Winter has arrived, and it has not yet snowed in Yangzhou, but the rain is colder than snow.
A felt truck was parked on the bank of Beicheng River, and light rain fell on the ceiling to form a waterline, dripping along the front of the car window.
Behind the bamboo curtain, there is a face full of vicissitudes of time.
He was staring blankly at the countless ripples formed by raindrops, and a layer of water vapor that looked like fog but not fog on the water surface.
Zhang Fu should not be surprised by the mist and clouds in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although he followed the emperor from Yangzhou from Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was in Nanjing. His life took five dynasties and he had long been familiar with Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
The carriage was dry and warm, but the fingers felt slightly cool; but people who were wet on the road outside were not so comfortable.
Yangzhou can barely be considered as the southern region, but the cold in winter is really not something to be covered.
Unlike the dry and cold in the north, the humidity here is the dampness of winter, and the coldness can penetrate the bones through the water, especially standing in the rain.
On the stone road, there was a group of people standing in the rain like this, with raindrops hitting the armor and helmets, and the clothes under the iron leaves were already wet.
The brim of the helmet was pressed very low, and they all looked solemn, their faces turned pale, their lips were cold blue, but they didn't move at all, and they stood like a statue.
The fingers holding the weapon were as stiff as iron.
Even if it is a soldier, he will never dare to hold an umbrella if he lets him get wet in front of the British Duke.
In fact, this is not a kind of glory, but a kind of glory. It can stand for the British Duke and the soldiers can show iron military discipline in front of him, which is a good thing that cannot be obtained even if you want.
At this time, a general clasped his fists beside the felt car and said: Sir, Hou Tongzhi has arrived.
After a while, a man in a coarse gray robe rode straight from the middle of the guard post, got off the horse and held a greasy paper umbrella, walked to the carriage and said, "Let the Duke wait on the road, the subordinates are ashamed, and they have reported important matters."
Um.Zhang Fu nodded slightly.
The man dressed in a coarse cloth robe said: Mr. Hu and Marquis Wuyang have both returned and have been to Yangzhou.As soon as they arrived at the north gate, a eunuch from the Silijian and the Jinyiwei were waiting there; they seized the sword and military seal of the Marquis of Wuyang and tied them up directly.The generals of the Marquis of Wuyang seemed to be dissatisfied and asked the eunuch to receive the edict. The eunuch said sarcastically: You also know that he is a marquis and a hero. If we don’t have the emperor, who dares to tie him up without authorization?Those people dare not stop them after hearing this...
This Xue Lu...what else would he do? How great is it to die on the battlefield!Zhang Fu sighed.
The coarse cloth robe was stunned for a moment and continued: No one cares about him.However, as soon as he arrived outside the headquarters, the people from the Ministry of War came out and did not allow him to go to the palace, let alone meet the emperor.The people from the Ministry of War asked Mr. Hu to hand over the seal of the Ministry of War, asking him to go back to his residence and not go anywhere, waiting for the three judicial examinations to be punished.
The lower officials have some opinions. Although the incident in Huguang is serious, Hu Yi, as the governor, may be fine.First, if you ask him, the crime is the three judicial authorities, and the Ministry of War comes forward, and civil servants are in charge of civil servants. If it is not an extraordinary situation, they will not attack too ruthlessly. Unlike Mr. Xue, they are directly taken by the Jinyiwei.Second, I heard that Hu Yi had just arrived in Huguang and questioned Xue Lu's combat strategy and sent a consultation to the Ministry of War in advance; however, he had no prestige in the army and might not be able to restrain Xue Lu, so it did not produce any effect, but in this way, his guilt would not be comparable.Third, when the Ministry of War sent Hu Yi to Huguang, he knew that he was not engaged in military affairs, and now it is difficult to kill people if something happens.
Zhang Fu did not comment.
However, he had to agree with others' statements, especially about Hu Yi.
And although Hu Yi is a civil servant, it was recommended by Zhang Fu, and Zhang Fu didn't want him to take the blame.
The old minister Zhang Fu knew Hu Yi well: as soon as the Yongle Dynasty ended, he lost his backer.
