Chapter 3: King Ning

From early in the morning, a light snow drifted from the overcast sky overnight, and the brick-paved ground in front of the governor's palace was full of horse-drawn carriages, a long scumbag tied to horses, and all kinds of sedan chairs were also long. Those who have identities in the guards are invited to the front yard foyer to take shelter from the wind and snow, and more people are standing outside in a pile and waiting in a bunch in the west, and those who don't know each other will take a look and report to their homes, so that they can take care of each other in the future, and those who know each other will inquire about the news - these people are walking beside the adults, and the news is also the most well-informed, far more than those small county widows know how critical the current situation is.

Except for those who really couldn't get out of the body, almost all the chief officials and generals of the yamen, towns, and counties of Jiangdong County were summoned to the yamen of the governor's palace for a meeting. In addition to Cheng Yuqian, Gu Wuchen and other officials from the six departments of Jiangning also came to discuss the military and political affairs, the two Zhejiang counties also sent a number of civil and military officials who participated in politics and were at the rank of lieutenant to attend the meeting.

Lin Jian first went to see Liu Zhi and received the special purpose of rewarding merit, and then came to the council hall. The military generals of Wenchen are among them, not to mention the general judgment and Zhaowu captain level or above, and there are people from all yamen.

Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian, the two highest-level figures, did not appear, and everyone waited patiently in piles. Unlike the bustle outside, the council hall was very depressed, and there was no movement except for small whispers.

Lin Jian walked in, and he was a little confused about where he should stand for a while.

Seeing Xiao Xuanchou, the deputy envoy of Jiangdong, Lin Jian raised his feet to step over, so that he could save the most important official title on his head now is that Jiangdong Xuanfu envoy Si Zuo participates in politics, and he has the right to know the affairs of Chongzhou County, and he wants to be regarded as an official of Jiangdong Xuanfu Envoy, but he has just received the decree, and he has not had the opportunity to meet his boss Jiangdong Xuanfu envoy Wang Tian.

Gu Wuchen, who was sitting on the Taishi chair and drinking tea slowly, gave Lin Jian a look, Lin Jian looked over, but saw Jiangdong Xuanfu envoy Wang Tian and the right political participation Han Zai and the new Weiyang prefect Shen Rong and others standing in the corner with strange eyes, Hailing prefect Liu Shidu and Dongyang prefect Lin Tingli were also standing there, looking at this side with a smile.

Lin Lian walked over, first bowed to his nominal boss Wang Tian, and said, "Lin Lian has seen Lord Wang......

Most of the people in the council hall didn't recognize Lin Tie, and they all looked over at this time, wanting to see what a great person the Jinghai Metropolitan Envoy was: the imperial court twice sent an envoy to declare a special purpose to reward the meritorious service, and in the year of the weak crown, he was quickly promoted to Jiangdong Zuo to participate in politics with the birth of a son, holding the male army, and the Jinghai Metropolitan Governor knew the affairs of Chongzhou County and respected the place, and the hall was full of civil and military affairs, and there were not many people who could compare with others.

Ordinary people are just envious and jealous, and the feelings in the hearts of Yin Wang Xueshan of Jiangning Mansion, Yu Xinyuan, Jiangdong Governor, Shen Rong, Weiyang Prefect and others are much more complicated. Thinking of Lin Bin's soaring, they couldn't help but think of the footprints that Lin Tie stepped on their shoulders, heads, and faces, and their hearts ached.

Lin Jian really became famous in the four battles of King Qinwang in Yannan, but without Chen Xueshan, Yu Xinyuan (Wu Dang), Shen Rong and others trampling on the soles of his feet as stepping stones, how could Lin Jian be qualified to lead an army to the north of King Qin last autumn?

Wang Tian is better, although he has always been at odds with Gu Wuchen, there is no direct conflict.

