Chapter two hundred and ninety seventh temporary loan
There was a moderate rain in the sultry Nanjing, and the heat was slightly relieved. The rainwater on the streets in the west of the city merged into the Yuhe River, flowing slowly around the glorious imperial city. The Baichuan Bridge beside the Yuhe River (note: today's Longpan Middle Road, Nanjing
Half Bridge) is the Nanjing Inner Guard Hall. Originally, eunuchs and eunuchs were supposed to live in the Imperial City. However, because the Inner Guard is the actual person in power in Nanjing, the Imperial City has fixed opening and closing gates.
At that time, in order to facilitate the work, the Internal Guard Office moved out of the imperial city and opened an office in Zhuanzi Pu in Baichuan Bridge.
This location is not far from the Xihua Gate of the Imperial City. It is surrounded by the Lingbihou House, the Household Department House, the Ministry of War Department House, the Ministry of Industry Ambassador's House, etc. It is basically equivalent to the family courtyards of various yamen in Nanjing, but it only has the right to use it.
There is no ownership.
Because they are all occupied by officials, there are usually soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division on duty, but today there are several times more manpower. The lobby in the garrison hall is full of officials, and Pang Yu and another official just stood up. "
Su Songdao, Feng Yuanbiao, the right counselor of the lower official, was ordered by Governor Zhang Duye of Yingtian to reply to the Southern War Department for urgent matters and report to Mr. Liang of the inner garrison office. Mr. Zhang knew about it. The Yingfu Ministry planned to take charge of one thousand and five soldiers and horses in the south of the Yangtze River.
Hundreds of people, because it was time-consuming to move from place to place, Zhang Duye was worried about the safety of Shenjing. It happened that the Anqing garrison battalion guerrilla Pang Yugong Zhongtiguo volunteered to raise the troops of his own army, Ma Qinwang. This unit is a powerful force under Duye, and has brilliant records in previous battles.
Standing in front of Anqing was indeed a commendable act of courage, so Zhang Duye transferred 2,700 water and land officers and soldiers from the Anqing garrison camp, and transferred 600 horse infantry officers and soldiers from Xu Ziqiang from Wusong Town to Anqing.
Arriving at Jiangpu within seven days, Zhang Ruolai and Chen Yuwang's troops were transferred to the Biao camp.
There are 300 able men and 400 elite recruits from Liuhe, a total of 4,000 elite soldiers on land and water. We will lead the troops with guerrilla Pang Yu and go north to King Qin within ten days." Pang Yu was kneeling on the ground next to him. Now Feng Yuanbiao was reporting on the two.
As a result of the tandem between Pang Yu and Ruan Dacheng, Zhang Guowei gathered 4,000 soldiers to ensure that he would surpass Zhu Dadian, and the terms with Liang Hongtai were also negotiated.
, the meeting at this time only presented the results of the negotiation, and it was all completed within two days, which is very efficient for the brokerage industry.
Sitting on the left side of the head above is Liang Hongtai, the eunuch of the Nanjing garrison and the eunuch of Nansi Rites. Although his reputation is far less than that of Zheng He, the early Nanjing garrison eunuch, he seems to be more prominent in the power structure of Nanjing. At this time, he is very neatly dressed.
, but the rain did not bring continuous cooling. When the rain stopped, the water vapor evaporated, but it became more and more muggy. Liang Hongtai had already lost weight, and beads of sweat fell from his face. He subconsciously pulled his collar to dissipate heat.
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A corner of the post was exposed. At this time, Feng Yuanbiao had just finished speaking. Everyone was waiting for Liang Hongtai to ask questions. Liang Hongtai straightened his collar, coughed and said in a sharp voice, "King Qin is an urgent matter, but the mobilization of troops and horses is not a casual matter."
, Anqing garrison camp upstream,
With this sudden troop movement, is it possible to reach Nanjing within seven days?"
