Chapter 2001 Gui Zi Scroll Where to go? People's hearts are in danger
Feng Ziying has always valued Shen Yixiu's political wisdom. Shen Yixiu often gave Feng Ziying a lot of valuable advice due to his subtle influence. Feng Ziying also appreciated this very much.
Although the meaning of Shen Yixiu's words was obscure, Feng Ziying understood that many of these dozens of greetings were probably from political speculators, or were driven by certain interests.
Feng Ziying has long been aware of this, and he doesn't have much political mysophobia.
It is impossible for everyone who cooperates with him to be like-minded. Although this group may be the most loyal and reliable, this group is currently too small and weak. On the contrary, it is precisely those groups with intertwined interests and political speculators that are huge in number and have limited energy. Amazing, it may be more useful to you.
This is similar to the United Front. Although we may not be on the same journey, as long as we can have common interests at a certain time and at a certain stage, or act for common interests, then we can work together.
"What a good wife says is very reasonable. My husband will understand it, but it needs to be screened. In addition, since we want to cooperate, we also need to explain to each other and understand each other's thoughts." Feng Ziying nodded calmly: "It's time to come. We have to come together from beginning to end, we can’t come together unless we are all on the same road.”
Seeing that her husband understood what she meant, Shen Yixiu felt relieved: "Also, I'm afraid my father-in-law should send me a letter as soon as possible. Although the father-in-law of the Three Borders and Four Towns has a high prestige, my father-in-law has a different status. How can I do it?" We need to make good use of the resources in the three sides and four towns. My husband might as well discuss with my father-in-law more. If the Northwest Army captures Shandong, where they will go from here may my father-in-law have a plan to consider."
Feng Ziying did not hide the future situation of the Feng family from Shen Yixiu, especially when she mentioned that as long as the court's pattern of using civil servants to control military forces remained unchanged, once his father captured Shandong, it basically meant that Jiangnan could be announced. Even if it was There is no need to worry if they still resist stubbornly, and the court may have to consider more about how to deal with the behemoth of the Northwest Army.
For his father, if he cannot give a satisfactory explanation to his soldiers, the Feng family's prestige in the northwest will collapse like an avalanche, and even endanger the Feng family's foundation in Datong, which will also affect his father's future work. Ji Liao’s right to speak must be carefully considered.
But it is also the court's practice to eliminate birds and hide them. There is no reason why your Northwest Army can maintain such a strong state after solving Jiangnan and stay in Jiangnan in the Central Plains. That is impossible, but if such a group of people are in Jiangnan in the Central Plains After seeing the blooming flowers, would they agree if they were asked to go back to the barren and desolate northwest?
The court has to consider how to reduce it, and Feng Tang also has to consider how to give everyone an explanation. This contradiction must be balanced, otherwise it will be a disaster.
Feng Ziying and her father discussed it, either to maintain a certain degree of independence of Chen Jixian in Huaiyang Town, it would be best for Chen Jixian to go south to Jiangnan first and win Jiangnan for the imperial court. If Chen Jixian, who has made great achievements in this way, can find some spokesmen in the court, , in addition, under the circumstances of being more submissive, the imperial court could not find a suitable reason to attack Huaiyang Town for a while, so the opportunities and reasons for the Northwest Army to station in Jiangbei of the Central Plains were slightly greater.
Another possibility is that he hopes that Wang Ziteng can continue to toss in Huguang. Xiong Tingbi will see if he can deal with Wang Ziteng after solving Yang Yinglong. If not, then the bow and dog of the Northwest Army will still have some use, and it will not be
Disassemble it immediately.
However, these are not long-term solutions. The Northwest Army always needs to find a place to go, a place with good reasons, otherwise it will always be a hidden danger.
Feng Ziying considered where the Northwest Army should go.
The first is the Western Region, which is Yilibali, or the current Yarkand Khanate.
The original enemies of the Northwest Army are the Tumuts in the north and the Yilibari (Yarkand Khanate) in the northwest. The Tumuts have had a relatively harmonious relationship with the Zhou Dynasty this year, but due to the time-sharing within Yilibari,
In addition, there are constant disputes with various forces in the west, so the theory is that the main opponent of the Northwest Army should be Yili Baili.
However, the geographical location of Yilibari is too good. If the Zhou Dynasty wanted to conquer Yilibali, logistics would be a very difficult problem. Grain and fodder materials would need to be transported from the mainland to Gansu Town via the Hexi Corridor before they could launch an attack.
Western Region.
From an economic point of view, this is absolutely not cost-effective. When the agricultural economy of the Great Zhou Dynasty failed to transform into an industrial and commercial economy to a certain extent, the national strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty could not afford such expansion.
Therefore, judging from the current situation, the Western Region is not the focus of Great Zhou's expansion, at least not yet.
Another place to go is Liaodong.
The Jurchens in Jianzhou have become a serious concern of the Zhou Dynasty. It is reasonable for the Northwest Army to go to Liaodong Town, but the problem is still a logistical issue.
