Fenghou

Chapter 415
Teams of guards arrived at the Lu Mansion and quickly covered the surrounding people. The eunuch spread a red carpet in front of the gate of the mansion and splashed water to clean the street. Not long after, hundreds of guards surrounded a very gorgeous carriage and slowly parked in front of the gate of the Lu Mansion. , the car door opened, and two eunuchs helped Emperor Zhao Gou out of the car.

Zhao Gou visited Lv Yihao in the nature of a microservice private visit. The so-called microservice private visit does not mean that the emperor can go to the street with two entourages. The microservice private visit actually means an informal visit, which should have a little bit of security Nothing less.

Zhao Gou was indeed dressed simply, with a gauze hat and a blue uniform, which was no different from what he usually wore in the harem.

Lu Yihao hurriedly went forward to salute, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for coming to the humble house. The old minister is very grateful for His Majesty's concern!"

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "I came in a hurry, so I prepared a small gift."

As soon as he waved his hand, the two eunuchs carried the gift box and opened it, all of which were high-quality dragon and phoenix tea.

Lu Yihao was a little at a loss, "How can this humble minister accept His Majesty's gift?"

"Why can't I? Should I come empty-handed when I come to the door? I understand this kind of human nature, and I can't go to someone else's house empty-handed as a guest."

Lu Yihao was really helpless, so he had to smile wryly and said: "Please enter the mansion, Your Majesty!"

"Okay! I'm going to visit Aiqing's back garden."

The place where Lv Yihao received the emperor Zhao Gou was his fishing house. The name is very rustic, but in fact it is very elegantly furnished, not extravagant, but elegant. The whole pergola house is woven with bamboo, Every item in the house is made of ordinary bamboo and wood, and there are no luxury items such as gold, silver and sandalwood, but the workmanship is exquisite and extremely elegant.

"Good! Great place!"

Zhao Gou also immediately fell in love with this shed built near the water, which looks rural but is actually extremely elegant.

"What an elegant shed, Lu Aiqing will really enjoy it!"

"Weichen is getting old and afraid of mosquito bites when fishing, so my son and daughter built me ​​a hut, but the materials are more particular, and in the end it only cost less than two hundred guan."

Zhao Gou nodded, "It's not about how much money you spend, but whether it suits your heart."

The eunuch came in and served tea, Zhao Gou took a sip of the tea and asked with a smile, "Is your granddaughter used to living in the Northwest?"

On the surface, he was asking about his granddaughter's situation, but in fact he was asking about Chen Qing's situation, Lu Yihao knew it well.

He nodded and said: "Last month, I received a letter from my family. She lives in Ganquanbao. The conditions are still relatively difficult. She needs to buy vegetables by herself, fetch water from the river, and cook by herself. She used to do these things I never touched it, and now I know it, I say it is a good thing, let her experience the life of the people at the bottom."

"Is there no maid at home?" Zhao Gou asked with a smile.

"There is no such condition. The main reason is that the residence is too small, with only a few houses. This minister also understands. After all, Ganquan Fort is only a small town, and it mainly has troops stationed there, and it also has to fight against the golden soldiers. There are really no conditions."

"I have also received news that Ganquan Fort has finally defeated the [-] troops commanded by Wanyan Wushu after a month of hard work, and is now fighting the Xixia people to retake the Xihe Road occupied by the Xixia people. It's not easy to be in the land of four wars!"

Lu Yihao knew that the official was about to talk about the key point, so he picked up the teacup and drank tea, trying not to interfere with the official's thinking.

Sure enough, Zhao Gou sighed and said again: "The people in Lin'an only know that the Western Army is fighting hard to regain the lost land, but the Southeast Song Army has made no achievements. Like the Western Army, they fought against the Jin soldiers under extremely difficult conditions. The majestic Xihe Road Jiedu Envoy's wife went to fetch water and cook by herself like ordinary people. In comparison, aren't the generals in the south of the Yangtze River ashamed? "

Lu Yihao understood that Zhao Gou, the official family, supported the Jianghuai army. He suddenly remembered what his grandson-in-law Chen Qing said to him. Pai really saw clearly.

But why did the officials come to visit me?Does your support make sense?

Jiang is indeed old and hot, Lu Yihao has already vaguely guessed the intention of the emperor, he is afraid that the fish he has been fishing for a year is about to take the bait.

