"Brother Cangshui, you and I are the same age, this is not in the yamen, you don't have to be formal, you have nothing to say."

Zhang Huangyan didn't expect him to be commensurate with a brother, and he didn't treat himself as an outsider, so he said, "Okay, I am selfless in my heart, everything is for the sake of the people of Billions of Trillions, and it is inconvenient to conquer Sichuan within a year, and in my opinion, there are three inappropriate"

"Listen up!"

"First, Sichuan is far away, and Zhang thief claims to be 500,000 people, at present, the minister can move more than 100,000, the difference in strength is huge, and once the war starts, this military salary and food is a bottomless pit, Wanli years, aid to the DPRK to resist the Japanese, spending 8 million taels of national funds, resulting in the emptiness of the treasury, so that the Manchurians take the opportunity to sit big and unable to levy, only to cause today's great changes, Nanjing is newly established, the foundation is unstable, such a large-scale expedition, the imperial court will be helpless, lack of troops and money, this is one of them"

This really gets to the point, and this is the dilemma right now.

"What about the second one?"

"Second, Xiang Ye tried his best to open the government and build a government, this move will cause dissatisfaction among many officials in the DPRK, but no one dares to say it, if the battle of Zhengchuan wins, it will be enough, if defeated, Xiang Ye will have no place to stand, and Zhang Thief has 500,000 people, how many troops does Xiang Ye plan to send to have a chance of winning? Even if they fall out of the city, there are only 100,000 people, but in this way, Nanjing is empty, and the Manchus and thieves in the north are like going south, how can they resist"

"It makes sense, it's rare that Brother Cangshui can still think like this, what about the third?"

"Third, this, this ......"

Zhang Huang swallowed.

"It's just you and me here, what do you have to say, but you can't defend it"

Zhang Huangyan gritted his teeth and let it go, bottomless and selfless. "Okay, in fact, it is said that this is Xiangye's private matter. I wouldn't have bothered to ask, but now you're in power. Every word is related to the safety of the court, so Xiangye has no selfish affairs."

Wang Lanping was puzzled, "What do you want to say?" ”

It's really not Zhang Shangshu who twisted this matter, and he puffed up his strength for a long time before he said, "I heard that Xiangye is not married today, but I don't know if this matter is true?" ”

Wang Lanping couldn't help but be happy, what, if you want to be a matchmaker, you don't need to be like this.

"My wife is adrift. This marriage event, without her nod, of course I, as a son, don't dare to focus on myself"

Wang Lanping's words are not false, whether it is a modern person or an ancient person, it is unreasonable not to tell the old lady about such a big thing as looking for a daughter-in-law.

Zhang Huangyan suddenly knelt down and said with a straight face, "No, if the prime minister can get married." Then the big event can be decided, and the westward expedition can also be made."

This is unexpected, is there a relationship between the two? Could it be that you want me to marry Zhang Xianzhong's daughter? I didn't hear he had a daughter.

"Something to Say"

Zhang Huang said, "Say something that offends Xiangye." Xiang Ye is full of words in the court, but the government decree outside the court is not smooth, Xiang Ye doesn't deny it, right? ”

"Yes. Continue »

"Okay, the end of the Sui Dynasty rose together. Thirty-six anti-kings claim to be kings and hegemons, and Taiyuan Li is also among them. As a result, the only one who has become a big deal is Li Shi'er, does Xiangye know why? ”

Of course Wang Lanping knew, and said casually, "The Guan Long family helps each other."

Zhang Huangyan nodded, "Yes, there was news from Jiangbei last month, presumably Xiangye also heard that the puppet emperor of Dashun tried his best to be new, Ren Xian used his energy, pulled the family family, and established the daughter of the Du family on the rich side of Huaining City, and the finances are becoming more and more abundant, I heard that the daughter of the Du family has a lot of connections with Xiangye."

Wang Lanping shook his head and smiled, I didn't think that Du Ningning was going to become a queen, but how long this grass platform team like the Dashun Dynasty could last, caught in the cracks of the Ming and Qing dynasties, I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing for Ning Ning.

However, listening to Zhang Huangyan say this, Wang Lanping understood what he wanted to say, isn't this just asking himself to follow suit, he has really considered this matter, it is far from enough to establish prestige in the court, and it is necessary to have the support of local wealthy families, but looking at it, how can there be any wealthy families in this world who can help him.

Wang Lanping said, "That's the case, I still have a marriage contract with the daughter of the Du family, but it doesn't matter anymore, I understand what you mean, but I haven't found a suitable target."

When Zhang Huang heard this, he was overjoyed and said urgently, "I have one person who can help the position of the prime minister to be deeply rooted."

"Who?"

"Zheng Zhilong, the chief soldier of the Fujian Navy Division, he has 200,000 elite soldiers in his hands, the Zheng family has controlled the southeast coastal trade route for more than 20 years, and the financial resources are immeasurable. "

Good looks? Am I working so hard just to be good?

Wang Lanping said, "He? Born as a pirate and notorious, join hands with him, won't you make the world laugh?"

