Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

Although the decision to send troops to Fujian to support Geng Jingzhong has been made, it is not something that can be done with words, and it will take a certain amount of time to complete the preparation work.But these trivial matters are not more important. Before Zhu Jin goes west, he has to decide who will stay in Taiwan, the base of Zheng Jun.

Because Zhu Jin's younger brothers are greedy for money and vulgar, and the sons are still young, they can only choose one of the ministers. This person naturally fell to the person who had assisted Zhu Jinjian in obtaining the throne of Yanping County King and effectively implementing reclamation and restoration in Dongning. The head of Taiwan's economic advisor Chen Yonghua joined the army.

In April of the 28th year of the Yongli calendar, Zhu Jin, in addition to Chen Yonghua who stayed in the general system of Chinese and foreign military affairs before Chen Yonghua (that is, the envoy of Dongning and the empress of Dongdu), also played the role of Zhu Shugui, who was actually a puppet, and awarded Chen Yonghua a second-rank senior doctor Wen Sanguan, for a while, Chen Yonghua had power over Taiwan.

"Uncle, what do you mean?" Chen Shengwu, a military officer summoned by Chen Yonghua to his private residence, flipped through the memorial that the other party had specially brought for him, and his expression changed. "Uncle, the king's entrustment of important tasks is because of his trust in my Chen family. Why did uncle push out that 12-year-old Yuanzi?"

"It's extremely cold at high places." Chen Yonghua explained while twisting his beard. "You and my uncle and nephew are not originally surnamed Ye Yuancong, but relying on the trust of the king, they have risen to a high position in just ten years, and now they are able to rule Taiwan. I am afraid that those old courtiers will act in front of the king. Don't say it to your face, I already hated you and my uncle and nephew in my heart."

"This?" Chen Shengwu said silently, that's right, one of his uncles and nephews would praise the military aircraft around Zhu Jin, and the other would be in charge of the entire rear area. People would indeed be jealous, but I'm afraid Zheng Kezang was pushed out for this reason. It would only be counterproductive, not to mention that he had rejected the child's opinion not long ago, thinking of this, Chen Shengwu closed the memorial. "Uncle, Yuanzi is not a direct descendant, and there have always been rumors that it was not the king's. If uncle pushes Yuanzi hard, I'm afraid he will be hated instead."

"You also said it was a rumor, so why believe it." Chen Yonghua shook his head. "As for being envied and hated by others, wouldn't others have any objections to pushing out the five-year-old son-in-law? I'm afraid that there will be more criticisms at that time."

This is true, leaving the older Yuan Zi alone but insisting on bringing up the much younger Di Zi, wouldn't that reveal the face of the powerful minister even more.Since left is neither right nor right.

"Then don't go to the memorial at all." Chen Shengwu suggested. "The king will veto it anyway, so it's better not to cause such trouble."

"Trouble is not something you can avoid if you want to." Chen Yonghua sighed. It's not that he doesn't know what his nephew is thinking, but compared to his nephew's small calculations, his troubles may be bigger. "Instead of not knowing when something will happen, it's better to reveal it earlier, so as to take the opportunity to test the king's mind."

Only then did Chen Shengwu suddenly realize: "It turns out that uncle is thinking about it in this way. From this point of view, it seems that my nephew has little knowledge."

Chen Yonghua's proposal was naturally rejected by Zhu Jin, but the matter had spread throughout Dongning. It was precisely because of this that Zhu Jin felt that he needed to give an explanation to the woman he loved and his eldest son, so he came here on purpose before leaving. lotus courtyard.

"Qin She, are you unhappy that your opinion was not adopted in the previous court meeting?"

Zhu Jin's question seemed very ordinary, but Zheng Kezang had to think about it before answering, but before he could speak, Chen Zhaoniang pouted over there: "What's more, how old is Qinshe, Your Majesty Beloved pet, taking him to the palace to listen to the government is already too much, and it made him look ugly in public, and it spread in the inner court, saying that a yellow-mouthed child is overestimated."

