Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

On August 23rd, the eighth day after Shi Lang's army failed, and the seventh day after Tongshan and Jinsha were shelled, the Forbidden City in Beijing was still in a joyous atmosphere, and everyone was still celebrating the victory in Penghu. Some people are also planning to honor Kangxi after the news of Shi Lang's platform arrives.

But the real important ministers are not busy with this, no, Mingzhu, a powerful minister who is the crown prince and Taifu, a bachelor of Wuyingdian, a minister of rites, a leader, and a senior official, is in the cabinet with one of Kangxi's trustworthy ministers, the extra Imperial Academy The waiter Gao Shiqi was discussing Kangxi's first southern tour.

"Now that Haini is at hand, the country is unified, and the emperor's virtue is comparable to that of three generations, so someone proposed to visit Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, and the emperor was quite moved. However, the precedent of Song Zhenzong still exists, and the emperor is not willing to make a fuss, so the east tour It will be changed to the southern tour, so as to deter the people in the south of the Yangtze River, so as to show the orthodoxy of the dynasty. But the southern tour needs money. The court has just quelled San Francisco and Haini, and the treasury is short of money. If this is not resolved, I am afraid it will damage the emperor's face. , Jiangcun, what good idea do you have?"

In fact, as a minister of the Ministry of Rites, Mingzhu shouldn't be involved in the affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs, but the reason why he wants to intervene is that on the one hand, Mount Tai's sacrifice to heaven and Nanjing's mausoleum have something to do with the business of the Ministry of Rites, and it is logical for him to intervene. On the one hand, it was just to compete with his old rival Suo'etu in front of Kangxi.

Gao Shiqi, who was well aware of this, originally did not want to get involved in the struggle between the two powerful ministers, but now that Mingzhu directly asked him by name, he couldn't evade it, so he could only bite the bullet and replied: "If the Ministry of Households has no money, Why don't you borrow some from the Ministry of Internal Affairs first, and pay it back when you have more money?"

"Borrow from the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" Mingzhu pondered. You must know that the Ministry of Internal Affairs is Suo'etu's territory. If he or his people propose to take money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, will they directly conflict with the other party?

So he asked hesitantly. "If the Ministry of Internal Affairs refuses straight away, what should I do?"

"What I want is that the Ministry of Internal Affairs does not borrow," Gao Shiqi was admired by Kangxi for his quick thinking and quick response. Now he is just a little bit, and Mingzhu suddenly understands. "Such a big man can speak in the cabinet."

"It makes sense," Mingzhu clapped her hands and laughed. "If you don't fight with your husband, nothing in the world can compete with him. The southern tour is a big deal." Speaking of this, Mingzhu's eyes froze. "If the Ministry of Internal Affairs says no in front of us, and then Suo'etu comes forward and it's half done, wouldn't we be making wedding dresses for someone?"

"Could it be that Ming Ge is always worried that the emperor doesn't know that Suo'etu's Ministry of Internal Affairs is covering the sky?"

"Jiangcun, Jiangcun, you are really smart." Mingzhu nodded repeatedly. "Then..." Mingzhu hadn't finished speaking, and through the window paper, he saw Suo'etu, who was hugging him, coming in. He immediately restrained what he said just now, and just asked Gao Shiqi casually: "Yesterday, did you go to Henan? 's booklet'

"Yo, Minge is always here." Suo Etu, who walked into the room, saw Mingzhu and Gao Shiqi talking about something, so he pretended to greet warmly, but intentionally or unintentionally interrupted their conversation. "Jiangcun is here too."

"Suoge is here!" The two immediately greeted Suo'etu, and when Suo'etu was seated, the waiter Xiao Sula brought tea, and Mingzhu said this. "Just now I was discussing with Jiangcun about the story in Henan yesterday. It's just right that Suoge is here. Let's discuss it together, so as not to embarrass the emperor if we can't answer."

Just as Suo'etu was about to say something, someone broke in from outside the door: "Old Suo Ge, old Ming Ge, something is wrong, the six hundred miles in Fujian hastened, it was reported that Shi Lang had lost contact, and Hai Ni's gunboat The continuous raids on Tongshan and Jinxia made Fujian three times a day."

As if the sky was falling apart, the three people present were stunned. After a long time, Suo'etu came to his senses: "Where is Zhezi?"

The person who came reported: "Zhezi has been sent to the palace by the Secretary of the General Administration, and I ask the two cabinets to make preparations early, just in case the emperor"

Suo'etu didn't have time to thank him, so he pushed the man away, and hurried to Nanfang, Mingzhu hurriedly chased after him and walked side by side with him, only Gao Shiqi didn't dare to meet Tianyan without authorization because of his inferiority, so Left alone in the cabinet to comfort the "wounded" messenger.

Mingzhu said to Suo'etu while walking: "Old Suoge, the sea is so rampant, the emperor must be furious, if it involves personnel affairs in Fujian Province, Yao Qisheng and Wu Xingzuo are both cadres, and they have experience in presiding over the Fujian Sea war. I also ask Master Suo to help save one or two."

