Chapter 35 The Messenger of the Tang King
"General, the envoy of King Tang has arrived."
While Wu Changqing was training his troops, the envoy of Emperor Longwu also came to Suzhou.
"The messenger of King Tang has also come. What do you think, do we want to be loyal to King Lu or King Tang?"
Wu Changqing asked other generals, Liu Hansan and others were not easy to answer this question, they did not know which Wu Changqing preferred.
If he expresses his opinion in a hurry, the result will be the opposite of Wu Changqing's.
"Hey, this Daming is also true, come up with two imperial courts, let us lead troops how to choose."
Wang Dafu complained that this was what Wu Changqing instructed him to do, and asked him to say such dissatisfaction with the court on some appropriate occasions, which resonated with other generals.
"There are traitors in the court."
Wu Yi said with emotion that he was disappointed with the current court in his words.
"We all listen to the general, and we will obey whichever side the general falls to."
Li Shaobin took the opportunity to show his loyalty.
"Let's go and have a look together."
Wu Changqing and several high-ranking generals returned to the mansion and met Lu Yongjin, the envoy of the King of Tang.
Lu Yongjin is different from Qiu Zhaojin. Qiu Zhaojin came to Suzhou in the name of meeting. And Lu Yongjin, he came to declare the decree.
"The emperor has a decree, Wu Zongbing will go to prepare first and then accept the decree."
Lu Yongjin said.
When Wu Changqing heard the words, Gu Yanwu reminded him: "To receive the decree, you need to put on the incense table, put on the official uniform, and then kneel down to receive the decree."
This is the etiquette of receiving the decree. The ordinary people and small officials do not know this process at all, because they are unlikely to have the opportunity to receive the imperial decree. Therefore, even if the person receiving the decree loses the etiquette, the person who announces the decree generally does not care. .
Of course, this faux pas can be used to make a big fuss if you offend the person who declared the decree.
Before Wu Changqing's uprising, he was not even an official court official, and naturally he did not know these etiquettes, so Lu Yongjin was not angry.
He was not angry, but Wu Changqing was angry.
Kneel down to accept the order?
As a descendant, he didn't even kneel before his parents. How could it be possible to ask him to kneel to a person who declared the decree now.
Wu Changqing is not a qualified careerist. A qualified careerist will not care about this little face and dignity, and will bear the burden of humiliation for the overall situation.
However, Wu Changqing cares. He also didn't care whether others would see that he had no court in his heart, and immediately said angrily: "At the moment of the enemy, we don't have time to train troops every day, and we don't have time to make these stupid things, just read them directly."
This......
Lu Yongjin was annoyed for a while, but he also knew that these big bosses were all reckless men, and it was a waste of time to talk to them about etiquette and rules.
Wu Changqing's words made the atmosphere at the scene a little awkward, and several generals had different thoughts when they saw this scene.
Liu Hansan, Li Shaobin, Wang Dayong, and Wang Dafu all looked at the messenger with disdain. They felt that Wu Changqing's words were very reasonable, and it was meaningless to make up their minds.
Dai Zhijun and Wu Yi were thoughtful when they saw this. They didn't know whether Wu Changqing came from the heart or because he did not have the Ming court in his eyes.
Seeing that the situation was not very good, Gu Yanwu spoke up and said: "Envoy Lu should read the imperial edict directly. In an emergency, the parties are in a hurry. Now that our army is surrounded by enemy troops, the time is indeed urgent."
Lu Yongjin stepped down a step, and said quickly, "The situation is difficult, and it should be so."
Later, Lu Yongjin read out the imperial edict.
The purpose in the imperial decree is very simple, nothing more than canonizing Wu Changqing as the chief soldier of Su Song, the second rank of Yizheng. The other Liu Han and others were named guerrilla generals, from the third rank.
After Lu Yongjin finished reading the imperial decree, he found that several generals did not have a single thank you, and there was no joy on his face, and he even showed anger.
This is really not to blame for Liu Hansan and the others. When Qiu Zhaojin found them privately before, they all promised the position of the chief soldier, and also had the title of county baron.
As for Wu Changqing, King Lu directly gave the position of Governor Su Song, the prime minister Su Song's all military and political power.
Compared with King Lu, Emperor Longwu's award was much more stingy, so Liu Hansan and others would naturally not be satisfied.
Of course, this is no wonder Emperor Longwu, when he issued the decree, Wu Changqing only occupied one Jiading, with only a few hundred men.
And now, Wu Changqing has occupied Suzhou and other places, and he has thousands of troops. Such a force, a general soldier also wants to recruit?
Emperor Longwu suffered from distance and did not understand the actual situation here.
Wu Changqing turned around and left without accepting the order, as did the other generals, leaving behind a rather embarrassed Lu Yongjin.
Fortunately, there was another Gu Yanwu who explained his confusion and told him why Wu Changqing was angry. "King Lu promised to give General Wu the position of governor and reward the earl. You, the general and the guerrilla general, naturally don't like you."
"I can't blame Your Majesty for this. When we came, we only heard that General Wu had captured Jiading, but we didn't know that he had already taken Suzhou and made such a great contribution."
Lu Yongjin was depressed and anxious at the same time. If there was no King Lu, even if there was such a misunderstanding, it would be fine. It would just take more time to report to the court and wait for Emperor Longwu to issue another imperial decree.
But now, because of the existence of King Lu's regime, they can't afford it. In case Wu Changqing fell to King Lu, it would be a small blow to Emperor Longwu's prestige.
"This, I think you should send a letter to Fuzhou as soon as possible. The best way is to reach a consensus with King Lu and determine the priority. Now that the two imperial courts coexist, our frontline soldiers are also very confused."
What Gu Yanwu said was very helpless, what time is this, and the people of the Zhu family are still fighting within each other, which really chills the hearts of the righteous people in the world.
"Many thanks for Mr. Gu's advice. I think General Wu attaches great importance to Mr. Gu. I hope Mr. Gu will try his best to prevent General Wu from falling to King Lu in order to take care of the overall situation. After all, Emperor Longwu is the orthodox now."
Lu Yongjin asked, in his opinion, Gu Yanwu belonged to him, because both of them were members of the Fu Club.
"I do my best for this, but the key is to see how the court solves King Lu's problem. We can only focus on resisting the Manchu Tatars on the front line and regaining lost ground."
Gu Yanwu personally still prefers to be loyal to the Longwu court, because now the Longwu court has been recognized by most places, representing the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty.
"This court has been communicating with King Lu, and there will be results soon. Mr. Gu is relieved to assist General Wu in recovering the lost ground. If he can retake Nanjing, it will be a great credit, and Emperor Longwu will definitely Will not be stingy with rewards.”
Nanjing is of great significance to the Ming Dynasty. Why did King Lu refuse to recognize the Longwu court? To put it bluntly, it was not because the Longwu court was located in a small remote place like Fuzhou.
If the capital of the Longwu court was in Nanjing, I am afraid that all forces would recognize it. Because Nanjing is the capital of the Ming Dynasty, representing orthodoxy.