Chapter 408 (Text)

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Liu opened the letter with the wind.

The black font is casually rounded, with only the occasional knife-sharp end of the skimming, which is the font he is most familiar with.

There were not many words on the letter, his eyes swept twice, and all the contents entered his mind. This was the last letter Zhai Zhe left to him before leaving the camp in Xiaoshan, handing over all the power of Fuzhou affairs to Liu Suifeng.

It's a trust, but it's also a pressure. Liu Suifeng's heart stirred, giving birth to a feeling that he treated me as a countryman and wanted to repay me with his life.

After reading the letter, he put it in his sleeve, turned to the desk, took out a pen and ink book, and after writing it, carefully checked it again, and when the pen and ink were dry, folded it and put it in the envelope, sealed it, and commanded to the door: "Someone! ”

A capable guy entered the door, bowed down and said, "What does Mr. Liu command!" ”

"Send this letter to the Ministry of War to Liu Zhongzao's house."

"Yes!"

When the guy went out, his steps were light, and he looked like he had practiced martial arts.

The bottom line stated by Zhai Zhe in the letter is to maintain the status quo in eastern Zhejiang, so that the king of Tang can recognize all the titles of the military generals in eastern Zhejiang by the king of Lu. This is the worst case, if things can only be done this step, Liu Suifeng is afraid that he will not be embarrassed to go back to meet Zhai Zhe.

Liu Zhongzao and Tang Wang kept talking about the twilight before they had to return home.

After changing out of court clothes, after dinner, and about to go back to the room to sleep, wash away the pain of running all the way, the housekeeper brought a letter.

"Master, this is a guy sent over in the middle of the afternoon, saying that there is a big matter to discuss with the master!"

Liu Zhongzao took it and casually buried a few words, "Big deal!" Event! That's not a big deal! He went to eastern Zhejiang and became a hot figure in the court.

After opening the letter and reading it, Liu Zhongzao's face showed a look of surprise and asked his family, "Do you know where the business name of Shangmeng is?" ”

"You know, go out and turn right two streets and keep going!"

"Light the lantern and show me it."

The summer moon is bright, the shops on both sides of the streets in Fuzhou are leaking a little afterglow, the streets are not dark, and some shops are closed late, and the guys are busy cleaning up.

After walking for a cup of tea, I came to a five-room wide business.

The housekeeper stretched out his hand and pointed, "This is the business alliance!" ”

The door of the business alliance was open, two oil lamps hung on the wall, and only one guy stood inside the counter.

The family raised the lantern to lead Liu Zhongzao in, Liu Zhongzao gave up his hand and asked very politely: "May I ask if Mr. Liu Suifeng is here!" ”

The guy looked up at the two of them very vigilantly and asked, "Who are you?" ”

Liu Zhongzao smiled and said, "It was Mr. Suifeng who summoned me here!" No matter how bright his smile was, he couldn't hide the tiredness on his face.

"Wait a minute!"

After saying this, the guy turned around and ran towards the backyard.

After a while, there was a sound of hurried footsteps inside, and the wide sleeves of Liu Suifeng's clothes shook with the pace of walking.

"Lord Liu!"

"Mr. Liu!"

"I arrived in Fuzhou two days earlier than the adults, and before the Duke of Yue Guo left, let me come to Fuzhou and wait for the adults to come back."

Liu Suifeng's expression was as usual when he lied, he knew that Liu Zhongzao would not pursue this kind of detail, and even if he did, it would be meaningless.

The two walked while talking, entered the backyard of the Shang Alliance, and guarded the courtyard gate.

After sitting down, Liu Suifeng said apologetically: "I heard that Lord Liu returned to Fuzhou in the morning, and His Majesty will meet him in the afternoon, and I will be bothered here at night, I'm really sorry!" ”

He said sorry in his mouth, and his behavior looked arrogant, from now on, he represented Zhai Zhe, not himself. Zhai Zhe is kind to Liu Zhongzao, and he can be regarded as a corporal of Lixian, and he bows his head here, which will make the people of the Longwu Dynasty think that Zhai Zhe has no confidence.