Having said that, he already had this idea in his heart, but he didn't dare to put it forward, the dignified prime minister wanted to join forces with the pirate family, and he would not be scolded to death by the world, another reason was that he had never had the opportunity to communicate with Zheng Zhilong, although his son Zheng Sen had been in Nanjing, but because of this, once the Zheng family's power extended to Nanjing, could he still suppress Zheng Sen, and now Zheng Sen's military power was taken away and given a civilian position, the purpose was just to let him be a hostage in Nanjing, So that Zheng Zhilong didn't dare to have any bad thoughts about himself.

Zhang Huang said, "Don't worry about big things, Xiang Ye broke the ancestral system that has not been seen in the Ming Dynasty for 200 years, opened the mansion and built a government, why can't this thing be done, I heard that Zheng Zhilong has a daughter, who is seventeen years old, and has not yet been married, Xiang Ye, why don't you use heavy money to marry each other, with the power of the Zheng family, Xiang Ye can be calm"

Wang Lanping felt that this matter was not as simple as Zhang Shangshu said, the Zheng family was huge, even if they could get married, but who dared to guarantee that the Zheng family would not take the opportunity to sit big, the Zheng family's 100,000 sailors were rare in the world, and the sea went up, and the water and land went together, so the consequences were unimaginable. The reason why the Zheng family did not go north is probably because they did not find a good excuse, and Zheng Sen pinched it in his own hands, once he was recruited, he was afraid that it would be easy to invite God and difficult to send God.

Wang Lanping said, "This thing, maybe you can try it, but it's definitely not as simple as marriage."

Zhang Huangyan had already guessed that Xiangye had been thinking about this for a long time, but he didn't have a complete plan yet, so he laughed.

"It seems that Xiangye has already had this intention, so I'm waiting to please your favorite wine? Haha"

Although the two were talking in the house, one person outside the house could hear clearly. That was Wang Lanping's personal protection method, he heard this. I couldn't help but sigh secretly: Alas, the little sister is miserable.

Method: Listening to what the prime minister talks about is all military affairs. Busy so that no one was allowed to approach, and he himself was three feet away from the room at this time, and he no longer listened.

Wang Lanping also smiled, "Don't hide it from Brother Cangshui, the Zheng family is definitely the most ideal candidate, the Zheng family was born as a pirate, the ministers of the court and the central government are ashamed to associate with him, and the magistrate does not dare to provoke him, which means that he Zheng family has no network." You can see that in one person."

"Who?"

"Zheng Hongkui, the former commander of Zhenjiang, that is, Zheng Zhilong's fourth brother, although he is an official in Nanjing, he has never been in contact with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and no one is willing to deal with him, not because of his background, the origin of this pirate is not cleared by their Zheng family, so, I'm sure. Zheng Zhilong must be desperate to have a place in the court."

"Haha, Xiangye really thought about it a long time ago, and he thought about it far more thoroughly than he was below, so can this matter be done?"

"Yes. I will definitely be able to do it, the only problem is how to settle the Zheng family after it is completed. He must have borrowed my hand to infiltrate the Zheng family's forces into Nanjing, and he has no other ideas. I can't guess."

In what Xiang Ye was worried about, the thousands of Yangtze River sailors in Zheng Hongkui's hands could not be underestimated. I heard that Zheng Zhilong's Fujian Navy Division is a naval division warship that has traveled far across the ocean, and it is easy to recruit, but it is difficult to control."

"So I haven't made up my mind, and I don't dare to let Zheng Sen get involved in military affairs"

Wang Lanping got up and said, "Well, the three heads you just said are indeed the key to hindering my westward expedition, if these things are not solved, I can only be trapped in this Nanjing city, and I can't let go of my hands and feet, by the way, Zhang Shangshu, can I trust you?" ”

Zhang Huangyan hurriedly said, "Trust? Is there still a word for trust? You Nanjing mutiny, even the grain and grass were sent by me, I have long been in your calculations, if you lose the mutiny that day, I Zhang Huangyan will also have to accompany the funeral, do I still have a choice? ”

Wang Lanping laughed, "I'm ashamed, I'm a little shameful, but I also treat you as my own, and I won't tell you, even there are only three people in our army who know about this in advance, and you Lord Zhang are my right-hand man."

"But I want to be worthy of my heart" Zhang Huangyan Although he is not loyal to Wang Lanping, he will never do anything to dismantle the stage, who can change this troubled world, he can still distinguish it, and said, "Xiangye, do you have any considerations?" For the Zheng family"

"Yes, but it's confidential, I need someone who can help me go to Fujian to run down"

"In the lower military department, Shangshu is also considered to be a high authority, and I am willing to go"

"No, no, I will ask the emperor to give marriage in this matter, and the Zheng family will definitely agree, this is the inevitable result of each taking what he needs"

"Then Xiangye want me?"

"On the day of the wedding, the army went south to welcome the family, and took the opportunity to destroy the Zheng family, you went to meet the relatives as the secretary of the military department, the Zheng family will never suspect you, the marriage is of little use to me, I want to swallow him in one bite and pacify the southeast"

Zhang Huangyan smiled bitterly, "Xiangye, you're afraid that I'll not die fast enough."

