Yuan Chonghuan took etiquette into account, and most of the time of the conversation, he either stared at the table or looked at the tea cup.

Only said that after the Liao general Mao Wenlong made meritorious service in Fushun, he was willing to go to Dongjiang Phidao and other places to recruit troops to defend the town, instead of choosing such prosperous towns as Liaoyang and Shenyang to station, Yuan Chonghuan was quite impressed, and for a while he felt a sense of pity for the "Mao Shen General", and he was interested, and naturally glanced at Zheng Haizhu.

But when she heard Mao Wenlong, a different color appeared on her face, and it was fleeting.

Yuan Chonghuan has reached middle age, and in addition to his conceited Confucian son's ambition to serve the country, his scheming is not deep.

He immediately thought that Fushun was victorious, and Zheng Haizhu was also there.

Even guessing whether she would have a disagreement with any general when she recounted her merits after the war. Now the court and the court only know that she has a deep friendship with Ma Xianglin's family, and the real Liaodong Jiangmen faction, especially Li Rubai, Zhang Chengyin, and Mao Wenlong, will they have a holiday?

Yuan Chonghuan then decisively stopped the topic of the Ming court's passage through Liaodong.

He took a sip of tea, and the more he found the meaning of the deep groaning in his tone: "However, in Yuan's opinion, since the affairs of the Tu Tu side are in the east, and the west is in the west, that is, the northern captives of Mongolia, I should focus on Fu, even if it may not be used by me, at least it will not harm me." Otherwise, if Jianzhou is connected with Mongolia from east to west, no matter how well Liaoshen, Gaizhou, Fuzhou, and Dongjiang are guarded, the Tatars can also make a detour through Mongolia and enter the customs from Xifengkou. Madame, this time, in accordance with the instructions of the Supreme Envoy to Mongolia, come back is the Xifeng Pass, right? ”

Zheng Haizhu said "um" softly.

The reason for the time window, Yuan Chonghuan at this time was still early before he supervised and called him the "Ministry of Hospitals", so he could indeed look down on him.

But he will not be so shallow as to spend even a moment to enjoy this kind of condescending authority.

What is really worth paying attention to is that Yuan Chonghuan is shrewd and discerning during the conversation, which is stronger than those young people who are in their early twenties and have little life experience, and the other is Yuan Chonghuan's views on border affairs, whether it is the Liaoxi Corridor from the Dongjiang River to Lushun Haiphong, Ningjin to Shanhaiguan, or to appease Mongolia, at least for now, they are all in line with her Zheng Haizhu's ideas.

The war of words in later generations, Zheng Haizhu in this life, is meaningless.

She can only integrate and arrange them in the current time and space, according to the words and deeds of historical figures, their identities and statuses, and leave alternative plans for trial and error, so as to minimize the negative impact of sunk costs.

Zheng Haizhu pursed his lips and smiled, and said with a little hint of teasing: "Let's say something without a false pretense, in this court, if the color of the robe on his body is okay, it is most taboo to give the court any ideas for peace and appeasement." Wouldn't the officials of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China and the idlers of the market just stare at such statements and say that the proposer is a spineless soft egg? It is not surprising that the proposer is impeached, demoted, or even demoted, or even demoted, and thrown into the street with a face full of vegetable skins as soon as he hits the street. Therefore, I really didn't expect that Yuan Lushi also agreed, and the imperial court should deal with those Mongolian tribes, and Enga appeased. ”

Yuan Chonghuan said with a straight face: "Dingbian Jingyuan has always been a strategy for changing things over time, whether it is to negotiate peace or appease, how can it be a traitor with a stick?" ”

He then talked endlessly about the proximity and estrangement between the various tribes of Southern Mongolia and the Later Jin Nurhachi, which mainly meant that Lin Dan Khan might be able to help the Ming court fight against Jin.

Historically, after Yuan Chonghuan later built the Ningjin defensive line, he was worried that the Houjin army would be outflanked from the west, so he did ask Lin Dan Khan to send troops to help in the battle, and stimulated the Khalkha Department to join in.

