Chapter 10: The Road is Divided
Coming out of Chen's house, Chang Sihao looked back at the couplet on the door, "Everyone in the family is here, don't knock on the door if you have something", and was stunned for a while.
The gift was pushed out, "bang", the door was compounded, and the doorman didn't even say goodbye.
Chang Sihao saw that the alley was quiet and there was no one left and right, so he pulled Feng Bao to the leeward side of the wall, and asked in a low voice: "Judging from your previous contact with him, is he really right about things and not people, or are you worried that Xu's plan is not feasible?"
Feng Bao stared and said: " Officialdom is right to people, right things are right to people, how can there be such a clear truth, Chen Ge Lao was a lecturer in Yudi, acting alone, not forming friends, after entering the cabinet is also the same, no one can figure out the temper, in the past two years, he is not used to Xu Jie's actions, and there is more and more friction with him, what is right to people, in fact, there is no difference, but if he feels that the plan is not feasible and refuses to excuse himself, then we should really be careful, Yan Song was originally because of his son Yan Shifan's affairs fell down, Xu Ge Lao planned to reverse Yan Yan's action, and he must be very cautious about this kind of thing, and Lord Qi's subordinates have accidents one after another, which explains some problems, It seems that Xu Jie's feet are sore here, but in fact, it may be their heaviest defense, before we have the actual evidence, are we a little too anxious to make a move?"
Chang Sihao shook his head: "The opportunity can't wait, only by moving can we find the flaw, now we focus on unity, pull people over a point, and there will be less resistance in the future," Feng Bao said: "According to these people, he is the easiest to pull over, but it turned out to be like this, and the next plan will be disrupted," Chang Sihao looked at the gatehouse of Chen's mansion again, and said: " It doesn't matter, there are no leek flowers, just eat sauerkraut powder, with Chen Ge's old character, and Xu Jie's battle, although he can't pull into our camp, he can also be regarded as a fork in the road, let's still act according to the plan," Feng Bao hurriedly said: "Then how can it be, our plan is one ring after another, not to coerce the authority of Chen Ge Lao, how can Zhang Juzheng be suppressed, Lord Qi They belong to the lower level after all, and they are not strong enough to speak,"
Chang Sihao thought for a moment, and said: "Then put him down and find Li Chunfang first," Feng Bao shook his head: "This can't be done, Li Ge Lao Xiang Wei Xu Jie's horse is the first to look forward, even if Chen and Zhang Erge are coerced, he may not be able to easily comply, now these two pavilion elders are gone, only you and me, how can I move him," Chang Sihao frowned and said: "Looking ahead and looking back, I am trapped in my own heart, what else can I do, let's take a look at the situation, probe the wind, and act at the opportune time," immediately ordered Cheng Lian'an to return to the Hou Mansion to Qi and Liu and the others reported the incident and told them that their plans had changed, so they should not be impatient, and they and Feng Bao boarded the sedan chair.
Out of the alley just into the avenue, facing Liu Jinwu galloping on a horse, I saw the sedan car rolling down the saddle,
The sedan chair drivers in front stopped, Chang Sihao lifted the side curtain, saw that it was him, was slightly stunned, Cheng Lian'an did not leave, Liu Jinwu leaned in and said in a low voice: "Something happened," Chang Sihao raised his eyebrows, listening to his tone and knew that it was definitely not a good thing, Liu Jinwu said: "The emperor summoned you and Lord Yu and Lord Qi into the palace, very anxious, Lord Qi has already gone," At this time, the sedan chair came, and Feng Bao also lifted the sedan curtain: "What's the matter," Liu Jinwu said again, looking left and right and said: "You say, did Xu Ge do it first?" Feng Bao shook his head: "This hasn't even passed the fifth day of the first month...... Liu Jinwu said: "Cough, what else does he care about the fifteenth day of the first month, maybe it's because of the recent period of frequent contact, let him notice it, let's strike first," Chang Sihao's eyes were cold: "Don't panic, he is a scheming person, he won't do it easily if he doesn't see the right time, Lord Qi and Lord Yu have no handle in his hands for the time being, where is the person who is afraid, you and I are not thieves, how can we be so weak and messed up," Liu Jinwu stared for a moment and nodded: "What do you say?"
