Chapter 1035 Self-character scroll Miyun wants to rain (end)

"Your Majesty, the situation has been brought under control. It is because one of the Fifth Army Battalion heard rumors that Paozhe was captured by the Mongols. The court pretended not to know that the Mongols demanded a ransom. The court also ignored it and wanted to put the officers and soldiers of the Beijing camp to death. Zhang Huaichang, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, reported with a somber face: "The Shenji Battalion went to deal with it. The two armies fought near the Anren Grassland, but no weapons were used. Only more than a hundred people were injured and seven died."

  Emperor Yonglong's face was so gloomy that it was frightening. Although the situation was under control, things were broken. Tens of thousands of people in the Beijing camp were captured by the Mongols. What should we do with these tens of thousands of people now?

The Mongols asked for silver, such a huge amount of silver, as high as several million taels, how could the court get it, and Emperor Yonglong didn't want to take it out at all. How can you give up this good opportunity?

But this kind of thinking can only be recited in the depths of my heart, even if the courtiers understand my intentions, I can't admit it, I can only let them do it without saying it, even if someone mentions it, then I have to use other reasons explain the past.

Originally, the Ministry of War did a good job, but it finally managed to lure the veterans from the Jingying Camp into the bait. Chen Jixian also put in a lot of effort. The Fifth Army Battalion took the lead and sent out 40,000 soldiers. From another reason.

  However, Chen Jixian was a little too obvious when arranging people. Basically, those who had a shallow relationship with him or had conflicts were arranged.

This is of course because everyone thinks that this is a rare good opportunity to earn extra money for his subordinates. Anyway, the initiative of action is in his own hands, and he can arrange his own itinerary when the situation is not good. With the right of veto, if you don't dare to go out under such circumstances, it will be too ridiculed, and your reputation in the capital city will be really bad, so countless people are fighting for this opportunity.

But many things have to be looked at from two angles. If you think it is good, you can pick out various reasons to think it is beautiful. But once something is bad, and you think about it carefully, all kinds of unfavorable factors will emerge. up.

  Before something happened, everyone thought that Chen Jixian could not offend these people, so he gave them this good job, but once something happened, conspiracy theories would naturally come out.

Think about it, Chen Jixian has also been a general of the Fifth Army Battalion for several years. Without the Jiedu Envoy of the Beijing Camp, he, the general of the Fifth Army Battalion, has the power to command the entire three major battalions. People like Liu Guoquan are arrogant, but how can they compete with him? Chen Jixian wrestled his wrists. If it was a good job, no matter how bad it was, Chen Jixian should fight for a chance or two for his direct descendants.

Now that the matter is broken, and if there are people who are interested in fanning the flames, the finger will be pointed at him faintly. This is what Emperor Yonglong is most annoyed. The money was lost, and the face was lost, and more importantly, if these people returned to the Beijing camp after they came back, wouldn't they be stealing chickens and losing money?

   Unless these people come back, they can no longer enter the Beijing camp.

But the boss spent so much effort to instigate such a large force to force the palace, I am afraid that he has already planned these backhands, and it is very dangerous to really stir up the hostility of the Beijing soldiers and their 100,000 or 200,000 family members towards him. .

It was only at this time that Emperor Yonglong fully realized why the more than 100,000 people in the Beijing camp died like this, and it was not just in his own time. It was like this decades ago, but his father and even his grandfather never considered moving them. In fact, they and their families have become a decisive force in the capital city, and they can move the whole body at the slightest move.

  The population of the capital city is only over one million, but the capital camp and its relatives add up to 200,000, almost accounting for more than 20%. Who would dare to ignore such a huge force?

   "What about the Ministry of War's opinion?" Emperor Yonglong suppressed the annoyance and resentment in his heart, and said in a low voice.

"Chen and Zishu discussed it. In order to avoid turmoil in the capital, this matter is irreversible. How to deal with it depends on the results of the negotiations between Yongping Mansion and Neikalkha. We have already arranged people here. I went to Yongping, on the one hand to understand the progress of the negotiations, and on the other hand, to convey the intention of the court to Yongping."

  Zhang Jingqiu was also extremely passive by this matter, and he also knew that the emperor must be very dissatisfied with this matter, but this has nothing to do with the Ministry of War.

Where did the news come from? It is impossible to find out now. On the surface, there are only a few people who know it, but in fact, if you want to investigate carefully, at least dozens of people can be involved. It takes so many people. It is almost impossible to find out who leaked the secret.

  The question is who has such a great ability to incite the soldiers of the Beijing camp to leave the camp to make trouble, this is the key.

Chen Jixian must be responsible, but three days ago Chen Jixian said he couldn't afford it, and the emperor even sent the imperial doctor to see him. It was true that he had a foot disease, which was so swollen that it was difficult to go out, but unexpectedly, such a thing happened at this juncture. matter.

