Faced with Zhou Yanru's questioning, Zhang Zhang was silent.

Zhang Zhang was even a little funny in his heart, obviously Zhou Yanru had classified himself as a "young talent" who could be focused on cultivating, if he wanted to mix in the imperial court, Lord Zhou would definitely help him a lot, and regarded himself as a "fellow believer".

I didn't have a good impression of the three words "Donglin Party" before, but after going through so many things, I want to open it now - it doesn't matter!

Prime Minister Zhou was still the director of the Political Department of the Whampoa Military Academy before, but he didn't ......

However, in the Ming Dynasty, if you want to mix the cabinet, be the so-called "auxiliary minister", and climb to the peak of power, then there is only one way, to become an official in the Hanlin Academy.

The Hanlin of the Ming Dynasty was the place where the government stored materials, and there was a practice after the Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty: non-Jinshi did not enter the Hanlin, and non-Hanlin did not enter the cabinet.

Generally, it takes at least three to five or seven years in the Hanlin Academy, which is still fast, and it is less than ten years for ordinary people to mix.

After having the qualifications of the Hanlin Academy, it can be said that he has been promoted to various ministries - such as the promotion of the squire, how many more years the squire will work, and he will be mixed with a scholar, and then he can be said to enter the cabinet.

Because of the "military exploits" of the military attache system, to put it bluntly, bribery is okay, and it is possible to be promoted by a rocket.

However, the civil service system is not good, especially if you are determined to follow the orthodox Beijing official line such as cabinet assistants, it is absolutely impossible to "get in"!

The emperor is not easy to speak, if any person has half a point of "transgression", he will immediately become the finger of a thousand people.

Therefore, to be the "prime minister" of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the so-called cabinet assistants, it takes at least twenty or thirty years of resume to be possible.

This, of course, is not what the tension wants!

Nima eleven years later, Chongzhen will hang himself, it is estimated that the mixed Beijing official himself is just a squire at most, what's the use?

And his goal was set when he was in Nanjing, and he was by no means the shrinking "Ningyuan Governor" at the local level. At least the official "Liaodong Governor" who controls a province is best known as "Liaodong Economic Strategy", "Liaodong Governor", or "Jiliao Governor".

Of course, there is no governor in Liaodong now, and it is under the jurisdiction of the "Jiliao Governor" together with Jizhen.

However, Liaodong is a dangerous place for soldiers. There is nothing unusual about the establishment of new official posts, such as the "Ningyuan Governor" and "Guangning Governor" and other parallel goods governors, it is absolutely impossible to set up governors in "prefecture-level cities" in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Zhang quickly reined in his thoughts, bowed to Zhou Yanru, and said loudly: "Lord Zhou, the country is troubled now, and Liaodong is a key place. If it is a Liao affair, the throne of the first assistant of the Zhou people is naturally as stable as Mount Tai - the student is willing to be Li Chengliang! ”

Zhou Yanru nodded slightly, it seems that this tension does not want to mix qualifications in the imperial court step by step. It is not surprising that he wants to be a "prince of one party" in Liaodong.

Thousands of miles of officials are only for money, and now the most expensive place in the Ming Dynasty is naturally the Liaodong military salary that costs nearly 10 million taels of silver a year!

It turns out that this kid wants to be greedy for the military salary, and he also wants to be greedy for the biggest fat in the military salary of Liaodong!

Anyway, if you want the horses to run, you have to give the horses grass!

Zhou Yanru smiled and said: "Zhang Li, you are interested in pacifying Liaodong for the imperial court, and the old man knew it when he was in the Baohe Palace before. Gee. You are ambitious, and you are really admired by the old man! You don't have to worry about the rest of the matter. The old man immediately asked me to write to the imperial historian in the Donglin Party to write about the collusion of Zu Dashou to build slaves......"

Having said this, Zhou Yanru didn't continue, but picked up the teacup......

How the emperor will deal with it later, and how he Zhou Yanru will recover, these things are not what Zhang Li should know.

Of course, Zhang Zhang understands these truths, and since Lord Zhou serves tea. Then it's time to say goodbye.

Zhang Zhang hurriedly bowed, and after a few thorough salutes, he walked out of the private room and walked out of the door of Dongsheng Tower.

……

Five miles north of Jinzhou City, it is the camp of the Tartars. More than 10,000 men and horses of the Eight Banners of the Han Army were stationed here.

At the beginning, the ancestor in Jinzhou City was also surprised every day, and he ate and lived on the Jinzhou city wall, for fear that the Tartars would come to attack the city.

But as time passed, the Tartars outside the city did not seem to move.

Zu Dashou was also a little confused, in previous years, the Tartars had never come to the city to garrison troops in winter, and this could not be a surprise attack......

On the city wall of Jinzhou, Zu Dashou, the governor of Zuo Du and the chief military officer of Liaodong, was staring intently at the looming Tartar military camp in the distance, with a dignified look on his face.

Standing beside him was his cousin Zu Dale, the chief soldier of Guangning, and Zu Dale also followed Zu Dashou's gaze to the Tartar military camp.

After a long time, Zu Dashou stopped his gaze, turned his head to look at Zu Dale, and asked in a deep voice: "Da Le, as you can see, Jiannu has been stationed outside Jinzhou City for more than ten days, what is his intention?" ”

Zu Dale also showed a suspicious look on his face, as the chief soldier of Guangning, he was also at a loss for the second monk of Jinzhou outside the city of Jiannutun, although he had been thinking about it, he couldn't think of the reason.

