It's no wonder, this man can't be regarded as a pure civil servant.
He was born in Wuxun, and his father was also the governor of Ji Liao and the governor of the three sides. He also married a daughter who was related to the four princes and eight princes and even the Wang family. So wasn’t the Xue family’s mother the daughter of the Wang family? The Lin family, who had not yet married, was Isn’t he a direct descendant of the original emperor?
King Zhonghui also did some research and found out that Xiao Feng Xiuzhan was really unscrupulous in his marriage.
Let’s not talk about the Shen family. Their ancestral home is Suzhou. They are a truly prominent family of Jiangnan scholars. However, it is said that their attitude has always been neutral. This may be because the head of the family, Shen Jue, is now Shanxi’s chief envoy, Si Zuo.
The Xue family, whose ancestral home is Jinling, is the Xue family of the fourth oldest family in Jinling. Although it is now in decline, its maternal lineage is from the Wang family, and even Wang Ziteng is called his uncle.
Lin's ancestral home is Suzhou. Lin Ruhai was his father's most valued confidant at that time. He controlled his father's private money bag. But for some reason, Lin Ruhai didn't get along with his eldest brother. He didn't really buy into his eldest brother's fault. Maybe it was his father's fault. The emperor ordered this to be done deliberately.
Anyway, according to King Zhonghui’s understanding, when his eldest brother served as the censor of salt inspection in Lianghuai in Lin Ruhai a few years ago, he was not able to get much benefit from the salt transfer envoy Si Yamen in Lianghuai. This made the eldest brother’s confidant Zhen family in Jiangnan a big deal. for dissatisfaction.
You must know that the Zhen family has an extraordinary relationship with the Jia family, and Lin Ruhai is still the son-in-law of the Jia family. Among these relationships, the Zhen family is originally a local snake in the south of the Yangtze River, but they have not been able to maximize the benefits from it. How can this not let the Zhen family Annoyed by this.
It can be said that the Shen family, the Xue family, and the Lin family are all inextricably linked to the south of the Yangtze River, and they all have considerable influence among the gentry and merchants in the south of the Yangtze River. As the leader of the young and middle-aged scholars in the northern sect, Feng Ziying has three talents: You, you didn’t marry a serious woman from Northern Shilin. How can this not surprise people?
Although intermarriage between scholars from the north and the south is not uncommon, generally speaking, most intermarriages between scholars prefer to get married with fellow villagers, but Feng Ziying not only did the opposite, but even married three wives. There is not a single woman in the house who is a scholar from the North, which is a bit excessive. Even if she is unique, it will still attract people's attention.
"Then Ziying, who do you think Chen Jixian is?" King Zhonghui asked again.
"I can't say this. I have to say that Mr. Chen's son Chen Yepin and I have been friends and classmates for many years, but now our contacts are much sparse." Feng Ziying said with emotion, "Mr. Chen is a very thoughtful person. Not much. Even when I took office as Shuntian Fucheng and made a special trip to Jingying, I only met him once. I felt that he was not willing to go out."
King Zhonghui nodded thoughtfully, "Perhaps he feels that he has stayed in the Fifth Army Camp for too long and is a little boring?"
"The imperial court has never appointed a military envoy to the Beijing camp, which will inevitably disappoint many people." Feng Ziying said calmly.
King Zhonghui snorted. Chen Jixian was always a hidden danger in the Fifth Army Camp. The emperor's brother was said to have had hopes for him before, but he was still unwilling to completely sever ties with him. He still had contacts in private, but he thought he was hiding it. To get ahead of others, humming, in this case, moving the town out of Beijing is a safe move.
"If he is recommended to go out to control Huaiyang alone, how will the court solve it?" King Zhonghui knew that since he planned to do this, he must do it once he took action. Otherwise, if he failed, his position as the governor of the Beijing Camp would be equivalent to decoration and
Puppet.
This is a rare opportunity to establish prestige and credibility. It can let the people in the Fifth Army Camp see that they can even drive away Chen Jixian. These people will definitely be willing to follow you, and the Shenshu Camp and Shenji Camp should also understand that Beijing
Who has the final say in the camp?
Perhaps this is a test question that the emperor brother gave himself. If he can successfully seize the military power of the fifth military camp, then he can play a balancing role in the three major camps of the Beijing camp, whether it is Qiu Shiben of the Shenshu camp or Qian Guozhong of the Shenji camp.
They all had to obey orders obediently.
"It's actually simple. Your Majesty, you might as well pay a visit to Mr. Li Ge." Feng Ziying smiled, "Li Sancai is Mr. Li Ge. Firstly, he is in charge of military affairs. Secondly, he has always had a close relationship with the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. If you put forward your ideas, he will agree to it."
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"Then why didn't he bring it up himself?" King Zhonghui asked.
"It's just to avoid suspicion. I'm just worried about the criticism from Mr. Qi Ge and the Metropolitan Procuratorate." Feng Ziying said calmly: "I can help the prince to clear the way between Mr. Qi Ge and the Metropolitan Procuratorate."
King Zhonghui immediately understood that although Li Sancai was a northern scholar, he had always been disgusted by the northern scholars because he was too close to the Jiangnan scholars. If he dared to propose that Chen Jixian move to Huaiyang, he would definitely
He was criticized by people like Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, but these two were both Feng Ziying's mentors.
"I'm afraid it's hard to talk to Mr. Qi Ge and Mr. Qiao, right?" King Zhonghui didn't think that Feng Ziying could talk to Qi Qiao based on personal relationships, unless there were sufficient reasons.
"Of course there are conditions." Feng Ziying said softly.
"Oh?" King Zhonghui raised his eyebrows.
