Sun Yanling and Li Changxiang entered the main hall of the Governor's Mansion. They saw a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps. There were majestic soldiers in armor everywhere. When they saw them, their eyes were fierce and murderous.
This was He Tengjiao's warning to the two of them. According to Governor He's words, "Let them know the power of this governor and surrender as soon as possible. Don't be like a worm that shakes the tree!"
Sun Yanling was timid and could not help but have an earthy complexion; Li Changxiang once formed a stronghold with Wang Yi and others in Siming Mountain to resist the Qing Dynasty, and those who had led troops had a calm demeanor.
He Tengjiao sat in the middle hall and asked arrogantly: "Why did Lu Fan send the second prince here?"
Sun Yanling was frightened by the armored soldiers and said in a low voice: "The supervisor asked you and others that the Prince of Ming Dynasty has arrived in Zhoushan. Why don't you come to see him?"
Seeing Sun Yanling's timidity, He Tengjiao was secretly happy. He was a coward and easy to deal with.
"Hmph," Governor He snorted, "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the country. I am a minister of King Jing of the prison country, how can I worship King Lu? If King Lu is willing to give up the throne of prison and support both Prince Jing, I should pay my respects to him and treat him with the courtesy of a prince!"
Li Changxiang was furious: "King Lu is the direct lineage of Taizu, and it is natural for him to inherit the throne. Prince Jing is a side branch of Taizu, how dare you peek at the artifact!"
"This is wrong," Zhang Kentang refuted Li Changxiang.
"Why was Taizu able to claim the title of emperor? It was because he drove out Baoyuan, and his contribution was to the country and the country, so no one in the world would dare to disobey him. Now that the Tartars have stolen China and humiliated my clothes, they will not subjugate the country, but actually subjugate the world! King Jing has recovered. Guangdong, Jiangxi, Sichuan, and Huguang have done a great job in rebuilding China. They have made great contributions to the reconstruction of China! That is, the supervision of the country is what the people want! On the other hand, Lu Fan has achieved nothing since he overran the supervision of the country. He lost Fujian and Zhejiang first, and lives on a desert island. , He has no merit in the country. How can he call himself a prisoner of the country again? It is only right to abdicate as soon as possible and become a vassal!"
Two Jinshi and two Juren, with different camps, quarreled endlessly.
"Okay", He Tengjiao picked up the tea cup to see off the guests, "I can't decide whether to abdicate and become a feudal lord for the moment. If you two have nothing else to do, please come back!"
Sun Yanling and Li Changxiang were dumbfounded. They came here not to argue about orthodoxy, but to borrow food from others. Now that the quarrel has stopped, how can they start talking?
Li Changxiang blushed and said nothing.
Sun Yanling said with a shy face: "Master He, wait a moment to serve the tea. I am waiting for the governor to come. I have one more thing to do. Our army is short of food and grass, so we would like to ask Master He to borrow some. There are tens of thousands of other troops sleeping on the sea, which is very inconvenient. Please He Gong borrowed a large island to live in. We are all for the great cause of restoring the Ming Dynasty. The Ming army in the world is one family. I hope He Gong will never refuse!"
"That's it." He Tengjiao stroked his three-foot-long beard, "This matter is not decided by the governor alone. We have to discuss it with the officials. You two go down to rest first, and then come back to inform the governor after he has made a decision."
The two men were brought down, and He Tengjiao summoned Zhang Kentang, Zhejiang Chief Envoy Qian Bingji, Zhejiang Inspector Chen Jiamo, and Zhejiang Inspector Zha Rulong to hold a meeting of the Five Giants in Zhoushan.
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"You can't lend them a grain of grain! The supervisor asked us to force Lu Fan to abdicate and become a vassal. This is a good idea! The army will disperse if there is no food. We should take the opportunity to force Lu Fan to disband the army." Qian Bingtian shouted excitedly.
"What Mr. Qian said is true. Not only can we not borrow food, but we can't borrow islands either, but we must also send troops to deter the Lu army." Chen Jiamo wanted to add insult to injury.
Zhang Kentang sighed: "There is no need to worry if we are in the same room and are at war with each other! I have some old friends with Qiu Yuanji, the Minister of Rites, Ni Sanlan, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Li Shimi, the Minister of Taipu Temple under Lu Fan. Through these three people, I would like to persuade Lu Fan to abdicate the throne and become a vassal. ”.
"Haha, you guys are wrong! You think that if you need to borrow food, the island must also be given!"
Just when everyone was discussing what ruthless move to use to force Lu Jianguo to abdicate and become a vassal, an inappropriately feminine voice came out.
He Tengjiao took a look and saw that the person speaking was Zhejiang Inspector Zha Rulong.
This inspector was a strange man, with a unique skill: he was good at forging documents and seals. He was originally a sixth-rank chief of the household department of Hongguang Dynasty. After the death of Emperor Hongguang, he wandered around the world, running around in order to expel the Tartars and restore China. Later, he defected to Zhu Hengjia and used forged Qing military documents and seals to help Yan Zungao gain control of Changsha City. He was promoted to Zhejiang Inspector for meritorious service.
Because he had been around for a while, Zha Rulong was ruthless in doing things and would do anything to achieve his goals. Birds of a feather flock together, and people are divided into groups. He Tengjiao found Zha Rulong very pleasing to his eye and regarded him as a rare talent.
He Tengjiao said curiously: "After inspection, everyone wanted to cut off the Lu army's pay and food, forcing the King of Lu to abdicate and become a vassal. Why did you give him an island and food? Isn't it just letting him grow up?"
