When Shen Youlong heard this, he stood up and paced back and forth in the room.

Juehua Island experienced a military disaster in the early years, although there was a garrison after that, but the local facilities were not as good as before, the Great Compassion Pavilion was in disrepair, the red bricks on the ground were covered with a layer of soil, in this room that was used as a study, you can clearly see a circle of trampled reflective mud floor, that is when Shen Youlong hesitated, paced back and forth.

Wu Xiang drank his tea, silently, quietly waiting for his reaction. Whether he agrees or disagrees, Wu Xiang has the rhetoric and methods to deal with it, and the Wu family's father and son and Li Zhaoji have already discussed this matter.

Shen Youlong was in a dilemma at this time, as a scholar, the subset of scriptures and history he had read since he was a child told him that the death of the Son of Heaven should support King Fu. The Ming Dynasty has never had a precedent for standing by virtue. Besides, if King Lu is virtuous or not, it is not the mouth of the ministers, if he is really so virtuous, that group of people will not support him, after all, the virtuous monarch must be the Ming monarch, where is the Ming monarch easy to control?

In terms of righteousness and personal morality, Shen Youlong should support King Fu, but reality tells him that he should support King Lu.

Because before coming, he met the Jiangnan scholars in Songjiang, and at that time the discussion was about moving the capital, because of the proposal to move the capital, he and the Jiangnan scholars who were idle at home had formed a solid alliance, and these people, mostly because of the love and hatred between the Donglin Party and the old Fu King, chose to support King Lu.

Moreover, in recent times, with the openness of the contention and contradictions, the momentum of the Luwang faction has gradually overwhelmed the Fuwang faction, the reason is very simple, Jiangnan Shidaifu is mostly Donglin, and Ma Shiying, who took the lead in supporting the Fu King, is considered to be the remnant of the eunuch party, plus there is also a prison army Lu Jiude shouting, whether Ma Shiying is a eunuch or not, he will also be beaten as a eunuch.

What's more, the kidnapping of King Fu of Lu happened in Huai'an, and at the time of the incident, Lu Jiude himself was in Huai'an, making him the biggest suspect.

Therefore, more and more powerful factions support the establishment of King Lu, and Shi Kefa is definitely not the first to jump back, nor will he be the last.

At present, the key to the contention between the two feudal domains is which feudal king was escorted to Nanjing by the army, and today Wu Xiang brought the answer, this person will be King Fu.

"I just want to ask you, is King Fu in Ma Shiying's hands now?" Shen Youlong suddenly stopped and asked.

Wu Xiang shook his head directly, and Shen Youlong was immediately relieved, he had to think about it in the long run. Supporting King Fu means that the court in the future will be the enemy of Jiangnan Shidafu, and if the person who supports King Fu is Ma Shiying, it is almost foreseeable that the court in the future will inevitably be a fight between the two parties.

And if it weren't Ma Shiying, no matter if that person was a eunuch or a civilian official with a relatively low status, as long as he succeeded, the Ming Dynasty would be united.

When Shen Youlong confirmed the news, when he was about to make up his mind, Zhao Wenji handed Shen Youlong the cup of tea that had been cold, and said, "Dong Weng drink some tea and moisten your throat, your voice is already a little hoarse." ”

Shen Youlong and Zhao Wenhe have been partners for more than ten years, and they have a good understanding of each other, Shen Youlong immediately understood, Zhao Wenji was persuading himself not to make a decision too early, and Zhao Wenji asked after blocking Shen Youlong's mouth: "Master Wu, there is something that the student doesn't understand.

Jiangnan has Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude supporting King Fu, you also support King Fu, Jiangbei towns, mostly controlled by Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude, why don't you go to Jiangnan to find Ma Shiying, students don't believe it, Ma Shiying doesn't want to be the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Wu Xiang said: "That colleague of ours is not ashamed to cooperate with Ma Shiying, Lu Jiude, these eunuchs, so he found us, and asked me to convince you Lord Shen as much as possible."

Imagine, if we cooperate with Ma Shiying, he will become the first assistant, and in the future, the eunuch party and Donglin will stand side by side in the court, the party will continue to fight, and the remaining power of the Ming Dynasty will all be used in internal friction. When the time comes, let alone recover the Central Plains and avenge the Son of Heaven. Even if it's in the south, it is estimated that it will not be able to do it.

