After Sun Chengzong left the Governor's Palace, Xu Wanghua breathed a sigh of relief, Zheng Xunrui and Sun Chengzong talked to each other, he had been listening carefully in the room next to him, Zheng Xunrui's stern and straightforward words made him worried, but he didn't expect these words to work very well, and the famous Sun Chengzong finally fell silent and no longer talked about Donglin Academy, Fushe and Yingshe.

Zheng Xunrui entered the Donglin Book House, and Xu Wanghua followed in with a smile.

"My lord, there is nothing to do now, Mr. Sun was persuaded by the adult."

Zheng Xunrui shook his head slightly.

"It's not that simple, do you think Mr. Sun came to Huaibei, is it really for the matter of Donglin Academy, it's not that simple, to put it mildly, for the sake of Donglin Academy, the old gentleman will not go out at all, I heard the meaning from the old man's words, the old man also has an opinion on the East Lin Party in the DPRK, and it is a very bad opinion, Qian Shisheng and others want to let the old man come to Huaibei with this matter, but they can't do it."

"What my lord means, Mr. Sun has other things to do when he comes to Huaibei."

"Yes, how did the old gentleman's prestige in the court be established, is it just because he is the teacher of the two emperors, this can only be envied, it is impossible to really be respected, the old gentleman's credit is still in Liaodong, or on the battlefield, when the old gentleman served as the Jiliao Governor, Liaodong was the most calm, the Guanning Jin defense line created by the old gentleman himself has become the dream of the Houjin Tartars, and it is impossible to break through at all, and many of the Wenchen generals who are powerful in Liaodong are directly promoted and recommended by the old gentleman."

Xu Wanghua nodded frequently.

"My lord is saying that Mr. Sun came to Huaibei to see the situation of Zheng Jiajun."

"Yes, I already feel it, the old man's attention is not on the Donglin Academy at all, the old man is seventy-six years old, he has never seen anything, if he wants to say that he cares about the Donglin Academy and the Donglin Party, he should have come forward a long time ago. Just for the sake of Donglin Academy, the old gentleman will never deign, and in the previous conversation, I tested the old gentleman's meaning. After I finished talking about the shortcomings of the Donglin Party, the old gentleman did not justify and explain at all, which shows that the old gentleman's mind was not in the Donglin Academy at all, and this was just an excuse for the old gentleman to come to Huai'an. ”

"If Mr. Sun's attention is on Zheng Jiajun, his subordinates don't think it's a bad thing."

"It's not a good thing either. Although the Zheng family army is the army of the Ming Dynasty, but since its birth, it has almost not received the attention of the imperial court, and the military salary has always been self-raised, the most important thing is that the Zheng family army has not done it according to the set of other armies in the imperial court, so far the emperor has not sent the supervising army, and the officers of the Zheng family army have always been directly in charge of me, I am afraid that the emperor also knows that even if the supervising army is sent to the Zheng family army, it is difficult to gain a foothold. You know the affairs of the Qi family's army, General Qi Jiguang trained and formed the Qi family army back then, and it took a lot of effort, but because some people in the court were jealous, Qi Shaobao and the Qi family army were separated for a period of time, but unfortunately the Qi family army that left Qi Shaobao could not be called the Qi family army. ”

When Zheng Xunrui said this, Xu Wanghua's face became a little serious, of course he knew the mystery, and he also knew that the hand of the imperial court should never think of inserting into the Zheng family's army.

"The final calculation of the Donglin party. The eyes are fixed on Zheng Jiajun, so Zheng Jiajun must be as steady as a rock, Zheng Jiajun's officers, no matter what kind of temptation they face. will not waver, we can boldly implement different policies in Shaanxi and Huaibei and other places, relying on the power of Zheng Jiajun. ”

"Mr. Sun came here to understand the situation of Zheng Jiajun, but I don't know the real intention of Mr. Sun, who is to understand the situation of Zheng Jiajun on behalf of him. If it is on behalf of the emperor or the imperial court, it is not a good thing, if Mr. Zheng himself wants to see Zheng Jiajun, it is a good thing, I welcome it. ”

Hearing Zheng Xunrui say this, Xu Wanghua was silent for a while, Zheng Xunrui said the actual situation, the Ming Dynasty has not yet Zheng Jiajun such an army, will not obey the dispatch of the emperor and the court, this is originally intolerable to the royal family, but over the years, the Ming Dynasty has been fighting everywhere, the rogue is in chaos, and the Houjin Tartars are invading, and the imperial army is simply unable to deal with it, and the critical moment still depends on the Zheng family army to calm the situation, so the emperor and the court are helpless, the emperor knows which is more important, but once the world is peaceful, I'm afraid that this balance is about to be upset.

"My lord, my subordinates think that they still need to deal with it well."

Zheng Xunrui smiled, it was a confident smile.