Feng Yuanbiao raised his head slightly and was about to reply when Liang Hongtai said calmly, "General Pang, if you come back to our house." Pang Yu said in a loud voice, "In reply to Mr. Liang, from the beginning of taking office, I will follow Zhang Duye's guard
Anqing's strategy of "rescuing Dajiang" was to train troops and horses, so that they could rescue Jiangnan at the right time. After that, the entire battalion of soldiers was constantly prepared. Before going to Pukou, the official had prepared and selected 2,700 elite men of the garrison camp, half of whom had personally experienced
The battles of Tongcheng, Beixiaguan, Puzikou, and Chuzhou were all heroic men who had fought for the rest of their lives. The newly recruited generals were also cutting-edge. When the soldiers heard that the slave convict Emperor Jing was trapped, they
Everyone is so filled with righteous indignation that they wish they could go to the north to attack the slaves in an instant. Currently, the supporting troops are gathered in Huaining. As long as the military order is given, they will reach Pukou in seven days."
Liang Hongtai hummed, the expression on his face was very acknowledging. From the way he named Pang Yu and responded, most of the officials present understood Liang Hongtai's attitude. The sitting official hoped to facilitate what happened today.
After asking the first question, Liang Hongtai turned to another eunuch next to him and said, "King Qin's matter concerns the emperor, does Mr. Zhang have any instructions?"
The person being asked was none other than Zhang Yingqian, another eunuch of the inner garrison. Although Liang Hongtai was the eunuch holding the seal, Zhang Yingqian was also cooperating with the inner garrison, and official documents must be fulfilled.
After Zhang Yingqian saluted Liang Hongtai, he turned to Feng Yuanbiao and asked, "Since Ying Fu has a garrison in Puliu, why didn't he mobilize troops there instead of looking far away and let the Anqing garrison travel thousands of miles to help?" "Go back to Mr. Zhang, there are thieves now." Between the nests and phoenixes, you can get a glimpse of Weiyang's blessed land. Jiangpu in Liuhe is the throat of Jinyang. There are 1,900 troops stationed in Jiangpu and Pukou. They can only try their best to defend the city and cannot overdo it. Liuhe has a city but no city. In the right time, thieves will flow. The reason why we did not attack was because we had recruited 2,000 newly recruited infantry. However, they were trained to defend along Hao, which seemed useless in King Qin's wave battle. The planned deployment of 400 elite troops was the ultimate. As for Anqing's old and new army camps, there were 5,000 soldiers and horses, including 5,000 soldiers and horses. The garrison camp is the most skilled elite under Zhang Duye.
King Yi Zhiqin most appreciates Zhang Duye’s sincere heart for the emperor.” Although Feng Yuanbiao moved out of the emperor, Zhang Yingqian continued unmoved and asked, “Then Anqing is also a key place. It is said that without Anqing, there would be no Jiangnan, and there would be no Jiangnan.” The thieves can be among the phoenixes in the nest, but they can also go up the river. The thieves hiding in Yinghuo Mountain are difficult to defeat. An An
The vastness of Qing is not comparable to that of Jiangpu Liuhe. If General Pang leaves, can Shi Kefa become a thief? What if King Qin has not arrived and Anqing is in ruins? This would be completely contrary to the emperor's original intention." Zhang Yingqian also moved out of the emperor, and Pang Yu felt a little nervous. , the previous transactions were all under the table, and were done without telling Zhang Ying. I thought that this eunuch didn't know anything about military affairs, so he was caught off guard when he got into the meeting, and there should be nothing wrong with him.
There were strong reasons to object, but Zhang Yingqian said a few sharp words, and Feng Yuanbiao was stuck. Pang Yu knew that he could not retreat at this time. In such an important meeting, once the opponent takes away the momentum, it will be difficult to proceed with the following steps.
He then bowed to Zhang Yingqian and said, "Feng Daotai was busy mobilizing soldiers and horses from various places in Suzhou and Song Dynasties earlier. What Mr. Zhang asked about was mentioned to me by Mr. Du."
Liang Hongtai said calmly, "Then General Pang will speak for Feng Daotai."
