After King Ning's team arrived at Yangxin, Lin Fu delayed his departure from Chongzhou with his troops one day later.
The post road from Chongzhou to Muyang was nearly 800 miles, and Jiangning Zuojun's boat division marched 90 miles a day. Lin Fu and Liu Zhi arrived at Muyang on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, but they waited until the 22nd before heading south to join the feudal lord.
Only then did King Ning's team march slowly to Yancheng County in southern Shandong.
The post road from Yangxin to Yancheng is only 700 miles. Counting the time for Shandong officials to meet, Lin Fu thought that King Ning would not delay arriving at Jiangdong, the border of Shandong, for more than 12 days at the latest. Unexpectedly, in Muyang Duo
Waited for ten days.
Even Yue Lengqiu, who had always been cautious and conserved his strength, led his Huai army into central Henan and fought more than twice with the refugee armies of Chen Hansan and Liu Miaozhen on both sides of the Yingshui River. King Ning went south to seize power and crossed the Shandong Peninsula.
Fall for twenty-five days.
During this period, Chen Zhihu was trapped in Datong, fighting against the siege of Donglu infantry and cavalry for two months. Jiangxi County soldiers and Yu Wangao's Jian'an army left thousands of corpses at the foot of Shanguan, and She Feixiong captured Quzhou in eastern Zhejiang.
Most of western Zhejiang was lost, and the Shefeixiong army came to Xinzhou in Jiangxi. The southern part of Jiangning Mansion was also in danger of being attacked. Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Jiangdong were all helpless, and they all waited eagerly for King Ning to come to Jiangning to become a vassal.
Lin Fu thought that he had to escort Prince Ning to Jiangning. He was afraid that he would have to wait until the next year before he could return to Chongzhou, and he would have already fucked Prince Ning's mother.
No matter how disappointed he was with King Ning, Lin Fu still led the Changshan Buying and Liu Zhi north to meet him in Yancheng County. The officials from Shandong who accompanied him were headed by Chen Yuanliang, Tang Haoxin's confidant in Shandong.
Chen/Yuanliang was transferred to Shandong as the magistrate of Moling County, where he served as the Shandong Xuanfu Envoy and was involved in politics and knowledgeable about Qingzhou affairs. He was Tang Haoxin's right-hand man in Shandong.
The royal guard camp and the escort team from Shandong camped outside the city. King Ning and his accompanying ministers and servants all stayed in the Shancheng Post House.
After Lin Fu arrived at Yan City, he asked Ao Canghai to lead the Changshan Infantry Camp to wait outside the city. He led Zhao Hu and dozens of guards to meet Chen Yuanliang first, but without having time to talk in detail, he went with Liu Zhi.
See King Ning in the city.
In front of the Yancheng Post House, Lin Fu and Chen Yuanliang were rejected. The gatekeeper said that King Ning was unwell and could not see guests, and without informing him, he blocked Lin Fu and Chen Yuanliang back.
Liu Zhi was a regular servant in Prince Ning's palace and the military envoy in charge of the palace's guard camp. As soon as he met Prince Ning's troops here, he would officially take office. The officials of Prince Ning's palace and the servants in the inner house were all under his control, so no one dared to stop him.
He goes in.
Ordinarily, Zhang Yan was accompanying Prince Ning and should not refuse Lin Fu and Chen Yuanliang's visit. Liu Zhi was still unclear about the situation in the post house and did not dare to take Lin Fu and Chen Yuanliang in without permission.
Apologizing, he cupped his hands and said, "Perhaps Your Majesty is tired from the journey and will be fine after resting today..."
Lin Fu had to pretend to be generous and signaled Liu Zhi to come in first. He looked up at the sun that had just set in the west, secretly thinking that he would be delayed in Yancheng for another day. He couldn't hide the disappointment in Chen Yuanliang's eyes.
Thinking that he escorted Prince Ning across the border and ended up not even being able to visit him, I was really angry thinking about it.
"Brother Yuan Liang, after we say goodbye to Jiangning and haven't seen each other for many years, let's go to a wine shop and sit down and have a good chat," Lin Fu said.
