Finally resolved the embarrassment, and collected the loyalty of the three people, Lei Heng breathed a long sigh of relief.

At this time, Zheng Tai began to show the demeanor of a qualified strategist, and stepped forward and said, "I am glad to hear that the lord has been appointed as the captain of the Nanban Guard, and we are also honored." Rantai has a few words, and he also hopes that the Lord will think about them. ”

Lei Heng hurriedly shook his head and said, "Please teach the public industry!" ”

Zheng Taidao: "One should not be greedy for fame and low-key profit. The orthodoxy of the Han family is still deep-rooted, there are still many families, and even the scholars and the common people are in their hearts to the Han, the lord must not learn the Taiping Dao to openly pull the flag and rebel, when the Ming respects the Han court, secretly take the county and county, divide one side, and only when the time is ripe can you fight for hegemony in the world, and do not be the bird that comes out! ”

is worthy of a far-sighted person, doesn't the tragic case of the Yellow Turban and Yuan Shu in the previous life illustrate this truth? Lei Heng was awe-inspiring, and said: "Heng remember! ”

Zheng Tai continued: "The second is to pay attention to the teacher and be famous. The lord should also strengthen friendly relations with the Han Emperor, and even with the eunuch forces headed by Zhang Rang, the forces of foreign relatives headed by He Jin, and the forces of the scholar clan headed by Yuan Feng and Yuan Kui, and use the prestige of the imperial court to facilitate our efforts to obtain counties and counties, and it is not appropriate to prematurely stalemate or even hostile with the major forces. ”

Lei Heng also deeply agreed with this article and replied: "Heng understands! ”

Zheng Tai said again: "The third should be the division of Jing Yu to raise the prestige of our army." Yizhou is rich, but it is located in a marginal corner, and the reputation of the lord is difficult to spread far away in the Central Plains. Wang's father-in-law led the elite to quell the rebellion of Taiping Road in Jing and Henan Prefectures, recruited talents, compiled elite soldiers, collected the hearts of the people in the two states, and prepared for his Japanese attack on the counties of the Central Plains. ”

After listening to the three suggestions, Lei Heng was extremely glad that he finally had a strategist who could be comparable to Xun Yu, Lu Su and other strategists with a view of the overall situation, and he didn't have to make blind decisions by rushing left and right, and since Zheng Tai suggested to himself, he must have planned the corresponding tactical arrangements, and he could directly listen to his strategies. Lei Heng respectfully asked: "The words of the public industry are the best policy, but how to arrange it, I hope the public industry will teach me." ”

Zheng Tai thought for a while and replied slowly: "At the moment, the main official document has three people, Zhicai, Tai and Wengong, and Wu has four generals: Sui Sheng, Lin Sheng, Dian Wei, and Han Hao. ”

"The four counties of Changning are my foundation, looking at Guanzhong in the north, covering Bashu in the south, reaching Xiangdeng in the east, and controlling Qinlong in the west, the situation is the most serious, Tai Juxian does not avoid relatives, and is willing to calm down with Duke Wen (Zheng Hun) and Yuan Hei (Han Hao)."

"When you go out of Jingyu, you should focus on recruiting talents, earning military merits, and winning the hearts of the people. Yi Zhugong, Zhicai Yindianwei, Sui Sheng, Lin Sheng and other bears and tigers quickly put down rebellions in Jingzhou, and helped the people and Weijia County. ”

"As for the money and food of the soldiers, Changning County has our own worries, the lord can go to Xicheng with his servants for training first, and then enter Jingzhou after Zhang Jiaoju."

Zheng Tai put forward strategies again and again, and the more Lei Heng listened, the more he felt that it was necessary to do it, and he agreed without thinking about it: "The policy of public business has won my heart, and I should follow it." ”

Zheng Tai hurriedly knelt down and said: "Thank you, you will live up to the high expectations of your lord..." and suggested: "Lord, please go to the back garden of the house with Tai to inspect the demeanor of the Thai servants." ”

Lei Heng naturally had no objections, and followed Zheng Tai to the back garden with Xi Zhong, Dian Wei, Han Hao, etc.

I thought it was just for me to see some lightly trained domestic servants, but when Lei Heng really saw these twenty people, he realized that he was very wrong. This turned out to be a group of cold-eyed dead soldiers, and from the murderous aura they exuded when they looked at them, they knew that each of them was not low in force. Lei Heng looked at Zheng Tai suspiciously.

