When Lu Fang heard that it was the envoy from Xuanzhou, he put the matter at hand first and ordered him to come in. After all, he could get the position today, but he could not do without the support and help of Tian Wei and An Renyi. After a while, a man dressed in Confucian scholar walked in. His skin was fair and his long beard was three long beards on his chin, which looked like a fairy-like appearance. Lu Fang was surprised when he saw it, and stood up to greet him: "Mr. Luo, is there something big happening in Xuanzhou? Why did you come in person?"

It turned out that this man's surname was Luo Zhixiang. He was appointed as the chief of Xuanzhou under Tian Wei. He was good at managing finances. After Tian Wei became a member of Xuanzhou, he used military force to the outside world almost every year. He remnants of the Tang and Five Dynasties. Most of the military officials like him who served as state patriarchs had sharply reduced household registration and their livelihoods had withered. However, the people in Xuanzhou were inseparable from the treasury and the treasury was too poor. Luo Zhixiang's contribution was very small. He could be said to be an indispensable figure in Xuanzhou for a while. But now it is the spring plowing season, but he came as a secret envoy, and he could not help but be so surprised.

Luo Zhixiang quickly bowed his head. After all, Lu Fang is now a third-rank high-ranking official. Although he does not have the position of Ningguo Jiedu like Tian Wei, he is considered a hero. Although he is well-known under Tian Wei, he can afford to treat him like this.

After everyone sat down according to the host and guest, Luo Zhixiang smiled and said, "There is a long story for a certain family to come this time. It is necessary to start with a letter from the envoy Tian to Guangling a few days ago, but I wonder if Mr. Lu had heard of this?"

Lu Fang was confused. Over the past few days, he had almost been eating and sleeping on the construction site, focusing on training technicians, exploring construction sites, discussing with craftsmen the addresses of important workshops such as iron plants and gunpowder workshops, as well as the establishment of water trucks. Even the major events of advancing the three prefectures in eastern Zhejiang were only appointed Chen Wu as the commander-in-chief of the east camp, Chen Zhang was awarded a strategy for joining the army, and there were very few other details. However, he heard Chen Yun ask on the side, "What Luo Changshi said, is the matter of Tian Jun mentioning the tribute to the emperor?"

Luo Zhixiang nodded, his face became solemn, and he said, "That's right, I didn't expect this to spread so quickly, even you who are far away in Hangzhou know."

Seeing Lu Fang's confused look, Chen Yun handed a document from his arms to Lu Fang, and whispered to his ears: "This is the news sent by Li Xuanyu from Guangling. I originally planned to report it to my lord later, but unexpectedly Luo Zhixiang came."

Lu Fang nodded. Chen Yun was the chief secretary of his shogunate. However, in his division of labor, in addition to handling various confidential documents, there was also division of intelligence work. After Li Yan secretly joined Lu Fang's command, he stayed in Guangling to collect information, and then secretly sent it to Hangzhou through the boss of the wine shop. After Gao Fengtian accepted the Hu Ji, the wine shop became a intelligence station in Guangling. There were many people who were drunk, and there were indeed many valuable information.

Lu Fang took the document and opened it. He saw that the handwriting on it was beautiful and timeless. It was Chen Yun's handwriting. He couldn't help but nodded secretly. According to Lu Fang's request, all the information obtained must be re-copied on ordinary paper, so as not to infer the source of the information through details such as the handwriting or paper texture. However, Chen Yun now has too few people who are trusted and educated under his command, so he simply copied the information by himself. His seriousness in doing things can be seen.

"The princes and kings guarded the emperor to serve the emperor, just like a river that does not face the sea. Even though they ran wildly, they eventually became dry soil. It would be better to flow into endless streams. The southeastern towns are big, and the swords and cloths are as big as the pile of gold and jade. I hope the emperor will always give the emperor a gift, and the emperor will ask for everything to be stored and followed by bicycles." Lu Fang read the document carefully and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Tian Wei's letter clearly marked Yang Xingmi's army. It turned out that in ancient Chinese Confucianism, it was believed that the emperor should rule with his priests, and each prince manages all directions, and at the same time, he paid various wealth to the emperor in exchange for the legal right to rule the states under his jurisdiction. This theoretically perfect power system cannot be destroyed. If the princes disrespect the emperor, escaped his own obligations to the emperor, and at the same time they would lose the opponent's states.

The power of counties. In a sense, those semi-independent vassal states in the middle and late Tang Dynasty were prone to expel soldiers and even killing vassal commanders, part of the reason. What Tian Wei didn't say in his letter was that if Yang Xingmi did not fulfill his obligations to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty (the emperor always gave him a gift), then I, Tian Wei, would naturally not be obliged to continue to obey you. And the last mention of "Please keep all the lords, and bicycles follow." clearly had the ambition to replace Yang Xingmi to "guard the ground and serve the emperor". But I didn't know how Yang Xingmi would deal with it. After reading the letter, Lu Fang put it aside and smiled: "Tian Gong's heart made Lu ashamed. It turns out that the wind knows the strong grass, and the throne sees the loyal ministers. But I don't know how the King of Wu replied?"

Luo Zhixiang's face was heavy and replied, "The King of Wu replied that if he wanted to pay his wealth to Chang'an, he had to pass through Bianzhou. Zhu Wen was the enemy of Huainan. How could he have the principle of all the people to help the enemy? It would not be too late to restore the offering after the destruction of Xuanwu."

