"Prefect Ye said that King Wanjun would like to ask Mr. Hu to give Wei Huai more salary."
"Increase salary? Just arrange for someone to do it."
"That's not what I mean...it's because King Wanjun wants to personally send a gold plaque to Wei Huai in order to increase his salary and commend him for his merits."
"Oh. You mean I have to accompany you there too?"
"almost……"
"I still have things to take care of, and I really can't spare any time. Wang Lun has nothing important to do, right? Ask him to go."
"Understood. I'll call Councilor Wang right now."
…
Lu Fangxuan stood in the room blankly, looking up at the rafters, seemingly doing nothing. He slowly turned around and faced the eyes of the deputy commander Qi Zi.
"Have people been sent there?" he asked.
Qi Zi cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry about this, I guarantee that Wan Heshun will be suspicious of him."
Lu Fangxuan paused for a moment, then gradually opened a smile: "You just say it without proof. I can't completely believe what you say."
Qi Zi felt a little dissatisfied. He thought that he and Yue Guoping were such good brothers, but they never gained full trust at the critical moment. But at this time, I had no choice but to swallow my resentment and do as I was told. He took out a sketch of the situation inside and outside Wei Huai's residence. It was not detailed, but it was enough for them to arrange in a few words.
"Look, Wan Heshun must enter through the main gate," he pointed to the southernmost gate, "that's where it is."
"After Wang Lun read the official document on the salary increase, Wan He had to talk to Wei Huai. He would definitely be watching." He moved his finger, "He would definitely be waiting here in the hall."
"Across the hall...are you sure someone can see it?" Lu Fangxuan asked again.
"Except for the main road to the north, there are corridors on both sides, extending in all directions, so no one will notice." Qi Zi's tone was a bit arrogant, with a complacent look, as if to contradict Lu Fangxuan's distrust.
Lu Fangxuan also saw half of all this, but he just nodded slightly: "In that case, you can make arrangements."
After hearing this, Qi Zi glanced at him secretly, put his hand on the table, and put his smiling face over: "Wan Heshun is trying to win over Wei Chong, but you never make a fuss about it. Instead, you alienate this little A counselor, I am really puzzled, I hope you can enlighten me."
Lu Fangxuan's eyebrows lowered, like two dark clouds. It was obvious that he was unhappy.
"The word 'indication' is not used well. I am not a Bodhisattva and I don't like to listen to people's nagging."
Qi Zi's face suddenly turned red, and he was too frightened to say anything.
"Okay." Although Lu Fangxuan was extremely dissatisfied, he still spoke and explained to him: "There is no point in fighting for Wei Chong. You must understand: There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. I am a person who lives under the fence of others, which is not enough for Nanjing. To contend with it, we must focus on defense and not act rashly. Lieutenant Commander, don't forget, we still have Zhenjiang as our backing. Now if we show our weakness everywhere and attack with surprise troops, the prince's vitality will be greatly damaged. "If our ambition is not here, we will be able to escape intact, so why not do it?"
"I admire you so much, Mr. Lu, I admire you greatly!" Qi Zi hurriedly knelt down to greet him.
Wei Mansion.
Wei Huai stood in the courtyard with a sad face.
"Oh, we have to open the door..." A slave shouted anxiously, sweating and sticking out his tongue.
Wei Huai had no choice but to grit his teeth, trotted over the bluestone slab, pulled the latch, and pushed the door open with blazing fire in his eyes.
But when he saw the person coming, he felt like he had found a savior. Without saying anything, he hugged him tightly.
"Renying, you're finally here! Even if it's a little late, I don't know what to do!" He wiped off a few large beads of sweat on his forehead and took Xia Yuanlong's hand.
"I heard about it from Mr. Ye, so I came here in a hurry." Xia Yuanlong looked around and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
"Wan Heshun commended me for no reason, and even came here to deliver the plaque. I'm afraid this is not a good thing. It must be a smile hidden in a smile." Wei Huai said as he helped Yuan Long walk into the hall.
Xia Yuanlong stopped and turned around: "This matter is already known to everyone, but I still have to tell you what they want to do."
He immediately turned around, "I just asked Magistrate Ye, and he said that Wan Heshun is planning to use you as a gunman."
"What?" Wei Huai became alert and the cane in his hand squeaked twice.
"He said that he might advise you to write another letter so that the party dispute between them can be resolved quickly."
"This..." Wei Huai was stunned for a while,
"This... this is okay!" He looked up at Xia Yuanlong, his teeth trembling.
"Take it one step at a time," Yuan Long saw through his thoughts and just patted his arm. "After all, this is what you have already decided. You must get through it, you must persist..."
A moment after their conversation ended, Wan Heshun arrived at the Wei Mansion in person. He ordered all his soldiers to station outside the mansion, and he went in with Ye Yongjia, the prefect of Nanjing, Wang Lun, the counselor of the Ministry of Personnel, and others.
With the support of his servants, Wei Huai staggered over and bowed to them: "King Wanjun, Mr. Ye, how can I, Wei Huai, be so virtuous and capable that I receive a plaque? This is a way to reward virtuous people. How can I Take it!"
"Sir's reforms have benefited the people of Nanjing. They praise your kindness all day long and regard you as a great sage. Isn't it only natural and reasonable for me to send you a plaque?" Wan Heshun smiled kindly and glanced at you with his peripheral vision. Ye Yongjia: "Ask someone to carry the plaque in."
Ye Yongjia nodded and shouted behind him:
"Hold the plaque!"
This is a plaque about half the size of a bed. Six people were carrying it, and the corners were inlaid with gold, which looked extremely hard and thick; the most important thing was the large characters printed on the plaque, which were also a line of gold characters on a blue background, which read "Gong Zhong Ti Guo".
"Mr. Wei, what do you think?" Wan Heshun touched the large characters on the plaque, with a little dust on his fingertips.
Wei Huai forced a smile on his face and said quickly: "The prince thinks so highly of me, I am so grateful! How dare you not say a word?"
"If you don't mind, sir, ask my people to help you carry it in." Wan Heshun waved and arranged for the six people to carry the plaque inside.
"Counsellor Wang, please read the official document." Ye Yongjia coughed, then received Wan Heshun's look and hurriedly pulled Wang Lun out.
Wang Lun nodded towards him, then reached into his arms with one hand, pulled and pulled, and was halfway extending the official document. Suddenly his hand shook, as if he heard something, and he started to look around.
"Is something wrong?" Ye Yongjia glanced at him and asked in a low voice.
"No, no, no..."
Wang Lun shook his head, then slowly lowered his vigilant eyes, then unfolded the document, looked at Wei Huai, and recited it loudly.
