Yang Tingshu actually waited on the side of the official road more than 20 miles away from the capital, and he was sent to inform Zheng Xunrui that it was only more than 20 miles away from the capital of Tongzhou.

Yang Tingshu waited in a wine shop next to the official road.

When he entered the wine shop, Zheng Xunrui suddenly thought of Chongzhen for three years, when he went to Suzhou Wenjia to go to Nacai, Yang Tingshu was also waiting in the small wine shop next to the official road, it had been eight years, but the original scene seemed to be in front of him.

Yang Tingshu ran so far and went to the small wine shop next to the official road to talk, he definitely didn't want to ask for warmth, if so, after he Zheng Xunrui went to the capital, there would be time.

Thinking of Zhang Fengyi's letter, Zheng Xunrui vaguely understood what Yang Tingshu meant.

The wine shop is very small, not inconspicuous at all, from Tongzhou to the capital of this nearly fifty miles of distance, there are many wine shops along the way, after all, there are many people who come and go between the capital and Tongzhou, and the wine shop always has business to do.

There is only one table in the sake shop, and the table is not large, so it seems that this sake shop mainly serves alcohol, so that passing customers can stand and drink before leaving.

There is a curtain in front of the table, so you can see if there are people sitting on either side of the table, but you can't see your face.

Zheng Xunrui lifted the curtain and saw Yang Tingshu with a hat.

Yang Tingshu's figure is very familiar to him, and he can recognize it at a glance.

"Brother Huaidou, it's rare to dress up like this, it looks like I'm going to talk about something big today."

There was hot wine on the table, and when I saw Zheng Xunrui walking in, Yang Tingshu had already poured the wine.

"Qingyang, drink this glass of wine, warm your body, although it is February, but this spring cold is very powerful, I have not been sitting here for a long time, I can't stand it, the climate in the north is really cold."

"You, Shuntianfu Yin, said that the climate is cold. What should the people say? ”

"Shuntian Mansion Yin is also afraid of the cold, unless he is roasting the earth dragon in the yamen."

Yang Tingshu knew that Zheng Xunrui was sarcastic, and he didn't intend to defend himself, to say that Shuntian Mansion Yin was the same as ordinary people. That's impossible, when he was in the capital, he really couldn't feel the coldness of the climate.

"Qingyang, I've worked so hard to come this far, don't you want to know what's going on."

Zheng Xunrui had a smile on his face. But he didn't speak.

Yang Tingshu sighed and spoke again.

"In the end, it is the head of the household and the right capital of the imperial history, this official's temper is different, he can calm down, how is it like me, after so many years, his personality has not changed much, okay, I won't go around the bend."

Yang Tingshu's expression became more serious, and his voice was much lowered.

"Lord Hong Chengchou has been in the capital for four days. During this period, Lord Qian Shisheng and Lord Hou Xun of the cabinet went to visit together, and since then, Lord Hong has closed the door to greet guests, and no one has disappeared. ”

Zheng Xunrui was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the reason, no wonder Yang Tingshu came to the small wine shop on the side of the official road, such a major situation, Zheng Xunrui wanted to understate it.

Zheng Xunrui's expression, Yang Tingshu saw it, and he continued to speak.

"Hong Chengchou is the governor of Jiliao. Responsible for resisting and exterminating the Liukou, the Zheng Jiajun achieved a major victory in the battle of Fuzhou, which is worth celebrating. It is precisely because of this that the emperor will ask you to enter Beijing, but Hong Chengchou also followed him into the capital, which means that it is very unusual. ”

Zheng Xunrui has already thought of a lot, but he still needs to sort out his thoughts a little.

"Brother Huaidou, what do you think all this means?"

"Qingyang. You have always been wise, do you need me to analyze the reason? ”

"Three stinkers, Zhuge Liang, what analysis and ideas do you have, I will refer to them when you say them."

"Then I'm not welcome, if the words you say are not good, don't care."

Yang Tingshu picked up the wine on the table and drank it in one gulp, the wine was already slightly cold.

"Qingyang, you confront the Donglin Party, this is a well-known thing, you hate forming a party for personal gain, this is also something I know very well, but you formed the Zheng Family Army, has a strong force, and defeated the Liukou and Houjin Tartars one after another, which has attracted the attention of the imperial court, if someone interferes in the affairs of the Zheng Family Army, can you bear it."

"Hong Chengchou is the same as a heavy army, according to my analysis, his choice is similar to yours, and he treats the Donglin Party members as if he is leaving, and he has never had the idea of joining it, and the relationship between him and the cabinet ministers is also average, but this time, I judge that Hong Chengchou's choice has changed significantly."

"Lord Hong Chengchou probably has an opinion on you, you have seized the light of Lord Hong, repeatedly defeated the Houjin Tartars, and in the battle to exterminate the Liukou, you have also achieved good results, there has long been such a discussion in the DPRK, Lord Hong's qualifications are deeper than yours, if you want to say that he has no ideas, no one will believe it, my judgment, this time the Donglin Party seized the opportunity."

