Beiyang new warlord

As Luo Ning expected, Mao Jue still didn't want to use force to solve Jiangnan in a short period of time. After all, the form is different now, and the local bourgeoisie in Jiangnan is gradually emerging in the competition. The emerging industrialist who is difficult to get along with will eventually fall into his arms.

However, there are often people in the world who are willing to die. On September 25th, while Mao Jue was waiting anxiously, a Nanming official in a red official uniform followed the negotiator Song Yu back to the camp in the west of Huxi. He was brought to Mao Jue's army.

"Who is your Excellency?"

After all, he was not a god, and Song Yu, who hadn't had time to repay, brought him in and looked at the guy who had lost half of his three souls and six souls. Mao Jue sat on the dragon chair and asked rather confusedly.

Who would have thought that his voice would bring that person back to his soul, suddenly he had a cleverness, and the legs of the bright red official fell to the ground, his voice was trembling, and his head was bouncing. Grabbing the ground.

"Foreign Minister Jiujiang Governor Yuan Jixian kowtowed to His Majesty, Long Live, Long Live! Your Majesty, please show mercy and save Jiangnan! The Shi Ge Department has brought the Jiujiang army to kill and respond to Lord Tianqing!"

"Shi Kefa? On the side of the Qing emperor? What's going on???"

Mao Jue stood up suddenly in a daze, and hurriedly said in astonishment.

Chapter 845. Donglin coup, the second time!

Things have to go back to the Yingtian Chaotang a few days ago.

"Your Majesty, no matter whether Beiming declares war on our country or not! The Jiujiang Army should respond. Once the intruders fall, the land of Zuozhen will be completely lost. The Northern Army will send boats along the river, and the army will be able to rush directly to Yingtian in one day and one night. It cannot be ignored!"

Since ancient times, guarding the river must guard the Huai!The Southern Dynasty without Lianghuai must be a short-lived dynasty, but losing the Lianghuai is only short-lived, and losing the land of Jingxiang is fatal!The Southern Song Dynasty died in Mongolia, that is, after the Battle of Xiangyang, the wolf-like Mongolian army drove straight into the river, and the flat middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were almost invincible. It was okay to rely on Poyang Lake to resist landlubbers and cannons. Beiming, who fought from one end of the lake to the other end, was really beyond his power.

Even the gentlemen of the Donglin Party, who are content with pleasure, still feel deafened when they get this news.In the court hall, Lu Daqi's voice was as bright as a red bell, shaking and buzzing in the court hall.

But what he was facing was Zhang Pu, Fushe came from Donglin, and he was not inferior to them, Donglin seniors, in terms of words and swords.

"Poyang Lake is one day and one night away from Yingtian, and Songjiang is not one day and one night away from Yingtian? How many boats are there in Beiming? Tens of thousands! You see that Beiming can send 5 horses across the Yangtze River in just seven days, but if you go from Xuzhou Transportation, using their monsters called railways, in just three days, is enough for Beidizi to transport [-] cavalry to Songjiang! Transport tens of thousands of infantry to Hangzhou! There is a smooth road between Yingsong and Yinghang. It is dangerous to defend, if you really want to start a war with the Northern Emperor, the northern army will attack from three sides, what will you guys use to defend against the northern army?"

"Does Bachelor Qian have a secret case? Does Jiang Xueshi have a secret case? Does Gao Yuan have a secret case?"

It was almost the same as the last time Donglin Fu social front, Zhang Pu pointed his nose and yelled one by one without any scruples, but the leaders of Donglin he named were all silent, which was different from last time. The reason for the fiasco was exactly the same. Nanming didn't have enough power to deal with the threat from the north, so he could only be careful and endure everything just like when the Southern Tang faced the Northern Song Dynasty.

"Could it be just to watch the Beiman encroach on Huguang? Huguang today, Jiangxi tomorrow, and Nanzhili the day after tomorrow! According to Master Zhang's blunt words, the princes and courts are just watching Beiman aggressive like this?"

It was still the usual trick of party struggle, with an air of impartiality, Lu Daqi kicked the ball back again with heartbroken heart.

