Number of People

  Chapter 1737 Discussion on the Renzi Juan

  Feng Ziying and Lian Guoshi both breathed a sigh of relief. At a time when they need to work together, if there are still internal discords and disputes, it may really be the end of the game.

  Looking at today's posture, you should know that Qi Yongtai is going to integrate the opinions of the northern scholars, and then coordinate and communicate with Ye Fangli and others, and finally form a unified opinion, and work together to deal with the challenge of Prince Yizhong.

  Li Sancai is also from the North, and he is a cabinet minister. His joining can also give the outside world the impression that the scholars of the North are working together, and avoid being criticized.

When Li Sancai saw Feng Ziying and Lian Guoshi, he took the initiative to come over and greeted with a smile: "Ziying, Junyu, brother Chengfeng called everyone today, I'm afraid you have a rough idea of ​​the intention, you two are the young scholars of our Northland Toshihiko, when asking for your opinions, you should also speak boldly and put forward your own views, so that you can express yourself well."

   "Mr. Daofu praised you absurdly. The students and brother Junyu are very much loved. They are just following the tail and gaining experience. How dare they fight against each other?" Feng Ziying hurriedly said modestly.

  Practicing state affairs is also bowing hands again and again to show that he can't bear it.

Li Sancai waved his hand, but his face was a little solemn, "This discussion, everyone should express their own opinions. At that time, Brother Chengfeng and Yu will have to discuss with Lord Ye Fang. There are many matters involved, so you have to be careful and thorough, so you all have to Show your talent, don't cherish yourself."

Seeing that Li Sancai was so kind, Feng Ziying and Lian Guoshi exchanged glances, and Lian Guoshi said: "I heard that Prince Yizhong proclaimed himself the supervisor of the country in Jinling and formed another cabinet. Tang Xuanzhou (Tang Binyin) did this to set up Prime Minister Ye and Prime Minister Fang. where?"

   "Since he did this, how could he care about Ye Xiangfang's thoughts? Some people just want to be the chief assistant and are obsessed with it. For the sake of a chief assistant position, they don't care about other things."

  Li Sancai has never had a good impression of Tang Binyin. In fact, people like Zhu Guozhen have a good relationship with him, but now they can be regarded as "each is their own master", so they can only draw a clear line sadly.

"The performance of a group of jumping clowns in Nanjing is nothing to worry about, but Niu Jizong's rampage in Shandong has already occupied Dezhou. If he is allowed to continue like this, if Shandong is not protected, the prestige of the imperial court will be greatly reduced. This is the last The urgency is just, Mr. Daofu, how does the imperial court plan to deal with it?"

  Feng Ziying is more concerned about this.

It doesn't matter how Prince Yizhong's group set up a stage to sing in Nanjing, because it was expected long ago, but Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu unexpectedly did not retreat to Nanzhili, but suddenly moved eastward, invaded Shandong, and Going south and north along the canal, this is a big strip.

With the cooperation of the Cao Army, the Xuanfu Army and a part of the Datong Army took control of the entire area along the canal with lightning speed. At this moment, they opened up with the Huaiyang Town under the control of Chen Jixian, and the troops were approaching Hejian. The government, and the key point is that all the food in the water warehouse along the line was obtained by Niu Jizong and the others. This reduction and increase would be too painful for the court.

   "Ziying, Shandong is your hometown. From Dezhou to Linqing to Dongchangfu and Jining Prefecture, they were all captured by the Xuanfu army, and the Cao army also called it an accomplice. How do you think you can break the situation?"

  Li Sancai asked back.

  Feng Ziying shook her head slightly, "How many soldiers can the imperial court have? How much can Liaodong and Jizhen mobilize? Is Shanxi Town ready?"

  Li Sancai was surprised: "Ziying, your father gathered and trained tens of thousands of troops in Qingyang, can't you come east?"

Feng Ziying smiled wryly, "Mr. Daofu, there is an order from the court, and my father will come here on his own accord. But this is from Qingyang, across Shanxi, Beizhi, and Shandong. The journey is long. Where will the supplies come from? If Niu Jizong waited for work at leisure, he would be in Shandong." My father may not have a chance of winning in this line of attack, and Shandong is of course urgent, but I am more worried that my father has not arrived in Shandong, and I am afraid that there will be troubles in Shanshan."

  Li Sancai's face turned cold, "Do you mean that there will be refugees after the severe drought, or Fengzhou Bailian?"

  Feng Ziying's expression changed, and Li Sancai seemed to be quite capable. He actually noticed that something happened to Fengzhou Bailian.

Li Sancai looked at Feng Ziying, but thought that the other party was from the border of Datong, and it was normal to know Fengzhou Bailian, so he nodded: "The staff of the Ministry of War has information, and Fengzhou Bailian has been changing frequently in the past six months. When going in and out of the Datong border, it is assumed that there is a connection with the white lotus of the Northland. I am a little worried that there will be some problems,..."

