Number of People

  Chapter 1734 The Ren character volume is transferred

   Just as Feng Ziying was still fighting with high spirits to boost the morale of the people below, a passenger ship sailed past Linqing silently.

   "Your Majesty, Dongchang Mansion is ahead, and Zhang Qiuzhen is beyond." Seeing Prince Yizhong standing with his hands behind his back, looking at the river bank from the open window of the cabin, Wang Zinian whispered.

"Well, great rivers and mountains, but they are buried by a group of pedantic people because of the so-called righteousness, don't you hate it?" Prince Yizhong didn't look back, and said leisurely: "In fact, Gu and Ye Xianggao also made it very clear that Jiangnan It is the root of Gu, he is also from Jiangnan, Gu has no prejudice against him, there must be a position for him in the future cabinet, even if he is the chief assistant, it is not impossible to consider,..."

  Wang Zinian, who was standing behind Prince Yizhong, shook his head slightly. How is this possible?

Tang Binyin has been planning for many years, and he is determined to win the first assistant. It is impossible for Ye Xianggao to be unclear. It is a humiliation for Ye Xianggao to be Tang Binyin's partner, even if he is the second assistant. How could Ye Xianggao accept?

  The lord still thinks too simple about the ignorance between these literati. It is not a **** orthodox righteousness, it is just a cover, it is a matter of face and honor.

   Tang Binyin has always been dissatisfied with Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe.

  Introduction among scholars in the south of the Yangtze River has never been new. The internal "Xuan School", "Kun School", "Zhe School", "Fujian School", and "Jiang You School" are also fighting endlessly.

In the thirty-sixth year of Yuanxi, Tang Binyin and Shen Yiguan failed in the struggle. They were transferred from Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials to Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, but they were forced to be Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites. If he had cut off his path to progress, he simply retired and waited for the opportunity. Now that he had finally bet on Prince Yizhong's success, how could he back down when he had such an opportunity?

Now those people in Nanjing have been eyeing the new cabinet candidates for a long time. Tang Binyin has long regarded the first assistant as his pocket. The position of the second assistant is fiercely contested by Miao Changqi, Zhu Guozhen, and Gu Tianjun. They all stretched their necks to look at the position of a cabinet minister, but it is impossible for the cabinet ministers to have no positions for Beidi scholars and Huguang scholars, so two of them have to be eliminated, but there are too many monks and too few porridge, so how can there be enough?

   Seeing that Wang Zinian didn't respond, Prince Yizhong didn't care.

Why doesn't he know the inside story here? In fact, even if he promised Ye Xianggao a chief assistant position, it was only verbal, and when it was actually implemented, it would cause huge waves. Tang Binyin, Zhu Guozhen, Miao Changqi and the others stared at him as well.

   But if a new cabinet is to be formed in Nanjing, the necessary balance is required.

  For example, if the northern scholars do not give a place, it is almost clearly stated that the northern provinces will be excluded, which is absolutely impossible, even if a place is reserved, everyone must do so.

The Huguang gentry is the key to win over. Now there are no Huguang gentry in the imperial cabinet, and Guan Yingzhen only got one minister of the Ministry of Commerce who is as weak as he is. , It depends on who is willing to cooperate with this side.

  Everything is not easy to handle, but since we have taken this step, there is nothing to say, we must go to the end, and Prince Yizhong doesn't believe that he can't succeed even in such a situation, that's God's will.

   "There are water sub-warehouses on the line from Linqing to Jining. How is the replenishment of the warehouses here?" Prince Yizhong asked suddenly: "The second warehouse in Jingtong was slow to replenish the warehouse, but what about the water sub-warehouse?"

"As far as we know, there is still a huge shortage. The imperial court has not been able to thoroughly investigate this, and there is great resistance. This is a good thing for us." Wang Zinian is very clear about this, "Our insider reported that the Linqingshui sub-warehouse The shortfall is at least 30% or more, and the situation in Dezhou and Jining may be even worse."

Prince Yizhong shook his head, "Even if there is half of the position, it is not a small amount. If you want to completely seal the hope of the court, would Chen Jixian dare to go north along the canal? While the Xuanfu army is still holding back the Jizhen army , Go up the river and take down the water warehouses on Jining and Linqing first?"

Wang Zinian was taken aback, he didn't expect Prince Yizhong's attitude to suddenly become so radical, he hesitated and said: "Chen Jixian's attitude has always been a bit vague, if we push too hard, we are afraid that he will fall to the court Over there."

Prince Yizhong turned his head, "In this situation, he still dares to fall to the court. If the situation is not good in the future, won't he want to stab us in the back? We just want to take advantage of this situation to force him to make a deal with the court. Clearing the boundaries, whether you want to be the governor of the Beijing camp or the governor of Xuanda, you must come up with some certificates, right? Get out of the fifth army camp in desperation, just nest in Xuzhou, just want to wait for promotion How can there be such a good thing in the world? Empty the food in the secondary warehouse along the river, just to see how the court will live this winter!"

  Prince Yizhong's attitude was extremely tough, and Wang Zinian also felt that it made sense.

  Chen Jixian's question was difficult for several parties. This old fox was very righteous and full of reason to each party, but no one knew how this guy would choose.

