Li Zhengyong always liked making money, and after losing to Duan Zhibao in the competition for the position of commander of the Fifth Army, he felt that only money was the most practical, so he became even more greedy... ···················
Therefore, when Zhang Shengli suggested that he rectify military discipline, Li Zhengyong felt that Zhang Shengli was challenging his authority!
Perhaps because he lost to Duan Zhibao and did not become the commander of the Fifth Army, although Li Zhengyong surrendered to the Fengwu Army, he still disliked the Fengwu Army, especially the people in the First Division, who felt that this Helping people are awesome and Hong Hong, each of them looks like the best in the world, which makes people upset just looking at them!
However, in line with the principle of not violating the river, Li Zhengyong never had an attack. Now Zhang Shengli's suggestion was regarded by Li Zhengyong as a provocation. In addition, he was a little greedy when he saw such good equipment of the First Division.
So Li Zhengyong also made some responses. In the name of the Hanyang General Soldier, he asked Zhang Shengli to hand over 500 Weiyuan guns, ten tiger squatting cannons and five red cannons to the Fifth Army!
Li Zhengyong's request was immediately flatly rejected by Zhang Shengli. In fact, Li Zhengyong didn't want so much. He was thinking about asking for a high price and paying back the money on the ground. He felt that Zhang Shengli had to give him some face as the commander-in-chief. , will definitely hand over some firearms equipment!
But he didn't expect that Zhang Shengli didn't give him any face, which made Li Zhengyong a little bit unable to get off the stage...
However, although Li Zhengyong is the chief soldier, there is really nothing he can do against Zhang Shengli. If he wants to play dirty, considering Zhang Shengli's background in the Fengwu Army, Li Zhengyong also has some tricks to avoid.
So in the end, with the mediation of other officials, the matter was settled, but the feud between the two people was indeed completely settled!
Therefore, in view of the grievances between the two people, if Zhang Shengli declares martial law in the entire city of Hanyang at this time and recruits all the young men in the city to defend the city, he is indeed suspected of exceeding his authority, and this will undoubtedly further intensify the conflict between Zhang Shengli and Li Zhengyong!
Thinking of this, Ye Pengchao also felt that there were some difficulties. At this moment, Zhang Shengli opened his mouth and said:
"Master Ye, there are only 18,000 defenders in the city now, and the situation with the Fifth Army, you also know that it is difficult to count on them at critical times!"
"So I think you should ask for help from the rear now. The first division of General Ma Zhongjun is stationed in Kangyin, which is almost 700 miles away from Hanyang!"
"If our General Ma can lead his troops to come to the rescue, even if Xu Zhaojie leads the Zhennan Army in full force, we will definitely be able to keep Hanyang safe!"
Zhang Shengli's words immediately made Ye Pengchao's eyes light up. Zhang Shengli was right. The losers of the Fifth Army really couldn't count on them at the critical moment!
And their ace first division of the Fengwu Army is stationed in Kangyin. At this time of crisis, it is the time for the Fengwu Army to help each other... ·············
Thinking of this, Ye Pengchao also said very simply:
"General Zhang, you just woke up the dreamer with your words! I will send someone to Kangyin to contact the First Division now, but you must also be prepared in case of emergencies!"
After hearing what Ye Pengchao said, Zhang Shengli also said very simply:
"Don't worry, Mr. Ye, as long as our brothers are here, Hanyang can't change the sky!"
Ye Pengchao felt a lot more relieved after saying this, and then said goodbye to Zhang Shengli, preparing to return to the government office and let his men go to Kangyin to contact the First Division.
However, Ye Pengchao had just arranged at the government office to send people to Kangyin for help, when someone came back in a panic and reported:
"Mr. Ye, I'm sorry. The Zhennan Army ambushed the Fifth Army in Xiaowu Mountain. The Fifth Army was defeated and returned with heavy casualties. The commander of the Fifth Army, Duan Zhibao, also doesn't know whether he is alive or dead. Currently, the Zhennan Army is concurrently attacking Tanzhou!"
Although he had been prepared for the news, when he actually heard the news, Ye Pengchao couldn't help but feel shocked and sad.
After a few seconds of silence, Ye Pengchao thought about his men and asked:
"How many people know the news?"
The subordinates preached without thinking:
"Many people know this. Some of Xiaowushan's defeated troops ran directly back to Hanyang. Now half of Hanyang should know the news!"