The two inner guards exchanged vague words. The Minister of the Southern War in the high seat of the hall, the outer guards, the coordinated guards, and Admiral Cao Jiang all pretended not to know, and no one wanted to speak. Pang Yu said calmly, "Master Zhang said that Prince Qin is important. The imperial bandits are also important. They are all urgent matters, but they are divided into priorities. Right now, King Qin is an urgent matter, but the trend of rogue thieves is slow. Rogue thieves are used to plundering in autumn and winter, and dormant in spring and summer. When they come out in great numbers, After October, after Zhang Duye transfers the Anqing garrison camp to the north, he will transfer a total of 2,100 reinforcements from Wuhu recruits, Yongsheng camp, Changzhou Biao camp, Jinshan camp, Zhenjiang Lu camp, Fushan camp and other places within two months. Anqing, wait
When the bandits emerge in large numbers, the reinforcements have gathered in Anqing, so there is no danger of the bandits. This way, troops can be mobilized immediately to serve the king without damaging Anqing's defense against bandits. This is a way to slow down the emergency."
"Well, we think it's a good idea to use urgency instead of delay, to delay emergency."
Pang Yu's words were quite reasonable and well-founded if told by Zhang Guowei. He did not dare to say that the garrison battalion actually had more troops, but Zhang Guowei did have a plan to mobilize the fifth battalion to reinforce Anqing. After adding a package to ease the emergency, it sounded like Quite feasible.
Liang Hongtai clapped his hands and laughed twice before turning to Zhang Yingqian, "Mr. Zhang, is there anything you want to urge us to do to send troops to rescue the emperor?"
At this time, Liang Hongtai had changed his story, and Zhang Yingqian could sense the flavor. If he continued to ask questions, he would be obstructing the emperor's rescue, which would be a very serious crime. There were many attendees today, and it would be extremely bad if someone made up something and spread it to the capital. In fact, He still hasn't figured out the reason behind today's meeting. Baishuntang is just a trivial matter to him, and he has never even heard of it. However, because Liang Hongtai was too active and his interaction with Pang Yu was very purposeful, Zhang Yingqian subconsciously felt it.
There was something fishy about it, and he vaguely felt that he might be competing for a prominent opportunity with the emperor. How could he have thought that it was caused by a gambling house. Both Liang Hongtai and Zhang Yingqian understood the reason why the imperial court appointed two internal guards to coordinate. They check and balance each other, so they have to fight when it is time to fight. Whether the degree of control is good or not depends on their understanding as officials.
Now that Liang Hongtai's attitude was quite firm, Zhang Yinggan had no intention of confronting the eunuch in charge of the palm print over something unclear, so he smiled and said, "If we can not only defend Anqing, but also deploy troops to serve the king, our family fully agrees." There was a tail in his words. , Liang Hongtai did not intend to pretend not to know, he chuckled and said, "Nothing is perfect in the world. Anqing is under Zhang Duye's jurisdiction, which is outside Nanjing's garrison. Since Zhang Duye dares to mobilize troops, he naturally knows the importance.
." Zhang Yingqian did not continue to answer this time. Liang Hongtai's words were also very reasonable. The Nanjing garrison can inquire about military affairs related to Nanjing, but to directly interfere with the command of Governor Yingtian is far beyond his authority. , today is the time
Governor Tian's reply to the Southern War Ministry's consultation was not a request for orders from the Nanjing garrison and did not require Zhang Yingqian's approval.
After Zhang Yingqian retreated, Liang Hongtai asked the other side, "What do you think of Fan Sima?" This time he asked Fan Jingwen, the Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing. He is also the counselor in the garrison system. He can issue documents to Nanjing itself or related defenses, both internal and external defenses. After asking Governor Yingtian, King Qin was involved in military operations in the north. The internal defense did not have this authority, but the Nanjing Ministry of War was allowed because it was also the Ministry of War in name. Therefore, this time, the Nanjing Ministry of War sent a consultation to Zhang Guowei, and then Feng Yuanbiao crossed the river. Reply, so that all parties can meet smoothly and complete the meeting in a smooth and logical way
The deal was concluded. "It is indeed a good idea." Fan Jingwen said unhurriedly, "But there is a certain degree of urgency. It is appropriate to increase troops to defend Anhui, but it must not be delayed too much and miss the upstream land defense. King Qin's deployment of troops is appropriate. If you are in a hurry, you should see real results immediately. The so-called military is valuable and it can be done as early as possible.
