Although Feng Ziying and his entourage tried to keep a low profile when entering the city, to Datong military and political officials, this was no secret at all.
The Feng family itself was a well-known family in Datong. In addition, Feng Ziying became a Jinshi in high school, entered the Hanlin Academy, and finally became the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture at a young age, which has already made a good reputation in Datong.
This time Feng Ziying was awarded the imperial envoy and went west to inspect Shaanxi, which naturally attracted even more attention.
Ordinary people may not know it at first, but the scholars were proud of it and rushed to spread the word, so soon the whole city knew about it.
Therefore, when Feng Ziying and his entourage entered the gate of Datong City, countless people lined the streets to welcome and watch, which was a great scene.
Under such circumstances, even Wu Yaoqing and the others could not stop him, and it was impossible for Feng Ziying not to show up.
If someone wanted to assassinate someone in this situation, the risk would be quite high, but if he couldn't get out for this reason, that would be unacceptable to Feng Ziying.
Therefore, Wu Yaoqing and the others could only escort Feng Ziying into the city on horseback with sweat all over their bodies, and walked along the street to the original Feng family's old house in Datong. Feng Ziying dismounted and thanked her father and fellow villagers one by one. Wu Yaoqing and the others were hanging in the air.
Take back your heart.
If someone were to lurk in secret places on both sides of the street with heavy firecrackers or crossbows and launch a sudden attack, it would be difficult for these assassins to escape, but the possibility of Feng Ziying being assassinated and injured was also quite high.
However, the assassin may not have expected that so many people in Datong City would come to greet him, nor did he expect that Feng Ziying would dare to ride a horse in a grand manner with so many people surrounding him, so he did not make preparations and
reaction.
The Feng family has been in Datong Mansion for decades, so of course they have an old house, and it is only a stone's throw away from the General Military Mansion, separated by an intersection and facing each other in the distance.
After Feng Ziying left Datong ten years ago, she never returned to Datong, and naturally she never returned to her old residence. Now that she has returned to her old residence, she feels a lot in her heart.
He grew up here from the time he was born to the age of ten. Of course, he spent a lot of time patrolling the border with his father, and only two-thirds of the time he actually spent in the mansion.
At that time, my father never thought that he would be able to read a book or even become a high school scholar, so he only thought about inheriting his father's business, imitating the previous two generations of the Feng family, continuing to work hard in the army, and securing his position as the first family in Datong. Therefore, in Feng Ziying's sixth year,
When I was 2 years old, I started to follow my father on patrols of border forts.
But at that time, Feng Ziying didn't understand at all. She was too young because her father wanted Feng Ziying to feel the atmosphere of the battle formation in advance.
Ma Chun and his party sent Feng Ziying to the mansion and then said goodbye. By the way, they also conveyed the invitation of the Commander-in-Chief Yang Yuan to host a banquet for Feng Ziying at the Commander-in-Chief Mansion in the evening.
Feng Ziying also happily accepted the invitation.
Yang Yuan can't be regarded as his father's direct descendant, but he was born in Liaodong, and because he disobeyed orders during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, he was almost killed by the commander to establish his authority.
Thanks to Feng Tang's intercession and mediation, he was able to escape and was able to serve as the commander-in-chief of Datong Town. Feng Tang also contributed a lot.
Yang Yuan's appointment as the commander-in-chief of Datong can be regarded as a choice acceptable to all parties after the Feng family no longer serves as the commander-in-chief of Datong.
Theoretically, Yang Yuan was Li Rusong, a direct descendant of Li Chengliang. After the fall of Li Chengliang, it was difficult for Yang Yuan to be reinstated according to common sense. However, Feng Tang finally recommended Yang Yuan because Yang Yuan did have some skills in fighting.
Although the Feng family was kind to Yang Yuan, Yang Yuan did not treat the Duan family too favorably. Feng Ziying could understand this.
This must be an instruction from the imperial court. It finally broke the Feng family's monopoly. Naturally, the Duan family could not be allowed to become the spokesperson of the Feng family to control military affairs in Datong.
Living in the mansion, Wu Yaoqing and his party felt much more relaxed.
It is much easier to provide security here. The city of Datong Prefecture itself has high walls and thick walls. It is much more difficult for assassins to escape when they enter the city. Feng Mansion has even higher walls and strict fighting. At that time, the general soldier and his family lived there.
, and there are personal soldiers stationed there, so safety is naturally the first priority.
When the whole family got off the carriage, even though they had only stayed here for two days, Baoqin, Miaoyu and Xiuyan were all smiling.
It was really hard to walk all the way, and it was not easy to get into a big city, and this was still the Feng family's old residence, which was equivalent to returning to my own home. This feeling was of course different.
Originally, only a few people were left to guard the old house of Feng Mansion. This big family suddenly moved in, and they were in a hurry. Fortunately, this big family all brought their own maids and servants, and there were also guards and soldiers who followed them. Although it was busy,
But nothing went wrong.
Feng Ziying wandered around the house with great interest.
I have been away for ten years, and now that I am back, it seems that many of my original memories have been blurred. Moreover, I was too young at that time and did not have a courtyard of my own. I only had a small cabin for myself.
After sitting in the hut for a while, Feng Ziying came out. It seemed that after this experience, she truly became that Feng Ziying.
The General Military Mansion is also a revisit to the old place.
In fact, they lived in the General Military Mansion for several years. It was only when the uncles were serving as the General Military Mansion that Feng Tang's family lived in the old residence of Feng Mansion.
