Chapter 122 I am loyal to the people
Lu Chenyang said coldly, "Write him a reply and tell him that if he wants to redeem them, he should redeem them all. Why is he doing business with me?! I don't accept favoritism! Tell him that for 20,000 yuan, I will send his wife and children back to him."
Yan Xing nodded. Ever since he knew about Zhao Xi, he knew that Lu Chenyang would definitely not like this.
Yan Xing went to write back to King Nanyang, who said frankly that he would think about it, and this consideration took him two months.
Because they weren't Lu Chenyang's wife and children, he wasn't in a hurry and just went about his daily business. He combed through Shu from top to bottom, distributing food to the people and building workshops where necessary. He even found time to help several soldiers in the army find their relatives.
Many of the soldiers were from Shu, and when they came to Shu to look for their families, they found that their families were gone. Lu Chenyang felt sorry for his soldiers, so he specially organized a family search meeting, registered all the soldiers who were separated from their families, and then sent them to various places in Shu.
You know what, I actually found a few.
Several wealthy families in Shu were extremely honest. None of them dared to act in front of Lu Chenyang. No matter what Lu Chenyang wanted to do, they would cooperate with him on the surface.
Lu Chenyang didn't deal with them, but he didn't let his guard down either. He knew that these people were waiting for King Nanyang to come back.
At this time, the reply from the King of Nanyang finally arrived, but he disagreed. He still needed these 20,000 people to serve as slaves and laborers for him, so he put forward another condition: to exchange Chen Jiangnian, the governor of Quzhou.
The Prince of Nanyang felt that Chen Jiangnian was, after all, a member of the imperial family, and Lu Chenyang couldn't possibly ignore his life. This way, Lu Chenyang would definitely agree. If he didn't agree, Emperor Ganzheng would definitely punish him.
Furthermore, the Prince of Nanyang's conditions remained unchanged: he only wanted Concubine Cui and her two children. No matter how he looked at it, Lu Chenyang was not at a loss in this deal.
Lu Chenyang was puzzled. How much did the King of Nanyang dislike his concubines? Why was he so stingy and unwilling to send anyone out?
Then the emperor's secret decree arrived again. This time it was sent from the post station, but it had the emperor's seal on it.
The emperor ordered Lu Chenyang to agree to King Nanyang's conditions, do his best to rescue Chen Jiangnian, and after Chen Jiangnian was rescued, assist Lu Chenyang in taking back Quzhou.
After reading the letter, Lu Chenyang was so angry that he slammed it on the table. "This is a blatant attempt to seize power from me! He's a defeated general, and he still has the nerve to help me?!"
Lu Chenyang almost said that the emperor was senile.
Yan Xing took the letter, read the contents at a glance, and frowned.
"It must be Yan Yuanjie's death that made the emperor alert. He still suspects you." Yan Xing said.
Emperor Qianyuan wasn't stupid; he was an emperor after all, and suspicion was his nature. Yan Yuanjie's unexplained death on the road would surely have made him suspect Lu Chenyang of his actions. Furthermore, Lu Chenyang had spoken up for the Zhenguo Mansion many times before, so Emperor Qianyuan certainly wouldn't trust him.
If he rescues Chen Jiangnian, even if he fails to recapture Quzhou, he will most likely let Chen Jiangnian replace Lu Chenyang as the governor of Lingnan.
This was not written in the secret decree, but was just to make Lu Chenyang devote himself to saving Chen Jiangnian.
Lu Chenyang said sarcastically, "What misunderstanding does he have about me? Why does he think I'm an honest and obedient fool who is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and who follows the imperial decree as if it were heaven?"
Seeing that he was angry, Yan Xing curled the corners of his lips and said coaxingly: "Maybe it's because of his temperament. Our Lord Lu is upright and upright, and he is obviously a loyal minister through the ages!"
Lu Chenyang didn't smile. He looked at him and asked, "Do you think I'm a loyal minister?"
Seeing how serious he was, Yan Xing also stopped smiling. He said, "That depends on who the so-called loyal ministers are loyal to. Some are loyal to the emperor, some are loyal to the country. What about Lord Lu?"
Lu Chenyang said without hesitation: "I am loyal to the people."
Yan Xing raised the corners of his lips again, looking at him with gentle and bright eyes: "Then our Lord Lu is the greatest and most loyal minister of Dagan."
Yan Xing's expression was indifferent: "Within the scope of your ability, it is enough to have a clear conscience. You have done well enough. Even if some people are dissatisfied, there is nothing we can do. But there are already many people who are satisfied with you."
Lu Chenyang tilted his head and smiled: "My Lord, are you so good at comforting people?"
Yan Xing smiled and said, "It's just something I felt." He asked, "What are you going to do about the King of Nanyang?"
Lu Chenyang's expression became serious again.
Lu Chenyang thought about it and asked someone to tell the other concubines and children about the fact that Prince Nanyang only cared about Concubine Cui.
Lu Chenyang's original intention was, "Look at this guy who abandoned his wife and children! Tell me everything you have against the King of Nanyang!"
Lu Chenyang didn't expect that he would actually gain something.
The one who took the initiative to ask to see Lu Chenyang was the fifth daughter of King Nanyang. She was not favored and did not even have a title. Everyone in the palace only called her the Fifth Princess.
The fifth princess was named Zhang Qian. Her biological mother was just a maid in the Nanyang Prince's mansion. After the Nanyang Prince got drunk one time, he had sex with her mother and she became the Nanyang Prince's concubine.
Prince Nanyang did not love Zhang Qian and her daughter, and their lives in the palace were not easy.
Zhang Qian is seventeen years old this year. She has a very dignified appearance, thick eyebrows and big eyes. It is said that she looks very much like the King of Nanyang.
Lu Chenyang saw her, and Zhang Qian was slightly stunned when she saw Lu Chenyang.
Lu Chenyang went to see her.
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