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

"Lord Liu has already met His Majesty, and he should convey Yue Guogong's opinion to His Majesty!"

"Ah...... Yes! Liu Zhongzao was confused for a while. What is Zhai Zhe's attitude? Well, no attitude is his attitude.

Liu Suifeng did not embarrass him, and then said: "Zhedong did not know that the Tang King ascended the throne in Fuzhou, and after the shaving order, he raised troops and embraced the King of Lu to supervise the country, but now that the Ming Dynasty has an emperor and a prison country, it is not a long-term solution. So ......, so Yue Guogong was willing to persuade Lu Jianguo's cabinet ministers in Shaoxing. ”

Liu Zhongzao's sleepiness disappeared, and he almost jumped up every time, saying, "It's really good! Yue Guogong understands the righteousness and is really the pillar of the country. ”

Liu Suifeng sneered, and then said: "The Duke of Yue is now named the general of Pingyu by King Lu, controlling the soldiers and horses from all walks of life in the south of the Yangtze River to resist the Qing captives, and there are 60,000 soldiers and horses of Ning Shao under his command, 20,000 soldiers and horses of the former Zhejiang General Army Fang Guoan, and 10,000 soldiers and soldiers newly recruited to defend the city in Hangzhou City. I only hope that after returning to the imperial court, His Majesty will be able to solve the salary and grain and grass of 90,000 horses. ”

"This ......" Liu Zhongzao suddenly felt that his head was as big as a fight. The salary of the army of 90,000 is more than one million taels of silver a year.

Although Fujian has some land endowments, it still needs to feed the officials of all sizes and new seals, and the interests of maritime trade are all controlled by Zheng Zhilong, although he does not know the details of the household, but Zhai Zhe Lion opened his mouth, and he still knows the huge gap.

Liu Suifeng ignored Liu Zhongzao's expression, went straight to the point, and said: "I came to Fuzhou to discuss this matter specifically for the Duke of Yue, and ask my lord to turn His Majesty, although the Duke of Yue Guogong has won some battles, he is now struggling to support it with the blood of the righteous warriors of eastern Zhejiang." The news of His Majesty's accession to the throne reached Ning Shao, and the cabinet courtiers were still entangled and missed the current opportunity. ”

The last sentence was very heavy, Liu Zhongzao saw that his momentum was suppressed, and he just wanted to open his mouth to refute a few words.

Liu Suifeng waved his hand at him, his tone was frivolous, and said: "Your Majesty wants King Lu to retire from the throne, and the Duke of Yue is actually very entangled. King Lu exempted each of the 70,000 regular soldiers in Xiaoshan from 20 acres of land, and all the money and grain in Ningshao were handed over to the general's mansion for disposal, which can be described as a mountain. ”

At the moment, King Lu has already obeyed his words and shook his hands to the extreme. Tang Wang can't say anything.

Liu Zhongzao understood what Liu Suifeng meant, and his current lion opened his mouth, just to bargain for the back. Asking for money and food is fake, now that the strength of the Longwu Dynasty is limited, what Zhai Zhe really wants is nothing more than the power and prestige given by the court of Emperor Longwu.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I will meet His Majesty tomorrow, and I will tell the meaning of Yue Guogong." ”

Liu Suifeng nodded, and said coldly: "Yue Guogong is expected to march into Ningguo Mansion and Huizhou Mansion after collecting summer grain. ”

He took the initiative to come to Fuzhou, which seemed to be a sign of weakness, but in fact, it was because Zhai Zhe couldn't afford to wait. Under the shaving order, countless people die every day, it is a good time to strike while the iron is hot, if you wait until the king of Tang and the king of Lu slowly rise to fight for a result, I am afraid that the daylily will be cold.

In order to make a breakthrough in the entire battle situation, Zhai Zhe had to give in, otherwise it would be much stronger to support King Dai Lu than King Tang, after all, he was almost the master of the government. In fact, the civil officials in the cabinet of Shaoxing Mansion will also feel like this, although Zhedong is small, in the end it is up to them.

Liu Zhongzao left with a lot of thoughts, and by the time he returned home, the streets were empty.

