Jingchu Hanyang, Cheng Mansion Although Cheng Pingzhi is only a master of Sun Chenggong in name and does not hold any position in the government yamen, high-level officials in Jingchu all know what kind of influence Cheng Pingzhi has on Sun Chenggong... ····················This is especially reflected in some major military and political matters. Before making decisions, Sun Chenggong always wanted to listen to Cheng Pingzhi's views, so Cheng Pingzhi was also crowned He was given titles such as Sun Chenggong's mastermind and Jingchu's underground envoy.
At this time, when Cheng Pingzhi was enjoying his rare free time at home, a servant came to report: "Sir, Yang Zhaoxu, the chief of the Chief Secretary, has come to ask for an audience!" Cheng Pingzhi was a little surprised when he said this, and he was slightly surprised by the name Yang Zhaoxu. I have some impression that there is indeed such a person as the Chief Secretary.
Although he knew that such a person existed, he had only met Yang Zhaoxu two or three times and had no contact with him on weekdays.
So Cheng Pingzhi was a little confused as to why the other party came to visit him. After pondering for a while, he asked the servant, "Did Yang Zhaoxu bring anything?" The servant thought for a moment and said, "Master Yang brought two followers. He is carrying a gift box in his hand, which looks quite heavy!" Cheng Pingzhi probably guessed the purpose of Yang Zhaoxu's visit after hearing this, and immediately waved his hand and said: "Just say that I have contracted the cold and it is inconvenient to see guests. Please come back, Mr. Yang. Bar························"
"Yes!" As Cheng Pingzhi's influence on Sun Chenggong increased day by day, some officials and generals in Jingchu also wanted Cheng Pingzhi to say a few good words for them in front of Sun Chenggong, so as to help them get promoted and pass approval. matter.
Naturally, these people would not just ask Cheng Pingzhi for help. At first they gave him silver, gold bars, and even women. Finally, they found out that Cheng Pingzhi liked antiques, so they started sending some antiques to Cheng Pingzhi.
But the reason why Cheng Pingzhi did not choose to become an official in the government, but to work as a staff master for the Sun family and his son with peace of mind.
In addition to the poor family conditions in his early years and lack of spare money to support his career, it was also because Cheng Pingzhi did not like the extravagant and corrupt atmosphere in the official circles of the Zhou Dynasty.
Therefore, when faced with the bribes offered by officials, Cheng Pingzhi declined to return them even if they were his favorite antiques!
Although Cheng Pingzhi expressed his attitude, some officials still refused to give up and wanted to come to Cheng Pingzhi to clear the way.
Faced with the visits of these officials, Cheng Pingzhi was really helpless and overwhelmed. Therefore, after hearing the servant say that Yang Zhaoxu, the chief secretary of the Chief Secretary, had brought a gift box, he also preconceived that Yang Zhaoxu had come to give him a gift again. The person who asked him to help... Although he didn't know whether Yang Zhaoxu wanted to give him famous calligraphy and paintings or antique porcelain, Cheng Pingzhi But I don’t want to see him!
Cheng Pingzhi originally thought that he had found an excuse to catch the cold, and Yang Zhaoxu should be able to come back so that no one would lose face. But what he didn't expect was that the servant came back soon and said: "Master, Chief Yang said he was important. Regarding the matter, sir, please meet him no matter what!" Cheng Pingzhi also felt a little angry when he said this. During this period, most of the officials and businessmen who came to him to give him gifts and ask for help, although they chose to leave in the face of their own excuses, but There are also some people who are shameless and refuse to leave, insisting on being on their own when making trouble.
So after preconceptions that Yang Zhaoxu was a person who came to give gifts and seek connections, Cheng Pingzhi also thought that this person was a shameless person and then said coldly: "Then let him wait there!" After saying this, Cheng Pingzhi waved his sleeves. Walking towards the bedroom, about two hours later a servant came to report to Cheng Pingzhi that Yang Zhaoxu had left with his entourage.
Cheng Pingzhi smiled contemptuously and didn't pay much attention to this. He had seen a lot of people like Yang Zhaoxu who were seeking official positions. They thought they would see them if they made a noise, but they were totally wrong. ················································································Cheng Pingzhi didn’t pay much attention to this matter, but what he never expected was that at this moment, A young and middle-aged man in common people's clothing saw Yang Zhaoxu leaving his home. After seeing Yang Zhaoxu leaving his home, several people made eye contact. Immediately, two people continued to follow Yang Zhaoxu, and one person hurriedly left to a mansion in Hanyang an hour later.
