"So, listening to what you mean, even if you can be sure that Xiong Wencan was already talking to Zheng Zhilong before he got a reply from the imperial court and agreed to his recruitment strategy, you don't plan to pursue it?" Ringo asked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Obviously, if this is really the case, according to the standards of the strict sense, there is no doubt that there is a suspicion of collaborating with the enemy by secretly contacting a big pirate like Zheng Zhilong behind the back of the imperial court.

Of course, at least from the current point of view, there seems to be no such villain who likes to make trouble out of nothing and frame others, the reason is that since Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, or before Xiao Mu crossed, he has imposed very strict restrictions on big framers like Dongchang Jinyiwei, and has not given them the opportunity to play their "expertise". Obviously, as long as you have a little understanding of today's Ming politics, you can easily inquire about Xiong Wencan's strategy of recruiting an emperor, and if things go well in the future, Xiong Wencan will naturally increase his official position.

"It's just an if, after all, we don't have evidence right now." In fact, Xiao Mu naturally didn't want to look at this problem according to that strict standard, and he also knew that his first half of the sentence would definitely not satisfy Lin Yi, so he continued, "But then again, even if this is true, I don't plan to do anything to him, after all, judging from the results, his approach has undoubtedly improved efficiency, and just now you also think that he has no intention of rebelling, since this is a good thing for everyone, it is too late for me to reward him, why do you have to punish him?" ”

"Of course he can't have the intention of rebellion, even Zheng Zhilong wants to take the carriage of Daming, Xiong Wencan himself is already sitting in the carriage, he will definitely not jump on Zheng Zhilong's thief ship, and then return to this horse together." Lin Yi nodded and replied, "It's just that if this speculation is true, then what he does is considered to be a violation of the rules, if you ignore it, I'm afraid that you, the emperor's deterrent, will be greatly reduced." ”

"After all, it is already a stormy era now, even if there is no such thing, the deterrent power of my emperor is not high." Xiao Mu replied slightly passively, "And there are continuous disasters and famines in various places, and the situation of officials like Xiong Wencan, who is in charge of the ruling side, is very difficult, and it is worth considering, if I grasp such a small mistake and even treat him to offend, it will not have any positive effect on the situation, but will put the other ministers in danger, in the future, if the Ming side really fails, then the history books written by the victors will undoubtedly say that I am 'suspicious', 'stubborn and self-serving', ' Good suspicion' and this will undoubtedly be a disastrous blow to Emperor Chongzhen's reputation, you know......"

"You resolutely do not allow the reputation of Emperor Chongzhen, who lent you his body for use, to be tarnished, this is your consistent principle." Lin Yi added for Xiao Mu, "Since you already think so, then I won't say anything more, in fact, no one knows what is the most appropriate way to do it, sometimes you regret not doing it at the beginning but doing it, but if you are really given another chance to do it again, you change your approach, maybe you may find that the final result is not as good as the beginning." ”

"yes, it's like the financial stock market news of our later society." Xiao Mu nodded, agreeing with Lin Yi's opinion.

But although he agreed with Lin Ye's opinion, Xiao Mu's example Lin Ye felt a little foggy, "It's similar to financial stock market news?" It sounds familiar, and I don't understand what you're referring to. ”

"That is, every day in the world's major events, there are always three or five things that are good news for the stock market, and there will always be a few things that are bad news for the stock market, people who broadcast financial news, or people who specialize in analyzing the stock market, will collect these news every day, and then at the end of the day, according to the rise and fall of the stock market to choose the appropriate analysis rhetoric, if the stock market is rising, take out the good news collected before, and say that it is 'due to the influence of so-and-so good newsWhat percentage is the stock market up today' and so on, and if the stock market goes down, don't mention the good news, or the good news doesn't offset the negative news......"

Xiao Mu said a lot in a lot of words, and finally concluded, "All in all, no matter whether the stock market falls or rises, in the end they can always give a very reasonable analysis, after all, they eat this bowl of rice." ”

"It seems to be a bit like ......" Lin Yi also nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, and replied, "We can foresee the factors that affect the success or failure of many things before they happen, if they succeed, because of them, and because they fail. But the most difficult thing is often how to determine which positive or negative factors have a more significant impact on the final outcome. ”

"Yes, that's the hardest part, and that's the most misunderstood." Xiao Mu replied, "For example, there are many people who judge heroes by success or failure, and when someone fails, they will sneer at them, as if they can't do anything obviously. But in reality, it was not clear that things were not as obvious as he imagined. ”

"Okay, all in all, since you don't plan to investigate Xiong Wencan's affair with Zheng Zhilong in advance, how do you plan to reply to his letter?" Lin Ye started a new topic.

"Of course, it should be a compliment, after all, the matter of Zhao'an has not been finalized, and Xiong Wencan is still needed to contribute." Xiao Mu replied, "And I gave Zheng Zhilong a real official vacancy before, whether the strategy of letting him spend money to buy it is likely to succeed, Xiong Wencan did not mention it in this recital, although the prospect of recruiting Zheng Zhilong is relatively optimistic, but it is inconclusive after all." ”

"In this way, Xiong Wencan is more likely to have had contact with Zheng Zhilong in advance, so he was able to come the news so quickly, and he didn't mention the strategy you added later, it is obvious that he hasn't had time to talk to Zheng Zhilong yet."