Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1293 Dilemma
"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

In the chief executive's mansion, Zhang Liang stood by the window, watching the warships lined up on the river continuously spray out flames and black smoke, and water jets soared into the sky with deafening noises.

Zhang Liang looked ugly.

This new type of artillery has unparalleled power. Although he didn't operate it himself, he only saw the huge water column splashed by the lead pellets on the water after the artillery was fired, and he knew that once it hit the enemy ship, it would be smashed to pieces in an instant!

Undoubtedly, warships equipped with this kind of artillery will be the main force of the navy in the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, but he, the head of the Canghai Road Marching, can only watch the excitement from a distance... During the future Eastern Expedition, he is on a water surface The status can be imagined.

Originally, I thought that if I got the position of chief officer of the Canghai Road March, I would definitely be able to take charge of the upcoming Eastern Expedition and become the commander of the Datang Navy.

But now...

A suffocation stagnated in his chest, Zhang Liang wanted to scold his mother!
The confidant Cheng Gongying hurried in from the outside, seeing Zhang Liang turning his head to look gloomy, he naturally knew the general's mood at this moment.

But the matter was so important that he didn't dare to hide anything, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Commander Qi, the quartermaster just came to report that the army's food has run out, and it can only last for three days. If the army can't be replenished in time, I'm afraid Three days later, we will face the risk of being cut off from cooking... In addition, the spring rains are continuous and the climate is humid, many soldiers have festered limbs and even stomach discomfort, and the army is in urgent need of medical treatment."

The tails of Zhang Liang's eyes twitched, his face was so black that water dripped out, his eyes were full of anger that he tried his best to contain!
Simply deceiving!
How could the majestic Chief Chief of the Canghai Road Marching be reduced to the point where he has no military rations to cook and no medicinal materials to heal his soldiers?This is the most affluent Jiangnan within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, it is unbelievable!
That's exactly what happened!

Canghai Road is a temporary yamen, which is in charge of the East China Sea Division, which is not included in the daily establishment of the Ministry of War. Naturally, it is impossible to obtain the necessary supplies from the central government. All logistics supplies are in charge of the Suzhou Governor's Office.But the governor of Suzhou, Mu Yuanzuo, is simply a bastard, and Fang Jun is in cahoots. He keeps saying that the Suzhou treasury is empty and the supplies are unsustainable, and he squeezes the luggage that should have been allocated to Zhang Liang to the minimum without limit, often out of ten percent. Only one to two percent...

Does this keep people alive?

Zhang Liang also went to the theory several times, and used all the soft and hard methods of Wen, Wu and Wu, but there was no effect at all.The governor of Suzhou is a great official of the imperial court. Although the title is not as high as Zhang Liang, but the civil and military are not under the control of each other, and he is the chief executive at all...

Looking at the generals in command of the world, is there anyone more aggrieved than Zhang Liang?

It is simply the laughing stock of the world...

Enduring the anger churning in his chest, Zhang Liang asked: "Is there any action from the Jiangnan gentry? Has the promised grain and supplies ever arrived?"

Do you want to return to Chang'an in despair and cry to His Majesty?

This is absolutely not possible.

Zhang Liang understood His Majesty Li Er's temperament very well, so don't stress any difficulties to him, he only cares about the result.What right does a commander-in-chief who has been making things difficult for him everywhere, even unable to sustain food and supplies, have any right to cry in front of him?
As a last resort, Zhang Liang could only compromise with the Jiangnan gentry.

They even did not hesitate to instruct the Jingzhong family to be enemies of the Jingzhao Mansion and resist Fang Jun's East City renovation plan...

As long as he can persist until the start of the Eastern Expedition, even if he cannot be the commander of the Eastern Expedition Navy, he will have a share of the credit.On the contrary, if I don't make it to that time, I can only return to Chang'an in despair, and my fame will be lost in this corner of the south of the Yangtze River...

Cheng Gongying's face was ugly, she shook her head and said: "It was originally agreed that the food and medicinal materials will be delivered yesterday, but until now there has been no movement, and I don't know if something happened to those few families?"

The Zhang family in Xingyang stood up to resist Fang Jun, and the Jiangnan gentry who had countless shops in Dongshi secretly supported Zhang Liang. This was a secret exchange condition reached by the two parties.

Could it be that the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River want to go back on their promises?

Zhang Liang felt that something was going wrong, and asked, "Have those Jiangnan gentry made any moves recently?"

"I haven't found anything wrong, and I still trade in Huating Town as usual. The goods come in and out every day, and it's quite prosperous."

