Lin Xuwen They were able to get accurate information from Luzhou, and after listening to Shen Rong's statement, they knew that Yue Lengqiu did not deceive Shen Rong about the defeat of the Chizhou army.

In the defeat of Zongyang, the casualties and losses of the Chizhou army were almost here:

The pool army and the water army were almost completely wiped out; The Chizhou army stationed on the north bank, in addition to the 2,000 soldiers and horses guarding Yicheng, the defenders west of Yicheng were almost wiped out.

In particular, when Yue Duming led his troops to attack Huanglongling, he was caught off guard, and Chen Hansan and Hao Yuan led their troops to break through to the east very quickly, resulting in a large number of routs trapped in the west of Xiaocang Mountain to capture prisoners by the Hao family, and they did not escape back, so they could only be killed in battle.

The true death toll may be smaller, but the losses to the Chizhou army are so.

The loss of the Chizhou military infantry battalion can also be replenished by recruiting new soldiers from the poor, but the naval army is almost wiped out, and it is almost impossible to recover the vitality and involve the replenishment of the warships.

After the Jiangning War, in order to welcome Emperor Yongxing back to Jiangning and stabilize the situation in Jiangnan, Lin Jian was forced to compromise with Yue Lengqiu and Dong Yuan, and assigned nearly 20,000 people of the original imperial naval army to Chizhou together with hundreds of warships.

In the past year, the Chizhou Navy has fought against the Yangtze River with the Luxury Family's Navy in Jiangzhou, and they have also won and lost each other, and it is difficult to distinguish between them; On the temple, Zuo Chengmu, Cheng Yuqian, Yu Xinyuan, Zhang Yan, Yuan Guizheng and others did not expect that the Chizhou Navy would lose so completely this time!

"This is Lord Yue's plea, and Lord Yue asked Weichen to present it to the court." Shen Rong took out a letter from his arms, held it in both hands, and waited for the chamberlain to take it and present it to the Queen Mother and Emperor Yongxing.

After the collapse of Zongyang, Yue Lengqiu asked Shen Rong to bring a letter back, presumably it was a countermeasure that Shen Rong discussed with Yue Lengqiu after he arrived in Qiupu - Lin Xuwen thought in his heart, but he didn't show his voice, how to investigate the responsibility for the defeat of Zongyang, the Privy Council has an absolute advantage, and it depends on how they perform.

Before the chamberlain came to pick it up and sent it to the throne, Emperor Yongxing asked the Queen Mother to read it first.

The Queen Mother read Yue Lengqiu's recital and handed it to Emperor Yongxing quietly.

Emperor Yongxing looked at it and said in surprise: "Yue Lengqiu wants to resign from the posts of Jiangxi Recruitment Envoy, Chizhou Camp Chief, Chizhou Prefect, etc.?" How does this make Yue Lengqiu responsible for the defeat of Zongyang, but the mess over there always needs to be cleaned up by someone who is familiar with the situation, and Yue Lengqiu can't pick a stack of them! ”

After returning to Jiangning, Emperor Yongxing rarely said so much in front of his ministers, and it was inevitable that he would lose his temper when he was eager to defend Yue Lengqiu at this time.

The princes in front of the palace looked at each other, and they could understand that this was Yue Lengqiu's technique of retreating, and the Queen Mother was not shocked when she saw the twists and turns, and Emperor Yongxing owed some heat after all.

Cheng Yuqian, Zuo Chengmu, Yu Xinyuan and others all looked at Lin Xuwen to see how he reacted.

Although the central power gradually transferred to the Privy Council, except for Lin Lian, the Privy Council did not have senior officials who could directly participate in Han Tang's political discussions, so Lin Lian was not Jiang Ning's palace council, and Lin Xuwen, Huang Jinnian and others advocated the demands of the Privy Council on their behalf.

Without waiting for Huaidong to seize military power, Yue Lengqiu took retreat as advance, took all the responsibility for the defeat of Zongyang, and resigned from his official position, Cheng Yuqian and others had to see how Lin Xuwen responded on behalf of the Privy Council......

Lin Xuwen stood with his hands in his hands, neither anxious nor impatient.

The recitals had to be circulated among the ministers one by one, wasting too much time, so Shen Rong stood in front of the hall and made a statement on his behalf.

