Chapter 700: Father-in-law Goes to Jiangnan!
The crisis in Gangnam has come to an end, and this outcome has disappointed many people, on the one hand, those who want Gangnam to be finished, or who are in a huge crisis, they are very disappointed by this.
On the other hand, those who hope that Lu Zheng will take this opportunity to go further, and even successfully control Jiangnan completely in their hands are a little disappointed, after experiencing a big crisis, Jiangnan is still Jiangnan, Lu Zheng is still Lu Zheng, as before, Jiangnan's society is very stable, and the people's lives are extremely healthy, as if the two wars set off before do not exist at all.
Of course, some people have seen the unusualness of Lu Zheng this time, you must know that most people in the world are mediocre people, and their disappointment is precisely where Lu Zheng is very successful, for example, the monk Dao Du, who has been living in seclusion in the Guiyin Temple in the capital, recently left the capital, and took his apprentice Ermu south to the south of the Yangtze River and returned to the Qixia Temple in Jinling.
Nie Xiaonu has been clamoring to see the master these days, Lu Zheng was entangled by her helplessly, as long as he brought the shadow, Dai Xiaojing and her, and the group took a carriage and went straight to Jinling Qixia Temple.
Lu Zheng is not a believer in religion, but because of his own special experience, he has no objection to the devotion of Buddhism. He has never been to Qixia Temple, and when he came to it for the first time today, he could feel the solemnity and grandeur of this temple from afar. In comparison, the Guiyin Temple, where the monks practiced in the past, seemed to be too cold.
The pilgrims of Qixia Temple are like clouds, and the square is very lively, which makes Lu Zheng think of Fayuan Temple in the capital, and the fate of Lu Zheng and Dai Xiaojing was determined in Fayuan Temple at that time!
Dai Xiaojing believes in Buddhism, she is almost a child who grows up in the Buddhist hall, so she prepares a lot of incense, the nine halls of Qixia Temple, she burns incense and worships the Buddha one by one, Lu Zheng and Ying'er and Nie Xiaonu all follow, after the visit, Xiao Shami Ermu has folded his hands at the gate of the back mountain waiting for them.
Nie Xiaonu still has that noisy temperament, and when she saw Ermu, she said with a smile: "Little junior brother, do you still practice with your master every day?" Senior sister sees that you are getting older, is it time to consider marrying a daughter-in-law? Hurry up and return the vulgar, my sister will help you find a daughter-in-law, which is many times stronger than accompanying the master to eat fasting and chanting Buddha every day! ”
Ermu's face was red, and he didn't dare to answer at all, Lu Zheng said: "Okay, the little junior brother is already shy!" If he turns around and runs away, we won't see your master when we turn back!" ”
"Coax!" Everyone laughed, Ermu folded his hands and recited the sentence "Amitabha", and then led the way in front, and the group went directly to the back mountain.
The fame of the monk is very great, but the place where he lives has always been very simple, the scenery of the mountain behind the Qixia Temple is beautiful and beautiful, the monk of the end of the road sits in the courtyard, looks clear and elegant, outstanding and good.
Lu Zheng stepped forward and saluted, "Master Dao, I haven't seen you for a long time, and you are still the same as you were back then!" ”
The monk opened his eyes and stared at Lu Zheng, with a faint smile on his face, and said: "Lord Lu's demeanor is even worse than back then, and now on the ground in the south of the Yangtze River, Lord Lu's name is louder, and he is not weaker than the prince and emperor!" Or some people say that the people of Jiangnan only know Lord Lu, but they don't know that there is His Majesty Dakang......"
Lu Zheng said: "Whoever says this is punished!" Lu is a courtier of Dakang, loyal to Dakang, His Majesty is the son of Dakang, and Lu has never been rude!
Moreover, Lu is now just a secretary of the ministry, and there are many prime ministers above Lu who are managing the government, who made such evil words? ”
The monk said: "Yes, this person's words are indeed too exaggerated, you are not in control of the major affairs of the court, and the army in Jiangnan is not in your hands!" This time the Nanfu Army fought heroically, keeping Jiangnan safe, the general Su Zhi made great contributions, you are just on an equal footing with Su Zhi, and even the limelight was overshadowed by him, those who spread rumors are completely in vain! ”
Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, and said: "Master Dao is an understanding person, knowing my hardships and difficulties, Lu is very grateful!" Lu Zheng saluted the monk with a very serious expression, and there was no color on his face.
Dao Duan stared at Lu Zheng's face from beginning to end, and didn't see the change in Lu Zheng's expression, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart The depth of Lu Zheng's city, Lu Zheng's set of methods can deceive most people in the world, and even deceive many strategists. But you can't fool the monks.
