In the early morning, light snow started to fall from the sky that had been hazy all night. The paved ground in front of the Governor's Palace was filled with carriages, a long hitching post full of horses, and a long row of various sedans. Among the guards.
Those with status were invited to the front hall and courtyard to take shelter from the wind and snow. Most people gathered here and there in groups and stood outside waiting. If they didn't know each other, they would meet each other and tell themselves their home address so that they could be taken care of in the future.
, ask each other for news if you know each other - these people are walking around the adults, and they are the most well-informed. They know how critical the current situation is far better than the few people in small counties.
Except for those who really couldn't escape, almost all the chief officials and generals from all the yamen, town armies, and prefectures and counties in Jiangdong County were summoned to the yamen of the Governor's Mansion for a meeting. In addition to Cheng Yuqian, Gu Wuchen and other officials from the six departments of Jiangning also came together to have a meeting.
In addition to business, military and political affairs, the two Zhejiang counties also sent a number of civil and military officials at the level of captain to participate in the meeting.
Lin Fu first went to see Liu Zhi and received a special order to reward merit, and then came to the meeting hall. Civil servants and military generals were included in the hall, at least they were general judges, and there were people from all yamen above the rank of Zhaowu captain.
The two highest-ranking figures, Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian, did not show up. Everyone was waiting patiently in small groups. Unlike the bustle outside, the meeting hall was very depressed. Apart from small whispers, there was no other movement.
Lin Fu walked in and was a little confused about where he should stand.
Seeing Xiao Xuanchou, deputy envoy to Jiangdong, Lin Fu raised his foot to step over, only to realize that the most important official title on his head now was that of Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy, Zuo Shenzhen, and he also had the power to know the affairs of Chongzhou County. He was considered to be the Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy.
The officials had just received the order and had not yet had a chance to meet with their immediate superior, Si Wangtian, Jiangdong's Xuanfu envoy.
Gu Wuchen, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair and drinking tea slowly, winked at Lin Fu. Lin Fu looked over and saw Wang Tian, the Jiangdong Xuanfu envoy, Han Zai, the right political advisor, and Shen Rong, the newly appointed prefect of Weiyang, standing in the corner.
Liu Shidu, the prefect of Hailing, and Lin Tingli, the prefect of Dongyang, were also standing in the group, looking at them with smiles.
Lin Fu walked over, bowed to his nominal boss Wang Tian, and said, "Lin Fu has met Mr. Wang..."
Most of the people in the meeting hall did not recognize Lin Fu, and they all looked over at this time, wanting to see what an outstanding person the Jinghai Governor was: The imperial court sent envoys twice to declare special orders to reward meritorious service, and in the weak year of the crown,
With his family background, he was quickly promoted to Jiangdong Zuo to participate in politics, and he held a powerful army. With his power as the governor of Jinghai, he knew that Chongzhou County affairs were dominated by local affairs. He was full of civil and military officials, and there were not many others who could match him.
Ordinary people are just envious and jealous. Jiangning Prefecture Yin Wang Xueshan, Jiangdong Inspector Yu Xinyuan, Weiyang Magistrate Shen Rong and others feel much more complicated. Thinking of Lin Fu's rapid rise, they can't help but think of Lin Fu stepping on their shoulders.
There were footprints on my body, head, and face, and I felt a dull pain in my heart.
Lin Fu truly became famous during the Fourth Battle of King Qin in Yannan, but without Chen Xueshan, Yu Xinyuan (Wu Dang), Shen Rong and others stepping on his feet, how could Lin Fu be qualified to lead an army north to King Qin last autumn?
Wang Tian was better off. Although he and Gu Wuchen had always been at loggerheads, there was no direct conflict.
Shen Rong stood beside Wang Tian and spoke. When he saw Lin Fu coming over, his mouth and face twitched involuntarily.
Shen Rong almost died in Luoyang Lake, and then he gave Lin Tingli an excuse in Dongyang. If he said he didn't hate Lin Fu, he could only lie. Afterwards, it was not difficult for Shen Rong to figure out that Hong Zekou had robbed the Qin family's ship at Luoyang Lake in advance.
