第三百一十二章 鲸吞四川
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名字很有趣的四川署理总督有凤一直迟迟没有给吴超越任何的答复,还是在吴超越收到李短鞑贼军攻占犍为,逼近四川最大盐井自流井的准确消息后,实际官职是成都将军的有军门才派人给吴超越送来了回信,声泪俱下的恳求吴超越派遣援军入川,帮他收拾越来越强盛势大的李蓝贼军。更多小说ltxs520.com
吴超越等的就是有凤的求援书信,有了借口之后,吴超越马上就写了一道折子给满清朝廷报告此事,指出四川产盐区对西南诸省的重要性,也指出四川和云贵的清军过于空虚且久疏沙场,不但难以迅速剿灭这支贼军,相反还有可能导致李蓝贼军在川中坐大,彻底搅乱四川这个西南唯一算是富庶的太平省份。
最后,吴超越当然是厚颜无耻的举荐自己的妻祖父杨文定出任四川总督一职,率军入川平定李蓝贼军。除此之外,吴超越自然少不得也给肃顺送去一道密信,向肃顺陈述四川钱粮对湖广军队‘平定长毛叛乱’的重要性,也指出仅凭湖北一省的钱粮之力,绝无任何可能消灭已经占据东南半壁江山的太平天国,恳请肃顺全力促成此事,帮自己解决部分军饷钱粮的问题。
与此同时,湖北境内的食盐价格当然早已经飞涨了数倍,民生和经济都受到了相当不小的影响,而吴超越靠着情报得力反应快,抢先从四川购来了大量的食盐储存,虽保障了军队用盐,却仍然得考虑拿出一部分食盐平抑盐价收买人心,还有得提防四川盐场被李蓝贼军长期占据和盐业生产遭到严重破坏等问题。所以在不得已之下,吴超越只能是暗中要求英法美三国的商船帮自己从太平军控制地走私食盐,以备不时之需。
忙乎平抑盐价和寻找新的食盐来源的时候,一道让吴超越颇为意外的湖南公文突然送到了湖南巡抚崇恩竟然主动请求吴超越允许他派遣湘军入川,帮助四川军队平定李蓝贼军。结果吴超越一看就乐了,笑道:“以前还真没看出,咱们的崇抚台在军务上能有这么上心,竟然能主动请令出兵增援邻省?真有这么好的心,江西那边比四川乱得多,怎么就不见崇抚台主动请令派湘军去增援?”
“没办法,谁叫四川盐井那么肥?”阎敬铭在一旁微笑说道:“不说那些富可敌国的盐商了,光拉卤水的壮牛都有三四万头,在那里打仗想不大捞一把都难,崇抚台不动心反倒叫奇怪。”
“四川盐井是我们的!”
吴超越毫不掩饰自己对四川盐业的垂涎和贪婪,马上就向赵烈文吩咐道:“惠甫,给崇恩回一道公文,语气严厉点,问他把湖南省内的土匪剿光没有?把流窜在湘赣桂三省边境的长毛残部扑灭没有?问他有没有把握确保不给长毛再次流窜进湖南腹地的任何机会?叫他先把这几个问题解决了,然后再考虑出兵四川!”
“慰亭,崇抚台能把你恨死!”赵烈文微笑指出道。
“恨就恨吧。”吴超越无耻的回答道:“如果让他破坏了我出兵四川的计划,我不会恨他,只会想把他掐死!”
被赵烈文料中,吴超越的公文回复送到了长沙后,可怜的崇恩崇抚台确实是恨得几乎咬牙出血天地良心,崇抚台虽然算不上是什么清官廉吏,这次主动请令出兵四川还真不是想乘机给自己捞银子,而是想弄点银子缓解湖南的省内经济危机,供养真正忠于满清朝廷的湖南抚标啊!
