Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 802
The sphere of influence of King Lu is Zhejiang and several counties in Jiangbei, which are just separated by the Yangtze River. Zhejiang is now in the hinterland and relatively safe. The fortress of progress, with the complementarity of the two places, is still very likely to achieve a career.

But there is a premise for this. It must be under the condition of internal stability in Ming Dynasty. Once a civil war breaks out, the shortcomings of the two places will be exposed.

After King Lu ordered the navy and Zhejiang to obstruct Wang Yan, he was very worried, and immediately rushed from Huai'an to Chongming in order to control the situation.

However, the news from the sea was not good. Wang Yan, who had been cowarded for many years, seemed to be hardened this time, and once Wang Yan was hardened, King Lu would not be able to step down.

At this time, the two parties on the sea could not hold on, which made King Lu anxious.

In Chongming City, the King of Lu was pacing back and forth in the county government office, and Yan Wogong, an official from Kuaiji, said, "Your Highness, the Chu clan has always given way to internal affairs, and this time it must be no exception. If we are tougher, Fan Chu will definitely compromise."

Now that King Lu was framed by these Zhejiang officials, he was very depressed, "An convention, it is according to the convention, I am so anxious now, and the world is unpredictable in real time, how can there be no reason for it to remain the same, Wang Yan, this counselor Damn, the angry daughter-in-law, this time it must be the anger that has been held in her heart for many years, and it will explode all at once, and she will be angry with the lonely king."

King Lu didn't listen to Lord Yan, but instead asked, "Is there any news from the person sent to contact King Tang?"

An official stood up and said, "Report to Your Highness, there is no news yet."

King Lu's face turned cold. It had been so many days and there was no news. It was clear that King Tang didn't see the person he sent and was unwilling to participate.

"Your Highness, the Qing army has changed recently. You can't turn against the King of Chu at this time!" Xie Qian was in the only clan, and because of his birth, he had been squeezed out by the Zhejiang clan. The army fought a battle.

"What do you mean by Lord Xie Hou? Could it be that His Highness is going to back down at this time?" One person immediately got up and asked.

Xie Qian didn't back down, he didn't read much, since he voted for the queen of Lu, he was played around by these Zhejiang officials. There used to be more than [-] horses, but now there are only seven or eight thousand who really listen to his orders, and he is also very happy. nest fire.

Seeing that they were about to quarrel, King Lu couldn't help shouting: "That's enough, why do you want to mess with your own people first?"

"Your Highness, if you persist for three days, I think Chu Fan will definitely back down." Yan Wogong continued.

King Lu's eyes were blazing, "After this incident is over, Gu Ding will clean up the interior, and can't be kidnapped by these people."

Although King Lu was annoyed, there was nothing he could do. He still needs the support of Zhejiang gentry.

At this time, a general outside the hall suddenly came, and he stood at the door, saluted inside and reported: "His Royal Highness, the King of Chu has sent someone over."

Everyone in the hall was slightly taken aback when they heard this, and then they all became overjoyed, Yan Wogong showed a look of complacency on his face, and immediately cupped his hands and congratulated: "Your Highness, what you said about the humble job is right! The King of Chu still retreated after all, and sent someone to come and meet with you." Your Highness negotiates."

King Lu's heart was also moved, he quickly turned around and returned to the main hall, straightened his body, raised his hand and said, "Where are you going? Please come in!"

Hearing the order, the general retreated with his fists clasped. Not long after, Xia Wanchun, dressed in a fourth rank official robe, came in holding a roll of yellow silk with one hand.

Seeing that it was Xia Xiaoyin, an old acquaintance, King Lu thought that Wang Yan wanted Xia Wanchun to negotiate with him based on his friendship.

"The king of Chu is regent, and the order is that the king of Julu will go to Beijing within three days to accept the cabinet's inquiry!" Xia Wanchun walked to the center of the hall, suddenly unfolded the yellow silk, and chanted loudly.

Everyone in the hall frowned slightly when they saw him holding the yellow silk like a crab, but when he finished speaking, their faces darkened.

King Lu's expression darkened immediately. If he had followed Wang Yan's order and entered Nanjing, it might not be easy for him to come out in the future.

