"The end will be overcome!" Zheng Zhilong came into the door, bowed to Xiong Wencan, and swept his eyes over the person standing next to Xiong Wencan, only to see that the person was dressed in a green shirt, wearing a Dongpo scarf on his head, and shaking a folding fan in his hand, which was very common among the scribes who had no merit at that time, but the shirt was made of high-quality green silk, and the cut was very exquisite, which reflected the person's graceful figure, white skin, picturesque eyebrows, obviously a woman, could it be that the Mr. Liu in Xiong Wencan's mouth was her?

Xiong Wencan saw Zheng Zhilong's gaze resting on the man and woman, so he smiled and introduced to the beautiful person for Zheng Zhilong: "Mr. Liu, this is the Feihuang General I just mentioned to you, you don't see that he is just a year old, there are thousands of warships under his command, 100,000 people can reach it, and a flag can be passed to Fusang in the east and Nanyang in the west, all of which can be passed unimpeded, which is really the dry city in the southeast of my Ming Dynasty!" ”

Although the men's beauty is a woman, she is very generous, I saw her close the folding fan in her hand and bow to Zheng Zhilong: "In Xia Songjiang Liu, I have seen General Zheng!" ”

Zheng Zhilong didn't know the details of this woman, and when he saw Xiong Wencan's courtesy, he didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly bowed down and saluted back: "Don't dare to be!" At the same time, he cast an advisory eye to Xiong Wencan. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Xiong Wencan saw it and hurriedly smiled: "Feihuang, this Mr. Liu is a native of Jiangnan, poetry, painting and music, although he is a woman, he has the courage to not let him have eyebrows, and he is good friends with many people in the Restoration Society, Zhang Gong, Chen Zilong, Song Zhengyu, and Li Zhiwen all have a relationship with her!" ”

"I heard Mr. Liu singing "The Story of Huansha" outside the house when the lotus picking came out, it was really a natural sound, and I was still wondering who it was! It turned out to be the gentleman of the Restoration Society, although Zheng was a martial artist, but he had already heard of the moral articles of the Restoration Society. Zheng Zhilong hurriedly complimented, he was a pirate and a martial artist, so he naturally wouldn't care about a woman's so-called poetry, painting and music, but he still knew a lot about the power of the Restoration Society, especially Chen Zilong, Song Zhengyu, and Li Zhiwen, he had heard of the reputation of these three people, these three were all famous people in Jiangnan at that time, and their literary fame was extremely prosperous, and they already had fame when they were young. Moreover, many of their elders are also from Jinshi, and they have become high-ranking officials like Shilang and Du Yushi, and their future can be described as bright. Zheng Zhilong knew in his heart that if he wanted the Zheng family to be rich and noble, his own generation would not be able to pay it back, and one or two of the next generation would have to embark on the road of the imperial examination. He grasped his son-in-law Zheng Damu's homework very tightly, but compared to places like Jiangnan, Fujian is still far behind, and when his son is older, he will let him come to the north and south of Beijing, Jiangnan and these places to study to increase his knowledge and improve his prestige.

The woman surnamed Liu saw Zheng Zhilong so respectful to herself, and she was secretly happy in her heart, she was unfortunate in her childhood, her life was twists and turns, she was sold to Wujiang as a maid because of her poor family since she was a child, and then she was adopted by Xu Fo, a famous prostitute in Jiangnan at that time, and fell to Zhangtai, and was accepted as a concubine by Zhou, a bachelor who was already over the age of six. This scholar of Zhou University is a champion, if he is old enough to be Liu Ruye's grandfather, he likes Liu Ruis is not only beautiful, but also intelligent, and often holds him on his lap to teach him to read poetry and compose. This aroused the jealousy of the other wives and concubines towards Liu Ruye, and soon after the death of the scholar of Zhou, Liu Ru was forced to leave the court and return to Songjiang to resume his old business. These developed her sensitive and self-respecting character, Zheng Zhilong just called her a gentleman of the Fushe, which just touched his heart, plus Zheng Zhilong's good skin, so he smiled and said: "I also heard of the reputation of the general when I was in Songjiang, and I can see it today, it is really heroic and heroic, and it is worthy of being a hero in the world!" ”

"Don't dare, Zheng is just a martial artist, how can he be up to the moral articles of the gentlemen of the Fushe!"

