Chapter 308
Ordinary officials had to go through numerous procedures if they wanted to face the Holy Spirit, but Lu Heng entered the palace without any obstacles. He soon appeared in the Qianqing Palace. The emperor was wearing a Taoist robe and meditating. When he saw him, he was not surprised at all: "You just got married yesterday, why did you come here early in the morning?"
He really couldn't open the pot, so Lu Heng handed over his hands and said, "Reporting to the sage, there were some accidents at my minister's wedding yesterday. The minister caught dozens of assassins, and eleven of them were left alive. After interrogation last night, they In the jiāo generation, they are from Dongying, and they were ordered to sneak into the Shuntian Mansion and assassinate our high officials."
The emperor didn't care how Lu Heng made the dead man of Dongying speak. He frowned slightly, his expression solemn: "Dongying?"
"Yes." Lu Heng said, "Dongying is in civil war, the shogunate is divided, and the royal family has become a decoration. Many princes and nobles fled Dongying, intending to take root on the southeastern coast of Daming. I heard that some people have occupied the island and established a kingdom to become king."
In an attempt to restore the former glory, the Dongying royal family wanted to find an island around Daming to continue to be king. It would be better if they could rule the southeast coast. But they were also afraid of the Ming Dynasty, so they came up with the idea of sending dead soldiers into the capital to capture all the high-ranking civil and military officials in the capital. Emperor Daming was in chaos, and he had no time to control them. They might even take the opportunity to occupy the southeast.
This simple and crude method is indeed the way of thinking of the Eastern Ying people. The emperor has always paid attention to being upright and peaceful, and guarding against arrogance and impetuosity since he cultivated Taoism, but when he heard this, he still sneered and sneered: "Just rely on them?"
The frontier troubles in Daming have always been very serious, and wars have been fought in all four directions. The emperor, including the generals of the whole dynasty, has always focused on Mongolia in the north, and the most powerful generals came from Datong, which is evident.
However, the southeast coast is also not calm. The areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian have been harassed by Japanese pirates for a long time. They go ashore from time to time to loot. Once they are chased by officers and soldiers, they run to the sea and go back and forth. It has been disgusting for a long time.
The emperor thought that a group of pirates could become a good climate, so he never spared his hands, but now they dare to assassinate court officials and intend to build a country at the gate of Daming.
This can be described as pulling the tiger's tail and seeking death.
The emperor fell silent, thinking quietly. Fighting a war is not a trivial matter. Just last year, the Mongols were repelled. If you want to completely rectify the Japanese pirates, you have to prepare many things in advance. The most intuitive, who should lead the general to send.
Lu Heng stood quietly in the warm Qianqing Palace, waiting for the emperor to make a decision. The emperor thought for a while, and said, "Close the door and beat the dogs first, and clean up the fine work in the city. The matter of fighting against Japanese pirates will be discussed in the long run after the court."
Lu Heng raised his hand, and Jingli replied, "Yes."
Lu Heng took control of the city gate, and immediately ordered the city gate to be blocked after leaving the palace, restricting access. Whether it's Dongying's meticulous work or Wang Yanqing, don't even think about going out.
The author says:
Lu Heng: I never lie.
Chapter 102 Living alone
In Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion, the heavy door curtain was lifted, and before seeing the other person's figure, he heard a loud laughter: "Master Hou, well, I'm here to greet you in the New Year."
Hearing the voice of the person coming, Fu Tingzhou immediately stood up and greeted him at the door in person: "Uncle Xu, it's actually you. Why don't you send someone to tell me when you're coming, please take a seat."
Xu Rong was Fu Yue's lieutenant, and he was the same age as Fu Chang. Fu Tingzhou was very courteous to his grandfather's former subordinates. He sat down with Xu Rong and ordered the housekeeper to fetch the best tea. After the tea was brewed and all the other people left the study, Xu Rongcai said, "Now that I'm getting older, my legs are becoming more and more inconvenient, and many walks are empty and powerless. I heard that the Marquis was attacked in Lu Mansion yesterday. When you told me about this, I was taken aback, so I hurried over to greet the Lord Hou today. Lord Hou, are you not injured?"
Yesterday, Lu Heng's big wedding was known to the whole capital, but Xu Rong's level was not enough to attend Lu Heng's wedding. In the same way, the incident that the Lu Mansion was attacked by an unknown assassin yesterday quickly spread throughout the circle.
Fu Tingzhou shook his head: "Uncle Xu has a heart, I'm fine. Those assassins are just a mob, they're not good, and there were no casualties among the guests, only Lu Heng was shot."
Many high-ranking officials of the court attended Lu Heng's wedding and were attacked. In the end, no one was injured. It was a fortune among misfortunes. If someone was injured in the Lu family, then Lu Heng, the master, would be even more embarrassed.
Lu Heng and Xu Rong belong to different factions in the army, and they have never been in love, but when they hear such words, it is not good to ignore them. Xu Rong pretends to be worried and asks: "Commander Lu is injured? Is it serious?"
Fu Tingzhou hoped that the arrow would kill Lu Heng, but unfortunately it only hurt his shoulder. Fu Tingzhou shook his head and said, "On the shoulder, it's not fatal."
Xu Rong snorted, it is not good to talk about this topic deeply or shallowly, so he stopped. Xu Rong said: "I heard people say that the city gate is under martial law today, and there are many more Jinyi guards in each gate, and strict inspections are required to enter and exit. Could this have something to do with what happened yesterday?"
Fu Tingzhou hasn't gone out today, he just heard about it. Fu Tingzhou glanced at the sky outside. Now, when he first arrived, Lu Heng had already reported to the emperor and gained control of the city gate? Fu Tingzhou couldn't help sighing: "The emperor really trusts him. It seems that those people yesterday really had another way."
When Xu Rong heard this, he hurriedly asked what was going on. Xu Rong came today, in addition to paying New Year's greetings, he did have the intention to inquire about the news. A large-scale attack suddenly occurred in the city. Everyone has relatives. Who dares to stay out of the incident?