Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 777
After Wang Yan finished speaking, he ignored everyone and walked away.

Now his strength accounts for seven points, and the Tang and Lu feudal clans together account for three points, so he is not worried about what the two feudal clans do behind his back. It can be said that basically everything in the Ming Dynasty cannot bypass him.

At this time, the Tang and Lu feudal lords both had names, but they were at loggerheads. Wang Yankong had strength, but no name.

After leaving the main hall, Wang Yan hurried away and went directly to the governor's office. His mind was also in a mess and he was anxious to clarify the matter with his staff and subordinates. At the same time, he also gave the two feudal lords some time to straighten themselves out and know where the bottom line is. In the future, it is better for all parties to wrestle and play games rationally, instead of making wrong decisions on impulse.

After hearing Wang Yanzhi's words, the two factions in the palace felt that he was too domineering, but they also took it for granted. After all, his power and prestige were there, so he had the confidence to say that.

In fact, in terms of etiquette, establishing an emperor is a matter for the royal family, and courtiers cannot participate. But at this time, it seems that establishing an emperor has become the result of a game between various factions, and no one thinks there is anything wrong. This also heralds the demise of Longwu Afterwards, the Ming Dynasty lost its core again, the imperial power gradually declined, and was manipulated by powerful officials.

Wang Yan said that, if they don't reach a compromise, get the other party's approval, or fight each other down, neither of them can be the emperor.

How to compromise and who to compromise is a matter for the two factions to consider. Once Wang Yan leaves, there is no point in their arguing.

Seeing this, King Lu finally waved his hand, led Zhang Mingzhen and others, and left the hall in a file to go back to discuss.

Because Tang Wang wanted to guard the spirit of Emperor Daxing, it was more convenient for the Tang Wang faction to stay in the hall directly.

"Your Highness, what does Hengyang King mean? When he was in Ma'anshan, the Hengyang Fan prevented His Highness from ascending the throne. Does he have any agreement with the Lu Fan?" After Wang Yan and Lu Wang's people had left, Wan Ji looked away. , Turning his head to look at King Tang, he said worriedly.

Wanji had fewer chances to get in touch with Wang Yan. Gu Yuanjing and Wang Yan had worked together in Guangzhou for a long time, so they knew Wang Yan better and knew his philosophy to some extent.

He frowned and said: "Probably not. If there is any agreement, the Hengyang Fan will support the King of Lu just now. The Hengyang Fan does not support His Highness's ascension to the throne. I am afraid that he has known about today's situation. He is worried that His Highness will inherit the throne in Ma'anshan. Lu Fan withdrew his troops in a fit of anger, making Duoduo completely out of control, and nearly 10 troops came across the river, so Nanjing would definitely not be able to be defeated."

Tang Wang was silent for a while, he was ambitious, but Bilongwu was a little more indifferent, mainly ministers who supported the Tang faction, and needed to support him to ensure the interests of the Tang faction.

At this time, the outsiders were all gone, so the king of Tang did not hide. He let out a heavy breath, and then said: "The intention of the Hengyang Fan is to keep the court alive. He will preside over the court with the prestige of recovering Nanjing, it doesn’t make any difference to him, the key now is how to get King Lu to give in, as long as King Lu doesn’t fight, King Hengyang should have no problem.”

Wanji and Gu Yuanjing glanced at each other after hearing this, Wanji saluted and said, "Your Highness, it may not be easy for King Lu not to fight. He has been looking forward to this day for many years."

Gu Yuanjing said: "Lu Fan accepted Xie Qian. There are more than [-] soldiers in Jiangbei and more than [-] soldiers in Siming Mountain in eastern Zhejiang. Their strength is comparable to His Highness. If you want to subdue Lu Fan and make Lu Fan compromise, there are only two ways. One is to strengthen one's own power, and the other is to persuade Hengyang Fan to support it!"

How to strengthen your own strength?Furthermore, if you want to persuade Wang Yan, how can you persuade him?

The king of Tang and everyone pondered for a while, Zheng Chenggong thought for a while, his eyes flickered, he came out and clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, I thought that King Hengyang would never support Lu Fan. The reason why he didn't support His Highness was just worried that Lu Fan would be angry Gui Fan ascended the throne, and thus returned to the original situation of the dispute between Tang and Lu."

King Tang frowned, looked at Zheng Chenggong and said, "Ai Qing, continue talking!"

If the King of Hengyang did not support Lu Fan, then the supporters of the Tang Dynasty would be invincible, and everyone turned their attention to Zheng Chenggong.

"Your Highness, fellow colleagues." Zheng Chenggong cupped his hands and said, "From the attitude of the Hengyang Fan towards the Emperor Daxing, and personally carrying the coffin into Nanjing, it is not difficult to see that the Hengyang Fan is trying to establish prestige for the Emperor Daxing, so as to confirm that the court is the Ming Dynasty. The only imperial court gave Ming a strong core. At this time, if King Lu inherits the great power, the small court of Lu Fan will become the central government, but the prestige of the small court of Lu Fan is obviously inferior to ours. What King Hengyang did before , wouldn’t it be all in vain, on the contrary it would make the situation in Ming Dynasty more unstable, so I concluded that King Hengyang would never support King Lu.”

After hearing this, King Tang clapped his hands together, and his eyes suddenly opened up. He said excitedly: "Aiqing's analysis is reasonable. Since the fall of the Chongzhen Dynasty, the interior of our Ming Dynasty has always been a state of disunity. There were two victories in Chu and Jiangxi, the blockade of the Yangtze River, and the recovery of the southern capital. When the families were divided and the hearts of the people were not united, there was the defeat of Eastern Zhejiang before, and the change of Fujing later. Even the emperor's brother died. It is also related to the loss of peace with Hengyang Fan. Hengyang Fan wants to regain power, and will definitely not support Lu Fan."

