Chapter 454 of the Gui Scroll: Foreshadowing and Determination
Chapter 454 of the main text volume Gui Zi Volume lays the foundation for the final decision. After Niu Jizong received the letter sent by Wang Ziteng, he thought about it for a long time and finally burned it.
Before that, he had already received a call from the father and son Feng Tang and Feng Ziying.
The letter of persuasion to surrender was ignored.
However, some hidden meanings in Wang Ziteng's letter made him realize
Something.
He needs to make a judgment.
The Northwest Army did not have much advantage against his Xuanfu Army and Sun Shaozu's Datong Army.
From Fengyang to Luzhou, the two sides fought for a long time. Although the Northwest Army was advancing steadily, we still maintained the remaining power to repel the opponent's attack at any time.
On the other hand, Cao Wenzhao and You Shiwei attacked from the east and put themselves in a more difficult situation.
Or they can only retreat to Luzhou, look for opportunities to cross the river, and join Prince Teng's Denglai.
When the army joins together, they will either have to make a desperate move to repel You Shiwei and Cao Wenzhao's troops. But now that Wang Ziteng has given up, he has forced himself into a desperate situation.
It is not difficult to defeat You Shiwei and Cao Wenzhao's troops, but will the Northwest Army behind them sit back and watch?
Certainly not.
Of course, he is not the kind of stubborn person. He serves Prince Yi Zhong because he believes that the other party can bring more benefits to himself. But now it seems that Tang Mi and others have got what they want, and even Zhu Guozhen and Gu Tianjun can
Some gains have been made, but what about the so-called three towns in Jiangnan?
He did not believe that Prince Yoshitada, Tom Miu and others would not be aware of it, or that the interests of his group had been betrayed by them.
No one wants to see the three towns in Jiangnan, which represent Wu Xun’s interests, being able to unite and become independent.
Whether it is an emperor or a civil servant, there is no exception.
So it is reasonable to fall to this step. People like me still think too much.
However, Wang Ziteng’s judgment on Feng Ziying is intriguing.
Will it really get to that point in the future?
Or maybe people like myself can facilitate this step?
Then you need to keep it useful.
After thinking for a long time, Niu Jizong finally sighed and stood up. There is another question, what should Sun Shaozu do?
Perhaps he and Wang Ziteng could surrender their military power in exchange for a job.
position, but Sun Shaozu may not be so lucky.
It would be difficult for the court to forgive him for all the troubles he faced when he was in Datong Town, and his performance in Shandong also aroused great anger among the Shandong gentry. Even if he was willing to hand over military power, could the court spare him?
I'm afraid that if I can save my life, it will be considered merciful by the imperial court.
However, Niu Jizong felt that he still wanted to help Sun Shaozu. After all, he was also on the same side at the beginning. In addition, he also wanted to write to Prince Yi Zhong to help make peace, although he was not sure how many people were listening to the new emperor's words.
"Someone is coming.
The confidant had been waiting outside the door and came in immediately.
Niu Jizong breathed a sigh of relief, "In addition, I will contact the Northwest Army on the other side.
Want to surrender,
The confidants were shocked and couldn't believe it.
Niu Jizong's face was expressionless, "I have made up my mind. No need to say more. It is time to talk to the other party about the follow-up matters.
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Three reports a day almost shook the entire court to the point where the Golden Palace trembled.
Of course, this is not bad news, but good news, but
It came so quickly that it was a bit overwhelming and a bit unbelievable.
On September 14, Yangzhou reported urgently that the Denglai Navy, together with the Denglai Army and the Liaodong Army, captured Yangzhou and disarmed Huaiyang Town. Chen Jixian was defeated and fled, and his whereabouts are missing.
On September 16th, Jinling was recovered. On the same day, Sun Chengzong and You Shigong led the Jizhen army to occupy Suqian, and the Suqian tribe in Huaiyang town surrendered.
When the first army announced the time, the cabinet suppressed it, but when the second round of the two armies reported the time, the cabinet could not suppress it. And this day was the day when the new emperor ascended the throne, so after the succession ceremony of Emperor Wan Tong, the cabinet
Report the previous cabinet decisions to Emperor Wan Tong.
Emperor Wan Tong gave his most beloved purple gold incense burner with seven orifices to him on the spot.
Smashed it and walked away.
However, after repeated requests from the cabinet, Emperor Wan Tong had to return to the court. The cabinet then made the cause and effect clear, indicating that the court would not tolerate the emergence of vassal towns that were independent of the court similar to those in the late Tang Dynasty, and the three towns in the south of the Yangtze River already had
This tendency must be eliminated.
After the first decree was issued, both Tang Binyin and Miao Changqi entered the cabinet and became cabinet ministers, so the cabinet also had a fierce quarrel on this issue, but in the end they approved the previous cabinet's plan and never opened a new cabinet in Jiangnan.
There is no exception to the precedent of setting up military towns. Even Jingxiang Town in Huguang will be abolished in the future.
On September 19, the remaining troops from Huaiyang Town in Suzhou surrendered.
On September 23, Wang Ziteng handed over the command of the Denglai Army in Jiujiang and Luzhou to Feng Keng, the right minister of the Ministry of War, in the name of the Denglai Town Commander-in-Chief. He resigned and retired. Feng Keng temporarily appointed the new Denglai Town Deputy Commander-in-Chief.
