The Forbidden City in the middle of the night is in a pitch black, except for the lanterns of the street patrol soldiers, there is no light, even in the huge palace, only the Fengtian Hall is brightly lit, and the rest of the palace is plunged into darkness, which makes people look a little frightened.

Ning Yu sat on the dragon chair, looking at the thick stack of folds in front of him, and couldn't help sighing, this time Ning Zhongjing returned to Wuchang to inspect the arsenal, Cui Wancai also had another important thing to do, and many twists and turns could only be handled by him personally, especially some urgent and important matters, and there was no delay at all, so he had to be busy.

Of course, in the Fengtian Palace, Ning Yu was not the only one, among them, the privy envoy Ning Zhongyi was also in the Fengtian Palace, and at this time he was looking at the second assistant Cui Wancai with a resentful face, while Li Fu, the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was gloating and drinking tea.

"Your Majesty, the first war in Fujian is basically over, our army can immediately wave the division of Liangguang, and go west all the way to attack Yunnan and Guizhou, before this year can completely take the south, when the time comes, with an army to attack Sichuan and Shaanxi, an army to attack Shandong, the east and west roads go hand in hand, this world will have seven points. However, at this critical time, why did the cabinet reject our army's plan to build 10 new divisions? ”

Ning Zhongyi is usually a taciturn character, but now he is forced to spray a lot of spittle, which shows what his anger has become.

Cui Wancai wiped the saliva on his face helplessly, and saw that Ning Yu looked lively, without the slightest intention of interfering, he immediately sighed and said softly: "Veto the plan of the Privy Council, it is not for Cui to call the shots, this matter has been decided before Lord Ning goes to Wuchang, and the cabinet has heard it...... The answer is no! ”

As soon as Ning Zhongyi heard that it was his third brother who denied it, he didn't dare to blow up the stab anymore at the moment, so he had to say bitterly: "Master Cui, Ning is a rough person, and he doesn't dare to interfere in political affairs, but the military situation is like fire, if we want to fight to the capital earlier, this new ten divisions can't be less!" ”

At present, the entire establishment of the Fu Han Army has been readjusted, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies has planned ten formal field divisions, numbered from the first division to the tenth division, and the planning goals will be completely completed by the second half of this year, in addition to a royal guard division and a royal guard brigade, all of which belong to the Ning royal family, and no one is allowed to transfer them except for the emperor's personal order.

Therefore, in this case, the current number of troops that the Privy Council can mobilize is ten divisions, and after removing four divisions to defend against the Qing court and one division to defend against the White Lotus Sect, there are actually only five divisions that can be moved, and these five divisions are already in place in Jiangnan and Fujian, so in other directions, the strength 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 been preparing for a long time, and five to six divisions will be mobilized to go up the Yangtze River and open a passage to come out, so as to incorporate the two provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou into the territory of Ningchu, so as to realize the strategic plan in the southwest.

Because of this, in order to meet the strategic requirements of westward expansion, as well as the plan to go north at that time, the Privy Council set up a huge plan of ten new divisions, almost copying the current Fu Han army, and behind this plan is a large amount of money and food, so it needs to be communicated with the cabinet.

However, this plan is almost doubling the current military spending, which is something that Ning Chu's finances cannot afford today, so when the first assistant Ning Zhongjing read it, he was also anxious at the moment, and scolded his fourth brother at the cabinet meeting, and directly decided not to allow it, because this plan was stranded in the cabinet, so there was no chance to submit it to Ning Yu.

It's just that Ning Zhongjing went to Wuchang to inspect later, and the matter of this notice became the second assistant Cui Wancai, and the black pot was also taken over by this one. Although Cui Wancai's character is loyal, he is also very principled, and he also does not support this plan, mainly because he is too reckless.

The army of the Fu Han Army, unlike the Qing army, which bundled a large green camp with a rope, had to distribute fields after coming, in addition to the related muskets, artillery and those scattered, together it was not a small amount, but the current financial system of Ningchu had just been reformed, and the stored treasury was really difficult to support.

