Entering the government office, Liu Zhi took out an imperial letter from his spacious sleeve robe. With a smile on his face, he said to Lin Fu: "Liu is here to congratulate Mr. Lin again..."
Naturally, there would be no edicts coming from Beijing at this time. The edict in Liu Zhi's hand should be to sue an official. I don't know what new official position the Prince Ning's Palace and the Six Ministries of Jiangning can grant him.
Thinking so, Lin Fu smiled calmly and said: "A certain dynasty's imperial court recovered Mingzhou Prefecture, which should be a matter of congratulations."
"Only Mr. Lin can take credit without being arrogant. He is actually a model for generals in the world," Liu Zhi said. In his hand was an edict jointly signed by the Sixth Department of Jiangning and Prince Ning's Mansion. It was not an edict, and there were no rules to follow.
Open it up and read, "Yinqing Guanglu doctor, Chongzhou uncle, Huaidong system set up master Lin Fulin is the pillar of the country, the mainstay of the court, carried out a strange plan and led the Huaidong army to attack eastern Zhejiang, severely defeating the Fujian thieves.
This achievement is very special. When everyone in Jiangning heard about it, they all took heart and said that they would send envoys to Beijing to report the victory and take credit. However, the road was dangerous and the report of victory could not be done for the time being. Jiangning could only encourage him to do it, which is a shame..."
After hearing this, Lin Fu cursed in his heart: If he was really excited, why did he wait until the news of the capture of Mingzhou City reached Jiangning before sending someone urgently? Lin Fu just listened to such official words and gave up. He didn't know the meaning of such words.
Did it really come from Yuan Jianwu, Zhang Xitong, or Yue Lengqiu's face-to-face instruction?
The greatest value of the previous words is that Jiang Ning officially recognized Huaidong's attack on eastern Zhejiang. The rest were empty words. Lin Fu quietly waited to hear Liu Zhi read the following content.
"...However, eastern Zhejiang requires the Huaidong Army to advance with determination, contain and attack the Fujian thieves. Gu discussed with the Yue Governor and other princes and decided to set up an envoy in eastern Zhejiang to govern Mingzhou and take charge of the eastern front to attack the Fujian thieves.
Regarding the military affairs, I hope Lord Lin can spare no effort to lead it and do his best to eliminate national traitors for the imperial court!" After Liu Zhi read it, he thrust the edict into Lin Fu's hand and said with a smile, "Master Lin, do you think I want to be promoted and make a fortune?
Congratulations, congratulations to you?"
"It's all hard work, how can there be anything to celebrate?" Lin Fu calmly took the imperial letter, but he didn't expect that Jiang Ning would let him also hold the post of Zhejiang Zhizhi Envoy. As for the Zhejiang Zhezhi Zhizhi Envoy's defense area
How old it is, the imperial edict does not specify. Could it be said that all the territory conquered in eastern Zhejiang belongs to Huaidong?
Chen Mingzhe stood aside and sighed in his heart: Lin Fu, the envoy of Jiangning and also the envoy of eastern Zhejiang, told Lin Fu clearly that as long as the Huaidong Army can seize territory from the She family in eastern Zhejiang, no matter how big or small, it will be
After breaking the jar, he hoped that Huaidong could fight with the She family and both sides would suffer.
Huaidong officials and representatives of local forces in eastern Zhejiang such as Meng Xinshi and Mao Tengyuan all came forward to congratulate Lin Fu for his leadership in setting up the envoy in eastern Zhejiang.
The system of setting up envoys in eastern Zhejiang is more justifiable for Huaidong to garrison troops in Mingzhou and set up a camp in eastern Zhejiang to control local military equipment. It is said that other things are unnecessary and have no substantive significance. Can Jiangning still allow Huaidong to control local military equipment?
I can't pry Mingzhou Mansion away.
Jiang Ning also used retreat as a tactic to advance. He gave Lin Fu the title of Zhejiang Zhizhi Envoy in the hope that Lin Fu would make some concessions in the arrangements of other officials.
Lin Fu was worried about the situation in the north, but he wanted to host a banquet for Liu Zhi, Meng Xinshi, Chen Mingzhe and others. He also invited Mao Tengyuan and other representatives of the surrender forces in eastern Zhejiang to attend the banquet.
