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  Chapter 2102 Guizi scroll chaos

  The three of them all understand what Jinnan means. Once there is chaos in Jinnan, it will directly endanger the northern Henan and southern Beizhili prefectures, and it will really be a disaster for the Central Plains.

  The problem is that Feng Ziying had just entered Shaanxi, and he had just gained a firm foothold in Wubao here. The fall of Hancheng directly allowed the rebel army to enter Jin, and spread to the southwestern corner of Shanxi, which can be said to have stabbed the imperial court.

The imperial court no longer has so much energy to take care of the bulls. When the situation in Shandong is showing light, if Shanxi is also in chaos like Shaanxi, it will undoubtedly be a big blow. Much bigger.

"But Ziying may not be able to take care of this in a short time." Qi Yongtai smiled wryly and defended his disciples, "Yan'an Mansion is the source of civil unrest, and its drought is the most serious in Shaanxi, and Shaanxi It is the worst drought in the country, and the troops on the three sides and four towns have been transferred, which is why such a disaster has occurred. Ziying has no choice but to recruit soldiers from the border villages. Otherwise, what is he going to do to deal with the rebellious army blooming everywhere? "

"Brother Chengfeng, when will Ziying go to Xi'an?" Zhang Huaichang couldn't help asking: "Yan'an Prefecture is important, but as the governor of Shaanxi, he doesn't sit in Xi'an, how can he rule the whole province? Lu Chuan and Sun Yijie are still attacking each other , so that the officials below are at a loss what to do, what is the system?!"

Zhang Huaichang was extremely dissatisfied with the Third Division of Shaanxi. Lu Chuan, Sun Yijie and even Xie Zhenye, the commander of the capital, seemed to him that they were either people fighting for power and profit, or mediocre. .

  But the cabinet has been undecided. They still hope that after Feng Ziying leaves, they can coordinate and ease the relationship between the chief officials of the third department. They think that the removal of the chief executive of the third department at this time will only make the situation in Shaanxi more chaotic, and it is not conducive to stabilizing the situation in Shaanxi as soon as possible.

Zhang Huaichang, from Zuodu censor to Bingbu Shangshu, is considered as the most senior official in the court. He has never had so many scruples in speaking. He knows that Lu Chuan and Sun Yijie have backgrounds behind them, but he still ignores them, which makes Qi Yongtai Both Li Sancai and Li Sancai were embarrassed.

"Ziying's letter also mentioned that if the problem of Yan'an Mansion is not handled properly, it may always be a major hidden danger, and the situation of Qingyang Mansion next to Yan'an Mansion and Pingliang Mansion farther away is also quite serious. Listen to him. He wants to temporarily rely on the Yulin Army to stabilize the situation in Yan'an, and wait until the situation in northern Shaanxi improves before considering going to Xi'an."

  Qi Yongtai also didn't quite understand Feng Ziying's thoughts. Which governor would not go to the governor's office first if he wanted to govern?

  The status of Yan'an Prefecture and Xi'an Prefecture are not the same, and as the governor, you don't control the officials of the third department, how can you issue orders to the whole province?

  Letting Lu Chuan and Sun Yijie entrenched in Xi'an, this governor is not worthy of his name.

  But Qi Yongtai believes that Feng Ziying must have a reason for doing so, and Feng Ziying is on the front line, and knows the local situation better than himself, who is in the center.

  Since Shaanxi is handed over to the other party, one should believe that the other party can solve these problems. It is undoubtedly inappropriate to intervene at this time, so Qi Yongtai must give full support no matter what.

  Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe arrived front and back.

   A head-on blow made the two of them look gloomy.

If there is a problem in southern Shanxi, it will directly affect Henan and Beizhi. They are too close to each other, and they are all on the bank of the Yellow River. A slight disturbance can cause fluctuations in the situation in the entire Central Plains, especially when there is no drought in the entire Northland. When it is relieved, it is even more worrying.

   After finally seeing the dawn of peace in Shandong, I was blocked by this bad news.

  If there is a problem, it must be solved. Both Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe understand this truth, but solving the problem cannot be done with a single word.

   "Daofu, Huaichang, you two are here, what do you think?" Ye Xianggao calmed down.

"We had a discussion earlier. Chai Guozhu's place has some difficulties. Let's see if Yang Yuan can get a copy to go south as soon as possible. There must be a countermeasure. The situation in Shanxi Guard is probably not much better than that in Shaanxi. We can't hold it. How much hope." Li Sancai pondered for a while, "Let's see if Feng Zitang can send one back to the teacher?"

   "No!" Fang Congzhe categorically denied, "Shandong is about to recover, and if it affects the good situation, the loss outweighs the gain."

Li Sancai said coldly: "However, if there is a mistake in the south of Shanxi, it will also affect Huaiqing, Weihui, and Zhangde, and then endanger Guangping and Daiming. Let me be ugly first, Shanxi Town will not be able to get out for a while, and the troops will go south. , but also to prevent Fengzhou Bailian and Tumote people from taking advantage of the fire to loot, Datong Town itself is not rich in troops, and only a few thousand troops are mobilized, and time will be delayed. Once Jinnan is lost, the overall situation may be affected Bigger."

   "The Northwest Army is far away on the front line in southern Shandong. It takes time to deploy troops, and it also needs to be transferred thousands of miles west..." Fang Congzhe disagrees: "Isn't it a taboo for military strategists to deploy troops from the battlefield?"