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

"Your Majesty, under the current situation, our army can completely go north to pacify the Central Plains and rejuvenate our Han dynasty within two years.

Ning Yu was silent for a while before he said softly: "Uncle Wang, let's take this plan slowly..... What I want in Dachu is not a ruined country, let alone the displacement of all people, if I blindly go on the Northern Expedition now, I am afraid that it will bury my current good situation in Dachu, I really don't want to let go of this opportunity now. ”

Ning Zhongyi didn't understand, but he understood that his nephew emperor was a rare genius for thousands of years, and since he said this, he was silent at the moment.

Ning Yu knew in his heart that this was the inevitable result of the expansion of military power, especially under the current framework laid by Ning Yu, the war was more in line with their ideas and interests, but Ning Yu knew in his heart that at present, Ning Chu's focus was no longer on external troubles, but on internal worries.

Because of this, Ning Yu will arrange everything during the day, the purpose is to force the Qing court, and then the two sides can start to compete for internal strength, the time to achieve this has come, but there is still a need for an introduction, and Yunxiang will become very suitable as this introduction......

Cui Wancai was the one closest to Ning Yu's thoughts, and he also understood the root cause of all this, so he had to say softly: "Your Majesty, this play is finished during the day today, is it time to get straight to the point next?" ”

Ning Yu was slightly silent, shook his head lightly and said: "We can't mention this matter, now we are the party that occupies the initiative, first hang them for a few days, and then inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that I want to banquet Liu Ruhan's envoy and Zhu Yigui's envoy, and the momentum of this matter will be bigger." ”

"The emperor is really wonderful!" Cui Wancai sighed with emotion, he found that Ning Yu is really making human nature clear now, but this set of serial calculations has hit the bottom of the hearts of today's Qing court monarchs and ministers.

In fact, at this time in the post house, Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing were both working hard to write what they saw and heard today, and these words will be arranged for the Qing army in Henan to send back with an 800-mile fast horse, and submit 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 all white, and it can even be said that the scenes during the day have completely conquered their minds, and they don't even know how to resolve it, such horror is unprecedented, as if they have come to bring a new world.

Of course, today's Ning Chu is indeed a new world for them, at least the people on the street don't wear braids, but they, although they still have the braids they have long been accustomed to, but how strange they look.

"Master Zhang, this king's mood is really uneasy........" After Yunxiang watched this drill, he thought about the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty, and his heart became colder and colder.

Zhang Boxing has lived for more than seventy years, and he has never seen this, the old man even thought that it was all fake, but the sound of the explosion and the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Fu Han Army were always true, so after thinking about it, he could only say sadly that Ning Chu far surpassed the Qing court in terms of utensils.

I have to say that in the past, when the Qing court officials and nobles dealt with the Fu Han army, there was always a feeling of seeing flowers in the fog, especially everything that the other party showed, as if there was still room left, which made the princes and ministers of the Qing court deeply uneasy, and now Zhang Boxing was woken up by this gun.

"Ning Chu's method of using guns to control people's hearts is really wonderful, the old minister thinks that if my Qing Dynasty can copy this set, I must be able to do this, and when the time comes, it will be enough to train 200,000 new troops to fight with Ning Chu........"

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

"Yes, it's just that the key at the moment is time, we have to negotiate peace with Ning Chu...... You 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 he happened to run into it, I don't know if you two have something important?"

