Cutting 1719

Chapter 331

In the middle of the night, the Forbidden City was in pitch darkness, except for the lanterns of patrolling soldiers, there was no light at all. Even in the huge imperial palace, only Fengtian Hall was brightly lit, and the rest of the palace was plunged into darkness, making people look at it. Feeling a little frightened.

Ning Yu sat on the dragon chair, looked at the thick stack of memorials in front of him, and couldn't help sighing. This time Ning Zhongjing returned to Wuchang to inspect the arsenal, and Cui Wancai also had other important things to do, and many memorials could only be written by him. To deal with, especially some urgent and important matters, there is no delay at all, so I have to keep busy.

Of course, Ning Yu is not the only one in the Fengtian Hall. Among them, Ning Zhongyi, the Privy Councilor, is also in the Fengtian Hall. It was drinking tea gloatingly.

"Your Majesty, the first battle in Fujian is basically over. Our army will be able to send troops to Guangdong and Guangxi immediately, and send a large army westward to attack Yunnan and Guizhou. Before this year, we will be able to take the south completely. At that time, we will attack Sichuan and Shaanxi with one army and Shandong with the other. If the east and the west are advancing side by side, the world will be divided into seven points. But at this critical moment, why did the cabinet deny our army’s plan to create ten new divisions?”

Ning Zhongyi usually has a taciturn personality, but now he is forced to spit a lot, which shows how angry he is.

Cui Wancai wiped the saliva off his face helplessly, and saw that Ning Yu was watching the fun, and didn't intend to intervene at all, so he sighed and said softly: "It's not Cui who can decide to reject the plan of the Privy Council. Master Ning, the chief assistant, had already settled the matter before going to Wuchang, and all the cabinet ministers have heard it. The answer is no!"

As soon as Ning Zhongyi heard that his third brother denied it, he didn't dare to stab him anymore, so he could only say earnestly: "Master Cui, Ning is a rough person, and he doesn't dare to interfere in political affairs. It's just that the military situation is like a fire. If we If we want to go to the capital earlier, we must have ten new divisions!"

At present, the entire establishment of the Fuhan Army has been readjusted. Ten official field divisions have been planned under the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, numbered from the first division to the tenth division. The Imperial Guards and a Royal Guards Brigade belong to the Ning family, and no one is allowed to transfer them unless the emperor personally orders them.

Therefore, in this case, the Privy Council can currently mobilize ten divisions. After removing the four divisions for defense against the Qing court and one division for defense against the White Lotus Sect, there are actually only five divisions left that can be mobilized, and these five divisions They are already in place in Jiangnan and Fujian, so in other directions, the force is actually not enough to support the Western Expedition.

But here comes the problem. The Western Expedition is a plan that the Privy Council has prepared for a long time. It will use five to six divisions to go up the Yangtze River, open a passage, and bring the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou into the territory of Ningchu. Southwest Orientation Strategic Plan.

Because of this, in order to meet the strategic requirements of the westward advance and the plan to go northward at that time, the Privy Council set up a huge plan to create ten new divisions, which was almost a copy of the current Fuhan Army. There is a lot of money and food behind it, so it needs to be communicated with the cabinet.

However, this plan almost doubles the current military expenditure, which is something that Ningchu's finances can't afford at all. He scolded his fourth brother bloody, and directly decided not to allow it. Since the plan was shelved in the cabinet, there was no chance to submit it to Ning Yu.

It's just that Ning Zhongjing went to Wuchang for inspection later, and the matter of this notice became Cui Wancai, the second assistant, who took over the blame.Although Cui Wancai has a loyal personality, he is also very principled. He also does not support this plan, mainly because he is too militaristic.

The army of the Fuhan army is different from the Qing army's kind of green battalion tied with a rope. After it comes, it will distribute the fields. Together, it is not a small sum, but the current financial system of Ningchu has just been reformed, and the saved treasury silver is really difficult to support.

Ning Zhongyi probably knew it well in his heart, and he was more or less embarrassed, but for him, this plan was not related to him alone, but related to the grand plan of the entire Han army, so he had to fight hard.

