The carriage went along the makeshift road for a while, and a barracks appeared in front of it. The carriage stopped in front of the barracks, and Huang Zongxi saw a general dressed in a whole body, with a few soldiers coming over. Huang Zongxi didn't react for a while, but Xia Wanchun quietly pulled his sleeve and said, "Mr. Huang, that's the son of the world." ”

Huang Zongxi listened, quickly got out of the carriage and greeted him with the others.

"Damu, now that you are far away from the battlefield, why are you still wearing a full armor? I almost don't recognize you. Fang Yizhi said with a smile.

"Since you are in the army, you naturally have to dress up in the army." Zheng Sen hugged his fists and smiled, "Besides, there is going to be a war soon, and I usually wear less armor, and I am not used to wearing it when the time comes, and when I start fighting, let alone fighting, I can't even run, wouldn't it be bad?" ”

"Since the son of the army came to the king, he has been invincible. Today, I have walked all the way, and I have seen that the army of the son of the world is really a strong army that has not been seen since three generations, and the thief is just a clown. When the prince waves his hand and talks and laughs, he can make them disappear, where is the use of running? I think the son of the world is just an example. Xia Yunyi also spoke. There was a lot of correspondence between his son and Zheng Sen, so he knew more or less about some of Zheng Sen's theories, even some military theories. That's why the "three generations" army will be compared with Zheng Sen's model army.

Zheng Sen listened, and hurriedly said: "The old gentleman has won the award, the boy's army is just trying to imitate the fur of some three generations of holy kings' 'gentlemen' and 'scholars', where can they dare to deserve such praise." However, the kid's army was able to defeat Jianxuan and the thief army in a row, in addition to the luck of Lai Tian and the blessing of the temple, a very important reason was that the boy's army ran faster than others. So, when the situation is unfavorable, the kid doesn't want to fight, they can't fight me, the situation is favorable, when the kid wants to fight, they can't get it if they don't want to. The ancients said that soldiers are fierce and dangerous, and there are certain things on the battlefield, and if you can run better than others, you can be considered invincible. ”

Huang Zongxi also hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Shizi, come over on the next road, see your army training, and hear your army reciting poetry. I can't help but think of the matter of Zizhiwucheng, if the master is still there, seeing this scene, I am afraid that I can't help but 'smile at it'. ”

Zheng Sen smiled: "This is Mr. Yuyao Huang Taichong?" Mr. Huang's moral article, the kid has admired it for a long time, but he has never had the opportunity to meet it, and when I see it today, how fortunate it is! ”

While speaking, Zheng Sen led a few people to the barracks. When they arrived at the camp gate, the guards guarding the gate stood up and raised their guns to salute Zheng Sen and others, and Zheng Sen immediately raised his hand solemnly and returned the salute. Huang Zongxi watched from the side and remained silent. After entering the military tent, everyone sat down as guests and hosts, and Huang Zongxi sighed: "On the way here, I listened to Xia Gongzi say that the prince wants to follow the example of the first king, so that the army of three generations of gentlemen and scholars can be seen again today. Although he admired the ambition of the prince in his heart, he also suspected that the prince's move was to blackmail Mount Tai to surpass the North Sea. Along the way, I heard the army under the command of Shizi singing endlessly, not like walking in the barracks, but like entering the school. It's something I've never dreamed of. I don't know how the son of the world did it. It wasn't until just now, when the prince entered the barracks, that the guards saluted the prince, and the prince returned the salute with a solemn face, and I didn't know how the prince did it. In the past, the Zhongxing clan treated Yu with mediocrity, and Yu let Yu repay it with mediocrity; Zhibo treats Yu Rang with a national soldier, and Yu Rang also thinks about repaying him with a national soldier. Although Mr. Zhengxue thought that Yu Rang could not be called a national scholar, but what Mr. Zhengxue said, Yu Rang's talent was not enough to hear, and he wanted to repay the heart of the national soldier, so he judged it. Today, I see the son of the world treating soldiers, without the slightest bit of arrogance, modest and dignified, as if treating friends and sons. Thinking about it, the soldiers naturally shepherd themselves in the way of scholars, and want to repay the gentlemen and scholars. So there is an army of scholars! Every word Mencius said, it is extremely easy to act first and benevolently, but it is just a broken branch for the elderly. When I used to look at this, although I didn't say it, I was actually quite skeptical in my heart. When I saw it today, I realized that I was reading and had not implemented it. The words of Mencius are really the words of a sage. ”

Xia Yunyi also nodded and exclaimed: "Modern scholars have an impetuous mentality, unwilling to work hard in practice, and every time they recite the words of sages, they talk about the Tao, and it seems that the rule of three generations is promising; But when you really do something, you can't do anything. Knowing but not doing is not true knowledge. Working hard in practice like this to the son of the world is the right way. In the past, Mr. Yushan said that the son of the world will become a generation of Confucianism, and Mr. Yushan accepted the son of the world as a disciple, all of whom can be said to know people! ”

Zheng Sen hurriedly humbled himself.

