Time flies by like water, and in the blink of an eye, it is already June in Jiangning City.
"The Zhejiang and Fujian rebels are already gone. Huaidong is using the turmoil in the East China Sea as an excuse to stop sending troops. And Yue Lengqiu is in Jiangzhou, so what excuse does he have for delaying sending troops?"
"Yue Lengqiu is just a man who is seeking fame and reputation. People say he knows military affairs. I wonder if he has any record of success since he joined the Ministry of War?"
In the lobby on the ground floor of the front building of the feudal garden, there are wine pavilions on both sides, and there is a large cutscene in the middle, which was originally a place for singers and dancers to perform. At this time, a group of scholars were discussing the current war.
After the fall of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion, the feudal family could no longer occupy the feudal tower, and the feudal tower changed its owner, but the bustle remained as before. At that time, scholars were not allowed to discuss the government affairs, and the place where celebrities met was often the place where scholars competed to discuss the affairs first.
Yuan Jinqiu was sitting alone in the wine pavilion on the second floor drinking. He asked his guards to lift the curtain so that he could see the discussion in the passage below. He saw many officials in casual clothes mixed in.
At this time, a middle-aged man in a green shirt stood up and said loudly: "Yue Lengqiu's achievements are very impressive. Back then, Lu Jing strictly guarded Jinan and allocated half of his troops to Yue Lengqiu. In the end,
Jinan was not defended, and a generation of famous general Lu Jingyan also died in Yangxin. At that time, the big bandit Liu An'er had been surrendered by the imperial court, and he could be used by the imperial court. Yue Lengqiu hated himself for being surrounded for more than half a year, losing all face, and secretly allowed Chen Hansan to rebel
Killing Liu An'er eventually became a problem for Xuzhou. Liu Yefei came out of Zhidengzhou and was also recommended by Yue Lengqiu. He rebelled without fighting, so that the Dengzhou army was surrounded and surrendered in Pingdu. Yanlu easily had the navy, which was also the case in Shandong.
It is Yue Lengqiu's contribution that Huaidong suffers repeated losses - tell me, is Yue Lengqiu's record impressive? If Jiangzhou continues to let him sit in charge, what results will be achieved?
It’s hard to guess.”
"Spraying shit all over your mouth!" Yuan Jinqiu sighed bitterly, shook his head and cursed, raised the wine glass to his lips and drank in one gulp.
Since the beginning of May, Yuan Jinqiu has conquered the world and become the Yongchang Marquis of this generation. There is nothing exciting about it. Apart from wandering around in places of sensuality, Yuan Jinqiu cannot find any place to pass his time.
Mind you, this vassal building was once the property of Yongchang Houfu.
The masters who can enter the vassal building must be rich or noble. Today's Jiangning City is different from the past, and today's Yongchang Marquis Mansion cannot be the same as in the past. I am afraid that the Marquis will drink too much and offend others by not covering his mouth, and he is afraid that he will lower the curtain.
, and close the door of the wine pavilion.
At this moment, I heard someone shouting from outside: "Sir Xiao Wang, what do you think about Governor Yue's cowardice in Jiangzhou?"
Yuan Jinqiu was also tired of hearing people outside building momentum for Xie Chaozhong's leadership of the army. Hearing someone outside say so, he became interested again. In Jiangning City, the big and small Yus and the big and small kings all have their opinions.
Mr. Xiao Wang refers to Wang Chao, the son of Wang Xueshan and a member of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Although there are people in Jiangning City secretly building momentum for Xie Chaozhong to send troops, officials above the ministerial level have not expressed their stance, which makes the people in the city feel that the temple is full of suspense.
Wang Xueshan was one of the few people who could speak out on this matter. The drinker could not catch the then servant. Wang Xueshan, the Minister of Household Affairs, asked him. Seeing that Wang Chao was in the feudal garden, who wouldn't take the opportunity to inquire about the news?
