Before Yang Tingshu took office in Nanjing, he made a special trip to Huai'an.

This time Zheng Xunrui and Yang Tingshu met, it was very generous, there was nothing to hide, but Yang Tingshu still had some concerns, thinking that it was not good to be found by Jinyiwei or many officials to find that the connection between the two was close, Zheng Xunrui was disdainful, and clearly told Yang Tingshu that in fact, the court had known about this scene for a long time, including the emperor.

Yang Tingshu understood in his heart, after all, he felt the big adjustment made by the imperial court this time.

The relationship between Yang Tingshu and Zhang Pu and others is also antagonistic and tense, fortunately, they are all doing things in different departments, and the focus of Zhang Pu and others is on Zheng Xunrui, and Yang Tingshu is taking the initiative to break away from the Ying Society, if Zhang Pu and others spare no effort to deal with Yang Tingshu, it will attract a lot of criticism, and the impact on the Donglin Party is very bad.

It is precisely for this reason that although Yang Tingshu is in the capital, he has been attacked relatively less than Zheng Xunrui.

But this does not mean that Yang Tingshu will sit back and relax, of course the Donglin Party will pay attention to him, and will not let go of the opportunity to attack him, in the past few years, Yang Tingshu has suffered a lot of impeachment, but all of them have been suppressed by the emperor or the cabinet, and Yang Tingshu is in a different position, there is almost no hope of entering the six ministries or the cabinet, which makes the attack of the Donglin Party not so fierce.

The days of being helpless are very difficult, when he was in the capital, Yang Tingshu had very few good friends, and his friends when he used to study were basically cut off, and those friends were basically students of the Fushe, Yingshe or Donglin Academy, which made Yang Tingshu more soberly aware of the limitations of the Donglin Party, everything was wiped out by the so-called party theory of the Donglin Party, and all relationships were carried out under the atmosphere of this party theory, not only to do things, but even life was directly interfered with.

Yang Tingshu went to Nanjing to serve as the head of the household department, and his purpose was to assist Zheng Xunrui.

There are still adults in the imperial court who can see through this layer, but it is a pity that the officials of the six departments in Nanjing have been greatly adjusted. made the situation complicated, and also made Yang Tingshu, who had not yet officially taken office, immediately in a difficult state.

Liu Zongzhou and Wang Duo are Zheng Xunrui's mentors. However, it was the minister who came forward to impeach Zheng Xunrui, and the two opposed Zheng Xunrui out of the instinct of the Donglin Party, and the relationship between Yang Tingshu and Zheng Xunrui was not ordinary, and it was also opposed by Liu Zongzhou and Wang Duo. Under such circumstances, Yang Tingshu had to work with Liu Zongzhou and Wang Duo, and no one believed that there was no conflict between them.

It was the first time for Yang Tingshu to face such a situation, and when he took office, he must have been unhappy in his heart.

Zheng Xunrui picked up his glass again.

"Brother Huaidou, when you and I met, I saw you with a sad face, and I still have a straight face, I am anxious for you, if you take such a situation as the head of the household department in Nanjing. It's not a good idea that you can't adjust your mentality. ”

"I can't laugh, Qingyang, you also know that when I was in the capital before, although I was impeached and attacked by the Donglin Party, I didn't have a direct intersection with them, especially when I was in Shuntianfu, I did my thing, and they had nothing to do with me in the court. But that's no longer the case. ”

"Why, I can't bear this pressure."

Yang Tingshu looked at Zheng Xunrui and spoke unabashedly.

"It's easy to talk and hard to do, face to face with Lord Liu and Lord Wang every day. If a conflict really breaks out, everyone will feel uncomfortable, let alone talk about doing things. ”

Zheng Xunrui shook his head, and his expression became serious.

"According to your understanding, I'm afraid I'm going to have a bigger problem, don't talk about doing things. It's hard to save your life. ”

Yang Tingshu looked at Zheng Xunrui and opened his mouth wide, he didn't know why Zheng Xunrui said this, he had just been enshrined as the crown prince and young protector, Zheng Xunrui could be described as infinitely beautiful.

"Brother Huaidou, do you think the emperor and the court will rest assured of me, will they really rest assured of Zheng Jiajun, that is impossible, the reality is always very cruel, I also want to live a stable life, who doesn't want to be prosperous and rich, but it is impossible, it depends on the adjustment made by the imperial court this time, isn't it directly aimed at me, on the one hand, thinking that Zheng Jiajun can hit and even exterminate the Houjin Tartar, on the other hand, thinking about the constraints everywhere to prevent Zheng Jiajun from becoming stronger step by step, such a contradictory mentality is reflected, if I am a little careless, didn't you fall into the abyss? ”

"It's not that serious, haven't you just been crowned the crown prince and young protector."

"Brother Huaidou, you are comforting yourself, to say something unpleasant, you and I are grasshoppers on a rope, any one person is unlucky, the other party will be unlucky, the ridiculous thing is that those adults in the court, they don't understand a simple truth, they are uncertain, they lose cleanly, so pretentious, so playing balance, will eventually make a mess."

