Chapter 1604 Xin Zi Juan Feng Gao

King Zhongshun looked uncertain, uncertain, and increasingly uneasy.

Not only did the emperor let King Zhonghui serve as the governor of the Beijing Camp and the general of the fifth military camp, but he also asked Chen Jixian to move the main force of the fifth military camp to Huaiyang Town. This meant that the emperor became more and more worried about the security of the capital. Targeting the boss, or his sons?

 The reason why I came to Feng Ziying for advice was to see if I could get some insights from this person.

This person is not only a disciple of Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia, but also because this guy has an extraordinary sense of smell and judgment on the current situation, which he particularly admires.

Feng Ziying reminded herself early not to get involved in the fights between several princes, saying that the emperor's mind was fickle, and he might change his mind when touched by a certain factor, and it was impossible for the emperor to ignore the opinions of the Shilin courtiers, so Betting hastily will only cause unnecessary trouble.

But I thought I had seen through the emperor's thoughts, so I just gave Qian Guozhong a tentative push. As a result, he aroused such suspicion and reaction from the emperor, which made me feel a little embarrassed now, and even Lao Shi was. Got a big advantage.

"Ziying, Gu has always felt a little uneasy in his heart during this time. He always feels that something big is going to happen in Beijing, but the current situation is nothing, except Tienshan Qiuyan, but what else can happen? "King Zhongshun said leisurely: "It's more than 200 miles away from the capital city, and there are the Beijing camp accompanying us, and the Ji Town army is also stationed nearby, what can we do?"

Feng Ziying was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Is it possible that Your Majesty is too worried about state affairs? The season this year is indeed not very good. There is a severe drought in the north. I am afraid it will be difficult at the end of the year. However, it is autumn in Tiewang Mountain. What does Your Majesty think will happen?" Woolen cloth?"

"When the emperor chooses his heir apparent, some people must be happy, some may be sad, and some may be unwilling, but what can we do? The emperor is not a womanizer now, and now even if the concubines want to see the emperor, they must pass the news and get approval. The same goes for them, and the emperor brother can't change his mind just by begging and acting coquettishly. No one can change this kind of thing easily."

 King Zhongshun stroked his beard, his eyes wandering, "Do you think the boss will do anything wrong?"

Finally the thought came to this, Feng Ziying looked unmoved, "Then what do you think King Yi Zhong will do? The emperor has been the emperor for ten years, not to mention that he is as stable as Mount Tai, but don't the princes in the court understand the truth here? ? What benefit will it bring to the court?"

"Yes, that's why I can't figure it out, but I can't let it go. I just can't figure out what's wrong." King Zhongshun slapped his thigh, "As long as the emperor's brother is in good health, everything won't be a problem. I'll go see him." The emperor's brother looks good, and the hospital also said that as long as the emperor rests peacefully, he should be fine within three to five years."

"In this case, the prince should be relieved." Feng Ziying said calmly: "But the prince is still so uneasy, what else are you worried about?"

“Well, I can’t tell clearly.” King Zhongshun smiled bitterly and shook his head, “That’s why I came to ask Ziying.”

"Your Majesty, how do you understand this? Your Majesty only needs to fulfill your duties and protect this three-acre land of Shuntian Mansion." Feng Ziying smiled and waved her hands, "The things that your Majesty thinks are different from those of your Majesty. .”

"No, Ziying, you must be able to think of something unexpected." King Zhongshun recognized Feng Ziying, his eyes fell on Feng Ziying's face, and he simply held Feng Ziying's wrist with one hand, "Ziying, you have to tell me, Whether it’s your guess or just random thoughts, I want to hear it.”

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Standing on the high platform with his hands behind his back, looking to the northwest, Prince Yoshitaka's originally strong and generous back has become slightly bloated and old.

After all, they are in their fifties. Chu Qi and Wang Zinian exchanged looks, both feeling a little emotional.

They are all old men who have followed Prince Yi Zhong for many years. I am afraid that apart from Jia Jing, everyone else is somewhat inferior to them in terms of qualifications.

"Ke Zhen, how is Jia Jing's situation over there? A letter should have arrived a few days ago." After a long time, Prince Yi Zhong turned around, his eyes still bright, "Zhen Yingjia has repeatedly given me I wrote a letter saying that Jia Jing was arbitrary and arbitrary, and that Tang Binyin and Gu Tianjun were extremely dissatisfied with Jia Jing's actions, but since Jia Jing didn't show up, the blame fell on their brothers..."

Wang Zinian laughed and said, "Your Majesty, what kind of people are the Zhen brothers? Do you still know? Zhen Yingyu is a little better. Zhen Yingjia is a person who wishes to have power in his hands. Brother Zijing has been dormant for so many years. If you want to help the prince achieve great things, how can you control him?"

Chu Qi also took up the conversation and said with a smile: "Kezhen is right. Except for Zhen Yingyu who cares a little about the overall situation, all the brothers in the Zhen family are mediocre. Zhen Yingjia is the eldest brother, and Zhen Yingyu can't do anything about it. Zijing will definitely not get used to it. Looking at the other party, how could we have raised so much money in such a short time without Zijing planning in Jiangnan?"

