Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 371 Competing for Nine Sides
At the court meeting, the waiter officials were reading out the agenda of the meeting.

"...After investigation by Longlin Guard, Qiu Luan, the governor of the nine provinces, had very frequent correspondence with the rebellious leader. Although there is no clear evidence that he participated in the rebellion, it involved things such as using power for personal gain. It is safe to suspend his post and announce his recall to Beijing. Check it out!"

Recently, Jia Lian has been quite high-spirited.

After taking over the Dragon Scale Guard, he has become a veritable pillar of the Jia family.

Who made him the only real job left in Rongning's second mansion?

In addition, the title of the Rong Mansion is in his pocket.

In the eyes of Mr. Ying, he is more of a national uncle than Baoyu, a pro-national uncle.

Even, the number of times he went to the palace to see him has far surpassed Mrs. Wang.

The matter of Prince Zhongshun is the top priority of his recent work.

Although Jia Lian has little experience, he is more careful.

Almost every detail was reported to Yuanchun for disposal.

Regarding the matter of Qiu Luan, the founding party has also submitted impeachment reports many times.

It's just that the Dragon Scale Guards haven't found the real evidence of the treason, so it has been delayed until now.

This time, after discussing with the cabinet, Yuan Chun finally decided to recall Qiu Luan first.

However, the appointment of candidates to succeed Nine Sides, several members of the cabinet have their own opinions.

After communicating with Feng Yibo, she brought the matter to the court meeting for discussion.

After the waiter officials finished reading, Yuan Chun behind the bead curtain said in a deep voice:

"The Nine Frontiers are important to the safety of the country, and a safe candidate is needed to take over. Do you have a suitable candidate?"

As soon as she said it, she asked someone to recommend a successor.

Don't give the new rich a chance to intercede at all.

Seeing this, the upstarts could only sigh secretly.

Before they could react, someone came forward to bow and said loudly:
"The minister recommends the grandson of Zhenguo Gong Niuqing, the first-class boniu, to inspect the nine sides on behalf of His Majesty, so as to calm the hearts of the army and the people!"

This person is Jiang Zining, the grandson of Pingyuanhou, a hereditary second-class male.

"Duke Zhen Guo had been in Liaodong in his early years, and he was very familiar with the frontiers. Uncle Niu has won the inheritance of his family, so he will be able to protect the nine borders!"

The founding lineage has long coveted Nine Sides, and even without the investigation of the Dragon Scale Guards, they have mentioned this matter many times.

When Zhenguo Gong Niuqing was alive, Jiubian was the territory of the Niu family.

It's just that with the passage of time, the Niu family is similar to the Jia family, and there is only one empty title left.

This time, the founding group obviously had the intention of restoring the glory of their ancestors.

So after repeated consultations and ion exchange, they reached a consensus.

The selected candidate is Niu Jizong of the Zhen Guogong Mansion.

But as soon as the words came out, an upstart immediately retorted:

"If Lord Zhen is alive, there will be no problem, but Uncle Niu has no experience in leading troops, so he may not be able to control the soldiers in the frontier for a while!"

Frontier soldiers have always been rebellious, and those without military qualifications are indeed hard to convince.

Like the Jia family, the Niu family started out with military exploits.

But the Niu family's prestige in the outskirts still exists, so it stands to reason that there is no problem.

But the problem is that Niu Jizong, like Jia She, has no experience in leading troops.

The Nine Sides is not the capital camp, if something goes wrong, it will inevitably endanger the country and society.

It is really difficult to let someone who has no experience in leading troops go to the Nine Sides to preside over the overall situation.

"Although Uncle Niu has no experience in leading soldiers, his family has a long history of learning, military tactics and horse skills. What's more, the Niu family has been in the borderlands for many years. Who doesn't know the old people in the borderlands?"

Jiang Zining responded with a sneer, and then said in a strange way:

"The most important thing is that the Niu family has always been loyal, and there has never been anything wrong. Who else is safer than Uncle Niu to go to the frontier?"

There were two incidents of assassinating the king and killing the king in Wei Dynasty.

Once for Prince Yizhong and once for Prince Zhongshun.

Not to mention Prince Zhongshun, the main ones involved are upstarts.

As for the matter of Prince Yizhong, the founder of the country can be very involved.

But the two rebellions had nothing to do with the Niu family.

What he said, more or less made the Jianguo lineage who was involved feel a little uncomfortable.

It can be counted as one thousand wounds to the enemy and eight hundred self-damages.

But obviously, these words are mainly telling the upstarts to be a little self-aware.

After all, the upstarts are more or less involved with Prince Zhongshun.

Even if Niu Jizong is not used, it will not be their turn.

Sure enough, when the upstart heard the words, his face immediately became angry.

But even though his face was flushed, he couldn't say anything to refute.

"I recommend Feng Yuan, Marquis of Chu!"

At this time, Bai Jiajin suddenly stepped out, bowed to Majesty Dan, and said loudly:

"Although the Niu family is an aristocratic family, Uncle Niu has no experience in leading troops after all. If he is fine, you can give him time to take over slowly, but at this time, what Wei needs most is security!"

