Lu Zhiyu and Chen Shoujie faced the "Qin envoy" sent by Zhu Yihai, and the two of them coincidentally chose to expel the "Qin envoy" who came to recruit them from the military camp.

It's not that the two of them are loyal to Wu Zheng to the height of forgetting their lives.

Instead, the two of them are between Wu Zheng and Zhu Yihai, and they would rather believe in Wu Zheng.

This kind of choice is actually very common in the army, knowing the commander but not the king.

But the two are still a little different, they knew one thing well in the Northern Expedition with Wu Zheng, people like Wu Zheng would not fall under this kind of unsightly political opposition, and they were confident in the final victory.

In other words, the first of Qian Sule's three coping strategies ended up in failure and failed.

But the second one, apparently, did not disappoint Qian Sule, when the new army appeared in Zhengyangmen, Qian Sule's silent face finally showed a comfortable smile.

He turned to Zhu Yihai and bowed and said: "His Royal Highness King Lu, the new army led by the younger brother and the dog has arrived, with this army, what is planned is seventy percent certain, and now as long as the Xingguo Gong can attach himself to His Royal Highness, then the odds of victory can be ninety percent." ”

Zhu Yihai was overjoyed at this time, and he praised with a mouth: "Lord Qian is brave and loyal, Lone has always been in his eyes and in his heart, as long as Lone enters the city and ascends the throne today, Lone will never hesitate to reward, and in the future, Qian Aiqing is a well-deserved candidate for the first assistant." ”

Qian Sule sighed slightly: "Thank you Your Highness for your favor, but if this matter is successful, the minister will ask His Highness for his resignation." ”

Zhu Yihai was shocked, "Qian Aiqing, why is this, how can there be no Qian Aiqing by being alone?" Whether Aiqing has other requirements, it doesn't matter, all of them are allowed. ”

Qian Sule shook his head and said, "The minister has nothing else to ask for. Your Highness can rest assured, the minister is a person, His Royal Highness must know that there has always been a beginning and an end to his work, and he will support His Highness to enter the city and ascend the throne. ”

"Then why did Aiqing say her resignation?"

"In just two years, the minister was deposed before Shaoxing Mansion and His Royal Highness was appointed as the supervisor of the country, and after the Tianfu dethroned Princess Changping, the two successive supervisors were all deposed because of the ministers, and the ministers were already disloyal and unrighteous people, what face did they have to stand on top of the court, just after supporting His Royal Highness, they went to the official to return to their hometowns, closed their doors, and reflected on their own mistakes."

Zhu Yihai felt inexplicable, but when he looked at Qian Sule's expression, he understood that this was true.

repeatedly kept it, Qian Sule should not be happy, and Zhu Yihai will not be persuaded.

In Zhu Yihai's heart, the most important thing at this time is the supreme position in Hongwumen.

As long as he sits in that position, whether Qian Sule is there or not is no longer so important to him.

With his imperial mentality, Qian Sule is actually not in line with the important task he has entrusted to the first assistant, Qian Sule is too upright, and acts in black and white, this kind of person is not liked by Zhu Yihai in his heart.

After Zhu Yihai's persuasion failed, he changed his words, "Master Qian thinks that Xingguo Gong can accept Lone's condition?" ”

Qian Sule saw that Zhu Yihai only persuaded three times before changing his words, and his heart suddenly cooled.

Heart, sure enough, the king is ruthless!

Although Qian Sule's resignation is indeed sincere, as a literati, the vanity in his heart that is appreciated by the king is still very large.

Even if he wanted to retreat bravely, Qian Sule subconsciously hoped that Zhu Yihai could persuade him a few more times.

But Zhu Yihai obviously didn't mean to persuade him again.

Qian Sule suddenly felt a burst of sadness.

Listening to Zhu Yihai's inquiry at this time, Qian Sule took a deep breath, suppressed his chaotic emotions, and replied: "Yichen guesses that the Xingguo Guild accepts His Highness." Xingguo Gong is an old and sophisticated person, it is impossible to put himself in danger in order to make friends with Wu Zheng, maybe he will not help each other and remain neutral, but he will never be an enemy of His Highness. ”

Zhu Yihai breathed a sigh of relief, even if he didn't have a firm grasp of people's hearts like Qian Sule, he could guess that as long as Xingguo Gong accepted his conditions, even if he remained neutral, his chances of winning would be great.

Zhu Yihai nodded again and again, and looked at the new army that had just arrived at Zhengyangmen, with a brilliant look on his face.

Qian Sule looked at the back of Zhu Yihai's head, and a sense of melancholy suddenly surged in his heart.

He said that because he had been deposed for two terms of imprisonment, he had no face to stand on top of the court, which is true, but it is not the whole reason.

There is another reason, that is, Qian Sule is ashamed, he feels ashamed of Wu Zheng, this young man who nominally rides the dragon and is a fast son-in-law, because of his conspiracy, he has cut off his future political future.

And this young man has just recovered Yingtianfu and other nine mansions, and has just saved a number of officials and family members of the imperial court in Shaoxing Mansion, including Zhu Yihai himself and his wife and concubines.

Even if Qian Sule is hard-hearted, even if Qian Sule is convinced that what he did is right, he can't hide his conscience, he is taking revenge.

This is like a worm that constantly devours his heart's blood, making him throb and tremble for no reason.

……。

Will Wang Zhiren really be like Qian Sule said, even if he doesn't stand on Zhu Yihai's side, will he remain neutral and not help each other?

I have to say that Qian Sule is very accurate in looking at people.

At least Wang Zhiren is indeed such a person, and he thinks so too.

In his opinion, in this troubled world, only the strength and military strength in his hands are the most reliable.

What kind of affection and righteousness, it's all.

Even if it has to be pulled, it must be pulled in a place that is not painful.

And the current change is definitely not a good time to talk about it.

Therefore, Wang Zhiren chose to withdraw, and the two did not help each other, that is, the two should not be offended.

Although a good opportunity to ask for credit was lost, it was worth it compared to the risk of choosing a side to take refuge.

But there are often surprises.

And this accident often comes from inconspicuous people, and the so-called little people change history, which is the truth.

But in Wang Yilin's view, he is by no means a small person.

Especially after accepting the collective "bribes" of wealthy merchants and dignitaries of Yingtianfu, with hundreds of thousands of yuan in his pocket, buying mansions and fields, and accepting two concubines, he felt that he was already a nobleman.

So, he has his own considerations.

Choosing between Zhu Yihai and Wu Zheng, he chose Wu Zheng.

It's not because he has brotherhood with Wu Zheng in Lianghu, nor because he has the righteousness of being a comrade with Wu Zheng in the battle of Hangzhou, but he thinks that Wu Zheng is a person who can share weal and woe with wealth and nobility.

To put it simply, he believes in Wu Zheng more.

Wu Zheng's free and easy treatment of money and military exploits, no one in the Ming army knew about it, and he was praised by the soldiers.

Wang Yilin was also favored, after the battle of Hangzhou City, Wu Zheng in addition to Wang Zhiren, but also stuffed a lot of Wang Yilin, and after the Northern Expedition recovered Tianfu, Wu Zheng turned a blind eye to Wang Yilin's bribery.

In private, the two of them can also hook shoulders and backs, you are a brother and I are a brother.