Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 520 Daliang City Jiedu Envoy

In Kunning Palace,

In the inner hall,

The room was filled with precious ambergris, and only the confidant maids were waiting in the hall, while the others had already retreated.

Not to mention that the Queen was still confused by Chunhe, even Qin Keqing looked over with wide eyes out of curiosity, wondering what else he could do.

Zhang Jinyu coughed on purpose. When the Queen asked her, she did not hesitate and answered truthfully.

"Back to the empress, I have three strategies: the upper, middle and lower levels. Since the empress wants three princes, all she needs to do is meet them. Now that the three princes are still young, summoning them to the palace is first of all the best policy. The second is Let the three princes write letters to the empress every now and then, reporting on their recent travels. Of course, every move in the palace cannot be hidden from the empress, but it is different for the letters written by the prince himself. This is the perfect strategy. In the end , If it really doesn’t work, the empress has asked for permission to go out of the palace to see the three princes, but this is the last resort.”

Zhang Jinyu's so-called three strategies of upper, middle and lower are just ordinary message delivery. Although there is nothing amazing about it, it has been the same for people all over the world for many years, so it certainly makes sense.

There is some truth in what he said. Although Empress Jiang agrees in her heart, Luo Yunhou is really interesting. He comes up with a trick. The best and middle strategies can be done at any time, but the worst strategy is not to leave the palace just because he wants to, but outside , who doesn’t want to go? In the early years when he was in the palace, he often went out by carriage. Now he is locked in the deep palace compound, unable to advance or retreat, let alone leaving the palace at will. Even His Majesty, he almost never leaves, and he can only do this in his life. Being able to do this, his expression fell a little. In Chunhe's eyes, he understood the distress in the empress's heart and said loudly,

"Mr. Marquis, what you said makes sense. The first two empresses can summon the three princes at any time. However, it is inconvenient for the prince to establish a prince and build a palace. Frequent visits to the palace are inconvenient. As for the last empress leaving the palace, I am afraid it will be a bit troublesome. The palace There are no more rules inside than outside, and as the master of the harem, leaving the palace is too troublesome and attracts attention."

This statement couldn't be more obvious. Although the queen manages the harem, those concubines, nobles, and even the talented people who serve as attendants are not the most economical lamps. Every day, they try their best to please His Majesty and guard against other concubines. What's more, there are other concubines who collude with each other and slander each other. For example, Concubine Wu and Guiren Zhou are having a bad fight, and there are not a few who secretly take action in the harem privately.

Zhang Jinyu was still a little confused. What trouble would there be in leaving the palace? After hearing Chunhe's hint, she realized that she was wildly imaginative, and suddenly thought of a word,

"Palace Fight"

This is a mental job. It is not necessary to fight on the battlefield. The queen can be the master of the harem. She must be more than one in chess, and her skills are extremely ruthless. I really can't believe that such a gentle woman has another side. She raised her eyes and looked at the empress. He was not in high spirits and rolled his eyes. He couldn't go out in the open. He just went out secretly. The Emperor also went on patrol in private, and he didn't say he couldn't bring his wife. If His Majesty agrees, going out in private is still patrolling alone, and two people are patrolling in private. , simply thought for a moment and replied,

"Your Majesty, I just took it for granted. I thought it would be convenient for Your Majesty to leave the palace. I never thought about it that much. Since there are too many rules in the palace and it is obvious that leaving the palace is very inconvenient, it is better to ask the emperor for a favor and change it privately. I have to dress up and go on an 'invisible tour' with His Majesty, go directly to the palace to have a look, isn't that enough? Just ask the Imperial City Department and the Forbidden Army to send more guards to avoid disturbing them."

Hearing Zhang Jinyu's "crooked idea," the people in the palace were stunned for a moment. It was so courageous to be able to do this. Even Qin Keqing's eyes widened in disbelief. How could he bring out the tricks in the house, even though he was disguised as a man and went out? It's quite interesting. I've even been to a brothel. Thinking of that, Qin Keqing blushed, but after all, the empress is not the royal wife of the court. This is the palace, how can she be the same as herself.

Chun He looked over in disbelief. The Marquis was too whimsical and even "went out on patrol incognito". You think it's your Marquis's residence. When you have nothing to do, you bring your maids and guards to visit and chat. He is still there. The smiling Lord of Chang'an County was a little envious in her heart. She had met a good family. Since the Marquis said so, the rules in the house must not be very strict. She is lucky to be in this blessing.