Zheng Tai calmly introduced: "My lord, the palace lords generally raise dead soldiers, perform some tasks that cannot see the light, or act as an ace guard in their hands. It took several generations for the Zheng family to accumulate such a number, and now they are all handed over to help the lord deter and prevent small times. This is a token that can command these four groups of twenty-eight people. After that, he handed Lei Heng a bronze medal, and ordered the dead soldiers: "As the head of the family, I will hand over the Shadow Hall token to the lord, and from now on, everyone will only hear the lord's order, and defend it for life and death!" ”

"No!" The die-hard replied neatly.

After taking the token, Lei Heng suddenly had a feeling that Zheng Tai was dying and saying goodbye, and hurriedly asked, "Why is the public industry like this?" ”

Zheng Tai replied emotionally: "There are only two major wishes in Tai's life. One is to help Mingjun create another prosperous world, and the other is to revive the former glory of the Zheng family. When you meet the Lord, you should act quickly—"

Lei Heng was moved, and nodded in agreement: "I will not dare to forget the merits of the public industry, and I will definitely help the Zheng family to regain its glory!" ”

Zheng Hun also said: "The lord has awarded the captain of the Nanban school, and he is too guarded, and he should be in charge of the military and politics. However, the civil and military officials under him should only occupy key positions, but give up some positions with local forces and intermediate forces, so that they can have a smooth handover, and it is not too late to make plans when the foundation of the lord is stable and full-fledged in the future. ”

Lei Heng knew that Xi Zhicai and others were not good at it, so he directly asked Zheng Hun again: "According to Wen Gong's opinion, which positions should be critical?" ”

Zheng Hun replied without thinking: "Changshi is the first, followed by Sima, joining the army, and the main book." The rest of the positions can be transferred to others, but these four positions must not be given to outsiders. ”

Lei Heng took it to heart and ordered: "Gongye (Zheng Tai Biaozi) will be the long history, Wen Gong (Zheng Hun Biaozi) will be the main book, Zhicai (Xi Zhong Biaozi) will be the advisor to join the army, and Sui Sheng, Lin Sheng, Dian Wei, and Han Hao will temporarily grant Tun General (100 generals)." On the third day of rectification, on the sixteenth day, everyone went to the West City—"

"No!"

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Before leaving, Lei Heng took the time to bid farewell to Zhang Hong.

"The teacher is above, the disciple was recruited by the imperial court to protect the southern barbarian captain, and the governor Ning Tai is guarding, and he will go to Xicheng in the near future. The disciple dared to invite the teacher to go with him, and he was willing to listen to the teachings sooner or later and study the knowledge deeply——"

Zhang Hong thought for a while and said: "Since you have been entrusted with a heavy responsibility, you are out of the town, and you should recruit talents and accept advice with an open mind." As a teacher, you have no intention of pursuing a career at present, and if you have a friend who is willing to go out, you will try your best to persuade them to help you. ”

"Thank you, teacher." After a slight pause, Lei Heng said again: "If according to the disciple's wishes, why don't you move your family to Changning, and the people of Changning are safe, whether it is a study tour to visit friends, or a book to teach, it is a good place, I don't know what the teacher wants?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Hongton hesitated. It is unavoidable to have a suitable place for him to study and lecture.

It's just that......

Zhang Hong shook his head and sighed: "Zhengyan, I have thanked you for your kindness for the teacher." It's just that Xuan'er is young, and I have been away from home for a long time, and I have not fulfilled my father's responsibilities. Therefore, your good intentions can only be said to be understood by the teacher. ”

Zhang Hong didn't say anything, Lei Heng invited him to Changning, although it could be seen that there were other thoughts, but filial piety was also there. He never thought that his disciple was a simple person.

"Xuan'er? Zhang Xuan? Lei Heng remembered the memories of his previous life: Zhang Xuan, the son of Zhang Hong, the official to Nanjun Taishou and Shangshu. The son Zhang Shang was promoted by Sun Hao to serve in the middle and in the book, and was later killed by Sun Hao.

"Zhengyan has heard of Xuan'er's name?" Zhang Hongqi said.

"Not really." Lei Heng shook his head, and at the same time, his brain was running, thinking about how to talk to Zhang Hong about this. Since he is the son and grandson of his teacher, Lei Heng naturally can't stand by coldly. You can't let your teacher die.

Rao is Zhang Hong's good temper, and he can't help but be angry at Lei Heng's words, I haven't heard it, you are shocked, what are you doing!

"Teacher, it is true that the disciple has never heard of the name of the senior brother, but the disciple has done it." Lei Heng pondered the words and said carefully.

