Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

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"It's not a battle. Many of our old brothers who started from Huguang died in the battle. Today's Hunan army camp is mostly composed of soldiers from Hanzhong, Shuzhong, and Ganzhou that I recruited in Hexi."

"Before the battle, the military order given by the big tent was to run overnight and not to be delayed. Because Xu Shu's firearms battalion could not keep up with the cavalry's marching speed, and the firearms were seriously worn out, and it was difficult to supply gunpowder. Governor Wang ordered the general's firearms battalion to unify. Scheduling, unless you meet the main force of the Xiongnu, you can't move lightly, but Xu Shu's one is relatively complete."

After inspecting the Hunan army camp, Jia Ying and Mu Enci walked side by side in the wilderness of the camp. Mu Enci reviewed the details before the war to Jia Ying in detail.

"So, you didn't know about the army's actions beforehand?" Jia Ying asked.

Mu Enci shook his head: "The news brought back by the scouts said that the Ningxia vanguard army found the remnants of the right part of the Huns who had fled from the north to the south and failed to fight for the Khan throne on the other side of the Yibula Mountain. The leader of the army was King Youguli. , The Hunan Army Camp received an order to join forces with the Ningxia Qianwei and capture King Youguli in one fell swoop, so that they could find the way to the Huns’ court.”

"It's just that when we got to the place, there was no Ningxia Qianwei to come to meet us. We waited until the army was ambushed and most of the damage, and Ningxia Qianwei suddenly appeared from behind the valley to meet me and wait for my return to the south."

When the army marched to Mobei, the map had lost its due effect. To find the main force of the Xiongnu royal court, the only way was to go through the tribes on the grassland, but now even the naturalized Hu of the Western Regions did not know where the king's tent was.

"What do you think of Wang Ziteng?" Jia Ying asked.

Mu Enci thought for a moment and said: "I don't dare to say anything else. Governor Wang took good care of the Hunan army camp. In all the battles in the Western Expedition, the Hunan army camp never fell. No doubt."

"Cousin, could it be to target you?" Mu Enci said suddenly.

Jia Ying frowned: "How do you say?"

"Some people in the army are very dissatisfied with the court's sudden change of generals. It is hard to guarantee that Governor Wang will not have any ideas." Mu Enci said hesitantly, but he was not sure about his words.

Jia Ying fell silent. He always felt that this matter was not simple. If it was just to vent his dissatisfaction, this kind of method would be a little low. If Wang Ziteng can do today, Jia Ying can naturally do fifteen, two The relationship with the family has not reached that point.

What's more, doing so can't change the ending, but it seems too incompetent.

Jia Ying shook her head.

"Maybe there are my reasons, but the ultimate goal is hard to say."

Wang Ziteng had already left for Beijing a few days ago, along with Zhao Guangbei, Minister of the Honglu Temple, and Jia Yucun, who was still serving as the governor of Shanshan and Shaanxi, cooperating with the army's northern expedition.

Originally, Jia Ying planned to complete the last attack on the Xiongnu before the first heavy snow arrived, but now it seems that this plan needs to be postponed. How many people in the Western Army are willing to listen to his orders is a question .

"Is there any connection between the Western Army and Yang You's Central Route Army?" Jia Ying asked.

Mu Enci nodded and replied: "Since the officers and soldiers pacified the Western Regions, and Prince Suzhong led his troops into the hinterland of the Huns' Zuowang tribe at the same time, the Mongolian and Yuan tribes from Taining to Manchuria began to communicate with the camp. These tribes are severely oppressed. Every year, girls over the age of 13 are selected to pay tribute to the nearby Huns suzerain tribe. Adult men in the tribe also serve as retinues in the Xiongnu cavalry army, and then stay behind. The old, weak, sick and disabled can form the tribe's own guards, and they are powerless to resist the heavenly soldiers of the imperial court.

Therefore, most of them expressed their willingness to follow the example of the naturalized Hu and become ministers to Dagan. Governor Wang spread the word that wherever Dagan's ranger scouts passed by, any Hu tribe who dared to attack and treat them negligently would be punished by the whole family.In this way, our scouts can cross the Monan grassland unimpeded, and the camp has also established contact with Prince Suzhong.Calculating the time, it is only a few days before the next letter. "

At the end Mu Enshi asked again: "What are your plans?"

