Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 803 The road is still long
A great man once said that the so-called politics is to make our people more numerous and others less.

Nanjing Fengyi Gate, on the top of the city gate, Wang Yan, dressed in normal clothes and wearing a cloak, stood at the head of the city, and several people were looking at the riverside wharf not far away.

A large ship slowly approached the shore, Lu Wang Zhu Yihai stood at the bow of the ship somewhat silently, the icy river wind blew his robes, and the biting cold eroded his body, but he didn't realize it.

At this time, his face was full of sadness, and compromise turned out to be such a feeling.

Facing two armies of five loyalists marching into Zhejiang, internal strife was on the verge of breaking out, King Lu had to compromise, practice alone, Wang Yan still had righteousness, he was indeed not Wang Yan's opponent.

Most of King Lu's elite soldiers are in Jiangbei, and only Wang Yi and the original green battalion surrendered more than 3 soldiers in Zhejiang. It is profitable, because there is no option to win, the difference is only how long the fight is, and who makes the profit.

The gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang didn't dare to fight, and they would end up with Xie Sanbin in a fight, and the friendship between them and Xie Sanbin's group was obviously not so strong.

Facing the tough king of Chu, they can only die as fellow daoists and not die as poor people, the most important thing is to protect their own interests.

"A letter from the court to the nine heavens, and eight thousand Chaozhou roads in the evening. If you want to eliminate evils for the sage, you are willing to spend the decay and cherish the dying years. Where is the home of Yunheng Qinling, and the snow embraces the blue pass and the horse does not move forward. Knowing that you are far away, you should be interested, good. Keep my bones by the river." King Lu muttered, what the poem said was not the same thing as him, but he felt Han Yu's mood, and he also expressed his feelings.

Han Yu has a heart for the country and cares about the country and the people. Although the king of Lu wants to be the emperor and has some selfish desires, why doesn't he have the idea of ​​​​reviving the glory of his ancestors and revitalizing the Ming Dynasty?Han Yu had the heaviness of being demoted, while he had the bleakness of failing in the political struggle.

"Your Highness, Nanjing is here, it's time to disembark!" Xia Wanchun didn't bother him. After he finished singing, as a son of the clan, he was raised like a pig for decades. Wang can recite Han Yu's poems, which is quite good.

King Lu was slightly taken aback, and withdrew his emotions. He couldn't let Wang Yan and Nanjing officials see this side of him, "The lonely king just lost temporarily. What will happen in the future is unknown. How many failures have the lonely king experienced in the past four years? , More than a hundred thousand people disappeared in smoke, and the family members were killed by the Qing soldiers, but they failed to knock down the lonely king."

King Lu glanced at the majestic Nanjing City, his eyes were a little lost, this was no worse than the last time, when he went in, he was a dragon trapped inside, and he couldn't be as arbitrary as he was outside.

At the top of the city, Wang Yan watched King Lu disembark, and he let out a sigh of relief. The internal situation of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be three kingdoms. Hit too hard, because this will cause a change in the attitude of the Tang supporters, and then there will be endless internal fighting.

Seeing that King Lu had arrived in Nanjing, Wang Yan was still very excited. After experiencing this incident, he would have to stop internally for at least a few years.

"After the king of Lu entered the court, the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang learned this lesson, and no one dared to make sense of His Highness's ruling." Chen Bangyan laughed.

Gu Yanwu nodded, "Your Highness has made another step towards the goal of enriching the country and strengthening the army, abolishing the evils of the ruling and opposition parties, enlightening the barbarians, spreading power all over the world, and revitalizing China."

"This time is not as easy as a battle, but everyone must have gained a lot. Seeing the power of silver, it is no less than a hundred thousand soldiers. For this kind of incident, the court will regulate it according to the law." Wang Yan turned around. Come on, look at the crowd and say in a deep voice: "This time, the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang probably wanted to annex the land, but they didn't expect that Gu and the court would not allow it, so they started frying food to frighten Gu, challenge the majesty of Gu and the court, and make Gu compromise. I wanted to buy food from them at a high price, but I didn’t expect to involve myself in it. But it’s good, if I don’t teach them a lesson, they will definitely be in trouble in the future. If they are settled now, the future policy of the imperial court will be easier to promote .”

"Your Highness is wise. After the three kings came to power, the cabinet often quarreled. It should be quieter now." Chen Bangyan praised.

Wang Yan looked away, "It's impossible to be completely quiet, and some different voices are good for us." Wang Yan paused, then turned around, stretched out his hand and drew half a circle, "Look at this The Yangtze River, the Qinhuai River, what a wonderful place, where people are so comfortable."

Chen Bangyan and Gu Yanwu were slightly taken aback, they knew what Wang Yan was going to say, once they were comfortable, they were unwilling to make progress, and they were about to be corrupted, and they couldn't help thinking.

At this time, Wang Yan saw that the King of Lu had disembarked, so he accepted his feelings and said: "A few days ago, Governor He sent an urgent letter saying that Sun Kewang implemented a new law in Yunnan, sharing land and tax, reducing the exploitation of gentry, and many gentry from Yunnan fled to Guizhou. , there is a poem written by a scholar from Yunnan, "The renting method of Lumu is the most strange, and the soldiers are full of livestock and fat, and the people are hungry. "There is nothing to be seen from this poem alone, but Yunnan threatens Guizhou and southern Sichuan. If something happens, Zhongyi Town and He Dushi will face threats from Hauge and Sun Kewang. We must be vigilant. "

Wang Yan paused, and then said: "As for Yunnan, the Ministry of War has written an order for Governor He to send people to investigate clearly, and to be vigilant at all times."

After hearing this, Chen Bangyan cupped his hands and said, "After the lower officials go back, they will issue orders immediately."

Wang Yan nodded and continued: "In addition, King Lu once sent someone to report that the Qing army may make big moves this winter. There was also a military report from Hao Yangqi in Xiangyang yesterday. I think you have read it too. It seems that the Qing army must go south to grab food, otherwise it will not be able to persist in the next summer harvest. Now it will enter November, and we must order all places to strictly guard against death. In addition, the Ministry of Rites will send an official to Xi'an. Express congratulations, report the funeral and explain the new emperor's enthronement, and hold Hauge steady, before taking Lianghuai, we don't want him to be our enemy."

Several officials obeyed and hurriedly bowed their hands.

"It's a long way to revive China, but Gu and you have taken a big step forward." Wang Yan sighed, "This case, Gu means to close it as soon as possible. Xie Sanbin must be killed. Others It depends on the circumstances of the mastermind trial, let the Criminal Department handle it as appropriate, as for the coerced and coerced people, they can be given a lighter sentence, so as not to anger the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang gentry."

"It's really involved too much this time, and the relationship between the gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is also complicated. These days, many gentry who are on our side have come to intercede with the lower officials." Chen Bangyan said: "Anyway, money and food are both Got it, and although there are hidden dangers in this way of handling, it is also conducive to quickly settling down."

At this time, King Lu had already come from the pier. Seeing this, Wang Yan waved his hand and said, "Let's go to meet King Lu."

(End of this chapter)