Lord of the House

Lin Xuwen and the others were able to get accurate information from Luzhou, and from what Shen Rong said, they knew that Yue Lengqiu had not lied to Shen Rong about the defeat of the Chizhou army.

In the defeat of Zongyang, the casualties and losses of the Chizhou Army were almost the same:

The Chi army and the navy were almost completely destroyed; the Chizhou army stationed on the north bank, except for the 2,000 troops guarding Yicheng, almost all the defenders west of Yicheng were destroyed.

In particular, when Yue Duming led his troops to attack Huanglongling, he was caught by surprise, while Chen Hansan and She Yuan led his troops to advance very fast, causing a large number of defeated troops to be trapped in the west of Xiaocang Mountain and captured by the She family. The prisoners, who did not escape, could only be counted as death in battle.

The real death toll may be small, but the loss to the Chizhou Army is the same.

The Chizhou Army Infantry Battalion is lost, and new soldiers can be recruited from the poor to replenish it, but the navy is almost destroyed, and it is almost impossible to restore the vitality and also involve the replenishment of warships.

After the Jiangning war, Lin Fu returned to Jiangning in order to welcome Emperor Yongxing and stabilize the situation in the south of the Yangtze River. He was forced to compromise with Yue Lengqiu and Dong Yuan, and transferred nearly 20,000 people from the original imperial navy along with hundreds of warships to Chizhou. -On the basis of the Imperial Navy Navy, Yue Lengqiu reorganized and reorganized, and then he got the Chizhou Navy.

In the past year, the Chizhou navy and the She family's navy in Jiangzhou have fought against each other on the Yangtze River, and they have won and lost each other, and it is indistinguishable. Above the temple, Zuo Chengmu, Cheng Yuqian, Yu Xinyuan, Zhang Yan, Yuan Guizheng and others I never thought that the Chizhou Navy would lose so thoroughly this time!

"This is Master Yue's confession. Master Yue asked Wei Chen to present it to the court." Shen Rong took out a memorial from his arms, held it with both hands, and waited for the servants to take it and present it to the Empress Dowager and Emperor Yongxing.

After the collapse of Zongyang, Yue Lengqiu filed a memorial and pleaded guilty. This time, he asked Shen Rong to bring a memorial. It must be the countermeasure that Shen Rong discussed with Yue Lengqiu after he arrived at Qiupu—Lin Xuwen thought to himself. How to hold Zongyang accountable for the defeat, the Privy Council has an absolute advantage, let's see how they perform.

The maid came to take it over and sent the memorial to the throne. Emperor Yongxing asked the empress dowager to read it first.

The Queen Mother read Yue Lengqiu's book, and quietly handed it to Emperor Yongxing.

Emperor Yongxing said in amazement: "Yue Lengqiu is going to resign from Jiangxi recruiting envoy, Chizhou general manager, Chizhou prefect and other positions? How does this make Yue Lengqiu take responsibility for the defeat of Zongyang, but over there In the end, someone who is familiar with the situation always needs to clean up, Yue Lengqiu can't give me a pile of picks!"

After returning to Jiangning, Emperor Yongxing seldom spoke so much in front of his ministers. At this time, he was eager to defend Yue Lengqiu, and it was inevitable that he would lose his temper.

The princes in front of the hall looked at each other, and they all understood that this was Yue Lengqiu's technique of advancing by retreating. The Queen Mother was not surprised when she read the memorial. After all, Emperor Yongxing owed some heat.

Cheng Yuqian, Zuo Chengmu, Yu Xinyuan and others all looked at Lin Xuwen to see how he reacted.

Although the central authority was gradually transferred to the Privy Council, apart from Lin Fu, the Privy Council did not have any senior officials who could directly participate in the political discussions of Han Tang. Therefore, Lin Xuwen, Huang Jinnian and others advocated for the Privy Council's decision in Lin Fu and Jiang Ning's palace meetings. appeal.

Without waiting for Huaidong to seize the military power, Yue Lengqiu took the retreat as the advance, took the responsibility for the defeat of Zongyang, and resigned from the office.

Lin Xuwen stood with folded arms, neither in a hurry nor in a hurry.

The memorial had to be circulated one by one among the prime ministers, which was a waste of time. Shen Rong stood in front of the hall and made a statement on his behalf.