Ye Pengchao looked at the men in front of him and asked in surprise: "You said Yang Zhaoxu went to find Cheng Pingzhi!"
The subordinate nodded and continued: "Yes, Master Baihu!" After getting a positive answer from his subordinate again, Ye Pengchao couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. Faced with Duan Zhibao's temptation that day, although he did not tell Duan Zhibao everything. Feng Wujun's plan, but he had to admit that Duan Zhibao still had two skills!
Duan Zhibao's guess was correct. In order to seek the Jingchu land, the Coordination Office not only contacted him Duan Zhibao, but also contacted another new general promoted by Sun Chenggong, Li Zhengyong, the formation-breaking general!
Under the current power of the Fengwu Army, Li Zhengyong decided to defect to the Fengwu Army after a little consideration, and the Coordination Office's plan was to use Li Zhengyong's two battalions of 7,000 defenders in Jingchu to launch a coup and capture Jingchu in one fell swoop!
The purpose of Ye Pengchao's search for Duan Zhibao was to allow him to stabilize the Jingchu Army on the front line after the coup, so that they would not have their morale in chaos and allow the Zhennan Army to take advantage... ·············Because the main force of the Jingchu Army has been transferred to conquer the Zhennan Army entrenched in the southern counties, the number of Zhennan Army in Hanyang City at this time is less than 20,000. Specifically, People say there are about 19,000 soldiers and horses, and these 19,000 soldiers and horses are divided into six battalions!
Sun Chenggong's cousin Sun Hui commanded two battalions of 8,000 men, Sun Chenggong's cousin Lu Hu commanded one battalion of 2,000 men, and Li Zhengyong, who was held up by Sun Chenggong, commanded two battalions of 7,000 men. In addition, Sun Chenggong also There is a guard camp of more than a thousand people. This is the distribution of troops in Hanyang City.
Although Li Zhengyong has expressed his willingness to be loyal to the Fengwu Army and is willing to implement the Fengwu Army's plan to launch a rebellion to seize the Han River, he only has 7,000 troops in his hands, and not all of these 7,000 people are willing to follow Li Zhengyong to launch a rebellion!
Therefore, the success of Li Zhengyong's military coup alone was not high. Therefore, in order to improve the success of the coup, the Coordination Office decided to give Li Zhengyong some support.
The Coordination Office gave Li Zhengyong some firearms to improve their combat effectiveness. In addition, it also gave Li Zhengyong 10,000 taels of silver and 30 gold bars to bribe some civilian generals in Hanyang City.
In addition, the Coordination Office secretly dispatched several groups of assassins to Hanjiang City, so that when the coup broke out, they would come out to assassinate the officers and generals of the Jingchu Army, thereby creating chaos in the city to cooperate with Li Zhengyong's reorganization operations... ·················Everything was going on steadily, and now we were waiting for a reply from above to see whether Duan Zhibao would agree to Duan Zhibao's request to be the commander of the First Army.
As long as Duan Zhibao's request is approved by the superiors, Duan Zhibao will apply to Sun Chenggong to take over the frontline command. Sun Chenggong was very dissatisfied with Liu Zongchang's results on the frontline and wanted to let his confidant and favorite general take over the frontline war, so for Duan Zhibao's The request will be approved by him.
And when Duan Zhibao takes over the command of the front line, then Li Zhengyong's coup can begin!
And just when Ye Pengchao was making a successful coup in Hanjiang, Jingchu completely defected to Fengwu Army, and he also had a dream of being promoted to Qianhu with this merit.
However, Li Zhengyong came secretly to tell him that Yang Zhaoxu, the chief of the Chief Secretary of Jingchu, may have accidentally discovered that his personal guards were training to use the Fengwu Army's powerful guns.
After learning the news, Ye Pengchao also took it very seriously. He immediately reprimanded Li Zhengyong for his reckless behavior. However, at Li Zhengyong's request and for the sake of the overall situation, Ye Pengchao was forced to promise Li Zhengyong that he would deal with the aftermath for him!
Because Li Zhengyong only said that Yang Zhaoxu might have discovered it, but he did not say that he was 100% sure to have discovered that Li Zhengyong's cronies were learning to use the Weiyuan gun of the Fengwu Army.
