Daming Yinghua

In this July of the 48th year of Wanli, Zheng Haizhu was not only thinking about the Zhu Yi faction of Lalu Mansion participating in his jewelry sea trade.

Of course she kept an eye on what was going on in the capital.

The result of the Battle of Fushun, where the wings of the butterfly changed, directly led to the failure of the Battle of Sarhu, but this slight deviation of the wheel of history does not seem to have allowed the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun to live a few more years.

The emperor who was most criticized by later generations in the Ming Dynasty will soon be the dragon controlling Bintian.

Before Zheng Haizhu set off from Songjiang to Yanzhou, when he went to bid farewell to Huang Zunsu and his wife, Huang Zunsu showed a vaguely worried and eager attitude, which clearly showed that the Donglin faction who stayed in the officialdom of the capital had sent the sensitive information of the court back to the south of the Yangtze River. .

In the past five years, Zheng Haizhu, who has become a close friend of the Huang family, has a general understanding of the activities of the Donglin faction.Leading figures such as Gao Panlong, Zou Yuanbiao, and Zhao Nanxing, while giving lectures in the field, kept in touch with the disciples of Donglin in the capital.

The bystanders are clear, let alone the bystanders from later generations.

Zheng Haizhu is convinced that these Donglin people, on the surface, show disdain to compete with the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties for power and profit, but in fact they are only thinking about assisting the new king and joining the new team.

By the Yanzhou pier on the canal, Zheng Haizhu welcomed Dong Qichang and his eldest grandson, 16-year-old Dong Ting, who accompanied him to the capital.

Dong Qichang's image among scholars has always been that of a calligraphy and painting collector and connoisseur.

Like Xu Guangqi who loves Western learning, he does not get involved in the struggles of various factions, but because he is in Wudi, he is more or less inclined to the Donglin faction.

He was also the teacher of the crown prince Zhu Changluo, and he liked Zhu Changluo a lot back then, so the Donglin faction, who boasted of being clean and supportive of the prince, was also friendly to him.

At the moment when the crown prince was about to inherit the throne, Dong Qichang came to Beijing in the name of being invited to appreciate calligraphy and painting, and to visit the same year. Everyone in the scholarly circle figured out that the prince probably had to rely on the background of the prince's former teacher to recover.

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

As soon as Dong's grandparents settled down in the posthouse, Dong Qichang ordered Dong Ting to invite Zheng Haizhu to talk.

What cannot be said in the letter can be explained in person.

"Ms. Zheng, the Zhejiang Party is going to make a last-ditch attempt to pour sewage on the opening and closing of Songjiang. Nanzhili is the only two wharves. Today Dengzhou is still a military port, but Songjiang has become a sea trade port just like Zhangzhou in Fujian. The real way is the proof."

Zheng Haizhu thought in his heart that what he and Huang Zunsu worried about once happened.

Partisanship is really unreasonable.

"Mr. Dong, what does the trouble with the Tartars have to do with the switch? In front of Lord Longqing, the sea ban is an iron law, and the Japanese pirates are still making trouble? The Tartars are getting more and more capable. How can they stop them? Strong army guards the land and manages Liaodong , is the priority."

Dong Qichang took a sip of tea, and said "huh" 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 reasoning with the opposition is a waste of time.

This kind of cognition, Dong Qichang was ranked No. 1 in Jinshi Erjia many years ago, and after entering the Imperial Academy, he soon understood.

Dong Qichang, who has passed his sixtieth birthday, is even more lazy in arguing right and wrong.

If you have the time, why don’t you buy more paintings, or like Xu Guangqi, translate more Thai and Western books, and grow a few acres of sweet potato fields.

Because of Zheng Haizhu's efforts to prevent Dong's house from being burned back then, and because this woman is well-known in Songjiang and Chongming, Dong Qichang stayed in Yanzhou to discuss with her, partly for the purpose of repaying love and partly for business purposes. The law of self-help.

