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Chapter 272 9.18 Civil servants secretly discuss the end of the war
Chapter 9

9.18 Secret meeting of civil officials and ending of war

The next night, in the study of Shen's mansion, Minister of Officials Shen Yan, Minister of War Wang Feng, and Minister of Household Jiang Xing sat around a small table, but in such a hot atmosphere, there was a charcoal basin between the three of them. .

"It seems that we pushed it a little too hastily." Shen Yan passed a page of paper in his hand for a while, then frowned and threw it into the brazier, "It's just that this time, it's not easy for us to block it directly. "

"It's always been the rule for the imperial court to find a few fat pigs when they are short of money, but this time the action may be a bit big." Jiang Xing didn't take it seriously, "It just so happens that these people have been doing this for long enough, it's time to change.

It's just that the next time you meet the saint, you need to fight for it. The confiscated family assets should be included in the Ministry of Household Regulations, and after the statistics are completed, they will be directly distributed to the [-] soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp. "

"I'm afraid it won't work this time, that person is determined to get a hand in Jiangnan." Shen Yan shook his head, not optimistic about this plan, "But you are right, what should be fought for should be fought for, and the avoidance has become a rule. "

"Although this is a common practice, he can't let him do it. Arrange people to spread the matter as soon as possible, and those who are being targeted must be notified directly. At least leave them an incense, which is worthy of their filial piety." Jiang Xing Said with a frown.

"What Master Jiang said is true." Shen Yan nodded, wrote a note with his left hand and tapped on the small table three times. Soon a servant came in and went out with the note to make arrangements.

"In this way, the matter will soon be known to the world, and although it won't cause any big impact, it can still win us opportunities." Jiang Xing nodded with satisfaction, "Let Master Bai of the Ministry of Rites make arrangements for it.

The group of young people in the Guozijian have been dishonest these days, always focusing on the peace of chaos. If they don't arrange something for them, even though it's nothing serious, it's still annoying. "

"Family affairs, state affairs, world affairs, and concern about everything, and this royal matter can be ranked higher, I think they will be interested." Shen Yan nodded with a smile.

"Master Shen, this time we are just taking advantage of the situation, but it is obviously out of control now." Wang Feng's face is also not good-looking, "Although the land in the south of the Yangtze River is the basic territory of those moths, our loss is too great .”

"As long as the foundation is still there, all that remains is to spend some time." Jiang Xing said indifferently, as if the various families and clans that were wiped out during the war did not exist at all, "Our people have already been arranged, and we can start soon .”

"I'm afraid it won't go so smoothly, maybe it will take some time." Shen Yan was obviously not so optimistic, "No one thought that this Wei Xu, who was only a weak crown, could do so much, and he was almost alone. This civil unrest.

In this way, as long as he is in Jiangnan for a day, even if the royal family wants to do something, it will be difficult to get past him. We can only think of a way after the war and arrange him out. "

"After the great war, it is also the imperial court's practice to give a big reward and then return to Jingen to support him." Wang Feng nodded and approved of Shen Yan's arrangement, "Where to put him is a difficult topic."

"He is now the admiral of Jiangnan, and this is one of the highest real vacancies in the world. If he is promoted, he can only be a first-rank or second-rank vacant position." Shen Yan shook his head, "It will take at least one or two years before the arrangement can be made. It’s too ugly to be like this directly after the war.”

"My lord, is there still a position that can be transferred around the capital? At most, he will be given a false title in the name of 'reuse'. After all, being close to the capital can be regarded as a promotion." Jiang Xing made a suggestion.

"Then Zhili Admiral, please find a place to arrange for the current one as soon as possible." Shen Yan nodded, "It's just that this Zhili Admiral has always been a false title, after all, if there is any military affairs, the capital will handle it.

If it is only given this position, it would be too ugly to say it, a false noble is indispensable, at least it can make face look better, what do you two think should be given to him? "

"Then let's start with the Hussar General of the second rank. It's a pity that he is too young, and he has handled things too cleanly in the past. If those old moths are replaced, he can arrange crimes casually." Wang Feng was very dissatisfied.

"Forget it, let him go. With this credit, even if he wants to do something, someone will tell him to be honest. As long as he is alive, no one will be able to do it anymore." Shen Yan shook his head, "It's nothing more than It's just an annual salary."

"Yes!" Wang Feng nodded, agreeing with Shen Yan's meaning. After all, the adjustment of senior positions in the military must be reported after discussion between the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. discuss."

"Don't worry, Zilian, it's not as troublesome as you think." Shen Yan laughed dumbly, "Don't forget that Wei Xu has just passed the weak year, if you let him grow up, it will be difficult in the future, after all, he is not one of those eight families. people."

"It's really—" Wang Feng couldn't help laughing, "As a whole, this group of moths is forgotten, but they are not monolithic. It is a pity that Wei Xu has gone too far. He is also from a career. down."

"Although he is successful in his career, he has never paid much attention to it, and he has never contacted any fellow from the same year." Shen Yan shook his head and vetoed, "It is not in my generation to do such a thing.

