Chapter 170: Goal shaken
Zheng Xunrui doesn't have too far-reaching ideas, he just wants to take it step by step, develop slowly, change history is not just by words, you need to do things in a down-to-earth manner, in the history books, there are a lot of comments on Zhu Youzhen, but one thing is unified, that is, Zhu Youzhen doesn't trust anyone, the only thing he believes is himself, and Zhu Youzhen suspects anyone.
Because there is not much direct contact with the emperor, Zheng Xunrui has no such thoughts, after Wen Zhenmeng became an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, Zheng Xunrui also felt happy, thinking that the emperor was repaying the peach, as for saying that he was not promoted, it was also normal, after all, he was young and still needed to be sharpened, but after the news that his parents went to live in the capital, Zheng Xunrui's face was quickly gloomy, and his mood changed greatly.
The word hostage popped up first.
The nature of the country is easy to change, the emperor does not believe in anyone, this problem can not be changed, which indicates that the Ming Dynasty has no future, no matter how good the situation will be ruined because of this suspicious mentality, not to mention the internal and external difficulties of the Ming Dynasty, the Houjin Tartars of Liaodong are eyeing the tiger, the internal bandits rebel, looting everywhere, and there is no peace in all places, coupled with a large-scale famine, the people are in dire straits, and they cannot survive at all, this series of things is by no means solved by Zhu Youzhen.
I'm afraid Da Ming is really exhausted.
Zheng Xunrui once wrote a letter to Xu Guangqi, specifically mentioning the matter of the prison army, he didn't want the prison army to appear in Yulin Border Town, so he would be too constrained in doing things by himself, and most of the eunuchs' personalities were eccentric and greedy.
The emperor did not send a prison army to Yulin, but let his parents go directly to live in the capital, this is the hostage taken by Zheng Xunrui, and his parents in the capital will be in trouble.
This kind of approach makes Zheng Xunrui feel cold, and it is even more incomprehensible.
Yang Tingshu and others all expressed their congratulations, but Zheng Jinhong, Yang He, Hong Xintao, Hong Xingui and Hong Xinyu and others, did not express anything, they did not feel happy, which made Zheng Xunrui have a further understanding, Yang Tingshu and others, and their families still have a certain difference, Zheng Jinhong and others, one qiē centered on him, will not care about the emperor's attitude, but Yang Tingshu and others, still look at the emperor's attitude, in the final analysis, they still support the emperor.
This is also normal.
However, after receiving the Di report, Zheng Xunrui's thoughts have been adjusted.
When Zheng Kaihua entered the wing, he found that his brother's expression was unusually strict.
He may be leaving Yansui Town, and his brother is already ready to recommend to the imperial court to let him go to Guozijian to study, including the second brother-in-law Zhao Danyu and the third brother-in-law Liang Xingli, all of whom are going to study, after all, the three of them are meritorious in the eradication of Gao Yingxiang this time.
Zheng Kaihua wants to achieve fame, and he thought very much before, but after the battle of Xiaoshan Pass, his idea is not particularly strong, people die like lights out, maybe some of the words that my brother often says are true, and being able to live a peaceful life is the greatest satisfaction.
However, he couldn't think of these aspects for the time being, after all, he was not very old.
"Brother, is there something wrong?"
"Father's letter, you have also seen it, I hope you go home and support the family's affairs, I originally thought that you could enter the Guozijian to study, and seek a fame in the future, but now my mind has changed, I don't want to send you to the Guozijian, I hope you can return to your hometown, the maize and sweet potato seeds cannot be stopped, and must be supported."
Zheng Kaihua looked at Zheng Xunrui, and the expression on his face did not change much.
Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly.
"Father, mother and Erniang have gone to live in the capital, many people think this is a good thing, not necessarily, you and I are brothers, so I have to say some things directly, this is the court suspects me, my parents and Erniang went to the capital, in fact, as hostages, they were detained in the capital, in this case, for the safety of parents and Erniang, you don't continue to seek any fame, if he becomes an important minister in the court, the Zheng family is not even more dangerous."
Zheng Kaihua's face turned a little pale.
"Brother, I understand, I'm willing to go home."
"Very good, you clean up, leave Yansui Town tomorrow, go back to your hometown, I will send someone to escort you, in addition, Wen Manshan Dongmei Lotus Leaf Yu Yang Aizhen and others, all came to Yansui Town, and Yuhuan, together with Yansui Town, they can't stay in Jiangning County, otherwise they will also go to the capital next, then you and I will be completely tied up hand and foot."
"There are still two hundred nursing homes at home, after you go back, you will have to lead them, for the safety of the family, you can continue to recruit a part of the nursing homes, the number of people is five hundred, too many will encounter the suspicion of others, this time you go back to your hometown, I will allocate three hundred war horses to you, you go back and manage it well, you must remember that Guli Town, Jiangning County is our hometown, is our fundamental place."
