Chapter Twenty-Nine: Plotting the Northern Frontier
"The emperor's heart is unpredictable......" Shen Huashan was also lamenting that the affairs in northern Xinjiang ended hastily, and remembered the-for-tat confrontation between Zhenyuan Duke and Uncle Guo, and was also a little worried about whether the situation in the court would cause a bigger turmoil because of the situation in northern Xinjiang. Although he is only a civil official, he also knows that the nuisance of ethnic minorities in northern Xinjiang is a chronic disease left over from history, which can neither be eliminated nor let go, Gu Dazu has been in northern Xinjiang for 20 years, and there is no merit and hard work, how can the Anbei Protectorate withdraw lightly? Remembering that Jiang Bowen is a die-hard minister of Emperor Changtai, does Changtai have this intention? But why is that? Because the Shen family didn't have in-depth exploration in the army, he couldn't think of a reason.
"The emperor's heart is unpredictable......" At the same time, Shen Zejing was also sighing, so that Shen Ning, who was serving in the study, listened to it, the emperor's heart is unpredictable? Yes, Emperor Changtai still made the same decision and sent the three princes to Anbei to supervise the military. Shen Ning knew that the trip of the three princes would definitely be fruitless, but it aroused the disgust of the military in Northern Xinjiang was the fuse of the seven-year-long Northern Xinjiang Rebellion, and it is estimated that this result was not expected by Emperor Changtai, right?
The rebellion in northern Xinjiang is not so much about the invasion of the Turks, but rather about the dispute between the court, more precisely, it starts from the dispute between Longyouwei and Guannewei, and the more than 50,000 soldiers and generals in Anbei are the cause of the rebellion in northern Xinjiang. It's a pity that Emperor Changtai thought that Dayong was as stable as Mount Tai and boasted of the prosperity of Wenzhi and martial arts, so he made such a decision, right? At this time, the situation and Emperor Changtai have not yet been revealed, and the people of Northern Xinjiang are still suffering in the end.
Who would have known that in the face of the general trend of heaven, even a noble emperor is just a chess piece? The wheel is pushing, endlessly, the five elements are more kings, and they are always born together, even Shen Ning, who was reborn and broke free from the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao, can only know a little bit about it.
The affairs of Northern Xinjiang, with the affairs of Jingzhao officials passing by, gradually began to pay less attention, except for a very small number of people who were worried, even the matter of the three princes leaving for the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, did not arouse the interest of many people, the gathering of officials should be gathered, the affairs of the work, the whole Jingzhao has a rare calm.
When the third prince left, the grasshopper still told Shen Ning the news, and reported it together, as well as the news from the palace, the five princes have recently asked for peace The number of times they have asked for peace is the same as usual, and there is no useful news and so on. Shen Ning told the grasshopper not to worry, and also instructed that if there was no special news, there was no need to risk contacting, originally she planned that this chess piece would be used later.
Thinking of the seven-year rebellion in Northern Xinjiang, Shen Ning's heart was a little heavy. If we follow the trajectory of the previous life, it will not be until the forty-second year of Changtai that the situation in northern Xinjiang will calm down a little. In the forty-second year of Changtai, Shangguan Changzhi was ordered to suppress the northern Xinjiang and served as the crown prince as a solicitor. Unexpectedly, when the army was about to enter the northern Xinjiang region, the camp was unified in front of the Danyin Han Formation, and Shen Zesi, who was the general of the Longyou Guard, galloped thousands of miles to rescue, unfortunately was killed by an arrow, and the Shen family lost the largest strength in the army.
Since the fourth uncle Shen Zesi died because of the Northern Xinjiang in his previous life, then he should be born for the Northern Xinjiang in this life! Shen Ning thought deeply, the worries about the people of Northern Xinjiang and Shen Zesi's future were combined, this Shen Ning, who was already in her forties, showed a look of compassion that did not match her appearance, which made Shen Zejing feel very curious, since Shen Ning served in the study, he also felt that Shen Ning had changed a lot, this change was gratifying, and after exchanging opinions with Shen Yu, he attributed this change to the fact that the bigger he was, the more sensible, or, is it the study to serve and read?
"Father, is Anbei far away? I've been listening to people outside talk about it lately. Shen Ning asked Shen Zejing, it is indeed true, about the Northern Xinjiang and Anbei Protectorate, some time ago, even ordinary people had heard and discussed, so Shen Ning asked this, and Shen Zejing did not feel strange.
"Anbei is protected in the northern Xinjiang, and the Longyou Road is still far away" Shen Zejing also happened to be fine, and found out the map ......of the Dayong territory to explain it one by one. It is said that Shen Zejing, a five-grade civil official, will not have a map, but Shen Huashan is a scholar of the Ministry of Industry, who controls the trend of the country's rivers flowing to the mountains and rivers, a map, that is a mere map, even Shen Zejing's other brothers, in private, are all in their hands, and each person's map is not the same, such as the map in Shen Zeyuan's hand, which marks the affairs of the merchants in the major business domains.
Shen Zejing also briefly talked about the nuisance of ethnic minorities in northern Xinjiang, and most of what he knew about the situation in northern Xinjiang was also known to the officials of the imperial court.
Shen Ning looked at the map, no need for Shen Zejing to explain, she is also familiar with it, when the Shen family was not defeated, she was known as "Xianrui", and she set the title before her death, what an honor this is, that is because she used to work tirelessly to survey the map and formulate a strategy to destroy the three kings, those things are gone, and now is left, only now can be planned.