However, Zu Dale is also a veteran in the army, although he is only in his thirties, he is also a person who has fought for ten years, and his knowledge is obviously much higher than that of Zu Zepu, the general soldier of Ningyuan.

After thinking for a while, Zu Dale arched his hand at Zu Dashou and said, "Lord Qiyu Dudu, why Jiannu came to attack Jinzhou in this icy and snowy season, my subordinates can't figure it out. This matter is a bit strange and unreasonable......

Zu Dashou's brows furrowed, what Zu Dale said was tantamount to nonsense.

However, Zu Dale didn't care, and then his voice raised a few points: "Dudu, as the saying goes, there must be a demon when things go wrong!" Jiannu will not come to Guangning City to play, there must be some ulterior motives! ”

Zu Dashou gasped, the words "ulterior purpose" made him feel a deep chill!

Of course, his own family knows that Zu Dashou did not secretly communicate with Jiannu, so Jiannu's "ulterior purpose" is definitely not to Liaoxi Jiangmen.

Rao is ancestor has experienced a hundred battles, and his beard trembled slightly at this moment.

After pondering for a long time, Zu Dashou shuddered and said, "Da Le, you mean...... Tension?! ”

Zu Dale nodded heavily, with an incomparably resentful look in his eyes: "Dudu, I'm afraid so." Zhang Li's kid is not dead, and he instigated his subordinates to rebel in the name of making trouble, not to mention, and now-"

Zu Dashou was silent, Zhang Zhang dared to collude with Jiannu, and now Jiannu came to Jinzhou City to spy on him, just to prevent the Guangning Army from going to Ningyuan to quell the rebellion!

Zu Dale squeaked his knuckles and said coldly: "Dudu, I'm afraid someone wants to be Li Yongfang!" ”

Li Yongfang was the first person in the Ming army to surrender to Nurhachi, and he was very favored by the Tartars, and I heard that he is now a first-class baron on the Tartar side, and I am afraid that he will soon be promoted to a third-class viscount!

A person who surrendered, without military exploits, was actually knighted......

Li Yongfang was just a guerrilla in Fushun, and he was three levels behind his official position as "chief military officer", and even worse than his cousin Zu Dashou's official position of "Zuo Du Dudu", and he actually married Nurhachi's granddaughter.

Zu Dale's resentment in his heart is afraid that the tension is just a small head, then Li Yongfang "dared to be the first in the world" to lower the tartar, and he was favored and trusted, he was the big head. If there is another person who surrenders to the Tartars, although he can also be crowned official, he will never be able to exceed Li Yongfang's treatment.

It's just unbearable!

Zu Dale thought about this, Zu Dashou had already seen it through, but at this moment he was worried, but he was thinking about another thing-

A matter related to the health death of Quang Ninh!

Yes, the Tuanshan Army of tension took control of the south and is now stuck to the supply lines of Quang Ninh!

Before, I thought that the Tuanshan Army was indeed a hard bone, but as long as the heavy troops were gathered after the beginning of spring to go to the conquest, they would definitely be able to capture the Tuanshan Fort, after all, Quang Ninh had countless artillery, and the chances of winning the siege were very high.

But now it's different, if the tension is an affair with Jiannu, this is equivalent to a north-south attack, and the Guangning army will definitely be defeated!

Now there is only one way, ask the Jiliao Governor Master Zonglong to gather the army of Jizhen and Shanhaiguan to crusade against Tuanshan Fort.

Among them, his brother-in-law Wu Xiang, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, is the main force, and he also has 60,000 soldiers under him, and his combat power is not bad.

But......

As soon as Zu Dashou thought of his brother-in-law Wu Xiang's urine, he was suddenly half unsure.

Brother-in-law Wu Xiang is an extremely selfish person who won't eat at all, if there is no benefit, he will gather heavy troops and go to Tuanshan Fort?

In fact, Zu Dashou's view of people is quite accurate, at least his opinion of Wu Xiang is still clear - the old slippery head who can't afford to be early is unprofitable.

The army is out to fight, and the food and salary required is not as good as when defending the city, unless the imperial court allocates food and salary, it is impossible for Wu Xiang to send troops.

It's just that now the imperial court has money?

Tuanshan Fort is just a mutiny, according to the practice of the imperial court, it is mainly to pacify, after all, if you can fight without spending money, you won't spend money, and the court has no money.

Zu Dashou showed a hint of anxiety on his face, and after pondering for a long time, he turned his head to Zu Dale and said: "Da Le, what is the name of the rebel general who took the lead in making trouble in the mountain fort?" ”

Zu Dale said without thinking: "Dudu, that person's name is Gao Yuanliang, and he is a guerrilla. ”

Zu Dashou didn't speak, obviously thinking about something tricky.

Zu Dale is also a good person, as soon as he heard his cousin Zu Dashou ask Gao Yuanliang, he immediately tasted the "deep meaning", and said with some excitement: "Dudu, why don't we allow him a garrison position, presumably Gao Yuanliang will definitely come to serve!" ”

Although Gao Yuanliang's guerrilla position is a military attache of the fifth grade, it belongs to the position of a "guerrilla attacker", which means that he generally does not guard one side alone.

And the "garrison" in Zu Dale's mouth is also a military attache of the fifth grade, but he can sit in a city alone.

Although the rank is the same, one has a city and the other has no city, and the superior is judged.

Zu Dashou smiled slightly and shook his head: "It's just a garrison, I'm afraid I can't move him." General Ben heard that Gao Yuanliang has also been following Zhang Li, this kind of person is not that simple, we have to pay blood! (To be continued.) )