Chapter 279: The First Update
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The fourth day of the ninth month of the first year of the Great Song Dynasty.
In Lin'an City, the chaotic scene that began on July 20 has finally passed. An autumn rain that brought a slight chill fell from the time when the sky was not yet bright, and rolled with the wind, shrouding Lin'an City in a rain and mist.
And under this rain and fog, the most ordinary day of Lin'an City began like this. The shops that were burned down in the fire on the 20th have already begun to be rebuilt. Bricks, wood and stone were brought from outside the city, and small workers were hired in the east of the city, and the construction did not stop every day. The sooner it is completed, the sooner it can be opened or rented. Although the peace talks between the north and the south have come to naught, the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty has been completely swept away, and the princes of the Quartet are about to support their troops and divide their territories.
But what does this have to do with Lin'an? As long as the war does not reach the south of the Yangtze River, most of the officials and people in the capital will only be regarded as a peaceful and prosperous era! Of course, when you are full, you have nothing to do, and there are still masters who worry about the country and the people all day long.
In Lin'an, these people are now divided into two parties. The name of the first party is the Fuxing Party, also known as the Fuxing Society, and the signboard of the "Xingdu Fuxing Society" is publicly hung out in the Princess Mansion in Jiahuimen. It was presided over by Chen Dexing's students Wei Zhutar and Wen Jiu. Both of them were sent by doctors of martial arts, in addition to presiding over the Xingdu Fuxing Society, which was "Teaching in Martial Arts." Except for these two people, the members of the Xingdu Fuxing Society did not disclose their identities. However, what everyone in Lin'an knows is that the demon cultists in Lin'an, Shaoxing, Jiankang, and Qingyuan are all pro-Baath Party. In addition, Chen Huaiqing, one of the six ministers of Gu Ming. The Privy Council agreed that Man Tin Cheung was also the leader of the Ba'ath Party. The newspaper "Liberation" is the organ of the Baath Party.
In opposition to the Baath Party was the Pingzhang Party, also known as the royalists, headed by Jia Rudao, and they did not put up a sign in an open and honest manner. Nor is it as tightly organized as the Baath Party. It is a friend party with Jia Yidao, Wu Qian, Jiang Wanli, Ma Guangzu, Pu Zhizhi and other ministers as the core. These people are not historically one-sided. Even political enemies who are hostile to each other. But in this time and space, they all have a common goal - the dictatorship of An Song Xing Zhao and Fu FΓΉ Shi Dafu! So it came together. Form a party.
Although the two parties faced each other in the capital, there was no sign of tearing their faces immediately.
The foundation of the Baath Party is still shallow, and apart from Chen Dexing's army and those who are similar to the rabble, there is little strength to rely on. Even if they defeat Jia Yidao's Wenzhi faction, they will not be able to control the overall situation - unless they are determined to bloody Jiangnan!
The royalists had no reliable force. The two armies of Wang Jian and Han Zhen in the capital are still being organized and trained, and they have not yet formed an army, and the only available is the Wurui army of 20,000 brought by Li Tingzhi from Yangzhou, but in fact there are only more than 10,000 people. Relying on this bit of force, you don't dare to start a war with Chen Dexing! As for the matter of contacting the princes, they also had a lot of concerns. After all, Chen Dexing has already led troops out. Lin'an and the land south of the Yangtze River are basically still in their hands. If a strong feudal domain is introduced, there will be a question mark over who has the final say!
Therefore, under such a general trend, the two parties and two factions continue to make small moves in private, but on the surface, they are happy. Jia Rudao also gave his daughter to Chen Defang as his wife, and Jiang Wanli betrothed his nephew Jiang Jue to a cousin of Chen Dexing.
Under the efforts of the two parties and two factions, the shape of the capital has finally settled down, as if it is still the peaceful situation of the past. It's just that under this calm sea, there is an unexpected undercurrent surging.
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It is within the calligraphy of the Yeongwang Palace, which is not far from North Nedeoksugung Palace. A man who was somewhat similar to Emperor Zhao Yun was dressed in a purple robe. Jade belt girdles. Sit behind your desk. Sitting opposite him was Kublai Khan's Jiangnan envoy Liu Xiaoyuan. He is also now dressed in a green official robe, dressed as a low-grade civil official of the Great Song Dynasty.
And the purple-robed man is the biological father of Zhao Yu, the current official family of the Great Song Dynasty, Rongwang Zhao and Rui. Zhao and Rui were brothers first. Now the Father is more precious than the Son. Although it is a worthless Shuzong background, it has been noble for decades, and it has also developed a kind of solemnity.
Above the desk. There are two documents on the table. One of them is one of the several letters of state that Hao Jing carried southward, and the other is a document from Kublai Khan appointing Liu Xiaoyuan as the envoy of the Jiangnan edict. Two instruments. They are all stamped with the same seals, and they are all big seals in charge of the military and civilian affairs of the Southern Han Dynasty!
Today. Liu Xiaoyuan came to see His Royal Highness King Rong in the name of a secret envoy of Mongolia.
Zhao and Rui sighed for a while, and sighed: "The death of Prince Zhenjin is indeed not what my brother meant, he really wanted to recruit the prince as his son-in-law, but he didn't expect to be forced by the rebellious ministers and killed the prince, which is really sad." It's just that the thief Chen now has tens of thousands of troops, and he has also compromised with Jia Nidao in the court, and I, the king of Rong, is empty, how can I get rid of this traitor for Kublai Khan? If I really had a way, why did I need Liu Zhaofu to lobby at the door, I would have taken the life of this traitor a long time ago! β
Chen Dexing's ambition, who else in the capital does not know? The loyal and filial sons of the Great Song Dynasty who wanted to take their lives were not one or two, but Pingzhang Military Affairs Jia Nidao had close contacts with the Chen family on the surface, and if he really caught the opportunity, I am afraid he would not be half soft!
