The Scroll of Ren Characters, Section 130, Turn In
While Feng Ziying was still boosting the morale of the people below, a passenger ship had passed Linqing quietly.
"Your Majesty, in front of you is Dongchang Mansion, and beyond that is Zhang Qiuzhen." Wang Zinian whispered when he saw Prince Yizhong standing in front of the open window of the cabin with his hands behind his hands, looking at the river bank.
"Well, it's a great country, but it has to be ruined by a group of pedantic people who are limited by so-called righteousness. Isn't it hateful?" Prince Yi Zhong did not look back and said leisurely: "In fact, Gu Shi and Ye Xianggao also made it very clear that Jiangnan
He is the root of Gu. He is also from Jiangnan. Gu has no prejudice against him. There will definitely be a place for him in the future cabinet. Even if he is the chief minister, it is not impossible to consider..."
Wang Zinian, who was standing behind Prince Yi Zhong, shook his head slightly. How is this possible?
Tang Binyin had been planning for many years and was determined to win the first assistant position. Ye Xianggao could not be unclear about it. It would be a humiliation for Ye Xianggao to serve as Tang Binyin's assistant, even if he was the second assistant. How could Ye Xianggao possibly do that?
accept?
The prince still thinks of the estrangement between these literati too simply. It is not some nonsense orthodoxy, it is just a cover, and it is a matter of face and honor.
Tang Binyin has always been dissatisfied with Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe.
Involution among Jiangnan scholars is nothing new. The internal "Xuan Faction", "Kun Faction", "Zhejiang Faction", "Fujian Faction" and "Jiang Right Faction" are also fighting endlessly.
In the thirty-sixth year of Yuanxi, the struggle between Tang Binyin and Shen Guanyin failed, and the transfer from Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel to Minister of Hubu failed, and he was forced to take up the post of Minister of Rites. He has always been resentful about it. Emperor Yuanxi abdicated, and Emperor Yonglong succeeded him.
The way forward was cut off for him, so he simply retreated and waited for the opportunity. Now that he had finally succeeded in betting on Prince Yohitada, how could he give in when such an opportunity came?
Now the people in Nanjing have long been eyeing the candidates for the new cabinet. Tang Binyin has long considered the first assistant to be in his pocket. The position of second assistant is fiercely contested by Miao Changqi, Zhu Guozhen and Gu Tianjun. Jia Jing, Zhen Yingjia and others are also competing for the position.
They all craned their necks to look at the position of a cabinet minister, but it is impossible that there are no positions for Beidi scholars and Huguang scholars among the cabinet ministers. This would have to eliminate two more. But there are too many monks and too little rice. Where can there be enough?
Seeing that Wang Zinian did not respond, Prince Yi Zhong didn't care.
He didn't know the inside story here. In fact, even if he promised Ye Xianggao a position of chief assistant, it was just verbal. When it was actually implemented, it would cause huge waves. He couldn't give up working for him for countless times.
Tang Binyin, Zhu Guozhen, Miao Changqi and others were also watching.
But if a new cabinet is to be formed in Nanjing, a necessary balance is required.
For example, if the Northern Scholars are not given a position, it will almost clearly indicate that the northern provinces will be excluded. That is absolutely impossible. Even if a position is reserved, they must do so.
And the scholars from Huguang are the key to win over him. There are no scholars from Huguang in the imperial cabinet, and Guan Yingzhen only has a useless minister of the Ministry of Commerce. The gentry in Huguang are very resentful, so it is a good opportunity to formally win over them.
, it depends on who is willing to cooperate here.
Everything is difficult to handle, but now that we have taken this step, there is nothing to say. We must go to the end. Prince Yohitada does not believe that he cannot succeed even in such a situation. It is God's will.
"There are shuici warehouses from Linqing to Jining. How is the replenishment situation here?" Prince Yi Zhong suddenly asked: "The imperial court in Jingtong Ercang is slow to replenish its warehouses, but what about the situation in shuici warehouses?"
"As far as we know, there is still a huge shortage. The imperial court has not been able to thoroughly investigate this, and there is great resistance. This is a good thing for us." Wang Zinian is very clear about this, "Our insider reported that Linqingshui Cicang's
The shortage is at least 30%, and the situation in Texas and Jining may be even worse."
Prince Yi Zhong shook his head, "Even if there is half of the position, the quantity is not small. If I want to completely block the hope of the imperial court, does Chen Jixian dare to go north along the canal? While the Xuanfu army is still restraining the Jizhen army,
, go up the river and capture Shuicicang on the Jining and Linqing sides first?"
Wang Zinian was surprised. He did not expect that Prince Yi Zhong's attitude suddenly became so radical. He hesitated and said: "Chen Jixian's attitude has always been a bit vague. If we push too hard, we are afraid that he will turn to the imperial court."
Over there."
Prince Yi Zhong turned around and said, "Under the current situation, he still dares to turn to the imperial court. If the situation is not good in the future, he will stab us in the back. We are going to take advantage of this situation to force him to quarrel with the imperial court.
To clear the boundaries, whether you want to be the governor of the Beijing camp or the governor of the Xuanda Dynasty, you have to come up with some certificates of surrender, right? Get out of the fifth army camp in despair, just stay in Xuzhou, just waiting for promotion
?How can such a good thing happen in the world? Empty the grain from the Shuici warehouse along the river and let me see how the imperial court survives this winter!"
Prince Yi Zhong's attitude was extremely tough, and Wang Zinian also felt that it made sense.
