Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

"Brother De'an, the news of the imperial court's opening of Enke is now raging. www"

In a Zen room for guests at the world-famous Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou City, several scholars in Tsing Yi were talking softly while drinking tea.These scholars of different ages all shaved off the pigtail-like braids behind their heads in accordance with the requirements of the Fuzhou court and the Nanjing Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, and put on the long-sleeved Han suits again.But despite this, the people who sit calmly are more or less awkward with each other. It is no wonder that the people in southern Jiangsu have not seen the majesty of Han officials for more than 50 years. Psychologically, they have all become barbarians. Even the people who spoke said that the sea inverse in the past sounds so weird to the Ming court today.

"Yes, it is said that Enke this time is different from regular ones. As long as you pass the provincial examination, you will be distributed by officials. Brother Li Zi and the others are already gearing up to try." The middle-aged man called Brother De'an responded lightly. "However, the current battle situation is unpredictable. Although the imperial court has taken all of Jiangnan, the Northern Dynasty is still powerful. Whether it will make a comeback is still uncertain. It is really not appropriate to bet too early, so as not to bet on the wrong treasure."

"I don't think so." Another scholar interjected. "Although the Northern Dynasty was powerful, the imperial court's gunboats were unparalleled at that time, and the soldiers in the north could not cross the Yangtze River. It may be possible to maintain a pattern of the Northern and Southern Dynasties." Speaking of this, the man paused. "I have learned the splendid articles. Naturally, I want to sell the goods to the emperor's family. The Northern Dynasty and the Southern Dynasty, which one to choose is not the same, and since it is necessary to place a bet, it is naturally the earliest and the best. From the merits of the dragon, we can win the day and night."

"I just heard that this time Enke doesn't pay attention to stereotyped theory, but only focuses on practice, and the official background is just an official of the eighth rank." The fourth person also shook his head and said. "It seems that those knife and pen officials in this subject are going to be proud, and I'm afraid it has nothing to do with my reading seeds."

"The third grandson of King Xia started in the army, so he didn't study at all, how could he know the importance of studying people?" Brother De'an sneered. "This is also the place where I don't like the Southern Dynasty. The central power of the court falls to the side, and the bureaucracy is small. Even if you are lucky enough to occupy a corner of the south of the Yangtze River for a while, how can you be the enemy of the Northern Dynasty's lord Mingjun if you fight for a long time."

"Brother De'an, be careful with your words." The scholar who spoke first heard this and immediately stopped him from continuing. "You and I are close friends. I know that my brother is just discussing the matter. If others listen to it, they must think that my brother is interested in the Northern Dynasty and is suspected of being a prisoner. If you sue the government for the crime of traitor, it will be a big trouble."

The confiscation of the property of traitors is in full swing in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions to warn the world that Zheng Zheng is merciless in attacking those who are willing to serve the enemy. Therefore, when he heard that he would be charged with traitors because of his speech, Brother De'an immediately became dumb.

"However, I think it's not that King Xia is ignorant, but has a deep meaning." Perhaps it was to ease the atmosphere in the room, the third person who had just spoken continued. "Nowadays southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui and Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong have been newly established. In order to appease the local government, the king of Xia has demoted officials to open up vacancies. Naturally, we must start with the officials who are waiting for them, and the specific implementation of the new policy of Ming Dynasty is also very important. To fall on these officials, that's why such weird Enke's actions were taken, and if you think about it for three to five years, as long as the Ming Dynasty is stable, this first group of officials will definitely rise to the top."

"The sky is rising straight up, of course, the first batch of disciples of the robbers." Brother De'an was obviously a little reconciled, although he dared not say good things about the north, but he couldn't help but not say bad things about Zheng Kezang. "If the Zheng family wants to steal the Great Ming Dynasty, it will take three to five years of savings. When the time comes for the new dynasty and new atmosphere, it will be inevitable to increase officials and ranks."

"Beidi is still alive, so I don't dare to jump to conclusions about whether King Xia will act recklessly." The scholar who spoke first took a sip of tea in a leisurely manner, and then continued. "However, even if King Xia followed the story of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it doesn't matter to the overall situation. You must know that Zhu Chongba still took the country from the hands of King Ming."

"Brother Zhichu's words are very true." The fourth person clapped his hands. "Before Emperor Taizu succeeded to the throne, there were people who made the descendants of the Zhao family the emperor, but he sincerely reprimanded him, saying that the descendants of the Zhao family were of no benefit to expelling the Tartars and restoring China. The same is true now. If it's not Yongzuo, it's just to see how long King Xia can endure."

"How long can you endure? No matter how long you endure, you can't escape a tampering word." Brother De'an said through gritted teeth. "I only hope that there are honest and gentlemen in the ruling and opposition parties who think it is against them. Even if their ambitions cannot be curbed, they must let their ugly appearance be passed on to future generations to make it clear."

"Brother De'an is extreme." The fourth person was terrified and stopped immediately. "Nowadays is not a time of great rule. People are holding knives in their hands. It's better to only talk about romance and not talk about state affairs."

"That's right, that's right," the scholar called Brother Chu agreed. "Today I will only talk about Fengyue"

"The Ming court is really deceiving people too much." Just when the scholars in Hanshan Temple stopped talking about state affairs, in the government officials of Dingnan King Zheng Gen (Note: equivalent to the Japanese shogunate), a group of civil and military officials from Beihe condemned the just Send envoys to ask for the Fuzhou court in Hongji. "Extorting land for no reason, haven't you learned the lessons of the past? Besides, the Ming court today is also trying to control the whole of China, and he is still fighting with the Qing court. He still doesn't forget to touch my land in Da Yue. It's really hard to fill up. Such wishful thinking, My generation will never agree, and the Lord will never agree."

