Listening to Mr. Wang's words, Zheng Sen couldn't help but laugh a little, it turned out that in terms of curiosity, Mr. Wang was actually not much different from others. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 So Zheng Sen organized the language in his head, and then began to talk about this battle slowly.

Of course, there are some things that cannot be talked about in this battle, such as using the Dutch to eliminate other maritime forces that did not belong to Zheng Zhilong in the imperial court before the decisive battle of Liuluowan, such as the peace negotiation with the Dutch who carried the imperial court behind his back, and for example, when pursuing Liu Xiang, he could obviously eliminate him in one fell swoop through a decisive battle, but in order to reduce losses, he played cat and mouse with Liu Xiang, and finally let the mouse play a golden cicada out of the shell. Especially the last one, this is not only to damage Zheng Zhilong's prestige at sea, but also to allow Liu Xiang to attack coastal villages and towns. If these things are really said, then the eight words "stop the army without fighting, and drive the enemy for a long time" can be properly deducted to Zheng Zhilong's head.

But even if these can't be said are removed, the rest of the parts, such as Zheng Zhilong (in fact, many of them are Zheng Sen, but Zheng Sen will all belong to Zheng Zhilong in order to brush up his father's prestige. Zheng Sen estimated that after hearing this, Mr. Wang probably wanted to brag about it when he talked to Hong Chengji. When Hong Chengjian heard this, he might mention it in a letter to his brother. The analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the Dutch, and the judgment of the weaknesses of the Dutch and Liu Xiang, also opened Mr. Wang's eyes.

"Asen, I really can't imagine that there are so many doorways in the matter of war. It's very different from novels, and even from the records in history books. There are some things that you can't just listen to or read. Moreover, in the past, the master also listed numbers in the six arts, but the world did not attach importance to numbers, thinking that they were just small ways. Today, as a teacher, I listened to you talk about various calculations in naval warfare, and I realized that in ancient times, the so-called strategizing was not as simple as shaking a feather fan to calculate the heart, but really had to be calculated with a plan. Mr. Wang sighed, "Asen, judging from this battle, your father is amazing, and the famous generals in ancient times are just like that." Alas, it's a pity that Liu Xiang ran away in the end. And although the Dutchman suffered a great loss, according to what you said, the foundation of the other country has not been shaken, and it will be a trouble in the future. ”

"According to those missionaries, the country of Holland is tens of thousands of miles away, and you think that in the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went on an expedition to Dawan, but it was only thousands of miles, and the manpower and material resources consumed were very amazing. The Netherlands is too far away to be a big threat for the time being. Zheng Sen replied, "If Liu Xiang can be eliminated, what can the Dutch do if they can't find a local to help them lead the way?" ”

Just as Zheng Sen estimated, these things quickly reached Hong Chengji's ears through Mr. Wang's mouth. Two days later, Hong Chengjian sent someone to invite Zheng Sen over, asked about the situation of the battle in detail, and praised Zheng Sen by the way.

Life returned to normal in the following months. While reading a book, Zheng Sen sorted out the "Zheng Art of War", and then sent it back for Zheng Zhilong to review. In the midst of such a busyness, it was almost August in a blink of an eye.

On this day, Mr. Wang left Zheng Sen and said, "Asen, in February next year, the county exam will start." As a teacher, although you are young, there is no problem in coming back from the exam for a child. The teacher has already talked to Mr. Hong Yanhao, and he also thinks that you can take the children's exam, and go to the children's exam first. When the time comes, he can do your warranty. Now, it's up to you. ”

The so-called "county examination" is the first step in the imperial examination. Only by passing the county examination, and then passing the prefectural examination two months later, can you be considered qualified to be a scholar. Before passing such an exam, even if Zheng Sen already had a little reputation as a prodigy, he could not be called a scholar, he could only be called Mengtong. And after passing such an exam, although there is no fame, it can already be regarded as a Confucian scholar, an authentic scholar, can be called a Confucian boy or a child, and has the qualification to participate in the government examination to show talents. Then, if you can still pass the government examination, then you can obtain the qualification of a student, that is, you will officially have a reputation and enter the class of scholars.

This is a good thing, and Zheng Sen naturally will not object. He just replied, "I have to tell my father about this before I can give an answer to the teacher." I hope that the teacher will forgive the sins. ”

"This is a matter of course, what is the sin?" Mr. Wang said with a smile.

Such a thing naturally has to be told to Zheng Zhilong, not only because of etiquette, but more importantly, this matter also requires Zheng Zhilong to use his power to exert a certain influence. Although it is not too difficult to take the test for children, compared with the test for Xiucai, as well as for the examination of people and Jinshi, the acceptance rate is much higher, and with Zheng Sen's level, there is no problem in being admitted to children. However, if you want to pursue fame and influence, the ranking you get in these exams is quite important. And this ranking sometimes does not depend entirely on the level, and the influence of other factors is sometimes very important.

