It's just that this battle may be too far away from them, but the news of the great victory of the Taiping Mansion has already spread back from the Yangtze River waterway, and the news quickly spread in Nanjing, where the haze caused by the fire at the military port and the raid by the thieves at Dinghuaimen was gradually cleared.

This was indeed a victory worthy of great celebration, as soon as the siege of Taiping Mansion was lifted, the threat of Nanjing disappeared immediately, and the families in the city could finally rest in peace, and live and enjoy themselves in time.

Unlike the excitement and joy of the vast majority of the people in the city, Gao Hongtu, the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, fell into a state of mind of extreme contradiction and hesitation. At this moment, Ying Tianfu Yin Chen Wenzhi was sitting in the guest seat of the main hall, and he was making all kinds of measurements in his heart, and he didn't know how to answer him.

And Chen Wenshan was not in a hurry to urge, but got up and said with a smile: "The ministry and sit down and think, Wenshan just remembered that there is still a small matter to be resolved, go and come back!" ”

Hearing that he was going to leave for a while, Gao Hongtu couldn't ask for it, so even Yin Yin sent Chen Wenzhi out of the main hall until the gate. Chen Wenshan said politely: "The ministry stays, the ministry please stay!" ”

When Chen Wenshan's sedan chair disappeared at the end of the alley, the smile on Gao Hongtu's face faded, and he turned around and went back to the courtyard, raising his first sigh. Coincidentally, Gao Hongtu's wife, He, passed by the door of the main hall, and when she saw him sighing, she glanced at him and said, "Look at you, a five-grade Fu Yin, is worth such a lamentation?" ”

Gao Hongtu was teased by He's family, so he glared at him angrily, "Women, what do you know?" ”

He snorted disappreciably: "The woman has long hair and short knowledge, but she also knows that she can't lose her dignity in front of the subordinates, like the lord, who is condescending and noble, and sends it straight to the gate, and it will be spread out in the future, but it is not good for the lord's official reputation!" ”

"What's the point of delivering it to the door? How many people in the city of Nanjing want to send it, but they can't stammer! ”

He seemed to recognize his husband for the first time who had been sleeping with him for decades, "Isn't it just a mansion?" A year ago, this person was still a small county magistrate, how can he still ride on the master's head now? ”

"Alas! Now it's not what it used to be, don't look at this Chen Wenshan, he was a small county magistrate in Longtan a year ago, and the qualifications to carry shoes for his husband are a little insufficient, and now the world is easy to change, and the husband is going to slap this person! ”

At this time, He put away his joking attitude, looked at his husband, and said in a lost voice: "Could it be that he really wants to ride on the master's head?" Although she is a woman, she has never cared about her husband's struggle outside, but now seeing her husband's state of affairs, her heart can't help but tighten tightly.

Fortunately, Gao Hongtu waved his hand, indicating that it was not as she expected. He breathed a sigh of relief. "Then why did the old man sigh?"

"Alas! I shouldn't have said anything about government affairs with my wife, but it's really hard to be a husband today, so it's okay to say it to you. ”

So Gao Hongtu put out Chen Wenshan's intentions one by one. Adhering to the intention of the Marquis of Zhen, Chen Wenzhi asked the Nanjing Military Department to take the lead of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and Punishment to name him, and formally lodged negotiations with the governor of Fujian on the fact that the mastermind behind the fire at the military port was under the command of Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian, and handed over the prisoners to correct the law of the country.

Previously, Gao Hongtu did have the idea of taking refuge in Li Xin, after all, the situation in Jiangnan is unclear now, and the imperial court is declining, if he doesn't plan early, his officialdom future is afraid that it will come to an end, how can he be willing? And Li Xin is always ambitious, this is the comment he made for this person early on, so it seems that it is a good choice to join Li Xin.

But today, Chen Wenzhuo's personal visit made Gao Hongtu hesitate again. He couldn't help but wonder if the Marquis didn't come forward in person about this matter, but instead said it in the mouth of Chen Wenshan, whether Chen Wenzhang was in charge of his own affairs, or did Li Xin not want to have more to do with this matter, and only used himself as a pawn to throw stones and ask for directions?

It is precisely with this hesitation that Gao Hongtu has been hesitant, for fear that if he makes a wrong move, he will make a wrong move, and then lose the whole game. Unexpectedly, after his wife He heard this, she pursed her lips and laughed.

"The master is really worried, I think that Chen Wenshan has been cautious and cautious for more than 20 years, and he is famous for his timidity in Nanjing and Yingtianfu, and even the concubine has heard of this public reputation. From the perspective of the concubine, he would never dare to make decisions without authorization, and what he said today must have come from the signal of the marquis of the town. ”

Gao Hongtu still sighed: "Even so, if your husband becomes a pawn who throws stones and asks for directions, won't he be wronged?" ”

The He family obviously has a very high status in the Gao family, and he actually stretched out his finger and pointed at Gao Hongtu with the intention of hating iron and not steel.

