Winter has arrived, and it has not yet snowed in Yangzhou, but the rain is colder than snow.
A felt truck parked on the bank of Beicheng River, and the light rain fell on the ceiling to form a waterline, dripping along the front of the car window. Behind the bamboo curtain, a face full of vicissitudes of time. He was staring blankly at the
On the river surface, countless ripples formed by raindrops, and a layer of water vapor on the water surface that looks like fog but not fog. Zhang Fu should not be surprised by the smoke and clouds in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although he followed the emperor from Yangzhou from Beijing, he was the first Ming Dynasty.
The capital is in Nanjing. His life has gone through five dynasties and he has long been familiar with Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
The carriage is dry and warm, but the fingers feel slightly cool; but people who are wet on the road outside are not that good. Yangzhou can barely be considered as the southern region, but the cold in winter is really not covered. It is different from the dry cold in the north.
, the humidity here in winter, the cold can penetrate the bones directly, especially when standing in the rain.
There was a team of people standing in the rain on the stone road. The raindrops hit the armor and helmets and "ding" sounded softly. The clothes under the iron leaves had already been wet. The brim of the helmets was pressed very low, and their faces were all solemn.
His face turned pale and his lips were blue with cold, but he didn't move at all. He stood like a statue. His fingers holding the weapon were as stiff as iron.
Even if it is a soldier who is wet in the rain in front of the British Duke, he will never dare to hold an umbrella. In fact, this is not a suffering, but a kind of glory, which can stand for the British Duke, and the soldiers can show in front of him.
Iron military discipline is a good thing that cannot be obtained even if you want.
At this time, a general clasped his fist beside the felt car and said, "Sir, Hou Tongzhi has arrived."
After a while, a man in a gray robe in a coarse cloth ran straight from the middle of the guard post, got off the horse and held a greasy paper umbrella, walked to the carriage and said, "Let the Duke wait on the road, the officials are ashamed.
, there are important things to report.”
"Yes." Zhang Fu nodded slightly.
The man dressed in a coarse cloth robe said, "Shilarious Minister Hu and Wuyang Hou have both returned and have gone all the way to Yangzhou. As soon as he arrived at the north gate, a eunuch from the Silijian and the Jinyiwei people were waiting there;
The sword and military seal of Wuyang Marquis were tied directly. The generals of Wuyang Marquis seemed to be dissatisfied and asked the eunuch to take the eunuch. The eunuch said sarcastically: You also know that he is a marquis and a hero. If we don’t have the emperor,
Who dares to tie up your words without authorization? Those people dare not stop them after hearing this..."
"This Xue Lu...what else would he come to do? How great is it to die on the battlefield!" Zhang Fu sighed.
"Coarse cloth robe" was stunned and continued, "No one cared about Mr. Hu. However, as soon as he arrived outside the headquarters, the people from the Ministry of War came out and did not allow him to go to the palace, let alone meet the emperor. The people from the Ministry of War came out.
He asked Mr. Hu to hand over the seal letter from the Ministry of War, and asked him to go back to his residence and not go anywhere, waiting for the three judicial examinations to be punished.
The lower officials have some opinions. Although the incident in Huguang is serious, Hu Yi, as the governor, may be fine. First, he should ask him that the crime is three judicial affairs, and the Ministry of War comes forward, and the civil servants are in charge of civil servants. It is not very important.
The situation is generally not too ruthless; unlike Xue Hou, who was taken directly by the Jinyiwei. Second, I heard that Hu Yi had just arrived in Huguang, he questioned Xue Lu's combat strategy and sent a consultation to the Ministry of War in advance;
There is no prestige in the army and it may not be able to restrain Xue Lu, so it has no effect, but in this way his guilt will not be compared. Third, when the Ministry of War sent Hu Yi to Huguang, he was not good at military service.
It's true, it's hard to kill people if something happens now."
Zhang Fu did not argue. However, he had to agree with others' statements, especially about Hu Yi. And although Hu Yi was a civil servant, it was recommended by Zhang Fu, and Zhang Fu didn't want him to take the blame.
The old minister Zhang Fu knew Hu Yi well: as soon as the Yongle Dynasty ended, he lost his backer. But this big event suddenly made Zhang Fu discover a strange result: a civil servant, no one in the court, and he has to rely on it.
If you don’t go to court officials and military officials, you will not be able to go along with military officials, but you will be able to do nothing after the storm and waves. I have to say that you are capable.
Zhang Fu thought for a while and said, "You get on the horse and follow me to see Mr. Yang."
"Yes, Duke."
There are at least three high-ranking officials in the court who can be respected as Duke, but the Yang Gong that Zhang Fu wants to meet refers to Yang Rong.
As a hero, Zhang Fu usually has to avoid suspicion with the court officials, otherwise what do you want to do inside and outside? But today he feels that it is time to discuss with the court officials and ask the cabinet to help make decisions, and he will never delay any more.
Among civil officials, the person Zhang Fu is interested in is Yang Rong. In the 16th year of Yongle, Yang Rong became the chief minister of the cabinet. After that, he made many plans on border defense and military affairs, so he had a lot of contact with military generals and even accepted them.
Zhang Fu also had some contact with him during the Yongle period. After many years, the relationship between the two was not very shallow.