During the Apocalypse, when Lin Dan Khan's mother died, Yuan Chonghuan also repaired books to mourn, and always paid attention to maintaining relations with Tibetan Buddhist lamas in the Mongolian steppe, making the Huangjiao lamas a lubricant and messenger between the Ming and Mongolian regimes.

Therefore, at this moment, Zheng Haizhu listened to Yuan Chonghuan constantly mentioning Lin Dan Khan, but he didn't just see that the other party intended to please him, and specially picked up what he liked to hear, as if he would send an envoy to Mongolia to say how wise.

But after all, when dealing with each other for the first time, it is enough to touch the other party's thoughts, and it is not necessary to feel like a friend at first sight and have a good conversation.

Zheng Haizhu then glanced at the copper leak in the corner of the hall, interrupted Yuan Chonghuan, and said bluntly: "Yuan Lushi, it's late at night. ”

Yuan Chonghuan was stunned, reacted, and hurriedly got up and said: "When Yuan talks about state affairs, he neglects etiquette, and Mrs. forgive me." ”

Zheng Haizhu also stood up: "It's not that it's rude, it's that it's not rude, it's not day and night." Besides, it is more important to do things than to sit and talk about them. In the future, whether it is the Jingshi, the border pass, or even the outside of the Saiwai, there will definitely be a chance to meet and discuss with Yuan Lushi. ”

Yuan Chonghuan felt slightly lost, he originally wanted to "perform" again, because today, although he knew that Han Daotai's face needed to be maintained, but from what he saw with his own eyes, he really felt that the woman in front of him was more worthy of his own management, maybe the Son of Heaven or the cabinet ministers would soon be able to hear his name Yuan Chonghuan.

Fortunately, when the other party finally mentioned the word "outside the plug", his eyes made solid contact with him, which was obviously quite meaningful.

When Yuan Chonghuan walked back to his guest room, he smacked and felt a little excited.

The small record of the Ministry of Industry, or the six or seven rank officials of Fuliang Prefecture and County, are not positions that he willingly accepts, and the Guanwai of the northern Xinjiang of the Ming Dynasty is precisely the starting point of this imperial literati who has only put on official robes in middle age, planning his brilliant career.

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The next day, Yuan Chonghuan rode his horse to the Yanshan Mountain Range in the northernmost part of Shanhai Town early in the morning to see the fortifications, but left his own scribe and sent Zheng Haizhu and his party west out of Yuguan.

The handsome son-in-law Cheng Xin, according to Han Daotai's instructions, directly sent over a mule cart full of leather goods.

"Brother Cheng, please rest assured that Daotai and I don't know each other, I don't dare to specialize in such a good gift, I will go back and take the best of the best, and send it to the elders in the cabinet who can speak for Shanhai Town, as well as the big men in the palace."

Cheng Xin bowed his head and said sincerely: "Little brother, thank you for the few words that Mrs. supported me last night." ”

Zheng Haizhu sighed: "You, if you are tired of this fat difference and want to change the pot of vegetables to taste, I am also thirsty for talent." ”

"Huh?" Cheng Xin raised his head suddenly, a little suspicious that he had misheard, and was stunned for a moment and said, "I, I'm also a virtuous?" Me, what can I do? ”

Good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, Zheng Haizhu took advantage of the morning to the middle of the morning, and asked Huang Zude to inquire about the process in the merchants in the town The reason why he came here to be a tax supervisor.

"Brother Cheng, you are actually a talent, and your conscience is there. Selling your face to eat, or fighting a war and cowardly buns, it's all over. Think about the future. ”

Cheng Xin has been in the past few years, with a good skin, he doesn't have to fight hard to make a living like the descendants of military families in his fellow villagers, and the price of worry-free food and clothing is that he is a "soft eater" who is arranged by many voices, and today is the first time I have heard it, and some people call him "virtuous" and "talent".

His eyes flickered, and he wanted to chat with Zheng Haizhu a few more words, but he heard the other party say: "Okay, that's all I say, if you are not afraid of hardship, there will be a period later." ”