Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Situation in the Northern Frontier
In mid-September, General Seven Davids returned to Beijing to report on his work. Jiang Bowen, the uncle of the country and the general of the Longyou Guard, impeached Gu Dazu in the court for being "incompetent, using state affairs for his own selfish and treason", accusing him of colluding with Turkic, Xianbei and other ethnic minorities to disturb the territory of Dayong, and asked Emperor Changtai to issue an order for Gu Dazu to return to Beijing to defend himself, and suggested that the Anbei Protectorate should be withdrawn and more than 50,000 soldiers of the Anbei Protectorate should be merged into the Longyou Guard. As soon as this remark came out, it caused a shock in the court, and some officials even exclaimed in front of the palace: "How is it possible? ”
No official would think that Jiang Bowen took advantage of this to support the army and respect himself, although Jiang Bowen was the uncle of the country, he was a pure minister of Emperor Changtai. Jiang Bowen followed him from the time of Emperor Changtai when he was a dragon, and finally assisted Emperor Changtai to ascend the throne, which was far more trusted by Emperor Changtai than the family of relatives, and the plaque of Jiangfu on the west side of Shifu Street also hung with the four big characters of Emperor Changtai's handwritten "Emperor and Ministers are not hidden", which shows the grace of the Jiang family.
Before waiting for other reactions from Jingzhao officials, Wu Nengchao, Marquis of An Lu, and Chen Zhihao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, seconded Jiang Bowen's impeachment, believing that Gu Dazu had not made any achievements in northern Xinjiang for many years, but on the contrary, the Turks and Xianbei were becoming more and more domineering, and the people in northern Xinjiang were gradually resentful. Wu Nengchao is the father of the crown princess, and he is in the same breath as the Jiang family, so it is not surprising that Shangshu seconded the proposal, but Chen Zhihao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also seconded the proposal, which made the officials think deeply.
Immediately, Zhenyuan Gong Jian Shu and Ma Jian sent a letter to the east to refute Jiang Bowen's words, believing that Gu Dazu guarded the northern frontier because the Turks did not dare to invade, and they were the pillars of the country; Immediately afterwards, Yan Luzheng, the general of Guan Neiwei, impeached Jiang Bowen, believing that it was the Longyouwei who invaded the grain and grass of the Anbei Protectorate, which made the Anbei Protector increasingly embarrassed and unsustainable, and Jiang Bowen was the culprit in the resentment of the people in Northern Xinjiang.
As soon as Yan Luzheng's words came out, the court officials were dumbfounded, not understanding why things would take such a sharp turn. First Jiang Bowen impeached Gu Dazu, and then Yan Legal impeached Jiang Bowen, so, who is right and wrong? What is the truth of the matter? What is the situation in northern Xinjiang?
The situation in northern Xinjiang suddenly became the focus of disputes between the officials of the two sides of the imperial court.
Since the founding of the country, Dayong has set up the Anbei Protectorate in northern Xinjiang, which is close to the Turkic, Xianbei and other ethnic minorities, and the Anxi Protectorate in Yunnangui, which is close to the Western Yan. For more than 200 years, the two protectorates have led more than 50,000 soldiers each, guarding the north and west of Dayong, guarding the security of Dayong's frontier, and making great contributions to the long-term peace and stability of Dayong. Now, someone actually suggested that the Anbei Protectorate be withdrawn? What about grain and grass? The Jingzhao officials felt that their brains were not enough, because they were too far away from the northern Xinjiang, and no one could tell the truth, so they could only speculate on the cause of the incident one after another.
It turned out that the horses were strong and the grass was fertilized in autumn, and the Turkic and Xianbei ethnic minorities outside northern Xinjiang took advantage of the autumn to start their annual looting, and the residents of northern Xinjiang suffered greatly. The Anbei Protectorate was wiped out year after year to no avail, and gradually the people's grievances suddenly grew, which led to Jiang Bowen's impeachment of Gu Dazu. As for the grain and grass, it is said that the Ministry of War directly allocated it to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, and what is the matter with the right guard of Longlong? A few years ago, out of consideration for savings, the Ministry of War transferred military supplies to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate through the Longyouwei, and only then did Yan Luzheng impeach.
