After working with Li Tengfang for so long, Feng Ziying still feels very good. She is a person who does practical things. Of course, this is not her own person.
From the first day she arrived in Shaanxi, Feng Ziying began to consciously cultivate her own people, but it was too difficult.
By disrupting the establishment of the guard army, recruiting and recruiting people, it was relatively smooth to actively cultivate their own people in the army, and the minds of the warriors were not so round and round, making it easier to win over people's hearts.
Warriors from various backgrounds, such as Wang Chengwu, Zhao Qianshan, Ma Jinbao, and Jing Zhizhong, have slowly come under his command over the past year.
This is not only due to the deepening of the relationship with more contacts, but also the recognition of one's own future and the feeling that if one works for oneself, one will have a better future.
Feng Ziying doesn't care about these people. As long as he is willing to follow him, he has many ways to slowly build these people up, integrate them and eventually bind them into one.
But the civil service group is not that simple. The civil servants who really have some status are basically from the imperial examination. They are either Jinshi or at worst, they are Jinren. Relying on the imperial examination, these civil servants have some confidence. Although they are governors, they must make others bow to them with sincerity. Kneeling, it's not that easy.
Many people have connections in Beijing, and this is one of them; in addition, there are also many people who do not agree with their ideas, and some feel that they are too young and too young. They are not willing to accept this situation, so most of them keep a distance or maintain a certain attitude.
Distance can be used to do things, but it is limited to official business. In personal relationships, the distance is intentionally or unintentionally distanced. There are quite a few people in this category.
Feng Ziying had already been mentally prepared for this. After all, she was only in her early twenties. No matter how famous she was, she still looked majestic in the capital. As the governor of Shaanxi, she looked majestic, but those who knew the industry knew that this was a temporary position, and she could not do it. After staying in Shaanxi for a long time, the people who will actually be in charge of Shaanxi in the future will still be the Chief Envoy, so on the contrary, many people from Li Tengfang's side also showed their favor.
Of course, Feng Ziying, an official like Li Tengfang who is already in his forties and has a well-established world view, does not expect to bring the other party into his camp. It is already good to cooperate and support each other. What he needs to do is to train younger people or those currently at a lower level. In addition to officials who practiced state affairs and Zheng Chongjian, such as Pan Ruzhen, Xia Zhiling, and Xu Junyang, there were also original
Geng Ruqi, who was friendly with others, and Fu Shi and Song Xian, who were in Beijing, were the officials he worked hard to cultivate and make friends with.
Sun Chuanting and Chen Qiyu had finished their term of observing the government and returned to the capital to wait for work arrangements.
Feng Ziying actually hopes that they can stay, but she also knows that it is impossible for both of them to stay. Sun Chuanting knows the military and is more willing to go to the Ministry of War, while Chen Qiyu is more inclined to go to the local government. If Feng Ziying can help him, he can let them Get a better one locally.
Feng Ziying also knows that this kind of thing cannot be achieved overnight. Without ten years and eight years of painstaking efforts, it is impossible to reach a satisfactory state, so he is not in a hurry, using work to screen people, and then using people to train people. , so that these officials can grow up step by step.
The only regret is that my father was a military man and had deep connections in the military, but he was weak as a civil servant. Daiyu's father, Lin Ruhai, was a civil servant, but it was a pity that he died too early. Moreover, he was a personal minister of Emperor Yuan Xi, so he was not a civil servant. He was liked by other civil servants, so he didn't have many good friends with them.
Father Shen Yixiu was born a genuine scholar, but Shen Liu had his own ideas, which may not be consistent with his own.
Feng Ziying, the old father-in-law, is not yet at ease, but he still plans to wait until he returns to Beijing this time to find an opportunity to have a good chat with the old father-in-law, and by the way, he will also look for some suitable talents from him to see if he can be hired. For your own use.
However, Shen Zizheng's brother-in-law has also expired his term of observing the government, and it is not yet clear what arrangements will be made.
However, this guy was very close to Yang Sichang and the Hou brothers, but he kept a distance from his brother-in-law. Feng Ziying also found it funny. After returning this time, she would also find an opportunity to have a good talk with Shen Zizheng. It would be best if she could He was also included in his own camp. After all, he was part of his own family and was much more reliable.
While thinking, Feng Ziying took
I picked up another letter and when I looked up, I couldn't help but wrinkle my forehead. It was Qiu Zixiong.
The situation in southern Shanxi is not optimistic. What's more important is that Qiu Zixiong has never been able to hook up with another rebel army, the Zijin Liang tribe. The other party is extremely wary of Qiu Zixiong's troops, probably because of Qiu Zixiong's bad reputation in Baitangzhai. Outside, Shaanxi continued to annex and annex many other rebel armies through various means. This probably made Zijin Liang a little scared, so he preferred to stay away from Qiu Zixiong and refused to join forces with Qiu Zixiong.
The problem is that in this situation, Qiu Zixiong cannot attack others just because they want to fight with him. They can respond to each other from a distance and help each other contain the officers and soldiers.
