King Zhongshun looked uncertain, uncertain, and increasingly uneasy.
Not only did the emperor let King Zhonghui serve as the governor of the Beijing Camp and the general of the fifth military camp, but he also asked Chen Jixian to move the main force of the fifth military camp to Huaiyang Town, which meant that the emperor became more and more worried about the security of the capital.
Targeting the boss, or his sons?
The reason why I came to Feng Ziying for advice was to see if I could get some insights from this person.
This guy is not only a disciple of Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, but also because this guy has an extraordinary sense of smell and judgment on the current situation, which he particularly admires.
Feng Ziying reminded herself early not to get involved in the fights between several princes, saying that the emperor's mind was fickle, and perhaps a certain factor might change his mind, and it was impossible for the emperor to ignore the opinions of the Shilin courtiers, so
Betting hastily will only cause unnecessary trouble.
But I thought I had seen through the emperor's thoughts, so I just gave Qian Guozhong a tentative push. As a result, he aroused such suspicion and reaction from the emperor, which made me feel a little embarrassed now.
It's a big advantage.
"Ziying, Gu has always felt a little uneasy in his heart during this period. He always feels that something big is going to happen in Beijing, but the current situation is nothing, except Tienwangshan Qiuyi, but what else can happen?
"King Zhongshun said leisurely: "It's more than two hundred miles away from the capital city, and there is a Beijing camp accompanying us, and the Ji Town army is also stationed nearby, what can we do?"
Feng Ziying was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Is it possible that the prince is too worried about state affairs? The season this year is indeed not very good. There is a severe drought in the north, and the end of the year may not be easy. But the autumn is approaching in the Tienwang Mountain. What does the prince think will happen?
Woolen cloth?"
"When the emperor chooses his heir apparent, some people must be happy, some may be sad, and some may be unhappy, but what can we do? The emperor is not a womanizer now. Now, even if the concubines want to see the emperor, they must pass on the prince's approval and approve it.
The same goes for us, and the emperor brother can't change his mind just by begging and acting coquettishly. No one can change this kind of thing easily."
King Zhongshun stroked his beard, his eyes wandering, "Do you think the boss will do anything wrong?"
Finally the thought came to this, Feng Ziying looked unmoved, "Then what do you think King Yi Zhong will do? Your Majesty has been the emperor for ten years, not to mention that he is as stable as Mount Tai, but don't all the princes in the court understand the truth here?
?What benefit will it bring to the court?"
"Yes, that's why I can't figure it out, but I can't let it go. I just can't figure out what's wrong." King Zhongshun patted his thigh, "As long as the emperor's brother is in good health, everything won't be a problem. I'll go see him."
I've seen Brother Huang, he looks good, and the Imperial Hospital has also said that as long as Brother Huang rests peacefully, he should be fine within three to five years."
"That being the case, the prince should be relieved." Feng Ziying said calmly: "But the prince is still so uneasy, what else are you worried about?"
"Well, I can't tell clearly." King Zhongshun smiled bitterly and shook his head, "That's why I came to ask Ziying."
"Your Majesty, how do you understand this? Your Majesty only needs to fulfill your duties and guard the Shuntian Mansion." Feng Ziying smiled and waved her hands, "What your Majesty thinks is different from what your Majesty thinks.
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"No, Ziying, you must be able to think of something unexpected." King Zhongshun recognized Feng Ziying, his eyes fell on Feng Ziying's face, and he simply held Feng Ziying's wrist with one hand, "Ziying, you have to tell me,
Whether it’s your guess or just random thoughts, I want to hear it.”
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Standing on the high platform with his hands behind his back, looking to the northwest, Prince Yohitada's originally strong and generous back already looked a little bloated and old.
After all, they are in their fifties. Chu Qi and Wang Zinian exchanged looks, both feeling a little emotional.
They are all old men who have followed Prince Yi Zhong for many years. I am afraid that, except for Jia Jing, the others are somewhat inferior to them in terms of qualifications.
"Kezhen, how is Jia Jing's situation over there? A letter should have arrived a few days ago." After a long time, Prince Yi Zhong turned around, his eyes still bright, "Zhen Yingjia has repeatedly given me
I wrote a letter saying that Jia Jing acted arbitrarily and that Tang Binyin and Gu Tianjun were extremely dissatisfied with Jia Jing's actions. However, Jia Jing did not show up and the blame fell on their brothers..."
Wang Zinian laughed and said, "Your Majesty, what kind of people are the Zhen brothers? Do you still know? Zhen Yingyu is a little better. Zhen Yingjia is a person who wishes to have power in his hands. Brother Zijing has been dormant for so many years and has devoted himself to
If I want to help the prince achieve great things, how can I be controlled by him?"
Chu Qi also took up the conversation and said with a smile: "Kezhen is right. Except for Zhen Yingyu who cares a little about the overall situation, the other brothers of the Zhen family are all mediocre. Zhen Yingjia is the eldest brother, and Zhen Yingyu can't do anything about it. Zijing will definitely not get used to it.
Looking at the other party, how could we have raised so much money in such a short time without Zijing planning in Jiangnan?"
