In July of the 48th year of Wanli, Zheng Haizhu was not only worried about the participation of the Zhu Yipai in the trade of his own jewelry.

Of course, she paid attention to Jingshi's movements.

The result of the Fushun Battle with the change of butterfly wings directly led to the fact that the Battle of Salhu did not happen, but the wheel of history was slightly off, and it did not seem that the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun could live a few more years.

The most criticized son of heaven in the Ming Dynasty will soon be in power.

Before Zheng Haizhu set out from Songjiang to Yanzhou, when he went to bid farewell to Huang Zunsu and his wife, Huang Zunsu vaguely showed a worried and eager attitude, which obviously showed that the Donglin faction that remained in the officialdom of Beijing had sent the sensitive information of the DPRK and China back to Jiangnan.

In the past five years, Zheng Haizhu, who has become a close friend of the Huang family, is also generally clear about the activities of the Donglin faction. Gao Panlong, Zou Yuanbiao, Zhao Nanxing, these leading figures, while lecturing in the field, always maintained ventilation with the Donglin disciples of the Beijing Division.

The bystanders are clear, let alone the bystanders from the Hereafter.

Zheng Haizhu is sure that these Donglin people show disdain to compete for power and profit with the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties on the surface, but in fact, they are bent on the matter of assisting the new monarch of the left and entering the new team.

At the Yanzhou wharf of the canal, Zheng Haizhu greeted Dong Qichang and his eldest grandson, the sixteen-year-old Dong Ting, who accompanied him to Beijing.

Dong Qichang's image in Shilin has always been a collector and connoisseur of calligraphy and painting.

Like Xu Guangqi, who loves Western studies, he does not get involved in the struggles of various parties, but because he is in Wudi, he is somewhat inclined to the Donglin faction.

He was also the teacher of the prince Zhu Changluo, and he was quite liked by Zhu Changluo back then, so the Donglin faction, which prides itself on being clear and supports the prince, is also kind to him.

The prince was about to inherit the unification, Dong Qichang was invited to appreciate calligraphy and painting, visit the same year as the name of entering Beijing, Shilin people figured out that this prince most likely had to rely on the background of the prince's former teacher, and he was revived.

At least you can have a good seat in the Ministry of Rites.

As soon as the ancestors and grandchildren of the Dong family settled down in the post house, Dong Qichang ordered Dong Ting to invite Zheng Haizhu to talk.

If you can't talk about it in the letter, you can explain it in person.

"Mrs. Zheng, the Zhejiang Party is going to make a last ditch fight and pour sewage on the Songjiang switch, which is related to the theft of firearms by the Jurchens. The Zhejiang Party means that Songjiang is not far from Liaodong, when the official transport money, grain and military pay went to Liaodong, Shandong and Nanzhili are the only two wharves, now Dengzhou is still a military port, Songjiang and Fujian Zhangzhou have become a maritime trade port, the Jurchens pretended to be maritime merchants into Nanzhili, and they could not prevent it, and you have followed the Jurchens this time, which is the proof. ”

Zheng Haizhu said in his heart, what he had worried about with Huang Zunsu really happened.

The party struggle is really unreasonable.

"Dong Gong, what does the trouble with the switch have to do with it? In front of Long Qingye, the sea ban is an iron law, and the widows are not fierce? The Tartars are becoming more and more capable, where to block, to strengthen the army to defend the territory and pass through Liaodong, is the most important task. ”

Dong Qichang took a sip of tea and said "hmm" noncommittally.

Zheng Haizhu's defense is exactly the same as Huang Zunsu's questioning when he heard about the impeachment.

That's the truth, but to reason with the opposition is a waste of time.

With such a cognition, Dong Qichang ranked first in the second class of Jinshi many years ago and soon understood it after entering the Hanlin Academy.

Dong Qichang, who is now past the sixtieth birthday, is even lazier to bother to argue about the merits.

With this effort, it is better to buy a few more paintings, or like Xu Guangqi, translate a few more books of the Taixi people and a variety of acres of sweet potato fields.

It was only because Zheng Haizhu had made efforts to avoid the burning of Dong's house back then, and this woman was good at Songjiang and Chongming, that Dong Qichang stayed in Yanzhou with the purpose of half returning affection and half business, and discussed with him how to save himself.

