It's almost summer, and even in the capital, the weather has already warmed up. The warm spring sunshine shines on the earth, and the moisture after the spring rain in the past few days has gradually dried up. The flowers in the capital city are in full bloom, with a variety of colors; the new branches and buds are green. It was full of life. Pedestrians on the road seemed to be infected by the spring breeze, and everyone had a smile on their face.
But Mr. Wang Ge, who had just arrived at Shen Yuanfu's room to check in, had a face as dark as water. Not to mention his smile, he could even scrape a few taels of frost off his face.
In the room, Shen Shixing, who was standing with his hands behind his back and his back to the door, turned around with the same expression on his face, which could even be said to be stern, with an extremely rare look of sharpness in his eyes.
He looked at Mr. Wangge like this for a while, and then slowly spoke, asking in an emotionless tone: "Brother Yuan Yu's clever strategy is to hook up with the Japanese pirates, rob the ships, force the Cajun army to riot, and then attack Nanjing." ?”
Wang Xijue's thin cheeks trembled twice, suppressing his mood, and said in a low voice: "Something happened that was not a big surprise."
"Accident?" Shen Shixing snorted, stared at Wang Xijue and asked, "Colluding with Japanese pirates, is it considered an accident?"
Wang Xijue shook his head and said: "There are no Japanese pirates. There are only a dozen or so real Japanese pirates there. The rest are pirates who have been dispersed by Gao Rixin's fleet over the years. They have already defected...some people. The same goes for those real Japanese pirates." , now we are all slaves of aristocratic families."
"If they weren't Japanese pirates, how could they be targeted by the tax police?" Shen Shixing didn't seem to believe it.
"The cause of this matter has not yet been identified, but according to analysis, some coastal families in the south of the Yangtze River may have been under the surveillance of Gao Rixin. These people may have been exposed when they set off from the coast by boat, and the tax police corps in Chongming County (Today's Chongming Island at the mouth of the Yangtze River, but it did not form a whole at this time, and was composed of several sandbars) There was also a bastion with a sea view tower... They were probably watched by the tower. The outpost discovered it, and then the tax police corps sent a boat to follow it to Nanjing."
"Is this the accident you are talking about?" Shen Shixing was silent for a moment and asked again.
"No, it's not just this." Wang Xijue sighed and said: "There are many doubts about this incident. Not only is the 'Japanese pirate' ship being followed, but there are many other doubts. For example, I originally asked them to sail between Zhenjiang and Yangzhou. As a result, for some unknown reason, the gathering place of the Cao army fleet was decided to be in Nanjing.
Brother Rumo, Nanjing is not the first line of the canal. It is more than a hundred miles east of the canal, and you have to take the Yangtze River waterway to get there. Moreover, since Nanjing is a gathering place for the Cao army, it means that the number of local Cao troops is far greater than I expected. Nanjing's position is crucial. Once a large number of Cajun troops rioted, the matter would be very serious. How could I not know?
According to my plan, it only aroused more than a thousand cavalry troops to commotion between Zhenjiang and Yangzhou. At this time, the Zhenjiang Guards and Yangzhou Guards locked the north and south, and the Yizhen Guards in the west blocked them from entering Nanjing. Although the situation was serious, it was determined not to get out of control. .
At the same time, because of this matter, the Cao army in other areas will be disturbed, which is enough to attract the attention of the court. However, the Cao army that caused the rebellion is accused of being held in the town. If nothing can be done between Yang and Yang, the Cao army elsewhere will not As for the chaos that ensues, the situation is controllable.
However, for some unknown reason, many Cao troops in the south of the Yangtze River gathered and went to Nanjing, and the chaos turned into a big chaos. I always feel that this incident was too coincidental, and it seemed that someone was deliberately adding fuel to the flames."
Shen Shixing couldn't help but ponder after hearing this. He basically believed what Wang Xijue said, because he knew that although Wang Xijue was resourceful and decisive, he was by no means a reckless person. In this way, tens of thousands of Cao troops were incited at once
The riot, and the location was luckily chosen in Nanjing. This really does not seem to be Wang Xijue's handiwork. After all, once the news leaks out, the consequences will be disastrous.
Moreover, doing so also exceeded Wang Xijue's goal. He didn't want to rebel and instigate such a big turmoil. What was he doing? He just wanted to force the court to recall Gao Pragmatic, so that the Northern Expedition would be in vain and avoid Gao Pragmatic.
The limelight is so strong that it overwhelms all opponents.
To achieve this, it is enough to make the court feel that there is instability in Jiangnan, the wealth center. The key is to have a big impact, rather than getting out of control. Getting out of control will only lead to more unpredictable troubles, and Wang Xijue is not the first
How can you be an official for a day and not know such a simple truth?
From this point of view, Wang Xijue's suspicion at this moment is very reasonable, that is, someone is secretly fueling the situation when this matter develops like this.
The mantis stalks the cicada, with the oriole behind it. It seems that Wang Ge, a wise old man, accidentally became a mantis this time and was spotted by the oriole behind him. But, who is this "oriole"?
Highly pragmatic?