"... After the defeat of Zongyang, Master Yue felt that his crime was heavy and he did not dare to ask for forgiveness. However, in front of the enemy, Chizhou's military and government could not be wasted, so Master Yue handled official business in the ya office during the day, and at night he would go to the prison cell and repent. This can be seen in the heart. Jinghu Lake is still in danger at the moment, but Chizhou in the east wing is a little more peaceful, Master Yue felt that it was time to resign and surrender to the world to thank the world, so he temporarily appointed Chizhou military and political to Deng Yu, and imprisoned himself in Qiupu University. In the prison, in the same room as the prisoners, just waiting for Jiang Ning to send someone to tie him back to Beijing..." Shen Rong said.

Hearing this, Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian were both slightly moved, thinking that Yue Lengqiu still had to struggle to the death.

Yue Lengqiu really wanted to commit crimes, so he could just go back to Jiangning with Shen Rong, why did he need to act in this play?

Yue Lengqiu's bitter trick is not only for them, but also for Chizhou military and civilians. In the end, it is just to win the sympathy of Chizhou military and civilians.

Yue Lengqiu took all the guilt, and Deng Yu presided over Chizhou's military and political affairs on his behalf, even his nephew Yue Zhi dived underwater - even if Yue Lengqiu was captured and punished in Jiangning, it would not be possible to immediately convict Chizhou. Army erased.

Yuan Guizheng looked at the reactions of the people in front of the hall, and sighed that Yue Lengqiu was really old-fashioned. He walked to the front of the hall and said, "The Privy Council is in charge of the military aircraft. How to ask the guilt for the defeat of Zongyang, it is impossible not to listen to the opinion of Duke Chongguo. Are you sending envoys to Yuzhang? First, to comfort Duke Chongguo for his achievements in recovering Jiangxi; besides, the situation in Jinghu is dangerous, and it is inevitable that Duke Chongguo will work hard for the court!"

The Empress Dowager Liang sat on the throne and said: "The weak family thinks that the discussion of merit must be in accordance with the ritual system, and the matter should not be rushed, and the situation in Jinghu is dangerous and cannot be delayed. Since Yue Qing resigned and was guilty, Chizhou's military and political If it is entrusted to Deng Yu, he can get away. Then why not ask Yue Qing to go to Yuzhang to discuss the defeat of Zongyang with Duke Chongguo, and discuss the attack and defense of Jinghu. What do you think?"

Asking Yue Lengqiu to go to Yuzhang to see Lin Fu also had the intention of plead guilty, but no matter what, the Empress Dowager Liang still wanted to make Yue Lengqiu participate in the military aircraft, and did not want to really cure him of the crime of defeat.

Zuo Chengmu, Cheng Yuqian, Yu Xinyuan and others were all hesitant and asked Yue Lengqiu to go to Yuzhang to plead guilty to Lin Biebujing. Can Yue Lengqiu let go of this arrogance?

You must know that scholars in the world pay attention to integrity and that they would rather die than yield. Yue Lengqiu and Lin Fu have been fighting for nearly ten years, and their position has always been far higher than Lin Fu. Press down.

At this time, Yue Lengqiu and Lin Fu were asked to bow their heads and admit their mistake, Zuo Chengmu and the others found it unimaginable.

"What the Queen Mother said is very true," Shen Rong said. "Master Yue is familiar with the situation in Jinghu Lake."

As soon as Shen Rong said these words, Zuo Chengmu and others felt different.

Shen Rong just came back from Qiupu to see Yue Lengqiu. Since he said so, then it should be Yue Lengqiu's own intention to go to Yuzhang to see Lin Bie.

As a result, Zuo Chengmu and the others had a different mind. Some felt that Yue Lengqiu was shameless, and wanted to humiliate Lin Fu in order to protect his position. Some felt that Yue Lengqiu could bend and stretch, and they were worried that the queen mother would also be deceived. Yue Lengqiu borrowed Yuzhang and succumbed to Huaidong.

It's just that Yue Lengqiu himself has no opinion on going to Yuzhang to plead guilty, and he doesn't feel humiliated. How could Cheng Yuqian and the others stop him?

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Lin Fu was not in Jiangning, and the daily affairs of the Privy Council were presided over by Lin Mengde, Song Fu, Sun Jingxuan and others. For bigger matters to be dealt with urgently, Lin Xuwen, Huang Jinnian and Zhao Hu, who was in charge of Jiangning's defense, were called together to discuss and discuss. .

