Number of People

  Chapter 2127 Guizi scroll is trapped inside and outside, bullshit

"So we can't do anything and let this situation spread?" Ye Xianggao was furious, "It's hard to see the dawn in Shandong, and now Shanxi is going to be in chaos again. Will it spread to Henan and Beizhi in the next step? The situation in Shaanxi It hasn't turned around yet, but Shanxi is in chaos first. The Ministry of War is still reporting that the Bailian and Tumet people in Fengzhou outside the border wall are also ready to move. The Ministry of Criminal Affairs also said that the Bailian sect in Shanxi, Beizhi, and Shandong is very active. I don’t understand, everyone said that the situation is getting better, but now how do you look at it, it’s getting worse and worse?”

  Ye Xianggao's anger was not without reason.

  At the beginning, everyone agreed that as long as Sun Chengzong and Feng Tang joined forces, they could quickly eliminate Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu's Xuanfu Army and Datong Army, quickly recover Shandong, and then go south to conquer Xuzhou and even the entire Jiangbei area.

  But unexpectedly, Chen Jixian went south suddenly and unexpectedly, and handed over a complete Xuzhou to Niu Jizong and the others, and he took Yangzhou by himself.

   Nanjing and Chen Jixian seem to have maintained a tacit understanding. Chen Jixian did not march to Jinling, nor did he cross the Yangtze River. He just held Yangzhou firmly.

  Jinling didn't panic about Chen Jixian's going south, and seemed to think that the Huaiyang Army should be stationed in Yangzhou as a matter of course.

   Then after Sun Chengzong and Feng Tang's army regained Shandong and went south, would Chen Jixian join hands with Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu, or stab Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu in the back? No matter how you look at it, I think the former is more likely.

"Also, what is Xiong Tingbi doing in Huguang? Prince Teng is fighting and retreating. He has already retreated to the front line of Changsha. Xiong Tingbi keeps saying that he has made great victories, but the Ministry of War has not seriously evaluated and calculated how many victories there are." Ye Xianggao asked again.

  Ye Xianggao asked about the weakness of the Ministry of War.

  Xiong Tingbi replaced Sun Chengzong when he went to Huguang, and let Sun Chengzong come back to be in charge of the army on the northern line of the Shandong Raiders.

  There was controversy at the time. It was believed that Sun Chengzong had finally trained his soldiers in Sichuan, and he was familiar with the situation in Huguang.

  But the imperial court seems to be more optimistic about Xiong Tingbi, thinking that Sun Chengzong's movements in Sichuan are too slow, and perhaps only under the nose can prompt Sun Chengzong to move more vigorously.

Who would have thought that although Xiong Tingbi played well against Yang Yinglong and the others in Bozhou in Huguang, pushing Yang Yinglong to a desperate situation, he did not achieve much results against Wang Ziteng's troops, and instead let Wang Ziteng's Denglai army come and go in Huguang free.

  Wang Ziteng even fought an ambush in Anhua, forcing Xiong Tingbi's main force to retreat. Wang Ziteng calmly withdrew Denglai's army to Changsha Fucheng, preparing to continue to fight with Xiong Tingbi's army at the junction of Huguang and Jiangyou.

  Zhang Huaichang is a bit difficult to answer. He also supported Xiong Tingbi's candidate at the beginning. Of course, everyone here, including Ye Xianggao, also supported it, but now Ye Xianggao obviously won't admit it.

"Ye Xiang, Xiong Tingbi's main energy was on Yang Yinglong when he first left, so he mainly took a defensive position against Wang Ziteng..." Zhang Huaichang explained: "Now that Yang Yinglong is about to fall, Fei Bai can quickly free up his hands to deal with Wang Ziteng. .”

  Zhang Huaichang's explanation was a bit reluctant. The prince retreated to Jiangxi, so he could rely on Jiangxi's support to fight Xiong Tingbi.

Jiangxi is no different than Huguang. Huguang officials, civilians, and gentry all tend to favor the imperial court, but in Jiangxi, Nanjing has a much greater influence, including the local government and gentry, who also support Nanjing more. This is Wang Ziteng's intention to fight Xiong Tingbi in Jiangxi reason.

   "When will we wait?" Ye Xianggao sneered, "October, or the end of the year, or even next year? If the court continues to spend endlessly, Zhonghan, the Ministry of Households can still support it?"

  The former question cannot be answered, but the latter question is known without asking. If Jiangnan cannot be captured quickly, the imperial court’s finances will definitely collapse by the end of the year, or it will have to borrow heavily from Haitong Yinzhuang.

  Yang Yinglong was dead but not stiff. The terrain on the Bozhou side was dangerous. Although Yang Yinglong was defeated again and again, the more he retreated, the stronger his resistance became.

  And the chieftain forces in Sichuan and Guizhou are also ready to move.

   She Chongming has officially led the army to join the battle, which also hindered Xiong Tingbi's advance. Fortunately, Geng Ruqi's assistance in Chongqing was able to suppress She Chongming's rampage.

  But Shui’an’s family also had a change, which also made Xiong Tingbi nervous, and sent envoys to appease Shui’an’s family one after another, but it’s hard to say how effective it was.

   "Huaichang, can Shui'an's family be comforted?" Li Sancai couldn't help asking.