And among all the Song people who want Chen Dexing's life, the most irreconcilable contradiction with Chen Dexing is not others, it is this Rong Wang Zhao and Rui!
If Chen Dexing really has a yellow robe one day, Jia Rudao and the like are nothing more than a change of master! The big deal is to fight for life, and the Chen family is good to be a pure minister of the Zhao family. But after all, Jia Nidao has married the Chen family, that is, Chen Dexing has become the emperor, as long as Jia Nidao knows each other, he may not be able to tolerate it.
Even today's Taishang and Chen Dexing don't necessarily have a right or wrong! After all, Chen Dexing's love for Princess Shengguo is clearly there. If he becomes the emperor, most of the princesses who ascend to the country will be queens! If the princess gives birth to a son, she is the prince! Isn't the blood of Taishang still in control in this world? It's hard to say who is closer to the grandson or nephew!
But Zhao and Rui have no choice! Because his son is the emperor and his grandson is the crown prince, if Chen Dexing succeeds, his children and grandchildren will be eliminated!
But the problem is that now Chen Dexing, who is stranded in Dinghai and waiting for the wind, has 20,000 soldiers around him, who else in Jiangnan can take his life?
Liu Xiaoyuan smiled: "It's good to have His Royal Highness's words, how many loyal and righteous people are there in this world?" They all want to take Chen Wei's head to repay the country, but they don't dare to act rashly because they don't have a righteous name. β
Zhao Yourui still frowned: "Could it be that some chivalrous man who comes and goes?" β
Liu Xiaoyuan smiled: "Where is there a master who has taken the head of the commander in the 20,000 army?" β
Zhao Yourui sighed softly and was silent.
Liu Xiaoyuan said again: "Don't hide it from Your Highness, now the one who is willing to contribute to the imperial court to take Chen Wei's head is Pu Haiyun of Quanzhou!" β
"Pu Haiyun?" Zhao and Rui were taken aback, how could he not know that Pu Haiyun was Pu Shougeng! The No. 1 wealthy merchant in the Great Song Dynasty, the lord of half of the city in Quanzhou, has more than 2,000 large and small sea ships under his hands, and the sailors and servants who serve the Pu family are probably more than 100,000!
"The Pu family can beat Chen Dexing!?" Zhao and Rui shook their heads, a little incredulous.
"It depends on where it is!" Liu Xiaoyuan sneered, "If it is on land, I am afraid that the 100,000 sailors of the Pu family will not even be able to deal with Chen Dexing's 3,000 soldiers!" But when it comes to the sea, how can the 2,000 sea ships of the Pu family be no match for Chen Dexing's thirty or forty warships? β
Zhao and Rui don't understand naval warfare, but they can still do arithmetic, 2000 is much more than thirty or forty! Naturally, there are some odds of winning. But the question is, why didn't Pu Shougeng come forward in person, but asked Liu Xiaoyuan to come?
Could it be that Pu Shougeng has already colluded with the Mongols?
Liu Xiaoyuan seemed to know Zhao Yourui's thoughts, and said with a faint smile: "Don't hide it from Your Highness, Pu Haiyun does have some dealings with Great Mongolia!" Great Mongolia has already promised him to be the lord of Quanzhou! But this is all before the Mengsong Discussion. β
Zhao Yourui frowned, not understanding why Liu Xiaoyuan wanted to pick this out?
Liu Xiaoyuan groaned and said, "If it was before the change of Xingdu, I wouldn't have said this to His Highness." But now the situation is different, not only do the two countries have a common enemy, but Pu Haiyun will not go to Mongolia again. β
"Oh?"
"Because Pu Haiyun can justifiably become the envoy of Quanzhou Festival, why bother to make another move to serve Great Mongolia?"
"Quanzhou Festival Envoy?" Zhao Yourui suddenly thought of something, and was stunned for a long time before nodding and saying: "100,000 people, 2,000 sea boats, it is indeed possible to be a festival!" β
Pu Haiyun made efforts to eradicate Chen Dexing for the Great Song Dynasty and Mongolia, and the Great Song Dynasty made him a Quanzhou Festival envoy, and the Great Mongolia only asked Chen Dexing to destroy the clan, so he no longer pursued the death of the real golden prince. That's not too much to ask, isn't it? β
Zhao and Rui pondered for a long time, but still shook their heads: "This king is just an idle king, how can he let Pu Haiyun be the envoy of the festival?" β
Liu Xiaoyuan said: "Just ask for a secret decree, this festival envoy, Pu Haiyun will take it himself, and there is an edict that is justified." β
Zhao and Rui groaned for a moment, and finally seemed to have made a lot of determination, and nodded heavily: "It's okay!" Da Song Jiangshan belongs to my son, who will I bear this responsibility? I can do the secret decree, but this holy decree cannot be countersigned by the East Mansion. β
"It's okay!" Liu Xiaoyuan laughed. "A cloth edict is enough!"
A cloth edict, a festival envoy, the Great Song Dynasty took another step on the road to disintegration! In the core of the Great Song Dynasty, Jiangnan Fifth Road, there was also a festival envoy who was born, and he became a white businessman.
In this way, who else cannot be done by this festival? Otherwise, I am afraid that this Great Song Dynasty will not be fifteen knots, but the world of fifty or sixty knots! (To be continued......) R1292