Zhu Hang and Wang Fan had to get a glimpse of the secret edict. They had no objections to supporting King Huai, and they could understand that Zheng Huaizhong was not worthy of trust——
The Chihu people invaded the south for the first time, and Bianliang was besieged. Zheng Huaizhong was ordered to serve the king, but he stalled in Yanshi...
The Chihu people withdrew from Bianliang. Zheng Huaizhong led his troops northward to relieve the siege of Taiyuan, and once again stopped in Luzhou to avoid fighting...
According to the merits of Conglong, he was guarding Heluo, but he threatened to withdraw from Heluo and go south to Nanyang...
They retreated to Nanyang and defended Luoshui, but stood still in the upper reaches of Luoshui and watched Cao Shixiong use all his troops and horses from Heluo to attack Ruzhou, causing Yang Lin to unfortunately die in Ruyang...
Huainan was in danger, and Emperor Jianji had to bear the huge pressure of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops in Ruzhou and Caizhou. He decided to transfer Yang Qiye's troops to Xiangyang, forming a confrontation with Nanyang, and then forced Zheng Huaizhong to send troops from Nanyang.
Reinforce Huainan...
Even when they dispatched troops from Nanyang, Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son played a cruel trick to win over the morale of the troops in order to increase their confidence in challenging the imperial court.
From all these bad deeds, it is not difficult to imagine that after King Huai came to the throne, Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son could still command tens of thousands of elites to defend Huaidong for Vietnam; but King Huai was not a tolerant and generous person, and he was skillful.
, able to tolerate and control the Zheng family and his son.
Prince Yin is also the key to the problem.
Prince Yin is a good chess player in the hands of Emperor Jian, or if any kind-hearted person ascends the throne and makes Prince Yin the crown prince, even if people only need to believe that he can treat the prince well, he will probably be able to calm the Zheng family.
heart of.
However, King Huai was not a kind-hearted person.
Zhu Hang and Wang Fan objected to Xu Huai's arbitrary actions. The most important point was that Huai Wang Zhao Guan was not trustworthy. He would most likely turn his back on him afterwards and put all doubts and criticisms on Chu Shan. This is simply possible.
There is no doubt about it.
Even without the existence of Prince Yin, the Zheng family is more likely to support the new emperor without any other thoughts. However, the Prince Yin who failed to ascend will become a thorn in the throat of Prince Huai and Zheng Huaizhong.
When the Chi Hu army went south again and entered the Jianghuai River, Zhu Hang and Wang Fan believed that the Zheng family and his son, who could not get a sense of security from the Huai King, might be rebellious.
However, Zhu Hang and Wang Fan could all think of this at this time, but in their concept of punishing traitors without committing crimes, how could Chushan do such a thing?
Furthermore, let alone the fact that the secret edict is incomplete at all, even if the secret edict is complete, even Emperor Jianji himself is still sober. If he is determined to eliminate the Zheng family, will he be able to convince the world and won't he arouse a lot of criticism?
"I have been running all the way and I am very tired. I have to seize the time to relax for an hour or two. Many things should be discussed in detail by Han Gyu, his father-in-law, and Mr. Zhu. If there is a better way, I can't change it...
"Xu Huai said.
Xu Huai's tyrannical skills and vigorous energy were rare in the world at that time, but at this time, his face was full of tiredness.
The next situation will be very strange and dangerous, and you need to be extremely careful to deal with it. Zhu Hang and Wang Fan both nodded, asking Xu Huai to take a nap as soon as possible. Xu Huai went to the next room to rest, and Han Gui also accompanied Zhu Hang.
Wang Fan, Lu Xiong, and Zhu Tong were sitting in the monastery.
"No one in Chushan advised him?" Zhu Hang looked at Han Gui and asked.
"Why didn't you persuade me? Mr. Shi and I were both opposed to Xu Hou's trip to Jianye. How could we not know that Xu Hou staying in Chushan to support King Huai on the throne was the most beneficial to Chushan? How could we not know that the Zheng family and his son
Although he has ulterior motives, the evil deeds have not been shown. Whether he is executed or captured, it is unfair and unjust, and it will cause endless troubles for Chushan." Han Gui said with a bitter smile, "However, the truth is the truth, but the Chihu Iron Cavalry invaded south, and Hu Gongshe
Strings are like rain, how could Marquis Xu ever think about these principles, and why would he hesitate for a moment to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages? Therefore, we have tried to dissuade him, but Marquis Xu acted generously, and we will follow him even if we die.
What a pity!"
Zhu Hang and Wang Fan were silent.
What Xu Huai has done over the years is indeed his great courage and great wisdom, which led him to achieve almost miraculous victories one after another - they have to admit that Vietnam can conquer the Qinling-Huaihe River
Standing firm on the front line and protecting half of the country, we cannot say that the credit belongs to Chushan alone. The first credit must be counted.
"Why can't the secret edict be handed over to King Huai?" Zhu Tong sat aside and couldn't help but ask, "If King Huai felt that the Zheng family was unstable, he would take action against the Zheng family and his son. Why would Chushan put himself in this situation?"
In the dangerous whirlpool? Perhaps His Majesty has caught Xu Hou’s temperament, even though tens of thousands of people have left..."
"How could the Zheng family and his son fall into the trap if Xu Hou had not arrived in Jianye?" Han Gui said with a bitter smile, "With the indecisive and feminine temperament of King Huai, he would only attack Zheng Huaizhong and Zheng Cong and his son after forcing them to rebel, to show his righteousness.