Although the Zijin Liang tribe was very wary of Qiu Zixiong, they fought smoothly in Huozhou. They had already captured the Liling Stone, invaded Fenzhou, and captured Jiexiu County in one fell swoop. Seeing that Fenzhou may not be safe.
Qinzhou in the east is also in turmoil. Although the rebel army has not entered Qinzhou for the time being, even Fenzhou is not protected. How can Qinzhou be spared.
Now it depends on how Chai Guozhu will dispatch the Shanxi Town army to deal with it.
It turns out that Chai Guozhu has been worried about the Tumuts and Fengzhou Bailian outside the northern wall, so he has been reluctant to use his elite troops to go south. But now that even Fenzhou is about to be lost, he really can't sit still, so he leaves from Ningwuguan He and Laoyingbao mobilized their elite troops to go south.
However, due to the current limited military strength in Shanxi Town, Chai Guozhu can only free up three battalions with more than 10,000 troops, and they all need to be drawn from Laoyingpu, Ningwu, and Piantuguan respectively. In addition, There is a shortage of food and salary supplies, so it will still take a long time.
During this period, facing the offensive of the rebel army, Shanxi Dusi could only rely on some local guards and minzhuang in Fenzhou to resist.
Qiu Zixiong's letter did not contain such detailed content, but Zhao Qianshan also introduced the situation in Pingyang Mansion to Feng Ziying in a letter from Puzhou Institute.
Probably because they were worried that if they wanted to attack Puzhou, they might encounter interference from Shaanxi, so the Zijin Liang tribe ignored the garrison in Puzhou, so Zhao Ganshan's tribe now seemed very safe, and the main battles were concentrated in Pingyang. Went to the northern part of Fuzhou and the line between Fenzhou and Qinzhou.
"The offensive rhythm of this part of Zijin Liang is very well controlled. It neither rushes all the way, nor rushes east and west. It is aimless, but it is so steady and steady. It takes a county town, takes a short rest, and then sweeps the surrounding areas. Fan, then I chose the second target. I remember it was May when they captured Huozhou. It’s already July, and they only captured Lingshi and Jiexiu. Isn’t he being too steady?”
Feng Ziying said to Wu Yaoqing who came in: "In the early days of Lili Zijinliang, he was still quite violent. Why is it that he suddenly seems to be a different person now and has become so cautious?"
Wu Yaoqing was also a little surprised. Zijin Liang didn't seem to have a conservative and cautious temperament, so why did he change his temper uncharacteristically?
"Perhaps he is worried that if he goes north too quickly, he will be caught off guard by the Shanxi army?" Wu Yaoqing asked subconsciously, but then shook his head and denied himself, "It's impossible. There is only one way from Shanxi Town to the south, and Fenzhou's geographical location is very important. , it’s impossible to escape, Zijin Liang can’t be so careless that he doesn’t even know the enemy is coming, right?”
"I can't tell, but I always feel that Zijin Liang's performance is a bit strange. They have been so stagnant in the past two months, and their previous performance was not bad. They won the spirit stone and Jiexiu succeeded. Why? Are you spinning here in Fenzhou?" Feng Ziying pondered: "It will obviously take some time for Chai Guozhu's Shanxi Town to go south. Zijin Liang's army in Shanxi
There are many locals, and some of them even surrendered from Shanxi Town. They are no strangers to intelligence clues. Why are they so hesitant and hesitant to move forward, as if they are waiting for something? "
When Feng Ziying said this, Wu Yaoqing felt that it was indeed a bit suspicious, but he couldn't find any convincing reason. "Then what do you mean, sir? What are they waiting for? Waiting for Shanxi Town to move south? They don't dare to advance to Taiyuan Prefecture. Within the territory? I think it is more suitable to fight within the territory of Fenzhou
A battle? It doesn't make sense. "
"I'm not sure now, I just think there's something fishy in it. Zijin Liang is not the kind of character who plays tricks and plots. Now that he comes out like this, it's a bit intriguing." Feng Ziying rubbed her chin, "There must be something here, Xiao Xiao Yi, Fenzhou, and Pingyao are all within easy reach, so there is no reason to be satisfied after taking Jiexiu. There are not many guards in these three places, so why not take them down?"
Wu Yaoqing calmed down and thought carefully, and then slowly said after a while: "Could it be that they did this intentionally, just waiting for Shanxi Town?"
"What's the purpose?" Feng Ziying asked back, "Do you think it's easier to fight if Shanxi Town leaves Taiyuan Prefecture? Fenzhou is only one step away from Taiyuan Prefecture. Isn't there less of what you can get in Taiyuan Prefecture than in Fenzhou? Already?"
Wu Yaoqing shook his head: "What if they want to mobilize the army from Shanxi Town farther away so that others can take advantage of it?"
Feng Ziying was stunned and looked at Wu Yaoqing: "You mean Fengzhou Bailian? Are they going to take action?"
"Other than that, I can't find any suitable reason." Wu Yaoqing said solemnly.
