Next to Yang Yiqing, the eunuch Gu Dayong was not as calm as Yang Yiqing. He frowned and seemed a little unhappy.
Gu Dayong arrived in Lingzhou the day after Zhang Yanling left Lingzhou. Originally, Gu Dayong thought that he was a eunuch sent by the emperor to supervise the inner court, and Yang Yiqing, a governor of Shaanxi, was not allowed to be polite and respectful to him.
Respectfully.
However, what he didn't expect was that Yang Yiqing ignored him at all. Except for Yang Yiqing's symbolic greeting on the day he arrived, Yang Yiqing never said another word to him in the following days.
Yang Yiqing did not invite Gu Dayong to any of the various military meetings in the army or meetings to discuss counterinsurgency matters. How could Gu Dayong bear this? A few days ago, Gu Dayong broke into Yang Yiqing's military office meeting and forced himself to attend.
As a result, from the moment Gu Dayong sat down, Yang Yiqing and the generals who led the army did not say a word. In the end, Gu Dayong had to walk away angrily.
Gu Dayong was extremely angry. However, he kept Liu Jin's teachings in mind when he came and did not directly conflict with Yang Yiqing. Instead, he secretly kept everything Yang Yiqing did in his heart. After returning to the capital, these accounts will all be settled.
It counts every step of the way.
Commander-in-Chief Zhang Yanling came to Lingzhou and left with his troops two days later. It is said that it was Yang Yiqing who made Zhang Yanling leave angrily and give up. This debt will naturally be blamed on Yang Yiqing.
Gu Dayong has already thought about it. After returning to Beijing, he may also have to stand up for Zhang Yanling. Yang Yiqing cannot escape the charge of being "arbitrary and exclusive of colleagues".
Although Zhang Yanling is nothing, Gu Dayong doesn't mind standing up for him this time. Because Zhang Yanling may not be able to return to the capital alive.
The night before the expedition, Liu Jin called Gu Dayong and Yang Yu, the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, to go to his mansion to hold a farewell banquet for them. At the banquet, Liu Jin gave instructions and told Gu Dayong and Yang Yu bluntly that this was
The first time in the northwest, I had to find a way to deal with Zhang Yanling.
When Liu Jin expressed his thoughts, both Gu Dayong and Yang Yu were shocked. Liu Jin gave three strategies: upper, middle and lower, asking Gu Dayong and Yang Yu to choose according to the situation.
The first thing is to ask Yang Yu and the Jinyiwei brought by his subordinates to take advantage of the chaos of the two armies to attack Zhang Yanling directly. It is impossible to suppress the rebellion without fighting, and Zhang Yanling is a guy who likes to show off and go to the battlefield in person. In the chaotic battlefield,
There will be no shortage of opportunities to kill him.
Of course, this is a bad idea. It’s not that there is no chance to do it, but it’s hard not to be discovered after doing it. Once he fails, or is discovered by someone around him, the consequences will be disastrous. The whole thing will become uncontrollable. So Liu Jin warned
Said, this cannot be done without complete assurance and a chance to escape.
Then there is the middle strategy. The middle strategy Liu Jin said is to let Gu Dayong inquire about the military situation, collect intelligence, and leak the secrets of the military situation through Yang Yu's hands, so that the rebels will have a thorough understanding of the court's counterinsurgency operations. Especially
It was Zhang Yanling who knew everything about his actions.
In this way, Zhang Yanling will definitely be defeated during the battle. It is best to let him die in the ambush of the rebels and die in the hands of the rebels. This will be all over. The advantage of this plan is that if Zhang Yanling dies in the hands of the rebels,
, his death was because his skills were inferior to others, no one doubted it. Of course, the disadvantage is that doing so may lead to the failure of counterinsurgency. This is actually a double-edged sword. The failure of counterinsurgency is not a problem for Liu Jin.
What a good thing.
However, Liu Jin's idea is that compared to the failure of the counter-rebellion, it is a better choice to let Zhang Yanling die on the battlefield. Because no matter how powerful the rebels are, it is impossible to really seize the Ming Dynasty. It is just a temporary
It's just a commotion. At most, if more troops are mobilized to suppress the rebellion, he will always be able to be solved. However, the threat of Zhang Yanling's disaster is much greater than that of the rebels.
