It was already Chenzheng when we left the Ministry of War.
Since it was basically confirmed that the attack was caused by thousands of cavalrymen from the Horqin people, most of the worries in the heads of the Ministry of War were relieved. The scouts were still conducting reconnaissance, but Feng Ziying did not think there would be any surprises.
As for other military matters, although Feng Ziying's judgment is very accurate, she is not from the Ministry of War after all, and people like Yang Sichang and Zheng Chongjian are also eager to try, hoping to show their talents in future wars. Feng Ziying also wants to give guidance here.
It was a bit inappropriate, so Feng Ziying left voluntarily and knowingly. As for the cabinet, there was no need for any further explanation.
Zheng Chongjian sent Feng Ziying to the door of the public house. Seeing that Zheng Chongjian was in a trance, Feng Ziying felt strange and said, "Dazhang, what's wrong? Are you restless?"
“Oh, Ziying, it’s nothing, maybe I’m a little paranoid.” Zheng Chongjian forced a smile, but Feng Ziying didn’t let it go.
He knows that Zheng Chongjian is not as impetuous as Chen Qiyu, nor as radical and sharp as Yang Sichang, nor as decisive as Wang Yingxiong. He has a relatively calm and conservative temperament. If he feels that something is wrong, he will definitely do it.
question.
“What’s wrong, tell me, don’t you believe me?” Feng Ziying walked to the door while holding on to the other party’s shoulders.
"Well, actually there's nothing to say. Fei Xiong didn't come today. You also know that he may be going to Sichuan soon. Mr. Sun took the first step and he went back to prepare." Zheng Chongjian shook his head, "I am mainly responsible for Shuntian Mansion now.
From the intelligence collection, compilation and analysis here, I always feel that there is something amiss with the Xuanfu Army and Datong Army in Changping..."
“Not normal? What’s not normal?” Feng Ziying became serious.
"The Jizhen Army guards from Changping to Shunyi and then to Pinggu. It even has to take charge of the three rivers east of Pinggu and the Jizhou line. However, the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army have come in with more than 80,000 people, but they are all huddled in the Changping Prefecture line.
, as far as I know, this line is facing the Outer Khalkha people, whose strength is far inferior to the Chahar people, but the Ministry of War is indifferent, and even decided to continue to maintain the status quo, but in this way, the front of the Ji Zhen Army seems a bit weak.
, once it is broken through by the Chahar people, it will cause great passiveness..."
Zheng Chongjian's words confused Feng Ziying.
He did not expect Zheng Chongjian to ask this.
Of course he knew the whole story, but he was thinking about whether he could tell the other party.
If it were Chen Qiyu or Yang Sichang, Feng Ziying would not consider it in the exam and would definitely pass it by. Of course, Yang Sichang must know the secret. There is no need to ask himself. Chen Qiyu's impetuous temperament is not that close to him, so he will not tell.
If it was about practicing state affairs, Xu Qixun or Fang Youdu, Feng Ziying would also tell the truth, but the relationship between Zheng Chongjian and himself was between Xu Qixun, Fang Youdu, Chen Qiyu, Fu Zonglong, Song Shixiang, and Fan Jingwen, He Fengsheng, Sun Chuanting, and Wang Yingxiong. , Wu Hong and the others are similar in that they are relatively close, but they have not yet reached a level where they can confide in each other.
However, after thinking for a while, Feng Ziying still felt that it would be better to make it clear to the other party.
Zheng Chongjian has a good character, and he and I have the experience of going to Ningxia and Gansu to counter rebellion. He, Sun Chuanting, and Wang Yingxiong are all very talented in the military field. I am afraid that I will rely a lot on military affairs in the future. This opportunity to further strengthen the relationship is also appropriate.
“Dazhang, don’t ask about this situation, and don’t tell the two adults.” Feng Ziying said calmly.
“Huh?” Zheng Chongjian looked at Feng Ziying with a puzzled expression.
Feng Ziying sighed, "Dazhang, who will lead the Datong Army and the Xuanfu Army?"
Zheng Chongjian still didn’t understand: “Niu Jizong, the governor of Xuanda.”
“Where did the Outer Khalkha people break in? Whose responsibility is it?” Feng Ziying asked again.
“Shu Zhou Gou, Sihai Zhi,...” Zheng Chongjian’s face changed slightly, “You mean Niu Jizong...?”
"I didn't say anything, I just stated the facts. The Outer Khalkha people broke in from Yanqing. As the governor of Xuanda, Niu Jizong, the Ministry of War had long ordered him to strengthen defense and be more vigilant. He ignored it, which caused the Western Front to be torn apart. , the entire center line is passive, he has no responsibility?”
Feng Ziying's tone became more and more indifferent, "But has the Emperor investigated the Ministry of War, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and even the Cabinet?"
“It seems that there was a censor in the Metropolitan Procuratorate who issued a bullet, but it was suppressed very quickly...” Zheng Chongjian seemed to have some realization, but his face became increasingly ugly.
"Yeah, when do you think our censors from the Imperial Zhou Dynasty became so easy to talk to? Are their bones no longer strong?" Feng Ziying smiled, "Who can be so capable of suppressing this matter?"
Zheng Chongjian remained silent. Neither the cabinet nor the emperor had the ability to do so. This would only happen if all parties reached a tacit understanding.
How can this be the case?