As soon as Ye Pengchao said this, he punched the table hard. Now so many people knew the news of Xiaowushan's defeat, it was too late to fight. This would inevitably affect the order in Hanyang City and create a cloud for the defense of Hanyang. A layer of shadow······························
Thinking of this, in the frightened eyes of his subordinates, Ye Pengchao quickly adjusted his emotions, and then immediately went to find his boss, Jing Chu Inspector Liang Xin.
At this time, Liang Xin had just learned about the Fifth Army's defeat at Xiaowushan and the emergency in Tanzhou, so Ye Pengchao immediately got straight to the point:
"Your Excellency, I humbly suggest that we immediately seal the city gates and prohibit all idlers from entering and exiting the city gates. Let the City Defense Department and all the police officers in the city jointly operate to stabilize the order in the city and limit the prices of various daily necessities in the market. It is strictly prohibited for anyone to gouge up prices at this moment!"
Faced with Ye Pengchao's series of suggestions, Liang Xin's eyes flickered a few times and he slowly spoke:
"Pengchao! Your idea is very good, and I personally appreciate your suggestion!"
"But these matters you mentioned are of great importance. We cannot handle them according to the Chasi family. We need to have a good talk with the Chief Secretary and General Li to make a long-term plan before we can make a decision!"
Speaking of this, Liang Xin also stroked his beard and said:
"Peng Chaoyue is in such a critical moment now, we must be calm and not panic!"
"The Zhennan Army is still attacking Tanzhou. It's still hundreds of miles away from Hanyang. We can take our time..."
After speaking, Liang Xin patted Ye Pengchao on the shoulder pretending to be amiable. Ye Pengchao was about to explain something when he heard this, but he seemed to remember that Liang Xin's brother-in-law Wang Kui was the owner of the largest grain store in Hanyang!
During the previous war in Jingchu, Wang Kui thought that the price of grain in Jingchu would rise, so he immediately borrowed a loan shark of 100,000 taels of silver from a bank and added it to his original principal to purchase grain, trying to hoard it and push up the price of grain. Make a fortune!
The price of food in Jingchu had indeed risen a lot due to the war, but Wang Kui thought the price was not very high and did not ship the goods.
After the Hanyang Incident, the Fengwu Army took control of Hanyang, thus stopping the attacks on Yongzhou and Hengzhou in the south of Jingchu!
In addition, the Fengwu Army transported some grain to Hanyang from Anqing, Huainan and other places, and the grain price in Hanyang also fell back to the pre-war level. Wang Kui just lost the grain he purchased at a high price!
Wang Kui was very anxious and angry because of this matter. After all, in addition to his own principal, he also borrowed 100,000 taels of silver from a usurious loan. This usury loan has an interest rate of five cents a month, and 100,000 taels of silver a month is 5,000 taels. If food prices stabilize at a low level, it won't be long before he goes bankrupt!
In addition to being Liang Xin's brother-in-law, Wang Kui is also an important tool for Liang Xin to make money. There are even rumors in the world that Wang Kui used the money to collect food. A large part of it was obtained by Liang Xin through corruption over the years. Dirty silver·····························
Therefore, now that the Zhennan Army is coming, the food supply in Hanyang City will inevitably increase. This is a godsend opportunity for Wang Kui and Liang Xin!
They could unwind at a high position and take the opportunity to dump the harvested grain to earn huge profits, so Liang Xin was stupid at this time to follow his own advice to stabilize prices!
Ye Pengchao, who wanted to understand this and knew that Liang Xin would never follow his advice, was too lazy to waste words with Liang Xin, and immediately said goodbye to Liang Xin and left.
When Ye Pengchao left, Liang Xin immediately called for his close family members and gave careful instructions:
"Hurry up and tell Wang Kui that the Zhennan Army is coming and wants him to sell all the food in his hands. I don't care how much he earns, I can't lose even one tael of silver!"
After leaving Liang Xin, Ye Peng
Chao felt very helpless, feeling that he had all his strength but no place to use it.
The officials in Jingchu were all looking out for their own selfish interests. They were either making money or on the way to make money. They had no common people in their eyes, let alone a commander!
Thinking of this, Ye Pengchao couldn't agree more. The upper-level Fengwu Army's idea of rectifying the officialdom of Jingchu also strengthened their determination to collect evidence of the crimes of this group of people.
At this time, Ye Pengchao finally got the good news, that is, Hanyang Commander-in-Chief Li Zhengyong, who had gone out to hunt and relax, finally showed up and came back... ···
Ye Pengchao immediately wanted to meet Li Zhengyong and have a good talk with Li Zhengyong. He hoped that Li Zhengyong could support his idea of imposing martial law across the city, controlling prices, and maintaining stability in the city!
