After the face-to-face meeting, the Dutch envoy, carrying the reward from the Ming Empire and the trade order signed by Zheng Haizhu, headed back to Batavia to deliver a mission to the East India Company.
Recall that four years ago, Governor Cohen was almost impeached and removed from office by his domestic enemies due to his defeat in the Battle of Minhe.
Fortunately, the Dutch are still doing business in the past few years, and this time they got to see the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Those hawks in Amsterdam who were confident that they could defeat the Eastern Empire based on their ability to sail ships and fire artillery finally stopped talking about the doves in the relations between China and the Netherlands for the time being. Instead, they released their war hormones to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.
Prepare to capture that military stronghold before the British do.
Zheng Haizhu met Tian Ergeng from Dongchang in the ruins of Cuihua Hutong during the curfew on one day.
Another project in her work plan can enter the critical stage.
After Wei Zhongxian went to Luoyang to select girls for Prince Zhu Youxiao, Tian Ergeng began to meet Zheng Haizhu alone.
In the darkness of the night, Tian Ergen spoke directly to the woman in the shadow in the way she liked, without any greetings.
"Mrs. Zheng is very good at counterintuitive schemes. As expected, the deputy manager from Changping, our hometown in Dongchang, hooked up with Wang Tiqian and led him to run up to Long Live Lord in a self-righteous manner. He gave you eye drops and said that you were secretly having sex with Hong Mao.
Let’s talk about business.”
"I know this," Zheng Haizhu said, "Where are the other ones?"
"The other few, oh," Tian Ergen felt that Zheng Haizhu's questions were like a warrior using a sword, one move after another without breaking. Fortunately, he got used to it quickly, "The second one, written by Concubine Li
People asked if Wang Tiqian had bought a woman, and the third one was the courtyard in Jingtaiwa. The people and furnishings were all ready."
"Are the things for making tofu puffs and the pottery jars for making fried sauce also on display?" Zheng Haizhu asked.
Tofu pudding and noodles with soybean paste are the local delicacies that Wang Tiqian's staff made very well when he was in charge of the imperial kitchen.
The unlucky prince Zhu Changluo liked to eat these two things very much, and was ridiculed by Concubine Zheng in front of Emperor Wanli, saying that Zhu Changluo's food taste was very similar to that of his low-born mother.
When he was in Doukong Mansion, Shandong Province, Zhu Youjian saw a street stall dipping pancakes in sauce and took a sip. His father was now the emperor and no one dared to laugh at him for loving fried noodles. However, his father complained that Wang Tiqian
After going to the Supervisor of Ceremony, the fried noodles in the imperial kitchen became worse and worse.
Zheng Haizhu memorized this section, which was used to add drama.
"Everything is arranged properly. Madam, don't worry. After all, Tian's ancestors are also rich. When he was the Jinwu Guard, he also looked at the furnishings in the palace and copied the gourd. It's pretty much the same."
Tian Ergeng still answered fluently.
Zheng Haizhu smiled: "You do have very capable eyes and ears in the palace. You stole my looped velvet handkerchief in the Wenhua Palace."
Tian Ergeng said: "It's not Lao Wei who asked me to do it. He said that he confessed to you early in the morning, and you also taught him a lesson. Hey, there is no acquaintance without fighting, and there is no acquaintance without fighting. Madam, Lao Wei
That woman, indeed, is clearly as good as a pheasant, and she is determined to climb a higher branch. I have said this in front of Old Wei."
Zheng Haizhu said: "Okay, the next move is to feed it to Ke Yinyue. Does Ke Yinyue know that you and Lao Wei are brothers?"
Tian Ergen nodded.
"Then you will send fifty taels of silver to Ke Yinyue tomorrow. Tell you that Old Wei told you before he went to Henan that you should hand over the filial greeting gifts from the charcoal farmers in the north to his mother-in-law. Then Ke Yinyue will definitely give it to him.
If you ask why there are so few, just say that Old Wei kept more than half of it and looked for someone to look after the house in Changping."
Tian Ergeng smiled thoughtfully and said, "I understand."
Zheng Haizhu raised the lantern in his hand, shined it on Tian Ergen, and said with a smile: "Old Tian, do you have a picture in your mind now? Tell me, what do you think I will do next?"
Tian Ergen leaned into the light and said, "I guess Madam is waiting for Lord Long Live to go to Changping to escape the summer heat."
"Haha, you can lead Dongchang after all. Lao Tian, you are much smarter than the many bully men in the court."