Speaking of this, he glanced at Feng Yibo and said with a smile:
"And the Marquis of Chu has made great achievements in Jiangnan and the East China Sea. It is well known in the world, and it is no problem to subdue the soldiers on the frontier! Especially the Marquis of Chu personally killed the rebels, and his loyalty is a lesson from heaven and earth!"

As soon as these words came out, all civil and military officials in the court were taken aback.

If we only talk about Feng Yibo's qualifications, it is definitely enough.

But judging from the current situation in the court, can the Queen Mother allow her most trusted person to leave the capital?

Both the founding party and the new party looked at Bai Jiajin like a fool.

They all complained in their hearts: You said you are asking for trouble?

And Bai Jiajin seems to admire Feng Yibo, but in fact he really has no choice.

The upstart had finally obtained the power of Jiubian, and it was about to hand it over before it was warmed up.

It's fine if it was before, but it's just returning to the original state.

But now that it is handed over to the founding of the country, wouldn't the Japanese country's indemnity be completely in vain?

However, as Jiang Zining said.

Most of the upstarts are involved with Prince Zhongshun, so they will definitely not gain the trust of the Queen Mother right now.

It was precisely because of this that he was quick to get wise and recommended this person who had made great contributions to saving her life and was therefore most trusted by the Empress Dowager.

And Feng Yibo is not only the most trusted person of the Queen Mother, but also a participant in the peace negotiation of the Wa Kingdom.

At least it will ensure that the huge benefits of compensation will not be left behind.

Even though he may take part, or even most of it.

That's better than after the founding of the country is gone, they don't have a single bit, right?
At this time Yuan Chun heard the words, and immediately became anxious.

Without waiting for Feng Yibo to speak, he responded immediately:

"Although the Marquis of Chu has made great achievements, he has never been to the Nine Sides, so it may be difficult to take over for a while. Do you have any other suitable candidates?"

Naturally, it was impossible for her to let Feng Yibo go to Liaodong, so many things would not be communicated.

Not even the slightest possibility.

Therefore, Yuan Chun didn't give anyone a chance to refute at all, and refused simply and neatly.

When all the officials heard the words, they all looked like "it really is".

Bai Jiajin could only sigh secretly, knowing that this matter would definitely not work.

Immediately, he gritted his teeth and said:
"Duke Qing is mature and prudent, and can take on this great task!"

Among the living Dukes, Duke Qing is the only remaining one.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the Great Wei's Dinghaishenzhen.

however……

There is no need to send someone from the founding line, Jiang Zining laughed and said:

"It would be best if Duke Qing could go, but he has not cared about political affairs for many years, and has spent his life at home. Besides, how can his old body withstand such torture?"

Duke Qing had retired as early as Emperor Tiantai, and went home to enjoy the blessings.

Except for occasional walks with the old people of various families, they keep their doors closed all day and do not interfere with political affairs.

He is even more indifferent to the affairs of the new rich, and has almost never participated in the confrontation between the two sides.

At this moment, when Bai Jiajin mentioned him, it obviously meant that the upstart was at the end of his rope.

Seeing the two sides fighting each other in the court hall, it was a joy to fight.

Yuan Chun waved his hand helplessly, and the waiter officer immediately said:
"quiet!"

People from the founding lineage and the upstarts all shut up angrily.

Bai Jiajin also hurriedly borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and returned to the queue.

Yuan Chun turned slightly sideways at this time, looked at the front row and said:

"What do you elders and Marquis of Chu think?"

These days, she has never concealed her trust in Feng Yibo.

This, on the contrary, makes the two of them more upright.

Even when she was supposed to ask about the government and the cabinet, she had to say something about the Marquis of Chu.

All the officials in the court were inexplicably surprised by this at the beginning, but now they are used to it.

After all, isn't that how the nickname "Old Xiaoge" came about?

The members of the cabinet naturally understood that what Yuan Chun asked was actually Feng Yibo.

So they are all old gods, and no one moves.

At this time, Feng Yibo stepped forward to bow unhurriedly, and said loudly:
"Returning to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, Yichen suggested that it is better to let the former nine provinces inspect the prince Teng Wang to patrol the border, which is enough to calm the hearts of the soldiers and civilians on the nine borders."

When the upstarts heard the words, they immediately felt like mourning.

They all knew that when Feng Yibo spoke out, Yuan Chun had no reason not to agree.

What's more, Wang Ziteng is indeed a safe candidate.

Unless, they took out Emperor Jingshun and sold him miserable.

But the problem is that there is no specific reason for Wang Ziteng's resignation.

In the eyes of outsiders who don't know the inside story, it is only Emperor Jingshun who is suppressing the Jianguo lineage.

In the end, Emperor Jingshun looked at Yuan Chun's face and didn't push Wang Ziteng too much.

Because Wang Ziteng didn't punish him, but returned home.

When the founding party heard this, everyone except Niu Jizong was overjoyed.