Jia Ying said: "For this trip, I brought [-] cavalry from Liaodong. You can let them go to the Hunan Army camp for a while, and take advantage of this time to bring me the [-] cavalry."

"Is there a larger Mongolian Yuan tribe nearby?"

Mu Enci heard Jia Ying's implication, and thought for a while: "There is a suitable one, the He Er Department, with a population of about 3, and its leader is Sa Chu Rengui, who is the largest among the Mongolian and Yuan tribes. His ancestor was also the royal family of Meng Yuan, which originally occupied most of the eastern part of Turpan all the way to Yi Naiji, with a vast field of thousands of miles, and there were dozens of affiliated tribes under his command. Even the King of the Huns wanted to win over everyone, but their The pastures are still being eaten away, and now they have withdrawn from Turpan, but after all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.”

"By the way, after the army turned back to Turpan, Sachu Rengui also met with Governor Wang. I don't know exactly what he said."

"What position?" Jia Ying asked.

"It's just at the foot of the western side of Mount Ebula."

Jia Ying smiled. The two brothers grew up together, and they could guess what was going on in each other's minds. Mu Enci had already found a reason for him to send troops.

"That's it."

Jia Ying looked at Mu Enci and said, "The army will continue to repair, I will give you five days, and I want to see Sa Chu Rengui's head."

The new official takes office three fires, he needs to stand up, there is nothing more deterrent than a bloody head.But at present, the Northern Expedition is still at a critical juncture, and the Western Army cannot move lightly, so as not to lose the hearts of the people, so He Erbu became the best choice.

The large tent of the Hunan Army Camp.

"From now on, Wei Datong will be the commander-in-chief of the Hunan Army, Ma Mingluan will be the deputy general, and the rest of the generals will keep their duties. The army will be repaired on the spot for five days."

Both Wei Datong and Ma Mingluan were wounded and their faces were pale. When they heard Jia Ying's appointment, they both smiled.

Wei Datong has followed Jia Ying since Huguang, and has been assisting Mu Enci all these years. No matter the credit or hard work, it is time to reap the rewards.Ma Mingluan is Jia Ying who followed after the Datong War. In terms of ability, he is far above Wei Datong, but the team is big, and it is inevitable to pay attention to ranking seniority. At present, Jia Ying can only let him be the second deputy.Of course, this is only temporary.

After announcing the military order, Jia Ying withdrew his solemnity, looked at the people in the account and said warmly: "All of you have worked hard these years, raising soldiers for thousands of days, and using them for a while. This time, I hope to work together with you all to pay homage to the officials in this Northern Expedition." Jue, return home!"

"Only the general will follow the lead!" Everyone sang in unison.

"Wei Datong, within the past five days, I will be staying in the camp of the Hunan Army, and none of the generals in the Western Army will be seen, do you understand?"

"I will understand at the end."

"Report!"

"Report to the general, the documents from the Yamen of the capital of Shanxi and the Yamen of the chief envoy." The guard said in the account.

Shu Kanglu, who was already the experience officer of the Hunan Army Camp, took over the documents. Jia Ying frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

Shu Kanglu heard the words, looked at them and replied: "Shanxi Commander Zhou Xing asked about the camp and was ordered to thoroughly investigate the smuggling case at the border. Now all the stolen goods have been seized. A large number of gunpowder and firearms were inspected in the caravan. There are also craftsmen accompanying them. How to deal with it, whether it will be reported to the Ministry of War."

Shu Kanglu raised his head and glanced at Jia Ying, who was sitting on the throne, before continuing: "Wang Bifu, the chief minister of Shanxi, mentioned that the inspection department belongs to local control, and the inspection of smuggling is also a local matter. Ordered the Shanxi capital to hand over the criminals to the local government for trial, and there were two private letters in it, signed by Jia Lian, Tongzhi of Jinyang Prefecture, and Fu Ping, Zhizhou of Liaozhou."

Naturally, Shu Kanglu didn't dare to check the two personal letters, so he handed them over.

Jia Ying looked at the two letters on the table, Lian Er never wrote to him, this time he not only wrote, but also attached his official name, which is self-evident.