But this big event suddenly made Zhang Fu discover a strange result: a civil servant with no one in the court, he was not reliable and was not the same as a military minister, but he could not do anything after the storm and waves. I have to say that he was capable.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Fu said: Get on the horse and follow me to see Mr. Yang.
Yes, Duke.
There are at least three high-ranking officials in the court who can be respected as Duke, but the Yang Gong that Zhang Fu wants to meet refers to Yang Rong.
As a hero, Zhang Fu usually has to avoid suspicion with court officials, otherwise what do you want to do inside and outside?
But today he feels that it is time to discuss with the court officials and ask the cabinet to help make decisions, and he can no longer delay.
Among civil officials, the person Zhang Fu is interested in is Yang Rong.
In the 16th year of Yongle, Yang Rong became the chief minister of the cabinet. After that, he made many plans on border defense and military affairs, so he had a lot of contact with military generals and even received gifts from border generals.
Zhang Fu also had some contact with him during his Yongle period. After many years, the relationship between the two was not very shallow.
At this time, Qi Juzhou, a small northern city area of Qi Juzhou, was full of people and eyes, and Zhang Fu was too lazy to avoid it, so he simply took the guards to visit Yang Rong openly.
The strategy of entering Wuchang was clearly mentioned in front of the emperor at least a month ago, but it was not implemented immediately, and it has not been clarified yet.
This cannot be blamed on Zhu Zhanji. Zhu Zhanji can make a decision immediately for ordinary things, but the emperor's considerations are that he still hopes that the court will reach an agreement as much as possible, so that the resistance will be small in order to implement it, so Zhang Fu wanted Yang Rong to persuade other ministers to support them together.
The change in the direction of the army is not a simple matter, it mainly involves a series of joints such as money and grain scheduling.
Everyone had arrived at the door, so Yang Rong certainly couldn't let the British Duke turn aside, so he went to the door open to welcome him.
However, when Zhang Fu was invited to enter the living room, Yang Rong found another servant to accompany him, deliberately acting like he did not have a secret meeting with the general in charge of the army.
Xuande Dynasty was not as good as Yongle Dynasty. At that time, what a person was Emperor Yongle at that time? The army was firmly in his hands. The civil and military officials in that era were not worthy of carrying shoes, so Yang Rong was not worried about the issue of contact with the generals. However, Emperor Xuande was a person who had just ascended the throne for two or three years. There were three dynasties or even five dynasties. Everyone had to understand some rules, and they all understood them.
Zhang Fu exchanged a few greetings, without saying too much, and said directly: I came here to disturb the army this time, which was actually to change the strategy of the army.
Yang Rong immediately said: Does the British Duke want to turn to Wuchang?This matter seems to have been mentioned before, but it is a bit controversial.In theory, the Jingying has already obtained the entire Huaidong and Huaixi, and the situation is under control. It is a matter of time before going south to the Yangtze River.Besides, we have been fighting across the river for so long, and suddenly we have to change direction. There are at least two problems: First, all previous efforts are wasted; second, the Han King is not an idle battle. Once our army leaves, what if he takes back the Jianghuai Plain?
The best place to attack from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is Caishidu. The Jingying has prepared several battles at Caishidu, but it cannot be defeated. Because the King of Han also knew the importance of Caishidu, the army set up defense there, which made us have no choice.I mentioned the change strategy before the emperor a month ago, because of this reason: the loss of Jianghuai in the southeast is a major disadvantage. In the long run, if you have negligence, you will be directly involved in the heart, but you just can't get it urgently.
Zhang Fudao, however, it may not be possible to move into Wuchang overnight. If the situation is not good, you have to attack the city and capture the village many times.Therefore, I just mentioned one sentence at the beginning and did not force it, but today I cannot say the same thing...
Yang Rong said seriously: Is the British Duke referring to the new defeat in Huguang?
Zhang Fu nodded and replied: That's right.I know Xue Lu. He is not a completely unbearable person, but he was defeated by more than 100,000 rebels in Huguang (including local garrisons that did not participate in the war and the entry and exit of the book).The battle between Yuanshui was on the flat ground. Mr. Yang had to think about how to fight ten with one?If we underestimate the enemy again, Huguang may cause a major problem.
