Chapter 63: King Ning's line

"Lin Zhizhi's plan to send troops is very good, and if you take Daishan and Changguo, you will be able to contain the forces of the luxury family on the east coast, and I think that Lord Dong is not sure to face the army of the luxury family in eastern Zhejiang alone!" Yu Xinyuan pressed his hand on the table and said slowly, but it was a final word, indicating that the Wu Party supported Huaidong's attitude in this matter.

Liu Tingzhou looked at Gu Wuchen.

Gu Wuchen squinted his eyes, as if he had just seen Lin Lian's use of the weapon for the first time, and he didn't look at the faces of King Ning, Yue Lengqiu, Dong Yuan and the others at all.

It's strange to think about it, Gu Wuchen was in Jiangning in his early years, and he fought to the death with Chen Xiyan, and the Qu family died because of this, and the Wu Party forces in the Yu Xinyuan period restrained everything in Dongyang, who would have thought that the two sides would be able to reconcile in this matter today?

Liu Tingzhou looked at Yue Lengqiu, Dong Yuan and the others again, the expressions on their faces were solemn, and they all knew that Yu Xinyuan's statement was not trivial, and they couldn't be treated sloppily.

Lin sat as steady as Mount Tai, and did not peep at everyone's reaction, the fact that everyone's reaction may not be shown on their faces, but it is not difficult to speculate.

Yue Lengqiu, Zhang Xitong, Deng Yu, Shen Rong, Liu Zhi, Zhang Yan, Liu Tingzhou and others, including Gu Wuchen, Zhang Yubo, Yu Xinyuan, Wang Tian, Wang Xueshan and others, no matter what differences and conflicts of interest there are between them, whether it is whether they pursue the way of loyalty to the monarch in their hearts, or the nature of their own status and power, all determine that they support imperial power.

King Ning's power is also getting heavier, his status is no different from that of the prince, and in Jiangning it is a symbol of imperial power, so it is decided that these people are all supporting King Ning - maybe King Ning is more symbolic.

The problem lies in the relocation of the capital.

Moving the capital to Jiangning means that the center should strengthen its control over Jiangning and the surrounding prefectures and counties, and it means that the center must take more resources from the local government to prepare for the complete relocation of the capital.

This kind of competition and competition for resources naturally leads to the confrontation between the center and the locality.

Yue Lengqiu, Zhang Xitong, Deng Yu, Shen Rong, Liu Zhi, Zhang Yan and others have less to do with the local authorities, and more represent the interests of the center, and the relationship with King Ning is naturally closer, and the basic interests are more consistent, so they can be classified as the Ning Wangfu family.

In the long run, King Ning ascended the throne in Jiangning, and the six departments of Jiangning will directly replace the six departments of Yanjing and become the central institution of the empire.

Dong Yuan may have greater ambitions, but he must currently rely on Ning Wangfu to obtain resources from the local government in a legitimate name, so he is also a member of Ning Wangfu at this time.

Compared with the Ning Wangfu line, the Dongyang faction headed by Gu Wuchen and the Wu Party headed by Yu Xinyuan, Chen Xiyan and Haiyu Chen are more representatives of local interest groups.

Ning Wangfu, Dongyang Department, Wu Dang, plus the undercurrent of the Hou Party represented by the Yongchang Marquis Mansion and Yudong Gongzhuang, almost constitute the current power structure of Jiangdong County.

Strictly speaking, Wang Tian and Wang Xueshan did not belong to the Wu Party and the like, but they had served in the local government for many years, had close contacts with Wu Party figures, and were more inclined to safeguard the interests of local forces.

One of the characteristics of the Wu Party's forces is that it emphasizes literature over military force, and for a long time there has not been a single figure who can speak loudly in military affairs. In peacetime, Wenchen steadily overpowered the generals, and this characteristic of the Wu Party was naturally not a disadvantage.

At the end of the dynasty, there was a tendency in the localities to support the troops and respect themselves, and the status of the ministers who led the troops and the generals who led the troops became more and more important.

The Qu family wanted to harm Lin Tie and Gu Wuchen at the beginning, and even could only ask the rabble Taihu Lake to steal the horse, but as a result, Lin Tie and Gu Wuchen rebelled and wiped out the clan, which could not be regarded as a tragic lesson.

