Chapter 674: Kill and Decide!
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The current situation of the Dakang Dynasty is divided, and the new capital city of Dakang, which occupies half of the country, has actually been determined to be in Jinling, with the Dajiang River as the boundary, Jiangbei is already a mess, and the forces of all parties are entangled, although nominally the crown prince Long Zhaohuan represents the prince to counter the rebellion, but in fact Long Zhaohuan is not only not capable of quelling the rebellion now, but is always worried that he will be given dumplings by several forces of Longyou, Shandong and Liaodong.
Jiangnan is not rest-free, although Jiangnan has the boundaries of the river, but Jiangnan has no soldiers, in such a situation, the formation of the Nanfu Army is imminent.
The game of the Nanfu Army is naturally very intense, and the question of who will be the governor of the Nanfu Army cannot be worked out after a month of discussion between the Cabinet Center and the six scholars.
This person is very difficult to choose, because first of all, this person must have enough prestige and ability after all, otherwise he will not be able to lead a Jiangnan army to defend the imperial court.
In addition, there are two most important points that this person must first agree with His Majesty, and Emperor Xinde nods before the position can be settled, but Emperor Guangxinde's consent is not enough, because now the treasury is empty, and the Southern Imperial Court is in a hurry, and there is no ability to build an army quickly, so to build a Nanfu army, you need to rely on the Jiangnan Hao clan lords. Therefore, the candidate for the governor of the Nanfu Army must be recognized by the Jiangnan authorities.
Now the Lu family in Jiangnan is the core, so only the general recognized by the Lu family can serve as the governor of the capital.
Originally, the best candidate for the governor of the Nanfu Army was Lu Zheng, because Lu Zheng not only had the right prestige, but more importantly, Lu Zheng was good at leading the army and fighting wars.
However, Emperor Xinde made it clear that Lu Zheng would continue to serve as the secretary of the ministry, and it was impossible for Lu Zheng to concurrently serve as the governor of the Nanfu Army as the secretary of the ministry, so the candidate for the governor of the capital could not be determined at the moment.
Jiangnan Lu Mansion, today the Gu family Gu Tiansheng and Chen Zhiqian came to visit, since the Lu family returned to Jiangnan, the two of them have become frequent visitors to the Lu family, the two big and small affairs, no matter how big or small, they are all talking to Lu Shanchang, the current situation, Jiangnan power is going to rise again, they have to rely on the Lu family, otherwise, if they dare to make a moth in private, the Lu family can easily let them be wiped out.
Therefore, the so-called Jiangnan four families have the same qi and branches, and they should never be evenly matched, and it is impossible for them to have the same qi and branches, and someone must take the lead, just like now, the Lu family is the only one to deter the other two, and the Jiangnan power valve can work together and join the branches.
Chen Zhiqian and Gu Tiansheng are here today, naturally because of Lu Zheng's return, now everyone in the world knows that the real controller of the Lu family is actually the young Lu Zheng, Lu Zheng is full of words, even if it is Lu Shanchang, he will definitely not go against Lu Zheng's intentions.
Now, the imperial court is blowing the wind, and the imperial cabinet and the six ministries need to be comprehensively reshuffled and laid out, and in this case, many powerful lords are eyeing this. At present, the position of the secretary of the ministry has been taken by Lu Zheng first, and the will of the imperial court has come down, and the Lu family has immediately become the object of envy of all parties.
Although there are countless people who are on the fold and Lu Zheng is not cautious in using troops in Lianghe and makes serious mistakes, Lu Zheng is still in great grace! The Lu family is still the number one power lord in Jiangnan, and this cannot be changed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Lu Zheng is polite to you here!" Lu Zheng came proudly and bowed to Gu Tiansheng and the others.
"Lord Lu, please don't be polite, the so-called ambition is not in the old age, this time we came here to visit the adult, hoping to get the adult's advice!" Gu Tiansheng said, although he was old, he didn't dare to have the slightest support in front of Lu Zheng, a weak-crowned young man.
It is no exaggeration to say that now Lu Zheng's status in Dakang is so high, except for a few prime ministers, no one else can compare, compared to Gu Tiansheng, Chen Zhiqian has only been a six-department waiter at the highest, but in terms of official rank, everyone is not at the same level.
Besides, now how high the Gu family and the Chen family can climb and how far they can go must depend on Lu Zheng, and Lu Zheng can also play a key role in the future development of the two families, so at this time, they have no choice but to desperately tie up Lu Zheng.