"Who's chewing his tongue?" Zhu Jin ordered angrily to his personal servant. "Check, find out and exile Langqiao."

"Father calm down, the son is not angry at what other people say." When Zheng Kezang heard this, he was startled. He and Chen Zhaoniang mother and son were already thorns in people's eyes. The hospital is close. "Because of these picky people, it is unnecessary for the father to lose the name of benevolence."

"As the saying goes, a gentleman is virtuous and a villain is afraid of prestige. I'm afraid this group of dirty people will fail if they don't teach them a lesson." Even so, Zhu Jin's eyes were full of satisfaction. "Forget it, I'll listen to Qinshe this time." Speaking of this, Zhu Jin changed the subject and asked with concern. "Qinsher, how's your reading going?"

"Returning to the father, the son has already learned one chapter of the "Book of Rites"." Zheng Kezang responded respectfully to Zhu Jin's question. "Every morning, I still stab the gun two hundred times, chop fifty straw targets, and shoot fifteen arrows. My son has also learned to ride a horse and swim, but he still doesn't dare to let the horse run, and he doesn't dare to dive too deep. "

"Has Qin She learned the Book of Rites?" Zhu Jin did not pursue the details of Zheng Kezang's learning of martial arts. Instead, he was very interested in the liberal arts he mastered. "Then the father will test you. Therefore, what the king understands is not the one who understands people. What the king supports is not the one who supports others. The king does things, not people. Therefore, the king understands people. There are faults, and it is insufficient to support others, and it is out of position to serve others. Therefore, the common people are self-governing, they support the emperor to be safe, and they serve the emperor to show themselves. Therefore, the etiquette is determined, and everyone loves them to die. Suffering from life. What is the explanation for this paragraph?"

The muscles on Zheng Kezang's face twitched, and he murmured: "Father, Master just taught me to read these few sentences, but I haven't had time to tell me how to explain it, so, so, my son doesn't know what to do. .”

Zhu Jin looked at him coldly, and Zheng Kezang stared at each other intently. After a long time, Zhu Jin burst out laughing.

"If you know it, say you know it. If you don't know it, say you don't know it. This kid is really sincere, but not being fake is also an advantage, but he is too upright. I am afraid that he will be biased in politics in the future, and he will suffer some hardships." .”

"How can a father teach his son not to be an upright person?" Chen Zhaoniang lightly hammered Zhu Jin, but there was a satisfied smile on her face. It was nothing more than the word "political" in Zhu Jin's words just now, which seemed to have a certain meaning. A hint of joy to her. "Qin She is only 12 years old, Jin She should not teach him badly."

"For politics, my son actually doesn't dare to think about it, but now my son wants to be a general like his father." Zheng Kezang has been thinking about how to master a reliable military force for the past few days. It just happened to climb up the pole. "In the future, I will follow behind my father and drive out the Tartars together, and restore the Han Dynasty."

Chen Zhaoniang was taken aback, she didn't expect her son to say that at all, but Zhu Jin laughed again when she heard the words: "Good ambition, we should let the Tartars know what we Haner are capable of, so as not to make him think that there is no one in China, but Qin She Well, the King father led the troops to march west this time, maybe he will drive the Tartars out of the pass, then don’t say that the King Father won’t leave you some Tartars.”

Zheng Kezang sneered secretly, at present Zhu Jin really thought that with Geng Jingzhong's promise, the Western Expedition would be successful immediately, it was too early to be complacent, and underestimated Kang Mazi and those traitors who have forgotten their classics Running dog.

Of course, Zheng Kezang, who has lived in two lives, would never show his inner activities on his face. Instead, he knelt down to Zhu Jin and said in a loud voice: "My son wishes my father to go to the world, sweep away the demon atmosphere in Shenzhou, and establish Great work for all ages!"

"Well said, well said!"

Zhu Jin was overjoyed, the expedition was imminent, he had wanted a better prize, but he never expected to hear it from the mouth of the eldest son, so he looked at Zheng Kezang with more and more satisfaction.Since he felt that what the eldest son did was in line with his own wishes, and just now he got the news that someone in the palace wanted to harm him, Zhu Jin felt that he should give the eldest son some compensation.

