Murong Lun has been gone for about a stick of incense, but Shangguan Changgong is still sitting in the meeting room of Wenhua Pavilion... ··
The conversation with Murong Lun was not long, but for Shangguan Changgong, it contained a lot of information!
First of all, Murong Lun never took the initiative to mention his father Shangguan Hongyuan. Logically speaking, after such a disastrous defeat, if you want to appease people and stabilize the situation in the court, the best way is to let Shangguan Hongyuan, who is the chief assistant, come out. Take two steps.
Yun Bing's defeat caused turmoil in the court. On the surface, it was because of Yun Bing's defeat. Yun Bing's army lost tens of thousands of troops, but after all, Jinyang was not lost and the situation was not at its worst.
Therefore, the root cause is that Shangguan Hongyuan, as the chief assistant, has not appeared in public for too long, which has triggered speculation about his physical condition!
The Luo'an court with Shangguan Hongyuan and the Luo'an court without Shangguan Hongyuan are completely different situations. The Luo'an court with Shangguan Hongyuan is in charge. Although there are internal differences and contradictions, the prestige of Shangguan Hongyuan suppresses it. Under this situation, the Luo'an court could still be unified internally and united around Shangguan Hongyuan to face the outside world.
Once Shangguan Hongyuan is gone, although there are still military and political elders such as Murong Lun and Yang Chongqing in the Luo'an court, they all do not have the prestige of Shangguan Hongyuan to unite everyone... ·················
If Shangguan Hongyuan could stand up at this time and tell everyone that he is not dead yet, then Shangguan Changgong would not have to commit suicide!
But it is a pity that Shangguan Hongyuan, the chief assistant of the Zhou Dynasty who held the emperor in power and commanded the princes, can no longer appear in this world.
Shangguan Changgong originally thought that Murong Lun would test his father's situation with him regarding this matter, and he was prepared to deal with it.
Shangguan Changgong knew very well that although he kept the mourning secret, created the illusion that his father was still alive, and did everything he could, he could not easily deceive an old fox like Murong Lun.
However, the fact is that Murong Lun did not test this matter at all, and did not even take the initiative to mention Shangguan Hongyuan, which was not a good thing for Shangguan Changgong!
When you test a certain person, your purpose is to get a certain answer through this person's reaction!
And if you already know the answer, then you don’t need to test it anymore!
Therefore, in Shangguan Changgong's view, Murong Lun may no longer be guessing that his father Shangguan Hongyuan has passed away, but rather confirming that his father Shangguan Hongyuan has passed away!
After realizing this possibility, Shangguan Changgong was a little unbelievable. He had gone as far as possible, even going against the principles and killing dozens of people. The news of Shangguan Hongyuan's death, including himself, had No more than three people in the Shangguan family knew about it, and even his cousin Shangguan Tingshu didn’t know the news...
With such a strict blockade, how did Murong Lun get the news?
He should just suspect that his father is dead now, he shouldn't be so sure!
When thinking about this problem, Shangguan Changgong couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong within the family and someone was tipping off Murong Lun. If that was the case, then the problem would be serious!
So at the end of the conversation, Shangguan Changgong also took the initiative to move out of his father Shangguan Hongyuan, thinking to test Murong Lun's reaction.
Murong Lun's calm reaction convinced Shangguan Changgong that Murong Lun already knew the news of his father's death!
Although this incident made Shangguan Changgong a little confused, the conversation with Murong Lun was not without good news!
Murong Lun's attitude of seeking peace and stability today surprised Shangguan Changgong!
Because he was worried that after his death, Murong Lun would take the opportunity to seize power and liquidate the Shangguan family, his father Shangguan Hongyuan had been hesitant about whether to get rid of Murong Lun during his last days. However, after weighing the pros and cons, Shangguan Hongyuan did not. Killer!
Although he didn't kill
But Shangguan Hongyuan also told Shangguan Commander Gong Qian and Wan that he must be on guard against Murong Lun!
As for Yun Bing's defeat this time, Shangguan Changgong was originally a little worried that Murong Lun would take the opportunity to attack and seize power...
But now it seems that Murong Lun still has a good understanding of the overall situation. He knows that fighting among each other at this time will not only not gain much benefit, but also make Ye Mingsheng, a thief, an advantage!
