Chapter 809: Precursor
When Tang Haitai came to visit, Hong Chengchou was still very attentive. He didn't know the entanglement between Tang Haitai and Su Tiancheng, but he knew that Tang Haitai's identity was very special.
Although Tang Haitai is only the governor of the Yamen, he has the trust of Chen Xinjia, and he is the nephew of Tang Shiji, the second assistant to the cabinet, and the aura behind it is something that no one can underestimate. Tang Haitai is responsible for uploading and disseminating, and is also responsible for a lot of supervision and implementation, many times, Tang Haitai's attitude is likely to represent Chen Xinjia's attitude. The officers of Liaodong basically understood this.
Hong Chengchou's impression of Tang Haitai is average, he feels that Tang Haitai has nothing particularly prominent, and there is still some taste of gentleness on his body, he believes that Tang Haitai does not have much ability, and he can get to this point today, I am afraid that it depends on Tang Shiji. From this point of view, Tang Shiji probably also loves Tang Haitai very much.
"Lord Hong, the lower officials have come to inform your Excellency that tomorrow morning, please go to the Governor's Yamen to discuss matters."
"I know the way, does Lord Tang know, what will we discuss tomorrow."
Hong Chengchou was a little strange, in the past, when he participated in this kind of meeting, Tang Haitai also came to inform, but he generally said what was discussed, but this time he didn't say it, subconsciously, Hong Chengchou opened his mouth to ask.
"My lord, the lower officials are not very clear, the lower officials are probably related to the emperor's holy decree."
Hong Chengchou nodded, and there was a strange feeling in his heart.
Tang Haitai didn't leave immediately, and then spoke again.
"My lord, the lower officials admire the bravery of the Jiangning battalion, the emperor issued a holy decree, and the lower officials thought that this time the battle. It must be the time when Jiangning has made great achievements. ”
Everyone loves to listen to words of praise, and they wear thousands of clothes, but they don't wear sycophants.
Hearing Tang Haitai say this, Hong Chengchou's face also showed a smile.
"Lord Tang has won the award, and the official also hopes that Lord Tang can help talk about it in front of Lord Chen and Lord Qian. Jiang Ningying is waiting for him. ”
Saying this, Hong Chengchou also made up his mind, although Su Tiancheng emphasized, but he believes that the bravery of the Jiangning battalion is to be reflected on the battlefield, if it is cowered in the city, people have made meritorious contributions, and they will laugh at the Jiangning battalion. Besides, after such a long time, Jiang Ningying has not done anything, and its influence in Liaodong has gradually weakened, and such a situation must not continue.
"Don't worry, the lower official must have said it in front of the governor, and the lower official originally admired the courage of the Jiangning battalion."
After Tang Haitai left. Hong Chengchou was very happy, he knew it. Tomorrow to the governor's yamen to discuss things, it must be related to the golden tartar after the conquest, although it is only March, it is also the busy farming season, but many things, need to be made in advance to deploy. The army also needs to be defended, and Dalinghe City, Jinzhou, Ningyuan, and Shanhaiguan still need to be fortified in case the Houjin Tatars suddenly attack the Guanningjin defense line.
All the officers above the commander of the Jiangning battalion and guard went to Dengzhou. Around Hong Chengchou, there is almost no one to discuss, in this case, many things need to be decided by Hong Chengchou alone, and the command of the 30,000 soldiers of the Jiangning Battalion falls on his shoulders alone.
Hong Chengchou has always believed that after this expedition, the Jin Tartars, can complete the task, the border army, Yulin battalion and Jiangning battalion stationed in Liaodong, the total strength has reached 180,000 people, after the conquest of the Jin Tartars, the dispatch of 100,000 troops, is considered a grand scale, the remaining 80,000 soldiers, stick to the Guanning Jin defense line, so that both ends can be taken into account, if Hong Chengchou to command this operation, he will send out all 30,000 Jiangning battalion soldiers, all the Yulin battalion soldiers, part of the border army, the task of guarding the Guanning Jin defense line, Naturally, it was handed over to the border army, so that the combat effectiveness of the army could be guaranteed to the greatest extent.
After Tang Haitai returned to the governor's yamen, he naturally reported the situation to Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi.
As for the words that Hong Chengchou said, he would definitely not say it, in his heart, he didn't mean to speak for Jiang Ningying at all, when he thought of Jiang Ningying, he thought of Su Tiancheng, if it weren't for the support of his uncle Tang Shiji, he wouldn't dare to come to Liaodong, if Su Tiancheng hadn't left Liaodong, he wouldn't dare to meet Su Tiancheng.
Tang Shiji wished that Su Tiancheng had no power, this kind of meritorious service, he couldn't think of Jiang Ningying, even if he said good things by the way, he wouldn't do it.
Chen Xinjia was discussing things with Qian Qianyi, and the two were also preparing for the next day's meeting.
After Tang Haitai finished reporting, he waited for Chen Xinjia's instructions and did not leave immediately.
"Tang Haitai, tell me about your meeting with Lord Hong."
Tang Haitai paused for a moment, and immediately thought of something, he thought about it a little, and quickly spoke.
