When Dong Yuan learned at home that Gao Zongting and Meng Xinshi had come to Hangzhou together, his face instantly turned livid.
Although Chen Xiyan wanted to transfer him from northern Zhejiang, he was worried about the situation in Hangzhou and did not dare to act rashly. However, Huaidong took all the responsibility for the war on the eastern front, so that Chen Xiyan would not have to worry about future troubles, and the situation could not be controlled by Dong Yuan.
Dong Yuan was also a forbearing person, but when he thought that the hard work he had put into running Northern Zhejiang over the past few years would be wasted, he became so angry that he smashed the tea cup in his hand to pieces...
The guards were guarding the door and did not dare to come out. Dong Hao, an old family member who had followed Dong Yuan around the world over the years, hesitated for a moment whether to go in and persuade him.
We can't just leave Meng Xinshi and Gao Zongting in the side hall and ignore them, but in recent years, I have rarely seen the master lose control of his temper. Even when he was forced to withdraw his troops from Fuyang, the master didn't look as angry as he does today. Listening to the door
There was no movement for a while, and I hesitated and thought: Should I send someone to find Madam?
Dong Yuan walked to the door, dusted off his sleeves and straightened his shirt. His expression returned to normal, and he ordered the guards on his left and right: "Prepare a banquet to welcome the guests," and took his hometown Dong Hao to the side hall.
Wang Yue, the general magistrate of Hangzhou, was standing in the atrium waiting, feeling uneasy, fearing that the matter would collapse before the discussion even started.
Although Dong Yuan is not what he used to be, the 20,000 elite soldiers stationed in Hangzhou are direct descendants of Dong Yuan. No one else can command him. Dong Yuan is clinging to Hangzhou and refusing to leave. What should Jiangning do?
Seeing Dong Yuan walk in wearing a green shirt, with no abnormal expression on his face, Wang Yue calmed down a little, came up to him and saluted, "Mr. Dong, Mr. Meng and Mr. Gao have been waiting in the hall for a long time..." This is
After a while, Gao Zongting and Meng Xinshi also heard the sound and came out.
Dong Yuanzuo smiled and said: "When I first heard that Master Meng and Zong Ting were coming, I just took a nap in the inner house and took a while. Zong Ting knew my bad habit and would not blame him..."
"Brother Dong was joking," Gao Zongting said with a smile, "Just because we were afraid of disturbing your lunch break, Master Meng and I came directly to wait. We were just sitting here chatting."
Even with Huaidong's support, Dong Yuan's reaction was still unpredictable. Meng Xinshi was uneasy all the way. When he saw Dong Yuan's smiling face as if washed by the spring breeze, he calmed down and went into the side hall to greet the guest of honor.
Sit down in order.
With the support of Huaidong, Meng Xinshi no longer needed to be cautious and tested, and said straight to the point: "Qingzhou is in danger, and the princes of Jiangning are planning a rescue plan, and they are having trouble sleeping and eating. The Duke of Lu sent envoys to Jiangning, saying that Huaixi needs generals to guard it.
Only then did he feel relieved to transfer troops and horses from Yinan to the northern front to fight against the Hulu. In fact, Huaixi also lacked commanders. Liu Tingzhou and Xiao Kui'an were in Woyang, and it was difficult to support them alone. Once the river and Huaihe River were in danger, Huaibei was heavier than the east and lighter than the east.
Xi, it is not a mature and prudent plan. The emperor discussed with all the princes and they all recommended Dong Jun..."
"The Holy Majesty and all ministers think highly of him, Dong Yuan Ming is deeply moved." Dong Yuan pretended to walk towards the northwest with his hands in hand. He sat down and asked Meng Xinshi, "Dong Yuan served the imperial court and was willing to devote himself to the imperial court and die. However, he wanted to ask the imperial court
How to arrange the war on the Eastern Front?"
"The Marquis of Huaidong wants to restart the war against the Zhejiang and Fujian rebels in Mingzhou in the near future, forcing the She rebels to transfer their troops eastward to reduce the pressure on Hanghu and Huinan..." Meng Xinshi said.
"The Marquis of Huaidong and Gu Qingzhou's son-in-law were at odds with each other, so the Marquis of Huaidong really just sat back and watched Qingzhou's situation in danger?" Dong Yuan squinted and smiled, looking at Gao Zongting.
Dong Yuan's words seemed meaningless, but they alluded to Lin Fu's personal hatred and abandonment of his father-in-law, saying that Lin Fu was of low character, ungrateful and mean. It seemed that Dong Yuan had deep resentment towards Huaidong.
Gao Zongting sighed in his heart and said: "There are things that can be done and cannot be done. Apart from personal affairs, the overall situation of the court must still be the top priority. The Huaidong Army has been fighting continuously in recent years and will be exhausted. If the court needs it, it still grits its teeth and mobilizes troops to attack Kuaiji.
