Chapter 120 Nanjing War

Zhou Mengchen thought about it now, this incident was not for no reason. He had been reminded before.

Zhenwu Camp is also a newly built camp.

In fact, in the face of the rise of Japanese pirates, the Jiangnan Guard Army was incompetent. It was not that Zhou Mengchen had thought about organizing the new army alone. In fact, some had organizing the new army. For example, Zhenwu Camp was formed after fifty Japanese pirates influenced Nanjing City.

It was directly under the jurisdiction of the Minister of War at that time.

For well-known reasons, Zhou Mengchen almost never loved the Secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of War. There were two ministers acting in all matters of the Nanjing Ministry of War. Zhou Mengchen handled almost all military affairs in Jiangnan. There were not many affairs in the Nanjing Ministry of War.

And the Zhenwu Camp was just because Zhou Mengchen felt that there were not many affairs.

Zhou Mengchen almost forgot this army. He conflated it with him and the rest of the Beijing camp. At the same time, he also sent the officers of the garrison cleared out in Jiangnan to the Nanjing Beijing camp. Naturally, there were also Zhenwu camps.

Zhou Mengchen knew with his toes. These people must have deep resentment towards him. In addition, he had previously speculated that Yan Song probably wanted to create some mutiny. Zhenwu Camp mutiny may not be without their work.

Although Yan Song fell, the remnants could not clean up for a while.

Moreover, Yan Song's fall was a little bit sudden. I guess many people couldn't react and were still implementing the original plan.

No matter what, Zhou Mengchen was also the Minister of War in Nanjing. How could Zhou Mengchen not take responsibility for this matter? Zhou Mengchen made many contributions and was not afraid of small problems. But the timing is the most important. The higher the officials, the more they were, the more they were, and Zhou Mengchen was delayed a little. Xu Jie filled all the radish pits. It would be difficult for Zhou Mengchen to come back.

Zhou Mengchen took a deep breath and said to himself: "I admit defeat. Xu Jie's move is indeed difficult to resist and has been planning for a long time. It seems that he cannot stay in the capital. But it is not that easy to let me leave in such a shame."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Mr. Xu, let's open the skylight and speak out loud. The old man is better, and I admit defeat. But I think I still have some credit for being strict and I still have some face to your Majesty. If you don't explain some things clearly, it will not be that easy to let me follow the old man's arrangements."

Xu Jie smiled slightly and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say. Feixiong, what do you think? Let's hear it."

Zhou Mengchen knew that he really wanted to compete with Xu Jie, but he was the one who suffered the loss. But the future was long. It was not too late to take care of some things slowly. Some things were to be done. Zhou Mengchen said: "The old man knows everything in the palace. I think you know the Honglu Temple plan I proposed."

Xu Jie said, "I heard a little." Zhou Mengchen said, "I don't have any of the Great Jiuqing. I only have one Xiao Jiuqing, so this is not an exaggeration. If the elders don't allow it, I will come to His Majesty to tell you."

The so-called Da Jiuqing and Xiao Jiuqing are a kind of title for court officials by celebrities. Da Jiuqing is the Secretary of the Six Ministry, the Censor of the Left Capital, the General Secretary of the Tongzheng Department, and the Dali Temple is the Grand Jiuqing. Xiao Jiuqing is the Minister of Taichang Temple, the Minister of Taipu Temple, the Minister of Guanglu Temple, the Secretary of Zhanshifu, the Minister of Hanlin Scholar, the Minister of Honglu Temple, the Minister of Imperial College, the Minister of Imperial College, the Minister of Yuanma Temple, and the Minister of Shangbao Temple. The powers are different. But they are all third-rank officials.

He is also among the top officials in the court.

Xu Jie shook his head and said, "What Feixiong wants is not only a minister of the Honglu Temple, but also a minister of the Honglu Temple with soldiers, money and soil."

Zhou Mengchen said, "That's right, this is my bottom line. If the Master of the Court does not allow it, then let's see the matter in front of His Majesty."

Xu Jie smiled silently and said nothing.

The same is true for Zhou Mengchen.

It seems that whoever talks between the two sides will lose.

After a while, Xu Jie said, "A word is determined. Not everyone can be the Minister of Honglu Temple. Do you have any choice?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "Yang Jisheng, the governor of Heshuo, made military achievements and established Heshuo Province, which was influential to the outside world. Your disciple is already the Minister of Rites. Among the 26th year of Jiajing, it is not a big deal to have another Jiuqing."

