Prince Teng's wife Zhao, Aunt Xue, Mrs. Wang, and Sister Feng were talking.
Zhao is nearly fifty years old, with a head full of pearls and green silk, and is sitting in the main seat with a smile on her face.
At this time, Mrs. Wang asked: "Sister-in-law, how long will it take for my brother to deal with the things ahead? I have something to ask him."
Mrs. Wang's words aroused Mrs. Zhao's interest, and she smiled and said: "What's the matter? It's so serious. Sister, can you tell me something? You know, one person can think about shortcomings, and two people can think about strengths."
Mrs. Wang hesitated for a moment and whispered: "It's my eldest girl."
Mrs. Zhao looked stunned for a moment and said, "That girl Yuanchun?"
Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "It's been several years since that girl Yuanchun entered the palace. Yesterday, she went back to the palace to deliver the imperial edict from the empress. Uncle Heng of the East Palace let her out of the palace for some reason.
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Hearing this, Mrs. Zhao's eyes moved slightly and said: "This...what do you mean? You are not waiting by the Queen's side, so why are you leaving the palace?"
Mrs. Wang's eyes were a little gloomy, and she said: "I think this is also the case. It's not good to serve in front of the Queen, but now I have to go home."
Aunt Xue opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but she felt her sleeve being pulled by someone. She turned her eyes and saw that her daughter's eyes seemed to be discouraging, so she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Mrs. Zhao also heard the implication of Mrs. Wang's words, because it was not easy to speak loudly in front of outsiders, so she smiled and said: "Sister, there are other explanations for this matter, I will elaborate on it later."
Mrs. Wang nodded, but she couldn't help but feel a little more expectant.
After a while, Wang Yi's wife prepared some fruits and asked everyone to go to the small hall to share the food.
Mrs. Zhao also took the opportunity to pull over Mrs. Wang, lowered her voice and said, "Sister, have you heard anything recently?"
Mrs. Wang frowned and said, "What's the rumor?"
Zhao said softly: "The third son of the Emperor, King Wei, will leave the palace next year. The Queen and the Queen are going to choose a princess for this prince. Let all the officials and sons of the provinces, I want to send Zi'er's name to the Ministry of Etiquette, but the master will not stop me."
Don’t give in.”
As soon as these words came out, Aunt Xue, who was sitting and talking at the side, the smile on her face froze, and she felt her heart was blocked.
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her heart was shocked. She stared at Mrs. Zhao and said, "Sister-in-law means..."
Mrs. Zhao smiled and said: "I didn't mean anything else. I just thought that Tian Huangguiwei has reached the marriageable age. The eldest girl is now beside the queen. I see if she is lucky, this is not
What a blessing?"
When Mrs. Wang heard this, her heart became hot and she said: "This is what my sister-in-law said."
He secretly thought, yes, even if you can't enter the palace as a concubine, you can't go far enough to enter the palace as a princess.
Thinking about it like this, my heart went cold. Could it be that Uncle Heng had planned this incident for a long time and intended to do something bad?
Baochai listened quietly to the conversation between the two, her face was indifferent, and she shook her head secretly, thinking: "Yesterday, Brother Heng seemed to want to avoid these princes."
Mrs. Wang, on her side, said with a smile: "After hearing what my sister-in-law said, the eldest lady is not in a hurry to leave the palace."
Ms. Zhao said softly: "Don't worry, wait another one or two years. In fact, it will be within this one or two years."
The two of them spoke in soft voices, hiding the beginning and the end, and were relatively reserved. Except for Baochai, no one else noticed.
But he said that Wang Ziteng came here and led a group of generals from the Beijing camp out of Yimen to greet him from a distance.
"Brother Zi Teng." The Prince of Nan'an County laughed and said before he came closer.
The prince of Nan'an County is forty or fifty years old, and he is of the same generation as Wang Ziteng, Niu Jizong and others.
Beijing Wang Shuirong, Liu Fang, Hou Xiaokang, Shi Guangzhu and others on the side all clasped their fists and saluted.
Wang Ziteng stepped forward quickly and said with a big smile: "When the two princes came to my humble abode, I felt the brilliance of the peppercorns."
He also returned the salute to the military honors from the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion.
No matter what their stance is, both sides have at least done their best to show off.
While talking, Wang Ziteng entered the flower hall, introduced the banquet, and started talking. They drank and drank. In front of all the generals and generals of the Beijing camp, Wang Ziteng deliberately did not mention the affairs of the Beijing camp.
In the afternoon, when all the guests were satiated with wine and food, Wang Ziteng asked his son Wang Yi to entertain the generals of the Beijing camp, and then led the princes of Nan'an and Beijing into the inner house to talk.
The servant served the tea, and Wang Ziteng stared at the Prince of Nan'an and said, "Your Majesty, the reorganization of the capital camp is about to begin, and I still need your full support."
The Prince of Nan'an County laughed angrily and said: "Support it, why don't you support it? The capital camp has not been in trouble in the past few years. Corruption is serious and military discipline is weak. How can I see that there are no elites in the regiment? I just need a good brother like this.
