In late May, negative remarks about the prince of the East Palace spread in Daliang and intensified. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As a result, the imperial court began to intervene in public opinion, on the one hand, to control the spread of rumors, and on the other hand, the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Rites organized personnel to go to the military camp of the Northern First Army, which was still stationed in northern Xinjiang, to thoroughly investigate the matter of "Donggong Party Dedication", so as to give the Donggong prince a clean slate.

After hearing the news, Zhou Yu, the staff of Zhao Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, suggested that he go to Northern Xinjiang in person, check the account books thoroughly before the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Rites, and count the harvest during the Northern Xinjiang Campaign, so as not to make mistakes and be pinched by King Yong.

Luo Ying, another staff member of the East Palace, who heard these remarks with his own ears at that time, quarreled with Zhou Yu as usual, but unfortunately he still couldn't quarrel with Zhou Yu.

In the end, the crown prince Zhao Hongli allowed this matter and entrusted Zhou Yu to go to the garrison position of the Northern First Army and take charge of the matter.

At this time, the "Northern First Army" was probably stationed in the areas of "Linfen", "Quwo", and "Anyi" in the west of Hedong Jun. Of course, this refers to the army of the "Northern First Army", and the representatives and heads of the nobles of the Donggong Party who operate this army behind the scenes have always lived in "Anyi" temporarily, and those heavy grain, grass, gold, silver and jewelry captured during the war are also eventually transported to "Anyi".

Well, according to the agreement, for the property and land obtained during the Northern Xinjiang Campaign, the Donggong Party forces planned to digest it internally, and divide the income equally according to the amount of their contributions.

However, some time ago, due to the difficulty of Yongwang Hongyu, all the harvests of the Yongwang Party in northern Xinjiang were handed over to the imperial court, so that Zhao Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, was forced to be helpless, and was persuaded by Zhou Yu, so that before reaching an agreement with the East Palace Party, he made an initiative and handed over this huge war interest to the imperial court, which made the representatives of the nobles and the heads of the families who temporarily lived in Anyi very dissatisfied.

Of course, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, but it does not mean that any nobleman has left the East Palace faction and switched to King Yong, in fact, those rumors of Liang Chuanlun are just a false appearance deliberately released by someone in the final analysis, in order to shake the East Palace Party.

On May 30, the last day of the month, Zhou Yu arrived in Anyi.

At that time, Wang Yu, the grandfather of Zhao Hongli, the prince of the East Palace and the head of the Wang family, was in Anyi, and when he heard that Zhou Yu had arrived in Anyi, he immediately sent someone to summon Zhou Yu for questioning.

After all, the reason why he rushed from Daliang to Anyi in a hurry was to discuss the matter with the aristocratic families of the East Palace Party, but before they could discuss the result, the East Palace side came up with a trick to cut first and then play, and made a good idea to hand over the war interests of the East Palace family to the imperial court.

In this regard, the aristocratic family of the East Palace party was very annoyed, and Wang Yu saw all this.

Therefore, as soon as Zhou Yu arrived in Anyi today, he was summoned by Wang Yu to question.

"How can you encourage the crown prince to make an assertion and hand over all the proceeds of the people to the court?"

Regarding Wang Yu's questioning, Zhou Yu was not in a hurry or annoyed, and slowly explained: "Lord Guozhang, if you are not instigating the prince, you must know that in the situation of His Royal Highness the prince at that time, it cannot be delayed for a day. …… The war between the DPRK is no less dangerous than the battle on the battlefield, so why delay the ground for three or five days? Even if the East Palace made a correct response the day after King Yong's attack, now Daliang is still spreading unfavorable remarks against the prince, not to mention the delay of three or five days? ”

Wang Yu was speechless by Zhou Yu, after all, almost all the strategies used by Zhou Yu are yang schemes that can be put on the table, and he is not afraid of falling behind at all, otherwise, the resourceful Luo Ying will not be able to catch Zhou Yu's handle so far.

"Mr. Zhou came to Anyi today, why did he come to Anyi?" Wang Yu asked suspiciously.

For this Zhou Yu, in fact, Wang Yu is also a little vigilant and vigilant, after all, Luo Ying, another staff member of the East Palace, has mentioned it to him many times, saying that this Zhou Yu is King Yong's person and a spy.

But unfortunately, so far Luo Yu has not caught Zhou Yu's handle, so that Wang Yu is a little confused: in the end, Zhou Yu is really as Luo Ying said, is it a spy sent by King Yong, or is it actually Luo Ying's character problem, as Zhou Yu said, he can't see others well.

When Zhou Yu heard this, he explained: "Recently, Daliang has spread rumors that are unfavorable to the prince, which has seriously affected the prince's reputation, so the imperial court has intervened in this matter. …… A few days ago, a Lang official of the Criminal Department asked the imperial court about the matter, hoping to find out the truth. So the imperial court sent the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Rites to investigate the matter thoroughly. …… Lord Guozhang, you and I both know that this is King Yong's beginning to attack the crown prince. Therefore, the prince asked him to come to Anyi, make the account book in advance, seal the money and things obtained, and be sure not to give the people of King Yong a handle. ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu lowered his voice and asked in a low voice: "Lord Guozhang, before you count the battle profits, I hope you and Zai have a thorough understanding, those things, no one has touched them, right?" ”

"This ......" Wang Yu deliberately showed hesitation, wanting to see Zhou Yu's reaction to this.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu saw his expression, and his face suddenly showed a look of horror, and he exclaimed: "Guozhang, these things can't be moved!" …… You, you're pushing the East Palace into the fire pit! ”