Yang Rong has been asking about this matter more recently. When he heard Zhang Fu say so, he couldn't help but pay more attention to it. He couldn't help but stand up and pace back and forth.
He pondered: Wuyang Hou was newly defeated, Huguang was empty, will the rebels take advantage of the situation to occupy Wuchang and Jingzhou... If they arrived in the Yangtze River so quickly, their goal would not be small!
Zhang Fu deliberately emphasized his tone: Those people are the remnants of Jianwen. What is the reason why they are not going to rebel to see the world?If he has great ambitions, he will definitely see the Yangtze River; if he does not have ambitions, how can he defeat more than 100,000 official troops?
Yang Rong thought for a long time and finally made up his mind to say: I will do my best to make this happen.
Zhang Fu said with concern: But as soon as possible, the key is to convince Yang Shaobao (Shiqi), and this matter is half accomplished.
Yang Rong thought: If he turned to Wuchang, in addition to the pattern of advancing down the river to push the Han king, he would also have a situation of remnants of Huguang Jianwen; that would be to deal with the fake Xiang Wang Zhu Wenbiao.
Zhu Wenbiao's original name was Zhang Ning. This person really had some origin in the officialdom: at first he almost became Yang Shiqi's sn in law. This news may have been just a chat in a small circle at the beginning; later, because of the Le'an incident (persuading the King of Han to go south), the old stories about Yang Shiqi also spread together.
If Yang Shiqi firmly opposes the march to Wuchang, it will be beneficial to Zhang Ning, and the middle joint will not be explained clearly.
If your mouth is on others, can you keep someone talking nonsense?
In theory, Yang Shiqi will definitely avoid suspicion; even if Yang Shiqi does not approve of the Wuchang strategy, he will definitely be somewhat conservative and will not object too much.
Thinking of this, Yang Rong said seriously with an almost slap in his chest: Don’t worry, I will never be vague in the face of major events, so I will leave it to me.
A felt truck was parked on the bank of Beicheng River, and light rain fell on the ceiling to form a waterline, dripping along the front of the car window.
Behind the bamboo curtain, there is a face full of vicissitudes of time.
He was staring blankly at the countless ripples formed by raindrops, and a layer of water vapor that looked like fog but not fog on the water surface.
Zhang Fu should not be surprised by the mist and clouds in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although he followed the emperor from Yangzhou from Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty was in Nanjing. His life took five dynasties and he had long been familiar with Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
The carriage was dry and warm, but the fingers felt slightly cool; but people who were wet on the road outside were not so comfortable.
Yangzhou can barely be considered as the southern region, but the cold in winter is really not something to be covered.
Unlike the dry and cold in the north, the humidity here is the dampness of winter, and the coldness can penetrate the bones through the water, especially standing in the rain.
On the stone road, there was a group of people standing in the rain like this, with raindrops hitting the armor and helmets, and the clothes under the iron leaves were already wet.
The brim of the helmet was pressed very low, and they all looked solemn, their faces turned pale, their lips were cold blue, but they didn't move at all, and they stood like a statue.
The fingers holding the weapon were as stiff as iron.
Even if it is a soldier, he will never dare to hold an umbrella if he lets him get wet in front of the British Duke.
In fact, this is not a kind of glory, but a kind of glory. It can stand for the British Duke and the soldiers can show iron military discipline in front of him, which is a good thing that cannot be obtained even if you want.
At this time, a general clasped his fists beside the felt car and said: Sir, Hou Tongzhi has arrived.
After a while, a man in a coarse gray robe rode straight from the middle of the guard post, got off the horse and held a greasy paper umbrella, walked to the carriage and said, "Let the Duke wait on the road, the subordinates are ashamed, and they have reported important matters."
Um.Zhang Fu nodded slightly.
