"This ...... You...... You ......" Zuo Mengeng's face was blue and white. He really wanted to leave immediately, and then take the army with him to teach the smiling bastard in front of him a good lesson. However, in the end, Zuo Mengeng still endured it, although he has always been arrogant, but the reputation of the opponent who won all battles, as well as the model army he saw along the way, were like a mountain on his head. He remembered something before he traveled. In fact, after learning that the model army had entered Hukou and blocked the road to the east, the generals under Zuo Liangyu discussed together how to deal with it. At that time, it was not no one, (including Zuo Menggeng) proposed to give a good show to "those bastards", but more generals retreated, saying that they should take into account the overall situation, maintain the long-standing traditional friendship between the two sides, and don't do things that make relatives painful and enemies happy. In short, when facing the model army, everyone was a little cowardly.

Zuo Mengeng was actually very unconvinced when he came to Hukou, but after Zheng Sen arranged for him to visit several drills of the model army, Zuo Mengeng was also decisive. Zuo Mengeng hasn't fought much, but he has been following his father for some years. Over the years, Zuo Liangyu's physical condition has not been very good, so many things in the army have also been handed over to Zuo Mengeng to deal with. Although Zuo Mengeng has always been arrogant, he is not completely ignorant. After watching the drills of the model army, Zuo Mengeng can also see that whether it is equipment or training level, Zuo Jiajun is far from being the opponent of the model army.

Therefore, Zuo Mengeng could only beg in the end: "Shizi, is there no other way?" ”

"General Zuo, don't worry." Zheng Sen said with a smile, "I don't know if General Zuo and Ning Nanbo have any plans for the future." ”

Zuo Mengeng didn't react for a while.

Seeing that he was so slow to react, Zheng Sen couldn't help but shake his head, and asked again: "Do General Zuo and Ning Nanbo really think that the days of monopolizing Huguang and being like a feudal town can last for a long time?" General Zuo, now that the troubled times are coming to an end, is it possible for the imperial court to allow Ning Nanbo to be like today? ”

"This ......" Zuo Mengeng couldn't speak for a while.

"So now, since ancient times, a general like Ning Nanbo will only have two paths in the future." Zheng Sen stared at Zuo Mengeng's eyes and said, "The first way is to go one step further, establish yourself as the king, and compete for the world, if you succeed, needless to say." However, I heard that Ning Nanbo's health is not very good, and the military and financial resources of your army are also insufficient, so I am afraid that this road is very difficult to walk. The second is to make contributions to the country, to be a meritorious hero in the future, and to make your descendants rich. It's just that since ancient times, although there have been many heroes who have been able to rest with the country, these heroes have one characteristic, that is, from beginning to end, they are honest, and they have never been unruly, or even despised the imperial court, and stood on their own outside the imperial court......"

"How can my father despise the court?" Zuo Mengeng seemed to want to argue strongly.

"Where is the contempt?" Zheng Sen smiled and said, "For those who are in power, one of the most important virtues is not to deceive themselves. If Ning Nanbo really felt that he was a pure minister of the imperial court and not a warlord of a feudal town, then it would naturally be easy to say. Ning Nanbo can send the general as an envoy to the court to ask for help, and Ning Nanbo himself commands the army and fights to the death with the thieves. If he is martyred in the end, the court will naturally have to chase the title in the future. Is Ning Nanbo willing to do this? ”

"You!" Zuo Mengeng almost couldn't control it again.

"Ning Nanbo is naturally unwilling." Zheng Sen sneered and said, "Otherwise, how can you want a way to live?" If Ning Nanbo runs away at this time, and the world will be calm in the future, do you think the court will investigate this matter? Since ancient times, how many loyal ministers and good generals have not been allowed to die after the world has stabilized, and Ning Nanbo can be an exception? ”

Zuo Mengeng held back again at this time, put on a humble appearance again, and asked, "Please also ask the prince to show us a clear way." ”

This performance was actually all expected by Zheng Sen. In the original history, Li Zicheng called, Zuo Liangyu did not dare to resist, so he took advantage of the Nanming Dynasty to make a fake prince case, played the banner of the Qing monarch's side, and went east along the river, but was defeated by Huang Degong. After Zuo Liangyu died of illness, Zuo Mengeng immediately surrendered to the Manchus with an army of more than 200,000. This man is arrogant on the surface, but in fact he is just a coward.