The military strength of Liaodong Town is not bad, with an army of 100,000, but the internal factions cultivated by Li Chengliang over the years, coupled with the fact that they have become accustomed to this defensive trend, are timid to take the initiative and lack field experience, so Liaodong Town
They can make do when they are on the defensive, but when it comes to offensive operations against the Jianzhou Jurchens, they are beyond their capabilities.
If the Northwest Army wants to go, it will mean adding tens of thousands of people to the logistical pressure. As the land transportation problems in western and southern Liaoning have not yet been improved, Liaodong cannot afford such logistical support pressure unless immediate action is taken.
Solve the maritime port in Liaodong Town, as well as the land transportation problems in the Western Liaoning Corridor and Liaonan Jinzhou Wei via Dongningwei (Liaoyang) to Shenyang Zhongwei and Ding Liaoyouwei (Phoenix City).
But it would take a lot of money to achieve this. Feng Ziying was not sure what the cabinet's current thinking was. They were still in a vague and contradictory attitude towards Liaodong's strategy. How to deal with Jianzhou Jurchens? Is they going to continue to adopt the current strategy?
Should we go on the defensive and wait for the opportunity, or should we concentrate all our efforts as soon as possible to deal a heavy blow to the opponent, or should we deal with the Chahar people first, then unite the Mongols and then deal with the Jianzhou Jurchens?
If the imperial court did not have a clear strategy, it would be impossible to solve the Liaodong issue.
If you can't go to these two places, you can only consider going to the south. Annan and Dongwu (Taungu) both have reasons to fight. Both parties have repeatedly provoked troubles. Dazhou also has the intention of conquering, but it is just in the way.
Due to the current situation in the DPRK, we can only put it on hold temporarily.
It's just that the soldiers in the northwest have been living in the north. They have no problem fighting in Shandong, but they are a little uncomfortable going to the south of the Yangtze River. Going to conquer Annan and Dongwu will be too difficult.
She was thinking a little too far, but her thoughts were thinking there subconsciously. Feng Ziying also knew that her thoughts should be on Shaanxi now.
The words "raise the enemy and respect yourself" pop up in my mind from time to time. If you want to help dad keep the Northwest Army, there are actually many resources available in Shaanxi. It depends on how you operate.
But from the bottom of her heart, Feng Ziying was unwilling to use this method to obtain the right to survive of the Northwest Army, which would cost the lives of countless ordinary people.
In the next two or three days, Feng Ziying met some guests selectively, including those introduced by King Zhongshun and King Zhonghui, as well as those introduced by Qiao Yingjia, Han Xu, Wang Yongguang and others, a mixed bag.
, Feng Ziying doesn’t mind either.
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"Pei Sheng, I heard that Feng Keng's house has been crowded with people in the past two days, and Fengcheng alleys are full of people?" Guo Qinyun picked up the tea cup, wiped it lightly with the cup lid, and almost put it to her mouth before putting it down again.
"Well, it's true. The 22-year-old governor of Shaanxi is unprecedented. It shocked the past and the present. I heard that it was Qi Yongtai who persuaded Li Sancai and finally got Ye Fang to agree." Zhou Peisheng was also filled with emotion, "If it didn't happen,
Unexpectedly, this son will be able to join the cabinet within ten years, and will also create a record that has never been seen in the Zhou Dynasty, a thirty-year-old cabinet minister."
"But how useful will he be to us now that he is out of the capital? Will his influence decrease?" Guo Qinyun is interested in this. "Although it has been decided that Prince Gong will go to Qingtan Academy, but he has left.
You won’t change your mind later, right?”
"Not at all." Zhou Peisheng shook his head, "Feng Ziying's reputation is still quite good, but we don't want more than this. Supervising the country is what we want. The emperor's health is good and bad, and his mind is also confused.
The most troublesome thing now is that we are not sure how long the emperor's body can last, but we can only fight for it in the nearest way, so if we want to win the recognition of the northern scholars, we have to rely on him."
"But he is leaving soon. Once he leaves, it will be very difficult for us to contact him. Even if he is willing to help us, by the time letters come back, it will be over." Guo Qinyun became irritated and dropped her hand.
Zhongtuan Fan said angrily: "Prince Gong must be allowed to take the position of supervising the country before he leaves. At least the court must come up with a rotation strategy, so that Prince Gong can have a chance..."
Zhou Peisheng hesitated, "I'm afraid it's difficult. Feng Ziying will leave Beijing in half a month. What can he do in such a short time? And he has just taken over as the governor of Shaanxi. He must think twice before doing anything to avoid affecting his life."
The future and the supervision of the country are not his final say. If he wants help, he can only find other northern scholars who are familiar with him and his senior teachers. If he can do this, I think we
If we can’t do it, we won’t be able to provide enough conditions.”
Guo Qinyun stiffened and her eyes became a little dazed. After a long time, she took a deep breath and said, "No matter what, I still want to see him. He promised, so he should fulfill his promise."
Zhou Peisheng laughed dumbly and promised? What kind of private conversation did these two people have?
Just a few polite words and a few reasons, what else can you do? Do you really want to make a fuss over this? That's meaningless.