The man dressed in a coarse cloth robe said: Mr. Hu and Marquis Wuyang have both returned and have been to Yangzhou.As soon as they arrived at the north gate, a eunuch from the Silijian and the Jinyiwei were waiting there; they seized the sword and military seal of the Marquis of Wuyang and tied them up directly.The generals of the Marquis of Wuyang seemed to be dissatisfied and asked the eunuch to receive the edict. The eunuch said sarcastically: You also know that he is a marquis and a hero. If we don’t have the emperor, who dares to tie him up without authorization?Those people dare not stop them after hearing this...
This Xue Lu...what else would he do? How great is it to die on the battlefield!Zhang Fu sighed.
The coarse cloth robe was stunned for a moment and continued: No one cares about him.However, as soon as he arrived outside the headquarters, the people from the Ministry of War came out and did not allow him to go to the palace, let alone meet the emperor.The people from the Ministry of War asked Mr. Hu to hand over the seal of the Ministry of War, asking him to go back to his residence and not go anywhere, waiting for the three judicial examinations to be punished.
The lower officials have some opinions. Although the incident in Huguang is serious, Hu Yi, as the governor, may be fine.First, if you ask him, the crime is the three judicial authorities, and the Ministry of War comes forward, and civil servants are in charge of civil servants. If it is not an extraordinary situation, they will not attack too ruthlessly. Unlike Mr. Xue, they are directly taken by the Jinyiwei.Second, I heard that Hu Yi had just arrived in Huguang and questioned Xue Lu's combat strategy and sent a consultation to the Ministry of War in advance; however, he had no prestige in the army and might not be able to restrain Xue Lu, so it did not produce any effect, but in this way, his guilt would not be comparable.Third, when the Ministry of War sent Hu Yi to Huguang, he knew that he was not engaged in military affairs, and now it is difficult to kill people if something happens.
Zhang Fu did not comment.
However, he had to agree with others' statements, especially about Hu Yi.
And although Hu Yi is a civil servant, it was recommended by Zhang Fu, and Zhang Fu didn't want him to take the blame.
The old minister Zhang Fu knew Hu Yi well: as soon as the Yongle Dynasty ended, he lost his backer.
But this big event suddenly made Zhang Fu discover a strange result: a civil servant with no one in the court, he was not reliable and was not the same as a military minister, but he could not do anything after the storm and waves. I have to say that he was capable.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Fu said: Get on the horse and follow me to see Mr. Yang.
Yes, Duke.
There are at least three high-ranking officials in the court who can be respected as Duke, but the Yang Gong that Zhang Fu wants to meet refers to Yang Rong.
As a hero, Zhang Fu usually has to avoid suspicion with court officials, otherwise what do you want to do inside and outside?
But today he feels that it is time to discuss with the court officials and ask the cabinet to help make decisions, and he can no longer delay.
Among civil officials, the person Zhang Fu is interested in is Yang Rong.
In the 16th year of Yongle, Yang Rong became the chief minister of the cabinet. After that, he made many plans on border defense and military affairs, so he had a lot of contact with military generals and even received gifts from border generals.
Zhang Fu also had some contact with him during his Yongle period. After many years, the relationship between the two was not very shallow.
At this time, Qi Juzhou, a small northern city area of Qi Juzhou, was full of people and eyes, and Zhang Fu was too lazy to avoid it, so he simply took the guards to visit Yang Rong openly.
The strategy of entering Wuchang was clearly mentioned in front of the emperor at least a month ago, but it was not implemented immediately, and it has not been clarified yet.
This cannot be blamed on Zhu Zhanji. Zhu Zhanji can make a decision immediately for ordinary things, but the emperor's considerations are that he still hopes that the court will reach an agreement as much as possible, so that the resistance will be small in order to implement it, so Zhang Fu wanted Yang Rong to persuade other ministers to support them together.
The change in the direction of the army is not a simple matter, it mainly involves a series of joints such as money and grain scheduling.
Everyone had arrived at the door, so Yang Rong certainly couldn't let the British Duke turn aside, so he went to the door open to welcome him.
However, when Zhang Fu was invited to enter the living room, Yang Rong found another servant to accompany him, deliberately acting like he did not have a secret meeting with the general in charge of the army.