"The Donglin Party in the DPRK, the Zhejiang Party, etc., are vying for power and profit, although everyone does not say it on the surface, they are all clear secretly, the Zhejiang Party represented by Lord Wen Tiren, and the Donglin Party used to have a very powerful game, but now it has eased up, what is the reason for all this, my analysis, they must have a deal in private."

"Qingyang, you confronted the Donglin Party, and you have no intention of joining the Zhejiang Party, this situation will continue for a long time, one day, I am afraid that there are countless people in the court who calculate you."

"This time even if it is the real beginning, the Zheng family army recovered Lushun, Jinzhou and Fuzhou and other places, showing strength and bravery, so there was a dispute in the court, there was an adult proposed that the court need to take advantage of the victory to advance, hit the Houjin Tartars hard, and raise the prestige of my Ming Dynasty, such a suggestion, in my opinion, is it very funny, who will hit the Houjin Tartars, is it just the Zheng Jiajun, is it to see the Zheng Jiajun suffer heavy losses, so that it is impossible to continue to fight with the Houjin Tartars, to fulfill the wishes of some people? ”

"Such a suggestion actually occupies a place in the imperial court, which is quite thought-provoking, as long as you analyze it a little, you can see the problem."

When Yang Tingshu said this, he let out a long sigh and picked up his wine glass again.

The smile on Zheng Xunrui's face had disappeared.

There is a very good saying, there is no party in the party, the emperor's thought, there is no faction in the party, there are all kinds of strange, not to mention that in today's imperial court, party struggle has become a chronic disease, in this case, whether it is the Donglin Party or the Zhejiang Party, in order to seek their own interests, do everything they can, even if it is to damage the interests of the court, even if it is to ignore the life and death of the people.

Standing on the high plane of morality to condemn party struggle, there is no effect, want to completely eradicate the chronic diseases of the party, no one has been able to do it throughout the ages, and there is no real good way, the best way is to use the system and power to regulate many parties, party struggle can be, limited to a certain range, beyond this range, will be ruthlessly suppressed.

Yang Tingshu's reminder is very reasonable and clear, relying on personal strength, to fight against the Donglin Party and the Zhejiang Party, there is almost no chance of winning, either to learn the methods of the Donglin Party and the Zhejiang Party, to win over talents on a large scale, or to adopt violent means to completely defeat the Donglin Party and the Zhejiang Party, and so on, to establish their own strength.

Zheng Xunrui has actually taken this step, but secretly carried out it, that is, the formation of Hongmen.

On the surface, Hongmen does not have much contact with the government, but Hongmen is actually an important force controlled by Zheng Xunrui, and many things that Zheng Xunrui is not good to come forward to do, Hongmen can do.

Zheng Xunrui raised his wine glass.

"Brother Huaidou, thank you for the reminder, listening to your words, it is better to read for ten years, if it weren't for your reminder, I really wouldn't have thought of so much."

Yang Tingshu shook his head.

"Qingyang, don't be humble, I know you have thought of these things a long time ago, but these words are uncomfortable in your heart, you must say it, I personally feel that the biggest problem you are facing at the moment is how to deal with Lord Hong Chengchou, to put it bluntly, how to prevent the emperor and the court from making the decision to attack the Golden Tartars, if you can't solve this fundamental problem, all the problems behind it are impossible to consider, you must know that as long as Lord Hong expresses his position, he will be able to get strong support immediately, I'm afraid that in the court, you can't compete. ”

Zheng Xunrui nodded, Yang Tingshu was telling the truth, Hong Chengchou is the governor of Jiliao, and he has an unusual right to speak, if he pushes the Zheng family army to the forefront in the matter of exterminating the Hou Jin Tartar, it means that Zheng Xunrui must turn his face with the imperial court, he cannot let the soldiers of the Zheng family army go to death, and it is impossible to watch the Zheng family army created by himself gradually perish.

"Brother Huaidou, I understand what you mean, I have some ideas, I don't know if you agree, this time face the saint, if there is a chance, I will recommend you to be the head of the household department of Nanzhili."

Yang Tingshu's body trembled slightly, and he watched Zheng Xunrui speak.

"Qingyang, do you want me to help you?"

"You're right, as long as we can join forces, a lot of things will be easy to do."

"No, Qingyang, this is not a union, but I assist you in doing things, I know that my own ability, not as good as yours, and not as far-reaching as you see, when you went to Yan'an Mansion to serve as the prefect, I was not optimistic, but after so many years, I really understand that your choice is completely correct, the vision is incomparable to me, you want me to assist you, I have nothing to say, I will do whatever I am asked to do, but I want to Nanzhili, the difficulty is very great, I don't have the ability of you, I can go to Huai'an to serve as the governor of Caoyun."

"Brother Huaidou, as long as you want, everything is easy to say, and it is man-made."

Zheng Xunrui smiled again, and he raised his wine glass.

What Yang Tingshu is worried about is the system of avoidance, this is not a big deal, such a system as the imperial court has long been gradually broken, as long as there is enough support, even if he returns to his hometown to be an official, there is nothing remarkable. (To be continued.) )