"Counted?" Zhang Hong's brows immediately furrowed, his expression was quite displeased, and he said, "Zhengyan, how can you understand Huang Lao's technique?" ”

The art of Huang Lao originated from the philosophical and political schools of thought during the Warring States period. The legendary Yellow Emperor and Lao Tzu are the founders, hence the name. The art of Huang Lao began in the Warring States period and flourished in the Western Han Dynasty, pretending to be the thoughts of the Yellow Emperor and Lao Tzu, which is actually a combination of Taoist and Legalist thoughts, and also adopts the views of Yin and Yang, Confucianism, and Mo.

Huang Lao's technique puts Taoism above political unity. Taoism, which takes Tao and nature as the ultimate basis of thought, and connects the rationality of man's existence, that is, the individual, to heaven, undoubtedly has a dissolving implication of secular authority. There is a higher value of heaven above the monarchy and social norms, and this heaven is controlled by the intellectual class, and of course the king will be unhappy. Moreover, intellectuals rely on the way of heaven, and if there is a way, they will appear, and if there is no way, they will be hidden, and they will be eliminated by the system if they are outside the royal power. Soon the king lost its ultimate value. Heaven replaced the Tao, and Heaven was soon left behind the scenes by the Son of Heaven. People have inadvertently relinquished the intellectual right to question the source of their rationality.

And what replaced Huang Lao's art was Confucianism.

Therefore, Huang Lao's art has always been looked down upon by Confucianism, and his status in the late Han Dynasty was not high.

In this era, the more famous one is Huang Chengyan, a famous man in Jingxiang, who even broke away from the Huang family in Jingzhou because of his study of Huang Lao's skills.

"This ......" Lei Heng saw Zhang Hong's displeasure, and seemed to dislike what Huang Lao's art he was learning, knowing that explanation could not explain anything, and at the moment, he did not explain anything, so he stubbornly said, "In his spare time, the disciple has seen the faces of the people around him. In the face of the teacher, the disciple inadvertently counted one person. ”

Lei Heng knows that people in this era are very superstitious, and the so-called explanation is better than saying it directly, and the more mysterious the better. He didn't believe that Zhang Hong would regard the lives of his children and grandchildren as child's play and didn't care at all.

"Is that your great-brother?" Zhang Hong's face did not have the gentleness of Fang Cai, he just sneered.

"Not bad!" Lei Heng was not moved by Zhang Hong's changes, and said to himself: "Don't hide it from the teacher, the eldest brother will have a son named Shang, because he is stuck in Yangzhou, he will serve the Jiangdong Sun clan and exterminate the clan for him." ”

"Do you think I'll believe it?" Zhang Hong's face became even more ugly, and he no longer called himself a teacher. Lei Heng bluntly said that his son would die and be wiped out, how could Zhang Hong be willing to believe it? If this face can be good-looking, it will be strange.

"Disciples are taught by immortals, and they can drive wild beasts, which is believed by His Majesty. Doesn't that say anything? Lei Heng asked rhetorically.

When Zhang Hong heard this, his face changed, and naturally, he thought of the remarks circulating in the palace.

"Zhengyan, do you really have this adventure?"

Lei Heng nodded.

"How can you trust you as a teacher?" Zhang Hong's face looked much better.

In February of the year of Jiazi, Zhang Jiao, a Julu man, raised an army against the Han with the slogan of "The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the year is in Jiazi, and the world is auspicious". Kill Youzhou assassin Shi Guo Xun, Guangyang Taishou Liu Wei, Nanyang County Shou Chu Gong. ”

"In March, the imperial court granted amnesty to the party. Lu Zhi is the north, the emperor is the left, and Zhu Jun is the right, and the yellow turban will be suppressed. ”

"Yangzhou yellow scarves are raging, and people's families are ruined. There are Wu Jun Chen Luo, Wan Bing, Chen Bao, Huiji County Wu Huan and so on......"

"This ......"

Zhang Hong was so smart and wise, and suddenly understood what Lei Heng was talking about. That's talking about what's coming!

In any case, Zhang Hong didn't want to believe that his children and grandchildren would die tragically. However, it is better to believe that it is there than to believe that it is not. Even if it is a fluke, it is impossible not to be careful.

The lives of the whole family are at stake, so it's a fluke!

"If the teacher misses his family, he can also go back to Guangling first. At most half a year old, the disciple's calculation can be verified. At that time, the teacher will be able to make his own decision. Lei Heng said this, but no longer tried his best to persuade him.

Zhang Hong's mind moved slightly, and finally nodded, and said: "If it is as you say, as a teacher, you must move your family here." ”

"The disciple is willing to send his henchmen back home from his teacher." Lei Heng breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking in his heart who to send to complete the trip.

Well, Zhao Hu is loyal, tactful, and the five under him are also shrewd and capable, so let's send six of them.