The courtyard where Empress Dowager Liang lived was in good order. Lin Fu went to the room according to the etiquette and paid homage to Empress Dowager Liang.
After all, Empress Dowager Liang was in her seventies, with frost on her temples. She fled from Yanjing and worked hard all the way. She was frightened and her body was a little unable to bear it. After arriving in Chongzhou, she was not in good health and suffered from eye diseases - she couldn't hold off.
Jiang Ning, it’s not all excuses.
The living room is quite spacious, but the decorations are crude. The Empress Dowager Liang is sitting on the couch, and Lin Fu and Hailing Prince Yuan Jianhai are sitting across from each other. Even the chair drapes are made of batik blue printed cloth - except for the Empress Dowager Liang's face.
Apart from the majesty of the past, this living room already has a hint of royal bearing.
Yuan Jianhai is wearing a python dragon robe, and his bright yellow color has become dim after being washed with water many times. He is over thirty years old, and he has a thick short mustache on his lips. After all, he has experienced many things, and after losing power, he has
Being bullied by a junior historian like Gao Qiang is not as frivolous and condescending as ordinary clan members - Lin Fu thought that Yuan Jianhai must be resentful of him. After all, in his view, the Dragon Throne Emperor was only half a step away from him.
He was far away, but he was suddenly disturbed. It would be abnormal if he didn't have any resentment in his heart.
At this time, Yuan Jianhai was sitting across from him with his face as usual, his eyes were serious and resolute, and there was a lot of city presence that was rarely seen before.
"I have heard for a long time that the Empress Dowager's body is not in good health, but I have delayed my visit until today. Please forgive me." Lin Fu spoke to the Empress Dowager Liang in an official tone. Gao Qiang, Miao Shuo, and Zuo Guitang had no chairs to sit on, so they all stood there.
about.
Lin Fu despised Xueyuan's secretive meeting with the Empress Dowager Liang when he returned to power, but if he really wanted to talk about anything, he had to send Gao Qiang away. Lin Fu was also worried - the Empress Dowager Liang and King Hailing were really following her.
No matter what he talks about, he will naturally find a way to send Gao Qiang away.
"The Lin Qing family leads troops abroad, serves the imperial court, and distracts the emperor. A useless old woman from the Ai family cannot distract the Lin Qing family due to illness and miss the imperial plan..." Empress Dowager Liang had phlegm in her throat.
, speaking in a hoarse voice.
After chatting for a while, Yuan Jianhai stood up and said: "Kaier caught the cold, and my nephew was worried. I asked someone to invite a doctor from the city. I think the doctor has already been invited, so my nephew will come to have a look...
"
"Well, go and have a look quickly, Kai'er's condition can't be delayed..." Empress Dowager Liang nodded in agreement.
Yuan Jianhai walked out, Zuo Guitang glanced at Gao Qiang and followed him out; Gao Qiang's face was stiff. According to Jiang Ning's intention, he wanted him to monitor every move of King Hailing and Queen Mother Liang in Chongzhou, but after all, he was only Hailing.
The Chief of the Palace, Shi, wanted to stay and listen to Lin Fu's intentions for his sudden visit today, but staying at this time was too harsh in front of Lin Fu.
Gao Qiang was not afraid of Empress Dowager Liang, an old woman who had long since lost power and was hated by the new emperor, but he still did not dare to make too much of a mark in front of Huaidong Hou Lin Fu. His hesitant look flickered on his face for two or three times, and finally he
It's about moving away.
After sending Gao Qiang away, Empress Dowager Liang said to Miao Shuo: "It's rare for Lin Qing to come here. The Ai family doesn't have any good things or hospitality, and it's also disrespectful. Miao Shuo, please take them two to look for any dragons."
The birds are left..." Asking Miao Shuo to send away the two maids around him, Lin Fu thought to himself: Empress Dowager Liang is not worried about the maids around her? Also called Zhou Pu, Chen Hualian went to the door and waited.
