Stepping out of Feng Mansion, Buyangudu felt some unusual looks from Delgrad and Busia Mara, and an indescribable aura lingered among the three of them.
They are all the core members of the Yehe tribe, and their fathers were all leaders of the Yehe tribe. It can be said that their experience, experience and thoughts are very different from those of ordinary Yehe tribe people, and Buyangu, as the former leader Bu Zhai,
The legitimate son is also trained by the entire tribe as the next leader.
"Do you think I'm too weak, or am I a bit disdainful?" Buyangu could feel the same gazes from his sister and cousin. He also knew that his previous words with Feng Ziying had a great impact on them.
Delgrad did not speak. He was greatly shocked by his cousin's words, but he also knew very well that his cousin was known as the most knowledgeable person in the entire tribe. Even his own father did not hesitate to have high expectations for his cousin, and his cousin
What I said in front of that little Feng Xiuzhan must have profound meaning.
Bushiyamala looked at her brother, "Why do you say that?"
"What did I say?" Buyangu asked.
"You tell Feng that a unified and powerful Jurchen is not in the interests of the Zhou Dynasty..." Busia Mara's tone became particularly cold.
"Am I wrong? For the Great Zhou, would they be willing to see the unified and powerful Jurchen?" Buyangu raised his eyebrows.
"But why did you tell them?" Bushyamara asked.
Buyangu laughed, "Brother Dong, is it because of this? Do you think they don't understand this truth? Or do you think they can't think of it? The ancestors of the Han people have had these military strategies for thousands of years. Do you think the Zhou court
Are all these officials stupid?"
Both Busia Mara and Delgrad remained silent. After a little thought, they could understand that what the other said was true. How could there be so many civil servants and generals in the great Zhou Dynasty not understanding this truth?
It was just that it came from Buyangu's mouth, and it was said specifically in front of the courtiers of the Zhou Dynasty, which made them a little hard to accept.
"Since everyone knows things well, what can't be said?" Buyangu continued: "It's not that Dazhou can't see or understand these truths. They know it better than anyone else. The key lies in how they want to do it. Then you
Tell me again, can our current strength of the Yehe tribe be able to compete with the Jurchens in Jianzhou?"
Bushyamara and Delgrad both shook their heads.
"Our Yehe tribe does not have the strength to compete with the Jianzhou Jurchens, so we don't need to worry about what the Zhou Dynasty will do to us. At least until the Jianzhou Jurchens are solved, we will only get benefits from the Jianzhou Jurchens. They need us.
To fight and suppress the Jianzhou Jurchens, since we are not willing to be annexed by the Jianzhou Jurchens, then what else do we have to worry about?"
Buyanggu seemed more and more relaxed, "As for how the Zhou Dynasty will treat us if we can really get rid of the Jianzhou Jurchens in the future, and how we should change our strategy, that will be a matter for the future. We don't need to consider these issues at all now.
, in this case, why can’t we be more frank?”
Both Bushyamara and Delgrad were speechless. It seemed that this was really the case. As long as the Yehe tribe was unwilling to surrender to Jianzhou, there would only be such a result.
As for whether the Jurchens can be unified, that is not what Ye Hebe can think about now. All Ye Hebe wants now is to survive.
"Let's go. This little Feng Xiuzhan is more cunning than we thought. He has long seen through that we have no choice. Likewise, they have no choice. I just hope that our cooperation will be faster and smoother.
Jianzhou Jurchen will not give us much time."
Buyangu strode with his head held high, and the shadows of the three people in the alley looked particularly slender under the afterglow of the setting sun.
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Zheng Chongjian is still in Western Xinjiang and has not returned, and he is still practicing state affairs in Yangzhou. So the only person who is familiar with military affairs and can make Feng Ziying new is Wang Yingxiong, who is observing politics in the Ministry of War. Coupled with the situation of suspicious people in Daguan Tower, Feng Ziying will
Send someone to invite Wang Yingxiong.
"Is Ziying looking for me to do something about the southwest?" Wang Yingxiong's first words made Feng Ziying change his face slightly, "If you don't look for me, I will look for you too."
"Feixiong, is there something going on?" Feng Ziying couldn't help but stand up. If the Banshu Rebellion was about to start now, it would really not be a good time.
"It's hard to say." Wang Yingxiong scratched his head in distress. Feng Ziying reminded him to pay attention to Bozhou before going to Jiangnan. His hometown was not far from Bozhou, and there were tribesmen there, so he specially found the tribesmen to start.
Consciously collect information.
"What do you mean?" Feng Ziying asked quickly.
"The situation in Bozhou seems to have not changed much from the previous two years. Yang Yinglong is as unruly and unruly towards Guizhou Chief Envoy and Dusi as before, but in fact he is begging for mercy from the patrol censor. His son Yang Kedong is still in the capital.
There are no other abnormalities,..."
Wang Yingxiong's introduction made Feng Ziying feel relieved a little, "If that's the case, why can't it be said?"
Yang Yinglong has two sons, the eldest son Yang Chaodong and this son Yang Kedong.