Shen Rong stood beside Wang Tian and spoke, and when he saw Lin Jian coming over, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

Shen Rong almost lost his life in Luoyang Lake, and then set up an air for Lin Ting in Dongyang, if he didn't hate Lin Bin, he could only deceive the ghost. It was not difficult for Shen Rong to understand afterwards that Hong Zekou's robbery of the Qin family's fleet in Luoyang Lake in advance was done by Lin Tie in secret, but unfortunately he couldn't wipe it clean himself, and he couldn't catch the handle that could cause Lin Tie to die, so he could only treat him coldly at this time.

When Han Zai saw Lin Jian coming over, he felt a little angry in his heart.

More than a month ago, when he left Chongzhou under the pretext of asking for help, he did not go back to Jiangning directly, but stayed with Xiao Baiming in Jiyang for two days.

Xiao Taoyuan died, Xiao Baiming, Chen Qianhu and others led troops to defect to the luxury family, once the matter of staying in Jiyang on the way back to Jiangning to ask for help was pierced, even if Han Zai could clear the suspicion of collaborating with the enemy and save his head, he couldn't keep the black gauze hat on his head.

Lin Jian smiled intentionally or unintentionally, which made Han Zai's heart tremble.

Lin Jian doesn't care about Han Zai, he is now a leftist politician, and he has the right to know the affairs of Chongzhou County, the Xuanfu envoy on Han Zai's head no longer has any binding force on him, he bowed to Lin Tingli and Liu Shidu: "I've seen the second uncle and Lord Liu, the second uncle only arrived this morning?" ”

Lin Tingli finally sent Shen Rong away, sat on the seat of the Dongyang prefect he dreamed of, the spring breeze was proud, with a smile on his face, and said to Lin Lian: "Seventeen is polite, now you are also a five-grade official of the imperial court, and you have a knighthood, second uncle, I can't afford your gift anymore...... It was only this morning that I arrived, and it was convenient to take a boat down the water. ”

"Let's talk about the elders first, the second uncle will always be my second uncle, this can't be changed." Lin Jian smiled, and asked Liu Shidu with concern when he would arrive in Jiangning and where he would live.

Liu Shidu greeted Lin Tie with a smile on his face, which was completely a gesture of intersecting with colleagues at the same level.

Although Chongzhou County is still nominally a county under the jurisdiction of Hailing Prefecture, all the taxes are allocated to the Jiangdong Left Army as military salaries, and Lin Jian knows the affairs of Chongzhou County with the Left Participation in the Government, which means that Hailing Mansion has completely lost its jurisdiction over Chongzhou in a short period of time. On the contrary, Lin Jian participated in politics as the Xuanfu Envoy Si Zuo, and as the deputy of the Xuanfu Division, he could even meddle in the affairs of Hailing Mansion.

At this moment, footsteps sounded behind the screen on the inside of the Ming Hall, and the whispers under the hall also disappeared, waiting for Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian, two bigwigs who were nominally the same ministers in the southeast, to appear, but Lin Jian saw the salt and iron envoy Zhang Yan come out with Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian, but he didn't expect him to move so fast, and thought that others were still inspecting the salt area in Huainan.

Zhang Yan is the salt and iron envoy of the fourth grade, not to mention the officials of the sixth department of Jiangning, Wang Xueshan, Gu Wuchen, Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan and others are all officials of the third grade. Generally speaking, it is impossible for Zhang Yan to discuss secretly with Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian, but he left Wang Xueshan, Gu Wuchen, Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan and others outside, and the only possibility is that Zhang Yan has a special purpose in his hand that only Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian can know the details.

Lin Jian was far away from Gu Wuchen, and exchanged glances with Lin Tingli, knowing that he also had such a guess.

"Please Gu Wuchen, Lord Gu, Lord Wang Xueshan, Lord Wang Tian, Lord Yu Xinyuan, Lord Yu, and all the adults of the Six Ministries of Jiangning, as well as Lord Lin Binlin, the Governor of Jinghai, stay in the hall to discuss the secrets, and the other adults please avoid their grievances for the time being......," Cheng Yuqian came out and said.

Lin Jian felt strange in his heart, what secret matter did he want to participate in, but he asked those civil and military generals with higher status than him to avoid it?

