In the face of the defeat of the Western Xinjiang and the defeat of the society, which is related to the stability of the society, the death of the Jin family, the wrongness of Jiang Yawan's father and son, and the secret battle between the queen and the concubine...... It's all floating clouds!

Empress Dowager Jiang held a court meeting for the first time!

"It's enough for the Zhenxi Army to use for three years and the baggage is burned down?!" Xue Chang almost vomited blood when he heard the news, "This, how is this possible?!" ”

No wonder he is crazy - from the Empress Dowager Gu listening to the government back then, to the second queen fighting for power, and now to the Jiang family, the reason why he, the prime minister, has a stable position is to make money, and he has always ensured that most of the Li people live and work in peace and contentment, as well as the supply of the two border armies.

In other words, the batch of baggage burned by the Zhenxi Army was completely saved by him with a grain of rice and a piece of millet!

For the elite of a country like the Zhenxi Army, the cost of food and clothing can be imagined! What is the amount of baggage that is enough for them for three years? Just look at the current Manchu Dynasty, there is no one with a good face to know the result! With such a big loss, how could Xue Chang not be bleeding from his heart?!

"Such a major event, it is expected that Han Jishan will not make a false report...... Let's talk about the matter of accountability, let's discuss the countermeasures first: now the Zhenxi army is trapped in Shazhou City, if Shazhou City is broken, there will be no danger to defend for more than 200 miles, only to retreat to Wangcheng! Empress Dowager Jiang's face was still pale with a sick face, and at this moment she turned pale with anger, "But Wangcheng's grain and grass reserves are insufficient, and it will definitely not be able to supply the army!" What can you do? ”

"Shazhou is followed by Xiangzhou, you can use the Xiangzhou treasury for emergency purposes first!" The king of Huainan immediately said, "At the same time, the heavy grain and grass from the treasury will be sent to the western frontier to prepare for war!" ”

"Although it is said that the wind and rain have been smooth in recent years, the treasury is very full!" Jiang Tianqi's face was not very good-looking, and he said lightly, "However, the west and north sides are fighting at the same time, and the consumption is not small!" Two days ago, the Zhenbei Army came to report, and it was also mentioned that the baggage needs to be replenished! If this will be made up for the Zhenxi Army, I don't know if there is anything else for the Zhenbei Army? ”

King Huainan frowned: "The western barbarians are coming to the city, don't you care about it?" If Wangcheng is lost, Xiban will be able to drive straight into it - even Xiangzhou will be affected by that time! If you are not careful, I am afraid that it will be a repeat of the Xiangzhou Rebellion during the time of Gojong! ”

During the reign of Rui Gaozong, the Zhenxi army was also defeated once, and retreated all the way from Shazhou to Xiangzhou, and even the city of Xiangzhou was lost. As a result, the Xiban slaughtered and plundered in these two states - mainly Xiangzhou, because Shazhou was bitterly cold, and the oil and water were far inferior to Xiangzhou. In the end, the population of Xiangzhou plummeted by as much as 50%, and it was difficult to recover for decades.

"Didn't the back of Wangcheng repair the lock bar pass and the Luofeng pass?" Jiang Tianqi reminded in surprise, "These two passes are after the Xiangzhou Rebellion, Emperor Gaozong took pity on his people and dug a mountain to prepare for the unexpected...... If Wangcheng really can't hold it, retreating these two levels is enough to keep Xiangzhou! ”

"Those two levels may not be safe!" It was Xue Chang who spoke this time, he could be regarded as recovering from the huge blow, and said with a gloomy face, "After all, the Xiangzhou Rebellion is already a matter of Emperor Gaozong's time, and for so many years, these two levels have never experienced the threat of soldiers coming to the city!" How can combat readiness not be slackened? ”

"You can let the Zhenxi Army replace the original defenders of these two levels!" Jiang Tianqi retorted.