Dong Qichang then changed his tone to a less formal tone, and said with a smile: "Miss Zheng, I, a Songjiang veteran, have seen that the advantages of the switch outweigh the disadvantages, and you don't have to be kind to me." It is even more useless to say this to the Zhejiang Party. In my letter, I ask you to come with me to Beijing to meet the people you deserve. ”

Zheng Haizhu listened attentively and learned that the first thing Dong Qichang wanted to take her to see was Wang An, the big man in the Forbidden City.

The eunuch Wang An is the companion of the prince Zhu Changluo, and Dong Qichang, as the prince's master, is naturally familiar with Wang An.

According to Dong Qichang's analysis, the top eunuchs in the inner court today are: Lu Shou, Cui Wensheng, Wang An, Zou Yi, Li Shi, and Tian Zhao.

These ministers, who are they, the civil ministers and military generals of the outer courts, have a clear heart.

Lu Shou is a confidant of Emperor Wanli, and now sits in the position of the eunuch in charge of the seal.

Cui Wensheng is Zheng Guifei's person.

Tian Zhao is the person of "Li Xuanzhi" in the echelon of the crown prince and concubine.

And the only ones who really belong to the prince Zhu Changluo's lineage are Wang An, Zou Yi, and Li Shi.

Among them, Wang An has the oldest qualifications and the highest level of education, and in the "Eucalyptus" that was full of turmoil that year, as the chief of the think tank of the crown prince Zhu Changluo, he came forward to turn around the relationship between Zheng Guifei and the prince, temporarily stabilized Zheng Guifei, and ensured that Zhu Changluo would not be further disliked by his father Emperor Wanli.

"Miss Zheng," Dong Qichang lowered his voice more and more, but said with confidence, "The old man wants to come, after the new monarch ascends the throne, Lu Shouhui will stay in the position of the master of ceremonies and seal for a while, and make a show." Cui Wensheng will definitely be promoted to the position of celebrant and supervisor, in order to appease Concubine Zheng and the Zhejiang Party behind her. Tian Zhao will also be promoted to the pen, after all, Li Xuanzhi is now the most favored by the prince. The remaining three positions are the father-in-law of Wang, Zou, and Li who have all been the prince's companions. ”

In the political struggles of the past dynasties, personnel arrangements were the most important thing.

Zheng Haizhu sorted out the clues in Dong Qichang's information bombardment, and said: "Therefore, the Prince's Guild will do a pen for a while, and it seems that it is equal to Gonggong Cui and Gonggong Tian, and Xinjun can even assign Feitian to Gonggong Zou and Gonggong Li, who are also his descendants, when he is in charge of the four divisions, eight bureaus and twelve prisons. But the seat that is really reserved for the prince is the palm seal of the celebrant and the celebrant. If Gonggong Lu knew about current affairs, he should take the initiative to resign and be replaced by Gonggong Wang. ”

Dong Qichang nodded with a smile, and said in his heart that this woman is okay, not only Xueyong, but also very clear.

The shrewd Songjiang people continued to speak thoroughly: "Miss Zheng, Wang Gonggong will soon have a future of flowers and brocade and cooking oil, he is still the Bole of Liu Shimin of the Weaving Bureau, and you have a great relationship with Liu Gonggong. Therefore, the old man will lead you to see the prince first. In the matter of establishing a prince, the prince and the Donglin people stood side by side, but he definitely had his calculations. At that time, if you really want to lose your pawn and protect the car, and sell the face of other factions in the DPRK and China, don't treat you and Master Huang as outcasts, and look for another pawn. ”

Dong Qichang finished speaking, and glanced at Dong Ting, who was standing quietly beside him.

Although the sons are not profligate, they are incompetent, and the second son Dong Zuchang is so afraid of the inside, and his wife Yin is everywhere and calls Songjiang Shishu jokes.

Only this eldest grandson, Dong Ting, was cautious in his words and deeds at a young age, calm in temperament, and looked able to make a living, so Dong Qichang entered Beijing this time and waited for him to become an official, and brought Dong Ting with him.

Dong Ting quickly echoed his grandfather's gaze, and the young man understood that what his grandfather meant, listen to and learn, and write it down, the Bagu article is just a stepping stone, and it really entered the officialdom, and what I said to Mrs. Zheng was useful.

Dong Ting then bowed down and poured a cup of tea and sent it to Zheng Haizhu.

Zheng Haizhu returned the salute to the young man, and still asked Dong Qichang with a reverent look: "Thanks to Dong Gong for leading the way like this, then, who is the second person to see?" ”

"Naturally, it's the military department that is in the matter, Yang Lian."