"Well, Gu understands Zijing's hard work, but the Zhen family in Jiangnan can be regarded as Gu's subordinates, so it shouldn't be too much." Of course Prince Yi Zhong knew the twists and turns, but he was unwilling to let Jia Jing and Zhen
The relationship between the family is too tense, "Wen Qi, please write a letter to Zijing to ask him to tolerate a little bit, but you can also write to Zhen Yingjia to ask him to be less restless. There should be a result soon."
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Chu Qi frowned, "Your Majesty, do you really want to be with Bei Bian'er..."
Prince Yi Zhong lowered his eyelids and seemed to be thinking. After a long time, he slowly said: "Without their support and restraint, the Jizhen army will arrive day and night, and Niu Jizong's Xuanfu army may not have a chance."
"But maybe we only need to connect with the Chahar people. Why do we need to connect with the Jianzhou Jurchens...?" Wang Zinian couldn't help but said.
Although the Chahar people seem to be powerful now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Chahar people are beginning to decline and are no longer able to pose a fatal threat to the Great Zhou Dynasty.
You can see the clues if you look at the results of their extensive invitation to the Mongolian tribes to invade the south last year. Although they mobilized all the left-wing Mongolian tribes and broke through the pass to the south of the Great Wall, they failed to achieve much decent progress in the capital.
As a result, they fell into a stalemate, and finally had to withdraw from the side wall in despair.
The more dazzling results were achieved by the Inner Khalkha people, which can not but be said to be a bit embarrassing for the Chahar people, who regard themselves as the overlord of the Mongolian left wing and even the entire Mongolia.
Under this situation, in order to prevent the Jizhen army from intervening at a critical moment and causing the situation to become uncontrollable, it is an acceptable option to let the Chahar people step in to contain it. If this fails, it will be enough to give the Mongols some trade compensation. Yes, but getting in touch with Jianzhou Jurchens is a bit too much.
"Ke Zhen, I don't want to take this step. The Jianzhou Nuzhen is the enemy of the Zhou Dynasty, and I know it, so I won't take this step until the last moment." Prince Yi Zhong's eyes flashed with a look of cruelty, "If Niu Jizong's Xuanfu army cannot control the situation, so we may have no choice but to retreat south..."
Prince Yi Zhong clenched his fists and his eyes became colder and crueler.
"But there are hundreds of thousands of border troops under the control of Laosi, especially Liaodong, Jizhen, Datong and Yulin. In Datong Town, Niu Jizong said that he can control part of it, so it can be offset, leaving Liaodong, Jizhen and Yulin. How many towns are there? There is only Xuanfu Town here. Can you believe Huaiyang Town? Prince Teng’s Denglai Town still controls Huguang, and there is Laosi’s Jingxiang Town over there. Without the Jurchen and Mongolian tribes in Jianzhou To contain them, Laosi can completely mobilize tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 elite troops from Liaodong, Jizhen and Yulin towns to go south. What can we do to resist? Just rely on a Xuanfu town?"
Chu Qi and Wang Zinian were speechless.
They all know that once the first plan fails, the second and third plans will eventually lead to a confrontation between the North and the South. For the North-South confrontation, the most important thing for us is to delay it. As long as it takes a year, the Northern Army will not be able to get through it. Yangtze River, then the situation will gradually turn to one's own advantage.
Lack of reserves of various materials, including grain, and cutting off water transportation will push the entire Northland into despair, so even God is helping us. This year's severe drought is the best assist. The Northland's food shortage is a foregone conclusion, and Beijing The huge deficit in Tongercang has caused a big hole in the imperial court's grain reserves. Now the imperial court is actively purchasing grain to make up for it, but if it really wants to make up for it, it has to wait until the autumn grain harvest. Now we are constantly pulling in grain. Raising food prices forced the imperial government to be unable to support its finances.
If Feng Ziying hadn't organized an auction that raised more money than expected for the court, I'm afraid the court's situation would be even worse now, and there might even be no money to buy grain.
If we want to adopt the second and third options, we must try our best to prevent the frontier troops from moving south smoothly. The longer the delay, the better. The more delay, the better. As long as the delay lasts for half a year, then the court will not be able to move south smoothly. The shortage of food and silver but the shortage of various materials will directly affect the morale and fighting spirit of the entire frontier army, making it an impossible task for them to travel thousands of miles south to break through the Jiang defense.
The longer the delay is, the further back we get, the less eager the border troops will be to fight. After all, this is an internal struggle for position within the Zhang family. It is not an invasion by a foreign enemy, nor a rebellion by rebels. As long as Prince Yi Zhong can prove it from all angles. If one's own legitimacy and legitimacy are compromised, and the resistance to war prevails, eventually the courtiers and the army will slowly accept this result.
"Of course, Gu also doesn't want to have anything to do with the Jianzhou Jurchens, so Gu also hopes to solve the problem in the first way, so that Gu can sit on the position of Dabao upright and revive the great power of the Zhou Dynasty."
After saying this, Prince Yi Zhong waved his hand vigorously to declare his attitude.
