Geng Cairuo looked up and down Dong Mingyan, who was wearing a light green moire skirt and a transparent silk dress, and saw that her hair was silky like satin, the light was recognizable, her eyebrows were like paintings, the young woman was beautiful and natural, a pair of delicate calves, and under the skirt was a close-fitting moon-white trousers, and she couldn't help but sigh: "Sure enough, she is a first-class beauty, I see pity, and it is not much better than that Jian Yixuan." ”

After Dong Mingyan sat on the chair, she said shyly: "My sister came to visit me again, my sister's appearance is several times better than mine, where can I be with Jian Yixuan, who is known as the first beauty in Nanjing, the first time I saw her, I felt that everything was pressed by her, and I couldn't lift my head, whether it was my family background, bearing, or cultivation, I was-"

Geng Cairuo is much taller than her, wearing a tight blue gown, she practices martial arts, and feels that it is more convenient to travel, different from everyone's ladies, refreshing and capable, she squeezed Dong Mingyan's face.

"Sister—"

Geng Cairuo said with a smile: "Why should my sister be ashamed of herself and be vain, that Jian Yixuan is also a woman, she doesn't want to like men, she wants to marry, what is there to be proud of her." ”

As soon as these words came out, Dong Mingyan looked like she was suffering from gains and losses, and said to her in frustration: "Sister, you said, if you really come to the country, the father-in-law, the father-in-law will still like me."

Geng Cairuo raised his eyebrows and said, "He dares." ”

Dong Mingyan said in a low voice: "I also know that women shouldn't be jealous and jealous, I don't have any ability, I have to be loved by Xianggong, I shouldn't make Xianggong embarrassed, these two days, these two days, I have snubbed Xianggong-"

Geng Cairuo sneered: "You can't bear to snub him for two days, I think you want to be fair." ”

Dong Mingyan was so embarrassed that she was red, her heart went up and down, and she ate: "We are Xianggong's women, is it too much for Xianggong." ”

Geng Cairuo laughed, and Dong Mingyan lowered his head with a smile.

"Sister, you are kind-hearted, you are still worried that he will be left out in the cold, don't you have a little girl at home, quietly send him food and drink, and you are afraid of starving him."

"Ah, Haruka, she-"

Geng Cairuo's eyes flashed with an uncertain look, sat down next to her, took her hand, interrupted her words, and said solemnly: "Sister, sister has something to say." ”

Dong Mingyan saw her solemn tone, and nodded solemnly: "Sister, you say." ”

"Our father-in-law, born in poverty, in just two years, living in the temple is high, and it is very dangerous to maneuver between the prince and the king of Han and the king of Zhao. Sister, you yourself should know that you can't help anything with the prime minister in the court, although my grandfather was made a marquis, but my grandfather died early, my father is long gone, and my younger brother doesn't know what happened, after all, he is the descendant of the guilty minister, and I can't say anything in the court. ”

Dong Mingyan lowered her brows and replied in a low voice: "I know." ”

"Moreover, my sister has a set of housekeepers and can manage the family in an orderly manner, but I, I will dance with a stick and get a gun, and if I really enter the court, we are just black-eyed, and nothing can help him."

"Jian Yixuan is of noble birth, and his father is a university scholar, only she can give our Xianggong the greatest help, and she is smart and wise, and she is familiar with politics, which is a great help to Xianggong. So-" she sighed, "Although I don't like Jian Yixuan, but for the sake of Xianggong, for the sake of our Chen family, Jian Yixuan, Xianggong must be married, and it has nothing to do with marriage." ”

Dong Mingyan nodded deeply, but she still looked very lost.

Geng Cairuo smiled: "What is my sister worried about? Are you worried that Xiang Gong has changed his mind? Still don't have the confidence to compare with Jian Yixuan? ”

Seeing Geng Cairuo staring at himself, Geng Cairuo felt furious in his heart, and he didn't speak.

Geng Cairuo leaned into her ear, bit the root of her ear and said, "Xianggong, you have to catch it by yourself, let's tonight-"

Before she finished speaking, Dong Mingyan jumped up, blushed and said: "Ridiculous, this, how can this be, you, you that, still teach me, I look at it—no, ridiculous—absolutely not—"

"Ouch, my silly sister, what are you shy, eating and drinking, Xianggong, he likes it, is he really waiting for Jian Yixuan to rob our Xianggong, and then wipe his tears in the backyard every day?"

Chen Yuan looked at the woman in front of him, and suddenly became a little flustered, and greeted: "Miss Jian, are you there too?" ”

"You still call me a girl?" The woman said lowly.

"Ahem, Yi Xuan, ha, I'm coming, I've got something to look for Master Jian - ah no, Uncle Jian."

"Are you alright?" The girl's face was full of worry.

Master Jian couldn't stand it anymore, coughed, and snorted: "What can it be, can my father eat him?" ”

The girl said embarrassedly: "My daughter is seeing that it is getting late, and the meal has been prepared, so she came to call her father." ”

"I think you know that His Majesty gave me a marriage, I didn't dare to refuse, so I will find him in private to take revenge and regret the marriage."

The girl was recognized, and she was so anxious that she stomped her feet: "Dad-"

Master Jian sighed helplessly, and said sourly: "Girls are extroverted, girls are extroverted, and they haven't passed the door yet, and their elbows are out." ”

Chen Yuan was very thick-skinned, and he couldn't hang it a little, and the coming day was long, so he arched his hand, said goodbye and left the house, and prepared to go home. As soon as he went out, he was stopped by an uninvited guest.

Chen Yuan was surprised, because this person was none other than Wang Jinghong.

