Chapter 1716 The problem of the Renzi scroll

Ye Xianggao shook his head, "Boxiao (Zheng Ji's courtesy name) will not be involved in such things. As for Dongxian (Guan Yingzhen's courtesy name) and Zishu (Chai Ke's courtesy calligraphy), even if they have some resentments, they will not be involved in this kind of thing." When the time comes, I won’t get involved with this guy from Anfu Hutong.”

"Brother Jinqing, are you so sure?" Li Sancai was a little surprised, "Wang Zinian is very active. As far as I know, he frequently visits Dongxian Mansion. Feibai and Meiming have also met Wang Zinian."

"The more active they are, the more it means they have no chance. This is just for the outside world to see, to make you and me suspicious. If they really have persuaded Dongxian and the others, they will just hide it and wait for trouble. Yes." Ye Xianggao saw this very clearly, and this was precisely the incompetence of Prince Yi Zhong.

“Then we won’t take any measures?” Li Sancai thought about it and felt that it made sense, but if Prince Yizhong was allowed to remain like this, it seemed a little inappropriate.

"How should we take measures now? Has he done anything else?" Ye Xianggao said with a wry smile: "Even if he comes to us and proposes to supervise the country, he can blatantly say that he cares about state affairs. After all, Da Zhou's surname is Zhang, he It is not unreasonable to say that. The Xuanfu Army has not proven that it has any special relationship with him, even if we know it well. Therefore, instead of thinking about how to deal with him, it is better to think about the Xuanfu Army. How should we deal with it.”

Ye Xianggao's words made Li Sancai suddenly realize that the most troublesome thing was Prince Yi Zhong's side. After all, there had been no changes, and as the former prince, he was still the chief prince of Jiangnan who had great influence both inside and outside the court. , when the emperor was unconscious again, it was really difficult for the court to deal with it.

If it is not easy to deal with, we can only treat it coldly and put it aside, but we should consider how to deal with the most urgent problem, and the most urgent problem is undoubtedly the Xuanfu army led by Niu Jizong.

The Jizhen Army blocked the Xuanfu Army, but the confrontation between the two armies will soon have an impact on the capital. Before, only sporadic news spread in the capital, but after today, rumors will definitely fly all over the sky. People's hearts are floating, and the court will not take it. If you come up with a strategy, more unpredictable things will emerge.

And this is probably in line with Prince Yohitada's expectations. Once the capital is in chaos and the situation is out of control, he, the former prince and the eldest brother of the current emperor, can naturally step out of the front desk, ask for orders for the country, and ask for supervision of the country.

"Announcing Niu Jizong's rebellion?" Li Sancai said hesitantly, then shook his head in denial, "This is not the best strategy. It is difficult for the people of Gyeonggi to believe it unless it is connected with Anfu Hutong, but Anfu Hutong is Fortunately, one of them was still in the capital city and said nothing. Instead, he was prone to many conspiracy theories..."

Ye Xianggao nodded appreciatively. Li Sancai's mind was still clear. At this time, he would define Prince Zhong as a rebel. I'm afraid countless rumors would come out, which would inevitably involve several of the emperor's princes, and even bring the emperor into trouble for the future. Stories like setting a trap to frame Prince Yoshitaka before he could cause trouble could come up, and the situation would be even worse.

"Huaichang, can Youshi be able to repel Niu Jizong?" Ye Xianggao thought for a while and then said: "If its logistical supplies are cut off, how long can the Xuanfu army maintain on this line?"

"Xiang Ye, procrastinating like this is probably not the way to go. Since the Xuanfu army is coming from the east, they must be fully prepared. The Yanqing Guard is actually not far from the Yuhe line. Now the entire west of Yuhe is basically occupied by the Xuanfu army. After taking over, there are a lot of grain and supplies in Zhenbian City and Changping Prefecture, and they are all controlled by the Xuanfu Army. Although it is impossible for the time to be too long, I guess there should be no problem within a month."

Zhang Huaichang pondered and said: "If we want to deal with the Xuanfu Army, I'm afraid we have to dig deep, but it's also difficult. The main reason is that we don't know the situation in Datong and Shanxi. Our original arrangement suddenly fell into passivity because of Zhang Chengyin's mistake. , otherwise it would not have reached this point, so I am also worried about whether there will be problems with the arrangement in Datong. Yang Yuan took office too soon, and he was not familiar with Datong Mansion before. Datong Mansion is also a group of arrogant soldiers. , Niu Jizong has a lot of tricks, I'm still a little worried."

"Huaichang, are you worried that Sun Shaozu will drag away too many people?" Li Sancai stroked his beard, "That's not the case. Sun Shaozu only got up by relying on Niu Jizong, and he doesn't have much ability. I have seen his previous employment experience. Datong Town’s performance was lackluster,…”

"Brother Daofu, your description of mediocre performance is too narrow. He may not be a good fighter, but his ability to win over his subordinates and win people's hearts is not bad. Otherwise, he would not have been able to climb to the top of the army in his thirties. In the general position, if he does not have the status of a general, even if Niu Jizong wants to promote him, he will not be able to sit in the position of deputy commander-in-chief."

