Fenghou

Chapter 256
In the inner hall, all the boxes were opened, and Lu Yihao stood in the box with his hands behind his back, squinting his eyes at the incomparably exquisite porcelain, jewelry, utensils and other things. The objects of the imperial palace back then returned to Lin'an after several twists and turns.

At this time, the eldest son, Lu Jin, walked into the inner hall, bowed and said, "Father, is there something to do with your child?"

Lu Yihao nodded, "Chen Qing came here just now."

"Oh! These are the dowry gifts from him?"

Lu Jin knew that Chen Qing had come and that Chen Qing had brought a lot of boxes, so he thought it was Chen Qing's betrothal gift.

Lu Yihao sneered, "I dare not accept the things used by the late emperor and empress dowager!"

"Ah!" Lu Jin was taken aback, "What's going on?"

"It's nothing, I'll hand it over to the emperor for him tomorrow, so that Qin Hui won't make a fuss about it. The impeachment papers are all written. If you don't hand in these things, he won't be able to pass this test. Humph! It's obviously for his own good, and he has to Let me rack my brains to trick things here, and he is not happy, so why should I?"

"Father seems a little dissatisfied with him?" Lu Jin asked cautiously.

Lu Yihao sighed softly, "I may have misread the person."

"Didn't he make great achievements repeatedly, even the Jingzhao was breached, and even the emperor was full of praise for him?"

"That's just on the surface. In fact, the officials are already afraid of him."

"Why did father say such a thing?"

Lu Yihao sat down slowly and said: "Before Zhao Ding proposed to make Chen Qing the governor of the capital, I saw that the officials refused to agree. At first I thought it was because of the Queen Mother. Of course, the Queen Mother also obstructed it behind the scenes, but this is not the case. The main reason, the root cause, is Zhu Shengfei's impeachment."

"Zhu Shengfei also impeached Chen Qing? He is the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shanxi, so why not just dismiss him?"

"He didn't get the power to act as an imperial edict, and Chen Qing was directly appointed by the government. He has no right to dismiss him, but if you read his impeachment letter, you will know why the government is dissatisfied. I just heard from the eunuch. Some content seems to say that all the actions of Chen Qing have not been approved by the Xuanfu Commissioner, including Ganquanbao and Xixia Wars. The Xuanfu Commissioner knows nothing about the cause, process and results, so let him write a report , he also ignored.

Then he led the army into Hanzhong without authorization, and attacked Jingzhao City without authorization. "

Lu Jin said for a long while: "It seems that Chen Qing has touched a big taboo in the officialdom."

"That's right, regardless of his brilliant achievements, the officials applaud him on the surface, but in fact, the officials value the rules more. A small commanding envoy can take the place of the Xuanfu envoy. If he is named the capital , doesn’t he want to separate himself from the regime?”

"Father, don't do it!"

Lu Yihao said coldly: "It's not that it's impossible, it's just that. It can be seen from the small Ganquan Fort. He clearly regards Ganquan Fort as his foundation. I won't misunderstand the person. People are unwilling to accept the system of civil servants controlling the military from the bottom of their hearts, and sooner or later they will turn against the court because of this matter."

"Then about his marriage with Xiu'er?"

"I won't mention it for the time being. I will observe it for a few more years. If he wants to marry someone else, I will not object. In a word, the Lu family must not be implicated by him."

Lu Jin sighed in his heart and said, "How should I tell Xiu'er?"

Lu Yihao looked at the roof with his hands behind his back and said indifferently: "Don't tell her about Chen Qing's return for the time being. When Chen Qing is gone and won't come back for a few years, she will probably fade away."

Chen Qing got up early the next morning, and he was going to report to the Privy Council, which arranged for him to report on his duties. Perhaps it was because of the unpleasant contact with Lu Yihao last night. Chen Qing was not in a good mood. He felt that Lu Yihao was a little alienated from him, so that He didn't mention his marriage with Lu Xiu at all.

There was neither a matchmaker's words nor an engagement between him and Lu Xiu, there was only a promise from Lu Yihao, and it was not even a matter of regretting the marriage, so it was nothing more than nothing.

"Chen Qing!"

Someone behind him seemed to be calling him, Chen Qing reined in the reins and turned around, only to see a person galloping towards him on horseback, when the person approached gradually, Chen Qing recognized it, it was actually Hu Yantong, his only friend in Lin'an.

Chen Qing was overjoyed, he got off his horse and went up to meet him, Hu Yantong also jumped off his horse, the two laughed and hugged each other.

