golden scales

"Director Yuan invites the imperial court and does not send troops first." Sure enough, he cut to the chase, Fu Shan directly explained the purpose of his visit, and presented Yuan Jixian's handwritten letter to the imperial court.

When Zhu Cihong read the book, he saw that the opening chapter was neither a memorial to the emperor nor an introductory book to himself, but vague words, which should be heard by those involved in the worship.It is said to be handwritten, but it also has the flavor of an argumentative essay.But after skipping this paragraph, he said later that he did not believe that Zuo Liangyu would rebel, and was willing to personally enter Zuoying to persuade Zuo Liangyu to return to the army.

"Yuan Du said: People who know kindness rarely have unrighteous hearts. I can only agree with most of this." Zhu Cihuang put down Yuan Jixian's handwriting and said: "Rare, not absolutely, why Yuan Du is so confident that Zuo Liangyu will To be deceived by others?"

"Your Highness," Fu Shan said unhurriedly, "Zuo Liangyu, Xiaodao has met before. This man is illiterate, but he can command hundreds of thousands of troops. There are 36 battalions before and after. The fifth battalion surrendered. An illiterate general can hold these heroes in his hands, so he must have some skills."

"Being capable doesn't mean you won't rebel."

"What Your Highness said is very true." Fu Shan said again: "However, if a capable general has elite soldiers under his command, if he is really rebellious, why wait until now?"

"Because things are urgent in the north now."

A trace of doubt flashed across Fu Shan's face, which made Zhu Cihong suspect that Fu Shan didn't know about the Battle of Tianjin.

Although the Battle of Tianjin was not kept secret, it was not published in the newspapers either. It is understandable that people who just came from the south did not know about it.

"Your Highness, even if things are urgent in the north, now is definitely not a good time for Zuo Liangyu to rebel."

"how you said that?"

"Zuo Liangyu has been sick since last winter, and will be dying in April of this year! He gave his son Meng Geng the seal of General Ping Zhai. I hope his son will follow his will and destroy Xian Zhai. If not It just so happened that a famous doctor came across the border and prescribed medicine to prolong his life, and now he is already dead, so why would he want to rebel?" Fu Shan said.

Zhu Cihong pondered: "Then how is he now?"

"It's already exhausted. It's just trying to add fuel to continue life." Fu Shan said.

If Zuo Liangyu had already reached this point, it was indeed unlikely that he would raise troops to cause chaos for personal ambition.

"Is that Zuo Menggeng using his father's name to create chaos?" Zhu Cihong raised another possibility.

"So there is no need for the imperial court to rush to use troops." Fu Shan said confidently: "Zuo Menggeng is not capable of being a father. If he intends to cause chaos, even the generals of Zuozhen will not all rebel against him. Before the imperial court uses troops, he must defeat."

"Are there such loyal generals in Zuo Town?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"The Zuo Army is known as the general of the 36th Battalion. Among them is the deputy general Ma Shixiu, who has followed Zuo Liangyu for many years and is a man of loyalty. If Zuo Menggeng wants to cause chaos, he will definitely not follow." Fu Shan said.

Zhu Cihong was a little hesitant, and said: "Is Zuo Menggeng's reputation in the army not as good as Ma Shixiu's? Even if Ma Shixiu has a heart of loyalty, I'm afraid he can't do it alone."

"As long as Ma Shixiu doesn't follow, the left army will not be able to cross the river." Fu Shan said with certainty.

"Military and state affairs can never be trusted with words." Zhu Cihong didn't like the habit of resourceful people only giving an answer.This is in the math test. Even if your final result is correct, but skip the intermediate steps, the teacher who is more tolerant will give you one point, and the teacher who is more serious will not give you one point.

"Because Ma Shixiu is in charge of the left army boat master." Fu Shan said.

"Oh."

Zhu Cihong understood now.In this era, where are there so many Yangtze River bridges to go?The actual situation is that there is not a single bridge on the entire Yangtze River.Now if you want to cross the river, you can only rely on the ferry.

Since Ma Shixiu is in charge of the Yangtze River boat division.Naturally, it can be guaranteed that Zuo Menggeng will not be allowed to do stupid things.

"Let's talk about Zuo Liangyu. The most troublesome thing is not how to calm it down." Zhu Cihong got up and rang the bell, ordered someone to bring tea, took a sip from his own cup, and then said: "How can we not let him become the second Dongjiang?" The town is the key."

After Mao Wenlong's death, the Dongjiang generals who had followed Mao Wenlong to oppose the Qing Dynasty were homeless, and finally fell into the arms of their deadly enemies.People like Kong Youde and Shang Kexi, who had blood feuds with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, became hardcore traitors later on, so we can't help but lament that some people in Ming Dynasty are too aggressive.

In the original historical script.After Zuo Liangyu's death, Zuo Menggeng was defeated by Huang Degong, and immediately surrendered to the Qing army going south.Now that there is no Qing army going south, if Zuo Menggeng is still defeated, there are only two options: returning to the garrison and fleeing to Henan and Nanzhi.If he goes to Henan.It was hitting the knife edge, and it would soon be wiped out by the chasing mountain division.

If he becomes a bandit in the Huai River area, and even his subordinates occupy the hills, this will be the greatest disaster.

"That's why Your Highness must be cautious in using troops. If they are broken up, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to clean up." Fu Shan said.

"I think that if you don't beat them, they might break up. There is a strong enemy outside, and they can still hold together." Zhu Cihong said without any concealment: "It's a pity that the problem now is that I really can't get rid of them." Send troops."