It was Lin Fu who did it secretly, but unfortunately he couldn't wipe it clean himself, and he couldn't grasp the handle that could lead to Lin Fu's death. At this time, he could only treat him coldly.
When Han Zai saw Lin Fu coming over, he felt a little dissatisfied.
More than a month ago, when he left Chongzhou under the pretext of asking for help, he did not go back to Jiangning directly, but stayed with Xiao Baiming in Jiyang for two days. No one else knew about this, and he was worried that Lin Fu could guess it.
Xiao Taoyuan died, Xiao Baiming, Chen Qianhu and others led their troops to defect to the She family. Once it was revealed that he stayed in Jiyang on the way back to Jiangning to ask for help, even if Han Zai could clear the suspicion of collaborating with the enemy and save his head, I can't keep the black gauze hat on my head.
Lin Fu smiled intentionally or unintentionally, which made Han Zai's heart skip a beat.
Lin Fu didn't care about Han Zai. He was now a leftist political activist and had the right to know the affairs of Chongzhou County. The Xuanfu envoy on Han Zai's head no longer had any binding force on him. He bowed to Lin Tingli and Liu Shidu and said, "I have seen my second uncle." Mr. Liu, did my second uncle just arrive this morning?"
Lin Tingli finally sent Shen Rong away and sat on his coveted position as the prefect of Dongyang. He was proud of the spring breeze and smiled all over his face. He said to Lin Fu: "Seventeen, why are you so polite? Now you are also a fifth-rank official of the imperial court, and you have been knighted. Second uncle I can no longer afford this gift from you... I just arrived this morning. It's convenient to take a boat down the river."
"Let's talk about my elders and younger ones first. My second uncle will always be my second uncle. This can't be changed no matter what." Lin Fu said with a smile, and then asked Liu Shidu with concern when he would arrive in Jiangning and where he would live.
Liu Shidu exchanged greetings with Lin Fu with a smile on his face, as if he was a colleague of equal rank.
Although Chongzhou County is still nominally under the jurisdiction of Hailing Prefecture, all taxes and taxes are allocated to the Jiangdong Zuo Army for military pay. Lin Fu's participation in political power and knowledge of Chongzhou County affairs means that Hailing Prefecture has completely lost control of Chongzhou in a short period of time. On the contrary, Lin Fu participated in politics as the Xuanfu Envoy Si Zuo. As the deputy of the Xuanfu Envoy, he could even intervene in the affairs of Hailing Mansion.
At this moment, footsteps sounded from behind the screen inside the Ming Hall, and all the whispers in the hall disappeared. Waiting for Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian, two big bosses who were both nominally the leaders of the southeast, to appear, Lin Fu saw Salt and Iron Envoy Zhang Yan came out with Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian. He didn't expect him to move so quickly. He thought others were still inspecting the salt area in Huainan.
Zhang Yan is the fourth-grade salt and iron envoy. Not to mention the officials of the Jiangning Sixth Ministry, Wang Xueshan, Gu Wuchen, Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan and others are all officials of the third grade. Generally speaking, it is impossible that Zhang Yan, Yue Lengqiu, and Cheng Yuqian are discussing in secret. But Wang Xueshan, Gu Wuchen, Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan and others were left outside. The only possibility was that Zhang Yan had a special purpose that only Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian could know the details of.
Lin Fu was far away from Gu Wuchen and exchanged glances with Lin Tingli, knowing that he also had such a guess.
"Please ask Mr. Gu Wuchen, Mr. Wang Xueshan, Mr. Wang Tianwang, Mr. Yu Xinyuan, Mr. Yu, the six ministries of Jiangning and Mr. Lin Fulin, the governor of Jinghai, to stay in the hall to discuss secret matters. Other adults, please excuse yourself for the time being..." Cheng Yuqian He walked out and said.
Lin Fu felt strange in his heart that there was some secret matter that required him to participate, but he asked those civil servants and generals who had a higher status than him to avoid it?
