Chapter 1463 Xin Zijuan’s long-range plan

 Feng Ziying is in a mixed mood.

He really didn't expect that his father might go to three places to serve as governor.

He had also heard before that mutinies by sergeants in the three towns of Ningxia, Gansu and Guyuan were happening one after another, but the scale was not large. They were basically calmed down by the generals' appeasement, but it still made the court realize that it was not that simple to abolish and merge the three towns.

These soldiers have been accustomed to this kind of life after decades of guarding the border. Although they are poor, they can still have a full belly.

As everyone knows about the severe drought in the North this year, it was suddenly announced that a large number of people would be laid off and given some money to send back to their hometowns. Most of these soldiers are from Shaanxi, Shanxi and Beizhili, followed by Shandong and Henan. It can be said that they are basically all In a drought-stricken area, how many buckets of rice and wheat can you buy with that little money? How do people live as a family?

 Obviously, these soldiers would think that the court wanted to get rid of the burden and send them back to their hometowns to reduce the consumption of the army. How could they accept this?

The imperial court obviously did not realize the connection between the two, but instead followed the previous practice of dismantling the army. The preliminary preparations were not thorough, and Chen Jingxuan's prestige was obviously not enough to suppress the entire three sides and four towns, so This caused the situation in the northwest to suddenly become turbulent, with the army mutinying and the soldiers rioting. If it was not controlled in time, it would really lead to the second Ningxia rebellion.

It should be said that Huang Ruliang and Wang Yongguang’s views are correct. The most suitable person who can suppress the three sides and four towns now is his father.

Dad served as a general soldier in Yulin Town for several years, and also participated in the whole process of countering the rebellion in Ningxia. He has friendships with various military leaders in Gansu Town, Ningxia Town, and even Guyuan Town. At least he has dealt with them. After serving as the general soldier in Datong for many years, many military generals came from the Datong department, so he has a fairly strong network of contacts in the three sides and four towns. In this situation, there is almost no one more suitable than my father.

For someone like Niu Jizong, I'm afraid the court would not be too confident about letting him go. In the position of Governor Xuanda, the three towns under his jurisdiction, Shanxi Town (Taiyuan Town) are firmly controlled by the court, and most of Datong Town is also in the hands of the court. Under the control of the imperial court, only Niu Jizong of Xuanfu Town had the advantage. If Niu Jizong was allowed to go to the three sides, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Once a rebellion is triggered, the imperial court will really be beyond its reach.

From another point of view, the imperial court was not willing to provoke Niu Jizong. What if Niu Jizong thought that letting him go to three sides was intended to distract him and took action immediately?

From Feng Ziying's point of view, this is actually the best time to mobilize Niu Jizong, so that he can remove Niu Jizong's influence in Xuanda San Town in one fell swoop.

If Prince Yi Zhong and the others really have ambitions and conspiracies, then now is an embarrassing period of neither getting up nor down. If Niu Jizong is decisively transferred, Niu Jizong will definitely be caught off guard. He neither dares to completely rebel, nor is he willing to obey. Go to the three sides, but in the end unless their party intends to start an uprising immediately, they will have to obey.

The only worry is that once this is done and Niu Jizong obeys, it is hard to say what the three sides and four towns will become under Niu Jizong's hands.

But in Feng Ziying's view, it is worth paying a certain price to abolish Niu Jizong, the thorn in the key position of Governor Xuanda. Moreover, the three sides and four towns are far in the northwest, and even if there is some storm, it will be difficult to affect it. Going to Gyeonggi Province is nothing more than giving the Tumut people an advantage. In the future, Da Zhou can slowly find opportunities to regain his position.

However, there were some things that Feng Ziying could not explain clearly. He said that Niu Jizong and Prince Yizhong were colluding to rebel. How could the court accept this when there was no basis for it?

Even Emperor Yonglong is probably thinking that as long as the capital camp is straightened out, the capital will be safe, so there is no need to cause more troubles.

Even if the Xuanfu army really wants to attack the capital city, the imperial court can immediately mobilize the Jizhen army, which is close at hand, and the Xuanfu army will have no chance to attack the capital city.

So when Huang Ruliang mentioned the candidate for governor of the three sides, Feng Ziying wisely did not mention Niu Jizong, because he knew that Huang and Wang would not approve it if he mentioned it, and the ministers of the imperial cabinet and the Ministry of War would not accept it either.

From Feng Ziying’s point of view, it’s not a bad thing for Dad to go to Sanliang.

Now my father has been in Liaodong for two years, and he has brought over his old subordinates such as Cao Wenzhao, He Renlong and the You brothers. He has established a foothold in Jiliao, and You Shigong became a Chief Soldier of Ji Town, this is the benefit of transferring the map.

Of course, there are many reasons why You Shigong was promoted to the position of commander-in-chief of Jizhen. First, Jizhen really needed a steady-style veteran to restrain Xuanfu Town under the control of Niu Jizong. Second, Emperor Yonglong also tried to win over and divide the generals under his father. It is an indisputable fact that the relationship between You Shigong and Emperor Yonglong is indeed much closer now. However, You Shigong is not the kind of white-eyed wolf and still respects his father very much. This is not a bad thing.

