Chapter 1896 The Renzi scroll is laid out in Shanshan and Shanxi, and the sword points to Huaiyang

"Hmph, Jing Qiu is too weak, and he indulges this group of people so much. I think he, the censor of the left capital, has less and less control over the Metropolitan Procuratorate." Qiao Yingjia said indignantly: "What is recruiting private people, isn't it just Ziying?" Did you ask some of his classmates to help him? But Lu You (Wu Tong) is from Jiangnan, Ke Yao (He Fengsheng) is from Huguang, Meng Zhang (Fan Jingwen) is from Beizhi, how can we talk about personal matters?"

"Besides, this employment is also the responsibility of the Ministry of Officials. Instead of impeaching Gao Panlong, they come to pick on Ziying's faults. Isn't this the old lady picking persimmons-picking the soft ones? Besides, the way of employing people depends on whether they are good or not. Appropriate, whether they can make use of their strengths and benefit the court, but Lu You, Ke Yao, and Meng Zhang all performed well, especially their support for the northern army has won the praise of the Ministry of War. But those rotten scholars don't open their eyes to take a good look, they just talk and make noise, so why bother?"

  Qi Yongtai also knew that it was not easy for Zhang Jingqiu to take the position of Zuodu Censor.

Zuodu censor has always chosen people from the court who are not emperor Afu, but this Zuodu censor Zhang Jingqiu was just picked up from Nanjing by Emperor Yonglong. Like Gu Bingqian, Minister of Rites, It is regarded as an imperial party rather than a scholar party, so the status of scholars like Gu Bingqian and Zhang Jingqiu in the court is even more embarrassing. On the one hand, they are all from real scholars, Jinshi or even Shuji. But in terms of promotion, they all owed to the emperor's special promotion, so this naturally made other scholars have a strange impression of them.

However, as officials promoted by the emperor, it is impossible for them not to obey the emperor's will, which would also be regarded as ungrateful, so for scholars, how to grasp this degree is also a difficulty, the best result is to be able to firmly Stay firmly in their respective camps to become the leader or the backbone.

The emperor generally does not promote among such people, but often chooses from among the more marginalized scholars. In this way, these scholars often represent the will of the emperor and become the link between the emperor and his courtiers. Bridge, and often this identity is easy to suffer from both sides, and it is more likely to be attacked if it is not handled well.

For example, Zhang Jingqiu did a good job in the position of Minister of the Ministry of War, but he was a bit unsatisfactory in the position of Zuodu Yushi. Although he can suppress it sometimes, he has to avoid suspicion when it comes to people who are obviously related to him like Feng Ziying. It was supposed to be Zhang Jingqiu who came forward to suppress him, but Zhang Jingqiu is obviously powerless.

   "Ru Jun, even though I said so, Ziying is too dazzling and outstanding, but her qualifications are not enough. Under such circumstances, it is not a good thing." Han Yu pondered and said: "Brother Chengfeng, how do you think about Ziying?"

  Qi Yongtai didn't expect that Han Yan also saw his intention to let Feng Ziying leave the position of Shuntian Fucheng, but he was not surprised.

  As his most proud student, Qi Yongtai of course has to consider everything for Feng Ziying.

  From Shuntian Fucheng to Shuntian Fuyin, it seems that there is a difference between a principal and a deputy, but the difference is too big.

This is the leap from the fourth rank to the third rank. Ninety-nine out of nine officials in the court will find it difficult to cross this threshold in their entire lives, especially for young officials like Feng Ziying. It has attracted the attention of countless people, but fortunately, Feng Ziying's contributions and insights are large enough to be accepted by others.

   But even so, it is unimaginable to go one step further, or even two steps. According to the thinking of the princes in the cabinet, there will be no two terms in six years, and Feng Ziying will not even think about taking the step from the third rank.

   That is to say, if Feng Ziying wants to continue to sit in the position of Shuntian Fucheng, it means that he will continue to work for another five years.

  And it is impossible for the imperial court to leave Shuntian Fu Yin, who is really lacking, vacant for another five years.

  And if a person who is not willing to act as a puppet is appointed as the governor, he will inevitably conflict with Feng Ziying, who has been acting for the government for so long. How will the court deal with it then?

   I'm afraid the only option is to behead Ma Di with tears and let Feng Ziying go.

  Instead of waiting until that time when everyone turns against each other and then walks away in despair, how about arranging a more suitable position after proper and thoughtful consideration now?

  It doesn’t matter whether Li Banghua serves as Governor of Shuntian Prefecture or not. The key point is that whoever assumes the post of Governor of Shuntian Prefecture may conflict with Feng Ziying, so the question is where Feng Ziying will go.

"I intend to let Ziying go abroad, but the conditions are not yet ripe, and I haven't considered where to let her go." Qi Yongtai said indifferently: "Anfu businessman Tuoken Dongfan, volunteered to serve the court, um, paid the franchise fee, Huang Ruliang was honest, he did not confuse Ziying's contribution, and both Jinqing and Zhonghan agreed that if Dongfan was not too remote, it would be fine for Ziying to be the governor of Dongfan as the capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate , I think Ziying also attaches great importance to Dongfan on weekdays, but Dongfan is still in a state of development and is not suitable."

