"Teacher, in fact, whether it is King Fu or King Yong, the most important thing is to be able to follow the way of the first king and rule three generations." Zheng Sen said leisurely.

Ma Shiying didn't pay much attention to these words, but thought it was an ordinary scene. But Qian Qianyi is different from Ma Shiying, most of Ma Shiying's energy is spent on how to run for officials and how to be an official, but Qian Qianyi is a cultural person and is particularly sensitive to various new doctrines. He knew that Zheng Sen's so-called "way of the first king" and "rule of three generations" were completely different from the "way of the first king" and "rule of three generations" in the mouth of ordinary Confucian scholars. The "way of the ancestors" mentioned by ordinary Confucian scholars is nothing more than that the king is responsible for making an example of obedience to Confucianism to the world, to be poor and happy, not to compete with the people (scholars) for profit, to promote meritocracy and ability (here meritocracy is automatically substituted for himself), and entrust the world's major affairs to the virtuous Confucian scholars; As for the "rule of three generations", it is even more of an unattainable picture. But Zheng Sen's "way of the first king" is not like this.

When he first accepted Zheng Sen as an apprentice, Qian Qianyi certainly had the idea of using the power of the Zheng family. But at that time, what he valued most was the Zheng family's financial resources, not the current force of Megatron. At that time, he didn't expect Zheng Sen to become a general, but was only surprised by Zheng Sen's talent and learning, and felt that he might become a generation of Confucians. Later, until Li Zicheng conquered Jingshi, Zheng Sen was indeed developing in this direction in the eyes of everyone. He came up with the theory of "heavenly endowment", put forward the theory of "natural selection", and had a new interpretation of "the way of the first king" and "the rule of three generations". In Zheng Sen's place, the so-called "way of the first kings" is the way in which the first kings led and coordinated the people of China in the way of dividing the feuds, and constantly spread the splendid civilization of China to the outside world, so as to change the Chinese people into Xia (external expansion), so that the Chinese people and the original Yi people could bathe in Qinghua (cultural assimilation) and live a good life. And the so-called rule of three generations is the inevitable result of such a way of governing the country. Therefore, Qian Qianyi knew that Zheng Sen's "way of the first king" at this time probably referred more to the feudal system of "changing raze to summer".

"Ohki, does His Royal Highness King Fu know what you mean by 'the way of the first king'?" Qian Qianyi asked leisurely.

"His Royal Highness King Fu is smart and studious, so he naturally understands this." Zheng Sen also replied with a smile.

"Then the old man will be relieved." Qian Qianyi touched his beard and smiled, "In this way, whether it is King Fu or King Yong in the future, they will also have a good result." ”

At this time, the carriage had already arrived at Qian Qianyi's residence, and Qian Qianyi got off first. Zheng Sen then sent Ma Shiying back. Ma Shiying saw that Qian Qianyi was gone, so he said bluntly: "Da Mu, I can become this governor because of your help." I don't really know what you're going to do now, but if you want to do anything, just ask me. ”

Zheng Sen knew that Ma Shiying's words were not polite words, this guy who was scolded as a traitor in history is actually a person who attaches great importance to feelings and knows how to repay kindness. Sometimes they even regard personal feelings as more important than the game of political interests. He was not polite to Ma Shiying, and agreed with a smile.

Early the next morning, Zheng Sen invited Ma Shiying, Qian Qianyi, as well as Li Jiantai and Jiang Dejing, to meet the person who claimed to be King Yong.

Ma Shiying and Qian Qianyi were not familiar with King Yong, but Li Jiantai and Jiang Dejing were different, so as soon as they saw Zhu Cihuan, they immediately bowed and saluted, and both of them even shed tears. Zhu Cihuan, who had been nervous, couldn't help crying.

"If you can see Your Highness alive, the old minister is dead, and you can rest assured that you can go to see the first emperor!" Li Jiantai took Zhu Cihuan's hand and cried bitterly.

"Your Highness is safe, God bless you. I wonder if His Royal Highness knows the news of the prince? Jiang Dejing also cried for a while, but said so.

"Big brother...... The eldest brother has passed away......" Zhu Cihuan just stopped crying, and when he heard this, he couldn't help crying loudly.

When Zhu Cihuan's crying gradually calmed down, Jiang Dejing asked again: "Was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince killed by the thieves?" ”

"No," Zhu Cihuan shook his head and cried, "The eldest brother and I were rescued by the righteous soldiers, and in the thief Dasuo City, the eldest brother and I hid in the cellar separately. There was already a plague in the Jingshi, and there was ...... in the cellar The eldest brother contracted the disease, and then he ......"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Qian Qianyi shouted and cried bitterly, crying so much that he could barely catch his breath for a while, and almost fainted on the ground. made Zhu Cihuan, who was still crying, stop and comfort Qian Qianyi.

"Mr. Yushan, the eldest brother is dead and can't be resurrected, please mourn Mr." Zhu Cihuan said.

Ma Shiying was stunned on the side, wanting to cry loudly, but felt that even if he cried, he would definitely not be able to cry as earnestly as Qian Qianyi, so he just pretended to wipe his eyes, which can be regarded as crying.

"Fortunately, now that the Jingshi has been recovered, the Ming Dynasty still has the hope of Zhongxing, the thieves have suffered defeats, suffered heavy losses, and have no strength to fight again, and the army of General Wu is also ready to set off to pursue the thieves, and will definitely be able to take Li Chuang's head to comfort the first emperor and the prince in the spirit of the sky. Now is the time for civil and military life, please also ask Mr. to mourn, leave a useful body, and work hard for the Ming Dynasty. Zheng Sen also persuaded on the side.