Mr. Wang, is there any news from Wenbo?These days, almost all contact with Jiangnan has been cut off, and there has been no in-depth news for some days. "

"No, the siege of Jinling has not yet been solved. It is too difficult to spread news, and it is impossible to convey in-depth news. Otherwise, it would be too dangerous to be exposed." Wang Feng, Minister of the Ministry of War, has nothing to do about this.

"Tomorrow we will go to Dao Zhezi together to urge Wei Xu to rescue Jinling no matter what. Without the news there, we can only rely on some general information to guess. It is too passive." Jiang Xing said bitterly. "Yes, but this way, you will have to pay a small amount of money and food, but you can't leave from the capital. Find a way to contact Wenbo and ask him to arrange it from Jiangnan. Let's leave in the name of donation from a wealthy family." Shen Yan nodded.

"Then proceed according to the arrangement." Wang Feng just mentioned, without much thought, "Today we avoided the hawk dogs of the castrated dogs. For a long time, we can only arrange things separately, you two be careful!"

"No!" Shen Yan nodded to the two respectively, and arranged for his servants to send them away.

A few days later, the camp outside Jinling City.

"Master, this time Yongzheng's move is a bit big, a total of eleven grain merchants were seized, basically all the grain merchants in the capital except for the few under the royal family were wiped out.

The effect is very good, the price of food in the capital has dropped to less than [-]% higher than before the war; but it also stabbed a hornet's nest, whether it was the Imperial College or the Yushitai, a group of young people were desperately fighting for impeachment .

We don't have any news over there, but judging from the publicly released information, it's nothing more than the so-called "competing with the people for profit, not the actions of the emperor", just like the group of wastes in the previous Ming Dynasty who have nothing but talk and fart .

However, this did have an effect. Although it was impossible for Yongzheng to admit his mistake, he also released the news that he was bewitched by the people below, and measures would be taken soon. Saeko Busujima handed Wei Xu a stack of materials.

"It's nothing more than the way of dealing with the people below when something goes wrong, but the black pot man who needs to be handed over this time can't be too low, otherwise it won't make sense." Wei Xu flipped through the materials and laughed outright.

"Brother Xu, in this way, the imperial court will naturally have money and food, and will soon arrange for the 4 people from the Beijing camp to come over." Lin Daiyu frowned slightly, and people couldn't help but feel sorry for them, "This will bring great harm. Little trouble."

As the war gradually comes to an end, although many cities, including Jinling, the capital of the south of the Yangtze River, are still under siege, they are basically big grasshoppers after autumn. Within a month, we will be able to "recover Jiangnan".

Because of this, the Wei family stopped flying around, and all returned to Jinling, but they were still divided into two parts. Among them, Qin Keqing brought Baozhu, Zhen Yinglian, Ju Chuan Shizuka, Xue Baochai, and Xue Baoqin in the city. This is the "government gate".

Wei Xu took Lin Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun, and Du Dao Saeko at the "Military Gate" to the camp less than [-] miles away from Jinling. But it's a big deal.

"Then we can only find a reason, so that they don't need to come in anymore." Wei Xu touched his chin, and after a little thought, he realized, "Theoretically, they must come to Jiangnan to suppress the rebellion, unless"

"The war in the south of the Yangtze River has basically ended, and they come in to claim credit." Lin Daiyu immediately came up with a solution, "That is to say, we need to 'recover Jinling' as soon as possible, so that the whole world knows that the civil unrest is about to subside."

"Jinling alone is not enough. Those prefectures that are still under siege cannot be dragged on any longer. It's just that we have fought so many big battles in one breath. It is understandable that some of the counties below have not been recovered for the time being." Shi Xiangyun's eyes lit up. added.

"Then, we were busy sweeping Jiangnan, but we didn't expect that there was a large number of rebels who were invincible and ran away. When we found out, they had already entered the boundary of Huguang, and the imperial court had to send troops." Wei Xu. lol.

"There is no need to send any more. After all, there are [-] troops who have just replenished their money and rations, so we can just go straight away. Since our side has finished the battle, and out of the face of being an official in the same dynasty, we can just give some unused military funds." Lin Daiyu nodded and said.

"In this way, those blind people in Jinling City can't be allowed to continue." Saeko Busushima thought a little more, "It's better to deal with them tonight."

"Alright, Yu'er, please work hard, and I will make a memorial today, listing all the losses of officials in the entire Jiangnan, with special emphasis on the heavy losses, and by the way impeach me for being incompetent in combat.

Then, attach a list of donated officials that can be supplemented among our people, and send it to his father, the minister of the Ministry of War, to arrange it over there, and hand it to Saeko after writing, she has a re-engraved seal. "Wei Xu didn't forget to arrange the ending.

"Brother Xu, won't anyone find out about your handwriting?" Lin Daiyu asked softly.

"What we are sending is an official document, and it is not necessary for Wang Bo or Zhao Hang to write it himself." Wei Xu didn't take it seriously at all, "Besides, it's not the first time."

"Master, don't worry, I will send it to the capital as quickly as possible, and by the way, arrange for the war to be distributed to various places, so that they can end the war as quickly as possible." Saeko Busujima nodded and said.

"Very good, don't forget to tell Dongfang and Xiuxun the news. They will have to work harder in the next few days." Wei Xu turned his head to look at the west with a distressed look on his face.

"Master, don't worry!"

(End of this chapter)