"That's not going to work either!" Xue Chang didn't even think about it, "Four years ago, Ruan Qingyan handed over a document requesting the repair of these two passes, listing the current situation of these two passes-even the gate is in tatters, let alone other places!" But due to various reasons, it has never been able to allocate funds, even if such two levels allow the Zhenxi Army to replace the original defenders, how can it be safe? Especially if the grain and grass are not solved, and the army is uncertain, how can they defend it? ! ”

Jiang Tianqi frowned: "There is such a thing?!" Why aren't these two levels repaired? Four years ago, it didn't seem like the treasury was very tight, right? The tone was quite unhappy, obviously suspecting that Xue Chang was changing his methods to maintain his students.

Yi Taizhang, the secretary of the military department, answered: "What Xue Xiang said is not bad - mainly in the past, when the Gu clan was in power, the guards of the two passes of Suoman and Luofeng were all from the Gu family, and they relied on the support of the Gu family, and thought that there were Shazhou and Wangcheng in front of them, so they had to tear down the two Xiongguan and sell them for money!" So ......"

"Then why don't you allocate funds for repairs?!" Jiang Tianqi asked again impatiently.

He used to be Yi Taizhang's subordinate, but now he is only at the same level as Yi Taizhang, and his tone in public is so impulsive, it is like his superiors scolding his subordinates, and Yi Taizhang's eyebrows can't help but flash a touch of displeasure. It's just that he couldn't bear it because of the Jiang family's current power, and said lightly: "Because these two passes have almost been demolished, if they want to be repaired, it is by no means a small number." Although the treasury was not very tight at that time, the northern frontier was already at war, and in case of emergency, this expenditure was temporarily pressed down - after I discussed it with Xue Xiang, I told the Duke of Qin, and the Lord of the Kingdom also agreed! ”

Hearing that it was a practice that Qin Guogong also approved, Jiang Tianqi gave up, but his brows were still tightened.

"The current grain stock of the national treasury, under the condition of ensuring the needs of the Zhenbei Army and other places, how much can be allocated to the Zhenxi Army to make up for it?" When Empress Dowager Jiang heard this, she frowned and asked.

Only Xue Chang can answer this question: "It's just the beginning of the year, and it's still early before the autumn harvest." It can only be allocated to the Zhenxi Army for two months at most! The rest must be collected from the local treasury! ”

"Two months?" Empress Dowager Jiang's face is not very good-looking, this is only the beginning of February, and two months later is April, even if you count the time when the grain and grass are sent to the western Xinjiang, I am afraid that it will not be able to survive the autumn harvest! What's more, when the time comes, the autumn harvest does not mean that it will be turned into the grain and grass of the Zhenxi Army immediately, after all, it will be harvested, collected, and then escorted to Beijing, put into storage, and then allocated after it is finished......

"How much can be raised by the local government treasury? What about the time? ”

Xue Chang's answer is still not very optimistic, it is mainly a matter of time, although Jingzhong is far away from Shazhou, but fortunately, the grain and grass in the treasury are ready-made, and Yi Zhi can start to mobilize and arrange operations immediately. But the local treasury is in trouble, for the sake of the imperial court, they dare not not give, but it is difficult to say how much to give or how little to give.

And it is impossible for the treasury of every place to send people directly to Shazhou - in Xue Chang's consideration, these are still secondary, what he is most worried about is that in the current political environment of Da Rui, this kind of sudden grain requisition will definitely bring a catastrophe to the people at the bottom: "The imperial court levies one, and it is issued to the common people layer by layer, I am afraid that it has been said ten, so the emergency policy has become a harsh government, how can it not lose the hearts of the people?!" Although the defeat of the Western Xinjiang and the loss of the Zhenxi Army also involve the national capital, it seems that it is only a corner of the gains and losses, once it disturbs the common people, it is related to the stability of the society! ”

"Especially, seeing that it is the time of spring ploughing, I am afraid that it will be ...... if it disturbs the people at this time."

Empress Dowager Jiang frowned deeply when she heard this, she knew very well what kind of virtue those henchmen in her family were, and she knew too well that Xue Chang's worries were definitely not groundless!

…… It cannot be said that the Jiang family party is all corrupt officials, mainly because the current political situation is that as long as the Jiang family is relied on, there will be people who speak out if they violate the national law. With great power in hand and no restraint, how can greed not run rampant? Of course, there are those who can hold on to it - but it must be the majority who can't!