"Based on this sentence, you should be rewarded! Say, if you want to think about something, the father will promise you everything."

"Is any reward acceptable?" Zheng Kezang asked calmly, suppressing the excitement in his heart after getting Zhu Jin's confirmation. "My son wants to recruit a hundred companions of similar age to build a camp for boys, and command them to form troops every day."

Although the answer seems a bit childish, it is the result of Zheng Kezang's careful consideration. This is a clever stroke he has combined from Peter the Great and Kang Mazi. It seems that the army formed by some boys in a short period of time is a bit of a joke , but Zhu Jinxi’s expedition took a full six years. Six years later, these people of the same age will be his direct lineage of Zheng Kezang.

"Qinshe still wants to be a great general." Zhu Jin squeezed Chen Zhaoniang's slightly cool hands, and then nodded casually at Zheng Kezang, who had an earnest face. "Okay, my father promised you yes, but there is one thing, you are not allowed to neglect your daily studies, otherwise your father will have to beat the board when he comes back."

"This pair of dogs and men will have to do some activities that are not suitable for children at noon." Zheng Kezang, who received Zhu Jin's promise, was kicked out by Chen Zhaoniang with flushed cheeks before he had time to be happy. Let him take a lunch break, but in fact everyone on earth knows what's going on, so Zheng Kezang complained all the way. "Isn't it just circles and crosses? I mean my body hasn't grown up right now. When it comes to beauties and fun, I have the experience"

Zheng Kezang's secret nagging didn't last long, because just after he left the courtyard where Chen Zhaoniang lived, a scattered figure suddenly appeared in front of his eyes: "Stop, you dare to run if you are told to stop, come here, Hold him down for me."

The servant at the side quickly grabbed the opponent who couldn't dodge, and Zheng Kezang slowly stomped in front of this person: "Huh? You look familiar, I seem to have seen you somewhere? Say, what are you doing?" Who is it, and what are you doing here?"

"Servant, this servant is from the Jinhua Courtyard, sent by the princess to ask the prince to talk over, let go, let go quickly." The man replied while struggling. "Qin She, no, Eldest Young Master, the servant didn't mean to peep, ouch, it hurts, Eldest Young Master, let the servant be spared this time."

"Jinhuayuan?" Zheng Kezang frowned. Obviously, Tang Heniang was also affected by Chen Yonghua's upturn, so he specially sent someone to spy on Zhu Jin's movements. "Then why did you see me running away? Is there a ghost in your heart?" Zheng Kezang's face suddenly changed after he dropped this sentence that made the other party's liver and gallbladder tear apart. "But you are from the Jinhua Academy, and my son will only punish you too much. I will punish you to kneel here and wait for the father to come out. I will keep an eye on him. If the father does not come out, he is not allowed to get up."

The Fireman over there let out a sigh of relief, but Zheng Kezang also smirked. Although he was worried that Tang Heniang would not beat or scold him, but the inner battle would last at least half an hour. After a while, this unlucky fireman had to wait for at least an hour, so he would have to suffer a lot, and Jinhua Academy couldn't do anything about it.

However, this episode tells Zheng Kezang that he has just taken the first insignificant first step in his long march: "Jin Shijiu, last time you told me that there are British Guili (English) people's shops outside our eastern capital. It seems that there are still Japanese merchant houses?"

"Qinshe remembers it right," responded the chief servant following Zheng Kezang, "Your Majesty also bought artillery from the British, Guilian, and hired gunnery instructors, but most of the Japanese merchant houses are in chicken coops." , but there is none here in Chengtian Mansion."

"Go and ask, what is the price of artillery in the British Guilian, and how much is the salary of the artillery teacher." Zheng Kezang didn't want to buy artillery immediately and hire a coach. He was not so impatient. After Zhu Jin's order is issued, the army can only operate after the westward expedition. "Also, ask the Japanese about the price of the three spears, and let me know when you come back."

"promise"