Chapter 409 Volume C Feng

Emperor Yonglong raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled with satisfaction. This is a qualified military commander. A military commander with too many ideas or no desire will not meet the expectations of the court.

This Feng Tang has a lot of vision, skill and courage, and also has prestige among the border troops. If he has no desire, then he really needs to consider it.

 Fortunately, this person likes money but has a bottom line, and his son is going to be a civil servant, which is a good thing.

“What do you think of Feng Tang’s policy?” Emperor Yonglong asked.

Logically speaking, Lu Song, as the commander of Longjing Lieutenant, had no right to participate in such court affairs, but he was a veteran of Emperor Yonglong's latent residence and his loyalty was intact, so Emperor Yonglong asked him and he dared to answer.

"This strategy is very good. Divide and rule has always been the imperial court's strategy for the grassland tribes, whether it is the Tumote tribes or the entire Tatar tribes, but..." Lu Song hesitated.

“What?” Emperor Yonglong was a little surprised. This should be the consistent strategy of the imperial court. Is there anything wrong with it?

“Zhang Jin also talked about this strategy when he came back from Western Xinjiang. He said that he also thought this strategy was the best way to manage the grassland, but Feng Keng had a different opinion...”

Lu Song's answer surprised Emperor Yonglong. Isn't this what Feng Ziying has always advocated? Why are there still different opinions?

"Zhang Jin said that Feng Keng thinks this strategy is acceptable for now, but Lindan Batur of the Chahar tribe is quite ambitious. If the court strategy is followed, it is bound to provoke a dispute between the right and left wings of Mongolia to prevent the right wing from unifying the left wing or The left wing should unify the right wing, especially to prevent the Chahar tribe, who is a descendant of the Golden Family, from becoming powerful..."

Emperor Yonglong was also very concerned about military affairs, so he naturally understood and nodded: "This is the right answer."

"But he said that the Tatar tribes are not stupid, and they naturally understand the court's intentions. Originally, they had no way, but now the Jurchens in Jianzhou are rising at an extremely fast rate, which not only speeds up the pace of unifying the Jurchen tribes, but also brings their hands It extends to the Horqin and Outer Khalkha tribes in western Liaoning. If the imperial court still adopts the divide-and-rule strategy of supporting the weak and suppressing the strong against the Tatar tribes, I am afraid that Lindan Batur will soon lose control of the Horqin and Outer Khalkha tribes. The influence and control will push the Horqin and Outer Kalkha tribes to the Jianzhou Jurchens. By then, it will be difficult for the Chahar tribe to withstand the Jianzhou Jurchens' offensive, and the entire balance outside the pass will be broken."

Emperor Yonglong frowned.

Jianzhou Jurchens have become the biggest hidden danger. The situation in eastern Liaoning and western Liaoning is quite embarrassing. The evacuation of Kuandian Liubao has had extremely bad follow-up effects. A considerable number of Han people have also devoted themselves to Jianzhou Jurchens, making the expansion of Jianzhou Jurchens even stronger.

 This also triggered criticism of Li Chengliang by many people in the government and the public, believing that he had colluded with the Jianzhou Jurchens.

But Emperor Yonglong knew that although Li Chengliang had responsibilities, his main responsibility lay with the court.

 The huge shortage of food and pay gave any general in charge of Liaodong a headache.

In particular, it was too difficult and expensive to transport food to Liaodong, and the increased taxes on the local Han people made the Han people in Liaodong increasingly resistant to the imperial court. This may have forced Li Chengliang to give up Kuandian Liubao in the end. an important factor.

Of course, another reason is that the aggressive momentum of the Jianzhou Jurchens has turned Kuandian Liubao into an orphan. If there is no strong support, it is very likely that the Jianzhou Jurchens will take the opportunity to devour them. Li Chengliang bears this responsibility. Sorry.

If Horqin in western Liaoning and all the tribes in Outer Kalkha further north are attracted or annexed by Jianzhou Jurchens, then the entire Ji Town and even Xuanfu will be completely exposed to the blades of Jurchen cavalry. Can Liaodong still be able to keep the capital? It's hard to say.

By that time, the entire capital will be on fire from the northeast to the north and then to the northwest, and even the palace will have trouble sleeping.

“What does Feng Keng mean by these words?”

Lu Song replied: "Zhang Jin also asked Feng Keng if there was a solution to this situation. Feng Keng said that there is no good solution now. The Hetao has just stabilized and balanced. The situation in Chahar remains to be seen. Liaodong's The unfavorable situation made it impossible for the Zhou Dynasty to influence Horqin and the tribes in Outer Karkha, which gave the Jianzhou Jurchens an opportunity to take advantage of..."

Emperor Yonglong's mood suddenly became worse.

He did not discuss the situation in Liaodong with Feng Ziying the day before yesterday. He did not expect that Feng Ziying had such a deep understanding of border military affairs, and was even so familiar with and in-depth about the situation in Liaodong, and even had deeper insights.

But it can be heard from Feng Ziying's words that the other party is not optimistic about the situation in Liaodong.

Taking a deep breath, he finally calmed down. This is not something that can be solved in a day or two. Perhaps Feng Ziying strongly requested to form a naval fleet and open sea in Shandong, that is, to strengthen support for Liaodong. Thinking of this, Yonglong The emperor's mood improved slightly.