Zhao Gou said with anger on his face again: "Li Hui disappointed me very much. He always abstained from voting and abstaining from every meeting in the Zhizheng Hall. If I am a privy envoy who does things, I am not a privy envoy who abstains from voting."

"Your Majesty, take care of your body, anger hurts you!"

"Ai Qing is right, I want to control my anger!"

Zhao Gou changed the subject and asked with a smile, "It seems that Lu Aiqing's body is well maintained?"

Lu Yihao chuckled, "Your Majesty, Lian Po is still able to share the worries of the monarch at the age of eighty, while the humble minister is only sixty years old!"

Zhao Gou nodded, "Lian Po was still killing enemies on the battlefield at the age of sixty, but my lovely Qing built a bamboo shed at the age of sixty."

Lu Yihao restrained the excitement in his heart and said, "If Your Majesty needs it, I can dismantle it!"

Zhao Gou laughed, said two good words, got up and left.

The emperor came and went in a hurry, Lu Yihao stood in front of the gate, watching the emperor go away.

The eldest son Lu Jin couldn't help asking: "Father, why did the official family come here?"

Lu Yihao smiled triumphantly, "If I guess correctly, I will be reunited soon."

"Congratulations to my father for finally getting back together!"

Lu Yihao also knew that his grandson-in-law Chen Qing had benefited from his recovery, so the officials could have found someone else, so why did they find him?

The main reason is to use his own re-phase to show his favor to Chen Qing. The golden soldier who has been defeated must show something, and his own re-phase is a reward in disguise.

The father and son returned to the back hall, and Lu Yihao said to Lu Jin: "The Zhizheng Hall's decision on sending troops to Jianghuai is in a stalemate. The officials hope that I will break this balance."

Lu Jin was a little puzzled and asked: "This is Yue Fei's suggestion. Even if the Zhizheng Hall is a two-to-two stalemate, the officials can make a decision directly. Why do you need your father to break the balance?"

"This is why you don't understand the mentality of a superior. He is the emperor, how can he easily show his attitude? This is not his style of doing things. He must use others to break the balance. Qing'er performed well in the Northwest. He gave me the opportunity."

"The child understands!"

That night, a decree came out from the Ouchi that Li Huihui, who knew the privy affairs, was appointed as the observation envoy of Fujian Road, and also knew about Fuzhou affairs.

Three days later, Zhizhengtang once again discussed Yue Fei's proposal to send troops to the Jianghuai River. This time, Li Hui no longer abstained. The second passed Yue Fei's proposal.

The direction of public opinion in the imperial court also changed with Lu Yihao's recovery. The ministers who supported the recovery of Jianghuai clearly had the upper hand, and the voices of the peace faction were suppressed.

Lu Yihao came to the imperial study in high spirits, he was led into the room, saw Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding sitting beside him, Lu Yihao nodded to the two, and bowed to salute, "I see your majesty!"

"Lu Xianggong is exempt from the ceremony, and I will give you a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lu Yihao sat down on a soft pier next to him.

Zhao Gou said to Lu Yihao: "Now there is a problem. The armistice agreement we signed with the Kingdom of Jin expires in two months. I don't want to bear the bad name of treachery. Does Lu Xianggong have a good plan?"

Lu Yihao thought for a while and said, "I have considered this issue, and I have an idea, which I can provide for your majesty's reference."

"Mr. Lu, please tell me!"

"My minister is thinking, our armistice agreement is only for the south of the Yangtze River and the east front, and does not include Jingxiang. It is better to use troops from Jingxiang first to consume the resources of the puppet Qi army, while our east front is actively training and preparing for war, preparing supplies and warships. Two months later, Jingxiang's army was withdrawn, and the Eastern Front army began to cross the river to the north and seize the Jianghuai and Yangzhou."

Zhao Gou appreciated this plan quite a lot. Instead of waiting passively, he took the initiative and avoided the restrictions of the treaty.

"How do you two feel about this plan?"

Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding both agreed, and Zhang Jun said with a smile: "We need to prepare food and supplies for war, and the military inspector needs to make gunpowder. It happens that two months is more suitable, and then sending troops to the Xiangyang line to contain the puppet Qi army will indeed consume the puppet Qi army." The army's war resources will lay the foundation for the south-east front battle, a very good plan, and I agree with it."

Zhao Gou happily said to Zhao Ding: "Just according to Lu Xianggong's idea, the Privy Council will come up with a specific plan. If there is no problem, I will approve it as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)