"It's not easy to say." Zhang Huaichang's face was also not very good. "The first-line chieftains in Sichuan and Guizhou felt a little cold about Yang Yinglong being wiped out. They were worried that the court would take the opportunity to reform the land and return them to the people, so the backlash was very heavy, and there were many whites. The next letter, I hope the court will clarify this policy,..."

  Ye Xianggao and Fang Congzhe shook their heads at the same time.

I dare not open this hole. Once the imperial court makes it clear that it will not change the soil and return it to the locals, the fight against Yang Yinglong will be in vain, and if the imperial court wants to forcefully push the policy of reforming the land and return it to the locals in the future, it will be even more punished by the chieftains in the entire Huguang and Southwest regions. If it is opposed by all parties, it will really become a country within a country that is difficult to control.

Ye Xianggao hesitated for a while, and finally set his tone: "At least the imperial court can't say this, and neither can Fei Bai. As for some local officials, they can be vague, and Fei Bai should hurry up to take down Bozhou and deter the southwest. If She Chongming doesn't know Life and death, that will be resolved together!"

Easier said than done, although Ye Xianggao is ruthless, he also knows that war is not just about lip service, but the performance of front-line soldiers. Now that wars are everywhere, it really feels like the end of the dynasty. He's also feeling a little burned out.

While several people were talking, Qi Yongtai, Zuo Du Yushi Zhang Jingqiu, Minister of Officials Gao Panlong, Minister of Rites Gu Bingqian, Minister of Household Huang Ruliang, Minister of Criminal Affairs Liu Yixiu, Minister of Industry Cui Jingrong, and Minister of Commerce Ying Zhen also arrived. .

This is a small court meeting, the emperor can't see things, and the two supervisors and several candidates for the supervisor are now fighting openly and secretly. ", sparks flew in all directions.

   Today we are mainly here to discuss the issue of Zuo Jian Guo Zhang Chi.

   "Lu Song hasn't arrived yet?" Ye Xianggao asked, when he heard footsteps outside, "Lu Song is late."

  Ye Xianggao hummed, "Master Lu, hurry up, the investigation has been going on for so long, what happened?"

Lu Song held a thick stack of documents in his hand, and after the princes sat down, he took his own seat at the bottom, and said in a deep voice: "There are still many details that need to be further verified, but the context is basically complete. Come out, there are at least three parties involved in the assassination of the emperor,..."

  Everyone pricked up their ears and listened intently.

Lu Song spoke very slowly and in detail, starting from the traces and things left by all parties on the scene, and combining the investigation of the entire Long Jinwei and the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The Ministry of Criminal Justice mainly conducts in-depth investigations from some external clues. Long Jinwei, on the other hand, dug deep into some more urgent and hidden issues involving higher levels.

   This introduction lasted for more than an hour, and the gentlemen felt heavy after hearing it.

   "So, it is still not sure that King Shou is the mastermind and participation?" Ye Xianggao frowned.

   "But the people under him must have something to do with this matter. It's just that his two aides, one dead and one missing, are really suspicious, and some relevant evidence has also been found from the two people's residences..."

Li Sancai interrupted Lu Song: "Lord Lu, I have listened to your introduction, and the evidence you found is specious. It can be regarded as evidence related to the case, but it can be explained by other explanations, unless Only by finding these two people can it be confirmed,..."

Lu Song frowned, but finally nodded: "Daofu's words are also reasonable, but now one of the two is dead and the other is missing, and most of the missing ones have also been silenced, but the body has not been found, so it is difficult to prove it. King Shou..."

  Ye Xianggao shook his head: "It's not appropriate to make a big fanfare about this matter, and you can't break it without definite evidence, otherwise it will definitely set off a storm in the city and affect the court situation."

   "There are signs from the Nanjing side and the White Lotus Sect. Let's not talk about the Nanjing side. It points to the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment. In addition, there are also Long Jinwei's personnel in Nanzhili..."

  Lu Song’s words drew Liu Yixuan’s ridicule again, “Master Lu, the people in Nanjing’s Ministry of Criminal Justice may not be so capable, but isn’t Captain Long always claiming to be directly under the emperor? Why was he also infiltrated?”

"Lord Liu, Prince Yizhong has been crowned prince for thirty years. At that time, the Supreme Emperor took Prince Yizhong to the south of the Yangtze River several times. Almost everyone in the south of the Yangtze River regards the succession of Prince Yizhong as a matter of course. How can those who follow the power and want to gain merit from the dragon?" How rare? Long Jinwei is no exception, so there are quite a few people who have been recruited and bought by Prince Yizhong. The lower officials have arranged for Nanzhen Fusi to conduct a clean-up and identification of internal personnel, but this kind of thing is difficult to eradicate,... "

  Lu Song's words are also true, even Liu Yixiu can't say anything wrong, even they didn't think that Prince Yizhong's succession to the throne was a certainty?

Who would have thought that Prince Yizhong couldn't control his lower body to flirt with Emperor Yuanxi's concubine and put a cuckold on his father? It turned out that the favorite Concubine Ying even gave birth to a daughter. What do you think is this?

   Is it tolerable or unbearable? This is the main reason why Emperor Yuanxi endured a few times and finally failed to bear it. Of course, this is also related to some other actions of Prince Yizhong. Anyway, he forcibly sent a throne to Emperor Yonglong's ass.

  (end of this chapter)