The request for promotion is still on the way, and the edict calling for King Qin is just wrong. No one is worried that the imperial court will veto this reasonable promotion request, and Chen Kai took the lead in having the name of a daotai, but it didn't fall to the real hammer, every time someone called it that, Chen Kai also laughed at it in case the princes of the court were not willing to give up, but fell into a laughing stock, so as usual, let the people below call it the prefect or join the army, not what the daotai.

Chen Kai's low-key has won the favor of many people, especially a capable official like him who has become famous, which is even more admirable.

However, the name is not yet available, and Chen Kai is not in a hurry to set up a shelf for the Yamen of the Patrol Road. It's not as good as the last time the Zhangzhou prefect's yamen was all arranged by Zheng Chenggong, and this time Chen Kai plans to install a few trustworthy ones, so he is not in a hurry to set up a shelf, and he has to observe and observe again.

Chen Kai wandered around the island every day, visiting some celebrities and remnants living in the local area, such as Zeng Ying, a scholar of the cabinet of the Longwu Dynasty, and others, even if he was born in Donglin, the officialdom etiquette was also exhausted, and on the other hand, he also had to deal with various official documents sent from Nanao Island, Haishan Island, Dongshan Island, Zhao'an County and the Ordnance Bureau. During this period, the news that he was discussing marriage with Zheng Xiyuan also spread, and there were always brothers and nephews of the Zheng family's peers or juniors who came to visit, and Chen Kai inevitably asked to visit back one by one. Before these six ceremonies have passed, the entire Zheng family seems to have accepted him as a son-in-law, and the rest are all procedural matters.

On the twenty-seventh day of the first month, King Qin's army set off. Chen Kai has been living in the Zhongzuo Institute for a few days, and the government office, the camp and everything are ready, but Lin Dezhong's standard camp has not yet arrived, so those places are still empty and not popular.

Chen Kai would not make up for that popularity, and today, he chatted with Zheng Zhiguan, and it was almost time for lunch.

"Uncle governs the place on the left side of the country, the sea ships are bustling, the comings and goings are endless, the officials are solemn, and the people can live in peace and happiness, which is really a rare talent."

"It's over-reputation, it's over-reputation."

Having said that, Zheng Zhiguan's face still couldn't hide his joy. In fact, he has heard a lot of such compliments on weekdays, but he doesn't feel like anything anymore. But Chen Kai is different, a well-known civil official in Fujian and Guangdong who is known for his civil and military skills, wisdom and outstanding talents, especially this guy who is still at every turn and is compared with Hong Hengjiu.

The two talked and laughed, Chen Kai complimented him a few words, and soon mentioned one thing: "Don't hide it from my uncle, my little nephew has been walking around the island recently, and every time he sees the growing prosperity of the Zhongzuo Institute, he deeply feels that his uncle's talent is there." But is there a sentence that I don't know whether to say or not? ”

"Actually Cheng's talent and eyesight, even Damu often admires, if you have something to say, please speak up."

Zheng Zhiguan was very happy, and Chen Kai didn't twist: "Uncle is talented, and a clear-eyed person can see it." But this is the way of the official, forgive the little nephew for being disrespectful, it is still a heavy difference. ”

"Oh?"

These days, perhaps it is the family affair with Zheng Xiyuan, Chen Kai has always respected him as an elder. Zheng Zhiguan inquired privately, Chen Kai and those brothers and nephews of the Zheng family, as well as the elders of the clan who had met during the visit, were also like this, and they had obviously substituted themselves into the identity of the son-in-law of the Zheng family.

Such "disrespect" has never been seen before. For this reason, Zheng Zhiguan also had to think deeply, but he still insisted on asking Chen Kai, a "senior", to teach him experience.

"Experience, I don't dare to say it, it's just some cranky thoughts of the little nephew."

Speaking of this, Chen Kaiyun took a sip of tea, gently put down the teacup, and then continued to say to Zheng Zhiguan: "For example, the little nephew has been walking around a lot with the sages on the island recently, and it is inevitable that he will pass through the city of Zhongzuo from time to time. Looking at the city wall, it seems that it has not been repaired for some years, and it looks very dilapidated. The surname of the country and the little nephew knew that his uncle had been spending all his energy on the people, but the first thing the merchant saw was that the city wall was in disrepair, and if it spread like this, he was afraid that his uncle's name would be damaged. ”

The city was built in the 27th year of Hongwu and has a history of 257 years. The circumference of the city is 1,360 meters, the height is 7 meters, the base is about 2.9 meters wide, and there are 22 nests. The city has four gates, the east is called "Qiming", the west is called "Huaiyin", the south is called "Qiade", and the north is called "Huangshu". The four gates are all built with moon cities and enemy towers, and they are also worthy of the military role of the guard city.

The main body of the city wall is a rammed earth structure, covered with granite strips of stone, Yongle, orthodox and Wanli years have been repaired repeatedly, but at the end of the Ming Dynasty, they can not be taken care of, and Fujian fell, the left fell in the hands of Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian brothers, so far for many years, there is no repair, the city wall, especially the city bricks have fallen, at first glance it looks like a patch on the beggar's body, one by one, it is very ugly.

Zheng Zhiguan knows these things, but he hasn't taken care of them yet. After listening to Chen Kai's words at this moment, Zheng Zhiguan thought about it carefully, praised Chen Kai for being reasonable, and did not hesitate to entrust the repair of the city wall to Chen Kai's hands.

"Speaking of the big one, the little nephew's reputation has been revealed, if the little nephew is responsible for this matter, who will know that this is the merit of the uncle. This matter, the uncle had already planned, and the little nephew never mentioned it, so it was the best. ”

When it comes to this, the two of them already have a tacit understanding. Zheng Zhiguan thanked him, and the matter was not mentioned again, and when it was time for lunch, they had a meal together, and Chen Kai said goodbye and left. There was no movement the next day, and after a few days, Zheng Zhiguan went out of the city, criticized the dilapidated city wall, and issued an order to repair the city wall in public.

The city wall is not pushed to rebuild, but it is only slightly repaired, there are enough manpower, with Zheng Chenggong not long ago to repair the remaining stone of Wutong Village, most of the half a month can be completely completed, restore the old weather.

Chen Kai found more political achievements for Zheng Zhiguan here, and in February, the three books and six ceremonies between him and Zheng Xiyuan also began step by step in accordance with the rules of marrying court officials.

Nacai, ask for names, Najib, Nazheng, invitation, welcome. The first five items have passed, and Chen Kai invited Shen Yanqi, who was a matchmaker, to bring back a good day on March 18 to Chen Kai. At that time, Chen Kai can go to Kinmen to marry Zheng Xiyuan, and then return to Xiamen to complete the marriage.

"Originally, it was said that it was the sixth day of the first month of March, but thinking that Dingguo Gong's side might not be able to rush back, it was set for ten days in the evening."

"There's Mr. Lao Fuzhai."

"It turned out that these words were out of sight, you and I have been friends for many years, so how can we talk about hard work."

Speaking of which, Shen Yanqi was Zheng Chenggong who voted with Ye Yiyun, Chen Ding, Gan Hui, and Lan Deng at the same time, Chen Kai and Chen Ding signed a contract, and Ye Yiyun also went from misunderstanding to tacit understanding, and Shen Yanqi had fewer interactions than them, but there were also gatherings from time to time, but there were poems and articles, and he was determined not to go. Nothing else, face.

Speaking of this, Shen Yanqi suddenly waved his subordinates away, and then said to Chen Kai: "The Duchess of Dingguo intends to invite her, it seems that she wants to see it before the wedding, and she is afraid that it will become a busy official business, so let me ask in private." ”