The emperor is embarrassed

Extremely smart.

This is Ming Zhan's evaluation of Liang Dongbo.

The courtiers are too stupid to be the emperor's headache.

The courtiers are too smart, and it is also a headache to be an emperor.

Ming Zhan sent Liang Dongbo away, and stayed in the room with Ruan Hongfei to escape the summer heat. When he mentioned Liang Dongbo, Ming Zhan said with a smile, "I asked him who could be stationed in Tianjin Port. Liang Dongbo is really smart. He recommended three people to me: one They are Fu Qi, a son of the Huguang Fu family, one is Wei Yingchi from the Wei family of Yongning Marquis, and the other is Zhao Yunting who was born in the imperial examination and martial arts competition."

"No wonder Liang Dongbo became the governor of Zhili." Ming Zhan sighed, "Not only is he smart and winky, but he has never seen me, but he knows my heart. Not only that, he can test my heart by turning a corner, which is rare. rare."

Holding the scroll, Ruan Hongfei said to Ming Zhan without squinting, "Liang Dongbo's father was the court minister of Renzong, Minister of the Ministry of Industry—Liang and Liang Gelao. The Liang family is a well-known family in Fenyang, Shanxi. Son, if he has no such ability, the governor of Zhili will not be able to do it for him."

Ming Zhan rushed over, snatched the book from Ruan Hongfei's hand and pressed it under his buttocks, tilting his head and squinting in displeasure, "Aren't I prettier than books?"

"Are you not only prettier than books?" Reaching out to grab Ming Zhan's neck and pulling it directly to his chest, Ruan Hongfei raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile, "That Chu Yan is probably even more prettier, huh?"

Ming Zhan showed a guilty look, coughed twice, and held back, "Feifei, that's all happened in the past."

"Oh, isn't there something going on now?" Ruan Hongfei said with a half-smile, "I heard that the man surnamed Chu is coming to the imperial capital to meet you again?"

Alas, Feifei is jealous! !Ming Zhan was so happy in his heart, as if he had eaten bee droppings, he had to continue pretending, emphasizing, "I'm just here for business."

Ruan Hongfei sighed, and let go of Ming Zhan, "This man, with power, also has charm. This is especially true for men."

Seeing Ruan Hongfei's pale face, Ming Zhan didn't dare to show off any more, and hurriedly said, "Feifei, Chu Yan and I are innocent, don't think too much about it. I was thinking about you going to Yunnan to make a scene to stimulate Come on. Besides, Chu Yan happened to have something to ask me for, so I don't have time to take care of his family affairs, anyway, he doesn't care about his reputation, so he played with me a few times and saved his life."

Ruan Hongfei looked at Ming Zhan quietly, and Ming Zhan confessed to Ruan Hongfei, "Chu Yan's patriarch was taken from his nephew. Old man. At that time, I was thinking about reforming the salt department. Yunnan-Guizhou salt merchants, headed by the Zhou family. I didn’t like the Zhou family. I wanted to support another business, so I fell in love with the Chu family. Naturally, Chu Yan also wanted to take refuge in me. "

"This time I was looking for Chu Yan because I wanted to buy some Tibetan horses." Ming Zhan leaned in front of his lover and took a sip, "You won't be angry about this little thing, right?"

Ruan Hongfei reached out to retrieve the book from the couch, opened a few pages, continued to read with relish, and said with a calm fairy face, "I didn't say anything, what are you doing with such a guilty expression? .”

Really good at pretending.

It's not the time to show Lao Tzu's face.

Ming Zhan wiped the sweat from the tip of his nose, rubbed it over and muttered, "I was a little boy when I was with you."

"If you doubt my loyalty, there will be no loyal people in the world."

Ruan Hongfei smiled, grabbed the book and tapped Ming Zhan's head, and put his arms around him, "Then shall I give you a chastity memorial archway or something?"

"Cut." Ming Zhan stared, "You are a wife, so I will send you the hair. If I die early, you are not allowed to remarry."

"What nonsense?" Ruan Hongfei scolded and sighed, "I'm much older than you."

Ming Zhan immediately confessed his loyalty and vowed, "It's okay, you look young. Besides, even if your hair turns white and your teeth fall out, I still like you."

"You can talk about it when the time comes."

Ming Zhan pushed Ruan Hongfei for a while, feeling a little unhappy, and picked Ruan Hongfei's reason, "I told you these things, it's fine if you don't say anything nice to me. Could it be that you still can't believe my feelings for you?"

"You are so lecherous, how can you be trusted." Ruan Hongfei said, "If you have a slightly flat face, you want to take a few more glances, and blame others for not believing you."

"Even if I see a peony flower on the side of the road, I will look at it a few more times." Ming Zhan lay on Ruan Hongfei's shoulder, "But you see, who did I flirt with, I only flirt with you. Feifei, do you like it?" like me?"