The first thing Shen Shixing thought of was Gao Situ, who had never really suffered a loss in a political dispute. Logically speaking, Gao Pragmatic should also have the motive to be this oriole. After all, his biggest political opponent is the Xin School.
, and the two current pillars of the Heart School are himself and Wang Xijue.
As long as this matter can involve Wang Xijue and pull him down, it will be a great victory for Gao Jingshi. If he can also bring his first assistant, Gao Jingshi will win even more.
From then on, the Practical School became the dominant one in the court, and no one could restrain it. Gao Pragmatic, whether he could make a contribution in the battle against Yuan Dynasty, or quickly returned to Beijing and took over the task of quelling the chaos in the Cao Army, went to
It is very possible that Jiangnan either suppressed or stabilized the Cao army, and that he could take a vacant seat in the cabinet because of his merits.
However, Shen Shixing thought about it and felt that although this possibility is possible, it is really not high. From a high pragmatic point of view, there is no need for him to regard going south to quell the riots in Cao Army as a great success-the success of conquering Yuan is not as great as pacifying Cao Army.
Is the effect of the military commotion ten times or a hundred times greater? It is not a pragmatic approach to take away the merit of conquering the Yuan Dynasty, but to make a small profit.
What's more, Gao Jingshi is far away in Daning at the moment, how can he remotely control the trivial matters in Jiangnan? Although as Wang Xijue said, if Gao Jingshi had been prepared, it is possible for some of his people to know the origin of the "Japanese pirates", but it should not be
Can interfere deeply, let alone add fuel to the flames.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! In short, Gao Pragmatic's intervention in this matter not only lacks motivation, but also may not have enough ability. Huang Que should not be him.
But if not highly pragmatic, then who else can?
Xu Guo, Shen Li's faction? Well, they also hope that Gao Jingshi's campaign against Yuan will be interrupted and recalled to the country. However, if Gao Jingshi is "inadequate", they may be even more deficient, right? You know, it is not that easy to add fuel to the flames. Not only must we accurately understand Wang Xijue's plan, but we must also be able to make corresponding arrangements and changes to change the direction of the situation.
For example: several Cao troops gathered in Nanjing inexplicably. What happened? Whose order did they follow?
Shen Shixing still looked hesitant, but he still managed to hold back his dissatisfaction and briefly stated these thoughts, intending to see what Wang Xijue's opinion was.
Wang Xijue said decisively: "It is not the people from the Realistic School who are manipulating it. First of all, Gao Rixin Wanquan has no motive. He is a very methodical person. He has never acted blindly in the past twenty years. If he makes any move, he must be fully prepared first." , instead of thinking that it was a reckless act. Moreover, Gao Rixin is not a reckless person. Turning a commotion into a riot and turning a thousand people into tens of thousands or even tens of thousands is not his style.
As for Xu Yingyang and Shen Longjiang, they may not want to see Gao Rixin in the limelight again, but in any case, they are also Gao Wenzheng's disciples. If they do such a thing, if something goes wrong, they will be exposed to the public. With the eyes and ears of everyone in the world, the two of them immediately expressed that the outcome of ruining their reputations was something they could not bear."
Shen Shixing became a little annoyed and said: "It's not this, it's not that, it can't be Wang Duinan (Wang Jiaping), right? What position does he have to do this?"
"Of course it's not Wang Duinan. Not only does he have no position to do this, but he also has no ability to do it." Wang Xijue shook his head, paused, and said in deep thought: "Yuan Fu, I suspect...this person may be guilty of something." Inside the Self.”
"What did you say?" Shen Shixing was very surprised. He became nervous and asked hurriedly: "How can you see it?"
Wang Xijue thought hard, his brows already furrowed into a deep frown: "I haven't thought of the motive yet, but... only one person can do this to temporarily send Jiangnan canal ships to Nanjing to gather."
Shen Shixing took a breath and murmured: "Governor of Water Transport...Shu Yinglong?"
Shu Yinglong was born in the 20th year of Jiajing. His courtesy name was Shijian and his nickname was Zhongyang. He was a native of Quanzhou, Guangxi. His grandfather Shu Wenkui was a Juren; his father Shu Gang was a Juren in the 14th year of Hongzhi; his brothers Yingfeng and Yinglin were both Juren.
Shu Yinglong himself was a Jinshi in the 41st year of Jiajing reign. He was first appointed as the county magistrate of Dongguan, Guangdong, and was famous for "taking out traitors and subjugating them like gods." In the early years of Wanli, he was promoted to the left governor of Guangdong. At the end of the fifth year, he was appointed as the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and later he was appointed as the Governor of Water Transport to this day.
This person had always been a local official in the Heart School. Although his status was high, he could not be said to be the core. Until he became the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, he had entered the basic base of the Real School and began to be taken seriously by Shen Shixing.
Soon after that, Shu Yinglong began to become one of the important ministers of the Xin School. Although he could not compare with Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue, among the subordinate ministers, he could also be regarded as one of the representatives of the Xin School.
