Daming Yinghua

Yang Lian's expression was more disdainful than sullen.

In Yang Lian's view, the Zheng family who was rumored to have gone deep into Hetuala, the Jurchen's old lair in Jianzhou, was just a little more cunning than ordinary women and Taoists in order to get out of the tiger's den and get back the information.

The battle of Fushun could only be won by the civil servants and generals of the Ming Dynasty.

No matter how remarkable, even if this person is as good at collecting money as Ba Qing in the pre-Qin period, as brave and loyal as Qin Liangyu is today, such a young self-combed girl who has no father or brother in the officialdom, can understand the right and wrong of the court. Any insight?

Zheng Haizhu met Yang Lian's gaze calmly, and said in a calm voice, "Master Yang's words were thrown to me in Songjiang before by Master Huang. But he is still willing to listen to my words. I finally understand that I don't blame Dong Lin."

Yang Lian glanced at Zuo Guangdou, saw that he was drinking tea with his head down, looking like he was staying out of the matter, so he suppressed his anger first, and said to Zheng Haizhu: "I would like to hear about it."

"Master Yang," Zheng Haizhu said with sincerity, "Back then, when Zhao Mengbai, Mr. Zhao, was in the Ministry of Officials, because the Beijing Police was too radical, the officials joined forces to fight against the noble faction. From the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Mr. Sun, to Mr. Zhao, As for Mr. Gu who recommended Sun Shangshu into the cabinet, he was forced to stay away from the court. Isn't this not worth the loss?"

What Zheng Haizhu was talking about was the big wave of exaggeration that swept through the officialdom in the capital almost 30 years ago.

That year, Emperor Wanli put forward a plan of "three kings standing side by side", insisting that the eldest son Zhu Changluo should not be the crown prince, but only juxtaposed with Zhu Changxun, who was born to Concubine Zheng Guifei.As soon as this remark came out, the Donglin faction officials who supported Zhu Changluo were in an uproar, and pointed their finger at Wang Xijue, then the head of the cabinet.

Therefore, in the Beijing inspection assessment that came later, Sun Long, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Zhao Nanxing, the doctor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Gu Xiancheng, the Department of Anthology of the Ministry of Officials, these Donglin backbones used their power to massively depose those who were not under Donglin's sect. Court officials, in order to cause a shock in the cabinet and force Wang Xijue to step down.

This is some point of view of later generations, and Zheng Haizhu will not fully accept it.

It is not the point here to analyze Zhao Nanxing's courtiers who have fallen under her power. How many are really corrupt officials?

Zheng Haizhu just looked at Yang Lian calmly: "Master Yang, I believe that with Mr. Zhao's integrity and self-control, there are quite a few deposed people from the Jingchao. The thunder is so powerful that it may even knock down our house."

When Yang Lian heard this, she suddenly turned a corner in her heart, and sneered: "So in order to protect yourself, can you not distinguish between right and wrong?"

Zheng Haizhu stared at him, and his tone became stiffer: "Separate, right and wrong, of course. Then, ask Master Yang, a member of the Donglin Sect. What is right and what is wrong?"

Yang Lian raised his chin, and said plausibly: "Taizu dismissed the Zhongshu and set up six departments. If the power is not gathered, but dispersed, it is a great good. Wang Xijue, Shen Yiguan, Fang Congzhe and others dominate the cabinet, gather power and prostitute themselves , It is a big wrong. Fraud in the examination hall, the frontier army is weak, the public funds are empty, and the people are starved and starved.

Zheng Haizhu replied: "Okay, according to what the public said, if the people in charge of the cabinet, from the first assistant to the second assistant, are all under the Donglin sect, what is the difference between a few people and one person? It’s still a dominance.”

Yang Lian was stunned for a moment, but she didn't have time to ask back, only to hear the woman say again: "According to what the public said, fraud in the examination room is a great evil. In the early years, Tang Binyin, the leader of the Xuan Party, promoted his protégé Han Jing in the examination room for personal gain. Later, this matter was revealed, and the various factions in the court fought a lot. People from the Donglin Sect must hate Qi Shijiao, the leader of the Qi Party who jumped out to protect the Xuan Party. However, Qi Shi taught him that when he was in charge of prisons in Hubei, there were very few unjust and accumulated cases. "Hungry People's Shu", the imperial court exempted the six counties of Shandong from tax and silver, and also distributed 10 taels of relief money from the Ministry of Households..."

"Is this what Huang Zhenchang told you?" Yang Lian interrupted Zheng Haizhu.

Zheng Haizhu's eyebrows finally twitched: "Master Yang, I do have a close relationship with Mr. and Mrs. Huang, but the affairs of the world are spread by the world, so not everything can only be heard from the people of Donglin Sect, right? I have a commercial branch in Shandong, from Denglai to Yanzhou, the common people all remember the merits of Qi Shijiao, of course I have heard a lot."

With a soft "ding", Zuo Guangdou closed the lid of the teacup, and said to Yang Lian, "Wen Ru, I can hear it. Madam Zheng means that there are some people in the Qi Shi sect anyway." Your duty, worrying about the cold and starvation of the people is the great kindness you just mentioned."