Chang Sihao put the sedan curtain down: "Let's see the situation, let's go,"
When I came to the palace, I saw Yu Dayou and Qi Jiguang waiting in the courtroom, Yu Dayou's face was as usual, and it didn't look like he had drunk wine.
Chang Sihao was secretly surprised in his heart, and said: "He has retired to the rivers and lakes with Shui Yanxiang, I'm afraid no one knows the specific whereabouts," I saw Long Qing's face was bitter, and he hurriedly asked: "What's wrong," Long Qing returned to the table and picked up a piece of paper and handed it over:" This is a military report from the south, saying that there are pirates in Guangdong again, and the combination of land and water, it is estimated that there will be 40,000 or 50,000 people in general, and the scale is far greater than that of the Japanese alliance in previous years.
Chang Sihao looked down at the paper slip, but he didn't see a word, pondering: "There are pirates, what do you ask the eldest grandson Xiaochi to do, could it be that this group of pirates is also the same as Wei Yinbao's Gutian Righteous Army, they all belong to the banner of Juhao Pavilion, no, according to the time calculation, when they launched the attack, Zhu Qing and his gang were in Jingshi, and the uprising is a big deal, so you can't act blindly in this situation,"
At this time, Long Qing said: "Ronghua has reported all the relevant matters, the leader of this group of pirates is called Zeng Yiyi, although he is a pirate, he is also quite good at using troops on land, and now the soldiers and horses of Liangguang are less than 10,000 people, and they are relatively scattered, this thief is menacing, and the situation is not optimistic,"
Chang Sihao said: "Yu and Qi have been fighting against the Japanese in the south for many years and have rich experience, as long as they are sent over with proper use of troops, it is not impossible to win more with less, why should the emperor be so worried,"
Long Qing said: "What happened at the Dongchang Lichun banquet, Ronghua has reported to me, the virtuous brother has experienced it personally, it should be better than me, as soon as the imperial brother goes, Juhao Pavilion has become out of control, those people are martial arts masters, Yu and Qi The two generals have to plan their troops on the one hand, and on the other hand, they have to guard against their assassination, how to win this battle," Chang Sihao understood at that time: it must be Shen Lu's death that made him smell his breath, thinking that he and Juhao Pavilion were already incompatible, what he said just now was to worry about the two generals, it was to lead him to take the initiative to ask Ying, to deal with Juhao Pavilion, hey, the eldest grandson Xiaochi, this smart man hid early and was clean, and he was left with a smile: "The emperor doesn't have to worry, this matter is very easy to solve," Long Qing looked happy: "Oh," Chang Sihao said: " Xu Ying, the third son of Xu Ge's family, is skilled in swords and horses, wise and brave, and the main backbone of Juhao Pavilion are all slaves of the Xu family, I believe that with the prestige of the third son, when he arrives in the south of the Yangtze River, he will definitely suppress one side, so that the two generals can rest assured that they can break the thief," Long Qing smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Xian, at such a time, you are still laughing,"
Chang Sihao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there are some things that the minister doesn't know whether to say or not," Long Qing saw that he became serious, he was slightly stunned, and suddenly guessed something, and stretched out his hand to stop: "Since the imperial brother has been hidden, Xu Ge Lao has no change, and he has nothing to do with the south, don't mention it," but Chang Sihao said: "What I want to say has nothing to do with Xu Ge Lao,"
Long Qing looked at him, stretched out his sleeves and said, "Speak,"
Chang Sihao raised his gaze: "Your Majesty, you are a person who has read a big book, may I ask why the people have rebelled since ancient times," Long Qing heard this, his face also became solemn, he thought for a moment, and said slowly: "Or the officials force the people to rebel, or the wealth is uneven," Chang Sihao said: " Well said, whether it is called the righteous army or the anti-army, in short, it is a national rebellion, if there is something to eat, who will come to do this U-turn business, you are in the palace, I am afraid that you do not understand the situation, now the south has been blocking the sea for many years, so that the fishermen have no fish to fight, and the gentry have enclosed the land so that the farmers have no land to cultivate, these fishermen and farmers are idle and hungry, and some people climb the heights and shout, and send grain to rice, don't they obey, "Follow 1510, tell Jiang Wan and himself about the situation in the south,
Long Qing listened and sat slowly with his hands on the back of the chair, speechless for a long time,
Chang Sihao said: "Now the Tatars, the Warats, the barbarians, Tibet is surrounded by strong enemies, are waiting for an opportunity, looking forward to the Ming civil strife, Juhao Pavilion is different from the ordinary anti-thief, the court should also try to appease, if you can explain the reason, explain the interests and disadvantages, and recruit them, then half of the south of the Yangtze River is safe, foreign people have no chance to take advantage of it, and the situation on the nine sides can also be eased a lot, in fact, they are in a wild place, nothing more than a lack of living materials, I have asked for many years to open the market, exchange horses for some iron pot tea, everyone takes what they need, why not, to tell the truth, we are everywhere to the Celestial Empire of the great power of the pretensions, what to say about the state of etiquette, people are not raised by their mothers, there is no etiquette, as the saying goes, ten miles of different winds, a hundred miles of different customs, according to my opinion, the regionIt is not advisable to divide ethnic groups and discriminate against each other, but it is better to respect each other, communicate more, integrate cultures, and show off their strengths."
