There will inevitably be a delay in the arrival of news, but Jinling only received accurate news after the Chishan Society completed more than 2,000 large and small boats and more than 40,000 capable boatmen and sailors in Xichuan, Donghu, and Tangyi. , Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, Du Chongtao and others would never think this is normal.
After Han Qian submitted a memorial to Liang Fayong in the Ming Dynasty on the 10th, the Zhengshitang also specially wrote a secretary to pay attention to the movements of the Chishan Boat Festival.
Yingzhou, Xiangcheng and Canglang City are the must-pass places for Chishan Hui to go to Xichuan. Chi, Shu, Run, Yang and other places are the must-go places for Chishan Hui to go to East Lake and Tangyi to gather. The place was under the surveillance of the Imperial Forbidden Army such as Youwu Xiangjun, Zuowu Xiangjun and Youlongwujun.
It was not until the end of January that accurate news of the gathering of boats and people at Chishan came. How could this be normal?
Not only was the delay in the news unusual, but the intention of Tangyi's mobilization and gathering of troops was also unusual. It was by no means a simple campaign to unite Liang and defeat Yong as Han Qian had claimed.
Not to mention Yang En, Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang, Du Chongtao, Zheng Yu, and Zhang Chao, among the ministers and generals who survived in such a world, which one would be a fool?
Sending troops to attack Yongzhou does not require naval forces.
Even if Tangyi is short of supplies and needs to purchase a batch from other prefectures and counties, what scale of gathering of supplies requires more than 40,000 people to be transported by water at a time?
The total transportation capacity of the more than 2,000 Chishan Club ships gathered in three places is almost the same even if it is not one million shi. This means that such a huge transportation capacity, if used in full at one time, can transport enough to guarantee five years of transportation. The consumption of combat supplies for tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the past two years.
As for normal logistical support, even if the supplies needed by the Tangyi Army for this alliance with Liang and Yong were purchased from outside Tangyi, based on a three-month waterway transportation cycle, the Tangyi Army would only need to assemble six to eight troops. One-third of the ship's transport capacity is enough.
As for the land transportation after the materials arrive at Jingzikou, Wuguan and the docks along the Yingshui River, it may require several times the size of the army, but this has nothing to do with the Chishan Society.
Under the current circumstances, the export of goods from Tangyi to Jianghuai, Sichuan and other places through Chishan has also been temporarily suspended.
In addition to the unusual gathering of Chishan Hui, when Han Qian submitted a letter on the 10th to dispatch troops to attack Yong, he also asked the court to prepare in advance the 800,000 grains and grains that would be needed this year.
Han Qian's memorial was naturally put on hold and was not passed to the Political Hall for resolution, nor was it handed over to the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces for adjudication. Naturally, it was not handed over to the Duzhi Department and the Salt and Iron Transfer Envoy Department for execution.
Theoretically, Tangyi could not get an extra grain of grain from the imperial court.
However, when Shen Yang sent people to investigate the many details of this unusual gathering of the Chishan Society, he suddenly realized that the grain, fodder, and military supplies that were supposed to be transported from Zhuzhou warehouse to Xiangbei in batches after the New Year to supply the rebel army would not be available after the New Year. Within two or three days, we received letters from the Salt and Iron Transport Envoy one after another, requesting that all the grain and fodder materials that had been gathered in the warehouses in various states be handed over to Chishanhui's ships for shipment in advance.
These things all happened before Han Qian formally submitted his memorial.
The Chishan Society has large warehouse ships with a capacity of more than 5,000 shi, which can transport bulk materials over long distances quickly and cost-effectively. In recent years, several major grain prefectures in Dachu have been basically handed over to the Chishan Society for transportation.
The rebel army assembled more than 80,000 troops and consumed nearly 800,000 dan of grain, fodder and other materials in the first half of last year.
This year, considering the eventual need to prompt Zhao Zhen to lead his troops out of Wuguan, take over the two states of Deng and Jun, and maintain the military attack on the Liangzhou rebels, and to allocate military supplies to Xiangbei, even if it is considered that part of it will be solved on the spot, the plan
Those transferred from other counties will not be less than one million stones.
Naturally, these grains and fodder materials will not be transported directly from Jinling. Instead, several grain fields will be designated to make overall arrangements to transport the grains and other donated materials directly to Jingling, Xiangcheng and other places.