- However, Chushan can do the same, but what Xu Hou is worried about is who can guarantee that the Huainan defense line will not be eroded at that time?"
"If we really do this, it would be too detrimental to Chushan," Zhu Tong couldn't help but said a little anxiously, "Although the ministers in the court can't stand Chushan at this time, Wen Shuai, Hu Xiang, Liu Yan, Zhang
Xin, Deng Gui, Yang Qiye, Qian Zerui and the Gu family all have good relations with Chushan - if Chushan really wants to do this, who will, or who dares to get close to Chushan?"
"To be honest, this may not be what His Majesty wishes." Han Gui said calmly.
Hearing Han Gui's words, Zhu Tong was shocked, glanced at his father and Wang Fan, and said no more.
"The best result at present is to capture the Zheng family and his son, remove their military power, and bring them to justice. However, the whole process cannot be guaranteed to be completely smooth," Han Gui said.
But now I don’t know if Mr. Zhu and Mr. Wang have this determination?"
"How about discussing with all the prime ministers?" Wang Fan said, "Not to mention King Huai's Qiandi and Prime Minister Hu, Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others also all favored King Huai's accession to the throne..."
"If Zhou He, Gao Chunnian, Gu Fan and others were responsible, the situation in the Central Plains would not have deteriorated. What's more, if things were not kept secret, they would be defeated. How could Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong be so easy to trick? If there was a slight disturbance, the situation would
It will be out of control," Han Gui said, "As for Mr. Hu, the main reason is that Chushan will be isolated after the incident is completed, and the court still needs support from Mr. Hu, so it is not appropriate to directly involve Mr. Hu..." Wang
Fan and Zhu Hang looked at each other and knew that they had the deepest involvement with Chushan. Regardless of whether they were involved or not, there was no way to survive on their own afterwards——
"If there is anything you need to cooperate with, please tell me," Zhu Hang pondered for a while and then resolutely said to Han Gui, "But when you are with Xu Huai, you should try your best to persuade Xu Huai to do everything possible to capture Zheng Huaizhong and Zheng Cong.
Wait for them to be brought to justice according to the laws of the country, and you must not use weapons rashly unless it is absolutely necessary, otherwise this matter will be really difficult!"
"Please don't worry, Mr. Zhu. We don't want any accidents to happen even more than Mr. Zhu." Han Gui saluted.
Wang Fan came to report on his duties after resigning from the post of deploying soldiers and horses in Jinghu North Road. Before he could send a new mission to Zhong'an, he encountered Emperor Jianji's life in danger. He is currently idle in Beijing as a direct bachelor of Wenyuan Palace.
But at this moment when the rapids are surging and the rocks are densely covered, Zhu Hang, as the governor of Jianye Prefecture, is the real power.
Although the Imperial Envoy Division was in Jianye and nearby Luzhou, Yangzhou directly administered the three elite Imperial Guards of Zhang Xin, Liu Yan, and Deng Gui, as well as the Jianye Navy, with a regular strength of more than 80,000 troops, which could be expanded to 120,000 when fully mobilized.
However, the mobilization and deployment of this army required the joint participation of the Ministry of War, the Privy Council and the Imperial Envoy Department.
Liu Yan and Deng Gui led their troops stationed in Luzhou and Yangzhou, and they still had slightly more power. However, Zhang Xin's troops were stationed in Jianye and were responsible for daily palace guards. However, they were subject to much greater restrictions. Zhang Xin was no longer the only one.
He can use his fingers like an arm.
In addition to Zhang Xinqi's troops, Jianye City also has a force that cannot be ignored at least at this time, and that is the Jianye Mansion Army, which is responsible for the security and basic defense of Jianye City——
The Jianye Prefecture Army is very different from the general state, county, and state-affiliated Xiang Army. On the one hand, the selection standards and treatment of soldiers are extremely strict. The old, weak, sick and disabled are not allowed to serve as soldiers.
Combat capabilities put forward very high requirements. On the one hand, the recruitment of soldiers, the selection of generals, even daily training, and camp management were all under the direct jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. The military command of the Jianye Prefecture Army was actually in the hands of the Ministry of War.
However, the daily public security management of the Jianye Prefecture Army was closely related to the Jianye Prefecture Yamen and was subject to the double control of the Military and Horse Supervision Department.
Zhu Hang served as the Yin of Jianye Prefecture and the Superintendent of the Army and Horses, and was nominally the highest officer of the army and horses.
Just like before when Zheng Tu received a secret edict, Zhu Hang directly dispatched a group of government army generals to escort Zheng Tu to Mount Ji and cross the river to the north.
In addition, from the King of Huai to the common people, Jianye Mansion and Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai have the right to take over the trial of lawsuits and murder cases between the government and the people.
This also shows how critical Zhu Hang's position is at this moment when the undercurrent is turbulent.
At least at the moment when all the forces were hesitating, Zhu Hang's order letter would allow the brave knights of the Selection Front Army who arrived later to enter Jianye City without any hindrance.
In theory, if Emperor Jianye died unfortunately, all the guards and horses who came to Beijing to express condolences, including the soldiers and horses selected by the Chushan Army and the guards and horses brought by Zheng Huaizhong, Zheng Cong and his son, would be supervised by the Jianye Mansion Army.
This also means that if we really want to successfully lure the Zheng family and his son into the trap, we cannot do without Zhu Hang's cooperation...