Xu Jie said, "It doesn't count. Then I'll settle it."

When Zhou Mengchen heard Xu Jie say this, he suddenly felt that he had been deceived by this old man. The bottom line of this old man is that he left Beijing, and in addition, there should be room for bargaining.

But Zhou Mengchen accidentally led his nose away by him.

He secretly regretted it in his heart, but there was no way. People like them did not need to be contracts, they were always just a word, and they were hard to pursue. Of course, he also knew that what he promised was just what he promised.

Xu Jie promised these things, which does not mean that he will not deal with Zhou Mengchen in the future.

However, now everyone is just getting what they need.

When Yan Song fell, Xu Jie's power was about to expand greatly. At this time, he did not want to get entangled with Zhou Mengchen. Zhou Mengchen did not have the ability to impact Xu Jie's status.

This is just the first time Zhou Mengchen and Xu Jie have fought, and there will be many more battles in the future.

The dinner party was over after the two reached an agreement.

Zhou Mengchen returned home and fell on a chair and told the story in a short story.

Xu Wei and He Xinwen pondered for a moment. Xu Wei said, "Sir, this is the case, and the matter in Nanjing may not be hidden. Instead of letting Xu Jie report it, it is better to volunteer to Your Majesty."

At this moment, He Xinyin completely left Xu Jie's team and had become a member of Zhou Mengchen's aides. Zhou Mengchen said: "This is all a trivial matter. Write a letter to Brother Yang immediately to prepare and come to Beijing immediately as soon as I receive the order. Before leaving Beijing, I must meet Brother Yang. Otherwise, some things will not be explained clearly."

Xu Wei said, "I understand."

"Sir," said He Xinyin: "I can't help with the matter between Beijing and Beijing for a while. I requested to go to Nanjing immediately. In the current situation in Nanjing, we only know the Zhenwu Camp mutiny, but what is the inside story and what level has it been. Who has participated. I don't know. Moreover, there are only a few thousand soldiers in Zhenwu Camp. Most of them are old and weak. No matter how they make trouble, they won't be able to make trouble for long. It is estimated that when the Lord goes south, the Zhenwu Camp mutiny has been suppressed, and some of the inside stories will not be found."

"So, I'm going to take a step forward and make a front stand for the adults."

Zhou Mengchen nodded and said, "If you make sense, then it will be a blessing for Mr. He."

Today's Jiangnan is not as empty as before. Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and other generals have hundreds of thousands of troops, all of whom are new victorious troops. The combat effectiveness can be guaranteed. Not to mention the Zhenwu Camp Mutiny, even if the Secretary of War in Nanjing took the lead in rebellion and put him down, it would be a blink of an eye.

Therefore, if the person in charge of Nanjing has a little ability, he will not let the Zhenwu Camp mutiny be pacified until Zhou Mengchen returns.

However, Nanjing is also the capital, and mutinies occurred in the capital. The political influence behind this was too great. Zhou Mengchen went south and was also a aftermath. Zhou Mengchen also understood that his foundation in Nanjing was not deep.

He Xinyin has the deepest foundation in Jiangnan. Not to mention that since He Xinyin defected to Zhou Mengchen, he was preparing to do something big to prove his ability. Zhou Mengchen was not good at damaging He Xinyin's enthusiasm.

"Sir. Lord Fang asked for a visit." At this time, a servant suddenly came to report.

When Zhou Mengchen heard this, he immediately asked, "But, former Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Fang Dun, Lord Fang?"

“That’s right.”

"Hurry and invite me." Zhou Mengchen almost jumped up and said immediately: "No, I'll go to greet you in person."

Fang Mengchen had taken care of Zhou Mengchen before, and it was not an exaggeration to welcome Fang Meng with any kind of etiquette. Soon Zhou Mengchen brought a group of staff to the gate to greet Fang Meng.

Fang Dun was only wearing a cloth clothes, followed by an old servant, who looked like an old man from the countryside. He could not tell at all that he was the wealth that once held the power of the world.

Zhou Mengchen saluted Fang Dun on the street and said, "Greetings to Uncle Fang."

Fang Dun saw Zhou Mengchen like this, his eyes were a little complicated. Fang Dun went from the Minister of Revenue to a commoner. In just a blink of an eye, he could see what the world was like in a day. As such, Zhou Mengchen was so polite, which made him even more moved. After all, he did not take action before when Zhou Mengchen was in trouble. He said: "It is rare that you can still treat me so politely."
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