Chapter 1065: Let go of the hand

The imperial court's move actually has more important intentions, because "Jiang Governor is in great need of the world" is the most important source of financial funds for the Daqian Empire, so that Zeng and Li Jiu are in this position, the imperial court is not at ease after all, and it is also unwilling. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info and Wu Tang, a close confidant of the Empress Dowager Renxi, who was independent of the Xianghuai lineage, acted as the governor of Jiang, and the imperial court could regain the real power of the Liangjiang region from Zeng and Li, changing the situation of "the outside is heavy and the inside is light".

Zeng and Li, who were old in scheming, knew the intentions of the imperial court and decided to resist. Zeng Bohan immediately went up to protest, believing that there was no need to order Li Shaoquan to go to Heluo to suppress the locks, and Li Zongxi and Ding Yusheng were either "slightly shorter" or "too shallow", and it was difficult for them to compete. At this time, Li Shaoquan had only been the governor of Liangjiang for five months, and he was even more reluctant to accept this order. On the third day after receiving the order, he wrote a letter to Zeng Bohan to discuss countermeasures. He believed that if Empress Dowager Renxi's confidant Wu Tang was acting as the governor of Jiang, his "employment administration may be changeable", and he implored Zeng Bohan to "find another way to propose something, and pray for a good plan", and at the same time put forward his own opinions on personnel arrangements. He proposed or to take his brother Li Xiaoquan as the "Su Fu and trade", and Ding Yusheng as the political envoy of Jiangsu; or Li Xiaoquan is the acting governor of Jiang, and Ding Yusheng is still "concurrently with Su Fu trade". Of course, he also knew that personnel were sensitive, and it was not appropriate for him to discuss it in vain, and at the same time said that "this is not what Zhang Tong dares to hear." But this matter is very important, and he still couldn't help but remind Zeng Bohan that "if you want to do things, you have to choose people, and if you want to choose people, you have to slander them", "At this point, I am afraid that we must not blindly forbear, and this is especially relevant to the most important people." Only two days later, he wrote this letter to Zeng Bohan, proposing that it is best to maintain the status quo, if the status quo cannot be maintained, I hope that according to Li Zongxi's suggestion, Zeng and Li will be reversed; Although Zeng Bohan once said that he would "never return to his post", Li Shaoquan knew that if he did not go to suppress the locks, he would be suspected of coveting the position of the governor of Liangjiang and avoiding arduous tasks, so he advised Zeng to "have no choice but to follow what Yuting has planned, please use Zhang Tong to suppress the thieves on behalf of my teacher." If you are willing to bow down to the expectations of the public and return to Jinling, then the overall situation of the back road will be full of life and will not be disturbed." That is, their "bottom line" is to maintain the control of Hunan and Huai over the two rivers.

Almost at the same time, Li Shaoquan wrote more frankly in a letter to his relatives and friends: "The contemptible people are unfamiliar with the situation in the northwest, and all the troops under his command have been transferred to the four towns of the prime minister. When the generals hear that their younger brothers look at their divisions, they will all give up their opponents, one army and two commanders, and there are many restrictions, and the source of the salary is all dependent on Wuzhong, entrusted to non-people, and the transfer and assistance will eventually be scarce, and I am afraid that the former enemy will not be of much help, and the overall situation in the southeast will be shaken automatically. He knew that "one army and two marshals" had always been a taboo in the use of troops, and generals would be at a loss between the "two marshals" and delay the military plane; What is even more difficult to do is that because the elite troops of Zeng Bohan who "cut Hunan and left Huai" to suppress the silk are mainly Huai troops, if these generals actually obey their own orders after they go, and are not likely to obey Zeng Bohan's command, it will cause Zeng Bohan a lot of trouble. In addition, the "two rivers" are an important source of food, and he and Zeng Bohan are of course extremely afraid of losing actual control of such an important place.

After some careful consideration, Li Shaoquan repeated on November 25 the various reasons why he could not lead his troops to suppress the locks. Moreover, because Zeng Bohan resolutely expressed his reluctance to return to his post, he could not be "reversed." As a result, the imperial court could only maintain the status quo, and pinched its nose and issued an edict admitting: "It is really insightful that the minister and others can observe the details of the situation in detail and make the imperial court understand the stakes in this matter."

It was precisely because of the joint resistance of Zeng and Li's master and apprentice that the imperial court finally compromised, and Zeng and Li still maintained control of the two rivers. The result of this game between the local and the center, although the Xianghuai system kept the two rivers, but it made the imperial court more vigilant against the Xianghuai system.