Yan Wogong made a mistake in his judgment. The King of Chu did not compromise at all, but exerted forceful pressure. This made him feel a little embarrassed.

"The reason is that the King of Chu is the regent, the reason is that the King of Chu represents the court, and the reason is that the decree has been reviewed by the cabinet." Xia Wanchun was not afraid, and replied loudly: "This order is firstly reasonable, secondly legal, and thirdly moral. , His Royal Highness King Lu wants to fight against the imperial court?"

The throne of Lu was in the main hall, and his heart was extremely gloomy, but Yan Wogong immediately retorted: "Your Highness is a vassal of the imperial court. After the Taizu, how could he fight against Ming Dynasty. I think it is Chu Fan who wants to use the name of the imperial court to deal with His Highness. I It is natural to protect the blood of the great ancestor."

Mr. Yan is also quick-witted, knowing that Chu Fan has taken the name of the court, he immediately took the lead and talked about blood lineage. No matter how far the blood lineage of Lu Fan is, he is still from the Zhu family, but Chu Fan is a complete outsider.

"There are many examples of pro-fans fighting against the imperial court. There is King Ning in the front and Jingjiang in the back." Xia Wanchun pushed Yan Wogong who was standing in front of him away, and said angrily: "Get out of the way, Messenger of the imperial court, if you lose, be honest, don't show your tails, I am here to ask His Royal Highness King Lu on behalf of the imperial court, can you make the decision?"

Yan Wogong was speechless for a moment, his face turned pale and his body trembled from anger.

"Xia Xiaoyin, this is your original appearance, young and ambitious, arrogant and frivolous." Lu Wang looked at Xia Wanchun, and said angrily, "Is this your attitude towards the prince?"

Xia Wanchun was young and talented, so he was naturally arrogant in his heart, but he behaved quite decently in every meeting with King Lu, and King Lu also appreciated his talent very much, showing the intention of soliciting him several times.

"Don't dare!" Xia Wanchun bowed his hands to the King of Lu, "I have great admiration for His Highness the King of Lu who is dedicated to serving the country, fighting against the Eastern captives, and coming to the front line in person, but he has no law for the king, and for a few self-interests, he sells the people. His Royal Highness King Lu, who is in trouble, is deeply ashamed, and naturally there is no respect in his heart!"

King Lu's face turned red when he heard this, he couldn't bear it, and then he was furious, "The lonely king is dedicated to the Ming Dynasty and the foundation of the ancestors, when is it for his own selfishness? You are slandering the prince."

"Then why did His Highness order the Zhe soldiers to stop the imperial court from confiscating illegal merchants? The cabinet will now ask His Highness about this matter." Because of the fried food, Xia Wanchun, as the magistrate of Yingtian, was also under great pressure. He hadn't rested for many months, so he was naturally angry, so he said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, it's not the time to talk about face. Let's go to Nanjing with the official!"

Originally, the king of Lu didn't intervene in this matter, so it just passed away. Wang Yan had no reason to punish him, but he used Zhejiang soldiers to defend the lawlessness, so he gave Wang Yan a reason to rule him.And although King Lu knew this, he still couldn't help it. The younger brother had an accident, and the elder brother didn't show up. How can he mess around in the future.

Go to Nanjing?Do you want to plead guilty to Wang Yan?Ask for his forgiveness?King Lu really couldn't hold back his face, "There are people from Zhejiang involved in this matter, so Gu just accepted the case according to the rules and tried it in Zhejiang first, so that no one would take the opportunity to rule out dissidents. I'm afraid this reason is not enough to let the king go to Nanjing. "

Xia Wanchun smiled slightly, "If His Highness doesn't cooperate, the court will have to follow the court's rules."

"What do you mean? You're threatening me?" King Lu frowned, his face turning cold.

Xia Wanchun smiled and didn't answer, but at this moment, an official ran from outside in a hurry, he fell at the door, picked up a letter in a hurry, and ran into the lobby without even picking up his official hat, "Your Highness , the big thing is not good, two armies of the Five Loyalists marched into Zhejiang and approached Yuhang!"

Hearing this, King Lu was so shocked that he sat down all of a sudden, and the faces of many Zhejiang parties in the hall were ashen.

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