Adhering to Huang Taiji's will, Daishan came up with a plan to wipe out the family. Although it benefited Jianlu, Huang Taiji also lost the love of his life. This was something neither Daishan nor Huang Taiji expected.
As for how this happened, I won’t tell you for now.
On this day, at the port of Dengzhou Prefecture in Shandong Province, some warships sailed from far away from the sea from time to time. As soon as they approached the shore, generals and their guards hurried to the Denglai Governor's Mansion in the city.
Sometimes it happened that the two bow boats arrived one after another, and the generals who came ashore knew each other, but they did not talk or laugh to each other about their parting feelings. They all simply greeted each other and entered the city.
When the people in the city saw many generals entering, they automatically avoided the main road, huddled aside, and discussed quietly.
"I'm telling you, I'm afraid that this is the first thing the new governor has done since he took office, and he might have to fight against the rebels again." Passerby A guessed with a serious face.
"No, no." Passerby B, who was standing with him, shook his head in denial.
"Why not? Every time I express an opinion, you always object to it. There is a grudge against me if we co-author it!" Passerby A said unhappily when Passerby B denied his opinion again.
"Ah, brother, you misunderstood me this time. Look at these generals, look at their faces." Passerby Yi used his body as a cover and pointed at the sergeants who just passed by.
Passerby C, who was standing next to them and joining in the fun, said with a confused look on his face: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with your face?"
"Go, you have the flowers on your face! You see, none of them have smiles on their faces, and some of them are even frowning. Therefore, according to my guess, the first thing they know about the new governor is to establish his authority.
I am afraid that I will be unlucky, so I have this expression." Passerby Yi said proudly.
He felt that he knew everything from the outside to the inside, and his guess was very reasonable.
Hearing what Passerby B said, the two people around him seemed to make sense. They couldn't help but nodded, which made Passerby B feel satisfied with being approved of.
But Passerby B's satisfaction didn't last for a while. They happened to pass by a traveling trader. He heard them talking and couldn't help but come over and said: "Governor Lu still needs to use them to establish his authority? You are really ignorant." After finishing speaking.
, just passed them and prepared to continue on their way.
Upon hearing this, Passerby B gave up and grabbed the traveler's sleeve directly to prevent him from leaving: "Who are you calling ignorant and ignorant? If you don't make it clear, this is my territory, you can do whatever you want."
When the merchant heard this, he secretly thought that he was talking too much, so he turned around and explained with a smile: "Don't you know, the new governor is the big shot who captured the slave chief Aisin Gioro Amin alive in the Battle of Gyeonggi, you yourself
Do you think he still needs to rely on these generals to establish his authority?"
Everyone who heard this was surprised, as they didn't expect the new governor to be so powerful.
"I saw on the road that when Lu Zhongcheng came to Dengzhou, he brought thousands of cavalry. This has never happened before. With such confidence, are you still afraid that the generals will not accept it?"
Another big news was revealed, which shocked these people again.
Passerby A felt a little enlightened and expressed his opinion: "So that's it. That evening, I heard the sound of horse hooves. It turned out to be Lu Zhongcheng."
Although Passerby B didn't guess correctly, he was not upset. He sighed there: "Lu Zhongcheng is really different from others. When other officials take office, they are afraid that others will not know about it. They beat gongs and drums, and the squires welcome him. Ah, Lu Zhongcheng."
It’s really too low-key.”
The low-key Lu Xiangsheng didn't know that his actions had given the people of Dengzhou Mansion another opportunity to talk about after dinner. He was currently waiting for the appointed time in the back office of the Governor's Mansion, and saw the main generals under his command while talking to Yan Yingyuan.
Chatting.
"Liheng, why don't you stay at home for a few more days this time so that you can prepare more dowry for your sister, lest the Marquis thinks your family is stingy." Lu Xiangsheng looked at Yan Yingyuan and said with a smile.
"Haha, Jiutai is joking, the Marquis is not that kind of person. To be honest, all the silver in my family was given to me privately by the Marquis!" Yan Yingyuan listened and smiled before answering Lu Xiangsheng.