"General Zuo, do you know about Shi Shouxin and Gao Huaide? Why didn't Ning Nanbo follow the example of the sages? Zheng Sen asked with a grin.

Shi Shouxin and Gao Huaide were both generals at the founding of the Song Dynasty. When Song Taizu, Zhao Kuangyin, and Chen Qiao mutinied, these two people made great efforts. Later, Song Taizu released the military power with a cup of wine, and these two people cooperated with great interest, and as a result, they kept the wealth of themselves and their descendants. Zheng Sen knew that Zuo Liangyu was illiterate if he hadn't read a book, and most of them didn't know about it, but Zuo Mengeng had read a little bit of a book, and he felt that Zuo Menggeng should know such an allusion.

Zuo Mengeng lowered his head and thought for a while, then hesitated and said, "Shizi may say in more detail?" ”

Zheng Sen immediately knew how Zuo Mengeng usually read the so-called books. He smiled and said, "What you want to say in detail is complicated......"

Zheng Sen told Zuo Mengeng the story of "releasing military power with a glass of wine", and said: "General Zuo, the soldiers in the hands of Shi Shouxin and others at that time were almost their private property, and the generals around them were like this, where could Song Taizu still sleep?" If they hold on to this military power, if you are Song Taizu, you may be able to tolerate him? Once Emperor Taizu made a move, Shi Shouxin and others were only afraid that their descendants would be left behind. Besides, Shi Shouxin and others were born and died all their lives, what are they asking for? Isn't it just that the children and grandchildren are rich? But what do you think they got after they were freed from the army? Isn't it the wealth of the descendants for generations? If Ning Nanbo only wants his children and grandchildren to be rich and noble, why not learn from Shi Shouxin and Gao Huaide? If Ning Nanbo is willing to learn from Shi Shou and return the military power to the saint, in addition to giving Ning Nanbo a large sum of money, he can also go to the saint, and Jin Feng Ning Nanbo is the marquis, and give Danshu iron coupons, so that the descendants can be rich and secure, isn't it beautiful! ”

"But...... But...... If Shi Shouxin and the others still wanted to kill them after they were relieved of their military power, wouldn't they ......" Zuo Mengeng was still very hesitant.

"General Zuo, small traders always pay money with one hand and deliver goods with the other, and they do not owe anything on credit. But what about big businessmen? For example, if you and I also have business dealings, do we always pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, and we don't owe it on credit? Zheng Sen asked, "Why do we sometimes owe a little credit to each other, so we don't have to worry about the other party's debt?" ”

"How can we hurt our credibility for that little money?" Zuo Menggeng said.

"That's right. For us, credibility is a lot of money. Our reputation is a lot of money, and the reputation of the Son of Heaven is naturally even more. Why did Song Taizu remove Shi Shouxin and others from military power? That's because Shi Shouxin and others have military power in their hands and can threaten his throne. Shi Shouxin and the others relieved themselves of their military power, so that they would have no threat to the throne, so why did Song Taizu kill them again to damage his reputation? If Song Taizu killed Shi Shouxin, who else would believe him in the future? Now, the troubled times are actually coming to an end, and the saint needs an example who believes in the imperial court and is willing to relieve himself of military power. If Ning Nanbo is willing to be such an example, the imperial court will definitely not disappoint Ning Nanbo. Zheng Sen replied with a smile.

"This ......" Zuo Mengeng thought for a while, and finally said, "This is a big deal, and the general will go back to discuss it with the marshal." ”

"It's nature." Zheng Sen said, "I heard that Wuchang is short of food, and although our army is not enough food, we can still squeeze some out." When General Zuo returns, our army can send people to send two boatloads of grain from the river to support your army. ”