Geng Zhongming and Kong Youde, after receiving Li Tianyang's face-to-face instruction, came back and secretly discussed in private.

I knew that there was such a big opportunity now, and the two of them shouldn't have made such small moves in the first ten days, so that they would lose a lot of points in front of Li Tianyang.

It's not to blame the two of them, it's really that the two of them are a little uneasy in their hearts, the longer they stay in Hongmen, the more they like and cherish their status and life in Hongmen.

In the cold and bitter land of Liaodong, even if they are in a high position, they will not actually be able to enjoy too many blessings, and at the same time, they also need to carefully look at the faces of those rough and barbarian Tartars.

Moreover, the most comfortable thing for the two of them is that the life here is different, as generals, after entering this Hongtang and other places of origin, even if they face a higher rank than them, unless there is a difference between the upper and lower levels in the barracks, in the ordinary life outside, people do not put on an official show at all, talk about their status as generals, or deliberately target them.

To put it bluntly, what do rough people like them value most when they are messing around outside? It's not just two words - face!

Although they are generals, the two of them don't feel like generals at all, and as they become more and more integrated into the life of Hongmen, they are young and vigorous, and they want to stand out in Hongmen more and more.

Among the two, Geng Zhongming was used to being the dog-headed military advisor, so he gave Kong Youde and himself a crooked idea.

They know very well that there are countless capable, motivated and hard-working people in Hongmen, compared with their two newcomers, those young and middle-aged talents cultivated by Hongmen themselves have more innate advantages, and many opportunities to make meritorious contributions to climb the ladder, and the upper echelons of people may not remember them two outsiders.

In this way, Geng Zhongming is doing the opposite, since the two of them can't get any opportunities in normal times, it is better to defile themselves first, and then make a pertinent attitude of admitting punishment and recklessness, and show their faces in front of the superiors from time to time, so that they can remember the existence of themselves and others.

This is also the reason why Geng Kong and the others have been making small mistakes for a long time, but they have always admitted their guilt with a good attitude, which often appears in the documents reported to Li Tianyang.

However, Geng Kong and the others forgot one thing, that is, although the Hongmen system came from the hands of the Chinese people, it was completely different from other groups in China.

Although Geng Kong and the others are only outsiders, as long as they are capable of obeying the rules and regulations in the Hongmen system, then Li Tianyang and them will never marginalize or ignore others.

Just like the proposal of Emperor Chongzhen that Li Tianyang had on a whim, Li Tianyang immediately thought of Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, but it was because they were indeed the most suitable candidates in Hongmen.

Of course, after all, Geng Kong and the others are people who have worked hard in the chaotic Ming Dynasty of officialdom, and it is not easy for them to understand these good habits of Hongmen for a while, at this time, the two got together and tried their best to perform in front of Li Tianyang, at least seize this opportunity to leave a deep impression on Li Tianyang, but this is much stronger than the small tricks that the two of them played before.

"Lao Geng, what kind of medicine do you say is in this Master Li's gourd? It is certainly a good thing for the Ming Dynasty that he asked us to go north to rebuild Dongjiang Town, but for Hongmen, whose base camp is in Nanyang, I really can't imagine what benefit it will be? ”

Although Kong Youde's ability is more reflected in the battlefield fighting, he is not a fool, he is happy when everyone goes north, but he also recalls in his mind what Li Tianyang's purpose is to make such a layout.

At this time, the two of them were in their residence in Keelung Town, and when there was no one around, he said the doubts in his heart, and wanted Geng Zhongming, who was smarter, to solve his doubts.

"Hey, I don't know where this is, but I think what our adults are trying to do is not the four words of loyalty and patriotism! His plans and premeditations, I'm afraid it won't be small, and when the time comes, we will either follow him on the road to glory, or walk into the abyss, and the risk will definitely be not small! ”

Geng Zhongming shook his head, that is, in front of Kong Youde, an old friend, he would tell the truth, if he was on the side, he would definitely pretend to be crazy and stupid, and he would not say these words if he was killed.

"People die and birds rise to the sky, immortal for thousands of years, Lao Tzu likes the days on this Dayuan Island, our brothers have food, land to plant, and children can read and write, this is what officials should do!!"

Kong Youde is a reckless person from the bottom, and he is only two years younger than Li Tianyang, and he has seen too much hell on earth over the years, although he is not a soft-hearted person, but he is not hard-hearted, how can he not feel the difference in the lives of the people under the command of Hongmen and the northern border passes and the Qing Dynasty territories like purgatory at this time.

"Even if we follow this adult on the road of guillotine, so what's the matter, as long as our relatives are doing well, aren't we worth it?"

"That's nature!"

Geng Zhongming was stunned for a moment, he couldn't imagine that his old friend's mind was so simple and pure, but he was so desperate that he had nothing to say.

However, although he is not as pure as Kong Youde, the longer he stays in Hongmen, the more he understands the hidden weapons and policies of Hongmen, and the more astute Geng Zhongming believes that Hongmen, led by Li Tianyang, will inevitably bring earth-shaking changes to this world in the future.

Since it is not easy to come to this glorious world for a while, even if it cannot be admired by thousands of people, then it is necessary to leave a reputation for eternity, so it is not in vain to come to this world.

"Okay, let's not talk about it, let's make a good total, how to write this plan?"

"Our lords' minds are unpredictable, but in my opinion, we adults are probably not loyal ministers who really want to be loyal to the country, so in our plan, we must not work overtime to send the team out to really fight the Jurchen barbarians, so from the beginning, we must base our views on the Phi Island as the center, radiate outward to the Jurchen tribes outside the Guanwai, and send a small group of elite soldiers to continue to find trouble with the small and medium-sized tribes of the Jurchens, so that they are tired of coping with ......"

"Yes, yes, yes, I think it's okay, but can we get in touch with other grassland peoples in the grasslands and deep mountains who are dissatisfied with the Jurchen barbarians, give them a little support, and harass each other's hearts......

The so-called one person is short, two people are long, when Geng Zhongming and the two of them worked overtime to get back to the topic, the endless ideas were not even thought of by the two of them.

(End of chapter)