Niu Jizong is just a governor, let alone a military attache. Even if something happens to the elder, the censors from the Metropolitan Procuratorate will still insist on it. Isn't this kind of thing rare?
"Dazhang, you may have vaguely heard of some things, or you may not understand. What is Niu Jizong's origin? Wu Xun, after Zhenguo Gong, four princes, eight princes and twelve princes, these are the top honors of our great Zhou Dynasty.
Our descendants, in this army, be it the Nine Borders, the Three Great Camps of Beijing, the Warriors’ Camp, the Four Guards’ Camp, or the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, which place is not filled with these martial arts disciples?”
Feng Ziying said it very casually, but hearing it in Zheng Chongjian's ears sent chills down his spine. He said in a harsh voice: "Ziying, your Feng family is also a martial artist, right?"
"Yes, our Feng family is also a martial artist, but we can't be assigned a title among these four princes, eight princes, and twelve princes. Our ancestor is only an uncle of Yunchuan, and later he was lost for no apparent reason. The prince of Hulun is also
My uncle paid for it with his life. He saved the current emperor and King Zhongshun. It has nothing to do with the Twelve Marquises. The return of the title of Uncle Yunchuan is probably because the emperor felt that my father had been guarding the border for many years and my second uncle also died of illness and took up the post. He gave me some comfort.
That’s all,…”
Feng Ziying raised her head slightly, "Although our Feng family is related to Wu Xun, we are not actually a member of this group of top nobles."
“Ziying, what does that have to do with what I’m talking about?” Zheng Chongjian listened in confusion, half understanding.
"Of course it has something to do with it. Niu Jizong is a mainstay figure among the nobles such as the Four Kings, Eight Dukes and Twelve Marquises. You should know how our emperor came to the throne, right?" Feng Ziying's voice became deeper and deeper, "He turned out to be King Zhongxiao, not the prince.
.”
Although the last few words were spoken in a low voice, they resounded in Zheng Chongjian's heart like the sound of the Nine Heavens Sanskrit.
Prince ?!Prince Yoshitaka?!
Wu Xun has always listened to the Emperor. It is said that the Emperor has always been partial to the deposed prince, Prince Yi Zhong. Even Zheng Chongjian has vaguely heard of it in Beijing for so long, but it has always been thought to be very vague and even just a rumor. Unexpectedly, Feng Ziying today
But he picked it out for himself.
"I'm afraid even the emperor can't believe it when he sits on the position of great treasure. At least a few years before he took the throne, he may have never thought about how many times the prince was established and then abolished, abolished and established again, and then abolished again.
How could it be so if there were no twists and turns?" Feng Ziying said slowly and calmly: "Prince Yi Zhong is also alive and kicking now, and the emperor and Prince Yi Zhong are also living in harmony, because the Supreme Emperor is here."
Zheng Chongjian eagerly listened to these secrets of the Tian family. Only the Wuxun family could understand these secrets so clearly.
“Ziying, you are saying that Niu Jizong might...” Zheng Chongjian felt that his voice was a little hoarse.
"Anything is possible, the key lies in whether the time is right or not, and whether the conditions are met." Feng Ziying said bleakly, "The main force of the Beijing camp was completely lost in the Santun camp. The Fifth Army camp and the Shenshu camp are under the control of the Supreme Emperor and the emperor's direct descendants respectively.
, check and balance each other, but they can also control part of the city defenses and city gates; Ji Zhen may be listening to the emperor, but on the opposite side, the Chahar army is pressing down on the border and cannot move..."
Zheng Chongjian stared at Feng Ziying, watching his lips spit out things he had never touched before.
"Niu Jizong is the Governor of Xuanda, but you have been in the Ministry of War for so long, you should know the system of generals and officers of the Nine-Border Frontier Army, right? Liaodong Clan, Datong Clan, Ji Town belongs to Liaodong, Datong naturally belongs to the Datong Clan, but the two major factions are the same
There are many generals with martial arts backgrounds. Xuanfu Town is special and intertwined. When Wang Ziteng was the governor of Xuanda, he began to arrange military generals with martial arts backgrounds from the Beijing camp to Xuanfu Town. Therefore, from Wang Ziteng to Niu Jizong, Xuanfu
The town has gradually become a nail for Beijing camp Wu Xun to break into the border army. Before that, although other border towns also had a large number of Wu Xun who were military generals and officers, they could no longer be regarded as pure Wu Xun.
They have their own factions, so the situation is more complicated. Which side they want to occupy depends on the specific situation..."
"I still don't understand..." Zheng Chongjian became more and more confused as he listened.
“Dazhang, where did our Feng family come from?” Feng Ziying sighed.
Zheng Chongjian suddenly reacted and said in surprise: "You mean..."
"Do you think it's that simple for Zhang Chai and the others to call me back?" Feng Ziying laughed at herself, "My father is not here, so naturally only I, the son, can use it. I have already written a few letters and sent them out, but
Maybe the princes and the emperor are still worried? As long as Zasai's army retreats north, Zunhua's 20,000 Ji Zhen army is freed up, or Huang Degong's troops from Caojiazhai arrive and form a threat to the Chahar people's return to the grassland.
If the threat is eliminated, the frontal pressure on Ji Town will be reduced, and we can free up our hands, maybe I won't have any problems."
Zheng Chongjian couldn't help but shake his head. It was so complicated. He had never thought of it before. Even Feng Ziying was recalled for ulterior motives. It was not as simple as he thought before.