Wuhan, East Lake Palace, Kunning Hall.

In the study of the East Warm Pavilion, the two were silently looking at each other. Today, Zhu Cihong didn't even go to the Wu Dynasty, but just stayed in Kunning Hall, accompanied Wu Sanmei, who had already cried into tears, and still held Wu Sangui's watch, and looked at it over and over again I don't know how many times.

He never thought that Wu Sangui, who had fought with Li Dingguo on the Shaanxi front for eight years and almost dragged down the poor Dashun Kingdom, actually died of typhoid fever on the Lüyang front line when the victory was already in hand!

How could a big man, a big man who is famous in history and in this era, actually die like this...... With his death, the balance between the north and the south in the Ming court was completely broken.

In recent years, the northerners of the Ming Dynasty have lost many big names, the first is Gao Hongtu, then Hou Sui, then Lu Zhenfei and Wu Xiang, then Zuo Maodi, followed by Tang King Zhu Yujian and Lu King Zhu Yihai, Cao Youyi is gone a while ago, Zhu Chunchen and Zhang Shize, the two old princes of the country also retired at home because of old illness, and Li Ruolian also wants to sue the old ...... Now there is no Wu Sangui, the soul of the Northerners Party!

After Wu Sangui was gone, the backbone of the Beiren Party was left with Wei Zaode, Wu Sanfu, Li Yan, Shi Kefa, Luo Xiushen, Zhu Chunjie, Yan Yingyuan, Qi Yuanbi and others. Among them, there are only four big guys with enough weight, including Wei Zaode, Wu Sanfu, Li Yan, and Shi Kefa, among them, the eldest Shi Kefa is over sixty years old and can't support it for long. After he stepped down, Zhu Cihong didn't know who to take over the Ministry of Rites!

On the other hand, the southerners, the half-retired Zheng Zhilong is two years younger than Shi Kefa! Although Shen Tingyang and Ma Shiying are older, both in their seventies, their bodies are very tough. And as soon as they withdraw, there are people on the side of the South People's Party who can take over.

Ma Shiying's criminal department will have Su Guansheng, who does not recognize his six relatives, to take over, and Zheng Sen, the big man, will replace Shen Tingyang as the head of the household department - the household department has been controlled by Zheng Zhilong for a long time, and the reason why Zhu Cihong does not let Zheng Sen directly take over is that he does not want the household department to become a hereditary position.

As for the Ministry of Industry that Zheng Sen is now in charge of, it is unlikely that it will fall into the hands of the Northerners, and the Blockade Yinxi of the Southerners Party will be able to make up for it immediately - he has also waited for many years, and he should have entered the cabinet a long time ago!

Behind them, the big figures of the Nanren Party waiting to enter the cabinet also include Wu Meicun, Huang Zongxi, Zhang Huangyan, Chen Zilong, Huang Chunyao, Huang Yuanyao, Hou Xuanyan, Hou Xuanjie and a large number of half-old and half-new figures...... What a talent!

And looking further back, there are more graduates of the three major Taixue and graduates of Suzhou Jiangnan University Hall, Yangzhou Jiangbei University Hall, Shanghai University of Arts and Sciences, Shanghai Nanyang University Hall, Shanghai Gewu University, Wuxi Donglin College of Arts and Sciences, Zhejiang University of Arts and Sciences, Quanzhou Xiamen University Hall, and Guangdong Lingnan University Hall.

Behind the talents of the Nanren Party is the booming economy of the southeast of the Ming Dynasty!

It is no exaggeration to say that the oil and water of the entire Celestial Empire flowed to these eight provinces in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty, among which Yingtian, Shanghai, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Huai'an, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Jiaxing, Hangzhou, Huzhou, and Ningbo, which were connected together, were the most fertile.

These eleven prefectures are the richest, and of course the highest level of education, and in the past, these eleven prefectures had a great advantage in the imperial examinations. Now that a new type of education has been established, the advantages of these eleven prefectures will of course be even greater. Not to mention middle schools and primary schools, just by the number of universities, there are now 15 universities in the Ming Dynasty, including Yingtian Taixue, Wuhan Taixue, Tianjin Taixue, Nanjing University Hall, Nanjing University of Arts and Sciences, Jiangnan University Hall, Jiangbei University Hall, Nanyang University Hall, Peiyang University Hall, Shanghai University of Arts and Sciences, Shanghai Gewu University, Donglin College of Arts and Sciences, Zhejiang University of Arts and Sciences, Xiamen University Hall, Lingnan University Hall, etc.

Among them, there are only two in the north, Tianjin Taixue and Beiyang University, and as many as ten in the eleven southeastern provinces!