Hu Yantong punched Chen Qing on the shoulder, "You are not kind, Lin'an didn't tell me. If I hadn't met Uncle Zheng in Fengle Building last night, I would not have known that you had arrived in Lin'an."

"You went to see me just now?"

"Of course, I heard that you have gone to Da Nei, so I will follow you all the way."

Hu Yantong was very excited, took Chen Qing's arm and said: "I invite you to drink tea, let's have a good chat, and invite you to drink at noon."

Chen Qing tilted his head and smiled, "You seem to be very leisurely?"

"Where can I be busy as a general of the imperial army in Lin'an? I go to the barracks every three days, stay for half a day, drink tea and brag with my boss, and then pat my ass and go home."

"What about army training?"

"There is military training, but it has nothing to do with me. There are special training instructors. Anyway, I just got here this year."

Chen Qing couldn't say anything about him, so he smiled and said: "I'm going to report to the Privy Council first to see their arrangements, and then I have time, why don't you wait for me, and I'll treat you to a drink at noon."

"I'll just wait for you, but it must be my treat, and you have to pay for it?"

The two walked and chatted, and arrived at the inner palace not long after, Hu Yantong and Chen Qing's subordinates were waiting outside, Chen Qing entered the inner palace alone, and went to the Privy Council.

The official of the Privy Council who received Chen Qing was Li Hui who knew about the Privy Council. He invited Chen Qing to his official room and asked the tea boy to serve tea. He gave a high evaluation and believes that the control system is the new star of the Western Army and the hope of revitalizing the Western Army."

Chen Qing shook his head, "Li Yuanwailang praised me too much. The hope of the Western Army is Wu Dutong, not me. This is the consensus of our Western Army soldiers!"

"Generally speaking, there will be differences between the court's cognition and the consensus of the soldiers. It depends on the starting point of the problem! Youth is the biggest capital of Chen Tongzhi, and it is said that the official has signed the agreement. The commander will be promoted to Marquis, and the rank will also be changed Promoted to the thirteenth level, Dr. Zuo Wu, you are still so young and have a bright future!"

"What about the official position?" Chen Qing asked frankly.

Li Hui pondered for a while and said: "To be honest, your official position has not been finalized. The Privy Council recommended you as the governor, but the official department couldn't pass it, and the official department couldn't pass it. The approval of the Ministry of Officials means that the Political Affairs Hall and the emperor have expressed their views."

"Does the official department think that I am unqualified?"

"Seniority! The official department thinks that your qualifications are too short. There is no precedent for such a quick promotion. You need to carefully consider it. In fact, someone stopped you."

"Did you get stopped by Qin Hui?"

"It's not necessarily him, brother, there are many people who praise you in the court, but there are also many people who hate you!"

I stayed in the Privy Council for half an hour, and it didn't take much time to go through the formalities, but I chatted with Li Hui for a while.
With the news from Li Hui, Chen Qing realized that he had been noticed by all the officials of the imperial court. There were some who supported the Chen faction, but there were also many who were against the Chen faction. However, Li Hui was always vague on some key issues, which made Chen Qing confused. Foggy.

Hu Yantong still treated Chen Qing to a drink at the Hukou restaurant opened by his family.

"Lin'an has changed a lot this year, and the court has also changed a lot. Everyone has tasted the sweetness of the truce. The supplies are abundant, the people are stable, and all kinds of skilled craftsmen have sprung up like mushrooms. Some are old craftsmen, but more are from the Jiangnan area. The new craftsmen, dignitaries are building houses and boats by the West Lake, and the wind of getting rich and getting rich has risen again. Various music festivals, various gatherings, gatherings of literati and scholars, seem to have returned to the Xuanhe period."

"Nobody wants to fight anymore?"

Hu Yantong nodded, "It is true that no one wants to fight, whether it is the anti-gold faction or the peace faction."

Chen Qing raised his wine glass and said, "The question is not whether you want to fight, but that the Jin soldiers are going to destroy the Song Dynasty. When everyone becomes a subjugated slave, there will be no chance to fight."

"Everyone understands this truth, but everyone thinks this is a matter of the court, so what does it have to do with me?"

"Our imperial court doesn't have this awareness!"

"So, when everyone is comfortable and doesn't want to fight anymore, the peacemakers will naturally gain the upper hand. This is my grandfather's original words. He said that the Jinbing led the truce in order to make Lin'an gradually degenerate in comfort. "

Chen Qing smiled happily: "Your grandfather is very knowledgeable, this is also called the strategy of boiling frogs in warm water!"

Hu Yantong suddenly remembered something, pondered for a while and said: "I'll tell you something, don't be angry!"

(End of this chapter)