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  Chapter 61 A Scroll of Muddy Waters

  Feng Ziying was taken aback for a moment. He thought it was a move to ensure that he could still control the situation before the abdication of the Supreme Emperor, but he did not expect that it was the appointment of the new emperor after he ascended the throne, which was a bit surprising.

After all, he knows too little about the affairs of the court, but Feng Ziying can still be sure that Wang Ziteng should not be regarded as the emperor's confidant at least now, and he must be the emperor's confidant if he was able to take charge of the three major camps of the Beijing camp when he was the emperor. Practical actions to show allegiance to the new emperor, otherwise he, who also serves as the right servant of the Ministry of War, can't explain anything.

"Then the emperor appointed Mr. Zhang Jingqiu as the left servant of the Ministry of War?" Feng Ziying asked further: "What does father think this means? When Lord Xiao was mainly focused on the Ministry of Punishment, the emperor first appointed the prince to concurrently serve as the right servant of the Ministry of War." , and then let Zhang Gong take over as the left servant of the Ministry of War, what does this mean?"

  Feng Tang was silent.

  The Minister of the Ministry of War has not changed people, but in fact, the left servant of the Ministry of War has been mainly in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War, and it is more like an honor and appeasement for the Jingying Jiedushi to also serve as the right servant of the Ministry of War.

  In fact, when the left servant is relatively strong and the minister of the Ministry of War does not take much care of things, it is difficult for the right servant to have much say, and this is a concurrent right servant.

  Under the regulations of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Wu Xun’s relatives and nobles were responsible for the envoys of the Beijing Camp, but the Minister of the Ministry of War or the Minister of Civil Affairs assisted in the military administration, and actually controlled the actual deployment of the three major battalions of the Beijing Camp.

  Wang Ziteng concurrently served as the right servant of the Ministry of War is a rather strange appointment.

There are indeed precedents in the past, but they were all given by the Minister of the Ministry of War or Zuo Shilang, who was in charge of the military administration of the Beijing camp, in order to appease the relatives of Wu Xun and give a part-time false title to show honor and favor, but it is obviously impossible for the Minister of the Ministry of War to be in charge of the Ministry of War at present. affairs, and Zuo Shilang needs to be in charge of the daily affairs of the Ministry of War, and it is impossible to assist the military affairs of the Beijing camp. Wang Ziteng's appointment is a bit intriguing.

  Feng Tang turned his head slowly and looked at Feng Ziying: "You mean the emperor deliberately did this to show his trust in Wang Ziteng?"

   "I don't know." Feng Ziying said softly: "But my son knows that the trust that needs to be shown to the court is often an expression of distrust. True trust often needs nothing to prove or show."

  Feng Tang's eyes moved, and the words were swallowed back on his lips. What his son hid was for the emperor to see, and to comfort the emperor, but why did the emperor do this?

  Shaking his head, Feng Tang let out a deep breath, and pressed his palm on the desk, "Ziying, what do you think I should do if I want to recover and return to Datong?"

   At this time, Feng Tang finally believed what Feng You said, and some aspects of his son's abilities seemed to suddenly begin to show quickly after experiencing all kinds of things in the past six months.

"Father, I don't know about this, but I know that if Zhang Jingqiu, the left servant of the Ministry of War, didn't say something about reconciliation, then you, the chief soldier of Datong, don't care." Feng Ziying said calmly: "I know you must have a way to make peace." Ask Lord Shangshu to agree, and with the support of the prince, reinstatement is not a problem, but what about in the future? You have bypassed Lord Zhang, but Lord Zhang is the left servant appointed by the emperor. It may be more difficult for you in the future, maybe next year you You will have to be dismissed from office again, and the result will be even worse.”

  Feng Tang's face turned cold, "In your opinion, if I want to be the general soldier of Datong, I must let Zhang Jingqiu nod, but Ziying, you don't understand the situation here, it's very difficult."

  Feng Ziying sneered in her heart, why don't you understand?

  The Feng family is not trusted by the emperor.

This situation is indeed not something that can be resolved at once. Wu Xun has always been the foundation of the Supreme Emperor. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he naturally has to start cultivating his own foundation. Get rid of the thorn in your side and then go fast.

It is not impossible to say that the effect is not impossible. The problem is that the emperor is still there, and the emperor has to rely on many things. Many people are still waiting and watching. Similarly, for the emperor, the handling of many things is a bit cautious, so this embarrassing situation That's what hurts the most.

  However, the Feng family is not yet a thorn in the side that needs to be removed quickly, because the level is a little lower, and they were dismissed from office when the Supreme Emperor was there, and now they are seeking recovery.

   It's just that now the emperor has started to train his own team. I'm afraid that any important position, especially when it comes to military power, must be cautious.

"Father, what I mean is, let's wait for a while. You were dismissed during the time of the Supreme Emperor, and the Supreme Emperor must be somewhat dissatisfied with you." Feng Ziying considered her words, "Although I don't know why you I was dismissed, but for a position like the Nine Frontiers, without the Supreme Emperor's nod, the cabinet and the Ministry of War will definitely not be able to stop."

Feng Tang was dismissed two years ago. At that time, Feng Ziying was less than ten years old. Naturally, he didn't know the truth. However, Feng Tang now feels the need to reveal it to his son. The precocious wisdom shown by his son today , is completely worthy of being a child prodigy.

"Ziying, it's actually not a shameful thing. When your father and I were the commander-in-chief of Datong, we blocked some people's money." Feng Tang said coldly: "Some people inside the side wall and those outside the Great Wall It’s not a new thing for the Tatars to flick their eyebrows, and the staff of the Ministry of War and Jin Yiwei also know about it, but everyone has a thread in their hearts, and they all have to abide by this rule.”

  Feng Ziying sighed secretly.

"But some people want to break this rule repeatedly. Although the Tatars have not been as rampant as the Jurchens outside the pass in recent years, they still cannot be taken lightly. Didn't you say that the White Lotus Sect was also involved in this civil disturbance? Bansheng over there The White Lotus Sect is a serious problem, if this situation is allowed to continue, I am worried that Datong Town will soon become a sieve in the future, and I will never know if it will be completely smashed by others."

  Father didn't mention who it was, but Feng Ziying could roughly guess that it wasn't just one or two people, there must be one or even several large groups behind it.

Everyone knows that the trade with the outside of the Great Wall is very lucrative. The horses, cattle and sheep skins, gold and silver outside the Great Wall are exchanged for salt, tea, silk cloth, porcelain, iron, arrows, weapons, and other consumer goods in the interior. The exchange of gold sand, wild ginseng, and various medicinal materials for salt, tea, silk, porcelain, ironware, and even weapons in the interior has already formed a scale in the past two decades.

  But according to the rules set by the imperial court, general daily consumables are fine. Some have to be controlled in quantity, such as salt and tea, and some have to be strictly controlled, such as ironware, and others are strictly prohibited, such as weapons.

   It’s just that in the face of interests, there are always people who can’t help but want to get a little more. Crossing the line is an inevitable thing, once or twice, maybe even more.

  If you want to block people's money, you will inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of some people. Feng Ziying also knows that her father is not the kind of rigid person. Even my father can't bear it, so I'm afraid it's really serious.

Inevitably, some people think that it may be more convenient to replace you with Feng Tang, ask you some questions, and arrange for a censor to sue you, and your father is not a clean person. No, it's impossible for this kind of person to survive in the Nine Borders generals. If the top pushes the boat along with the flow, you will naturally come down.

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