"Lin Zhizhi's plan to send troops is a good one. By capturing Daishan and Changguo, the She family's troops can be contained on the east coast. I guess Mr. Dong is not confident of facing the She family's army in eastern Zhejiang alone!" Yu Xinyuan He put his hand on the table and spoke slowly, but it was the final word, indicating that Wu Dang supported Huaidong on this matter.
Liu Tingzhou looked at Gu Wuchen.
Gu Wuchen squinted his eyes, as if he had just seen Lin Fu's military instructions for the first time, and did not look at the faces of Prince Ning, Yue Lengqiu, Dong Yuan and others at all.
It's strange to think about it. In his early years in Jiangning, Gu Wuchen fought to the death with Chen Xiyan. The Qu family was wiped out because of this. The Wu Party forces during Yu Xinyuan's period had restrained the Dongyang family in everything. Who would have thought that the two sides would be in this matter today? Can we make peace together?
Liu Tingzhou looked at Yue Lengqiu, Dong Yuan and others again. The expressions on their faces were solemn. After thinking about it, he knew that Yu Xinyuan's statement was not trivial and should not be taken lightly.
Lin Fu sat as steady as a rock and did not peek at everyone's reactions. After all, everyone's reactions may not be shown on their faces, but it is not difficult to guess.
Yue Lengqiu, Zhang Xitong, Deng Yu, Shen Rong, Liu Zhi, Zhang Yan, Liu Tingzhou and others, including Gu Wuchen, Zhang Yubo, Yu Xinyuan, Wang Tian, Wang Xueshan and others, no matter what differences or conflicts of interest they have between them - no matter Whether they adhere to the principle of loyalty to the emperor in their hearts, or the nature of their own status and power, all determine that they support the imperial power.
Prince Ning's power has also become more and more powerful, and his status is no different from that of the Crown Prince. In Jiangning, it is a symbol of imperial power, so these people are determined to support Prince Ning - perhaps Prince Ning's symbolic meaning is stronger.
The problem lies in moving the capital.
Moving the capital to Jiangning means that the central government must strengthen its control over Jiangning and surrounding prefectures and counties. It also means that the central government must obtain more resources from the local area to fully prepare for the move of the capital.
This kind of competition for resources naturally leads to confrontation between the central government and local governments.
Yue Lengqiu, Zhang Xitong, Deng Yu, Shen Rong, Liu Zhi, Zhang Yan and others have less involvement with the local government and more represent the interests of the central government. Naturally, they have a closer relationship with Prince Ning and have more basic interests. Consistent, it can be classified as Ningwangfu series.
In the long run, when Prince Ning ascends the throne in Jiangning, the Six Ministries of Jiangning will directly replace the Six Ministries of Yanjing and become the central organization of the empire. Officials of the Six Ministries of Jiangning, including Cheng Yuqian, will all benefit from this and can also be counted as members of Prince Ning's family.
Dong Yuan may have greater ambitions, but currently he must rely on Prince Ning's Mansion to have a legitimate name and obtain resources from the local area, so at this time he is also a member of Prince Ning's Mansion.
Compared with the Prince Ning's family, the Dongyang Clan headed by Gu Wuchen and the Wu Party headed by Yu Xinyuan, Chen Xiyan and the Haiyu Chen family are more representatives of local interest groups.
The Ning Prince's Mansion, the Dongyang Clan, the Wu Party, plus the undercurrent of the rear party represented by the Yongchang Marquis Mansion and Yudong Palace Village, almost constitute the current power structure of Jiangdong County.
Strictly speaking, Wang Tian and Wang Xueshan did not belong to the Wu Party, but they had served in the local government for many years and had close ties with Wu Party figures. They were more inclined to safeguard the interests of local forces, so it was not wrong to be regarded as a member of the Wu Party.
One characteristic of the Wu Party's power is that it values civility over military affairs. For a long time, there has been no figure who can speak loudly on the military. In peacetime, civil servants steadily outnumber military generals. This characteristic of the Wu Party is naturally nothing. Disadvantages.
At the end of the dynasty, there was a trend in local areas to support the army and respect itself. The ministers who led the army and the generals who led the army became more and more important. This characteristic of the Wu Party became a fatal weakness.
