Wuchang City.
Yuan Jixian has been waiting at the General Military Mansion for three days.
In the past three days, Zuo Mengeng, Huang Shu, and Xu Jingting did not come up with any strategies for him. They always kept crying and saying that they had nothing to do, and everything was subject to Governor Yuan's arrangements.
Yuan Jixian is a little pedantic, but he is not stupid. He knows that these three people want to play ball.
Now that you are here, I will leave this trouble to you. We will get an advantage by suppressing the chaos. If trouble occurs, you will be held responsible. You represent the court anyway.
Moreover, the three of them still have Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts. If you, Yuan Jixian, can really suppress it, then no, I have to deliberately cause some trouble to make the court nervous.
This is indeed a bit tricky for Yuan Jixian. The reason is very simple. He has the name of governor, but has no real power and no soldiers. He cannot control the generals under Zuo Liangyu at all.
But Zuo Mengeng also complained, and I can’t do it either. Those are my father’s subordinates. My father is the chief military officer and can control them. But now that my father is dead, I can’t inherit the chief military officer. To put it bluntly, I am the son of the late General Soldier, and I don’t even have an official rank. How can I suppress them? They don’t care about me.
This time, Yuan Jixian was really at a loss. Although he knew it would be difficult when he came, he realized after he came that he had no way to start! This made him extremely irritable. It was a trivial matter to betray the trust of the young eunuch. He was afraid that something would happen and affect the overall situation.
Zuo Menggeng and the other three have not forgotten to add fuel to the fire. Lord Governor, we can't keep dragging this matter out. My father already stinks. You can't hide it for a while. No one knows what trouble will happen once the matter gets out. You You have to come up with a plan first.
Yuan Jixian thought so, but he couldn't do anything to anyone here.
People are forced out.
On the fifth day, Yuan Jixian finally thought of a way to ask Zuo Menggeng, in his capacity as governor and with Zuo Liangyu's military order, to summon the generals outside to return to Wuchang City for discussion!
What are we discussing?
Just because Li Chuang surrendered, how did the imperial court arrange Jingxiang?
This reason is quite reasonable and will not arouse the suspicion of those generals.
Yuan Jixian's ultimate goal was to deceive these generals back into Wuchang City, first under house arrest and surveillance, and then slowly plot them.
Zuo Menggeng and the other three did not object. Yuan Jixian's plan coincided with theirs. This was also a part of their plan, so they sent people to spread the word.
Zuo Liangyu's power is not only Wuchang City, Hanyang on the other side, and the cities around Jingzhou and Xiangyang, and most of his generals are stationed in these places, and another small wave is either in Wuchang City or Hanyang on the other side.
Yuan Jixian came to Wuchang City and called all the generals back to the city to discuss matters in the name of the governor. These generals were a little surprised, but they thought it was reasonable.
Before, Yuan Jixian had never set foot in Wuchang City because Zuo Liangyu was here to control him. As for why Zuo Liangyu didn't come here despite Zuo Liangyu's control, everyone knew it.
But things are different now. Firstly, Zuo Liangyu no longer dares to openly confront the court. Secondly, now that Li Chuang has surrendered, the situation has changed drastically. It is reasonable to discuss the adjustment of military strength. In the end, the most important thing is that Zuo Liangyu is dying.
Although many people don't know that Zuo Liangyu is dead, his generals all know that he has been ill for a long time and is not far from death. Yuan Jixian is on official business this time, and he may also be visiting his doctor.
To put it bluntly, visiting a patient is to make arrangements for the court to prepare for a rainy day.
Since they knew that Zuo Liangyu would not live long, how could these generals not have Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts.
Everyone is thinking of their own escape route.
Continue to work in a state-owned enterprise? Lots of rules, little pay.
Are you still working in a private enterprise like Zuo Liangyu? Although the salary is high and the rules are slightly tight, once the boss dies, the company will most likely be absorbed by a state-owned enterprise.
What about quitting your job and starting your own business?
The general environment is getting worse year by year, and the risk of starting a business is a bit high now. You see, Li Chuang's private company has been acquired by a state-owned enterprise.
You can start your own business freely.
Some people like this kind of freedom. Although the environment is not as good as in previous years, it cannot be said that there is no place to do it. If not, you can go to Sichuan to find Mr. Zhang.
Although everyone has their own agenda, no one has made up their mind immediately whether to join private companies or join state-owned enterprises. They have to wait and see what happens. After all, Zuo Liangyu is not dead yet, and some arrangements will be made before he dies, at least first. Put his son on the board of directors, and then wait and see the court's reaction before making a decision.
