Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 409
Seeing Wang Yan straight to the point, the two glanced at each other. Their mission was to reach some consensus with the Longwu court, to prevent the two sides from fighting against each other, and to support each other when they were attacked by the Qing court, but at the same time to ensure that their own interests were not violated by the court. .

Zhang Huangyan saw that Qu Shixu was silent, so he got up and saluted and said, "This time, under the order of Lu Jianguo, I came to Guangzhou mainly for the purpose of jointly resisting the Qing Dynasty. During the Warring States period, seven heroes competed for hegemony, and Qin was stronger than the six kingdoms of Shandong." , Su Qin united the six countries to fight against the strong Qin, and also admired the seal of the six countries, so that Qin did not dare to go out of Hangu Pass for 15 years. Later Qin used Zhang Yilian to break the alliance of six countries, Qin army attacked South Korea and Wei day and night, and Qi If the king is not rescued, Han and Wei will perish and Qi will perish, and Chu will also perish. Since the end of the Yiyou year, the struggle between Tang and Lu has led to the defeat in eastern Zhejiang and the changes in central Fujian. His Royal Highness the King of Lu learned from the painful experience and did not want to repeat the same mistakes. Presumably the two The old man and His Majesty think the same way, too."

After the changes in the second year of Longwu, not only did the courtiers of Longwu deeply understand the truth of the death of lips and cold teeth, nearly 20 soldiers and horses were wiped out by the Qing court in the land of thousands of miles in the east of Zhejiang, and Lu Jianguo was also woken up with a stick.

Wang Yan heard that when Lu Jianguo was exiled to the sea, Zhang Mingzhen, the general under his command, had a remonstrance to stand upright, thinking that he could no longer confront the Longwu court tit for tat, but let Longwu try to hold back the Qing army as much as possible. The Qing court, Longwu, and Lu Jianguo are three-thirds of the world. As long as Lu Jianguo waits for the emptiness in the south of the Yangtze River and uses elite troops to attack Nanjing, the revival of the Ming Dynasty is expected.

For Wang Yan, the change in the attitude of Lu Jianguo and his ministers became the basis of this negotiation. He nodded and said: "Your Majesty and many ministers in the court think that it is time to stand on fire and fight together with one heart and one mind. Qiang Qing. Besides, the imperial court is still in dire straits, if there is a dispute over the same surname, if you fight against the same family, you will follow in the footsteps of Qi Chu!"

Zuo Maodi also said: "In the past, Jin destroyed Guo and Yu perished; Qin destroyed Han, Wei and Qi, and Chu perished; Jin destroyed Shu and Han and Wu perished; eight kings killed themselves and Liu Shiqiang was strong; It can be seen. Zhang Yushi said that His Royal Highness King Lu also has the heart to help each other in the same boat, so the court is naturally willing to fight with King Lu, even with troops, and when the southern capital is restored and the Tartars are driven out. What does the censor think? What does Duke Qu think?"

What Zuo Maodi meant was to fight against the Qing first, and after defeating the Qing court, in terms of achievements, the three parties will naturally be divided.

Zhang Huangyan nodded, "Shelving the dispute and rejecting even the soldiers is exactly what His Royal Highness King Lu meant."?
Qu Shixu said indifferently: "His Highness King Gui also means the same, and is willing to recognize His Majesty's throne, but King Gui is a descendant of Shenzong, and His Majesty has also said that the world is ruled by King Yongming, so His Highness King Gui has one condition, the throne of Ming Dynasty must belong to King Gui , this orthodoxy is also."

When Wang Yan and Zuo Maodi heard the words, their complexions sank. Emperor Longwu was already in his forties, but the eldest son Zhu Linyuan was not yet one year old, which caused the embarrassing situation of the country without a heir.

Although Emperor Longwu had promised on both sides to lure both King Gui and King Lu as heirs, those were all political means, and he did not really intend to make King Gui or King Lu the heir apparent, and the current Tang-supporting officials would definitely not Allow the imperial court to appoint King Gui or King Lu as the crown prince.