Dong Qichang then changed his tone to be less formal, and said with a faint smile: "Miss Zheng, I, an old man from Songjiang, have seen that the advantages of switches outweigh the disadvantages, so you don't have to speak up to me. It's even more useless to say these things to the Zhejiang Party." .I asked you to come to Beijing with me in the letter, to meet the person I should meet."

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

The eunuch Wang An was the companion of the prince Zhu Changluo. As the prince's master, Dong Qichang was acquainted with Wang An naturally.

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

Who are these internal officials? Civil servants and military generals of the outer dynasty, they are clear in their hearts.

Lu Shou is a confidant of Emperor Wanli, and now he is sitting in the seat of the eunuch who is the chief inspector of ceremonies.

Cui Wensheng belongs to Concubine Zheng.

Tian Zhao is the "Li Xuan attendant" in the echelon of the prince's concubines.

However, only Wang An, Zou Yi, and Li Shi truly belonged to the direct line of the prince Zhu Changluo.

Among them, Wang An has the oldest qualifications and the highest level of education. In the "brick attack case" that was full of troubles in the court, as the chief think tank of the prince Zhu Changluo, he came forward to change the relationship between Zheng Guifei and the prince, and temporarily stabilized the relationship between the prince and the prince. Zheng Guifei guaranteed that Zhu Changluo would not be further disgusted by his father, Emperor Wanli.

"Miss Zheng," Dong Qichang lowered his voice even more, but he said with confidence, "I think, after the new king ascends the throne, Lu Shou will stay in the position of the Supervisor of Rituals for a while, just to make a show. Cui Wensheng will definitely be promoted In order to appease Concubine Zheng and the Zhejiang Party behind her, Tian Zhao will also promote Bingbi. After all, Li Xuanshi is now the most favored by the crown prince. The remaining three Bingbi seats are Wang, Zou and Li They have all been the father-in-law who accompanied the prince to read."

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

Zheng Haizhu sorted out the clues during the bombardment of Dong Qichang's information, and continued: "So, the prince will do a bit of writing first, and it seems to be on an equal footing with Cui Gonggong and Tian Gonggong. When he was in the second prison, he assigned the fertile land to Eunuch Zou and Eunuch Li, who were both his direct descendants. But the seat left for Eunuch Wang was under the seal of the Supervisor of Rites. If Eunuch Lu knew the current affairs, he should take the initiative to resign and Eunuch Wang would take over. .”

Dong Qichang nodded with a smile, thinking that this woman is okay, she is not only brave, she also has a clear mind.

The shrewd Songjiang people continued to speak clearly: "Miss Zheng, Mr. Wang will soon have a bright future with brocade flowers and fire cooking oil. He is also the Bole of Liu Shimin in the Weaving Bureau, and you have a very close relationship with Mr. Liu. So, Mr. Let me lead you to see the prince. In the matter of establishing the crown prince, the prince stands side by side with the people of Donglin, but he must have his own plans. If you really want to lose your pawn and save the car and sell the face of other factions in the court, don't take you Be an abandoned son with Mr. Huang, and find another pawn."

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

Although the son's generation is not considered to be a dandy, they are dull and incompetent, and the second son Dong Zuchang is so fearful of internal affairs that he lets his wife Yin make publicity and make fun of Songjiang scholars.

Only this eldest grandson, Dong Ting, was cautious in his words and deeds at a young age, with a calm temperament, and seemed to be promising, so Dong Qichang came to Beijing this time to wait for his restoration as an official, and brought Dong Ting with him.

Dong Ting quickly responded to his grandfather's gaze. The young man understood that what his grandfather meant was to listen and learn, and write it down. Stereotyped essays are just a stepping stone to the officialdom. What Mrs. Zheng and I said is the only way to use it. Got it.

Dong Ting then bowed and poured a cup of tea, and brought it to Zheng Haizhu.

Zheng Haizhu returned the salute to the young man, and asked Dong Qichang with a reverent look: "Thanks to Dong Gong for taking care of him and leading the way, then who is the second person to see?"

"Naturally, it's the matter of the Military Division, Yang Lian."