Chongzhen left Nanzhili in four years, Zheng Xunrui never returned to his hometown, and entered Fengyang at the beginning of eight years, that time because of the extermination of the Liukou, came and went in a hurry, but saw his younger brother Zheng Kaihua.

When passing through Nanjing this time, Zheng Xunrui did not go home, but rushed straight to Suzhou Fucheng.

Entering the city of Suzhou, it was already the night of June 13, and the city gate was about to close.

After the housekeeper saw Zheng Xunrui, he was very surprised, and almost didn't hold it, he probably didn't expect Zheng Xunrui to return to Suzhou, he didn't hear the emperor's decree, Zheng Xunrui actually came back.

Entering the hall, Qi's Wen Zhenheng, Jiang and Wen Manshan were all here, which made Zheng Xunrui a little surprised.

Seeing Zheng Xunrui, Wen Manshan couldn't help but step forward and pulled Zheng Xunrui's sleeve and cried.

Everyone's eyes were red, and they all looked very sad.

Wen Zhenmeng's coffin has not yet arrived in Suzhou, according to the calculation of time, it will take two days, Wen Qiankang has already rushed to the capital and followed Wen Zhenmeng's coffin home together.

The hall had already been laid out, and white sand was hung on all sides.

The first to speak was Wen Zhenheng.

"Qingyang, I didn't expect you to arrive so soon, I was still saying just now, you are in Sichuan to exterminate the Liukou, the responsibility is heavy, I don't know if you can rush back, the eldest brother's matter happened too suddenly, no one thought that this house would not have time to arrange......"

Wen Zhenheng couldn't say any more.

Zheng Xunrui didn't speak, at this time, he couldn't say anything.

After a while, Wen Zhenheng calmed down.

"I always thought before, who will preside over the funeral of the eldest brother, you just come back."

Zheng Xunrui nodded. This is his responsibility, no matter what aspect, he should preside over the funeral of Wen Zhenmeng, he is the imperial envoy of the left deputy capital of the military department, and the governor of the five provinces. The high-ranking officials of the three grades of the imperial court presided over the funeral in such an capacity, which also made Wen Zhen and Meng Jiuquan feel at ease.

"Needless to say, the third grandfather knows my own responsibility, and when I come back this time, what arrangements do the third grandfather and mother-in-law have. I did it all. ”

After Zheng Xunrui said these words, Qi couldn't help it at first and began to cry, and the rest of the people also cried, but Wen Zhenheng understood the matter. persuaded Qi's Jiang and Wen Manshan to go to the backyard to rest, he and Zheng Xunrui discussed how to organize the funeral, this is a big event, Wen Zhenmeng's coffin is about to arrive in Suzhou, and everything needs to be decided.

Wen Zhenheng took Zheng Xunrui to the study.

But he didn't talk about the funeral first.

"Qingyang, the eldest brother died too suddenly, beyond everyone's expectations, on the way back. I've been thinking about things in the court, my eldest brother has passed away, and you and I have lost our support in the court. I don't know what kind of situation will arise in the future, and I am very worried that those Donglin Party members will definitely launch an attack because they will not miss such an opportunity. ”

Wen Zhenheng is already the left senator of the Shaanxi Political Envoy Department, according to Zheng Xunrui's arrangement. Soon to be appointed governor of Shaanxi, such a critical moment. Wen Zhenmeng died, so this qiē arrangement. It's all getting confusing.

"Third master, don't worry too much, it's nothing more than to face the Donglin party people directly, it's no big deal, I haven't seen those Donglin party people in my eyes, it's just that the grandfather died too suddenly, I really don't have any mental preparation, in fact, I left Sichuan, it is also a critical moment, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng fell into a desperate situation, at most there is about a month, Zheng Jiajun can completely exterminate the Liukou, I didn't expect that at this time, the master died suddenly."

Wen Zhenheng also sighed, he is also sixty years old, he knows what is the most critical, the deceased has passed away, and now the problem of the living needs to be considered, he and Zheng Xunrui are both high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and their identities are special, Zheng Xunrui is the champion of the palace examination, he became a member of the Sanpin at a young age, and has received too much attention and jealousy.

What's more critical is that Zheng Xunrui is incompatible with the Donglin Party, which is already a fact known to both the government and the opposition, and the Donglin Party people tried every means to attack Zheng Xunrui.

Zheng Xunrui's future is closely related to the Wen family, Wen Zhenheng is clear about this, and he even knows that Wen Zhenmeng can become the deputy assistant of the cabinet, which has a certain relationship with Zheng Xunrui.

"Qingyang, I know that your ability is not ordinary, to be honest, you can govern this place in Shaanxi, except for you, no one else can do it, I have been in Shaanxi for many years, I really understand the situation in Shaanxi, such a poor mountain and bad water, if you want to stabilize it, it is really not something that ordinary people can do, think about so many rogues in Shaanxi, these rogues either return to their hometown to farm in peace, or they dare not return to Shaanxi, and only you can do it."