As for the best strategy, it is to attack the heart. Liu Jin means to let Gu Dayong and Yang Yu create conflicts between Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yanling in the army. Because Liu Jin knows that Yang Yiqing is a headstrong and extremely arrogant person. This is
Once Yang
The Qing Dynasty was in charge of military affairs, and its power was superior to that of Zhang Yanling. Yang Yiqing was also the backbone of the foreign court, and it was impossible for the foreign court not to give him instructions. It hoped to use this opportunity to counter the rebellion to show the court the reality that the foreign court could turn the tide at critical times.
In other words, Yang Yiqing will definitely hold on to the credit for countering the rebellion and refuse to let anyone else do it. Taking advantage of this, he can make a big fuss. Liu Jin asked Gu Dayong and Yang Yu to use all means to sow discord between the two.
Conflicts are best brought to an irreconcilable point.
One is headstrong and arrogant, and the other is self-righteous, arrogant and rude. If these two people get into trouble, it will be a good show.
At that time, Gu Dayong and others only need to add fuel to the fire and make the two of them become enemies. As long as the war is slightly unfavorable, Yang Yiqing will definitely use the power of the general military affairs to attack Zhang Yanling using military law. Even if he does not dare to do so, Gu
Dayong could also take the initiative and express his support for Yang Yiqing to exercise the power of the general in order to suppress the rebellion. Or he could simply ask Yang Yu to send intelligence through the Jin Yiwei within the rebel army, creating a reason for Yang Yiqing to deal with Zhang Yanling.
As long as the fire is burning, even a small suspicion is enough for Yang Yiqing to attack Zhang Yanling. Yang Yiqing is very courageous and will retaliate. He can do anything. This person has a criminal record.
For several years, he managed Ma Zheng in Shaanxi. Once, Zheng Hong, the former chief military officer of Shaanxi, Wu'an Hou, humiliated him in public. Yang Yiqing spent half a year secretly investigating Zheng Hong's actions and obtained evidence of Zheng Hong's corruption. Finally, he jointly
Liu Jian and others in the outer court seized the title of Wu'an Marquis Zheng Hong and reduced his position.
You should know that Zheng Hong, the Marquis of Wu'an, was very kind to Yang Yiqing. When Yang Yiqing went to the northwest to become an official, he was alone. Zheng Hong gave him servants in his house and gave Yang Yiqing two maids in the palace to enjoy, in order to alleviate his loneliness in the northwest.
Although Yang Yiqing was praised by the court for doing this, he was fair and clear, but he was also criticized behind his back for being unkind and unjust.
Liu Jin said that, taking a step back, even if Yang Yiqing did not dare to attack Zhang Yanling, the two people must be restraining each other. The counterinsurgency would not go smoothly. At that time, Gu Dayong could report this matter to the court and send Zhang Yanling and Yang Yiqing to
For personal gain, he ignored the important task of suppressing the rebellion of the imperial court, which led to the defeat of the army being made public. Neither of these two people will be left alone.
Zhang Yanling will definitely lose the emperor's trust and be punished by the emperor. As long as the emperor is dissatisfied with him, it will be easy to deal with him. What Zhang Yanling relies on now is nothing more than the emperor's trust in him.
Gu Dayong and Yang Yu set out for Lingzhou with these three tips and tricks in mind.
The delay along the way was actually somewhat deliberate. Gu Dayong and Yang Yu had discussed privately, asking Zhang Yanling to go to Lingzhou to meet Yang Yiqing first to see how the two people got along before deciding which method to use.
What kind of countermeasure.
In fact, Gu Dayong and Yang Yu were a little worried about the task assigned by Eunuch Liu. They would take great risks if Eunuch Liu spoke. Without complete assurance, they would never dare to act randomly.
Both Gu Dayong and Yang Yu believed that this matter must be done cautiously and cautiously. Otherwise, let alone completing the task of Liu Gong's agent, their own lives would be in danger. Is Zhang Yanling easy to mess with? What if this guy
I smelled something wrong, noticed the slightest clue, and my head was about to move.
