Chapter 2142 Gui Zi Juan Storm in Southern Shanxi, Crisis in Northern Shanxi

It was more than two months later when Feng Ziying's second letter was sent to Beijing. It seems that Feng Ziying had already won a great victory in Wubao and moved to Fushi City before she sent the second round of letters to her family. .

Of course this time I am sending letters not just to home, but more importantly to several big shots in the DPRK.

I wrote a letter to the cabinet, and then Qi Yongtai, Qiao Yingjia, Guan Yingzhen, King Zhongshun, and King Zhonghui also wrote letters respectively. Of course, I also wrote to my father.

If the first round of letters simply described the various ups and downs and risks on the road without much substantive content, then in the second round of letters, Feng Ziying described her first impression of Shaanxi and the countermeasures she had taken. He must explain his next plan to the imperial cabinet and the big bosses who take care of him closely.

After all, the situation in Shaanxi is worse than expected. Many of his actions must have gone beyond the rules. It is impossible to act as originally envisioned. It will be obvious at this time that the foreign emperor's orders are not accepted. This is also the reason for the governor. Why do you need to be able to change your power at the last moment when you are responsible for the king's mandate?

It was appropriate to write a few letters to Qi Yongtai and the others. After all, the letter from the cabinet was too high-sounding. The letters from the big bosses would reveal more of their inner thoughts, but the main one from King Zhongshun was Haitong Yinzhuang. The amount of loans will be larger than imagined.

As for King Zhonghui, there are more contacts. King Zhonghui seems to be firmly entrenched in the position of Jingying Jiedushi. Nothing can be seen yet, but a letter from Concubine Quan has also been delivered, mentioning the third relative. The army seems to be falling towards Meiyue River, which can't help but make Concubine Quan anxious.

 It seems to have little meaning to Feng Ziying, but it is still necessary to remind King Zhonghui to avoid causing some unexpected confusion.

It is still difficult to determine the condition of Emperor Yonglong. It seems that the emperor has been lying in bed in a state of unconsciousness all day long, but his body has suddenly become much healthier. In other words, he acted like a puppet emperor lying on the bed and listening. Even the cabinet seemed to be very satisfied with the current situation.

Of course there must be people who are dissatisfied. The Supreme Emperor and several eager princes are not satisfied with the current situation where the throne is in vain.

But in the current situation, if anyone expresses his intentions too bluntly, he may be regarded by others as a conspiracy to usurp power, whether it is the Supreme Emperor or several princes.

If the Emperor expresses more attitude, it may be regarded as premeditating for Prince Yi Zhong of Nanjing, triggering a backlash.

 Almost no one in the court now supports this emperor who made many mistakes in the later period, even though he was the longest-reigning emperor in the Zhou Dynasty.

Not to mention the competition between several princes, no one is willing to be a stepping stone for the brothers, so it is okay to compete for the position of supervisor, but don't mention anything else.

Qi Yongtai was drinking porridge at home when he received the letter from Feng Ziying. After reading the letter, he went back to the study to think for a while and read it carefully before sending someone to invite Qiao Yingjia. He also sent someone to recruit Han Xu and Sun Juxiang. people.

He believed that Qiao Yingjia should also have received Feng Ziying's letter, and Shanxi was Qiao Yingjia's hometown. Even many of the backbone of the northern scholars were from Shanxi, such as Han Xu and Sun Juxiang. These were considered one of their core groups. member.

The relationship between Qi Yongtai and Qiao Yingjia is relatively subtle.

Both of them are leaders among the Northern scholars. Qi Yongtai, as the former Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and now a cabinet minister, is naturally regarded as the natural leader among the Northern scholars, but Qiao Yingjia is the most powerful among the Northern scholars. He is a powerful Shanxi scholar leader and has always had a close relationship with Shanxi merchants, so he is also very powerful.

Of course, Qiao Yingjia also knew that because of his close relationship with merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi, his prestige among scholars would be much lower. This was also an inevitable negative effect of being close to merchants.

Especially Qi Yongtai's image of being upright and honest is admired by many Jiangnan scholars. Even Qiao Yingjia admires this. It is also one of the reasons why Qi Yongtai can firmly sit as the leader of the northern scholars.

Because of this, Qi Yongtai firmly holds the position of core leader, but Qiao Yingjia is good at dancing and is like a fish in water among the scholars in the North. This is reasonable.

Han Xu and Sun Juxiang arrived first, while Qiao Yingjia was a step late.

Before Qiao Yingjia arrived, Qi Yongtai also gave Feng Ziying's letter to the two of them to read. When they saw that Feng Ziying was worried that the Shaanxi rebel army would invade Pingyang Mansion through Longmendu and he was now unable to intervene, Han Xu and Sun Juxiang both Some couldn't sit still.

Especially Han Xu, who is from Puzhou, located in the southwest corner of Pingyang Prefecture, very close to Fenglingdu and Tongguan.

Sun Juxiang was also very anxious. He was from Qinshui. Qinshui was in the west of Zezhou, close to Yicheng and Fushan in Pingyang Prefecture. Once Pingyang Prefecture fell, Zezhou would not be spared. Moreover, if Pingyang Prefecture fell, the rebel army would You can also take advantage of the situation to attack Huaiqing Mansion in Henan and enter Zezhou from Huaiqing Mansion.