Only Empress Jiang felt a little nostalgic for the days she spent with His Majesty in the palace. At that time, we could take people to walk around the square in the capital, with only a few guards and maids following her. It was nothing like now, when three princes had to be taken care of and brought up. I have to deal with those coquettish girls in the harem. I am tired and my heart is tired. It seems like a long, long time. Alas.

However, this is still reasonable. If you want to leave the palace, you should be prepared, but I don’t know if His Majesty will agree!

"Drive, drive."

"Quick, get out of the way, get out of the way."

"The capital has decreed that everyone should avoid it."

"Get out of the way!"

On the official road of Daliang City,

There were several messengers from the capital, wearing soft armor and bright yellow robes, riding horses and galloping quickly.

Along the way, several messengers came from the capital, with yellow flags and imperial orders on their backs, and no one dared to stop them.

Soon, Daliang City was not far away. The soldiers guarding the city gate had already seen it. Under the leadership of the school captain, they immediately drove away the people who were still under the city gate.

"Get the hell out of here, get out of the way."

"If you still don't listen, get out of here."

When the school captain saw someone with ink stains, he directly went over and kicked him, beating and scolding him, and drove away the people who were still under the city gate. Soon, the people dispersed.

Not far away, I saw several mighty men galloping from a distance on yellow gelding horses.

The team of messengers entered Daliang City and rushed to the Jiedu Envoy's residence.

The school captain could see clearly under the city gate, and immediately ran back to the tower and waved a signal to the inner city. Soon, someone received the signal, verified it on the inner city tower, and quickly ran to Jiedushi's house to report the news.

"Report, Lord Jiedushi. The captain of the city guard came to report something. He said that a messenger has come from the capital and is coming to the Jiedushi's residence. It is Huangqi Yuling."

In the house,

In the hall, there is a beautifully carved room, a living room decorated with precious things, and a tiger skin hanging on the back wall of the main hall. I think the owner of this mansion is very brave.

On the main position,

Lu Daiyuan, the military governor of Daliang who was sitting there drinking tea, raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He blew a sip of tea from the tea bowl and took a sip. He looked at the report of the captain and was a little unbelievable. A messenger from the capital was so It has been many years, but there has been no letter from the court.

"You can see clearly, who is the messenger?"

"Returning to Lord Jiedushi, the soldiers guarding the city came to report. They said that the messenger had a yellow flag behind his back, and also wrote the word "royal"."

"What, the messenger from the capital, the imperial order, hurry up, find the eldest son and the second master, hurry up." Lu Daiyuan, who was still drinking tea leisurely, heard the captain's words, and now he felt a little flustered. Where did it come from? The imperial order is from His Majesty, or from the Supreme Emperor. Could it be that something happened in the capital? I feel a little uneasy. If the Supreme Emperor and Rong Guogong hadn't supported me back then, how could I have been able to sit on the position of Jiedushi of Daliang City? I'm so grateful for my kindness. If the Supreme Emperor summoned me, whether to go or not, my mind went blank for a moment. I shuddered and the tea bowl in my hand fell to the ground with a "bang" sound and shattered into pieces.

When I thought that it might be a letter from the Supreme Emperor, I felt really uneasy. Could it be that the situation in the court had changed again? While I was reminiscing, the two young masters from the house also came over wearing armor, and bowed with fists in their hands,

"The child Lu Congyun (Lu Shiwen) pays homage to his father."

"Okay, let's get ready. There's a letter from the capital. It's an imperial order. Then send someone to inform the prefect's Yamen and ask them to come together."

Lu Daiyuan stroked his beard, with a complicated expression on his face. When he said this, his two sons were confused. When an imperial order came from the capital, it must be an order from the emperor. Could it be that there was a change in the capital, or was the emperor summoning him? After all, the Jiedu Envoy The Supreme Emperor had bestowed his father with the position. He summoned the civil servants from the prefecture's yamen. Wasn't this too hasty?

"Father, our Lu family has been guarding this place in Daliang Town for a long time. Now suddenly a messenger came, and it was an imperial order. My son felt that something was fishy and he wanted to tell me something secret."