  Everyone tolerated it before, but now it’s different. As soon as they arrive in Nanjing, the two sides will have a showdown, and he can’t be tolerated on both sides.

   "Your Majesty, I'm afraid we need the cooperation of the Governor's Mansion for Water Transport." Wang Zinian reminded.

   "Well, I also know this. When I arrive in Yangzhou, I will summon Zhu Guozhen and Jiang Zian and order them to act quickly. Chen Jixian is ready to fight."

Prince Yizhong suppressed the anger in his heart. He also knew that if Chen Jixian were to send troops north to attack Shandong immediately, he would definitely find various reasons to evade it, but assisting the cao soldiers to deploy defenses along the canal and then robbing food, this is always is that OK?

  Seeing that Prince Yizhong didn't lose his temper because of his anger, Wang Zinian felt a little relieved.

The water transportation is still sure. Zhu Guozhen is a **** Prince Yizhong. If he wants to enter the cabinet, the governor of the water transportation is just a transition, while Jiang Zian is the general officer of the water transportation. The martial arts giants who support Prince Yizhong.

"There is not a big problem with water transportation, and most of the troops stationed along the Shandong Canal are mainly water soldiers, and the garrisons in the guards are weak." Wang Zinian introduced: "Chen Jixian only needs to cooperate with the action, and the water soldiers on the Dezhou and Linqing sides It can directly take over the water warehouse, and the governor's office of water transport can send water ships to transport the grain back to Xuzhou and Huai'an."

Only then did Prince Yizhong let out a sigh of relief, and the boredom in his heart eased a little, "I never thought that Niu Jizong's battle would be so miserable that he was blocked by a group of soldiers from the Beijing camp. It was beyond Gu's expectation. Fortunately, going south was smooth, but Niu Jizong should also know that it is not appropriate to go south so hastily, and moderately block in Baoding and Zhending, and then enter Shandong to be safe."

  Wang Zinian heard the implication of Prince Yizhong, and asked hesitantly, "Your Highness, you mean that the Xuanfu Army is stationed in Shandong?"

Prince Yizhong didn't answer, but after being silent for a while, he said slowly: "It still depends on Niu Jizong's thoughts and the performance of the Xuanfu army, but I don't think it is a good strategy to retreat blindly. There are canals running through Shandong, and the transportation is convenient. , the supply is smooth, if we control Linqing, Dongchangfu and Jining Prefecture, we can completely threaten Daming, Zhending and Hejian to the west, and control Ludong to the east, and the canal can be used by me,..."

   "But if the Jizhen army goes south, what if the imperial court mobilizes other frontier troops to go south?" Wang Zinian couldn't help asking.

"That's even better. How many frontier troops can the imperial court mobilize now? Do the Jizhen army dare to go south? Apart from the Jizhen army that can draw tens of thousands, does the Liaodong town court dare to move? That is, Shanxi Town and Yulin Town, but they Far away in the northwest, where does the supply of food and grass come from? We are stuck in water transportation, and they will not fight, but they will come all the way across Henan? Can it be done?"

Prince Yizhong seemed to have a plan in mind, "If you really dare to do this, I'm afraid these troops will mutiny and rebellion on the way. You must know that Niu Jizong had been preparing for the supply problem of this journey southward a year or two in advance. The court hastily Under the circumstances, how can you do it?"

  Prince Yizhong seemed quite reasonable, but Wang Zinian didn't think so.

  Although the imperial court is old and struggling, but when it is really facing a state of war, it is afraid that it will still be able to erupt with an efficiency that is different from usual.

As far as he knows, Feng Tang has been training troops in the Northwest for several months, and has taken away hundreds of thousands of taels of silver from the court. It is said that many of them are used to buy grain and buy firearms. This is obviously preparing for war. Some are curious that this Feng Tang made such a move so early, did he expect this situation at that time? This is obviously impossible.

   "As soon as Niu Jizong's army comes over, I believe Chen Jixian will know where to stand."

  Prince Yizhong added one last sentence.

  The Xuanfu Army, which Prince Yizhong placed high hopes on, was indeed heading south at this time.

   Except for one part that is still west of the Yu River, the main force of the Xuanfu Army has moved south quickly.

  On the eighth day of October, the army of Xuanfu went south from Zhuozhou and entered Baoding.

  October 11, passed Rongcheng, Yue Anzhou, October 15, arrived in Li County, threatening Hejian.

  October 18th, the vanguard of the Xuanfu Army entered the eastern counties of Zhending Prefecture. The counties of Shenzhou, Wuyi, Hengshui, and Zaoqiang were all controlled by the Xuanfu Army, and they were only one step away from Linqing.

   "Marshal, do you really want to occupy Linqing?" Ma Mingfeng whistled, and the banner was hunting. Niu Jizong rode his horse up a mound, followed by Sun Shaozu also rode his horse to keep up.

"Dalang, I want to take not only Linqing, but also Dezhou!" Niu Jizong stroked his beard and smiled, "I thought I was going south all the time, even the prince thought so, but they didn't think about the supplies in the south either. How difficult it is, but with the canal, it is different. Dezhou, Linqing, Dongchangfu and Jining Prefecture, there are water warehouses lined up. This is a gift from our army. If you can’t win it and use it for me, wouldn’t you be extremely stupid? ?”

  (end of this chapter)