This also reminded Shangguan Changgong of the reason why his father did not kill Murong Lun!
In Shangguan Hongyuan's view, although there were thousands of civil and military officials in the Luo'an court, the only one after him who could truly serve as the "pillar of the country" was Murong Lun!
Now under the leadership of Ye Mingsheng, the Fengwu Army has the potential to sweep the world, and the Luo'an court will face great pressure. Therefore, if Murong Lun can be here, he will definitely be able to share a lot of pressure for Shangguan Changgong!
In addition to Murong Lun's talent, Shangguan Hongyuan also firmly believed that Murong Lun would never join the Fengwu Army as long as there was still a glimmer of hope!
Because Murong Qingwu was married to Ye Mingsheng, Murong Yuliang, Murong Hui and others were working as prostitutes in the Fengwu Army, so even though Murong Lun removed their names from the genealogy, there was still a considerable voice in the Luoan court. It is suspected that Murong Lun and Feng Wujun are colluding!
Shangguan Hongyuan didn't believe in Murong Lun's loyalty at all. He felt that someone like Murong Lun would never be loyal to anyone, but he believed that Murong Lun would be loyal to his family!
And a very smart person like Murong Lun must be able to see that the purpose of Ye Mingsheng's so-called reform of the New Deal is to dig out the roots of these aristocratic families... ···········
So as long as there is still a glimmer of hope, Murong Lun will never take refuge in Ye Mingsheng and allow Ye Mingsheng to dig into the foundation of their family!
In order to fight against the powerful Fengwu Army, Murong Lun needed to find ways to maintain the brand of Luo'an Court and unite everyone. This also restricted Murong Lun's idea of seizing power. Because of this, Shangguan Hongyuan Finally gave up the idea of killing Murong Lun!
And now that Murong Lun is willing to take the initiative to work with him to stabilize the situation in the court, it undoubtedly proves that his father Shangguan Hongyuan's view is correct. His father has seen through Murong Lun!
Thinking of this, Shangguan Changgong couldn't help but secretly let out a sigh of relief. To be honest, the pressure the Fengwu Army put on him had already made him a little breathless. Even when he went to bed at night, he would dream about the scene of the Fengwu Army conquering Luo'an!
Therefore, if Murong Lun was still doing things behind his back to hold him back at this time, it would be an extremely devastating thing!
Although he understood Murong Lun's attitude and made Shangguan Changgong relax, he still couldn't help but worry when he thought about Yun Bing's situation. Even if Murong Lun was willing to help him stabilize the situation in the court, if the court in Yun Bing's battlefield continued to retreat, If so, then things don’t make any sense!
At the moment, all we can do is count on Chongqing to lead the imperial army to stop the Fengwu army on the battlefield of Yunbin and gain some precious breathing space for the court... ··········
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Jiyu, Yujing
In a side room of Gu's mansion, Zhang Hu, deputy general of the Sixth Division of the Fengwu Army, handed a stack of silver notes to Gu Shouting and said:
"Shou Ting, this is my filial piety for the rest of this month!"
Gu Shouting, who was enjoying the massage from two beautiful concubines with his eyes closed, took the banknote handed over by Zhang Hu without even opening his eyes.
However, after feeling the thickness of some banknotes, Gu Shouting felt something was wrong. He frowned slightly, opened his eyes and said with some dissatisfaction:
"Why so little?"
Zhang Hu explained helplessly after hearing this:
"The situation has been very serious recently. The grandsons have to temporarily close their businesses for safety reasons, so they only have one thousand taels of silver this month!"
After hearing this, Gu Shouting asked:
"Is it this kid Lu Ce again?"
Zhang Hu nodded and said:
"This guy is desperate. I asked Wang Dapao to give him some banknotes. Woman, not only did he not accept any of them, he almost got Wang Dapao arrested. I don't know if he is really a breeze, or he is still here. Pretend to be reserved and wait for the lion to open his mouth!"
Gu Shouting snorted coldly when he heard this and said:
"To give something shameless, you can use a chicken feather as a command arrow. You have only been an officer for a few days. Do you think Yu Jing has the final say?"