From the end of May of the fourth year of Tongzhi to the end of May of the fourth year of Tongzhi receiving the order to go north to the end of the fifth year of Tongzhi, Zeng Bohan's suppression ended in failure. The imperial court did not pay any attention to the hardships of Zeng's repeated defeats, and did not think of his great achievements in suppressing the Shengping Heavenly Kingdom, but repeatedly issued strict orders and reprimands. In this year and a half, Zeng was reprimanded seven times by the imperial court, and impeached five times by the imperial history. The imperial court pushed the boat along with the river, and after his vacation expired, he still wanted him to recuperate in the camp for a month, and after he recovered from his illness, he went to Beijing to see His Majesty once, and the minister of the Qin Mission, Guan Fang, was temporarily acted by Li Shaoquan. However, what is interesting is that the edict asking Li Shaoquan to replace Zeng Bohan as the minister of the Qin Dispatch to suppress the Emperor did not mention who would replace Li Shaoquan as the governor of Liangjiang. There are two possibilities for this: one is that Li Shaoquan is still concurrently serving as the governor of Liangjiang, and the other is that he will appoint someone else in the future. In fact, Li Shaoquan knew that the military affairs on the front line were heavy, and it was impossible for him to concurrently serve as Jiang Governor. But letting others take over is difficult for him to accept, both public and private: Yu Gong thinks that others will not and cannot do their best to raise money for him, and Yu Gong does not want to be left behind. Of course, he believed that if Zeng Bohan could be appointed back to the post of governor of Jiang, it would be most ideal for public and private affairs. But Zeng Bohan took leave of absence due to old illness, and he couldn't suppress it, so why was he worthy of the heavy responsibility of the governor of Liangjiang? The imperial court had already taken precautions against Zeng Bohan, and now it was even more dissatisfied, how could it be possible for him to take on the heavy responsibility of Jiang Governor again?

After receiving the edict, Li Shaoquan immediately took up his post. On December 3, the fifth year of Tongzhi, he went to the front line for more than a month, and wrote "Xie Zhi Qincha Minister Li Chen Da Fold". The main purpose of this 2,000-word rather routine "work report" is to emphasize the importance of raising salaries. He pointed out that Zeng Bohan said in an earlier excerpt that "the commander leads the troops to suppress the thieves, and those who are not the superintendents and have the right to manage their finances must not be paid", and "it is the words of true experience". And for more than a year, it has been "Zeng Bohan in the front of the superintendent, the minister in the back to raise wages, weal and woe, and weal and woe." He stressed that he had just been in Xuzhou for more than a month, "the back road grain and salary transfer is getting farther and farther apart, and every fear will not work, if the thieves are driven out of the country and stationed in Henan Province, the overall situation of military affairs may not be able to help, and the military salaries need to be on their own business, and there will be many delays." That is, they are assigned to take over the superintendent seal, each has its own responsibilities and deeds, how can it be connected with the former enemy and be consistent? If you fight, you will lose peace, and if you forbear, you will divide the territory. The military needs were slightly constrained, and the Slovakia was completely ineffective, and the rout was immediate. He emphasized: "The ministers have been in the army for more than ten years, and they know the reason why the military situation is blunt, and the key point is not the difficulty of thieves, but the difficulty of receiving food and ammunition. The next sentence seems to be unintentional, but in fact it reveals the specific purpose of repeatedly emphasizing the importance of military rations: "Zeng Bohan was old and sick, and he retired from his will." The ministers earnestly advised, saying that if they are not patient with the fatigue of the military, please return to their posts to raise salaries and sit in important areas. If the manager is not able to do it, the overall situation may be shocked, and the ministers have four secret discussions, so far there is no Jia Mo can be sued, and he has to rely on the goodness of the court to deal with it! "In short, this is the case, please weigh the decision of the imperial court, and still express the hope that the imperial court will let Zeng return to Jiangdu. He further made it clear to the imperial court: "The edict of this edict does not allow people to take over the requirements of Jiang Governor and trade, but asks whether they should be moved to the Yu realm." If I have to take charge of both the war and the two rivers to raise salaries, then I will not be able to take care of the two rivers when I go to Henan, which is far away from the two rivers, and I will definitely make a mistake. The ministers repeatedly reasoned about the matter, so as to make sure that the program was all about winning souls." In the end, he made it clear: If "the emperor still orders the ministers to pay both the soldiers", then I can only advance to Xuzhou. If "the emperor is in charge of the ministers to beg for thieves", I don't have to raise food and salary, of course, I can enter Henan, but the court must solve the food and salary. Because "if you can manage a place in your own territory, you cannot also manage a place in another province." If we do not take charge of the localities, who should be responsible for the military and how to deal with it if we lack it, we can not talk about it." Its subtext is still to put pressure on the imperial court, asking it to appoint Zeng Bohan to return to Liangjiang according to his own wishes, but it is reasonable, and the imperial court cannot but seriously consider it.