Everyone sat down, and Lu Zheng said: "This time, the establishment of the Nanfu Army in Jiangnan is imminent!" I have asked Liu Song to temporarily prepare 20,000 horses, and these 20,000 horses are in Jiangning right now!
20,000 horses are only enough for a few of our guards, if we really want to build the Nanfu army, it must be able to protect half of the country for the country, and it can't be small in terms of scale! Two seniors, I will give you the bottom, the size of our first batch of Nanfu army is at least 100,000 horses! โ
Gu Tiansheng and Chen Zhiqian glanced at each other, and they could see the look of surprise in each other's eyes, Lu Zheng's words revealed great ambition, 100,000 horses is not a small number, Jiangnan has never had such a large army, Lu Zheng obviously has a great plan.
Lu Zheng paused, and said: "Today's Dakang is already a chaotic era, the world is full of smoke, and there will inevitably be a big war soon.
The 100,000 horses I just mentioned is only the first stage, and after our 100,000 horses have formed combat power, we will continue to form the Nanfu Army in the future, and strive to make the Nanfu Army support the entire Jiangnan! โ
Gu Tiansheng said: "Okay, this is good!" I am very much in favor of Jiangnan that there cannot be no army, otherwise we will not be able to stand this half of the country! โ
Chen Zhiqian said: "Yes, Jiangnan is rich, and there has never been a shortage of silver and rice over the years, but we ourselves have not eaten much, we have not used much, all of them have been used to transport to the north to raise soldiers for the imperial court!"
Now it just so happens that we are raising troops in Jiangnan and raising our own soldiers! It's rightly so! โ
Lu Zheng said: "The two seniors, since both of them agree with this, I hope that the two of them can also participate in this matter, at the moment our Lu Mansion has raised 20,000 soldiers, the Chen Mansion and the Gu family can also raise 20,000, and the three of us have a total of 60,000 soldiers." With these 60,000 soldiers and horses, when we establish the Nanfu Army, we will have a lot more experience and confidence, do you think the two seniors? โ
As soon as Lu Zheng said this, Gu Tiansheng and Chen Zhiqian's faces changed again? Lu Zheng: Is this going to let each family raise private soldiers? However, they soon understood what Lu Zheng meant, and now the imperial court is looking for a candidate for the governor of the Nanfu Army, but it is difficult to finalize this candidate for various reasons.
Lu Zheng now suddenly asked each family to raise their own private soldiers, which is actually to give a feedback to the imperial court, that is, the Nanfu army has never been the army of the imperial court, and the Jiangnan power lords can raise troops themselves.
"Lord Lu's plan is very good, I agree, our Gu family can raise 20,000 soldiers!"
Chen Zhiqian nodded and said, "Okay, I also agree, we can also recruit troops and expand our strength!" โ
Lu Zheng smiled and said: "Okay, the matter of the Nanfu Army is over, let's talk about the affairs of the imperial court, there has been a rumor in the imperial court recently, that is, Your Majesty hopes to let the elders rise again and serve the country again, I very much agree with this!"
The two seniors must also be prepared, to be able to enter the court as officials, we Jiangnan people must strive for it, and we must not fall behind! โ
Gu Tiansheng said: "Okay, Lord Lu's words have reassured us!" Now the country is in a critical moment, it is a big deal that we can serve the country, our family in Jiangnan does not serve the country, do we still count on the family in the north? โ
Lu Zheng bowed his head lightly and said: "It is the best for the two seniors to declare righteousness like this, this matter has nothing to do with the formation of the Nanfu Army at first glance, but it is actually very deeply related, in this situation, Your Majesty needs people who are vigorous and resolute, and you need a strong family." Therefore, the Chen family and the Gu family are particularly critical in the formation of an army of 20,000 troops, and if it drags on, I am afraid that it will not make a good impression on Your Majesty! โ
Lu Zheng said that he would be called Emperor Xinde, in fact, there was also the meaning of the Lu family behind this. If the Lu family wants to control the situation, they not only need to play with all the forces in Jiangnan, but also with the world. Even the Lu family needs to play with Emperor Xinde, so whether Lu Zheng's will can be implemented quickly is an important bargaining chip for him.
Lu Zheng now has to quickly pull up an army, now Liu Song has organized 20,000 people, Lu Zheng asked the Gu family and the Chen family to form another 20,000 people each, this time the Nanfu army has 60,000.
More importantly, with this point, Lu Zheng tied up the Chen and Gu families to death, and they must be consistent with Lu Zheng in the court in the future, otherwise, Lu Zheng can easily cripple a family with these tens of thousands of Nanfu troops and make them unbearable.