Yuan Jinqiu signaled his guards to open the curtain again, and saw Wang Chaoxue holding a folding fan for the crowd, surrounded by stars.
Wang Chao is in his thirties and has started to put on weight in the past two years. He wears casual clothes and comes to the feudal garden to have fun and enjoy being surrounded by people. He heard these people attacking Yue Lengqiu unscrupulously outside -
-The Chu Party declined. Ever since Liu Yefei's incident, everyone in Jiangning called for beating Yue Lengqiu. However, Yue Lengqiu was a commander sent by the imperial court to supervise the troops in Jiangzhou. Wang Chao had the intention of adding insult to injury, but it was not a big deal.
Without being cautious, he laughed and said: "Yue Du has his own considerations in Jiangzhou, it is not for Wang Chao to guess..."
"It turns out that Lord Marquis is drinking alone here!" Sun Wenbing and Zhao Shuhan opened the curtain and walked in. Sun Wenbing bowed to Yuan Jinqiu.
"Oh, you are next door?" Yuan Jinqiu asked with a smile.
"No, if it hadn't been for Mr. Hou's grumbling sound, I wouldn't have dared to come and recognize him." Zhao Shuhan said with a smile.
Yuan Jinsheng waved to Sun Wenbing to sit down. Zhao Shuhan sat down and said, "I am worried that I can't find anyone to drink with. Now there are not many people in Jiangning city who can drink with me..." He was a person who couldn't hide his words, so he sat down and
Ask Sun Wenbing directly, "There is a lot of noise in Jiangning city now. Then Xie Chaozhong is like the reincarnation of Wu Quxing. What does Huaidong think about this?"
"What can you say?" Sun Wenbing smiled bitterly, "The discussion started below, but the ministers didn't say anything. The court meeting was not started yet. Prime Minister Lin wanted to remonstrate, but he had nowhere to do anything."
Zhao Shuhan said: "As long as this matter can be delayed, it may not be a big problem. How many months will Huaidong be able to send troops?"
"The storms in the East China Sea are bad in the summer, and no matter how soon it happens, we still have to wait until the storm season in the East China Sea passes," Sun Wenbing said.
"Looking at the situation, the incident in western Liaoning is probably inevitable!" Yuan Jinqiu said worriedly, "The only ones who can dissuade us are Prime Minister Chen and Huaidong."
In troubled times, how many people can be truly sober? When Li Zhuo stood still at Songshan, how many people in Yanjing could see that he was loyal to the court? Even if Li Zhuo's army was defeated by Hao Zongcheng, Emperor Chongguan would still
The blame for the defeat was placed on Li Zhuo and he was given wine and medicine.
Sun Wenbing shook his head and said: "You have also heard the discussion below. Some people brought Huaidong out to demote Yue Lengqiu with the intention of muddying the waters. Do you think that the palace has no eyes and ears in the vassal building? If the remarks just made,
When the news came to the palace, what did the person in the palace think?"
"I'm afraid that Huaidong's advice will only be counterproductive..." Zhao Shuhan said.
Sun Wenbing smiled bitterly, if everyone could see as clearly as Zhao Shuhan and Yuan Jinqiu, things in this world would be simple...
"I'm afraid it won't last until six months before the minister can speak out," Yuan Jinqiu said. "The person in the palace has obvious intentions. With the minister's support, it's really difficult to say this."
"Not necessarily," Zhao Shuhan said, "Xie Chaozhong leads the army, and Yu Xinyuan has the greatest benefit. However, he is the censor of Zuodu, and he and Xie Chaozhong are related by marriage. If he wants to speak, Chen Xianghui will directly slap him with a charge of making selfish comments.
Hat - what good can Xie Chaozhong, Wang Xueshan, Wang Tian, Zuo Chengmu and others do when he leads the army? I'm afraid they won't be able to make the first rafters."
Yu Xinyuan and Chen Xiyan had a falling out. Even if they had not considered what might happen to Xie Chaozhong's expedition, Wang Xueshan, Wang Tian, Zuo Chengmu and others would not have been able to support Yu Xinyuan.
