Chapter 1717 The Power of Public Opinion in the Renzi Juan

  "Public opinion?" Ye Xianggao's face changed a little as if he was touched by something, and he didn't speak for a while.

   "Brother Jinqing, what's wrong?" Li Sancai asked in surprise.

"The old man is worried that this public opinion will inevitably criticize me in the future." Ye Xianggao sighed, "The Xuanfu army's behavior is so tantamount to rebellion, the imperial court pretended to be deaf and dumb, and ignored it. This cannot be justified."

Ye Xianggao's words made both Li Sancai and Zhang Huaichang change their colors slightly. Why didn't the two of them take this into consideration, but once the Xuanfu army was declared rebellious, there was no room for maneuver, although the Jizhen army blocked it now. The Xuanfu Army, but the situation in Datong Town is not clear. If Yang Yuan fails to gain an advantage over Sun Shaozu, the Datong Army will also take advantage of the situation to overwhelm, I am afraid You Shigong will not be able to stop it.

In fact, Datong is very close to Gyeonggi, whether it is coming from Pinganzhou on Xinping Road, or from Weizhou via Baoanzhou, it is very close, and the Xuanfu army has controlled the entire west side. Sun Shaozu wants to It is very convenient to lead the Datong army over here.

The Jizhen army itself is inferior to the Xuanfu army, and some of them are stationed in the east to deal with the harassment of the Chahar people. Even though You Shigong also judged that the harassment of the Chahar people is a kind of restraint, he dare not ignore it , once the hole is opened, and the Chahar army rushes to the capital again, he, the chief soldier of Ji Town, may really be in the end.

  In this situation, Sun Shaozu's Datong Army and Xuanfu Army joined forces to advance eastward, and You Shigong would definitely not be able to resist it.

"What Ye Xiang said is very true. If it takes two or three days, we can explain it on the grounds that we don't know the situation, but if it takes three to five days, the people in Beijing will definitely understand it. If the public opinion is reversed, we can hardly absolve ourselves of the blame. "Li Sancai was even more worried. He was more favored by Emperor Yonglong, but at this moment he retreated due to power or interests. This scholar will be a stain in the mind, and of course Ye Xianggao as the chief assistant is the same.

Zhang Huaichang nodded with a heavy face: "Then we can only clearly announce that Niu Jizong has rebelled, remove Niu Jizong from the position of governor Xuanda, and order the Xuanfu army to stop any actions immediately, and not accept Niu Jizong's order, and let Long Jinwei search the small family in Niu Jizong's mansion." I am afraid that the generals of the Xuanfu Army will not listen at all, and Datong, once it is completely opened, it is hard to say whether there will be any other reactions from the Chahar and Tumet people outside the side wall. ..."

  This is also a problem that has to be faced squarely.

If the Chahar and Tumot people outside the border wall know that Xuanfu, Datong, and Jizhen are facing each other because of civil strife and the three border towns are attacking each other, it is inevitable that they will have the idea of ​​profiting from it. It would be unbearable for both Gyeonggi and the court to experience the same situation last year. So far, the Ministry of Household Affairs is still struggling to restore the economy of Gyeonggi area, and the problem of refugees has not yet been completely resolved.

  The three of them were discussing, but when Zhang Huaichang saw that his long entourage was poking around the door with a family member from Ye Mansion, he couldn't help being a little annoyed, why was he so unruly?

  But in front of Ye Xianggao and Li Sancai, he couldn't get angry, so he could only ask in a cold voice, "What's the matter?"

   "Return to Master, this is an urgent letter from Master Feng of Shuntian Mansion from Iron Net Mountain, asking to be handed over to you, and presented to Ye Xiang and Li Xiang." Chang Sui said cautiously.

   "Oh?" Zhang Huaichang's expression softened slightly, "Feng Ziying's letter?"

  Ye Xianggao and Li Sancai also heard this. They were quite surprised and curious, not knowing what Feng Ziying had in mind.

  They already knew that Feng Ziying persuaded King Zhonghui to send troops to the Beijing camp, and he persuaded Xu Dahua to let You Shigong dispatch the army to the west in advance.

The former is fine. King Zhonghui was originally a layman and had no opinions. It is understandable to be fooled by Feng Ziying, but it is not easy for Xu Dahua to be persuaded. Even without the Shangshu Zhang Huaichang, it cannot but be said to be an anomaly.

  Zhang Huaichang read ten lines at a glance, quickly read it, and handed it to Ye Xianggao. Ye Xianggao also read it and handed it to Li Sancai. Ye and Li were also quite moved after reading it.

   "Huaichang, what do you think?" Ye Xianggao and Li Sancai exchanged glances and asked.

  Zhang Huaichang noticed the change in their attitudes, and it seemed that Feng Ziying's suggestion had moved them.

"I originally thought about taking the bottom line, and I was thinking of letting Chai Guozhu's Shanxi Town, but Shanxi Town is farther away, and there are Niu Jizong's followers in Shanxi Town, I didn't expect Feng Ziying to come up with this idea, but it's a bit risky." Zhang Huaichang pondered for a while, " But it's a risk worth taking."