During the banquet, Meng Xinshi took advantage of the drunkenness and sat under Liu Zhi. He leaned forward and asked Lin Fu: "Eastern Zhejiang is frequently hit by wars, the people are in dire straits, and every family is severely exploited by Fujian thieves! At this time, it is difficult to recover.
It’s time to rest and recuperate with the people - the princes of Jiangning intend to exempt the counties of Mingzhou from money and food for three years, but this matter needs to be discussed with Lord Lin, what does Lord Lin think?"
Lin Fu's face darkened slightly, Liu Zhi gave him a sweet date, and Meng Xinshi swung the big stick.
Jiangning wanted to indiscriminately pardon all the local forces in eastern Zhejiang that had succumbed to the rule of the She family, and exempt and reduce the collection of money and grain for three years. This was to win over all the local forces in eastern Zhejiang.
Jiang Ning did not act arbitrarily, and even asked Meng Xinshi to ask Lin Fu's opinion in public at the banquet, with malicious intentions.
If Lin Fu opposed the reduction or exemption of money and food, he would not only be a bad guy, but also win the hearts of Jiang Ning; if Lin Fu agreed, he would not be able to raise money and food from eastern Zhejiang to replenish the military resources within three to five years.
The long-term confrontation between the two families will put Huaidong under great pressure.
"Mr. Meng, what do you think?" Without waiting for Meng Xinshi's reply, Lin Fu slammed his chopsticks on the table, stared at Meng Xinshi with a sullen face, and cursed, "Who the hell is this?
This idea of cutting off descendants? The She family still has 50,000 or 60,000 elite troops in Kuaiji, Dongyang and southern Zhejiang. Including the troops in western Zhejiang, there are as many as 150,000 to 60,000. They want to keep the peace of Mingzhou and fight against the enemies to the west.
To maintain the system of suppression, we will have to recruit at least 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses in Mingzhou to be enough! Someone proposed to reduce or reduce the money and food of the Mingzhou government. That’s OK. I will lead the Huaidong Army to withdraw tomorrow. This is a fucking system in eastern Zhejiang.
Whoever wants to be the envoy should go!" At this point, he stood up angrily, rolled up his sleeves and walked to the back hall.
Lin Fu put on his official robe, was gentle and elegant, and looked pleasant all night. Who would have thought that he would suddenly curse at his mother!
Chen Mingzhe's face was slightly red. The idea of pardoning the sins of all the families in eastern Zhejiang for joining the She family and reducing their money and food was Chen Xiyan's idea. Chen Xiyan was originally going to cross the river to Mingzhou Prefecture on this trip, but he fell ill before leaving.
Since he was weak, he asked Chen Mingzhe to accompany Liu Zhi and Meng Xinshi.
Liu Zhi and Meng Xinshi were all stunned there, looking at each other. However, there was a middle-aged man in the hall who left the case and knelt down in the hall. He shouted loudly: "Fujian thieves invaded the east of Zhejiang. The families and villagers are weak and succumbed to the thieves."
If you don't dare to resist, you will be punished with death. Today, I am looking forward to seeing you come with the king's army. I admire the sweet rain but also feel frightened by the sin. I and others dare not ask for exemption from guilt, but only hope to have the opportunity to make meritorious service.
. If you are still greedy to reduce or exempt money and food, you are really shameless. How can you show face to the world? I would like to ask you to never mention the reduction or exemption of money and food. Not only can you not reduce or reduce money and food, I will discuss with you, but also
Sir, please ask for more money and grain: firstly, to atone for the sins of submission of the families and the villagers; secondly, the money and grain are used to stabilize the place and guard against Fujian thieves. I and other families are afraid that it will not be used enough, causing Mingzhou to be ruined by Fujian thieves again.
——Please don’t abandon Mingzhou!” The bricks kowtowed in the hall and made a loud “bang bang” sound. Mao Tengyuan and other representatives of local forces in Mingzhou realized that something was wrong, so they all left the case and knelt down in the hall to ask Lin Fu to stop.
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Although everyone hoped to be exempted from crime and food, smart people knew that what Jiang Ning sent was just a favor, and the life and death of the families in Mingzhou were actually in Lin Fu's hands.
Naturally, Lin Fu would not lead the Huaidong Army to withdraw, but Lin Fu beheaded a few people in Mingzhou Prefecture for banditry to make himself feel better. Which one could Jiang Ning protect?
The more you think clearly, the less you dare to expect anything.