It's a pity that Zhang Pu never served as an official during the reign of Chongzhen. He didn't have the bad habit of shrinking back when things happen in the officialdom, and he dared to take it on! nodded.

"Zhang believes that he should just watch the Beiren being aggressive like this! Before his strength is insufficient, any act of provoking the Northern Emperor's son will be self-defeating!"

"My lords! Why is my dynasty in front of the northern emperor's son, and I am always in a dilemma? Humanity is like a south boat and a north horse! But we, a group of southerners, were suppressed by the northerners on the boat. The Yangtze River is not a natural danger for our dynasty. It is the springboard for the Northern Dynasty to attack our dynasty! In this case, it is the same whether there is Huguang Jingxiang or not. What our dynasty can do now is to try our best to compromise as we did in the Southern Tang Dynasty when we served the Song Dynasty, so that the sons of the Northern Emperors have no excuses to march south! Then work hard to strengthen the army!"

"My lords, these years, the imperial court's efforts have yielded results. Now the Yangtze River Defense has seven Western gunboats, more than two hundred Western artillery pieces, and [-] refined sergeants. Now Wenhang can provide the imperial court with military expenditures of several million taels a year. , within ten years, the imperial court can also build a hundred gunboats and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, and then regain Yuhang or Jingchu, they will be able to do a job with ease!"

"My lords! Ten years!"

Originally, the Donglin Party took advantage of the issue and wanted to take the opportunity to attack the military power of Fushe, but Zhang Pu roared from the bottom of his heart, and the whole court was completely silent. But after a while, Lu Daqi asked again with an ugly expression.

"Northern Song Dynasty and Southern Tang Dynasty are familiar to everyone. What if the northern barbarians attacked them under the pretext of not allowing others to snore beside the couch?"

There was a look of helplessness on his face, but after a while, Zhang Pu still roared sonorously.

"Then let's fight to the death!"

A court political battle came to an end with such an unexpected ending.On the surface, it seemed that the courtiers were persuaded by Zhang Puzhi's ambitious words, but secretly there was still an undercurrent surging. After all, the faction is not fighting for the interests of the country. Today's result is just that Zhang Pu shouted the loudest. It's just that Donglin can't stand on the commanding heights of morality.

With many years of experience in party struggles, Zhang Pu is far more sophisticated than Ma Shiying. He would not naively think that this matter is over, and Luo Zhen's betrayal is not a light blow to Fushe, and it needs to be dealt with.

Just now back to the University Scholars Mansion near the old east gate, Zhang Pu has already ordered anxiously.

"Go invite Master Zhang Cai to the mansion, and then send someone to deliver a letter to Master Huang. Master Fang and the others will still be at Fuxinyuan Tea House, the old place. Don't be too ostentatious. Donglin is watching us!"

Several family members obeyed the order and went out one after another, Zhang Pu was relieved, but this time he still felt stuffy, the kitchen at the other end prepared the food, took a few bites, then dropped the things, turned and went upstairs.

Zhang Pu was born in a poor family, and even when he was studying, his hands were often cracked because of the lack of carbon heating at home. After he was promoted and developed, he seemed to be infected with luxury. The whole house was built tall and large, with layers of intriguing buildings. Magnificent and luxurious, the third one enters the courtyard, and there is a three-story main building that is close to the highest height of his status. Standing here, half of Yingtian City can be seen.

When you are in a bad mood, go up to the third floor and make a cup of the bitter and astringent coffee from the West, which can make Zhang Pu feel better.

Today is no exception, the half-Chinese and half-foreign drinking method, the coffee beans are ground into powder, but they are put down and burned in the purple sand pot for making tea, while fanning the small fire, Zhang Pu is thinking about today's morning tea. He was thinking about Donglin's next move, but in the midst of his thoughts, suddenly a flash of fire from the alley in the distance came into his eyes, almost like a nerve reflex, Zhang Pu jumped up suddenly, grabbed The Beiming binoculars hanging not far away looked over hurriedly.