It is not because Lin Bie is not in Jiangning that the situation on Jiangning's side is out of control.

After the palace meeting was over, Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian went to the Privy Council, which occupied half of the Western Imperial City, and told Lin Mengde, Song Fu, and Sun Jingxuan about the palace meeting.

Huang Jinnian was a little more anxious, and asked again: "How to deal with Yue Lengqiu, the adults have not yet returned a word in Yuzhang?"

"There has never been a new one," Lin Mengde said.

"Yue Lengqiu is going to Yuzhang, that's really good," Song Fu said with a slight smile, "How the Chizhou army will go, and how the adults want to deal with it, I must wait for Yue Lengqiu to come back from Yuzhang. now..."

The defeat of the Chizhou Army this time is indeed a good opportunity to completely eradicate Yue Lengqiu from the court, but it may not be in Huaidong's interests to completely suppress Yue Lengqiu at this time.

Lin Fu's first few correspondences only wanted to sit here and watch the changes, and did not explicitly say what to do with Yue Lengqiu.

Lin Fu did not express his position, and there were various opinions between the Privy Council and Huaidong officials outside the Privy Council on how to treat Yue Lengqiu in the end.

Some people think that Yue Lengqiu can be drawn to help him. At this time, Yue Lengqiu's political life can be said to be completely in Huaidong's hands, and there is a basis for attracting Yue Lengqiu for his own use.

Some people think that if Yue Lengqiu is to be turned over forever - Yue Lengqiu was also a high-ranking person in the old days, and his spirit was also high. Especially in Chizhou, the army still has a certain fighting strength. Even if Yue Lengqiu is willing to win Huaidong, how can he know that it is not his. A slow-down strategy? In particular, Yue Lengqiu went to Yuzhang to see Lin Bie this time. On the surface, he was soft-hearted, but in fact the calculations were deeper, and it was not reassuring.

Unless Yue Lengqiu is willing to disband Chizhou's troops, but from the perspective of Yue Lengqiu's arrangement with Deng Yu to preside over Chizhou's military and political affairs, this possibility is extremely low.

Some people think that even if Yue Lengqiu can't win over, it should be saved - the strength of Chizhou's army is greatly reduced, and it no longer poses any threat to Huaidong. Huaidong must urgently suppress Yue Lengqiu, which will only aggravate Dong Yuan, Hu Wenmu, etc. Panic's panic.

The Yanhu army was about to invade southward, and Huaixi and Jinghu could not stand in front of them and do their best, and in the end it would be unfavorable to Huaidong.

Even if Yue Lengqiu is to be completely suppressed, the timing should be delayed for a year or two.

When even the Huaixi and Jinghu forces don't need to borrow, Huaidong can show his fangs to his heart's content.

But no matter how many opinions here, in the end, Lin Fu, who is sitting like a mountain in Yuzhang, will make up his mind.

The more Lin Fu said about this matter, and the more they called Lin Xuwen, the more they believed that Lin Fu had already made up his mind on this matter. So in addition to the following officials talking about it, Lin Xuwen and the others sat and waited.

When it was over, Lin Xuwen talked about the consumption of the war, which was also a must-discuss at every gathering.

Although Huang Binghao and Chen Zishou are still in Yuanzhou, and the luxury family is still stubbornly resisting in eastern Fujian, the war in Jiangxi has generally subsided. It was a sigh of relief.

"It's fortunate that this battle has ended," Lin Mengde said with emotion, "otherwise, it would have been life-threatening. The Shangrao side filled in five million silver, and now there's not one or two left, and it will be delayed for another month or two. I must be told to get sick in a hurry; although the situation in Jinghu is dangerous, but in my opinion, it is better to delay it if it can be delayed, and it should be delayed until the autumn grains are listed. Taxation and silver are one aspect, the other A large amount of military capital purchases from the side, and the price of Jianghuai has an unstoppable momentum, which is not a good thing."

"The Yuanzhou matter can be settled as soon as possible, and the situation will be better..." Song Fu said.

"If it wasn't for Huang Binghao's resignation of the extravagant family, there would be no battle in Jiangxi. At this time, he turned his head and descended again, capricious," Huang Jinnian said disdainfully, "I'm afraid it would be a hidden danger to keep him!"

