Chapter 244: The Controversy of the Imperial Council
"Don't worry about this matter, Duke Liu will take the initiative to raise it at the court meeting, the identity of a certain is known to many civil and military ministers, the emperor also knows, there is not much problem with a certain initiative to put forward, the emperor can't blame it, a certain wants to visit the Yang Privy Envoy before the court meeting, if it is supported by the Yang Privy Envoy, even if Tian Lingzi opposes it, it will not have much effect, but a certain main is still worried about the emperor's opinion, if the emperor does not agree, I am afraid it will be difficult to reverse the unfavorable situation."
"The fault of this matter is some, I thought that I could get a better situation for the prince, but I didn't expect to fall into a dilemma, I never thought of it, but the prince did things, and he never cared about the imperial decree of the court, and the matter of exterminating the Yellow Nest, the prince had already made up his mind, even if there was no result of the court, the iron-blooded army would have to act."
Yan Fu, who had never spoken, frowned and spoke.
"Zheng Ge Lao and Liu Gong said this, there are some different views, it is said that the iron-blooded army exterminated the Yellow Nest, it is a matter that the court and the emperor are looking forward to, the Yellow Nest has rebelled for many years, almost threatened the capital, can be completely wiped out, the emperor and the court are naturally at ease, and the situation in the south has always been unstable, and now the Yellow Nest has entered Jiangnan Province, the situation in the south is even more chaotic, and a certain has seen a lot of twists and turns in the south, and they are all complaining."
Liu Yunzhang and Zheng Zheng looked at Yan Fu at the same time.
"The most worrying thing is still two aspects, the first is the discussion of the court, there is no result for a long time, so that the news leaks out, Huang Chao knows the arrangement of the iron-blooded army, I am afraid that he will flee in the direction of Lingnan, the sergeant under Huang Chao is already good at wandering and fighting, so the iron-blooded army needs to spend more time and energy, and it will be difficult to eliminate Huang Chao within a year. The second is the long-distance attack of the iron-blooded army, supply is the biggest problem, once away from the Shannan East Road, Shannan West Road and Huainan Road, it is necessary to take into account the problem of grain and grass, if the festival envoys in various places not only do not give the supply of grain and grass, but deliberately create some friction at this time, or even turn the spearhead at the iron-blooded army, it will be a huge trouble. ”
Liu Yunzhang and Zheng Jin's faces were a little pale, because the situation that Yan Fu said did exist.
"I thought that the prince didn't have to care about any decision made by the court. According to the previous plan, once the festivals in various places turn against each other, the prince must make a painful determination to ruthlessly extinguish this momentum, and when necessary, he can even go on a killing spree, kill a hundred people, and the grain and grass can be levied generously at the local level, and anyone who does not obey will be punished as collaborating with the enemy. ”
Yan Fu's opinions. It should be said that it is feasible to do it completely according to the ideas of the soldiers, but there is one of the biggest problems in this, that is, Huang Chao can't escape too far. If you really go to Lingnan, the mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, and the Iron Blood Army may not have so much energy to deal with the local Jiedu envoys, and they will really encounter attacks from both the Jiedu envoys and Huangchao. It may be that the decision to encircle and suppress Huangchao has come to naught.
"Liu Gong, I think Yan Shilang's suggestion is feasible."
Zheng Zhen also led soldiers and knew the importance of time. As long as you can seize the opportunity and bite Huang Chao tightly, so that Huang Chao can't escape, then you can solve the battle in the shortest possible time, and the premise for doing so is that you don't care about any decision of the imperial court, and no matter what the emperor thinks.
Liu Yunzhang thought more, after all, he had always been in Liangzhou and was much familiar with the situation.
"Okay, write a letter to the prince, no matter what decision the court makes, the prince will act according to the original plan, even if the court appoints Bi Shiduo as the commander of all the Dao camps, it will not have any impact on the prince and the iron-blooded army."
When Liu Yunzhang said this, Yan Fu's face showed a slight smile.
After Zheng Zheng left, Liu Yunzhang was ready to ask Yan Fu.
Without waiting for Liu Yunzhang to speak, Yan Fu took the initiative to speak.
"Liu Gong said that Bi Shiduo served as the commander of all the provinces, a certain thinks that the possibility is very great, since the emperor has a vigilant mind, he will definitely make such a choice, a certain thinks that this is the best opportunity, the prince can take advantage of this opportunity, ask Bi Shiduo to make some choices, at least the 100,000 troops stationed in Yangzhou, it is impossible to always be indifferent, and it is necessary to transfer some troops to Jiangnan Province to exterminate the Yellow Nest, if Bi Shiduo really does it according to this requirement, wouldn't the prince have a chance to deal with Bi Shiduo, When the time comes, it will be easy to explain to the imperial court, just find a reason. ”
After thinking for a while, Liu Yunzhang had a smile on his face.