"That's fine." Chen/Yuanliang waved the sleeves of his broad official robe, dismissed the accompanying officials, and brought two retinues with him. Recalling the farewell in Jiangning last year, Lin Fu led a group of Mingyong,
A miscellaneous army of refugees marched north to King Qin. Although they were quickly promoted to the rank of seventh-level governor, they were quite tragic. Who would have thought that just over a year later, Lin Fu's status was no longer there.
Are you under your control? With Jiangning Zuo participating in the political power, he knows the affairs of Chongzhou County, and is also the governor of Jinghai. He has two powerful armies, Jiangdong Zuo Army and Jinghai Camp. He is truly a hero. Chen/Yuanliang
I feel very emotional when I think of this. Fortunately, we are on the same camp, and because of the deep contact, we can understand more and more how powerful Lin Fu is.
Going to spend the night in Yancheng, Lin Fu asked Zhao Hu to send someone to inform Ao Canghai to set up camp in the south of the city. He and Chen Yuanliang found a spacious and bright restaurant on Chengxi Street, went in and sat down to talk.
When King Ning passed by, the small town of Yancheng County was extremely noisy. Two officials in scarlet robes walked into a restaurant at the same time. The owner of the restaurant was also frightened. He personally arranged the private room and invited Lin Fu and Chen Yuanliang to come in.
Lin Fu found a table by the window facing the street, sat down with Chen Yuanliang, drank and talked, and could also see the people's livelihood in Shan County. He asked Zhao Hu to sit with him, and the other guards sat at the next table to eat.
He didn't let the shopkeeper drive other customers away from the second floor.
"How is Mr. Tang's health?" Lin Fu asked Chen Yuanliang this question when he sat down. He was also most concerned about whether Tang Haoxin, who was over seventy-two years old, could hold on.
"Alas, Prince Ning has been dragging his feet in Shandong for these days, and that's the problem," Chen/Yuanliang sighed, "I was going to write to tell you, but Mr. Tang insisted not to give in, and Zhang Xitong and Zhang Yan have evil intentions!"
Zhang Xitong, the chief minister of Prince Ning's palace, was none other than the son of Zhang Xie, who was known as the junior prime minister.
The emperor had a good calculation. He thought that as long as Zhang Xie was in Beijing as the prime minister, Zhang Xitong was appointed as the chief minister of Prince Ning's palace, and accompanied him to Jiangning to join the vassal, there would be no chance for Prince Ning to win him over.
Chen/Yuanliang made the point, and Lin Fu's heart suddenly became clear, and he asked again: "How could Zhang Yan conspire with Zhang Xitong?"
"That should be what it means..." Chen/Yuanliang pointed towards the ceiling, feeling bitter in his heart and looking helpless.
Lin Fu knew that what Chen/Yuan Liang said was reasonable. It was not difficult to understand that Zhang Xie wanted to kill Tang Haoxin. However, Zhang Yan had no grudge against them. After the war in Chongzhou, he even tried to win over him. As for Zhang Yan personally,
There was absolutely no need to conspire with Zhang Xitong to kill Tang Haoxin. Speaking of which, only the emperor did not want Tang Haoxin to live too long.
At present, only the current emperor can instigate Zhang Yan.
Hatred grew in Lin Fu's heart, but he didn't know how to vent it.
Chen/Yuanliang suppressed his voice and told Lin Fu in detail what happened in Shandong for more than half a month: "...First we were asked to run back and forth. When we arrived at Yangxin, King Ning left without saying a word.
They didn't meet until they reached Linzi, and they spent two or three days on the road. In Linzi, in the name of asking for political advice, Zhang Xitong and Zhang Yan took turns fighting, depriving Tang Gong from rest for a day and night. Tang Gong fell ill the next day.
He collapsed. After only three or four hours of rest, Zhang Xitong asked King Ning to send someone to invite him. On the third day, Zhang Jinxian couldn't stand it and kicked the wine table on the spot. Duke Tang took the overall situation into consideration and scolded Zhang Jinxian back to Qingzhou on the spot.
, and stayed with him in Linzi for five days. Du Juefu felt that it was not a good idea to drag him on, and wanted Tang Gong to secretly spit out a mouthful of blood at the banquet. But King Ning insisted on leaving, so they let him go back to Qingzhou, but Tang Gong was late at night.
