Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 408 Prince Teng's Test
"Qizou His Majesty and Queen Mother, although Lord Wang's actions this time are somewhat inappropriate, but the sun and the moon can learn from the heart of fist and fist, I feel that the situation is justifiable, and the court should give the greatest support!"

As soon as this remark came out, many of the officials showed that it was true.

Behind this appearance, there are countless coldness hidden.

Immediately, someone stood up, bowed to Bi Dan, and retorted:
"The Marquis of Chu is reversing cause and effect. Prince Teng is arbitrarily provocative. Disturbances are arranged first, beheaded first and played second, and contempt for the court last! Such a person who does not distinguish between serious and arrogant should be brought back for questioning!"

Feng Yibo has been guarding Baochai in the mansion for the past few days, and has not been on duty in the ministry.

Even Li Shouzhong, his mentor who lived in the same mansion with him, hadn't seen each other for several days.

What's more, everyone else knew that Feng's residence was not very popular, so naturally no one would bother him with such a matter.

As for the matter in the frontier, he was somewhat psychologically prepared.

But even so, Feng Yibo couldn't help feeling a bit bitter in his heart.

Wang Ziteng's border patrol this time was under the beating of him and Chen Qinzhi, and he went with the determination to make an immortal contribution.

If you want to make meritorious service, how can you do nothing?
Feng Yibo had been waiting for Wang Ziteng's news for a long time, but he did not expect to hear it in such a form.

He understood just now after listening to the officials on duty read out the agenda of the court meeting.

Wang Ziteng is planning to make a big one!
It's done, he is Li Jing of the Great Wei.

Not only can he get back the glory of the Wang family, but also a large reward is waiting for him.

This is what I promised him at the beginning, and Chen Qinzhi was there to witness it.

If he is defeated, he has to find a way to wipe his ass in court.

Because this recovery was recommended by him.

But once Wang Ziteng fails, those who oppose the New Deal are likely to use this to attack themselves.

At that time, the queen mother and the cabinet will try their best to protect themselves, and they can take the opportunity to extend to the stable level of the court, and finally put forward their real demands:

The abolition of the sharing of Ding Ding Mu.

Politics is often about trade-offs and compromises.

At that time, you can't want everything.

Otherwise, many people will jump over the wall in a hurry.

Use this as an excuse to affect the collection of summer grain.

Feng Yibo naturally understands the stakes!

But at this time, he and Wang Ziteng are already grasshoppers on the same rope.

Wang Ziteng has also sent troops, even if he wanted to stop it, it was too late.

And what he can do at this time is to find a reasonable excuse for sending troops to the Tatars as soon as possible.

"My lord's words are wrong. For more than a hundred years after the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty, the Tatar ministries have always been a serious problem, so there are nine sides.

But as the saying goes: "There is only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to guard against a thief?" 'Blindly passive defense, sooner or later there will be omissions. "

The reason why Wang Ziteng didn't give Feng Yibo a chance to refuse at all was that he directly made a move, cut it first and then play it.

Obviously, this is also an expression of dissatisfaction with his previous beating and forcing.

After all, a person in Wang Ziteng's position cannot be easily handled.

At this time, Feng Yibo had suffered a bitter fruit.

At the same time, this is also testing whether Feng Yibo really has the ability to give him what he wants.

If this matter can be settled, it at least shows that Feng Yibo is qualified to be his backer in the court.

Or more properly, is qualified to cooperate with him.

If even this matter can't be settled, then Wang Ziteng might as well go back to retire as soon as possible.

Otherwise, it's just a waste of work in the end.

"Don't talk about anything else, just say that the Tatars invaded in the past two years, and even the people in the suburbs of Beijing were looted. This is at the feet of the emperor! Several state capitals were destroyed like this, and they haven't recovered yet."

The intruder mentioned by Feng Yibo was exactly the one that Emperor Jingshun encountered on his way to the Iron Net Mountain during autumn.

It was the time when Feng Yibo and Yuan Chunfeng once.

So when Yuan Chun heard this, his face turned red.

Fortunately, she was hidden behind the bead curtain, and no one saw her.

"In fact, the imperial court has always known whether the Tatar ministries invaded the border. In addition to some internal reasons, there are also weather reasons."

Wei was not ignorant of the various ministries of Tatar.

As the most guarded enemy of Wei, whether it is the Dragon Scale Guard or the Ministry of War, they have collected a lot of information about them.

There are mainly two situations in which the various tribes of Tatar invaded the border.

One is to emerge a powerful tribe and coerce other tribes to come and plunder together.

The other is the weather, which makes them unable to survive, so they can only obtain living supplies by coming to the south to plunder.

"Winter is not so cold, they will recuperate, and after getting through it, they will grow a little bit, and a powerful tribe may appear."