The border army was defeated by Chentangyi, and the Liang family was forced to retreat for several years; Li Zhuo has made countless meritorious achievements, but he has given suspicion and multi-faceted elbows - Zhang Xie is in the central position, but he constantly increases the military power in Yue Lengqiu's hands, which is to see through this section.

Historically, Pingjiang Prefecture was a traditional area where Wu Party forces breeded, and this time Pingjiang Prefecture was placed under the jurisdiction of the Northern Zhejiang Military Division and became a vassal of the Northern Zhejiang Military Division, and the Wu Party was undoubtedly beaten with a slap on its head.

Yu Xinyuan's scheming and skill were not enough to compete with Yue Lengqiu and the others.

In the final analysis, there is a lack of figures such as marshals and ministers within the Wu Party, and there is no relatively independent military force, so it is impossible to stand up for the Wu Party militarily. Under the current situation, it is naturally impossible to prevent Pingjiang Prefecture from being included in the Northern Zhejiang Military Division.

On the one hand, Lin Jian was worried that after the Wu Party was weakened, the Dongyang lineage, including Huaidong, would also be restricted and suppressed, and on the other hand, Lin Jian knew that the land annexation situation in Pingjiang Mansion was only more severe than that of Hailing Mansion, and hoped to see the power of the Wu Party and the gentry in Pingjiang Mansion suppressed.

This contradictory mentality has prompted Lin Jian to adopt a passive attitude of standing by and watching, and the Chen family stood up at a critical moment, which was quite unexpected to him.

The Chen family also offered favorable conditions for Huaidong, and Lin Jian could not take advantage of it, and he could not cheat out of his illness in the past few days, that is, he dragged on to give the Chen family and the Wu party more time for activities, contacts, and unified understanding.

Yu Xinyuan is not a stupid person, although he has long had many contradictions with the Dongyang family, but he also knows what to do at this time, which is more in line with the interests of the Wu Party.

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Yue Lengqiu also felt that it was very tricky, and Yu Xinyuan made it clear, indicating that they had already communicated in private.

If he, together with King Ning, Dong Yuan and others, strongly opposed the plan thrown out by Lin Jian to send troops, it would be tantamount to directly pushing the Wu Party to the opposite side.

Once this plan is agreed, the military resources of Pingjiang Prefecture are likely to be concentrated in Haiyu County.

Whether the belonging of the Haiyu Township Camp can maintain a relatively independent status is directly related to the core interests of the Chen family, and the Chen family is certain to promote it behind the scenes. The rising star of the Chen family, Chen Mingzhe is Chen Xiyan's proud protΓ©gΓ©. If Chen Xiyan were behind this matter, Jiyang and other counties, and even Meng Yishan, the former general of Ninghai and the current deputy envoy of the Northern Zhejiang Envoy Department, might form a military group with the Wu Party as the core.

Yue Lengqiu is really difficult to choose; King Ning's face was also cloudy, and it was difficult to make a decision.

The stakes behind it are too complicated, and they can't be weighed for a while, and they don't know to what extent the Wu Party and the Dongyang family have been in contact in private, and they can't discuss anything in the court.

Zhang Xitong gave Yue Lengqiu a look, Yue Lengqiu sighed in his heart, and said to King Ning: "The article submitted by the Lin Zhizhi envoy is very important, is it not to postpone it for a day and discuss it tomorrow?" ”

"......" King Ning nodded silently, and agreed to Yue Lengqiu's suggestion, and postponed the general's meeting until tomorrow.

Lin Jian smiled coldly: When it comes to fundamental interests, no one is a fool, Yu Xinyuan can't see through it for a while, but it doesn't mean that no one will stand up and point him, Chen Huawen, Chen Huazhang brothers, and Chen Xiyan, who stayed in Jiyang to retire, are not fools.

The military discussion had been going on for less than half an hour before it was forced to stop. Lin Lian was also in a hurry, dragging the "sick body" out of the city and returning to the thatched cottage at the estuary, while Chen Huawen remained at the estuary waiting for news.