Also, Lu Zheng needs to tell Emperor Xinde in this way that the Jiangnan power lords of the Nanfu Army will not back down, and if Emperor Xin De can't finalize a suitable candidate for the governor of the capital, Lu Zheng will build the Nanfu Army into the private soldiers of the Jiangnan power lords, and at that time, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult for the imperial court to control this private army!
The meeting between Lu Zheng and Chen and Gu quickly determined the overall situation in Jiangnan, and after Chen and Gu went back, where did they dare to slack off, they immediately used all the resources of the family to quickly organize recruitment within Jiangnan, and the private soldiers of the two families were formed at an astonishing speed.
This is no joke, they both know that building a private army quickly and efficiently has a stake in their family's future. It's about to be the time for the court to employ people, how to arrange the positions of Chen Zhiqian and Gu Tiansheng, they have to need the support of the Lu family, how they take this step is directly related to the future of the family!
And after Lu Zheng sent the two away, he quickly called the boy over and said, "How is the situation in Jiangbei these days?" Is there anything new? โ
The boy said: "Over there in the capital, Long Zhaohuan is vigorously recruiting troops!" In the Lianghe area, the disaster situation in Henan and Hebei has been controlled, the Yuzhou army has built embankments, and the embankments of the big rivers have been re-stabilized! โ
"On the Shandong side, the King of Qi has already led his army back to Shandong, and the situation in Shandong is controlled by the King of Qi. It is said that he is full of ambition and ambition, and the soldiers under his hands are not only not less, but also more than 10,000 people. โ
Lu Zheng's brows slowly wrinkled, and after a long time, he shook his head slightly and said: "I really underestimate the King of Qi for so many years, this King of Qi, the Tao is deep, powerful, among His Majesty's three sons, this person has the most city, it is rare to be tight!" โ
The boy said, "What now?" Are we going to find a way to contain him? โ
Lu Zheng slowly closed his eyes, lay down backwards, and said, "The Nanfu Army is urgent, but why has Your Majesty not been impatient about this?" I thought about it and felt quite uneasy, and I felt that there must be something wrong with it! Thinking about it now, maybe His Majesty still trusts King Qi quite a bit, and even their father and son have a tacit understanding......"
"Ah......" The boy's face changed greatly, and his eyes widened, "This ...... This ......"
The boy's hairs stood on end, if Lu Zheng's idea was true, it would be terrible! Is there a tacit understanding between King Qi and Emperor Xinde? So what kind of tacit understanding did they have, since there was a tacit understanding, why did King Qi put his troops in Shandong? What's next for him?
Lu Zheng was lying on the chair, he was indeed a little frightened by Emperor Xinde's means of turning over the clouds and rain, this Your Majesty, the city is very deep, and no one knows what he thinks in his heart! He treats everyone in the world as a pawn, and he hides behind his back to control the situation, I have to say, such a person is actually very terrifying!
Lu Zheng is now more and more eager to build an army by himself, only in this way can he protect himself, otherwise, if one day the royal family really wants to destroy the Lu family and destroy Lu Zheng, they gently raise their hands, Lu Zheng has no power to resist.
"Let's go, go to the execution ground and take a look, Lu Changhe is going to die today!" Lu Zheng said.
Outside the noon gate of the palace city, today there is a sea of people, and Lu Changhe, the criminal of the imperial court's rebellion, has been pushed to the guillotine, this notorious, everyone in the whole Jiangnan knows about it, and everyone knows about it, and the intelligence chief has finally come to the last moment of his life!
Look at his current appearance, where is the demeanor of the head of the Hanging Mirror Division? He has white hair, his head is lowered, the expression on his face is depressed and depressed, his eyes are cloudy and dull, he is an old man in his last years!
Lu Zheng looked at this person from a distance, and sighed secretly in his heart, he knew best in his heart whether Lu Changhe was in his last years, even now, Lu Zheng still had the ability to save him. Because in Emperor Xinde's place, he probably still hopes that such a drama can happen!
But Lu Zheng had already made up his mind, Lu Changhe couldn't stay!
"Haha!" Lu Changhe suddenly opened his eyes and laughed, at this time, the supervisor had already decided to make a decision, and the arrow had already been thrown.
"Do you think that if I die, you will be at peace? You can't be at peace, my today is your tomorrow! I sold my life for Xinde, and this is where I end.
The more proud and arrogant you are now, the more miserable your future will be, haha, have you all heard that? Lu Zheng, did you hear that? I'll take the first step on the Huangquan Road, and I'll wait for you on the road, haha......" Lu Changhe laughed, looking at his appearance like crazy......