Seeing that Li Shaoquan's pros and cons were so clearly and reasonably, that "the program is all about winning people," the imperial court could only order Zeng Bohan to return to his post as governor of Liangjiang and appoint Li Shaoquan as the minister of the Imperial Mission, "specializing in the matter of suppressing bandits." After receiving the order, Li Shaoquan immediately wrote "Xie Zhiqin Chancellor Li Chen's Feelings" on December 19, the fifth year of Tongzhi. Half a month away from the previous fold, because the imperial court agreed to its request, the main purpose of this fold was to use the routine "thanksgiving" to redeem the pressure on the imperial court in the previous fold. He sincerely said that after receiving the order, he "immediately set up an incense case, and kowtowed to thank him." In the past, when he thought of the front line, he felt that "there was no entrustment, and he tossed and turned day and night, and he was terrified." How should the ministers be excited, and how dare they pass the buck and cause a misopportunity? I would like to abide by the decree and take care of it after Zeng Bohan returns to his post and gallop to the enemy." Of course, there are still objective difficulties for Zeng Bohan to return to office. Not long ago, on the grounds that he was old and sick, could not bear the heavy workload of official duties, could not meet customers, read official documents, and his condition could not improve in the short term, how could he immediately return to the post of governor of Jiang? Of course, the shrewd and experienced Li Shaoquan could think of this, so he immediately said for Zeng Bohan: "The minister knows that Zeng Bohan has been sick for a long time, and his time is exhausted. The prelude to the words "not being able to meet guests" and "being afraid of reading the public" are all true. After receiving letters repeatedly, he was deeply troubled by local official affairs and lacked energy, so he was determined to resign and return to his post. Although the minister sent a special letter to discuss sincerely, he not only asked for the vacancy first, but also feared that he would be delayed in the back. Because Zeng Bohan was still in the camp with the army, it was difficult or likely to be inconvenient to return to Jinling immediately to take up his post, and Li Shaoquan gave the court "Please Ask Zeng Bohan to Return to Appointment" on February 23, the sixth year of Tongzhi, and once again rounded the field for Zeng Bohan. He wrote: "Zeng Bohan has worked in the army for a long time, and the so-called decline of illness is really not fabricated. But now, "I feel that the Holy Lord is relying on the dragon, and the ministers are looking up to each other and exhorting each other with great righteousness, and it seems that they can do anything." And repeatedly emphasized: "The Yangtze River is thousands of miles, the boats are like weaving, and the bandits are rampant." After the minister went to Jinling, he was afraid that there was a little stupidity, and he couldn't look back. The governor must be resident in the provincial capital and sit in all directions. He said that Zeng Bohan's delay in returning to the camp was on the one hand to assist him in suppressing the locks, and on the other hand, he was worried about "returning to the office, fearing that it is difficult to take tricks, and seeing that the public is loyal and embraced, and he is honest and honest." The minister was also deeply appreciative. However, he still emphasized that "the ministers have been in Jiang for a long time, and they should not stay away from the officials who know the way back, and the governors and ministers should not stay away." Therefore, when he was about to go to Henan and Hubei, "he still begged Shengming to order Zeng Bohan to return to the province as soon as possible, and he was in office for a long time." Then the situation that has been established in the southeast will not be corrupted, that is, the Central Plains and Zhang Zhikou can finally be eliminated. Considering the general trend of the world, the relationship is good and not shallow. With these three twists and turns, he came to the conclusion step by step that Zeng Bohan's return to Jiang Governor was related to "the general trend of the world".

Through these three twists and turns, Li Shaoquan step-by-step made Zeng Bohan, who had not long ago complained that he was ill and asked for a vacancy, to return to his post as governor of Liangjiang in a straightforward manner. With Zeng Bohan in the rear to raise salaries, Li Shaoquan can be completely relieved. More importantly, the important position of governor of Liangjiang remained in the hands of Hunan and Huai.