Under the mediation of the Han family, the transportation of materials before and after was basically borne by the Chishan Society.
Now the Salt and Iron Transport Department sent a letter to ship a batch of supplies in advance. Although there were some inconsistencies with the plan, the prefecture and county did not raise any suspicion.
At that time, Han Qian had not formally submitted a memorial, and there was no order from the capital to ask the officials to pay attention to the changes in the Chishan Society. Even if the order was later passed to the prefectures and counties, almost everyone believed that there were many abnormalities in the Tangyi army and they were intended to compete for Deng Jun.
In the jurisdiction of the two states, few people directly connected these matters.
These grains and fodder are transported by boats of the Chishan Society, and escort officers are also dispatched from various places.
However, during the shipping journey, the escort officers dispatched from these places received a letter from the Salt and Iron Transport Envoy, stating that because Tangyi was raising funds for the war against Yong, the plan for this batch of grain and materials would be changed and would need to be transported directly to Xichuan.
Unloading cargo in Donghu, Tangyi and other places.
Most of the escort officials were minor officials with low official positions, and it was difficult for them to directly resist the orders issued by the salt and iron transport envoys.
What's more, the Chishan Association is all from Tangyi, and their resistance will be useless.
Some people were more vigilant, but they only sent people back to their respective prefectures and counties in advance to report the news, and then the prefectures and counties sent people to Jinling to verify.
In addition to the grain that was supposed to be supplied to the recruiting army, there was also a batch of grain that would be shipped to Jinling in February or March next year, but the Chishan Society used the same method to intercept it in advance.
According to statistics, there were more than 400,000 stones of grain and grass in Zhuzhou and counties, which were intercepted by the Chishan Society.
Who can think that this is normal at this time?
As new news continued to come in, the atmosphere in Shangshu Province was as depressing as the moment before a storm. No one could guess what Tang Yi wanted to do this time.
"The official letters issued by the Salt and Iron Transfer Envoy to transfer various places were all signed and sealed by Han Daochang before and after the New Year. After receiving the letter, two prefectures even sent people with letters to rush to Beijing to find the Salt and Iron Transfer Envoy.
The department checked, but the two chief officers on duty after the year were both Han Daochang's people, so the news was concealed. And these two chief officers went to East Lake with Han Daochang three days ago on the pretext of inspecting the grain transportation in Tangyi -
- I just sent someone to check, and the families of the two principals also secretly left Jinling a few days ago." Zhang Chao, as the salt and iron transfer envoy, sat on the political hall, looking at Shen Yang, Yang En, Du Chongtao, and Yang Zhitang.
Zheng Yu, Zheng Chang and others stared at him eagerly, feeling ashamed.
As the salt and iron transfer envoy, he was in charge of not only the salt administration and the administration of various sales, but also the transfer of grain and tribute and the many city supervisors established in various places.
In order for the Chishan Society's merchant ships to pass through prefectures and counties, they must first obtain a license from the Salt and Iron Transport Envoy, and then negotiate with the prefectures and counties; and the city parking taxes and overtaxes paid by the Chishan Society are also paid by the salt and iron transfer envoys.
The Railway Transportation Department has direct dealings with the Municipal Bureau of Transport and the Salt and Railway Supervisory Office under the jurisdiction of each state.
At the beginning, Emperor Yanyou agreed to the Chishan Society's trafficking of commercial goods in various states, and also ordered the Salt and Iron Transport Envoy to be responsible for strict supervision.
Right under the nose of the Salt and Iron Transport Commissioner, the Chishan Society reported more than 7,000 boatmen and sailors, and actually had as many as 40,000 to 50,000 shipwrights and sailors. This time, the Chishan Society directly intercepted more than 40 people from Zhuzhou County.
It was only then that Wanshi grain and grass was discovered, and the fault was all due to the Salt and Iron Transfer Department.
Of course, all this can be said to be due to the fact that after the Han family became more powerful, Han Daochang was appointed as a lieutenant in the salt and iron transfer envoy, but he was able to compete with him. However, how could Zhang Chao push him away as the minister of household affairs and also the salt and iron transfer envoy?
Abandon all responsibility?
"Immediately ask the empress dowagers of the two palaces to issue an edict to arrest Han Daoming and others at Dali Temple and bring them to justice. We will also have the right Longwu Army, Zuo Wuxiang Army in Runzhou, Chizhou and King Xin in Chuzhou to strengthen the vigilance to prevent changes!" Zheng Yu looked on.