Long Qing sighed: "Your words are quite consistent with what the old man Gao Ge said at the beginning, every sentence is reasonable, I don't know, but you and I think like this, the hundred officials don't think like this, the hundred officials think like this, the people think like this, even if I think the same thing from top to bottom, how can these foreign tribes like Tatar and Warat share this heart with us,"
Chang Sihao's heart moved slightly, and he said: "It turns out that Gao Gong also said this to him, yes, Gao Gong and Zheng Mengzhu are like-minded, and they have spared no effort to promote the righteousness of the Sword Family, but it is a pity that he was attacked by the Xu Party and squeezed out of the court, otherwise he can really become my strong reinforcement,"
Thinking of these brave and insightful warriors or their deaths, he couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, and said earnestly: " I used to think so, but some things don't try to do, I don't know what the result is, I was just a young man in the army, I only know how to cut the enemy for a day, and eat meat for a day, but I have more contact with people, and slowly I understand a lot of truths, foreign people kill us, we kill foreign people, kill and kill without a head and tail, how much money and life are wasted, swords, guns, swords and halberds can't cut down a nation, what can really convince people is thought, is people's hearts, as long as you can put yourself in their shoes, Heart-to-heart, turning what people think into what I think, and spreading what I think to people, then people are me, I am people, and the world is all me, isn't it all one heart,"
Long Qing's eyes were clear when he heard this, he got up and grabbed his hand and said, "Brother Xian, I didn't expect you to have such knowledge,"
Chang Sihao was taken aback by him, and hurriedly said: "I don't dare to take it seriously, it's just a little idea,"
Long Qing said with a smile: "It's not a small idea, this is the grand strategy, this way to cut the heart, that is, the soldier who does not fight, is the best strategy among the best strategies,"
Chang Sihao was stunned for a moment, thinking that what I said was "changing hearts", how did I come to you but become a "heart", just about to speak, Long Qing patted the back of his hand and continued: "However, the matter of opening the sea and sealing the tribute is very important, and it must be decided after the discussion of hundreds of officials, let's raise our eyebrows, and we have to take care of the front first, Zeng Yi's group of pirates is not small, if they can be calmed down in one fell swoop, it can also deter other places, Gutian is ready to move, this time he has committed Guangzhou, Wei Yinbao may take the opportunity to make a move, and this side must not be guarded against,"
Chang Sihao nodded: "Yes,"
Long Qing said: "Zhang Ge Lao and I have discussed, he suggested dividing the troops into two ways, let Lord Qi go to Guangdong, ask for a book, let General Yu return to Guangxi, in case of Gutian, I feel that it is still relatively safe, but for the matter of Juhao Pavilion, I can't help but worry, so I intend to ask the virtuous brother to go with the old General Yu to supervise the army, along the road to explore the truth of the Juhao Pavilion, if it is convenient, I will take it with the old general or suppress it, and subdue it to extinguish it, so as to prevent future troubles, I don't know if the virtuous brother can be convenient,"