Long temporarily takes command of all the troops in Lao Denglai Town, waiting for reorganization.
On September 25th, Niu Jizong and Sun Shaozu announced the transfer of command of the old Xuanfu Army and Datong Army to the Northwest Army. This man retired, and Liu Dongyang and Liu Baichuan of the Northwest Army temporarily took over the command of the Xuanfu Army and Datong Army.
Feng Ziying returned to Jinling from Wujiang Town and waited for Sun Chengzong to come from Yangzhou to discuss how to stabilize the entire Jiangnan situation.
Although the four armies of Xuanfu, Denglai, Datong and Huaiyang are already under control, and Wang Ziteng, Niu Jizong, Sun Shaozu and others have expressed their obedience to the court's arrangements, this does not mean that everything will be fine.
This is an army of more than 100,000 and close to 200,000 people, distributed in Yangzhou, Suzhou, Jiujiang, Fengyang, Luzhou, Anqing and other prefectures. As long as someone among them incites trouble, a big chaos may occur.
For the imperial court, taking over the military control of the three towns in Jiangnan was only the first step. Preventing these military towns from taking advantage of the chaos to cause trouble and causing trouble to Jiangnan was the most important thing. This was why the imperial court had been reluctant to use force to easily solve Jiangnan.
Main reason.
A battered Jiangnan would take several years to recover. This was unacceptable to the court, so it would rather make some compromises in certain aspects.
However, with the overwhelming momentum like now, to quickly ban the three towns in Jiangnan and regain the initiative, to avoid the "three towns in Jiangnan" from interfering with the imperial government's governance in Jiangnan in the future, this is undoubtedly what the imperial court is most happy to see, but the prerequisite is that
It is to ensure that these more than 100,000 troops cannot break up and turn into a chaos.
For now, the Northwest Army plus the Jizhen Army going south, the Liaodong Army and the New Denglai Army are only comparable in strength to the "Three Towns in the South of the Yangtze River".
When chaos occurs, even if it can be suppressed in time, the turmoil and damage it will bring will
Loss is also hard to bear.
In addition to appeasing and stabilizing these troops, the appeasement of southern Zhili, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Fujian is also a top priority.
Especially the so-called core eight prefectures such as Jinling, Jiaxing, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Changzhou, Huzhou, Zhenjiang, and Songjiang, plus Yangzhou, Huai'an, Ningbo, etc. Although they do not belong to the eight core prefectures, their status is no less than these eight core prefectures.
In the prefectures of Nanjing, in the past few years, basically the prefects and tongzhi were adjusted by the Nanjing Ministry of Civil Affairs.
Under such circumstances, the imperial court forcibly terminated the appointment in such a way. So now, does the imperial court still recognize the appointment of magistrates in these prefectures?
Most of these officials are also Jiangnan scholars, and most of them have obtained the qualifications to be promoted to Jinshi. They have been appointed by the Nanjing Ministry of Civil Affairs and have been in office for two or three years. When such a situation suddenly arises, no one knows what to do.
The imperial court had discussed it with Tang Mi, Zhu Gu and others before, but no consensus was reached. They could only wait until the new emperor ascended the throne to discuss it. However, they did not expect that the Ministry of War would send troops to Jiangnan in this way, which inevitably made many people's imaginations wander.
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Many officials who originally served in these places but abandoned their posts due to the confrontation between the north and the south are now also ministering to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, demanding that the appointed officials of the puppet dynasty be relieved of their duties and their own officials reinstated. This has also made the officials of the imperial court high-ranking officials.
Facing a lot of pressure.
This kind of voice and pressure will definitely be transmitted to Jiangnan, and it will naturally make Jiangnan
Officials here in the South are feeling tremendous pressure.
Jia Yucun raised his wine glass gracefully with a spring breeze on his face, "Come, Ziying, try this authentic Shaoxing daughter's red wine, 20 years old, and added with a few nourishing drugs. It's very rare. I know you like this kind of warm and mellow wine."
Alcohol
first grade,
Compared with the other government officials who were all uneasy, Jia Yucun was in high spirits.
He was originally an official appointed by the imperial court. Although he took this position after being recommended and promoted by Wang Ziteng at that time, after all, that was before Wang Ziteng showed his rebellion.
Moreover, he later got involved with the imperial court and stood firm at the last moment. It can be said that he contributed to the imperial court. Even if he had to change his position, it would be a promotion.
Especially the husband-in-law of his former student, this line
It's even more stable.
After experiencing the changes in Jiangnan, I dare not say that this person will be promoted after returning. After all, he is too young, but at least the court will record his merits again.
The credit for solving the biggest hidden danger of the imperial court without any bloodshed would have required at least three consecutive upgrades to someone else. But for him, I'm afraid he would have to do something else.
Feng Ziying also smiled and raised her glass,
In any case, this person finally expressed his attitude at the last moment. Of course, this speculation was on the right track for him, and he should take the credit.
Feng Ziying is not going to lose the other party's contribution, and for this kind of person, as long as you show yourself to be strong enough, he will definitely stand by your side without hesitation.
Hearing Feng Ziying's words, Jia Yucun was even more overjoyed.
Looking forward to these words, he has been the prefect of Jinling Mansion for seven years.
It's time for a promotion anyway. Now that I have gained this credit, I'm afraid that moving from the third level to the left will be too low. It's time to step into the third level.