Chapter 801 Sabre Rattling
The gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang played so big, and King Lu naturally knew about it.
In the same game of chess, once one side has an advantage, then as long as there is no big mistake, what kind of stupid moves, then the advantage will only get bigger and bigger, the world is also like a game of chess, for King Lu, the entire political situation of the Ming Dynasty is also a big game of chess, but the first move, the advantage is not him, nor Tang Wang, but Chu Fan Wang Yan.
Tang Wang chose to make a big noise, wanted to bury his head in development, and thought that after the magic was completed, he could find Wang Yan to practice, but as everyone knows, Wang Yan has already occupied the advantage, he is also developing, and then growing, and the speed is bound to be faster than Tang Wang, so in King Lu's view, Tang Wang's decision is not advisable.
The actions of the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang this time actually made King Lu very disgusted, which made him see the shadow of Donglin and the shadow of the Jiangnan gentry who only focused on selfish interests and ignored the imperial court during the Chongzhen period.
If he was in power, he would definitely have to deal a heavy blow to this group of people, but not at this time, and even secretly supported them, because they were helping him to fight Wang Yan's prestige and could shake the foundation of his rule, second, he needed their support before he grasped power, and third, the Zhejiang gentry promised to give him 400,000 stone grain.
Huai'an Mansion, the temporary residence of King Lu, there are many Zhejiang ministers gathered in the hall, with the news from Jingjiang, the secret letter of Nanjing Zhang Kentang also arrived in Huai'an, although they do not know the follow-up situation in Nanjing, but seeing that Chu Fan has sent a water division, they know that the situation is not good, once the grain is obtained by Chu Fan, not only the case can be closed, but also fat Chu Fan's pocket.
On the side of King Lu, more than seventy percent of them are people from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang who are making trouble have an intertwined relationship with them, and now the ministers are all looking at King Lu one by one.
King Lu stood in front of a map of the Ming Dynasty with his hands in his hands, and it was difficult to make a decision in his heart, "Save? Or not save? If you save it, you will inevitably clash head-on with Chu Fan, and the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang are fried with grain, and they are morally alone, and Tang Fan is not good at ruining his reputation for a group of inferior gentry who fry grain and Gu Lian, so the lonely one is alone and Chu Fan is tough. ”
King Lu frowned, "If you don't save it, it will definitely chill the hearts of the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and you may no longer support Gu in the future." ”
"Your Highness, what should I do now? If it drags on any longer, it will be ironclad. A Zhejiang party official stood up, apparently because his old friends or relatives were involved in the grain frying.
King Lu's thoughts were interrupted by him, and he was a little annoyed in his heart, "You can force yourself to be alone!" He turned around and glanced at the officials in the hall, the people of Zhejiang.
King Lu sighed in his heart, Wang Yan has always been more cowardly internally, and I hope he will still back down this time.
"Send an order to the sailor and Zhejiang, let them trap the sailor of Huguang and rush the case to Zhejiang for trial. But remember not to conflict. ”
Many officials in the hall listened to King Lu's words, and they wanted to stop talking, but more of them were overjoyed.
King Lu's order first arrived, Chongming, Jingjiang and other places, and the nearby Lu Wang's army immediately blocked the river, forbade ships to sail, and prevented the Chu Party from transporting grain from the Yangtze River, but Wang Yan seemed to have expected it, and the fleet directly transported the grain to Songjiang Mansion and went ashore from Jinshanwei.
From Huai'an to Zhejiang, another three days passed, and Xiao Qihui, who had surrendered, was ordered to take the sailors to Jinshan overseas to prevent grain ships from docking, and the other way was led by the general Ruan Mei to seize the two grain islands of Dayangshan and Xiaoyangshan.
On the sea, Xiao Qihui led the Zhejiang Naval Division of the Qing Army, which surrendered from the Green Battalion, to stop a group of grain ships of Wude Merchant Ships escorted by the Huguang Naval Division outside Jinshan, and the two sides were tense, and the guns on the ship were aimed at each other, but no one dared to take the lead in firing, and the sergeants on the ship were panting heavily.
