The next day, Dong Qichang, who lived in the residence of a student in Beijing, sent his grandson Dong Ting to the inn and informed Zheng Haizhu that the ancestors of the Dong family would first take Ni Zhan's landscape drawings and meet with Wang An in the name of an old friend's appreciation of paintings.

Zheng Haizhu understood such social etiquette, and said to Dong Ting: "I have listened to Dong Gong's arrangement, but I have a good friendship with Liu Shimin and Liu Gonggong of the Admiral Weaving Bureau, and I will go to visit him in the next few days." ”

Da Jue in the Forbidden City has another house outside the palace.

When Zheng Haizhu came to Beijing to receive the edict, he went to Liu Shimin's outer house in Jinchengfang Hutong to recognize the door, and this time he instructed Li Daniu to hand over the post, and then came to the door at the end of the day.

At this time, the eunuch can find a palace maid to be a "vegetable lady", and those with some status can also hire the daughter of a small family who has studied in the capital but is destitute and poor as a wife and concubine.

But when Zheng Haizhu came back, he didn't see any traces of any wives and concubines in Liu Mansion or Caihu Palace. There were only three or four male servants who took care of the servants, and the only woman was an old and rough washerwoman.

No change this time.

The servant invited Zheng Haizhu into the back house, and Liu Shimin was already waiting at the door of the study.

"Now that the heat is gone, let's just sit and eat tea in the courtyard," Liu Shimin looked like an elder, beckoned Zheng Haizhu to sit at the stone table, and asked, "Have you been to see Xianglin and his family?" ”

Zheng Haizhu nodded, and said the reason for the bar between Gyeonggi and the prince Guan Zhuang again.

Liu Shimin said "hey", and then smiled: "It's like what you always love to do." I've been reading books in the house lately, and I don't know it. Tomorrow, tomorrow I will find a way to enter the palace and help you inquire about what moves can be made in Ciqing Palace and Yikun Palace. ”

Zheng Haizhu is now an identity, and he has a past friendship, and he does not hide the color of exploration, and said bluntly: "My father-in-law doesn't go to the palace to be on duty, and he doesn't go back to the Suzhou Weaving Bureau to watch?" ”

Liu Shimin leaned forward slightly, and said softly: "Girl, the owner is going to drive the crane west, and the shopkeeper outside must not rush back, and hand over the account to the young owner?" But there is more than one young owner, and there is more than one housewife in charge of the house, and outside the wall, there is also a large group of Jinshi old men who are coaxing, at this time, why should I be in a hurry to get on the fire, go forward, and wait for the big mansion, the distribution is clear. ”

Zheng Haizhu said "oh" and made a statement of understanding: "My father-in-law is meticulous. ”

But what she thought in her heart was: No, you, Liu Shimin, aren't you the prince's companion Wang An? If Wang An didn't go to Wanli and the queen to fight for you, how could you get such a fat difference as the Admiral Weaving Bureau?

Right now, it is the critical moment for Concubine Zheng and the crown prince to fight, as Wang An's direct cronies, hiding in another house outside the palace to read idle books?

Zheng Haizhu took a sip of teacup, looked up and saw the towering Baita Temple outside the roof, and said idly, that day I asked the commander of the patrol camp, and learned that the yamen of the patrol camp was near the Baita Temple.

"Gonggong Liu, what is the current number of soldiers in this patrol and arrest camp?"

Liu Shimin's heart was uncertain, but he pondered that Zheng Haizhu would not associate him with Cui Wenjing of the patrol camp, so he pretended to be curious: "If you are full of people, there must be 10,000 people, how did you think to ask this?" ”

"Oh, didn't I also use the shortage of battalion soldiers in Chongming to train the Liaomin, I thought of it, so I inquired. 10,000 people This post is really not small, the horses have to be thousands bigger, right? Xianglin's guest army outside Beijing is just such a battle? ”

Liu Shimin stared at Zheng Haizhu, but after a moment, he smiled and said, "You didn't ask in front of General Pony what you said." How can the combat power of the patrol battalion be compared with Xianglin's team, just a rabble. Don't say that Xianglin's Tusi soldiers are just a few of the brocade guards to deal with the patrol camp, and that is also one as ten. ”

When Zheng Haizhu heard the last sentence, her eyes darkened, and her gaze avoided Liu Shimin and fell to the tea cup.

Liu Shimin suddenly understood what the problem was with his own words.

He patted his forehead with a solemn face, and his voice was full of apologies.

"Girl, I know what you're thinking about. That day, in Sheshan, in Miao Atai's house, a few Jurchen spies ran away. You must be thinking, Liu Shimin, an old guy, has some skills by himself, and he also has a Jinyi guard entourage, how can he not control them, and now he still has the face to brag. ”

Zheng Haizhu raised his head and looked at Liu Shimin: "Father-in-law, I don't know that in the night attack, in a hurry, the victory or defeat is unpredictable, not to mention the total annihilation of the enemy." I'm just, for a few months, thinking of Bond a lot. I'm uncomfortable, it's so uncomfortable, it's not as simple as losing my right hand, Bond died to save the people of Zhuangzi, how vicious the Tartar is, it's like a beast, it's not enough to spoil our Han people in Liaodong, even the Han people who escaped don't let go! And the leading bitch in the Tartar spies, just like that, got out like this......"

Liu Shimin first brought the thoughts of emptiness and wrongdoing, but listening to it, his chest was inevitably like clouds covering the mountains, and the meaning of depression became more and more distinct.