Suo'etu snorted and didn't respond, but Mingzhu, who knew the temper of his old opponent, was certain in his heart, knowing that Suo'etu would not make any mistakes again, so he walked side by side silently with him, and soon there was A first-class bodyguard came to summon him: "The two court elders came just in time. The emperor was furious when he saw the copy of Fujian, and ordered the two elders to have an audience immediately."

When they arrived at Nanfang, Suo'etu and Mingzheng found that Kangxi's mood had eased, and the two of them relaxed their worries. This is also true. After all, the Taiwan Strait is just a corner. It's nothing to say.

After the two saluted, they heard Kangxi say: "Mingzhu and Suo'etu, you probably have heard of the matter. Shi Lang is trapped in Taiwan, and it is estimated that Penghu will not be able to keep it. Although Fujian Province is not corrupt, Yao Qisheng is too worried. Falling ill, Wu Xingzuo and Wan Zhengse are running around like ants on a hot pot, you see, what should the court do now?"

"The servant thinks that Shi Lang was defeated, rebelled, or something else happened. At present, Fujian Province has not fully figured it out. It is just because the warships have been taken away by Shi Lang, and they are unable to cope with a small amount of sea rebellion, so the first thing to do It’s the tranquility of the town.” After reading the joint booklet of Wu Xingzuo and Wan Zhengse at a glance, Mingzhu responded first. "It's better to let Wu Xingzuo temporarily act as the governor of Fujian, and Wan Zhengse act as the admiral of the navy. Prepare first, use the land division of Fujian Province to prevent the sea from coming again, and then the imperial court will slowly deploy soldiers and generals from various provinces for reinforcements."

"The slave thinks that even if Shi Lang loses, Haini will suffer a lot. After all, Penghu's defeat was not a fake, so Hainiduan can't make a big counterattack." Suo'etu also read the scriptures, and he suggested. "Maybe you can order Fujian Province to send people to Taiwan to appease you, so as to find out the truth and make plans for the future."

Kangxi nodded. Just now he was thinking the same way, but the frustration in his heart was beyond words. For this reason, he vented his anger and said: "Let Li Guangdi stay at home, and reiterate the order to seal the world, and the rest will be done according to your wishes."

"Brother Weiying, I'm not wrong. The descendants can indeed guarantee Mingzuo." In a courtyard in Guangzhou, Chen Shengwu, who was once worried, was talking and laughing at the moment. Although the contact with Taiwan had not been restored, The news of Taiwan's great victory gave him the confidence to suppress those underground anti-Qing organizations at both ends of the scale. "With Taiwan's military power as a reliance, although the great cause of fighting against the Qing Dynasty still has a long way to go, it is no longer wishful thinking."

Yuecheng (recommended by friend Fenghua Guoyue), that is, the man Chen Shengwu called Weiying brother was wearing a military officer's robe of the sixth rank of the Qing court. One of the leaders of the organization, with a shame on his face at this moment, cupped his hands and said to Chen Shengwu: "Brother Chen is the one who sees it right, brother feel ashamed."

"Brother Weiying just hasn't met his grandson. If he has, he won't make a mistake." Chen Shengwu took the opportunity of letting the other party step down and praised Zheng Kezang a few words. Only then did I turn to the topic. "I think we will resume contact soon when we come to Taiwan, but I don't know if brother Weiying is ready?"

"The people in the prefectures and counties of northern and western Guangdong have already reached an agreement. After the brothel in Guangzhou is built, women can be transported to Taiwan in the name of providing prostitutes to Guangzhou." Yuecheng said answering. "It's just that the brother's official position is small, his face is narrow, and his favor is weak. The checkpoints along the way still need to be cleared, but is it about money?"

"Money is indeed a big problem. Although the descendants won this battle, Taiwan must have suffered a lot. I am afraid that there will be no spare energy to support you and me for a while." Chen Shengwu squinted his eyes and thought for a long time, finally holding back There is a way. "By the way, Brother Weiying, maybe we can have a discussion with the maritime merchants in Guangdong Province?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult." Brother Weiying shook his head and objected without thinking. "Jiang Shizhen, the guy who recognizes the thief as his father, is too powerful in cleaning up private businessmen in Guangdong." The Jiang Shizhen mentioned by Brother Weiying is the current Guangdong governor Li Shizhen. He was killed by the Houjin soldiers on the way to escape, and he himself was plundered by the Houjin outside the customs. As a result, he could not stand the suffering and bowed his knees to the Tartars. Within two years, he became the stepson of the Jinren Zhengbai Banner Li Xiquan by relying on the chrysanthemum. Changed his surname to Li, and since he had the cloak of a fake Tartar, he has been on the rise since then. After reading it, he soared into the sky, from the magistrate to the Taoist priest, from the Taoist priest to the chief envoy and governor, and his daughter married Cao Yin as his wife (it is said to be Cao Xueqin's grandmother), and became the eyes of those who wanted to be slaves but could not. A senior figure who stands tall. "Nowadays, there are not many people who dare to leave Hong Kong privately. They are all cautious like ghosts. If they ask them for money again, I'm afraid it will backfire."

"In that case, this road won't work?" Chen Shengwu frowned. He might be able to open the underground door after thinking about it, but that side is not on the same line as Brother Weiying, so he wouldn't vomit to him. Actually, just talking. "I'll contact Taiwan again, the money issue will eventually be resolved"