"It's a big taboo for military strategists, but as long as the number of troops is not large, I believe that Feng Zitang can still move out, and there is Sun Chengzong's army on the northern line, so the deployment of 10,000 to 20,000 troops should not affect the overall situation." Li Sancai saw Fang Congzhe's tone. He was relieved, and immediately strengthened his point of view: "In addition, the Northwest Army is self-contained, and they all come from three sides and four towns. Shandong is about to be recovered. I don't think it is necessary to keep too many troops. It is necessary to split it up properly. Now it is just It's an opportunity."

  As soon as Li Sancai's words came out, Fang Congzhe fell silent, and Ye Xianggao was a little moved.

  The cabinet has long discussed the future of the Northwest Army. Before that, because the situation in Shandong was uncertain, they were not so anxious. But now that Sun Chengzong and Feng Tang are attacking from two sides, and Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu are retreating steadily, the situation has become clearer.

Although there was such a change of Chen Jixian's going south to withdraw from Xuzhou, in their view, it would not affect the overall situation of Shandong, so at this time they need to consider, once the Shandong problem is resolved, whether to go south to Jiangnan will let Sun Chengzong lead the northern army to go south, or let The Northwest Army went south.

  If it is the former, then the Northwest Army must be completely dismantled. If it is the latter, it also needs to be divided from the Northwest Army to prevent the Northwest Army from being too strong and increasing hidden dangers.

  Qi Yongtai frowned. He also supported the splitting of the Northwest Army, but he felt that the time was not yet ripe. Although Shandong was about to be recovered, could the Xuanfu Army and Datong Army of Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu really be so easily resolved?

  Chen Jixian still had doubts about what kind of plan he had. Most importantly, Qi Yongtai was still a little worried about Huguang.

Xiong Tingbi and Wang Ziteng are still fighting in Huguang, but Wang Ziteng has shown signs of retreating eastward, but Xiong Tingbi is still unable to withdraw completely because the Bozhou and Yongning rebellions have not been completely wiped out. It can be used to deal with Wang Ziteng's Denglai army.

   Let Sun Chengzong lead his army south to pacify Jiangnan, while the Northwest Army wiped out the Denglai Army. Wouldn't such an arrangement be more appropriate?

   "Chengfeng, do you have any other ideas?" Seeing Qi Yongtai frowned, Ye Xianggao asked.

Qi Yongtai immediately expressed his thoughts, and finally said: "The Northwest Army is powerful, and it is not appropriate to let it go south to the south of the Yangtze River. Otherwise, if it continues to grow, it will be too big to lose. Although there is no precedent in this dynasty. Prevention. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, there were too many disasters in the feudal towns, and we had to be careful, so even though there might be some injustice to the warriors, it was inevitable. But Daofu, Wang Ziteng's Denglai army also needs to consider how to deal with it, don't let them suddenly go east Entering Jiangxi or going north to Henan, that would be another trouble."

  Qi Yongtai's words were a bit cryptic, but everyone understood immediately, "Brother Chengfeng means to let the Northwest Army deal with the Denglai Army? Then it shouldn't affect the deployment of a first-in-Jin rebellion now?"

   "It's possible, but I'm still a little worried about the lack of time." Qi Yongtai pursed his lips, "But if it's not like this now, how can we draw soldiers?"

  Everyone is silent, yes, if you don’t draw troops from these places, where will you draw them? You can't just watch Jinnan corrupt, can you?

"I still have to send a letter to Ziying to say hello. You can't let the rebellious army from Shaanxi enter Jin Dynasty and root out the source of the rebellious army. I also know that it will be difficult for him to go at the beginning, and he may not be able to take care of it for a while, but I will share the worries of the court. Don't think about misfortune." Ye Xianggao glanced at Qi Yongtai, but said to Zhang Huaichang.

   Just when the court sighed and sighed and was anxious about the situation in southern Shanxi, Feng Ziying was a little bit elated.

The security of Wubao was solved in one fell swoop, and the situation in the central and northern part of Yan'an Prefecture improved. Even if the situation in the four counties of Suide, Mizhi, Jiazhou, and Wubao had stabilized, there was no need for him to cover up at this time, the governor The signboard of the yamen was hung up in a grandiose manner.

   "My lord, Mr. Pan, the prefect of Yan'an, has arrived." Wang Wenyan came in.

   "Oh, he's here?" Feng Ziying raised her head and put down the brush in her hand, "Classical Chinese, let's take a look, how do I write these words?"

   "My lord, you also know that I have poor eyesight, and I can't see your calligraphy skills." Wang Wenyan smiled, and he felt that Feng Ziying seemed to be a little contemptuous of the prefect Pan.

"Do you think I've neglected Pan Ruzhen?" Feng Ziying stood up and took two steps with her hands behind her back. "His performance is hard to satisfy me. Not to mention that he fears the enemy like a tiger and just sits and watches the thieves grow stronger. The border village has been nourished for many years, and it has become a hotbed of thieves, how dare he say that he has no responsibility?"

Wang Wenyan smiled, "But my lord, according to this statement, there are almost no people left in the Shaanxi provinces. As far as I know, Master Pan has a good official reputation in Yan'an mansion, but it's just that he has encountered such a severe drought. It’s not too bad to be able to drag it until today.”

  (end of this chapter)