It would be good to go to the capital and understand a little bit about our emperor's worries." He covered everything in his words, but said nothing. The outer guards and coordinated guards behind were Xunqi, who had already seen the situation clearly, and were doing Tai Chi like Fan Jingwen. , each garrison unanimously supported Governor Yingtian’s King Qin plan, and other participants participated in the meeting
Admiral Cao Jiang, the Minister of War and the Ministry of Household Affairs, etc. who were at the meeting did not have the opportunity to speak.
After the meeting had set the tone, the next step was a matter of course. Liang Hongtai asked Pang Yu gently, "Is there anything that is not ready for King Qin?" "In response to Mr. Liang's words, the army was dispatched first to attack Yin. Fortunately, there were many people in Nanjing. Liu Ruogu, a righteous merchant from Anqing, pledged five thousand taels, which solved the urgent need. The soldiers of the garrison can go out immediately. However, four thousand troops are on the way, and there is no shortage of money, food, warships, and ships. Zhang
The Du Ye ordered all the ten government officials to deliver all the old and new wages to Pukou, but it was time-consuming to gather together in a hurry..." The cooperation conditions reached by Zhang Guowei and Liang Hongtai. It is difficult to have anything to do with the matter of King Qin. Ruan Dacheng's method is to temporarily borrow the food and wages from Nanjing. By allowing King Qin's army to move north in time, Liang Hongtai became associated with King Qin. This must be stated in Zhang Guowei's inscription. Liang Hongtai would also write the memorial himself, but obviously Zhang Guowei's inscription was more convincing. When the slaves of Jian were invaded, Liang Hongtai Without having to take any personal risks, he gained a good opportunity to win the emperor's trust better than other eunuchs.
Not to mention Zhang Yingqian, what Zhang Yingqian said at the meeting just now can also be used to make a fuss and greatly reduce his competitiveness for the position of palm seal. The same is true for Zhang Guowei, but his opponent is Zhu Dadian, and Pang Yu specifically mentioned Liu Ruogu has decided to write Liu Ruogu into Zhang Guowei's memorial. If he said it at the meeting, he would tell these dignitaries in Nanjing that this person has already
With political capital, as the apparent holder of Pang Yu's assets, when someone in Nanjing touches upon these assets in the future, they need to take this into consideration. The meeting was just superficial. Before today's meeting, a big circle has been made around the King Qin sent troops to achieve benefits for all parties. Pang Yu naturally earned a lot of money, but because he was the lowest status among the parties to the transaction,
So he had to pay the most. After all, he had to lead the four thousand troops to take the risk.
Pang Yu talked about a long list of equipment, money and food. He didn't care whether he could get it or not, but he could always get some. Quan regarded it as an extra gain from this operation. When Pang Yu finished speaking, Liang Hongtai stood up slowly and said, "Shenjing When the emperor is in danger, no matter whether he is an official or an official, he should have the thought of humiliating his ministers to death. The ten mansions in the south of the Yangtze River produce the world's wealth, and King Qin does not want to lag behind others. He also mobilizes the most capable soldiers and horses. Let's say This is a good thing. General Pang is talented and thoughtful. Now that he has good soldiers, the lack of food and salary is not because he cannot raise it, but because it takes time for the various governments to mobilize. What the emperor lacks most is good soldiers and good generals. You can't just do it just because This little food and salary has delayed the army's departure. If General Pang is temporarily lacking, we have it here in Nandu, so let's use it first. On weekdays, various yamen in Nanjing talk about their own affairs, and none of them is not a big deal. Our family feels that it is just a matter of time. That's what happened, but it was all left to them. Today our family has to say that this King Qin is a big deal, a big deal! The food and salary just reported will be shipped to the west gate of Puzikou within five days, and a grain of food costs only a penny. Not less. King Qin is not a helper or not, that’s your business. No matter which yamen’s turn it is, it’s your turn.
Whether it can be done or not, our family tells you not to do it in the future. If there are still people holding you back, you will do the opposite." Liang Hongtai slapped the table and said, "We can't tell you, Jin Yiwei will tell you."