The following days were a tug-of-war negotiation, Liu Zhongzao was in the court during the day, and came to the merchant alliance at night, going back and forth between Liu Suifeng and Tang Wang.

Liu Suifeng insisted that he would not go to see King Tang until the matter was decided. Although he seems to be very domineering like this, he has always created huge pressure on Zhu Yujian.

After three days in a row, Liu Zhongzao rushed to see Liu Suifeng, and after the meeting, he didn't even have time to drink saliva, and promised: "Your Majesty agreed, and he agreed to King Lu's title and strategy in Zhedongfeng." ”

Liu Suifeng shook his head and sneered, and said: "How did I hear that His Majesty named Yang Wencong as the left squire of the military department and the right commander of the imperial history and the commander of Nanjing; Yang Dingqing is the governor of Zuo and the crown prince, is he so unkind to the Duke of Yue? ”

Yang Wencong recruited troops near Xianxia Pass in Quzhou Mansion, because his son Yang Dingqing had been a companion in the Tang Palace, Nanyang, and Zhu Yujian was not soft at all when he became an official. Just like He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, once served as the prefect of Nanyang, he had an old relationship with him, and he was also entrusted with important tasks.

In fact, Tang Wang is not to blame for this matter, Zhai Zhe covers the sky with one hand in eastern Zhejiang, and the size of his official position actually doesn't matter, so he only named Chen Zilong as the governor of Zhejiang, and other official positions such as Feng Qin and Zuo Ruo have not changed. But it is different to join the court of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang King is willing to be an official, and there are more than 20 scholars in the cabinet, and if the official is small, he will suffer a loss.

Liu Zhongzao has been bored these days, so he simply pushed open the window and said something bright, and asked: "Then according to Mr. Liu's statement, how to canonize the Duke of Yueguo?" ”

Zhai Zhe thought about Zhai Zhe's entrustment and said: "General Pingyu, the governor of Zuodu, set up the general's mansion, and control all the soldiers and horses in Zhejiang and Nanzhili, and the general army and below are all controlled. The 20 acres of land exempted from the 20 acres of land in the general's camp were extended from three years to 10 years. ”

This official position is not excessive, it is the same as what King Lu is giving to Zhai Zhe now, but if he is in the next few words. First opened the mansion, so far in the Ming Dynasty, only the governor can open the mansion, after Zhai Zhe took charge of Ning Shao's grain and salary, in fact, there is the fact of opening the mansion, but there is no name of the mansion. Now the soldiers, horses, and food and salaries in eastern Zhejiang are under the control of Zhai Zhe, but Liu Suifeng expanded this requirement to Nanzhili and Zhejiang, where most places are still in the hands of the Qing Dynasty, and it is precisely because of this that there is hope.

Liu Zhongzao continued to listen, and he didn't feel strange what kind of request Liu Suifeng made.

Liu Suifeng laughed a few times and said, "These are all promised by King Lu to the Duke of Yueguo, just wait for him to come back from Chongming Island, and then issue an edict." Of course, if His Majesty can provide food and salary for soldiers and horses in eastern Zhejiang, he can not open the mansion. "This is to compare King Lu to King Tang, Liu Suifeng believes that as long as these requests are put forward by Zhai Zhe, King Lu will definitely approve them.

The opening of the government is a matter of importance, and with the attitude of Huang Daozhou, a cabinet scholar, towards Zheng Zhilong, I am afraid that this matter will not be so easy to understand, but this is what he must strive for.

When he was under the supervision of Lu, Zhai Zhe gained real power, so he did not put it on the table in various positions, so as not to cause dissatisfaction among the ministers. But after returning to the Tang Queen, it is equivalent to entering a big court, and the things that could have been pushed back have become a top priority, otherwise the name is not justified.

"In addition, Chen Zilong is the governor of Zhejiang, etc., and several cabinet scholars of Lu Jianguo, such as Zhang Guowei, Ma Shiying, Song Zhipu and Zhu Dadian, please treat them equally."

Liu Zhongzao licked his lips, "I'll play Majesty." ”