Jinan is composed of one city and one pond, that is, an outer city and an inner city.
The inner city is not big, only 600 steps square. The county offices, Jinan Prefectural Government, Licheng County Government, Prince Lu's Mansion, Confucian Temple, Gongyuan and the private residences of the rich and powerful are mostly in the inner city. There is a moat surrounding the inner city. The four gates are not straight, and the south gate is not straight.
The gate is to the east, the east gate is to the north, the north gate is to the west, and the west gate is to the south. All four gates are built with urns. However, the main body of the city wall is still made of rammed earth, and only the city gate section and the urn are built with bricks and stones.
Lin Mengde led seven or eight cavalrymen directly to the market. He wanted to collect some urgent supplies in Jinan City. Lin Fu followed Yue Lengqiu and Lu Jingyan into the city from the west gate and went straight to the Admiral's Mansion in the southwest of the city.
After leaving the Yamen Office, Ao Canghai led a sentry cavalry to accompany him and waited in the side courtyard of the Yamen Office of the Admiral's Mansion.
Officials from Shandong Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture, as well as representatives from Prince Lu's Mansion, gathered in the meeting hall of the Admiral's Mansion. The main seat was vacant. Lin Fu, Yue Lengqiu, and Lu Jingyan arrived and sat on the left to represent the guest army.
On the case.
In Jinan Prefecture, in addition to them, the guest army also has two troops stationed in Zhejiang Qinwang Division. The commander is a deputy general, who was also invited to sit in the Mingtang. After so many officials were introduced one by one, Lin Fu could only remember
Among the few key people including the Shandong Xuanfu Envoy, the Inspector General, and the Admiral, it was Yuan Jianhai, the representative of Prince Lu's Palace, who impressed him particularly deeply.
Yuan Jianhai was the younger brother of King Yuan Jiancheng of Lu. He was a prince without hope. Although he was awarded the title of general of the country, he did not open an independent government. He was only slightly older than Lin Fu. He and the current emperor were considered distant cousins by blood.
Yuan Jianhai represented the Lu Palace as a descendant of the royal family and attended today's proceedings. To Lin Fu's surprise, as long as Yuan Jianhai had a short mustache on his lips, he was a replica of Yongchang Hou Yuan Jinqiu, or Yuan Jinqiu.
Qiu Jiang shaved off his moustache, and he was a carbon copy of Yuan Jianhai. If Yuan Jinsheng's appearance was more mature, he would have a perfect resemblance to Yuan Jianhai.
Although Yuan Jinqiu and Yuan Jinsheng are also children of the Yuan family, they are almost seven or eight generations apart from King Lu in terms of blood, and their looks are so similar. Lin Fu can only maliciously speculate that their fathers may have
There are secrets that cannot be revealed to outsiders.
"Master Lin, what do you think the Shandong County Army has planned to invite us to come over?"
Lin Fu was thinking wildly when he heard someone calling him from behind. He turned his head slightly and glanced at the young man dressed as a scholar who was kneeling behind him and Lu Jingyan. This young man was a secretary in Yue Lengqiu's tent. Lin Fu arrived at Yue before noon.
This young man was there when Leng Qiu was in command, but no one introduced him at that time. Maybe he was introduced, and maybe I missed it inadvertently and couldn't remember his name.
"Song Bo, who holds a humble position, reluctantly serves as a secretary in front of Commander Yue's tent..." Seeing Lin Fu turning his head to the side, the young man had some doubts in his eyes. He sat up straight and solemnly introduced himself, "My sister is Jiang Ning, the Marquis of Jin'an."
When his wife first entered Jiangning, she received a helping hand from Master Lin, and the Song family has not formally thanked Master Lin yet!"
Lin Fu's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect that the inconspicuous young man in front of him turned out to be from the Song family in Eastern Fujian. He was the brother of Song Jia, the wife of She Feihu. Thinking of Song Jia's stunning appearance, he thought to himself: No wonder Yue Lengqiu dared to do anything.
He escaped from Eastern Fujian without any scruples and led his troops north to King Qin. Maybe he secretly obtained the Song family's promise.
