Four adorable babies of auspicious families

Chapter 13 Visit
Zheng Zhifu's people wandered around Bai Xingyun's Zhuangzi trying to find out who the master was, but Uncle Qing saw through, and secretly controlled those people to ask the mastermind behind the scenes.

When Bai Xingyun heard Uncle Qing's report, he couldn't help being curious. He had heard of Zheng Zhifu when he was a child. He was an aspiring civil servant. He resigned and returned home for some reason.

It's just that he didn't expect him to retire here. He once heard Zheng Zhifu mentioned by his disciples. If he could be recruited, Bai Xingyun would be even more powerful with Zheng Zhifu's talent and connections.

Bai Xingyun didn't accept it at the time. He felt that a person who could resign must have no ambition and did not meet his own standards for recruiting talents.

Now that we have met him, let's go and see what Zheng Zhifu is capable of.

Bai Xingyun asked Zheng Zhifu to bring a letter saying that he would visit at night, but he did not reveal his identity, but went as Zhuangzi's master.

Zheng Zhifu, who got the news, was also lost in thought. The person he went out to inquire has not heard yet, and the owner is already going to visit him, so the background must not be underestimated.

Out of conditioned reflex, he arranged for Jixiang's mother and son and Zheng Ren to be sent to another courtyard fifty miles away, and all the masters went there together. The purpose of Zheng Zhifu's arrangement was not to let people know that Jixiang's mother and son were related to him. Based on his experience, the owner of Zhuangzi was not kind.

If the other party has any bad intentions, then the auspicious mother and son will not be implicated.

As soon as it was dark, Zheng Zhifu was already sitting in the main hall, waiting, and Bai Xingyun came as scheduled. Zheng Zhifu guessed Bai Xingyun's identity the first time he saw him. Can hide temperament, Zheng Zhifu's eyesight is not for nothing.

"Grassman Zheng Zhifu has met His Highness." Zheng Zhifu saluted directly, making Bai Xingyun a little at a loss. How did he see that he was hiding so well?

"Master Zheng, the ability to judge people after not being in the temple for many years has not diminished at all. I am the fifth old Bai Xingyun." Bai Xingyun directly revealed his identity without pretending.

"Your Highness Fifth, don't know what advice you can give me when you come to the humble house? Caomin Yijie is no longer an adult." Zheng Zhifu got up and stood aside and asked Bai Xingyun neither humble nor overbearing.

"I have heard about Mr. Zheng's talent for a long time, but he was still relatively young and could not influence anything. It is different now. Although my elder brother still holds the title of prince, it is a pity that he has been imprisoned in the East Palace for many years. The second brother, the third brother, and the fourth brother are in charge respectively. In the Ministry of Industry, the Household Department and the military camp, I am the only one who travels around to be the prince of wild cranes, does Mr. Zheng think I still have a chance?" Bai Xingyun looked at Zheng Zhifu with a threatening smile in his eyes, Zheng Zhifu stood still, his eyes face him.

"Your Highness Fifth, the grassroots don't understand this matter very well, so there is no way to answer it." Zheng Zhifu now understands his purpose of coming, is he trying to win him over?
The reason why Zheng Zhifu resigned and returned to his hometown was because he didn't want to stand in the team and he didn't like to form cliques to make troubles.

Now that Bai Xingyun has said what he said so clearly, he doesn't want to go into the muddy water even more. Regardless of whether the prince wins the throne or not, the courtiers who support him will basically end well.

Zheng Zhifu was not so stupid that he didn't understand this, and he refused very simply and with a very clear attitude.

"Master Zheng, I heard that you resigned when you kept your life clean, but your friend Chen Poxuan was a general under my fourth brother, and Mr. Zhao Zhimo is your classmate, right?" Bai Xingyun said while talking. Signaling Zheng Zhifu with his eyes, the threat was already obvious.

"This prosperous dynasty belongs to your Bai family. Naturally, all the civil and military officials should devote themselves to the government and the people. It is their fate to arrange for them, Your Highness. I, a commoner, can do nothing." Zheng Zhifu suddenly remained unmoved, he knew that these royal families were ruthless As long as he is ruthless enough, he won't be taken care of.

Bai Xingyun didn't expect that Zheng Zhifu would not accept this kind of trick. It seems that the doormen said that he valued love and loyalty, it was all false.

"Mr. Zheng, I appreciate your talent very much. A talent like you should have a high official and generous salary. It is what you should have if you work for the welfare of the people and let the people love you." Words of advice.

Zheng Zhifu sneered in his heart, it really was a family, back then his father used the same trick to coax him around, but later Zheng Zhifu woke up halfway and left early, otherwise he might not have the comfortable life he is now.

As for what Bai Xingyun said, it is not something that the courtiers can decide at all. If the emperor in charge wants the people to live a good life, it will be easy, and the courtiers don't need to work hard.

On the contrary, the courtiers may not be able to say a good word when they are exhausted.

In addition, Zheng Zhifu advocated strengthening the military, stabilizing the foundation of the country, and should not be extravagant and wasteful. This is contrary to the views of many important officials in the court. He and his teachers and classmates became targets of attack in the court. It is common for teachers and classmates to be demoted and reprimanded. , Zheng Zhifu was helpless and frustrated at the same time, anyway, he was a low-level official and didn't do anything.

Therefore, Bai Xingyun's skill in painting cakes is not very good, and Zheng Zhifu will not be fooled at all.

(End of this chapter)