Although Gao Chunnian said that the letter he wrote to Yang Jingchen, the surrendered minister of Xiongzhou, fell into the hands of Jingxiang when the Tikou camp was captured, he was unwilling to give in easily, and his old eyes that were a little dim were staring at him like a poisonous snake.
Chen Songze lived there and asked in a low voice:
"But I don't know what your Majesty wants to do?"
"What does Your Majesty want to do? The Prime Minister didn't even guess at all?" Chen Songze asked with a smile.
"You also know that when Duke Pingliang sailed across the country to build King Qin of Ye, I spoke for Jing and Xiang at that time. Later, I also followed Ge Boyi's suggestion of "submitting the enemy without fighting". The result was that neither side could get anything good.
They are not allowed to get close to each other. How can I guess what His Majesty wants?" Gao Chunnian frowned slightly and complained.
Although the streets and alleys of Jianye City were hotly discussing the Northern Expedition across the Huaihe River at this time, there were many traders and foot soldiers, merchants and scholars were full of enthusiasm, and there were also many people who wanted to join the army to conquer the captives. However, Gao Chunnian was in the position, and no matter how little information was available, it would still be possible.
You can feel the surging undercurrent under the water.
In the name of guarding against attacks by the Red Navy, Jingxiang not only stationed dozens of warships and more than 2,000 naval officers in Zhenzhou's territory opposite Jianye City, but also transferred the king??????????
Jun, Xu Xin and other close disciples of the Xu and Wang families took charge of the Niushoushan Rebel Army and controlled the defense line along the river outside Jianye City.
These are all public information. It is natural for people like Gao Chunnian to conclude that this is Jingxiang's intention to strengthen control over Jingzhong. This is also expected.
However, Gu Fan and Wang Fan were prime ministers in Beijing. Years ago, they used the pretext that bandits broke into the prime minister's house, and successively expanded the bodyguards to 300 people. It is said that Zhufengtang also increased the military guards in Beijing. This seems somewhat obvious.
Something is unusual.
Gao Chunnian could only guess that Jingxiang had anticipated, or was guarding against, the possibility of a direct armed conflict in Jianye City.
However, when it comes to what kind of armed conflict may break out, Gao Chunnian's current information sources are limited, and he is still unable to guess for a while.
Fortunately, Chen Songze did a little testing and had no intention of getting into too many riddles with Gao Chunnian, so he said:
"At this time, His Majesty, Wei Chujun and others are eager to lead the army to cross the Huaihe River for the Northern Expedition. They are even a little impatient. There are many clues that show that Your Majesty obviously has a big misunderstanding about Jingxiang. It is obvious that he misunderstands that Jingxiang is crossing the Huaihe River.
What other intentions were there for the defense and defense deployment adjustments made to Jianye during the Huaibei Expedition? With such misunderstandings, it is difficult to rule out that Your Majesty will not take the risk and leave the capital when the emperor leads the army to the Northern Expedition. Gao Xiang, tell me,
If in the end something happens and His Majesty leaves the capital, how ugly will the scene be?"
"Are Jingxiang and Xiang worried that His Majesty wants to defect to Yangzhou?" Gao Chunnian asked in surprise, "No, no, are Jingxiang and Xiang worried that Ge Yu will lead his troops to cross the river from Yangzhou to Runzhou to join His Majesty?"
"..." Chen Songze nodded with a smile, thinking to himself that Gao Chunnian has been in a high position for many years. Regardless of whether he has ambition or not, his knowledge is unparalleled.
Gao Chunnian took a breath of cold air.
It was not difficult for him to imagine why the Qiandi Department was planning to take risks, but he did not expect that Jingxiang had anticipated this and would respond more harshly.
Instead of being trapped in Jianye and under the control of the Jingxiang Clan, as long as Emperor Shaolong could successfully escape from Jianye and be protected by Ge Yu's elite troops in Runzhou, he would not be afraid of being threatened by force from the Jingxiang Clan. By that time, maybe Jingbei
, Huaixi has already made its choice, and ultimately has to tie up with Beijing and Xiangzhou
are tied together, but Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, eastern Zhejiang, and western Zhejiang are mainly controlled by officials and local forces, and they should basically act according to the king's edict, not to mention Huaidong and Jingnan.
Under the direct control of Qiandi generals Han Shiliang and Ge Boyi.
However, if Beijing and Xiangzhou want to prevent this situation from happening, the normal approach should not be to strengthen the blockade of the Yangtze River waterway, so that Ge Yu cannot lead his troops to cross the river and enter Runzhou, right?
What is Jingxiang going to do now?
Are you trying to lure snakes out of their holes and catch them all in one fell swoop?
Gao Chunnian felt a chill coming straight up from his tail spine, and he lowered his voice and said:
"I have exposed my shortcomings to Your Majesty, and it may be possible to win Your Majesty's trust again, but these are not things that can be accomplished in three or five days, and the Duke of Pingliang is about to cross the Huaihe River. I'm afraid it won't be later than April if I delay it, right?"
Gao Chunnian had no intention of judging whether Jingxiang was ruthless in his schemes, but he had to consider the dangers he was involved in.
When Emperor Shaolong finally realized that he had completely fallen into the trap of Jingxiang, he might no longer be able to struggle out of the cage woven by Jingxiang, but the trapped beast was still there????????????????
Dou, when he was in Gaochun, he was with Emperor Shao Long. How could he escape so easily if something went wrong?
"In the two battles at the mouth of the Qinhuai River and the mouth of the Pishui River, all the soldiers and horses of the Jingxiang camp were wiped out. With letters like that, either to communicate with the barbarians or with the rebel generals, and to find a way out for ourselves, the Prime Minister must believe that what we have gained is more than just
One or two," Chen Songze said, "I made you generous, thinking that as long as there was no actual surrender to the enemy, I didn't want to pursue it, and I had no intention of publishing these letters, but sometimes I had to obey the power..."