Of course, not all the people present have lost their minds, and a very few people who are still sober reminded at this inappropriate moment: "Several adults have forgotten the situation in Tangli (Note: Guangnan Ruan ruled area) back then. , Is it possible that we want Thang Long to be reduced to ruins like Hoi An."

"The Ming army is just a group of pirates, they only attack and harass the coast, and the loss of Hoi An is the same, and they dare to invade the inland." Zhao Du, the Duke's deputy capital minister, Taiwei Jin Zirong Lu, doctor Zhao Du, shouted in a rough voice, Then he bowed down to Zheng Gen, the sixth generation Lord Zheng who sat high on the throne. "If the Ming army dares to come, I will use the leader on my head to guarantee that the Ming bandits will not be able to see Shenglong City alive."

"Ming bandits only dare to harass the coast, and they are stupid." Pujun Gongzhu Guofu Guoshangjun Wang Zhu loudly reprimanded. "If the people of the Ming Dynasty only dared to raid the coast, how could they sweep across the north and southeast of the country and beat up the Qing army?" The man further added. "I heard that the Ming army is attacking Liuzhou in the north. If you don't agree to the request of the Ming people at this time, what will happen if the army turns south instead?"

"Then we will join forces with the soldiers of the Qing Dynasty to deal with it." Zhao Du is obviously not good at words, and he doesn't know how to respond, but there are also articulate people on his side, and Duan Huiyou, Marquis of Ren Qiang, took the initiative to stand up for him fight back. "Our dynasty was originally a vassal to the Qing court. Now that the Gaoping Mo family has been destroyed, and the southern border has been captured by the Ruan family, we are unable to expand the territory. We just took the opportunity to expand to the north. I think the Qing Dynasty will not be stingy with rewarding the faithful with a little land. Outsiders."

"Regardless of the Ming Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, the current dynasty is nothing compared to them. The ants occasionally take advantage of the elephant and are complacent, but they don't know that this is the way to bring disaster." Ruan Gongshen also stood up to support Wang Zhu. "What's more, now that King Sa of Nanzhang has passed away, and there is civil strife in Nanzhang, I will expand westward instead of northward."

Some of the radical group shouted loudly: "Nanzhang Mountain is high and densely forested, and has always been barren. It is better to go north than west."

"It's absurd. At a time when the Ming army may be attacked by sea and land, they are still talking about going north. This is wronging the country." Zuoxiao Dianyangping, the commander of the capital of Xianjun County, went out to bow down to Zheng Gen. "My lord, maybe the Ming army doesn't need to send troops in person, as long as the soldiers and horses of the Ruan family in the south are quietly transported northward, my court will be powerless, let alone take the opportunity to go west."

When mentioning the old opponent who had finally ceased fighting in the south, Zheng Gen's eyes changed, and he asked inquiringly, "What does Ai Qing mean?"

"Although the people of Ming had a bad relationship with the Ruan family, we must guard against their actions of turning their hands into clouds and turning their hands into rain." After making alarmist remarks, Yang Ping finally revealed his plan. "Chen Guanming's request for Hongji is only for the local coal, and has no intention of further encroaching on our country of Dayue from Longwangshu. Therefore, this minister thinks that the Lord has the same surname as King Xia who ruled the Ming Dynasty, or maybe the ancestors have the same ancestry. You can be a family relative, but you can be a nephew and uncle." There was an uproar at the side, the uncle and nephew, of course Zheng Kezang is the uncle, and Zheng Gen is the nephew, this is clearly the Afu Ming court, and there is really a suspicion of treachery, but the side again How noisy, but Yang Ping didn't care, just talking to himself. "I want to come to the same place as Hongji with a humble name. It's close enough to keep me safe when I go west, far away." The voice paused here. "Maybe breaking through the Great Wall of the South in the future will be easy."

"Break through the Great Wall of the South?" Zheng Gen's eyes lit up immediately. Although peace had been achieved between Zheng and Ruan under the mediation of the Qing court, the feud between his ancestors and the hatred he had accumulated over the years made him dream of marching into Hue. "If that's the case, it's okay to be wronged a little bit." Even so, Zheng Gen was still a little unwilling. "However, Hongji belongs to the land of Da Yue, so how can it be so easy to allow others, even if wise people are tyrannical, this king will not hesitate to fight."

Zheng Gen's words sounded tough, but he listened to what he said, and Ruan Rugao, the marquis of Fanglu, who had fully understood what Zheng Gen was thinking, laughed secretly, and saw this clever man take a step forward: "My lord, don't worry, my lord! I am willing to argue with the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, on the one hand, the Ming people must pay the coal price, and on the other hand, the ownership of the land should not be questioned."

"If that's the case, it's great." Zheng Gen nodded in satisfaction, and then he gave another bottom line. "If the Ming people insist, they may be allowed to build a port, set up a business house, and even have some conveniences for guards, just like Hongyi's previous example."

Ruan Rugao, who recommended himself, got the authorization and naturally knew what to do. At the same time, he suggested: "The Hongyi and the Ming people had conflicts before, maybe they can be restrained from each other, so that I can rest easy."

"Quite playing." Zheng Gen nodded approvingly, and then he looked around at the ministers. "The next step is to continue to discuss the major issues of westward expansion"