Number of People

  Chapter 1730 Renzi scroll is cold to the bone

Noticing the expressions on the faces of this group of people, Feng Ziying knew that this group of people still didn't quite believe her own judgment, but when Feng Ziying learned that Prince Yizhong hadn't heard from him these few days, she concluded that Prince Yizhong had definitely gone quietly. went south.

After the failure of the Xuanfu army's offensive, Prince Yizhong should have realized that he would not have a chance in Beijing. The nephews proposed to take him down before doing it?

  Feng Ziying didn't even know that Prince Yizhong had come to ask to be supervised by Ye Xianggao and was rejected by Ye Xianggao. If he knew this, there would be no doubt.

   "My lords, it's better to ask Long Jinwei to visit the door directly, or to investigate carefully. The students believe that Prince Yizhong will not be in Beijing anymore."

  Seeing that Feng Ziying said so firmly, Ye Xianggao and Qi Yongtai were a little uncertain, so Li Sancai nodded, and ordered someone to negotiate with Long Jinwei.

"Ziying, you are so sure that Prince Zhong will go south, but you should consider it, or Prince Yizhong should also know that the army he can control alone cannot compete with the imperial army at all." Li Sancai still I don't quite believe it, "Even if Niu Jizong can control the Xuanfu Army, the situation reported from the Datong Army, Sun Shaozu and the few troops who joined him are only 30% to 40% of the strength of the Datong Army, and the total is at most eleven. With 20,000 horses, do you think they can withstand the imperial army?"

After a pause, Li Sancai, who seemed to feel that he was a little too arrogant, said again: "Well, let's add Huaiyang Town and Denglai Town, Denglai Town is in Huguang, and there are The Jingxiang Town of the imperial court is holding back, and Huaiyang Town is just a transfer from the Beijing camp, and its combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning. With an army of 700,000, Prince Yizhong won't fail to see this, right?"

  Feng Ziying sneered inwardly. He was very disapproving of this cabinet minister who was in charge of military affairs in the cabinet but actually knew little about military affairs.

   Really think that the comparison of the strength of the two sides depends on the number of soldiers? Don't you know the details here?

"Mr. Daofu, you may have slightly misunderstood the gap in military strength between the imperial court and Prince Yizhong. Let the students briefly analyze, um, Master Zhang and Master Xu are also there. They are the officials of the Ministry of War. They should deal with these situations. More clearly. Although the imperial court controls Liaodong, Jizhen, Shanxi, Sanbiansi and part of Datong Town, you should know that Liaodong Town can spare almost no troops. You don’t think that since Prince Yizhong can give Lindan Batur delivered the letter, so you forgot Nurhachi, the biggest threat to the imperial court, right?"

Feng Ziying analyzed in an orderly manner: "Everyone has seen the situation that Jizhen is facing now. On Thursday, the Goubao and Heihanling Forts were emptied by the Xuanfu army, which shows the risks. There are also Huangyayu, Jiangjunshi, and Modaoyu. It is said that there are Chahar enemy traces, and the 30,000-plus troops freed up now are already the limit, and the same is true in Datong Town. In addition to fighting against Sun Shaozu, one must also consider whether the Tumote people will take advantage of the fire to loot, maybe the only one The one that can really free up troops is Mr. Chai in Shanxi Town, but Shanxi Town is the weakest town among the three Xuanda towns, and it also bears a section of the side wall facing the Tumot. The students probably can Only 40,000 to 50,000 troops were freed up."

  Feng Ziying's proficiency in military affairs made Zhang Huaichang and Xu Dahua look at each other with admiration, and the eyes of several cabinet ministers even sparkled.

  The father of the tiger has no dogs. He is worthy of being a frontier general. Although he has gone the way of a civil servant, he is equally proficient in border military affairs. No wonder he has a great reputation among young scholars in the North.

It's no wonder that the biggest threats to the Northland are the Mongols and the Jurchens, which are related to the life and death of everyone in our hometown, folks, and even the family. As for people's livelihood, economy, and trade, these matters must be included in it. Who has the most say in this area, Then it will naturally be praised by scholars.

"My father is indeed reorganizing the army of the four towns, but because the imperial court intends to abolish Guyuan Town, and last year because of the unacceptable water and soil in Bozhou, the morale of Guyuan Town is low, and the two towns of Gansu and Ningxia are isolated in the west. After the suppression of the rebellion, the vitality has not yet recovered, and the court has been a little neglected there in the past two years, so the soldiers have a lot of grievances. My father mentioned in the letter to the students that they need to be appeased. The only place that can still be used is Yulin Town. "

"But it's different for Prince Yizhong. Once Xuanfu Town and Datong Town go south, not only will there be a big gap in the frontier defense of the entire Northland, but Ji Town, Datong, and Shanxi will have to make up for it. The army goes south without any burden, one ebbs and another, the part of the army they can spare is the mobile force, they can choose any place to launch an offensive,..."