Because the matter involved the major affairs of the military department, the Jingzhao officials did not dare to express any opinions for a while, so they waited for the ruling of Emperor Changtai, but Emperor Changtai did not say anything, and everyone's books were left behind, and only one sentence was said: "I have my own arrangements for this matter, and I will discuss it later." And ordered the officials to retreat. This made the situation in northern Xinjiang more confusing, and also made Jingzhao officials pay more attention to northern Xinjiang, and they have inquired about the news of northern Xinjiang from their peers and old places. Since then, Northern Xinjiang has officially entered the center of the Dayong Dynasty.
For a few days, there was no news from the Xuanzheng Palace, and the officials under the Zhongshu and the door were all silenced, their mouths were tighter than the river mussels, and the entire Jingzhao was filled with a depressing atmosphere, which seemed to be brewing and fermenting something, but it was not broken.
Shen Ning naturally knew about the situation in northern Xinjiang. In the past few days, Shen Zejing has been worried, the situation in northern Xinjiang affects the hearts of every Jingzhao official, and he doesn't know what the situation in northern Xinjiang is, so he can't help but pace in the study, and naturally said to himself: "If you don't stay in the middle of the country, what does the emperor mean?" Shen Ning saw Shen Zejing's worried appearance, sighed lightly in his heart, and thought: Sure enough, this is still the case, the Northern Xinjiang Rebellion really started here, just like the previous life, it seems that even if I am reborn, many things are still going on according to its original trajectory.
But he didn't know what to say to Shen Zejing.
In late September, Emperor Changtai finally made a decision and announced in the court: the impeachment was rejected one by one, and the seven David generals were ordered to return to the garrison quickly, and the military department was ordered to directly nuclear the military quartermaster to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, and Gu Dazu was ordered to guard the northern frontier; He also ordered the third prince Shangguan Yongping to join the army for Anbei, supervise the military, and go to northern Xinjiang in the near future.
As soon as this decree was made, Yan Luzheng's face changed slightly, and he was about to say something, but when he saw Jian Xiangdong's eyes, he paused again, and finally didn't say anything. Jiang Bowen, Wu Nengchao and others had happy faces, knelt down and thanked him and said that he would obey the edict. The rest of the officials also said that they obeyed the order, knowing that the matter of the northern Xinjiang that had disturbed for a while had come to an end for the time being, and many people were thinking, the emperor is playing fifty boards each, but what is going on with this prince supervising the army?
The most unexpected was the third prince Shangguan Yongping, he didn't expect that because of the unknown situation in northern Xinjiang, a big surprise would fall on him in the end. The prince supervises the army and supervises the military, doesn't this mean that if he goes to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, isn't he the biggest? It must be known that Anbei has more than 50,000 soldiers, and if he gets the help of these 50,000 soldiers, then the weight of winning the throne will be more. He was a little flattered, and hurriedly knelt down to accept the order, overjoyed. Hearing the news that the third prince was the supervisor of the army, the second prince and his future father-in-law Chen Zhihao exchanged a look, which meant that it was hard to say, Shangguan Changzhi was very gentle and had a hint of a smile, as if he was happy for the imperial brother.
Although Emperor Changtai's will broke the oppressive atmosphere of Jingzhao, it made more people think and made more people sigh and worry. In the Zhenyuan Mansion, Yan Luzheng was saying goodbye to Jian Xiangdong, he was about to return to the station tomorrow, before leaving, thinking that he would come to say goodbye to Jian Xiangdong, only to hear him say: "Teacher ......" Yes, Jian Xiangdong is Yan Luzheng's teacher, and the previous general Guan Neiwei is him. Although Jian Xiangdong had already handed over military power and was at home to retire with peace of mind, he still had a deep influence in Guannewei.
