For Wu Sangui's so-called borrowing and peaceful thief, the Hongguang Dynasty was able to rely on it as a national policy, except that at that time, the Chinese Tianwu Huan, the four towns of Jiangbei and the Chu town supported their own troops and were unable to recover the lost territory, but more importantly, the interests of the Confucian landlord class represented by the Ming court, Wu Sangui borrowed the Ping thief, and the Ping tortured the thief Li Zicheng, and the gentry would only applaud loudly out of class attributes, and even the Qing army took advantage of this to gain a foothold, and there were also gentry who defended it. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Chen Wen remembered that in his textbooks when he was in school, he mentioned a young hero Xia Wanchun who rose up against the Qing Dynasty and angrily denounced Hong Chengchou before he was martyred. In fact, Xia Wanchun's father, Xia Yunyi, was also an anti-Qing righteous man, and he was also a famous scholar in Jiangnan at that time, and Chen Zilong was called Chen Xia.

Regarding Wu Sangui's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, Xia Yunyi mentioned it in the book "Surviving Records" written and completed before his death - "Sangui is a young man, brave and champion of the three armies, and the border commander is beyond his reach." The one who was induced by the intruder was even, and Sangui finally did not obey. The capital has been broken, and he will kill himself. Bao Xu is restored, and Sangui is not ashamed. Bao Xu borrowed the Qin soldiers to obtain the Chu Society, and Sangui borrowed Dongyi and Dongyi swallowed my China, how can Sangui be guilty! The misfortune that has befallen the ear. Among them, the meaning of Wu Sangui's defense and regret are fully expressed between the lines.

A righteous man who resisted the Qing Dynasty to death is still like this, and other scholars have more to send to Wu Sangui. This time Wu Sangui anyway, there was a saying that the people asked for reinforcements from the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and most of them were jokes about state affairs in poetry meetings and banquets.

However, they didn't dare to go to the Qi Palace's mansion to "offer advice", let alone coerce public opinion like those old-timers to force Chen Wen to send troops. The key is that if it does not touch their fundamental interests, these people simply do not have the courage to provoke Chen Wen, a god-killing god.

The core of Chen Wen's control, and the area that has been recovered for the longest time, is nothing more than the three provinces of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi. The original gentry power in these places was extremely powerful, otherwise a monster like the Donglin Party would not have been born.

However, Jiangxi has been in tatters after many wars, and the power of the gentry has been greatly damaged. In the eight mansions of eastern Zhejiang, the gentry of Taiwen were tossed by Chen Wen for several rounds, and they were the most afraid; And Ning Shao's gentry were already frightened by the battle situation when Chen Wen crushed the Eight Banners Army when Huang Zongxi restored Dalan Mountain, and they didn't dare to say more.

As for the Jiangnan gentry, Jierharang and Ma Guozhu's last madness, they were brutally killed, and after Chen Wen recovered Nanjing, he killed a group again in the name of those righteous men to uphold justice, and most of them who had the courage to resist the Qing or get close to the Manchu Qing have already become ghosts. Even if at any time, the wall grass will always be the most, and the strength is still not a bandit, but it is none of your business, and you may not really dare in terms of courage.

However, because the Ming army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang did not reinforce Wu Sangui, Chen Wen still listened to the complaints of some gentry through the Supervision Department, and even there was such a discussion in the hall of Nanjing University.

As far as Chen Wen knows, Zhang Huangyan has only dealings with those gentry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang on weekdays, such as Xu Fuyuan, who invited Zhang Huangyan to join several overseas societies, is not only the imperial history of the Zuo Du of the Lu Jian Dynasty, but also Xia Yunyi's close friend, with whom he raised troops to resist the Qing Dynasty.

With this relationship, Zhang Huangyan's anger, whether he has the potential intention of taking advantage of this to make trouble, Chen Wen is willing to believe in Zhang Huangyan's character, but if he is instigated by those gentry, he also needs to be guarded against.

However, hearing Chen Wen's question, Zhang Huangyan's brows wrinkled, and he replied sharply: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi has thought too much, and the lower officials don't have the kung fu to say anything for Wu Sangui's wall." What was he doing when the imperial court was in danger, following the Tartars to massacre the anti-Qing rebels in Shaanxi. ”

"Although Xia Guan is not talented, but after so many years of handling affairs, he also knows that he still has to look at how he does it, not how he says it. What's more, even that document can be seen by a discerning person, if it weren't for the Tartar's decline, Wu Sangui was only afraid that he would have to be a slave to the Tartar for a lifetime, why would the lower officials speak for such a traitor? ! ”

Zhang Huang said that, Chen Wen also nodded, he is committed to building a new China, a China that is not bound by the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, and has more development potential to cope with the great changes unseen in three thousand years.

