"Cathay, Yu'er, since the food has been brought to me, you should hurry home," Zheng Chengxian said to his two children, "It's not too early now, it's not good to go back too late, I'll let a few people send you back,"

Here, Zheng Chengxian just sent away his two children, but when he came back, he found that Zhang Fan was still in his big tent, for a while, Zheng Chengxian was a little confused, maybe he felt that Zhang Fan had something to tell him, but he was not very easy to take the initiative to ask, but it was not a way to be so boring, so ......

"Lord Zhang has eaten, do you want to sit down and drink two cups," Zheng Chengxian, who really couldn't think of the topic, said such polite words, in his opinion, it is already very late now, Zhang Fan can't have not eaten dinner, "By the way, I heard that Lord Zhang has added another daughter, which is really gratifying, and let Zheng toast a glass of wine and talk about congratulations,"

"Since that's the case, then I'm not welcome," Zhang Fan said with a smile, in fact, his expression was already very patient, and he almost laughed, Zheng Chengxian's invitation can be said to be in the right place, although Zhang Fan is not so delicate that those tasteless porridge and rice are unpalatable, but since there is food, who will look for guilt.

Here, Zheng Chengxian doesn't care at all, anyway, for him, he also wishes that Zhang Fan would stay and drink together, so that it can enhance the relationship, after all, now Zheng Chengxian, who has reached this position, begins to feel that he can't do it alone on his own.

But he found that now, if he wanted to go further, it was quite difficult, and at this time, it was like sailing against the current, the slightest mistake would be pushed away by the torrent, and he would return to the old place at best, or the ship would be destroyed and killed, and he needed to catch a big boat to protect himself.

And obviously, in Zheng Chengxian's seriousness, Zhang Fan is this big boat.

Zheng Chengxian is not a stupid person, he sees the current form of the court very clearly, such as Zhang Juzheng or Feng Baozhi and others, now they can be said to be in power, the most powerful, and with Zheng Chengxian's current status, if they want to take the initiative to catch them, they will not refuse, and they are even likely to give him high treatment.

But Zheng Chengxian didn't do it, and even that kind of thought just flashed in his mind, the reason is very simple, Zhang Juzheng is going to do everything in the court, although Zheng Chengxian also understands the benefits of Zhang Juzheng's doing, but he can also see how much trouble Zhang Juzheng will get into in the future if he does this, perhaps, now the emperor is still young, and all the power will be in the hands of him, the first assistant scholar of the cabinet, but how long can it be, ten years, twenty years, Zheng Chengxian doesn't know, But he knows one thing, although the emperor is still young now, he will always grow up, and there will always be a day when he will be in power, and when that day comes, Zhang Juzheng may not end so well.

And Feng Bao is even more so, how proud Feng Bao is now, but it is precisely because of his sharpness that one day, he will pay the price for this.

What Zheng Seungxian needs is a long-term plan, even a plan for his next generation, so that his family can survive better, so he will not pursue such a long-term thing.

And Zhang Fan just meets his requirements, the most important thing he values is that Zhang Fan is not a flamboyant person, of course, it is definitely not low-key, but Zhang Fan has one of the biggest advantages, the emperor's trust, this kind of thing is the most in this society, you have the trust of the most powerful people today, that is the real ability to rise to prominence, but at the same time can it last for a long time.

Of course, there are no absolutes in the world, and maybe I don't know when Zhu Yijun will no longer trust Zhang Fan, but from the current point of view, Zheng Chengxian has not seen that kind of situation happen, that is to say, Zhang Fan is the most worthy of his refuge now.

Of course, there are many wonderful things in the world, maybe even Zheng Chengxian himself doesn't know, and one day in the future, he may be able to stand at the apex of this huge Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the current Zheng Chengxian feels that the top priority is to get close to Zhang Fan as much as possible, of course, he is a smart person, even if he is close, he will behave like a gentleman, and he will never let Zhang Fan see any deliberate appearance, and he must behave very naturally.

"By the way, Lord Zhang," Zheng Chengxian said suddenly, "If I'm not mistaken, there was a person here who joined the army last year, but it seems that I heard that His Majesty personally ordered it,"

"Well, there is indeed such a thing," Zhang Fan's superior memory will not let him forget anything, as soon as Zheng Chengxian said this, he already remembered something, "That child is two years older than Your Majesty, but he is a foreigner, Jianzhou Jurchen, some time ago, he has been following General Li in Liaodong to learn something, after returning last year, His Majesty originally wanted him to join the Royal Forest Army, but it seemed to be a little unruly, although he was put on a name in the Five Armies, Do you want to be in the rear army of Lord Zheng?"