"Lord Xiao, do you dare to stop the imperial court's ship?" The two parties were very close, and Chen Yonghua shouted loudly.
Xiao Qihui is indeed unconfident, but who made him take refuge in King Lu?
"I misunderstood, if such a big case occurs in Zhejiang, it should be tried by the Zhejiang government first, and then reported to the imperial court, and this official is here to accept the case."
"If you commit a crime in Nanzhi, you will naturally be tried first by Tianfu, and the Criminal Department has already ordered this matter, does Lord Xiao want to fight against the central government?"
"Dayangshan and Xiaoyangshan are islands under the jurisdiction of Zhejiang, and the imperial court should also follow the law and not act recklessly!"
Jin Shanwei overseas, stalemate, Xiao Qi will be a demoted official, less timid, and dare not fight, but also unwilling to back down, this is an excellent opportunity for him to integrate into the Zhejiang gentry, he must cherish.
Dayangshan, Xiaoyangshan, and Huguang Naval Divisions were guarding the harbor, and the soldiers had already lit torches, and the artillery was facing the entrance and ready to fire artillery at any time, while the naval divisions of Zhejiang were wandering outside the island.
At the same time, on land, Liu Shun, who was receiving the grain ship in Jinshanwei, received the news that the Zhejiang soldiers were blocking it, and on the one hand, he sent someone to inform Wang Yan that the situation was escalating, and on the other hand, according to Wang Yan's explanation, he left 5,000 people to garrison Jinshanwei, personally led 15,000 people, and turned southward, entered Zhejiang, controlled Jiaxing, and forced Yuhang.
The success of Wang Yan's disaster relief, stabilized the price of grain, and further improved his prestige, the key is that he took up morality, this is to combat lawlessness, and the situation is completely different from when the two kings competed for the throne, at that time he was an outsider, and there was no name to subdue the two kings, but now his status is higher than that of the two kings, representing the central court of the court, and only facing the side of King Lu, so he does not intend to retreat, and he is also sure that King Lu does not dare to fight with him.
This time, Wang Yan's target is only Xie Sanbin and his gang, if King Lu does not participate, he will also turn a blind eye, let this matter pass first, and then settle accounts with King Lu in the future, after all, according to intelligence, the Qing army is very likely to go south in winter to loot a wave, and he also needs to cooperate with King Lu.
However, King Lu's current behavior is tantamount to confronting the central government, and if Wang Yan is instigated, then the authority he has just established will not be immediately discredited.
When Wang Yan of Nanjing got the news, he immediately ordered Liu Tichun, who was stationed in Guangdezhou, to lead 10,000 people out of Kuling Pass in the name of arresting illegal merchants, threaten Yuhang from the north, and then issued an order in the name of the imperial court to let King Lu enter the court within a time limit.
Yuhang, Zhejiang, is the general Wang Yi under King Lu, learned that the five loyal troops came in two ways, and was immediately shocked, Jiangsu and Zhejiang were immediately clouded, he could only hold Yuhang on the one hand, and send people to Jiangbei to inform King Lu.
King Lu ordered the sailors to intercept the grain ship, and wanted to take the case to Zhejiang for trial, and then the gentry in Zhejiang, naturally, turned the big things into small things, and the small things turned into small things, and the participating gentry were protected, and King Lu had an explanation for the Zhejiang gentry who supported him, but after the order was answered, he regretted it a little and was very anxious in his heart.
His anxiety is naturally the gap in strength between him and Wang Yan, if he is competing for the throne, although Wang Yan is strong, he is not afraid of Wang Yan, because he is one of the heirs to the throne, and Wang Yan is just a courtier, he stands in the name, but now there is an emperor in the world, he and Wang Yan have become courtiers, and Wang Yan also represents the central government, the situation has changed greatly.
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