Speaking of this, Wen Zhenheng sighed softly.

"Third master, these things have passed, those adults in the court, will not see this, especially those Donglin Party people, I have no great opinion on the Donglin Party people, but their practices, I really can't stand it, the party is the same as the other, all those who do not support their readers, try their best to squeeze out and suppress, and even ignore the life and death of the people, what is hidden in the people's mouth, what people's livelihood is the first priority, but the behavior can be done is just the opposite, this two-faced and hypocritical approach, I can't tolerate it. ”

"Qingyang, in fact, before the eldest brother died of illness, his view of the Donglin Party has completely changed, especially when a lot of things have happened, the Donglin Party people don't care about the affairs of the court at all, blindly squeeze out dissidents, and fight for their own power, which has made the eldest brother angry, the eldest brother's view of Donglin Academy was very good, and even regarded as a member of the Donglin Party by the Eunuch Party, in just a few years, the view has changed so much, it is very rare."

When he said this, Wen Zhenheng stood up.

"Yao Ximeng's death, the blow to the eldest brother is very big, the big brother's view of the Donglin Party has a lot to do with Yao Ximeng, the eldest brother and Yao Ximeng are brothers, more than the relationship between me and the eldest brother, but Yao Ximeng and the Donglin Party people have a close relationship, do a qiē thing, so that the eldest brother is very disappointed, the eldest brother still hopes that Yao Ximeng will change, but unfortunately this expectation was ultimately disappointed, this matter, it should be said that the blow to the eldest brother is very big, from this I thought, the sudden death of the eldest brother, It still has a certain relationship with the Donglin Party. ”……

The two discussed the affairs in the court, and they both felt that the future was not good, but the matter had come to this, they had to take it seriously, there was no other way, as for finding a backer in the court, such a thing, according to their current status, there is no need to do it deliberately, as for whether someone will throw an olive branch, that is a matter in the future.

The topic quickly turned to Wen Zhenmeng's funeral.

Wen Zhenheng had long thought that he was going to preside over the entire funeral, but Zheng Xunrui came back, naturally Zheng Xunrui presided over it, presiding over the funeral as his grandson-in-law, others had nothing to say, and more importantly, Zheng Xunrui was also the champion of the palace examination, and no one would underestimate this kind of identity as a scholar.

The funeral has a fixed format, the so-called host, in fact, is to usher in the send-off, Wen Zhenmeng's identity is not ordinary, the identity of the people who came to the funeral is not the same, most of the readers, these people have a sour atmosphere, this is unavoidable, Zheng Xunrui came forward to receive, no scholar dares to get sè in front of Zheng Xunrui, after all, he is the top leader among the readers.

Of course, there are also officials from Nanzhili who came to the funeral, and Zheng Xunrui can also come forward to receive them.

The funeral is scheduled for June 16 to 18, a total of three days, after the 18th, no longer accept anyone's condolences, of course, in advance to mourn, it is still possible.

Zheng Xunrui and Wen Zhenheng discussed the relevant details, and before they knew it, the time was about to come.

When Zheng Xunrui returned to the bedroom, Wen Manshan was still waiting.

This is also the arrangement made by the Wen family to treat Zheng Xunrui as their own descendant, the son-in-law returns to the father-in-law and mother-in-law's house, no matter what the reason, it is not possible to have sex with the husband and wife, it is said that this will bring bad luck to the family, this is a taboo in the south, the Wen family can make such an arrangement, it is not simple.

Wen Manshan's love is still very sad, this is unavoidable, the relationship between Wen Manshan and Wen Zhenmeng is very good, Wen Manshan has been by Wen Zhenmeng's side for several years, almost all of the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are studied with Wen Zhenmeng, and at the critical moment of Wen Manshan's growth, they are all accompanied by Wen Zhenmeng, such feelings even exceed the feelings between them and their parents.

Zheng Xunrui slowly comforted Wen Manshan.

When she was about to go to bed, Wen Manshan suddenly spoke.

"Husband, the slave family is really worried, grandpa is gone, the slave family is very scared, I haven't seen you for so long, the slave family is worried every day, for fear that you will encounter any trouble, but the slave family knows that you, like grandpa, are involuntarily."

Zheng Xunrui patted Wen Manshan's shoulder, a little speechless, and spoke for a while.

"Madame, don't think so much, my grandfather is an official of the imperial court, I have been an official in the court for so many years, my grandmother is not alone at home, I am also an official of the imperial court, it is impossible to disobey the imperial court for the sake of my family, but I know in my heart, for me, family is the most important."

Wen Manshan leaned on Zheng Xunrui's shoulder, her feelings were much better, after all, having Zheng Xunrui's company could make her feel at ease.

"Husband, don't think about it, grandpa died, the slave family felt uncomfortable, so he said these words, the slave family said that the husband was on a foreign expedition, and the slave family prayed for the husband every day, the slave family didn't want to distract the husband, and the husband didn't need to worry about the affairs of the family." (To be continued)