It was a hot day in Wuchang, and even though Zuo Liangyu's body was covered with ice and spices in a secret room, the smell still dissipated.
Everyone knows that this secret can't be kept secret for long.
In the past few days, while waiting for the generals to return to the city, Yuan Jixian also conspired with Jin Shenghuan on several plans to put all generals, including Zuo Menggeng and others, under house arrest in the General Military Mansion if necessary.
Although Jin Shenghuan came with only a hundred troops this time, it was quite insignificant when facing the tens of thousands of troops in Wuchang City.
However, it is still possible to control a general military mansion, and with Zuo Menggeng and others as hostages, no matter how many soldiers and horses he has, he will not dare to move around. What's more, Yuan Jixian believes that the Jinyiwei and Dongchang Fan in Wuchang City He will not stand idly by at critical moments.
As for how to deal with the aftermath after house arrest, it is impossible to remain under house arrest. Yuan Jixian is at a loss what to do, but in order to avoid causing trouble, he can only do this for the time being. This is also the limit of his current abilities.
Yuan Jixian was not sure whether house arrest would cause unexpected chaos, but he also knew at this time that he could not handle this matter and needed the court's cooperation.
So he decided to write a book, but before he could write, Jin Shenghuan hurriedly came to report: Lu Daqi is here.
Yuan Jixian was very surprised, but he soon realized that this was the eunuch's back-up plan!
Good guy, it's okay now that the Minister of War in Nanjing is here.
Compared with Yuan Jixian, a purely civil official, although Lu Daqi was also a civil official, he had been leading troops in wars since the tenth year of Chongzhen. Later generations also included him as a military strategist. Moreover, although he and Zuo Liangyu were secretly at odds, they worked together after all. Yes, if Zuo Liangyu can always worry about annexing himself, he definitely has two brushes.
This brush is not just about his official position. Before the Minister of War, he was also the governor and also served as the right minister of the Ministry of War. Instead, he had a certain influence and appeal in the army, and was familiar with the generals under Zuo Liangyu.
One civil servant and one military commander came here in the name of the governor to oversee military affairs, and a minister of the Ministry of War, who had a close relationship with the generals, came here to win over and appease them. Under dual management, it would be much more stable.
The eunuch was really thoughtful in his work, and Yuan Jixian was even more convinced of Chang Yu.
In fact, Lu Daqi received Chang Yu's secret order before Yuan Jixian, but he was in Nanjing, so even if he rushed slowly, he was still many days behind Yuan Jixian.
The arrival of Lu Daqi not only surprised Yuan Jixian, Zuo Menggeng and others also had surprises, but they did not panic. The three of them made up their mind to kick the ball out and just watch. Whether there is chaos or not, it has nothing to do with them, and they don't care. If there is no chaos, no matter how the court handles the situation in the end, it will have to build a new mountain to sit on, and this mountain will have to fall on itself if nothing happens.
Sure enough, the three of them still dealt with Yuan Jixian's behavior after meeting Lu Daqi.
Lu Daqi, an old official in the officialdom, could see it more clearly than Yuan Jixian. After listening to Yuan Jixian's methods in private, the two of them immersed themselves in analysis and felt that they should first stabilize these generals who had their own agendas, and then suppress those who should be suppressed and give sweet treats to those who should be sweetened.
So I still have to go sparse.
This delay lasted for several days. The generals returned to Wuchang one after another and visited Zuo Liangyu. Zuo Menggeng declined because he was critically ill and could not see the wind, so he went to visit Yuan Jixian and Lu Daqi instead.
The old man comforted these generals, saying that they would discuss military affairs after everyone was gathered, and that they should go back and rest first.
In Chang Yu's words, there are no fools these days.
Although there were no flaws in Zuo Menggen's words and deeds, Yuan Jixian and Lu Daqi rushed forward, which meant that Zuo Liangyu might really be in trouble, or even in trouble.
Soon there were various rumors spreading in Wuchang City.
At the same time as various speculations about Zuo Liangyu, another news came into the city from outside. The king of Jiujiang mobilized thousands of troops to march westward along the Yangtze River. Huang Degong from Anqing Prefecture and Liu Liangzuo from Luzhou Prefecture led their troops to march westward along the Yangtze River... …
This news was of little value to ordinary people, but the military people in the city were shocked and confused after hearing it. What are they going to do?
Even Lu Daqi and Yuan Jixian were confused, especially Yuan Jixian. He worked with Wang Ti in Jiujiang and had not heard about his coming. Did this guy follow someone's secret order or did he have other ideas on his own initiative?
For a time, people in Wuchang city were filled with panic and various speculations.