Lu Zheng doesn't control politics and doesn't control national politics, but who is in charge of national politics? This person is Lu Shanchang, Lu Shanchang is highly respected, and he is the head of the Lu family, he will always be consistent with Lu Zheng, and this person will definitely not make his own opinions, and all matters related to the government and politics will be revealed to Lu Zheng.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the current government is completely Lu Zheng in charge, but Lu Zheng doesn't have to show up in front of Emperor Xinde every day, and he doesn't even have to travel in front of the Chen family, the Gu family and other forces every day, and the sense of mystery he maintains is a huge deterrent to other forces.
As for military affairs, all the Nanfu armies were formed by Lu Zheng himself, and the so-called Su Zhi was just an ally found by Lu Zheng, and it was almost impossible for Su Zhi to go against Lu Zheng's will, so Su Zhi, the general, was not so much under the orders of Emperor Xinde, but rather under the orders of Lu Zheng.
And Lu Zheng has two preparations for military affairs, that is, Lu Zheng asked Liu Song to lead nearly 60,000 elites to the north, at first he asked these tens of thousands of horses to help Song Wensong resist the enemy, but it is easy to ask the gods to send the gods, Liu Song arrived in the north, and after occupying Yuzhou, he did not want to retreat.
And Liu Song's 60,000 horses are also the Nanfu army, but they are independent of the jurisdiction of General Su Zhi, which is Lu Zheng's inadvertently left behind.
Also, Lu Zheng has already brought the Gu family and the Chen family in the jurisdiction of the Nanfu Army, and nearly 50,000 people in the Nanfu Army controlled by Su Zhi are elite soldiers raised by the Chen family and the Gu family, and Lu Zheng controls the situation, everyone can work together and unite as one, but once Lu Zheng is wary of Su Zhi, the Gu family and the Chen family turn their faces, and the soldiers in Su Zhi's hands will be difficult to control, and it will be easy for Lu Zheng to take away his military power.
Lu Zheng used this method to tie the Gu family, the Chen family and Su Zhi together, it can be said that he firmly grasped the military power in his hands, and his means are so wonderful that it is breathtaking.
However, Lu Zheng, who has done all this, does not show the slightest smugness now, and lives in seclusion every day, and does not regard himself as a powerful minister at all, such a city government and scheming are really terrifying!
The monk clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, the great evil and the great mercy are originally only between the first line, Lord Lu, are you the great mercy or the great evil?" ”
Nie Xiaonu on the side couldn't look at it, and said on the side: "Master, what did you say?" Childe is naturally a man of great mercy! How could he be a traitor? ”
The monk laughed and said, "Little slave, it's none of your business here, you can't understand what I said to Master Lu, so let's go and relax!" ”
Nie Xiaonu pouted and was a little reluctant, but Dai Xiaojing was from a family of power schemes, so she naturally knew these tricks, so she immediately dragged Nie Xiaonu and said, "Little slave, shadow, let's go for a walk on the mountain over there and take a walk!" ”
Nie Xiaonu waited for the three daughters to leave, and only Lu Zheng and Dao Duan Monk were left in the courtyard, and Dao Duan Monk said: "Your father-in-law went to Guiyin Temple a few days ago, and he should also go to Jiangnan soon!" Old courtier, I am still thinking about Your Majesty in my heart, and I just have the opportunity, so I don't want to go to Jiangnan! ”
Lu Zheng moved slightly, and said: "Master Dao, what you said is very interesting, you came down to Jiangnan by yourself, why do you still care about my father-in-law?" ”
The monk shook his head and said, "You can be obscure, but no matter how obscure, you can't have no one around you!" Can just one Zhang Pinghua make things happen?
Zhang Pinghua is indeed a capable person, but after all, he is young, he can't see things thoroughly, and he still needs to be sharpened, how can such people become humeral strategists?
Your father-in-law cares about you, and although he is old, he is not old at heart, and he is ambitious! No, that place in the capital is already a pool of stagnant water, why not go down to the south of the Yangtze River? Jiangnan is the stage to show your talents! ”
The monk said that at this point, Lu Zheng couldn't say anything anymore, in fact, this is what he has been thinking about recently. I have to say that now Lu Zheng is walking on a road that cannot be turned back, he has all the resources in Jiangnan in his hands, but the more so, the more dangerous it is.
Because since ancient times, imperial power has been the most dangerous thing, and the closer you get to him, the danger increases exponentially. How many powerful ministers died unexpectedly, how many traitorous males, and the heroes died in the end?
So it is no exaggeration to say that standing in Lu Zheng's position, every step he takes forward is like walking on thin ice, trembling, at such a time, can Lu Zheng's wisdom move forward?