When Qiao Yingjia heard this, he shook his head again and again: "Brother Chengfeng, this discussion is inappropriate. The plague is very severe in the east. Anfu businessman Tuokeng has one out of ten sick people, and more than half of them can't afford it. Ziying can't take this risk." .”

  Han Yan also nodded slightly. Although going to Dongfan is an experience, it is still too uneconomical for the young and middle-aged leaders of the northern scholars to take this risk.

"I heard from Ziying that in fact, the medicine Cinchona sold by Folangji people from overseas can also treat miasma and epidemics. Ziying has also found someone to try it in Dongfan, Yunnan, and Guangxi. It is said that it is beneficial to Guangdong and Guangxi. The miasma epidemic in Yunnan has miraculous effects." Qi Yongtai shook his head, "But it is indeed too risky now, and I have also rejected this idea."

   "What about Brother Chengfeng's plan?" Qiao Yingjia frowned.

"Ziying has proved in Yongping Mansion and Shuntian Mansion that he is the kind of cadre who is very handy in handling local affairs, and his performance in the Ministry of Household Affairs is also outstanding. I also asked him. He has little interest in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites. However, Bian is a bit overqualified, but in military affairs, he also has special skills, I think if the conditions are ripe, can he be allowed to lead the army as the censor of the capital?"

  Qi Yongtai's words surprised both Qiao Yingjia and Han Yu, and Han Yu couldn't help asking: "Brother Chengfeng, Zhisheng is the one who leads the northern line, and you want Ziying to lead the army, which way do you go?"

"I just had this idea, and I didn't think about where he could go. The Shanshan bandits are so powerful, I'm a little worried, maybe Ziying can go to polish and practice?" Qi Yongtai sighed, "Or let Its governor Huaiyang?"

Both Qiao Yingjia and Han Yu knew that this was the aftermath of the severe drought. As the drought brought about a sharp increase in the number of refugees, the imperial government's relief power was limited, and the local government was helpless. Civil unrest may break out and turn into rebellion.

  Pure civil unrest is nothing more than robbing big households of food to make a living, but once someone stirs up trouble, it may quickly evolve into a rebellion that overthrows the government's rule. This is what the court is most worried about, but now the court is powerless and helpless.

  Governor of Huaiyang? Qiao Yingjia was somewhat interested in this point, "Brother Chengfeng, what does the governor of Huaiyang mean? Where is Chen Jixian in Xuzhou?"

"It is said that Chen Jixian intends to cooperate with the imperial court, but it is still at both ends of the first line. Feng Zitang intends to push him to send troops to Yangzhou, but this guy is still hesitating..." Qi Yongtai mused: "If the imperial court makes progress in the battle in Shandong, maybe Chen Jixian's It will change its attitude, but if Chen Jixian wins Huaiyang, if he loses his sincerity to the imperial court, and even Chen Jixian will take the opportunity to extend his hand to other prefectures in Southern Zhili, then how will the imperial court respond? So I think maybe arrange a reliable person in advance It should be feasible to go forward and play the front stand."

It was the first time for Qiao Yingjia and Han Yu to hear such a statement. They were both surprised and thinking about the meaning of doing so, "This premise is that the situation in Shandong must change in order to cause Chen Jixian to defect? ​​This guy is betting on both sides. , has been unwilling to clarify his attitude, if he wins Yangzhou, I am afraid that he will use this as a threat to bargain with the court again, right?"

Han Yu was a little dissatisfied, but Qiao Yingjia did not agree with Han Yu's point of view: "Yu Chen, you are also aware of the current state of the court. I think the chaos in Shanshan and Shaanxi will continue to expand, and it may even become a serious problem. The court cannot afford this." Toss, if you can annihilate Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu's troops, you will also be seriously injured, and you have to deal with the Shanshan bandit chaos, and the Huguang war over there has not yet made significant progress. Whether Fei Bai can capture Prince Teng in one fell swoop, no one knows Dier, now in order to form the Northern Front Army for Zhisheng, Huang Ruliang has emptied all his wealth. If the fight continues, the imperial court may collapse, so if Chen Jixian can really win Huaiyang, or even Jiangnan, the imperial court will give him some The benefits are not unacceptable, and I will gradually map them out in the future..."

Qiao Yingjia's words made it difficult for Han Yu to refute. The imperial court is really like a paper lantern, which may be pierced by a finger from outside at any time. Now there are air leaks everywhere, and all the officials in the court are working as paper posters , to make this lantern look very bright, so as not to completely collapse morale and people's hearts, and the most critical of these is the upcoming Shandong war.

  Even if the Shandong war was won, the situation was just as difficult.

In particular, the bandit chaos in Shanshan is now showing signs of intensifying. Now the imperial court is suppressing news from all parties to avoid causing turmoil. We can only try our best to control some strategic fortresses and cities so as not to fall, intending to trade space for time, and wait until the war in Shandong is over before we can take a breather to deal with the situation in Shanshan and Shaanxi.

  (end of this chapter)