Chapter 83: Overture to the Eastward Expansion (15)
"Zhang Yingchen, are you guilty?" This sentence came out of Yang Xiuqing's mouth, and Zhang Yingchen's head buzzed when he heard it, and the whole person was stunned. Because of excessive shock, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and there was a buzzing sound in his ears, and Yang Xiuqing's voice seemed to come from an extremely distant place, and the voice was small and ethereal.
However, Zhang Yingchen is a soldier who was born and died after all, and this feeling of discomfort fades relatively quickly. After a few moments, he gradually returned to normal. But in such a short period of time, the person who questioned Zhang Yingchen was replaced by another guy. Zhang Yingchen didn't know this person, but what he heard the second person say completely revolved around what Zhang Yingchen said about Ji Wenyuan in his recital.
As early as when Yong'an was established, it was clearly stipulated that "the noble and the low should be divided into upper and lower, and the system must judge dignity". Therefore, Zhang Yingchen is guilty of the following crimes, and he is going to be killed in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom system. When Zhang Yingchen heard this, his heart was settled. That's not a reason at all. In the Taiping Army, there was really no one who was punished for this reason. At least in Weeser's troops, this was never a reason to punish people.
As soon as his heart was settled, Zhang Yingchen felt that he was very wronged. He has made so many contributions, including the credit of breaking through the Qing army camp near Jiangxinzhou yesterday, which is not a matter at all, but it has become an unforgivable sin to tell a few words of truth.
Zhang Yingchen suddenly had a sour nose and red circles, and he shouted, "King Dong, your subordinates are wronged!" ”
This voice did contain great grievances, and the strong emotional appeal made everyone in the hall stunned. Zhang Yingchen then shouted: "King Dong! The subordinates are under the command of the King of Qi, and the King of Qi often tells his subordinates, King Dong, you are the first person in our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! Be fair and strict, reward for meritorious service, and punish for mistakes! And he knows right from wrong, understands reason, and can understand everything. The subordinates are not disrespectful to Prime Minister Ji Wenyuan, the subordinates just tell the truth in the recital. The subordinates feel that they are better than the merit and ability, and the subordinates are stronger than Prime Minister Ji Wenyuan, if you want to fight the demon and let Prime Minister Ji Wenyuan command his subordinates, the subordinates feel that it is not appropriate. That's why his subordinates said this to the East King in the recital. If the subordinates don't have to be under the command of Prime Minister Ji Wenyuan, the subordinates won't talk like this anyway! ”
This is Zhang Yingchen's heart, he said it so frankly and directly, whether it was Yang Xiuqing or the official of the Eastern Palace, who was responsible for questioning Zhang Yingchen, they were all stunned, and they didn't know how to continue.
Especially Yang Xiuqing, he was very angry when he first saw the music. Ji Wenyuan is one of Lin Fengxiang's important deputies, and he is also the old brother of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the old subordinate of the King of the West. As the East King Yang Xiuqing, who is allied with the King of the West, he needs to quickly pull these people into his subordinates. The failure of Ji Wenyuan's Northern Expedition was indeed a problem, but this was more of a strategic problem for Yang Xiuqing. Therefore, Zhang Yingchen's criticism of Ji Wenyuan was regarded by Yang Xiuqing as a kind of questioning of Yang Xiuqing. At the very least, it is likely that Wei Ze ordered Zhang Yingchen to attack Ji Wenyuan and others.
However, after seeing Zhang Yingchen, Yang Xiuqing was very sensitive to realize that Zhang Yingchen's admiration and admiration for Yang Xiuqing was by no means pretended. In other words, Zhang Yingchen probably does not have an opinion on Yang Xiuqing himself. And Zhang Yingchen's voice shouted after being wronged, as well as Wei Ze's respect for Yang Xiuqing and Zhang Yingchen's views on the whole thing, all made Yang Xiuqing believe a little, Zhang Yingchen was afraid that it was really as said in the concerto, and he did feel that Ji Wenyuan was not suitable for commanding Zhang Yingchen.
Simply feeling that Ji Wenyuan is not suitable for commanding Zhang Yingchen, and trying to attack Ji Wenyuan under the pretext of the title are two completely different things. Yang Xiuqing is very clear about this. If it was the former, Yang Xiuqing would scold Zhang Yingchen a few words at most, and Zhang Yingchen would never be punished. If someone told Ji Wenyuan a few words of truth, Yang Xiuqing immediately jumped out and punished that person. Who is the holder of power between Yang Xiuqing and Ji Wenyuan?
