The mountain breeze is coming, and the wind is full of buildings.

At a time when the two sides are armisticing and the various missions are discussing peace, it seems to be a peaceful situation, but in fact, there is an undercurrent surging underneath.

As soon as Wu Zheng returned to Yingtianfu, he heard that when the two sides resumed negotiations today, Hong Chengchou put forward a new demand - to exchange hundreds of Ming troops in Yizhen for Dantu, otherwise the peace talks would be stopped, and the Qing army in Xuzhou would immediately go south, and the war would restart.

Faced with the threat of Hong Chengchou Chiguoguo, Zhang Guowei and Zhang Huangyan could only send someone to report the matter to Chen Zilong, the first assistant.

Chen Zilong naturally refused to agree, and the two sides only talked about a pillar of incense for a while, and then broke up unhappily.

As a result, the negotiations have once again reached an impasse.

Wu Zheng decided to go and meet Chen Zilong.

When they arrived at Chen's mansion, Zhang Guowei and Zhang Huangyan were there, and when they saw Wu Zheng coming in, the two got up and bowed their hands.

But Chen Zilong didn't move.

It's not that Chen Zilong needs to pay a salute to Wu Zheng, but as the master, this etiquette is unavoidable.

Wu Zheng didn't mind, just gave Er Zhang a look.

Zhang Guowei and Zhang Huangyan glanced at each other and quietly retreated.

"Since Shoufu is willing to see Wu Zheng, he has to speak, right?" Wu Zheng smiled and found a seat to sit down.

Chen Zilong said expressionlessly: "As you expected, the Qing side offered to exchange those hundreds of Ming troops. I just want to ask, do you agree to exchange Dan for Dan? ”

"Naturally, I disagree."

Chen Zilong was stunned, he didn't expect Wu Zheng to be so straightforward.

To tell the truth, Chen Zilong would never agree to exchange Dantu for hundreds of Ming troops.

But he was worried that Wu Zheng would be in the way.

"Zhen Guogong really thinks so?"

"Of course! No matter how stupid Wu Zheng is, he will not exchange the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers for hundreds of lives. ”

Chen Zilong looked at Wu Zheng carefully, and saw that he didn't look like prevarication, so his face softened.

"In this way, you and I are thinking the same thing. At least on this matter, you and I are in the same boat. ”

"Shousuke's words are too biased, why don't you and I only share the same opinion on this matter?" Wu Zheng said with a smile, "In the matter of resisting the Qing Dynasty and restoring sight, you and I have always been on the same path. ”

Chen Zilong's face was a little moved, he nodded and said, "Chen agrees." Then this matter is not difficult to deal with, and I will let Zhang Gong refuse Hong Chengchou. ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "No! ”

"What do you mean by that?" Chen Zilong frowned and asked, "Didn't you just say that you didn't agree to the exchange?" ”

Wu Zheng replied: "I do not agree to the exchange, but people are saved!" ”

Chen Zilong said angrily: "People are in the hands of Qing Fang, how can you say that you can save it?" In addition to agreeing to Hong Chengchou's unreasonable request, what other way can you save it? ”

Wu Wai shook his head and said, "I can't think of any other way." ”

Chen Zilong said angrily: "What do you want? ”

"Shou Fu is angry, I mean, if Hong Chengchou is rejected immediately, I am afraid that Hong Chengchou will be cut off from his thoughts, and it will be immediately unfavorable to Yizhen's soldiers. So, since you can't find a way to deal with it, you might as well delay it for two days. ”

Chen Zilong took a breath and said in a deep voice: "You say that Chen doesn't want to save people?" Those are all heroes of our dynasty, if Chen can exchange a certain person for them to escape from prison, Chen will never shirk...... But what our dynasty needs most at the moment is not war, but to recuperate and accumulate strength, Hong Chengchou is good at planning, how can I not know your intention to drag on for two days...... Even if it drags on for two or three days, the final result is still the same. ”

