The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Cathay, Yu'er, since the food has been brought to me, you should go home quickly," Zheng Seung-hyun said to his two children, "It's getting late now, it's not good to go back too late, I let A few people will send you back, "

Here, Zheng Chengxian just sent his two children away, but when he came back, he found that Zhang Fan was still in his big tent. For a while, Zheng Chengxian didn't understand, maybe he felt that Zhang Fan had something to tell him. , but he is not very good at asking, but it is not a solution to be so boring, so...

"Master Zhang, have you eaten yet? Would you like to sit down and have a drink?" Zheng Seung-heon, who really couldn't think of a topic, said such polite words. In his opinion, it is already very late now. Zhang Fan It's impossible not to have dinner, "By the way, I heard that Mr. Zhang has added a daughter. It's really gratifying to congratulate. Let Mr. Zheng toast a glass of wine and talk about congratulations,"

"In that case, then I'm not going to be polite," Zhang Fan said with a smile. In fact, his expression was already very patient, and he almost laughed out loud. Zheng Seung-heon's invitation can be said to be exactly what he wanted, although Zhang Fan is still It's not so delicate that those tasteless porridge and rice can't be swallowed, but since there are delicious food, who would go to the trouble.

Here, Zheng Chengxian didn't care. Anyway, for him, he wished that Zhang Fan would stay and drink together, so as to enhance his relationship. Seeing that he did it alone, the former him was able to get to this position, in addition to relying on himself, there was also a lot of luck in it.

But he found that it is quite difficult to go further now, and at this time, it is like sailing against the current, if there is a slight mistake, he will be pushed away by the rapids, and at least he will return to the old place, and at worst, the ship will be destroyed. , he needs to board a big boat to escort himself.

And obviously, Zhang Fan is the big boat in Zheng Chengxian's serious situation.

Zheng Chengxian is not a fool, he sees the current state of the court very clearly, like Zhang Juzheng or Feng Bao, who are now in power and the most powerful, and with Zheng Chengxian's current status, if he wants to take the initiative to catch up with them If it is, they will not refuse, and they may even give him very high treatment.

But Zheng Chengxian didn't do that, and even that kind of thought just flashed in his mind. The reason is very simple. The whole court knows what Zhang Juzheng is going to do, although Zheng Chengxian also understands the benefits of Zhang Juzheng doing that. , but he can also see how much trouble Zhang Juzheng will cause in the future if he does this. Perhaps, the emperor is still young now, and all the power will be in the hands of him, the chief minister of the cabinet. How long will it last, ten years, 20 years, Zheng Chengxian doesn't know, but he knows one thing, although the emperor is still young, he will always grow up, there will always be a day when he will be in charge, when that day, Zhang Juzheng is afraid It didn't end so well.

And Feng Bao's side is even more so. Feng Bao is so proud and sharp-edged now, but it is precisely because of his sharp-edgedness that one day, he will pay the price for it.

What Zheng Chengxian needs is a long-term plan, even a plan for his next generation, so that his family can survive better, so he will not pursue such short-term things.

As for Zhang Fan, it happened to meet his requirements. The most important thing he valued was that Zhang Fan was not ostentatious. Of course, he was definitely not low-key. Trust, this kind of thing is the most important thing in this society. If you have the trust of the most powerful people today, that is the real way to be able to rise to the top, but at the same time it can last for a long time.

Of course, there are no absolutes in the world, and perhaps there is no certain day when Zhu Yijun will no longer trust Zhang Fan. It is the most worthy of his trust.

Of course, there are so many wonderful things in the world, maybe even Zheng Chengxian doesn't know it, maybe one day in the future, he will also be able to stand at the apex of this huge Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, the current Zheng Seung-heon feels that the most urgent thing is to get close with Zhang Fan more. Of course, he is a smart person, even if he is close, he will behave like a gentleman, and he will never let Zhang Fan see anything intentional. , it has to be very natural.

"By the way, Mr. Zhang," Zheng Chengxian said suddenly, "If I remember correctly, there was a person who joined the army last year, but it seems that His Majesty personally ordered it."

