Chapter 1870 Renzijuan, a clever woman without rice, is stretched

   Today's court meeting is a big court, all the cabinet ministers, the ministers of the seven ministers, the capital censor, the deputy capital censor, and the capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and of course the left and right supervisors as decorations.

It is the first time for Zhang Chi and Zhang Su to participate in such a formal court meeting, especially when they are faced with such a complete list of ministers and censors who are rarely seen at ordinary times. Throw the topic to yourself, if you get the wrong answer, you will lose points in the eyes of the princes, and it may affect the future succession to the throne.

  It is better not to say than to say wrong.

   Facing Li Sancai's accusation and blame, Zhang Jingqiu knew that this guy was really in a hurry. He coughed dryly, looked around, and then slowly opened his mouth.

  As the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he must respond to the other party's words, otherwise, if this hat is placed on the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it will become a dereliction of duty of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Daofu, Liu Baichuan was the first to surrender when Ningxia put down the rebellion, and he was not the last one to recruit. It was precisely because of his surrender that the rebel army disintegrated and the rebellion was quickly completed. Both the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Long Jinwei have investigated, and Liu Baichuan actually didn't agree with Liu Dongyang, Tu Wenxiu, and Xu Chao's joint rebellion with Qi Bai, and there are records in Long Jinwei's North Town Fusi."

   "So what about surrender? Didn't you surrender when you saw that the situation was wrong?" Li Sancai retorted arrogantly.

"Daofu, you can't say that. I, Zitang and Xiuling were all there when we put down the rebellion. We know Liu Baichuan's situation very well. He is not the kind of person who chases fame and fortune. If it weren't for Shi Guangjue's greed, Ningxia Town He made the people miserable, and he would not force these people to turn against them. To be honest, even the father and son of Baibai Chengen and their Cangtou Army are also real brave soldiers. In my opinion, they are no better than Niu Jizong. How inferior is the Xuanfu army, if they can stay at this time to pacify the south of the Yangtze River, what a good thing? Maybe if there is no chaos in Ningxia, Prince Yizhong may not have the courage to raise a rebellion."

  Chai Ke came forward to refute, but his tone was still polite.

After Zheng Jizhi, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, became an official last year, Chai Ke became the number two figure among Huguang scholars in the court, second only to Ying Zhen, Shangshu official of the Ministry of Commerce. Also under him.

   Moreover, it was he who went out to fight against the rebellion as the right servant of the Ministry of War, and quelled the Ningxia Rebellion in one fell swoop. He also had the right to speak about military affairs, and even Li Sancai had to give a little favor.

   "Zi Shu, you think too highly of the virtues of these warriors." Li Sancai said lightly.

"Daofu, let's talk about the matter. It's not a big deal for Liu Baichuan to shrink his troops and retreat to Jize and Quzhou. He only has 20,000 people in his hand. If he wants to defend from Julu to Dongming in the south, anyone with a discerning eye will know that it is impossible." Feng Zitang left him on this line for hundreds of miles just to cover his eyes and ears. Otherwise, why would Liu Dongyang break through Dangshan, Fengxian, and Peixian in one fell swoop, and take Xia Town? Although Chen Jixian's Huaiyang army is weaker, but After all, he is also a veteran general who has led the army for many years, so it is not so easy to be fooled by others, if he hadn't played the trick well, how could he have been fooled?"

Chai Ke's words made Li Sancai speechless for a while, but fortunately Yang He smoothed things over, "Zishu, but Liu Baichuan's withdrawal not only lost a large area to the east of Zhending Mansion, but also lost the northern part of Guangping Mansion. And the eastern part of Shunde Mansion were lost, even Shunde Mansion was shaken, the prefect of Shunde wrote to the court, and almost ran for his life, Niu Jizong picked up a big deal, this area is five or six counties."

   "The loss of Zhending Mansion is not Liu Baichuan's fault." Chai Ke glanced at Yang He.

Of course he understood that Yang He meant that he didn't want to make trouble with Li Sancai, but Li Sancai agreed to Xu Dahua's recommendation to let Su Shengdu take charge of the army. As a result, the 50,000 Shanxi Town army was annihilated, and Chai Ke was heartbroken. Where can we gather these 50,000 people to supplement the northern line?

  Although he was not the minister of the Ministry of War, this defeat directly shook the foundation of the imperial court, and the capital was shaken.

If no countermeasures can be taken immediately, let the Xuanfu army and the Datong army occupy such a large area of ​​Beizhi and Shandong, not only will the effect of Feng Tang's perfect raid in the south be greatly reduced, the key is that it may make the Xuanfu army If the army and the Datong army can delay in this way, the court will be in danger.

"Five or six counties are nothing, and they may not be able to secure them. The key is how we can get them back quickly." Chai Ke glanced at Zhang Huaichang, Minister of the Ministry of War who had not said much, "Mr. Huaichang, the current situation cannot be delayed. If it is delayed, the summer grain harvest may be delayed, we cannot let Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu leisurely harvest grain on the current land, we know the consequences of this, we cannot delay it!"