"Well, I know about this." Emperor Yonglong nodded, "I have also read the memorial you submitted about Feng Tang's performance in the counter-rebellion campaign. The situation in Ningxia and Gansu towns was compared with Yulin before. , although there is a gap, but it is not big, so why are they completely different? Could it be that after Feng Tang had been in Yulin for two years, he could have the power to defy the heavens? "

Lu Song hesitated for a moment, but finally said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the original situation of Ningxia Town was not bad, but Shi Guangjue brought Ningxia Town to its knees. This is actually true from the performance of Liu Dongyang, Liu Baichuan and Tu Wenxiu. It can be seen that it is still quite combative, but its internal contradictions are more prominent. Liu Dongyang seized this opportunity, but the situation in Gansu Town is indeed very bad. This is mainly due to its special geographical reasons and logistics. It is too difficult to supply. In addition, the commander-in-chief is short of personnel for a year, and the deputy commander-in-chief Ma Xia has poor abilities and is as afraid of the enemy as a tiger..."

Emperor Yonglong's face became even more ugly.

He naturally knew which path Shi Guangjue took to climb up to the position of Ningxia Town's commander-in-chief, but now that Xiao Daheng had become an official, he would inevitably be criticized if he pursued the investigation, and he also knew who Xiao Daheng was hiding behind. Clearly, this kind of thing can only be revealed.

The performance of this group of martial artists is really disappointing, or very different. There are smart people like Wang Ziteng and Niu Jizong, and people like Feng Tang who are accustomed to fighting, but more of them are Shi Guangjue and Ma Xia. The mediocre and incompetent people only know how to make money, which makes Emperor Yonglong's attitude towards this group also complicated and difficult to describe.

But Emperor Yonglong knew very well that now he had to find a way to win over these martial arts disciples. The martial arts disciples still held considerable weight in the army, and if he did not win over them, if they were lured away by the boss, it would be a fatal threat to him, which would be the worst. Also keep them neutral.

"Lu Song, according to your observation, can the status quo of Gansu Town and Ningxia Town still be maintained?" This has deviated from today's topic, and should not be discussed with a fellow commander of Longjing Lieutenant, but Emperor Yonglong hopes to start from the cabinet. and the Ministry of War to judge from another perspective.

"Your Majesty, we can only persevere if we can't maintain it. Otherwise, once the Tatars from the West Sea cross the Qilian Mountains and the Yarkand Khanate's forces entrenched in Hami and Turpan penetrate into Hexi, then our entire northwest will be corrupted out of control, and we will definitely be destroyed again. The predicament of the Song Dynasty."

 Lu Song still has a very clear mind on this point. Although Emperor Yonglong has no intention of giving up the northwest now, it is inevitable that he will make such an idea in the future when he is short of resources.

"Of course I will not give up on the northwest. I just want to know how much the court will invest if we want to continue to maintain the status quo of Gansu Town and Ningxia Town and go west to Shazhou and Hami. You should know that this debt issue has just been reported Rumor has it that countless people have been eyeing this area, and there are countless more people coming in to submit memorials than before. I know they are all here for this,..."

Emperor Yonglong shook his head in annoyance, "Having no money is the same as having no money. But with money, you can understand the importance of money more. When you don't have money, you feel that you can endure anything. Once you have money, you can still stand it now." It seems like I can’t survive anywhere and I need money.”

Lu Song was a little amused by Emperor Yonglong's words, but he could only hold it back.

Sighing and retracting his thoughts, Emperor Yonglong returned to the topic: "Chai Ke has some plans for the northwest to ensure that the situation in the northwest is not chaotic, but this requires a minister with prestige and skill to take charge. Chai Ke is going to let him come back. , Not now, but I have to come back next year, how about Wang Ziteng during this time?"

Lu Song was slightly shocked, should he let Wang Ziteng be transferred to the post of governor of the three sides? This is not a good arrangement.

“Your Majesty, the prince has just returned from a tour of Shanxi. Well, he has been in frequent contact with Niu Gong, Chen Ruiwen, Chen Daoxian and others recently. Well, he also has frequent contacts with his brother-in-law Rongguo Gong Jia’s family,..."

Lu Song's words made Emperor Yonglong slightly startled, his brows furrowed deeper, "Jia family? Duke Rongguo and Duke Ningguo?"

“There is no movement at the Jia family of Rong Guo Gong and Ning Guo Gong, it is still the same as before.” Lu Song understood Emperor Yonglong’s worry and hesitated: “There is nothing unusual over there, Prince Yi Zhong also has people there,…”

Waving his hand, a sneer of contempt and disdain flashed across the corner of Emperor Yonglong's lips, "Boss is really a passionate child, and you don't want to be jealous of your father anymore?"

Lu Song naturally did not dare to answer such a topic and could only remain silent.

“Well, I understand.” Emperor Yonglong returned to the subject, “Let’s talk about Feng Keng. Please tell me more about this person’s situation. I need to carefully examine this person.”

Lu Song was stunned. He had always felt that he had paid enough attention to this son, but he did not expect that he had underestimated him. Just from the emperor's words, it can be seen that this is the first time that the emperor Yuji has commented on a person in this tone. Young man, the last one was Zhang Jingqiu, but how old is Zhang Jingqiu? How old is this boy?

Lu Song started from Feng Keng's family background and introduced the situation of his maternal Duan family in Datong, as well as the marriage of Feng and Duan's family to Feng Keng's growth process, all the way to the Linqing Civil War. .

 (End of this chapter)