Why didn't they think of Wang Ziteng?
Compared with the Niu family guarding the Nine Sides, it has been a generation of emperors, and Prince Teng Ke has not been out of office for a long time.

The most important thing is that Wang Ziteng is Yuan Chun's uncle!

It is not only safe for him to take over, but he will also get the support of the Queen Mother!

It seems suddenly, but it is actually dark under the lamp.

Because they are too eager to redistribute interests.

The lost Wang family has long been left behind by the founding lineage.

They were about to agree, but they heard Feng Yibo say again:
"However, the Queen Mother and Your Majesty, it is best to set a time limit for border patrols and observe the results of their strategies, so as to avoid lessons learned from others."

The implication is that Wang Ziteng still needs to be restrained.

Well done, keep it up.

If he didn't do a good job, he also left a hole for a replacement.

Previously, when Wang Ziteng managed the Nine Sides, his merits and demerits were mixed.

After all, some achievements have been made.

Emperor Jingshun only let him retire, but did not tear his face.

Therefore, Feng Yibo couldn't directly say his mistakes, and only vaguely mentioned "a lesson learned from the past".

You know everything.

If it is to stabilize the situation, it is no problem to use him.

But Feng Yibo's recommendation of him at this time is actually risky.

However, the frontier is too important, and there are really few people in the court who can take on this important task.

Feng Yibo must find a way to get his own people to go there, so as to cooperate with putting pressure on the Wa Kingdom, so as to ensure the smooth implementation of the terms of the peace negotiation.

And Wang Ziteng's previous nepotism was exactly what Feng Yibo wanted.

In addition, the previous strategy of Kajinglu Liaodong was extremely ambitious.

The construction of the fort was once praised by Li Shouzhong.

Feng Yibo also felt that if the fortress line of defense could be achieved, most of the hidden dangers in the border areas would be solved.

Even as Li Shouzhong said, it is not impossible for the Great Wei to "add another eight hundred miles of territory".

As long as this strategy is realized, it will definitely be a good thing for Wei.

Therefore, it is reasonable for him to recommend Wang Ziteng.

It's just that when Emperor Jingshun and Zhang Songyue were both around, he dared to be nepotism and make money with great fanfare.

Now he is the uncle of the empress dowager and the uncle of the emperor.

Do you really want to let go of your hands and feet, and don't you evacuate the treasury?
Therefore, it is very necessary to add some constraints.

"My lord Wang used to be on the nine sides, and he will definitely be able to subdue the soldiers on the frontier!"

"That's right, the royal family has been loyal for generations, so they can take on this great task!"

"The Marquis of Chu's suggestion is extremely safe, and the ministers are seconding it!"

"..."

In any case, Wang Ziteng is also a member of the founding line.

Seeing that Niu Jizong was useless, they naturally settled for the next best thing.

Besides, the loyalty of the Empress Dowager's uncle is naturally safe.

All of a sudden, people from the founding lineage naturally echoed.

Yuan Chun had already communicated with Feng Yibo, but there was still a situation to be resolved at this time, so he asked the cabinet members:

"How do you elders feel?"

Hearing Yuan Chun's question, Chen Qinzhi cherished his words like gold and said:
"can."

As for Feng Yibo's proposal, he still did not refuse it as before.

After all, he also knew that Wang Ziteng was greedy, but compared to other candidates, he was able to do things after all.

However, Li Shouzhong's perception of Wang Ziteng was somewhat complicated.

Before Yuan Chun discussed with the cabinet, he was the one who opposed it.

Speaking of it, he not only approves of Wang Ziteng's strategy, but also deeply hates his greed.

But the disciple's suggestion is now supported by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

In the current situation, it is indeed the best solution.

After pondering for a moment, he could only sigh:
"It's better to send Ke Dao as a supervising army to observe his words and deeds and report truthfully to the capital."

Since he can't be replaced, then find a way to supervise him!

In fact, patrolling the border by order is similar to the position of an overseer. Adding an overseer next to the overseer will inevitably be superfluous.

But as soon as he said this, the eyes of the new party and the upstarts immediately lit up.

"My minister agrees!"

"The minister waits for the second opinion!"

For a while, the sound of seconding continued.

"No!"

This time, it was Chen Ruiwen, the grandson of Chen Yi, the founder of the Qi State, and the hereditary general of Weizhen, the third rank, who spoke out this time.

The Chen family was implicated in the matter of Prince Yizhong, and the title was about to be cut off.

The new emperor ascended the throne, and the founders wanted to restore the glory of their ancestors.

Chen Ruiwen, who has always been low-key, is also very active this time.

At this time, he stepped forward and bowed, and said loudly:
"Qizou His Majesty and the Queen Mother, the frontline troops, especially in such an important place as the Nine Sides, are the most forbidden to be ordered to go out of many doors. If they are followed by Ke Dao, wouldn't they be tied up?"

The founding clan is scrambling to go to the Nine Sides, and what they want is not only military power.

Just kidding, how do you divide the compensation if someone is watching?

(End of this chapter)