"There is not much to worry about, the Zheng family army I created single-handedly, no one should think that they can take it away, the garrisons of Liaodong and the border passes, as well as the army of the guards, its combat effectiveness is well known, these armies are more lacking in faith, there is no good management model, the management model of separating generals and commanders, it does reassure the emperor, but the army is getting weaker and weaker, unable to fight and fight, the army is the pillar of the country, there are a few people in the court who can understand the meaning, and they have been in arrears for military salaries for many years, Officers at all levels also withheld and falsely reported the salaries of the leaders, ordinary sergeants lived a life worse than death, could not support their families, and were even more miserable than ordinary people, the commander-in-chief made adjustments, the commander-in-chief and the supervising army did not agree, and the military generals did not have much status, all of which had become a cancer of the imperial army and could not be eradicated at all. ”

"The Zheng family army is completely different from other armies in the imperial court, it can be said that it is precisely because the imperial court did not intervene that it can reach the current level, otherwise it will not be much stronger, the Zheng family army officers and soldiers understand this, so many years of education that the army has insisted on, so that the soldiers have a real sense of belonging, they take the military camp as their home, and we can't get rid of them even if we beat them with sticks."

Two days later, Sun Chengzong really came to visit the governor's palace again.

This time Sun Chengzong was also very direct, and he wanted to see the Zheng family army, after all, the Zheng family army had repeatedly defeated the Houjin Tartars, and it terrified the Liukou, such a strong combat power was very interesting to Sun Chengzong.

Facing Sun Chengzong, Zheng Xunrui also didn't want to hide it.

"Mr. Sun, you are highly respected, if you can guide Zheng Jiajun one or two, you can't ask for it, but there are also clear requirements below, if Mr. Sun wants to see Zheng Jiajun's situation, he is welcome below, if Mr. Sun comes to inspect Zheng Jiajun on behalf of others, his attitude is different."

Zheng Xunrui's words were very direct, and Sun Chengzong was not angry but happy.

"Lord Zheng is really refreshing, but do you believe the old man's words so much."

"The old gentleman has been in the court for many years, and has been respected by many adults, and the most praised thing is his faith and credibility, and he must believe in the old gentleman."

Sun Chengzong looked at Zheng Xunrui and was silent for a moment.

"If the old man says that he wants to come and see, then Lord Zheng will not believe it, there is indeed someone who entrusts the old man to come and see, but the old man is not so easy to be manipulated, no matter who entrusts him, no matter what his purpose is, the old man doesn't care, the old man believes what Lord Zheng said, seeing is believing."

Zheng Xunrui also smiled, Sun Chengzong has reached such an age, it can be said that he has no desires, let alone will not participate in many conspiracies and spirals, and the words just now have been very clear.

"That's fine, it's best for the old gentleman to go directly to the Zheng family's military camp to have a look."

During the meal, Xu Wanghua, Zheng Jinhong, Liu Zeqing, Hong Xinyu and others all participated, Zheng Xunrui introduced them one by one, and when Sun Chengzong saw Xu Wanghua, he showed a look of surprise on his face, as if he was thinking about saying something, but in the end he didn't speak.

The spirit of Zheng Jinhong and others made Sun Chengzong very emotional, the temperament of a soldier needs to be sharpened for a long time to be reflected, looking at the situation of the army, the first thing that needs to be seen is how the temperament of the officer is, Zheng Jinhong and others are neither arrogant nor humble, behave decently, and reveal a powerful atmosphere in their speech, it is not too much to describe it as quiet as a virgin and moving as a rabbit.

Of course, Sun Chengzong's greater emotion is Zheng Xunrui's performance, it is said that for so many years, he has experienced too much in the officialdom, and he has already seen through a lot of things, and sometimes even a few words can see the character and breath of the other party, but he has talked with Zheng Xunrui twice, and the time spent together cannot be regarded as short, but he has never been able to see through Zheng Xunrui, Zheng Xunrui has both the straightforwardness of a soldier and the elegance of a civilian official, the fusion of these two breaths makes the young Zheng Xunrui have an unusual temperament.

During the meal, Sun Chengzong's interest was very high, and he frequently raised his glass to drink, and did not refuse to come, and took the initiative to toast Zheng Xunrui and others, considering that Sun Chengzong was old, Zheng Xunrui and others were very restrained, so as not to cause harm to Sun Chengzong when he got drunk and caused harm to his body.

Sun Chengzong's second son Sun Ji and eldest grandson Sun Zhixin have always been with them, looking at their appearance, they want to dissuade Sun Chengzong from drinking, but it is difficult to speak, and they also have smiles on their faces, probably it is rare to see Sun Chengzong's interest so high.

Sun Ji is forty-seven years old, and Sun Zhixin is his son, who is also twenty-nine years old.

After eating, Sun Chengzong and his entourage stayed directly at the official post.

"Mr. Xu, Jin Hong, you pay special attention to Sun Zhixin, I think Mr. Sun attaches great importance to him, the eldest grandson of his relatives, maybe the old man will make some requests after Zheng Jiajun sees it."

Zheng Jinhong nodded.

"What the young master said is that his subordinates have also noticed that Mr. Sun has asked Sun Zhixin several times to help replace the wine."

Xu Wanghua said it more directly.

"Chief Zheng Bing, maybe you will be recruiting sergeants soon."

Zheng Jinhong was stunned for a moment, and quickly understood the meaning, but he thought that the possibility was not very large, you must know that entering the Zheng family army requires extraordinary ability, to be able to withstand harsh training, Sun Zhixin does not seem to have experienced such a tempering, I am afraid it is unbearable. (To be continued.) )