Daming did not provide a post house for officials entering Beijing, and even if there was, after Chongzhen's abolition of the post station, it is estimated that there will be no left.

By the way, Li Zicheng, the strongest anti-thief leader in the Ming Dynasty, was originally a civil servant at the post station, but later Chongzhen abolished the post station, and he embarked on the road of rebellion.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty generally lived in temples in order to show their integrity.

And Zheng Zhilong didn't mean to live in the temple because he was not short of money, so he spent money to live in the reception designated by the imperial court.

After settling down, Zheng Zhilong did not rush to meet the emperor, but first according to the list of high-ranking officials given to him by the master, he was going to inquire about the news first, and by the way, he would make a little more convenient.

It's just that he has never been to the capital, and his eyes are dark about the capital, so even if he knows who he is going to, he has to find out where those people live first.

So Zheng Zhilong directly took the two subordinates out of the residence.

"This old man, this official has just come to the capital, and he is not very familiar with the capital, I wonder if I can ask you about some things?"

Although Zheng Zhilong is the uncrowned king of the sea, he knows the sophistication of people when he climbs up from the bottom, not to mention that this is the capital, and dragons and snakes are mixed, so Zheng Zhilong's tone is quite polite.

And when he said these words, he also handed over a broken piece of silver by the way as a sign of politeness.

The porter is about sixty years old, and he has been here for most of his life, and he has seen more officials, so he didn't pay much attention to Zheng Zhilong.

It's just that when he saw the silver handed over by Zheng Zhilong, his face instantly became amiable.

He put the silver into his sleeve without moving, and then said with some respect: "My lord, you are so polite, if you want to know anything, just ask, the little old man will definitely know everything." ”

"Thank you so much, uncle."

After seeing the immediate effect of the silver, Zheng Zhilong also showed a smile on his face, it seems that there is nothing different in the capital, and the silver is still good here.

And the last thing he lacks is silver, as long as it can be solved with silver, it is not a problem.

Looking at the concierge who was still waiting for his question, Zheng Zhilong pressed the thoughts in his heart, and then asked, "May I ask my husband, how should I go to the Guozhang Mansion?" ”

The list of officials listed by the master for him, and the first one was the national abbot Zhou Kui.

According to the information given by the master, Chongzhen has an excellent relationship with the queen, so Zhou Kui, the national abbot, is naturally very high, and the eunuchs in the palace, many people are talking to him, what news is there in the palace, Zhou Kui must be the first to know.

And the most important thing is that this person is greedy by nature, and it can even be said that he regards money as his life, and it is simply more appropriate to start with him.

"Guozhang? Guozhang Zhou Kui? ”

The porter was obviously stunned when he heard this name, and then looked at Zheng Zhilong and shook his head slowly: "No, there is no Guozhang now." ”

"More than a month ago, Zhou Kui was robbed of his house and demoted to a commoner because of corruption and oppression of the people."

"Although His Majesty did not kill Zhou Kui for the sake of the queen's face, he confined him in his mansion and was not allowed to go out for the rest of his life."

"If the adult has an old relationship with Zhou Kui, it should still be okay to catch up with him, but if you have something to ask him, the old man suggests that you don't go."

"I didn't ...... Gone? ”

Zheng Zhilong was a little dumbfounded, Fujian was too far away from the capital, the news was lagging behind, and he had been on the road for more than a month, so he didn't know the news that Zhou Kui was gone, so after hearing the news, he was a little confused.

Yavin

I haven't visited yet, and the first person to visit is gone, so it's a failure.

Zheng Zhilong felt a little unlucky, but he didn't take it to heart, but spoke again: "This official is just a newcomer to the capital and wants to inquire about some news. ”

"May I ask my father-in-law, Shoufu Zhou Yanru, where is Zhou Ge's mansion? This official went to visit Zhou Ge Lao. ”

According to the news given by the master, although Zhou Yanru is honest on the surface, he is secretly a corrupt official, and even as the first assistant, he can do the work of selling official beards, so Zheng Zhilong was originally going to visit Zhou Yanru for the second time.

Now that the ruler is gone, then he will go directly to Zhou Yanru.

"Looking for Zhou Ge Lao to inquire about the news?"

Although the concierge is a small officer, he can be regarded as a person in the system, and he knows far more information than ordinary people can compare.

So after hearing that Zheng Zhilong wanted to find Zhou Yanru, he directly shook his head again, "Old man suggests that you still don't go." ”

Speaking of this, the porter lowered his voice and said, "Since Lord Shoufu donated his entire net worth of more than one million taels of silver last month, it seems that he has changed his temperament, and he rarely sees guests. ”

"The foreign officials I used to receive are gone, so even if you go, you won't be able to see Lord Shousuke."

"This ......"

Zheng Zhilong was completely stunned, what is the situation, the first one on the list is gone, and the second one is gone, is this so coincidental?