Just as she was about to turn to the topic, Empress Dowager Liang was almost out of breath due to a violent cough. She heard Yuan Yan complaining outside the house, "How can I have no one to take care of my grandma's body?" She lifted the curtain and walked in, giving Lin
Fu bowed and said, "Yuan Yan has met Mr. Lin Hou..." Then she walked up behind Empress Dowager Liang and gently tapped her back to help her regain her breath.
"We don't have much time to live with our family, and we have nothing else to ask for, but this child has suffered a lot." Empress Dowager Liang put away the phlegm-filled silk handkerchief and pulled Yuan Yan over to sit on her couch. "Yongchang Marquis and Lin
The Qing family has also met, and the Lin Qing family must have known that someone in Jiangning proposed that even if the Ai family dies, they will die in Jiangning..."
"The Empress Dowager's words are serious. Jiangning asked the Empress Dowager to return to the court in the hope that the Empress Dowager will be able to live a long life in Jiangning!" Lin Fu said.
"With no one else present, Lin Qing's family has to think about a word in their head three times before spitting it out?" Queen Mother Liang asked.
Lin Fu couldn't help laughing when he saw Yuan Yan, and felt embarrassed and touched his nose before he said seriously: "How does the Queen Mother view this matter?"
"Linzi was not lost, but the Ai family still had some doubts; once Linzi was defeated, the Qingzhou army had no way of retreat in Yangxin, what else is there that we don't understand? To put it nicely, the Ai family wanted to return to the court to support themselves until the end of their lives, but in the final analysis it was still
Isn’t it just seeing that the affairs of the Ai family in the Liang family still have some effect?" Queen Mother Liang said.
"The Empress Dowager has a clear lesson." Lin Fu said, thinking that the Empress Dowager Liang was old and her brain was not confused.
But after hearing Lin Fu say four words, she confirmed her judgment and there was no further explanation. Empress Dowager Liang opened her eyes and looked at Lin Fu with blurred vision for a few breaths. She saw that Lin Fu never meant to say another word.
, Erer sighed and said: "I understand, if the Liang family dare not even fight a battle with the Hulu, no matter how many troops there are, they will not be taken seriously by the Lin Qing family..."
"Guarding the territory and defending the territory is the bounden duty of officers and generals. There are nearly ten princes in the Liang family, enjoying all the glory and wealth in the world. If they are defeated without a fight, how will the people of the world regard it?" Lin Fu stared at the Empress Dowager Liang with serious eyes.
, said word for word.
At this time, if we support the Liang family's father and son's retreat to the south, they may be able to withdraw 50,000 to 60,000 troops and horses from Jinan and the plains, but if they retreat without a fight, these troops and horses will have no morale or sense of honor at all, and they will not be able to do so at all.
Relying on them to contain the Yanhu soldiers and horses on the periphery - as the saying goes, "Don't be afraid of enemies like wolves, but afraid of teammates like pigs." Liang and his son are not fuel-efficient lamps. They are amateurs in foreign wars and experts in civil wars, so they can lead 40,000 to 50,000 troops.
Even if Ma safely retreats, they will not stay in southwestern Shandong to resist the bandits.
Lin Fu would rather Liang and his son retreat after being crippled in Jinan, and Huaidong would help them reorganize the remaining troops in southwestern Shandong, rather than help them not to fight without fighting, and they all retreated with a crash.
Linzi fell, and Jinan's flanks were exposed to Yanhu's attacks. Once Liang gave up Jinan, the flanks of the Changhuai Army stationed in Daliang were also exposed - Liang retreated first, and the entire Hehuai defense line was likely to fall.
The situation turned into a chaotic rout, and the result was no better than being defeated.
Empress Dowager Liang's face suddenly turned ugly. The Liang family's troops in Jinan and Hezhong Mansion totaled less than 100,000. She didn't expect that Lin Fu would not take it seriously. Lin Fu would reject it so cleanly and said angrily.
"It seems that the withered bones of the Ai family should be buried among the lonely mountains and ridges of Jiangning. Otherwise, how will the world view the Ai family? Do Lin Qing's family think this is the right thing?"