Zhang Huaichang shook his head disapprovingly: "I have carefully learned about his performance in Datong Town, especially in Ping'an Prefecture. He has connections with the Tumotes of the Chahar people outside the border wall, and even a group of military generals under his command. I listened to him very much, and the interests were all in one. His clan brother Sun Shaozong was a good fighter, and now he succeeded him as the general of Xinping Road. Wang Chenglong was also able to fight, but because he didn't get along with Yang Yuan, he was pulled over by Niu Jizong. Lu It’s hard to say whether Ji Ji, a cunning old man, will listen to Yang Yuan. After all, the situation in Datong Town is not optimistic..."

As Minister of the Ministry of War, Zhang Huaichang can no longer only care about the safety of his hometown in Liaodong like he used to do in Zuodu. He needs to take an overview of the changes in the situation in the entire nine sides.

"If I had known earlier, I should have replaced Niu Jizong directly. At least he would have lost his righteousness. Even if he wanted to rebel, without his righteousness, the Xuanfu army would not be able to listen to him." Li Sancai said with regret: "It is a pity that the emperor was too I was overconfident and believed in Zhang Chengyin's abilities too much. Zhang Chengyin is also an incompetent person and delayed important events at a critical moment!"

It cannot be said that Zhang Chengyin is too bad, but that Niu Jizong is more scheming. Before, everyone thought that Zhang Chengyin became Niu Jizong's confidant and his right arm. Who would have thought that this would be a chess piece to paralyze one's own side, and would be used as a trump card at the critical moment? , which suddenly put the court into a passive position.

Emperor Yonglong had a different idea. He wanted to completely eliminate all troubles, so he painstakingly designed such a situation. However, it was self-defeating, and he himself fell into a coma, making the situation uncontrollable. A lot of trouble was thrown to everyone present.

Logically speaking, civil servants are only responsible for court affairs and generally do not interfere in the change of imperial power. Civil servants can accept whoever becomes emperor unless it violates the moral principles. However, this is exactly the situation now, and civil servants are also pushed aside. Be on the front line.

"So what Huaichang means is that we can only wait?" Ye Xianggao frowned. He didn't want to see the Xuanfu army staring at the court in the west but being helpless. "How do the people of Gyeonggi view us like this? The Xuanfu army What exactly is the military’s action that we can’t even determine?”

"Xiang Ye, who wants to see this situation?" Zhang Huaichang rubbed his chin, "But now the situation is chaotic and unclear, and the emperor is unconscious. It is estimated that Brother Zhonghan, Brother Chengfeng and Brother Erzhang are at the Iron Network Mountain. Bian is also at a loss, unable to make a decision, but now that the situation over there is clear, can we invite the three of them back? Since the emperor is unconscious, according to what the imperial doctor said, we are just waiting for the emperor to wake up. The emperor sent him back to the palace for observation?"

 Zhang Huaichang's suggestion made both Ye Xianggao and Li Sancai fall into deep thought.

Indeed, the emperor is now far away in Tiewang Mountain, plus several princes, three pavilion elders and some civil servants are still there. Many situations require traveling back and forth for ventilation, and there are delays in time, and many things are It is difficult to make a decision quickly even if they have to discuss it, so it is very inconvenient. If they can all return to Beijing, many things can be decided on the spot, and the efficiency will be much higher.

“Then the emperor’s return to Beijing will have any impact on his body?” Ye Xianggao asked.

"Theoretically, it's not a serious problem. Didn't all the imperial doctors say that it's not clear whether it was caused by the collision on the head or the deficiency of Qi caused by taking elixirs to relieve fire. We can only observe and rest, but judging from the emperor's pulse, it shouldn't be As for serious problems, don't use a carriage, but use a sedan, there shouldn't be a big problem, it's just that the speed will be slower." Li Sancai said hesitantly.

Emperor Yonglong was his Bole, and he was able to push him into the cabinet against all odds. He also knew that many people were unconvinced, including Zhang Jingqiu, Zhang Huaichang, Gu Bingqian, Huang Ruliang, Guan Yingzhen and others were a little jealous. Of course he hoped that Yonglong If Di Neng wakes up as soon as possible, the conditions for returning to Beijing will be much better and the hope will be much greater.

 But he was really worried that if something went wrong on the road, it would be self-defeating.

Ye Xianggao finally nodded: "Then let's get things started without further delay. Contact Zhong Han and the others and get everyone there back to Beijing as soon as possible. But on Niu Jizong's side, Huaichang, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Now I'm afraid I can only let him return to Yanqing Guard temporarily in the name of drill..." Zhang Huaichang was also very worried. If the imperial court really issued the official order, it would undoubtedly be acquiescence to the Xuanfu Army's behavior. The prestige of the imperial court will be a big blow. In the future, if you change your tone of accusation and hold you accountable as a crime, it may be difficult to handle.

"It's inappropriate. The imperial court cannot bear this responsibility." Ye Xianggao also thought of this and shook his head decisively: "Is there any other way?"

“It’s not easy to cover up people’s eyes and ears and force them to retreat at the same time.” Zhang Huaichang thought for a moment and suddenly thought of something, “But if the public opinion ferments on its own, maybe it can be used?”

 (End of this chapter)