Sun Shaozu has been trying to figure out Niu Jizong's thoughts.
The current emperor is in poor health, and it is said that he has not been attending court regularly for a long time. The affairs of the court are mostly cabinet discussions. If there are particularly important matters, they will be reported in the study in the middle of the palace.
King Shou, King Fu, King Li and King Lu all jumped out one after another. The Eight Immortals across the sea each showed their magical powers, but it is hard to say who can win now. One moment King Shou was in decline, another moment King Lu was in power, and the two brothers King Fu and King Li joined forces to do something. In short, it was a scene The drama of seizing the reserve has just begun.
Where is Niu Jizong standing? Sun Shaozu was very curious, but he knew that these warriors headed by Niu Jizong were very close to the Supreme Emperor and Prince Yi Zhong. Was Prince Yi Zhong involved in them, or did he have ambitions? Hard to say.
But Sun Shaozu knew that the Xuanfu Army's 120,000 troops were basically controlled by Niu Jizong. In addition to himself, Niu Jizong also had cloth in the Datong Army. Sun Shaozu estimated that Niu Jizong, the Governor of Xuanda, should be able to control one-third of the Datong Army. A weak force, that is, about 30,000.
In the Gyeonggi area, there are 150,000 elite border troops, plus some direct descendants of Niu Jizong and Wang Ziteng in the Gyeonggi camp, so the power of Gyeonggi can basically speak for itself.
You Shigong took over Ji Zhen not long ago, and was not able to really control Ji Zhen. Li Chengliang's remnant party did not listen to him, and during the Mongolian invasion last year, Ji Zhen suffered a lot of losses. He is not an opponent in a duel with Xuanfu. This does not include the 30,000 people on the Datong Army side.
Of course, there are variables on the Datong Army side. In addition to the 30,000 troops that Niu Jizong can control, the remaining 80,000 troops are somewhat scattered. The Feng family controls part of it, and the Ma family controls part of it. There is no mention of attacking the Mongols, but once it is due to seizing the reserve, And when a melee breaks out, it's hard to tell who is on which side, or they might just not help each other to avoid being on the wrong team.
Normal people would choose to help each other. After all, no one can clearly see the situation now. But if you want wealth and wealth at risk and don't dare to take a chance, how can you get the upper hand?
Sun Shaozu believed that Niu Jizong could succeed. Without him, the 120,000 Xuanfu troops were the backbone. No one in the capital could suppress him.
The small amount of troops that Jizhen Youshi's function can control is not enough.
As for the Datong Army, based on what he has learned about the Datong Army over the past year or so, it is estimated that no one from the Feng family or the Ma family will get involved in the battle for the crown prince, because for a place like them, General Wu Xun As far as the aristocratic family is concerned, no matter who comes to power, they will not easily touch their interests, so there is no need for them to take such risks.
This was his chance, Sun Shaozu.
It doesn't matter whether Niu Jizong wants to promote Prince Yizhong to the throne or supports one of the emperor's sons to come to the throne. His grandson Shaozu doesn't care either.
Sun Shaozu cares about the probability of success. Judging from the current situation that Sun Shaozu has grasped, Niu Jizong represents a very strong force. He believes that there is great hope. He has military power in this land of Gyeonggi and there are no moral obstacles. Anyway, there are no moral obstacles. Since they are descendants of the Zhang family, whoever comes to power will not arouse too fierce opposition from Shilin civil servants. This is much simpler.
If he still didn't dare to take a chance on such a high chance, Sun Shaozu felt that he might as well just live an honest life, or just live a cowardly life, and stop thinking about the glory of his ancestors being passed down to future generations.
He was unwilling to give in, especially when mediocre people like Feng Tang, who presented themselves as good old people, had mingled with the governor of Jiliao, and people like Feng Keng actually relied on studying and taking scientific examinations, and at the age of twenty, he was a fourth-rank civil servant. Now that I am the deputy commander-in-chief, I have to be polite when meeting a junior like him. Who would let him be a civil servant?
"Sir, the imperial court has been in peace for a long time, and it is inevitable that it will despise us military generals. Looking at these years, the last general's impression is how many battles the Mongols fought against the Mongols twenty years ago, right? Then there was the Imchen Japanese There was chaos, but after all, it did not reach our land in the Zhou Dynasty. Then there were more than ten years of peace, until the Jianzhou Jurchens began to show their disobedience, then the Ningxia rebellion, and now the Bozhou Rebellion, these peace days are no longer , but the court still looks at us people with old eyes..."
There was some rebelliousness in Sun Shaozu's words, but this was exactly what Niu Jizong wanted.
If Sun Shaozu was that kind of person who followed the rules, he would still look down on him. Such an arrogant and domineering, strong and unyielding person does not have many restraints and only cares about interests before he dares to do big things. This is what Niu Jizong needs. kind of people.
"Shaozu, we have to rely on warriors to conquer the world, but many people think that warriors should step aside to rule the world, but they don't think about it, there are old enemies such as Mongolia and Jurchen, and even Japanese, Folangji, These threats from the Red Mao Fans contain the rebellion of Yang Yinglong and his ilk. How can they convince these old enemies and traitors with words alone?"