At this time, Qi Juzhou, a small northern city area of Qi Juzhou, was full of people and eyes, and Zhang Fu was too lazy to avoid it, so he simply took the guards to visit Yang Rong openly.
The strategy of entering Wuchang was clearly mentioned in front of the emperor at least a month ago, but it was not implemented immediately, and it has not been clarified yet. This cannot be blamed on Zhu Zhanji, as Zhu Zhanji can do ordinary things
The decision was made immediately, but the emperor's consideration was that the court would try to reach an agreement as much as possible, so the resistance would be small, so Zhang Fu wanted Yang Rong to persuade other ministers to support them together.
Change is not a simple matter, it mainly involves a series of joints such as money and grain scheduling.
Everyone has arrived at the door, so Yang Rong certainly couldn't let the British Duke turn aside, so he also went to the door open to welcome him. However, when he invited Zhang Fu into the living room, Yang Rong found another servant to accompany him, and deliberately made a "secret meeting" without a "secret meeting
The look of a general in charge of the army.
Xuande Dynasty is not as good as Yongle Dynasty. At that time, what a person was Emperor Yongle at that time? The army was firmly in his hands. The civil and military officials in that era were not worthy of carrying shoes, so Yang Rong was not worried about going with the military general.
The problem; but Emperor Xuande was a man who had just ascended the throne for two or three years. There were three or even five dynasties. Everyone had to understand some rules, and they all understood them.
Zhang Fu exchanged a few greetings, without saying too much, and said directly: "I came here to disturb the army this time, but it was actually a way to change the army's strategy."
Yang Rong immediately said: "The British public opinion is to turn to Wuchang? This matter seems to have been mentioned before, but it is a bit controversial. According to the principle, the Jingying has already obtained the entire Huaidong and Huaixi, and the situation is under control. Going south to the Yangtze River
It is only a matter of time. Besides, we have been fighting across the river for so long and suddenly have to change direction. There are at least two problems: one is that all previous efforts are wasted; the second is that the Han King is not a casual battle, and our army leaves,
What if he takes back the Jianghuai Plain?"
"The best place to attack from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is Caishidu. Jingying has prepared several battles in Caishidu, but it cannot be defeated. Because the Han King is also very important to Caishidu, where the army set up defenses, and we were asked to do so for a while.
There is no way to do it. I mentioned the change strategy before the emperor a month ago, because of this reason: the loss of Jianghuai in the southeast is a major disadvantage. In the long run, it seems that if you have negligence, you will be directly involved in your heart, but you just can't get it." Zhang Fu said, "But
If you move to Wuchang, it may not be possible to achieve it overnight. If the situation is not good, you will have to attack the city and capture the village many times. Therefore, I just mentioned it at the beginning and did not force it, but today I cannot say the same thing..."
Yang Rong said seriously: "Donald of Britain refers to the new defeat in Huguang?"
Zhang Fu nodded and replied, "That's right. I understand Xue Lu. He is not a completely unbearable person, but he was defeated by more than 100,000 in Huguang (including the local garrisons that did not participate in the war and the entry and exit of the book).
The hand of Yu's rebels. The battle between Yuanshui was on the flat ground. Mr. Yang had to think about how to fight ten with one? If we underestimate the enemy again, Huguang would cause a major problem."
Yang Rong has been asking about this matter more recently. When he heard Zhang Fu say this, he couldn't help but pay more attention to it. He couldn't help but stand up and pace back and forth.
He pondered: "Wuyang Hou was defeated and Huguang is empty. Will the rebels take advantage of the situation to occupy Wuchang and Jingzhou... If they arrived in the Yangtze River so quickly, their goal would not be small!"
Zhang Fu deliberately emphasized his tone: "Those people are the remnants of Jianwen. What is the reason for the rebellion to rebel and glimpse the world? If they have great ambitions, they must see the Yangtze River; if they do not have ambitions, how can they defeat more than 100,000 official troops?
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Yang Rong thought for a long time and finally made up his mind to say, "I will do my best to make this happen."
Zhang Fu said worriedly: "It's time to convince Yang Shaobao (Shiqi), and this matter is half done."
Yang Rong thought: If he turned to Wuchang, in addition to the pattern of advancing down the river to push the Han king, he would also have a situation of strategic adjustments towards the remnants of Jianwen in Huguang; that would be to deal with the "fake" Xiang Wang Zhu Wenbiao. Zhu Wenbiao was originally named Zhang Ning
, This person really has some origin in the officialdom: at first he almost became Yang Shiqi's son-in-law, and the news may have been just a chat in a small circle at the beginning; later, because of the Le'an incident (persuading the King of Han to go south), the old story with Yang Shiqi
It spreads together.
If Yang Shiqi firmly opposes the march to Wuchang, it will be beneficial to Zhang Ning, and the middle joint will be no longer qingchu. If the mouth is on others, can it be guaranteed that someone will talk nonsense? According to the logic, Yang Shiqi will definitely avoid suspicion; even if Yang Shiqi is in the public office, it is not enough to be the first time.
If he does not agree with the Wuchang strategy, he will definitely be a little conscientious and will not object too much.
Thinking of this, Yang Rong said seriously with an almost slap in his chest: "Don't worry, I will never be vague in the face of major events, so I will leave it to me."