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The deliberations of Ning Wangfu before noon were top secret, but there was no impermeable wall in the world, Yuan Jinsheng invited Wang Chao, Yu Bijiang and others to hold a banquet for Chen Mingzhe at noon, and knew the details of the military discussion from Yu Pijiang's mouth.

Wang Xueshan's mouth was tighter, and he did not reveal the military discussion to his son Wang Chao. Yu Bijiang is a big mouth, and many things he heard from his father Yu Xinyuan poured soybeans on the wine table as interesting things, and Chen Mingzhen couldn't stop it.

After the banquet, Yuan Jinsheng found an excuse, got out and left first, turned around and returned to Houfu, and told his father Yuan Guizheng about the matter of the general's discussion.

"If the situation continues to develop, the contradictions between the Dongyang faction and the Wu Party and the Ning Wang faction will become more and more serious, which should be regarded as good news." Yuan Jinsheng said.

"Yes, it's good news," Yuan Guizheng also looked uplifted, and said, "You ask Zhou He to prepare the silver, and we will go to the estuary ......"

"Okay," Yuan Jinsheng responded, and when he was about to go out to find the Hou Mansion to engage in Zhou He, he asked for the gate of the courtyard, and then turned around and asked, "The emperor has ever agreed to King Lu's return to Jinan to become a vassal?" ”

"I'm afraid this matter is not easy, it is impossible for Chongguan Xiaoer not to guard against the Liang family." Yuan Guizheng said.

"Although King Lu and King Jin are not the sons of the first emperor, they are the same as King Ning, they are the nephews of the current emperor, and their blood relatives are not in particular order. The emperor has the intention of establishing King Ning as a prince, so he should not let King Lu and King Jin continue to stay in Beijing and be close to the court, otherwise what will King Ning think? Yuan Jinsheng said.

"Maybe when King Ning's status as the prince is officially established, King Lu and King Jin will be allowed to leave Beijing," Yuan Guizheng said, "But these are not important for the time being, no matter how bad the situation in the north is, it can drag on for two or three years, and it is important that King Ning cannot take root here." The Chen family, it's really surprising, I didn't expect the Chen family to sing this play. Otherwise, after Haiyu County was occupied by Dong Yuan, the situation of Yudong Gongzhuang would be much more difficult, but I didn't expect that the matter would be easily solved......"

"Father is sure that King Ning and Yue Lengqiu will accept Lin Bin's Chen?" Yuan Jinsheng said.

"If King Ning wants to ascend the throne smoothly in Jiangning, he must always drive the luxury family back to Eastern Fujian, so that his mind can be more steady," Yuan Guizheng said with a smile, "Is Dong Yuan sure that he doesn't need Huaidong to contain him from the eastern front and recover the two Zhejiang independently?" ”

"Difficult!" Yuan Jinsheng said, "The layout of Huaidong is very ingenious, it is obviously for each family to be surrounded inside, but there is room for stretching out at the two corners. If Huaidong did not make any efforts, the trumpet mouth in the lower reaches of the Qianjiang River would be unusually open, and the naval division under Dong Yuan would be too weak, so he could only send troops to cross the river from Huzhou in the west, and there was little room for strategic choice. ”

"It's impossible for Dong Yuan not to know his flaws, even if he finally sends troops from Huzhou, he still needs Huaidong to contain part of the luxury family's forces on the eastern front," Yuan Guizheng said: "Besides, at this time, King Ning, Yue Lengqiu and Dong Yuan are mixed together, because their interests are the same, and they are absolutely at ease with Dong Yuan?" I think Dong Yuan is a hungry tiger who eats meat and doesn't spit out bones, and Yue Lengqiu and King Ning won't be unguarded. Imperial power, divide and control. King Ning and Yue Lengqiu's foundation was still unstable at this time, and they would never overly suppress the Wu Party, and they would accept it when they saw it, which was what they should do. ”

Yuan Jinsheng thought about it, it was impossible for King Ning and Yue Lengqiu to refuse Huaidong's plan to send troops, unless they didn't want Huaidong to contain the luxury family from the eastern front, so they found Zhou He, prepared the silver two, and sent it to the estuary with their father.