In addition to Chen/Yuan Liang, the prefect of Qingzhou, Zuo Guitang, and Yang Pu, the steward of the Lu Wangfu, there was also Wu Jinzhou, the envoy of Shandong Xuanfu, who participated in politics at dawn - Wu Jinzhou was Liang Xi's adviser, and he went with him, which undoubtedly shows that Gu Siyuan and others had negotiated the conditions with the Liang family without concealing Huaidong.

Lin Jian stood with his hands in his hands, watched Chen \/Yuan Liang and the others come in with an indifferent expression, and said sneeringly: "The morning star has just risen, what is the urgent matter for Chen Gong to come to visit?" If Uncle Yang hadn't been here, I would have thought that you came here to ask the teacher about the crime. ”

Song Jia avoided the inner room first, and Lin Xuwen and Gao Zongting accompanied Lin Jian to stand in the hall.

"I'm really sorry to come here in a hurry," Chen \/Yuan Liang seemed to be able to anticipate Lin Bin's annoyance, and it was strange that Lin Tie was not angry, but the more ugly Lin Bin's face was, he doubled his pleasant face, and said, "It's not that I don't say hello to Huaidong first, but the emperor has a secret edict, and when he goes south to Shandong, he first summons the Liang family to discuss the abolition of the matter." In front of the Empress Dowager Liang, we didn't dare to be sloppy, so we could only send someone to Jinan to contact the Liang family first, delaying the time, please don't blame it......"

"Secret edict?" Lin Jian asked in a stiff tone, "What secret edict?" ”

"Yanjing was besieged, and Jiang Ning had not sent a reinforcement for several months, and the emperor wrote this secret edict by himself before breaking through the siege, in order to prevent accidents, and was carried by the Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu. The emperor once said that if he could not go south from Jinhai to Jiangning, the Empress Dowager Liang and the King of Lu would show the secret edict to the ministers to abolish the matter," Chen \/Yuan Liang said, "In the past so long, the emperor has no news, and the secret edict is afraid that it has become a posthumous edict, so the Empress Dowager Liang and the king of Lu agreed to make this secret edict ......public."

Zuo Guitang carried a brocade box with him, stepped forward, took out an edict with a moire jade shaft from the brocade box, and handed it to Lin Tie with both hands.

Lin Jian took the secret edict, unfolded it and looked at it for a while, and then returned the secret edict to Zuo Guitang.

Gao Zongting and Lin Xuwen stood beside Lin Lian, and saw clearly what was written in the so-called "secret edict", which was nothing more than the abolition of Ning Lilu and the like. For such a long time, with courtiers who were familiar with the affairs of the inner court, it was easy to forge an edict that was difficult to argue with whether it was true or false; Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the secret edict presented by Zuo Guitang is true, can it really rely on this secret edict to let King Lu replace King Ning on the throne?

However, after reading the secret edict, Lin Lian's face softened, and he was silent for a while, and said: "Although the emperor has not officially established a successor, if King Ning is in charge of Jiangdong and southeast government affairs, there is the meaning of passing on the throne, which is also recognized by the princes of Jiangning." If you come up with a secret edict today, the princes of Jiangning may not approve it...... At the time of the national crisis, when the national crisis is at hand, when the crown is coordinated, there is a sudden turmoil, which is not the blessing of the imperial court! ”

"If the emperor is in danger, this is the last edict. How can you, as courtiers, not be able to make the Holy Decree known to the world? Chen/Yuan Liang said, "Since Yanjing was besieged, Jiangning has not established the king of Ning for a long time, precisely because the princes of Jiangning are loyal to the court and the king. If you don't publish the secret edict to the world and let it be buried, you and I will not be at ease, and it will really be in vain for the pure loyalty of the princes of Fei Jiangning! ”

Really come to this point, they can no longer see each other sincerely, Chen \/Yuan Liang also closely followed the so-called secret edict and said some empty words to test Lin Lian's attitude, and his eyes kept looking at the changes in Lin Lian's face.

Most people who have been immersed in officialdom for a long time will not believe that there are really people in this world who take the overall situation into account, and they can't talk about it because the interests are not attractive enough.

The relationship between Lin Jian and Chen/Yuanliang has always been indifferent, and Tang Haoxin's death has made their relationship closer, but this closeness is especially insignificant in the face of interests.

Chen/Yuan Liang went from Moling Zhixian to Shandong Xuanfu Division to participate in politics and Zhiqing Prefecture affairs, and he was already over-appointed.

After Huaidong supported Huang Jinnian and Lin Xuwen to enter the Jiangning center, the Dongyang political resources that the Gu family could control would be sharply weakened, and Chen/Yuan Liang wanted to leap to the Jiangning center in one step to take up important positions, and even further serve as Gu Wuchen's deputy as a deputy to serve as a deputy minister such as a subordinate or Shangshu, and supporting King Lu was the best opportunity he could grasp.

When it comes to party struggle, the most intense form is nothing more than the support of the new emperor, and the merit of support is the largest and most substantial political resource. In the eyes of the people in Qingzhou, they couldn't see the national disaster, and thought that Yanhu would be satisfied if he seized the northern land, and he still wanted to be promoted and make a fortune, and he wanted to fight for the merit of becoming a minister with power leaning towards the government and the opposition.