He said solemnly that even though his Zheng family had cooperated well with Tang Yi before, in the face of such a serious situation, he needed to stand up and express his stance first.
"No matter what Han Qian's intentions were, the news that Han Qian was determined to unite with Liang Jun to attack Yongzhou in order to seize the power of Deng and Jun two states later in the year must be directly related to all this - Tangyi
The secret spies will not be limited to the Salt and Iron Transfer Department and the Ministry of Revenue. Rather than immediately apprehending Han Daoming and bringing him to justice, Dali Temple, Yushitai and the Ministry of Punishment may need to use this clue to find out how far the court has been penetrated by Tangyi.
." Yang En said with a frown.
At this time, Tangyi seemed to be shrouded in thick lead-colored dark clouds, and he couldn't tell what Han Qian wanted to do at all, but there was one thing that he was deeply afraid of.
For a month or more, Jinling was completely manipulated by Tangyi who was so close at hand!
In many opinions, Yang En is very close to Tang Yi, but that does not mean that he will tolerate Han Qian's contrary ambitions.
In any case, in addition to guarding the pro-army and the Youlongwu Army guarding the two wings of the capital, the Zuowuxiang Army was a hundred times more vigilant. In addition to sending messengers to Chuzhou to meet King Yang Yuanyan to improve his combat readiness level, he also sorted out the besieged palace in the middle of the court.
In Yang En's view, the degree of penetration into the city is also something that needs to be done urgently.
Otherwise, not only every move of Jinling will be under the control of Tangyi, but also everything will be controlled by Tangyi.
"Do you want this Yun Puzi to go to Dali Temple and immediately send someone to arrest him? Let the executioners of Dali Temple take over. They should be able to dig out more things from him!" Huang Huixiang asked with a gloomy face.
Hearing what Zheng Yu said, many people were startled again.
The incident at Cishou Palace obviously shows that Yun Puzi was ordered by Han Qian to lurk near the Changxin Palace. However, if Yun Puzi is arrested directly and the ruthless officials of Dali Temple take over, it is possible to dig out more
It is very possible to dig out the more secret twists and turns behind the palace change, but this will directly shake the foundation of the new emperor's succession and the Queen Mother of Changxin Palace.
What is Huang Huixiang’s intention?
Emperor Yanyou was assassinated and it had only been half a year since the Cishou Palace Incident. Could it be that they were going to depose the new emperor and install King Fu as emperor?
"Whether we want to arrest Yun Puzi or not, maybe we should report it to the Empress Dowager Ming Changxin for discussion." Zhou Qinian, as a member of the Zhongshushe, was not given a seat in the political hall for discussion. He, Zhang Xian, Qin Wen and others stood where everyone was sitting.
After two lengthy cases, he will only stand up and express his opinions when necessary.
Discussing the abolition of the establishment at this time seemed to be the most beneficial to the Huang family, but Zhou Qinian knew that arbitrarily discussing the abolition of the establishment at this time would directly damage the prestige of the ministers in the political hall, and the middle and lower-level generals in the capital and the counties would inevitably be panicked.
Without the imminent threat of Tangyi, the Huang family would naturally take advantage of such an opportunity, and the capital would be in panic for a while. However, if Tangyi really had any hidden ambitions, they would have decided to abolish the establishment at this time. If you first make yourself weak and in chaos, what else is it to do if you are not stupid?
Although Huang Huixiang currently represents the Huang family in the central government, Zhou Qinian cannot but consider the overall situation.
"In the face of such a major right and wrong, the Queen Mother Changxin should have a sense of proportion - the guards and soldiers will make sure that nothing will happen to the defense of the sects for the time being, so don't scare the snake first. Let's go to the palace to see the Queen Mother Changxin and ask the Queen Mother Changxin to make up her mind. !" Yang En looked at Shen Yang, Yang Zhitang and Du Chongtao and said.
There is an essential difference between them directly sending people to arrest Han Daoming and Yun Puzi, and the Empress Dowager Changxin personally issuing an order to arrest Han Daoming and Yun Puzi.
Even if the Empress Dowager Changxin and the new emperor ascended the throne with the secret help of Tangyi, Yang En also believed that the Empress Dowager Changxin would know what to choose if Tangyi really had the ambition to go against them.
He would never dare to imagine the benefits of discussing the abolition of legislation at this time...