Xuande Dynasty was not as good as Yongle Dynasty. At that time, what a person was Emperor Yongle at that time? The army was firmly in his hands. The civil and military officials in that era were not worthy of carrying shoes, so Yang Rong was not worried about the issue of contact with the generals. However, Emperor Xuande was a person who had just ascended the throne for two or three years. There were three dynasties or even five dynasties. Everyone had to understand some rules, and they all understood them.
Zhang Fu exchanged a few greetings, without saying too much, and said directly: I came here to disturb the army this time, which was actually to change the strategy of the army.
Yang Rong immediately said: Does the British Duke want to turn to Wuchang?This matter seems to have been mentioned before, but it is a bit controversial.In theory, the Jingying has already obtained the entire Huaidong and Huaixi, and the situation is under control. It is a matter of time before going south to the Yangtze River.Besides, we have been fighting across the river for so long, and suddenly we have to change direction. There are at least two problems: First, all previous efforts are wasted; second, the Han King is not an idle battle. Once our army leaves, what if he takes back the Jianghuai Plain?
The best place to attack from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is Caishidu. The Jingying has prepared several battles at Caishidu, but it cannot be defeated. Because the King of Han also knew the importance of Caishidu, the army set up defense there, which made us have no choice.I mentioned the change strategy before the emperor a month ago, because of this reason: the loss of Jianghuai in the southeast is a major disadvantage. In the long run, if you have negligence, you will be directly involved in the heart, but you just can't get it urgently.
Zhang Fudao, however, it may not be possible to move into Wuchang overnight. If the situation is not good, you have to attack the city and capture the village many times.Therefore, I just mentioned one sentence at the beginning and did not force it, but today I cannot say the same thing...
Yang Rong said seriously: Is the British Duke referring to the new defeat in Huguang?
Zhang Fu nodded and replied: That's right.I know Xue Lu. He is not a completely unbearable person, but he was defeated by more than 100,000 rebels in Huguang (including local garrisons that did not participate in the war and the entry and exit of the book).The battle between Yuanshui was on the flat ground. Mr. Yang had to think about how to fight ten with one?If we underestimate the enemy again, Huguang may cause a major problem.
Yang Rong has been asking about this matter more recently. When he heard Zhang Fu say so, he couldn't help but pay more attention to it. He couldn't help but stand up and pace back and forth.
He pondered: Wuyang Hou was newly defeated, Huguang was empty, will the rebels take advantage of the situation to occupy Wuchang and Jingzhou... If they arrived in the Yangtze River so quickly, their goal would not be small!
Zhang Fu deliberately emphasized his tone: Those people are the remnants of Jianwen. What is the reason why they are not going to rebel to see the world?If he has great ambitions, he will definitely see the Yangtze River; if he does not have ambitions, how can he defeat more than 100,000 official troops?
Yang Rong thought for a long time and finally made up his mind to say: I will do my best to make this happen.
Zhang Fu said with concern: But as soon as possible, the key is to convince Yang Shaobao (Shiqi), and this matter is half accomplished.
Yang Rong thought: If he turned to Wuchang, in addition to the pattern of advancing down the river to push the Han king, he would also have a situation of remnants of Huguang Jianwen; that would be to deal with the fake Xiang Wang Zhu Wenbiao.
Zhu Wenbiao's original name was Zhang Ning. This person really had some origin in the officialdom: at first he almost became Yang Shiqi's sn in law. This news may have been just a chat in a small circle at the beginning; later, because of the Le'an incident (persuading the King of Han to go south), the old stories about Yang Shiqi also spread together.
If Yang Shiqi firmly opposes the march to Wuchang, it will be beneficial to Zhang Ning, and the middle joint will not be explained clearly.
If your mouth is on others, can you keep someone talking nonsense?
In theory, Yang Shiqi will definitely avoid suspicion; even if Yang Shiqi does not approve of the Wuchang strategy, he will definitely be somewhat conservative and will not object too much.
Thinking of this, Yang Rong said seriously with an almost slap in his chest: Don’t worry, I will never be vague in the face of major events, so I will leave it to me.
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