Of course, the establishment of 10 universities in the 11 southeastern provinces in the past 20 years is actually the inevitable result of Zhu Cihong's large-scale development of new education.

Because the inheritance of all these universities can be traced back to Nanjing University, the Army Lecture Hall, the Navy Academy, Ying Tiantaixue, Nanjing Middle School, Nanjing Primary School, Army Middle School, and Army Primary School, a series of new schools opened by Zhu Cihong himself.

And "The Treatise on Things" is the foundation of all these new educations!

After the seeds of the new-style education planted by Zhu Cihong blossomed and bore fruit, the fruits of the new-style education became new seeds, which blossomed and bore fruit in a large area in the ten economically developed and education-oriented prefectures in the southeast......

"Third sister," Zhu Cihong sighed in a low voice, and gently put Wu Sangui's watchslip in his hand on the table, "Don't be sad, the eldest uncle is loyal to the country and will definitely go down in history." What he entrusted him with on his testament, I will definitely do it for him. ”

Wu Sanmei wiped her tears and sighed: "The concubine thanked Your Majesty for her brother." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "Third sister, you don't have to say thank you, because of what the eldest uncle's testament entrusted...... Hey, it's me who should be thanked! If there is anything else in the Wu family that needs my help, just ask, what I, the emperor, can do, I will definitely do. ”

Wu Sanmei was stunned, looked at Zhu Cihong, and then looked at the watch.

Zhu Cihong said: "Third sister, you know it when you see it...... Uncle Chang is really my loyal minister! Over the years, I have still treated your family badly. ”

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Donghu Town, Quanguo Mansion.

When the towering tree of the Wu family fell, the father and son of the Zheng family were proud of their lives. Of course, they were proud behind closed doors, and when they left the house, they all had sad faces - as if it was not Wu Changbo who died, but Zheng Damu.

"Da Mu, Jiangong, is there a way to find out what Wu Sangui's testament says?"

In the evening, Zheng Zhilong called his two sons who had returned from the yamen to him.

"There is no need to inquire," Zheng Jiangong said, "Your Majesty wants to announce it, and we will naturally know." He doesn't want to announce it, and we can't inquire about it. ”

Zheng Du, who was about to go to Quanzhou to take up his post, said with a smile: "It's nothing more than two things, one is to ask for money!" The second is to pave the way for Wu Ake and Wu Ahuan. ”

"There is only one Wu Ahuan left!" Zheng Sen said, "Wu Ake wants to keep a funeral...... But Wu Ahhuan must have a place to go. ”

"Will it be the crown princess?" Zheng Zhilong frowned.

"I'm afraid he will bring it up in the testament!" Zheng Sen said, "This time Wu Sangui has done his best after all, and he has died, and the gate of Sichuan has been broken by him, and his credit is great!" How could Your Majesty refuse? ”

"But Your Majesty has already said that there will be an exam......

Zheng Jiangong said: "Your Majesty said that you want to take the test, but you didn't say how to take the test!" That Wu Ahuan also has two hits! And there is a beautiful appearance, the princess gave her the nickname of Eight-sided Guanyin, which means that from all directions, nothing is not beautiful! If she really wants to be the crown princess, she will definitely be favored. ”

Zheng Zhilong sighed: "The king of the United States is the eldest son, and he is far superior to the crown prince......"

Zheng Du said: "It would be nice if I could change the king of the United States......"

"Shizhong, what are you talking about?" Zheng Sen hurriedly interrupted the brother.

"Big brother, I'm just talking about it casually."

Zheng Sen glared at him: "Can the matter of the abolition be opened?" If Your Majesty knows, will my family still be safe? You are trying to let Your Majesty's father and son kill each other!

Besides, His Majesty is not yet 40 years old this year, and the Spring and Autumn Period is at its peak, so it is no problem to be the Son of Heaven for another 30 years. What we have to think about now is how to be a loyal servant of His Majesty! ”

"Da Mu, then you said that our family will not fight for this crown princess?" Zheng Zhilong frowned.

"Of course you have to fight!" Zheng Sen said, "And you have to work hard to fight!" ”

"Why?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Because marrying the daughter of the Zheng family to the prince means that my family supports the prince!" Zheng Sen said, "Success or failure, attitude is always good." Whether it is Your Majesty, the Empress, or the Crown Prince himself, they will not feel that my family is unfaithful!

In my opinion, we should also suggest that the crown prince should also have a side concubine...... Even if you don't fight for the main concubine, the side concubine has to get it. The Zheng and Wu families protect the crown prince together, Your Majesty will definitely be happy! ”