Chen Hualian returned Yongchang Hou Yuan to power, and Yuan Jinsheng and his son took Lin Fu to the outer room of the Shoujing Hall of the Dongya study to wait.
"My lords are discussing matters in the front hall. Please ask the Marquis Yongchang and the Young Marquis to wait here for a while..." Chen Hualian ordered people to make tea, and he also sat here to accompany him - the study room where Lin Fu handles official duties daily.
, Although Lin Fu has just returned from eastern Zhejiang and has not yet stepped into the study, but there are guests here, and the captain of the guard on duty will not leave for a moment.
Yuan Guizheng's hair on the temples was already gray, and he was already in his fifties, and he was already looking old. Chen Hua had a clumsy mouth, and after saying hello, he kept silent. Yuan Guizheng and his son Yuan Jinsheng couldn't talk to each other, so they looked at the inner room.
The furnishings inside.
The back room is Lin Fu's study room where he works daily. It is really simple and very small, only three steps square. There is a long wooden desk in the middle, filled with books and a bit messy. There is no common long desk.
The four treasures of the study are a porcelain tube with several charcoal pens produced in Huaidong. There is a small cupboard against the wall, which is still full of files. There is a small couch for entertaining guests and chatting, and a low table is placed on the couch.
, there is a corner table placed in the corner, with a curved-neck celadon vase and a few newly picked osmanthus branches with buds.
The osmanthus trees in Chongzhou are already in buds?
It had been two days since Yuan returned to Chongzhou, but he had not noticed these details.
Hearing the sound of armor outside, he looked around and saw Lin Fu and two guards walking into the courtyard. Yuan Guizheng and his son Yuan Jinsheng stood up and walked to the eaves of the corridor to greet them.
"We happened to be discussing something in the front hall, and the Marquis has been waiting for a long time." Lin Fu stood in the courtyard and bowed his hands, then asked Chen Hualian, "Have you prepared tea for the Marquis..."
"Don't dare to neglect me. I just asked Miss Xiaolan to make tea, and you are here, sir." Chen Hualian said.
This study was actually connected to the small courtyard where Song Jia lived alone next to Dongya. When Lin Fu was in Chongzhou, Song Jia always helped to deal with official documents, and the study was usually taken care of by people from Song Jia's courtyard.
"Chongzhou paid a visit to the Queen Mother and did not inform Marquis Lin, which is very rude. I planned to return to Jiangning tomorrow, so I rushed over tonight to visit my old friend," Yuan Guizheng said.
"Easy to say, easy to say..." Lin Fu said with a smile, as if he didn't mind that Yuan returned to power and came to Chongzhou without telling him.
In the side hall just now, someone was quite dissatisfied that the Military Intelligence Department had not noticed that the Yuan Dynasty had come to Chongzhou after returning to power, but Lin Fu didn't care.
The existence of the Military Intelligence Department was intended by Lin Fu to be used as a staff organization, focusing on the military, rather than as a spy agency to monitor local areas; the Military Intelligence Department mainly cultivates military attaches and staff officers with tactical and strategic thinking, not special agents.
Although the Military Intelligence Department has a special service room, the investment in personnel and resources is very limited, and they are mainly used for intelligence collection in areas controlled by Zhejiang, Fujian and Yanhu. The changes in the situation in Jiangning controlled by the Military Intelligence Department mainly rely on Sun Wenbing and others.
As for Chongzhou, the daily life of the Empress Dowager Liang and Prince Yuan Jianhai of Hailing was not closely monitored. Yuan Guizheng really wanted to come to Chongzhou to meet the Empress Dowager Liang in secret. Chongzhou had no way of knowing about it, so it was normal.
Lin Fu invited Yuan to return to power. Yuan Jinsheng sat down in the study and said: "After Su Mei arrived in Chongzhou, he opened a teahouse. He often thought about the kindness of the Marquis. If it hadn't been getting late, I would have invited the Marquis to join him.
Brother Jinsheng went to Su Mei’s teahouse to sit down and talk about old friendships..."
"Then I won't bother you. I will have the opportunity to come to Chongzhou to meet Mr. Lin and Miss Su Mei..." Yuan Guizheng said.
