Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 252 Gaining a State and Losing Sanxiang
In Yuezhou City, Du Yinxi did not see He Tengjiao, but Fu Shangrui talked with him.

Stealing people's military achievements is not something glorious after all, and the conditions of the negotiation are not clear, so it is natural to let the subordinates figure out the cards first.

In the side hall of the Yuezhou government office, Du Yinxi finished talking about Wang Yan's conditions and waited for Fu Shangrui's reply, but Fu Shangrui picked up the teacup beside the table and said leisurely: "Dufutai must be very tired after fighting for days, according to this Official, let’s stop here today, let’s talk tomorrow~”

Seeing him holding up the teacup, Du Yinxi felt a burst of anger in his heart. Now that he heard what he said, his face immediately showed displeasure. He Tengjiao was not kind in the first place, and Wang Yan was willing to talk about it. Fu Shangrui actually put on a condescending attitude, which is really infuriating.

"Master Fu, Ben Fu was entrusted by the Duke of Chu, so I dare not neglect, even if Ben Fu is willing to wait, the [-] troops outside the city can't wait." Du Yinxi said coldly.

Fu Shangrui wanted to bring tea to the guests, but Du Yinxi was so annoyed that he completely ignored his actions, pretending he hadn't seen anything.

At this moment, Fu Shangrui could only put down the teacup in embarrassment, and then he laughed, dispelling his embarrassment and saying: "I know the meaning of blocking Futai, but this matter is very important. I have to discuss it with Governor He, right?" ~"

Hearing the words, Du Yinxi said with a black face: "I can give Governor He some time to let you carefully consider the conditions of the Duke of Chu, but Master Fu must first transport the food and grass of the Duke of Chu to the outside of the city, so that the army can have more time." Food is edible."

The matter of food and grass is the most important weight in He Tengjiao's hands. How could Fu Shangrui agree, and his face felt unnatural, "Is this? I can't make the decision~ In fact, most of Chu Guogong's men are from bandits. These people not only They forced Emperor Yizong to death, ruined our Ming Dynasty, and most of them are capricious people, even if they starve to death, why should they care about them?"

"The Son of Heaven has already decided on the strategy of uniting Shun against the Qing Dynasty. Since the Shun Army has been reorganized into the Ming Army, it is my army of the Ming Dynasty. Master Fu's words like this will not only damage our great cause of fighting the Qing Dynasty, but also question your Majesty's decision. If If you say that again, I will definitely join you." Du Yinxi said angrily: "Don't say anything else today, the grain and grass are originally raised by the Duke of the state, and it is reasonable for you to send them out of the city. I advise you not to do things wrong Too much, otherwise it will be difficult to clean up in the future, and you are not able to bear it. If you deliberately stir up troubles and cause troubles in the same room, even if I don't want to be angry, I will join you and wait."

Fu Shangrui was yelled at by Du Yinxi, and he felt very unhappy. He no longer tried to appease him with hypocritical good words, but held food and grass in his hands to stabilize Wang Yan. For the sake of the imperial court, even if you don’t understand, it doesn’t matter. It’s okay to be rebellious and capricious. Now that you have gained military exploits and high positions, what should you do if you rebel? The army of the Ming Dynasty should not be in their hands, nor can it be Give them too high a title, and the overall situation of the imperial court has to be controlled by us civil servants, can Du Futai understand what I mean?"

"Master Fu means that the credit for regaining Yuezhou is not enough. Master He wants other credits?" Hearing what Fu Shangrui said, Du Yinxi felt that he was extremely shameless, so he got up and said, "I can't do this." Lord, let Master Fu down."

"It doesn't matter, Du Futai can tell the Duke of Chu, when will he think it over and when he will make a decision, we will discuss it later." Fu Shangrui said coldly: "However, before that, the food in Yuezhou is only~"

Du Yinxi was already very angry at this moment, he looked at Fu Shangrui's face, and really wanted to punch each other, but he finally endured it, flicked his sleeves, and left the side hall.

