Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 233

In the regime of Lu Jianguo, Zhang Guojun, the uncle of the country, is the most determined faction to seize the throne. After all, King Lu can become the real uncle of the country when he becomes the emperor. If King Lu cannot ascend to the throne, then he is just an ordinary prince. It's just my husband.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has gone through more than 270 years, and the old Zhu's family is particularly productive. I don't know how many princes and counties have been sealed, and even the prince is worthless, let alone the prince's father-in-law?

Zhang Guojun naturally couldn't tolerate it, his status plummeted, and he was far away from him.

His Royal Highness Lu Wang heard Uncle Guo's objection, he didn't know how to judge, his face was full of hesitation, he had to ask his confidants, and asked by name: "Fang Aiqing presided over the matter of Jiang Fang, how can I stop you?" Duo's ambition?"

In the last battle against Hangzhou, Fang Guoan slipped the fastest, so he lost the least amount of money. The number of soldiers and horses surpassed King Zhiren of Xingguo twice, and the military power in eastern Zhejiang was almost fully under his control.

At this time, Fang Guoan listened to King Lu's questioning, so he could only counterplay and said: "Your Highness, it is not yet confirmed whether Duoduo's army will attack. Asking Fujing for help will inevitably make the people of Fujian take a peek at me, and I have deployed [-] soldiers and horses along the Qiantang River to garrison the dangerous points, so there is nothing to worry about."

Seeing Fang Guoan supporting him, Zhang Guojun smiled contemptuously at Xia Wanchun, and stepped back complacently.

Hearing the words of Fang Guoan, the commander-in-chief of the various armies, the king of Lu immediately felt more at ease, but Xia Wanchun was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Duke Yue, since the winter of last year, eastern Zhejiang has There is little rain. When I crossed Qiantang from Yuhang, I jumped into the river and found that the river was not up to my waist. Qing soldiers and horses could cross with stomach water. Your Highness and the Duke of Yue must not underestimate the enemy~"

Fang Guoan had just said that Jiang Fang was reliable, but when he heard Xia Wanchun's words, he suddenly felt that his face was dull, and his complexion couldn't help but gloomy.

Since the failure of the attack on Hangzhou last year, the King of Lu regime has lost the determination to forge ahead, and the Qing soldiers were busy quelling the rebellions in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, and they did not cross the river to attack them, which made the peace between Eastern Zhejiang and the Qing soldiers maintain for half a year. .

After Fang Guoan withdrew to the south bank of the Qiantang River, he often patrolled the Jiangfang in the first few months, but later saw that the Qing soldiers had not attacked, so he returned to Shaoxing City and became a comfortable prince. It has been more than two months now Didn't patrol the river defense.

Although the King of Lu was not well versed in military affairs, he was not a fool. He naturally knew that the river's water was no more than the waist and abdomen, which meant that the defense of the river was thousands of miles long. At any point, the Qing soldiers could easily cross the river.

At this time, King Lu couldn't help but look down, and said angrily: "Fang Qing, what Xia Qing said is the truth?"

Fang Guoan was startled, he didn't know the truth about Jiang Fang, but even if it was true what Xia Wanchun said, he couldn't admit it, otherwise the position of general would have to be given to Wang Zhiren.

At this time, Fang Guoan had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Your Highness, regarding Jiang Fang's matter, I have arranged for reliable generals to guard and patrol, but none of the generals has reported that the river has dried up. I think that Jiang Fang has been in operation for half a year, and it has cost countless money and food. Giving up is pure nonsense. Maybe it's just where Chen Sheren passed by, and the riverbed happened to be higher. Qing soldiers don't know the terrain, don't know the water patterns, so they may not find this place, as long as the ministers put more soldiers and horses here , must keep Jiang Fang intact, Your Highness need not worry too much."

Hearing the words, King Lu felt that Fang Guo'an's words, entrusting the matter of Jiang Fang to the Qing soldiers not to find the water shallow, were really unreliable, which made him feel uneasy, so he frowned and asked everyone, "What do you love?"