Lin Jian thought resentfully in his heart, his face hesitated, and asked, "According to what Duke Chen said, how can I let the princes of Jiangning see the secret edict?" It's impossible to summon everyone to Qingzhou! Because he was restraining the anger in his heart, his voice was a little hoarse.

Lin Lian's unnaturalness, in Chen/Yuan Liang's eyes, but another speculation, he exchanged glances with Wu Jinzhou, and said: "From Qingzhou to Jiangning, the road is far and dangerous, please send troops to escort the Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu to Jiangning with the Qingzhou army, and after arriving in Jiangning, Empress Dowager Liang will summon the ministers of Jiangning out of the city to watch the secret edict, and the major event will be ......."

The Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu are still under the control of Qingzhou, and no matter how stupid the people of Qingzhou are, they will not hand over the Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu to the Liang family, nor will they let the Liang family send troops to control Jiangning. The people of Qingzhou knew that the combat effectiveness of the Qingzhou Army was not strong, and even if Gu Wuchen and Jiangning Shuiying were the internal responses, they were still not completely sure; Only by pulling Huaidong up can the people of Jiangning be obediently obedient.

Chen/Yuan Liang stared at Lin Lian with his eyes, and said in his heart: Although it is our fault to take the Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu and others to Qingzhou, you should be angry, but this good thing, we did not block Huaidong out!

"It's not that easy, it's very dangerous. If you really want to make sure that nothing goes wrong, Huaidong must first transfer all the water camp warships back from eastern Zhejiang," Lin Jian said while thinking, "But whether it is King Lining or King Lilu, Huaidong will serve loyally, why take such a big risk?" To tell the truth, according to the national system, the edict must be archived by the inner court for comparison. Yanjing fell, and there is no way to confirm the authenticity of the secret edict, I am afraid that in the end, the public will say that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law will say that the mother-in-law is reasonable, and it will not be good if the quarrel is overturned - I think Qingzhou should not participate in this matter! ”

Although Lin Jian persuaded Qingzhou to get out of the matter, his tone of voice had loosened, and he also asked about the benefits of Huaidong's involvement, and Chen/Yuan Liang's worried heart fell halfway, and he knew that there was a lot to be done. He was really afraid that Lin Jian would be satisfied with the status quo and not want to forge ahead. With Huaidong's participation, although there is no 100% certainty in this matter, there is still 80% or 90% certainty, what can not be done?

Chen/Yuan Liang thought to himself, who can face the temptation of supporting the merit and not be moved? Huaidong, Qingzhou, and the Liang family jointly established King Lu as the emperor, and naturally the three families jointly controlled the government. The dilapidated place in Huaidong, even if you count Mingzhou Mansion, there are only more than 20 counties, and they are doing a good job here, and there are nearly 40 counties in eastern Shandong.

"King Lu also has the intention to rectify the imperial system," Chen said/Yuan Liang, "and wants to set up a privy council outside the military department to manage military affairs and take charge of the affairs of quelling the rebellion and the imperial captives." With your ability, it is considered a grievance to concurrently serve the position of deputy privy envoy, and the Huaidong envoy also needs Weiyang Mansion to be included in the defense area, so it can be regarded as worthy of the name......"

"Then the Qingzhou Army went to Jiangning, and they can't come back?" Lin Jian asked.

"King Lu first returned to Jiangning, the foundation is unstable, there is no one to trust, only the Jiangning water camp is still insufficient, King Lu wants to keep the Qingzhou army in Jiangning as a guard," Chen / Yuan Liang said, "The defense of the original Qingzhou will be taken ......over by Lu Guogong."

Lin Jian has never seen the old son of the Empress Dowager Liang, but since the Sumen case, there is this old woman's figure shaking behind the entire Dayue Dynasty, and it will not be a simple role, but he didn't expect that this old woman promised to let the Gu family completely control Jiangning in order to support King Lu's ascension to the throne.

Just like many women will not sell their chastity in front of a few hundred yuan of small money, but when the price is raised to tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions, the woman who can resist the temptation suddenly almost does not exist.

"This is not a trivial matter, let me think about it for two days!" Lin Jian said, and didn't give Chen \/Yuanliang and the others a chance to speak, so he asked Zhou Pu to send off the guests on his behalf. Yang Pu, Zuo Guitang, and Wu Jinzhou didn't say a word from beginning to end, they just came to Lin Jian to know the attitude of the people and forces they represented on this matter.

"This plan to share the spoils, if you change someone else, you may not be rejected!" After Chen/Yuan Liang and the others left, Lin Jian sighed, as if he wanted to spit out the helplessness and hopelessness in his heart in this sigh.

The so-called "Huaidong" usually refers to the lower reaches of the Huai River east of Neihongzepu, including the sixteen counties of Weiyang, Hailing and Huai'an. In the traditional concept, Weiyang Mansion is the strategic center of gravity of Huaidong, and Weiyang is the most developed area in Huaidong. Even if you don't consider the inland river transportation and the salt industry in Weiyang, the counties of Weiyang Province are also the land of fish and rice comparable to Pingjiang Province and Danyang Province.