Lu Fang smiled and said nothing. Yang Xingmi's words were correct, but from his own standpoint, he still hopes that Tian Wei and Yang Xingmi's relationship is not good, otherwise it would be bad if Huainan's pressure was all on him.

"What's the matter with Luo Changshi here?" Chen Yun saw Luo Zhixiang's expression was a little dazed, and quickly reminded him.

Luo Zhixiang calmed down, as if he was quite unspeakable. He finally said: "Duke Tian came here, but he had two things to ask for. The first was to ask Mr. Lu to sell the military rations and armor in Xuanzhou, and the second was to ask for the fire attack weapon used by the Huzhou navy during the last battle at the dock." At this point, he knew that his request was a bit too much, so he quickly shut up.

The room suddenly became quiet. Gao Fengtian and Chen Yun both opened their eyes wide and looked at Luo Zhixiang in front of them in surprise. After a long time, Lu Fang's voice broke the silence: "Luo Changshi has good governance, Xuanzhou is also a big county. Usually, he has accumulated reserves for at least three years, and his military use is sufficient. After the prevailing of the prefecture, there will be no powerful naval opponents around Xuanzhou. Is it because Mr. Tian wants to raise troops to rebel?"

Lu Fang's questioning sounded particularly harsh in the quiet room. Chen Yun stood up and walked around outside the room. He confirmed that no one was eavesdropping before he walked in. Luo Zhixiang's face was full of bitterness. He nodded slowly and said, "Yes, Mr. Tian has cut off contact with Guangling and has launched a large number of soldiers."

"That's why I asked me Lu Fang for armor and food?" Lu Fang suddenly shouted loudly. His gentle and pity-loving appearance was exposed at this time, and he looked particularly ferocious, which scared Luo Zhixiang.

"I have also tried my best to advise Mr. Tian, ​​but this time he is particularly stubborn, as if he had been stimulated in Guangling City. After all, the master is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the master is humiliated to death. Luo is eating people's food and clothing, and has to be loyal to the people." It seems that Luo Zhixiang was frightened by Lu Fang's roar just now, and he actually revealed his opposition to his position.

"Lord, Luo Changshi is just an envoy." Gao Fengtian stood up and whispered, and Lu Fang finally controlled his emotions and whispered: "This matter has a great deal, and I can't answer you immediately. You can go and rest for a few days, and I'll answer you."

Luo Zhixiang was nodding quickly, but Lu Fang ignored it and ordered Chen Yun beside him: "If someone sees Mr. Luo appearing in Hangzhou, I am afraid there will be bad rumors. I will immediately ask someone to clean up a room behind Li Niang's yard. You go outside to clean up first, and let Mr. Luo rest there later. I will give Li Niang an extra meal for three meals a day, which means that a distant relative came to join me." In his words, Luo Zhixiang was obviously placed under house arrest.

However, this was something Luo Zhixiang expected. After Chen Yun went out for half a meal, he returned the reward and prepared it and took Luo Zhixiang to the backyard. Seeing Luo Zhixiang's distant figure, Gao Fengtian, who was beside him, sighed: "I used to see Mr. Tian elegant and generous, humble and loving talents, but I didn't expect that it was actually this group of people with such a narrow mind."

Lu Fang nodded, Tian Wei bought food, armor, and fire attack weapons from Lu Fang. Even an idiot can tell the meaning of it. Then Lu Fang generally has two choices. One is to work with Tian Wei. If it is done, it will naturally be a share of the pie. If it is lost, it will be considered a good deal. The other choice is to tie up the envoys who came and sent them to Guangling for reporting. After all, if Tian Wei succeeds, maybe the next one will deal with you who are watching the fun. If Yang Xingmi defeats Tian Wei, the matter of sending an envoy to Hangzhou will definitely be exposed. At that time, Yang Xingmi will not be able to do anything.

I will thank you for refusing to sell food and armor to Tian Wei, but instead accuse you of not giving up in advance and taking the opportunity to deal with you. So Luo Zhixiang's arrival in Hangzhou this time can be said to be an abandoned son. According to his former status and use in Tian Wei's mansion, it was not his turn to be the abandoned son. Judging from his attitude this time, the only reason that can be explained is that his attitude against rebellion hurts him. Tian Wei, who was angry with his attitude, coldly kicked him to Hangzhou as an abandoned son. Therefore, Gao Fengtian, as well as the capital of Moyedu, also felt sad that the rabbit died and the fox died.

"From Fengtian's view, what is the chance of Tian Xuanzhou winning this time?" Lu Fang asked suddenly.

"How many points? As far as I can see, Tian Wei didn't even have a chance to win this time." Gao Fengtian said coldly, turned around and sat down next to several cases, took out the calculation plan that was placed aside, fiddling with it, and said, "First, he was a minister of the King of Wu, but he was the superior and used his rebellion to seek justice. He lost three points first. Second, the King of Wu defeated all the heroes and saved the people of Huainan from water and fire. He was the best official position but was simple and conscientious, and he was deeply loved by the people. The people of Huainan have been disgusted with chaos for a long time. How could he support him? This lost three points again. Third, he sent troops to plunder four years ago, and made many grudges. His party was accomplices.
Chapter completed!