When the Qu family wanted to kill Lin Fu and Gu Wuchen, they even had no choice but to hire a shabby gang of Taihu thieves. However, Lin Fu and Gu Wuchen turned back and destroyed the family, which was a heavy lesson.
The frontier army was defeated by Chen Tangyi, and the Liang family was forced to retire for several years; Li Zhuo made countless achievements, but was jealous and restrained by many parties. Zhang Xie was firmly in the central position, but he continued to increase the military power in Yue Lengqiu's hands.
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Historically, Pingjiang Prefecture has been a traditional area where the Wu Party's influence has flourished. This time, Pingjiang Prefecture was placed under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhejiang Military Division and became a vassal of the Northern Zhejiang Military Division. The Wu Party undoubtedly received a slap on the head.
Yu Xinyuan's scheming and skills are not enough to compete with Yue Lengqiu and others.
After all, the Wu Party lacks figures like commanders and relatively independent military forces, so it cannot support the Wu Party militarily. Under the current situation, there is naturally no way to prevent Pingjiang Prefecture from being included in northern Zhejiang.
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On the one hand, Lin Fu was worried that after the Wu Party was weakened, the Dongyang clan, including Huaidong, would also be restricted and suppressed. On the other hand, Lin Fu knew that the land annexation situation in Pingjiang Prefecture was only more severe than that in Hailing Prefecture. He hoped to see
The powerful gentry forces of the Wu Party and Pingjiang Prefecture were suppressed.
This contradictory mentality prompted Lin Fu to adopt a passive attitude of sitting on the sidelines, but the Chen family stepped forward at a critical moment, which was quite unexpected.
The Chen family also offered conditions that were favorable to Huaidong, and Lin Fu couldn't take advantage of it. He had been pretending to be sick in the past few days, just to give the Chen family time to give the Wu Party more time for activities, contact, and unified understanding.
Yu Xinyuan is not a fool. Although he has had many conflicts with the Dongyang Clique for a long time, he also knows what to do at this time, which is more in line with the interests of the Wu Party.
Yue Lengqiu also found it very difficult, and Yu Xinyuan made his position clear, indicating that they had communicated in private for a long time.
If he, King Ning, Dong Yuan and others strongly opposed Lin Fu's plan to send troops, it would be like directly pushing the Wu Party to the opposite side.
Once this military plan is agreed to, Pingjiang Prefecture's military resources will most likely be concentrated in Haiyu County.
Whether the Haiyu Township Camp can maintain its relatively independent status is directly related to the core interests of the Chen family. The Chen family is definitely behind the scenes. The rising star of the Chen family, Chen Mingzhe, is Chen Xiyan's favorite disciple.
If Chen Xiyan was behind this matter, Jiyang and other counties, and even Meng Yishan, the former general of Ninghai and current deputy envoy of the Northern Zhejiang Envoy Department, might form a military group with the Wu Party as the core.
Yue Lengqiu really couldn't make a choice; Prince Ning's face was also uncertain and it was difficult to make a decision.
The stakes behind it were too complex and could not be weighed at the moment. It was not known to what extent the Wu Party and the Dongyang clique were in contact in private, nor could they discuss anything in court.
Zhang Xitong winked at Yue Lengqiu. Yue Lengqiu sighed inwardly and said to Prince Ning: "The matter of Lin Zhi's envoy's submission is of great importance. Should we postpone it for one day and discuss it tomorrow?"
"..." Prince Ning nodded silently, agreed with Yue Lengqiu's suggestion, and postponed the general meeting until tomorrow.
Lin Fu smiled coldly: When it comes to fundamental interests, no one is a fool. Yu Xinyuan couldn't see through it for a while, but it doesn't mean that no one stood up and pointed him out. Neither Chen Huawen, Chen Huazhang brothers nor Chen Xiyan who stayed in Jiyang for retirement.
Fool.
The military meeting lasted less than half an hour before it was forced to be suspended. Lin Fu was also anxious and dragged his "sick body" out of the city and back to the Hekou Thatched Cottage. Chen Huawen remained at the Hekou waiting for news.
