Eighth year of Chongzhen

Chapter 213
Zheng Zhifeng respectfully bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, then stood up, bent over and took the tile-shaped iron coupon with both hands, and looked at the lines of gold characters embedded on it, her heart was filled with enthusiasm: The Zheng family was finally killed. As recognized by the imperial court, the hard work over the past year has finally paid off in excess; today's day is indeed worthy of the Zheng family's dedication, not only for promoting the brothers of the Zheng family from time to time, but this time the action is even more enviable by the world.

Wang Chengen smiled and said, "General Zheng, won't you invite us in for a cup of tea?"

Although he was ordered to hand over the iron certificate of Danshu to Zheng Zhifeng, and then the supervisor of ceremonies sent people to accompany Zheng Zhifeng on a boat to Fujian to announce the decree, but Wang Chengen thought that it was necessary to beat Zheng's family. Even more awe.

"Oh, I'm so happy, I forgot to ask the Duke to rest inside! Forgive me! Please hurry up!"

Zheng Zhifeng bent down holding the iron coupon and smiled.

He knew how powerful the middle-aged eunuch in front of him was.Not only is he the emperor's most trusted person, but he also holds the power of Dongchang. To put it bluntly, he is really the lord of one person under one man and above ten thousand people, and his power is close to that of the late nine thousand years old who was notoriously murderous.

But he also knew that the governor was neither domineering, nor did he make any move to recruit civil servants under his command. He was just extremely loyal to the emperor's family, and he had never had a reputation for making money except for Dongchang's official business.This is also something that Zheng Zhifeng admires very much. Zheng Zhifeng believes that it is normal for anyone else to sit in this position, and it is commonplace to abuse power for personal gain.

After Wang Chengen stepped into the living room of Zheng's residence with his head held high, he sat on the main seat without hesitation.Li Yushu, the accompanying eunuch who went to Fujian to announce the decree, entered the door and stood behind Wang Chengen, and Zheng Zhifeng sat next to him.

The rest of the small yellow gates were warmly greeted by the steward of Zheng's mansion to rest in the side hall, and then the steward would present generous gifts.

Without looking back, Wang Chengen said lightly, "Sit down too, this is not in the palace!"

After Li Yushu came to Wang Chengen and bowed to salute, he carefully sat down opposite Zheng Zhifeng.

Without waiting for Zheng Zhifeng's order, several beautiful maidservants floated into the room with hot tea and pastries, put them on the small table next to them, and left the living room without a sound.

Wang Chengen stretched out his hand and picked up a piece of dim sum with two pointed ends, shaped like bound feet, and took a sip: "The taste of this dim sum is not bad, and the young masters and princesses in the palace don't usually see such delicate dim sum. Bring it to our family later." A few boxes, let's take them back to honor the nobles in the palace! Yushu, you should try it too!"

Zheng Zhifeng smiled all over his face, and said flatteringly: "I want to report to the governor! This thing is called beef tongue crisp. It was brought back from the Qingzhou mansion by the manager of the humble mansion to Shandong and brought it back from the Qingzhou mansion! After tasting it, I feel very good, so I ordered the servants of the mansion to eat it." Imitate it! Later, I will send the cook who made this thing to the palace, and let her work in the palace in the future!"

Wang Chengen put down his snacks and took a sip of hot tea: "That's all for the cook. She still has family members in the capital. Once she enters the palace, she can't go in and out normally. Our family doesn't do such wicked things! It's just that the palace The nobles here live too frugally, and this is why I feel it!"

Just as Zheng Zhifeng was about to make a statement, Wang Chengen waved his hand to stop him: "Our family is not here to rip you off. Don't think too much about it. Our family has a few words to tell you. You can tell Jing Haibo when you return to Fujian!"

Zheng Zhifeng hurriedly stood up and saluted: "I also ask the governor to teach, I, the Zheng family, must obey it!"

He knew who this Lord's so-called charge represented.

Wang Chengen raised his hand to let him sit down and said, "My family asked you, you have been in the capital for a long time, and you can be regarded as a person who has a lot of friends. Do you know what kind of person is a knight?"

Although Zheng Zhifeng has been in Beijing for a long time, most of his friends are middle- and lower-level officials. The real important officials look down on the Zheng family who came from pirates.Zheng Zhifeng came to the door with money and was not seen, so he didn't know much about many court rules.

Seeing Zheng Zhifeng shaking his head blankly, although Wang Chengen was contemptuous, he still patiently explained to him: "At the beginning of the country, there was a rule set by the great grandfather: military merits that do not belong to the community cannot be conferred! Now, which one of Hou Bo in the capital is not his ancestors who fought in the war?" It was fought with swords and guns in the battle? Since Lord Jiajing, have you ever heard of any civil servants and military generals being conferred knights? Except for the Li family in Liaodong who made great achievements in destroying Liaodong, there is no other one! This time you should Do you know the honor of your Zheng family's knighthood? Thieves have been rampant for more than ten years, and the civil servants and generals have fought bloody battles to put down the general. With such a great achievement, have you seen anyone who has been knighted?"

