After Yan Yingyuan ate a few bites of food, he stood up and raised his wine glass, and said to Guo Wendong: "Lord Guo, you have worked hard for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, and you do not hesitate to pay out of your own pocket, Ying Yuan admires it, I salute you!" ”

Guo Wendong also stood up and said, "Brother Yan, I have a word first, and I am a friend at the dinner table. ”

Yan Yingyuan said: "Yes, yes, Brother Guo Xian, you and I are best friends. ”

The two clinked glasses, and a glass of wine went down.

Immediately, the maid standing next to her poured wine for the two of them.

Guo Wendong raised his glass again and said to everyone: "All of you here are my brothers who defend the country together, to defend the Ming Dynasty and the homeland, you need to work together, and the younger brother respects everyone." ”

Among the eight people present, Guo Wendong was the youngest, 20 years old; followed by Zheng Sen, 21 years old; The eldest is Chen Zilong, thirty-six years old; Yu Yufeng and Yan Yingyuan are both thirty-five.

At the dinner table, everyone ate and drank very well and had a pleasant conversation.

Guo Wendong took the initiative to find topics, such as asking his subordinates about their families, chatting about how many wives and concubines and children they have, and how their parents are at home.

Among them, Zheng Sen has the most wives and concubines, married his wife Dong Yougu two years ago, and has given birth to a son Zheng Jing, and then within two years, he accepted three concubines in a row.

After eating enough, Guo Wendong said: "Everyone, wait a minute! ”

He walked out of the dining room, walked into the wing, and packed the prepared shower gel and shampoo in a bag.

These modern items are packaged in plastic bottles with text printed on them. Guo Wendong specially prepared a wooden bottle, poured shampoo and shower gel into the bottle and covered it.

"These are the overseas things I obtained, which are used to wash my hair and body, which are better than soap horns, and I will give each of you brothers a set."

After returning to the dining room, the dining table had been cleaned up by the maids, and Guo Wendong put the wooden bottle on the countertop.

"It's a shampoo, it's used to wash your hair; This is a shower gel to wash your body while taking a bath. ”

There is such a name, everyone has never heard of it, and then open the lid, the taste is different.

Zhang Huang said: "Brother Guo has a lot of ways, and he has obtained such a strange thing. ”

Guo Wendong said again: "This is very precious, I got ten sets." After using it, I think it is very good, and I want you to enjoy it together. ”

Yan Yingyuan said happily: "Brother Guo, thank you so much!" ”

Such a rare item was also willing to give away, and others also expressed their gratitude, and they all felt that it was a happy thing to serve such a superior.

Guo Wendong sent his subordinates out of the gate, and everyone went back happily.

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There was an inn, a certain dining table, and several court officials were sitting.

Several of them are members of the Donglin Party, and they are officials in the six cabinets, but their official positions are not high, and they are all officials under Langzhong.

In the ancient high-end inn, there was also a private room, and these people asked for a private room, and just sat down to order good food and drinks, and started chatting.

The head of the ministry said: "Ma Shiying, Ruan Dacheng and the like are really hateful, if we don't bring them down, it will be difficult for us to get ahead." ”

Wailang, a member of the household department, said: "Guo Wendong is even more arrogant, and he dares to contradict Shi Shangshu in the court. ”

The Criminal Department said: "Guo Wendong is Ma Shiying's dog, I don't know what he gave to His Majesty, but he actually let His Majesty be happy and give him a promotion." ”

Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Labor, said: "Even if Ma Shiying is the first assistant, how can our Donglin faction be so easily overwhelmed." ”

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Everyone, every word you say and I say, is full of righteous indignation.

At this time, the shopkeeper was serving food on a plate and heard some conversation.

"Guo Wendong is indeed hateful, but it's a pity that the arrow didn't kill him."

When the food was served, the shopkeeper spoke appropriately along the topic of several people.

Libu Langzhong said: "Isn't it! Guo Wendong dared to confront Lord Shi in the imperial court, relying on Ma Shiying's support. ”

The shopkeeper showed a "resentful" look and said, "The people of the Guo family are not good things!" Guo Wendong and his father killed my father, and I often burned incense to worship the Buddha and bless the Guo family with their deaths. ”

In order to win the favor of the guest officer, he actually made up a story and performed it very realistically.

In fact, this was the case, and several people present were quite surprised, and quickly won their favor.

The criminal department said: "Unexpectedly, Xiao Er, you have a grudge against the Guo family!" ”

"Isn't it!" The shopkeeper sighed helplessly, and then asked "curiously": "Guest officer, I don't know how Guo Wendong, who was hit by a thousand knives, contradicted Master Shi?" ”

He said bad things about Guo Wendong, and several Donglin officials had a good impression of him.

Someone briefly described part of the battle in the court that day.