Yang Yuan is not young anymore. Judging from his gray beard and hair, he must be at least in his fifties.
Calculation is almost the same. He was a general during the Imjin Japanese Rebellion. He was probably around forty at that time. He was young and powerful. He made great achievements in the Battle of Byokjeokwan. However, he was defeated in the Battle of Namwon because of lack of troops.
If Feng Tang hadn't begged for mercy on his behalf and atone for his sins, he would have been beheaded by Ma Gui immediately.
Even so, he was demoted to a civilian position. This restoration was not only due to Feng Tang's recommendation, but also because he was a member of the left guard of Dingliao in Liaodong and a fellow villager with Zhang Huaichang, the Minister of War.
When Yang Yuan comes to Datong, he will naturally not be as good as the Ma family, but the Feng family does not take much advantage, but the Ma family, Feng Ziying sees this situation and may want to make a comeback.
Ma Chun came to greet him on behalf of Yang Yuan, so he was naturally regarded as a confidant by Yang Yuan. It is estimated that Ma Chun may become the deputy commander-in-chief of Datong, which Duan Xirong longed for.
When Feng Ziying arrived at Zhongzongbingfu, Yang Yuan was already greeting him at the door.
Theoretically, he was not subordinate, but Feng Ziying was an imperial envoy, and he also had the status of minister of the Ministry of War and censor of Qiandu. Although Yang Yuan was old, he still dared to neglect him.
Seeing Yang Yuan greeting her respectfully at the gate of the mansion, Feng Ziying didn't dare to offend her, so she dismounted her horse and walked quickly. Then she bowed her hands first and saluted. Yang Yuan also quickly returned the salute. Both sides gave way to each other for a while, and then Yang Yuan smiled and said
Introducing Feng Ziying to a group of senior generals in Datong Town.
Feng Ziying also met them one by one, including Ma Chun and Duan Xirong.
"Master Feng has been entrusted by the imperial court to go west to inspect Shaanxi, which is also a blessing for Shaanxi. The current situation in Shaanxi is quite bad and has spread to our Shanxi side..."
After three drinks and five dishes, the scene gradually became lively. Yang Yuan stroked his thick beard under his chin and then began to talk about the news that Feng Ziying wanted to hear most.
"The news from Puzhou is that the rebellion in Tongguan is raging, the situation at Fenglingdu is very tense, and there is also a turmoil around Longmendu. It is said..." Yang Yuan paused.
Feng Ziying's heart tightened. Although she knew the situation was not good, there was no news about how he was traveling all the way. He had to rely on people like Yang Yuan to find out.
"It is said that Hancheng has been lost." Yang Yuan's face was gloomy.
Hancheng is the county town closest to Longmendu in Shaanxi. If Hancheng is lost, the rebels will be able to obtain relatively abundant supplies. I am afraid that the thieves will become even more powerful. It is no wonder that Yang Yuan's face is not good-looking.
Theoretically speaking, if the Shaanxi rebel army crosses the Yellow River eastward, the direct impact should be on Pingyang Prefecture. Datong is far away in northern Shanxi. The task of the Datong Army is to guard the border wall and deal with the Mongols. Even if it is really necessary to suppress the rebellion, it should be more
Shanxi Town (Taiyuan Town) in the south is the right place to send troops.
But now Shanxi Town has lost tens of thousands of people due to Su Shengdu and is still recovering. Once the Shaanxi rebel army enters Pingyang, it is difficult to say whether the imperial court will allow Datong Town to also send troops south.
"Mr. Yang, when did Hancheng fall?" Feng Ziying thought for a moment before asking.
"There should be rumors about this 20 days ago. We have to ask Pingyang Mansion for details." Yang Yuan smiled bitterly, "Qingxiao (Chai Guozhu) and I are mainly focusing on replenishing our troops and training them. There is not much."
Spend more energy caring about other things, but Shanxi and Shaanxi are one. Once Shaanxi is in chaos and cannot control the situation, we will be affected. We dare not care, but we are unable to interfere. "
Don't worry about matters that don't concern you. This is also the mentality of the generals in the surrounding areas.
It is said that Shanxi and Shaanxi are integrated, but if there is chaos in Shaanxi, it is still Shaanxi. Even if there is trouble in Pingyang Mansion, it has nothing to do with Shanxi Town and Datong Town. The local guards should deal with it, unless ordered by the imperial court.
It's just that it's useless for Feng Ziying to talk to Yang Yuan about this topic. Datong is too far away, so the only one who can really help is Chai Guozhu in Shanxi Town.
Feng Ziying still doesn't understand the situation, like a blind man touching an elephant, it's all a blur.
This also determined that he would not go to Xi'an Prefecture for the time being, but would first clarify the situation in Yan'an and the northeastern corner of Xi'an Prefecture near Yan'an.
He didn't want to sit in Xi'an city and be a deaf and blind man, letting the people below him fool him.
The originally strong atmosphere was brought down by just a few words. Yang Yuan didn't want to do this, but he couldn't get around this topic. Feng Ziying was not one to hang around, so she naturally wanted to get something from herself.
Knowing the truth, it would be hard for him to hide anything.
"Mr. Feng, the situation is indeed very difficult. Alarms have been circulating in Pingyang Mansion. I have also written to the Ministry of War to remind the court to prevent the chaos in Shaanxi from spreading to Shanxi. However, there has been no response from the court. Qingxiao and I
We have also exchanged opinions, and we are still preparing to train the guards on the line from Hejin to Jizhou, just in case." Yang Yuan continued.
This chapter has been completed!