“…… After the defeat of Zongyang, Lord Yue felt that his crime was unforgivable, and he did not dare to ask for forgiveness. However, at the moment of the great enemy, the military and political affairs of Chizhou could not be abandoned, so Lord Yue handled official business in the government office during the day, and was imprisoned in the prison cell at night, and his remorse can be seen. At this time, Jinghu is still in danger, but Chizhou in the eastern wing is a little safer, and Lord Yue felt that it was time to resign and surrender to thank the world, so he temporarily entrusted the military and political affairs of Chizhou to Deng Yu, and imprisoned himself in Qiupu Prison, living in the same room with the prisoners, just waiting for Jiangning to send someone to bind him back to Beijing......" Shen Rong said.

Hearing this, Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian were both slightly moved, thinking that Yue Lengqiu still had to fight to the death.

Yue Lengqiu really has the heart to surrender, just go back to Jiangning with Shen Rong, why do you need to act in this play?

Yue Lengqiu's bitter trick was not only played for them, but also for the military and people of Chizhou, in the final analysis, it was just to win the sympathy of the military and people of Chizhou.

Yue Lengqiu took all the blame for the crime, and Deng Yue presided over the military administration of Chizhou on his behalf, so even his nephew Yue Zhi dived underwater - even if Yue Lengqiu was arrested and brought to Jiangning to punish the crime, it was impossible to wipe out the Chizhou army immediately.

Yuan Guizheng looked at the reactions of the people in front of the palace, sighed in his heart that Yue Lengqiu was really old, walked to the front of the palace, and said: "The Privy Council is in charge of the military plane, how to ask for the defeat of Zongyang, it is impossible not to listen to the opinions of the Duke of Chongguo." Did you send an envoy to Yuzhang? First, to comfort Chongguo Gong for recovering Jiangxi; Moreover, the situation in Jinghu is dangerous, and it is indispensable to Chongguo Gong to work for the court again! ”

The Empress Dowager Liang sat on the throne and said: "The declining family thinks that the discussion should be in accordance with the etiquette system, and the matter should not be rushed, and the situation in Jinghu is dangerous, and it cannot be delayed." Since Yue Qing resigned and was guilty, and the military administration of Chizhou was entrusted to Deng Yu, he was able to get away. Then it is better to ask Yue Qing to take a trip to Yuzhang, first, to analyze the defeat of Zongyang with Chongguo, and to discuss the attack and defense of Jinghu. What do you think? ”

Asking Yue Lengqiu to go to Yuzhang to see Lin Jian also meant to bear the guilt of Jing Yue, but no matter what, the Empress Dowager Liang still wanted to try her best to let Yue Lengqiu participate in the military aircraft, and did not want to really cure him of the crime of defeat.

Zuo Chengmu, Cheng Yuqian, Yu Xinyuan and others all hesitated, and asked Yue Lengqiu to go to Yuzhang to plead guilty to Lin Lian, can Yue Lengqiu put down this shelf?

You must know that the scholars of the world pay attention to integrity, pay attention to the unyielding of death, Yue Lengqiu has fought with Lin Tie for nearly ten years, and his position has always been far above Lin Tie, and it was only after the Jiangning War that Huaidong really became a momentum and pressed the others down.

At this time, Yue Lengqiu and Lin Jian bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes, and Zuo Chengmu felt that it was unimaginable.

"What the Queen Mother said is very true," Shen Rong said, "and the familiarity with the situation in Jinghu is none other than Lord Yue. ”

As soon as Shen Rong's words came out, Zuo Chengmu and the others felt differently.

Shen Rong had just come back from seeing Yue Lengqiu in Qiupu, since he said so, it should be Yue Lengqiu's own intention to go to Yuzhang to see Lin Lian.

In this way, the minds of Zuo Chengmu and others are different. Some felt that Yue Lengqiu was shameless, and in order to protect his position, he had to whisper to Lin Bin, and some felt that Yue Lengqiu could bend and stretch, and they were worried that the Queen Mother had also been deceived, and Yue Lengqiu borrowed Yuzhang and succumbed to Huaidong from then on.

It's just that Yue Lengqiu himself has no opinion on going to Yuzhang to take the blame, and he doesn't feel humiliated, so how can Cheng Yuqian stop them?

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Lin Jian was not in Jiangning, and the daily affairs of the Privy Council were presided over by Lin Mengde, Song Fu, Sun Jingxuan and others, and if larger matters were to be dealt with urgently, Lin Xuwen, Huang Jinnian, and Zhao Hu, who was in charge of Jiangning's defense, were convened to discuss and discuss.