The official in charge of accusing Zhang Yingchen looked at Yang Xiuqing's demeanor, and he already understood what Yang Xiuqing meant. So he changed his tone and said: "Ji Wenyuan is the prime minister, you are the military commander!" How do you feel like that? ”
As soon as he talked about the identity of this military commander, Zhang Yingchen became even more unhappy, and under this excitement, Zhang Yingchen replied: "Although his subordinates are military marshals, it is also that the king of Qi never gives his subordinates the title of official, and the commanders of the various armies in the army of the king of Qi are worthy of their names, which is very different from the kind of people who dare to call themselves military commanders after receiving five or six hundred people." According to the military system of our Taiping Army, five pawns are brigades, and brigade commanders are set up, and there are 525 people in one brigade; The fifth brigade is a division, with a division commander, and the first division has a total of 2,630 people; The five divisions were set up, with a total of 15,156 troops. The army under the command of King Qi also had at least ten brigades, with a total of 5,250 people. The subordinate army had four divisions with a total of 11,000 men. The soldiers led by the other military commanders were nothing more than brigade commanders under the command of King Qi. They got the commander, the inspector, the general. The subordinates feel that those people are only afraid that they are not as good as their subordinates! ”
This accusation is too straightforward, and it is the Eastern Palace, which is in charge of the officials. In those years, there were no special rewards for the troops in the Taiping Army, so it was very common to give a high-ranking officer. However, Wei Ze's strict adherence to the military system is extremely rare. Or rather, it is unique in the entire Taiping Army.
At this time, the palace fell silent again, if it was reasonable, Zhang Yingchen might not be completely unreasonable. What's more, after Yang Xiuqing listened to Zhang Yingchen's words, she had already determined that Zhang Yingchen's reaction was completely personal. And Yang Xiuqing's heart suddenly moved. It's not easy to get good at.
It is unjustifiable not to punish Zhang Yingchen, and it may not be possible to punish Zhang Yingchen. For Yang Xiuqing, there is only one best way at this time, that is, to promote Zhang Yingchen's official, and then transfer Zhang Yingchen to Yang Xiuqing.
This is a kind of trick in politics. What Zhang Yingchen said just now made Yang Xiuqing a little surprised, although he knew the power that Wei Ze had established in Anhui, and he also knew Wei Ze's strategic concept, but he still underestimated Wei Ze.
The light ones broke through the ** in one day, and broke the camp of 1,000 people of the Qing army in one day, which is the combat effectiveness of other units of the Taiping Army. Zhang Yingchen can lead 10,000 troops to achieve this, then the 30,000 or 40,000 elites under Wei Ze should be even more powerful. Although Yang Xiuqing knew that Wei Ze would not hand over the real elite under his command to Lin Fengxiang and the other three prime ministers, he didn't expect that Wei Ze's elite would be so elite.
Zhang Yingchen took the lead like this, which gave Yang Xiuqing a great opportunity. Yang Xiuqing said with a stern expression: "Zhang Yingchen, since you think you are stronger than Ji Wenyuan, then I will give you a chance." Now you will be under my hand to fight. If you are really as capable as you say, rest assured, I will not bury you! If you don't have what you say, then punish you for all your crimes! I'm sure you'll know it's amazing! ”
Hearing Yang Xiuqing's order, Zhang Yingchen was extremely excited, and he said confidently: "My subordinates will definitely not let the East King down!" ”
The news soon reached Weese, and the generals of the General Staff looked at each other one by one, Weese rubbed his temples with his eyes closed, and remained silent.
Of course, Wei Ze knew Zhang Yingchen's temperament, but Wei Ze never expected that Zhang Yingchen's good deeds would come to such a point. In order to show off his ability, Zhang Yingchen did not hesitate to try to prove his ability to Yang Xiuqing.
Yang Xiuqing's trick is quite good. Wei Ze lowered the official positions of his subordinates very low, which was unusual in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, which had already begun to arbitrarily seal officials. In a country full of crazy people, normal people are crazy. Logically speaking, this is already Weese's fault, not someone else's.
Besides, Wei Ze knows his own affairs, and it is indeed selfish to do this. The more he cultivated his subordinates, the more reluctant Wei Ze was to give these people to others. But if these people from the General Staff have to be named prime ministers, generals, and inspectors, then these people's pursuit of utilitarian status will definitely increase greatly.
In recent years, the gold content of the official position has been greatly reduced, the prime minister is okay, the general has not been eroded, and the inspection points are as many as dogs. For example, the latest front left checkpoints have reached 35, which means that there are 35 front left checkpoints. This thirty-five is Zhang Yingchen.
Wei Ze recommended the prime minister at most, but if these subordinates had their own pursuits, then they would definitely not be satisfied with the prime minister, and they also hoped to be crowned king. The only one who can give them the title of king is Yang Xiuqing. So Weeser tried his best to avoid this kind of thing. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yingchen was the first to break this threshold.
It is impossible to take these back any further. Wei Ze sighed and said, "I'm going to say it, if any of you wants to take refuge in the East King, then say it now." Dongwang knows how capable our brothers are in fighting, and he will definitely try to tear us apart and win us over. ”
This can be regarded as the key to clarifying, everyone's eyes flashed, and Wei Changrong immediately said: "Let me say one thing, everyone's ability is indeed everyone's own hard practice." But if it weren't for my fourth uncle's teaching, how long do you think it would take you to learn these skills? ”
The brothers were silent, and Wiese, as a teacher, did guide everyone.
This can be regarded as the key to clarifying, everyone's eyes flashed, and Wei Changrong immediately said: "Let me say one thing, everyone's ability is indeed everyone's own hard practice." But if it weren't for my fourth uncle's teaching, how long do you think it would take you to learn these skills? ”
The brothers were silent, and Wiese, as a teacher, did guide everyone.
It is to give everyone a guide.
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