"Well, there is indeed such a thing." Zhang Fan's superb memory will not let him forget anything. When Zheng Chengxian said this, he already remembered something, "That child is two years older than His Majesty. Although he is a foreigner, he is a Jianzhou Jurchen. Some time ago, he had been studying with General Li in Liaodong. After he came back last year, His Majesty originally wanted him to join the Imperial Forest Army, but it seemed a bit out of order. Even though he was given a name in the Five Armies, do you think he is in Lord Zheng's rear army?"

"That's right, because his name is a bit strange, so I took a second look," Zheng Seung-heon said, "But the name is on the list, but I have never seen this person before,"

"Of course," Zhang Fan said with a smile, "Your Majesty intended to keep him in the capital, so he was allowed to join the army. He spends a lot of time outside, so he can be used by His Majesty in the future, and His Majesty is very optimistic about him, and now, he is still in Liaodong."

"So that's how it is," Zheng Chengxian said. Although it was a bit strange for a Jurchen to help the court deal with the Jurchen, he didn't care about it. After all, everyone has things they can't say. It's very troublesome now."

"Yes," Zhang Fan sighed helplessly after hearing Zheng Chengxian's words. The situation in Liaodong is very tense now. What Wang Gao wants to do is already Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it, but However, without formally making it out, no matter what evidence there is, there is no way to accuse it of anything.

In fact, in the past six months, news from Liaodong has been coming in continuously, but Zhang Fan is a little helpless when he pays attention to it. Besides, Li Chengliang is still there, so there probably won't be any. What is the right question.

"But I think..." Zhang Fan took a sip of his wine and said, "I'm afraid there will be some movement next year at the latest, but it's hard to say about this kind of thing. Actually, I can't care about so many things here. If there is any news, just inquire about it in time, and leave the rest to General Li to worry about." It's not that Zhang Fan shirks responsibility, it's really this kind of thing, and he can only be responsible for intelligence matters , the rest, even if he wanted to intervene, not to mention whether he had the ability, even Li Chengliang would not agree.

"Oh, let's not talk about this," Zheng Chengxian said suddenly, "There is still a lot of problems ahead, how can I have time to worry about them, by the way, Mr. Zhang, what should we do outside now?"

"I'm afraid it won't be long before the imperial court will send people over," Zhang Fan said. He had already had someone report the matter to the palace. It is impossible for the court to not take action on major matters.

It's just that this time, Zhang Fan didn't want to go to Chaozhong in person, as long as Chaozhong didn't let him go, he seemed to stay.

Although he is now trying his best to settle this matter and the story behind it completely, so as not to cause any confusion, but he also understands that this kind of thing will probably not happen just by relying on him to do so. has too much effect.

He understood Feng Bao's thoughts. He wanted to use this method, even if he gave himself some blows, it didn't matter, but what he really wanted to do was to blame Zhang Siwei so that he could have a reason to punish him.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fan sighed in his heart again. It seems that Feng Bao's purge of the forces in the court who refused to accept him, as well as his actions to consolidate his power, after disappearing for a while, is now about to start again.

There is another reason why Zhang Fan doesn't want to go back. Although he is trying his best to find a solution to this matter, Zhang Fan doesn't want to be involved in it at all, especially when he understands that Feng Bao is involved in the matter. This idea is more intense.

It is true that Feng Bao is standing with him now. Although they are not too close, the two parties are indeed in a state of cooperation. However, whether it is through the observation of the current situation or the encounter in the future, Zhang Fan always thinks I think it is better not to have too much contact with Feng Bao. Even now, the relationship between him and Feng Bao is actually far closer than I expected, but Zhang Fan is now working hard to let The situation does not "get worse" any longer.

However, now, just facing the matter in front of him, Zhang Fan felt that he didn't know how to proceed, and when he was puzzled here, he had already taken action there.

"My lord, my lord Zheng," Liang Chao said as he walked in, "Master Tan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of War, has arrived, and Eunuch Feng has also come."

"Oh, I didn't expect such a big thing to happen, and only now did someone come, and it was only Mr. Tan," Zhang Fan said involuntarily.

Indeed, in terms of time, the arrival of the two of them was a bit too late, after all, most of the day had passed before they could act.

As for Zhang Fan, he only thought in his heart: "What a quick move."