It's a pity that the fire was only fleeting, and the alley was so dark that it was hard to see what was inside, but this was the difference between an old politician and a rookie. He only hesitated for a few seconds, and even ignored the coffee brewed on the stove. Zhang Pu grabbed a pair of landscapes hanging upstairs, lighted the stove, and then flew downstairs and rushed into the study on the second floor.

At the bottom of the bookshelf, he pulled out a thick red sandalwood box, unscrewed it next to the gourd on the side of the box, poured strong wine into it, and then slammed it with a hanging picture with Martian seeds on it. Entering inside, for a while, a burst of flames flickered fiercely.

After finishing all this, without calling any of his family members, Zhang Pu turned his head and went into the deep part of the study, disappearing without a trace.

Just a few minutes later, countless sparks exploded from the gate of the Zhang Mansion, which was full of disbelief. The two gatekeepers looked out with sticks in astonishment, but immediately, a large number of Nanjing Imperial Guards in black armor When he broke in, the first few soldiers didn't even say hello, and the big blade directly slashed at the face, with two clicks, blood sprayed the gatehouse all at once.

Immediately afterwards, the entire Zhang Mansion fell into panic, and screams were heard everywhere, and the wolf-like Forbidden Army of Nanjing rushed in fiercely. In 1 minute, a large number of people had rushed into the main building of Sanjin.

There was a sound of cracking wood, and the carved door panel was directly smashed into pieces by the boots, but there was only a smell of burning paper inside, and he rushed to the box in amazement, looked around, and the officer of the imperial army who led the team Lu Youcai roared angrily, and rushed to the back study, but the bookshelves lined up were still empty!

It really deserves to be in this line of work! After listening for a while, the officer of the Lu family kicked a row of bookshelves fiercely again, and the wood fragments flew again, and the bookshelves broke into two pieces, and a black and dark staircase descended suddenly. When it caught his eyes, he was filled with shock and anger, and Lu Youcai swung his knife fiercely forward.

"Follow me!"

Not only Zhang's mansion, but the entire Yingtian City was caught in this kind of panic and chaos. On the street, hordes of imperial guards ran in a murderous manner, and then kicked a certain mansion away, and then a man came out of it. roaring and women's cries, all scholars and officials were shackled by the chains and pushed out again.

At this time, most of the members of the cabinet gathered in the palace, on the west watchtower that was much higher than the main building in Zhang Pu's mansion.

Coincidentally, there is also a big purple sand pot brewing coffee, one of the two little eunuchs is carefully stewing the fire, the other is watching the fire and adding charcoal, a few senior officials in luxurious official uniforms dressed in purple, very innocent Imagely pouted buttocks and looked down.

Seeing the fires rising and falling in the city and the horrified shouts from time to time, Qian Qianyi suddenly put down the binoculars, and said with sincere emotion.

"They're all Donglin's descendants, why should they be exterminated like this?"

"Young and old Qian is making sarcastic remarks!"

Always holding the binoculars nervously, Lu Daqi's face was gloomy, and he growled in a low voice.

"A group of greedy guys have already abandoned the way of Neo-Confucianism, and they are in the company of those businessmen who are full of money. The people tend to profit, and the people's hearts are not old. If there is no thunderous means, given time, will the Ming Dynasty still be the Ming Dynasty?"

"Eliminate the evil and do everything, and get rid of the evil as soon as possible!"

"Master Lu's words are timely, if you don't use thunderous means today, in the future, it will be too late to regret!"

Then, Gao Hongtu also put down the binoculars with emotion, and sighed deeply with compassion: "Zhang Pu is a good boy, but it's a pity that he went astray?"

The sighs of the elders came and went, but no one noticed that each of them had a hostile look on their faces. Indeed, as Zhang Pu said, in another ten years, there will be hundreds of gunboats and dozens of elite soldiers in Nanming. Ten thousand! But all of these are Fushe relying on the management of sea trade, so what has it to do with Donglin?And when that day really comes, when the power of Fushe has expanded to such an extent, will they still have the right to speak, the Donglin landlords?

So to paraphrase Lu Daqi's words, get rid of Fushe as soon as possible!

8Chapter 16. Charges

Once again, Donglin staged a coup!