"Not necessarily." Qiao Yingjia was so angry at Feng Ziying that he didn't bother to argue with his disciple, so he breathed a sigh of relief, "The imperial court is still negotiating with Nanjing. There is no problem for Prince Yi Zhong to succeed the throne, but his heirs will
Not necessarily, at least the emperor’s heirs are equally qualified to be heirs, and at most Prince Yohitada’s heir apparent is the first in line.”
"What does it mean to be ranked first? Who decides? Who has the right to change the order?" Feng Ziying asked the key question directly.
"Of course it's the cabinet." Qiao Yingjia said without hesitation, "Of course there are conditions for the cabinet to have the right to change its order, such as unanimous consent or the emperor's request."
"What if the emperor dies or falls into unconsciousness?" Feng Ziying asked tactfully. Isn't this what this person in the palace is like now?
"That's a direct decision from the cabinet, which only requires unanimous consent." Qiao Yingjia replied.
"You don't need to seek the opinions of important ministers?" Feng Ziying blinked, "I thought I was qualified to express my attitude."
"Nanjing raised this point, but the cabinet requested that it not be necessary to pass all of them, just a certain percentage. Nanjing didn't agree, so we put it aside." Qiao Yingjia explained: "In short, the details here are still being discussed.
, and it’s still noisy.”
"Then these people in the palace are in panic all day long, what should the emperor do?" Feng Ziying asked again.
Qiao Yingjia's face changed slightly, and he was a little confused and confused. He shook his head: "We haven't talked about it yet. The Emperor has become seriously ill. Maybe it happened in the past few days."
It didn’t say what to do with the emperor, but only said that the emperor was dying. Then the emperor would meditate and become the new emperor?
"What about the princes in the palace? Where are the ladies?" Feng Ziying frowned, "I'm afraid they won't let it go and will make a fuss, right?"
"What kind of trouble can they make? How can a woman from deep inside the palace be involved in national affairs?" Qiao Yingjia dismissed it, "Besides, they haven't been kicked out yet, so why are they panicking? Isn't the court still fighting for them?
"
These words were said so domineeringly that Feng Ziying felt that Master Qiao really hated the people in the palace so much that he had such an attitude.
"Master Qiao, what should we do with Jiangnan?" Feng Ziying asked another key question, "Niu Jizong, Wang Ziteng, Sun Shaozu and Chen Jixian, just let them go like this?"
Qiao Yingjia couldn't answer this question.
This issue is also highly controversial within the imperial court, and no consensus has yet been reached.
Jiangnan will continue to pay taxes as before. This is the bottom line of the court and the most pressing issue.
The financial pressure from all sides is crushing the Ministry of Household Affairs. The imperial court cannot accept the continuous borrowings from Haitong Bank or the issuance of government bonds, and it is difficult for the cabinet ministers to accept it psychologically.
In fact, Feng Ziying thinks this is a normal thing. How can we develop the economy without borrowing? But in this era, it is the source of all evil and treason.
The compromise on the issue of turning over Jiangnan's wealth is to retain Jiangnan Town, that is, the troops of Niu, Wang, Sun, etc., plus Chen Jixian, a guy with both sides of the head, to become the three southern towns in name. This can be regarded as the relationship between Prince Yi Zhong and Zhong Zhong.
The core group of Jiangnan gentry, but how loyal Chen Jixian is is hard to say.
After a long time, Qiao Yingjia slowly responded: "That's it for the time being. The court will not allow it to be like this for a long time. Niu Jizong, Wang Ziteng and Sun Shaozu are three scourges. The court will have to deal with them sooner or later, but now it is necessary to stabilize the situation in the north step by step.
When Huguang and Sichuan have also stabilized, the imperial court will be able to deal with them."
This is the true intention of the imperial court. In fact, Prince Yohitada and others also understand it, but their ideas may not be the same.
Prince Yitada just wants to secure the throne, especially to win the throne for his descendants.
After reaching that stage, the civil servants of the imperial court recognized his lineage. Instead, he should support the eradication of the so-called three towns in the south. No one wanted to see the emergence of vassal towns.
For Niu Wang Sun Chen and others, they hope that Prince Yi Zhong and the imperial court will continue to fight with each other so that they can become powerful and form a routine. The vassal towns in the former Tang Dynasty were originally sent by the imperial court, but when the imperial court
After the central power declined, wouldn't these vassal towns naturally become more independent and gradually become real vassal towns?
Maybe three to five years won't work, but ten or twenty years?
Who knows what will happen during this period? What if the Jurchen offensive in Jianzhou becomes more fierce during this period, and the Chahar and Tumut people continue to invade the south? What if Shanshan and Shaanxi are in chaos again due to drought? The rise of the White Lotus Sect
What happened?
Everything is possible, this is their chance.
Everyone is waiting, waiting for the situation to develop in their favor, and only then will they take action.
"Master Qiao, what do we need to do now?" Feng Ziying asked after being silent for a while.
"Do what you should do and Huaichang will make you responsible for rectifying the armies in the capital. This matter is related to the court's control over the capital after the new emperor ascends the throne. Ziying, you should understand that the capital camp, Shang San
"Jinjun, you should speed up the progress and finalize it as soon as possible if you feel confident about it." Qiao Yingjia also knew Feng Ziying's current mission and pondered for a moment, "If there is no suitable candidate, the Northwest Army under your father's command can also use it."