Within the Ming Army in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu, the vast majority of officials had a supportive attitude toward this, because under Chen Wen's command, their rights were greater than before, their living conditions were better than before, and although they were subject to more constraints, the vitality of this group was far more vigorous than that of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty, which had been decaying for more than 200 years.

But even so, there are still people who have hope for the Ming Court, Zhang Huangyan is one of them, and it is also the one that Chen Wen is most unwilling to see.

"Wu Sangui, a traitor like Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao, is nothing more than jumping out of the fire when he sees the decline of the Tartars. This king believes that Zhang Shangshu is by no means a duplicitous, since it has nothing to do with Wu Sangui's house, then this king also said a few words. ”

Since it takes a lot of time for the head to be sent from Jungger to the capital, Chen Wen has not yet received the news of Wu Sangui's death. Even if he knew, he would only laugh at the retribution for luring the Qing soldiers into the customs, and he deserved it.

At this moment, Zhang Huangyan revealed his heart, although the officials present were dissatisfied with his previous speculation, but they still agreed with the character of this military secretary, and Chen Wen also publicly expressed his views on this, and also expressed his thoughts on the previous issue.

"Over the years, Tessie and I have cooperated in China, but more often than not, there are conflicts. The Portuguese in Macao, for example, traveled from Guangdong, to Zhejiang, to Fujian, and finally back to Guangdong. ”

"As far as this king knows, the Portuguese destroyed an empire of millions of people west of Taixi, that is, in the Americas east of the oceans east of China, with an army of less than two hundred. When they first came to China, they reported the same thoughts, but China was not the Incas, and the Portuguese were repeatedly defeated by the king, and it was impossible for them to stay honestly in Macau. ”

"Of course, the Dutch are not Portuguese, but they have never been less honest in the south of Dayuan before, smuggling and evading taxes and attacking the coastal people. But if they are allowed to gain a firm foothold, their jackal nature may not be as good as it is now, and it is the coastal people who suffer. ”

In the early contact between China and Europe, China learned from European science and technology, and Europe admired and learned Chinese culture and art while profiting from maritime trade.

However, good communication was based on the fact that the European colonizers were defeated by the Ming army again and again. Otherwise, as in the late Qing Dynasty, there would have been no maritime trade in the Chinese Sea and the Sun King's palace modeled on Chinese architecture.

The officials present here are all leaders in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming military groups, and they have access to more and more in-depth information, so they naturally understand what this means, and even if they don't understand it, they can at least understand the meaning of Chen Wen's words.

"As Zhang Shangshu said, our army and the Fujian Wang Division are both Chinese troops, and they must take it as their responsibility to protect the Chinese people. The king's intention has been decided, and in order to prevent it from happening, cooperate with the Fujian king's trade blockade against the Dutch. If you still have other thoughts, then let them know that the whole Nanyang has been a sacred and inseparable part of my China since ancient times! ”

After the impassioned presentation, the meeting also quickly adopted the decision on the trade embargo. However, cooperating with the Ming army in Fujian is the essence, but the Ming army in Jiangsu and Zhejiang wants to play the name of assisting the Dutch in smuggling weapons, machinery and other heavy weapons to the Qing court, because the Beijing station of the Military Intelligence Department has indeed received information that the Europeans smuggled weapons and machinery to the Qing court.

At the end of the meeting, the participating officials began to leave the conference hall in groups. At this moment, Zhang Huangyan, who originally had a few friends to talk to, was already alone, and Chen Wen affirmed his opinion, but could not save the fact that he would inevitably be squeezed out by other high-ranking officials of the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Ming armies. It is important to know that standing in line is more important than whether a person is capable or not.

"Zhang Shangshu, please stay, His Highness still has some things to discuss with Zhang Shangshu."

Zhang Huangyan left the table silently, but as soon as he left the door of the conference hall, he was stopped by Chen Wen's personal soldiers, and then led to Chen Wen's official room.

"At the meeting, Zhang Shangshu said that he intended to resign from the office?"