"Sun Chengzong will be appointed as the right minister of the Ministry of War, governor of Yunyang, and commander-in-chief of Jingxiang Town." Feng Ziying laid out the conditions calmly.
King Zhonghui was obviously a little unsure about the secrets here. Sun Chengzong countered the rebellion in the southwest. He turned out to be a doctor in the military selection department of the Ministry of War. He was promoted to the left counselor of the Sichuan Chengxuan Political Envoy and also served as the commander of the horse army. Now he is going to be the right minister of the Ministry of War to see Yunyang.
Governor, commander-in-chief of Jingxiang Town, what does this mean to the imperial court?
"Master Sun is only from the fourth rank now, and the promotion event has not been long, but to be responsible for the entire southwest war, a capable person is needed. Master Sun is the most suitable, but his rank is too low, so he needs to be promoted exceptionally. Master Li is in charge of the Ministry of War
If it had not been for his suggestion, even Mr. Qi Ge would not have been able to intervene, and it would be difficult for the emperor to agree." Feng Ziying explained.
Feng Ziying was considering this matter after Wang Yingxiong returned to Beijing.
To deal with the threat from Bozhou Yang Yinglong and possibly even Prince Tengdenlai Town, the only way is to hand over the military power of the entire Sichuan and Huguang to one person. He originally thought that Sun Chengzong could be promoted to the political envoy of Sichuan Chengxuan, or the Huguang Chengxuan political
However, considering that if something changes, Yang Yinglong and Wang Ziteng of Bozhou will be involved in Sichuan and Huguang provinces, the participation in politics of both provinces seems unjust and unjust, so it is best to add the title of right minister of the Ministry of War.
It is suitable and can directly intervene in the military affairs of Sichuan and Huguang.
But such a sudden promotion from a fourth-rank left counselor to a political participant is already a two-level promotion. Now he has to be promoted to a third-level right minister of the Ministry of War, which is a three-level promotion. Even if Sun Chengzong is indeed very senior, he will still be able to do it.
Many people were firmly opposed to it. Li Sancai himself would not agree, and the emperor would not easily approve of this kind of promotion. Therefore, an opportunity is needed to realize the exchange of terms.
"That's it, Ziying, are you sure Li Sancai will agree?" King Zhonghui was tempted.
If Chen Jixian is allowed to leave first, and a wave of the fifth military camp is purged, he can lay a good foundation for himself to control the fifth military camp. Sun Chengzong's promotion is not only in line with the situation of counterinsurgency in the southwest, but also what the civil servants in the north want to see.
With Li Sancai's special status, he has also been able to communicate with Jiangnan officials, so it is easy to achieve his goal. He will probably have to report to the emperor here.
"Why didn't he agree?" Feng Ziying asked back, "Would it be good for Chen Jixian to stay in the Fifth Army Camp? It can be explained to all Huaiyang people. It is impartial and reasonable. As for Sun Chengzong, he was also from the North after all.
, I don’t want to get too stalemate with Beidi, not to mention that Sun Chengzong’s performance is obvious to all, even the first and second assistants can’t say anything.”
King Zhonghui finally nodded, "This is a good idea, but Ziying, if Chen Jixian really leaves as Gu wishes, but he is unwilling to take his subordinates with him, what should Gu do?"
"It's very simple. Just say that you want the generals and officers to communicate with each other in the three camps, and Chen Jixian will understand." Feng Ziying said lightly: "This is also the emperor's intention."
King Zhonghui finally felt relieved. This was indeed the emperor's oral instruction to him when he was ordered. If necessary, he could inform the Ministry of War to carry out exchanges and let the generals of Shenji Camp and Shenshu Camp serve in the Fifth Army Camp, so that he could
Goals.
After explaining this truth, King Zhonghui felt much relieved, and his tone became more relaxed, "Ziying, I am so eager to serve as the governor of the Beijing camp, but I have never fought in a war, and I have never been in a war before."
Having led troops before, I really don’t know what to do.”
"Your Majesty, to be blunt, among the three major battalions of the Jingying camp, there are so many commanders and generals fighting guerrillas, but only a few of them have actually fought in the war. The Jingying camp is not a frontier army. Loyalty is the most important. Chen Jixian is the commander of the fifth military camp.
General, has he ever fought in a war? The fifth military camp has not left the capital for twenty years, so where can he go to fight? As soon as the Shenji camp left the city, the Santun camp was completely wiped out in one battle. The Shenshu camp was slightly better, but that was because Qiu Shiben had fought there
War, but I don’t think so with the soldiers he has now. Of course, the situation is not as good as before. The three battalions should still choose generals who can fight to lead the troops. However, as the commander, you must make good use of the generals and let them
Orders and prohibitions are the most important."
These words touched King Zhonghui's heart. He couldn't help stroking his beard and smiling. The most important thing was to use good people. He was still somewhat confident in this. With his status, as long as he could appease and win over the generals below, this would be the most important thing.
Not difficult to do at all.
"Ziying, do you have any generals you like in the capital camp? Can you recommend one or two to Gu? It's time for Gu to employ people..." King Zhonghui nodded.
Feng Ziying was moved in her heart, but then she shook her head, "There is someone in the border army who can be recommended. Although I know a few people in the Beijing camp, my friendship is not deep. It is better for the prince to inspect and select by himself, but what do you think about the Shenshu camp?
I'm afraid Qiu Shi won't agree easily to the selection of people, they are all his people, but the Shenji Camp is newly built, and Qian Guozhong may not have time to get started, so the prince can make a good selection."
As expected, King Zhonghui just said it casually and did not take it seriously. If Feng Ziying really wanted to recommend him, he would have to think carefully.
