Originally, Wu Zheng planned to go north directly along the coastline, from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Yingtianfu.

But at the mouth of the Qiantang River, he got a report from Li Ruhai.

Knowing that Qian Sule and the others were safe and sound, he was indeed overjoyed.

And the news that Qian Jinxuan was hiding in the queue made Wu Zheng break out in a cold sweat.

Just kidding, although Wu Zheng has never seen what this woman looks like to this day, she is his wife in name.

If this falls into the hands of the Qing army...... Wu Zheng even hated Qian Sule for a while.

Why is this old man with a strong temper so ignorant?

Fortunately, there was no danger, which made Wu Zheng breathe a sigh of relief.

Seeing Ma Shiying's part, Wu Zheng was stunned.

From his memory, Ma Shiying is a traitor, and it is already light to say that he has brought disaster to the country and the people.

According to the temper, this kind of person should die to feed the dogs.

But Wu Zheng looked at the meaning between the lines of Li Ruhai's words, and obviously had the taste of interceding for Ma Shiying.

Coupled with the Three Realms Resistance Battle, Ma Shiying really contributed a lot.

If there is no him, at least Li Ruhai will definitely be martyred and will not be able to come back.

From this point, Wu Zheng can understand Li Ruhai's mood, repay his kindness, and his husband should be like this?

It doesn't matter if he is a traitor or a loyal minister, since he has kindness, he has to repay it.

Under the pretext that he is a wicked person, he will take revenge, which is not the work of the great husband.

It was precisely this character that Wu Zheng pinched the letter and leaned on Zhu Yujiao's boat.

Handing the letter to Zhu Yujiao, Wu Zheng said: "God bless, Lord Qian and his entourage have crossed the river safely." ”

Zhu Yujiao looked at the letter, her face cloudy.

After she finished reading it, the first sentence was: "Lord Qian, how can you be reckless and put the prospective lady of Jinghaihou in danger!" ”

Wu Zheng was stunned.

You look at me, I look at you, and there is silence for a long time.

Wu Zheng finally cut to the point, "What does Your Highness think Ma Shiying should do?" ”

Zhu Yujiao casually handed the letter back to Wu Zheng and said: "This matter will naturally be decided by the palace after Jing Haihou and the princes of the imperial court have discussed. ”

Wu Zheng sighed in his heart, this woman is becoming more and more proficient in the way of power and strategy, and this hand of Tai Chi is already in the realm of perfection.

Helpless, Wu Zheng could only say: "With Ma Shiying's reputation and his sins, it is enough to take the way to death, at least it is impossible for my court princes to tolerate him in the court, day and night." But according to the meaning of Li Ruhai, Ma Shiying did make a great contribution to our dynasty this time, if it wasn't for his timely rescue, Li Ruhai and his subordinates would have been martyred. This is indispensable! ”

Zhu Yujiao's eyes flickered, and she looked at Wu Zheng and said: "Listening to what Jing Haihou means, do you want this palace to say the item on your behalf, so as to keep him above the court?" Have you ever thought that Ma Shiying is a bachelor and the first assistant of the Hongguang Dynasty, even if the palace agrees to take him in, how should he be placed? If the official position is high, how can the princes of the court and the central government be convinced, and if the official position is low, won't they draw a tiger and become an anti-dog? ”

Wu Zheng was silent, and Zhu Yujiao's words cut to the essence of the matter.

In the final analysis, this is the main reason why officials share the same hatred.

It is also the main reason for the expulsion of Ma Shiying when Lu Jianguo.

His former official position was too high to be placed, and as for the evil things he had done, it was secondary.

What's the matter, just like Wang Zhiren also voted for the Qing Dynasty, many officials in the court have voted for the Qing Dynasty, but now it's not the same as staying in the court, sighing "The world is not ancient"?

And Ma Shiying was the first assistant, but he didn't surrender after all, I think that in the past two years, he can gather these thousands of people, so I'm afraid he doesn't want to surrender, right?

It is precisely because of this that Wu Zheng decided to help Li Ruhai and fulfill his wish to repay his kindness, and came to find Zhu Yujiao.

Wu Zheng thought for a while, and said to Zhu Yujiao: "What His Royal Highness said is reasonable, if the minister has a law, the court will award him a title on merit, and then grant his official title to the minister's three mansions, so that it will not only appear that the court rewards and punishments are clear, but also will not let him stay in the court and hinder the eyes of the public." ”

Zhu Yujiao was stunned for a while, thought for a while and said, "Aren't you afraid that he will be anti-guest-oriented?" ”

Wu Zheng's heart moved, and then he smiled: "If he really has this ability, he deserves it, and the minister has nothing to worry about." ”

Zhu Yujiao's question is very acute, Ma Shiying was the first assistant of the Hongguang Dynasty before, and he has many disciples, if the imperial court really gives him a name, then take the opportunity to recruit disciples in the land of the three mansions to grow stronger, Wu Zheng has the possibility of raising tigers and eating himself.

Zhu Yujiao saw that Wu Zheng had understood what he meant, but he still insisted on his own opinion, so she stopped persuading, "Since Jinghaihou intends to take in this person, this palace will not object, and after meeting with the guilds of the imperial court, this palace will say something about this matter." ”

"Your Highness."

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Today's Hangzhou City is no longer the Hangzhou City when the Qing army occupied it.

This is not to say that Wu Zheng implemented any policies to benefit the people in Hangzhou, in fact, Wu Zheng did nothing, and he did not have time to do it.

Not long after the recovery of Hangzhou, Wu Zheng embarked on the road of the Northern Expedition.

Although Wu Zheng really wanted to do something in his heart, he didn't have time.

Moreover, in Wu Zheng's view, what to do now will not play a decisive role in the great cause of recovery.

The defeat of the Ming Dynasty was not a party struggle, nor an external threat, but a corruption from the roots.

This is the conclusion reached by Wu Zheng, the Ming people do not lack the courage to fight to the death with the enemy, and there is no shortage of iron-clad civil generals.

Every dynasty will fall, and it is inevitable that there will be scum who surrender, and the reason for the death of the Ming Dynasty is all attributed to these scum, and they are too much to look up to.

Wu Zheng's evidence of the decay at the root is not the internal friction that he has personally experienced, which has existed in any dynasty, and it is not more serious now than in other eras.

What Wu Zheng saw was the system, whether it was the person who formulated the system or the person who implemented the system, they deceived the superiors and did not hide it for their own selfish interests.

For example, don't obsessively talk about commercial taxes, but in fact, those scholars and doctors really don't know that commercial taxes are abundant, and agricultural taxes are the reason to compete with the people?

No, absolutely not, if Wu Zhengzhen thinks so, it is definitely underestimating the wisdom of the ancients.

Needless to say, thousands of years ago, the ancients' understanding of politics, rights, and war was no less than Wu Zheng.

Later generations are just sorting out and picking up the wisdom of their predecessors, and of course, there are additions and improvements.

Therefore, the scholars and doctors of the Ming Dynasty knew very well the significance of commercial taxes to the court and the country.

But they are resolutely opposed, not only branding the officials who proposed the increase as chaotic ministers and thieves, but even taking advantage of party strife to kill them quickly.

Moreover, even Chongzhen's temporary imposition of the "three taxes" for the war in Liaodong was abolished after only one year.

Not only did they abolish the "three taxes," but they also intensified their efforts, and at the same time exempted the so-called disaster-stricken provinces and regions in Jiangnan from agricultural taxes for one to three years.

Well, if you really want to be tax-free and let the people recuperate, then even if the Ming Dynasty dies because of this, it will be considered as a wish.