大失所望的还有胡林翼和杨岳斌等湘军将领,事实上,崇恩主动请求出兵四川,还是胡林翼首先提出的建议快穷疯了的湘军当然做梦都想咬下四川盐井这块在全天下都排得上号的大肥肉。但胡林翼还是不肯死心,又向崇恩提议道:“崇抚台,要不直接向朝廷上折子吧?只要皇上和朝廷同意让我们出兵,就算吴抚台目前兼着湖广总督的职位,也再没什么借口阻拦我们了。”
不知道吴超越不但已经盯上了四川盐井还想直接鲸吞四川,所以崇恩犹豫了一下之后,还是点了点头,说道:“也罢,再碰碰运气吧,只要朝廷能答应,那怕是得罪慰亭也值得。”
饱含着崇恩和湘军最后希望的折子从湖南出发了,在出兵四川都相当方便和省内兵力都比较充足的情况下,湖南和湖北两省军队对四川盐井大肥羊的争夺也就此展开。结果对崇恩和湘军来说很幸运的是,尽管早有准备的吴超越动作更快一些,下手更早一些,却又因为吴超越的胃口过大的缘故,反倒在这一场竞争中处于了下风。
在这里也必须得表扬一句肃中堂的用人不疑和惊人气魄,尽管明知道杨文定和吴超越的亲戚关系,让杨文定出任了四川总督就有可能导致四川被吴超越间接掌握,然而仔细看完了吴超越陈述的四川钱粮对湖广军队平定太平军的重要性,只盘算了片刻,肃顺就决心全力促成此事。并极力说服了载垣和端华这两个政治盟友支持自己行事,联起手来促使咸丰大帝接受吴超越的举荐。
接下来当然才是真正的考验,结果让肃顺惊喜的是,病得奄奄一息却还在坚持躺在懿贵妃腿上抽鸦片烟的咸丰大帝,竟然破天荒的没去考虑杨文定和吴超越的亲戚关系,还向肃顺等人问道:“几位爱卿,吴爱卿举荐杨文定出任四川总督,主持平定李蓝贼军的大事,你们以为如何?”
“回皇上,微臣认为可以接受吴超越的举荐。”肃顺抢着回答道:“杨文定曾经担任过江苏巡抚,于治境安民方面甚有政绩。复出之后,又在江西屡立奇功,收复九江屡败长毛,使长毛不敢越过鄱阳湖一步,后又派军南下收复多座江西州府,功勋卓著,论功行赏早该复任督抚。圣上若是以他为四川巡抚,想来不但李蓝贼军弹指可破,四川钱粮重地的民生赋税,也必然会有大的起色。”
“更难得的还是杨文定对朝廷和皇上你的耿耿忠心。”载垣也恭敬说道:“不知皇上可还记得,杨文定驻守江阴期间,朝廷因为他兵败镇江决定将革职拿问,圣旨送到江阴时,恰好赶上长毛再次兵犯江阴,杨文定不因获罪而推辞,仍然坚持主持江阴战事,直到大破长毛杀退发匪,方才自行捆绑随钦差景寿回京领罪。如此忠心国事的臣子,微臣认为算得上世所罕见。”
载垣这话当然是睁着眼睛说瞎话,事实上第二次江阴大战时,将杨文定革职拿问的圣旨是在清军大获全胜后才送到杨文定面前,只不过当时传旨的是肃顺死党景寿,给了吴超越面子说圣旨是在战事期间就送到杨文定面前,给杨文定戴了一顶高帽子减了不少的罪,这事的真相载垣和肃顺等人其实当时就知道,却还是帮着景寿瞒了咸丰大帝。
瞎话归瞎话,想起了杨文定在江阴时的‘忠心’表现,咸丰大帝倒也点了点头,张口就要答应,然而就在这时候,一直在用柔嫩小手为咸丰大帝装烟的懿贵妃却突然开口,说道:“皇上,臣妾如果没有记错的话,杨文定杨大人的孙女,好象就是吴超越吴抚台的正妻吧?”
“杨爱卿的孙女,是吴爱卿的正妻?”
咸丰大帝一楞,然后在肃顺和载垣可以杀人的阴冷目光中,咸丰大帝还一拍额头,说道:“朕一时糊涂,还真忘了这件事。不错,杨爱卿的孙女确实是吴爱卿的正妻,吴爱卿还是在杨爱卿获罪流放新疆的时候,坚持迎娶了杨爱卿的孙女,朕当时还夸过吴爱卿有情有义,不嫌贫不爱富。”
“糟了。”肃顺、载垣和端华三人团一起心中叫苦,也一起把懿贵妃恨到了骨子里因为肃顺和载垣等人是太清楚咸丰大帝的猜忌脾气了,知道让杨文定出任四川总督的事又会出现波折了。
让肃顺三人和懿贵妃一起诧异的是,奇迹出现,大概是被鸦片毒坏了脑袋一样,咸丰大帝竟然又点了点头,说道:“这样更好,让杨爱卿出任四川总督,就算战事有什么不利,也可以马上获得吴爱卿来自湖北的支援,平定李蓝贼乱就更有把握了。就这样吧,让杨爱卿先署理四川总督,待平定了李蓝贼乱之后,朕再给他实授。”
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