As Qiu Yuanwai expected, the current Ye Zhong would definitely not dare to make trouble to Emperor Chongzhen, that is, compared with the relationship in the officialdom, Ye Zhong also had to kneel to the grandfathers and princes. As for using force to snatch back the private iron ore? Don't stuff minced meat into the tiger's mouth.

Then there is only one way left now, and it is better to rely on the organization to find the eunuch union.

But at that time, although Ye Zhong followed Wang Chengen's path, the relationship between the two of them was also twisted and turned, and there was no direct relationship. It was Ye Zhong who sent the most silver at that time, so that he got the fertilizer shortage of the mine supervisor.

But it doesn't matter. If there is no way, then make a way with silver. Ye Zhong took out more than half of the rest of the family property, prepared a generous gift, and sent it to Wang Chengen along with a letter asking for help.

But after Wang Chengen got the letter, he was immediately confused. Does that make sense? Wang Chengen knew that those noble families would never move the Nanyang Iron Mine, not even the nominal waste mine. Because this is the emperor's property in the end, if the emperor knows about it, it will be a big taboo!

Besides, Wang Chengen is also quite friendly with those nobles. Especially Xue Lian, the Marquis of Yangwu, as long as there is a festival in the New Year, Xue Lian will prepare a generous gift and send it to Wang Chengen's mansion.

Because Xue Lian still has a big event that requires Wang Chengen. That's the matter of the child Xue Chenglin's canonization of the world's son.

At that time, Xue Lian recruited Wu Shigong, and later had a grandson Xue Chenglin. If the Emperor of the Apocalypse does not die and Wei Zhongxian does not step down, then Xue Chenglin will easily be canonized by the prince.

But then it was Emperor Chongzhen who ascended the throne. And Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to see Xue Lian, so when Xue Lian asked the emperor to canonize Xue Chenglin as the son of the prince, he was retained by Emperor Chongzhen on the grounds of "no such precedent".

In the Ming Dynasty, unlike ordinary people, the princes and princes of the royal family and the sons of the noble families were all to be canonized by the emperor. You can't specify it yourself.

Of course, those who can be the sons of the world basically follow the rules of the eldest son, and the canonization of the emperor is just a formality. However, if the emperor is not satisfied with the choice of the prince, he can also appoint another candidate.

Let's take Xue Chenglin as an example. According to the rules of inheritance in the Ming Dynasty, a son-in-law gave birth to a son to be the head of the family and his own grandson. Therefore, according to the rules, Xue Chenglin is now Xue Lian's eldest grandson. Although there are not many such exceptions, Xue Chenglin is indeed the first candidate for the prince of Yangwu Hou.

But for so many years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has not been a single incident of honorable and noble. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen stayed in the center for that reason that there was no such precedent. It also makes sense.

Besides, Emperor Chongzhen can also let Xue Lian's eldest nephew inherit the title, which is reasonable. Who told Emperor Chongzhen not to see Xue Lian? Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen's stay in the middle still saved some face for Xue Lian.

But Xue Lian is in a hurry! He watched his lovely grandson grow up day by day, and he was not canonized for a long time. was afraid that his plan would become the moon in the water, which became a heart disease for Xue Lian.

And now all hope is to do this. Xue Lian pinned his trust on Wang Chengen. The reason why it has not been done until now. It's not that Wang Chengen doesn't help.

Emperor Chongzhen's personality is a bit stubborn. If Wang Chengen was held up so straight, it was likely that Wang Chengen himself would be trapped. Then Wang Chengen would definitely not do this. If Emperor Chongzhen is in a bad mood again and changes the candidate for the prince, this gentleman has no jokes, then it is estimated that Xue Lian will have the heart to jump into the river.

Therefore, now I will offend the inner court for the sake of some yellow and white things. Isn't Xue Lian brain-dead?

However, speculation is still speculation after all, for the sake of insurance, Wang Chengen still sent people to the British Mansion and the Yangwu Marquis Mansion to ask.

And after learning the news, the British Duke and Yangwu Marquis Xue Lian were all shocked. They all swore that they had never touched the brains of Nanyang Iron Mine. If something happens on that side. That must be the personal behavior of Wu Shigong and Li Lu. For this reason, both the British Duke and Xue Lian made up a gift and sent it to Wang Chengen's mansion to apologize.

Especially Xue Lian's heart! At that time, it was because he saw that his son-in-law was quite honest, so he was recruited. But after so many years, Xue Lian is so annoying to wipe his son-in-law's ass that he is about to become his son-in-law's special tissue.

Then, the British Duke and Xue Lian immediately sent a letter to Henan, ordering Li Lu and Wu Shigong to withdraw from the Nanyang Iron Mine immediately. Of course, Xue Lian also knew that Wu Shigong was now fighting in Shandong, and his letter was written to Xue Yongli.

