No outsiders know about this conversation in the bluestone lane of Jiangning City, although the master's family is a little subtle, but there is not much concealment, how can a person like Lin Xingrong, who has been in the officialdom for a long time, not hear the meaning of the other party's words, just out of public intentions or selfishness, he did not break the truth in it.

In fact, many things, not to mention the people, and the court have also begun to plan.

The news that the prince of Yongwangfu will enter the palace again has been rumored a few days ago.

Lin Xingrong left the Wang family, got into the carriage, and thought about going back to talk to Chung Du first, and then having to make an idea of what to do.

Jiangning Mansion's actions against the Qi family this time, there is no hidden meaning in itself, and now that the investigation has not been completed several times, the two sides have stood on opposite sides, of course, due to the complex relationship network behind the Qi family, Du Cong, as the chief official of Jiangning, is still under great pressure, and the letters, official documents, and newspapers sent by some big people in Beijing from time to time are vaguely mixed with some inquiries and warnings.

When Lin Xingrong came in, Du Cong was reading the newspaper that had just come from the northwest, and he was very attentive, so he didn't look up at Lin Xingrong, but just said lightly: "Lord Lin?" Come on, sit first. ”

Lin Xingrong sat down and waited quietly for Du Cong.

After a while, Du Cong closed the newspaper in his hand, got up and walked over to Lin Xingrong, and handed over the newspaper in his hand: "In the northwest, the battle report of the Wusheng Army."

Lin Xingrong took it, sensing the worried look on Du Cong's face, he asked uncertainly: "The war is unfavorable?"

Du Cong nodded lightly, "Well, Xiliang has no intention of retreating. After a pause, Du Cong looked to the northwest, no longer hiding the deep worries in his heart, "This matter has been reversed several times, although the Rong people have signed an alliance with our dynasty after retreating, but now the imperial court on the border has to deploy most of the troops in case of accidents, so there are not many troops that can be transferred to the northwest, and it is difficult for them to support the entire Xiliang with the strength of the Wusheng army alone." ”

"Di Bao said that the prince of Liang has asked for all the garrisons in Liangzhou, and at the same time transferred native soldiers from Sichuan and Guizhou to support the front line of Cangsong, and according to preliminary calculations, there should be about 50,000 people, and the adults are too worried." Lin Xingrong was relieved.

Du Cong smiled bitterly: "Although the local soldiers are brave, but the Tusi in various places have different intentions, I am afraid they will not agree to support, as for Liangzhou, where can they get the required troops, not to mention the remoteness of Liangzhou, how to raise the grain and grass of these tens of thousands of horses."

When Du Cong said this, he sighed lightly, "It is rumored that the Xiliang mutiny, and the lord of the country died violently, I thought that I should stop for a while, but I never thought that it would come back so soon." ”

"The imperial court has been fighting on three fronts since July last year, and all the troops that can be mobilized have been used, and the armies deployed in various places are now in chaos, and I am afraid that the Privy Council has not sorted it out. The northern army has lost more than half, and I am afraid that the temporary transfer from various places will not be able to make up for this gap. So the situation in the northwest is really not much better. ”

"Now that the Wusheng army is struggling to support, if Xiliang recruits troops to kill it again, the entire northwest defense line will collapse, and then Liangzhou Mansion may inevitably become a Jedi like Zhending and Hejian."

"My lord, the situation is not so bad, is it?"

Du Cong smiled, but it didn't seem to be a joke, Lin Xingrong was worried, but he also knew that these were just in vain, and now Jiangning is becoming the second scene of the competition between the forces of the court, which can be said to be difficult to protect itself, and where can he still take care of the northwest.

One disaster after another, no matter how rich Jiangning is, it may be difficult to do anything in the northwest battlefield.

Chung To must have known this, and he didn't say anything about this matter at the moment, but said, "Have you met him?" What did he say? ”

"I've seen it, I quarreled with other people's dreams, but I complained a few words." Lin Xingrong withdrew from the sorrow just now, pursed his lips and smiled, "What the lord asked me to convey has already been told to him, but he doesn't seem to mean it, so he said it vaguely." ”

"Oh?" Du Cong's brows furrowed slightly, a little unhappy, "He thought that handing over the booklet would be nothing for him?" As soon as the words changed, Du Cong's tone changed, and he said solemnly: "Everything that can be caught has been caught, and the evidence that can be obtained has also been obtained, but there are too many big names involved in the booklet, and I have asked Du Gong to come forward in this matter, so on the cards, we have finished all the good cards, and we can only wait for the meaning of Jingli."

"The Qi family is deeply rooted in Jiangning, and it is obviously impossible to easily bring down such a wealthy family."

"There are a lot of places where Yun Ji needs to come forward, the strangulation in the mall is the first battlefield to bring down the Qi family, all you and I can do is to give political support behind the scenes, so that he will not fall into the way of others."

"The temperament of today's official family, as long as the evidence is presented, will not be easily let go, in the past two years or so, he has been tough enough to dismiss several ministers, so I dare to guess that he will be on our side this time."

"However, Lord Lin should have heard many things, and he should be able to guess what the court looks like, before there is an absolute advantage, the official family will not put forward his identity and announce that he is on your side ...... me."

Du Cong looked at Lin Xingrong, Lin Xingrong nodded, "Regarding this, Shopkeeper Wang also mentioned it to his subordinates." ”

Chung To became interested, "What did he say?" ”

"He asked me if the prince of Yongwangfu was going to enter Beijing?"

The two looked at each other, then both laughed, "I think so." Lord Lin will find a time to visit over there, but be careful, don't make people think that you and I are on the side, you and I are always loyal, and we are only the one we are today. ”

Lin Xingrong nodded solemnly, "Xia Guan understands." ”

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to Lord Lin to arrange, and the official still has to deal with the Qi family's masters, so it's not easy to get out."

Lin Xingrong leaned over and said, "I understand my humble duties."

In fact, Chung To was under the most pressure in the whole matter, in addition to the local officials and gentry who got in the way, he also had to deal with the pressure exerted by all parties in the capital.

Jiangning's neighboring prefectures, prefectures, and roads have now begun to put pressure on this side, and there seems to be a blockade of Jiangning, and the situation is not optimistic.

Before deciding to do something against the Qi family, Du Cong didn't think about the stakes, but when he saw the hundreds of thousands of victims outside the city and thought of the difficulties of the Northwest War, he hated the Qi family, a guy who was full of his own pockets. At present, in less than half a month of surprise inspections, Jiangning Mansion has found tens of thousands of loads of grain from the Qi family, and the grain of one family exceeds the reserve of Jiangning's official warehouse.

And most of the grain was bought by the Qi family in the past few years and sold from the official warehouse, in the eyes of Du Cong, this is a big crime to damn it.

The officials who committed the crime symbolically degraded Lingnan, but the Qi family was not affected at all, and they were still doing those hurtful things.

To Chung prides himself on not being very righteous, but he always has to fight for a little ration for the soldiers of the Wusheng Army, and give most of the people in the north a possibility to continue to live.

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