Yun Xiang hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lord Cui, this king is here specifically to meet His Majesty, and if he has important matters to discuss, he also asks Lord Cui to introduce him." ”

Although Cui Wancai knew their intentions, he pretended not to know at this time, and said with a smile: "Yo, it's not a coincidence, the emperor's itinerary has been full for the past two days, I'm afraid that I won't have the opportunity to meet your envoy, if your envoy really has an urgent matter, you can also discuss it with the old man." ”

Zhang Boxing's eyes narrowed slightly, he soon smelled a different smell, and immediately spoke: "Lord Cui, if Your Majesty has no time in the past two days, we can also wait, and I hope that Lord Cui can tell Your Majesty that the two of us have come all the way to Nanjing, and naturally we have something important to say." ”

Cui Wancai stroked his beard and smiled, these people present are all ordinary people, how can they not understand what Nanjing means in Zhang Boxing's words? It's just that he is now putting a long line to catch a big fish, and he won't take this stubble at the moment, but just smiled and said: "Since this is the case, this official must tell you." ”

After Cui Wancai left, after Yunxiang and Zhang Boxing returned to the post house, the two glanced at each other, and they both found that the other party's worries and the emperor had something to do, which was almost completely different from yesterday's attitude, and the two couldn't help but think deeply.

"It's a pity that the spies buried in Jiangning in the Qing Dynasty have basically been pulled out by the shadow and the military intelligence department, and [7z www.7zzw.xyz] will not end up like this, hmph, the root cause of this matter is still Sun Wencheng...... If it weren't for him taking refuge in Chu Rebellion, how could the overall situation in Jiangnan be so corrupted? ”

Yunxiang had a little anger on his face, speaking of which, after the Jiangnan War, the people of the Qing court were not stupid, and they quickly found out the beginning and end of this, for Sun Wencheng, a traitor who played a key role in the Jiangnan Revolution, he naturally hated it, and he had repeatedly sent killers to assassinate Sun Wencheng, but Sun Wencheng also knew in his heart that not only was he careful, but he also joined the shadow, so that the killers also had no return.

Zhang Boxing pondered for a long time before he slowly spoke: "The old man also served as the governor of Jiangsu for a few years, and he also has some friendship with the prominent clan in Jiangning, but this friendship is also thin and thick, and it is not a problem for the old man to ask for news, but there is no way to do it in the future.......

Yun Xiang was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly urged Zhang Boxing, "Master Zhang, the most urgent thing we need at the moment is to talk about what medicine is sold in Ning Chu'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 be transmitted, and the two had to play chess in the post station to kill their free time.

It wasn't until the evening that the cronie hurriedly ran back and whispered beside Zhang Boxing, but it made Zhang Boxing's brows furrow tightly.

Yun Xiang on the side couldn't bear it anymore, and hurriedly asked, "Master Zhang, what's going on this time?" ”

"Lord Wang, Ning Yu has been meeting with Liu Ruhan and Zhu Yigui's envoys today, although I don't know what they talked about, but what is certain is that this matter is definitely not a good thing for me in the Qing Dynasty........

Zhang Boxing said slowly, his face becoming more and more gloomy, "In this way, we will have no way out.......

On the surface, this time it is the negotiation between the Qing court and Ning Chu, but in fact, it is with Liu Ruhan and Zhu Yigui at both ends of the scale, if the Fu Han army is willing to compromise with the Qing court, then the Qing court will face Liu Ruhan's attack at most, but if the other party cooperates with Liu Ruhan and Zhu Yigui, then the Qing court is bound to be difficult to resist......

The more Yun Xiang thought about it, the more gloomy his heart became, "But not long ago, the Fu Han Army and Zhu Yigui fought in Fujian....... Before he finished speaking, Yun Xiang himself couldn't continue, the so-called big fight, that is, if the two sides really want to negotiate peace, they will naturally come back from other places to make up for their interests......

"Lord Wang, now this time it is a matter of life and death for my Great Qing Dynasty, you must find a way to meet His Majesty the Emperor, at least you can't let them reach an agreement......."

"You, Boss Zhang?"

"The old man will go and gather people, and if there is anything wrong, he will go all out to kill the White Lotus Sect Mission......."

Zhang Boxing is a lot older, but when he said this, the murderous aura exuded made Yun Xiang feel cold, good guy, this is to follow Ban Dingyuan......