Chen Songze's implication is that it doesn't matter if Gao Chunnian doesn't want to join. Jingxiang has plenty of candidates, but since Jingxiang is determined to make a fuss about this matter and Gao Chunnian is unwilling to cooperate, don't blame Jingxiang for using Gao Chunnian elsewhere.
Play a role.
Gao Chunnian couldn't see through the truth of Chen Songze's words, but one thing was clear. He was unwilling to fall into the trap at this time. Once his private correspondence with Yang Jingchen was revealed, his fate would definitely not be better than that of Yang Maoyan, who was exiled in Qiongzhou.
Or maybe Jingxiang was more ruthless and killed everyone in the Gao family, and there would definitely be no one to cry out for the Gao family.
Gao Chunnian said in a deep voice:
"To plan for Duke Pingliang, I will go through fire and water, even if I die, but I am worried that the plan will not be successful if it is not kept secret..."
"Tomorrow, distant relatives will come to Prime Minister Gao's hometown to seek refuge. Although Prime Minister Gao is very annoyed by these distant relatives who have sharp heads trying to find ways, Prime Minister Gao is a kind-hearted person after all. He reluctantly keeps him here because of some blood ties.
"He will send people around," Chen Songze said. "If there is anything that needs to bother the prime minister in the future, this distant relative will pass the message - Songze will leave now."
After Chen Songze and the two Jingxiang men secretly left the shop, the guards poured in from outside. Gao Chunnian was in a daze for a while before he said: "Suddenly an old friend came to Jianye to meet you. Don't make a fuss..."
Many of the guards were shocked and suspicious, but they were the ones who failed in their duties by calling the assassins close. Now that Gao Chunnian looked calm, why did they dare to ask more questions?
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Silk bamboos were in full bloom in Yucui Building across a small river from Wangji Restaurant. Jin Yuzhu was not interested in staying in Yucui Building for the night. In Jinlongquan and several
Surrounded by his servants, he walked out of the warm spring-like Yicui Building. The cold wind blew, and his drunken mind suddenly sobered up.
Jin Yuzhu looked back at the bustling Yicui Tower and asked his servants to help him get on the carriage. When he saw Jin Longquan approaching with his horse, he paused and asked in a low voice: "Zhou Yun just said at the wine table
He just heard the news that a storm is about to break out in Beijing, and he wants everyone to keep their heads down, Xiaoyi, what do you think he means?"
"Did Editor Zhou say this?" Jin Longquan pretended to be crazy and asked, "Maybe when Editor Zhou said this, I went out to refill the wine for you, the eldest young master..."
Zhou Yun was a native of Nanyang. He had been an editor of the Hanlin Academy and became an official long ago. Even if he could not be compared with Jin Zhuangcheng, he could be regarded as one of the leaders of the Nanyang gentry.
Jin Yuzhu hosted a banquet with two colleagues from the Hanlin Academy at Yicui Tower today, and specially invited Zhou Yun and several other Nanyang gentry to accompany him.
Everyone also exchanged news while drinking, but most of them were commonplaces or hearsay. Jin Yuzhu didn't take it seriously, but Zhou Yun said during the banquet that he heard that Jingxiang would make some moves in the capital in the near future to kill the gentry??????
???????????? and the prestige of the courtiers, in case someone in the capital was ready to make a move after the Northern Expedition across the Huaihe River, but Jin Yuzhu kept it in mind.
Someone at the wine table asked Jing Xiang what exactly he wanted to do, but Zhou Yun kept it secret and refused to say more.
Jin Yuzhu thought that Jin Longquan also heard Zhou Yun say this, but after hearing Jin Longquan's denial, and thinking that Jin Longquan might not have been standing next to him at the time, he repeated what Zhou Yun said.
"Nowadays, there are too many things that are based on rumors. Who knows which crack in the door Editor Zhou overheard the information from? It's impossible to be accurate." Jin Longquan said nonchalantly.
"Editor Zhou's news is quite accurate several times, we can't be careless," Jin Yuzhu couldn't help but motioned to the servants to stay away with a solemn expression, and said to Jin Longquan in a low voice, "Our family has installed a doctor in Zhufeng Hall
That nail should have some effect. You should contact him and see if he has heard anything..."
"Okay, I'll go now." Jin Longquan agreed calmly.
Jin Longquan signaled his servants to escort the eldest son Jin Yuzhu back to his house. He grabbed the reins and drove his horse to the alley next to it. He passed through two alleys and saw that no one was following him. He reined in the horse and stopped in front of a house with mottled red paint.
He knocked on the door of the house with a horsewhip and led the horse into the courtyard.
When he saw Chen Songze in the side courtyard, Jin Longquan raised his hands and asked, "Did Chen Qian see Gao Chunnian?"
Chen Songze nodded and said: "Gao Chunnian is still willing to cooperate, but the news cannot be passed from Gao Chunnian to the palace. Now it depends on how Jin Zhuangcheng will proceed with this article."
"The key is to restrain Wei Chujun and not ask him to return to the capital..." Jin Longquan said.
Before the Battle of Pikou, Deng Gui and Gu Fan suddenly defected to Jingxiang. This made Emperor Shaolong and the Qiandi clan panic and become more suspicious. Therefore, Chen Songze and Jin Longquan judged that simply through Jin Zhuangchen and others
When people spread false news, it is already difficult to get potential people to bite the hook, and more subtle cooperation is needed.
Of course, the most feared figure in the Qiandi family is Wei Chujun. Jin Longquan feels that being able to entangle Wei Chujun at the critical moment, preventing him from escaping and returning to Jianye, may be the key to successfully averting the snake...