"Winter is cold, and the north is even colder. Especially when the white disaster occurs, their livestock will lose a lot, and they will gather in groups and go south to beg for food."

Speaking of this, Feng Yibo turned his head slightly, squinted at Baiguan and said:
"This winter is a warm one. The Tatar ministries currently have no intention of encroaching on the border, but who can guarantee that there will be no powerful tribes this year, or that there will be another disaster at the end of the year?"

It is a pity that his theory did not convince the officials, and his eyes did not scare others away.

Seeing that he was complaining about the pros and cons, all about the dangers of the Tatars, the man sneered again:

"This is wrong. Even if Lord Hou is right, why don't you ask Prince Teng why he didn't report in advance? Where is the military department? Where is the cabinet? Where is the queen mother? Where is His Majesty?"

After several questions in succession, Wang Ziteng was caught first and then played.

Before Feng Yibo could respond, another person jumped out and said:
"That's right! This move is a crime for Prince Zhi Teng to initiate border quarrels and despise the court! Otherwise, the border towns around the world will follow suit, and then the Great Wei will be full of flames and enemies. How can we enjoy the peaceful days like today?"

Both of them are unfamiliar faces, but they can be known as generals just by their clothes and positions.

But when Feng Yibo heard the words, he smiled disdainfully and asked:

"These two adults shouldn't have led soldiers before, have they?"

Both of them wore tiger heads in their court uniforms, obviously they were military officers of the fourth rank.

Dare to question Feng Yibo, he is definitely not a new rich man.

It goes without saying that he should be someone from the founding line.

The military officer of the fourth rank is considered to be in the middle class in the founding line, and it stands to reason that he has the opportunity to lead troops.

But the weak temperament of these two people betrayed them.

Not to mention the delicate skin and tender flesh, each of them also had black eye circles.

One can tell at a glance that he has never been on a battlefield, but he often goes to night scenes.

Just as Feng Yibo expected, both of them were slightly suffocated when they heard the words.

A military officer who has never been on a battlefield is naturally not tough when speaking.

As a Shangguan who has been on the battlefield, Feng Yibo decided to teach them a good lesson.

"It's like this sometimes in wars. Opportunities are fleeting. Mr. Wang is leading the patrol mission. It's already winter there. If you go back and forth to give a reply, I'm afraid it will be spring!"

The two looked at each other, they didn't know how to speak, another person came out to pay respects to Bi Dan, saying:
"The Marquis of Chu may have misremembered, Mr. Wang went there in autumn."

This person had a superficial smile on his face, as if he lacked the confidence to face Feng Yibo.

Feng Yibo also knew this person, so he said with a smile:
"Uncle Niu, don't worry, listen to me first."

It turned out that this person was the grandson of Zhenguo Gong Niuqing, the first-class uncle Niu Jizong.

At this moment, Niu Jizong felt a little apprehensive.

He didn't want to be an enemy of Feng Yibo, but he had to stand up for the interests of the founder of the country.

So even if he objected, he tried to keep a smile on his face.

It's just that it's not easy to smile without smiling, and the face is a little stiff from smiling.

Hearing Feng Yibo's words, he nodded and said:
"Appreciate further details."

"Master Wang did go there in autumn. After going to the border area to inspect and rectify the soldiers and horses, it will be winter at most. It stands to reason that if Mr. Wang intends to send troops, he should report in advance, but..."

Feng Yibo left such a big loophole just waiting for them to ask questions.

At this moment, he paused slightly, and then explained the reason:

"Last year, it happened that the indemnity from the Japanese kingdom had already arrived, and it was sent to every soldier. Just when he was rewarded heavily, it was the time when the morale was like a rainbow. Coupled with this year's weather, Mr. Wang could judge that it was time to take the initiative to attack. God-sent opportunity!"

Not long after Wang Ziteng went to the frontier, the Japanese indemnity arrived.

But it is not a day's work for reparations to become rewards.

In addition, by the time I walked through the warehouse of the household department and transported to Beidi, it was almost winter.

"If you say that Mr. Wang is also seasoned in seeking the country, he will make a decisive decision. Otherwise, if you miss this opportunity, you may have to wait a few years if you want to take the initiative to attack!"

Feng Yibo's expression was filled with emotion!

Those who didn't know really thought that Wang Ziteng had to hesitate repeatedly to make such a difficult decision.

But in fact, Wang Ziteng had planned for a long time, and waited for the reward to be in place before launching the war.

He just wants to transfer the internal contradictions through war!

Speaking of which, it was also caused by Feng Yibo's insistence on handing out rewards to every soldier.

Just as Wang Ziteng was worried, the change in the reward distribution method caused dissatisfaction among the frontier generals.

Many people started handing in rewards privately to enrich their own pockets.