"Why, you don't dare?"

"It's not that you don't dare, you can't, the Zheng family's power in the southeast is in full swing, as soon as he dies, the dragons are leaderless, and the situation is even more difficult to control, Xiangye, you can't do this, right?"

Wang Lanping laughed, "Zhang Cangshui, who knows me, how can I harm my future old father-in-law, it seems that it is most suitable for you to go to the southeast, remember, pull the Zheng family and stabilize the southeast, I want not only the daughter of the Zheng family, but also his Zheng family to obey me."

"And when will I go, and in what name?"

"Leave after the year, in the name, the military department is still inspecting local military affairs, which will make Zheng Zhilong vigilant, yes, isn't it necessary to open a martial arts scientific examination in the spring of next year, this is exactly the part of the military department, you will aim to inspect the martial arts department in the southeast, just right, this martial arts department is also a serious matter, and the imperial court is short of talents."

"Okay, this is also justified, I set off on the sixteenth day of the first month, and I should be able to come back in mid-March."

"Well, the momentum should be big, so that those students who are preparing to participate in the martial arts along the way will be more enthusiastic, when I see Zheng Zhilong, it depends on your clever tongue, please leave this matter to you"

"We will live up to our expectations"

"If this matter is successful, I will wave my army to the west and level Zhang Xianzhong"

**

It's nearly dusk.

In the backyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the method is wandering in front of the moon gate, he doesn't know if he wants to tell his sister, the little sister has just lived a few days of worry-free food and clothing, and it seems that she still has a strong affection for Xiangye, but Xiangye can't marry her no matter what, even if she can enter the door of the Wang family, it is also a concubine's room, in a wealthy family, a concubine's life is as cheap as a thing, and she would rather be a poor wife than a rich concubine.

The method blames himself for not having any ability, if he can get ahead one day, he may find his sister a family with the right family, husband and children, and husband and wife are harmonious, but his sister is so obsessed with Xiangye day by day, he is really worried.

At this time, the two maids helped Fang Ling to walk towards the moon gate, and as soon as the method turned around, it happened to meet, and the method glanced at his sister, and turned around to leave.

"Brother, what are you doing, Xiangye? Are the guests gone? ”

The method pressed the handle of the knife, pretending to be casual, "Let's go, Xiangye is bathing, where are you?" ”

The bathroom of Xiangfu is not a courtyard away from the backyard women's residence, only separated by a courtyard wall, Fang Ling glanced over there and said, "Oh, Xiangye finally rested, I'll go to the kitchen to see if the dishes are prepared enough."

The method stretched out his hand to help her, and the two maids retreated aside, these brothers are also half a little master in this prime minister's mansion, and their status is much higher than that of ordinary subordinates.

"You haven't recovered from your injuries yet, what are you running around, go back and rest"

Fang Ling gasped after walking a few steps, "I've been lying down for a month, Xiangye won't let me go anywhere, you care about me."

"Look at you, my brother cares about you"

"You still have to worry about yourself, in the past, there were two people in this house, I served him with food and clothing, and even bathing, but now it's good, our brothers and sisters are here, I'm not Xiang Ye anyone, it's not okay to eat and live for nothing, Xiang Ye likes the dishes I cook very much"

"Ah, you also serve in the bath?" I was embarrassed to hear the method, and while talking, I looked at the maid on the side, like a thief.

Fang Ling said to the two maids, "You two go to the kitchen first, I'll come later."

"Yes, ma'am!"

The method's mouth opened wide, "No, you, when did you become a wife?"

Fang Ling's face flushed, "Brother, you be quiet, Xiangye doesn't know yet, they call it like this in private."

"Do you dare to say yes? Little sister, I found out that when you mentioned Xiangye, why did your face turn red recently, don't you really like him?"

Fang Ling shook the green silk and pouted, "What's the matter, beauties love heroes, is there something wrong?" ”

"Tsk!" I'm embarrassed about the method, "You're a big girl, don't be ashamed, beauty, why didn't I see it"

"You've been looking at me for eighteen years, and I still look like I'm eight years old in your eyes, besides, with your eyes, you can see something, go, help me to the kitchen"

The method helped my sister, I really wanted to tell her what I heard just now, but this is tantamount to leaking secrets, Xiangye and Master Zhang are talking secretly, they shouldn't listen to a word of their words, and they can't leak a word if they hear it overheard.

"Little sister, if you don't wait for your injury to heal, brother, brother will find you a family, rest assured, brother is now following Xiangye, and he has also saved some money, and the dowry brother is not ambiguous"

When Fang Ling heard this, his face sank, and he shook off his hand, "Brother, what's the matter with you, are you my own brother, I stayed here well, Xiangye didn't drive me away, you always mention it, if you do it again, I will ignore you."

The method is in a hurry, "No, I, hey, this, Xiangye is going to get married, but the bride is not you"

In a hurry, the method was quick to speak and blurted out.

Fang Ling was stunned, and it took a long time before he said leisurely, "You, how do you know?" (To be continued.) )