His biggest feeling when he returned this time was that the Yan family's status in Tongzhou had reached an unprecedented height. Not to mention the neighbors, the squires, officials and generals in Tongzhou City were all excited when they heard that he was coming home to visit relatives.
I came to visit him, and the queue waiting to meet him stretched outside the alley of his house.
Yan Yingyuan came to report earlier than Lu Xiangsheng expected, not only because of his own professional ethics, but also because he really didn't want to deal with those people and wasted time on socializing.
But because he returned home once, he felt relieved and no longer had any worries.
It's just that he doesn't understand his girl a little. She's about to get married, and she's not doing her job properly by locking herself in a room and doing some carving.
I said a few words to her, touched the thing she had carved, and was kicked out of the door by her. She was still not a marquise. If she got married, she probably wouldn't be able to talk to her anymore.
While Yan Yingyuan was blaming his sister in his heart, he could not help but feel the joy of family happiness on his face.
The Yan family has changed a lot in the past six months, and life has become better and better.
"Liheng, Liheng..."
"Ah, ha, let Jiutai laugh. Come, come, let Jiutai drink tea." Yan Yingyuan was called out by Lu Xiangsheng several times before he woke up from his memories. He felt a little embarrassed and quickly covered it up with tea.
"Hahaha, Liheng, Liheng, you, who is about to become the Marquis' brother-in-law, are so happy." Lu Xiangsheng smiled like this. He was big and had a lot of lung capacity, and the whole room was filled with his laughter.
Upon hearing this, Yan Yingyuan took a closer look and found that the tea in his hand had been drunk by himself before. He thought it was funny, so he put the teacup back on the table and started laughing along with Lu Xiangsheng.
After Lu Xiangsheng had laughed enough, he said to Yan Yingyuan: "Liheng, I went to Dengzhou Shuiying to take a look. It's so surprising. In the past, Dengzhou Shuiying was famous in the Ming Dynasty, but now there are only dozens of broken bow boats left.
I’ve decided to assign the Dengzhou Water Camp to you to command together, how about that?”
When Yan Yingyuan saw that Lu Xiangsheng was talking about business, he stopped his thoughts and replied seriously: "Jiutai, this seems to be inconsistent with the practice. Dengzhou Water Camp should be under the direct control of the Denglai Governor and inspect the entire Denglai area.
I just lead the Dongjiang Central Association."
"Haha, Liheng, has there ever been a single alliance to lead the water camp before? This has never happened before. You should know that these are the wishes of Marquis Zhongxing and have been approved by the emperor. I am afraid that in the future, you, the commander of the water camp, will
It may not be bigger than Governor Denglai like me." Lu Xiangsheng smiled, and then said to Yan Yingyuan seriously.
In fact, Yan Yingyuan also knew some things from his usual chats with Zhong Jinwei, and understood that what Lu Xiangsheng said was not groundless. Although most people in the court did not know it yet, almost everyone who was close to Zhong Jinwei and trusted by the emperor knew a little bit.
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Now that Lu Xiangsheng said so, Yan Yingyuan no longer persisted, raised his fist to Lu Xiangsheng and said: "In this way, the general will take the order."
Lu Xiangsheng smiled and waved his hand, and then said to Yan Yingyuan: "Liheng, don't be too happy too early. The entire Denglai water camp is still in a state of reconstruction. Everything else is fine, but there is a shortage of materials and silver needed for shipbuilding. I think
You'd better write a letter to your brother-in-law and ask him to get some for you."
"Oh, Jiutai, so that's what you had in mind!" Upon hearing this, Yan Yingyuan suddenly realized, pointed at Lu Xiangsheng and said with a smile.
Lu Xiangsheng saw through Yan Yingyuan's purpose and didn't take it seriously. Just when he was about to say more, Lu Da came in from the outside and reported: "Sir, the time has come and the generals from all the islands have gathered."
When Lu Xiangsheng heard this, he stood up and said to Yan Yingyuan: "Let's go to the front office."