Once upon a time, Yuan Guizheng regarded Su Mei as the most important chess piece, but this chess piece is no longer within Yuan Guizheng's control - under the jurisdiction of Jiangning, Lin Fu has the most military power, and Lin Xuwen, Huang Jinnian and others have all attached themselves to Huaidong.
Even if he brought out the Su family case at this time, the court would just settle the matter and not dare to offend Huaidong. Huaidong and Jiang Ning had long been inseparable, so they would not hesitate to use the Su family case to sow discord.
A few days ago, an official in Jiangning submitted a letter asking the Empress Dowager Liang to return to the court. Lin Fu thought that Yuan returned to power and came to Chongzhou secretly, probably for this matter. However, he did not mention Yuan's return to power, and he patiently did not mention it, chatting and asking questions.
He said: "The Lord Marquis has come to Chongzhou, why didn't the feudal lord come with him?"
Lin Fu met Yuan Guizheng several times in Jiangning, and all the feudal lords and Dings accompanied him, but this time he did not see him alone.
"Xie Chaozhong bought the vassal building. Fan Ding got a sudden illness and was bedridden. Otherwise, he would have come to Chongzhou to visit his old friend." Yuan Guizheng said.
"Oh, the vassal buildings have changed owners?" Lin Fu thought of the old scenery of the vassal buildings and asked with emotion, "When did it happen?"
"Just last month." Yuan Guizheng replied, his words a little desolate.
On the surface, the Fan Tower is the property of the Fan family, but it actually represents the glory of Yongchang Marquis in Jiangning City.
Yuan Guizheng was also involved in the support of King Lu. Although Emperor Yongxing did not hold everyone accountable afterwards and lightly dismissed the support, but as Gu Wuchen was forced to leave Jiangning, King Lu was demoted and changed.
With the title of King of Hailing, the Yongchang Marquis Mansion in Jiangning is destined to decline. In the past, the guests at the Yongchang Marquis Mansion were now afraid of being related to Yuan Guizheng, which would make the new emperor suspicious.
Once the Yongchang Hou Mansion loses power, the huge industry under its jurisdiction will naturally become the target of Jiangning's newly rising dignitaries. Xie Chaozhong probably didn't spend much money to buy the vassal building where the daily income is huge, right? Fan Ding is seriously ill.
, you are bedridden, maybe because you are angry?
Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, the Yongchang Marquis Mansion and the vassal family deserved the retribution they received today - when the Yuan Dynasty returned to power, they might be able to defect to the Liang family, but at this time, the Yan and Hu armies were rushing to the east.
The Liang family could not protect themselves either.
Lin Fu chuckled and said: "Thank you for your loyalty to the emperor. I didn't expect that you still have the heart to run a restaurant. The feudal lord has worked hard all his life, so it would be good to take a rest."
Yuan Guizheng glanced at Lin Fu's face. He also knew that the Marquis Yongchang had some friendship with Huaidong, but he was completely ruined because of his support. What's more, Lin Fu had a long-standing grudge with Fan Ding and his son, and he didn't expect Lin Fu to do so.
Fu would sympathize with their vassal for robbing Xie Chaozhonghao; what he wanted to see was Lin Fu's attitude towards Xie Chaozhong: Lin Fu and the Huaidong Army wanted to go further, and Xie Chaozhong and the imperial army were destined to be obstacles.
——It is a pity that in Lin Fu's eyes, Yuan Guizheng could not see his vigilance towards Xie Chaozhong.
Yuan Guizheng thought about it and was relieved. Xie Chaozhong was just a nouveau riche. Because he was favored by the new emperor, he was able to take charge of the Imperial Army and became a powerful figure in the dynasty. How could he be as good as Lin Fu and the Huaidong Army who fought with swords and guns?
, and has a solid foundation in running Huaidong for several years?
Yuan Guizheng was filled with emotions in his heart. He thought that back then, Lin Fu was just a small and fierce character in Jiangning. How could he have ever taken a fancy to him? But now that things have changed, it is his turn to speak in a low voice in front of him - which makes people sigh.
This trend has changed too quickly.
We chatted for a long time, but no one got to the point.
