Chapter 473: Secret Talk

When the army entered the city, the most nervous and uneasy was not Zhu Dadian, but Han Zanzhou, the eunuch of Nanjing, and Xu Hongji, the father-in-law of Wei. These two both have military power in their hands, especially Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, who knows the corruption of the Nanjing army, and knows that no matter where Chen Xie goes, the army will follow, and when he was in Shandong, Chen Xie also started with the army first.

One of the most critical reasons is that Emperor Zhu Youzhen has the desire to rectify the army. Previously, in Xiangyang, after Chen Xie's army was reorganized, the army with worrying combat strength before did not dare to say that its combat effectiveness had doubled, and it was definitely increased by half.

Once Chen Xie used the excuse of reorganizing the army to rectify the garrison in Nanjing, many problems would be exposed. The Dengzhou battalion did not have many troops into the city, but only 500 cavalry, and the rest remained outside the city. But everyone knows that with this army outside the city, Chen Xie has enough confidence no matter what he does.

The Duke of Wei's Mansion was full of visitors for a while, and all the generals who came were from Nanjing. This general, that commander, etc., Wuyang and Wuyang went and followed. Xu Hongji, an old fox, greeted him with a smile when he came, and for the hints of these generals, I hope that he will come out on behalf of everyone to deal with Chen Xie's Jianyi, he neither says it is good, nor does it say bad. He replied: "It depends on the meaning of the imperial court." ”

As one of the shareholders of the Nanjing branch of the bank, and as one of the beneficiaries of the Jiangnan American goods market, Xu Hongji has a complicated mentality towards Chen Xie. On the one hand, it is necessary to consider the interests of a huge family, and on the other hand, it is worried that Chen Xie will really move the army. The conflict between Chen Xie, the director, and Zhao Zhilong, the commander of the Nanjing garrison. In other words, it was not Xu Hongji who actually held the military power in Nanjing. He's just a figure who pushes in front of him. Therefore, when other people came to him and let him come out, they basically wanted to take advantage of his status as the prince of the country, which was not a well-intentioned thing. Xu Hongji is worried that it is difficult to be a man in the middle.

Xu Hongji really wanted to know what Chen Xie wanted to do, so he invited him with little money. (Note: In the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, it was Xu Hongji, so it was used as such.) ）

The current identity of the money is very special, the owner of the Nanjing branch of Dafa Qian Zhuang is his surface identity, in fact, he is also the general agent of American goods in Jiangnan. He was certainly not the most powerful man in Nanjing. But certainly one of the richest people in Nanjing.

The people sent out by Xu Hongji. I didn't get much money, because he was invited by someone else first. The person who invited him was Zhao Zhilong, the Bo of Xincheng, that is, the leader of Nanjing. The lord of the army who actually controlled Nanjing.

When it comes to this Zhao Zhilong, it is recorded in Wu Weiye's "Luqiao Chronicle": "It has been." Civil-military concentration government meeting. Those who have no words and establish kings; Taixue Xu Yu told Zhao Zhilong. Please enthrone the crown prince, and the dragon will be killed. It was night, and the king of Yu went to Jiangning. Camp at the Temple of Heaven. Bingshen is cool, Zhao Zhilong opened the door and led the ministers to surrender". This is a record in the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, that is, after Emperor Hongguang escaped from Nanjing, he was the one who decided to surrender Kaicheng.

In contrast, the other one, Han Zanzhou, the eunuch who held a certain amount of power, chose to commit suicide.

Qian didn't know that Chen Xie was coming from Suzhou, but he didn't know what Chen Xie wanted to do and do after he came. Zhao Zhilong asked not much money to be a guest, and the result was naturally not known. Although he was very unhappy, Zhao Zhilong still didn't dare to show his face. The money was not much, and he went to the governor's line. As a result, when he arrived at the door, he was blocked by Han Shan, saying: Within three days, there will be no visitors.

Not much money is blocked, others can imagine. Chen Xie rested quietly in the governor's office for three days, but it was not calm at all outside. Nanjing, as the capital of staying, has six sound departments, and the officials here have become "officials". In fact, the status is not low, but it just has no rights. Many officials of the Sixth Department of Nanjing hope most to be summoned by the Beijing Division. With the calm of Liaodong and the change of the pattern of the Central Plains, the position of Jingshi became more and more attractive.

So in the past three days, the greetings received by Chen Xie can be packed into a few sacks. Chen Xie's restoration of these worship posts is all princesses, "tired of traveling, occasionally dying with a small illness, and having no intention of seeing guests." When the princess is healed, prepare a banquet to thank you. ”

It's a bit of a disappointment that I didn't have much money to drive, but this is the first time. He got into the carriage and saw a person sitting in it, and he was very frightened. blurted out: "Sihua, how did you come up?" ”

Chen Xie smiled: "In my home, isn't it too easy to do a little action?" Let's go and find a quiet place. Let's catch up on the old days. There is not much money, and a heart returned to its original position, and said with a smile: "I want to do it!" ”

The house with little money is on the edge of the Qinhuai River, a big house with five entrances. The carriage did not go to his big house, but to another place, a three-entry courtyard on the edge of the old courtyard. The carriage drove directly into the middle gate, and he didn't have much money to get out of the car first, and a middle-aged woman in beautiful clothes was welcoming him outside.