In wartime, the general is the supreme commander of a city, so as long as he can get the support of Li Zhengyong, even if the Chief Secretary and the Chief Secretary are unable to get through, he can force the implementation of these policies!
In addition, Ye Pengchao also wants Li Zhengyong and Zhang Shengli to cooperate sincerely and avoid internal friction to jointly protect the safety of Hanyang!
Ye Pengchao's ideas were very good, but it was a pity that Li Zhengyong was going to hold a military meeting as soon as he returned to the city, so Ye Pengchao still did not see Li Zhengyong.
While Ye Pengchao was waiting to meet Li Zhengyong, a subordinate came over and whispered a few words in his ear.
After hearing this, Ye Pengchao frowned slightly and thought for a moment, then gave up the opportunity to meet Li Zhengyong and returned to his home in Hanyang!
At this time, Huang Dale, who had just met him in the morning, was waiting for him at Ye Pengchao's home. He had just sent a letter to Ye Pengchao, asking Ye Pengchao to return home quickly... ····
The situation was urgent. When Ye Pengchao saw Huang Dale, he didn't care about anything else and asked directly:
"What emergency happened?"
Huang Dale said in a deep voice:
"People from Qian Huwei have contacted Li Zhengyong!"
These words were like a thunderbolt exploding in Ye Pengchao's mind. If Li Zhengyong, the commander-in-chief of Hanyang, defected to the side of the Zhennan Army during this crisis, there would be no doubt that Hanyang would be in danger!
Li Zhengyong himself was very dissatisfied with Fengwu Army's appointment of Duan Zhibao, and coupled with the discord with Zhang Shengli and others, in Ye Pengchao's view, the possibility of Li Zhengyong defecting was not low!
After all, for a slave with three surnames like this, if he could betray Sun Chenggong, he could also betray Fengwu Army and Marshal Ye!
Taking a deep breath, Ye Pengchao looked at Huang Dale and asked:
"The news Bing37 sent back?"
Faced with Ye Pengchao's inquiry, Huang Dale hesitated. The Fengwu Army did not have a high degree of trust in secondary ministers like Li Zhengyong, so the Coordination Office bribed those around him to monitor Li Zhengyong's every word and deed. !
This person was also numbered C37 by the Central Coordination Office. However, according to the rules of the Central Coordination Office, information about these hidden stakes could not be disclosed to the outside world. Although Ye Pengchao was born in the Central Coordination Office system, he was also a member of the Hundred Households of the Central Coordination Office. , but after all, I have now left the Coordination Office...
Therefore, disclosing information to Ye Pengchao was breaking the rules, and the Coordination Office, as a secret service agency, usually attached great importance to rules, so Huang Dale felt a little embarrassed when faced with Ye Pengchao's questioning.
Seeing Huang Dale's hesitation, Ye Pengchao didn't want his old subordinates to be in too much trouble, so he immediately waved his hands and said in a deep voice:
"You don't have to tell me!"
"Those who strike first will gain the upper hand, but those who strike later will suffer disaster! Since he dares to contact Qian Huwei, he will inevitably die. Prepare manpower and we will make this man named Li tonight!"
Seeing Ye Pengchao's murderous look, Huang Dale quickly shook his head and said:
"Although Mr. Ye Qianhuwei took the initiative to contact Li Zhengyong and offered a price for Li Zhengyong to serve as the governor of Jingchu, he hopes that Li Zhengyong will hand over Hanyang anyway!"
"But as far as I'm concerned
I understand that Li Zhengyong has not agreed to Qian Huwei's request, so Mr. Ye, could you please come forward and talk to Li Zhengyong to strengthen his confidence in resisting? "
Feeling the meaning of Huang Dale's words, Ye Pengchao said in a deep voice:
"Did Li Zhengyong reject Qian Huwei's proposal?"
Faced with Ye Pengchao's very critical question, Huang Dale helplessly shook his head and said:
"Li Zhengyong neither agreed nor refused, he just said that he would consider it!"
Hearing this answer, Ye Pengchao couldn't help but show a hint of contempt. These second ministers are just second ministers, and they will never become their own members of the Fengwu Army!
I really wasn’t wrong about Li Zhengyong’s virtues!
Whenever there is a critical moment, he will be half-hearted and think about the seller for glory. It is really shameless... ····
(The old rule is to be suppressed before it is promoted, please continue to look forward to the following plots!)