Chen Jixian's issue is a difficult one for several parties. This old fox speaks righteously and truthfully to each party, but no one knows exactly what choice this guy will make.
Everyone tolerated him before, but now it is different. Once he arrives in Nanjing, both sides will have a showdown, and he cannot be tolerated sitting on the fence on both sides.
"Your Majesty, regarding water transportation, I'm afraid we still need the cooperation of the Water Transportation Governor's Mansion." Wang Zinian reminded.
Gu Xiao/span> "Well, I also know this. When I arrive in Yangzhou, I will summon Zhu Guozhen and Jiang Zian and order them to take action quickly. Chen Jixian will prepare for battle."
Prince Yi Zhong suppressed his inner anger. He also knew that if Chen Jixian was to send troops north to attack Shandong immediately, he would definitely find various reasons to shirk it. However, assisting the cavalry soldiers to set up defenses along the canal and then snatching food would always be a good idea.
is that OK?
Seeing that Prince Yi Zhong did not lose his temper because of his anger, Wang Zinian felt a little relieved.
We are still confident about water transport. Zhu Guozhen is a die-hard Prince Yi Zhong and wants to join the cabinet. The governor of water transport is just a transitional one, while Jiang Zian is the chief military officer of water transport. The Pingyuan Marquis Jiang family, Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong all belong to
A powerful martial arts family that supports Prince Yohitada.
"The problem with water transportation is not big, and the troops stationed along the Shandong Canal are mostly water troops, and the garrison at the guard station is thin." Wang Zinian introduced: "Chen Jixian only needs to cooperate with the water troops in Dezhou and Linqing.
We can directly take over Shuicicang, and the Governor's Office of Water Transport can send water ships to transport the grain back to Xuzhou and Huai'an."
Prince Yi Zhong finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling less depressed in his heart, "I didn't expect that Niu Jizong fought so poorly in this battle, and was actually hindered by a group of Beijing soldiers. It was really beyond my expectation.
Fortunately, the journey south went smoothly, but Niu Jizong should also know that it is not appropriate to rush southward in such a hurry. In Baoding, we should really stop it appropriately, and then enter Shandong and we will be safe."
Wang Zinian heard the implication of Prince Yi Zhong's words and asked hesitantly: "Do you mean that the Xuanfu army will be stationed in Shandong?"
Prince Yi Zhong did not answer, but was silent for a while before slowly saying: "This still depends on Niu Jizong's thoughts and the performance of the Xuanfu Army, but I think that retreating blindly is not a good strategy. Shandong has a canal running through it, so transportation is convenient.
, the supply is smooth, if we control Linqing, Dongchang Prefecture and Jining Prefecture, we can threaten the daimyo, Zhending and Hejian to the west, control Ludong to the east, and the canal can be completely used by me..."
"But if the Jizhen army goes south, what if the imperial court mobilizes other border troops to go south?" Wang Zinian couldn't help but ask.
"That's even better. How many frontier troops can the imperial court mobilize now? Does the Jizhen army dare to go south? In addition to the Jizhen army, which can mobilize tens of thousands of people, does the Liaodong town dare to move? That's Shanxi Town and Yulin Town, but they
Far in the northwest, where do the supplies of grain and grass come from? We have blocked the water transportation, and they are in chaos without fighting, and they still come all the way across Henan? Can it be done?"
Prince Yi Zhong seemed confident, "If you really dare to do this, I'm afraid these troops will mutiny and rebel halfway. You must know that Niu Jizong had been preparing for a year or two in advance in order to arrange the supply problems for this way south. The court was in a hurry
How can it be done?"
Prince Yi Zhong seemed to be right, but Wang Zinian didn't think so.
Although the imperial court is decrepit and struggling, when faced with a real war situation, it may still be able to show its efficiency that is different from that in peacetime.
As far as he knew, Feng Tang had been training troops in the northwest for several months, and had taken away hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the court. It was said that a lot of it was used to purchase grain and firearms. This was obviously preparations for war. Wang Zinian
Some people are curious that Feng Tang acted like this so early. Did he predict this situation at that time? This is obviously impossible.
"As long as Niu Jizong's army comes, I believe Chen Jixian will know whose side he is on."
Prince Yoshitaka added one last sentence.
The Xuanfu army that Prince Yi Zhong had high hopes for was indeed rolling southward at this time.
Except for one unit still west of the Yu River, the main force of the Xuanfu Army has rapidly moved south.
On the eighth day of October, the Xuanfu army marched south from Zhuozhou and entered Baoding Prefecture.
On October 11th, he passed Rongcheng and Yue'an Prefecture. On October 15th, he arrived in Li County and threatened Hejian.
On October 18, the Xuanfu army's vanguard entered the eastern counties of Zhending. Shenzhou, Wuyi, Hengshui, and Zaoqiang counties were all controlled by the Xuanfu army, and were only one step away from Linqing.
"Commander, do you really want to occupy Linqing?" The wind roared, the horse whistled, and the big flag hunted. Niu Jizong rode his horse up a mound, followed closely by Sun Shaozu, who also rode his horse to follow.
"Dalang, I not only want to capture Linqing, but I also want to capture Dezhou!" Niu Jizong stroked his beard and smiled, "Everyone thought I was going south in unison. Even the prince probably thought so, but they didn't think about the supplies from the south.
How difficult it is, but with the canal, it is different. Dezhou, Linqing, Dongchangfu and Jining Prefecture are lined up in Shuicicang. This is a gift from God to our army. If we can't take it and use it for my use, wouldn't we be extremely stupid?