Before Lin Jian ruled Huaidong, the money and grain taxes paid by Hailing and Huai'an to the county department were worse than those of Weiyang Mansion.

If it weren't for the fact that Dongyu occupied Yanji, it was likely that after the Yellow River froze in winter, he would have used troops on Hehuai in a big way, and Lin Lian might have been tempted by such a condition - after all, under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Huaidong to divide Weiyang Mansion into the territory at this time.

"When the interruption continues, it will be chaotic," Gao Zongting suggested, "Although Qingzhou and the Liang family have tried their best to block the news, they may not be able to block it forever; Maybe Yue Lengqiu and Ning Wangfu already knew the news and were secretly planning a big plan, Huaidong couldn't hesitate, let alone waste time convincing the Gu family......

Lin Jian clenched his fists hard, Gao Zongting said lightly, and he was constantly in turmoil, but how could this kind of thing be easily decided?

Lin Jian hoped that the people of Qingzhou would know the difficulties and retreat, but he didn't expect that in the face of the temptation of power, the people of Qingzhou, including Gu Wuchen, were too deep. Lin Jian wanted to persuade them to give up their ambitions to support the throne, but the news would leak to Jiangning at any time - once Yue Lengqiu, Cheng Yuqian, Yu Xinyuan and others supported King Lining to ascend the throne in Jiangning, Huaidong would become extremely passive if he took a position afterwards.

If the Gu family and the Liang family take a risk, regardless of Huaidong's opinions, they will directly support King Lu as emperor in Qingzhou, which will directly lead to the split of the Jiangning regime.

But how easy is it to openly and completely break with the Gu family?

It is not easy for Lin and Gu to get to this day, and the relationship between them is complicated - Gu Wuchen is not only Lin Lian's father-in-law, but also a mentor who promotes the rise of Lin Lian in the eyes of the world.

Moreover, the Dongyang Township Party also regarded Gu Wuchen as the leader at this time, and Lin Tie was even more worried that Lin Tingli, Lin Xulu and others had also moved their minds to Gu Wuchen - Lin Tie had no time to send people to Dongyang to test Lin Tingli, Lin Xulu's father and son's attitude towards supporting Lili.

If he openly broke off with the Gu family in the matter of supporting, what would Gu Junxun do in Huaidong in the future?

Thinking of this kind of species, it is really difficult for Lin Lian to make a decision.

Gao Zongting didn't seem to see the hesitation on Lin Lian's face, and said to himself: "...... The only way to do this is to delay the army first. Since it is a proposal to abolish the legislature, it is too stingy to assign Weiyang Mansion to Huaidong, so you can continue to negotiate conditions with them, and drag Chen/Yuanliang and others first. Second, the adults need to immediately write a letter of worship in support of King Lining, which will be secretly carried into Jiangning by the eldest prince, bypassing Lord Gu, looking for Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian, and informing them of the Empress Dowager Liang and King Lu in Qingzhou, and asking them to immediately support King Lining in Jiangning to ascend the throne, and first set the name of righteousness. Third, the Tianjin Navy withdrew from Jinhai ahead of schedule and transferred to Laizhou in order to prepare for the people of Qingzhou to take risks......"

Lin Lian's face jumped, he had been fighting with Yue Lengqiu for so long, who would have thought that in the end, Huaidong and the Gu family would break up in the matter of supporting the establishment, but he would take the initiative to find Yue Lengqiu to make peace?

But there is no way, Huaidong must stand with Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian at this time. If there is any chaos in the Liang family and Qingzhou, there is still the Huaisi defense line in the north, and the situation will not be a mess. If there is an uncontrollable mess in southern Huinan, northern Zhejiang or Jiangxi, the soldiers and horses of the luxury family will directly sweep the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River and the soldiers will be under the city of Jiangning.

"It seems that the only plan for today can be implemented according to the words of the sect court," Lin Jian smiled bitterly and instructed Zhou Pu, "You call Wu Qi, don't alarm others, and let Wu Qi personally escort my eldest brother to Jiangning." ”

"I will write it immediately," Lin Lian, Lin Xuwen, and Gao Zongting said, "After the eldest brother goes to Jiangning, the ascension to the throne of King Lining cannot be delayed past the sixth day of the eighth month at the latest; On the same day, I will also transfer the navy from Laizhou to land. In terms of timing, it is necessary to cooperate well, not sooner or later. Zongting, you go to rest first, and Chen/Yuanliang's side will be dealt with by you...... Everything is as usual on the Xiashan camp, don't have any changes, so as not to arouse the vigilance of Chen/Yuanliang; Don't test others! ”

The people of Qingzhou, Zhang Jinxian, Cheng Weiyuan, Chu Zheng and others, have a close relationship with Huaidong, Chu Zheng is still a general from Eastern Fujian, and Geng Quanshan and Chen Dingbang were the generals who Lu Jingyan relied on at the same time. This matter is very important, Lin Jian didn't want to make any more extraneous branches, and finally made a shit situation where two emperors stood side by side, so he deliberately gave one more order.