It's the middle of March.

When the spring rain is as moist as a crisp, the entire Chinese land seems to have calmed down at this moment.

The Qing army's Azig and Duoduo divisions had to take a break because the food and grass had not yet arrived and had just experienced a major battle with Li Zicheng's troops.

Zuo Liangyu's troops could not break through Anqing City, and they could only entrench themselves in Luzhou, coupled with Zuo Liangyu's condition getting worse and worse, hundreds of thousands of Zuo troops were already sleepy and tired, just waiting for the end to come.

Under Li Yan's overall arrangement, the Chuang army successfully occupied Jingxiang, Wuchang and other places, and controlled the northern part of Huguang, which is now Hubei Province, between the Qing army and Zuo Liangyu and Huang Degong.

He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang who had moved to Yueyang, was at this time receiving Zuo Liangyu's envoy Zhang Shenyan.

The two of them stood on the Yueyang Tower together, looking at the vast Dongting Lake and not sighing.

"If you have anything to say today, please say it directly, you and I were also officials in the same dynasty back then, but now you are a minister of rebellion, an official or an official who protects the territory and the people", He Tengjiao said, waved the sleeves of his robe, and turned his back to Zhang Shenyan.

Zhang Shenyan rebelled against the left army, intending to cause trouble to the dynasty, and the name of the first traitor after moving south has already been spread by Guangming Daily throughout the south of the Yangtze River, even He Tengjiao, a person who once had a good relationship with Zhang Shenyan, has to avoid suspicion, and can choose to see him, which can be regarded as giving a lot of face.

"The worries of the world first, the joy of the world after the world, when Fan Wenzhenggong wrote "The Story of Yueyang Tower", he didn't know that the Great Song Dynasty would only leave half of the rivers and mountains to listen to the sound of boats."

After Zhang Shenyan said with a smile, he suddenly roared at He Tengjiao excitedly: "What is wrong with me Zhang Shenyan!" It is the one in Nanjing who really makes the Ming Dynasty lose half of the rivers and mountains, the current emperor, His Majesty, and Zhu Youzhen! But now that he came to Jiangnan, he has intensified his efforts to reuse the likes of Wei Zhongxian and Wen Tiren in the past, and even Gao Hongtu and Shi Kefa have been bewitched by him, if I don't use foreign vassals to force the court, this will exterminate my Jiangnan gentry sooner or later! ”

"Then you shouldn't instigate Zuo Liangyu to raise troops, let alone raise troops with him, the current emperor is a monarch after all! The king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, do you know what you are doing, if Zuo Liangyu really invades Nanjing, with Zuo Liangyu's level, can he resist the Jiannu in the north! ”

He Tengjiao also yelled at Zhang Shenyan loudly.

Seeing He Tengjiao say this, this Zhang Shenyan couldn't help but smile: "Even the descendants of Fan Wenzhenggong have voted for the Qing Dynasty in the north, and now it is indeed time to change the dynasty. ”

"So, Ge Lao is going to take refuge in the Qing army, be a traitor of the Han people, and learn from Zhang Hongfan of the Southern Song Dynasty for the Yuan Dynasty?"

He Tengjiao asked.

Zhang Shenyan smiled coldly: "Women are those who please themselves, scholars die for confidants, good birds choose trees to perch, and those who know the times are handsome, so it is not a bad achievement, and when you sit in the world in the Qing Dynasty, you may be able to mix a founding father!" He Zhitai is in charge of the military and political affairs of Xiangjiang, why not vote with me, the left army and the Ming army are now just grasshoppers after the autumn, and now go to Dolgon, although you can't get a prince, but the prince may have it. ”

"Shut up!"

He Tengjiao shouted loudly and pointed at Zhang Shenyan angrily, he didn't expect Zhang Shenyan to say such brazen words.

"If Ge Lao is a lobbyist for Zuo Liangyu today and wants to return to the court, I can continue to intercede with His Majesty for you, if Ge Lao is a lobbyist for the Qing Army, then please leave now, I don't want to see blood under this Yueyang Tower!"