"Your Majesty, under the current situation, our army can completely pacify the Central Plains within two years and restore our Han Dynasty. At this time, the expansion of the army is really imminent, and we have to launch it!"

Ning Yu was silent for a while, and then said softly: "Uncle Wang, let's take this plan slowly. What Da Chu wants is not a ruined country, let alone the displacement of thousands of people. If we blindly go to the north now, I'm afraid it will ruin my Da Chu." Chu is in such a good situation right now, I really don't want to let go of this opportunity."

Ning Zhongyi didn't understand, but he knew that his nephew, the emperor, was a genius who was rare in a thousand years. Now that he said that, he immediately fell silent.

Ning Yu knows in his heart that this is the inevitable result of the expansion of military power, especially under the current framework laid down by Ning Yu, war is more in line with their ideas and interests, but Ning Yu knows in his heart that Ning Chu's focus is no longer on External troubles, but internal troubles, if the Northern Expedition blindly, the real collapse is the country.

Because of this, Ning Yu arranges everything during the day, the purpose is to force the Qing court, and then the two sides can start the stage of competing internal forces. The time to achieve this has come, but an introduction is still needed. Primers will be appropriate.
Cui Wancai is the person who is closest to Ning Yu's thinking, and also understands the root cause of all this best, so he could only softly say: "Your Majesty, the play is over for the day, so should we get straight to the point in the next step?"

Ning Yu was silent for a while, then shook his head lightly and said: "We can't mention this matter, now we are the one taking the initiative, let them hang out for a few days, and then notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I want to entertain Liu Ruhan's envoy and Zhu Yigui Messenger, the momentum of this incident has been amplified."

"It's really wonderful that the emperor came out!" Cui Wancai said with emotion. He found that Ning Yu has really made a clear picture of human nature now. The hearts of the monarchs and ministers went.

In fact, at the post house at this time, both Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing were writing furiously, writing down what they saw and heard today, and these words will be sent back by the Qing army in Henan on eight hundred li fast horses , and submitted it to Emperor Yongzheng as soon as possible for decision-making.

It's just that after Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing finished writing, they found that each other's faces were pale. It can even be said that the scene during the day had completely conquered their minds, and they didn't even know how to resolve it. The horror is unprecedented, as if a new world has been brought with it.

Of course, Ning Chu today is indeed a new world for them. At least the people in the streets don’t wear braids. On the contrary, they still have braids on their heads that they have long been accustomed to, but it looks weird no matter how you look at it.

"My lord Zhang, I'm really in a bad mood." After watching this drill, Yunxiang felt more and more cold when he thought about the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty.

Zhang Boxing has lived for more than 70 years, and he has never seen this before. The old man even thought it was fake, but those explosions and the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Fuhan Army were always true, so I thought about it To go, I can only express sadly that Ning Chu far surpassed the Qing court in terms of utensils.

It has to be said that in the past, when dealing with the Fuhan army, the dignitaries of the Qing court always had a feeling of seeing flowers in the fog, especially everything that the other party showed seemed to have room for it. This made the princes and ministers of the Qing court Deeply disturbed, now Zhang Boxing was woken up by the gunfire.

"Ning Chu's method of controlling people's hearts with guns and cannons is really wonderful. The old minister thought that if I, the Qing Dynasty, could copy this method, I would be able to do the same. By then, 20 new troops will come out. It is enough to fight Ning Chu."

Zhang Boxing seemed to have suddenly changed his mind. He was not a pedantic figure at first, but now that he saw these actions of the Fu Han Army, he naturally had new ideas.

"Yeah, but the key right now is time. We have to negotiate a peace with Ning Chu. We have to give the emperor enough time to develop!"

Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing chatted for a long time, their eyes were red, and they went to see the emperor early the next morning, but they didn't expect that they were stopped by the smiling Cui Wancai just a few steps out of the door.

"Two, the old man was about to come to look for you, but happened to run into him. I wonder if the two of you have something important to do?"

Yun Xiang hurriedly clasped his hands and said: "Master Cui, this king is here specifically to see His Majesty, and to discuss important matters, and please recommend Master Cui."