"Huaichang, Feng Ziying must have written a letter with You Shigong, otherwise he would not dare to make this suggestion, but this guy's hands are a bit too long." Li Sancai also stroked his beard in thought, but he changed the topic, "The Shicheng box to the Dashuigu line is also the point of the Chahar soldiers. In case..."

"Ziying made it very clear that one or two departments were selected, not all of them. Even if some spies from Chahar people work in our capital city, they probably don't know much about our internal situation. How many people in the capital city can Can you understand the situation? And even if you know it, it will take time to pass it back, so this is a matter of time difference. Send troops from the Dashuigu line in Shichengjia, rush into Sihaizhi along the Chaohe River, control Yongning, and beat Niu Jizong by surprise. Its rear forced him to retreat,..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Huaichang couldn't help but shook his head with a smile: "This is just a beautiful imagination. In fact, being able to break through and enter the rule of the four seas is enough to make Niu Jizong's heart shattered. Losing Yanqing Prefecture will directly threaten Yanqing Youwei." Now, let me see where his Xuanfu army is going back."

  Li Sancai also shook his head, "How is it possible? The first-line Ji Town can draw one or two soldiers is the limit, and I am still worried about whether I can control the Four Seas."

"It should be possible to hit a surprise." Zhang Huaichang said: "The Chaohe Institute is still in the hands of the Jizhen Army, and Niu Jizong only controlled Changping Prefecture. This may be his fatal mistake, but it may not be that he didn't want to, but It’s not enough, his main purpose is to go to Beijing.”

  Chaohe River is located 40 to 50 miles northeast of Changping Prefecture. Across the Great Wall, it faces Sihaizhi in Xuanfu Town. To the east is Mutianyu, Dashuigu and Huairou, and to the northeast is Shichengxia.

Sihaizhi is the most important guardhouse in the east wing of Yanqing Prefecture. It is adjacent to Heihanling Fort and Zhousigou Fort on the Outer Great Wall. It is also an important place to deal with these two passes. However, Yongning is the most important food and grass supply base in Yanqing Prefecture, and it also has the largest equipment and armor repair station in Yanqing Prefecture.

Jizhen is controlling the Great Wall. If it is from high above, if it attacks suddenly, it is estimated that the Xuanfu army has never thought that the Jizhen army can counterattack in this situation. It is very possible to win Sihaizhi. Can it be won? Yongning is hard to say.

"Then fight?" Ye Xianggao thought for a while, "Let's not mention it for now, the Ministry of War ordered You Shigong to be attached, and dispatched two departments to take down Si Haizhi, choose an opportunity to attack Yongning, cut off the Xuanfu army's retreat,... "

   "Yes." Both Li Sancai and Zhang Huaichang nodded.

  While speaking, there was another voice outside the door, but this time it was Ye Xianggao's long follower, "My lord, Prince Yizhong is here to visit."

  The three of them were startled, exchanged glances, Ye Xianggao frowned, "Come to Wenyuan Pavilion at this time, it's not a good person."

"It's still a bit strange, why did Prince Yizhong choose to come at this time?" Li Sancai was quite puzzled, "Either he should have come two days ago, or he should have come when the situation is clear to him. Come at this time, What is the purpose?"

"I'll know when I see you. You two will avoid it for a while, but don't rush to leave. No matter what his intention is, the old man will not give him a clear answer, but I can probably figure out one or two of his intentions..." Ye Xianggao said calmly: "But now, we can't directly attack him, otherwise the emperor will be unconscious and the emperor will intervene, then we will be passive."

  Prince Yizhong also knew that this was not a good time to visit, but when he saw the news published in "Today's News", he knew that something was wrong.

"Today's News" did not publish other news, but only talked about the "great achievements" since the fourth son took the throne, from the suppression of the Ningxia rebellion to the expansion of the western frontier, from the strategy of opening the sea to the development of the East, from the increase in taxation to the construction of water conservancy, Such a tirade to build momentum is clearly aimed at something.

  As expected, there is also an editor's note below, which proposes to ensure that there are successors in the Dazhou business, and proposes that a reserve should be established as soon as possible, so that the imperial power will last forever.

Obviously this is just the beginning, and then all kinds of voices in Beijing will come out quickly, whether it is the crown prince or the supervisor of the country, they will make Zhang Chi, Zhang Qi, Zhang Ji, Zhang Su, and Zhang Cong quickly by taking advantage of the coma of the fourth child. Entering everyone's attention, they began to discuss the possibility of several of them as candidates, and the purpose of all this is to completely exclude themselves from the legal and moral principles.

  He had to come.

   If you don’t come, you have no chance at all. Come here to show your attitude, and it can be regarded as testing the attitude of the princes in the court. If you really don’t have a chance, you should make plans early.

He also thought about asking his father to speak up, but after making indirect remarks, he found that his father had already given up on interfering in these matters. No matter how he tried, he didn't respond, even through the concubine, he didn't get a response, which made Prince Yizhong very disappointed. .

  The only chance now is to look at the attitude of these civil servants. Zhang Chi's performance is not popular, and Zhang Su is too young, so is it possible to take the initiative to invite Ying to supervise the country?

Prince Yizhong himself is not sure, no matter how small the hope is, he still has to try it. He has also been in contact with Ye Xianggao and others, and the feeling is not bad, but he also knows that this is more of an appearance, and he has to try it. Know.

  (end of this chapter)