"This matter, since the beginning of last year, when His Royal Highness King Qi led the army to Qin Wang, the lower officials have been thinking about it, and now, it is time to leave."

After meeting, the soldiers closed the door, and as soon as Zhang Huangyan sat down, Chen Wen came to say this. Chen Wen said this, the meaning of sending off the guest was clear, but Zhang Huangyan was not angry, and even a trace of relief appeared on his face.

Zhang Huang said this, but Chen Wen shook his head, and then said to him: "Don't misunderstand Zhang Shangshu, this king doesn't mean this, but hopes that Zhang Shangshu can abandon this idea, at least for the time being." Otherwise, the king does not need to ask Zhang Shangshu to move here, just wait for the news, and then give away some goods, Shangshu can harvest a good reputation of loving money and cherishing talents with or without receiving this king, why not. ”

Chen Wen said this, Zhang Huang could understand it, but he didn't understand it at all, because Chen Wen didn't have the need to keep him, a high-ranking civil official in the Qi Palace, and in the Yongli Imperial Court.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qi is wise, rare in the world. However, we should also understand the truth that the three armies can win the commandery, but the horsemen cannot win the ambition. The officials are not talented, but they will not be the second ministers who betray the master, and I hope that His Royal Highness the King of Qi will be compassionate. ”

Zhang Huangyan made his words clear, and Chen Wen could also understand that as the military squire of the Lu Jianguo Dynasty and the military secretary of the Yongli Imperial Court, Zhang Huangyan was not only a subordinate of Zheng Chenggong when he was in Zheng Chenggong's army, but also maintained his own independence.

But when it came to this, the layer of window paper was also pierced by Zhang Huangyan. Since this is the case, Chen Wen also shook his head and smiled, and then said to Zhang Huangyan: "Zhang Shangshu has made his words clear, and I will not use the common people to threaten me, that is not only insulting Shangshu, but also contempt." ”

"After many years of friendship, I already knew that there would be such a day, but I think Zhang Shangshu should also be able to understand that I am acting for the sake of the Han family and the people of the Han family. Otherwise, my handsome army and King Qin can take advantage of the situation to sweep the court away, and the king of Jin is good at fighting, but in the face of the hard power of my Jiangsu and Zhejiang iron armor, I am afraid that it may not be able to do anything. ”

"But I didn't do it, and even today, my step-by-step layout is just so that no one will drag me back during the Northern Expedition, just like Cao Conglong did back then, causing the great cause of the Northern Expedition to fall short!"

What Chen Wen said was true, and Zhang Huangyan clearly remembered before and after Cao Conglong's rebellion, how the ministers of Lu Jianguo were planning to restore their former authority in Kinmen, and how they were severely slapped in the face by Chen Wenyong's great contribution to capture Quzhou and kill Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian.

"In that case, what else does His Royal Highness King Qi want to persuade?"

In the conference hall, in the official room here, Zhang Huangyan vented his long-squeezed depression, but the ensuing emptiness also made him inevitably depressed.

Seeing this, Chen Wen smiled and said: "Zhang Shangshu, since King Qin last year, you have never called me Furen, and I have never called you Cangshui. Today, I would like you to stay, and I hope you will have the opportunity to fulfill your desire to drive out the Tartars. ”

"Aren't you afraid that I will learn from that Cao Yunlin and use my power to make trouble for you?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Huangyan was also taken aback. He never thought of this, even for the sake of the court, for the sake of the loyal monarch's thoughts, he never thought of stabbing a knife in the back, which was not allowed by his ethics. And this is nothing more than a rush of words.

Hearing this, Chen Wen seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke of the year, sat on the Taishi chair and laughed, and even leaned forward and closed. It wasn't until a moment later that Chen Wen was relieved, and then asked Zhang Huangyan rhetorically, "Cangshui, are you teasing me?" With your character, you will play yin behind your back, this is insulting my Chen Wen's IQ. ”

When the words fell, Zhang Huangyan seemed to be a deflated balloon. After saying this, Chen Wen regained his normal color, stood up from the Taishi chair, and slowly walked in front of Zhang Huangyan.

"Cangshui, as a friend, at least a former friend, I Chen Wen only have one thing to say. Expelling the Tartars and taking revenge on the captives has nothing to do with whether or not to change the dynasty. If you still believe in my heart, then stay for the time being, and after defeating the main force of the Tartars and recovering the Jingshi, you will still choose to leave at that time. But before that, I hope Cangshui can help me Chen Furen! ”