As for Fu Ping
Jia Ying thought about it, but finally shook her head. There was no one with the surname Fu that he knew, but since he was from Shanxi, it was most likely
All the people under the tent watched quietly at the moment, and they heard what Shu Kanglu said just now. The Shanxi capital seized smuggling at the border, and there were still a lot of gunpowder, firearms and craftsmen. Hearing this news after a while, the anger in his heart was already uncontrollable. If Jia Ying hadn't spoken all the time, there might have been a row already by now.

Jia Ying held his forehead with one hand and rubbed it lightly, feeling dizzy for a while.

Feelings are here waiting for him.

He had only just arrived in office, so he didn't have time to give Shanxi Dusi any order, it was clearly a problem that Wang Ziteng left for him before he left.

Lian Er's letter was signed by an official title, which meant that he was just entrusted with this matter, and some things were always difficult to evade when he was in the officialdom.But the documents of the Shanxi chief envoy, plus Fu Ping's letter, have completely different meanings.

If the investigation continues, it may drag the current Chao Cifu into the water, which is probably Wang Ziteng's purpose.

But if he doesn't check, then he can't explain to the generals, officers and soldiers of the Hunan Army Camp, especially those who died in the battle. You must know that most of the middle- and lower-level officers in the Hunan Army Camp today are from Hunan, and the Hunan Army Camp is Jia Ying. The foundation of standing.

Jia Ying looked at the envelope, and finally picked up Lian Er's letter. After reading it, she understood the general idea of ​​the matter.

Zhou Xing bypassed the chief envoy and ordered the Pianguan inspection department to inspect the smuggling. Wang Bifu sent the prefect of Taiyuan to Ningwu Tiren, but he was flatly rejected, saying that the order was personally issued by the Western Army camp, and there was no governor. The warrant will not let people go.At this moment, the imperial envoy Yushi sent by the imperial court was already on his way to Shanxi. In order not to make things worse, he finally brought the lawsuit to the governor's account.

Shanxi officials found Jia Lian, asked him to intercede, and moved the Fu family out on purpose.

Regardless of the conflicts between Jia Ying and Fu Donglai, in the eyes of the court officials, his success today is inseparable from the vigorous promotion of the second assistant of the court, which Jia Ying himself admits.

But when Fu Donglai was at that time, Fu Donglai was not the same as Shanxi, or the Fu family in Shanxi.

I just don't know how deeply the Fu family is involved in this.

It's been less than a month since I left the capital, and yet another turmoil is already brewing.

Jia Ying didn't read the second letter again.

Outside Yansui Town.

"Just send it here."

Power is something that nourishes people. Wang Ziteng, who suddenly lost the command of the Western Army, looks a lot older. In addition, Zhao Guangbei's urgency, the veteran of the battlefield who has always been healthy and healthy, has been infected. After suffering from the wind and cold, he was lying on the carriage, his body was covered with a thick fur cloak, and he looked sickly.

Jia Yucun came here casually all the way from Hami. The original joy of Prince Teng returning to Beijing was suddenly covered by dark clouds.Jia Yucun is a realist. He deeply understands that compared to the Jia family, Wang Ziteng is his real backer.The Jia family is just relatives. Apart from the noble concubine in the palace, there is only one Jia Ying in the court who has some strength, but no matter in terms of qualifications or achievements, Jia Ying's influence in the court is far from being comparable to Wang Ziteng.

He has already sat on the position of governor of the two provinces. Before Fu Donglai and Ye Baichuan entered Beijing, it was nothing more than that.

Fu Donglai was lucky. After returning to Beijing, he took over as Minister of the Household Department, and within two or three months, he was promoted to Dongge University Bachelor.Ye Baichuan was a scholar of the Wenhua Palace and an official in the Ministry of Officials. After another term, he was promoted to the cabinet smoothly. Although there were some twists and turns, the ending remained the same.

Fu Donglai's backer is the current emperor, and Ye Baichuan is strongly recommended by Fu Donglai.

What about yourself?

Can only rely on Wang Ziteng.

From Jia Yucun's point of view, Prince Teng's return to Beijing this time could not be as simple as becoming a nobleman. There is still one vacancy among the five bachelors. Who else is more qualified to fill this position besides Prince Teng.

However, most of the foundation of the Wang family is in the army, above the court, and there are very few people who are useful and can be called confidantes. It is also a Shangshu.