After everyone retreated, the hall suddenly became empty, and everyone could be assigned a Taishi chair to sit on, and Lin Jian naturally accompanied the last seat.

Yue Lengqiu looked at Zhang Yan and said, "Let's talk about it ...... Lord Zhang."

Zhang Yan arched his hand and said: "The emperor has issued an order in Beijing seven days ago to make King Yan move to Jiangning and change the title of King Ning. The people and thieves are blocking the road, and it is not easy for King Ning to move the domain, so you need to be reconciled and fully prepared......"

Yan Wang Yuan Jianwu was the prince of Emperor Delong, and he was twenty-six years old at the time. The current emperor has no children to raise children, and among his sons and nephews, Yan Wang Yuan Jianwu has the best reputation.

Lin Jian had guessed that the emperor might change the title of Yuan Jianwu to the king of Ning in order to establish the heir and the southeast of the town, but he didn't expect that the action would be so fast, and almost after the news of the Jinan civil uprising reached Beijing, he made such a decision immediately.

Lin Jian didn't even have time to exchange opinions with Gu Wuchen on this matter, but he didn't expect that Zhang Yan had already rushed to Jiangning with a secret decree following him.

Lin Jian couldn't imagine for a moment what kind of fierce undercurrent was behind this decision, but he understood the reason why Cheng Yuqian and the others wanted him to stay and participate in the secret discussion.

King Ning Yuan Jianwu left the capital to Jiangning to take up the domain, there is the meaning of establishing a prince in the southeast of the town, and the standard of the palace officials and guards will be higher than that of the general vassal king, and it may be necessary to keep up with the East Palace, so as to reflect the meaning of the emperor. King Ning's army is huge, and it is impossible to quietly pass through Zhongzhou or go southeast in the mountains, and it is likely to attract a large number of rebels to intercept the road, and there needs to be a foolproof response plan here.

In the final analysis, Lin Tie is running coolies again.

Even if King Ning does not take the sea route, after entering Shandong, he will avoid the rebel area, stick to the Huaikou to go south, and transfer elite troops to meet it, and the Jiangdong Left Army is suitable.

Lin Jian and Gu Wuchen exchanged looks, and Gu Wuchen was also quite surprised: moving the capital, moving the capital, the government and the opposition have been discussing for a long time, and the change of King Yan Yuanjianwu to King Ning can be said to be the most practical step.

Wang Xueshan, Wang Tian, Yu Xinyuan and others all had different expressions.

Yu Xinyuan is happy, so that Ningwang Town to the southeast, moving the capital will take the most practical step, the center of gravity of the empire has returned to Jiangnan, and the Wu Party, which represents the local forces, will naturally have more opportunities to rise, and his appointment as the Jiangdong envoy is only the first step, and it has not yet passed a few days.

Wang Xueshan and Wang Tian may not be happy, if the emperor is old and frail, Ning Wang Liyan will soon inherit the throne, and they may share the merit of supporting the throne, and this official authority and power can naturally go to a higher level.

It's a pity that the emperor is in his prime of life today, even if King Lining is his heir, I don't know how many years it will take to ascend to the throne. At this time, they go to hug King Ning's thighs and lower their eyebrows to King Ning, it may not be beneficial, and it may be a disaster - if the emperor has children in the future, he will naturally cut King Ning's authority, and how can the southeastern ministers and generals who are close to King Ning have good fruits to eat?

Lin Jian looked at Yue Lengqiu and Cheng Yuqian.

Cheng Yuqian is calm, he is already mediocre, and he does not fight for power with Yue Lengqiu, but now that the military power and the Jiangning garrison power have given Gu Wuchen a large part, he is also very calm.

Yue Lengqiu felt different, he was originally the uncrowned king in Jiangning, and King Ning was a vassal domain, first of all, he was restricted the most.

Even if the imperial court will not grant King Ning too much real power, having a boss who nominally needs to ask for advice on everything will make people feel quite unhappy.