"Young Sima knows, why did Jing Luo invite King Yanping?"

After Chen Gongyin asked this sentence, the atmosphere in the back garden suddenly changed slightly, Zhang Huangyan just looked into the distance quietly, but did not speak, how could he not know why Zhu Mingzhong invited Yanping.

The reason for inviting Yanping couldn't be simpler, it was nothing more than to ease the relationship between the two sides.

Seeing that Zhang Huangyan did not speak, Chen Gongyin said for him.

"Because of the situation in Jiangbei, even if he is unwilling, he can only invite Yanping!"

If it weren't for understanding the situation Zhu Mingzhong was in, maybe Zhang Huangyan would have broken with him a long time ago, although he couldn't understand Zhu Mingzhong's choice, he could understand his situation.

"This matter, although it is for the country, but it is inevitable that there will be selfishness, and this selfishness is because Chengren must invite Yanping to ease the relationship with Yanping, so that there will be no worries in the future, in the final analysis...... Or for the public! ”

Although he didn't want to admit it, Zhang Huangyan had to admit that even if he was targeted, Zhu Mingzhong was also for the sake of Daming!

"That's right, as we all know, when Jingluo left Jiangbei, there was a gap with Yanping, and in Nanjing, there were people who separated the relationship between the two, when he moved to war, Yanping did not send a soldier to reinforce Jiangbei, if it was not for the fact that he was the first soldier to take the lead, with his body as bait, how could he defeat Dasu, although he had defeated the Annan army led by Su, but it was also a tragic victory, today the leader of the Qing Dynasty chieftain more than 200,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners wanted to march south, so, under the difficulty of Jiangbei alone, how could he not turn to Yanping?"

After Chen Gongyin directly pointed out the reason why Jiangbei invited Yanping with this matter, he said,

"In contrast, Shao Sima is in Jiangxi, and how can he help in Jiangbei? Under the trade-off, Zhu Jingluo can only abandon the old friendship and seek the present! ”

"If Chengren asks me for help, won't I send reinforcements?"

When these words came out, even Zhang Huangyan himself felt a little far-fetched, although he claimed to be a 150,000 army, but in fact it was only 150,000 new recruits, and these 150,000 troops, except for Li Ziyuan, Zhang Liang and others, were only 40,000 elites, and the rest were just a number.

When the Qing captives sent troops back from the southwest and other places, how dare Zhang Huangyan transfer the elite north to at least Jiangbei to rescue Zhu Mingzhong. At this time, only Zheng Chengyi helped him.

"If it is the Shao Sima faction, where will the king of Yanping be?"

Chen Gongyin did not say that it was unrealistic to send troops to support Jiangbei, but directly pointed out that it was impossible for Jiangxi to send troops, not because it would not send troops, but because the king of Yanping was there, and once the troops were sent, it would lead to the deterioration of relations between the two sides.

"Therefore, the only person he can ask for help is King Yanping, but the old matter between Zhu Jingluo and King Yanping makes him have to worry about it, so in order to befriend King Yanping, I am afraid that he has to make this decision!"

"But no matter how it is, you can't let those scholars be aggrieved, someone must always say a fair word to those scholars."

Zhang Huangyan said in a deep voice.

"Those scholars, most of them are children of the poor family, the reason why they participated in the imperial examination, one is the ten years of cold window map, the other is forced by the environment, even if they are out of office, many of them are also in Cao Ying's heart in Han, Zhang since entering the northern expedition of the Yangtze River, trapped in the cities, except for Nanjing, which was captured after a bloody battle, the other cities, almost all of them were sacrificed by the puppet officials sent by the Qing Dynasty, and after they surrendered to me, they also made a real contribution to stabilizing the place, and made a lot of contributions, and now Chengren wants to take away his fame, isn't it a bit overkill?"

Even now, Zhang Huangyan still can't accept the fact that Zhu Mingzhong chose to sacrifice him and the future of thousands of scholars for the sake of interests, especially the latter, which made him even more heartbroken. After all, he was also a scholar, and he knew what it meant for those poor disciples to be removed from their reputations.

"Ten years of cold window, once it is all spent!"

In a long sigh, Zhang Huangyan said sadly.

"And not only can I not stop it, I can only watch it act arbitrarily!"

This is exactly what Zhang Huangyan is worried about, Zhu Mingzhong's suggestion not only trapped him in injustice, but also in the name of "righteousness", so that he could not prevent his attack on Shilin, and the reason why Zheng Yanping was happy to see it happen was because Jiangnan Shilin itself had a repulsive attitude towards him, as for him Zhang Cangshui, as a person from Jiangnan Shilin, but he was unable to protect them, how could he not make him upset.

Although their fame is clear, it is also obtained from ten years of cold windows!

"If Shao Sima wants to preserve their reputation, I'm afraid he will only accuse Shao Sima of bending the law for favoritism and buying people's hearts for others!"

This is exactly the reason why Zhang Huangyan can't stop it, from the perspective of national law, those scholars going to the "fake test" is a big crime, and not pursuing their crimes, just removing their fame and recovering the exempted Tian Fu, which is already an extrajudicial grace. If Zhang Huangyan objected, he would give someone a handle. Even because of this, Zhang Huangyan is not against it, and it is not against it.