The reason for this is very simple. Now the Tang Dynasty faction controls the central government, and the Gui and Lu feudal vassals also have another set of teams. Once they become the heirs, they will definitely use their confidants to inherit the throne in the future. The Tang Dynasty faction will definitely lose power immediately, and Now that Emperor Longwu was getting old day by day, once he became a crown prince, the Pro-Tang faction would definitely split up, causing a group of people to transfer to the prince, causing instability within the Longwu court.

This is also the reason why Su Guansheng, as one of the leaders of the pro-Tang faction, must get rid of Guifan.

Wang Yan frowned. Naturally, he didn't want King Gui to be the heir apparent. It wasn't because he killed King Gui's envoy who wooed him, but because even if he established a heir, he couldn't solve the current problem. After all, there was still a powerful Lu Fan. Unable to arrange.

"Qu Gong, Your Majesty's dragon body is safe and peaceful. It's too early to establish a crown prince~" Wang Yan said coldly, showing his displeasure, then looked at Zhang Huang and said, "Furthermore, the country will undergo great changes, and Emperor Gao The children and grandchildren should all work together to achieve rejuvenation. After success, we will make a final decision. Today, the King of Lu and the Qing court fought fiercely with Jiangnan, and they have cooperated with the court several times. , In the country did not make an inch of merit, but when the Qing soldiers arrived, they rushed into Guangxi immediately, which made the gentry and people in Guangnan quite dissatisfied. At this time, the king of Gui was hurriedly established as the heir, not only the king of Lu was dissatisfied, but even if the king of Gui was a descendant of Shenzong, You can’t get the approval of the ruling and opposition parties either~”

"The Duke's words are justified!" Compared to Longwu, King Lu undoubtedly did not want King Gui to inherit the throne. Zhang Huangyan heard that Wang Yan's words meant to jointly suppress Gui Fan, so he stood up and said, "His Royal Highness King Lu Yu Guo has contributed a lot, His Royal Highness Gui Wang should show his merits if he wants to reserve the position. In fact, the lower officials agree with the Duke of Guo's opinion, don't talk about these things now, and wait for the recovery of the Southern Capital, and then try the reputation of all parties to decide."

Zhang Huangyan's words also contained selfishness. King Gui lived in the southwest, while King Lu was in the southeast. In terms of merits in the future, Gui Fan would definitely not be as good as Lu Fan.

Wang Yan and Zuo Maodi looked at each other, and they already understood their respective meanings. The Longwu court was powerless to change the two powerful feudal clans, but after defeating the Manchu Qing Dynasty, it would definitely cut down the feudal clans.

Therefore, the goal of the Longwu court at this time is to delay the time, put aside the dispute first, defeat the Qing court, and then resolve internal problems.

It is actually a good choice to use the storage position to catch the two feudal clans.

Zuo Maodi said: "I agree with Zhang Yushi's words, and the period is to recover Nanjing. At that time, the three parties will come to discuss the battle for the reserve position. How about it?"

Qu Shixu was at a loss for words for a while, he knew that if the fight continued, the Longwu court and King Lu would jointly suppress King Gui, because Tang and Lu's blood was far inferior to King Gui, so they would all resist King Gui and advocate virtuous people, so as to determine their own status. legality.

Although King Gui is a descendant of Shenzong and the heir to Ming Dynasty, he is far from Longwu and King Lu, and he does not look like the master of Zhongxing. After a while, he said unhappily: "I believe that since the imperial court invited us to discuss, we should show sincerity, but if it is to compare merits, His Highness King Gui is located in the southwest and cannot fight against the Qing soldiers. How can there be merits. My officer I can't see the sincerity of the imperial court here, and there is even only malice, if the officials of Guidi support King Gui as emperor, what will the imperial court think?" "Master Qu, is he threatening the imperial court?" Wang Yan's tone turned cold.

(Thanks to Huamancheng 66, Yuedong Woxin for the reward, and thanks to Shaozifeng for the monthly pass.)
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