Lin Fu stopped beside the screen and turned to look at the people kneeling down in the hall. After he came back, he was busy dealing with Liu Zhi and Meng Xinshi. Although Fu Qinghe had introduced him to people from Mingzhou, there were too many people.
I couldn't remember the name of this plain-looking middle-aged man at the moment.
Lin Fu's eyes rolled around, and Fu Qinghe knew that he had not remembered Ye Jun'an's name. He sat in front of the case and said, "Sir, please calm down. I think what Mr. Jun An said is still true to the sincerity of the people of Mingzhou. Don't give it to the traitor." You have soured the relationship between your Excellency and the people of Mingzhou!"
Liu Zhi and Meng Xinshi were mumbling and dared not speak, Lin Fu was swearing at his mother, and Fu Qinghe even pointed out that these were treacherous words to sow discord. What else could they argue about?
"Humph!" Lin Fu snorted coldly. After being reminded by Fu Qinghe, he thought of Ye Junan.
Ye Junan is really a person who knows how to protect himself wisely.
Ye Junan passed the imperial examination when he was thirty years old, but had no intention of pursuing an official career. He stayed at home and farmed his land and read books for fun. He was an important lecturer of the Siming School and was known as "Mr. Jun'an" in eastern Zhejiang. The She family captured eastern Zhejiang. Later, the Ye family donated their land and wealth to benefit the whole family, but Ye Junan did not, and none of the other Ye family children served in the governor's office and counties in eastern Zhejiang under the jurisdiction of She Feixiong, and they maintained a distant relationship with the She family. In Huaidong After the army attacked and landed, the Ye family was among the first to send people to secretly contact Huaidong. However, it was not until after the Mingzhou Prefecture was captured that the Ye family sent people to transport money, food and labor for the army!
Judging from the behavior of the Ye family, Ye Junan's talent and temperament gave him a very vague feeling. He was more like the kind of person who opportunistically takes advantage of the situation and adapts to changing circumstances, so Lin Fu was not impressed by him deeply.
But Lin Fu pretended to be angry and left the scene, and Ye Junan was able to say these words in a flash. With such an attitude, no matter how true or false he was, it was refreshing and should not be underestimated.
"Mr. Jun'an, please get up." Lin Fu walked back to the case and sat down, and said to the people running in the hall, "I am also worried about the situation in eastern Zhejiang, and I don't want to be misled by the villain, so I don't hesitate to speak. , and has no intention of blaming the families in eastern Zhejiang!"
Chen Mingzhe thought in his heart, how can he prevent these words from reaching the ears of his mentor Chen Xiyan?
Liu Zhi cursed in his heart: Chen Xiyan, an old man, no wonder he pretended to be ill and couldn't come. Fortunately, I was more thoughtful and allowed Meng Xinshi to say this. If he hadn't been robbed by water bandits on the way back, he lost his temper and found Who can complain? How can such a crude method of sowing discord be useful to Huaidong?
Meng Xinshi's face turned red and he couldn't argue or explain. But looking at the faces of the people in eastern Zhejiang, he knew that the words Chen Xiyan taught him were still useful. However, he didn't expect that Lin Fu's attitude would be so strong. What Chen Xiyan said It is true to say that Huaidong is likely to be the second luxury family.
After that, the atmosphere was no longer the same as before, and the banquet soon reached the point where the wine was gone and everyone left.
Lin Fu ordered Chen Kuili, who was in charge of the defense of Mingzhou City at this time: "We have just returned from Mingzhou, and we have not yet finished our holiday. You must take good care of the safety of Liu, Meng and other adults. Send some manpower to the post house!"
"Thank you, Mr. Lin, for your concern..." Meng Xinshi said with a bow. From Lin Fu's face, it was not clear whether he made this arrangement to strengthen their protection or to strengthen their surveillance.
Of course, Lin Fu wanted to prevent Liu Zhi and the others from getting too close to the local forces in eastern Zhejiang. After Liu Zhi and the others left first, Ye Junan and others also came forward to say goodbye. Lin Fu tried to persuade Ye Junan to stay and said: "I have no other hobbies. I like drinking. Tea, I just came to Mingzhou today, and I want to come here to prepare some good tea brought from Chongzhou for me. Mr. Junan, would you like to have a drink with me?"
Speaking of good tea, Siming Mountain produces good tea. Lin Fu just made random excuses to leave Ye Junan in public.
Ye Junan said: "My lord, when called upon, it is better for you to be respectful than to obey!"