Fu Shan has been a hero among men since he was a child. It is said that before he was six years old, he only ate sealwort and did not eat. He was a fairy-like figure.In his life experience, there are only two forms of communication with people: he obeys others, such as Master Guo Zhenren; others obey him, such as many people he has come into contact with.

At this moment, I don't want to give in, but I have to follow that person's thinking. This kind of situation is really rare in life.

The most important thing is that Fu Shan has to admire this crown prince who is younger than himself. He is not violent, repetitive, and insidious in the outside world. Everything is like a close friend, candid and sincere.

"Your Highness's concerns are indeed justified." Fu Shan said: "But Yuan Du has already gone to Zuo Liangyu camp, if the imperial court raises troops, I am afraid that Yuan Du will not be able to retreat safely."

Even for Fu Shan's sake, Yuan Jixian couldn't be sacrificed casually.What's more, Yuan Jixian is a national hero who is as famous as Wen Tianxiang and Xie Fang, and his life should be preserved out of personal feelings.

"Soldiers must be obtained, otherwise no one in the feudal town will pay attention to the court in the future." Zhu Cihong stood up and said, "However, it is not necessary to fight hard when sending troops. If the Zuo army does not pass Jiangdong, I can let Huang Degong focus on defending the city."

"Then how to settle this matter?"

"Zuo's daring to take risks at this time is just because he thinks he has an internal response. As long as he has an internal response in Nanjing, he may not dare to act rashly." Zhu Cihong once again set his sights on Jiangnan.As long as the flags and drums in the south of the Yangtze River die down, for Zuo Liangyu or Zuo Menggeng, it will be tantamount to drawing salary from the bottom of the pot.

"It turns out that His Highness has long been concerned about it." Fu Shan couldn't help admiringly said.

"My original calculation was to send Huang Degong to garrison Jiujiang and Anqing. I just need to block the left army for a while, and then move the army south after the northern affairs are settled." Zhu Cihong sighed: "And I don't want to move Jiangnan so early."

"Why is this?" Fu Shan's position limited his vision, and he couldn't see the overall situation of the whole world.

Although Jiangnan is like a foreign land now, at any rate, it can still collect part of the annual grain tax.At this moment, Zhu Cihong is arranging the affairs of the Shibo Department again, which is the time to build a foundation of trust.These powerful families are like wolves like tigers when they share the benefits, but they are as cautious as rabbits and mice before they eat the meat.

If it is powerful, it may scare them; if it is weak, they will not take it seriously.

It's really hard to grasp the weight and proportion.

It is only at this moment that Zhu Cihong has deeply experienced the saying "governing a big country is like cooking a small fish".

Of course, Fu Shan is not enough to intervene in such a top level of national strategy, so Zhu Cihong only said four words: "It is not the time."

Now I have to change.

Zhu Cilang asked Fu Shan to go south first to collect various newspapers and periodicals from Jiangnan.At the same time, an order was sent to Tian Cunshan, asking him to contact various newspapers and concentrate on preaching the rumors that someone in the south of the Yangtze River was spreading the emperor's kidnapping.

Wang Zhixin, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, also received a decree, asking him to work with Nanjing Military Minister Shi Kefa to thoroughly investigate the culprit who spread rumors and separated the Tian family.

"There are two culprits, one is Lu Jiude, and the other is Gao Qiqian." Zhu Cihong had already set the tone while delivering the order, and even sent the order to hang the two eunuchs to Wang Zhixin.

Eunuchs are different from civil servants. They seem to have great power, but they can be wiped out by the emperor.

Just look at Wei Zhongxian.

At best, Lu Jiude and Gao Qiqian were secretly contacting each other. They couldn't be the ones in charge. Killing him could break his arm, and he could also deter Xiaoxiao.As for the high dive, using his head can also boost the morale of the Second Division.I think Xiao Donglou will feel emotional after seeing it.

In November, it happened to be the anniversary of Lu Xiangsheng's death, so it was perfect to send such a sacrifice.

"As for Qian Qianyi, first place him under house arrest for interrogation, and don't use torture," Zhu Cihong said.

Qian Qianyi is a native of his hometown in Jiangnan, and his roots are all there. If he is arrested and imprisoned rashly, it may not cause things like the "Suzhou civil uprising".First put him under house arrest for questioning, to test his attitude, and also to test the reaction of civilian scholars. You can advance or retreat, and you can also refuse to admit it. This strength should be appropriate.

Fu Shan came out of Jinan and rushed to Nanjing suspiciously. He was always worried that he could not buy enough newspapers, and he didn't know whether the bookstore would sell them.Unexpectedly, when I arrived at the border of Nanjing, I was surprised to find that newspapers, a new thing, had spread to an unbelievable degree.

No matter in restaurants or teahouses, you can see people holding newspapers, reading intensively alone, or discussing with each other in twos and threes.

Most of these people held "Quyuan Miscellaneous Tan" and "Liudu Bulletin" in their hands, and put a copy of "Huangming Bulletin" on the table, and they knew at a glance that they were a miscellaneous family of both refined and vulgar.Only those Confucian scholars who wear square scarves and have a good reputation will get a copy of "Jiangnan Shilin Newspaper", which is mixed with aloofness and aloofness.

Fu Shan chose a teahouse with a lot of people and a wide range of shops, and sat in a corner seat, looking at the tea shop full of customers, allowing himself to accept the Mandarin and local dialect with a Jiangnan accent.

"Master Taoist, what kind of tea do you drink?" Dr. Tea walked quickly to Fu Shan, and a series of tea names came out in one mouthful.

"Jasmine old tea." Fu Shan casually picked a high-end product that is available in both the north and the south. Anyway, there is no real good tea in this season.

"What newspapers does the Taoist read? We have them here too."

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