"The first emperor was martyred, the prince is no longer there, and the Ming Dynasty is now leaderless, how can it be good!" Qian Qianyi cried.

"Mr. Yushan is wrong!"

"Mr. Qian is wrong!"

Two voices rang out almost at the same time.

Qian Qianyi's eyes widened with tears, but he saw that it was Ma Shiying and Jiang Dejing who spoke.

"Mr. Qian, now that Daming still has His Royal Highness Yongwang, His Royal Highness Yongwang is also the bloodline of the first emperor, as long as we are loyal to Yongwang, we can prosper Daming, how can it be said that the dragons have no leader?" Jiang Dejing said sharply.

"Jiang Gebu is wrong!" Ma Shiying also immediately said loudly, "His Royal Highness King Fu of the Prison Country, when he was appointed by the defeated army, he was ordered to be in danger, reward the three armies, retreat from Dongqi in one battle, and return to Shenjing after another battle." It's really the world looking up to the heart, today Jiang Gebu wants me to be loyal to King Yong, where do you want to put the prison country? ”

"His Royal Highness King Fu has indeed made meritorious contributions to the community. But meritorious court can naturally commend and reward them, where is the reason for rewarding merit with the position of the Son of Heaven? If one day in the future, you Ma Shiying has also made great contributions, will you also be the Son of Heaven? Jiang Dejing raised his eyebrows and scolded.

"Humph! If it is like a dangerous egg today, it is not a peaceful time. As the saying goes, the people are precious, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light. His Royal Highness's ability to govern the country is obvious to all. His Royal Highness King Yong is only fourteen years old now, does he really have the talent to coordinate all parties and prosper the Ming Dynasty? Ma Shiying also seemed to be out of the way, and shouted angrily, "Besides, Jiang Dejing, you have also received great favor from the imperial court, you are in a high position, and you assisted the first emperor, but you made the Jingshi fall into the hands of thieves!" What do you do here? Now what qualifications do you have to discuss the government and politics! ”

"I am deeply favored by the first emperor, as long as the blood of the first emperor is still there, there is no reason to support others as the son of heaven! Besides, when the first emperor first succeeded to the throne, how many springs and autumns were there? Isn't it possible to punish Wei Biao immediately, set things right, and save the world from a crisis? Ma Shiying, for your own glory and wealth, you will cause chaos to the dynasty, and you will definitely leave a stench for 10,000 years in the future! Jiang Dejing also sneered.

When Ma Shiying heard this, his angry beard trembled. He thought in his heart, the first emperor was too young when he succeeded to the throne, and he was a waste of the East Factory, a waste tax supervisor, a mining supervisor, and a river supervisor, and he listened to you for everything, but as a result, the treasury was empty enough to raise rats, and finally the world was almost destroyed. But he couldn't say it. So Ma Shiying could only point to Jiang Dejing in the end and said: "The first emperor said that you and others are all ministers of the dead country." You, the minister of the dead country, what kind of face do you have to mention the first emperor again? Hmph, I've never seen anyone so brazen! ”

Jiang Dejing no longer paid attention to Ma Shiying, but turned his head to Zhu Cihuan and knelt down and said: "Your Highness, don't be afraid, there are old ministers, even if the old ministers are fighting for their lives, they must not let His Highness's throne fall aside!" ”

After saying this, he turned his head again and said to Qian Qianyi: "Mr. Yu Shan, you are the leader of Donglin, and you have also received the great favor of the first emperor, I don't know Mr. Yu Shan?" ”

Originally, Qian Qianyi had already discussed with Ma Shiying, one supported King Fu and the other supported King Yong, but he didn't expect Jiang Dejing to jump out and snatch up all his lines at once. Although in his heart, Qian Qianyi was already scolding Jiang Dejing who was stealing the scene, but he could only smile on his face: "I am deeply favored by the first emperor, so naturally I must protect the orphans of the first emperor well, and I must not let the orphans of the former emperor be bullied." ”

"Good!" Jiang Dejing applauded loudly, "Well said! I believe that the gentry of the world will also stand on the side of the orphans of the first emperor. ”

"It's just that what Governor Ma said is not unreasonable." Qian Qianyi said, "Now that Daming is in danger, if there is another civil strife, it will really make the relatives painful and the enemies happy." Besides, His Royal Highness Yongwang is indeed still young, a little younger than when the first emperor ascended the throne, Weichen and His Royal Highness Yongwang are not very familiar with each other, I don't know how His Royal Highness Yongwang thinks he is better than the first emperor? Jiang Gebu thinks that His Royal Highness King Yongwang is better than the previous emperor? Moreover, the current situation is even more sinister than when the first emperor first succeeded to the throne, and Weichen is really worried that His Royal Highness Yongwang may not be able to afford this burden in the next time. ”

"Mr. Yu Shan, what do you mean by that!" Jiang Dejing saw that Qian Qianyi's tone suddenly changed, and hurriedly asked.

"Jiang Gebu, I think that since His Royal Highness King Fu has done a good job in supervising the country, then it is better to let His Royal Highness King Fu continue to supervise the country." Qian Qianyi said unhurriedly, "His Royal Highness King Yongwang is the only bloodline of the first emperor, and the position of the Ninety-Five Supreme is naturally not a second person." It's just that His Royal Highness King Yongwang is still young and may not be able to control the current situation, which is what Governor Ma is most worried about. Therefore, it is completely possible to let His Royal Highness King Fu continue to supervise the country and listen to the government first. Wait until His Royal Highness Yongwang grows up, and then return to the Son of Heaven. Isn't that the best of both worlds? ”