Of course he knew that returning to Beijing was risky. He had seen all the things that Wang Ziteng had done. Although it was difficult for the court to find evidence, it was hard to guarantee that the emperor would not be threatened.

But Jia Yucun didn't care about this.

No matter what, before the end of the Northern Expedition, he couldn't think of any reason why the imperial court would take action against the prince in advance, even if Fu Donglai and Ye Baichuan were afraid, for the sake of the overall situation, they would endure until the war in the north was settled.

that's enough.

As for whether he will be implicated afterwards, his career will not be risk-free. The key depends on how he chooses in the future. In his opinion, the higher the position of a person, the wider the choice.

But Wang Ziteng fell ill at this time, and it seemed serious.

Although the same surname is Jia, it is still different between his Jia and Jia Ying. He was born in a poor family and came to this point. After many hardships and ups and downs, he was dismissed from office and sent to prison. Does anyone know his bitterness? .

He is absolutely unwilling to see his efforts and ambitions go to waste.

"Enxiang, take care of your health!" This sentence is true and sincere, absolutely from the heart.

"There is Jia Ying in the Western Army, and it is still my own family. You don't have to worry too much. I have also received a letter from Beijing in the same year. The two cabinet members seem to be concerned about Jia Ying's journey with the nobles. Recently, there is some dissatisfaction, and there is a faint rift between each other. At this time, he has no one else to rely on except Enxiang. Feng Hengshi is just a minister of the Ministry of Rites. After all, there is still a gap, and he has not been a director recently. I heard that he has already been selected as an official. Lin Ruhai is a choice, but he still can't compare with En, and he can't compete with Fu Donglai either."

Jia Yucun analyzed the situation in the court one by one. In his opinion, Wang Ziteng's sudden illness this time was probably caused by worries about the recent changes in the court.

"Besides, Jia Ying agreed in person."

Wang Ziteng straightened his body with his arms propped up, looked at Jia Yucun Changsheng and sighed: "You, you still don't understand."

"He is young. How can a person who can reach this position be easily fettered by his in-laws? Besides, the two prefectures of the East and the West belong to two branches. He and Fu Donglai are too close. When he was in Shaanxi, he and Fu Donglai Ye Baichuan also cooperated well, although Xiping Palace is not as close as Jia and Wang's family, but they belong to the same line, you can see that he has shown mercy?"

"Plus the Hunan Army Camp."

"If he really has no grudges, he won't be able to get rid of it just by saying 'Jia Shi Wang Xue'."

Jia Ying is re-examining Wang Ziteng, and Wang Ziteng is considering Jia Ying's position.

After all, it is difficult for anyone to completely trust each other.

He didn't like the so-called New Deal, it was too harsh for Xungui, and he didn't even give him any extra way of life except obedience, so he hated Fu Donglai.

The Wang family or he can go to today, some things have no way out, and they can only go to the end.

But the emperor's trust in Fu Donglai made Wang Ziteng have no confidence, so there were all kinds of seemingly intentional or unintentional things in the past, but unfortunately those people all failed.

As far as Yu Xungui is concerned, he doesn't care who is the emperor, as long as the surname of this world is still Yang, and as always, he and Xungui share the world built by their ancestors, this is the most important thing.

Jia Ying's attitude has to make people worry. In Wang Ziteng's view, Fu Donglai's ability is of course important for the New Deal to come to this day smoothly, but it is Jia Ying who has made great contributions to the New Deal. All good things are in the hands of the other party.

He became the Marquis of Jingning in one fell swoop.

How old is this.

What if Jia Ying reached a tacit agreement with the imperial court for his own benefit?

"Master Grace."

Jia Yucun hesitated again and again and said: "The lower official has a puzzle and doesn't know whether to ask or not."

Wang Ziteng seemed to have guessed what the other party was going to say, squeezed out a smile and said, "You want to ask why it is the Hunan Army Camp?"

Jia Yucun nodded.

"You really don't understand?"

Wang Ziteng shook his head lightly, did not give an answer, but said: "I'm tired, you go too, don't send any more."

Seeing this, Jia Yucun had no choice but to bow his sleeves and exit the carriage.

"Cough cough."

In the carriage, Wang Ziteng coughed a few times, his eyes regained his exquisiteness.

Why the Hunan Army Camp?

The purpose is of course for the one in court.