"Does Rujun know?" Han Xu frowned, "I know that the rebels entered Jin. I originally thought it was a small group of rebels harassing them, but I didn't expect that this would become a retreat for the rebels to escape eastward. If according to what Ziying said, he has no choice but to go south as soon as possible. But once he sends his troops south, those rebels will see that the situation is not good, and they will run to the east of the river in a swarm? How can Shanxi bear it? rise?"

"What are Lu Chuan and Xie Zhenye doing?" Sun Juxiang had a strong temper, and his tone was much less polite. "Ziying is just that. He entered Jin from Wubao and was able to control most of them so quickly. Yan'an Prefecture is already very valuable, but Lu Chuan just watched Ziying fighting in northern Shaanxi, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight? Or what else is the court doing while waiting for the peaches to be picked? Why not replace these mediocre people as soon as possible? "

"Don't be impatient, Bo Fu. Although the rebels are powerful, their offensive power is not strong. They basically avoid the county. But if we let it continue like this, especially after entering Shanxi, there will basically be no decent troops in southern Shanxi." The guards were all exhausted by Chai Guozhu and Yang Yuan. This is what I am most worried about. It is difficult for the private army of the Jin gentry alone to withstand the experienced rebel army that has fought many battles in Hexi. , they already have enough experience to deal with these private soldiers."

 Qi Yongtai sighed.

 Qiao Yingjia happened to hear Qi Yongtai's words when he came in.

"I don't think this situation can last long. If the Shaanxi rebels continue to enter Pingyang Prefecture, the situation in Pingyang Prefecture is not good, and the hungry people have been incited. If this situation continues, the counties with worse conditions may be very vulnerable. It's hard to escape the disaster." Qiao Yingjia's tone was a little low as soon as he came in, "Hejin and Ronghe are already in danger. Jishan is still holding on, but I don't know how long it can hold on. Going further down, Wanquan and Yishi, I'm afraid It won’t be guaranteed.”

Yishi is Qiao Yingjia’s hometown. Speaking of this, he also felt a little depressed.

It's not that he's not anxious, but he knows that it's useless to be anxious about this kind of thing. Shanxi Town and Datong Town are now in the reconstruction stage. Although they can spare some troops to go south, they have to worry about the Mongols and Fengzhou Bailian in the north taking advantage of the situation. , and preparations are needed to go south in terms of time.

  The situation mentioned in Feng Ziying's letter, in fact, the military reports from Shanxi in the past two days have begun to prove what he said.

The rebel forces east of Xi'an Prefecture are getting stronger and stronger, and they are constantly moving eastward into Shanxi. However, the frontier troops in Shanxi Town have not yet moved south. It is said that the leading troops have just passed Qingyuan. At this rate, the Shanxi Army may not arrive. , Jishan, Wanquan and Yishi will all fall, and even Linjin, Xia County, Anyi and Jiezhou may fall into the hands of thieves.

"Ru Jun is right. At this time, I'm afraid we can't mess up our position." Qi Yongtai's eyes became more determined. "The news came back from the Staff Department of the Ministry of War that Su Nang Tai Ji He must have been in contact with Lin Dan Batur, and it is said that they have met. Lin Dan Batur supported him in expelling Bu Shitu and obtaining the status of King Shunyi, but the prerequisite was to cooperate with the Chahar people's southern invasion. The Ministry of Punishment and Long Jinwei all reported that Fengzhou White Lotus behaved strangely, frequently sent people into the inland, and had increasingly frequent contacts with the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi and Beizhi, and was quite ready to cause trouble, but it is not clear whether this is an exaggeration..."

"Both the Chief Envoy and the Inspectorate of Shanxi have frequently written letters requesting the Ministry of War to order Shanxi Town and Datong Town to send troops southward. However, Huaichang is very worried that if too many troops are deployed, the border wall will be breached by the Mongols or Fengzhou Bailian. It is difficult to cope with internal and external difficulties.”

Han Xu interrupted Qi Yongtai with some displeasure, "Brother Chengfeng, what does Zhang Huaichang know? He always exaggerated the threat of Tumut and Fengzhou Bailian, but so far I have not seen what the relationship between Fengzhou Bailian and Shanxi and Bei How many connections does the White Lotus Sect have here? Is it possible that Su Nangtai Ji colluded with Lin Dan Batur to expel Bu Shitu and seize the throne of Shunyi King? Doesn't he understand that without the canonization of the Great Zhou Dynasty, this Shunyi King He can never get the title, and if he gets it, he will be a false king, and it will be arrogance!"

Qi Yongtai can understand Han Xu's worries. Puzhou and Yi clan are both in the south of Pingyang Mansion. It can be said that once the rebel army goes south, they will not be able to escape. Qiao Yingjia didn't say it, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't have this. Attitude, it seems that Sun Juxiang is also very worried about his hometown, which makes him feel great pressure.

As the elder of the cabinet, but also the leader of the northern scholars, he had to consider the attitude of these backbone people who always supported him. Similarly, these northern scholars and civil servants were officials in the court and, as representatives of the scholars in their hometown, , but I can’t even protect my hometown, and I’m afraid it will be difficult to explain to the elders in my hometown.

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