On the second day after Shang Yi returned to Hangzhou, Wu Yan and Lu Jiude and his party welcomed the will and the jade seal personnel arrived in Hangzhou.
After receiving the notice, Shang Yi immediately ordered to receive Wu Da and his party grandly in Hangzhou. Of course, Zhu Da, Zhu Dajie, Wang Dehua, Chen Yang, Zeng Hualong, Meng Honggong and others all came with him to welcome him.
Wu Yan was an official in Beijing, and Lu Jiude had worked in Beijing for many years, so he was familiar with everyone who came out to welcome him. After seeing him, he could basically conclude that the will that Shang Yi said was impossible to lie. of.
Although both of them had their own thoughts, they first met the two princesses. Of course, after meeting, they both burst into tears, which made Zhu Meiyu cry and Zhu Meijie cry. Shang Yi and others had to pretend to cry with them. After a while, he persuaded the two of them and asked the palace maid to send the two princesses to rest. Then he took them to see Chongzhen's will and jade seal. Of course, according to common sense, Wu Yan and Lu Jiude could not see it now. The content of the will was only to confirm that the jade seal was genuine, so I cried again.
After all these procedures were finished, Shang Yi ordered a feast to greet the two messengers in Nanjing. During the banquet, Shang Yi took himself to Beijing and Chongzhen's orders to pass on the will, and of course Wu Sangui. All the things that led the Qing army into the pass were explained in detail, and of course they concealed the matter of snatching huge wealth. Wu Yan and Lu Jiude were also stunned when they heard it. Unexpectedly, Shang Yi was really so brave, not only dared He led his army to serve the king in the north, and dared to take the initiative to attack Beijing. And he entered Beijing for the second time.
After listening to Shang Yi's speech, Wu Qing immediately raised his glass to Shang Yi and said, "The rebels were in great force that day, and the court was shocked. The court issued an edict to the world to command soldiers to help the king, but no one responded, but only Yi Heng was the only one. I dare to lead the army north and go deep into the capital, and I am really ashamed to kill us. I am really brave and respectable. If my generals of the Ming Dynasty had the courage to be brave, they would never have reached this point. The revival of the imperial court and the recovery of lost territory are all due to the perseverance of one person. I should respect him and keep him a cup of one person.”
Shang Yi also raised his glass and replied: "If you can have today, you will be recommended by the Master of the Pavilion. If you go south that day, if you don't appreciate it, then you will have the grace of the Master of the Last General. Their grace will be unforgettable."
When Wu Yan heard this, he smiled slightly, and the two of them drank the wine in their glasses in one go.
On the other hand, Lu Jiude was also very at ease. Although he did not see the content of the will now, he heard Shang Yi say just now that after the city of Beijing was broken, the three princes were arrested by Li Zicheng. He attacked Beijing twice, and both of them were There is no use to rescue the prince and the other three. I think that when the war is in chaos, three teenage children have always been pampered and live a life of luxury. How can they survive? Now it is probably a bad luck. Without the prince and the other three, it is naturally too No one could threaten Zhu Yousong's position, so Lu Jiude finally felt relieved, and then praised Shang Yi for a few words. At the same time, the two of them also urged Shang Yi to protect the will and the jade seal as soon as possible. The princess went to Nanjing, good luck The content of the world's announcement of the will was to calm the people's hearts, and Shang Yi of course agreed. The banquet also ended with joy.
After the banquet, Shang Yi arranged a residence for them and let them rest. That night, Shang Yi came to Wu Yan's residence and negotiated with him privately on the grounds of telling the old days.
Because during the banquet, the two knew each other's conversation, Wu Yan had already expected Shang Yi to come, so he was waiting. In fact, Wu Yan came to Hangzhou this time, including making this suggestion. All have a different purpose.
After the news of Beijing's breach reached Nanjing, the Nanjing court made a lot of controversy to establish Fu and Lu Ligui. The Donglin Party members were very active. Only Wu Yan showed his sharpness when he first arrived in Nanjing and restrained him a lot. Very rarely offer any opinions. Although Wu Yan was a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and was in charge of the army, the Beijing court was destroyed and these became false titles, because Wu Yan did not have long time to supervise his troops and did not support his own direct power. The former subordinates Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo and others also voted to Ma Shiying. The actual power is now in the hands of Nanjing officials.
Although Shang Yi was still Wu Yi's subordinate in Mingyi, Wu Yi knew in his heart that he could not control Shang Yi at all, but Wu Yi could not let others know this. On the surface, he still had to maintain his appearance of being able to mobilize Shang Yi. Therefore, only in this way can Wu Qi gain a foothold in the new dynasty. Therefore, when Ma Shiying and Jianghuai Towns announced their support for Zhu Yousong, some people suggested that Shang Yi lead the army into Nanjing to compete with him, but Wu Qima stood up and opposed it because he was afraid. My own details were leaked.
But Wu Qi knew in his heart that it would definitely not be able to hide it after a long time. Therefore, when he came to Hangzhou this time, Wu Qi didn't care about the authenticity and content of the will, but mainly hoped to reach an agreement with Shang Yi and share it with each other. Support is mutual benefit. Because Wu Yan also believes that Shang Yi now also needs a minister who can help him talk and deal with him in the court. Such an alliance will be good for both of them.
Therefore, after the two met, Wu Qing said: "Yiheng, if the court had ordered you to lead the army to rescue the capital earlier that day, it would not have fallen into the current land. It would have been a pity."