"Let's go back in peace. That's the end of the matter. Jian Xiangdong knew what his disciple hadn't said, and there was nothing to say when he thought about it, and the master and apprentice were relatively speechless for a while.
"Your Majesty, ...... old" Yan Luzheng didn't hold back, but still said angrily. On the surface, they each played fifty boards, but in fact, they were still biased towards Jiang Bowen, and even Zhen Yuangong's face was swept away, which made Yan Luzheng really unable to swallow this breath. Caring for the Jiang family's Conglong Gong, he was reluctant to run the Jiang family, and also set up a prison army for Anbei, a prison army? What kind of thing is that, his grandmother's, went to Anbei, it's no wonder that Gu Dazu didn't kill him. Thinking of Gu Dazu's character, Yan Luzheng couldn't help but gloat a little, and asked you to be a prisoner.
"I look at the situation in Northern Xinjiang, it is ...... dangerous" Jian Xiangdong thought of his old wife Shuhe eldest princess, and he was also very helpless, he expressed his worries to Emperor Changtai through Shuhe eldest princess earlier, Daobeijiang must be cautious, and the Jiang family cannot be easily maintained, so as not to chill the hearts of the generals in northern Xinjiang, but he still got such a result, he was so aggrieved that he wanted to scold. Especially thinking that Emperor Changtai also let the three princes supervise the army in Anbei, doesn't this mean that he doesn't trust Gu Dazu? Isn't this adding chaos to the situation in northern Xinjiang? He also felt that Emperor Changtai was confused this time, and he couldn't understand what he meant.
"No matter how much, you take care of the internal guards! I've cleaned up the inside and outside of the guard! In the end, the master and apprentice could only say goodbye helplessly.
The people of the Three Princes' Mansion were naturally very happy, and a group of staff members were also preparing for the three princes' imminent northward journey, all saying that it was best to take Gu Dazu for their own use when they went to northern Xinjiang, and fully analyzed the importance of Anbei's 50,000 generals, and finally agreed on a series of strategies to deal with Anbei's generals to appease, deter, and buy.
Not to mention how Chen Zhihao was persuading the second prince to be calm and not impatient, and then talk about the development of things, let's talk about the Five Princes' Mansion, Shangguan Changzhi also discussed with the staff in the Five Princes' Mansion about the third prince's appointment as the supervisor of the army. Shangguan Changzhi sighed and said: "Father Emperor really has other arrangements for the third child...... At this point, several of them have vaguely guessed what the emperor's heart is, and Shangguan Changzhi couldn't help but be gloomy for a while: "Who does the father want?" Old ten? Old Twelve? But they are still young, can the prince's illness still improve? Li, Xu and the others didn't answer, they knew that Shangguan Changzhi was just asking themselves.
"The third prince is stubborn and greedy, and if he goes to Anbei, it may be a blessing or a curse. The Great Ancestor of the Anbei Protector has been firmly established in Northern Xinjiang for 20 years, how can he be willing to lose his military power? We'll wait, and there's going to be a good show. Someone in the staff said this, and when he heard this, Guan Changzhi felt a burst of happiness in his heart, and he didn't think about the matter of the third prince, compared to this, he was more concerned about another thing.
"Chen Zhihao and Jiang Bowen have never had a deep relationship, how could they seconded him this time? Could it be that the second prince and the Jiang family reached some agreement? The crown prince is weak, and the glory and wealth of the Jiang family also need to be maintained or, and it is completely possible to update faster. Baidu search staff deduced from Shangguan Changzhi's thinking that it was not impossible for the Jiang family to choose the second prince, and if the Jiang family and the second prince really formed an alliance, it would be greatly disadvantageous to the other princes. The emperor's funeral lady pays attention to the interaction between Concubine De and the queen, and you can find out a thing or two. "Xu San's thoughts are going to be advanced, please determine whether Chen Zhihao seconded the proposal is the emperor's thinking or other reasons, and then make a decision." Not to mention one less