Chai Ke's heavy words made everyone present except Zhang Chi and Zhang Su darken their faces. Yes, once the Xuanfu Army and the Datong Army hold the current situation, it will be delayed until the second half of the year, or even the harvest of autumn grain. What is more, the world is in chaos.

The situation in the north of Shandong is considered to be the best in the whole of the north. The south of the Yangtze River, Huguang, and grain are cut off, and the area of ​​Shandong and Beizhi is lost. The severity of the drought in Shanxi and Shaanxi must rely on the imperial court to provide relief, otherwise there will be a big mess , Can we still rely on Henan?

"We must find a way to drive Sun Shaozu's Datong Army back to Shandong. Zhending, Shunde and Guangping must also be taken back, and it is best to take Dongchang Mansion. Only in this way will the Xuanfu Army and Datong Army be difficult to rely on. The Shandong side will continue." Han Yu went out and said: "But now the imperial court has no soldiers, and you Shilu's soldiers alone will definitely not work, but the soldiers from You Shigong in Ji Town can no longer be drawn, we have to Don’t worry about the Chahar people taking advantage of the fire to loot, people in Gyeonggi are not stable now, once the Chahar people invade, I am afraid it will not be the same as the previous year.”

  Han Yu is considered to be one of the few soldiers in the audience. Apart from Zhang Huaichang, Zhang Jingqiu, and Chai Ke, Yang He is considered to be half of the soldiers, and he is the only one.

Zhang Jingqiu shook his head slowly: "I'm afraid it's not enough to capture Dongchang Mansion, or it doesn't make much sense. If they hold Yanzhou Mansion and open up the canal channel with Xuzhou, even if they lose Dongchang Mansion and Jinan Mansion, they can still do it." If we drag the battle until the second half of the year, then we will be in big trouble."

Zhang Jingqiu took a deeper look, or put it bluntly. As long as the war drags on to the second half of the year, the imperial court will be in trouble. If it is delayed until the end of the year, the imperial court may not be able to maintain it, and the situation will collapse. I am afraid that everyone will have to give in. Give it to Nanjing, is it better than the Shanshan rebellion sweeping the entire Northland? At that time, maybe Dazhou Tianxia will no longer have the surname Zhang.

Regarding the crisis facing Shanshan, the imperial court has made several judgments, and also sent many special envoys to secretly visit Shanshan. The results are extremely dangerous, like a mountain full of hay, only a little spark It can be ignited. If these local governments do not receive money and food support from Jiangnan Huguang, it is almost impossible to solve the crisis there. The outbreak of the crisis is a matter of time and timing.

In addition to this crisis, there is also the problem of people's hearts in the south of the Yangtze River. Once there are wars everywhere in the north, those businessmen in the south of the Yangtze River who are still secretly supporting the court, and some gentry who are still waiting to see, may immediately fall into the arms of the Nanjing puppet court. , At that time, the court could not sustain it at all.

"That is to say, we must at least capture Shandong within this year. This is not only a war requirement, but also a declaration to Jiangnan and Huguang. The imperial court has the ability to recover each place one by one, and it is being realized step by step. People's hearts." Ye Xianggao finally spoke, "We have to face not only the frontal Xuanfu Army and Datong Army, but also the morale of people everywhere, which is the key to supporting our court."

"Brother Jinqing is right. This duel is not just a fight on the battlefield, but also a battle for the hearts and minds of the people. How to win the hearts and minds of the people must prove the court's victory from all aspects. The battlefield is the most important link. By winning the battle in Shandong, we can prove ourselves, win the hearts and morale of the people, and then gain more support. This will also give us more strength to win the war. This is A virtuous circle,..." Fang Congzhe also continued.

   "In the final analysis, we must win the battle in front of us." Qi Yongtai said in a deep voice: "But how do we win now? Where do many more troops on the northern front come from?"

   "Perhaps we can transfer one from the new Xuanfu army that is being formed?" Zhang Huaichang thought hard, and finally squeezed out a sentence.

   "How much can I withdraw? Ten thousand? Twenty thousand?" Li Sancai asked back.

   "Where's the capital camp? Or go to the Sanqin Army?" Gao Panlong, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, looked around and asked tentatively. He was not familiar with military affairs. He only knew that there were only these two armies in the capital city.

   "Beijing camp?" Li Sancai sneered, "Will you be able to go to the battlefield when you go to the Sanqin Army? Are you afraid of repeating the story of the Santunying?"

   One sentence left everyone present speechless. The defeat of the Santunying was the shame of the Beijing camp, and the combat effectiveness of the Shang Sanqin Army may not be as good as that of the Beijing camp. Can they go into battle?

"The Xuanfu army can transfer one, but it is far from enough, or we can only transfer troops from western Liaoning." Zhang Huaichang sighed, and he also looked down on the Beijing camp and the Shangsanqin army, "But the Jianzhou Jurchen On the other hand, although the Nekhka people promised to help support them, but this kind of thing that pins their hopes on outsiders has never been done.

   There was silence in the hall, and there was really no other way to think of it, but there were no new troops of 30,000 to 50,000, so why should Sun Shaozu be driven away?

  (end of this chapter)