Wu Zheng said casually: "As long as it can be delayed, then there is hope, maybe there will be changes in the next two or three days." ”

Chen Zilong's eyes sharpened, "Wu Zheng, this matter is very important, you must not make any extraneous branches." ”

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it. Wu Zheng came here to ask Shoufu to prepare for the defense of Tianfu immediately to deal with the sudden start of war of the Qing army. ”

Chen Zilong stared at Wu Zheng's eyes, "You just promised not to make a difference." ”

Wu Zheng smiled and said: "Shoufu misunderstood, when I meant, I did not agree to Hong Chengchou's request, it is very likely that the Qing army will have abnormal movements in these days, and it is not a bad thing to talk about fighting a dozen or so, so promote peace with war." The so-called heart of harming people must not be had, and the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, and the tartar is like a beast, so it is impossible to prevent it. ”

Chen Zilong nodded slowly and said, "This is reasonable, and this guild will explain it." ”

Wu Zheng stood up and arched his hand: "I'm here for this matter, so ...... Farewell. ”

Chen Zilong nodded and did not speak.

Wu Zheng smiled and turned around.

Suddenly, Chen Zilong's voice came from behind him, "If the Qing army really comes to attack, I hope that the Duke of Zhenguo will not leave Yingtianfu." ”

Wu Zheng was a little dazed, turned around and asked: "The defense of Yingtianfu is in charge of the cabinet and the forbidden army, and Wu Zheng stays in Yingtianfu, I'm afraid it won't be able to help." If I really want to fight, I have to go to Zhenjiang or Dantu to command. ”

Chen Zilong avoided Wu Zheng's gaze, and just said, "Listen to me, in the past few days, you don't want to leave Ying Tianfu." ”

Wu Zheng was even more puzzled, "Shoufu is afraid that he has something to hide from me, right?" ”

Chen Zilong hesitated for a while and said, "Now is not the time to say, in three or two days, you will naturally understand." ”

Wu Zheng saw that Chen Zilong refused to confide the truth, although he was puzzled, he couldn't force it, so he nodded and said, "It's okay, if there is no urgent military situation, I will stay in Yingtianfu." ”

After Wu Zheng left, he turned out from behind Chen Zilong's left side, Xu Fuyuan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Song Zhengyu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Song Zhengyu said softly: "Why did Shoufu remind Wu Zheng, in fact, if this matter can be done...... Not a bad thing! ”

Chen Zilong raised his head and sighed: "Chen has always criticized the frequent party disputes in the Ming Dynasty, which led to the abandonment of the government...... This is a last resort, how can such despicable means as assassination be carried out again? ”

Song Zhengyu said: "As long as the result is for the sake of justice, what does it matter if the means are despicable? If you really want Wu Zheng to make new contributions, then the court will be his hall, and I am afraid that I will only be his puppet at that time. Now the cabinet, it seems that the five cabinet ministers are in power together, but in fact, it is still him who is fighting for the sky, and he can see at a glance that he has grabbed the first and auxiliary envoys to negotiate before. In my opinion, instead of continuing to suffer internal friction, it is better to break it when it is broken. ”

Chen Zilong's eyes became sharp, looked at Song Zhengyu and said, "Do something, don't do something." Although Wu Zheng's words and deeds are absurd and his behavior is domineering, he always has a credit for the court, and he is a descendant of the clan, how can he harm him in private? ”

Song Zhengyu sneered: "The brother among people is pedantic! Let's not say that Wu Zheng's life experience has not yet been confirmed, even if it is confirmed, there are many children of the sect in the world, there is not much more than him, and there is not much less than him...... Sacrificing for the great cause of recovery can be regarded as his dedication to the Zongmiao Society. ”

Chen Zilong's face changed suddenly, and Xu Fuyuan on the side accused Song Zhengyu in a deep voice: "Brother Yuanwen can't be presumptuous!" On the private middle brother is the head of several societies, and on the public middle brother is the head of the dynasty, how can you be so rude to the middle brother of the people. ”