So after thinking about it for a while, Ye Pengchao decided to control Yang Zhaoxu first, observe his recent activities and then decide whether to get rid of him... ·······After all, Yang Zhaoxu is the chief of the Chief Secretary, and he is considered a big official in Hanjiang City. If he is killed rashly, the Chief Secretary will definitely intervene in the investigation.
And before the coup, they must be as careful as possible and not do anything unnecessary!
However, when he heard his subordinates say that Yang Zhaoxu went to find Cheng Pingzhi, although he didn't know what the two talked about, Ye Pengchao recalled what Duan Zhibao had told him before, and he couldn't help but feel a hint of danger in his heart!
After thinking quickly, Ye Pengchao felt that he could no longer bet that Yang Zhaoxu knew nothing! Although Ye Pengchao has never met Cheng Pingzhi, he has naturally heard rumors about him after staying in Jingchu for such a long time.
Knowing that this man is extremely resourceful and meticulous, he is the mastermind of Sun Chenggong and has a great influence on Sun Chenggong. If Yang Zhaoxu really discovered something and reported his discovery to Cheng Pingzhi, then Cheng Pingzhi would With his ability, he might not be able to really find some clues!
And once Cheng Pingzhi finds out the clues, with his influence on Sun Chenggong, Fengwu Army's plan to conquer Jingchu will undoubtedly be destroyed!
If the plan is exposed, Ye Pengchao's life or death is a small matter, and delaying the Fengwu Army's plan is a big deal... ··Thinking of this, Ye Pengchao ordered his subordinates not to show any killing intent in his eyes: "Get rid of Cheng Pingzhi and Yang Zhaoxu tonight!"
"Yes!" After receiving Ye Pengchao's order, his subordinates did not hesitate and were ready to convey this order to the killer below!
But as soon as he took two steps, Ye Pengchao stopped him, and then ordered: "Killing only these two people seems a bit too deliberate. Let the people below randomly kill a few civil servants to stir up the water. Don’t miss the mark and blame Qian Huwei!”
"Understood!" After his men left, Ye Pengchao paced back and forth in the room. While pacing, he rethought the entire plan of the Fengwu Army to seek Jingchu!
Ye Pengchao was originally very confident in this plan and felt that he would be able to hand over Jing Chu to the Fengwu Army and into the hands of the commander-in-chief!
But the current unexpected situation gave him some bad feelings, which also made him start to feel that the coup plan should be carried out as soon as possible to avoid long nights and nightmares!
Thinking of this, Ye Pengchao couldn't help but sigh. He had done a lot of work for Duan Zhibao and wanted Duan Zhibao not to insist on being a commander. But Duan Zhibao was very determined and must become a commander of the first army and refused to agree to this. He won't act if the conditions are met!
Ye Pengchao also felt very helpless about this. Now the whole plan must win the support of Duan Zhibao. Compared with Li Zhengyong, Duan Zhibao has more seniority in the Jingchu Army... ·····Only he can stabilize the group of people within the Jingchu Army after the coup. Ye Pengchao does not want the Fengwu Army to spend so much effort to set off a coup, but in the end it will take advantage of the Zhennan Army. , so Duan Zhibao’s existence is needed after the coup!
If Ye Pengchao can decide this matter, he will definitely meet Duan Zhibao's conditions. After all, in his opinion, Duan Zhibao's conditions for being a commander are a bit excessive, but compared with his role and the benefits obtained after the plan is successful, this account Still very cost-effective!
But it is a pity that Ye Pengchao is only a member of the Coordination Office. This matter does not depend on him. Only the commander-in-chief can make the decision on the condition of promising Duan Zhibao to be the commander. It is useless for anyone else to nod!
However, Ye Pengchao was not sure whether the marshal would agree to Duan Zhibao's conditions! The only thing he could do was to report Duan Zhibao's conditions and attached a letter to explain his views to them!
As for other Ye Pengchao, he can't do anything. After all, he is just a member of the Central Coordination Office. In the eyes of ordinary people, he may be a great official, but in the eyes of the real high-level officials, he is just a small shrimp, who is insignificant!
But even so, for the great cause of the Fengwu Army and the great cause of the Marshal, Ye Pengchao did his best to promote the development of this plan and ensure that the vast land of Jingchu could be included in the territory of the Fengwu Army... ···············(With the end of the Luoan court, Tongming has been speeding up the pace in a planned way. I don’t know what your opinions and suggestions are on this. The recent rumors Some are few, so please leave your valuable suggestions!