The She family has been waging chaos for ten years, but the other seven surnames have not received any special benefits. Instead, they have sacrificed the lives of countless children because of this war. Their power is even less than before the war. Now the She family is considered to have surrendered to the feudal lords.
, the other seven surnames also have their own rewards, and it is not surprising that the children of the She family hold some insignificant official positions locally or in the Governor's Mansion of East Fujian and various counties. The She family's differences are not eliminated, but the other seven surnames are fighting
It is really hard to guess what the idea is. It is normal for them to be war-weary, but it is impossible for them to give up their vigilance against the imperial court all of a sudden.
Lu Jingyan, the chief general of Shaowu Town, turned a deaf ear to Song Bo and Lin Futao who were sitting behind him. The group of generals of the Eastern Fujian army represented by Lu Jingyan and the eight surnames of Eastern Fujian headed by the She family had been fighting a tough battle for nearly ten years.
It won't be resolved easily.
"It turns out it's Brother Song. I'm disrespectful." Lin Fu turned sideways and saluted, answering Song Bo's question just now. "There are only more than 50,000 soldiers in the town of Shandong, and they are stationed in various places. At this time, there is the main force of the Donglu
Worrying about going south, Shandong’s army is seriously under-prepared. Perhaps they want to use guest troops to defend Shandong..."
"Master Lin is very kind and has solved my doubts for me," Song Bo cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Lin is very famous in Jiangdong, and I have heard about it in East Fujian. Master Lin, can I be a little dong in Jinan City?"
Lin Fu frowned slightly. He couldn't think of any reason for Song Bo to meet with him alone. He and the She family were already at loggerheads. Could it be that Song Bo or the Song family were not afraid that the news of his private meeting would reach the ears of the She family?
Go inside? Besides, he doesn't know if any of the Song family's children have infiltrated into the Donghai Kouli.
"It depends on the situation..." Lin Fu said ambiguously, neither agreeing to meet Song Bo privately in Jinan, nor directly rejecting it.
As expected by Lin Fu, after exchanging greetings, the officials of Shandong County announced that they would spend 50,000 cash in cash in the name of Prince Lu's Mansion to the guest troops of King Qin who were temporarily stationed in Jinan Mansion from Jiangdong, East Fujian, and Liang Zhejiang.
He also expressed condolences and promised that as long as their three-line King's Guest Army was stationed in Jinan Prefecture, the Shandong Xuanfu Envoy Division would be responsible for their food and salary.
Lin Fu saw that Yue Lengqiu accepted it calmly and did not care about anything else when it came to the matter of assisting the defense. Naturally, he would not risk the world's power and refuse this ten thousand taels of silver to comfort the army.
In Lin Fu's view, King Qin's army in Shandong had no control over each other and had no direct relationship with Shandong. Shandong wanted to rely on guest troops to prepare for the enemy, but it was actually a wrong idea. It was very likely that things would go wrong here, but he
Knowing that he was in an inferior position, he sat there and did not participate in the discussion.
If the fifth battalion of King Jiangdong Qin's left army had not been under his command, Lin Fu would not have been qualified to sit in the Mingtang of the Shandong Governor's Mansion if he was the seventh-grade governor of the capital.
When the guest army crosses the border, it is necessary to report the basic situation of the army to the local admiral's office. Shandong also knows that the 3,000 soldiers of the 5th Battalion of Jiangdong Qinwang Division's Left Army are actually temporarily recruited civilian braves, so they do not attach great importance to Lin Fu.
Unless Lin Fu happened to be a guest in Yue Leng's autumn tent before noon, the county officials in Shandong might not send people to the Jing'er Lake camp to invite him over.
In any case, since Lin Fu came here on behalf of Jiangdong Qin Wangshi, Wei Junyin couldn't be too different from each other. They just exchanged greetings and discussed matters during the dinner, but clearly left Lin Fu aside. After all, there were not many officials from Shandong's counties who were present.
Those who were in the fifth rank of politics, council or military affairs, and military attachés were rarely senior generals above the rank of Cavalry Commander. It would be too difficult for them to deliberately please Lin Fu, who was lower than them in status and had no reputation.
However, no one in the meeting hall noticed Lin Fu, Prince Lu's younger brother, and General Yuan Jianhai observing Lin Fu who was silently drinking tea from time to time.
