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After August, Jiangning's sweltering heat gradually subsided, and the days were no longer so difficult. However, in Chen Yuan, Yue Lengqiu was as restless as an ant in a hot pot.
Yue Lengqiu was holding a book of poems in his hand, but he was just pretending, and did not read a word for a long time; his second son Yue Duming stood behind him, looking frequently at the door.
Yue An, an old man, came in carrying a lantern. Following Yue An was a strong man in black attire, narrow sleeves and leggings. The man walked to the bookcase, knelt down on one knee and said, "Huaidong is in Mingzhou Mansion.
The troops and horses show no signs of mobilization in recent days!"
"Oh!" Yue Lengqiu responded, threw the scroll in his hand aside, sat up straight, and looked at the sentry kneeling in front of the desk, "Tell me the details of what you will see in Mingzhou Mansion.
explain……"
Regarding the deployment of the Huaidong Army in eastern Zhejiang, Yue Lengqiu asked repeatedly. After confirming that there were no doubts, he asked the sentry who had returned from eastern Zhejiang to leave. He frowned and asked himself softly: "Didn't King Lu give any instructions?"
Huaidong is under control?"
"Huaidong used the tactic of making noises in the east and attacking in the west. News came back from Yanjing that the emperor drowned and died. King Jin and King Qin were captured. Only King Lu's whereabouts were unknown. There was no news from Tao Chun, but the Liang family and Qingzhou were here.
Isn't the situation obvious enough to strengthen the internal blockade?" Yue Duming said, "The King of Lu will definitely control Huaidong. However, the power of the Huaidong family is simply not enough to support King Lu, so he made peace with the Liang family and plotted a big plan.
——Dad, you have to make a decisive decision. If you continue at this moment and let the Huaidong, Liang, and Gu families take the lead, my in-laws will die without a burial place!"
"Fart, who taught you to say these words?" Yue Lengqiu stared at the second son Yue Duming sternly, "If things are as simple as you think, then it will be easy to handle! Don't have any trouble with the people in Prince Ning's Mansion these days.
You must never talk about this matter with outsiders..." At this point, his tone softened and he said earnestly, "Gu Wuchen has a son who can lead an army. Your eldest brother died early, but you don't know how to make progress - the most important thing in people's hearts is
It's unpredictable. If trouble is really going to happen, how can we say that Tao Chun and Deng Yu will definitely be on our side? Gao Zongting is in Jinhai now. If Gao Zongting went to lobby Dong Yuan on behalf of Huaidong, you can guess
What choice will Dong Yuan make? What choice will the Haiyu Chen family make, what choice will Chen Xiyan, Yu Xinyuan make, and what choice will Meng Yishan make? Which one thing can you give me a definite answer for? Just know, break, break, break—
"Blow your ass!" Yue Lengqiu was so upset that he cursed loudly, and Yue Duming stood aside in shock and refused to say a word.
"Should we send someone to find the Cheng Bingbu?" Yue An, my hometown relative, reminded me from the side.
Yue Lengqiu shook his head and said: "Cheng Yuqian is unreliable! He doesn't know about King Lu's disappearance yet. If King Lu is really controlled by Huaidong, Gu Wuchen might have tested Cheng Yuqian's tone.
.If we go to find Cheng Yuqian at this time, wouldn't we let Huaidong know that we have suspected King Lu? We must not alert the snake at this time - even if we want to establish King Ning, we must be absolutely sure. We can first assume that Cheng Yuqian will
Choose neutral, but except for Cheng Yuqian, the strength of the Ning Prince's guard camp is not as good as that of the Jiangning water camp. Huaidong and Dongyang are too close to Jiangning. Huaidong's troops in Mingzhou Mansion have not moved, but as long as Gu Wuchen mobilizes the Dongyang army to advance
Jiang Ning, things will be very troublesome..."
"We can't just let them support King Lu!" Yue Duming had been lectured to silence just now, and now he said with a strong temper. Cheng Yuqian, Yu Xinyuan, Wang Xueshan, Wang Tian and others all had retreat options to negotiate peace with Huaidong. Yue Duming
If Leng Qiu takes a step back, he may not be reduced to the point where his family is ruined, but the end will not be too good. Power resources are always limited. King Lu wants to reward the Huaidong, Liang, and Gu families for their support.