"Thank you, Mr. Zuo," Zheng Haizhu bowed to salute, his voice sank, "The word 'clique' comes from the angry words of criticizing each other. Even if the juniors consider themselves friends of Donglin and Qi Chuzhexuan, they would not use it. The word 'Party'. In the eyes of the younger generation, there is only the difference between practical work and empty talk, and only the difference between a good minister and a mediocre person. Besides, no one is perfect, and his flaws are revealed due to factional disputes, so we cannot judge him as a treacherous little man. If you are a man, you will play the emperor, drive him out of the court, and never use him."

Yang Lian subconsciously wanted to refute, but he couldn't find a powerful arrow. After all, at the beginning of his Donglin sect's establishment, the slogan was indeed against empty talk and internal friction, and he wanted to serve the country and benefit the people.

Zheng Haizhu also suppressed the sharpness in her eyes that was not overflowing, and restored her gentle and gentle tone.

"Master Yang, this junior was originally born in a small county in Fujian. Fortunately, my brother is well-read, so it is not too late for this junior to become enlightened. Due to fate, I have some experience in the ups and downs, so I don't take the liberty to speak out freely. Seeing You’s slight remark, it’s because I was in Fushun back then and saw the Liaodong Army, Zhejiang Army, and Shijiechuan Army united as one, the victory in Fushun was achieved, and the Tartars were kept out of the pass. That’s why today…”

"It doesn't matter, people in the world can discuss things in the world, but people outside the door can't discuss things about my Donglin." Yang Lian nodded and said something sullenly.

After all, he is not a narrow-minded person, and he has a lot of experience in being an official in a local area and being in contact with the three religions. He can still see the righteousness of the woman in front of him when talking about the common people's society.

Yang Lian then called the servants over for a cup of tea, and then slowly said: "Madam Zheng, I understand, you talk so eloquently, not only to express your feelings, but also to persuade the old man to be on errands in the Sixth Division Corridor. In Donglin, don’t rush forward when the new king ascends the throne, lest the other officials be provoked to form a group, and there are signs of attacks from various factions in the court. If the new king can’t bear the disturbance, he will really use Songjiang to switch and Chongming to recruit soldiers. Huang Zhenchang and you, official career, military achievements and business interests, will be damaged by both."

Zheng Haizhu got up and blessed, and said frankly: "That's exactly what I mean, but it's not just that."

"Oh? What else is there to care about?"

"Master Yang, the new king is enthroned, and the time for the emperor's eldest grandson to be crowned prince is just around the corner. The prince has not left the cabinet to study, and this junior has a request that may sound deviant. This junior wants to teach the prince the method of Western firearms together with Xu Hanlin."

……

Half an hour later, Zheng Haizhu left the Yang residence.

Yang Lian's wife and daughter-in-law sent her out and handed her a bundle to Hua Er.

"Madam Zheng, the baby's skin is delicate, so it's not prickly when wearing old clothes. Madam please explain the reason to Madam Ma."

According to the instructions sent by her husband's servants when she was meeting with guests, Mrs. Yang prepared the jacket and trousers worn by her grandson, and a small golden lock, and asked Zheng Haizhu to bring it to Zhang Fengyi who was about to give birth.

Zheng Haizhu accepted it with a smile, and thanked Fengyi.

In her heart, she added several points to Yang Lian's details.

This gentleman does not have the bullshit habit of contempt for military generals that some civil servants of the Ming Dynasty have, and he obviously does not have any enemies with Zhang Quan, the "non-partisan person" in the Ministry of War. Therefore, during the meeting, I heard that I would go to visit General Ma's family today. At that time, a gift was made immediately.

The Zuo family's carriage, carrying Zheng Haizhu's master and servant, galloped away.

In Yang's mansion, Zuo Guangdou was still sitting in the hall, continuing to discuss with Yang Lian.

Yang Lian frowned and asked: "Gong Zhi, have you already agreed to what this woman mentioned?"

Zuo Guangdou shook his head: "Brother Nian must decide."

But she nodded again: "But she had a deep talk with me yesterday. Brother Nian and Brother Yu felt that this person is really useful, and his mind may not be inferior to that of a man in the officialdom."

Yang Lian said: "How do you see it?"

Zuo Guangdou said: "I asked her if she knew about the stiletto attack. She said that Huang Zunsu had mentioned it. Then I asked her again. At that time, there was a raging discussion in the court, and officials from the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang jumped out and said that it was us. The case planned by Donglin, finding a fool to break into the palace to murder the crown prince, and blame Concubine Zheng, what does Mrs. Zheng think. In the end, she directly said that the emperor must not have such an idea at the time."

"Oh?" Yang Lian's eyes flashed, "Why does she reason like that?"

"She said, if the thief Zhang Chai can enter the inner court with a big stick, he needs to have the convenience of the palace servants. Since ancient times, it has been a taboo for the emperor to collude with courtiers in the inner court. Long live can tolerate Donglin's officials as snowflakes It's in the memorial, but we must not tolerate the reckless man hired by the foreign ministers to easily enter the bedside. If Wansui really has doubts about our Donglin, he will never take the initiative to quell the matter."

Yang Lian stared at Zuo Guangdou after listening, and agreed: "This Zheng family, indeed, knows a bit of the emperor's mind."

"Brother Nian, don't forget, she is a woman and understands the concubine's schemes." Zuo Guangdou said meaningfully.