This person is elusive, Chen Yuan is confident that he has no reason to find himself on the street and kill himself, he wants to kill himself, it is easy. But the strange thing is that he was cheated last time, and he gave himself a woman for some reason, I don't know what the hell is going on. He secretly investigated for a few days, and even inquired about the woman who appeared in Qixia City that day, but it didn't match, and he didn't know what the identity of that woman was. But it is certain that the identity of a woman is not simple.

Wang Jinghong did this, and at the critical moment, he would definitely take this matter as his handle.

Who the hell is that woman? Chen Yuan is still scratching his head. When the soldiers came to block, he looked at Wang Jinghong.

"Lord Chen, are you free, let's find a place to talk?"

Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Yes, the first time we met, you invited me, today, I will also invite you once, let's go, let's go to the Xinghua Tavern, the wine there is very fragrant." ”

"Please." Wang Jinghong smiled slightly, and let Chen Yuan lead the way, and the two of them seemed to be friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time.

When they arrived at the tavern, before the wine was served, the waiter poured two cups of tea and said, "Wait a minute, two guests, the dish will be served in a while." Then he went out and closed the door.

Wang Jinghong took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I see that the adults still have the heart to propose, and Your Majesty will give you the marriage and marry the beloved daughter of the scholar, which is gratifying." ”

Chen Yuan couldn't figure out his true intentions, so he pretended to admit and said, "Thank you." ”

Wang Jinghong suddenly said meaningfully: "Well, it seems that the adults have forgotten the woman that night, and I am relieved that my mind is so peaceful." ”

Chen Yuan's heart jumped, thinking of the taste of that night, the aftertaste was endless, and he said secretly: It's bad, he will come to find fault now. He laughed dryly and said, "Brother Wang, what did you mean that night?" ”

Wang Jinghong smiled: "You will understand in the future, increase your curiosity, there has always been a thorn in your heart, isn't it?" ”

Chen Yuan smiled, picked up the teacup from a few stools and took a sip of tea, and secretly thought about it by bowing his head and drinking tea: With his shrewdness, the celebrities around Zheng He, but he hated himself very much, and he rushed to find himself at this time, not as gloomy as before, obviously he intended to settle it.

Wang Jinghong is terrifyingly shrewd, if even he can't solve it, what kind of problem will it be? He thought thoughtfully, drank the cup of tea, raised his head and was just about to put the teacup back on the plate, Wang Jinghong had already stepped forward, took the teacup with both hands, poured him a full cup of tea, and gently pushed it in front of him.

Seeing his respectful attitude, Chen Yuan had already made a decision in his heart, he thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "Brother Wang is right, it is a blessing or a curse, it is a disaster that cannot be avoided, even if I get to the bottom of it, knowing it will only increase the annoyance, it is better not to know, I believe that one day, Brother Wang will tell me." ”

Wang Jinghong moved forward, leaned over slightly, and said attentively: "Actually, I came to you, there are some things that I can't decide. ”

"I want to hear about it."

Wang Jinghong told Zheng He that he wanted to go to the West, including handing a post to King Zhao and asking him to help speak, but King Zhao was so busy that he didn't want to agree, so he found a waiter to play, and the minister objected, and Zhu Di was noncommittal.

But the more this happened, the more Wang Jinghong's heart was determined to go to the West and explore overseas.

Chen Yuan was surprised, he never thought that Wang Jinghong would actually ask him for help to say that Xiang had an idea. To put it in his heart, Chen Yuan was against Zheng He's voyage to the West, nominal commerce, but in fact it was money, Zheng He went to the West, that is, to give China's precious silk, tea, and porcelain to those countries, and his own households did not take a penny, the cost was huge, and several households in the treasury were emptied.

Because of this, the people increased taxes and the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, so it took Zhu Gaochi and his son ten years to begin to reverse the situation of the deficit in the national treasury.

Chen Yuandao: "The purpose of the imperial court's trip to the West was to "award Zhengshuo", to solicit a wide range of people, and to urge the surrounding countries to "come to the court with silk and silk, and to pay tribute by sailing through the mountains", so as to create a grand situation of "all countries are dressed and crowned", so as to improve the prestige of their emperor. When Zheng went to the West, he received a lot of "favors" and "tributes", but he had nothing to do with opening up international trade. His Majesty himself did not advocate the development of overseas trade, and some bartering activities carried out by the Zheng Lord's mission overseas were only incidental. This exchange was only used as a means of developing friendly relations with the Western countries, and most of the exotic treasures were exchanged for the enjoyment of the imperial court, which was fundamentally different from the profitable overseas trade. ”

"It is precisely because the purpose of going to the West is not to develop overseas trade that the policy adopted by the DPRK without regard for economic benefits has caused a huge burden on the government of the DPRK."

Wang Jinghong listened, a little lost, and he also knew that this was the case. However, then he was relieved, he was a person who acted without caring about the means, and the court was empty, what did it have to do with him, and asked directly: "You mean, you are against going to the West?" ”

Chen Yuan shook his head: "Definitely." ”

"Oh?" Wang Jinghong's eyes lit up.

"Our world is round, like a ball." Seeing Wang Jinghong's blank eyes, he said, "You don't believe it, but our world is open, not closed, and only by looking everywhere and discovering can we make more progress." During his trip to the West, Zheng advocated not to bully widows, not to bully the weak, to get along with each other, to share peace, for the exchanges between countries, to establish an unwritten standard, but also for future generations, to leave valuable experience and preparation, courtesy, to oppose bullying, world peace, this is a trend, peace can develop, war can only destroy. ”

"So, you're in favor of going to the West?"

"Yes."

"What's the solution?" Wang Jinghong continued to lean forward, his eyes full of longing, "Is there any way to make Your Majesty and the ministers agree." ”