The 20 Qing soldiers were not local chickens and dogs, but the elite of the Qing army, especially Duoduo, Prince Yu of the Qing court who led the army.

Such an opponent is enough for any rational minister to deal with it with all his strength, as if walking on thin ice.

Zhang Huangyan was not considered a core minister in the regime of Lu Jianguo. Now that the king of Lu asked him, he immediately took the opportunity to speak out and said: "Your Highness, Duoduo is a famous general in the Qing Dynasty. It is better to seek help from Fujian, which is the surest solution.”

Xia Wanchun also said: "Your Highness, the important affairs of the soldiers and the survival of the country must be investigated. Qing soldiers are like wolves and tigers, Your Highness must not take chances~"

What Eastern Zhejiang needs most now is time for preparation. It is an indisputable fact that the Qiantang River is dry, but if King Lu sends someone to check before returning to Shaoxing, Duoduo may have already arrived at the riverside, so what is the meaning of Xia Wanchun's reminder , it is completely gone.

"Huh~" Zhang Guojun snorted coldly, pointed at Zhang and Xia and said, "This talk of being cowardly before a battle will take away the spirit of our army."

At this moment, he turned to face the King of Lu again, saluted and said, "Your Highness is fighting for the position in Central Fujian. How can you ask for help from the Tang Dynasty before the battle. With such a spirit in the east of Zhejiang, it is all taken by Fujian. It is inevitable that Your Highness will have to worship Zhengshuo in the south." If the Qing soldiers were blocked by the Duke of Yue and returned to Nanzhi, it would be too late for my monarch and ministers to regret. And I heard that Chen Zilong in Taihu Lake was old with Wang Shiheng and Zuo Maodi, the important officials of the Tang Dynasty, and he was entrusted to the Tang Dynasty. His Highness is not the master. This summer, I have given up here, and I think that what he said may not be true!"

Ever since the King of Lu killed Lu Qingyuan, the capital censor of the Longwu court, and the Longwu court also beheaded Chen Qian, the envoy and general of the Lu Jianguo, the dispute between Tang and Lu had reached a point of incompatibility.

Officials loyal to the King of Lu put their political future and even their lives on King Lu's ability to seize the throne, and they have completely turned against the Longwu court, and there is no way out. It is also impossible to turn back.

In the past dynasties in China, the results of failures in the struggle for the throne were extremely miserable. Now that they have embarked on the road to seize the throne, they can only go forward.

Uncle Zhang Guojun saw the change in King Lu's face, and knew that his words had worked, so he stepped up again, knelt down and said: "Your Highness, if there is another person who speaks of Hemin today, please cut him with a sword."

Hearing his words, Zhang Huangyan and Xia Wanchun's expressions suddenly became heavy. It seems that the views of different families will make His Royal Highness King Lu not listen to their advice.

Some ministers in the hall who felt that they should ask for help did not dare to speak out in support of Zhang Huangyan after hearing Zhang Guojun's words, and all bowed their heads in silence.

At this time, Fang Guoan also bowed and said: "Your Highness, there are nearly two hundred thousand Zhejiang soldiers, and it is not impossible to fight."

Cabinet scholars Fang Fengnian, Xie Sanbin, Song Zhipu and others also echoed: "His Royal Highness, we can fight. If you win, you will have no worries in the east of Zhejiang. You can also enter Hangzhou again. If you lose, you will retreat to Shaoxing. It will not be too late to do other strategies!"

After hearing what the ministers said, the King of Lu also felt that not fighting a war would be like asking for help from the middle of Fujian. Wouldn't he admit that he is incompetent as a supervisor of the country, so what kind of throne will he compete with Longwu in the future?

"Then according to the words of the uncle and the Duke of Yue, we will not ask for help from Central Fujian for the time being. However, the Duke of Yue needs to improve the Jiangfang matter immediately. We must keep the Qing soldiers on the north bank of Qiantang." King Lu sat on the big treasure. , finally nodded and made a decision.

When Xia Wanchun heard his words, he felt as if he was mourning.

(End of this chapter)