Chenyuan on Yuqian Street was the residence of Li Zhuo, the former Minister of War of Jiangning when he was in Jiangning. After Li Zhuo came to Beijing to take charge of the Ministry of War, Yue Lengqiu, the governor of Jianghuai and Jianghuai who subsequently went to Jiangning, occupied Chenyuan as his residence.
Yue Lengqiu came to Jiangdong to take up his post. He spent most of his time in the Huai army in the governor of Hao, and the other half of his time returned to Jiangning to handle official duties.
The situation in eastern Zhejiang has been tense recently. Once the situation in eastern Zhejiang collapses, the southeastern part of Jiangdong County will be plunged into crisis. Furthermore, the East China Sea bandits have sent troops on the northern front to threaten Pingjiang Prefecture, Hailing Prefecture and the Huainan Salt Area. Yue Lengqiu has to return to Jiangning.
to cope with possible changes.
Of course, Yue Lengqiu did not want the Jiangdong Left Army to suffer defeat in Chongzhou. He wanted Lin Fu to support the defense lines of Hailing Prefecture, Yannan Salt District and Jiangkou. However, he was not pleased with the successive successes of the Jiangdong Left Army.
In the first battle, 600 invaders were wiped out and 2,000 were captured alive. Although this battle was a victory for the special envoy Han Zai, Yue Lengqiu could not attribute most of the credit to Han Zai. In the first battle, 2,000 invaders were trapped in Hecheng.
, forcing the Weiyang Salt and Iron Division to make concessions and put Hecheng Grassland into the Jiangdong Left Army's defense area. In the First World War, they stormed Daheng Island, annihilated more than a thousand enemy soldiers, sunk and destroyed more than 70 enemy ships, and forced the invaders to quell Jiangfu.
Bingdong withdraws reinforcements to resolve the crisis in Pingjiang Mansion...
Yue Lengqiu was upset when he saw the news of success coming frequently from Jiangdong Zuojun. Hearing the sound of footsteps in the courtyard, he breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and opened the door. He saw his family member Yue An walking over with a look on his face.
He was confused and asked: "What happened?"
"Master, do you think it's strange? Gu Yuncha came over in a carriage, in plain clothes. He asked to see the master that he had something to do, and he also told Yue An not to leak the news of his arrival..." Yue An said.
Yue Lengqiu was also greatly surprised. This was the first time that Gu Wuchen asked for an audience in private after he came to Jiangdong and took office. He was so secretive that he was puzzled. However, he subconsciously thought that there might be a big trouble somewhere.
Could it be that Jiangdong's left army suffered heavy losses when they went to sea, so they want to send troops here to protect Chongzhou? But that's not right. Gu Wuchen has the right to urgently mobilize the Dongyang Township Yong to march eastward to Chongzhou. He can't sacrifice the near for the far, and give up the easy for the difficult.
While Yue Lengqiu was making random guesses, Gu Wuchen, who was wearing a lake blue simple shirt, was brought in by his family member Yue An. He suppressed his eagerness to know what happened, raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, saying: "I haven't seen Master Gu for two or three years.
Sorry, how can I condescend to visit you today?"
Gu Wuchen knew that Yue Lengqiu was mocking him for his frequent friendship with him, and when he said this to him, his face became embarrassed. After a moment of composure, he took out a confidential letter from his arms, put it on the desk, and said: "Master Yue, look at this."
After reading this secret letter, you will know my purpose..."
Yue Lengqiu asked Gu Wuchen to take a seat. He picked up the secret letter suspiciously. When he saw the envelope, it was a special secret letter that Lin Fu asked Gu Wuchen to hand over to him. He was suddenly shocked, knowing that what was stated in the secret letter was absolutely
It's no small matter, otherwise Gu Wuchen and Lin Fu wouldn't have to go through so much trouble.
Yue Lengqiu opened the secret letter with a solemn expression. The more he looked at it, the more chilled his heart became. Suddenly knowing this, he was confused for a moment. He twisted the letter in his hand, frowned and thought carefully. He could also feel Gu Wuchen's heart-wrenching eyes.
His eyes were staring at him.
Yue Lengqiu was full of hatred and wanted to cut Lin Fu into pieces with a thousand knives. He had set up this trap early in the morning to lure him into jumping, and at this time he asked Gu Wuchen to come over in person to attack.
Yue Lengqiu secretly took a long breath, straightened his face, stared at Gu Wuchen, and asked pitifully: "Does Master Gu know about Jinghai Governor Lin Fu's secret report?"
"I only know a little bit about it recently." Gu Wuchen said.
"You know a thing or two," Yue Lengqiu suddenly stood up. The situation did not allow him not to fight back, and said coldly, "I think you are too self-righteous. If Xiao Tao is far away, it is all your fault for being stubborn and arbitrary.
.If this secret letter had been sent to me earlier, why would the situation be like this?"
Yue An was shocked when he heard it. What kind of secret letter suddenly mentioned Xiao Taoyuan's possible rebellion, and made the master so furious that he wanted to fall out with Gu Wuchen on the spot.