"My lord, the lower official saw Lord Hong, Lord Hong didn't know what to discuss at the meeting tomorrow, and asked the lower official about it, and the lower official also said that he didn't know what to do, and the lord didn't order, Lord Hong thinks that it is very likely to be the matter of the Golden Tartar after the conquest."
"Oh, what else did Lord Hong say?"
"Lord Hong also said that the Jiangning camp is brave, and after this expedition, the Golden Tartars are indispensable to the Jiangning battalion."
Chen Xinjia's face had no expression, and Qian Qianyi on the side couldn't help it, thinking about opening his mouth, but was stopped by Chen Xinjia with his eyes.
This scene, Tang Haitai saw it very clearly, he was happy for his cleverness, the sentence he said was not good at all, the meaning of this sentence, except for the Jiangning battalion, the rest of the sergeants in Liaodong were not good, if they wanted to exterminate the Houjin Tartars, they couldn't do without the Jiangning battalion, and when it came to the deeper meaning, it was inseparable from Su Tiancheng, so what kind of position would Chen Xinjia and Qian Qianyi put in, how could the two be happy.
Back at his office, Tang Haitai hummed a small tune in his mouth, looking very excited.
"Lord Qian, what do you think of this deployment?"
"Lord Chen, the lower officials think that the arrangement and deployment are foolproof, and there is no need to make adjustments."
After saying this, Qian Qianyi was obviously a little unconvinced, and then spoke.
"I think this Jiangning battalion is too arrogant, could it be said that if you win a battle in Liaodong, you can't do without anything, not necessarily, can't the border army and the Yulin battalion fight and fight, if Lord Hong's words come out, it will have a great impact on the soldiers who are fighting."
Chen Xinjia nodded.
"What Lord Qian said is yes, I also think that the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion stationed in Liaodong are not many, and if they want to open up the situation in Liaodong, they still rely on the border army, although there are not many sergeants in the Yulin battalion, but most of them are brave and good at fighting, and this time they can also be sent out, as for the arrangement of the Jiangning battalion, it is still according to the previous deployment and will not be adjusted."
Qian Qianyi nodded.
"I don't know what Lord Lu Dao thinks of Jiang Ningying."
"Lord Qian, the bravery of the Jiangning battalion, the emperor knows, the adults in the court know, you and I also understand, otherwise we would not have won so many battles, but I thought that at this time and then, I have been in Liaodong for so long, and I have not seen the courage of the Jiangning battalion, it is nothing more than daily training and patrolling, besides, the salaries of the soldiers of the Jiangning battalion are very high, which is also known to everyone, if we hadn't thought of a way, I'm afraid Liaodong is a little unstable now."
"The lower official also sees it this way, why don't you try to govern the Jiangning camp, your lord is the governor of Liaodong, responsible for all military and political matters, and it is a matter of course to command the Jiangning camp."
Chen Xinjia looked at Qian Qianyi, the cooperation between him and Qian Qianyi is very good, Qian Qianyi is different from some Confucians, and he is very knowledgeable, but he still treats things and deals with things with some old and sophisticated, but he doesn't know what Lu Dao is for, and he is always a little worried about Jiang Ningying, so that he can't make an accurate judgment.
The cooperation between the two is very good, especially Qian Qianyi's ability to lower the shelf, which is very rare, Confucians generally have hard bones, even in front of the emperor, they are not willing to grovel.
Chen Xinjia also decided to tell the truth.
"Lord Qian doesn't know, this Jiangning camp is very special, the name given by the emperor himself, besides, Lord Su is still the governor of Jiliao, when I came to Liaodong, the holy decree also said very clearly, I am assisting Lord Su and leading the affairs of Liaodong, Lord Su is far away in Dengzhou, and he didn't ask about the affairs of Liaodong, so he gave me face, and I couldn't do too much."
Chen Xinjia's explanation was clear, but Qian Qianyi was not satisfied.
"Xiaguan doesn't see it this way, Jiangning Camp is the army of the imperial court, not Su Tiancheng's army alone, if you think so, wouldn't Su Tiancheng want to rebel, the Lord should be the right to govern the Jiangning Battalion, since the Jiangning Camp is in Liaodong, it must obey the dispatch of the adults."
Chen Xinjia paused slightly.
He vaguely knew that Qian Qianyi had some opinions on Su Tiancheng, and he didn't know very well what he had opinions about, as well as the source of the contradictions, but judging from the words that Qian Qianyi said just now, Qian Qianyi's opinions on Su Tiancheng were very big, and such a thing had little to do with him Chen Xinjia, but if Su Tiancheng knew about it, he would be a matter that Qian Qianyi discussed in private, which would be not good.
"Lord Qian said cautiously, there are some things, the above opinions are also clear, you and I just do it according to the above meaning, as for other aspects, it is better to say less, I also know that Lord Qian is for my good, I hope that the situation in Liaodong will change dramatically, you and I will follow these ideas, do things seriously, don't talk about the rest of the things."
Qian Qianyi's old face was a little red, although Chen Xinjia said it tactfully, the meaning was very clear, he was obviously losing face by talking behind his back like this. (To be continued......)