After hearing Gu Shouting's words, Zhang Hu was also shocked and said:
"Shouting, I also think I need to show him some respect. It's not easy to keep him busy with the business below. This filial piety is much less than usual... ··············》
As soon as these words came out, Gu Shouting thought for a while. After a while, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes and he explained to Zhang Hu:
"Let them come out with another thirty thousand taels of silver!"
Zhang Hu was a little surprised when he heard this, hesitated a little and said:
"Shouting is being disturbed by Lu Ce, and their business is not easy to do. I also forced them to pay this month's filial piety. If I ask them to come out with thirty thousand taels of silver at this time, I'm afraid I will force them." Too cruel!"
After listening to Zhang Hu's words, Gu Shouting patted him on the shoulder and said:
"Tell them to hand over the money, and I will deal with Lu Ce for them. Believe me, they will hand over the money obediently!"
Zhang Hu hesitated for a while after saying this, and then warned with concern:
"Shou Ting, this Lu Ce is Yue Qing's niece and son-in-law. Now Yue Qing is in the center of glory, and even Lin Huaiwu has been pushed out of office by him. I think it's okay to give Lu Ce some color. I don’t think he’s a tough guy, so if you let him know how powerful he is, and give him some benefits, he’ll probably accept it!”
"We don't need to kill him now. If an old guy like Yue Qing is lured here, things will be in trouble!"
Regarding Zhang Hu's words, Gu Shouting sneered and said:
"Lu Ce brought this on himself, no wonder me! Don't worry, Huzi, I have a clever plan. After you collect the 30,000 taels of silver, send 10,000 taels to the hundred households in the Coordination Office. I will take care of the rest. Arrange someone to do it..."
Seeing that Gu Shouting had made up his mind, although Zhang Hu was still worried, he could only nod his head and go to work.
After Zhang Hu left, Gu Shouting continued to lie on the bed, enjoying the massage from his beautiful concubine.
There was a time when he had great ambitions, thinking about making great achievements and gaining fame both before and after his death, but soon he realized the reality!
When the Fengwu Army defeated Yi Jing and established the Sixth Division of the Fengwu Army, Gu Shouting was directly appointed as the general of the Sixth Division. At that time, he thought that he would finally meet the Ming Lord and could fully display his talents, but the reality was that Give him a hard slap!
Compared to those Ye family brothers and those earliest Forbidden Army soldiers who followed him, Ye Mingsheng did not trust him as a surrendered general at all!
The reason why he was made the general of the Sixth Division was simply because the Fengwu Army used a method of buying horse bones for thousands of dollars in order to settle the captives of the Yan Army for the world to see!
When the Fengwu Army completely stabilized Youyan's situation, Ye Mingsheng began to transfer his men away, and transferred the Fengwu Army from other units to the Sixth Division to mix in sand, reducing his control over the Sixth Division. At this time, Gu Shouting You can also comfort yourself that this kind of mobilization is for the whole army, and Ye Mingsheng is not just targeting him!
But after the Fengwu Army captured Jiyu, his Sixth Division was stationed in Jiyu for a long time. Although there were occasional wars, they were all about exterminating bandits and clearing out bandits, and they did not get much attention. ······················
He had asked Ye Mingsheng several times to mobilize the clouds and join the battlefield, but
I still couldn’t get a definite answer from Ye Mingsheng!
Seeing that people like Zhang Meng, Xun Ke and others began to rise to power, one became the deputy commander of the Fourth Army, and the other became the commander of the Third Army. Gu Shouting also completely realized the fact that he was not trusted by Ye Mingsheng. , thinking that his talents were unappreciated and his ambitions were unfulfilled, he also began to give up on himself, and began to find ways to make money, using money to make up for his empty soul.
Just when Gu Shouting was immersed in enjoyment, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and the next second his housekeeper Ma Zheng walked in and said anxiously:
"Sir, Wang Xuecheng has come to see you with the command from the commander-in-chief!"
Gu Shouting was very surprised after hearing what Ma Zheng said, but at this moment Wang Xuecheng walked into the room. He glanced at Gu Shouting on the bed and the two concubines beside him, and then solemnly took out a bottle from his arms. The paper warrant said in a deep voice:
"General Gu wants you to go to Yijing to report on your duties after receiving the order without any delay... ·······》
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