The only people around Lu Zheng are Zhang Pinghua, Tong Zi and Lu Shanchang, this power is too thin, now that the monk is here and Dai Gao is here, it is undoubtedly a great help to Lu Zheng!
Lu Zheng stood up and bowed deeply, and said, "Master Dao Duan has always been an old friend of his father-in-law, Lu Zheng is polite!" ”
The monk laughed, and then said: "I'm old, and I just want to live by the green light for the rest of my life!" I don't care about fame and fortune anymore! ”
When Lu Zheng heard the old monk's words, he really wanted to "phew" him, what does it mean to not care about fame and fortune? If this is the case, will this old monk come from the capital to Jiangnan? After so many years of fasting and chanting Buddha, no matter which temple you go to, you will definitely be able to attract people to go. The previous Long Zhaoyan and Long Zhaohuan were both played by him, this is a compassionate way for the great monks?
However, although Lu Zheng thought so in his heart, he did not show the slightest hint on his face, but said: "The mountain behind my Jiangning Lu family is the Buddha Hall, but I think that the presiding monk is the master of the profound Dharma, although this Qixia Temple is beautiful, but the mundane atmosphere is too heavy, it is not suitable for self-cultivation, the master should move the trout Jiangning!" ”
Lu Zheng's words can be called the final word, the monk came to Lu Zheng from the south of the capital road, what else did the two say?
The two sides negotiated the matter, Lu Zheng didn't dare to stay any longer, and led Dai Xiaojing and her daughter to drive to Liuhe Wharf immediately, and waited quietly on the wharf for the yellow boat from the north, and after waiting for two hours, the yellow boat finally arrived.
Dai Xiaojing saw his housekeeper at a glance, and his tears couldn't help but rush out, Dai Gao, a generation of power ministers, held a bamboo cane in his hand, stepped on mango shoes, and dressed as a farmer and only brought one entourage to the south of the Yangtze River!
Jiangning Lu family, today is an extraordinary day, Lu Shanchang, who came down from the court, hurriedly took the waterway to rush home, and at this time, the second and third generations of the Lu family almost returned to Jiangning.
Lu Shanchang is the head of the family, and there are distinguished guests at home, so he naturally has to receive him personally, Dai Gao's age is almost the same as him, and the two used to be political enemies who never died, but at today's reception banquet, the two of them drank and talked like old friends for many years.
The monk didn't drink, but he also sat on the VIP seat, and the second and third generations of the Lu family stepped forward to salute, and no one dared to have the slightest blasphemy and rudeness.
These two people have lived in the Lu family in Jiangning since then, which makes the Lu family feel so incredible, when everyone looks at Lu Zheng again, the feeling is a little inexplicable.
At this banquet, Lu Shanchang told everyone that from tomorrow, all the people of the Lu family in Jiangning will have to move away and move to Jinling, and from then on, there will only be one person from the Lu family in Jiangning, and this person is Lu Zheng.
Jiangning Lu family has become Lu Zheng's Lu family, and all the maids and servants in the mansion should be emptied, as for how to arrange such a large courtyard, it is not for anyone to ask, including Lu Shanchang, will not interfere in this matter!
As Lu Zheng's father, Lu Qian, and so many uncles and brothers, it will be more difficult for them to come back when they go out, but everyone has no objection to this matter, and faintly, everyone is very excited about it.
Lu Zheng was born in the Lu family, but now that he has grown up, he has grown up as big as the towering tree. The Lu family's pond is small, and it can't accommodate him anymore, and he needs a broader world and stage.
This time, it was actually a very smart move for Lu Shanchang to vacate the Lu family in Jiangning to him, because if it wasn't like this, Lu Zheng would definitely re-establish his mansion outside, and it would be better for Lu Shanchang to make such a choice!
The current Lu family is prosperous, and its strength is no longer the same as before, and the children of the Lu family have become the children of a first-class wealthy family in Jiangnan and even the entire Dakang, all of which were brought by Lu Zheng! The higher Lu Zheng goes, the stronger the Lu family becomes, and one person ascends to heaven with a chicken dog, this is the reality!
Lu Zheng's feelings about this are also very complicated, although he is still very calm and still very low-key, but he has clearly felt that there is a force pushing him forward, and this force is becoming more and more uncontrollable.
Like Zhang Pinghua's exhortation, Lu Zheng can easily dismiss it, but now that Lu Zheng has more father-in-law Dai Gao by his side, he is a monk, can Lu Zheng be indifferent to their opinions? Lu Zheng felt as if he was being coerced, and he might fall into an abyss from which he could not extricate himself......