"Send someone to remind me to see what's going on? If these Jiangnan gentry dare to shit and pee on my head, maybe they have to learn from Fang Jun, so I can show them some color!"

Zhang Liang restrained his anger and ordered.

That’s all for Fang Jun to do his best on his own head, but you clowns dare to go back on your word and play tricks on me?
It really is still the time of the Sui Dynasty!

"Here!"

Cheng Gongying responded, turned around and walked out.

As soon as they arrived at the door, they turned around again, followed by Gongsun Chang, one of Zhang Liang's false sons...

Gongsun Chang hurriedly walked in in a panic and shouted, "Marshal, something is wrong!"

Zhang Liang's heart skipped a beat, and he shouted, "Why are you so flustered? As long as I'm here, the sky won't fall!"

"Here..." Gongsun Chang was startled, swallowed his saliva, came to Zhang Liang in three steps at a time, handed Zhang Liang a letter sealed with wax paint, and said in a loud voice: "Beijing sent people to come to Zhang Liang." Come on, let’s say that our family’s shops in Dongshi were all demolished by Mr. Fang Jun, leaving rubble everywhere and a mess..."

"what?!"

Zhang Liang's eyes were about to burst, and he roared: "Fang Jun, how dare you bully me so far!"

The shops in Dongshi are not only Zhang's family property, used to collect money, but also the face of Zhang in Xingyang!This side just reached a tacit agreement with the Jiangnan gentry, and Fang Jun was asked to demolish all the shops and houses... What is the face of the Zhang family in Xingyang based in Guanzhong?
How can he, Zhang Liang, stand in the court?
Fang Jun, I will never die with you!

Zhang Liang was so angry that his eyes almost popped out, he took the letter from Gongsun Chang's hand, tore open the seal with a "tear" sound, and read it at a glance.

Gongsun Chang said angrily: "That Fang Jun is really deceiving people too much. He stomped the commander's face on the ground like this. If he stops here, what will the commander's face be? What if someone led a team of dead soldiers and returned to the capital to kill the marshal?" Assassinated by the knife, to save face for the general! Even if you die, you will not hesitate!"

Cheng Gongying also said: "We have been forced to a desperate situation by Fang Jun, if we don't fight back, won't we make the world laugh at us?"

Among aristocratic families, face is an extremely important thing, representing honor and status.

Often for the sake of the family's face, any benefit can be given up, even including the lives of the children in the family...

If the Zhang family in Xingyang launches a counterattack, even if it is still oppressed by Fang Jun in the end, it will be inferior to others and will arouse sympathy; Laughing butt, unable to gain a foothold.

But Zhang Liang looked at the letter in his hand, and his originally angry expression gradually calmed down...

After a long time, he handed the letter in his hand to Gongsun Chang, sighed softly, and said, "Let's have a look."

Gongsun Chang took the letter with a look of astonishment, and Cheng Gongying also came over to read it together.

After reading the letter, Gongsun often scratched his head: "This...is there such a turning point?"

He just listened to the servant who delivered the letter talk about what happened in Beijing, he didn't open the letter to read first.The servant only knew that the house in Dongshi was forcibly demolished, and a group of children were even imprisoned in Jingzhao Mansion Prison. As for the agreement between Zhang Shenwei and Fang Jun, he didn't know anything about it, so Gongsun Chang didn't know the inside story.

Now after reading the letter, I realized that Zhang Shenwei had reached an agreement with Fang Jun in private...

After reading the letter, Cheng Gongying said quickly: "Marshal, from the point of view of my humble position, what Da Lang did is really the most appropriate choice. In this way, we are not going to Fang Jun, but standing on His Majesty's side. It's a long-term plan!"

Are you still on the side of the aristocratic family?
Or change course and abandon the aristocratic family and stand behind the emperor again?
Zhang Liang was a little hard to make a decision for a while.

Both of these teams have their pros and cons.

Standing on the side of the aristocratic family, of course, can get the support of the Jiangnan gentry, but the Jingzhong family will inevitably be hit hard. With Fang Jun's decisive and ruthless actions, the loss is simply immeasurable; if he stands behind the emperor again, he can quickly get rid of the current situation. Difficulty, but reputation is rotten...

Facing Qin Muchu, half-hearted, half-hearted, the grass on the wall falling with the wind... will be his Zhang Liang's signature in the future.

how to choose?

Zhang Liang was upset and had a dilemma.

At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran in from outside the door, shouting: "Commander, something is wrong, the battleship of the Royal Navy is coming!"

(End of this chapter)