It's not that because Lin Jian is not in Jiangning, the situation on Jiangning's side will be out of control.

After the palace meeting, Lin Xuwen and Huang Jinnian went to the Privy Council, which occupied half of the Western Imperial City, and told Lin Mengde, Song Fu, and Sun Jingxuan about the palace meeting.

Huang Jinnian was a little more anxious, and asked again: "How to deal with Yue Lengqiu, my lord hasn't sent a word back in Yuzhang?" ”

"There is no new one." Lin Mengde said.

"Yue Lengqiu is going to Yuzhang, that's really good," Song Fu smiled slightly, and said, "How does the Chizhou army go, what do you want to do with it, presumably when Yue Lengqiu comes back from Yuzhang, it will be ......."

The defeat of the Chizhou army this time was indeed a good opportunity to completely eradicate Yue Lengqiu from the court, but at this time, it may not be in the interests of Huaidong to completely suppress Yue Lengqiu.

The first few times Lin Jian exchanged letters, he just wanted to sit here and watch the changes, and he didn't clearly say what he wanted to do to Yue Lengqiu.

Lin Jian did not express his position, and in the end, how to treat Yue Lengqiu, there were various opinions among the Privy Council and the Huaidong officials outside the Privy Council.

Some people think that Yue Lengqiu can be co-opted to help - Yue Lengqiu's political life can be said to be completely in the hands of Huaidong at this time, and there is a basis for wooing Yue Lengqiu for his own use.

Some people think that Yue Lengqiu must never turn over - Yue Lengqiu was also in a high position and high morale in the old days, especially in the Chizhou army, there is still a certain combat power, even if Yue Lengqiu is willing to win over Huaidong, how do you know that it is not his plan to delay the army? Especially when Yue Lengqiu went to Yuzhang to see Lin Jian this time, on the surface, he was soft, but in fact, his calculations were deeper, and he couldn't be reassured.

Unless Yue Lengqiu is willing to disband the Chizhou soldiers and horses, but judging from Yue Lengqiu's presiding over the Chizhou military and political affairs according to Deng Yu, this possibility is extremely low.

Some people also think that even if Yue Lengqiu can't be wooed, he should still survive - the strength of the Chizhou army has been greatly damaged, and it no longer poses any threat to Huaidong, and Huaidong wants to urgently suppress Yue Lengqiu, which will only intensify the panic of Dong Yuan, Hu Wenmu and other domain commanders.

The Yanhu army was about to invade the south, and Huaixi and Jinghu could not go all out in front of them, which was ultimately unfavorable to Huaidong.

Even if Yue Lengqiu is to be completely suppressed, it should be delayed for a year or two in terms of timing.

When even the Huaixi and Jinghu forces don't need to be borrowed, Huaidong can show his fangs to his heart's content.

However, no matter how many opinions there are here, in the end, it is necessary to make an idea in the forest binding where Yuzhang sits like a mountain.

The more Lin Lian didn't mention a word about this matter, the more they believed that Lin Lian had already had an idea about this matter. So in addition to the following officials' discussions, Lin Xuwen and them sat back and watched the changes.

When it was over, Lin Xuwen talked about the consumption of the war, which is also something that must be discussed at every gathering.

Although Huang Binghao and Chen Zishou have not surrendered to Yuanzhou, and the luxury family is still stubbornly resisting in eastern Fujian, the war in Jiangxi has largely subsided, and the consumption of the war will decline sharply compared with the past, and it will return to the normal level, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief.

"This battle is also fortunate to end," Lin Mengde said with emotion, "Otherwise, it would be enough to kill me, Shangrao filled in five million silver, and now there is not one or two left, and if it drags on for another month or two, I will have to get sick urgently; Although the situation in Jinghu is dangerous, in my opinion, it is better to delay it if it can be delayed, and it must be delayed until after the autumn grain is put on the market. On the one hand, taxes and silver are on the one hand, and on the other hand, a large amount of military capital is requisitioned, and the price of goods in Jianghuai has an irrepressible momentum, which is not a good thing. ”

"The situation will be better if the matter of Yuanzhou can be negotiated as soon as possible......," Song Fu said.

"If it weren't for Huang Binghao's surrender to luxury, there would be no battle in Jiangxi, he turned his head and descended at this time, capricious," Huang Jinnian said disdainfully, "I'm afraid it's a hidden danger to keep him!" ”

"Yuanzhou is above Yuzhang, the road is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is difficult to fight hard." Song Fu said.