Tian Ergen was soothed by the woman's admiring gaze that he felt a little proud, and said happily: "Madam, Lao Tian, I still say the same thing, there are many different ways to torture people in Dongchang, and they are more effective than those at Beizhen Fusi. Madam
In the future, if you want to teach civil servants a lesson, it doesn’t matter which party they are from. As long as my wife can make Long live the Lord willing to go out, our Dongchang can detain people, and I, Lao Tian, will definitely take care of them."
Zheng Haizhu fell into silence.
Tian Ergeng was a little worried.
What? Did you express your feelings wrongly?
Before Wei Zhongxian went to Luoyang, he warned him not to try to influence this woman's thoughts by being too smart.
But Tian Ergen does not believe in evil, and has been thinking recently that Zheng Haizhu must be slowly made incompatible with those civil servants who claim to be upright gentlemen, so that she can truly be on the same page as them in Dongchang.
At this moment, Tian Ergen, who tried to brainwash the woman again, finally waited for her reaction.
"Old Tian," Zheng Haizhu sighed, "they may not have enough brains, but they are all bloody people. There is an old saying, people are not afraid of death, but how can they be afraid of death. I am not interested in the scenes of scholars being tortured to extract confessions.
I haven't seen them before, so they are not afraid. Therefore, the best way to deal with them is not to send them to your east factory, but to send them out of the capital. For example, Yang Lian."
Tian Ergeng's eyes turned.
The bad news is that it is difficult for this woman to be persuaded by herself; but the good news is that this woman is not like Wang An who rushes to kneel down and lick Yang Lian and others. She should be punished.
Tian Ergen laughed cheerfully: "Madam, after all, she was born in a running school. With such a teaching, Tian will understand. If the civil servants continue to talk nonsense, they will be sent to that section. You can do it.
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"That's right. Let's go back."
Zheng Haizhu picked up the lantern, walked a few steps behind Tian Ergen, and walked out of the ruins.
She stared at Tian Ergeng's back and remembered that in another time and space, this Tian Ergen, together with another accomplice Xu Xianchun, tortured Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou after Wei Zhongxian gained power.
Nails were inserted into the ears, and the skin was burnt with cannons...
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This is a record that middle school students have learned in textbooks. Zheng Haizhu was also frightened when he saw it. His mind was filled with maggots in the prison, crawling all over Yang, Zuo
The two bodies.
Perhaps it was because they were impressed by Yang and Zuo that their administrative skills were not good enough but their character was still strong. Last year, Donglin turned his back on her and tried to drive her away, while Zheng Haizhu still did not take advantage of the harshness of the factory guard line.
The method of corporal punishment is to set traps on public political achievements and fight back.
People cannot fight for power and eventually become the type they hate.
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The hot summer has arrived.
It was extremely hot in Beijing this summer. Officials who had been dismissed from the Beijing inspection in the spring took the opportunity to let their disciples spread rumors about the rooster in the morning and the celestial phenomena.
There are two hens, one is Li Guifei of Yikun Palace, and the other is Zheng Haizhu who has just finished escorting the Hongyi people and is trying his best to help Li Guifei to mess with Ji Rang, the father-in-law of the country.
In the Yikun Palace, Zheng Haizhu drank the mung bean soup that had been chilled in the well water and said to Concubine Li: "A dog that barks fiercely does not bite, so there is no need to worry about it. Long live the Lord, are you a little bit sick? Huang Zunsu returned yesterday
Beijing, together with the official of the Ministry of Industry, reported the construction costs of Daning Town, I was also listening, and Long live the Lord seemed to be a little out of breath."
The more Zheng Haizhu frankly mentioned the details after the interview, the less suspicious Li Guifei became.
But she couldn't tell the woman in front of her directly about the reason for Zhu Changluo's mental illness.
What kind of summer is it? The country is peaceful and the people are safe, all the nations are coming to congratulate them, the foundation of the country (the position of the crown prince) has been decided, the ministers with raised tails have been dealt with, and the household department is not so tight anymore. The emperor naturally wants to keep warm and want to indulge, in the harem
The frequency of lucky people has also increased.
But for people in their forties, the imperial doctor also said that there are some signs of heart disease, and after indulgence, they will naturally look tired.
"Your Majesty, all the ministries and offices under your control are still in peace, and there are no slave camps in several large towns in Liaodong. How about you accompany me to Changping to spend the summer?"