Xia Yunyi said again: "Shizi, I heard that the thieves have recently attacked Wuchang again, Zuo Ningnan seems to have suffered another defeat, I'm afraid I can't resist the thieves, now Jiangnan is the only place where my Ming Dynasty is still healthy, and it is also where the foundation of my Ming Dynasty is, and it is categorically not to be lost." I don't know what preparations the prince has. ”

Zheng Sen listened, sighed and said, "Don't hide it from Uncle Xia, the kid here is also the news he just got." The little nephew originally thought that although Zuo Ningnan's army had suffered great elite losses before, it was estimated that it would not be able to fight in the field. However, the little nephew and the generals in the army all felt that as long as Ning Nanbo did not fall for the thief's plan to lure the enemy, he would go out of the city to fight in the field, and defend the city for a few months. Therefore, the preparations made by the little nephew were also a month and a half before the preparation for the westward march. Who knew that the thieves actually came up with a way to bomb the city and went to Hankou in one day. The little nephew was also caught off guard. Now, although the little nephew's army is already here, all kinds of food and materials are not sufficient. If the troops are sent now, there will not even be enough food rations on the road. Moreover, the little nephew originally planned to let the whole army go west by boat, but the sea ship was too big, the draft was too deep, and the navigation was completely dependent on the sails, and when he entered the river, he had to rely on the slender man if he wanted to move forward. There are so many ships, but where can you find so many slender men? Therefore, my nephew can only find a way to gather my family's ships that do business on the Yangtze River and other inland rivers for transportation. It also takes time for these ships to be concentrated. Now the river boats that can be used in the hands of the little nephew are not enough to carry grain, let alone soldiers. Therefore, the little nephew has just calculated with the generals and staff officers that even if the whole army is on foot and all the ships are used to carry grain and straw, it will take at least twenty days to send troops. ”

"This, I'm afraid it's too late!" Xia Yunyi stood up and said, "Shizi, my family also has a few boats, and there is also some food at home, if the prince does not dislike it, he can take it out and give it to the son." All of you are willing to contribute. I also asked the prince to send troops as soon as possible. ”

Zheng Sen also hurriedly stood up and said, "Uncle Xia, how can I let you break the bank?" Uncle Xia, you also know that the little nephew's family has money, and the court also gave the little nephew a lot of military expenses this time. It's just that the money hasn't been in place for a while. Otherwise, what our army lacks most now is nothing more than grain and river boats. Gentlemen, if there is, no matter how much, first lend it to the little nephew, and when the money from the court is in place, the little nephew will pay back the money to the monarchs, how about calculating the interest of two cents to the monarchs? ”

Xia Yunyi sank his face and said, "The prince looks down on the old man? How do you say something like that? ”

Zheng Sen hurriedly clenched his fists and said, "How dare the little nephew be like this? The little nephew did this, but it made sense. ”

"What's the point?" Xia Yunyi said.

Zheng Sen replied: "Uncle Xia, a few months ago, the little nephew was still studying at home, and my father occasionally passed by the little nephew's study, and saw that the little nephew was reading the goods and colonies, so he took the entrance examination for the little nephew's studies. The adult asked: 'The world is bustling, and it is all for profit; The world is crowded, all for profit. How to take advantage of the situation and return to benevolence? ’

The little nephew was dull and didn't respond for a while. The lord said, 'Oh no, you don't have a favor! They are villains who are meant to pursue profit. If the ruler can make all those who do righteousness in the world benefit, and those who do injustice will lose their profits, even if they are the most foolish villains, they will be happy to do righteous deeds. Therefore, there is no other way to govern the country of the Qi family, so that those who do righteousness are rich and noble, and those who do injustice are poor and cheap. The little nephew thought so.

Today's little nephew governs the army, which is the army of the imperial court, and the little nephew receives the gift of the monarchs, not only the little nephew, but also the imperial court. Uncle Xia is an elder, and it is indispensable to say that he is a little nephew and an elder who gives it. However, from the perspective of the imperial court, those who practice benevolence and righteousness are damaged, and it is not benevolent. The little nephew didn't dare to abolish the public because of his own selfishness, and he inherently said this. Look at Uncle Xia's discernment. ”

Xia Yunyi listened, and before he could say anything, he saw Huang Zongxi walk out and arch his hand: "What the prince said, Yu Zilu received cattle, there is quite something in common, and it is also the teaching of the saint. The son of the world is not talented, but he is also willing to contribute to the country. Along the Yangtze River, along the way, all states and prefectures have made friends in the next world. If the son of the world can trust me, so that I am ordered by the son of the world, and think that I am the forerunner, I will be able to borrow grain and ships for the son, so that the son of the world can use the army, and there will be no worries about the future. ”

Huang Zongxi said this, and others also stood up and said that they were also willing to lend their own ships and grain to Zheng Sen, and if they needed it, they could also help Zheng Sen borrow more ships and food.

When Zheng Sen heard this, he was overjoyed and said: "With the help of all the kings, why worry about the thieves and the world is not peaceful?" ”

"The meeting of Chongming Island is of special significance in the history of the Chinese nations. It meant that the Zheng family, who represented the maritime merchants and warlords, and the large landlord forces in Jiangnan formed an alliance in pursuit of greater interests. The emergence of this alliance accelerated the transformation of China's large landowners into big capitalists, and became the main promoter and beneficiary of China's rapid colonization activities thereafter. In the hundreds of years that followed, this holy alliance could be clearly seen in any war waged by China and the Chinese countries. It can be said that without this gathering, perhaps we would see a different history now. —The Kingdoms of China (England, Henry Mayer)