Chapter 429: Exchange (Text)
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Fuzhou.
The weather is no longer hot, and piles of refugees can be seen everywhere on the side of the street around the corner.
Business has always been thriving, and the most lively markets are not rice, silk, porcelain, or exotic goods trafficked back from the South Seas. The most lively market has only been in existence for a month, and it is actually a large market for human trafficking.
The war in Ningguofu, the war in Huizhou, and the war in Yanzhoufu, although Zhai Zhe has placed relief porridge sheds in various places, all his current financial resources and food must ensure that there will be no shortage of the army.
The ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
More and more people crossed the mountains of northern Fujian to reach Fuzhou, because the Tang King was here, and that was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. But no matter where you go, pie doesn't fall from the sky. Zhai Zhe doesn't have much food in his hands, but he is willing to take some out, and there are not a few grains of rice in the gruel for disaster relief, which can barely keep the refugees from starving. The emperor of Fuzhou did not have much silver in his hands, and Zheng Zhilong ignored his edict.
Liu Suifeng quietly took the business name of the business alliance, and occasionally returned to the teahouse on the street to drink a cup of tea, and his life here has always been so comfortable. After the news of the defeat of the Zodiac Zhou reached Fuzhou, there was no imaginary depression here, and perhaps only the Tang King in the deep palace was the one who suffered.
Afternoon.
Liu wakes up from a short nap with the wind.
The shopkeeper of the firm looked outside, saw him get up and was about to go out, walked to the door and said, "Mr. Liu, there is a letter from you." Liu Suifeng took the letter, opened the seal and pulled out the letterhead, his eyes swept hastily, his face did not move, and he was relieved. He had waited so long for a result.
When the fighting in Huizhou is over, it is time for this stalemate to end. Tang Wang lost the bet, which was a doomed ending from the beginning. Liu Zhongzao hasn't come to Shangmeng for a month, he seems to have forgotten Liu Suifeng, and Liu Suifeng seems to have forgotten him.
He happily drank tea in the teahouse for an hour. Things went more smoothly than expected, when the sky was blurry, Liu Zhongzao came to Shangmeng alone, he didn't play a lantern, and he didn't bring a housekeeper.
The two are old friends, and making a cup of tea when they have nothing to do is enough to chat for a few hours. But this time, Liu Zhongzao didn't even hold up the teacup, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty wants to see you." ”
Liu Suifeng elegantly picked up the small porcelain cup and said, "I forgot to tell you that today's general passed on a book and asked me to return to Shaoxing in a few days." ”
Liu Zhongzao's face changed drastically and asked, "What does General Zhai want to do?" ”
Liu Suifeng sneered and said: "I heard before that others will not cherish the good things sent to the door, and I don't believe it, King Tang has taught me this truth in the past two months." ”
"Your Majesty wants to see you!" Liu Zhongzao accentuated his tone.
A friend is a friend, and a position is a stand. He was familiar with the ins and outs of this matter, and he felt very embarrassed, but he couldn't call the shots for Tang King Zhu Yujian. When Huang Daozhou was in the cabinet, he couldn't say a few words in this small military department, and even the Tang King couldn't refute Huang Daozhou's face too much.
In the past two months, the slightly clear-eyed courtiers in the court have been completely disappointed in Zheng Zhilong. From his family protecting Hong Chengchou, it can be seen that this Zhenhai Marquis has long been half-hearted.
Liu Suifeng shook his head very calmly and said, "I have already said that I came to Fuzhou on behalf of the general, and it is impossible to meet the Tang King." ”
"Your Majesty wants to see you in private." Liu Zhongzao lowered his head and begged in a tone of begging, this sentence made him and Tang Wang very embarrassed.
When they met in private, they didn't meet as emperors, because Zhai Zhe had never expressed his support for King Tang.
Liu Suifeng took several sips of tea, frowned and fell into contemplation, and finally said after a long time: "I originally returned to eastern Zhejiang in the next two days, and the general thought that it was useless for me to stay in Fuzhou any longer, and there were a bunch of things to be busy in Shaoxing." He leaned slowly, approached Liu Zhongzao, and said in a voice that could only be heard by two people: "I heard that the general is in such a hurry to let me go back, there is something important to do. ”
"What's the big deal?" Liu Zhongzao's vigilance was raised to the extreme.
Liu Suifeng shook his head, smiled, and said, "I don't know the specifics." ”
Even the best friend is not a fart in the court battle, let alone a friend who is only a two-month friend. There is no so-called sympathy here, and there is no moral affection, only the purpose that you want to achieve, and Liu Suifeng has three flavors.
These words have already made Liu Zhongzao have infinite reverie, Liu Zhongzao sighed, and said with a sad sigh: "Before leaving, don't you really want to see Your Majesty?" In fact, His Majesty appreciates General Zhai very much. After a few months in Fuzhou, you should know that His Majesty is a rare holy lord, better than King Lu. ”
He really didn't want the Ming Dynasty to split into two pieces, and the Han people would have to fight in the same room.
Liu Suifeng shook his head slowly, suddenly turned to nodding, gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I will disobey the general's order once today." ”
"Really?" Liu Zhongzao was overjoyed, for fear that Liu Suifeng would change his mind, so he preemptively said: "Okay, I will tell Your Majesty tomorrow, and I will arrange it the day after tomorrow." ”
Tang Wang couldn't hold his breath, and Zhai Zhe couldn't wait, this was a contest of patience. Obviously, the war in Huizhou Mansion became the last straw that crushed the psychology of the Tang King.