Now that Chen Jixian has returned to the Jingying barracks with his illness, the situation has stabilized, and there should be no more mistakes, but the impact has spread. Everyone knows that tens of thousands of people in the Beijing camp have been captured by the Mongols. How will the court deal with it? , It is directly related to the stability inside and outside the capital.

"Leave it all to Feng Keng?" Emperor Yonglong had a sullen face, although he knew that this should be the safest move to avoid the court being pushed to the front line, and if the negotiation fails, there is still a way out. It feels very uncomfortable, especially when someone puts it on.

"Your Majesty, if this kind of matter is delayed and slowed down, let the people know that the court has not ignored it and is actively dealing with it, and the people's emotions will gradually ease down..." Zhang Jingqiu explained: "Besides, if it comes to certain In the end, we might as well let Ziying go back to Beijing."

   Seeing Emperor Yonglong looking over, Zhang Jingqiu glanced at Zhang Huaichang, the censor of Zuodu with lowered eyelids, and seeing that the emperor didn't say anything, he pondered for a moment and continued.

"I'm thinking, since Ziying dared to have an interview with Zai Sai, it must have made Neikalkha people afraid to fight lightly, at least in Yongping Mansion. In many cases, the Ministry of War also needs to learn more Details, if a better result can be negotiated, then why not do it? At that time, the emperor can also ask about Ziying's specific situation and give instructions."

  Zhang Jingqiu's words made Emperor Yonglong realize that there should be some leeway in how to deal with the tens of thousands of captives in the Beijing camp, but the specific strategies and conditions must be considered.

  Zhang Jingqiu also realized that Feng Ziying must have considered the subtlety and complexity of this, so that You Shilu would pass the news to the Ministry of War first, and the official document from the Yongping Mansion to the Secretary of General Affairs did not mention this.

  This Feng Ziying has really learned the style of Qiao Yingjia, an old fox, in some aspects. He is watertight and flexible. Compared with his other master, Qi Yongtai, he is much more flexible in this aspect.

  Zhang Huaichang also heard that there was some inhuman tacit understanding between Zhang Jingqiu and the emperor, especially Zhang Jingqiu's meaningful pause.

   But he pretended not to know, and waited quietly.

  Zhang Jingqiu is the emperor's die-hard. At one time, the emperor also wanted Zhang Jingqiu to join the cabinet, but he and Zhang Jingqiu failed in the end, and Li Sancai took the lead.

   Zhang Huaichang didn’t want to ask how the emperor dealt with the Beijing camp. However, the Beijing camp has now been captured by the Mongols by tens of thousands, which has caused public turmoil in the capital.

   It is the responsibility of the court to bring back the tens of thousands of captives in the Beijing camp, but how the court will deal with them after they are brought back is a matter for the emperor and the cabinet to consider. Zhang Huaichang only cares about the first half, and the second half is not his responsibility.

  Of course, Zhang Huaichang was also very curious about how Feng Ziying discussed with the Neikha people about the handling of the Beijing camp.

For Feng Ziying, Zhang Huaichang is now more and more interested. As the only representative of the Liaodong people in the court, Zhang Huaichang has no other wish, but hopes that Liaodong will not only stay firmly in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also get rid of the current situation. Being in danger of being looked down upon by foreign enemies at any time is his core goal and responsibility as a Liaodong scholar and official.

   Now, it seems that Feng and his son have this kind of atmosphere faintly. Compared with Li Chengliang before, it is more hopeful.

  So after Zhang Huaichang came out of the palace, after a little thought, he asked someone to send a post to Qi Yongtai's mansion.

  In the capital city, the Forbidden Captain Long is almost all over the officials, and this is also a tacit secret.

  However, Long Jinwei also has many restrictions. Once the officials find out, they will expel them in various ways quietly. Long Jinwei can't complain. Everyone maintains a tacit harmony.

It's not that there is no communication between officials, but according to the court's regulations, the communication between officials should be open and aboveboard, not private collusion, so it is not taboo for officials to visit each other, and it is also allowed to invite each other to watch operas and listen to music together .

   Zhang Huaichang didn't want Feng Ziying to be too showy in such a matter, but he didn't want Feng Ziying to defy the emperor's wishes in this matter.

But now more than 50,000 captives from the Beijing camp have fallen into the hands of the Neikha people, but they are tied to the negotiations between Feng Ziying and Zai Sai, which means that no matter what happens, Feng Ziying has become a key figure in this matter. Whether it is a merit or a demerit, Feng Ziying will not be able to escape the responsibility in the future.

Under such circumstances, it is even more necessary to think carefully, how to satisfy the emperor, at least to prevent the emperor from becoming hostile to Feng Ziying, and to avoid the backlash of public opinion and public opinion in Beijing, this is really a difficult task work.

  In this situation, he needs to coordinate his position with Qi Yongtai. If something really happens, the two of them can take action in time to calm it down.

  (end of this chapter)