"If the Queen Mother feels strong, the ministers should get off the boat and respectfully see the Queen Mother back to the court." Lin Fu stood up and said stiffly, leaving no room for it - although politics requires compromise and confrontation in the dark.
, but he also hated too much intrigue in his heart, and Lin Fu couldn't agree with the Liang family's behavior of retreating southward without resistance.
Lin Fu stood up and clasped his hands to say goodbye. He lowered his head and saw Yuan Yan's pitiful face. He said hard-heartedly: "There is a military medical supervisor in Huaidong. The supervisor Wu Jiye is the leading doctor in Jiangning. I ask the Queen Mother to please Weichen to send him to the Queen Mother."
Diagnosis and treatment..." The meaning of the words is nothing more than to get out of here as soon as possible...
"The Ai family has also been ill for a long time. It's just a matter of delaying the treatment for a while. I don't worry about Lin Qing's family." Empress Dowager Liang refused with a worried expression.
"Then I will not disturb the Queen Mother's rest..." Lin Fu said.
Empress Dowager Liang frowned and closed her eyes. She was so angry that she didn't want to reply to Lin Fu's words.
Lin Fu waited for a moment, and when he saw that Empress Dowager Liang didn't respond, he was about to leave. But at this moment, Empress Dowager Liang leisurely opened her mouth and said, "Yan'er, please send something to Marquis Lin for me!"
Lin Fu was slightly startled, asking the princess to escort him out of the palace was a big violation of etiquette. He didn't understand what the old witch was thinking, but seeing the hope in Yuan Yan's eyes, Lin Fu said in a low voice: "Thank you, Queen Mother
…”
Lin Fu and Yuan Yan left the room. Miao Shuo was waiting outside the door. Although he couldn't hear the details clearly, he could vaguely hear the harsh tone of Lin Fu and Empress Dowager Liang just now. Seeing how quickly Lin Fu
When he walked out, he knew that the conversation had broken down and his expression was extremely bad.
Yuan Yan said to Miao Shuo: "Grandma Grandma asked me to give one to Mr. Lin..."
Miao Shuo was stunned for a while, and then he came back to his senses and said: "Oh, please excuse me, Princess, while I go to serve the Queen Mother..."
Walking through the corridor and outside, Lin Fu didn't know what to say to Yuan Yan.
"Listening to the Huaidong Army's great victories in eastern Zhejiang, Yuan Yan felt as happy as she did in Yangxin." Yuan Yan still had the shyness of a young girl, but she was also generous, walking side by side with Lin Fu, and spoke proactively,
"I'm afraid you'll agree to Grandma's request?"
"Oh," Lin Fu looked at Yuan Yan in surprise and asked, "Don't you blame me in your heart?"
"If all the officials and generals were to serve their lives and civil servants to keep their integrity like Lord Lin Shou Yangxin, why would the world be so changed beyond recognition? Why would Yuan Yan live here? After all these years, how could Yuan Yan think about these things in her heart?
Don’t you understand? Although Yuan Yan is suffering, she is not suffering as much as the refugees who are displaced and trapped in the enemy’s country. It’s just,” at this point, Yuan Yan paused and said, “It’s just that after going to Jiangning, Yuan Yan may never see her again.
It’s time to reach Lord Lin…”
If the previous surprise was that Yuan Yan was so sensible, which surprised Lin Fu, then Yuan Yan's affectionate words at this moment made Lin Fu stunned for a moment - and then he suddenly thought about the innocence at the top of Yangxin City back then.
The little girl is now a young girl who has just begun to fall in love.
Yuan Yan mustered up the courage to say this, then she blushed with embarrassment, lowered her head and said, "Wu Yan can't send Mr. Lin off anymore..." She turned around and walked back.
Zhou Pu and Chen Hua Lian walked closer and heard the words clearly, smiling broadly.
Lin Fu's face tightened, and he did not say goodbye to Hailing Prince Yuan Jianhai, but left the palace without saying a word.g!~!