The reason for the smuggling case of a merchant carrying prohibited guns and gunpowder was because of the setback of the Western Army. This involved the officialdom in Shanxi, so it was naturally inseparable from the one in the court.

Given Fu Donglai's status among the emperors, if he couldn't give a perfect reason, it would be too difficult to move to the other party.

Only with the wrath of hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Western Army can it be possible to shake his position in the emperor's heart.

But this matter cannot be done by him. First, his days in the Western Army are numbered, and there are some things that cannot be taken care of.The two, once he intervened in it, this matter became a dispute between the old and the new, not a state matter. The emperor would not allow the old-fashioned party to counterattack the new policy. At that time, Fu Donglai's position was stabilized.

After much deliberation, Jia Ying is the most suitable pusher.

Ningwu Pass.

Zhou Xing was also feeling a headache because of the difficulty of the matter. Hao Shiren had been here for four or five days, and he would come to him several times a day.

Today, he just sent people away with a smile on his face. Looking at the used teacups in the living room, Zhou Xing waved his hand like the maid beside him in disgust and said, "Throw it away."

The order was given by Governor Wang. He was in charge of all places, and he had to obey orders.

At the same time, I also have a lot of resentment toward Wang Ziteng. He is a warrior, and he is not familiar with officialdom, but after all, he is no better than those civil servants who play tricks and tricks all day long. After receiving the order that day, he felt faintly uneasy. , but the people sent by Wang Ziteng stood by, so he had no choice but to follow suit first.

No, it just happened. The chief envoy, the procuratorate, the prefect of Taiyuan, and several well-known wealthy businessmen all sent people to lobby. Yinzi took the risk.

I am completely sitting at home, and the disaster comes from heaven.

But after thinking about it, it seems that there is nothing difficult.

Why didn't these people think of me when they were making a lot of money? They are also one of the chiefs of the third local department, but they just kept it from him. Now that something happened, they only asked to come to the door. Who do you think you are?

The watchdog of the Fu family?
"Hmph, who is to blame!"

With a sneer in his heart, he immediately summoned his cronies outside the door and asked, "Is there any news from Daying?"

"Master, don't worry, after receiving the news, it will be delivered as soon as possible."

Zhou Xing nodded, paced in the hall and meditated, thinking about what benefits he could get from this confrontation.

He has done all the things that offend others, so don't be used as cannon fodder in the end.

"Where did Governor Wang go?"

"If you go back to the master, you have already passed the side pass. Looking at the route, it seems that you are going to our Ningwu, but"

"But what?"

"However, I heard that Governor Wang caught wind and cold on the way back to Beijing, and was seriously ill."

Critically ill?

Zhou Xing frowned: "How did this news get out?"

"Honglu Temple Minister Zhao Guangbei is sending an order to the local government along the way to recommend famous doctors, and even Taiyuan has received a letter." The confidant replied.

Zhao Guangbei is like this, and that thing is true in all likelihood.

Zhou Xing slapped his thigh and cried out in distress: "What a disaster!"

"Quick, please bring Zhifu Hao back."

Just at this time, the guard at the door led a person in hastily.

"My lord, the Western Army camp has replied."

"How to say?" Zhou Xing secretly regretted that he had something to do and insisted on sending a letter to the Western Army.

"Governor Jia's warrant is to be carried out according to the regulations and cannot be tolerated."

"That's it?" Zhou Xing asked in a daze.

The confidants sent to the Western Army froze, wondering if their errands hadn't been done well, but they still bit the bullet and nodded.

"Everyone belongs to loach!" Zhou Xing scolded through gritted teeth.

At the end, he looked at another confidant who was standing there, and cursed: "What are you still standing here for, waiting for the master to be ransacked? Hurry up and invite him back!"

"Yes, yes, yes, little one, let's go."

"What can I do, what can I do?"

Zhou Xing anxiously circled around in the lobby: "Why is he seriously ill at this time, isn't this a scam?"

Hao Shiren was on his way back to the post house, but he heard someone chasing after him on horseback, shouting "Leave a step" and other words, he leaned out of the sedan chair curtain and asked, "Who is behind?"

The guard glanced back and replied, "It's from the Zhou residence."

"Stop the car."

a few days later.

The capital, the imperial palace.

Jia De asked Dai Quan who was beside him: "Big Companion, where is Prince Teng, and what is Jia Ying doing?"