After He Tengjiao said this, he turned around and sat back.

Zhang Shenyan smiled embarrassedly: "Okay, then Zhang Mou didn't mention the matter of surrendering, Zhang was entrusted by Zuo Liangyu, just to ask He Zhitai, about Zuo Jun admitting his mistake and returning to Huguang, and the court forgiving his crimes, the court can reply?" ”

"The song has already been handed over, and there will be a holy approval in the next two days, I knew that it would be the result of today, why did I need to do anything to clear the monarch's side in the first place, Zuo Liangyu is also, it is not good to be a prince and guard a territory for Your Majesty."

As He Tengjiao was talking, a captain in brocade clothes came over, holding the holy decree in person: "The holy oracle has arrived!" ”

He Tengjiao hurriedly left Zhang Shenyan, ran over, and prostrate on the ground: "He Tengjiao, the governor of Chenhuguang, the right capital of the imperial history, listens to the holy oracle!" ”

"Cha He Tengjiao's governance of Huguang is not effective, causing the rebel minister Zuo Liangyu to go against the grain, remembering that he is not guilty of being a thief, but he is also suspected of raising a thief, so he is dismissed from the post of governor of Huguang, and he is here!"

As soon as he received the will, He Tengjiao was a little dumb, he didn't expect that His Majesty would suddenly remove himself from his post as governor of Huguang, and the reason was because he didn't stop Zuo Liangyu from raising troops. But although he is the governor of Huguang, but the military and political power is all in the hands of Zuo Liangyu, he can't stop it, and even if the punishment is not delayed until now, is it that he has annoyed His Majesty?

Zhang Shenyan laughed on the side: "He Zhitai, you see, this is your allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, as loyal as you, not to Zuo Liangyu or to the Qing army, how did he treat you, first dismissed your official, and when you complain one or two more, he will directly copy your home and kill your head!" ”

"Elder Ge, you sit down first, I have to calm down!"

He Tengjiao suddenly realized that he might have disobeyed His Majesty, and he should not have said the trick to appease Zuo Liangyu for Zhang Shenyan, which would only make His Majesty think that he had the intention to unite with Zuo Liangyu to support the army and be self-respecting.

At this time, another captain in brocade clothes came over: "The oracle has arrived!" ”

"The governor of Chenhuguang, the right capital of the imperial history, He Tengjiao, listen to the holy oracle!"

"Although He Tengjiao, the former governor of Huguang and the right capital, is not effective in governing Huguang, he is good at loving the people, although he is oppressed by the left, he can also maintain a brave loyalty, and he is highly respected.

After the brocade-clothed lieutenant finished speaking, he smiled and said; "Congratulations to Elder He, fireworks in March, it is when the Qinhuai River is full moon, and it is time for Elder Ge to enter Beijing to retire, but please don't meet some indiscreet people, especially the one who was the same official as you now."

"Farewell!"

After the brocade lieutenant finished speaking, there was a cold sweat behind He Tengjiao, he naturally understood that this brocade lieutenant was warning himself, and seeing Zhang Shenyan at this time was undoubtedly provoking fire.

"Elder Zhang Ge, do you see that Your Majesty is going to copy the rhythm of my house, Your Majesty is giving me a chance, Your Majesty has not given you a chance Zhang Shenyan, you don't cherish it yourself, but now it's too late to say this, let's go!" The Tao is different, not the same! ”

He Tengjiao had no choice but to send Zhang Shenyan out of the country, and at the same time he couldn't help sighing: "Your Majesty still understands He, in this place of wars and disasters, He is tired of staying, it is time to go back to Nanjing and read a few volumes of sage books." ”

Zhang Shenyan didn't know what to say, and he was quite lonely in his heart, once upon a time, He Tengjiao had just been awarded the Dongge University Fellowship was his official position, and now he can't go back.