For the first time in years, he found himself in such a dilemma.

"Actually, this matter is easy to do!"

Seeing that Zhang Huangyan was in a dilemma, Chen Gongyin said directly.

"Now that the matter has come to this, I can only try my best to remedy it, this removal of fame is not the same as not using, Shao Sima can play to invite King Yanping, after all, the removal of fame is not the goal, but to punish the former and the future, if he sincerely repents, it can also be measured. Even if it is not adopted by the king of Yanping, Shao Sima can also implement it in Jiangxi, so that he can also win back the hearts of some eunuchs and people. ”

In Chen Gongyin's words, Zhang Huangyan nodded sometimes and pondered,

"As for those pseudo-officials who return south, if they return to the south, it will naturally show that their hearts are in the Ming Dynasty, and when the time comes, Shao Sima can also apply it and entrust him with important tasks, so that the people's hearts can be calmed down at that time!"

Listening to Chen Gongyin's suggestion, Zhang Huangyan first nodded and then said.

"So far...... It seems that this is the only way to go! ”

In a dilemma, Zhang Huangyan understood that perhaps this was the most beneficial choice for him! Just when he thought that Chen Gongyin had finished speaking, he heard him say again.

"Actually, the reason why Zhu Jingluo is so invited to King Yanping this time is because of the old gap between the two, if the relationship between the two can be bridged, it will definitely be beneficial to the Ming Dynasty and the great cause of Zhongxing."

Chen Gongyin's words made Zhang Huangyan's whole person fall into contemplation, even after his retirement, Zhang Huangyan's heart was still considering this possibility.

Make up for the old gap between the two......

But how to make up for the old gap between the two?

Thoughtful Zhang Huangyan, even when eating, is still an absent-minded look, during the meal, Mrs. Dong looked at her husband this absent-minded appearance, and did not say anything, the two can be said to be less together after marriage, more than ten years Zhang Huangyan has been running for Zhongxing Daming, the two have been separated for more than ten years, until last year ago, Mrs. Dong came to Nanchang from her hometown in Zhejiang with her son, until after eating, the dishes and chopsticks on the table, leftovers, Mrs. Dong asked,

"What's on your mind, sir?"

Zhang Huangyan, who had been respectful to his wife since he got married, did not immediately answer his wife's questions, and his mouth was purring, as if he was engrossed in tasting the pleasure that hookah brought him. When the bag of cigarettes was finished, he pulled out the cigarette stick, knocked off the ash, took out a golden ball of tobacco from the embroidery bag, put it into the recess at the top of the cigarette stick, and then blew the paper twist again, squinted his eyes again, and wandered in the smoke.

"I want to think about Jiangbei!"

Finally, Zhang Huangyan opened his mouth to say what he thought in his heart, and then brought out the old gap between Zheng Chenggong and Zhu Mingzhong one by one.

"Madame doesn't know, Zheng Yanping is the pillar of the country, and Chengren is also the sincerity of the country, if the two are close, he can get twice the result with half the effort in the Northern Expedition, if the two are not in harmony, it will not only be not conducive to his Northern Expedition, but may even make today's good situation fall short!"

Looking at her husband who was frowning, Mrs. Dong did not speak, but only lowered her eyebrows and thought for a moment, and then looked at Zhang Huangyan and asked.

"Husband, the concubine heard that General Zhu has never been married, but I don't know if Prince Zheng has a daughter?"

Daughter?

"...... under the knee"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Huangyan suddenly said happily.

"Madame's plan is wonderful, this plan is wonderful!"

Zhang Huangyan, who originally had a sad face, suddenly clapped his hands and laughed,

"Mrs. really deserves to be a famous talented woman and a virtuous daughter-in-law of the Zhang family. Thanks to Mrs. reminding, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to think of my husband. ”

Zhang Huangyan, who was a little excited, looked at his wife and said.

"Mrs. doesn't know, although Yanping's daughter is still young, and with a benevolent heart, how can she be willing to be Yanping's son-in-law, but Yanping has a younger sister!"

Zhang Huangyan, who was beaming, thought about the old things when he met Zhu Mingzhong, and then sighed to his wife:

"Originally, I didn't know what to do in my heart, Mrs. reminded me that Miss Nine had the grace to live in Chengren, if Chengren could marry Miss Nine as his wife, it would not only be possible to release the suspicions, but also to complete a good thing, wouldn't it be beautiful."

This is indeed a beautiful thing!

Zhang Huangyan, who was originally worried, thought that if Zhu Mingzhong could marry Yanping's little sister, with this level of friendship, when he went south in the Qing Dynasty, Yanping would naturally help him!

"What the husband said is extremely true! However, if the husband can do this, he will definitely let the world know the husband's way of life. ”

Mrs. Dong reminded her tactfully, so that Zhang Huangyan nodded and said yes, he knew what Mrs. was referring to, after all, he had complained that Zheng Chenggong had tolerated him in every possible way, but he still couldn't understand it......

It's just that...... Suddenly, Zhang Huangyan's brows furrowed again, if it was really Yucheng, would it be a good thing for Yu Daming?