"Father, my son feels that what his eldest brother said is right. He has not contacted his father for so many years. Now a messenger has arrived. The capital is an important place in the capital. Giving orders to his father is extremely dangerous. The civil servants are summoned. Aren’t there too many people with mixed eyesight?”

Lu Shiwen also looked at his father worriedly. Now in the Dawu court, since the new emperor ascended the throne, the court has almost no longer canonized Jiedushi, especially after the Beijing Palace was deprived of military power. He was in danger, but fortunately since then, the court has made no move, which made the people of the world heave a sigh of relief.

But everyone knows that the imperial court will not give up. After the world is stabilized, it will take action. I don’t know if the messenger is a blessing or a curse. There are also those civil servants. My father has always been friends with them and provided money to support them. I don’t know. What's the use.

"Well, you two are right. This matter is indeed strange. However, do we, the Lu family, dare not accept the imperial court's decree? So it is useless to discuss it any more. There are more than 200,000 forbidden troops in the capital. These are the imperial court's orders. We have confidence, and there are 300,000 troops in the Beijing camp. Not to mention that many, just 100,000. Who can stop it! And those civil servants, you must treat each other with courtesy. The world has been conquered, and those civil servants are needed to govern. The world, don’t underestimate them, they are really no match for their brains, if you win over those people well, you will have a way to deal with some issues in the court.”

Lu Daiyuan Jiedu also sighed. The world still belongs to the Zhou family. Others, even the forty-eight thousand princes, dare not openly confront them. Even the vassal kings only dare to make small moves. As for those civil servants jumping up and down, although it is unseemly, they can rule the world. , where their participation is missing, and they need to identify the conspiracy.

But the eldest son Lu Congyun, full of disbelief and unconvinced, replied,

"Father, this is just your one-sided statement. Although the East Palace and the North Palace have lost their military power, the West Palace has become more and more powerful. There are now more than 400,000 soldiers in the South Palace. There are now more than 300,000 soldiers in the South Palace, named The vassal king is actually a vassal town. He is Luo Yunhou, who is well-known outside the pass. He has more than 200,000 elite men under his command. He is also a rising star. His strength is closely matched by the two kings. Even the court dare not touch them easily. Therefore, it is said that Jiedu inside the pass The forces are too weak."

Seeing his eldest son's unconvinced look, Lu Daiyuan even smiled and sighed with relief,

"It's a good thing to have ideas and opinions, but Yun'er, look at who they are. They are all princes with names in the world. As for the Jiedu envoys in the pass you mentioned, they are all incompetent. They are the forerunners of the king. We Lu Home is just the dog of the Zhou family looking at the south gate. There are also the Xiwangfu and Nanwangfu you mentioned. They also have their own difficulties. The Xiwang guards the Hexi Corridor. , otherwise if he moves, his hometown will be ransacked by those barbarians, yes or no!"

Speaking of the West Prince's Mansion, if it hadn't occupied a good place, it would have been taken care of by the court long ago. What Lu Daiyuan despised most was the West Prince's Mansion. If he had taken the lead when something happened to the North Prince's Mansion, how could the North Prince's military power be lost? He is really despised. There is no one to help him in the North Palace. In addition, the East Palace is obstructing him. How can he go against the royal family? He can only retreat to advance and stay dormant for the time being. As for the East Palace, it is not even possible. stuff.

Therefore, after this incident, the Jiedu envoys guarding the pass in the world saw clearly that the Western Prince's Palace was strict and restrained. Therefore, in matters within the pass, especially in the north and south of the Yangtze River, the East Prince's Palace had its own support from the old ministry, while the North Prince's Palace had many things to do. Someone helped, but the Xiwangfu was never able to get involved. The information was blocked and the response was too slow.

"This, what my father said makes sense. Although there are difficulties, there is still the Nanwang Mansion. In the southwest, the Lang family is very powerful. No one will act without looking at their faces. Even the governor and the garrison will not dare to do it. Touch the tiger’s beard.”

Lu Congyun also knew that his father didn't want to see the Gong family of the West Palace, and he stopped talking about him. If the West Palace couldn't do it, wouldn't the South Palace take the lead?

Even the second brother on the side also nodded. Forty-eight thousand princes, as long as there is a king who takes the lead, all the nobles in the world will follow him. This is not a joke. After all, the world was conquered by those nobles working together.

Unexpectedly, my father suddenly burst into laughter, and without caring about his image, he glanced at the south side with contempt.