"You! Why is the husband so confused? Even if you are a pawn that throws stones and asks for directions, what about it? Who are you afraid of offending? Is that a pirate in the Fujian General Army? If you offend, you will be offended, and how can you get something without giving? ”

He's words made Gao Hongtu shake his head again and again, "It's not the reason that Madame said!" Although Zheng Zhilong is a sea officer, he, the chief soldier, cannot be regarded as an ordinary military attaché. I'm afraid that in the two southeastern provinces, there is no one to control this person, even if it is impossible for the governor of Fujian! ”

But He has always insisted on his own opinion.

"So what? The husband is an official in Nanjing, and the Haikou is an official in Fujian, so what are you afraid of coming from across 108,000 miles? Besides, the concubine heard that this marquis of Zhenyu had even defeated the Tartars outside the Guan, and seeing if the current step of cleaning up your gang of people in Jiangnan in Nanjing was not orderly, the concubine felt that the Haikou might not be the opponent of the marquis of Zhenju. ”

Gao Hongtu was silent, he never expected that his wife would be so supportive of him and fully fall to Li Xin. He originally came from a family of eunuchs, and he was committed to marrying when he was not literate, and this kind of friendship cannot be borne by himself, so he has been arrogant and pampered for decades.

He continued: "No one can say what will happen in the future, but now the Marquis of Zhenfu is covering the sky with one hand in Nanzhili, but it is real, the concubine heard that the siege of Taiping Mansion has been lifted, and from now on, even the Duke of Wei will look up to the Marquis of Zhenzhen to breathe, this errand of throwing stones to ask for directions, the husband does not do it, but there are many people who want to grab it to do it!" At that time, if the marquis of Zhenyu is a person with a weak heart, and he finds an excuse to make things difficult for you, how will he deal with it? ”

Previously, He's words only made Gao Hongtu feel a little tempted, but He's last sentence completely reversed the balance in Gao Hongtu's heart. Yes, what the Marquis of Zhenyu did in Ying Tianfu has always been retribution, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a broad-minded person, if you hold a grudge because of your own unworthiness, will you still have your own good fruit to eat from now on?

As soon as he thought of this, Gao Hongtu sighed, and then he followed. So, he returned to the main hall in despair, waiting for Chen Wenshan's arrival. After a while, Chen Wenshan really returned, smiling, and asked with a lot of humility: "Is it clear that the ministry can think clearly?" No matter what, the lower officials have to reply to the marquis of Zhenyu! ”

Before, Chen Wenzhi took into account Gao Hongtu's self-esteem and face, and did not mention that this matter was caused by Li Xin's showdown, after all, Li Xin is a martial artist, and a military attache will give a showdown to the dignified Shangshu, which is ugly to say. Therefore, Chen Wenshan's way of presenting his feelings to his subordinates is not only reasonable, but also takes into account his face.

It's just that Gao Hongtu's mind is too heavy, and his selfishness is too heavy, and he didn't realize Chen Wenshan's good intentions for a while, although Chen Wenzhi pretended not to care on the surface, but he was also anxious in his heart. Therefore, he didn't care about the face of Gao Hongtu, so he directly lifted Li Xin out.

These words coincided with Gao Hongtu's wife's previous analysis, Gao Hongtu couldn't help but sigh secretly, he had been running for officialdom in vain for decades, and his eyesight at the critical moment was not as good as his own wife. In addition to being ashamed, his state of mind immediately became clear.

"Let's go back to the town of Marquis, the old man will write this, and he will not miss the matter of the town marquis!"

After getting Gao Hongtu's letter, Chen Wenzhi breathed a sigh of relief, and finally completed the errand assigned by the marquis. Now that the matter is over, there is no need for him to delay more in the Gao Mansion, and after a few more greetings, he got up to say goodbye. Gao Hongtu was still about to send Chen Wenzhi to the gate, but Chen Wenzhi stopped him and refused to say anything.

After all, it is too unreasonable to let a Shangshu give him a small five-grade official, if it is a peaceful year, he has to quit respectfully, and Gao Hongtu doesn't even have to owe himself. How could it be like this? It was delivered all the way to the gate. Chen Wenshan is also afraid that it will spread out and make people poke the backbone, which is nothing more than stammering with the town marquis, being a dog, and cocking his tail to the sky, etc. Even if Chen Wenshan is not a humble gentleman, he still needs this face.

These are also what Chen Wenzhi thought of after he left Gao Hongtu's mansion just now, so this time he said that he didn't dare to let him send him anymore.

Chen Wenshan's change fell on Gao Hongtu's sensitive heart, but he couldn't figure it out for a while. What kind of tone is this Chen Wenshan? Could it be that something happened when he went out? Let Chen Wenshan impress himself again? It's impossible, could it be that there is some key change in the town marquis that he doesn't know about?

Gao Hongtu thought about it for a while, but he became more and more confused, and his heart became more and more uneasy. He thought of his wife He, so he sighed again, this matter is really not clear from the truth, it is better to ask his wife to analyze and analyze it, and it is better to go to this heart disease.

Just when Gao Hongtu had all kinds of thoughts, Li Xin also received an official letter sent back by the Taiping Mansion, after the siege of the Taiping Mansion was resolved, the rebels had now been forced to Ningguo Mansion, and Shi Kefa cooperated with the Three Guards Army to fight an extremely beautiful annihilation battle. Wei Guogong, on the other hand, was unable to see things because he was so sick that he was escorted back to Nanjing to recuperate.