He hesitated for a moment, then asked again, "What about ...... What about Li Guozhen, the governor of Jingying? ”

Although Li Guozhen's official position is not too high, as the governor of Beijing, he is also a member of the Xungui group, and his relationship network is quite strong, so Zheng Zhilong's list lists Li Guozhen to the third place.

"Li Guozhen?"

When the porter heard this, he glanced at Zheng Zhilong with a strange expression, and then said: "Dead, because of corruption and bribery last month, he fanned the soldiers to make trouble, and after being arrested by Jinyiwei, he died directly in the edict prison." ”

“……”

After being silent for a moment, Zheng Zhilong spoke again: "That...... Chengguo Gong Zhu Chunchen? ”

"It's also dead, and it's ...... to die with Li Guozhen"

"Wu Changshi in the Ministry of Writing?"

"Dead ......"

“……”

"The military department gives the light in the matter?"

"It's dead, it's dead in the emperor's mausoleum, and the house has been raided."

Zheng Zhilong asked several people one after another, until when he asked Guang Shiheng, the porter couldn't hold back anymore after answering, and asked, "This lord, aren't you here to entertain the old man?" ”

Ask one to die, ask one to die, good guy, are you here to ask for someone to do something, or is the king of Hades coming to call names.

The porter's eyes were already a little wrong when he looked at Zheng Zhilong now, and he even felt that these people were cursed to death by Zheng Zhilong, otherwise how could he ask one to die.

Zheng Zhilong is also a little numb now, this uncrowned king of the sea, for a moment, even wondered if it was his own problem, otherwise how could it be so coincidental.

At this moment, he looked at the suspicious eyes of the porter, shook his head in a daze, and said, "Forget it, it's okay, thank you for your advice." ”

Zheng Zhilong stuffed another ingot of broken silver to the porter, and then returned to the room with some doubts.

After Zheng Zhilong went back, the two subordinates who followed Zheng Zhilong around couldn't help but ask, "My lord, aren't we going to visit those officials in the capital?" ”

"It's all dead, and you're visiting a fart!"

Zheng Zhilong, who was extremely depressed, subconsciously opened his mouth to reprimand, and after he came back to his senses, he said directly: "You go out to find out if the concierge is true, if it is not true, come back and report to me immediately." ”

"If it's true, then ......"

"Forget it, if it's true, why don't you love it, I'm tired......"

After the two servants went out, Zheng Zhilong lay down on the chair a little weakly, he couldn't figure out why his trip to the capital had so many problems before it began.

And after the two servants came back with the news, and basically made sure that what the porter said was correct, Zheng Zhilong completely gave up struggling.

The changes in the capital are too great, and the list prepared for him by the master is useless, even if some of the officials above have not had an accident, but in the case of such a big change in the officialdom of the capital, he doesn't know what the situation of these surviving officials is.

If you come to the door rashly, maybe the information is not discovered, and it may be counterproductive.

So Zheng Zhilong simply didn't go to see anyone, and after reporting it, he honestly waited for the emperor's summons.

And to his surprise, he went to report on the front foot, and the emperor's will to summon him on the back foot came, and the time was stuck, as if the emperor could see his every move.

……

In the Qianqing Palace.

"Zheng Zhilong, the chief soldier of Fujian, has seen Your Majesty."

Zheng Zhilong went from a guerrilla general at the time of Zhao'an to the current Fujian general soldier, and he was naturally no stranger to the etiquette of officialdom, so after seeing Lao Zhu, he immediately kowtowed.

"Fujian General Soldier Zheng Zhilong."

Lao Zhu bowed slightly, and said, "Yes, let's be flat." ”

Zheng Zhilong didn't know what Lao Zhu said was good, and when he heard that Lao Zhu let himself live, he stood up a little stiffly.

After Zheng Zhilong stood up, Lao Zhu did not speak in a hurry, but looked at Zheng Zhilong first.

For Zheng Zhilong, Lao Zhu is still very curious, because this is obviously an official fan, in order to be recruited by the imperial court, every time he fights with the imperial court, he only fights officers and soldiers, and he has no offense against the people.

It is precisely because of his good reputation that the court will finally decide to recruit him.

Later, for the position of governor of Fujian and Guangdong promised by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he did not hesitate to risk his life alone and voted for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, although this led to his later death, but it is enough to prove how much he valued the official position.

As for the fact that he betrayed Nanming, Lao Zhu didn't mind too much, after all, at that time, the Ming Dynasty was already considered to be a dead country, and it was obviously too embarrassing to expect a pirate leader to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty after the death of the Ming Dynasty.

So Lao Zhu doesn't care much about this history.

After observing Zheng Zhilong, Lao Zhu Fang slowly spoke, "It is worthy of being the king of the sea of the Ming Dynasty, and his shot is generous." ”

"Just ask a few words, and you can give the porter four taels of silver."