When Du Yinxi left, He Tengjiao came out from the hut behind the side hall, and said with a slight reproach on his face: "Why did Xizheng let him go?"

Knowing what he meant, Fu Shangrui asked He Tengjiao to sit down first, and then explained with a smile: "Master, you don't have to worry. Since Wang Yan asked Du Yinxi to discuss with us, it means that he has softened his intentions. This negotiation~ Naturally." It's asking for a lot of money, and paying back the money on the ground. The reason why the lower official has such a tough attitude is to negotiate a good deal for the supervisor in the future."

He Tengjiao heard the words, thought for a while, and found that Fu Shangrui's words were reasonable, and his face eased.

Outside the city, Du Yinxi walked to the tent with a melancholy expression.

When he got the account, he found that Wang Yan's face was uglier than his. He thought that Wang Yan knew that he had failed the negotiation, so he couldn't help but feel a little guilty, and hurriedly bowed: "Guo Gong, He Tengjiao and Fu Shangrui have a lot of plans, and the negotiation failed." gone."

When Wang Yan heard the words, seeing Du Yinxi's face full of guilt, he couldn't help comforting him: "This matter is He Tengjiao's fault, it has nothing to do with Du Futai, and it doesn't matter if the negotiation is not successful, Futai doesn't have to blame himself."

Du Yinxi heard the words, but said worriedly: "But the matter has not been resolved after all, the army has no food, what can we do?"

Wang Yan sneered, "The governor has already offered conditions and made concessions, but He Tengjiao is greedy, so I can't blame the governor."

Hearing the words, Du Yinxi couldn't help being shocked, and quickly persuaded: "The Duke wants to attack Yuezhou? This is absolutely impossible~ The Qing army has just retreated. If there is another civil strife in Yuezhou, wouldn't it benefit the Qing army? ?”

"Don't worry about Du Futai~" Seeing that Du Yinxi was very excited, Wang Yan hurriedly comforted him first: "This governor has no intention of attacking Yuezhou, but He Tengjiao wants to put [-] of my soldiers to death."

While speaking, Wang Yan walked up to Du Yinxi, handed him the letter from Yan Dai, and then said angrily: "This is the bookstore that Wu Tui asked his subordinates to risk their lives on. I was entrusted to go south to buy grain, but all the money and grain was detained in Changsha by He Tengjiao, and Wu Tuiguan and Lord Yan were also placed under house arrest."

After reading the letter, Du Yinxi was also extremely annoyed. Food and grass are the lifeblood of the army, and He Tengjiao's move was really deceptive.

Wang Yan looked at Du Yinxi and said: "Du Futai, the Bodhisattva is still angry. The governor is the Duke of the court, and he has some face. He Tengjiao deceived me so much. The governor can bear it, and neither can the soldiers. Considering the overall situation of the imperial court, he would not meet him in battle, but He Tengjiao is narrow-minded, decisive and unplanned, and he is definitely not a great talent who can manage the situation in Huguang. If he is allowed to toss about this Huguang land, it will only end up with the hearts of the army and the people Everything was lost. The governor is not talented, and decided to recommend Dufutai to preside over the situation in Hunan, what does Futai think?"

"This~" Hearing the words, Du Yinxi couldn't help being troubled.

Seeing this, Wang Yan stepped up his efforts: "He Tengjiao detained all the food and grass of the governor in Changsha. The governor has decided to lead an army up the Xiangshui River to occupy Changsha. However, the governor is not an official from Huguang, so it will inevitably cause Hunan officials and the court. Therefore, I want to ask Du Futai to take over Hunan in the name of Hunan governor. At that time, the governor will block a soldier on the line of Xinqiang River and block He Tengjiao in Yuezhou, so that he will gain a state and lose Hunan. , Let him completely lose the right to speak in Huguang."

(End of this chapter)