When Zheng Haizhu offered advice and recommended talents to He Shijin, a doer in Donglin, in Zhao's mansion, which was seven or eight miles away from the Suzhai Hall of Cheng'en Temple, some other Donglin people were also drinking tea and discussing matters.

Zhao Nanxing, the head of Donglin who was Taichang Siqing at the time, seemed to be sinking like water, but there was a trace of Shi Shiran in the depths of his eyes, and he threw himself into the "Autumn Mountain Travel Map" hanging behind the flower stand on the east wall.

It was a month ago, when Dong Qichang resigned from the post of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, he personally wrote and painted it and sent it to Zhao's mansion.

Zhao Nanxing happily accepted it, and he was both slightly disdainful and satisfied with Dong Qichang in his heart.

This old slippery head from Songjiang Mansion has always appeared as their Donglin friend, but in fact, he has frequent contacts with the scribes in the two parties of Qi and Zhejiang. After the new monarch ascended the throne, Dong Qichang's performance was even more shrewd in the eyes of the courtiers.

As soon as the Son of Heaven summoned this old teacher, the old man came faster than anyone else, and first sat in the seat of Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and the officialdom generals all estimated it, and then it was time to go to the Ministry of Rites to be the "Great Uncle".

No, only half a year has passed, and the emperor asked Zhu Changluo to resign and return to his hometown on the grounds that he was old and ill and did not adapt to the climate of the north. The Son of Heaven did not keep much, and after rewarding a plaque written by the imperial pen, he allowed his grandson Dong Ting to enter the Guozijian to study.

The Chinese ministers in Beijing sighed that Dong Qichang would plan to make a plate.

In the shortest possible time, the name of the emperor was made, and he painted the so-called masterpieces that were taken out and sold, and the price will definitely increase a lot.

As for the reason for the resignation, it is probably because he saw that the Donglin faction changed the decline of the Wanli period and began to occupy important positions in the yamen of various ministries and institutes like locusts.

Anyway, this Dong Gong seems to have the strength to express his affection for Danqing and collect money by the way, which is far greater than the righteousness of his ministers who care about the society.

Zhao Nanxing never said in front of his own sect that he should become the next secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Therefore, Dong Qichang escaped without a fight, and before leaving, he also made enough of the little fake etiquette among the scribes, and sent the paintings goodbye, although Zhao Nanxing didn't look down on this southerner who was not very cowardly like a gentleman, he was actually quite comfortable in his heart.

Alas, he is also a native of Nanzhili, and that Zheng is not as knowledgeable as Dong Qichang, so much so that he has to work for heavyweights like Zhao Nanxing to think about this matter and make a speech.

"Does the Zheng family want to accompany the emperor's eldest son to Mount Tai and let the eunuch surnamed Wei accompany him?" Zhao Nanxing took a sip of tea and asked Yang Lian, who was sitting at the bottom.

"Probably not, Wei Jinzhong wants to leave for Luoyang and ask King Fu to offer silver to the Tai Warehouse."

Zhao Nanxing narrowed his eyes: "Wei Jinzhong is the eldest son of the emperor, and it is natural to accompany him to Mount Tai." ”

Yang Lian hesitated for a moment, and responded: "Hmm, so the Zheng family doesn't seem to be in harmony with Wei Jinzhong all the time and everything." ”

"Hehe," Zhao Nanxing sneered, "It seems that they don't do the same, but in fact, they are each other's support." One gets silver for Banzai, and the other teaches the prince for Banzai, all of them are going the way of close ministers. ”

Yang Lian said: "Duke Heting, then let the Ministry of Rites refute Zheng's request." ”

Zhao Nanxing shook his head: "On the contrary, I will talk to Han Gong and promise to come down." ”

The "Han Gong" in Zhao Nanxing's mouth is Han Yi, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at the time, and is also one of the elders of Donglin. It is very likely that Han Yi will join the cabinet in the near future and become a second assistant.

Seeing that Yang Lian was a little confused, Zhao Nanxing couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This poplar beard, whether it is to the Son of Heaven, to the Ming Dynasty, or to the Donglin of this faction, is indeed loyal, but his temperament is as straight as the beams of the three major halls, and he has sat in the position of the general constitution, and he will not turn around to ponder people's hearts.

"Wen Ru, women's hearts, undersea needles, do you think the Zheng family is going to Mount Tai, just like Dong Qichang, to put some gold on his face? Think about it again, Mount Tai, Shandong ......"

Yang Lian held the teacup, thought for a while, and finally understood: "What does Heting Gong mean, maybe she wants to contact Qi Shijiao?" ”

Zhao Nanxing nodded: "After Fang Congzhe went into the wilderness, the proud protégé of Qi Shijiao also returned to his hometown, and the two parties of Zhejiang and Qi seemed to be suddenly weakened, but in fact, where are they people who are willing to give up." I remember, when I asked you about Zheng's character, you said that she boasted that she had no gateway views, and in front of you and Lao Zuo, she did not shy away from praising Qi Shijiao as a capable minister with a good way to provide disaster relief. ”

Yang Lian frowned and said: "However, Fang Congzhe's fellow Zhejiang Party fellow Yao Zongwen has not rectified her, and the head of the Qi Poetry Sect is Fang Congzhe, so the Zheng family will not have a bad heart?" ”

Zhao Nanxing pouted: "This kind of businesswoman always puts the word in the middle, for the sake of a word, you can worship the godmother in the palace today, and the godfather will be surnamed Zhang tomorrow, not strange." There was a festival with the Zhejiang Party, but she admired the disciple of the head of the Zhejiang Party and the leader of the Qi Party to the Son of Heaven, and she showed that she was humble and taught the Son of Heaven to appreciate. Wenru, this is the pretentious and pure state that businessmen are best at. ”

When Yang Lian heard this, a feeling of discomfort suddenly arose in his heart.