Only then can we straighten it out."
Hearing this, Wang Ziteng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but with a look of humility on his face, he said: "The Beijing camp has been sparse for a long time. This time, the imperial court, from the emperor to the cabinet, is paying attention, and it is bound to be straightened out."
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These words are of course overwhelming and majestic.
The Prince of Nan'an County smiled and nodded, and said: "King Beijing and the others are also here. The Governor's Office of the Fifth Army has given their full support. There is no problem with the ultimatum sent to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army yesterday, but Brother Xian and Brother Fool are
There is something I still want to say.”
Yesterday, Wang Ziteng transferred the method of rectifying the selection of troops and reduction of generals in the Beijing camp to the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
Wang Ziteng said: "Your Majesty, please tell me."
The Prince of Nan'an County said: "The capital camp is being reorganized, but we must give the original generals a way out. Many of them have made great contributions to the court. We cannot ignore the old feelings and just disband them all and return to the fields. There are still some old and weak soldiers.
Originally, they were forced to live in Hukou in the capital with their salary, but if we let them leave the camp like this, if their livelihood is not solved, we might cause trouble on the streets of the capital."
Wang Ziteng frowned and asked, "What does Prince Yi mean?"
The Prince of Nan'an County worriedly said: "If the generals, the old and the weak are eliminated, they must be properly resettled. This requires money from the court. At least the people will be demobilized and returned to their fields, and a sum of money must be given to settle their families. Otherwise, I'm afraid people will be resentful."
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When Wang Ziteng heard this, he felt displeased and said: "Your Majesty, the country's finances are very scarce. A few months ago, the Eastern invaders invaded, and now most of the money has gone to the north. Besides, these old and weak troops have taken advantage of the country."
There is so much, how can you still reach out and ask for silver?"
He had already asked the transfer department to tell him that he didn’t have even a tael of money!
Not looking for the Beijing camp to pursue the money that has been stolen over the years has been forgotten by the Ministry of Revenue. This still allows the Ministry of Household Affairs to pay out the money.
The Prince of Nan'an County frowned, looked at Wang Ziteng with aggressive eyes, and said: "But according to the wise brother's method of reducing troops and generals, almost 40% of the generals, soldiers, and so many people will be laid off.
You can’t just let it go, right?”
Wang Ziteng looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, these generals and commanders are not worthy of fighting and are useless, so it makes no sense to give them money."
The Prince of Nan'an County frowned and said, "Didn't I hear a few months ago that more than 10 million taels of silver were confiscated in Dongcheng? Why can't we get out the silver?"
The move of the Prince of Nan'an County certainly had a great purpose. No one could stop the imperial court's decision to reorganize the army, use military force, and eliminate the capital camp. However, strategies were also needed to act against the will and do bad things secretly.
For example, the prince of Nan'an is here to eliminate the generals and fight for the rights of the soldiers. After that, the news will inevitably spread, which will gain the morale of the military.
Wang Ziteng said: "No one knows this."
Beijing Wang Shuirong looked solemn and reminded: "I'm afraid there will be trouble."
Others Liu Fang, Hou Xiaokang, and Shi Guangzhu all said: "Nearly 60% of the people will be laid off. Tens of thousands of people will be laid off if they are not properly resettled. I'm afraid it will cause trouble."
Suddenly, there was a lot of noise in the study room.
This means that all the good things are said and all the bad things are done.
If something really happens, you can tell me, everyone has warned you.
Wang Ziteng was a little confused by the noise, and said anxiously: "Your Majesty and everyone, the concerns are not unreasonable. Some generals have been eating short quotas and drinking the blood of soldiers for many years. The short quotas should be strictly checked and ordered to make up for the shortfalls. At that time, with
Check the money deficit and use it to pacify the old and the weak!"
If Jia Heng were here, he would find that this is very familiar. It is clearly his own strategy, and it is completely a strategy to rectify the Guoyong camp.
This strategy was naturally used by Wang Ziteng to learn from Jia Heng's efforts to reorganize the troops in the Guoyong camp at the suggestion of his adviser Fang Ji.
But it has to be said that Wang Ziteng did not consider one issue.
That is because Jia Heng was secretly and closely monitored by the Jinyi Mansion. Lu He and others turned against him, and the Emperor's Sword suppressed him with force. In addition, he went out to suppress the bandits, which caused the resentment to pour out. All these reasons were intertwined to achieve success.
Of course, the key is that there are only a few people involved in the Guoyong camp. Now that all eleven regiments and camps have to undergo such training, even if 40% of them are eliminated, the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people will be affected.
Sure enough, as soon as Prince Teng said these words, the originally noisy study gradually became quiet.
However, the prince of Nan'an County flushed his cheeks, praised the situation, and said loudly: "Wonderful, this is a very clever strategy. It takes away the general's wealth and distributes it among the soldiers, without leaving a single tael or a cent in the household department."
He sneered in his heart, you Wang Ziteng, you are not just reorganizing the army, but you are still going to investigate the shortcomings, do you still want him to make up for the salary he has received from the Beijing camp over the years?
wishful thinking!