"If spring plowing is not good, the autumn harvest will be affected! When the time comes, it will be even worse, and the consequences will be affected, even the Zhenbei Army will be affected! Xue Chang hadn't finished speaking, "So the minister suggested, can Western Xinjiang or Northern Xinjiang consider negotiating peace?" ”

Hearing this, it was really frustrating, and Yi Taizhang, who had just helped him prove it, was displeased and said: "Although Xue Xiang's remarks are considered from the perspective that the grain and grass are unsustainable, it is too much, right? Don't talk about anything else, let's just say Xiban and Beihu, which side is not insatiable? ! Especially this time the Zhenxi Army was defeated, the Xiban can be said to be like a rainbow, although Beihu has been defeated in a row, he will definitely have hope when he learns this news! On this eyebone, we went to propose peace, didn't we throw ourselves into the net, and let their lions open their mouths? ! ”

"The defeat of the Zhenxi Army this time is because the baggage was ruined by the spies, and the matter was too abrupt, and the whole army was caught off guard!" Xue Chang said calmly, "It's not a real defeat!" As long as the grain and grass are connected and the morale of the army is stabilized, it will not be difficult to counterattack! At that time, the western barbarians will be frustrated, at least if the northern Xinjiang proposes a peace proposal, we will not be able to suffer a big loss! ”

Originally, Northern Xinjiang has always fallen behind, but Jiang Tianchi wants to achieve all the benefits in one fell swoop, but he is not willing to lose too much, and adopts a steady and steady strategy of advancing slowly, which is very time-consuming. Beihu's side can be said to have been miserable in the past two years, if they can negotiate peace, they can't wait - Da Rui's defeat in Western Xinjiang can indeed bring them hope for the lion to open his mouth, but as Xue Chang said, if the Zhenxi Army fights a beautiful counterattack, Beihu's hopes will be dashed, and they will definitely talk obediently.

Jiang Tianqi's face was gloomy: "Zhenbei Bo inherited the will of his ancestors, and he has been planning for many years to get to where he is today, is it just a failure?!" ”

Completely killing Beihu was Qin Guogong's plan, and then Jibei Hou - now Qin Guogong is still lying on the couch, but Jibei Hou has already taken the first step, and he can no longer see Ning Jing in Northern Xinjiang.

Jiang Tianchi finally took the opportunity of his uncle's death to pit Beihu, so as to take the advantage of being the first mover, if he just paid for the western Xinjiang and missed the opportunity to completely eradicate Beihu, not to mention the struggle of the two generations of the Jiang family, he considered that this kind of opportunity may not be there again in the future, no wonder Jiang Tianqi could not accept it.

And Jiang Tianqi was keenly aware of it: "Xue Chang's words are good, and he is clearly excusing Qiu Jinglan's child!" ”

Listen to what he said!

What "four years ago, Ruan Qingyan wrote a letter asking for the repair of the two passes", what "the big defeat was because the heavy defeat was ruined by the spies", what "it was not a real defeat", and what "it is not difficult to counterattack"...... In the end, the transition to peace negotiation is not to imply to everyone that they can't blame them for the defeat of the Zhenxi Army this time, they can only blame the spies for being too cunning, and if Xue Chang's suggestion is adopted next, the Zhenxi Army really counterattacks sharply, then Jiang Tianqi guarantees that Xue Chang will definitely grasp this point afterwards: "Of course, there were defeats before, and the subsequent counterattack can be regarded as a meritorious service!" ”

Jiang Tianqi didn't want Qiu Jinglan to pass the test so well!

"In short, first transfer the grain and grass in the treasury that can be allocated to the Zhenxi Army to Shazhou, and order them to hold Luofeng Pass no matter what!" I have said before that Empress Dowager Jiang's political ability is like that, so it sounds difficult to decide, so she has so many years of experience in being pushed in front of the stage, and she can also distinguish the priorities, "We must not let Xiban enter Xiangzhou!" ”

The household department and the military department went to do this together - since the dilemma of the Zhenxi army without rice has been dealt with, then the next step is to discuss accountability!