Seeing Zhou Yu's anxious expression, Wang Yu's suspicions about him were immediately dispelled, and he hurriedly greeted: "Mr. Don't be surprised, Mr. Don't be surprised, how can the old man be a person who doesn't know the severity?" Speaking of this, he rolled his eyes, pretending not to care, and said, "It's just some young people who have taken some small things...... It doesn't matter. ”

But hearing this, Zhou Yu frowned deeply, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Guozhang, if in the past, this matter was not tight, but now it is not the same as in the past, and King Yong's people are staring at us." …… Even if we take a tael of silver privately, King Yong will exaggerate it to ten thousand taels, and when the time comes, how will you deal with yourself in the East Palace? ”

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu took a deep breath and said categorically: "Lord Guozhang, I hope you will come forward to gather those nobles, representatives of the family and the head of the family who are in Anyi at the moment, and Zhou will personally talk to them!" …… This time in the northern Xinjiang, even if it is a piece of cloth or a piece of silver, it can't be touched! ”

Seeing Zhou Yu's solemn attitude, where would Wang Yu still suspect him, he immediately nodded and said, "Okay, the old man will contact everyone immediately." ”

After Wang Yu left, Zhou Yu's entourage glanced at the tent outside the barracks, and when they saw that there was no one around, they scratched their heads and said to Zhou Yu: "Sir, how can you remind the people in the East Palace in turn?" Wouldn't this be able to catch the handle of the East Palace? ”

As soon as I heard this, I knew that this entourage was actually a person from King Yong, and he might be a first-class spy and a hidden thief.

"Silence!" Zhou Yu frowned and interrupted the words of his entourage, and then lowered his voice and explained: "That Wang Yu, it is clear that he is testing me. Hmph, it's all caused by that guy Luo Ying......"

"What about this side?" The attendant asked hesitantly.

Hearing this, Zhou Yu showed a slightly unpredictable look on his face, and said contemptuously: "Is it true that the East Palace Party has no selfish intentions? Scold...... I loosen regulations on them, and they will doubt my identity; But if I push it hard, they will come to me in turn and beg me privately, begging me to relax the scale...... They have invested a lot in the Northern First Army, and now they have gained nothing, so they really have no resentment in their hearts? ”

"Will it?" The attendant asked in surprise: "They don't understand, this matter is related to the East Palace, right?" ”

"This is the human heart." Zhou Yu glanced at his entourage and said with a smile: "Look, they will come to my ......"

The next day, Wang Yu really summoned the nobles, representatives of the family, and the heads of the families of many Donggong factions in Anyi.

Zhou Yu attended the meeting.

During the meeting, he first apologized to everyone present on behalf of Zhao Hongli, the crown prince of the East Palace, and explained to them that "why the East Palace has to make a good claim and decide to hand over everyone's income to the imperial court".

In the end, Zhou Yu also made a vivid analogy.

“…… Ladies and gentlemen, in a certain opinion, a towering tree, the prince is like the root stem, and you are the branches and leaves, the roots do not exist, and the branches and leaves are attached? ”

After listening to Zhou Yu's words, everyone present was speechless, or one of them asked: "Mr. Zhou, is it really impossible to intercept the slightest?" ”

"No!" Zhou Yu, who was secretly sneering in his heart, shook his head with righteousness on his face, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, the East Palace will definitely give you corresponding compensation in the future, but this time...... Cannot! ”

The nobles and children of the family left with disappointment.

In the next few days, Zhou Yu put on a posture of being a bargain, and began to take stock of the account books and war spoils presented by the East Palace Party.

Not surprisingly, after a few glances at Zhou Yu, he guessed that these presented things could never be all.

So he found Wang Yu, hoping that Wang Yu could cooperate with him and talk to those people.

Maybe Wang Yu was still suspicious of Zhou Yu's identity at first, but now that he sees Zhou Yu's official posture, he is also a little embarrassed.

You must know that those aristocratic families within the East Palace Party are attached to the East Palace because of their interests, but this time, because of the relationship between the East Palace, those who have suffered huge losses, and the Wang family is caught in the middle, and it is difficult to be people.

Therefore, he vaguely asked Zhou Yu whether he could do something in the account book and "less" offer some war profits to the imperial court, so that the aristocratic families could make up for some losses a little.

Of course, Zhou Yu sternly refused: "Lord Guozhang, those people are confused, are you also confused?" When has this been, and do you have to worry about all this? ”

Wang Yu's face was full of embarrassment, and he said: "But if Mr. is so serious, people's hearts will be scattered...... Sir, aren't the people from the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Rites yet to arrive in Anyi? How to write this ledger, isn't it up to you, sir? ”

Zhou Yu still sternly refused: "No! …… In this way, it is difficult for me to explain to the prince. ”

Seeing this, Wang Yu regretfully went back, but that night, many people came to visit Zhou Yu one after another, asking him to do something in the account books.

After being persuaded by these people for a day or two, Zhou Yu finally relented: "Let's go, in this case, Zhou will have the courage to make a fake account for you." …… But since you have taken the things, give me a receipt, so that I can give it to the prince. Zhou stated in advance that since you have taken things today, the compensation that the prince will give you in the future will not have the share of these people. ”

The people who came to persuade Zhou Yu looked at each other and felt that this was acceptable.

"Good! …… Deal. (To be continued.) )