"Brother, I'm going back, what about the second brother-in-law and the third brother-in-law."
"They are different from you, I will recommend them to study in Guozijian, and when the officials are awarded in the future, let them go back to Nanzhili and be a small official, so that it will not attract the attention of outsiders, it is not good for the husband and wife to be separated for too long, if the second brother-in-law and the third brother-in-law go to a distant place to be officials, what should the second sister and the third sister do, it is not okay to keep the empty room alone."
"What my brother means, I understand, but you are here, you have to be careful, if there is anything dissatisfied with the court, it's a big deal to go home without doing anything."
Zheng Xunrui nodded with some relief, Zheng Kaihua, who has been thinking about it since he was a child, thinks that the problem is really different.
"I can't leave casually, if I leave, what will Zheng Jiajun do, they follow me to birth and death, I can't abandon them, you know, I'm not alone now, I have parents and two mothers, you and three sisters, and three brothers-in-law, and more importantly, I still have Zheng Jinhong and others by my side, Wen Manshan and they also have to live a good life, which indicates that I must be very careful in the future, otherwise the family will encounter a disaster, then I will never recover."
Zheng Kaihua's face turned pale when he heard this, and it took a long time before he spoke.
"Brother, listening to you say this, I think it's really not easy, it's so difficult to do things, my brother has done such a big thing, what he gets is suspicion, who is willing to do things like this, don't do anything but have nothing."
"You don't have such thoughts, although you won't take the imperial examination for the time being, but don't forget to study, after you return home, there are a lot of things, you must persist in reading, and at the same time don't forget that there are so many tenants, they are completely dependent on their families, these tenants are very loyal, and their fate is also tied to the Zheng family, you have to treat them well."
After Zheng Kaihua left, Zheng Jinhong entered the wing.
"Jinhong, Kaihua will go home tomorrow, his parents and Erniang will all enter the capital, Kaihua can only go back and support all the things at home, I have already told Kaihua, he also agreed, leave tomorrow, you are secretly ready today, take a thousand soldiers, escort Zheng Kaihua back to his hometown, and at the same time carry three hundred war horses and stay at home."
"After returning home, you can stay for a few days, let Hongjiabao's brothers and families reunite for a few days, they haven't seen each other for a long time, those Hongjiabao young people who died in battle, and you are responsible for personally delivering the reward to your family."
"You still have two tasks, the first is to dispatch two hundred elite soldiers to escort your parents and Erniang to the capital, and the second is to interact with Wen Manshan, Dongmei, Lotus Ye, Yang Aizhen and Yuhuan and others to Yansui Town, you strive to return to Yansui Town at the end of the first month, Hong Xintao will set off with you, and he is responsible for taking two hundred soldiers to escort his parents and Erniang to the capital."
Zheng Jinhong listened very carefully.
After Zheng Xunrui finished speaking, he was silent for a while before speaking.
"Young master, my subordinates think that it is not a good thing for the old lady and the second lady to go to the capital, how good it is in Jiangning County, I am not familiar with the place in the capital."
"In this case, you can say it in front of me, you can't say it anywhere else, otherwise you may be convicted, there are some things that I can't decide, and I have to be more careful in the future, you have to remember that the Zheng family army must continue to grow, we have time, I am in the position of governor of Yansui, and I will not move for the time being."
"The stronger the Zheng family's army, the safer the parents and Erniang are in the capital, and the better Kaihua will be at home, otherwise, the future of the Zheng family will be worrying, building a strong Zheng family's army, this important responsibility is on you and me and many soldiers of the Zheng family's army, in this era, it is not possible to rely on others, only when your own strength is strong, it is the king."
"The post stations in various parts of Yansui have played an important role, and in the next step, the post stations must be built in the south of the capital and Liaodong and other places, we all need to grasp the situation in these places, and when the opportunity is right, I will consider setting up a separate intelligence department in the Zheng family's army, but it is not possible at present."
"Jin Hong, your responsibilities are very heavy, Zheng Jiajun has now expanded to nine thousand four hundred, the number of soldiers will increase in the future, the management will become more and more strict, the number of war horses has also reached eight thousand, this scale, and Guanning Iron Cavalry is already the same, some people want to compare Zheng Jiajun to Guanning Iron Cavalry, this is really a joke, if Zheng Jiajun is the level of Guanning Iron Cavalry, how can it bear heavy responsibility."
"The trade with the Mongolian tribe cannot be interrupted, it must be continued, you are responsible for all the matters, the focus of the transaction is still the war horse, tell the leader of the Mongolian tribe, what we need is the Uzhumuqin horse, we will not accept the rest of the war horses, they need food, just exchange the Uzhumuqin horse."