It's not that Lin Fu didn't have any reputation in Shandong. When he first entered Jinan Prefecture, he directly annihilated the Zuo family as bandits and occupied Zuoguan'er Village as a camp. This still caused quite a shock in Jinan Prefecture.
In addition to the ancestor serving as the transfer minister, the Zuo family also had some influence in Jinan Mansion at this time. The second eldest son of the Zuo family, Zuo Guitang, served as the eunuch in charge of the Lu Prince's Mansion and was highly trusted by Lu Prince Yuan Jiancheng.
The Zuo family was treated as bandits by Lin Fu and exterminated, and Zuo Guan'er Village was occupied as a military camp. Zuo Guitang knelt down in front of King Lu with runny nose and tears and asked him to uphold justice for the Zuo family.
There are only over 600 people in the Royal Guards of Prince Lu's Mansion. They usually play tricks on men and bully women, but if they are pulled out directly, they may not be able to beat them. Yuan Jiancheng informed the Xuanfu Envoy to deal with it.
This issue.
The Xuanfu Commissioner only promised to release him afterwards, saying that the Zuo family had taken advantage of the situation first. Even if he took the case to the central government, the central government would first investigate the Lu Prince's government for their incompetence.
This matter could not be put off; in the final analysis, Lin Fu still had the military power, so the local government could only deal with it diplomatically.
Yuan Jianhai thought about the few beautiful girls Zuo Guitang gave him. Since he bumped into Lin Fu in person, he had to do something for the Zuo family. He slightly raised the tea cup and looked at Lin Fu who was sitting diagonally opposite.
He said: "Lin Dujian has been taciturn until now. Doesn't he have any opinions on other people's opinions?"
Lin Fu knew that local forces were always intertwined. He annihilated the Zuo family and sent more than 20 members of the Zuo family to Shandong County. Even if he left some room, he did not have enough manpower and energy to investigate the Zuo family's background.
It was clear that when he saw King Lu's brother, General Yuan Jianhai suddenly spoke to him, and his tone did not sound particularly friendly. He put down the tea cup and said with a neither arrogant nor humble smile: "General Zhenguo, please give me your love."
Sorry, Mr. Lin is humble and humble, and he really doesn’t have any high opinions on your adults’ comments..."
"Really?" Yuan Jianhai looked at Lin Fu with a slightly cold expression, "When Lin Dujian first arrived in Jinan Mansion, he claimed to take over Zuoguan'er Village without permission, but it didn't make people feel that Lin Dujian was humble in his position?
"
Lin Fu thought to himself that he was seeking justice for the Zuo family. At that time, the clan members were more valuable, but Yanjing paid the most attention to preventing them from committing crimes. Lin Fu was not worried about Yuan Jianhai's ability to bite him, and smiled.
Said: "The Zuo family openly robbed the outpost of the Zuo army of King Qin's division in Jiangdong. General Zhenguo feels that Lin has mishandled something. Please speak up. As the saying goes, 'if there is something, correct it, if not, strengthen it', General Zhenguo's
The admonishment, Lin will remember it in his heart."
Yuan Jianhai's face was cold and green. Who would have thought that Lin Fu, the little seventh-grade supervisor, would speak in such a strong tone? He was about to make a move with a stern face. Yue Lengqiu took the words and asked: "What should I do with Supervisor Lin Fu?"
It's inappropriate, please tell me, General Zhenguo?" After all, Lin Fu is a strong member of the Chu Party, so there is no reason for outsiders to bully him? Besides, Yue Lengqiu has the idea of leaving Shandong and returning to Jinzhong, so he doesn't mind.
He has a bad relationship with Shandong. The worse the relationship is, the more excuses he has to leave Shandong.
The Shandong county officials immediately realized that the Chu party was supporting each other and they were both guest generals. Yue Lengqiu had no reason not to protect Lin Fu. With the enemy in sight, the relationship was at a standstill, which was very detrimental to Shandong. Chen Xueyao, the envoy of Shandong Xuanfu
He came out to smooth things over: "General Zhenguo also appreciates Lin Dujian's rare decisiveness in handling affairs at a young age. It is really a blessing for Jinan Prefecture to lead the army to station in Jinan Prefecture..."