The purpose of using troops is simply to allow the imperial court to send troops and horses from other places to rescue Qingzhou - directly sending troops to Qingzhou is a rescue, but if Brother Dong can escape from northern Zhejiang and go north, it is not considered an aid to Qingzhou?"
"Haha, yes, yes, I am rigid..." Dong Yuan looked up to the sky and laughed, and said to Meng Xinshi, "Since the imperial court and Huaidong have made a plan, Dong Yuan will follow everything, and everything should be based on the overall situation of the imperial court.
want."
Meng Xinshi did not expect Dong Yuan to give in easily, and gave Gao Zongting a confused look.
Gao Zongting had a smile on his face, as if he had seen Meng Xinshi's doubts.
Dong Yuan was not ignorant of current affairs. He was increasingly taking the lead in the war on the Eastern Front in Huaidong. He no longer had the advantages of time, power, people, and place.
Under the current situation, Dong Yuan's delusional attempt to support his troops and respect himself will only deepen Jiang Ning's suspicion of him. He may not be able to escape the disaster of death in the future, which is unwise. If this is not the case, it will be more docile to the court.
A lot of benefits.
Dong Yuan added: "The situation in the Hehuai River is urgent, and we can no longer deploy it calmly. Please send someone to Jiangning immediately, Master Meng. I want to go to Jiangning immediately to see the Holy Lord and ask for advice. For the defense of northern Zhejiang, Deputy Meng can temporarily envoy Meng."
On behalf of..." Dong Yuan was a bachelor. Knowing that the situation in northern Zhejiang was no longer contestable, he simply made Jiang Ning feel at ease with him.
"Okay..." Meng Xinshi was also surprised, but since Dong Yuan was willing to hand over the defense of northern Zhejiang to Meng Yishan, he went to Jiangning alone to listen to the court's arrangements, and his troops were not moving for the time being. That was better than anything else.
However, frontier-defending commanders like Dong Yuan could not enter the court without an edict, so Meng Xinshi or Dong Yuan had to submit a letter in person to request the edict.
Hangzhou Tongpan Wang Yue was sitting at the bottom. Hearing what Dong Yuan said, he felt aggrieved on his behalf. He thought that since he was so loyal to the court, the court would not treat him badly.
Meng Xinshi said: "If Mr. Dong wants to enter the court to discuss border affairs, he can submit a letter in person..."
"That's okay," Dong Yuan said, "Then I'll ask Lord Meng to wait with Zongting for a moment." He asked people to bring pen and ink to the side hall, and in front of Meng Xinshi and Gao Zongting, he wrote down a list of requests to enter the court.
, sent people to rush to Jiangning.
At night, Dong Yuan stayed with Meng Xinshi again, and Gao Zongting had a banquet at his house. After the banquet, he said to Meng Xinshi: "Zongting and I have been friends for many years. Over the years, we have been together less and apart, and we have missed each other closely. Today I want to stay with Zongting."
We talked at night in the house by candlelight, and once we talked about our farewells, we neglected Mr. Meng..."
"No wonder, no wonder..." Meng Xinshi didn't expect that things would go so smoothly, and he was in a good mood. He left first and went to the hotel to rest with Wang Yue.
In northern Zhejiang, Dong Yuan used the system of northern Zhejiang to set up envoys who were also aware of Hangzhou, and the military and political affairs were integrated into one body. Dong Yuan was transferred north to guard Huaixi. In northern Zhejiang, Meng Yishan was appointed to take charge of defense affairs on Dong Yuan's behalf, but the court would not centralize power to Meng Yishan.
opportunity, so the two offices of the Zhejiang envoy in northern Zhejiang and the Hangzhou prefect should be separated.
Chen Xiyan recommended Meng Xinshi to be the prefect of Hangzhou, so it's no wonder that Meng Xinshi was in a good mood.
Dong Yuan invited Gao Zongting to speak in the West Pavilion, and asked people to hold the lamps and send away the irrelevant people. His face turned cold, and he stared at Gao Zongting and said, "What will it do to Huaidong if you drive me away from northern Zhejiang?"
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"You still have resentment in your heart," Gao Zongting sighed softly and said, "The Hehuai River is in danger and collapse is imminent; to defend the Huai River, the east of the Huai River is difficult to support alone. Except for Brother Dong, no one can accept the order to defend the west of the Huai River...
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"It's okay to lie to others with these words. I'll keep you here and tell my true feelings, but you use these nonsense words to deal with me," Dong Yuan said coldly, "Isn't it possible that the old friendship over the years is not worth your eagerness to repay your new master?"
Gao Zongting knew that if Dong Yuan could easily be persuaded by other people's words, he would not be himself.
