Fang Guoan's army was defeated like a mountain, and when he crossed the river in a hurry, the whole Shaoxing was like a frightened bird, and he couldn't live in fear.

The defenders on the Qiantang River were nothing more than a group of rebels who could not even receive their salaries. It was all thanks to the help of the Zhejiang gentry that they could barely maintain the establishment. Relying on such soldiers and horses to guard the Qing soldiers who came to win, the Qiantang River can be crossed by a reed.

Later, the expected Qing army did not appear, and it is said that Hou Xuanyan of Suzhou took advantage of the chaos to take Hangzhou. At this point, Guoan understood that his fiasco in front of him had fulfilled Hou Xuan's performance. Fang Guoan, who was looking for death and life, finally found an outlet and scolded Hou Xuanyan's ancestors for the eighteenth generation. In the past, Fang Guoan supported the recognition of the orthodox status of Emperor Longwu, and King Lu abdicated. But now, because Hou Xuanyan is a person from the Longwu Imperial Court and hates Wu and Wu, he has become a staunch opponent.

Today's King Lu is the Duke of Yue and the general Fang Guoan, like a deep resentful woman, sensitive and irritable. If anyone looks at him more, he will be regarded as a backlash to talk about him, and it is inevitable that he will be scolded, and he will be whipped if he doesn't do well.

But when he returned from the dynasty today, Fang Guoan, who got off the sedan chair, was beside him, and a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant stared at him. This man is dressed as an outsider, and he looks very rich, but he looks rough and tough, which is very incommensurate with his dress.

"Catch that Diao Min for me!"

His men rushed up, viciously escorted the middle-aged man over, and hit him on the knee of his hind leg with a stick of water and fire, forcing the middle-aged man to kneel on the ground.

"You thief and cheap businessman, sneakily staring at this official with bad intentions. I think it's mostly Qing army spies, call me! ”

His own soldiers used whips, and they were about to be whipped in the streets. The middle-aged man saw that they were so domineering, and he was about to do it without asking, his face was panicked, and he hurriedly shouted: "Adults and slow, my master has something important, let me pass it on to adults!" ”

Fang Guoan looked around and said in a deep voice, "Bring him in." ”

When he came to Fang's mansion, Fang Guoan closed the door tightly and asked, "Who is the master of your family, and what is the matter with letting you come?" ”

Now that Shaoxing is in turmoil, Fang Guoan naturally wants to find a way back for himself, this person looks like he is dressed indecently, he is not lying, he is a spy who came to pass the word.

The middle-aged man looked proud, and said loudly: "My master is the governor of Daming, Jiangsu, and Zhejiang, and Hou Xuan plays the role of Hou Governor." ”

Fang Guoan's face turned red with anger when he heard this, he clenched his fists vigorously, held back his hatred, and asked, "Governor Hou asked you to come, what is the matter?" ”

The middle-aged man pretended not to see his anger, and said with a smile: "My lord knows that the general intends to return to the orthodox His Majesty Longwu, and unlike Wang Zhiren, Zhang Guowei and others, the general is a real loyal and good general. My marshal Hou said that the general holds the military power of Shaoxing, as long as the general is willing to raise the flag anyway and expel the Lu Domain, he will definitely protect the general as a third-grade officer. ”

If he didn't say anything, Fang Guoan heard that what he promised himself was just a third-grade official. You must know that he himself is in Shaoxing, he was named a national prince, and how noble the official residence is. Moreover, Emperor Longwu's edict said that as long as they returned to Shun, the officials of King Lu's court could hold the same official position in the Longwu court. But Hou Xuanyan sent someone to rebel against him, and he even offered a condition of three consecutive downgrades, and the thief Hou Xuanyan deceived me too much!

Fang Guoan didn't laugh angrily, pretended to be calm, and said: "What Hou Xuanyan said is very much in line with my wishes, this official has long wanted to return to His Majesty Longwu. It's just that there are still a lot of soldiers and horses in Shaoxing that I can't transfer, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed with my own strength. ”

The middle-aged man made a relieved look, laughed, raised his head and said: "This Lord Fang doesn't have to worry, it's not a secret, Qian Sule and Sun Jiaji have already made contact with our commander, as long as Lord Fang is willing to do it, nothing will go wrong." ”

Fang Guoan showed unnatural joy on his face, and said: "In this case, you go and inform Lord Hou quickly, just say that I agree, let him listen to my news, and don't act rashly." ”

"Lord Fang understands the righteousness, on behalf of the commander and the people of the Ming Dynasty, I thank you." After speaking, he walked out of the Fang Mansion excitedly.

As soon as he left the Fang Mansion, Fang Guoan's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly said, "Prepare a sedan chair!" From the back door, go around three times and go to the palace to see Your Majesty. ”

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At the Qiantang River port, the camp of the Ming army was very lively.

Lord Gu Yanwu of Hangzhou heard that the Ming army stationed in Qiantang had no salary to take because he was not a descendant, so he immediately became kind.

Master Gu understood the righteousness, and sent people to the camp and said: "They are all soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty, and the brothers have shed blood for the Qing Dynasty, how can they not even have enough to eat." ”

And several boatloads of food and supplies were brought in at once. Because the relationship between the two sides was sensitive and complicated, Sun Jiaji, the commander of the camp at the Qiantang River port, did not dare to accept it at first, but when he saw that there were really only a few soldiers from Hangzhou escorting the grain boat, he was relieved.

His own men and horses are indeed hungry guarding the Qiantang River, and in order to eliminate dissidents and monopolize military power, Fang Guoan Wang Zhiren secretly tried his best to bring down his own righteous army.

Hangzhou's grain ships are small and numerous, and at a glance they know that they can't hide a large number of people, Sun Jiaji can't help but praise after seeing it: "I have heard for a long time that Gu Yanwu in Kunshan is a master in the world. ”

Because there were too many small boats and the channel was too urgent, the Ming army was busy from morning to late, and had been receiving food.

The Shaoxing soldiers, who could only eat once a day, happily carried the grain, and everyone was full of praise for Gu Yanwu in Hangzhou and Hou Xuanyan in Suzhou.

At the same time, the palace in Shaoxing fell into a fierce quarrel.

Yue Guogong named and scolded the right capital Yushi Qian Sule and Sun Jiaji, colluded with Hou Xuanyan, and intended to mutiny.

He said it clearly, and pulled out dozens of his own guards to testify.

Sun Jiaji was on the Qiantang River at this time, only Qian Sule was in the court, although he intended to persuade King Lu to abdicate, but he never wanted to surrender.

Listening to these accusations that popped up out of thin air, Qian Su was happy that the first Buddha was born, and the second Buddha ascended to heaven, and he didn't care about the dignity of his official position, so he scolded Fang Guoan in the hall.

Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, hesitated and looked at Zhu Dadian, who had always been neutral but determined to oppose the Qing Dynasty.

Zhu Dadian also didn't believe it in his heart, Fang Guoan and Qian Sule's character is well known, Fang Guoan is a warlord and a ruffian, and Qian Sule is a famous founder gentleman. But Fang Guo'an is powerful, and Zhang Guowei, Wang Zhiren and others are waving their flags and shouting for him, Zhu Dadian had no choice but to say: "Since Yue Guogong and Qian Yushi have their own opinions, why don't you transfer Sun Jiaji to the court to ask." ”

King Lu nodded, and ordered the attendants around him to quickly whip the horse to the riverside to invite Sun Jiaji to enter the court.