The corners of Emperor Yonglong's mouth raised slightly, and he smiled with satisfaction. This is a qualified military commander. A military commander who has too many ideas or has no desire will not meet the court's expectations.
This Feng Tang has a lot of vision, skill and courage, and also has prestige among the border troops. If he has no desire anymore, then he really needs to consider it.
Fortunately, this person likes money but has a bottom line, and his son is going to be a civil servant, which is a good thing.
"What do you think of Feng Tang's policy?" Emperor Yonglong asked.
It stands to reason that Lu Song, as the commander of Longjing Lieutenant, has no right to participate in such court affairs, but he is a veteran of Emperor Yonglong's residence and his loyalty is intact, so Emperor Yonglong asked him and he dared to answer.
"This strategy is very good. Divide and rule has always been the imperial court's strategy for all tribes in the grassland, whether it is the Tumote tribes or the entire Tatar tribes, but..." Lu Song hesitated for a moment.
"But what?" Emperor Yonglong was a little surprised. This should be the consistent strategy of the imperial court. Is there anything wrong with it?
"Zhang Jin also talked about this strategy when he came back from Western Xinjiang. He said that he also thought this strategy was the best way to manage the grassland, but Feng Keng had a different opinion..."
Lu Song's answer surprised Emperor Yonglong. Isn't this what Feng Ziying has always advocated? Why are there still different opinions?
"Zhang Jin said that Feng Keng thinks that this strategy is acceptable for now, but Lindan Batur of the Chahar tribe is quite ambitious. If the court strategy is followed, it is bound to provoke a dispute between the right wing and the left wing of Mongolia to prevent the right wing from unifying the left wing or
The left wing unites the right wing, especially to prevent the Chahar tribe, who is a descendant of the Golden Family, from becoming powerful..."
Emperor Yonglong was also very concerned about military affairs, so he naturally understood and nodded: "This is the right answer."
"But he said that the Tatar tribes are not stupid, and they naturally understand the court's intentions. Originally, they had no way, but now the Jurchens in Jianzhou are rising at an extremely fast rate, which not only speeds up the pace of unifying the Jurchen tribes, but also controls their
It extends to Horqin and the Outer Khalkha tribes in western Liaoning. If the imperial court still adopts the divide-and-rule strategy of supporting the weak and suppressing the strong against the Tatar tribes, I am afraid that Lindan Batur will soon lose control of the Horqin and Outer Khalkha tribes.
The influence and control will push the Horqin and Outer Karkha tribes to the Jianzhou Jurchens. By then, it will be difficult for the Chahar tribe to withstand the Jianzhou Jurchen offensive, and the entire balance outside the pass will be broken."
Emperor Yonglong frowned.
The Jianzhou Jurchens have become the biggest hidden danger. The situation in eastern Liaoning and western Liaoning is quite embarrassing. The evacuation of Kuandian Liubao has caused extremely bad follow-up effects, causing a considerable number of Han people to turn to Jianzhou Jurchens, making the expansion of Jianzhou Jurchens even more intense.
This also triggered criticism of Li Chengliang by many people in both the government and the public, believing that he had colluded with the Jianzhou Jurchens.
But Emperor Yonglong knew that although Li Chengliang had responsibilities, his main responsibility lay with the court.
The huge shortage of food and pay gave any general in charge of Liaodong a headache.
In particular, it was too difficult and expensive to transport grain to Liaodong, and the increased taxes on the local Han people made the Han people in Liaodong increasingly resistant to the imperial court. This may have forced Li Chengliang to give up Kuandian Liubao in the end.
an important factor.
Of course, another reason is that the aggressive momentum of the Jianzhou Jurchens has turned Kuandian Liubao into an orphan. Without strong support, it is very likely that the Jianzhou Jurchens will take the opportunity to devour them. Li Chengliang bears this responsibility.
Sorry.
If Horqin in western Liaoning and all the tribes in Outer Kalkha further north are won over or annexed by Jianzhou Jurchens, then the entire Ji Town and even Xuanfu will be completely exposed to the blades of Jurchen cavalry. Can Liaodong still be able to keep its capital?
It's hard to say.
By that time, the entire capital will be on fire from the northeast to the north and then to the northwest, and even the palace will have trouble sleeping.
"What does Feng Keng mean by these words?"
Lu Song replied: "Zhang Jin also asked Feng Keng if there was a solution to this situation. Feng Keng said that there is no good solution now. The Hetao has just stabilized and balanced. The situation in Chahar remains to be seen. Liaodong's
The unfavorable situation made it impossible for the Zhou Dynasty to influence Horqin and the tribes of Outer Kalkha, which gave the Jianzhou Jurchens an opportunity to take advantage of..."
Emperor Yonglong's mood suddenly became worse.
He did not discuss the situation in Liaodong with Feng Ziying the day before yesterday. He did not expect that Feng Ziying had such a deep understanding of military affairs in the border areas, and was even so familiar and in-depth with the situation in Liaodong, and even had deeper insights.
But it can be heard from Feng Ziying's words that the other party is not optimistic about the situation in Liaodong.
Taking a deep breath, she finally calmed down. This is not something that can be solved in a day or two. Perhaps Feng Ziying strongly requested to form a naval fleet and open sea in Shandong, that is, to strengthen support for Liaodong. Thinking of this, Yonglong
The emperor's mood improved a little.