During the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, the Yang family had a conflict with Guizhou Dusi, and the imperial court wanted to suppress it. However, the situation in Korea was more important at that time, and Guizhou Dusi failed to achieve substantial victory in the early attack on Bozhou.
Even the losses were considerable, so the court had debates on this issue, and finally changed the name of the extermination to Fu.
The Yang family was also very sensible, and immediately showed sincerity and was even willing to send troops to assist the court in going to North Korea to quell the chaos. She even took the initiative to send her second son Yang Kedong to Beijing as a hostage, so she also gained the trust of the court.
However, after the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, Yang Yinglong began to expand again because of his role in the Imjin Japanese Rebellion. He had constant conflicts with the local government. Small conflicts occurred frequently, but fortunately they never led to major conflicts. However, they still caused
This made the court worried, especially when the chieftains in Shuixi and Yongning began to make moves, which made the court even more uneasy.
"Although the Yang family is still calm on the surface, my tribe brought me a message saying that I have seen someone from the Yang family in Bozhou who has been to Shuixi and Yongning..."
Feng Ziying's heart trembled. If the big chieftains in Bozhou, Yongning and Shuixi were all connected, it would be really troublesome. However, it was just some connections and could not be concluded. Of course, this was a bad sign.
"Is there anything else? I'm afraid it's hard to explain anything about this." Feng Ziying shook her head.
"Well, these really don't mean anything. It is said that the Longjing Lieutenant in Beijing has stepped up the monitoring of Yang Kedong and has found no other abnormalities for the time being. But you reminded me to pay attention to the prices of some materials near Bozhou, such as Chongqing Prefecture. They have increased this year.
The potential is relatively large, such as grain, tung oil, leather, wood, iron materials..."
"It should be normal for prices to rise in spring. If the increase is only slightly higher, it doesn't mean anything..." Feng Ziying continued to shake her head, saying that it didn't explain the problem.
"However, this rising trend started last year. In the summer and autumn of last year, food prices should have fallen back compared to the spring. Last year, Sichuan and Huguang had a bumper grain harvest. However, after the autumn grain harvest, prices stabilized and did not fall, and then increased slightly in winter.
It’s even worse this spring…”
Feng Ziying was finally moved by Wang Yingxiong's words.
Summer and autumn are supposed to be the times when grain prices fall. Sichuan and Huguang are both major grain-producing areas. Normally, they will fall slightly after the autumn grain harvest. "Could it be the impact of the drought and poor harvest in Shaanxi?"
"It's impossible. Shaanxi's bad harvest will only affect grain prices in Henan and Shanxi. It won't have much impact on Huguang and Sichuan, unless there is a large-scale grain adjustment by the court. But I checked the situation. Last year, all the grain relief went from Henan...
..." Wang Yingxiong flatly denied it.
"You mean someone is secretly purchasing and hoarding materials?" Feng Ziying pondered: "These types of materials are all related to military strategy, but do you think if Banzhou has such ambitions, he can achieve this step?"
"Ziying, don't underestimate Yang Yinglong. He dared to take the initiative to send troops to help fight the Japanese Rebellion. I think this already means that this person has great ambitions. Do you really have some loyalty to the emperor and patriotism?
"
Wang Yingxiong has been observing politics in the Ministry of War for so long, and has been exposed to a lot of information from the Staff Division, plus some information he has obtained, and he has already made a basic judgment.
"Then what extent do you think this risk has reached now?" Feng Ziying looked at Wang Yingxiong. He also wanted to test Wang Yingxiong's judgment ability in this regard.
"Ziying, if Yang Yinglong has such ambitions, I'm afraid it won't happen in a day or two. If he really has some plans, I think he can and must act according to the situation, and he will not be peaceful in the court.
When things are stable, we should choose the situation like last year when there was a rebellion in Western Xinjiang."
Wang Yingxiong's tone was very cautious.
"Maybe last year should have been the best opportunity, but maybe I wasn't ready and didn't have time. Now I am saving supplies, maybe I am waiting for a more suitable opportunity, or the Tatars invade the border, or the Jianzhou Jurchens cause trouble in Liaodong, or maybe
Dongwu and Annan invaded the north, or Japanese pirates invaded Jiangsu and Zhejiang, or even the White Lotus Sect started to rebel..."
Wang Yingxiong mentioned several possibilities in one breath, and every possibility almost existed, which made Feng Ziying feel heavy.
"If Yang Yinglong is really just waiting for the opportunity, then that's all. I'm afraid that he will connect with others..." Feng Ziying's eyes became cold.
He recalled the scene in Linqing five years ago when he saw Japanese pirates interfering with the White Lotus Sect. Even the Japanese pirates could think of joining forces with the White Lotus Sect. If Yang Yinglong really started to have plans after the Japanese Rebellion in Renchen, he was afraid that
It won't be that simple.
Both Tatars and Jurchens have spies in the capital city. If Yang Yinglong really wants to contact him, it will not be difficult. Moreover, the White Lotus Sect is quite active in Beizhi, Shandong, Shaanxi and even South Zhili. If he wants to get in touch, it will also be possible.
It won't be difficult. Feng Ziying shuddered when she thought of this.