Shang Yi could certainly hear that Wu Yan was talking, and said, "It's a pity that they were all Chen Yan at that time. Wei Zaode and other incompetent people controlled the government, which not only harmed the late emperor, but also harmed the Ming Dynasty. If the cabinet elders were in court at that time, they would have been There will be no such result."
Wu Yan's heart moved. It seemed that Shang Yi was really a good person, so he said again: "Things have reached this point, and he still said what's the use of these, but now I only have half of the country left in the Ming Dynasty, and there are bandits in the north and the northern chief I am eyeing him, and I have always known that I can use military force and be brave and good at fighting. Therefore, I still need to do my best in the future. This is the first achievement of the revival in the future.
Shang Yi said: "The old lady of the Pavilion said too much. The last general will be loyal to the country and will die. But I just forgive the last general for saying that the parties in the court are fighting for power and profit, and the Fu Wang is secretly weak and unconscious, afraid I am afraid that the generals will fight outside and the powerful ministers will become greedy inside and will end up in a bad situation. Wouldn't it be unfair? Therefore, the last generals are also very frightened."
Wu Yan nodded and said with a sigh: "Yiheng please rest assured. Although there are villains in the court, a gentleman is still there. Although villains are a disaster, there are gentlemen who can be used as dams. If a hero does not harm him, he will never do so. Let Yichang be slandered by villains.”
Shang Yi shook his head and said, "It is difficult for villains to deal with, but the so-called gentleman may not be able to be upright. Shi Shangdao is a real gentleman, but it's a pity that it is too straightforward. Therefore, in the court, the last one will be able to make a living. There is only one person in the cabinet."
Having said this, Wu Qi also understood Shang Yi's intention. He just wanted to form an alliance with him, but he did not want to have a relationship with the entire Donglin. Although Wu Qi told Shang Yi that the Donglin Party might not be able to be honest, it felt a little harsh. But this is better. My position in Donglin and even my position in the Nanjing court is more important. Therefore, I also said seriously: "Okay, as long as I have a day in the court, I will always fight forever. If you earn, please feel free to be assured.”
Shang Yi also said seriously: "With this sentence from the elder, I will naturally have no doubts after all."
Although Wu Yi had withdrawn from the political stage at this time in another time and space, Shang Yi and Wu Yi's colleagues have been adding historical evaluations for a while and know that compared with Shi Kefa and Qian Qianyi, Wu Yi is in politics. His insights, governance ability, flexibility and other aspects are much better than them. Shang Yi certainly knew that although he did not want to participate in the struggle between the court, it was impossible to completely avoid it. This time, Wang Weiru became the governor of Zhejiang, which is just a For example, if you really form an alliance with Wu, there is a capable ally in the court and Wang Dehua in the palace, you can reduce a lot of trouble for yourself.
Then Shang Yi took out two wills and asked Wu Xuan to read. The first one was basically what Wu Xuan expected, and the second one surprised Wu Xuan, but after reading it, Wu Xuan smiled and said: " So that's it, I want to congratulate Yiheng."
Shang Yi also said: "Please help me maintain this matter."
Wu Qing laughed and said, "It's easy to say, it's all for me."
The next day, Shang Yi began to prepare for his visit to Beijing. In fact, after he returned to Hangzhou from Shandong, he had already started to prepare, and now all the work is almost the same. Therefore, Shang Yi also decided to do so in just three days. Let's leave later.
During Shang Yi's trip to Suzhou, the Japanese red seal ship that accompanied the fleet to the port also reached a deal with the merchant army, buying all the sulfone, iron, copper and sixty Japanese knives they brought to the merchant army.
After Shang Yi came back, Ono Dianwu came to visit Shang Yi in person, and at the same time gave him a Japanese knife, a hundred taels of gold, and some valuable gifts. On the one hand, thanked Shang Yi for buying a large amount of goods. On the other hand, It was also requested that Shang Yi allow them to stay in Hangzhou for a longer period of time so that they could sell out other goods. In addition, they also wanted to buy a batch of goods in Hangzhou to transport them away, so they also wanted to ask Shang Yi to allow them to live on the shore.
The Japanese demand was also very reasonable, and Shang Yi also hoped to establish trade with Japan. Therefore, after thinking about it, he agreed, but emphasized that they must respect Chinese laws, otherwise they will be severely punished, and then An sent personnel to help them arrange their residence.
Shang Yi didn't care about other things, but he liked Japanese swords very much. In later generations, Shang Yi also practiced Japanese swords. He knew that although the Japanese swords were narrow and slender, they seemed light and fragile, but in fact, they bought them. It feels very heavy and has strong toughness. It can be hit head-on with heavy weapons like sticks and axes, and there is no need to worry about being dismantled. It can be used as a sword stab or used for chopping and chopping. Moreover, because the blade has a slightly curved shape, it is When chopping, the killing power is extremely serious. Moreover, the knife given to Shang Yi by Ono Temple is in the category of product and is generally not exported. Even in Japan, only people such as Daming, family, and ministers are qualified. Use. Its value is at least thousands of taels of silver.
The saber of Shang Yi traveling through time also absorbs the advantages of Japanese swords in a certain degree, but the saber is too short and can be pulled alone. However, it is very inappropriate to use on the battlefield. Although Shang Yiji doesn't need to kill himself.
The enemy is, but even if it is used as a command knife, it is not so arrogant. This Japanese knife is just right for him. Therefore, I accepted all the gifts without hesitation.