Although Cui Wancai knew their purpose, but at this time he pretended not to know, and said with a smile: "Yo, it's not a coincidence, the emperor's schedule for these two days is already full, I'm afraid I won't have a chance to meet your envoy, if your envoy really does For urgent matters, you can also discuss with the old man."

Zhang Boxing narrowed his eyes slightly, and he quickly sensed a different smell, and immediately said: "Master Cui, if Your Majesty has no time these two days, we can wait a bit, and hope that Master Cui can tell His Majesty , the two of us have traveled thousands of miles to Nanjing, so naturally we have something important to talk about."

Cui Wancai stroked his beard and smiled, the people present were all human beings, how could they not understand the meaning of Nanjing in Zhang Boxing's words?It's just that if you put a long line to catch big fish right now, you don't want to pick up the trouble right now, you just cup your hands and smile: "In that case, I will definitely report it."

After Cui Wancai left, Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing returned to the posthouse, they glanced at each other, and both found that the other was worried, the emperor was missing something, this was almost completely different from yesterday's attitude, and the two couldn't help thinking about it.

"It's a pity that the spies buried in Jiangning in the Qing Dynasty were basically wiped out by the shadow and the military intelligence department, and they would not have ended up like this. Hmph, the root cause of this matter is Sun Wencheng, if he hadn't defected to Chu Inverse, how can the overall situation in the south of the Yangtze River be so corrupted?"

Yun Xiang had a bit of anger on his face. Speaking of which, after the Jiangnan War, the people of the Qing court were not fools, and quickly found out the whole story. For Sun Wencheng, who played a key role in the Jiangnan Great Change, The traitor, of course, also hates it to the bone. He has repeatedly sent killers to assassinate Sun Wencheng, but Sun Wencheng knew in his heart that not only was he careful, but he also joined the shadow, so that the killers never returned.

Zhang Boxing stroked his beard and pondered for a long time before he slowly opened his mouth and said: "The old man was the governor of Jiangsu for several years, and he has some friendship with the famous families in Jiangning. It's not a problem, it's just that there is nothing to do after this."

Yunxiang was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly urged Zhang Boxing, "Master Zhang, the most urgent thing for us right now is to clarify what medicine is sold in Ningchu's gourd. As long as we can figure this out, the other costs will be worth it. "

Zhang Boxing sighed helplessly, wrote a note and handed it to his cronies, and then sent him out, but it took time for the message to pass, and the two of them had to play chess in the post station to pass their free time.

It wasn't until the evening that the confidant came back in a hurry and whispered to Zhang Boxing's side, but Zhang Boxing frowned tightly.

Yun Xiang at the side couldn't bear it any longer, and quickly asked: "Master Zhang, what's going on?"

"My lord, Ning Yu has been meeting with Liu Ruhan and Zhu Yigui's envoys today. Although I don't know what they talked about, I can be sure that this matter is definitely not a good thing for my Qing Dynasty."

Zhang Boxing said slowly, his face became more and more gloomy, "In this way, we will never retreat."

It’s not just a matter of advancing and not retreating, it’s a matter of life and death. On the surface, it seems that this is a negotiation between the Qing court and Ning Chu, but in fact it’s at both ends of the balance with Liu Ruhan and Zhu Yigui. If the Fuhan army is willing to compromise with the Qing court , then the Qing court will face Liu Ruhan's attack at most, but if the opponent cooperates with Liu Ruhan and Zhu Yigui, then the Qing court will definitely be difficult to resist
The more Yun Xiang thought about it, the more gloomy he became, "But not long ago, the Fu Han Army and Zhu Yigui fought in Fujian." Before finishing these words, Yun Xiang couldn't continue, the so-called big fight was just like that. If the two sides really want to negotiate peace, they will naturally seek supplementary benefits from other places.
"My lord, this time it's about the life and death of my Qing Dynasty. You must find a way to meet His Majesty the Emperor, at least you can't let them reach an agreement."

"The old man?"

"The old man is going to gather people now. If something goes wrong, he will kill the White Lotus Sect mission with all his strength."

Zhang Boxing is quite old, but when he said this, the murderous aura he exuded made Yunxiang feel cold all over, good guy, this is to imitate Ban Dingyuan
(End of this chapter)