"Over Huguang, Jingxiang Town was first built. It is not the opponent of Denglai Town at all. Huguang is related to the food and wages of the entire Northland. Once it is controlled by Prince Yizhong, the consequences will be disastrous. This is not counting. If Jiangnan interrupts the water transportation, our Northland How long can it last? Under such circumstances, who will Huaiyang Town fall to?"

  A series of doubts and questions were thrown out, which made everyone present gasp.

  It turned out that they all agreed that Prince Yizhong might not dare to make such a decisive decision, but Feng Ziying’s analysis showed that the situation suddenly reversed. Huguang was controlled by Wang Ziteng, and the water transportation was interrupted. Gyeonggi must be in turmoil. How long can it last?

   It is impossible to say that no one has thought about these problems, but they all subconsciously feel that they are not so bad. In other words, if the emperor is still healthy and in power, many problems are indeed not problems.

Chen Jixian definitely didn't dare to move, and the rebellion between the Xuanfu Army and Datong Town would cause many problems. At least Niu Jizong's control over the entire Xuanfu Army would be greatly reduced. If all the elections go to Prince Yizhong, even if Wang Ziteng's Denglai army is dominant on Huguang's side, it is impossible for local officials and gentry people to occupy his side. It is much easier for the court to win the hearts of the people in these areas.

   There is even one more point, that is, no matter what Prince Yizhong does, he cannot compete with the emperor in terms of righteousness. It can be said that no one will recognize this at all.

But now that the emperor is unconscious, if Prince Yizhong raises the flag of the prison, it seems to be justified in terms of righteousness. Sometimes a righteousness seems trivial, but sometimes it can become a weather vane and become very useful , especially the psychological impact on the public is very important.

   But now that the emperor is unconscious, and may never wake up, then the situation and the direction of the wind become unpredictable.

Prince Yizhong, as the eldest son of the Supreme Emperor, and having been a prince for 20 years, his status suddenly became prominent, and the sons of the emperor did not even think highly of the princes present. How big will the impact be.

Feng Ziying was still not satisfied, and finally added another knife leisurely: "This year's severe drought in the North is a foregone conclusion. The drought in Shanxi and Shaanxi is extremely severe. Even the drought in Beizhi and Shandong is not optimistic. I'm afraid that the victims of the disaster in the northern provinces will be affected this winter and next spring." Relief from the court is urgently needed, otherwise the situation of civil upheavals will be staged, but is the household department ready for such a preparation now? The students estimate that the normal water transportation will be quite troublesome, and once the water transportation is cut off, these disaster victims will not care about you, they If there is no food, there will definitely be riots, if Prince Yizhong jumps up and down in it, I am afraid that there will be smoke everywhere, if this monster like the White Lotus Sect takes the opportunity to make trouble in it,..."

  This creepy prophecy directly hits the point that everyone here fears the most.

They are not worried about the invasion of Mongols and Jurchens; they are not afraid of the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River clamoring; but only if the large-scale civil uprising is the most dangerous. Can't be made.

  It's not just as simple as fighting for the throne, but a change of dynasty.

Of course they are aware of the drought in the north, but if the relief is not enough, Prince Yizhong can stand and talk in Nanjing without feeling a pain in his back, and criticize him five times, but Jiangnan Huguang does not have these troubles, and he can even get rid of it. The burden of the northern land is easier. In this case, Zhengshuo of the imperial court will become a burden on the shoulders, forcing the princes of the court to come up with countermeasures.

Either it is to conquer by force quickly, take Jiangnan, restore water transportation, let the food in the south be quickly transported north, and maintain the normal livelihood and economy of the Northland, or it may be a big chaos, completely destroy the foundation of the entire Northland, and become a world of mobs and rioters .

  The entire Wenyuan Pavilion hall was silent, and everyone was seriously evaluating Feng Ziying's prophecy.

   I have to say that Feng Ziying's prediction seems to be the worst prediction of the future situation, but everyone subconsciously thinks deeply, how likely is this prediction to happen?

   Big, very big.

  Because everyone has not really realized it until now, and has not made any preparations to deal with it. Based on this alone, once it happens, it will only develop and spread towards a worse and worse situation.

  Ye Xianggao glanced at Fang Congzhe, Qi Yongtai, and Li Sancai, all of them had ugly faces.

  Zhang Huaichang and Xu Dahua also looked stern, but they had to consider it more from a military point of view. Once this situation happened, how would the imperial court respond militarily, whether the frontier army was enough, and whether the guard army could be used?

  The right time, place, and people seem to be unfavorable to the imperial court. If they lose the support of Jiangnan Huguang, then this winter and even next year will not only be as simple as being sad, but a question of whether they can survive.

  (end of this chapter)