"Haha", Zha Rulong laughed twice. On his sallow face, he had a pair of triangular eyes that rolled around, and he smiled extremely obscenely.
"This Lu Fan has a resolute character. Over the years, he has been determined to resist the Qing Dynasty. He has often been beaten by the Qing army. He has been without food and pay many times. But which time has he not made a comeback? It can be seen that blindly cutting off pay and food for him is ineffective. ”.
He Tengjiao thought for a long time and said, "Well, please continue."
"If you want Lu Fan to abdicate, you must first disintegrate the Lu army. To disintegrate the Lu army, there are only three methods: division, threat, and bribery. But most of the Lu army stayed on the warships and did not go ashore, so our people could not contact them at all. How to divide them, threaten them, and bribe them? So, they asked us to borrow an island. Not only did they want to borrow it, but they also wanted to borrow a big island. As long as the Lu army abandons the ship and goes ashore, everything will be easy."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
"As for them asking us to borrow grain, this is a good opportunity to undermine the morale of the Lu army. We must borrow it! You can tell Lu Fan that our Jingjun's rules are that in order to prevent corruption, military judges must be present when distributing grain. Then set up a special place on the island, and our military judges will distribute food and clothing to the Lu army on a per-head basis. We must let them know that it is King Jing who distributes food and clothing to them. The soldiers are the most honest, whose food will be eaten? , I will naturally listen to whoever wears his clothes. In this way, it won’t be long before the Lu army’s surname is Jing instead of Lu.”
"Oh, what a brilliant idea!"
He Tengjiao danced with joy after listening to Zha Rulong's words.
"I have another idea. Didn't King Nalu blame you for not paying homage to him? You could simply let the Lu army stationed on the main island of Zhoushan, and then welcome King Lu into Zhoushan City to pay homage. As long as King Lu enters Zhoushan City, he will be on our chopping block.
It will be easy to abdicate and become a feudal lord!"
He Tengjiao's expression was happy at first, and then dimmed, "There are many talents under the command of Lu Fan. Zhang Mingzhen, Zhang Huangyan, Wu Zhongluan, Li Xiangzhong, Zhu Yongyou, etc. are all outstanding people! They will definitely not let Lu Fan go to dangerous places. This plan may not work.
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Zha Rulong smiled: "There is a saying among the people, 'If there are dates but there are no dates, let's hit it with a pole.' If King Lu refuses to come to Zhoushan, I think we can let the Lu army stationed on Damoshan Island. The radius of this island is Putuoshan Island
It is three times the size of the island. Not only is it large, but it is also close to Zhoushan Island. Troops and horses can be mobilized from Zhoushan at any time to surround and annihilate them."
Seeing that Zha Rulong offered many poisonous tricks in succession, several other people were not to be outdone and offered their suggestions one after another.
Qian Bingtian believed that King Lu's subordinates were mainly divided into three types: one was the old ministers who supported King Lu in eastern Zhejiang; the other was former Hongguang, officials of the Longwu Dynasty; the third was the rebels from various places and surrendered Qing officials who should be bribed
The focus of win-over is on the latter two types of people.
Chen Jiamo believed that the Lu army's internal Mao Dun should be used to drive a wedge between them. Within the Lu army, Dingxi Marquis Zhang Mingzhen and Ping Xibo Dynasty were incompatible with each other; Min'an Marquis Zhou Rui and Pinglu Marquis Zhou Hezhi, who were stationed in Sanpan, Wenzhou, competed for money and food in the Sanpan area.
, have been in conflict several times. This is a great opportunity, not to be missed.
He Tengjiao and Zhang Kentang planned to use their influence among scholars to win over the civil servants of Lu Fan. They also wrote letters to Qian Qianyi, Huang Zongxi and others who were closely related to Lu Fan, asking them to persuade them to abdicate as soon as possible.
Just like the feudal lord.
As each poisonous plan was presented, a careful plan to deal with Lu Supervisor Zhu Yihai was formally formed.
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The discussion has been decided. He Tengjiao asked Sun Yanling and Li Changxiang to report to Lu Jianguo that he had agreed to his request to borrow food and island, agreed to allow the Lu army to station on Zhoushan Island, and was willing to welcome Lu Jianguo into Zhoushan City.
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The two thanked them and returned.
He Tengjiao asked his confidants to see him off. On the way, his confidants took out two money bags and handed them to them.
Li Changxiang frowned: "What does Mr. He mean?"
The confidant smiled and said: "He Duxian saw that the two distinguished envoys were tired of their saddle horses, so he specially asked the villain to offer some Chengyi."
Li Changxiang opened the purse and took a look, hey! It’s quite a lot, a full one hundred taels!
He returned the silver bag on the spot and said, "Please report back to He Gong. You will not receive any reward for your merits. I cannot accept this Cheng Yi!"
Sun Yanling had already pocketed the money bag, but when Li Changxiang returned it, he had no choice but to return it.
The confidant will reward He Tengjiao for their actions.
He Tengjiao smiled: "This Sun Yanling is timid and greedy for money. He is a good candidate for bribery!"
So he sent someone to lure Sun Yanling to surrender.
Under He Tengjiao's threats and inducements, Sun Yanling secretly surrendered to Zhu Hengjia. Because he was the household minister of the Lu vassal, He Tengjiao knew everything about the Lu army's grain, grass and baggage.
This chapter has been completed!