They Donglin, what they originally advocated was to crack down on big landlords and clan tyrants, support small and medium-sized landlords and peasant households, and merchants who shuttled between states, but at this moment, what Zhao Nanxing revealed was a deep contempt for the merchant group.

But Yang Lian did suddenly realize that he felt that Zhao Gong's analysis was correct, and Qi Shijiao was the faction that Zheng was most likely to encircle at present.

"Heting Gong, in the past few days, Lian has been looking for children in my Donglin, going to Laizhou, and seeing if the Qi Shijiao will contact the Zheng family in the next month or two."

……

At the beginning of the morning, Lao Qin was still in Zhang Luo and his men to classify the newly transported goods from the south and paste the notes to be sent to various channels in Beijing, when he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves at the mouth of the alley.

When I turned around, I immediately saw a python-robed father-in-law.

Wei Zhongxian galloped forward, jumped down, stuffed the reins into Lao Qin's hand, and raised his eyes to see Zheng Haizhu coming out of the business, showing an expression of "I'm here to support you".

"Mrs. Zheng, if you say a word, Lao Wei, I'll give you the kid who doesn't have any hair in his mouth."

Zheng Haizhu smiled lightly: "What time is this, Gonggong Wei is standing in front of me, I thought I was dreaming, I became the queen mother of which dynasty, and someone asked for peace as soon as I opened my eyes." ”

Wei Zhongxian was happy in his heart.

After the friendship with Zheng Haizhu deepened, Wei Zhongxian found that this woman was always serious about whether she was a god-like military general like Ma Xianglin or those civil servants with her nostrils facing the sky. Hey, in front of him Lao Wei, he often makes a few jokes that are not careful.

What does this mean, it shows that she is really close to our old Wei.

Wei Zhongxian then put his butt on the circle chair in the main hall of the business, and said to Zheng Haizhu, who ordered the men to serve tea: "I heard that Mrs. has been wronged, can I not be in a hurry?" I have long seen that those sour and rotten Confucians in Donglin have so big needles, and whoever becomes a celebrity of the Long Live Lord will be rectified. Thanks to Wang An, the prince and princess respected them as bodhisattvas. ”

Zheng Haizhu sat down opposite Wei Zhongxian, and her smile had disappeared: "Old Wei, I am sorry for your concern, in fact, it is not a big deal to be scolded by a few stunned young people who don't understand fart." After you did Ding Yun, I said that the whole person can't be addicted. Besides, Ding Yun used a trick against me at the beginning, Donglin, after all, he is still a gentleman who fights with open fire. ”

"That's it? My God," Wei Zhongxian muttered as he muttered with hot tea, "That's okay, Madame has spoken, and if you don't have the same knowledge as them, Old Wei won't go over and blister." ”

"It's a substitute."

"Oh yes, yes, I'm going to do it." Wei Zhongxian sneered, and said with a flattering meaning, "Madame always said that I hadn't read, and I couldn't hang it on my face, so I found two small signs from the inner study to take with me to teach me to read and write, and learn to read and speak." It's still early to leave the school, and the perennial word makes Mrs. smile. ”

Zheng Haizhu waved his hand: "It's good to be willing to learn." When you go to Luoyang, you have to change your words. Those staff members in the royal palace have the ability to speak in their words, which is not inferior to the Chinese courtiers of the dynasty. When will you leave? ”

"Tomorrow."

"In addition to bringing back the silver, you also have to start a game for the long-term plan we have made for the Long Live Lord."

"That's a must, don't worry, Madame, Lao Wei must remember King Fu's fields and properties. Those two children who can write and calculate, I will also take them to Luoyang. ”

"Okay," Zheng Haizhu responded calmly, and said in a casual tone, "Mayday, Luoyang Peony Yan, you bring the guest lady with you, go to relax your heart together, and teach her to see, what kind of palm print of the celebrant is the pen, how can you have the majesty of collecting accounts for the Lord of Long Live." ”

Wei Zhongxian said in his heart, Mrs. Zheng is really generous to Yin Yue.

He was a little helpless on his face: "Madam, I want to take her here, but she doesn't want to, so she says that she will stay in the capital and be comfortable." ”

Zheng Haizhu said secretly, then let her carry you Wei Zhongxian behind your back again, steal a man for a while, and let Li Daniu and them save more evidence for your father-in-law Wei.

"By the way, madam," Wei Zhongxian put down the teacup and said happily, "Yesterday, Long Live Lord gave me a new name, Old Wei, I am not called Wei Jinzhong, I will be called Wei Zhongxian from now on." ”

Zheng Haizhu smiled knowingly: "This name is so good, under the word Xian, it is a shell character, long live the Lord believes in you, count on you, give Taicang and Neiku, get more silver." ”