"Li Jianiang, there are distinguished guests, is it convenient for you here?" When you ask this, it is natural to ask if there are any guests. The woman laughed and said, "What distinguished guest?" As far as you are concerned, there are many things to do, unless you bring Chen Sihua here, it will be inconvenient. ”

The expression of the little money was very strange, and he looked at Li Zhenli and said, "You should go to the Confucius Temple to set up a fortune-telling stall." ”

This time it was Li Zhenli's turn to have the wrong expression, looking at the foot sticking out of the carriage, and Chen Xie's faint smile, the happy eyes couldn't be separated, and she said continuously: "What a distinguished guest, really a distinguished guest." ”

It's early afternoon, so naturally there are no guests at this point. Li Zhenli stepped forward and said with deep blessings: "I never thought that Mr. Sihua was here, the humble house was full of brilliance, and the slave family was so lucky." ”

Chen Xie waved his hand and smiled: "Don't be so polite, they are all old acquaintances." Borrow your place and talk something to the old money. ”

"Please inside, the slave family will let people prepare wine and food." Li Zhenli hurriedly let in, and Chen Xie, who was closed to the guests, quietly came out to see Li Xiang (Li Xiangjun), just this gimmick was enough for Li Xiang to become an instant hit.

The courtyard behind was indeed quiet, Li Zhenli asked people to close the door and thank the guests, first invite the two to sit down and talk, and prepare things like wine and food by themselves. Before leaving, he deliberately said: "Mr. Sihua, the name of the little girl Mr. Jiumu, can you see me?" ”

Qian Bu smiled and said, "Miss Li Xiang wants to come, so she is naturally welcome." Today is thanks to Sihua's blessing, otherwise it would not be easy to see the incense fan pendant. Li Zhenli rolled his eyes and said: "Your former senior is stretched out, in addition to the smell of copper, what else does it smell like?" Xiang'er doesn't want to see you, and I can't help it. ”

"The body is short, the skin is jade, the wisdom is handsome, and the smile is unparalleled." This is the record in "Banqiao Miscellaneous", the sentence of ridiculing Wushuang shows that she is a character with a very sharp mouth. Not long after, the two of them had just drunk tea, and a girl with light makeup and plain clothes and a small figure came in, Shi Shiran Wanfu said: "Li Xiang has seen Mr. Sihua. "As for not having much money, just ignore him and ignore him when he doesn't save zài. Lao Qian squeezed his eyebrows and coughed repeatedly, but people looked at him with a smile and said, "The slave family has seen you, it's such a big mountain." The old money was squeezed speechlessly, and sighed: "Sister loves pretty, the ancients are honest and I don't deceive." ”

When Li Xiang heard this, she raised her eyebrows, ignored him, and stood up and said, "Mr. Sihua, what song do you want to listen to today?" ”

Li Xiangjun is widely known because of the peach blossom fan, and people remember this woman with a heroic temperament, and they also remember how undisciplined the guy named Hou Chaozong is. Chen Xie knew that this woman had planned to come here today to talk about things, but he never thought that Lao Qian would bring him this place. Now that you're here, let's be calm.

"Miss Li, I'm not here today to talk about Fengyue. I don't talk about any poetry, I talk about some things related to copper smell. When it comes to what kind of music to listen to, you can pick one that you are good at playing. Chen Xie's attitude was very casual, he didn't put on any governor's stand, and he didn't mean to flatter, just like a very ordinary guest.

"Okay, the two of you talk about things, the slave family serves tea on the side, the slave family just didn't hear anything, and the two of them haven't come." When Li Xiang heard this, she also became curious. I want to hear it, Chen Sihua, who is famous all over the world, has always been a very complex polyhedron in everyone's mouths. On the one hand, he was a talented literati, but he did not participate in the imperial examination to gain fame, but embarked on a path of military general. On the road of military generals, Chen Xie is different from other military generals, whether it is foreign or internal wars, he has never been defeated. The army trained by one hand is called the contemporary "Yuejia Army", but it is such a person, but it has the name of a bad star among the people. Whether it was a slave or a thief, or even a scum among the officers and soldiers, he killed people and their heads.

Chen Xie glanced at her lightly, and said in his heart that this was a smart woman, and said casually: "Okay, then stay." ”

The room was quiet, Chen Xie did not have the habit of talking highly, and said in a flat tone: "Old Qian, this time I came with His Majesty's will, Governor Jiangnan is not an easy job. On the one hand, it is necessary to straighten out the army in Nanjing, enhance its combat effectiveness, and reduce military expenditures. On the other hand, we must try to find a solution to the financial difficulties of the Ming Dynasty. The issue of the armed forces should be put aside for a moment, and the financial issue is the key. Without money, nothing can be done. When you go back, contact some businesses with good relationships. A few days later, Ming Pao published some news last time, and everyone was ready to cater to it. ”

Qian Duo was curious: "Can you tell us a little more specifically?" Chen Xie nodded and said: "Specifically, His Majesty authorized me to establish the advisory bureau system in Jiangnan, and the scope of the advisory bureau is very wide, but it only has the right to supervise. After becoming a member of the parliament, they can get the corresponding social status, and the specific members of parliament are mainly concentrated in industry and commerce. (To be continued......)