"like."

Ming Zhan was happy in his heart, but he refused to show it on his face. Instead, he put on a sad face and attracted Ruan Hongfei to praise him, "Then what do you like about me? I am far inferior to you in appearance."

Ruan Hongfei is such a shrewd person, how could he not know Ming Zhan's narrow-mindedness, he squeezed Ming Zhan's buttocks with one hand, and smiled twice, "I like your fat body."

"He has no conscience." Ming Zhan complained, "I can die if I boast."

"You are so confident, how can you use others to praise you." Ruan Hongfei smiled, "Who do you plan to use for the three people Liang Dongbo mentioned?"

"Well, let's pray." Ming Zhan patted the mat and sighed, "Although the Jiangnan aristocratic family is restless, it's not yet the time to turn their faces. Besides, you can't kill a boatload of people with one blow, and wipe out all the people. It is a toss about killing all the clans. The children of the clan are well-born and educated, and they are indeed superior. For example, Liang Dongbo is a capable official. If I exclude the clan from here, wouldn’t it be forcing them to fight against me? "

"The family is guilty, and punishment should be punished. However, just because they are a family should not be prejudiced." Ming Zhan said, "After all, not all families want to rebel."

Can he take it for granted to convict a person?

Everything is peaceful in the imperial capital.

In the northwest, the Marquis of Pingyang was in great distress.

With a big wave of Ming Zhan's hand, Wubi's Sanding Jia was sent here. Fortunately, Ji Yongcun said that this man had been in the Northwest Army and had some experience.

Song Yao, the number one martial artist, was handsome and capable. If the Tatars came, he would not comment on how the battle was fought. At least this one would be able to protect himself.

Speaking of Zhao Lingyan, the second place in the list, it is really difficult for the Marquis of Pingyang to arrange.Speaking of which, Marquis Pingyang wondered how Zhao Lingyan got the second place in the martial arts exam, and he knew that he was a good guy just by looking at his walking posture.When such a person came to the northwest, Marquis of Pingyang had to arrange guards for him, so that Zhao Bang would not have to explain anything to the delicate and frail.

Ming Zhan was very generous in his letter, and ordered Pingyanghou to reward them with any small officials like school captains.

But the point is that the captain also wants to fight.

Like Ji Yongcun and Song Yao, they are good at martial arts, they are good at swords and guns, and they are not afraid of fighting.

But a three-legged cat like Zhao Lingyan was given for nothing on the battlefield.

The Marquis of Pingyang worried for a long time, and asked Zhao Lingyan to make a document in his side account, copy and write, and help with the account, such as the exchange of military rations, the distribution of military pay and so on.

Fortunately, although Zhao Lingyan was second in the list, he had a good temper. He was not picky about what he was asked to do, and he did a good job, at the second place level, which really made Pingyang Hou heave a sigh of relief.

The status of Zhao Lingyan and Pingyanghou is very different, but Pingyanghou also knows that Zhao Lingyan is the second best, and the emperor deliberately put the three tripod armors of Wubi to the northwest, this is to train them.Who knows who will be the leader in the future, so Pingyang Hou definitely arranged the most suitable seats for them as much as possible, and also wanted to make a good relationship.

Of course, apart from the placement of the Tripod Armor, there are other good things to do.

For example, not only has the military salary increased, but the imperial court also sent [-] horses a few days ago. This is what made the Marquis of Pingyang smile most.

Marquis Pingyang patted the vigorous neck of the steed, and said to his son Ma Wei, "The emperor is determined to fight this battle."

Ma Wei sighed, "This is all hidden horses. The emperor has a way. In the past, the Zhennan Palace did not support the imperial capital with such a large amount of money." Even now, Ma Wei still feels a little embarrassed when thinking of Ming Zhan.After his father found out about his eldest nephew who had been called by the emperor for several days, he almost kicked him away.

Ming Zhan's face is naturally not as big as usual. When Feng Jingqian was in power, it was a dream to get so many horses from Yunnan.Ming Zhan is different, he is the son of Zhennan Wang's direct relative, no matter what means they use, in short, Ming Zhan got so many horses.

Facing what was likely to be the first battle of the emperor after he ascended the throne, and the emperor gave people food, money, swords and guns like this, Pingyang Hou was really under a lot of pressure.

Marquis Pingyang was not the only one under great pressure, Marquis Yongding and He Qianshan were even more stressed.

Although He Qianshan was a bit stubborn, he had stayed in the army for a long time, and the personnel affairs in the Nine-door Admiral were no longer complicated, so he could still manage, manage and arrange them smoothly.

As long as he has the right and time, a soldier under General Huaiyang's command is naturally nothing to worry about.

He Qianshan first donated silver to all officers and soldiers over the age of 40 to return home, and then recruited new recruits.