The discussions held before noon in Prince Ning's Mansion were supposed to be top secret, but there is no airtight wall in the world. Yuan Jinsheng invited Wang Chao at noon, and Yu Pijiang and others held a banquet for Chen Mingzhe to wash away the dust. They learned the details of the military discussion from Yu Pijiang's mouth.
Wang Xueshan was tight-lipped and did not reveal the military discussions to his son Wang Chao. Yu Pijiang was a big talker and told many things he heard from his father Yu Xinyuan at the wine table as if they were anecdotes.
, Chen Mingzhe couldn't stop it even if he wanted to.
After the banquet, Yuan Jinsheng made an excuse to leave first, then turned around and returned to the Houfu, where he told his father, Yuan Guizheng, what the general had discussed.
"If the situation continues to develop, the conflicts between the Dongyang clique and the Wu Party and the Ningwang clique will become more and more serious. This should be considered good news." Yuan Jinsheng said.
"Yes, it's good news," Yuan Guizheng also cheered up and said, "You ask Zhou He to prepare the money, and we will go to the mouth of the river..."
"Okay," Yuan Jinsheng responded. When he was about to go out to find Zhou He, who was in charge of the Hou Mansion, and asked for the entrance to the courtyard, he turned back and asked, "Has the Emperor agreed to the fact that King Lu will return to Jinan to become a vassal?"
"I'm afraid this matter will not be easy. It's impossible for Chongguan to not be wary of the Liang family." Yuan Guizheng said.
"Although King Lu and King Jin are not the direct sons of the late emperor, they, like King Ning, are the nephews of the current emperor. There is no order of blood kinship. The emperor intends to make King Ning his heir, so he should not let King Lu and King Jin continue.
Stay in the capital and be close to the court, otherwise what will Prince Ning think?" Yuan Jinsheng said.
"Perhaps we will wait until King Ning's status as crown prince is officially established before we let King Lu and King Jin leave the capital," Yuan Guizheng said, "But these are not important for the time being. No matter how bad the situation in the north is, it can still drag on for two or three years.
, the most important thing is that Prince Ning cannot take root here. The Chen family is really surprising. I didn’t expect the Chen family to sing this drama. Otherwise, after Haiyu County was occupied by Dong Yuan, the situation of Yudong Palace Village would be
It will be much more difficult, but I didn’t expect things to be solved easily..."
"Father, are you sure that Prince Ning and Yue Lengqiu will accept Lin Fu's terms?" Yuan Jinsheng said.
"If Prince Ning wants to successfully ascend the throne in Jiangning, he must drive the She family back to East Fujian, so that he can be more at ease," Yuan Guizheng said with a smile, "Dong Yuan is confident that he can independently regain the two countries without Huaidong being restrained from the east.
Zhejiang?"
"It's difficult!" Yuan Jinsheng said, "The layout of Huaidong is very clever. It is obviously surrounded by each family, but there is room to spread out at the two corners. If Huaidong does not work hard, the bell mouth of the lower reaches of the Qianjiang River will be abnormal.
Due to the openness of the river, Dong Yuan's navy was too weak and could only send troops across the river from Huzhou in the west, leaving little room for strategic choice.
"It's impossible that Dong Yuan didn't know his shortcomings. Even if he finally sends troops from Huzhou, Huaidong will still need to contain some of the She family's troops on the eastern front," Yuan Guizheng said: "Besides, at this time, King Ning, Yue Lengqiu
Are they mixed up with Dong Yuan because their interests are the same, so they have absolute confidence in Dong Yuan? I think Dong Yuan is a hungry tiger who eats meat but not spits out bones. Yue Lengqiu and Prince Ning will not be unprepared. The power of the emperor will be divided.
Controlling it. King Ning and Yue Lengqiu's foundations are still not stable at this time. They will never overly suppress the Wu Party. They should just stop when they see fit. That is what they should do.
Yuan Jinsheng thought about it. King Ning and Yue Lengqiu could not refuse Huaidong's plan to send troops. Unless they did not want Huaidong to contain the She family from the east, they asked Zhou He to prepare the silver and send it to Huaidong with their father.