Our meaning is very clear, although we support King Fu and ask Lord Shen to be the first assistant, but we will not break with the King Lu faction afterwards, in fact, King Fu does not know who supports King Lu now.

Now that Daming has reached this point, unity is more important than anything else. ”

Shen Youlong nodded with satisfaction, and was even more interested in the colleague in Wu Xiang's mouth, but he didn't ask directly, but sat on the side, watching Zhao Wenji and Wu Xiang ask and answer.

Zhao Wenji immediately said: "The father and son of the Wu family are worthy of being my Ming Optimus Prime, and it is really a blessing for me to be aware of the overall situation." But if you look for my Dong Weng, you won't just let Dong Weng be the first assistant, what should you do next, you and the adult, but you have made a charter?

Now that the Yue army has arrived on Juehua Island, plus the feudal army, more than 10,000 elites have listened to Lord Shen's orders, you and that lord, but do you want Lord Shen to send troops to support him? ”

Wu Xiang smiled: "Support lies in momentum and orthodoxy, and sending troops is nothing." If it is operated properly, thousands of soldiers and 10,000 people can handle it. When the time comes, I will be able to bear it with all my might. ”

Shen Youlong and Zhao Wenhe's faces are all changed, if the soldiers who support the establishment are all from Liao Town, the court in the future, Liao Town will be dominant, the Wu family father and son control the court, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, if so, this time, Shen Youlong not only does not support, but will vigorously oppose it, even if it is to hand over the court to the eunuch party, it is also the rule of Wenchen, if it is handed over to the Wu family father and son, it is a martial arts disorder, absolutely impossible.

"The blessed king is in your hands, and you have a righteous name. Liaozhen is the best soldier in the world, you are not short of soldiers, and you still come to the old man to do something, is the old man going to be a boatman, just send you to Jiangnan? Shen Youlong said lightly.

Wu Xiang waved his hand again and again: "Lord Shen misunderstood, do you think that if we support King Fu, my Wu family's father and son will be the second Cao Mengde?" ”

"You ........" Shen Youlong didn't want to make his words clear, he just didn't want to tear his face, who would have thought that Wu Xiang would say it himself.

Wu Xiang saw the change in the faces of the two people in front of him, and said: "The two of you don't need to be like this, my Wu family's father and son don't have the intention of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, so naturally they are not afraid of others talking about it." ”

Next, he said: "Indeed, this time we sent troops to support King Fu, and we Liaozhen handled it single-handedly, and we didn't need others to send troops, but we only sent troops, not people." ”

"What do you mean?" Shen Youlong and Zhao Wenji both asked.

Wu Xiang smiled: "The foundation of my Liao Town is all in the land of Guanning, and if I send troops south, I will only select elite divisions, and the main force will still guard Guanning." This time, I only ask for two things in Liaozhen, one is to give me the hereditary title of the Wu family, preferably a duke. Second, in the future, the imperial court will supply food and salary for our Liao Town from the sea, and it cannot be interrupted. ”

"What does Lord Wu mean by not abandoning Guan Ning?" Shen Youlong almost exclaimed in surprise.

"The land of foundation, how can it be abandoned, there are more than 50,000 soldiers and horses in Liaozhen, more than 200,000 family members, and there are many other people in the local area, even if it is abandoned, how can it be easily abandoned? Could it be that in this southerly season, Lord Shen is sure to transport hundreds of thousands of people from my Liao Town to the south of the Yangtze River? Wu Xiang asked with a smile.

This is Wu Xiang's words that he discussed with Li Zhaoji early on, whether it is Shen Youlong or Jiangnan Doctor, if they want them to support the Wu family, the Wu family must show a low profile, and if people don't want to connect the Wu family's father and son with Cao Mengde, there is a way not to abandon Guan Ning.

As long as the soldiers and civilians of Liaozhen are in Guanning, the father and son of the Wu family will not be able to go to Jiangnan to be that Cao Mengde, and if they want to be Cao Mengde, these hundreds of thousands of people will have to be transported to Jiangnan, but the sea transportation capacity is in the hands of Jiangnan Shi Dafu, and the sea control belongs to Li Zhaoji, and Li Zhaoji listens to Shen Youlong, so a chain down, Shen Youlong and Zhao Wenji also understand why Wu Xiang came to the door and asked Shen Youlong to come forward as the first assistant.