In the later stage of the Jiangning War, Huang Binghao surrendered to Jiangzhou, and the luxury family was able to control the entire territory of Jiangxi. Otherwise, even if he asked Hao Wenzhuang to lead his troops and horses to flee into Jiangxi, it would be impossible to hold out for nearly a year and a half.

Now Huang Binghao did not lead his troops to flee north across the river with the luxury family, but according to Chen Zishou, he led 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses, guarded according to Yuanzhou, and negotiated with Huaidong about the conditions for returning to Jiangning.

Who knew that Huang Binghao might be a hidden danger in the future, but he led three or four soldiers and horses to occupy Yuanzhou.

Yuanzhou is located west of Yuzhang and is the western gateway of Jiangxi, bordering Tanzhou in the west.

After Huang Binghao joined the luxury family, he led his troops to Yuanzhou, wanting to enter Tanzhou, and fought happily with the Xiangtan army, intending to open the channel for the luxury family to enter Xiangtan in the west. However, in the later stage of the Shangrao War, the defeat of the luxury family had been achieved, and Yuanzhou and Tanzhou quickly ceased their troops.

It is not difficult to see from this that Tanzhou is still worried that Huang Binghao will really be destroyed, and it will be difficult for Tanzhou to stand on its own feet in the face of the strong Huaidong.

Tanzhou wants to keep Huang Binghao in Yuanzhou as a buffer with Huaidong, and it is very difficult for Huaidong to storm Yuanzhou.

Now that the situation in the north is critical, Lin Jian does not dare to ask sixty or seventy thousand elite soldiers and horses to waste three or five months or even more to attack Yuanzhou. Therefore, the Yuanzhou issue can be resolved through negotiation, and Lin Jian also wants to negotiate a solution.

Huang Binghao wants to delay the army, why not stabilize Huang Binghao on the Huaidong side?

"Jiangxi has almost become a remnant land, or if you don't want thousands of people to starve to death in the wilderness, you can only delay if you want to completely solve the problem of Yuanzhou." Sun Jingxuan also said.

Now Jiangxi is extremely short of grain, and the extravagant family's rampant expropriation has almost drained the surplus grain of the people.

Another is that the people of Jiangxi have risen up to rebel against luxury families this spring, and the war has burned all parts of Jiangxi, which has a great impact on agricultural affairs; The war requisitioned a large number of people to accompany the army, and further reduced the labor engaged in field work.

The spring crops have passed, and if there is another big fight in Yuzhang and Yuanzhou, the rice farming work in Jiangxi will also be missed, and it will directly threaten the survival of more than 500,000 households in Jiangxi.

The matter of Yuanzhou can be resolved through negotiation, first, the main force of the Huaidong Army can withdraw to the north in time to prepare for Huma's southward movement, and second, it will not miss the agricultural time in the hinterland of Jiangxi such as Yuzhang and Ganzhou.

In addition, the matter of Yuanzhou can be calmed down, and Huaidong does not expect to be able to collect taxes and grain from Xiangtan, but if he buys grain with silver, he can still buy one or two million stone of parity grain.

Grain production in the two lakes has risen since the middle of the Yue Dynasty, and after the large area of mulberry cotton was planted in the coastal plains around Taihu Lake, grain was imported from the two lakes to make up for the shortage.

The soaring grain prices in Jianghuai were precisely after the Yangtze River waterway was interrupted and the rice grain from the two lakes was not allowed to move eastward.

Jinghu wars are frequent, and there is also a shortage of food, but the situation in Xianghu (Xiangtan) is better, especially after the withdrawal of Dakou Yang Xiong and his troops, there is almost no war in the hinterland of Xiangtan, and the surplus grain of the people is sufficient.

Nowadays, the waters of the Yangtze River west of Jiangzhou are far from being peaceful, but between Jiangxi and Xiangtan, there is a land route from Yuanzhou, and grain can be transported into Jiangxi to solve the urgent need.

"The words of exempting taxes for three years have already been said, but the officials and garrisons in Jiangxi have to be supported by the household department," Lin Xuwen thought of these things, and he was also upset, "Let's go, let's go, if the Cao family can't hold Guanzhong this year, and the western front is penetrated by Yanhu, even if the main force of soldiers and horses can be transferred north to participate, the matter of money and food will cost us the old life of the cadre!" ”