Chapter 2127 Gui Zi Juan is in trouble both internally and externally.

"So we are helpless and allow this situation to spread?" Ye Xianggao was furious, "Finally we have seen the light of day in Shandong, and now Shanxi is going to be in chaos again. Will it spread to Henan and Beizhi next? The situation in Shaanxi Before it could be reversed, Shanxi was in chaos. The Ministry of War's official division was still reporting that the White Lotus and Tumote people in Fengzhou were also ready to move outside the border wall. The Ministry of Punishment also said that the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi, Beizhi, and Shandong was very active. I just I don’t understand, they say the situation is getting better, but now it seems like it’s getting worse and worse?”

 Ye Xianggao’s anger was not without cause.

At the beginning, everyone agreed that as long as Sun Chengzong and Feng Tang joined forces, they could quickly eliminate the Xuanfu Army and Datong Army of Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu, quickly recover Shandong, and then go south to conquer Xuzhou and even the entire Jiangbei region in one fell swoop.

But unexpectedly, Chen Jixian suddenly went south unplanned and handed over a complete Xuzhou to Niu Jizong and others, and he took Yangzhou himself.

It seems that Nanjing and Chen Jixian still maintained a certain tacit understanding. Chen Jixian did not march towards Jinling or cross the Yangtze River, but only held Yangzhou firmly.

Jinling did not panic much about Chen Jixian's move south, and seemed to think that the Huaiyang army should be stationed in Yangzhou as a matter of course.

The next step is when Sun Chengzong and Feng Tang’s army recover Shandong and go south. Will Chen Jixian join forces with Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu, or stab Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu in the back? No matter how you look at it, I think the former is more likely.

"Also, why is Xiong Tingbi dawdling in Huguang? The prince is fighting and retreating, and has already retreated to the front line in Changsha. Xiong Tingbi keeps saying that he has won a series of great victories, but the Ministry of War has not seriously evaluated and calculated the results of the victory?" Ye Xianggao asked again.

 Ye Xianggao asked again about the weakness of the Ministry of War.

When Xiong Tingbi went to Huguang, he replaced Sun Chengzong and asked Sun Chengzong to come back and be in charge of the army on the northern front in Shandong.

There was controversy at the time. It was believed that Sun Chengzong had finally trained his troops in Sichuan and was familiar with the situation in Huguang. Now he had to suddenly change generals, which would inevitably bring some chaos and affect the situation in Huguang.

However, the imperial court seems to be more optimistic about Xiong Tingbi and believes that Sun Chengzong's actions in Sichuan are too slow. Perhaps under the nose, Sun Chengzong can be prompted to move more vigorously.

Who would have thought that although Xiong Tingbi fought well against Yang Yinglong and others in Bozhou and forced Yang Yinglong to a desperate situation in Huguang, he did not achieve much results against Wang Ziteng's troops. Instead, Wang Ziteng's Denglai army came and went in Huguang. free.

Wang Ziteng even fought an ambush in Anhua, forcing Xiong Tingbi's main force to retreat. Wang Ziteng then calmly withdrew the Denglai army to Changsha Fucheng, preparing to continue fighting Xiong Tingbi's army at the junction of Huguang and Jiangyou.

Zhang Huaichang was a little hard to answer. He also supported Xiong Tingbi's choice at the beginning. Of course, everyone here including Ye Xianggao also supported it, but now Ye Xianggao obviously will not admit this.

"Xiang Ye, Xiong Tingbi's main focus was on Yang Yinglong when he first went there, so he was mainly on the defensive against Wang Ziteng..." Zhang Huaichang explained: "Now that Yang Yinglong is about to be destroyed, Fei Bai can quickly free up his hands to deal with Wang Ziteng. .”

Zhang Huaichang's explanation was a bit reluctant. The prince retreated to Jiangxi, so he could rely on Jiangxi's support to fight Xiong Tingbi.

Jiangxi is no different than Huguang. The officials, citizens and gentry of Huguang all tend to favor the imperial court, but in Jiangxi, Nanjing has much greater influence, including local officials and gentry, who also support Nanjing more. This is why Prince Teng intends to fight Xiong Tingbi in Jiangxi. reason.

"When will we wait?" Ye Xianggao sneered, "October, the end of the year, or even next year? If the court continues to spend like this without end, can Zhonghan and the Ministry of Household Affairs still be able to support it?"

The former question cannot be answered, but even without asking the latter question, everyone knows that if Jiangnan cannot be captured quickly, the imperial government's finances will definitely collapse by the end of the year, or they will have to borrow heavily from Haitong Bank.

Yang Yinglong refused to die. The terrain in Bozhou was dangerous. Although Yang Yinglong was defeated again and again, the further he retreated, the stronger his resistance became.

Moreover, the various chieftain forces in Sichuan and Guizhou are also ready to move.

She Chongming of the She family has officially led his army to join the battle, which has also hampered Xiong Tingbi's advancement. Fortunately, Geng Ruxi's assistance from Chongqing was able to suppress She Chongming's rampage.

However, there were also changes in the Shuixi'an family, which also made Xiong Tingbi nervous. He sent envoys one after another to appease the Shuixi'an family, but it is hard to say what the effect was.

“Huaichang, can you provide comfort to Shuixi’s family?” Li Sancai couldn’t help but ask one more question.

"It's hard to say." Zhang Huaichang's face didn't look good either. "The front-line chieftains in Sichuan and Guizhou felt a little bitter about Yang Yinglong's annihilation. They were worried that the imperial court would take the opportunity to change the situation, so they had a lot of backlash and a lot of money. In this letter, I hope the court will clarify this policy..."

 Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe both shook their heads at the same time.

I dare not open this mouth. Once the court makes it clear that it will not change the soil and return to local rule, then the fight against Yang Yinglong will be in vain. Moreover, if the court tries to force the policy of reforming the rule of soil to return to local rule in the future, it will be even more difficult for the chieftains in Huguang and the southwest region. If we join forces to oppose it, it will really become a state within a state that is difficult to control.

Ye Xianggao hesitated for a moment, and finally settled on the tone: "At least the court can't say this, and Fei Bai can't say it either. As for some local officials, they can be vague, but Fei Bai should be allowed to quickly conquer Bozhou and shock the southwest. If She Chongming doesn't know Life or death, let’s deal with it together!”

Easier said than done. Although Ye Xianggao was ruthless, he also knew that fighting a war is not just about words. It also requires the performance of frontline soldiers. Now there are wars everywhere. It really feels like the end of the dynasty. Let He also felt a little exhausted.

While they were talking, Qi Yongtai and Zhang Jingqiu, the censor of Zuodu, Gao Panlong, the minister of official affairs, Gu Bingqian, the minister of rites, Huang Ruliang, the minister of the household department, Liu Yizhen, the minister of the Ministry of punishment, Cui Jingrong, the minister of the ministry of industry, and Ying Zhen, the minister of the Ministry of commerce, also arrived. .

This time it was considered a small court meeting, and the emperor could not pay attention to the matter. The two supervisors and several candidates for the supervisor were now fighting openly and secretly. The dog bit the dog and it was a mess. Even the noble concubines in the palace were "fighting for beauty". ", the fight caused sparks to fly.

Today we mainly discuss the issue of Zuo Jianguo Zhang Chi.

"Lu Song hasn't arrived yet?" Ye Xianggao was asking, and he heard footsteps outside, "Lu Song is late."

Ye Xiang snorted, "Mr. Lu, hurry up. The investigation has been going on for so long. What happened?"

Lu Song held a thick stack of documents in his hand. After the princes sat down, he took his own seat at the bottom and said in a deep voice: "There are still many details that need to be further verified, but the context has basically been established." It came out. At least three parties were involved in the assassination of the emperor..."

Everyone pricked up their ears and listened attentively.

Lu Song spoke slowly and carefully, starting from the introduction of the traces and objects left by all parties at the scene, and combined the entire investigation of Long Jinwei and the Criminal Department into one. The Criminal Department mainly conducted in-depth investigations based on some clues related to the outside world. Long Jinwei, on the other hand, dug deeply into some of the more important secrets involving higher-level issues.

This introduction lasted for more than an hour, and all the gentlemen felt heavy hearts after listening to it.

“So, it’s still not certain that King Shou is the main envoy and involved?” Ye Xianggao frowned.

“But his subordinates must have something to do with this matter. It’s just that one of his two aides is dead and the other is missing. It’s really suspicious, and some relevant evidence has been found from the residences of these two people.…”

Li Sancai interrupted Lu Song: "Master Lu, after listening to your introduction, the evidence you found is all specious. It can be regarded as relevant evidence involved in the case, but it can also be explained by other explanations, unless Only by finding these two people can we confirm..."

Lu Song frowned, but finally nodded: "What Mr. Daofu said makes sense, but now one of the two people is dead and the other is missing, and most of the missing people have been silenced. It's just that the body has not been found, so it is difficult to confirm it. Where is King Shou..."

Ye Xianggao shook his head: "This matter should not be made public, and it cannot be revealed before there is definite evidence. Otherwise, it will definitely stir up trouble in the city and affect the court situation."

“There are signs from the Nanjing side and the White Lotus Sect. The Nanjing side will not say anything, but points to the Nanjing Criminal Department. In addition, there are also Long Jinwei’s personnel in Nanzhili...”

Lu Song's words again aroused Liu Yishuo's ridicule, "Master Lu, I'm afraid the people in the Nanjing Criminal Department are not so capable. But hasn't Long Jinwei always been claimed to be directly subordinate to the emperor? Why has he been infiltrated?"

"Lord Liu, Prince Yi Zhong was crown prince for thirty years. At that time, the Supreme Emperor and Prince Yi Zhong visited the south of the Yangtze River several times. Almost everyone in the south of the Yangtze River regarded Prince Yi Zhong's succession as a matter of course. How could anyone follow the trend and think of taking advantage of the dragon's power? How rare? Lieutenant Long is no exception, so there are many people who have been bribed by Prince Yitada. The official has arranged for Nanzhen Fusi to conduct another cleanup and identification of internal personnel, but this kind of thing is difficult to eradicate,... "

Lu Song's words are also true. Even Liu Yishen couldn't say anything wrong. Didn't they also think that Prince Yi Zhong's succession to the throne was a definite matter?

Who would have thought that Prince Yi Zhong couldn't control his lower body and wanted to hook up with Emperor Yuan Xi's concubine and cuckold his father. That's fine. Anyway, the affairs of the Tianjia itself are such bullshit. But it was Emperor Yuan Xi who hooked up. It turns out that the most beloved concubine Ying even gave birth to a daughter. What do you think this is?

It is unbearable, and this is the main reason why Emperor Yuanxi endured it for a few times and finally couldn't bear it anymore. Of course, this was also related to some other actions of Prince Yizhong. Anyway, he forcibly sent a throne to Emperor Yonglong's butt.

 (End of this chapter)