Wang Xueshan, Wang Tian, and Zuo Chengmu are all high-ranking officials above the second rank, and they support Xie Chaozhong in his expedition. There is no big benefit in defeating them. If they lose, they will have to bear the blame together.
Even if Yu Xinyuan could offer some benefits, and even if everyone could see that the emperor was interested in asking Xie Chaozhong to go on an expedition, it was not to the point where they would fall out with Chen Xiyan.
"Then we can only wait and see," Yuan Jinqiu sighed and said sadly, "It's a good game of chess, and a stinky chess piece suddenly pops out. It's really heartbreaking to watch."
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Wang Chao walked into the wine pavilion, and as soon as he sat down, he heard from the bodyguard that Yongchang Hou, Zhao Shulang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, and Sun Wenbing, the chief shopkeeper of Jiyun Society, were in the wine pavilion opposite. Wang Chao's face fell, and he felt very unhappy.
Over the years, although Wang Xueshan once tried to win over Gu Wuchen, but due to the situation, Wang Chao's hatred for Lin Fu has never diminished.
Now that the Marquis of Yongchang's Mansion actually had the same bad taste as Huaidong, Wang Chao felt particularly unhappy.
"Why hasn't Miss Ruyi come here yet?"
The events of the past have faded away, but now the main pillar of the feudal lord is Chen Ruyi, the popular concubine from Jiangning. Su Mei was so talented and beautiful that the powerful people in Jiangning city spent a lot of money to smile for her.
Wang Chao made an appointment with Chen Ruyi to come to the wine pavilion for a drink. At this time, he felt upset and lost some patience.
At this moment, Chen Ruyi's maid was brought in by the guards.
"My young lady is feeling unwell..."
Wang Chao's face darkened, and he cursed in his heart: I invested thousands of taels of silver in you, and you have to look at your face before we meet for a drink. You are really a ruthless bitch... Of course he didn't believe that Chen Ruyi was unwell, Jiang Ning
I don't know how many powerful people in the city gave her this excuse that she never changed. But the more she behaved like this, the more people started fighting over her.
If it were him, Wang Chao would smile calmly and politely send his entourage with a gift to say hello - Chen Ruyi would not receive guests in her Ruyi Garden, and Wang Chao would not go to seek embarrassment, but today
Wang Chao was agitated, a little annoyed, and his face suddenly darkened.
Chen Ruyi's maid said timidly: "My lady, if Lord Wang is free, you can sit in the garden and let my lady express her apology..."
Wang Chao opened his mouth so much that he suspected that he had heard wrongly. Chen Ruyi, who never met guests in a private garden, actually invited him to a private meeting. He hurriedly said: "Miss Ruyi is unwell, I should have gone to visit..."
He hurriedly stood up and walked out. As he walked, he whispered to his confidant to go back and get the pair of beads he had just acquired. He wanted to please Chen Ruyi, and maybe he would be able to hold the beauty back tonight.
Wang Chao came and left in a hurry, which naturally attracted attention. Someone recognized Chen Ruyi's maid following Wang Chao. They guessed that Chen Ruyi invited Wang Chao to come over and shouted: "Master Xiao Wang is going to pull out tonight."
Take the lead..."
"Miss Ruyi is unwell, Xiaosheng went to visit..." Wang Chao proudly bowed his hands to all around, treating this matter as a great honor and deliberately showing it off.
Zhao Shuhan shook his head and sighed: "There are people dying of hunger in the market. Wang Xueshan, Wang Chao and his son not only plundered the people's wealth, but also greedy the treasury money for sexual enjoyment. It's really hateful!"
"What can we do to him?" Yuan Jinsheng said with a smile, "What good can Yu Xinyuan, Yu Pijiang and his son do? Now that Yu Xinyuan is in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, there are several upright officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.
?If your own body is not upright, how can you say that other people's shadows are crooked? The more greed they have, the faster the building will collapse..."