This matter came to an end, and Wang Chengen thought that it was over. But unexpectedly, Li Lu replied from Nanyang: This official army was lent to Li Lu by Wu Shigong to protect their original private iron mines, and Li Lu did not have the power to command this army.

But Xue Yongli replied: Although this official army was lent to Li Lu by Wu Shigong, because his uncle's control over the army is particularly strict, only his uncle himself can order this official army. Therefore, if you want to withdraw the army, you have to wait until your uncle comes back from the war in Shandong.

This is that Li Lu and Xue Yongli have Xiao Jiujiu in their hearts and have established an offensive and defensive alliance. They just want to put things off as long as possible. The British Duke and Xue Lian, who received the reply, could not rush to Henan to check the real situation, so they had to choose to believe the words in the reply letter, and told Wang Chengen the content of the reply.

For Wang Chengen, this matter is actually a trivial matter. The reason why he wanted to ask about this matter was nothing more than to show Ye Zhong the concern of the eunuch union.

Now that there is a result, it is to give Ye Zhong an explanation. Anyway, Ye Zhong didn't dare to lose a penny of filial piety to himself, as for Ye Zhong, what would happen? Wang Chengen's relationship with him has not yet reached that point.

Therefore, Wang Chengen took care of the British Duke and Xue Yongli, and asked them to tell Wu Shigong: After Wu Shigong returned from the war in Shandong, let him immediately order the withdrawal of this official army from Nanyang Iron Mine.

After that, Wang Chengen put this matter behind him. And Ye Zhong, who got the response, was looking forward to the stars and the moon in Nanyang, and looking forward to Wu Shigong's early return!

After more than three months of construction, Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing's former camp has been built into an earthen city. Now, Wu Shigong and Liu Zeqing are leading a group of military attaches from the front camp to inspect the city wall of Tucheng.

"Long respect brother! There has been no movement for more than three months, and the children's bodies are about to rust. It is still the foot prepared by your Runing battalion, and even the single clothes are carried. And when my sons left home, they were still wearing padded jackets. On this hot day, I had to borrow some from the people nearby. But they all wore as if they were called Huazi. But that's not enough, you see, those boys are still shirtless. Liu Zeqing said with a smile.

"Yes. The hole thief is too weak. In the first month, they often sent spies across the Sand River. But in the past two months, they have been separated by the Sand River, and they have refused to come over. It's still really disappointing! ”

"That's also your spies are too ruthless, come one to kill one, come two to kill a pair. In this military merit book, it is the elder brother who has handed in the most heads. You're afraid of all the thieves. ”

"What's the use of that? One general is incompetent, affecting the three armies. This Governor only knows how to cares, cares, cares! This touched Zuihou, but it was played by the Confucian thief. At the beginning, with our morale, we rushed across the Sand River. Let's not say that I can defeat the hole thief. At least it can repel the thieves and relieve the siege of Laizhou City. But now? I heard that the other roads were deceived by the Confucian thieves and were defeated. And our morale has plummeted. If Laizhou City hadn't been nailed there, the hole thieves would have come over a long time ago. ”

"I'll tell you a message." Liu Zeqing said a little mysteriously, "I heard that the imperial court is already dissatisfied with our governor. There will be a change of coach in two days. ”

"Change of coach?" Wu Shigong raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you a civil official again?" The level of this army is estimated to be half a pound and eight taels with the current governor. ”

"This time it's different. I heard about the reinforcements brought by the new marshal. Among them, there are the iron horses of Liaodong. ”

Wu Shigong laughed all of a sudden: "I really didn't expect this!" Brother, I was supposed to go to Liaodong to rescue them. I didn't expect them to come to our rescue now. Alas! Let's hope their arrival will open things up. I've been out for more than half a year, and I really want to go home sooner! ”

"What? Do you miss your brother and sister? Liu Zeqing teased, "If you really want to put out the fire, brother, I'll send you a few." ”

"I don't want you messy women." When it comes to muddy jokes, it's a man who is energetic.

"How can I be? They all came voluntarily. Alas! This hole thief has crippled Denglai. The people there are displaced. The girl's family can't survive, so she doesn't have to do this. Don't worry, the few I gave you are all the daughters of big families, and they haven't been touched yet. If you don't believe it, go and see the big camp, it's full of brothels, and I can't stand it. ”

"Still not. It's not good for the sons and daughters in the army to see it. When will I take some time to go out to camp with Brother Hezhou. But Brother Hezhou, your tone today is wrong, huh? When did you become so worried about the country and the people? Wu Shigong also made a joke about Liu Zeqing.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zeqing looked serious: "Brother, I am also from Shandong." Seeing the local folks like this, I still feel uncomfortable! ”

At this moment, a messenger rushed over from the camp, and when he saw Wu Shigong and these military attachés, he immediately knelt down and said, "Report! The Governor has ordered that tomorrow the new Governor of Shandong will arrive, and let the military attachés above the garrison in the army go to the military tent in the camp to listen to the training. Make no mistake! (To be continued......)

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