Although Li Shaoquan did a flawless job, a serious consequence was that it intensified the center's suspicion of the locality, and the Qingliu Party's ability to take advantage of the situation had a lot to do with the center's intention to balance the power of the local ministers.

The current Li Shaoquan, as the "head of the Xinjiang ministers", has once again been pushed to the forefront.

Li Shaoquan was able to serve as the governor of Zhili, an important position that only Bo people could hold before, to a large extent, because the combat strength of the Eighth Army of the Beijing camp was low, and the imperial court needed his Huai army to defend Gyeonggi and resist foreign invasion.

The solution he thought of was to find a backstage in the court to rely on.

However, there are not many options that the DPRK and China can rely on.

He knew the grievances between the Empress Dowager Renxi and Prince Jing very clearly. What is the purpose of the Empress Dowager Renxi's appointment of Prince Chun, he also understands.

How do you choose?

"If you don't repeat the story of that year, you can't take charge of the army." Lin Yiqing guessed Li Shaoquan's thoughts, smiled slightly, and said.

Li Shaoquan was startled, and a pair of deep-set eyes emitted a compelling light.

He didn't understand what Lin Yiqing meant, but the Huai Army in his hands and the sailors who guarded the Bohai Bay were his political capital, without these capitals, would he still be able to do things and realize his political ambitions?

"I know what Brother Zhang Tong is worried about." Lin Yiqing smiled, "Although the younger brother is a squire in the military department, he doesn't have a single soldier or ship in his hands, but the younger brother has done a lot of things." ”

Li Shaoquan didn't speak, and at this time, his heart was setting off a turbulence.

"When the bandits were in chaos, there was Xianghuai, and now the internal troubles have calmed down, and Xianghuai can go." Lin Yiqing continued, "If Xianghuai does not go for a day, the court will be uneasy for a day, and it will only increase suspicion, and it will not benefit the country's plan. ”

"The internal troubles have gone, the external troubles are still there, Xianghuai is gone, if the external enemy comes, how to deal with it?" Li Shaoquan looked a little excited.

"Xianghuai twilight is deep, the internal strife is still acceptable, and the defense against foreign enemies is insufficient, Brother Zhang Tong thinks, if Japan invades with a new navy and army, Xianghuai has constraints inside, and there are strong enemies outside, can it be used? It's good to say that if you are defeated, I am afraid that under the internal and external difficulties, Brother Zhang Tong's reputation will be paid in full! ”

Lin Yiqing said as he stared at Li Shaoquan's eyes.

These words he said have been accurately verified in his original historical time and space, but the price of this verification is an unbearable burden for a nation and a country!

Li Shaoquan's gaze suddenly turned dull, and after a long time, he let out a heavy sigh.

"Hanpeng, you're right, I'm too obsessed, I didn't even think of this layer of ......," Li Shaoquan sighed, "I always can't let go of this old brother, now it seems that if I don't let go, I will not only hurt me, but also hurt them......"

"There is one thing right now, Brother Zhang Tong has to make a choice immediately, and the fate of these two Huai brothers will also fall here." Lin Yiqing used his hand to draw two numbers in front of Li Shaoquan, "Six" and "Seven", "Which one does Brother Zhang Tong choose?" ”

"Originally, I was still a little uncertain, but now I ask you to remind me like this, and I understand." Li Shaoquan nodded, "Naturally, this is it." As he spoke, he gestured a "seven" to Lin Yiqing, "Didn't you Hanpeng choose it earlier?" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled.

"Even if you and I choose this way, I'm afraid of constraints, and it's inevitable for a while." Li Shaoquan sighed and said, "When the sixth master learned the news, he must be angry with you and me." In a fit of rage, he can't do anything to manipulate you and me. ”

"Let's choose the seventh master, in fact, it is also to prevent the sixth master, although the sixth master is in favor of foreign affairs, but now there is no one around him like the ancestor Wen Wenzhong, the demon is difficult to get rid of, I am afraid that it will be ...... in the future" Lin Yiqing looked at Li Shaoquan, sighed, and did not say any more.

Hearing Lin Yiqing say the phrase "the demons in the heart are hard to get rid of", Li Shaoquan actually fought a cold war.

"In this way, the power of the navy and army will be fully regained." Li Shaoquan said, "You and I are just complimenting it." ”

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