"Yuanzhou is above Yuzhang, and the road is dangerous. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult to fight hard." Song Fu said.

In the later period of the Jiangning War, Huang Binghao surrendered to Jiangzhou, and the luxury family was able to control the whole of Jiangxi. Otherwise, even if Shewenzhuang was asked to lead troops and horses to flee into Jiangxi, it would be impossible to last for nearly a year and a half.

Now Huang Binghao did not lead his troops to flee across the Jiangbei with the extravagant family, but according to Chen Zishou, he led 30,000 to 40,000 soldiers and horses, guarded Yuanzhou, and talked with Huaidong about the conditions for returning to Jiangning.

Who knew that Huang Binghao might be a hidden danger in the future, but he led three or four troops to occupy Yuanzhou.

Yuanzhou is located to the west of Yuzhang, and is the western gateway of Jiangxi, and connects to Tanzhou in the west.

After Huang Binghao went to the luxury family, he led his troops to Yuanzhou and wanted to enter Tanzhou. However, in the later period of the Shangrao War, the collapse of the She family had already taken place, and Yuanzhou and Tanzhou quickly stopped their troops.

It is not difficult to see from this that Tanzhou is still worried that Huang Binghao will be wiped out, and that Tanzhou will not be able to stand on his own in front of the powerful Huaidong.

Tanzhou wants to keep Huang Binghao in Yuanzhou as a buffer between Huaidong and Huaidong, and it is very difficult for Huaidong to attack Yuanzhou.

Now that the situation in the North is critical, Lin Fu does not dare to ask 60,000 to 70,000 elite soldiers and horses to waste three to five months or even more time in attacking Yuanzhou. Therefore, the Yuanzhou issue can be resolved through negotiation, and Lin Fu also wants to resolve it through negotiation.

Huang Binghao wanted to slow down the army, why didn't Huaidong stabilize Huang Binghao?

"Jiangxi has almost become a wasteland. If you don't want thousands of people to starve to death in the wilderness, if you want to completely solve the problem of Yuanzhou, you can only delay it." Sun Jingxuan also said.

Nowadays, Jiangxi is extremely short of food, UU reading www. uukanshu.com a while ago was extravagant, almost draining the surplus grain from the people.

Another is that people in Jiangxi have swarmed against the extravagant families this spring, and the war has spread to all parts of Jiangxi, which has a great impact on agriculture.

The spring crops are over. If there is another fight in Yuzhang and Yuanzhou, the rice farming in Jiangxi will also be missed, which will directly threaten the survival of more than 500,000 households in Jiangxi.

The matter of Yuanzhou can be resolved through negotiation. First, the main force of the Huaidong Army can withdraw to the north in time to prepare for Huma to go south. Second, it will not miss the agricultural time in the hinterland of Jiangxi such as Yuzhang and Ganzhou.

In addition, if the Yuanzhou incident can be subsided, Huaidong does not expect to collect taxes and grains from Xiangtan, but with silver to buy grain, he can still buy one or two million stone of cheap grain.

Grain production in the two lakes has risen since the mid-2000s, and after large areas of mulberry and cotton have been planted in the coastal plains around the Taihu Lake, grain must be imported from the two lakes to make up for the shortage.

The soaring price of grain in the Jianghuai River was precisely after the waterway of the Yangtze River was interrupted and the rice grains of the two lakes were not allowed to enter eastward.

There were frequent wars in Jinghu Lake, and food was in short supply, but the situation in Xianghu Lake (Xiangtan) was better, especially after Yang Xiong, the big bandit, led his troops out, there was almost no war in the hinterland of Xiangtan, and the civilian surplus was sufficient.

Today, the waters of the Yangtze River west of Jiangzhou are far from being peaceful, but between Jiangxi and Xiangtan, there is a land route from Yuanzhou, and grain can be transported into Jiangxi to solve the urgent need.

"The three-year tax exemption has already been said, but the officials and garrisoned troops in Jiangxi have to pay extra money to support them." Lin Xuwen thought of these things, but also had a headache and upset, "Stop, stop, stop, if Cao Cao This year, the family can’t defend Guanzhong, and the western front is broken by Yanhu, even if the main force can be transferred to the north, the money and food matter will kill us all!” My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter