Chen Kan and Qiu Fu sat down in the study.

Before he could cook tea, Qiu Fu said: "Master Hou, what does Master Hou think about the death of Duke Chengguo. ”

Chen Kan's hand moved, and then he smiled slowly: "I don't know what Grandpa thinks?" ”

Naturally, such a thing as dividing up interests cannot be said on the surface.

Even though both of them are very urgent now, the temptation that should be there is still unavoidable.

At the very least, we should first test whether there is a conflict between what we want with each other, and if there is, we will discuss it if we can discuss it, and if we can't discuss it, we will rely on our own ability.

As Chen Kan asked, a playful smile suddenly appeared on Qiu Fu's face.

Fingers unconsciously tapped on the table, and after a while, he slowly replied: "The old man has a very personal relationship with Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu, but Zhang Yu died early, and now Chengguo Gong is also driving the crane west, leaving the old man alone, isn't it a pity and pain." ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Kan's face suddenly showed a look of pain, and he said: "I am a Ming, and I have lost an arm." ”

With Chen Kan's response, Qiu Fu also showed a touch of regret on his face.

After a while, Qiu Fu said lightly: "Cheng Guogong passed away, my Ming soldiers have no leader, Your Majesty must be grieved, but the people have passed away, but things can't be left out, you and I might as well write to Your Majesty to consol you, don't be too sad about this matter." ”

"Grandpa's words are exactly what I want!"

Chen Kan raised his head and glanced at Qiu Fu.

Then he added: "However, in the eyes of this marquis, just to comfort His Majesty is inevitably a little unsatisfactory, and I, as a courtier, should share His Majesty's worries." ”

Chen Kan's words are to tell Qiu Fu, what you like, you choose first.

Qiu Fu understood, held his beard and pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly: "It should be so, the old man heard that before the death of Chengguo Gong, he had intended Xiping Hou to enter Beijing to take over the post of president of the Naval Academy, but Xiping Hou refused to accept it because he had no merit in opening the border and no achievements in keeping the success.

And the rest of the generals, each with important positions, is afraid that the position of the dean will eventually fall into the hands of the Hou Ye, in addition, the old man heard that there are two generals in the southwest, and Cheng Guogong has passed away, so the Shenji Battalion will vacate two command positions.

Originally, the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the army should be checked and filled in by the Ministry of War, but the Shenji Battalion is one of the three major battalions guarding the Beijing Division, and the old man, as a minister, has to worry about His Majesty. ”

Qiu Fu's words were beautiful, but they were not very comfortable to listen to in Chen Kan's ears.

He said to let Qiu Fu choose first, but he didn't let Qiu Fu choose for him.

Moreover, the position of the dean of the Naval Academy was already in the transaction between the two.

Zhu Neng's death left so many vacancies, but Qiu Fu was only willing to let the positions of two commanders give him, which was somewhat unreasonable.

However, Chen Kan has also exercised over the years, although he is unhappy in his heart, he still smiles on his face and says: "Ben Hou heard that the Fujian town guard made the old general Jiang want to return to his hometown, Ben Hou remembers, this old general Jiang was once the old subordinate of his grandfather, right?" ”

"Oh?"

Qiu Fu pretended to be surprised, and then shook his head and said: "There is such a thing, General Jiang is indeed the old man's former general, but after His Majesty ascended the throne, he has been under the command of the Chinese military governor of Chengguogong, so he wants to pay attention to this, and the old man really doesn't know." ”

Chen Kan nodded and said with a smile: "Fujian and Beijing are thousands of miles apart, and it is normal for the grandfather not to know, if Ben Hou hadn't asked the people in the palace to go to the south to do a shopping business a few days ago, he wouldn't have known that General Jiang actually had the intention of retreating bravely." ”

"I see!"

Qiu Fu's face showed a sudden look, but a touch of flesh pain flashed in his eyes.

From the town guard of Sanpin, it was a fat shortage, as early as when Zhu Neng had not died, he had already set his sights on this position.

Unexpectedly, Chen Kan, the commander of the two Shenji battalions, couldn't even look down on it.

But Qiu Fu is also an old fox, and after a while, he thought of a way to deal with it.

He arched his hand towards Chen Kan and asked as if unintentionally: "Since this position is vacant, I don't know who Hou Ye thinks can take over the position of Fujian town guard?" ”

Qiu Fu's implication is that I can give you this position, but do you have the right person in your hands?

For Chen Kan, he can be said to know too well, he knows that Chen Kan does not have a deep foundation in the army, and the only thing he can do is the two thousand households supported by Gu Cheng in the southwest.

As for Chen Kan's subordinates in Beijing, in his opinion, except for one Fang Xu who is still rough in military affairs, the rest of them are not worth mentioning.

He was sure that Chen Kan couldn't come up with the right person.

But since Chen Kan has taken a fancy to this position, he naturally will not be stumped by Qiu Fu in such a trivial matter.

He replied with a smile: "This matter still needs to be decided by His Majesty, what role does Ben Hou say, but if you want to say the right person, Ben Hou thinks that Song Qing, the commander of Jingshi Guanhaiwei, is very good." ”

Hearing Chen Kan mention the name Song Qing, Qiu Fu's eyes widened suddenly, and a trace of surprise involuntarily appeared on his face.

He couldn't help but be frightened, he always thought that Chen Kan did not have a deep foundation in the army.

But he didn't expect Chen Kan's hand to reach out to the Daming Water Master.

Qiu Fu was silent for a moment, but still said without giving up: "As far as the old man knows, that Song Qing was only promoted from Qianhu to commander two years ago, and he is only a year old, if he goes to Fujian, I am afraid that he will not be able to convince the public." ”

Chen Kan replied with a smile: "As the saying goes, if you are ambitious, you are not old, in the year of the weak crown of this Hou, don't you also lead the army to go through the grassland?" ”

Listening to Chen Kanzhi's words, Qiu Fu couldn't help but feel a pain in his flesh.

This position, he is really reluctant.

Chen Kan saw that Qiu Fu didn't speak, and couldn't help but ask softly: "Duke Cheng Guo died, and there will be no one to take care of the Governor's Mansion in this Chinese military, doesn't Grandpa plan to take charge of the overall situation?" ”

When Qiu Fu heard this, he raised his head suddenly, looked at Chen Kan and chuckled: "Master Hou, is this because he is afraid that the old man will not die?" ”

"Where did Grandpa speak, Grandpa is now fierce, and it must not be a problem to fight for the Ming Dynasty for decades."

Chen Kan patted his ass without a trace, and said no more.

Dividing up blank interests is actually a process of exchanging interests and taking each other.

Qiu Fu has a large number of protégés and old subordinates waiting to be arranged, and Chen Kan is the same.

But the demands of the two are different, Chen Kan's demands are overseas, so he has his eyes on Fujian, a place with many good ports.

As for the commander of the Shenji Battalion, it is dispensable for him.

But Qiu Fu's roots are in Nanjing, as long as he can give up Fujian, he doesn't mind giving up all the remaining fat to Qiu Fu to eat.

In the final analysis, the power gap left by Zhu Neng's death, and the people who are really qualified to compete are nothing more than Zhang Xin, Zhang Fu, Qiu Fu, Chen Kan and a few others.

As for the others, if you can pick up some leftovers, just steal the fun.

And the reason why Chen Kan and Qiu Fu are in such a hurry to divide their interests is also to prepare for the alliance.

A piece of meat, there are always people who can eat it, and there are always people who can't eat it.

Zhang Xin and Zhang Fuzhi were in Nanjing, and they were natural allies, as were Chen Kan and Qiu Fu.

It's good to fight for dirty, and as for whether to fight or not, that's a later story.

As soon as Chen Kan said a word, a strong entanglement appeared in Qiu Fu's eyes.

Fujian is a piece of fat, especially now that the maritime trade is prosperous.

But the power of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is just as tempting.

If you have to choose one or the other, it is really difficult to choose.

But now he doesn't have much time to dwell on it, it's still the same sentence, you must be fast, and the meat will be taken away by others if it's late.

So after a moment of entanglement, the tangled color in Qiu Fu's eyes gradually faded.

Then he stretched out his hand towards Chen Kan and said in a deep voice: "Master Hou is indeed more thoughtful than an old man like me. ”

"Where is it, Master Hou should be strong and strong, and his thoughtfulness is not comparable to that of a boy."

Chen Kan responded, stretched out and slapped his hands with Qiu Fu.

This palm represents the completion of the sharing of spoils between the two, and also represents the beginning of the cooperation between the two.

Chen Kan needed to help Qiu Fu take the position of the governor of the capital vacated by Zhu Neng, and Qiu Fu needed to help Chen Kan take the position of the Fujian town guard, plus the position of the dean of the Naval Academy.

There are some things that can't be written down on paper, but both of them are smart people, so they naturally know what to do.

Again, no one will have too much power for such a thing.

Even if Chen Kan demarcated the ending for himself to go to sea, even if Qiu Fu's final fate was that the master of high merit and Chen Kan went into exile together.

But when the two were still in the land of the Ming Dynasty, power was an indispensable thing.

Only with power in their hands can they arrange a retreat for those who follow them.

In this way, even if they leave in the future, there will be no situation where people will die and the government will rest, and the Ming Dynasty will still continue to move forward according to the route they delineated.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Qiu Fu took the lead in clasping his fists and said: "The death of Cheng Guogong is regrettable, but Daming is still Daming, today is not a rest, the old man left the academy rashly, it is overstepping, so he will leave." ”

Chen Kan replied: "Since the grandfather is busy with official business, it is not easy for the marquis to be forced to stay, so I will send the grandfather." ”

"There is labor!"

With a polite sentence, Chen Kan sent Qiu Fu to the door and watched Qiu Fu's frame go away.

turned over and returned home, and instructed Yun Cheng: "Ask Zhang Dong to come to the study to see me." ”

Yun Cheng took the order and left, and Chen Kan returned to the study and began to write.

Not long after, a concise letter was sealed by Chen Kan into an envelope without any payment.

The door of the study was pushed open, and he bowed with his hand and said, "Master Hou, are you looking for me?" ”

Chen Kan nodded, handed the letter in his hand to Zhang Dong, and instructed lightly: "You go to Nanjing in person, and be sure to personally send the letter to Lord Xu Yuanxu, the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, be quick!" ”

Hearing Chen Kan's stern tone, Zhang Dong's face suddenly became solemn, and he respectfully took the envelope and replied: "Don't worry, Master Hou, your subordinates will do it." ”

"Go ahead!"

Chen Kan stopped lightly and said no more.

As the saying goes, raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, Zhu Neng is dead, and Chen Kan's old subordinates should also move.