"That's right, because his name is a little weird, so I took a second look," Zheng Chengxian said, "but this name is on the roster, but I have never seen this person,"

"Of course," Zhang Fan said with a smile, "Your Majesty intended to keep him in the capital, so he was allowed to join the army, but now he, not to mention that he is still young, it is useless to stay, it is better to let him wander around outside, and it will be used by His Majesty in the future, His Majesty is quite optimistic about him, and now, he is still in Liaodong,"

"So that's the case," Zheng Chengxian said, although it was said that a Jurchen tribesman helped the court deal with the Jurchens, this kind of thing was a bit weird, but he didn't care, after all, no one has things that can't be said, "Speaking of Liaodong, it's also very troublesome now,"

"Yes," Hearing Zheng Chengxian say this, Zhang Fan also sighed helplessly, Liaodong, the current situation is very tense, what Wang Gao wants to do is already Sima Zhao's heart, passers-by know, but in the absence of a formal decision, no matter what evidence, it cannot be blamed for anything.

In fact, in the past half a year, the news from Liaodong has been coming constantly, but Zhang Fan is not only concerned about this, but he is also a little powerless, besides, there is Li Chengliang over there, so I think there should be no problems.

"But I think ......" Zhang Fan took a sip of wine and said, "Next year at the latest, I'm afraid there will be movement, but this kind of thing is not easy to say, I can't actually manage so many things here, as long as there is any news over there, I can find out in time, and the rest of the things will be left to General Li to worry about," It's not that Zhang Fan shirks responsibility, it's really this kind of thing, he can only be responsible for intelligence matters, and the rest of the things, even if he wants to interfere, not to mention whether he has the ability or not, Even Li Chengliang would not agree.

"Alas, don't talk about this," Zheng Chengxian said suddenly, "There is still a big mess of difficult problems in front of you, how can you have the time to worry about those, by the way, Lord Zhang, what should I do outside now?"

"I'm afraid it won't be long before the imperial court will send someone over," Zhang Fan said, he had already asked people to report the matter to the palace, in fact, he also felt that it was a bit redundant for him to do so, after all, such a big thing happened, it was impossible for the imperial court not to act.

It's just that this time, Zhang Fan didn't want to go to Chaozhong in person, as long as Chaozhong didn't let him go, he was like staying.

Although he is now trying his best to completely settle this matter and the story behind it, and not to cause any chaos, he also understands that this kind of thing just by relying on him to do so, I am afraid it will not have much effect.

Feng Bao's mind he understood that he wanted to use this means, even if he gave himself some blows, it didn't matter, but what he really wanted to do was to blame Zhang Siwei so that he would have a reason to rectify him.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fan sighed again in his heart, it seemed that Feng Bao's purge of the forces in the court who were not satisfied with him, as well as the consolidation of his power, had disappeared for a period of time, and now it was about to start again.

There is also a reason why Zhang Fan doesn't want to go back, although he is now trying his best to find a way to solve this matter, but Zhang Fan doesn't want to be mixed up at all, especially when he understands that there is Feng Bao in the matter, his thoughts are even stronger.

Indeed, Feng Bao is now standing with him, although it is not too close, but the two sides are indeed in a state of cooperation, but Zhang Fan, whether through the observation of the current situation or for future encounters, he always feels that it is better not to have too much contact with Feng Bao, even now, in fact, the relationship between him and Feng Bao is far closer than he expected, but Zhang Fan is now trying to make this situation not "worse".

However, now, just in the face of the things in front of him, Zhang Fan has a feeling that he doesn't know how to start, and when he is puzzled here, he has actually taken action over there.

"My lord, Lord Zheng," Liang Chao walked in and said, "Lord Tan Luntan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, has arrived, and Gonggong Feng has also arrived,"

"Heh, I didn't expect such a big thing to happen, no one has come until now, and it's just Lord Tan," Zhang Fan couldn't help but say.

Indeed, in terms of time, the arrival of the two was a little too late, after all, most of the day had passed before they acted.

As for Zhang Fanlai, he only thought in his heart: "What a fast move,"