Liu Suifeng understood Zhai Zhe's intentions, after the war in western Zhejiang, no matter whether he won or lost, the dispute between Tang and Lu must be resolved, otherwise Zhai Zhe would not be able to intervene in Huguang and Jiangxi to get the war. If there is really a day to recover Nanjing, it is impossible for the Tang King to stay in a corner of Fuzhou, and Zhai Zhe will have the convenience of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes.
The guys of the business were busy packing Liu Suifeng, in fact, he went back to eastern Zhejiang alone, where would there be any luggage, but it was just for people who were interested.
After a leisurely day, on the evening of the third day, Liu Zhongzao came to take a small sedan chair and entered the business alliance business. The small sedan chair entered the business, the two exchanged places in the backyard, Liu Suifeng got on the sedan chair, and Liu Zhongzao stayed in Liu Suifeng's study and waited.
The sedan chair was tightly shielded, a person sitting in it could not see his five fingers, and Liu Suifeng simply closed his eyes to recuperate. The sedan chair rises and falls with the rhythm of the sedan chair driver's footsteps, and after about half an hour, the sedan chair falls to the ground, and someone comes up lightly to open the sedan curtain. Liu swept away his eyes with the wind and walked down.
It's already dark, this is a quiet little courtyard, I don't know where in Fuzhou City.
In the dim light, it was impossible to see what the person who lifted the curtain looked like, and the man stretched out his hand to lead the way: "Your Majesty is waiting for Mr. Liu." His voice was very sharp, and when he heard it, he knew that it was a eunuch from the inner palace.
Liu Suifeng did not speak, swung the corners of his robe, and followed behind the eunuch who was walking on tiptoe.
Why is it so mysterious, doesn't Zheng Zhilong like King Tang and Zhai Zhe to associate with? He muttered to himself. As long as you know how to think, you can see the changes in the situation in a little thing.
The two of them walked slowly into the house, the light was bright, and there was a person sitting in the main hall, wearing a dark blue shirt, with thick black hair on his chin, his temples were a little white, and his eyes were very bright.
The little eunuch knelt on the ground and said, "Begin to play Your Majesty, Mr. Liu will bring it." ”
Liu Suifeng looked at Zhu Yujian, Zhu Yujian was also looking at Liu Suifeng, the two looked at each other for a moment, Liu Suifeng lowered his head, hiding in his robe, his knees trembled slightly.
The world changes and is unpredictable. When he was cooking on the fire in the thief barracks, he would never have imagined that he would be able to see the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in this life, and he straightened up and did not kneel in front of the emperor.
"Meet King Tang!" Liu bowed down with the wind and forced his composure.
"I'm not the King of Tang for a long time!" There was anger in Zhu Yujian's voice.
Liu Suifeng didn't dare to contradict it, if he talked about it, this person would indeed be his emperor, and this matter would definitely be talked about smoothly.
Zhu Yujian looked Liu Suifeng up and down for a long time, and asked in a skeptical tone: "Can you represent General Zhai?" ”
Liu Suifeng nodded, and Yang said in a very confident tone: "Yes, General Zhai specially ordered me to come to Fuzhou for that incident." ”
"General Zhai is the pillar of my Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yujian praised it first, and was silent for a long time, "Please Mr. Liu go back and tell General Zhai that what King Lu promised to General Zhai will be treated equally, as long as King Lu can retire from the throne, I will recognize the official positions in eastern Zhejiang." ”
Liu Suifeng sighed with regret, "General Zhai had long wanted to let Zhedong be included in the Ming Dynasty, it may have been easy a month ago, but now it is difficult." After Fang Guoan led the army to take the Huizhou Mansion, several cabinet students in Shaoxing Mansion changed a little, and some people thought that King Lu should take the opportunity of General Zhai's victory to ascend the throne. ”
Zhu Yujian was furious and scolded: "Bold! "His face was red at first, and then pale. After he ascended the throne in Fuzhou, there was no progress in military affairs, but it was the victory of King Lu in eastern Zhejiang, which made him unable to spit out in his chest with a breath.
"Your Majesty is angry!" Liu Suifeng quietly changed his title, "General Zhai is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but many of the generals in the army and the cabinet courtiers of Shaoxing Mansion are thinking about supporting the strategy. ”
"Are you going back to Shaoxing?" Zhu Yujian obviously listened to Liu Zhongzao's advice, and he couldn't sit still.
"Exactly, General Zhai saw that I had been idle in Fuzhou for two months, and the letter reprimanded me severely, blaming Weichen for not understanding his meaning to His Majesty."
This is accusation in person! Zhu Yujian turned sideways, all the weight of his body pressed on the handle on the right side of the wooden chair, and asked: "If King Lu abdicates, Zhedong will return to Ming." How can I sit to satisfy General Zhai? His tone was gloomy, and this emperor was very aggrieved. Whether Zheng Zhilong or Zhai Zhe is not, they don't treat him as an emperor. After the return of eastern Zhejiang, his only threat will no longer exist, and he will no longer have to worry about the victory in Jiangnan day and night. Judging from the plan to expel the Qing captives, he could only swallow his anger again.
Liu Suifeng bowed down first, pondered for a long time, and said: "According to Weichen, General Zhai actually only wants to recover Jiangnan, and does not want to get involved in the court dispute. If His Majesty can crown General Zhai as the king and supervise the war in Jiangnan, I will go back and convey the meaning of His Majesty's thirst for talent, and General Zhai will not disappoint His Majesty.
"Crowned king?" Zhu Yujian was stunned, quickly gritted his teeth, and promised: "Okay, if you are crowned king, you will be crowned king." ”
Liu followed the wind and chased after him, and then said: "There is a small matter, and I have to ask Your Majesty to make the decision for General Zhai." ”
"You say!" King Tang is completely out of the box today.