It was only then that Zheng Zhifeng realized that the emperor had really treated the Zheng family super well this time. He hurriedly got up, knelt down facing the direction of the palace, and kowtowed heavily.

Wang Chengen waited for him to get up after performing the ceremony, and waved him to sit down: "The emperor granted the Zheng family this time, and from now on, your Zheng family will be an honorable family that will live with the country. As long as Daming is here, the Zheng family can last forever." Enjoy the glory and wealth!"

Zheng Zhifeng got up again to salute, Wang Chengen said impatiently: "Listen to our family!"

"Humblely listen to Duke Du's instruction!"

"Although Mrs. Zheng was born in a sea merchant, she still has a heart of loyalty since Zheng Zhilong, and she is still respectful to the emperor! Although Mrs. Zheng has made a lot of money at sea, she is a rootless duckweed after all; our family knows Mr. Zheng's plan I have earned enough money for many years, so I thought about returning to my roots and enjoying wealth and wealth after finding a place to stay on land; our family wants to tell you: since you have received the title of emperor, you will have to get it from now on Be of the same mind with the emperor, don't do the things that are obedient and contrary, otherwise there will be unbearable things! The little girl surnamed Li in Tianshuijing Hutong has just turned one year old, right?"

When he said the last few sentences, Wang Chengen's voice became ruthless.

Zheng Zhifeng's heart skipped a few beats suddenly, but she was sweating profusely in February.

In a house in Tianshuijing lived a 16-year-old housewife whom he kept under his care. Last year, she gave birth to a fat son for him. Zheng Zhifeng regarded it as a treasure. Son is especially fond of.In order to prevent interested people from finding out, he asked the Shuntian Mansion Household Book Office to give his son the surname Li when he settled down.

He knew that there were many people in the capital, and it was useless for the people of the Zheng family to take care of the house. Instead, it was handled by the low-ranking people in the capital.

He suddenly felt that the mediocre face of Wang Chengen in front of him was as terrifying as a ghost, and in a flash of his thoughts, he had already thought of killing Wang Chengen and others, and then immediately fled back to Fujian with his son by boat, and then encouraged his eldest brother to leave the Ming court.But if that is the case, the Zheng family's more than a year of hard work will be in vain; besides, he knows what his elder brother is thinking. Over the years, the Zheng family has accumulated tens of millions of family wealth. With such a big case, it is hard to guess what will happen when he returns to Fujian.

Zheng Zhifeng got up slowly, and her voice became dry and hoarse: "Please rest assured, Du Gong, the whole Zheng family has no ambiguity towards the Holy One! But if the Holy Majesty has any orders, the Zheng family will definitely give up their lives to do it! If there is any disagreement, we will teach you My Zheng family will not end well!"

Seeing that he was forced to swear a poisonous oath, Wang Chengen was also satisfied. This time, he completely tied the Zheng family to the emperor.

"Our family heard that you like literature and despise military affairs, and you love dealing with people of all kinds. Is there such a thing? When you return from Fujian, the Tianshuijing family should come to the house. Our nephew Wang Shiqin took over That little baby is a adopted son, so he won't be wronged, right?"

When Zheng Zhifeng heard this sentence, the strength that seemed to have been drained just now returned to her body, and all the thoughts in her mind just now were swept away.He immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Wang Chengen: "I have seen my uncle!"

Looking at Zheng Zhifeng who was full of joy, Wang Chengen smiled after receiving his big gift and said, "Get up, from now on we are no longer outsiders, and you haven't returned to our family just now!"

Zheng Zhifeng got up, and all the dissatisfaction disappeared.

From today onwards, I have embraced a thigh that was ten thickest in the Ming Dynasty, and Qianhu, who was in charge of Dongchang, is the adoptive father of my son, so wouldn't I become the nephew of the governor of Dongchang?
Zheng Zhifeng saluted with a blushing face and replied: "As for uncle, my nephew is very fond of making friends and not too keen on martial arts!"

Wang Chengen said with a smile: "Then our family will go back and report to the emperor to see if I can find you a civil servant. It doesn't matter if the deputy chief soldier doesn't do it! You have to make your children feel comfortable, right? Zhifeng, our family will treat you again. Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart: Uncle Jinghai’s title is to be passed on to the eldest son, it has nothing to do with your younger brother, although you are brothers and sisters of the Zheng family, but you have to make more plans for your own children and grandchildren in the future!”

　I love beef tongue crisps most. Personal tastes are different, and most people may not like it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)