I actually vomited a bowl of blood..." At this point, Chen/Yuanliang was on the verge of tears. Putting aside his personal feelings, Tang Haoxin was also their backbone in Shandong, and no one hoped that the backbone could not hold up and collapse.
Down.
"Bah!" Lin Fu almost smashed the camphor wood table with his palm. He suddenly stood up and said to Zhao Hu, "Send someone to inform Ao Canghai that we will not be able to welcome you when we go back."
The guards at the table next to them couldn't hear the details, but when they saw Lin Fu was furious, they also picked up their swords and stood up, heading towards Lin Fu. These guards were all carefully selected people, loyal and strong.
He was highly skilled in martial arts and had endured many killing battles without breaking. A dozen people suddenly stood up, and the restaurant on the second floor immediately became filled with murderous intent.
"Please sit down," Chen Yuanliang pulled Lin Fu's sleeve and said in a lowered voice, "Tang Gong asked me to come here because he was afraid that others would not be able to persuade you. Tang Gong originally wanted me to come after you met Prince Ning in Jin Dynasty.
, and then tell me the details—I can’t see Prince Ning today, and I’m afraid you’ll hear the news from others, so I’ll tell you first, you have to welcome this ride!”
"What are you waiting for? Do I have to draw my sword and kill that little beast Zhang Xitong? It's okay for this stupid official not to do it!" Lin Fu said angrily.
Lin Fu did not know the thoughts of other people in the civil and military dynasties, but Tang Haoxin was loyal to the court and had no second thoughts. When the capital was experiencing a food shortage, Tang Haoxin, regardless of his identity, went to Jinhai to coordinate all parties and prepare for the construction of the Tianjin-Hai grain road.
, and at the age of seventy, his body was weak and he could barely sit in Shandong. The Tianyi rebellion was caused by Chen Zhongnian's construction of the Yellow River embankment, but the entire Ludong area under the control of Tang Haoxin was not in chaos at all, and the Tianjin-Sea Grain Road was separated from Jiaolai.
The river extends to the south to connect the grain supply of the southeastern counties, and it also raises money and grain to support the construction of the army in Dengzhou Town. The imperial court did its duty diligently, but the emperor went too far in playing power and could not allow Tang Haoxin to survive!
Lin Fu couldn't swallow the breath he was holding back!
"You guys retreat first..." Chen Yuanliang ordered Zhao Hu to take the guards downstairs and drive away all the diners on the second floor. It would be a big trouble for some words to get out. He was just clinging to Lin Fu's sleeves and not letting him
Walk.
After the people on the second floor had dispersed, Chen/Yuanliang said: "We are also angry. Mr. Tang said that the emperor was deceived by traitors and only became murderous after listening to slander. If you don't welcome him, aren't you falling into someone else's trick?"
Before King Li Ning, the palace secretly sent envoys to Qingzhou to ask for advice. This matter was originally a top secret, and we didn't know about it in Qingzhou. We only told it when we parted ways with Tang Gong in Linzi. Tang Gong was opposed to Li Ning.
The king asked his secret envoy to return to the capital with a letter and suggested that the four southern counties should be appointed as governors. I am afraid that the disaster will come from here!"
Gu Wuchen said in Jiangning that Tang Haoxin would firmly oppose the appointment of King Ning. He did not expect this to be the case. Tang Haoxin's letter suggesting the establishment of governors of the four southern counties was also the words of a loyal minister. If King Ning was not appointed, there must be someone in charge of the overall situation in the south---
-The emperor suspected that he had other intentions at this moment.
Tang Haoxin is seventy-two years old and is about to die, so what can he have any objections to? Tang Haoxin is really greedy for power, and he would not give up his position to Zhang Xie in the first place.
Now the emperor and Zhang Xie want to kill Tang Haoxin, which is probably more likely to kill him than the poisonous plan of questioning the government.
Lin Fu spent several months with Tang Haoxin in Jinhai and Qingzhou, and felt that it was not worth it for him.
Chen/Yuanliang saw that Lin Fu's face was gloomy and he was about to have an attack at any time, so he added: "Tang Gong guesses that you are unwilling to give in. It's okay if you don't want to greet him, but he wants you to go to Jimo before returning to Chongzhou. He will wait for you in Jimo."