Not to mention that Chen Yue was uncertain about the arrival of Kou Baimen, let alone Qian Fenglin and Shan Minglei.

After leaving Chen Yue's official hall, they came to Qian Fenglin's duty room together.

The Governor's Palace was a four-hall mansion with dozens of main houses, and the shogunate officials had their own offices in the governor's office. Qian Fenglin and Shan Minglei are the main affairs, and they both have their own separate office rooms.

After a clerk from the General Staff Department brought tea, Qian Fenglin waved his hand and sent him away.

"Brother Shi Jian, you shouldn't have said that in front of Master Hou just now." Qian Fenglin Road.

Shan Minglei's character is Shi Jian, and the two of them are commensurate with each other in private. Qian Fenglin's words refer to Shan Minglei's remarks that if Chongzhen and the imperial court were suspicious and distrustful of Chen Yue, such a statement would not be guaranteed by the imperial court.

"Master Hou, he is brave and loyal, and he is dedicated to the country, I'm afraid your words will make him feel uncomfortable." Qian Fenglin sighed.

"Hehe, Master Hou is actually such a stingy person, Brother Qian is too worried!" Shan Minglei said with a smile.

"Hou Ye naturally doesn't care, but I'm afraid that it will reach the ears of other people, and then it will reach His Majesty, which will trap Hou Ye in injustice." Qian Fenglin Road.

"Isn't it true that Your Majesty wouldn't be jealous of the Hou Ye? Hou Ye first defeated Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo's two armies, and then captured Nanjing to capture King Fu alive, making a monstrous achievement. But just because he caught Wei Guogong and other nobles and beat a mere scholar, such a great credit was offset by the merits and demerits, and he was not rewarded, isn't it a suspicion? ”

Shan Minglei was dissatisfied.

"Brother Shi Jian, why do you still mention this matter, the Hou Ye was made a marquis at the age of a weak crown, and he was appointed as the governor of Jiangbei, which shows that His Majesty trusts him. The reason why there is no reward for the work of Nanjing, we all know the reason. ”

Qian Fenglin frowned slightly.

"Now His Majesty trusts the Hou Ye, but what about the future? If Hou Ye continues to make contributions, if the Pingnan Army continues to expand its strength, and Hou Ye's influence in the government and the opposition continues to expand, will His Majesty always trust him? As subordinates, we must take precautions for Master Hou! Shan Minglei said.

"In Brother Shi Jian's opinion, what should I do?" Qian Fenglin asked.

Shan Minglei thought about it, didn't answer directly, and asked rhetorically, "Brother Fenglin, do you think there is still hope for Da Ming?" ”

Qian Fenglin was stunned, "Why do you ask that?" ”

"I was originally from Jiangnan, and I had no choice but to embark on the road of doing business when I was hopeless in the imperial examination, and when I went to the north to do business, the goods and money were robbed by the mountain bandits, so I went to Xishan Town to make accounts for people.

In the past few years in Xishan Town, I have seen the turmoil in the north, the thieves are raging in the Central Plains, the Manchu Tatars have entered the customs several times and plundered, countless elite soldiers and fierce generals have died in the Manchu Tartars or fallen into the thieves, and the whole north is like a hell on earth.

At that time, I thought, this Ming is afraid that he will run out of gas, and sooner or later he will die!

Hou Ye inspected Xishan Town for Xishan, and I joined the Xishan Army for my livelihood and future. Originally, I didn't think I was optimistic about Hou Ye, thinking that he was just a rude and brave man. But in the past two years, as Hou Ye came down, my opinion has changed, although Hou Ye has not read many books, he is a brilliant and strategic person.

If such a person is just an ordinary person in the peaceful years, but in this troubled era, he can make a vigorous career.

However, Da Ming is rotten from the roots, even if Hou Ye has the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, he can't save a broken ship that will sink!

So I think that the Ming Dynasty will die sooner or later! ”

Shan Minglei shook his head and said.

Listening to Shan Minglei's words, Qian Fenglin was silent for a while and sighed.

"Brother Shi Jian, I can't agree with your opinion.

Actually, I thought the same thing as you at first. When I was the magistrate of Wuyi County, I thought that the number of Da Ming Qi had been exhausted, and Da Shun was the trend of the times, so I returned to Da Shun.

But who would have thought that in a short period of time, the Dashun army, which swept half of the Ming Dynasty like a bamboo, was defeated at Shanhaiguan, and Li Zicheng left Beijing with his troops in a hurry and retreated to Shaanxi.

The Dashun army can't beat the Manchu Tartars, and the main force of the Ming army is even more lost, if there is no Hou Ye, I will think that the world will be full of Tartars in the future. But the Hou Ye was born out of thin air, and actually rescued His Majesty to Nanjing and reorganized the country.

Now the Ming Dynasty still has most of the territory, and the governors and local officials of the provinces are also obedient to the will of the imperial court, plus they have the Yangtze River and the courage of our Pingnan Army.

The Mantars were northerners, not accustomed to water, and the cavalry of the Eight Banners in the south with a dense network of rivers could not exert their might. So I think there should be no problem for Daming to hold Jianghuai, at least half of the country can be saved! ”

"Yes, with our Pingnan Army here, there is no problem in holding half of the country. But the question is, will the court and His Majesty always trust us?

At the beginning, Yue Wumu was about to defeat Huanglong with successive big victories, but why did Gaozong recall him with twelve gold medals? And then there was the Storm Pavilion tragedy!

”

Shan Minglei sneered.

"You still think that Your Majesty doesn't trust Master Hou." Qian Fenglin sighed.

"Your Majesty, how could he ever trust anyone else? Yuan Chonghuan, Wen Tiren, Chen Xinjia, in the past 17 years, he has replaced more than 50 first assistants and killed more than 10 ministers and ministers.

At present, Hou Ye has made great achievements and won one victory after another. What if one day the Hou Ye suffers a defeat? Your Majesty, will he settle the new accounts and the old accounts together?

There is such an emperor in this Ming Dynasty, and there is such a group of ministers who only know how to fight for power and profit and only know about internal strife, they should have died a long time ago!

Hou Ye is eloquent and strategic, and he should not work hard for such an emperor and such a court at all. Instead, we should take the Pingnan Army as the foundation, make a vigorous event, and achieve a great cause! ”

Shan Minglei said impassionedly, and the more he talked, the more unscrupulous he became, which made Qian Fenglin break out in a cold sweat.

"Brother Shi Jian, be cautious, you will trap the marquis in injustice!" Qian Fenglin hurriedly stopped.

But at this moment, Qian Fenglin's heart also beat violently. With Chen Yue's martial arts and ability, if he really grasps the authority of the Ming Dynasty, there should be no problem in eliminating the thieves and thieves and robbers, and defeating the Mantar Dang to level the world.

Just like the evil spirit, Qian Fenglin was tempted by Shan Minglei's words, if there really is that day, as the old man of the Pingnan Army and the henchman of the Hou Ye, he should have his own place in the Lingyan Pavilion!

But how is that possible? Hou Ye is just the governor of a town, with an emperor and a cabinet, what qualifications do you have to control power!

"Brother Shi Jian, you know these words, we know them, and we must not announce them again in the future." Qian Fenglin said weakly, "But if one day our Pingnan Army develops to great strength, if one day Hou Ye's reputation spreads all over the world, then let's talk about it." ”

"What Brother Fenglin said is very true!" Hearing Qian Fenglin say this, Shan Minglei smiled.