Chapter 29: The Imperial Struggle

This is the real purpose of Tian Yang's special trip to find Liu Yongxi.

Now Huaiyang is full of arrogant generals like Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Zeqing, and Liu Liangzuo, and Shi Kefa's proposal to set up four towns in Jiangbei has directly integrated the lawless behavior of these arrogant generals.

The four towns of Jiangbei did not take the imperial court seriously, but now Shi Kefa and Lu Daqi have given them the power equivalent to the late Tang Dynasty Domain, "the soldiers, horses, money and grain are all requisitioned by themselves", and Tian Yang, as the governor of Huaiyang, can be said to be the biggest victim of this matter, so he naturally wants to borrow the power of the Sincerity Bofu and Jingkou Town to contain the four towns of Jiangbei.

Although the strength of Chengyi Bofu and Jingkou Town is limited and the sailors still account for half of them, this has become a great advantage in Tian Yang's eyes, and Liu Yongxi also gave a very clear answer: "After Tian Futai arrives in Huai'an, don't take these arrogant soldiers and fierce generals in your eyes, whoever dares to disobey Tian Futai will fight whoever we want, and we haven't fought with Liu Zeqing!" ”

Tian Yang said with great relief: "Did the virtuous nephew fight Liu Zeqing? ”

Liu Yongxi smiled and glanced at Jin'er, Jin'er already understood what Liu Yongxi meant: "When Zhang Niangniang crossed to the south, Ma Huabao, the first general under Liu Zeqing, led nearly a thousand thieves to attack the holy car, but Niangniang and Chengyi Bo personally went into battle, and the morale of the soldiers was like a rainbow, and they broke through the capture of hundreds of people in Ma Huabao's department in one fell swoop. ”

Although what Jin'er said was not far from the truth, she did not say that Mrs. Xing and Xing Shengping both participated in the Battle of Linqing, but this also made Tian Yang full of confidence in this trip to Huaiyang: "Virtuous nephew, I heard that you have recently been anxious about the money and food in Jingkou Town, just leave this matter on me!" ”

Now Liu Yongxi's biggest headache is the problem of money and food, he naturally has a thousand feelings for Tian Yang, and Tian Yang also got what he wanted: "Anyway, with our Jingkou Town, Futai can rest easy in Huai'an!" ”

But just after sending Tian Yang away, Jin'er had a question: "Do we have to pin all our hopes on Tian Futai?" Although Tian Futai is also from Guizhou, Ma Shiying may not support Futai to help us with money and food! ”

Liu Yongxi asked a very good question: "Tian Futai has money and food in his hands, is it first used on the Fubao that he personally received, or is it used to help our Jingkou Town?" ”

As soon as she said this, Jin'er reacted: "Naturally, it is used on the Fubiao that he personally led, but before he Fubiao failed to form an army, we should have a good life in Jingkou Town for a while!" ”

But Liu Yongxi shook his head and said, "What's a good day? Two days ago, Jin'er, there was a real thunderbolt in the Beijing newspaper you organized, and you were so capable, you didn't even notice it! ”

In the past few days, Liu Yongxi has become more and more aware that Jin'er is very capable, although Jin'er just helps him sort out the documents, but with Jin'er's help, the efficiency is completely different, Liu Yongxi feels that all the documents have become orderly, and Jin'er has also carried out preliminary sorting and analysis according to his own intentions.

But Jin'er didn't understand what Liu Yongxi was talking about: "Is there any thunderbolt on a sunny day?" I think that although the capital is fighting back and forth now, everyone at least maintains a superficial harmony, and we should have a good life of one or two months! ”

The fight is the best portrayal of the current situation in Nanjing, but Liu Yongxi pointed out very clearly what is the real thunderbolt from the blue: "It is the Beijing newspaper that you pressed at the bottom, and Wei Guogong recommended the former Nanjing Military Department Shangshu Xiong Ming to meet the recovery!" ”

Jin'er felt that this report about Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, recommending Xiong Mingyu to recover, was irrelevant at all: "What kind of thunderbolt is this? Isn't the Ministry of Officials in the hands of Donglin now? ”

Xiong Mingyu is the former secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, the real boss of Donglin, but Liu Yongxi has not said what the problem is, and Jin'er has already understood where the problem is: "There is a problem with the integration within Donglin?" That's why I want Wei Guogong to play and recommend Xiong Mingyu to recover!"

Xiong Mingyu met such a Donglin boss but needed a noble to recommend the resumption, which was originally a very mysterious thing, but Liu Yongxi said more seriously: "This is the initiator, and there is no aftermath, as soon as the precedent of the lord recommending Wenchen is opened, I am afraid that the situation is not under Donglin's control!"

In view of the precedent of Aritian Yang, Jin'er felt that Liu Yongxi's prediction could probably be guessed.

But she still didn't realize how serious the problem behind this matter was, but when the news of the big fight between the ministers and Zhang Shenyan in the court came from Nanjing the next day, Jin'er found that Liu Yongxi's prophecy was incredibly blind and hit a dead mouse, and this small court in the southern capital seemed to be a dou who couldn't be supported at all.

Speaking of which, the matter of the lords fighting with Zhang Shenyan, the secretary of the ministry, in the court has a close relationship with Liu Yongxi and Jingkou Town, because the leading lords are none other than Liu Kongzhao, who is sincere.

But the problem with this matter is that almost all the lords are involved, and they all support Liu Kongzhao and Zhang Shenyan to fight, among them even Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei who has just written a book to recommend Donglin Xiong Ming to meet the revenge, and Xincheng Bozhao Zhilong, who was once very close to Donglin, anyway, the lords suddenly stood on the opposite side of Donglin.

Although on the surface, this big fight was related to Zhang Shenyan's revenge on Wu Fu and Zheng Sanjun, but Jin'er knew the reason for the first time that the Nandu Xunchen was seriously damaged by his own interests, and directly vented his resentment to Zhang Shenyan, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials in charge of personnel operations.

Before King Fu ascended the throne, the southern capital was a three-legged situation, including the ministers, the ministers, and the garrison eunuchs, and after King Fu ascended the throne, the nobles of the southern capital, including Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, and Zhao Zhilong, the Bo of Xincheng, became insignificant ornaments, so Liu Kongzhao, a reckless man, could mobilize all the ministers to besiege the officials in charge of personnel with a casual shout.

But the real problem is that it is only May 23 of the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, King Fu has only been in charge of the country for 20 days, and it has been less than 10 days since he officially ascended the throne and claimed the emperor, and he has not even officially changed the Yuan Hongguang.

This shows that everyone only cares about their own one-third of an acre of land, and they don't take Emperor Hongguang on the dragon chair in their eyes at all, I'm afraid that there will be more infighting in the imperial court in the future!

And Liu Yongxi pointed out the fatal problem: "According to the news from the southern capital, although His Royal Highness King Fu still defends Zhang Shenyan, saying that the court employs people, and he is in charge of the ministry, but the ministers are so fierce, so I want to appease my father and them, saying that the court uses people but it is improper, Xu Xunchen and Kedao are corrected!"

Only then did Jin'er understand how serious the problem was: "But before that, Donglin just asked Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, to recommend Xiong Mingyu, the former secretary of the Ministry of War, which means that the lord can impeach both Wenchen and recommend Wenchen, I'm afraid everyone will completely tear their faces next!"