Facing Yue Lengqiu's attack, Gu Wuchen seemed to be sitting in a leisurely court and said: "In order to prevent chaos, Lin Fu has endured it until now. There may be some carelessness, but he must also be considerate of his situation. But none of this is important.
The most important thing now is to prevent Xiao Taoyuan from leading his troops to sea..." It was not that he deliberately distanced himself and put all the blame on Lin Fu, but he and Lin Fu had already guessed that Yue Lengqiu would seize the opportunity.
In this attack, Lin Fu took all the responsibility for forbearing and not repaying him. Even if he were to be held accountable in the future, he would be demoted and fined with salary. If his military power could not be taken away, there would be no real damage.
In the case of Xiao Taoyuan, if Yue Lengqiu is responsible and Gu Wuchen is not, it will create a trend of rising and falling, which will help improve the situation in Jiangdong.
Yue Lengqiu's face was as cold as ice. Hearing what Gu Wuchen said, he knew Lin Gu's strategy. He kept thinking about it. He softened his tone first and asked: "Can this be confirmed?"
"I found out about it, so I sent people to Chongzhou to confront witnesses. The evidence is as solid as a mountain," Gu Wuchen said, "No matter how brave Lin Fu is, he would not dare to flatter the fourth-rank military general of the imperial court..."
Hearing what Gu Wuchen said, Yue Lengqiu felt even more filled with hatred.
Xiao Taoyuan was originally promoted to the fourth rank of Cavalry Commander, or was it because he wanted to win over Xiao Taoyuan and ensure that he was promoted to the fourth rank of Cavalry Commander, he also single-handedly suppressed Lin Fu's involvement in the impeachment of Xiao Taoyuan for being suspected of being a bandit.
, Yue Lengqiu would not believe it to his death if this was not a trap set for him by Lin Fu and Gu Wuchen.
It's not that Yue Lengqiu has never thought about protecting Xiao Taoyuan to the end, but the risk is too great.
The county school was massacred and the children were robbed and killed. The impact of the Chongzhou boy case was too bad. Once Lin Fu and Gu Wuchen announced the matter to the world, and there was no way to cover it up or suppress it, the Qingliu scholar Zizi could just spit on him and Zhang Xie.
Forced to step down.
Lin Fu's secret letter revealed the secret of the Chongzhou boy case, but it mentioned the covert attack of the Changshan Island bandits, but other details were unclear, and Yue Lengqiu could not pursue it. After thinking about it again and again, he still felt that it would be risky to protect Xiao Taoyuan with death.
There are too many, but if Xiao Taoyuan can be captured in time, there is still room for maneuver; if the news leaks out, giving Xiao Taoyuan the opportunity to rebel and lead his troops to sea, or even cause chaos in Pingjiang Mansion, this matter will be troublesome.
Even if Lin Fu bears the responsibility of concealing and concealing reports, and even bears the crime of secretly recruiting and aiding the bandits, he may be demoted to a commoner, but he cannot take away the military power of the Jiangdong Left Army - what about himself? Official
If you were demoted one level, you would have to give up the position of Governor of Jianghuai to someone else. If you were demoted three levels, you would also have to give up the military power of Company Commander Huai Jun.
The Jiangdong Left Army was built by Lin Fu, and all the generals came from his own private family. Under the current situation, it is difficult to seize his military power, but can he rely on the Chang Huai Army?
After suppressing Gu Wuchen for more than half a year, he did not expect that they would have such a trap waiting for him to jump into. Yue Lengqiu knew that Gu Wuchen had some powerful methods, but he did not expect that he would be so powerful. His mind was spinning very fast, and his mouth could not stop talking.
Said: "Changshan Island is separated from Jiyang by vast seas, and there are no ships coming and going. Xiao Taoyuan probably doesn't know that his story has been exposed, and he is suspicious. There is still time for us to make arrangements calmly. On the pretext of guarding against bandits, I mobilized
It would be safer to send a section of the Changhuai Army eastward to Pingjiang to expose his crimes and bring him to justice... Mr. Gu, what do you think of this arrangement?"
"The soldiers surrounding Changshan Island were actually She Feihu, the envoy of the Marquis of Jin'an stationed in Jiangning. And in the Baisha County robbery case and the Chongzhou boy case, She Feihu was suspected of being involved," Gu Wuchen said, "Because
The pirates who committed the robbery back then were wiped out by Xiao Taoyuan on Xisha Island, and then Xiao Taoyuan's men who pretended to be pirates and went to sea were killed by Lin Fu. Therefore, She Feihu could not find out the details for a while, but there was no guarantee that he would return this time.
Can’t guess…”
Although the She family is officially the Marquis of Jin'an appointed by the imperial court, privately everyone has openly spoken out about the collusion between the She family and the East China Sea bandits. The Eastern Fujian military has also stepped up its vigilance, but the court is currently facing many difficulties and does not dare to invade the East China Sea.
If Fujian starts a military provocation again, it can only hold back.
Yue Lengqiu even suspected that Gu Wuchen and Lin Fu would take the initiative to leak the news to prompt Xiao Taoyuan to lead his troops to the sea to secretly attack the She family and even the big bandit Pingjiang. In that case, the water camp in Ninghai Town would be completely destroyed, and the Hailing Mansion and Jiangning Mansion would be destroyed.