After arriving in Lingzhou, Zhang Yanling actually left Lingzhou, which surprised Gu Dayong and Yang Yu. They learned from others that Zhang Yanling and Yang Yiqing did not have the same opinion, so Zhang Yanling took him with him the next day after arriving.
He left with his soldiers and horses, saying that he was going to enjoy the mountains and rivers and not focus on countering the rebellion.
Liu Jin guessed that Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yanling would be at odds, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yanling would just throw away the troops and leave the troops to Yang Yiqing's command, and become the boss himself.
As a result, Gu Dayong and Yang Yu were at a loss. So what if they knew that Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yanling were at odds? Zhang Yanling had already left Lingzhou, so provocation was meaningless. What's more, Yang Yiqing not only refused to give Zhang Yanling
In order to save face, even Gu Dayong didn't pay attention to him at all. Don't mess with Yang Yiqing. In the end, Yang Yiqing chopped himself off. That was really a big joke.
Things suddenly reached a deadlock. Zhang Yanling patted his butt and ran away, which made Gu Dayong and Yang Yu glare. Not to mention the upper, middle and lower strategies, now that everyone is gone, there is no plan.
However, Yang Yu still has some sense. After careful analysis, he felt that things were a bit strange. He felt that Zhang Yanling was not so irresponsible. After all, the imperial court ordered him to lead the army to suppress the rebellion. It was impossible for him to really go to the mountains regardless of the important affairs of the imperial court.
Playing with water. Could it be that Zhang Yanling dared to make fun of military affairs just because she had different opinions from Yang Yiqing? Did she dare to neglect the emperor's orders like this? This is not normal.
Moreover, even if Zhang Yanling planned to become the hands-off shopkeeper, he could just stay in Lingzhou and wait and see, and there was no need to leave with his troops. He came with three thousand Zhenwei Battalion cavalry, not just to fight and seize the Ping Dynasty.
Is he a great traitor? How could he just abandon it just because of some minor disputes and discord?
Yang Yu felt that there was definitely a problem here. Maybe Zhang Yanling didn't want to have a dispute with Yang Yiqing, and it was also unclear that he wanted to act in his own way when he left Lingzhou.
What Yang Yu said made Gu Dayong think it made sense. The two decided to conduct a secret investigation.
In the name of the eunuch in charge of the army, Gu Da called some generals to discuss strategies and military affairs for countering the rebellion. This was also his responsibility, but no one dared to openly disobey orders.
However, most of the generals kept their distance and did not buy into Gu Dayong's questioning. What they got was also some information that was of no value at all. However, the hard work paid off, and they finally got it from Lingzhou garrison general Shi Yong.
Got some useful information.
Shi Yong was worried about Yang Yiqing's plan to cross the river and wanted to stop this risky action. He also didn't understand some of the affairs in the court. He wanted to use Gu Dayong to persuade Yang Yiqing to stop the plan to cross the river. So he talked more.
A few words.
He mentioned that Zhang Yanling disagreed with Yang Yiqing's plan, and mentioned some of the things Zhang Yanling asked himself before leaving. He also gave his own judgment.
"I feel that Mr. Zhang is a very resourceful person and he will definitely not allow Mr. Yang Yiqing to take risks. I feel that Mr. Zhang seems to be planning some kind of plan."
Shi Yong's unscrupulous words were sensed by Gu Dayong and Yang Yu. After careful discussion, the two agreed that Zhang Yanling must have acted alone. He probably brought his three thousand cavalry to grab the credit for himself.
Go. Once you come to this conclusion, all your questions will be solved.
There is a reasonable explanation for why Zhang Yanling confessed to Yang Yiqing and left without caring, or why he asked Shi Yong a lot about the situation in Ningxia City before leaving.
Therefore, Gu Dayong and Yang Yu decided to spread the word. Regardless of whether their judgment was correct or not, it was still worth a try.
Yang Yu had long known that the Jinyi guards in Ningxia Town had rebelled, but he could deliberately pretend to be confused and let out the news that Zhang Yanling and others might cross the river and sneak into Ningxia City. In this way, if Zhang Yanling really led his people across the Yellow River, the rebels would surely
If they take action, then they can use the help of King Anhua to deal with Zhang Yanling.
This is an excellent tactic to kill someone with a borrowed knife.