But the consequence of doing so is naturally that the morale of the army is unstable.

Wang Ziteng chose to send troops immediately, largely to avoid internal consumption!
"Besides, Mr. Wang is not going here to control the nine provinces, but to represent His Majesty. As an imperial envoy patrolling the border, the imperial envoy can make discretionary decisions in emergencies. Otherwise, what's the point of him going to patrol the border?"

Feng Yibo looked at Niu Jizong with a smile on his face, and asked again:
"Besides, it's not that he doesn't report, otherwise how would you know?"

Niu Jizong was too embarrassed to speak, but the first person to stand up was a newborn calf who was not afraid of tigers.

"Humph!"

He snorted coldly, and said with disdain on his face:

"No matter how the Marquis of Chu whitewashes it, he will cut it first and play it later, and will not pay attention to the princes of the court!"

Feng Yibo didn't rush to respond when he heard the words, and first glanced at Niu Jizong with a smile.

Obviously, he had to stand up against it.

But it can be seen from his attitude that for some reason, he is not determined.

For such a founding lineage, you can try to develop it.

"This is a timely report after an impromptu arbitrariness. My lord, it's fine if you haven't led a soldier. If you can achieve the fourth rank, you should be a person with a long history of family education. How can you not even know that you will not accept the fate of the king outside?" ?”

Feng Yibo looked at the first person who came out again, and then made a murderous move.

"Don't you want everything to be reported to the imperial court before execution?"

Civil officials don't care about such a move.

There are even many people who think it should be so.

But the military officers of the Manchu Dynasty did not change their colors when they heard this.

There is no such restriction when there is no one who has nothing to do with wishing to lead troops!

This is to take the life of the entire army and play it as a chess game for the big bosses in the court!

"If that's the case, what do the generals in charge of the army need to do? Just let the imperial court remotely control it thousands of miles away."

Having said that, Feng Yibo added with a half-smile:
"By the way, it is said that Emperor Sui Yang did this, and you know the final result."

Although the person who came out first had never led a soldier, he also knew that such a hat could not be put on casually.

"Of course I didn't mean that!"

He hurriedly bowed to Dan Bi, and said loudly:
"I would like to report to Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager, I just feel that this move is inappropriate, and arbitrariness at the moment should be a counterattack instead of taking the initiative to strike first and then attack. If all the soldiers on the frontier do this, wouldn't it mean that the great Wei will be full of flames?"

Feng Yibo originally thought this guy was just cannon fodder, but he didn't expect that he was really capable.

Being able to communicate with him is also a talent in the founding line, right?

It's a pity, but he doesn't know how a good bird chooses a tree to live in.

Even if you have some ability, once you stand on the wrong team, you will end up with nowhere to live sooner or later.

"Qizou Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, it doesn't make much sense to worry about whether it is a god-given opportunity or to kill first and then play. According to the time, at this time, the soldiers on the frontier should have gotten into a ball with the Tatar ministries! Instead of arguing endlessly here, Let’s see what the final outcome of this battle will be.”

"It's done, it's rewarded for merit, and it's not too late to pursue it if it's lost."

"How do you elders feel?"

Jia Yucun entered the cabinet from the Ministry of War, so he must express his views on this matter.

Hearing Yuan Chun's words, he took a step forward and said:

"If you go back to the queen mother, I also feel that you should wait for the results to come out. At this time, send people to the border to stop it. No matter what the current situation is, all previous efforts will be wasted."

Each cabinet is responsible for one, so Jia Yucun's speech can basically represent the cabinet's opinions on military affairs.

However, in order to convince the public, Yuan Chun asked again:

"What do you think of Mr. Chen Ge?"

A man like Chen Qinzhi participated in the beating of Wang Ziteng, so he naturally understood the ins and outs of it.

He looked at Feng Yibo with a smile, as if saying:

You kid is calculating others all day long, and this time you finally hit a hard spot, right?
Seeing this, Feng Yibo could only smile wryly at him.

After the silent exchange between the two ended, Chen Qinzhi nodded and said:
"can."

Seeing this, Yuan Chun followed Feng Yibo's earlier explanation:
"Your Majesty Wang's visit to the border here represents His Majesty after all. Although there is a suspicion of beheading first and then playing later, he is also mature enough to seek the country. This Palace also feels that it should be supported. As for the rest, we will discuss it after this battle is over."

Speaking of this, everyone suddenly felt something was wrong.

Although the conclusion is to be discussed after the war, why is it the same as what Chu Guohou said before?
Sure enough, she paused slightly and continued:
"Decree! Give Prince Teng a gold medal, as if His Majesty personally conquered it! If you can do what he said and wipe out Mobei, Your Majesty will reward him with the title of Duke!"

(End of this chapter)