After everyone retreated, the meeting hall suddenly became empty. Everyone was assigned a chair to sit on, and Lin Fu naturally took the last seat.
Yue Lengqiu looked at Zhang Yan and said, "Let Mr. Zhang do the talking..."
Zhang Yan cupped his hands and said: "Seven days ago in Beijing, the emperor issued an order for King Yan to move the vassal state to Jiangning and change the title of King Ning. He will come to Jiangning to join the vassal soon. He secretly ordered Zhang Yan to raise funds for him in Jiangning. People's thieves blocked the road and King Ning It is not easy to move a feudal vassal, and you need your cooperation and preparations..."
King Yuan Jianwu of Yan was the direct prince of Emperor Delong, and he was twenty-six years old. The current emperor had no heirs, so among his nephews, King Yuan Jianwu of Yan had the best reputation.
Lin Fu had guessed before that the emperor might change the title of Yuan Jianwu to Prince Ning and establish a direct line of succession to the southeast. He did not expect that the move would be so quick. Almost as soon as the news of the Jinan civil uprising reached the capital, he made this decision immediately.
decision.
Lin Fu didn't even have time to exchange opinions with Gu Wuchen on this matter. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan had already rushed to Jiangning with a secret order following him.
Lin Fu could not imagine for a moment what a fierce undercurrent was behind this decision, but he understood why Cheng Yuqian and the others wanted him to stay and participate in the secret discussion.
Prince Ning Yuan Jianwu left Beijing to join the vassal in Jiangning, with the intention of setting up a direct descendant to rule the southeast. The standards of the royal palace officials and guards would be higher than those of ordinary vassal kings, and they may have to be on par with those of the East Palace, so as to reflect the intention of establishing a direct descendant.
King Ning's army was so large that it could not pass through Zhongzhou or the south and south of Shandong silently. It would probably attract a large number of rebels to intercept the route, so a foolproof response plan was needed here.
After all, Lin Fu's job at the stall was just hard work.
Even if King Ning does not take the sea route, after entering Shandong, he will avoid the rebel area and go south close to Huaikou. If he wants to mobilize elite troops to respond, the Jiangdong Left Army is suitable.
Lin Fu and Gu Wuchen exchanged looks. Gu Wuchen was also quite surprised: "Moving the capital, moving the capital" has been discussed by both the government and the public for a long time. Changing the title of King Yan Jianwu to King Ning can be said to be the most practical step.
Wang Xueshan, Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan and others all had different expressions.
Yu Xinyuan was so happy that he took the most practical step by moving the capital to the southeast of Ningwang Town. The center of gravity of the empire shifted back to Jiangnan. Naturally, the Wu Party, which represented local forces, had more opportunities to rise. His appointment as Jiangdong's envoy was nothing more than
The first step, a few days have not passed yet.
Wang Xueshan and Wang Tian are not necessarily happy. If the emperor is old and weak, Prince Ning will inherit the throne soon. They may share the merit of supporting the emperor, and this official authority and power will naturally be raised to a higher level.
It is a pity that the current emperor is in the prime of life and is in his prime. Even if he makes Prince Ning his heir, he doesn’t know how many years it will take him to ascend the throne of God. At this time, they hug Prince Ning’s thighs and bow their eyebrows to Prince Ning. It may not be possible.
What good is it? It might also be a disaster - if the emperor has children in the future, King Ning's authority will naturally be reduced. How can the southeastern ministers and generals who are close to King Ning have any good results?
Lin Fu glanced at Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian.
Cheng Yuqian was calm. He was already mediocre and did not compete with Yue Lengqiu for power. Now that the military power and Jiangning garrison power were given to Gu Wuchen, he was very calm.
Yue Lengqiu felt differently. He was originally the uncrowned king in Jiangning, and King Ning became a vassal. First of all, he was subject to the greatest restrictions.
Even if the court would not grant Prince Ning too much real power, having a boss who nominally needs to ask for instructions on everything would make people feel quite unhappy.