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"Asen is going to prepare to take the children's exam, in February next year." Zheng Zhilong put down the letter in his hand and said to Zhuang.

"Assen will take the children's test next year? Well, I calculate, next year our family Assen will be eleven years old, the county exam in February, the government exam in April, and then the hospital exam in three years, and it will take another two years, and then our family Assen will be able to become a talent at the age of thirteen! That's too small, right? Anyway, do I have such a small talent in Daming? Zhuang first counted Zheng Sen's age with his fingers, and then screamed in surprise.

"You, you're really ignorant!" Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but laugh and scolded, "Yang Wenzhonggong of this dynasty was promoted at the age of twelve, and he entered the Hanlin at the age of nineteen. If Ah Sen can be a talent at the age of thirteen, it is indeed very good, but Yang Wenzhong, who is a man, is already a man at the age of twelve! ”

"Hit the lift at the age of twelve? Is this still human? Obviously, the Zhuang family didn't know anything about Yang Tinghe, "What happened to this person?" ”

"The first assistant in the Zhengde period, the prince Taibao, and the scholar, what do you say?" Zheng Zhilong said in a show-off tone. In fact, Zheng Zhilong, who is a dumpling, originally didn't know anything about Yang Tinghe, but because he had a prodigy in his family, he paid special attention to those prodigies in history, and then naturally knew the story of Yang Tinghe, one of the most famous prodigies in this dynasty, and then now he can pretend to be knowledgeable in front of his wife.

"That's amazing! But my family's Assen is not bad, hehe, at least thirteen-year-old Xiucai, the concubine has never heard of it. Zhuang said with a grin.

"Not even a child now? Just don't mess around yet. Don't think that children must be very good in the exam, and how many talented people will not be able to enter school for many years after being admitted to the children's examination. Fame is not all talent, and many of them are also luck. So, let's not talk big about it yet, lest it become a joke. Although Zheng Zhilong didn't think that Zheng Sen couldn't even pass the exam as a child, he still said so.

"My family is not a blessed person. I'm sure of that. Zhuang smiled, "And it's just a child's test." Not to mention Ah Sen, it's the other children of my family, if you can't pass the exam, it's because you can't be unlucky. But if you can't even get the identity of a child, then if you want me to say, you don't have to worry about being a father. ”

"There's some truth to that." This time, Zheng Zhilong nodded, "I really should go and help Ah Sen." Although it is not a problem for Assen to win the qualification of a child, the ranking is still very important. I don't think Assen may be able to have a big one. Three. Yuan's luck - this kind of thing is hard to come by. But I think that as long as we work hard, plus Sen'er fights for his own breath, maybe we can get a little three yuan back, and that's not bad. ”

"That's what I meant." Zhuang said, "As the saying goes: 'Money is done on official business, and fire is rotten on the pig's head.'" Now is not the time to save money. ”

"Of course I know, do you need to say it?" Zheng Zhilong smiled, "When it comes to gift-giving, I'm much better than you." ”

After saying this, Zheng Zhilong stood up and walked outside.

"Eh, why are you going?" Zhuang asked.

"I'm going to arrange for the pork head to be roasted." Zheng Zhilong laughed and walked out.

When Zheng Zhilong walked out, Zhuang smiled and lowered his head. Since Zheng Sen showed his potential, Zhuang immediately turned to resolutely support Zheng Sen, and now it seems that this turn has been very successful, although the position of the main wife is no longer coveted, but the second position has stabilized. Zheng Zhilong also treated her better than several other Mrs. Ru, and considering that the Tian Chuan clan was unlikely to return to China for a long time, her status in the Zheng family was actually very close to that of Mrs. Ru. At least for the time being, Zhuang felt very satisfied.

"It's a pity that Zheng Sen is not my son after all." Zhuang thought so.

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Zheng Zhilong found Zheng Cai and Zheng Zhifeng to discuss this matter. Bribery or something, for Zheng Zhilong and them is not a new thing, all officials always have something to pursue, and if there is a pursuit, there is a way to bribe.

"Yang County Ling is an official fan. I always want to be promoted as soon as possible. When it comes to money, I don't seem to be particularly fond of money. But his friend is very fond of money. It is famous to dare to collect any kind of money, and dare to ask for any amount. In addition, it is said that Yang County Ling is thinking about repairing the Temple of Literature and repairing the sea pond. Zheng Cai said.

Repairing the Temple of Literature and repairing the sea pond are all ways to grasp political achievements, Zheng Zhilong knows that this kind of thing is a good capital for local officials to be promoted. However, my Ming Dynasty's finances have long been miserable, and it is impossible to have the money to repair these things, these things are usually made up by the local rich people, and the Zheng family is the local rich people.

"It costs a lot of money to repair the Temple of Literature and the sea pond, but it's nothing." Zheng Zhilong said, "Let's talk to his friends first." ”