"Mr. Daofu, the white lotus in Shuntian Mansion and the white lotus in Yongping Mansion are one, and the branches and vines are intertwined. It can be said that the power of the White Lotus Sect is deeply rooted in the countryside in the whole of northern Zhili and up to Shandong. The Bailian of Fengzhou fled decades ago. Outside the side wall, they live together with the Mongols, but they still maintain a very close organizational structure, and even have considerable military mobilization capabilities, and now they are suddenly connected with the White Lotus Sect in Dazhou, which can't help but make people worry."

Feng Ziying did not deny, "I knew this when I followed my father in Dazhou. The imperial court has strictly ordered the grassland tribes to return this white lotus to Dazhou over the years, but how could these Mongols agree? This is what they used to step into China. The springboard of the soil is also a crowbar, so for so many years, Fengzhou Bailian centered on Bansheng City, not only has not weakened, but has become stronger and stronger,..."

  Li Sancai nodded slightly and remained silent. Feng Ziying really had a knack for military affairs.

"Mr. Daofu, Ziying's words are true. The students only discovered the spread of the White Lotus Sect after they arrived in Yongping Mansion. Ziying has already cleaned up Yongping Mansion twice. Fortunately, Jizhen has been cleaned up. There are hundreds of soldiers of Bailian family who fled, and there are even many officers, such as Panguanying, Xuliuying, and Shimenzhai. Deep, visible,…”

Lian Guoshi also continued: "After the students left, they continued Ziying's practice. Baojia cleans up and encourages exposure. The investigation here was tight, so they fled and hid in other places, and sneaked back after the news passed, and many country gentry also had an ambiguous relationship with them and refused to cooperate with the government to clean up, so it was very difficult."

  Lian's statement of state affairs also confirmed the spread of the White Lotus Sect in the north, and it made Li Sancai even more alarmed.

   "Ziying, does your father know about these situations?" Li Sancai asked after thinking for a while.

   "I know a little bit, but the Shanshaan Bailian is also powerful. It would be very dangerous if it engulfs the victims of the severe drought, so I also wrote to remind my father to be careful." Feng Ziying replied.

Li Sancai paced back and forth in a corner of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, and finally said after a while, "Ziying, we need to plan ahead for things that haven't happened yet, but the Northwest Army's eastward advance is probably inevitable, otherwise, with the troops that Shanxi Town and Ji Town can draw, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win the Xuanfu army, and Chen Jixian's side is also an uncertain factor. Brother Chengfeng may also bring it up later, we have to discuss it carefully,..."

   Seeing the three talking lively in the corner of the garden, other people came to join in one after another.

  Han Yu and Zhou Yongchun came over, and Feng Ziying and Lian Guoshi hurriedly greeted them.

This topic is also very interesting to Han Yu and Zhou Yongchun. One is the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and the other is a scholar from Shandong. They are fellow villagers with Feng Ziying. Now the Xuanfu Army relies on the canal and is steadily encroaching on the entire Shandong. The intention to control Shandong is obvious. , so naturally these northern scholars are very anxious.

   "One is an imminent disaster, the other is a potential catastrophe, which is more important. How to choose?" Han Yu couldn't help but sigh.

  Feng Ziying's judgment, Han Yu still agrees.

The drought situation in Shanshan and Shaanxi this year, if the imperial court does not provide relief, something will definitely happen, even if it is relief, it is estimated that it will be difficult to contain, not to mention the current situation, the water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River has been cut off, the north and the south are confronting each other, and the price of food has skyrocketed , how to resettle the victims in Shanshan?

Han Yu is from Shanxi. He is very aware of the virtues of the country gentry and rich people in his hometown. It is extremely difficult to ask them to provide money and food for relief, and Shaanxi is poorer than Shanxi, especially in northern Shaanxi. It is a typical place where there are big bandits, and there will definitely be troubles on this day this year.

However, Zhou Yongchun was firm: "Shandong is the gate of Gyeonggi, and it is relatively rich. Without Jiangnan, Shandong must not be lost. Otherwise, we may not be able to survive this year. Are you sure that we will be able to go straight to Huanglong this year and win the battle?" Jiangnan?"

  Now even the most optimistic people are not very optimistic about the situation of the imperial court. How can they talk about taking Jiangnan within two or three months? In two months, I'm afraid that even the army hasn't been assembled yet.

What Zhou Yongchun said is not wrong, Shanshan and Shanxi are sad this winter, and the situation in Beizhi is not much better. Maybe the drought is better in Shandong and Henan. Henan has always been poor, and the situation in Shandong is better. If Shandong loses again, the court can still survive. Where is the control?

  Feng Ziying and Lian Guoshi also agreed with Zhou Yongchun's reasoning, not because Shandong is his hometown, but because Shandong is too important. Only by taking Shandong can he oppress Nanzhili, reduce the pressure on the court, and have room for maneuver.

"Then transfer Shanxi Town and Ji Town Army to form the Southern Expedition Army." Feng Ziying looked at Li Sancai: "The Chahar people are nothing to worry about. They are not ready to go south like they did last year. People value profit, let them be restless to contain the Chahar people, Ji Town should be able to maintain the situation!"

Li Sancai was concentrating on thinking hard, and after a while he said: "Ziying, are you sure about the Neikalkha people? I'm still a little worried that the Jianzhou Jurchen will not settle down. Can the situation in Liaodong be sustained? "

  (end of this chapter)