"Yan Shilang, your suggestion is really good, no matter what the emperor thinks, he will not stop the iron-blooded army from completely exterminating the Yellow Nest, and Tian Lingzi will not dare to object, but Tian Lingzi will definitely find a way to ask Bi Shiduo to be the commander of all the Dao camps and lead the matter of exterminating the Yellow Nest, so that Bi Shiduo has the right to command, on the surface, he can dispatch the Iron and Blood Army, ask the Iron and Blood Army to do some things, and even mobilize the army of the Southern Jiedu Envoy, and even come to encircle and suppress the Iron and Blood Army, but the 100,000 army in Yangzhou is impossible not to act, As long as Bi Shiduo has a move, the 50,000 iron-blooded soldiers stationed in Huainan Province will have a chance. ”
Speaking of this, Liu Yunzhang stood up excitedly.
"Yan Shilang, when the court meeting, you must pay attention to grasp the opportunity and make a decision as soon as possible, the prince will not wait for the imperial court's edict, he will act in the near future, once the iron-blooded army has the advantage, then he can free up his hands to deal with Bi Shiduo, at this time, a certain finally understands, why the prince is in a hurry to sweep away Bi Shiduo in Yangzhou."
The atmosphere of the court meeting was very serious, and probably many ministers of civil and military affairs knew what was being discussed.
In the Xuanzheng Palace, everyone's expressions were serious, and many people lowered their heads, didn't look at anyone, and thought about their own thoughts.
Zheng Zheng doesn't care so much, this time Liu Yunzhang came to the capital, his identity has been completely clear, there is no need to hide it, and this court meeting is very crucial, and it is necessary to make a decision on the matter of exterminating Huangchao and pacifying the situation in the south.
The court meeting officially began, and Zheng Zheng spoke first.
On the one hand, the Huangchao is in turmoil in the south, and on the other hand, some local tyrants and inferior gentry in the south take the opportunity to rebel, resulting in the misery of the people in the south, and the taxes of the imperial court are difficult to collect, in this case, the imperial court should make up its mind to exterminate the Huangchao and calm the situation in the south, and the minister suggested that the iron-blooded army be responsible for exterminating the Huangchao and completely pacifying the situation in the south......"
After Zheng Zheng finished speaking, he looked up at the emperor, he hoped that the emperor would make a decision.
A voice came out, Zheng Jin's brows furrowed slightly, this was Tian Lingzi's voice.
"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Zheng Ge Lao's suggestion is feasible, but there are riots in various parts of the south, not only the Huangchao rebellion, so to exterminate the Huangchao and calm the situation in the south, it takes many forces, just the iron-blooded army is not enough, the slave maid thinks that the 100,000 army in Yangzhou has always been responsible for the peace of the south, and has also fought with the Huangchao for a long time, their experience is richer, and the imperial court can make Bi Shiduo the commander of all the Dao camps to lead the elimination of the Huangchao and the pacification of the south......"
Zheng Jin's face turned blue, he didn't expect Tian Lingzi to speak at this time, let alone Yang Fuguang didn't open his mouth in time to support, but Tian Lingzi's words were very reasonable, he couldn't refute it, although his identity was clear, but above the court meeting, he would never be able to put forward Li Rupei as the commander of all the Dao camps, or Cui Anqian, Liu Yunzhang and others as the head of all the Dao camps, this is a political taboo, no matter what.
Yang Fuguang finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, the slave and maid agree to completely exterminate the Huangchao Rebellion and calm the situation in the south, as for the unification of all the provinces, the slave and maid think it is necessary to set it up, so as to facilitate the unified coordination of the eradication of the Huangchao and the pacification of the situation in the south."
Yang Fuguang's words stopped at this point, and he did not point out who would be the commander of the camp of all the Daoists.
Zheng Ji felt angry, but he didn't have the slightest power to fight back, he hoped that among the ministers of civil and military affairs, someone would stand up and ask Li Rupei to be the commander of all the Dao camps, but unfortunately this was just his idea, and even Yan Fu didn't speak.
The emperor is about to speak.
"Huangchao has been in turmoil for many years, I have always been very worried, this opportunity is very good, I think we must completely exterminate Huangchao and calm the situation in the south, my father's suggestion is good, Yangzhou's 100,000 army, fighting with Huangchao for a long time, has rich experience, is responsible for exterminating Huangchao and pacifying the situation in the south, there is no problem, I think it is settled......"
It is very rare to discuss such a major matter in such a short period of time, it is very rare for the court meeting to be decided, but the ministers of civil and military affairs understand the meaning, no one will name it, and no one will stand up against it, they know that in the contest of the court meeting, Li Rupei and Tian Lingzi each succeeded, Tian Lingzi would not propose to depose Zheng Jin, but Bi Shiduo served as the commander of the Zhudao camp and was responsible for all matters in the south, which was tantamount to directly limiting the power of Li Rupei and the Iron Blood Army.
When the court meeting dispersed, Zheng Zheng stood in the Xuanzheng Hall and did not leave for a long time, this was the ending he did not expect, and it was also his deeper understanding of the power struggle in the court, the emperor's thoughts, Tian Lingzi's thoughts, and the thoughts of Yang Fuguang and others, he understood.
Yan Fu stayed with him all the time, without speaking or explaining, but the expression on his face was calm.
Zheng Zheng looked at Yan Fu for a long time, as if he was thinking about something, and slowly, his face began to soften, and later, a smile appeared on his face.
"Yan Shilang, compared with the prince, he is ashamed of himself, but he doesn't know that this thing is controlled by people." (To be continued......)