His father, who was a little worshipper, was the deputy chief soldier of Liaoyang, and twenty years ago he led the army to attack in order to block the Tartars, and unfortunately was killed by an arrow. Before his father died, he told him that he would be loyal to the old master, but the people, whether they were the people of the new lord or the people of the old lord, should be protected and loved by all our men.

His father entrusted him with the responsibility of restoring the old master's inheritance, and this entrustment turned into a sharp blade, cutting off the dust roots and helping him enter the palace. And his father's words about the people are another sharp blade, engraved the great righteousness that has never changed throughout the ages, deep in his heart.

Zheng Haizhu's narration undoubtedly made Liu Shimin come to that moonlit night again.

When he heard the Holy Lord say that he would let go of the leading Jurchen spies, he felt as if he had been hit the head, and he couldn't believe it.

Later, when he heard the news that Wu Bangde was martyred in Chongming, Liu Shimin thought about the situation of his father back then, and a mouthful of turbid air blocked his throat.

At the same time, the tacit understanding of his partner for many years told him that Miao Ruiyun and his old Liu had the same attitude of resistance to the Holy Lord's move to let go of the Tong family's daughter.

Therefore, when he heard that Miao Ruiyun personally dissuaded the Holy Lord from accepting Zheng Haizhu as a concubine, Liu Shimin also lightly gave Miao Ruiyun a few words.

From facing Ma Xianglin yesterday to facing Zheng Haizhu today, Liu Shimin faintly realized that he was a living person after all.

The minds of the living are filled not only with the loyalty of kings and ministers, but also with the friendship of not being alone.

Liu Shimin sighed deeply: "Ah Zhu, do you know that my father died at the hands of the Tartars in Liaodong back then. Although I encountered the incident of that night halfway, I also regretted that I couldn't catch that girl. ”

Zheng Haizhu was silent, and said in a deep voice: "By the way, father-in-law, since I talked about this matter, I have an idea, just to ask for advice." ”

"You speak."

"In the brocade guards of the imperial court, the Beizhen Fusi has the responsibility of supervising secrets. Presumably, there are a lot of spy agents. When I came to Beijing this time, I not only wanted to clarify that the Jurchen spies going south had nothing to do with the Songjiang switch, and I could not splash dirty water on the switch's strategy, but I also had to suggest to the imperial court that I could not only care about the surveillance and detection of the courtiers and neglect the intelligence and spy of the foreign captives. ”

Liu Shimin narrowed his eyes.

This girl has a headache and a pain, and she is reasonable.

The Jurchens' secret hunting espionage moves, why can't the Ming Dynasty follow suit?

Zheng Haizhu struck while the iron was hot: "Father-in-law, I heard that the place where Fusi in Beizhen entered the door was the statue of Yue Fei, and Yue Shaobao fought against the Jin soldiers back then. I also heard that Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, fought the Japanese people beautifully when I was reinforcing the Ming Dynasty in North Korea. They are all captives, and Commander Luo will not ignore the Tartars. ”

Liu Shimin nodded and said slowly: "You think like this, it's really right to see it." I want to teach you to know that although the old man is an internal servant, he is not familiar with Dongchang over the years, and Commander Luo of Jinyiwei can drink and drink to one place, and when he goes south to run errands, he is also a cavalry with Jinyiwei. I'll take you to meet Commander Luo when I go back. ”

"Thank you, father-in-law! So now, who is the governor of Beizhen Fusi? ”

"It's Liu Qiao, the hereditary brocade guard in the family, and Commander Luo have the same temperament, and neither of them is a person who indiscriminately litigates prisons. Dongchang loves to chew his tongue in front of Banzai, saying that the Beizhen Fusi Edict Prison is very idle, and there are not a few people on the empty ground, and the grass grows tall on the green bricks at the door. ”

Zheng Haizhu pursed his lips: "Don't indiscriminately indiscriminately indiscriminately report and lynch internally, and externally work together to resist the enemy, which is the right way." Today, I talked about the old and the new with my father-in-law, and I have gained a lot of insight. Ah Zhu said goodbye first, went back to prepare the soil ceremony money, and then listened to the call of his father-in-law. ”

Liu Shimin also stood up, sent her to the door, and suddenly admonished: "That Commander Cui of the patrol camp is the younger brother of Zheng Guifei and the former Grand Duke, you better stay away at this juncture." ”

Zheng Haizhu Fuli: "Remember to mention the point of your father-in-law. ”

Leaving Liu's house, she sorted out the personnel information that Liu Shimin gave her today.

Jinyiwei and Dongchang, although they have always been criticized by the civil official group, but this term of the commander Luo Sigong, the historical record is to stand in Donglin, and later in the "palace transfer case", he also assisted Yang Lian and Wang An, snatched out Zhu Youxiao, and helped him become the emperor of the apocalypse.

Now it seems that Luo Sigong does have a good reputation. His colleague, Liu Qiao, the governor of Beizhen Fusi, was also a person who did not collude with the later eunuchs.

In fact, in Zheng Haizhu's eyes, what is clear, what is positive, not only Donglin Wenchen deserves to enjoy. Yan Siqi, Ma Xianglin, Wang An, Liu Shimin, Luo Sigong, isn't it different degrees of purity and integrity?

She is willing to do her best, and also use skill, like Song Yingxing opened a canal to divert water, to guide the clear stream and irrigate the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

After walking south through Fengcheng Hutong, the yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is impressive.

"Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou, they should be able to see each other in a few days."

Zheng Haizhu muttered, turned his head and instructed Li Daniu and Dong Erya: "The matter of finding a shop, it's not so urgent, you guys these days, let's take a look at the patrol camp Admiral Cui, where he lives, and where he goes after he gets off duty." ”