Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 197 Gritting Teeth
There is only the last twilight left of the sun, and the mixture of yellow and red makes Jiujiang City more eye-catching.

"Too deceiving!!"

Seeing all this, He Tengjiao was extremely shocked: "Mr. Lu, this Qin army actually treats me like nothing."

"I see." Lu Daqi sighed and said, "He didn't pay attention to us at all."

"Where did he get the red-clothed cannon?" He Tengjiao said angrily, "Even if Nanjing doesn't have one, how could the King of Hanyang have one?"

"Governor He, let's think about how to deal with the aftermath?"

Lu Daqi shook his head, feeling sad.

Under the watchful eyes of the imperial court, the Qin army blatantly broke through Jiujiang, which was a serious blow to Nanjing's authority.

"The aftermath?"

He Tengjiao was extremely annoyed, but he couldn't suppress it, and said in a deep voice: "Come here, send people to the Qin army, and say that the special envoy of the imperial court has summoned you."

Soon, the guards came back and reported: "Qin Jun responded, saying that they are suppressing bandits and have no time to take care of them."

"Presumptuous, so brave!"

He Tengjiao was indeed furious.

Not even Zuo Liangyu, or the four towns in Jiangbei, was more arrogant than him.

"Governor He, don't you want to join the scene?"

Lu Daqi hurriedly persuaded: "Let's not say that the Qin army is superior in strength, just say that we win, it's fine, but if we lose, then we really have no face."

"Never gamble on it."

"But, I really can't swallow this breath!"

He Tengjiao's face turned red and his beard trembled.

This is really putting his face as the governor of Huguang on the ground and rubbing it hard,
"The imperial court is the most important thing!"

Lu Daqi thought, your face is not as important as the court's face?

Joining the melee of the warlords below, pulling sideways and losing, that is really ridiculous.

Taking a deep breath, He Tengjiao slowed down, his eyes were wide open, and he turned his head and asked, "Do you have any advice, Mr. Lu?"

"At this point, the most important thing is to save Zuo Liangyu's life. After all, he is the Marquis of Ningnan conferred by the imperial court, and the crown prince Shaobao."

Lu Daqi said in a low voice: "As for Jiujiang City, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to come back."

Of course He Tengjiao understood what Lu Daqi meant.

As long as Zuo Liangyu is in the hands of the imperial court, it can be manipulated to cover up the fighting between the two armies and the internal strife.

Then casually said that Zuo Liangyu was seriously ill and had to retire, so the court let the Qin army station in Jiujiang.

The court is just fooling around.

The bottom is fooling the top, and the top is fooling the people. As long as you don't see it with your own eyes, who can know the truth?
However, after witnessing the strength of Qin Jun, He Tengjiao understood that he really couldn't deal with it.

"This Jiujiang city cannot be completely controlled by the Qin army!" He Tengjiao said righteously.

"Then, what does the Governor mean?" Lu Daqi asked jokingly.

"I want to stay in Jiujiang and deal with the Qin army!"

He Tengjiao spoke earnestly.

As the name suggests, it is to follow the good advice, and I don't plan to go to Huguang, so as not to embarrass myself.

Lu Daqi stroked his beard and sighed: "This is very appropriate."

Gouqiu is in Jiujiang City, it can be regarded as guarding the gate of Jiangxi, and it can be regarded as an explanation to the imperial court.

It is not considered to stimulate the King of Hanyang, so as not to do something that hurts the relatives and makes the enemies happy.

The next day, after completely controlling Jiujiang City, You Shiwei respectfully met with the special envoy of the imperial court, He Tengjiao, Governor of Huguang.

And bring a special gift - Zuo Liangyu.

"General Zuo was deceived by the traitor for a while and made an inappropriate move. Now he is completely repentant. It is already a blessing for the court and the world."

You Shiwei talked eloquently, talking nonsense about the purpose of the war, to eliminate the traitors, to get the root of the problem, and to save General Zuo.

This nonsense, even Zuo Liangyu couldn't stand it anymore, blowing his beard and staring: "General You, the winner is the king and the loser, the humiliation must not be too much."

"Hahaha!"

Only then did You Shiwei laugh, and cupped his hands and said to He Tengjiao with a gloomy face:

"Governor, now that the poison is gone, our army's long-cherished wish has been fulfilled."

He said softly, "Don't worry, General Zuo, your son, Zuo Menggeng, has been released and will be reunited with you in a short time. The Zuo family can be regarded as extinct."

After Ren Youqi's performance, He Tengjiao suppressed his anger and said:
"Since the long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, then your army should withdraw from Jiujiang City. This is the gateway to Jiangxi after all."

You Shiwei was choked by his own words at once, but he forced himself to quibble: "I obey the military orders of the King of Hanyang, and Jiujiang City cannot back down."

"Please also tell the governor to the Palace of King Hanyang. If the military order comes down, I promise to withdraw the troops."

"You—" He Tengjiao didn't feel overwhelmed, and shook his sleeves regardless of face: "In this case, I will not leave in Jiujiang City."

Now, it was You Shiwei's turn to be helpless.

After all, Hanyang Palace did not want to completely confront the Nanjing court, so it froze for a while.

Jiujiang City had no choice but to divide it into two, with each side occupying half.

He Tengjiao and his pacesetters have a place to live.

However, for the Nanjing court, the war in Jiujiang was a major political event, and they had to be cautious.

Especially when the Qin army won and Zuozhen was defeated, the public opinion in Nanjing was completely overturned.

Seriousness, fear, panic...

There are so many different things.

Through the "Tongshun Case" and "Welcome King Lu Case", Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang, Liu Zongzhou, Zhang Shenyan, Shi Kefa and others were all excluded from the imperial court, and Ma Shiying can be said to have monopolized power.

Suddenly hearing Zuo Liangyu's defeat, He Tengjiao lingered, Ma Shiying turned pale with shock.

He quickly found Ruan Dacheng to discuss countermeasures.

Ruan Dacheng didn't panic, he hurriedly said: "The four towns in Jiangbei have a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses. Nanjing is so stable. Once the King of Hanyang comes east, he will only fall into siege."

"However, in my opinion, its intention is not in Nanjing, but to knock mountains and shake tigers."

"You mean, the prince of King Yu?"

Ma Shiying calmed down, and his brain became much more flexible.

"more than!"

Ruan Dacheng said helplessly: "There are dozens of general soldiers and military enlistees reported by him, and we have to admit them all."

"I'm afraid it won't work."

Ma Shiying frowned and said, "If the four towns in Jiangbei follow suit, how can the court be stable?"

"It doesn't matter if the four towns hold each other back."

Ruan Dacheng shook his head and said: "The most important thing now is to appease the King of Hanyang, he has to reward the burglar next to him."

"The delay has been long enough, you know, there are King Rui and King Qin by his side!"

This time, he hit Ma Shiying's weakness. The one he relied on for support was Emperor Hongguang. Once this card failed, he would be crushed by the Donglin Party.

"Governor He Tengjiao in Jiangxi, Anqing and other places, he must occupy Jiujiang and Anqing Mansion, and Zhu Yixi's army must not be allowed to cross the thunder pool."

Ma Shiying personally arranged: "In addition, for such matters, members of the Donglin Party must join in and take responsibility together."

"good--"

Ruan Dacheng then laughed and said, "We must not be negligent about this King Yu of Huguang."

(End of this chapter)