"If the fourth uncle goes to northern Xinjiang, then the ethnic minorities will not dare to come, the fourth uncle's martial arts are so strong......" This is Shen Ning's most true evaluation of Shen Zesi, the Shen family is mostly civil officials and scholars, but Shen Zesi is an outlier, he has been a martial artist since he was a child, and he has taken a different path from the Shen family, and even several of his children have been influenced by him, learning martial arts and being good at martial arts, and he also took the road of joining the army early. In Shen Ning's heart, Shen Zesi, like Shen Zejing, is really a person like Shen Jiazhushi.
"Father, can you let the fourth uncle go to Northern Xinjiang?" Taking advantage of Shen Zejing's interest in Northern Xinjiang, Shen Ning then asked, according to her judgment, it would be better for Shen Zesi to go to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, but I don't know if my father and grandfather thought of this.
"Go to Northern Xinjiang......" Shen Zejing also thought of his cousin who was extraordinary in martial arts, and also thought of the place where Shen Yuhong was leading the training, and also spread to other places.
"In today's situation, Northern Xinjiang is a place where it is easy to make military exploits, but the situation of the Anbei Protectorate is unknown, I don't know if there will be a risk of life......" Shen Huashan listened to Shen Zejing's words, and the first thing that came to mind was the personal safety of his nephew Shen Zesi, according to Shen Huashan's decades of life experience, only people are the most valuable wealth, and only when people live, military exploits are meaningful, otherwise everything else is nonsense. Shen Zesi is the eldest son of the third brother Shen Deshan, this matter should not be taken lightly, and he has to talk to him.
Shen Deshan, who was in the ancestral house of the Shen family in Hangzhou, received a letter from his brother Shen Huashan, and he was a little hesitant for a while. Although he is engaged in general affairs, he is not without knowledge, otherwise the Shen family's industry would not be able to grow bigger and bigger in his hands, and even in some aspects, he has the same sensitivity and insight as Shen Huashan. Shen Huashan told him all about the situation in northern Xinjiang, and it was up to Shen Deshan to make the final decision on whether to let Shen Zesi go to northern Xinjiang. Habitually, he quickly measured the risks and benefits of going to Northern Xinjiang, but when it came to his son, it was a bit chaotic, and this degree was not easy to grasp.
He first sent a letter to his son Shen Zesi to ask him what he thought, and then went to his second brother Shen Kaishan - both in Hangzhou, which is very convenient.
In the Hangzhou Assassin's Mansion, Shen Kaishan listened to Shen Deshan's words, and it was difficult to make a decision. What he thinks and worries about, Shen Huashan and Shen Deshan have analyzed, and he is afraid that if he can't get it right, he will fold Shen Zesi in the northern Xinjiang.
"Let's wait for Si'er to decide for herself." The two of them finally said this, Shen Deshan and Shen Kaishan talked about some family affairs, Dao had already sent someone to Jingzhao to meet his nephew Shen Zeyuan to go to Xining, and asked the Assassin Mansion if he needed money and silver in the near future, so he left the Assassin Mansion.
Shen Zesi quickly made a decision, Dao was sure to go to Northern Xinjiang, so that his father and uncle would have to worry more. If it is said that virtue and speech are the highest goal of the literati, then for the military generals, the meritorious service of Zhenjiang is the greatest pursuit, even if the horse leather shroud, then why fear? In a person's life, there must always be a pursuit and a goal, and work diligently along this pursuit and goal to live this life in vain. Guarding the frontier and protecting the people is Shen Zesi's pursuit, and he has such a military general's blood in his heart.
After receiving Shen Deshan's reply, Shen Huashan called Shen Zejing, and the two discussed how to operate in order to transfer Shen Zesi to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate. Fortunately, Shen Zesi's position as the lieutenant of Guoyi in Yuzhou is not high, even if there is a transfer, it is only eye-catching, and there is more room for maneuver.
Soon, Shen Zejing once again asked Zhou Tingzhen to get together with Zhou Tingzhen, the staff of the Ministry of War, to exchange the recent situation of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, after Shen Zejing took office as the Ministry of Meritorious Service, the two of them also drank wine, this time, the two were like-minded and happy, during which Shen Yu's family also visited Xu's house once, and also sent Shen Deshan's freshly shipped winter bamboo shoots to the Xu family, and the two families had a good impression of each other.
Not long after, when Shen Zejing was having a small gathering with Zhou Tingzhen, Xu Shenxing of the military department also participated, and he had a nephew who also wanted to loosen his position when he took the exam next year. It just so happened that Shen Zejing thought to himself, it seems that this news provided by Ruliu is still useful.
Taking advantage of the wine and the atmosphere was just right, Shen Zejing mentioned Shen Zesi's matter to the two, Zhou Tingzhen because of the matter of winter bamboo shoots, and Xu Shenxing because of his nephew's matter, they all readily agreed, but it is the convenience of you to come and go, only if you have done your best for others, others may be dedicated to you in the future, these people have thought clearly.
So before December, Xu Shenxing communicated with Shen Zejing with the news: the matter was decided, and the position of Sima of the Anbei Metropolitan Protector was promoted one level higher than that of Guoyi Commander of Yuzhou. Because it was within the scope of normal transfer, Gu Dazu and the three princes did not stop it much, but the time was tighter, and they had to report to Anbei before the year, and the military department would issue a letter of appointment for transfer in the future.
The Shen family was very satisfied with this result and expressed their gratitude to both Zhou Tingzhen and Xu Shenxing. During this period, Xu Shenxing also vaguely mentioned his nephew, and Shen Zejing also happily asked Xu Shenxing to rest assured, saying that things would go as he wished; He quickly sent a letter to tell Shen Deshan and Shen Zesi the news, asking them to prepare and so on.