Looking at the silent Wei Tongnian, Lu Weiqi felt a little uneasy. He originally thought that with his reputation and Li Xianfeng's friendship with Wei Tongnian, it would not be difficult to persuade Wei Tongnian to send troops to Luoyang to help him defend the city.
Things, but now it seems that things are not as easy as imagined!
Wei Tongnian, who has been in the officialdom for a long time, is naturally not stupid. Although he still doesn't know the purpose of Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng's coming, it is not a big deal if Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng can come to Jinan personally, so he invited them to Pearl.
Let's relax by the spring to distract the two of them and give ourselves some time to prepare.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Lu Weiqi stopped, gritted his teeth and turned around and said: "Master Wei, I and Qingyang came here to ask for something. I hope Master Wei can see the hundreds of thousands of people in Cangsheng Sheji and Luoyang.
I agree for my sake."
Wei Tongnian smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Lu, please don't say that. I can't afford it if I'm a late student. If you have something to say, there's no harm in saying it."
Lu Weiqi made a gesture towards Li Xianfeng, and Li Xianfeng stepped forward and said, "Brother Longsheng, I am here to ask for help from you."
Wei Tongnian was stunned for a while: "Please help me, how can I start talking about this?"
"That's right." Li Xianfeng sighed: "The Li Chuang bandits have been wreaking havoc in recent days. Now they have entered Henan. Pingyang Mansion has been reduced to ruins. There are more than ten county towns that have also been captured by them. Now they are holding dozens of people hostage.
Thousands of people are marching towards Luoyang and will arrive in Luoyang soon. However, Luoyang is currently alone and is being defended rudely. Today, my younger brother and Duke Jieru are here to ask for help from Brother Longsheng."
Hearing this, Wei Tongnian understood everything. It turned out that they were interested in my troops in Shandong. After thinking of this, Wei Tongnian felt a burst of depression in his heart. What's the matter? Are these things that I just saw?
Recruiting 20,000 soldiers and horses and coming to attack the autumn wind? And this matter may seem ordinary, but it contains too much information.
First of all, if Shandong wants to mobilize soldiers and horses to aid Luoyang, it needs an official document from the Ministry of War, otherwise the court will regard it as treason. Then the problem arises. If the Ministry of War really issues an official document to mobilize soldiers and horses from Shandong to aid Henan, it will still be used.
Did he ask a former Minister of War and a current Henan Governor to go to his own land and tell him eagerly?
The problem is obvious. These two people obviously came here in private. Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng definitely did not have official documents from the court, otherwise they would not be able to beg for themselves based on their status.
Thinking of this, Wei Tongnian frowned and asked: "Brother Qingyang, you two want to send troops to Shandong, have you brought the official documents from the Ministry of War?"
Lu Weiqi was a little annoyed when he heard this, "Master Wei, if I had official documents from the Ministry of War, how could I come to visit you in person?"
Wei Tongnian smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Lu, you have been the first person in the Ministry of War. Don't you know that sending troops privately without official documents from the Ministry of War is tantamount to rebellion? I'm not going to refute your face. You should be serious and hurry up.
I’d better ask for official documents from the Ministry of War!”
Wei Tongnian's words made Lu Weiqi choke and roll his eyes. If it weren't for his good self-control, Lu Weiqi would have almost cursed her. Damn it, if I could get the official documents from the Ministry of War, I would personally come and touch my hot face to you.
Are you cold-hearted? It’s not like you don’t know how much the emperor dislikes you and your son-in-law, so how can you let you send troops into Henan?
Seeing that Lu Weiqi was about to get angry, Li Xianfeng hurriedly said: "Brother Longsheng, if it were not really forced this time, you also know that the emperor and the Ministry of War would not let go of this matter. This time I came here with Mr. Jie Ru.
I am here to plead with you on behalf of the millions of people in Henan. I hope that my brother can send troops to rescue the people of Sheji and Daixuan. If we can repel the rebels, my credit will be to Sheji!"
Wei Tongnian curled his lips secretly, this Li Xianfeng really didn't even want to lose his face for his purpose, and he wasn't afraid of blowing his skin.
Thinking of this, Wei Tongnian said sternly: "Mr. Lu, Brother Qingyang, we don't tell lies in front of real people. Now Jinan only has thousands of soldiers and horses. If you want to rush to Luoyang, you have to mobilize them from Qingzhou, and you have to go to court."
Dong just nodded. It’s not like you two don’t know that the current emperor doesn’t like us and our son-in-law very much. If we send troops without authorization, we will break the news!”
Hearing this, Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng remained silent. They were both well-read poetry and literature, so they naturally did not want to speak out of conscience. Everyone knew Chongzhen's attitude towards Shandong at this time. If Shandong sent troops without authorization, he would definitely be killed.
Angry at Chongzhen, no one knows what will happen by then. But if Shandong does not send troops, Luoyang will definitely be unsafe. This is really a dilemma.
Lu Weiqi gritted his teeth, with a look of perseverance in his eyes. He bowed deeply to Wei Tongnian, which almost frightened Wei Tongnian to death. If he really accepted Lu Weiqi's bow, all the scholars in the world would have to do it.
You must scold him to death.
"Sir, what are you doing? I can't afford your gift." Wei Tongnian hurriedly helped Lu Weiqi up.
Lu Weiqi stood up with the support of Wei Tongnian. He said with a solemn expression: "Master Wei, you also came from a sage-like background. Confucius said that Chengren and Mencius said righteousness. Now Chuangni and others are wreaking havoc in Henan. Millions of people are
Our family is in dire straits, and the imperial court has no troops to send. The only one who can save the people of Luoyang is you. Do you really have the heart to stand by and watch?"
Wei Tongchang sighed. He shook his head and said, "Mr. Lu, you are making things difficult for me. Let me tell you the truth. I really can't make the final decision about sending troops. If I give the order at this time,
There is no problem in temporarily mobilizing the soldiers and horses in the city on a small scale, but if this battalion of soldiers and horses is ordered to go to Luoyang to rescue the siege, then this battalion of soldiers and horses will definitely not obey the order of the official. What can you do if the official says so?
Understand?"
Who are Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng? One is a great master of the time, and the other is a governor of a province. If they don't understand what Wei Tongnian said, they might as well find a piece of tofu and kill them.
Wei Tongnian had already told them in a very subtle way that even though he was the governor of Shandong, he was only in charge of civil affairs and would not interfere with military matters. Although Jinan's city defense was also under his control, it did not mean that he could order this.
A battalion of soldiers and horses went to Luoyang to fight for their lives. Now there is only one person in Shandong's soldiers and horses who obeys orders, and that is his son-in-law. As the commander-in-chief of Shandong and General Dingguo, Pang Gang only has the authority to order the troops to go out.
, no one else, including his father-in-law, has the right to mobilize troops and horses for the expedition.
Now Lu Weiqi and Li Xianfeng were dumbfounded. To be continued!~!
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