A general who cannot recommend his subordinates to higher positions will definitely fail. As for the recommendation, after the recommendation, the full-fledged general will definitely not be able to obey you as before. That is normal. As long as this good relationship is there, it will be different. .

Dad served as the general soldier in Datong Town, which was under the jurisdiction of Governor Xuanda. He had deep connections in Xuanda. Later he went to Yulin to serve as the general soldier and became the main force in putting down the Ningxia rebellion. Bian has also established considerable influence.

Now sitting in Liaodong, Li Chengliang's influence in Liaodong has been gradually eliminated, and the Feng family's position in Jiliao has been established. Now if he becomes the governor of the three sides, Gansu Town, Ningxia Town and Guyuan Town will also be included in the old town. Dad’s sphere of influence.

With Dad’s connections and means, even if he only stays for a year and a half, and by taking advantage of the current opportunity of abolishing and merging the three sides and four towns, it will not be difficult to manage the three sides into a stable backyard for the Feng family.

It can be said that in the future, the influence of the Feng family in the nine-border town will be unparalleled, but this is all caused by the arrangements of the imperial court and is not what the Feng family intended.

In peacetime, the Feng family's influence in the army was not that big. As long as the dynasty was stable, no one would have any other objections. However, Feng Ziying was really worried about the current Great Zhou Dynasty.

Seeing that several major worries are difficult to resolve and even tend to get worse, under this situation, Feng Ziying has to think more about the Feng family. She is a big family with many wives and concubines. Now besides Shen Yixiu, she has given birth to a child. Daughter, Wang Xifeng has another child in her belly. She doesn't know whether it is a boy or a girl. She really doesn't dare to be careless. She still thinks about her lovely wife and concubines, all in beauty, gathering together to enjoy a luxurious and glitzy life.

Under such circumstances, it should be the safest move for Dad to work steadily in the army and focus on his development in the court. With Dad's current physical condition, not to mention working until he is almost ninety like Li Chengliang, he will work for at least another twenty years. There is no problem with it. With twenty years of business operation, the Feng family's influence in the military is enough for him to enjoy.

Because of this, Feng Ziying is not too opposed to Huang Ruliang and Wang Yongguang's proposal to let his father go to the three sides. Moreover, he also feels that the court is really empty now, and the situation in Liaodong has eased a little, so he would probably let his father go to the three sides. It was really just an emergency. After a year and a half, his father had to return to Liaodong after being stabilized. After all, Liaodong was what Da Zhou was most worried about.

Full of thoughts, Feng Ziying returned to Shuntian Yamen, and it was only at this time that she focused her energy on the affairs of the Yamen again.

Wu Daonan has almost completely let himself go now. It turned out that when he was in Yongping Mansion, Zhu Zhiren had to call him at least every three to five to understand the situation of all aspects of affairs. When judging the case, he had to sit in the hall and show his power to King Wu Zheng, but Wu Daonan really He went to an extreme, except for the Poetry and Literary Society, that is, the affairs of Shuntian Fuxue and Confucianism professors. He was interested in it, and after asking about it, he basically let go of other matters.

This is good, both himself, Mei Zhiye and the Wutong Judges are all happy to see the results and act according to their own intentions. Originally, because there was no backbone, things were done a little tiptoeing, but now Feng Ziying has shown Being strong, everyone is much more confident. Even Mei Zhiye, a guy who is not on the same page as him, is much more active now.

Back at the government office, Wu Yaoqing was already waiting. When he saw Feng Ziying entering, he quickly followed him, "Sir, the situation at Hongqing Temple has made some progress."

Feng Ziying didn't react for a while. She was stunned for a moment before she came back to her senses, "You mean Ren Qing?"

"Yes, after the adults explained it, I arranged a group of people to keep an eye on Renqing. This guy is very cautious. Most of the time, he spends most of his time in Hongqing Temple and the Yamen. I can't see anything else. The clues came, we didn't find anything unusual for two consecutive months, until a few days ago, this guy quietly walked out alone from the side entrance of Hongqing Temple in the evening..."

"Oh? Alone?" Feng Ziying became interested. Master Renqing had met him several times in the Yamen, and even talked to him once, but they never talked in depth. He was not very interested in monks and Taoist affairs, and felt that this The guy still has some skills. At least he has studied the meaning of Buddhist scriptures. He talks clearly and has a very good demeanor.

"Yes, I was alone, and after going out, I went to a house not far from Hongqing Temple. I disguised myself before going out. If we hadn't been watching, and several brothers were all masters of spying in the world, we would have been able to escape from When you judge a person's walking posture from his daily appearance, you can't tell that he is the other person at all." Wu Yaoqing seemed very excited, and it was obvious that such a result made him very proud, "Do you know where he went?"

"Where? Gambling place, Fenzi Alley?" Feng Ziying laughed. If this is the case, it would not be surprising. Monks who have been suppressed for too long will inevitably have needs. It is normal for them to be unruly and unruly.

  Make up last night's work.

　　

 (End of this chapter)