Niu Jizong sneered, "It's the Ningxia rebellion. If Feng Tang hadn't sent troops, would Liu Dongyang and the others have finally surrendered? It's ridiculous that his son is now obsessed with proving how correct he is in studying and taking exams, and how glorious it is to be a civil servant. It seems Being born in Wu Xun has become a drag, and he doesn't even think about it. Without his father fighting for him outside, how can he sit so comfortably in the position of a civil servant and talk to others?"
Niu Jizong's unintentional words touched Sun Shaozu.
Although he was determined to marry the Shi family, and Shi Nai was very optimistic about him and was very willing to marry his niece to him, Sun Shaozu, who had met Yingchun by chance, was still a little reluctant to part with him.
Jia She's daughter is pretty, and I heard she has a submissive temper. What's more important is that she has spent no less than ten thousand taels of silver on Jia She. If this doesn't work out, she has to get the money from Jia She's man. I don't know how much effort it would take to ask for it back, but the guy would definitely deny it in every possible way.
Now I heard that Jia She intended to give his daughter to Feng Ziying as a concubine, which made Sun Shaozu even more angry. He would rather give her daughter as a concubine than to make her his wife?
What's the point?
Just because the other party was born as a Jinshi, compiled in the Hanlin Academy, was the Prime Minister of Shuntian, and was a fourth-grade civil servant?
How much higher is he than a martial artist after studying for a few years?
Although it is said that the girl from the historian's family is also very beautiful, not inferior to Jia She's second daughter, this kind of psychological and emotional discomfort made Sun Shaozu develop a deep hostility towards Feng Ziying.
Why can't the second daughter of the Jia family be his concubine and go to warm Feng Ziying's bed?
When the knife and ax were applied to his neck, Sun Shaozu wondered if the old men of the Jia family would think it would be wiser to give their daughter to him as a concubine?
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozu became even more eager for Niu Jizong's follow-up plan.
It was a rule of the Zhou Dynasty that the frontier troops did not enter the capital and the capital camp did not leave the city. However, the Beijing camp went on an expedition last year and the Santun camp suffered a disastrous defeat. This rule was broken and proved that this rule cannot continue. Otherwise, it will be like the Beijing camp. The big men in the camp will only be reduced to a bunch of wine sacks and rice sacks that give lives to the Mongols, and the ones who can really fight are the warriors like them who lie on the ice and pillows on the side wall and lick blood from the edge of their swords.
Whether the princes are vying for the throne or Prince Yi Zhong wants to seize the throne, it doesn't matter to Sun Shaozu. He will follow whoever can give him greater power and win the final victory. This is his life. Just sell it to whomever you dare.
From now on, it seems that the party represented by Niu Jizong is the most likely, so he is willing to take a gamble.
"Your Excellency is right. In the end, it seems that the corrupt scholars in the imperial court have been comfortable for a long time and have forgotten the usefulness of us warriors who work hard for them on the side wall to fight the enemy. The emperor has also been deceived by these evil spirits and only cares about studying in the deep palace. Reading the memorials of the civil servants makes you think that the world is at peace, but look at the Jurchens and Mongols outside our border wall, who are ready to make moves, and look at the native soldiers in the southwest who are so unbridled, what happened to the soldiers of our Great Zhou Dynasty? ? Is it really impossible to fight, or is it delayed by some people? "
Sun Shaozu spoke particularly angrily, but Niu Jizong stroked his beard and nodded, smiling and saying nothing.
What he wanted was this effect. Maybe this guy was pretending, but it didn't matter. When he really got to that point, there was no way he could retreat even if he wanted to.
"Shaozu, your words are deeply in my heart, and I also believe that you have also expressed the thoughts of our warriors on the side wall who have been leaning against foreign enemies all day long!" Niu Jizong stood up, put his hands behind his back, After walking around for a while, he finally stood still: "A character like Chen Jingxuan who was dawdling in the water transportation yamen, the imperial court actually allowed him to go to the three most difficult places to be the governor, and he worked as a garrison and guerrilla in the border towns. General? Does he know how the soldiers live on the border wall? He knows that the families of the soldiers have no clothes and no food to eat, but they still have to fight desperately with the Tumut people, but as the governor, he turns a blind eye , If you listen and don’t listen, how can the soldiers below not rebel?”
Niu Jizong's words further amplified the dissatisfaction of the warriors in the border town with the imperial court, "It's ridiculous that the imperial court could not remember that the warriors risked their lives for the safety of the Zhou Dynasty. When it came to food and salary, they turned away and either reduced it or Are we beggars if we are in arrears or disbanded? When the Mongols come in, if we don’t pay for it with our lives, is the capital city still there? Are we relying on those wimps in the capital camp?"
At this time, Niu Jizong completely forgot that Jingying became such a thing because of Wang Ziteng and his connivance. At this time, he had completely turned himself into a member of Xuan Dajun.
"Sir, I'm afraid our Jiubian officers and soldiers have already accumulated this kind of resentment..." Sun Shaozu said with great interest.
"Yes, Shaozu, you have to channel the resentment of the soldiers and make everyone have the same mentality. We should fight for what belongs to us, make our voices heard to the court, and ask the court to listen to our thoughts. Instead of just cowering here, waiting for charity from the court..." Niu Jizong turned his head and looked at the wolf: "Do you understand what I say?"