When Lin Fu first appeared in the public eye in Jiangning, Dong Yuan may have been disdainful of him, but there was no hostility. Lin Fu rose like a comet after the incident of King Yan Nanqin. The relationship between Lin Fu and Dong Yuan
There are similarities in their fortunes. They were all born in Juzi. They first served as minor historians and became famous for their military service.
The world always compares Lin Fu and Dong Yuan everywhere. Dong Yuan has a broad mind, but how can he feel better when he sees Lin Fu taking away the light that belongs to him day by day?
When the She family raided eastern Zhejiang, Dong Yuan chose to cooperate with Yue Lengqiu and sent troops from Weiyang to guard northern Zhejiang. This surprised many people at the time. Even Lin Fu later admitted that he did not expect Dong Yuan to jump out.
After all, there was no direct conflict between the Dongyang Party and Dong Yuan at that time.
Gao Zongting was not surprised by this - since then, Dong Yuan had regarded Lin Fu as his rival, and had eliminated the possibility of cooperating with Lin Fu and Gu Wuchen at that time. Now the rift is only getting deeper.
When the matter reached this point, Gao Zongting also knew that there was no need to continue talking to Dong Yuan. After a perfunctory chat for a while, he left and went back to the guest room to rest.
Returning to the guest room, the scholar Chen Xiaoyan said: "Mr. Dong seems to have a very unkind expression. I'm afraid he will always resent you and Huaidong..."
"Chen Zhihu also surrendered to the Hu barbarians and massacred people in Qinyang. At this time, he was willing to pioneer the Eastern barbarians to attack Yangxin." Gao Zongting said with a bitter smile, "The world is unpredictable, what can be done about it?
The special order to summon Dong Yuan to the court and listen to the call came to Hangzhou four days later.
Although Jiangning finally decided to replace Dong Yuan with Meng Yishan in charge of the defense of northern Zhejiang, the department of envoys in northern Zhejiang was abolished and the post of commander of the Imperial Hanghu Army was set up, which was held by Meng Yishan. In addition to commanding the five troops assigned to the Imperial Hanghu Army, Jiangning
With an extra 10,000 soldiers, local military preparations were also placed under the jurisdiction of local magistrates, who were also in charge of counties. This was also the first step taken by the imperial court to take back local military power.
In addition, Chen Huawen was appointed as the deputy commander of the Hangzhou Army. Meng Xinshi was informed of the affairs of Hangzhou. Gao Zongting also served in Hangzhou until the tenth day of the sixth lunar month before returning to Mingzhou. Lin Fu had already arrived from Changguo.
Go to Shangyu, personally deploy troops and generals in Shangyu, and organize the war against Kuaiji.
Gao Zongting crossed the river and rushed to Shangyu to meet Lin Fu.
Listening to Gao Zongting talking about Dong Yuan's reaction, Lin Fu smiled bitterly and said: "Others can work together in collusion, but Huaidong's ability to draw hatred is top-notch. Turning against the Gu family and turning against the Gu family is considered a joke by everyone in the world. People say that all the dead officials in Li Bing's department have defected to Huai.
Dong, but Dong Yuan, the most proud disciple of Li Bingbu, regards Huaidong as his enemy - Zongting, do you think I should reflect on it?"
"Your Excellency puts righteousness first, so you can't get along with those who have selfish thoughts. This cannot be considered your fault," Gao Zongting said. "I don't think there is any need to worry too much about Dong Yuan and Huaidong being enemies. The Wu Party and the
Yue Lengqiu made peace, but he was actually a useless soldier in the hands of the Wu Party. Looking at the situation at hand, Dong Yuan was even willing to hand over some of his direct troops to Meng Yishan, and his intention to show goodwill to the Wu Party was obvious, but if the Wu Party got
Dong Yuan, who was well versed in military affairs, did not need to rely on Yue Lengqiu for defense matters. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. Even if Dong Yuan had the opportunity to become the prime minister in the future, there would be a good show between him and Yue Lengqiu.
Show us..."
"I think so too. It would actually be beneficial to Huaidong to drive them all to the Western Front and let them fight in the west." Lin Fu said thoughtfully, "I don't know what the imperial court will do to Dong Yuan."
By what title?"
Huaixi governs Luzhou, Dongyang, Haozhou, and Shouzhou. Now, Woyang and other counties north of Haoshou are included in Huaixi's defense area. Huaixi itself has the Dongyang Army controlled by Lin Tingli, Liu Tingzhou, and Xiao Kui'an.
Control the Guoyang Town Army and the Luzhou garrison.
There are many hills in Huaixi. Dong Yuan was transferred to Huaixi as commander. Naturally, there was no possibility of running Huaixi for himself. Emperor Yongxing and Chen Xiyan would not create opportunities for him. But it was obvious that Lin Tingli, who had close relations with Huaidong, and
The Dongyang Army will be the target of key suppression.
Gao Zongting took this with a smile. The harder Lin Tingli suppressed him in Dongyang, the more likely he was to completely surrender to Huaidong.