Go back, wait until the wind is released, wait until a chaos is caused, and then worry about it.
When Wang Ziteng saw that Prince Nan'an agreed with his attitude, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He secretly thought that he was wary of these people in the Fifth Army Commander's Office before. Could it be that he was overly worried?
Also, everyone in the court is working together to organize the army, who can stop it?
The Prince of Nan'an County talked to Wang Ziteng again, and even helped Wang Ziteng make up his mind. When it got late, he left Wang Ziteng's house, got on his horse, and his face darkened. In the twilight, he looked like a dark cloud.
densely covered.
"Your Majesty." Liu Fang rode horses and bridles together, and whispered: "What should we do now?"
Prince Nan'an's eyes flashed coldly and he said, "What else can be done? Since he is bent on flattering his superiors and will do his best, he can't blame us for being ruthless."
When Liu Fang heard this, her expression suddenly changed and she said, "Then why did the prince ask the Fifth Army Commander's Office to assist him just now?"
The Prince of Nan'an County sneered and said: "When the incident breaks out, he will be the first to bear the brunt and will be blamed by the court. It is natural for us to deal with the aftermath well and then wait for an opportunity to regain the right to reorganize the capital camp."
Rectifying the capital camp is the general trend of the imperial court, but who takes the lead makes a huge difference.
Not mentioning what was on the Prince of Nan'an's mind, he said that in the study, Wang Ziteng stood in front of the window and looked out, with his hands behind his hands. Suddenly, he frowned and asked Fang Ji beside him, "Mr. Fang, do you think they really support me?"
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Fang Ji said in a deep voice: "Jie Shuai, whether he is sincere or pretentious, Jieshuai is on the string now and has to take action. If it doesn't work, the emperor will hold him accountable, but we have to guard against them."
Wang Ziteng said: "Sir, what you said is true. Regardless of whether they are sincere or fake, I will treat them as sincere. Even without me, the capital camp still needs to be rectified."
Fang Ji's lips moved, and he wanted to say something to be careful of these people secretly causing harm and taking risks, but after thinking about it, they were all among the martial arts, and they would not go too far. Moreover, it would be difficult to achieve the effect, and it would also attract more people.
Long Yan was furious.
Wang Ziteng turned around and said: "A letter came from Yucun in Jinling the day before yesterday, saying that he would go to Beijing to report on his work at the end of the year. He planned to go to the mansion and ask me to be the middleman to negotiate peace with Rongning and Ningfu. Mr. Fang,
What do you think?"
Jia Yucun was the civil servant he had won over. Civil servants like these who were born in Kejia could be promoted to high positions as soon as the opportunity came.
It happened that next year, Jing Zhaoyin would be missing a son, so he wanted to see if he could introduce him to Mr. Yang Ge.
Fang Ji said: "I'm afraid it depends on the attitude of Jia Yunhui."
When mentioning Jia Heng, Wang Ziteng's face turned gloomy and his eyes were uncertain.
At this moment, the servant outside called out: "Master, my wife said that the two concubines and the young master are waiting for the master in the inner hall."
Wang Ziteng said loudly: "Let's go."
Fang Ji wisely stood up and left.
Wang Ziteng came to the inner hall. At this time, all the imperial wives and others had dispersed. Only Wang Ziteng's wife Zhao, Aunt Xue and her daughter, Xue Pan and Baoyu, were talking together.
Seeing Wang Ziteng enter the hall, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, and Baochai, who were talking to Mrs. Zhao, all stood up to greet her.
Baoyu, Xue Pan called: "Uncle."
Wang Ziteng smiled, glanced at Da Lian Bao and Xue Da Tou, and said, "Sit down, you can feel free to do it at home."
After a few words of greeting, Wang Ziteng smiled and said, "What are you talking about?"
Zhao said: "Let's talk about Baoyu and his eldest sister. Sir, listen to what Uncle Heng of Jia's East Mansion said about inviting the eldest daughter out of the palace."
Speaking, the story will be narrated.
Wang Ziteng's expression suddenly changed, his eyes darkened, and he asked, "What did he say?"
Mrs. Wang's face looked a little ugly and said: "Brother, he said that if there was any good news, it should have been there long ago. It has been hard for the palace for several years, but I heard from my sister-in-law that the two queens
The prince will open a palace in the next two years, so there may be other opportunities."
Wang Ziteng frowned and said in a deep voice: "Being married to the prince has advantages and disadvantages. If the Holy One accepts his niece as his concubine, that would be the best thing. But prince, no one can say which cloud will fall in the future.
Yu, people like you and I are extremely wealthy, but we still need to be... cautious."
He is in charge of the capital, and if he is married to the Holy One, he will be rich and powerful. But with the prince, he can't see who the Holy Heart cares about now, so getting involved rashly is a disaster rather than a blessing.
Mrs. Wang: "..."
Aunt Xue on the side felt a little better for some reason.
Wang Ziteng warned: "Go back and tell the old lady to stay in the palace first. I will think of something later."
Mrs. Wang nodded and said quickly: "I'll tell the old lady when I get back."