However, since the household department is the basic base of the Real School, it means that although people from the Heart School can occasionally enter, they can never stay for a long time. Therefore, Shu Yinglong had to be transferred within about a year of being appointed. The Real School is not very popular. Shen Shixing was concerned about where he would be transferred, so Shen Shixing decisively transferred him to the position of Governor of Water Transport.
The Governor of Water Transport was a very powerful person, but it was not a position that the Practical School was very interested in competing for. Therefore, Shu Yinglong served as Governor of Water Transport for several years and no one found fault with him, so his position was quite secure.
Shu Yinglong is fifty-two years old this year, which is still relatively young for an important official in the imperial court. Shen Shixing had originally planned to transfer back to the capital within a year - but there was a prerequisite for that, that is, there were vacancies in the six ministers.
In addition, considering the actual situation, it is useless if the "Heaven" and "Earth" departments of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Households are lacking. In addition to the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Works, only the Ministry of War can occasionally think of ways to see what can be done.
We can't stuff in the office of the Gexin School. There is obviously no shortage at present, so Shen Shixing has not mentioned any intention to promote him.
Shen Shixing thought that Wang Xijue said that Shu Yinglong had the ability to add fuel to the flames, but he didn't know what his motives were. He didn't know whether this was true or not. In fact, after Wang Xijue reminded Shen Shixing, he found that if Shu Yinglong did this deliberately, then he
The purpose is actually not difficult to guess.
Shu Yinglong's thinking was probably this. If the riot in the Cao Army was only about a thousand people, then the court might not really take this matter as very important. And what he was betting on was: even if there were tens of thousands of casualties in the Cao Army,
The imperial court may not let Gao Pragmatic quell a riot of more than a dozen people.
The truth is actually simple: How can you kill a chicken with a bull's knife?
Look at this battle against Yuan Dynasty. Gao Pingshi gathered 600,000 troops in his hands, almost 90% of the troops capable of field combat among the nine sides were mobilized, and the emperor also showed great trust in him, putting such an army against him.
The vital military forces of the Ming Dynasty were given full authority to him.
Such a person, a person who is known as "the most handsome man in the world", would he personally come to Nanjing to suppress the commotion of tens of thousands of people? To put it bluntly, even if he was willing, the emperor would not agree.
The most powerful weapons are not used casually. They are more often used as a specific deterrent force. In other words, leaving these "weapons" unused may be more effective than using them directly.
Be effective.
Gao pragmatism undoubtedly has this powerful deterrent, so Fa Yuan can use him, but the Cao army, which can only pacify tens of thousands of people, is obviously not necessary. Moreover, the practice of past dynasties shows that when a famous general, he needs to personally deal with everything.
By that time, the imperial court would probably not be able to survive for a few more days.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Ming Dynasty is clearly showing signs of resurgence, and it is completely unreliable to say that it will not be able to bounce back for a few days, so even if everything is as deduced, the emperor will not let Gao pragmatic go south.
Counterinsurgency.
If Gao Jingshi doesn't come, who will be responsible for this? The most likely possibility is that Shu Yinglong, the Governor of Water Transport, is directly responsible, because he is the main manager of the Cao Army and is familiar enough with the Cao Army. It is better to let him handle it by himself than to be parachuted in from the center.
After analyzing this, Shen Shixing believed that he had understood the key: if Shu Yinglong was really the mastermind behind the scenes, his intention was to gain an opportunity for himself to make great contributions.
The so-called virtuous officials are rewarded for their merits, and they will naturally be promoted if they have made great achievements. However, he is already the governor of water transportation. He has no chance of promotion at the local level and can only be transferred back to the central government. At that time, the imperial court will be empty no matter what.
Give the position of at least one minister to make way for him.
Governor Shen Shi sighed, put his hand on his forehead, and said helplessly: "Gao Rixin's attack on Yuan Dynasty, my Xin Xue is already in danger in the court. Although I don't fully agree with Brother Yuan Yu's move, I can't stop it. But my Xin Xin
There are actually people within the school who want to take this opportunity to gain credit and reward. It’s really... you can live if you do evil on God’s side, but you can’t live if you do evil on your own.”
Wang Xijue couldn't help but sigh. He had always been tough when beating him. At this time, he adjusted his mentality faster than Shen Shixing and said: "Brothers are jealous of each other and resist their humiliation. Although Shu Yinglong's move... is definitely wrong, it is not a matter of entanglement at the moment.
We need to stabilize the situation first before we can make it right." After all, Shu Yinglong was from Shen Shixing, and Wang Xijue didn't want to speak too harshly.
Shen Shixing snorted softly: "I guess he thinks so too, that's why he is so confident."
That's what he said, but Shen Shixing also knew that what Wang Xijue said was true, so he had to say: "Well, the matter has come to this, and we must focus on the overall situation. What do you think brother Yuan Yu should do now?"
"Since he wants to take the lead, let him go first." Wang Xijue said: "However, Yuan Fu and I still don't want to distract our energy. Since the matter has reached this stage, it is necessary to shoot the arrow when it is on the string.
Nixin will force him back first and then talk about it."
Shen Shixing was silent for a moment and replied solemnly: "Now that things have come to a point, we can only do our best and obey fate."
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