"What did the general say, if you talk about articles, how can anyone in the Restoration Society compare to Meng Jian (Bangu)? But thousands of years later, the world still remembers Ban Ding far more. The general's exploits are no less than those of Ban Dingyuan, how can they be compared with a few scholars? ”

Liu Ru's words just tickled Zheng Zhilong's itch, although he was a young man, he became a strong party in his thirties, but after entering the "system", he still felt more or less the contempt of the scholars at that time, even the "benefactor" Xiong Wencan, who presided over his own recruitment, still showed a little contempt in his words. In the face of this invisible pressure, the only thing Zheng Zhilong can do is to pin his hopes on the next generation, hoping that his son Zheng Damu can integrate into the scholar class through the imperial examination as soon as possible, and he himself can only endure it silently, after all, although the pirate leader of the sea looks beautiful, he spins and falls, either in the hands of the officials, the Dutch, the Spaniards, and the Japanese, or in the hands of subordinates who covet his power. His life's achievements are all maintained on the Ming Dynasty's recruitment of him, for the scholar doctor, which is almost synonymous with the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong almost didn't even dare to resist, but when he heard Liu Ru compare himself with Ban Chao, he couldn't help but feel a confidant in his heart, and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu praised it falsely, it was just because of his poor family and leaving home to make a living, how dare he compare with Dingyuan Gong!" ”

The three of them gossiped in the house for a while, Liu Ru grew up in the joy field since childhood, if you talk about grasping men's minds, the level of pleasing men is definitely a professional level, and after a while, they will grasp the topic in their hands, attracting Xiong and Zheng to turn around. Suddenly, she sighed, a look of amazement appeared on her face, Zheng Zhilong saw it, and hurriedly asked, "Is there anything unsatisfactory about Mr. Liu?" Why sigh otherwise? ”

"It's not that I'm not doing anything unsatisfactory!" Liu Ru shook his head: "If it's just me who is unsatisfactory, what's the big deal, if it's just a person who is happy with lust, how dare I insult the two adults with my own unsatisfactory?" If this is just for the sake of Da Ming's sigh, for the world's sigh! ”

"Oh?" Xiong Wencan's face moved slightly: "What did Mr. Liu say?" ”

"Have you ever heard of the Jingshi attack a few months ago?" Liu asked.

Xiong Wencan and Zheng Zhilong glanced at each other and nodded. If the three words of this attack case were one of the three major cases of Wanli a year ago, the final result was that the Wanli Emperor had to set up his eldest son Zhu Changluo as the crown prince under the pressure of the ministers, and Liu Ru was talking about the strange incident in Beijing recently, a madman actually attacked the second assistant Wen Tiren on the road of the early dynasty with a wooden stick, and the result was that the first assistant Zhou Yanru said that he was sick and resigned and returned to his hometown, and the second assistant Wen Tiren was also recuperating at home. The mystery behind it is really intriguing.

"Did those two ever know Chen Zhenhui and Chen Gongzi?"

"Oh? Isn't it the son of Meng Gegong? Xiong Wencan thought for a while and asked, "What's wrong?" Could it be that he is also involved in this case? ”

"Not bad!" Liu Ru nodded: "Because of this case, Chen Gongzi has been sick to death in prison, and Lord Chen is also sick in bed because of this matter, and time is running out!" ”

"What? Is there such a thing? Xiong Wencan couldn't help but be taken aback, and exchanged glances with Zheng Zhilong. It turned out that Chongzhen lost the face of the court in order to prevent the truth from spreading, and ordered the Beizhen Fusi to minimize the impact of this matter, like Chen Zhenhui was directly executed in prison, and reported that he died of illness in prison. Neither Chongzhen himself nor the Chen family wanted to make a big deal about this matter, so it did not appear in the Tang newspaper and official documents at all, and Xiong Wencan and Zheng Zhilong naturally did not hear about it.

"It's true, how dare you lie about such a big thing?" Liu Ru's face was full of anger: "Zhou Shoufu's moral articles are well-known in the world, trusted by the Son of Heaven, and he is in charge of the country, which is really expected by everyone." But he didn't want to be jealous of the group, so he resorted to conspiracy to force Zhou Gong to resign, and took the opportunity to fabricate charges and persecute Zhongliang. Those who are loyal and good are also the hearts and minds of the country; Those who are virtuous are also the shares of the country. I am so bright and clear, but I have to be loyal and good but can't use it, and I have a virtuous talent and punish it, isn't it a sigh? ”

Xiong Wencan and Zheng Zhilong glanced at each other, one of them is an old fritter in officialdom, and the other is also a human spirit who has been rolling on the rivers and lakes since he was seventeen or eighteen years old, and he has seen more ghosts than people, so naturally he will not be fooled by Liu Ru is words. Obviously, the political position of this "Hedong Jun" (Hedong Junwang is surnamed Liu) is completely on the side of the Fushe, but after a little thought, you will feel that it is not right, although the political struggle in the late Ming Dynasty has been common to kill courtiers, but like Chen Zhenhui, a rich son who has not yet stepped into the political arena, and a rookie in the literary world generally will not play the trick of dying of illness in prison, not to mention that his father has returned to his hometown and is completely out of the political arena of Jingshi, who is full to fight him? Either Liu Ru is telling a lie, or things are not as simple as he said, and there is a hidden truth behind it.

