Chapter 32: Plaque Granting and Confusion (1)
"Governor Ye said that the king of Wanjun wants to ask Lord Hu to give Wei Huai more money."
"Increase? Arrange someone to do it. ”
"That's not what it means...... It was the king of Wanjun who wanted to personally send a gold plaque to Wei Huai, and by the way, to increase his merits. ”
"Oh. What do you mean I have to be there too? ”
"Pretty much ......"
"The official still has things to take care of, and he really can't spare time. It doesn't matter much, does it? Tell him to go. ”
"Understood. Now go and call Senator Wang. ”
……
Lu Fangxuan stood in the house in a daze, looking up at the beams, as if he had nothing to do. He turned around slowly, meeting the gaze of the deputy commander.
"Someone has already been sent?" He asked.
Qi Zhi bowed his hand and said: "Don't worry about this, I promise to make Wan Heshun suspicious of him." ”
Lu Fangxuan paused, and then gradually burst into a smile: "There is no basis for what I say, I can't completely listen to you." ”
Qi Zhi was slightly dissatisfied in his heart, he thought that he was a good brother on the Fair Day of the Yue Kingdom, but he never received full trust at the critical moment. But at this time, I had to accept my grievances and do it. He took out a sketch of the situation inside and outside Wei Huai's mansion, which was not detailed, but it was enough for them to arrange it in a few words.
"You see, Wan Heshun must have entered through the main gate," he said, pointing to the southernmost gate, "this is it." ”
"After Wang Lun finished reading the official document of the increase, Wan He had to talk to Wei Huai by the way, and he must be left and right." His finger slid down, "He's going to have to wait here in the hall." ”
"Wear the hall...... Do you guarantee that someone will be able to see it? Lu Fangxuan asked again.
"In addition to a big road in the north, there are roads on the side, which extend in all directions, so that no one will notice." Qi Shi's tone was a little arrogant, with a complacent look, as if he was resisting Lu Fangxuan's distrust.
Lu Fangxuan also saw five or six points of all this, but he only nodded slightly: "Since this is the case, you can arrange it." ”
After hearing this, Qi Zhi secretly glanced at him, then pressed the table with his hand and pasted a smiling face: "He Wan and Shun are fighting for Wei Chong, but you never make a fuss about it, but instead divide this little senator, the lower officials are really puzzled, and I hope that the adults will turn into foolishness." ”
Lu Fangxuan's eyebrows were lowered, like two dark clouds. Obviously, he was not happy.
"The word 'pointing' is not used well. I'm not a bodhisattva, and I don't like to be nagged. ”
Qi Shi's face turned red in an instant, and he was too frightened to say anything more.
"Okay." Although Lu Fangxuan was extremely dissatisfied, he still opened his mouth and explained to him: "There is no point in fighting for Wei Chong. You must understand: the so-called one mountain does not tolerate two tigers, and I am a person who lives under the fence, which is not enough to compete with it in Nanjing, so we must focus on guarding and not act rashly. Don't forget, deputy general, we still have Zhenjiang behind us, and now if I show my weakness everywhere, and occasionally attack him with strange troops, it will greatly hurt the vitality of the prince; Besides, if we are not here, we will be able to retreat with our whole body, so why not? ”
"Lu Gong is highly impressed!" Qi Zhi hurriedly knelt down to greet him.
Guard.
Wei Huai stood in the courtyard, his face full of sadness.
"Oh, you can't open the door......" one of the minions shouted anxiously, sweating and sticking out his tongue.
Wei Huai had to grit his teeth, trotted all the way from the bluestone slab, pulled out the latch, and pushed the door open suddenly, with a raging flame in his eyes.
But as soon as he saw the visitor, he was like a savior, and without saying more, he hugged him tightly.
"Renying, you're finally here! Even if it's a little late, I don't know what to do! He wiped several large beads of sweat from his forehead and took Xia Yuanlong's hand.
"I just heard about it from Lord Ye, so I came in a hurry." Xia Yuanlong raised his eyes and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"Wan Heshun rewarded me for no reason, and he came to send a plaque, I'm afraid this is not a good thing, it must be a knife hidden in a smile." Wei Huai said as he helped Yuanlong into the hall.
Xia Yuanlong stopped and turned around: "This matter is already well known, but I still have to tell you what they want to do." ”
He immediately turned around, "I asked at Governor Ye's Mansion just now, and he said that Wan Heshun was going to prepare to use you as a gunman." ”
"How?" Wei Huai became vigilant, and the rattan crutch in his hand 'squeaked' twice.
"He said that it is possible to persuade you to write again, so that the partisan dispute between them can be resolved quickly."
"This ......" Wei Huai was stunned for a moment,
"This ...... It's worth it! He looked up at Xia Yuanlong, both rows of teeth trembling.
"Let's take one step at a time," Yuan Long saw through his thoughts, and just patted his arm, "After all, this is something you have already decided." You must get through it, you must stick to ......"
A while after their conversation ended, Wan Heshun personally arrived at the Wei Mansion. He ordered his soldiers to be stationed outside the palace, and he brought Ye Yongjia, the prefect of Nanjing, and Wang Yan, the senator of the Ministry of Officials, and others into it.
With the support of the minions, Wei Huai staggered over and bowed to them: "King Wanjun, Lord Ye, how can I Wei Huai receive a plaque?" This is a way to reward the virtuous, how can I do it! ”
"Sir's reform has benefited the people of Nanjing, they praise your kindness all day long, and worship you as a great sage. Wan Heshun smiled kindly, and swept Ye Yongjia with his afterglow: "Ask someone to carry the plaque in." ”
Ye Yongjia bowed his head, and shouted behind him:
"Lift the plaque!"
It's a plaque about half a bed. Six men carried it, and the corners were inlaid with gold, and it looked extremely hard and thick; The most important thing is the big characters printed on the plaque, which is also a line of gold characters on a blue background, and the book says 'Gong Zhong Ti Guo'.
"Mr. Wei, what do you think?" Wan Heshun stroked the big characters on the plaque, and his fingertips were stained with a little dust.
Wei Huaiqiang laughed happily, and hurriedly said: "The king of the county attaches so much importance to his subordinates, and Huai is really grateful!" How dare you not say a word? ”
"Since Mr. doesn't like it, ask my people to help you carry it in." Wan Heshun beckoned, and arranged for the six people to carry the plaque in.
"Senator Wang, you read the official document." Ye Yongjia coughed, then took Wan Heshun's eyes, and hurriedly pulled Wang Yan out.
Wang Lun nodded at him, and put one hand into his arms, tugging and pulling, and was stretching out the official document halfway, when suddenly his hand shook, as if he heard some movement, and began to look around.
"Something?" Ye Yongjia glanced at him and asked in a low voice.
"No, no, no......"
Wang Yan shook his head, then slowly lowered his eyes full of vigilance, and then unfolded the paperwork, looked at Wei Huai, and recited it aloud.