Wanji and the others nodded frequently after hearing this, as if they had made up their minds.

After all, the Longwu court is the central government in name. It was established in four years, and the whole world basically recognizes it, especially now that Nanjing has been recovered. Absolutely not allowed.

"Your Highness, I think that since we already know what Hengyang Fan thinks, it will be easy for us to proceed." Seeing that everyone accepted his idea, Zheng Chenggong continued: "First, Hengyang Fan is powerful, so we try not to conflict with it. He wants to establish the prestige of Emperor Daxing, which is also good for us. We can follow his wishes and make a big fuss about the posthumous title of Emperor Daxing. The higher the prestige of Emperor Daxing, the higher the position of His Highness. No one can shake it."

Wan Wanji sighed in admiration, "The name of the country is justified, let's not fight for it, let the king of Lu hate the Hengyang Fan, as long as we earn the title for the Emperor Daxing, the legal authority will naturally be in the hands of His Highness, and the Lu Fan will not be able to fight it if he wants to." .”

Zheng Chenggong waited for Wanji to finish speaking, and then said: "In addition to this, we must pay attention to the second point, that is, the ground line of Hengyang Fan is the Ming Dynasty and cannot be divided, and we have nothing to do with Lu Fan now. You can make some concessions to Lu Fan, and you can allow him to build a big feudal clan! In this way, there will be no obstacles for His Highness to ascend the throne."

The king of Tang was very happy when he heard Zheng Chenggong's words, but Jin Shenghuan, who had been silent for a long time, poured cold water on him, "Zheng Guo's surname is all thinking in a good direction, but people have immediate worries without long-term considerations. Thinking about the worst-case scenario. Will His Highness send someone to Jiangxi to tell the elders, Su and Du, to make more preparations, so that if we lose, we can still control Jiangxi and Fujian."

Wang Yan has worked hard for many years, and he has always emphasized compromise in his actions and politics. However, the Ming Dynasty has long been used to fighting at the slightest disagreement.

But with Wang Yan's years of hard work, of course, he first took the lead and personally demonstrated many compromises, which finally had a certain influence on the atmosphere of struggle within the Ming Dynasty.

"Every dear one, what you say is reasonable. If you want to guard the spirit of the Emperor Daxing, it will be inconvenient to do things. The matter of giving the Emperor Daxing a posthumous title will be handled by Mr. Wange and Mr. Gu Ge. Hu Chen will send People told Jiangxi to be ready. This time, Jiangxi lost a lot of troops. We must recruit new soldiers for training as soon as possible. If we succeed, we must send people back to Fujian. In case of accidents, we must be able to protect ourselves." Tang Wang nodded when he heard this. mused.

Speaking of this, he suddenly solemnly bowed his hands to many supporters, and said sincerely: "Many things, I will entrust the ministers to handle them. If Gu is really favored, I will be on the Great Treasure, and I will never be held responsible in the future!"

Many ministers who supported the Tang Dynasty hurriedly saluted, expressing that they would do things well and support the Tang King's ascension to the throne.

In the palace, the supporters of the Tang faction were discussing almost every day, and Lu Jianguo and his party also returned to the temporary camp outside the city to start negotiations.

Although the two feudal lords are fighting for the throne, no matter which side it is, Wang Yan cannot be avoided.

In King Lu's temporary camp, everyone's faces were not very good-looking, and the focus of discussion and analysis also fell on the attitude of Hengyang Fan.

At this time, King Lu was sitting in the middle. He was not sitting upright, but was leaning on the seat.

The rules of etiquette in the Ming Dynasty were relatively strict, and there were standards of regulation and restraint for people of different classes. The King of Lu was restless, so he didn't have the mind to pay attention to these details. "What do you think the Hengyang Fan means?"

Zhang Wenwu looked at each other for a while, and the censor Shen Chenquan came out to salute and said: "Your Highness, I heard that King Gui is currently living in Guangnan and is under the control of Hengyang Fan. No one supports Hengyang Fan now. Are you preparing to welcome Gui Fan?" Succession, in order to control?"

After hearing this, the King of Lu waved his hand, "The great Ming Dynasty, the foundation of the ancestors is worse than that of Shenzong, why should the Gui Fan inherit the great rule? If the Gui Fan ascends the throne, not only the own Fan will be dissatisfied, but the Tang Fan will also break with the Hengyang Fan. And see This time Hengyang Fan is facing Longwu..."

As King Lu spoke, his face suddenly darkened, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Seeing that his face was very ugly, Zhang Wenwu was shocked, and many people already understood.

What Zheng Chenggong saw, King Lu's side thought about it carefully, and understood Wang Yan's attitude.

As an old bureaucrat, Zhang Kentang's face turned pale for a moment, but also because he was an old bureaucrat, he quickly calmed down after experiencing political turmoil and official struggles.

"Your Highness, the King of Hengyang did not expressly support the King of Tang, which means that King Hengyang still has scruples, so His Highness still has a chance." Zhang Kentang stood up and said anxiously.

King Lu was silent for a while when he heard the sound. He now has an extraordinary will and quickly calmed down. He looked at Zhang Kentang and said in a deep voice, "What should I say?"

Zhang Kentang also had a flash of inspiration. He organized the language in his mind, cleared his thoughts, and suddenly became a little confident, "Your Highness, the reason why Hengyang Fan did not support His Highness was because he was worried that His Highness would break with the Longwu court, which would affect the future. The anti-Qing incident will repeat the changes in eastern Zhejiang and Fujing. The King of Hengyang has this scruple. Your Highness has the trump card."

King Lu frowned as he listened, "The Qing family made Gu use this to blackmail Hengyang Fan?"

(End of this chapter)