Feng Ziying raised her eyebrows, "Master Qiao, what's the next step for the Northwest Army?" Qiao Yingjia rubbed his temples, "The court has not yet made a decision. If the three southern towns are to succeed, the Northwest Army will have to remain, but the scale may
It will shrink, such as staying in Xuzhou,"
"How about handing over Xuzhou and Yangzhou to my father?" Feng Ziying asked, tilting her head.
Qiao Yingjia smiled slightly, "Don't worry, if your father-in-law leads his troops to Xuzhou, which is adjacent to Yangzhou, it would be normal if there are some disputes."
Feng Ziying felt enlightened, this was probably the next step of the court's intention.
Let the Northwest Army go to Xuzhou, but can the territory of Xuzhou accommodate such a large Northwest Army? Just relying on the food and salary allocated by the court, I am afraid that it will be half-dead, and it will be inevitable to reach out to Huai'an and Yangzhou. How can I have an enmity with Wang Ziteng, or even
The imperial court seems to be happy to recapture Yangzhou, as long as it does not affect the water transportation and tax payment in the south of the Yangtze River.
This has laid the groundwork for conflict, and they are just waiting for the right time. Qiao Yingjia asked Feng Ziying about her family situation again.
It was rare for a three-bedroom married woman to have no legitimate heir, which made Qiao Yingjia worried about Feng Ziying and told Feng Ziying not to be too wild outside.
It is estimated that Qiao Yingjia has also heard about Wang Xifeng and Busia Mara. These matters are difficult to hide from the Youdu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
Fortunately, Qiao Yingjia did not mention it clearly, which saved some face for Feng Ziying and reassured Feng Ziying that if the censor really wanted to impeach him, Qiao Yingjia could help him stop it.
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Feng Tang took action immediately after receiving Feng Ziying's letter.
Now that we can no longer fight, we need to consider where to go next.
The northwest is so miserable that even the imperial court wants to abolish the three towns and four towns into two towns. Who would want to go to the northwest?
Yulin Town remains, Guyuan Town disappears, and the two towns in Gansu and Ningxia merge into Ganning Town. Who will be the commander-in-chief of these two towns?
He Shixian, Xiao Ruxun, Qi Bingzhong, and Ma Jinbao are the four general soldiers. Two of them must become unemployed immediately.
Xiao Ruxun must have a new place to go. Feng Tang knew that this person had a special relationship with Li Sancai and would definitely get good arrangements. He was probably going to Beijing.
Ma Jinbao is a little more junior. Although I heard that he has Ziying's trust, he probably won't be able to take the position of chief soldier yet. He Shixian and Qi Bingzhong should be the chief soldiers of Yulin Town and Ganning Town in the future.
However, how Ma Jinbao arranges it depends on Ziying's consideration.
Unconsciously, Feng Tang discovered that it was his son who made the decision on many things, and he had to rely on him most of the time.
The Northwest Army is now in an embarrassing position. Once the war ceases, Niu Jizong, Wang Ziteng, Sun Shaozu and even Chen Jixian will all have somewhere to go, but the Northwest Army, which has worked so hard for the court, has become a piece of shit that no one cares about.
Seeing Feng Tang's expression changing, Liu Dongyang, Liu Baichuan, and Tu Wenxiu who were standing in the hall all looked at the boss. It was Liu Dongyang who broke the silence: "Sir, yes
Isn’t it that the imperial court is going to abolish us again? Are we going to be disbanded on the spot? What should we do, brothers?”
The northwest army is filled with a sense of distrust towards the imperial court. Even Feng Tang cannot say anything about this. He has been left out for a long time and is sent away like a beggar. He is brought up when he needs it and kicked away when he is not.
, it’s really like a toilet, and Feng Tang is the one who lifts the toilet.
Feng Tang shook his head, "No, it's just that we have so many young men, and the court feels they are redundant, and wants to eliminate some of them, but is worried that something will happen, which makes it difficult."
Hearing this, the generals under his command felt a little calmer, and Liu Baichuan couldn't help but ask: "Then where should we go? Shouldn't we go back to the northwest?"
"Three sides are going to cut it apart. Only two towns will be retained. Gansu and Ningxia will be merged and Guyuan will be withdrawn. There is no place to go back." Feng Tang cheered up and said, "Go to Xuzhou."
"Xuzhou?!" All the generals were confused, "Why are you going to Xuzhou?"
"Prince Teng moved to Yangzhou, and we have to accompany him." Feng Tang sneered to himself, "It's just that the traitor can go to Yangzhou with a lot of money and a lot of money, but we are going to Xuzhou to fight for our lives. It's a bit ridiculous. "
All the generals were clamoring, but only Liu Dongyang was sober: "Sir, is the imperial court deliberately trying to create conflicts? It would be interesting for us to live next to Prince Teng. The sons and daughters may not be able to bear this tone."
Feng Tang spread his hands, expressionless, and said leisurely: "Then what should we do? We may not be able to suppress the anger of the sons. If we suppress it forcibly, what if there is a mutiny? It is better to find a place to pour it out. Let’s see how the imperial court distributes them. Yanxu Town, haha, is really a good place.”
This chapter has been completed!