It allows others to make sacrifices.
Besides, King Ning still controls an army of 6,000 soldiers. Is he really willing to give up the throne and power at his fingertips and spend his lonely life in prison?
Yue Lengqiu couldn't think about it right or wrong. He couldn't sleep well for several days and lost several kilograms of body weight. It was even more torturous than being trapped in Yanjing.
"Are you looking for an excuse to let the Second Young Master go to the Huinan Army first, just to be on guard against chaos in Jiangning?" Yue An said.
Yue Lengqiu nodded helplessly and said to his second son Yue Duming: "Don't leave the house these two days. You are going to Huinan. I also have to find an excuse. I can't just take refuge out of simplicity and make people look down on our Yue family... You
You should also strive for success yourself."
At this time, the gate officer came in with two greeting cards and announced: "Mr. Zhang from the Salt and Iron Envoy and Mr. Liu from Prince Ning's Mansion have come to visit the patient and are waiting in the foyer!"
"..." Yue Lengqiu was startled and took the invitations from Zhang Yan and Liu Zhi. He suspected that Prince Ning's Mansion had known about something, but Zhang Yan and Liu Zhi came in. What could he say to them? But they were turned away.
Without meeting him, he was afraid of arousing the suspicion of Prince Ning's house, so he said, "Invite them here..." He immediately lay down on the bed. In the blink of an eye, he changed from a restless old man to a sickly and haggard man.
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Zhang Yan and Liu Zhi came here also to support the establishment of a new emperor.
It has been a month since the fall of Yanjing. Yan Hu’s false edict also stated that the emperor drowned and died. Regardless of whether Yan Hu falsely spread the news or not, it was natural to support Prince Ning as the new emperor in Jiangning. Even if the emperor fled to Jiangning in the future,
The worst that can happen is to be crowned the Supreme Emperor. This is the top priority.
However, Zhang Xie presented the city and surrendered, and Zhang Xitong took away the post of Chief of Prince Ning's Palace and put him under house arrest. Jiang Ning's officials were still dissatisfied, and public sentiment was fierce, wanting to blame Yue Lengqiu; Gu Wuchen and others naturally
Adding fuel to the fire behind the scenes.
After King Ning took over Jiangning, he was restrained by Zhang Xitong in many ways. He didn't have a good impression of Zhang Xitong. He was about to ascend the throne, so it was just right for him to kick Zhang Xitong away like a drowned dog. However, King Ning could not kick Yue Lengqiu away.
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Yue Lengqiu claimed that he was ill and was hiding in his house and could not come out. He also instigated people to say that even if the emperor unfortunately died in the north, Jiang Ning would have to pass the period of filial piety before he could discuss the matter of supporting him. What's more, the emperor's life and death were unknown? So he forced the meeting to discuss it.
The establishment of the matter was delayed.
Yue Lengqiu also thought about retreating to advance and getting rid of the relationship between Zhang Xie and the enemy. He did not expect that King Lu would actually control Huaidong. At this time, he was still riding a tiger, and he did not dare to act rashly.
Zhang Yan and Liu Zhi walked into the bedroom and saw that Yue Lengqiu's face was sallow and his cheeks were thin and sunken. It was not like he was pretending to be ill, but they thought he was afraid of being implicated in Zhang Xie's betrayal of the enemy.
Although Yue Lengqiu didn't want to talk about anything, he still wanted to show off and let his family member Yue An and his second son Yue Duming leave first.
Zhang Yan sat in front of Yue Lengqiu's couch and said: "Gong-in-law, His Highness is very loyal to you, and he is also implicated by that thief Zhang Xie. I have also been reprimanded by His Highness in front of others - this is all done
You're just trying to show off, but you can't really take it seriously. This northern land is in a mess and will be unstoppable within three to five years, but the two lakes, Jiangxi, and two Zhejiang are not stable either. Compared to others, Mr. Yue is the mainstay. Do you want to
Hold on!"
"The old minister is loyal to the court and to His Highness, but he has no shame to stay in Jiangning any longer. Mr. Zhang and Mr. Liu, please go to King Ning and ask for me to go to Huinan. I would rather die by the sword of the She family and let the world
It would be better for people to know my loyalty than to sit here in Jiangning and suffer this injustice!" Yue Lengqiu held himself up, feeling stuffy in his chest. He spoke intermittently, which made him feel a little more pitiful.