"Haha, you actually mention him. If you say that the North King is not bad, you two actually believe in the Lang family of the South King. You just said that they are so powerful in the south, and they can only dominate there. There are still more in the south. The three kingdoms of Ye, Meng, and Wu are small but good at fighting. Langyun, the king of Nan, can only guard his three-thirds of an acre of land and cannot move. It stands to reason that any of the three kingdoms can defeat them, but the three are combined into one. , he can only stay there obediently, so let alone leaving, even if he sends 50,000 troops, it is impossible and not a cause for concern. You think that the court does not know and His Majesty does not know. It is because of this that the two kings can keep Military power, for the imperial court, the most dangerous ones are the East Palace and the North Palace, so they can only do this."

When the two heard their father's explanation, they murmured in disbelief. How could this happen? It was completely different from what they thought. It also subverted their previous thoughts. No wonder their father was very respectful to the court and reported his duties every year. Don't you dare to slack off at all? So that's it? Lu Shiwen, the second child, suddenly asked again,

"That's not right, father, if that's the case, the imperial court shouldn't be cutting down the vassals or taking back the military power. Why did the Marquis of Luo Yun outside the Pass suddenly rise last year? Although the imperial court conferred him the title of Marquis within the Pass, he was actually a lieutenant. He commanded the four cities outside the Pass. How could he have so many subordinates? Isn’t it too weird for the imperial court to seal 300,000 people? Didn’t they say they won’t seal them anymore?”

Lu Daiyuan stroked his beard. Although this incident was unexpected, it was reasonable. Besides, who said that the imperial court would no longer enfeoff.

"What's weird? At that time, King Zhongshun's whereabouts were unknown, and the reinforcements were leaderless. Instead of giving the Jurchens outside the pass, it would be better to give them to one of our own. Besides, Luo Yunhou is really powerful. He can beat the Jurchens like that. There is no one in the world. If a person is out of control, blocking him will stabilize the outside of the pass, and the border troops inside the pass will be freed up. The veteran elite border troops, who is the opponent in the pass, don't be unconvinced, Luo Yunhou is really fighting, although So powerful, do you know that Marquis Luo Yun is in the capital now, taking care of His Majesty's worries? You said that even if he had the strength, he would not be so unwise."

After saying this, both of them remained silent. The imperial court was still the same imperial court, and it was not that I, a small military governor, had any ideas. What I thought before was too naive.

"Yes, father, after listening to what my father said, my son took things for granted, and now he is sitting in a well looking at the sky. However, it is him, Marquis Luo Yun, who is lucky. If it were me, I could do the same."

Looking at his arrogant eldest son, Lu Daiyuan sighed,

"Yun'er, my father doesn't want you to go to the battlefield. You have no eyesight, and you may die at any time. Now that we have some at home, there is no need to risk your life. Besides, don't be unconvinced. What are the Jurchens like? Everyone in Guan is gone. I know, besides, why did King Zhongshun Zhou Jian'an arrive there so coincidentally and then disappear en masse? Or they did it deliberately, it's hard to say."

Lu Daiyuan stood up, supported his waist, and glanced meaningfully at the two of them. The two of them hesitantly replied,

"No way!"

"Ah haha, Yun'er, my father is just warning you, don't do anything lightly. Thinking about it is not a bad thing. Can't you think about it? You may not do it when you do it. Our Daliang City is a choke point for the south, so we come and go There are also many chambers of commerce, and our Lu family is living a prosperous life, and there are more jealous people. They are always thinking about pulling down the Lu family and replacing them, so the enemies of the Lu family are them, not others. What you think is all in vain, we The Lu family doesn't have that kind of strength, so if one day comes, it will be sold at a high price, and it is absolutely impossible to extirpate itself from the world."

Lu Daiyuan raised his head at this time, eyes wide open, staring at his two sons and explaining, his appearance was terrifying. The two had never seen their father like this before, and nodded quickly,

"Father, my son understands that he will never go too far. He will wait for the price and wait for the right time."

"Okay, just understand. Go, prepare the incense table, open the main gate of Jiedu Envoy, and you two will go out with your father to greet the messenger, so that the court, the emperor, and the world can see the loyalty of me, Lu Daiyuan, and the whole Lu family,"

"Yes, Lord Jiedushi,"

(End of this chapter)