When the Yuan Dynasty returned to power and Yuan Jinsheng stood up to say goodbye, Lin Fucai pretended to remember it and asked: "I have been leading troops to fight in eastern Zhejiang for many days, and I have not paid greetings to the Queen Mother for many days; Mr. Hou has just left the Queen Mother.
Come over there, has the Queen Mother's condition gotten better?"
Yuan Guizheng smiled inwardly: Lin Fu imprisoned the Queen Mother and King Hailing in Chongzhou and never showed his face again. What does it have to do with whether he can lead troops to fight in eastern Zhejiang?
Yuan Guizheng said: "My energy is only a little better, but I have a headache when I blow the wind. Please ask the imperial doctor to prescribe two more medicines, maybe it will get better..."
Lin Fu put his hands behind his back and muttered: "There are also good doctors in Chongzhou. I will go to greet the Queen Mother tomorrow and ask the doctors in Chongzhou to diagnose and treat the Queen Mother. I am afraid it will be against the rules..."
"Lin Houye is thinking about the Queen Mother's illness. Is there anything that is not in line with the rules..." Yuan Guizheng said, and he agreed that Lin Fu would go to pay homage to the Queen Mother tomorrow. He and his son Yuan Jinsheng said goodbye and left.
Lin Fu returned to the inner courtyard and drove Song Jia back from Beilu.
"I heard that Marquis Yongchang just came here?" Song Jia asked.
"I've been playing riddles for a long time, it's very boring..." Lin Fu said.
Song Jia speculated: "The Liang family did not have the guts to fight to the death with Yan Hu. If they did not give up the plains, Jinan would be worried that the entire army would die on both sides of the Yellow River. But once they gave up the plains, Jinan would become a lost dog again. After the fall of Linzi, the Liang family
The situation is even more embarrassing. The return of Yuan Dynasty happened to be in Chongzhou. Perhaps the Empress Dowager Liang sent him to test the attitude here? "
If the Liang family abandons Jinan and retreats south, they will be close to the Huaihe River - the Liang family loses Jinan and plains, and it is difficult to be independent. They must get support from Jiangning or Huaidong in order to gain a foothold in southwestern Shandong - in the past, the Liang family still had
Not so eagerly, Linzi fell, Jinan, and the flanks of the plains were all exposed to the attack range of Yanhu soldiers and horses. The current situation was also a matter of life and death for the Liang family.
"How should Huaidong respond?" Lin Fu murmured to himself.
"No matter what, Huaidong should firmly ask the Liang family to send troops to aid Yangxin, otherwise Madam will not feel good." Song Jia said softly.
No matter how slim the hope is, the Liang family is the last resort to relieve the siege of Yangxin. If Huaidong supports the Liang family's retreat to the south, it will undoubtedly completely abandon Yangxin, which is difficult for Gu Junxun to accept emotionally.
Lin Fu frowned, and Song Jia added: "The Liang family and his son did not even dare to fight against the barbarians. How could they rely on them even if they were allowed to retreat to southwest Shandong? That old witch, if you want to return to the court,
When we go to Jiangning, we might as well let her go..."
"That's right." When Lin Fu heard what Song Jia said, he felt less hesitant in his heart. He took her hand, pulled it in front of him, and said with a smile, "You are really my best friend..."
"Do I really have this role?" Song Jiayan asked, but then she thought that there was an ambiguity in her words. She blushed slightly and pushed Lin Fu's body and said, "The four ladies are all looking forward to you coming over. I'll go over and send a message. They
It's like you want to eat me..."
"That's nonsense, why are there four ladies?" Lin Fu scolded with a smile.
"I haven't included the man in the teahouse and the Sixth Madam yet," Song Jia teased him, opened the umbrella for him, pushed him out, and said, "Come over quickly... I haven't seen the bright moon for a long time.
.Back then, I told She Feihu that I would promise the bright moon to you, and I laughed. Later, I heard him jokingly say that he would promise the bright moon to Qin Zitan - Qin Zitan can also attract women's thoughts, Mingyue said
Not to mention, I had some thoughts, but who could have thought that so many things would happen later? Qin Zitan actually hung himself from a beam and died..." At this point, Song Jia stopped saying anything and called Chen Hualian and other guards to come in and guard Lin.
I went to Beilu Jingshe to reunite with Gu Junxun and the others.