, the Lianghuai Salt Zone, Taihu Lake, and the Yangtze River Waterway must rely on the Jiangdong Left Army for defense, and the imperial court did not dare to easily attack Lin Fu.
The colder Yue Lengqiu's heart became, the stronger his heart became. He put his hand on the table and said: "I have learned about this matter and will deal with it myself. Although calling Xiao Tao from far away to Jiangning to capture him will work wonders, once the matter is exposed, and
There is no preparation here, and the situation will be even more difficult to deal with. Before the Changhuai Army enters Pingjiang, we must not leak the news and act rashly, otherwise when I step down, I will have the means to drag one or two people into trouble!"
"Then I'll take my leave!" Gu Wuchen stood up and said goodbye.
Zhao Qinmin stood guard in front of the carriage. When he saw Gu Wuchen coming out, he helped open the curtain of the carriage. Gu Wuchen got into the carriage and said to Zhao Qinmin: "Sit in too. There are many people in Jiangning who recognize you..." Especially in Yue Leng.
In front of Qiu's residence, Jiangning officials and generals came and went frequently, giving them a great chance of recognition.
"What does Yue Lengqiu mean?" Zhao Qinmin got into the car and asked softly.
"Commander the Huai army to march eastward," Gu Wuchen said.
"He is looking for a way out for himself..." Zhao Qinmin saw Yue Lengqiu's plan at a glance, "What do you plan to do, sir?"
Gu Wuchen sat in the carriage and thought quietly, how could he not see through Yue Lengqiu's plan?
Even if we have to make sound and familiar arrangements to prevent Xiao Taoyuan's rebellion, together with the Minister of War in Jiangning and Jiangning garrison Cheng Yuqian, we can mobilize the Jiangning water camp eastward to Jiyang. It only takes half a day to make the arrangements, which is much faster than the long-term deployment of the Huai army eastward.
Enter Pingjiang quickly.
Yue Lengqiu insisted on deploying the Huai Army. First, he planned to use the Huai Army to suppress the rebellion in the Zhenshui Camp of Ninghai, so that he could atone for his mistakes and make up for his oversight and connivance. The second possibility was to use his trusted confidants to suppress the rebellion.
Ma An was deployed to Pingjiang Mansion, and he could even use it to collect the remnants of the water camp in Ninghai Town, reorganize the water camp, and prevent the Jiangdong Left Army from expanding to the south bank after Xiao Taoyuan was removed. The third one, Yue Lengqiu, also showed it to the court.
The meaning of military power.
"Go to Cheng Yuqian's house." Gu Wuchen said casually.
"I'm afraid Master Cheng doesn't have the guts," Zhao Qinmin sighed slightly, "Without Yue Lengqiu's permission, the Jiangning Water Camp cannot leave Jiangning Mansion..." He knew Gu Wuchen's plan, but Cheng Yuqian was too mediocre, not
Someone who is decisive and can conspire with him.
He thought to himself: Lin Fu was not ruthless enough. Otherwise, if he led the Jiangdong Left Army navy to block the Jiangkou, and then deliberately leaked the news to force Xiao Taoyuan to rebel, he would not only cause chaos in Pingjiang Mansion and attack the Wu Party forces, but also the Jiangdong Left Army and the early
The prepared Dongyang Xiangyong followed closely into Pingjiang Mansion to quell the chaos, which would give Yue Lengqiu no time to respond. He hesitated whether to suggest this to Gu Wuchen.
"Do your best to obey fate!" Gu Wuchen sighed slightly. It was not that he had not thought about how to better attack Yue Lengqiu, a political opponent, but when he was unprepared in all aspects, he still could not bring himself to directly prompt Xiao Taoyuan to rebel.
That would greatly damage the vitality of the prefectures and counties along Taihu Lake, and also make the changes in eastern Zhejiang unpredictable. He could not be so cruel, let alone expect Lin Fu to make such a decision.
The carriage was about to leave the gate of Chen Yuan Mansion when suddenly there was the sound of hooves. As soon as it arrived in front of the manor, the rider on the horse was wearing the uniform of a military attaché serving as a sentry rider. The man had no time to tie the horse, so he turned over and walked up the steps.
Urgently inform the gate officer: "The military situation in eastern Zhejiang is extremely urgent. Please report it to the Governor immediately!"
Gu Wuchen was shocked, and he didn't care about concealing his identity. He sent someone to invite the military attache over, showed his personal seal, and asked: "I am stationed in Jiangdong to inspect Gu Wuchen. Is there any urgent military situation in eastern Zhejiang?"
No matter how confidential the military information is, Yue Lengqiu can know it, and so can he, the Inspector General. The military attache said bluntly: "There are also messengers rushing to the Lord's house - the Donghai bandit's troops in Changguo suddenly increased greatly, and Lord Quan, the Admiral of the two Zhejiang provinces,
After marching into Longshan, we were attacked on the road and suffered a huge defeat. We don’t know the exact losses, nor do we know whether Mr. Quan is alive or dead!”