"Well, Gu understands Zijing's hard work, but the Zhen family can be regarded as Gu's loyal ministers in Jiangnan, so it shouldn't be too much." Of course Prince Yi Zhong knew the twists and turns, but he was unwilling to let Jia Jing and Zhen The relationship between the family is too tense, "Wen Qi, please write a letter to Zijing to ask him to tolerate a little bit, but you can write a letter to Zhen Yingjia to ask him to be less restless. There should be a result soon." "

Chu Qi frowned, "Your Majesty, do you really want to be with Bei Bian'er..."

Prince Yi Zhong lowered his eyelids and seemed to be thinking. After a long time, he slowly said: "Without their support and restraint, the Jizhen army will arrive day and night, and Niu Jizong's Xuanfu army may not have a chance."

“But maybe we only need to connect with the Chahar people. Why do we need to connect with the Jianzhou Jurchens...?” Wang Zinian couldn’t help but ask.

Although the Chahar people seem to be powerful now, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Chahar people are beginning to decline and are no longer able to pose a fatal threat to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

You can see the clues by looking at the results of their extensive invitation to the Mongolian tribes to invade the south last year. Although they mobilized all the left-wing Mongolian tribes and broke through the pass to the south of the Great Wall, they failed to achieve much decent results in the capital. As a result, they fell into a stalemate, and finally had to withdraw from the side wall in despair.

The more dazzling results were achieved by the Inner Khalkha people. This cannot but be said to be a bit embarrassing for the Chahar people, who regard themselves as the overlord of the Mongolian left wing and even the entire Mongolia.

In this case, in order to prevent the Jizhen army from intervening at a critical moment and causing the situation to become uncontrollable, it is also an acceptable choice to let the Chahar people come forward to contain it. If this is not possible, it will be enough to give the Mongols some compensation in terms of trade. Yes, but getting in touch with the Jianzhou Jurchens is a bit too much.

"Ke Zhen, I don't want to take this step. The Jianzhou Nuzhen is the enemy of the Zhou Dynasty, and I know it, so I won't take this step until the last moment." Prince Yi Zhong's eyes flashed with a look of cruelty, "If Niu Jizong's Xuanfu army cannot control the situation, so we may have no choice but to retreat south..."

 Prince Yi Zhong clenched his fists and his eyes became colder and crueler.

"But there are hundreds of thousands of border troops under the control of Laosi, especially Liaodong, Jizhen, Datong and Yulin. In Datong Town, Niu Jizong said that he can control part of it, so it can be offset, leaving Liaodong, Jizhen and Yulin. How many towns? There is only Xuanfu Town here. Can you believe Huaiyang Town? Prince Teng’s Denglai Town still controls Huguang, and there is Laosi’s Jingxiang Town over there. Without the Jurchen and Mongolian tribes in Jianzhou To contain them, Lao Si can completely mobilize tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 elites from Liaodong, Jizhen and Yulin towns to go south. How can we resist? Just rely on a Xuanfu town? "

 Chu Qi and Wang Zinian were speechless.

They all know that once the first plan fails, the second and third plans will ultimately lead to a confrontation between the North and the South. For the North-South confrontation, the most important thing is to delay it. As long as it takes a year, the Northern Army will not be able to get through it. Yangtze River, then the situation will gradually turn to one's own advantage.

Lack of reserves of various materials, including grain, and cutting off water transportation will push the entire Northland into desperation. Therefore, even God is helping us. This year's severe drought is the best assist. The Northland's food shortage is a foregone conclusion, and Beijing The huge deficit in Tongercang has created a big hole in the imperial court's grain reserves. Now the imperial court is actively purchasing grain to make up for it, but if it really wants to make up for it, it has to wait for the autumn grain harvest. Now we are constantly pulling in grain. Raising food prices forced the imperial government to be unable to support its finances.

If Feng Ziying had not organized an auction that raised more silver than expected for the court, I am afraid that the situation of the court would be even worse now, and there would even be no money to buy grain at all.

If we want to adopt the second and third options, we must try our best to prevent the frontier troops from moving south smoothly. The longer the delay, the better. The more delay, the better. As long as the delay lasts for half a year, then the imperial court will not be able to move south smoothly. The shortage of food and silver but the shortage of various materials will directly affect the morale and fighting spirit of the entire frontier army, making it an impossible task for them to travel thousands of miles south to break through the Jiang defense.

The longer the delay is, the further back we get, the less eager the frontier troops will be to fight. After all, this is an internal struggle for position within the Zhang family. It is not an invasion by a foreign enemy, nor a rebellion by rebels. As long as Prince Yi Zhong can prove it from all angles. If the resistance to war prevails, then eventually the courtiers and the army will slowly accept this result.

"Of course, I don't want to have anything to do with Jianzhou Jurchen, so I hope that the first way to solve the problem is the best, so that I can sit on the position of Dabao upright and restore the great power of the Zhou Dynasty." After saying this, Prince Yi Zhong waved his hand vigorously to declare his attitude.

 (End of this chapter)