In the past, people were not willing to serve as soldiers, but suddenly, after Ming Zhan ascended the throne, he treated the officers and soldiers particularly well, with full pay and wages, and a gift of silver when he returned home. This treatment is no better than ordinary The petty official is low.In the eyes of the common people, the world is peaceful now, and being a soldier is at least better than farming.

As soon as the general's mansion's conscription order came out, there were quite a few people who came to apply for it. He Qianshan only selected young and strong people, and only selected 3000 people.

He Qianshan has always believed that the number of soldiers is good but not large, and these 3000 people can be trained well and they will be of great use.

And He Qianshan still had a trick, so he led his soldiers to live in Haiyanzi, don't care how anxious you are about smuggling, I don't know.

The pirates are also evil, He Qianshan and his soldiers went to Haiyanzi to live, and they didn't dare to go ashore because they knew the current affairs.

The pirates were naturally familiar with He Qianshan, so they had other reasons for not going ashore.

The point is, the pirates have nothing to lose.Although it is impossible to go inside now, Du Ruoguo has a lot of good things there.Ruan Hongfei has already lived on the dragon bed, and the relationship between Du Ruoguo and Dafengchao is not to mention how close and friendly they are.Now outsiders, Ming Zhan doesn't sell anyone, he only sells Du Ruoguo's family.

Ming Zhan does not do business with pirates here. Ruan Hongfei used to make a living at sea, and he has contacts with various forces on the sea. He has something here, so naturally he doesn't mind being a second-hand dealer.

In this way, Du Ruoguo became a transit point for pirates.

Ming Zhanquan thought he was blind and foolish, and didn't know the connection between Du Ruuoguo and the pirates.He made a lot of money from Ruan Hongfei, and Ruan Hongfei made another fortune from the pirates. The two of them sang together and made a fortune silently.

Since the pirates can buy things at real prices from Ruan Hongfei, they are no more expensive than those from those aristocratic families, and they are safer, so why not do it?They don't have many people, small forces have a thousand or two thousand people, and larger forces have only 8000 people.The point is that it is not easy to replenish the source of troops, unlike He Qianshan, who can recruit troops just by saying conscription.

The pirates are also unwilling to touch the tough bone of the government.

Therefore, with He Qianshan's forceful efforts to clear the country and Ming Zhan Ruan Hongfei's secret operations, all of a sudden, the Huaiyang smuggling was abruptly stopped.

"This group of perfidious bastards." The young man looked elegant, and his gestures showed his good upbringing, but suddenly such a vulgar remark seemed to be sighed softly from his light-colored lips, which really didn't match this person's tolerance.After a while, the man laughed to himself again, "You are a bandit, what kind of loyalty can there be? I am greedy."

Xu Yuan sat in the Xiangzhu chair, stroking the smooth armrest, "In this way, it is better to let the emperor build the port in Huaiyang smoothly. With the power of our family, we can just continue to do this business. gone."

The young man didn't respond to Xu Yuan's words, but instead said, "Xu Shangshu is the head of a department, and your Xu family is drifting away from him because of the dispute between the heirs and concubines. Could it be that because of Xu Bingsheng's case, you plan to make a clean break with Xu Shangshu?" ?”

Xu Yuan's gentle face suddenly turned cold, and he said bluntly, "This is the Xu family's business."

The young man smiled and said indifferently, "Family and everything will prosper. Without Xu Shangshu, the Xu family will still be a high-ranking official with rich salary, enshrined in the pavilion and worshiped as a minister, and respected by the emperor's teacher; but if the Xu family loses Xu Shangshu, the family will gradually become thinner. "

"Is face so important? At the beginning, no matter what happened to your Xu family, you also supported Xu Shangshu to study, study, take the imperial examination, become an official, and marry a wife. Now he is on the rise. Not only did he not receive any money and interest, but he also brought in the eldest grandson." The young man sighed. Said, "No matter how much Xu Shangshu wants to get rid of the family, he is also surnamed Xu. He has to be counted as a part of the nine clans and the whole family. They are related by blood, broken bones and tendons. What about the Xu family? Can you ignore it? How can you stand by and watch?"

Xu Yuan's eyes flashed, and the young man continued, "If you don't ask Xu Shangshu to help us, at least don't push Xu Shangshu to His Majesty's side. At critical times, there will always be something useful."

"The Xu family's family affairs are handled by the Xu family." Xu Yuan also had his arrogance, and he was naturally dissatisfied with this person's hand stretching too far, and said coldly, "Young master's wisdom is as deep as the sea, let's think about sending Yongdinghou now. Good. If this continues, we will all have to drink the northwest wind."

The young man smiled slightly, "Is there anyone in the world who doesn't make mistakes?"

"Even if He Qianshan doesn't make mistakes, but there are so many people with the surname He, it's hard to guarantee that everyone is a saint?"