Yue Lengqiu wants to go to Huinan? Zhang Yan was shocked. Regardless of whether Yue Lengqiu is retreating in order to advance, he cannot be allowed to leave Jiangning and go to Huinan at this time. Besides, Deng Yu is already the envoy of Huinan.
Let Yue Lengqiu go to Huinan, and what official position can he use to comfort him? Even if Deng Yu is willing, all this is against the rules.
"My father-in-law, please stop being angry," Zhang Yan advised. "In this situation in Jiangning, how can we be separated from you, the mainstay?"
At this moment, Yue An, an old man from my hometown, walked in and said: "Chen Xiyan, Chen Ge, came here to visit the master..."
Yue Lengqiu, Zhang Yan, and Liu Zhi were all puzzled: What was Chen Xiyan doing here at Yue Mansion in the middle of the night?
Although Chen Xiyan was very active during this period, he only contacted Wu Party insiders, and Yu Xinyuan had always been the one to support the establishment. Yu Xinyuan couldn't come to visit, so Chen Xiyan, who rarely showed his face to outsiders after arriving in Jiangning, ran away so late.
Why don't you think Yue Lengqiu doesn't think too much about coming here to visit?
In any case, Yue Lengqiu didn't have any airs to block Chen Xiyan out of the door. He pretended to struggle to sit up and asked his second son to go to the door to welcome Chen Xiyan in person on his behalf.
Chen Xiyan had known that Zhang Yan and Liu Zhi were here. His beard and hair were all white, but his body was still strong. When he saw Yue Lengqiu sitting in front of the hospital bed, he said: "Master Zhang, it would be best for Master Liu to be here - what happened to Yue Gong
I have been ill for the past few months, and I have brought you a good remedy..."
Yue Lengqiu was shocked. Of course, his malingering could not be hidden from Chen Xiyan, an old fox. But listening to Chen Xiyan's words, he seemed to be aware of King Lu's affairs. Yue Lengqiu thought to himself: Could it be that Huaidong has been colluding with the Wu Party?
Already working?
"Thank you so much for Chen Ge's troubles. Is there any good cure for my disease?" Yue Lengqiu said with a joking smile.
"I brought someone over here. If my father-in-law sees him, he will know whether he can heal him or not!" Chen Xiyan said.
"..." Yue Lengqiu became more and more certain that Chen Xiyan had been bribed by Huaidong, but he had no choice but to break up with him at this time. He could only bite the bullet and meet the people sent by Huaidong.
Zhang Yan and Liu Zhi were puzzled. They didn't know who Chen Xiyan had brought to see Yue Lengqiu but he still avoided them.
Lin Xuwen was wrapped in a cloth cloak on a hot day. He took it off after entering Yue Mansion. He was covered in stinking sweat and walked into Yue Lengqiu's bedroom.
"Master Lin!" Liu Zhi was dumbfounded! Zhang Yan, Yue Lengqiu and Lin Xuwen had never met each other, so they didn't have a deep impression. However, Liu Zhi had been with Lin Xuwen in Jinhai for a while, so he naturally recognized him at a glance.
He recognized it. Lin Xuwen chose this moment to arrive in Jiangning secretly. Liu Zhi was immediately frightened and broke into a cold sweat! He stammered, "Lin...Lin...Master Lin, why did you come back to Jiangning?"
The so-called Lord Lin, there are three most famous people, and these three people are all from the same clan, with great power!
The first one is Chongzhou Bo, Huaidong's envoy Lin Fu. The man in front of him is naturally not Lin Fu.
The second person is Lin Tingli, the prefect of Dongyang and the superintendent of military preparations. Lin Tingli is almost sixty years old. The man in front of him is only in his early forties, so naturally he cannot be Lin Tingli.
The third person was Lin Xuwen, Dujin's sea water transport envoy, governor of Hejian Prefecture, and supervisor of military preparations.
When Zhang Yan recognized Lin Xuwen, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
Yue Lengqiu thought that he was indeed from Huaidong, but seeing Lin Xuwen not avoiding Liu Zhi, Zhang Yan stepped forward and thought to himself: Has the Huaidong Army escorted King Lu to the outside of Jiangning City?