Only then did Song Zhengyu bow to Chen Zilong and said: "There is no case for public opinion, and it is not strange to invite people to the middle brother." It's just that the public opinion is dedicated to the court and the people, and this heart can only be expressed by heaven. ”

Chen Zilong's face gradually softened, and he sighed lightly: "Unscrupulous means for the sake of righteousness, is righteousness still righteousness?" The six of us founded several societies back then, criticizing Wang Yangming's study of Confucianism as ancient rather than modern, the essence of discarding the truth and talking about the country, and advocating to the world the principles of the previous generation, the teaching method of the later generation, and the truth applied by the world...... When Nai was worried about internal and external troubles, I had the ambition to serve the country for more than ten years, but I achieved nothing. Du Linzheng and Zhou Lixun died young, and Peng Bin and I parted ways and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. Now there are only three brothers, you and me, working together to tide over the difficulties...... In the name of righteousness, you must not abandon your and my original intentions, and I will encourage the second brother with this word. ”

Xu Fuyuan and Song Zhengyu hugged their fists and bowed in response: "We will be taught." ”

Chen Zilong said: "The upheaval is coming, and I hope that the second brother and Zilong will work together to serve the imperial court." ”

"Yes."

……。

Wu Zheng returned to the Zhenguo Mansion, and Ma Shiying had been waiting for a long time.

The two went to the study, and as soon as they entered the door, Wu Zheng asked, "Does Hong Chengchou believe you?" ”

Ma Shiying shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, on the surface, you do believe me, but what do you think in your heart...... Hard to guess. ”

Wu Zheng nodded and said: "Hong Chengchou is scheming, and it is indeed difficult to win his trust, especially at this juncture. ”

Ma Shiying said: "But if Hong Chengchou doesn't believe me, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the lord's plan to be implemented...... Why don't I go and probe again? ”

Wu Zheng stopped: "No, absolutely not." At this point of the bones, it is already abrupt for you to take the initiative to surrender, and if you go forward in a hurry, then there are no three hundred taels of silver here. Hong Chengchou is proud of his intelligence, this kind of person only trusts his own judgment, and he can only let him make his own judgment. It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen, so let's wait and see what happens. ”

"But if the Qing army doesn't move, then the lord's goal of saving the true soldiers can't be realized."

Wu Zheng sighed gloomily: "If that's the case...... That's only fate. You go back, remember, Hong Chengchou is not looking for you, you must not go to him. Also, even if he looks for you, you have to recommend it first, as long as you don't go too far. ”

"Yes." Ma Shiying responded, "By the way, I heard that Chen Zilong met Qian Qianyi in private several times, which is very unusual. ”

"What's unusual?"

"Qian Qianyi has always been valued by Chen Zilong, but in the past few days, he has been meeting in private, I am afraid that there must be something in it, and the lord has to be careful."

Wu Zheng thought about it, and in his memory, although Qian Qianyi was said to be in the Qing Dynasty, he was not trusted by the Qing court, and he did not do anything evil, and finally became depressed.

Although his character is indeed a little worse, but now he has finally returned to Ming, so he asked, "What is his current position?" ”

Ma Shiying said: "Chen Zilong originally didn't wait to see him because of his surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and only gave him an idle errand, as if he was the head of the Ministry of Rites." ”

Wu Zheng nodded and said: "Maybe Qian Qianyi is unwilling to be lonely and wants to follow Chen Zilong's path and seek a promotion, maybe it's not possible." I don't have time right now, so let's talk about it in a few days. ”

"Yes."

……。

The time has passed, and the time has come.

At the most lively time of the day at Ronglai Distillery, a soft sedan car quietly arrived and stopped in the south alley.

Then a cloaked figure descended from the sedan chair.

Under the guidance of a man in black, he disappeared into the South Chamber.

In the chrysanthemum hall on the second floor, Hong Chengchou, who was sitting on the couch on the side, had been waiting for a pillar of incense, but his expression was calm, and he was not anxious at all, but squinted slightly, as if he was asleep.

The henchman beside him asked softly, "Master, I'm afraid you won't come, right?" ”

But Hong Chengchou didn't react at all, and the attendant took two steps back slightly, standing solemnly, and didn't make a sound again.

At this time, there was a rhythmic knocking sound on the door, Hong Chengchou's eyes opened, and he said, "Bring people in." ”

The attendant behind him took a few steps forward and opened the door.

A cloaked figure appeared in view, but his face was hidden in the hat and he couldn't see clearly.

The attendant was stunned for a moment, turned his face to look at Hong Chengchou, and didn't want Hong Chengchou to say, "Extinguish all the candles and leave only one." ”

The attendant no longer hesitated, and cautiously extinguished several large candles in the room, leaving only one, barely able to illuminate.

At this time, Hong Chengchou waved his hand and said: "Go and wait outside the door, you can't enter if you don't hear the rumors." ”

"Whoa."

The attendant went out and closed the door gently.

Hong Chengchou didn't speak, but his eyes kept flickering under the reflection of the candlelight.

The man wrapped in a black-clothed cloak suddenly spoke: "Chen Zilong has no intention of assassinating Wu Zheng. ”

Hong Chengchou was not surprised at all, he smiled and said: "This does not surprise me, if Chen Zilong has the intention of assassinating Wu Zheng, it will surprise me." ”

The man in black said: "But in this way, the Qing army attacks the Dantu, even if Wu Zheng rushes there, there is no danger, wouldn't the scholars be overjoyed?" ”

Hong Chengchou's smile grew, "Do you know what I want to hear most when I come today?" ”

The man in black said: "My subordinates don't know. ”

"What I want to hear the most, you've just said."

The man in black asked with surprise in his voice, "Could it be that the scholar just wants to hear that Chen Zilong has no intention of assassinating Wu Zheng?" ”

"That's right! Why do you need to fake your hands to kill Wu Zheng? Hong Chengchou looked like he was a bamboo in his chest, and he was just a feather fan, "What I'm most worried about is not that Chen Zilong won't assassinate Wu Zheng, but that I learned from you that Chen Zilong wants to kill Wu Zheng." If that's the case, then it's a game, a trap. ”

"My subordinates don't understand very well, so please give me advice."

Although Chen Zilong thinks very highly of himself, his loyalty to the Ming family is beyond doubt, Wu Zheng is not an ordinary courtier, he is a descendant of Huizong of the Qingtai Dynasty's edict to the world, if Chen Zilong has the intention of assassinating Wu Zheng...... Hehe, then you don't have to think about it, you can determine that it must be fake. ”

"The scholar is really wise!" The man in black arched his hand and said, "But Chen Zilong agreed to Qian Qianyi's suggestion, and planned to invite the Qing army to feint against the Dantu, so as to transfer Wu Zheng to leave Yingtianfu...... If Chen Zilong is really loyal to the Ming Chamber, how can this be explained? ”

Hong Chengchou smiled slightly and said, "Qian Qianyi, this stupid thing, I'm afraid that Chen Zilong has seen something." Chen Zilong clearly agreed, thinking that he wanted to see what Qian Qianyi wanted to do, or he also wanted to lure me into the game to rescue Yizhen's hundreds of Ming troops, which was not impossible. But although Chen Zilong is outstanding in literature, he is only a literati after all, and has no experience in governing the country...... Hey. ”

The man in black said: "In this way, the bachelor is also humble and wronged with Qian? ”