"Well, I know about this." Emperor Yonglong nodded, "I have also read the memorial you submitted about Feng Tang's performance in the counter-insurgency campaign. The situation in Ningxia and Gansu towns was compared with Yulin before.
, although there is a gap, but it is not big, so why are they completely different? Could it be that Feng Tang has been able to have incredible power after going to Yulin for two years? "
Lu Song hesitated for a moment, but finally said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the original situation of Ningxia Town was not bad, but Shi Guangjue brought Ningxia Town to its knees. This can be seen from the performance of Liu Dongyang, Liu Baichuan and Tu Wenxiu.
It can be seen that it is quite combative, but its internal contradictions are more prominent. Liu Dongyang seized this opportunity. However, the situation in Gansu Town is indeed very bad. This is mainly due to its special geographical reasons and logistics.
It is too difficult to supply. In addition, the commander-in-chief is short of personnel for a year, and the deputy commander-in-chief Ma Xia has poor abilities and is as afraid of the enemy as a tiger..."
Emperor Yonglong's face became even more ugly.
He naturally knew which path Shi Guangjue took to climb up to the position of commander-in-chief of Ningxia Town. But now that Xiao Daheng has become an official, he would inevitably be criticized if he pursued the investigation. He also knew who Xiao Daheng was hiding behind.
Clearly, this kind of thing can only be revealed here and there.
The performance of this group of martial artists is really disappointing, or very different. There are smart people like Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong, and people like Feng Tang who are accustomed to fighting, but more of them are Shi Guangjue and Ma Xia.
The mediocre and incompetent people only know how to make money, which makes Emperor Yonglong's attitude towards this group of people also complicated and difficult to explain.
But Emperor Yonglong knew very well that now he had to find a way to win over these martial arts disciples. The martial arts disciples still held considerable weight in the army, and if he did not win over them, if they were lured away by the boss, it would be a fatal threat to him, which would be the worst.
Also keep them neutral.
"Lu Song, according to your observation, can the status quo of Gansu Town and Ningxia Town still be maintained?" This has deviated from today's topic, and should not be discussed with a fellow commander of Longjing Lieutenant, but Emperor Yonglong hopes to start from the cabinet.
and judge from another perspective other than the Ministry of War.
"Your Majesty, we have no choice but to persevere if we can't maintain it. Otherwise, once the Tatars from the West Sea cross the Qilian Mountains and the Yarkand Khanate's forces entrenched in Hami and Turpan penetrate into Hexi, then our entire northwest will be corrupted out of control, and we will definitely fall again.
Dancing into the predicament of the Song Dynasty."
Lu Song still had a clear mind on this point. Although Emperor Yonglong had no intention of giving up the northwest now, it was inevitable that he would have such an idea in the future when he was short of resources.
"Of course I will not give up on the northwest. I just want to know how much the court will invest if we want to continue to maintain the status quo of Gansu Town and Ningxia Town and go west to Shazhou and Hami. You should know that this debt issue has just been reported
Rumor has it that countless people have been eyeing this area, and there are many more people coming in to submit memorials than before. I know they are all here for this,..."
Emperor Yonglong shook his head in annoyance, "Having no money means the pain of not having money. But with money, you can understand the importance of money more. When you don't have money, you feel that you can endure anything. Once you have money, you can still make a fool of yourself now."
It seems like I can’t survive anywhere and I need money.”
Lu Song was also amused by Emperor Yonglong's words, but he could only hold back.
Sighing and retracting his thoughts, Emperor Yonglong returned to the topic: "Chai Ke has some plans for the northwest to ensure that the situation in the northwest is not chaotic, but this requires a minister with prestige and skill to take charge. Chai Ke is going to let him come back.
, I can’t do it now, but I have to come back next year, how about Wang Ziteng during this time?”
Lu Song was slightly startled. Should Wang Ziteng be transferred to the position of governor of the three sides? This is not a good arrangement.
"Your Majesty, the prince has just returned from a tour of Shanxi. Well, he has been in frequent contact with Niu Gong, Chen Ruiwen, Chen Daoxian and others recently. Well, he also has frequent contacts with his brother-in-law Rongguo Gong Jia's family..."
Lu Song's words made Emperor Yonglong slightly startled, and his brows furrowed further, "Jia family? Duke Rongguo and Duke Ningguo?"
"There is no movement at the Jia family of Rongguo Gong and Ning Guogong. They are still the same." Lu Song understood Emperor Yonglong's worry and hesitated: "There is nothing unusual there. Prince Yi Zhong also has someone there..."
Waving his hand, Emperor Yonglong flashed a sneer of disdain at the corner of his mouth, "The boss is really passionate, and you don't want to be jealous of your father anymore?"
Naturally, Lu Song did not dare to answer such a topic and could only remain silent.
"Well, I understand." Emperor Yonglong returned to the subject, "Let's talk about Feng Keng. Please tell me more about this person's situation. I need to carefully investigate this person."
Lu Song was stunned. He had always felt that he had paid enough attention to this son, but he did not expect that he had underestimated him. Just from the emperor's words, it can be seen that this is the first time that the emperor Yuji has commented on a person in this tone.
Man, the last one was Zhang Jingqiu, but how old is Zhang Jingqiu? How old is this guy?
Lu Song started from Feng Keng's family background and introduced the situation of his maternal Duan family in Datong, as well as the marriage of Feng and Duan's family to Feng Keng's growth process, all the way to the Linqing Civil War.