Wu Xiang said: "In fact, for me and that colleague, there is no difference between King Fu and King Lu, the key is that the Ming Dynasty wants to unite, why support King Fu is because Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude support King Fu, one of these two is the governor of Lufeng, controlling the towns of Jiangbei, and the other is the military supervision of King Qin. They must have united the towns in Jiangbei, if we support the king of Lu and the Liao soldiers enter the south of the Yangtze River, maybe they will have to fight a civil war with the towns. ”

Both of them nodded, and Wu Xiang said: "If Lord Shen comes forward and convinces the towns of Jiangbei to work together, then it doesn't hurt to support King Lu, so that the army and the gentry in Jiangnan are united." Daming is expected to recover. ”

Shen Youlong nodded slightly, thinking about it, he felt that this made sense, he couldn't think of any loopholes, but this matter involved a lot and involved too much, so he didn't feel at ease, but looked at Zhao Wenji: "Sir, what do you think?" ”

Zhao Wenji asked: "Lord Wu, what do you mean is that Lord Shen is here to provide you with the benefits of the boat and the sea to the south of the Yangtze River." The second is to contact the towns of Jiangbei for you to avoid civil war, right? ”

"Mr. Zhao is really smart, but not entirely right. If Lord Shen agrees, I think there is still a hidden danger that only you, Lord Shen, can solve. Wu Xiang said.

"Please." Shen Youlong couldn't think of the hidden danger himself, but he was raised by the other party, so he was naturally willing to listen to it.

Wu Xiang said: "This hidden danger is Fujian Zheng Zhilong. ”

There is no need for Wu Xiang to speak too thoroughly, Shen Youlong understands everything. The current plan is to support King Fu, and the towns in Jiangbei already support King Fu, so as long as Ma Shiying gives them all the benefits he promised them, then this matter will naturally not be a problem.

But there is still a soldier in the south, which is Zheng Zhilong in Fujian. And Shen Youlong also remembered that Qian Qianyi also mentioned Zheng Zhilong in his handwritten letter, saying that he could win his support, and he thought he was already doing it.

If Qian Qianyi succeeds, Zheng Zhilong stands on Qian Qianyi's side, supports King Lu, and Liaozhen goes south to support King Fu, won't it make it difficult for Zheng Zhilong to deal with himself in the future, so he may make drastic measures, you must know that Zheng Zhilong is the governor of Fujian, and the military power of the Fujian water and land armies is in the hands of him and his men.

Shen Youlong figured this out and immediately said, "This matter is handled by the old man." ”

"Exactly, the son of the Zheng family is still in our army, and it is easier to deal with it." Zhao Wenji also said.

Indeed, Zheng Zhilong found a teacher like Qian Qianyi for his son, and it was natural for him to stand on Qian Qianyi's side. But Zheng Sen is here with Shen Youlong, and the relationship between Shen Youlong and Zheng Zhilong is not small.

When Shen Youlong served as the governor of Fujian, he once appeased Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Zhilong also agreed, but because of some misunderstandings, Zheng Zhilong surrendered and rebelled, Shen Youlong was immediately transferred to Liangguang, and Xiong Wencan cared for Zheng Zhilong again, so that Zheng Zhilong became the Five Tigers guerrilla of the Ming Dynasty.

In this way, Xiong Wencan is his benefactor of Zheng Zhilong, but the problem is that this Xiong Wencan Xiong was beheaded in the west of the capital for the crime of misleading the country because of the unfavorable suppression of Zhang Xianzhong in the thirteenth year of Chongzhen. At that time, Shen Youlong also became the governor of Liangguang, Xiong Wencan was not listed by Zheng Zhilong, and Shen Youlong became his benefactor.

Now that he is a benefactor on one side and his son's teacher on the other, Zheng Zhilong is not difficult to choose.

After all, as long as he doesn't do anything and sits back and watches Shen Youlong support King Fu, then he will inevitably get hereditary titles and all kinds of authority, on the contrary, if he supports Qian Qianyi, he will have to move troops.

Zheng Zhilong, the dog of the household, Shen Youlong knows him very well, so he is very sure.

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