"Mr. Liu, it just so happened that General Zheng came to me today, didn't you tell me last time that you were interested in the goods? He has quite a few at home, if you are interested, go to his house and have a look! Xiong Wencan snorted and brought the matter over without a trace. Zheng Zhilong replied with understanding: "If Mr. Liu has time, he will go to Anping with me, where all kinds of maritime merchants have dealings, even if there was no at that time, just leave the name and shape and let him bring it next time!" ”

Liu Ru has been rolling in the party for many years, how can she not hear the thoughts of Xiong Zheng and the others who don't want to get involved in this matter, she can't help but sigh secretly in her heart. Thinking of the fact that on his Songjiang South Tower, Chen Zilong, Mao Bijiang, Li Zhiwen, Song Zhengyu and other people in the Fushe were all angry and angry about Zhou Yanru's demotion and Chen Zhenhui's murder, but they couldn't help but sigh secretly: "Everyone in the world thinks that these scholars and celebrities are fierce and eloquent, and they are really heavenly people. But when the incident happened, in a hurry, an old pawn could kill him. If Chen Zhenhui can have 100,000 people like Zheng Zhilong, and the officials and soldiers can't control it, how can he die in prison like this? It's really 'I'd rather be a centurion than a scholar'! ”

Zheng Zhilong saw that Liu Ru was sad face, and his willow eyebrows were like smoke, although he didn't use powder, he had a different beauty, Rao was used to seeing beauties from all over the world, and he couldn't help but move in his heart, and secretly wanted to persuade this beauty to go to Anping with him and take the opportunity to take it for himself. Xiong Wencan, who was on the side, saw it in his eyes, didn't understand Zheng Zhilong's thoughts, coughed twice, and said with a smile: "General Zheng, this official invited you here this time because he wanted to discuss with you." He stopped at this point, but his eyes glanced at Liu Rus, how shrewd Liu Ru was, knowing that Xiong Wencan had confidential matters to discuss with Zheng Zhilong, he hurriedly stood up and smiled at Xiong Wencan: "Lord Xiong, I see that the scenery in your garden is unique, I don't know if you want to go out and enjoy it?" ”

"Mr. Liu praised it falsely, you are from Wuzhong, there is a good garden everywhere, how can my Burrow get into your eyes, but it doesn't hurt to see it!" Xiong Wencan summoned the housekeeper who was waiting on the side and asked him to lead Liu Ru is tour. As soon as Liu Ru went out, Zheng Zhilong sighed: "What a strange woman, this heart must have seven tricks!" ”

"That's nature! How can Jiangnan Hedongjun get along well? Xiong Wencan twisted his beard and said with a smile: "How many famous businessmen, Confucian scholars, and they can't be seen even if they spend a lot of money." Don't look at me as the governor of a province now, the task of sealing the territory, if she hadn't come today, I would have gone to her Songjiang South Tower, and I might not be able to get in! ”

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but be taken aback: "It's just a laughing woman, is it so powerful?" ”

"How can it be so simple, Jiangnan Shilin admires his talent and fame, but I'm afraid that there is half of the wall, if I use it, I'm afraid that just spitting stars can drown me!" Xiong Wencan shook his head and smiled: "Brother Feihuang, I think you are only afraid that you also have a little love, I advise you to dispel this thought, this kind of flower viewing is enough, why do you have to move into the house?" It's important to take this opportunity to have a relationship with the group of people in the Restoration Society, your family will be tested for Xiucai in two years, and then go to Jiangnan to study, with the face of this Hedongjun, how can those Donglin bigwigs say a few words about young and handsome young talents! ”

"Huh!" Zheng Zhilong laughed dryly, knowing that what Xiong Wencan said was reasonable, he left home as a young man and laid this foundation with his bare hands, he was an extremely decisive person, so he immediately put that little thought behind him, and asked: "What Xiong Gong said is, I don't know what happened to the call today?" ”

Xiong Wencan smiled, picked up the tea bowl and drank a saliva before he smiled: "General Zheng, you suffered some losses in Taiwan a few days ago, right?" (To be continued.) )