Yang Tingshu's face turned a little pale, looked at Zheng Xunrui, hesitated and spoke.

"Qingyang, it's better to pay attention, no matter what, the Zheng family army is already the most courageous army in the imperial court, and you, the governor of Caoyun, are also the most prominent."

Zheng Xunrui sighed in his heart, Yang Tingshu was also born as a scholar, his family was favored by the emperor, the idea of loyalty to the monarch is deep-rooted, and it is difficult to change in a short period of time, and he can't be too anxious and can't have a premature showdown.

After a glass of wine, Zheng Xunrui changed the subject.

"Brother Huaidou, this time you are the secretary of the Nanjing Household Department, the situation is indeed not very good, but I suggest that you don't have to think about it so much, you may have a conflict with Lord Liu and Lord Wang, the biggest possibility is in terms of money and food, there is still a lot of money and food in charge of the Nanjing Household Department, it can be described as rich, how to use this money, Lord Liu must have different opinions, you let go a little in this regard, I believe there will not be so many conflicts between you and Lord Liu."

"Qingyang, I understand what you mean, if I don't care about anything, I will definitely be able to handle the relationship with Lord Liu and Lord Wang, this would have been considered a sign of weakness, of course they are happy."

"Brother Huaidou, don't be too extreme, don't say you don't care, on issues of principle, you can't make any concessions, but in some small aspects, you don't have to be so careful."

Yang Tingshu thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

"I see, it's not much of a problem to do that."

"Well, if you can have such a mentality, you can avoid conflicts as much as possible, but there is one thing that you must firmly control, no matter what Lord Liu's opinion is, you can't back down."

"I know, you mean the Weapons Bureau."

"Yes, the firm control I am referring to, to the extent that water cannot be splashed and needles cannot be pierced, the affairs of the Weapons Bureau must be controlled by you alone, and no one else can interfere, let alone arrange manpower."

Yang Tingshu paused, and then spoke with the same serious expression.

"Qingyang, what do you need me to do, or what do you think."

"It's very simple, I'm going to develop firearms in the Ordnance Bureau, and my consideration is to relocate the Ordnance Bureau to Huai'an and develop firearms here, if you want to do this, you need to have absolute control over the Ordnance Bureau."

When Zheng Xunrui said this, Yang Tingshu's expression was a little more relaxed.

"There shouldn't be much of a problem with this, it is estimated that Lord Liu and Lord Wang are eager to do so, I have already understood, Nanjing's Weapons Bureau, because of the lack of silver, almost nothing has been done, and the household department is reluctant to invest in silver, the Weapons Bureau has nothing to do, it is in a state of stagnation, if the Weapons Bureau is relocated to Huai'an, Lord Liu will be even happier, so he doesn't have to invest a penny of silver, even if I want to invest silver in the Weapons Bureau, it is very difficult."

"The matter of silver, you don't need to worry too much, I'll figure out a way, as long as I can relocate the Ordnance Bureau to Huai'an, I'll do the rest of the things."

After Zheng Xunrui said such words, Zheng Xunrui showed a wry smile on his face.

"Qingyang, I understand your words, it seems that I, the head of Nanjing's household department, I'm afraid I can't manage anything, so it's okay, it's always a good thing to be able to return to my hometown, it's always a good thing to learn from the original Nanjing Ministry of Rites Dong Qichang, it's also very good, learn calligraphy, read more books, and enhance your knowledge."

"Taoguang Yanghui, this is not a bad thing, Brother Huaidou, you and I are young, don't be so anxious, maybe it won't take long for you to take on more important responsibilities."

Yang Tingshu stayed in Huai'an for two days, probably thinking clearly about the mystery, so he didn't have much to worry about, and one of the days, Yang Tingshu even stayed in the Caoyun Governor's Mansion for a while.

Zheng Xunrui has been accompanying Yang Tingshu all the time, and there is no taboo either.

It should be said that this conversation is very different from the previous conversation, from this moment on, Zheng Xunrui and Yang Tingshu have been united together, and began to struggle for a common goal, although they were close to each other in the past, but what they did rarely intersected, when Yang Tingshu served as the prefect of Yan'an Mansion, it was just a small-scale alliance, at that time Zheng Xunrui's strength was still very small, but now it is different, Zheng Xunrui's strength is not ordinary, and even by the emperor and the court attach great importance to it, At this time, Yang Tingshu chose to help Zheng Xunrui, and he was fearless, which was not simple.

From this level, Yang Tingshu's change is very great, and he can make choices without hesitation, without avoiding or evading, which makes Zheng Xunrui see hope.

Zheng Xunrui is not in a hurry, many things have to be done slowly, if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, Yang Tingshu has already had fundamental changes and choices, the next key place is that the two of them work together to do things, you must know that the development of firearms is related to the future development of Zheng Jiajun, which is the biggest thing. (To be continued.) )