After inquiring about useful information, the shopkeeper was happy in his heart, pretending to be surprised on the surface, and said: "This Guo Wendong has the support of Ma Shiying, as well as military power, and his power is too strong. ”

Libu Langzhong said: "Hmph! Our people will definitely eradicate Ma Shiying and the Donglin Party! ”

The shopkeeper went out and reported the matter to the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper gave a thumbs up and praised him for his cleverness.

He immediately sent someone to report this important information to Suo Wei, and when Suo Wei learned about it, he sent someone north to send the information to the regent.

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The next day, Guo Wendong came to his father-in-law's house and talked about issuing an order to Zheng Zhilong in the name of the imperial court to send sailors to Nanjing.

Ma Shiying neither vetoed nor explicitly agreed, and asked: "Wendong, do you really think that the Qing army will go south next year?" ”

Since the Qing soldiers entered the customs, they fought with Li Chuang repeatedly, and Li Chuang was defeated and retreated, with few victories.

However, he felt that Li Chuang would not be like his son-in-law said, he would be completely defeated next year, and if Li Chuang defended Tongguan, he should be able to hold on for a while.

Guo Wendong said: "Father-in-law, the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry gallops vertically and horizontally, and is good at field warfare. In the place where Jiannu raised troops, I still have the advantage of firearms. Since Kong Youde defected to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he was also able to create Hongyi cannons, Jiannu could attack and defend, and Li Chuang couldn't resist for long. I dare to conclude that in the first half of next year, the Qing army will definitely move south. ”

Ma Shiying still didn't believe it, he was worried that Zheng Zhilong, like Liu Zeqing and Gao Jie, would not listen to the dispatch of the imperial court, if this was the case, it would be difficult for the Zheng family sailor to enter the Yangtze River, and it would be easy to invite God to send God.

Guo Wendong said: "Father-in-law, Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo and the like, are not sincerely loyal to the imperial court. Even if you have the heart to resist the enemy, you can stop the Manchu Iron Cavalry! The Yangtze River is our best barrier, as long as we hold the Yangtze River, even if the Qing cavalry is powerful, there is nothing to be done. At present, the Qing troops are attacking Li Chuang with all their might, and as long as they achieve a major victory, they will definitely move south. ”

Ma Shiying had reservations and said, "You have some truth in what you said. Although the four towns in Jiangbei do not obey the orders of the imperial court, at least Nanjing is under our control, how can we let Zheng Zhilong, a foreign force, get involved? ”

Guo Wendong advised: "Just let Zheng Zhilong send a sailor to deploy on the Yangtze River and not enter the city, it won't have much impact, if you wait for the Qing troops to go south, everything will be too late." ”

Ma Shiying was still reluctant to accept his son-in-law's suggestion, he walked a few steps in the house, and after a little thought, he said: "At present, Li Chuang has not completely failed. Wait and see, if Li Zicheng can't even hold Guanzhong, it won't be too late for Zheng Zhilong to send a sailor over. What we need to do now is to kill those Donglin dogs. ”

Guo Wendong originally didn't expect Ma Shiying to agree immediately, and wait for Li Zicheng in the north to further fail before mentioning this matter to him in time.

He said: "Donglin dog is too hateful, I hope my father-in-law will do it sooner." ”

Ma Shiying said: "Don't worry, Donglin Dog doesn't have the support of the army and the emperor, and has no capital to fight with us, I will clean them up one by one." ”

Although in history, the Donglin Party was indeed driven out of the Southern Ming Dynasty by Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, but that was only the final result, Guo Wendong was a little curious to see what the two of them did.

He asked, "I wonder what my father-in-law can do?" ”

Ma Shiying said: "My joint impeachment with Jizhi still lacks momentum. The influence of the four towns in Jiangbei is very important, and I have sent people to contact Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo, asking them to come to Nanjing to meet with the saint and impeach Donglin dog. Ji Zhizheng is searching for the crimes of those Donglin dogs, and he will definitely be able to drive them all out of the court. ”

Guo Wendong suggested: "Father-in-law, if you just drive them out of the court, how can this be enough." We officials don't all have the right to land tax exemption and free from forced labor, we should deprive Donglin Dog of all these rights, and in addition, we need to burn down the Donglin Academy in Wuxi. To be merciful to one's enemies is to be cruel to oneself! ”

"To be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to oneself!" Ma Shiying repeated this sentence, then laughed out loud and said, "Virtuous son-in-law, you are so right! That's how it should be. ”

Guo Wendong also laughed and said, "Father-in-law, when the time comes, I hope that my son-in-law will personally burn the Donglin Academy." ”

Coming to this time and space, Guo Wendong has not yet been out of the realm of Yingtianfu, and when the time comes, he will go to Wuxi to burn Donglin Academy, and by the way, he will visit the mountains and rivers, and it will be very cool to think about it.