On the way, Ai Nengqi, one of the four children, couldn't help but be curious and asked Zhong Jinwei: "Uncle, when did the story you told take place?"
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he looked back at him, smiled and replied: "This happened a long, long time ago."
Ai Nengqi waited for a while, but when he didn't hear what Zhong Jinwei said, he asked again: "Uncle, when did it happen?"
"long long ago."
Li Wenxiu couldn't help it anymore and asked on behalf of Ainengqi: "What next?"
"There is a temple on the mountain." Zhong Jinwei squeezed out the sentence like toothpaste.
Li Dingguo couldn't understand either and joined the questioning: "Uncle, what happens next?"
"There is a monk in the temple."
Zhong Jinwei's answer had nothing to do with the previous story. Li Dingguo suddenly realized that his uncle was joking with them, so he stopped Sun Kewang, who was about to ask, and shouted: "Uncle!"
Zhong Jinwei heard a trace of dissatisfaction in those words, smiled, reined in his horse, turned to look at the four of them and said: "You must remember that people cannot be pedantic. Sometimes the truth is not important, what is important is its rationality and
Can you achieve your goal? Do you understand?"
After he finished speaking, the four of them seemed to have some understanding, and their expressions immediately turned serious again: "But you must remember, never use it in a wrong way, understand?"
When the fourth child saw Zhong Jinwei's expression, he nodded seriously.
Zhong Jinwei was only joking with Ai Nengqi just now, and he thought that he could take the opportunity to teach the four little ones some rules of conduct. Therefore, after he finished speaking, he continued on his way without making a long speech.
Zhong Jinwei was a frequent visitor to the Forbidden City, and no one made it difficult for him. The journey was smooth and he soon arrived at the Wenhua Palace.
The chief minister of the cabinet, Wen Tiren, and the Minister of War, Liang Tingdong, were already at the Wenhua Hall. When Zhong Jinwei saw them, their faces were filled with joy, and he thought something good was coming.
Sure enough, Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhong Jinwei with a smile on his face: "Master Zhong, the Jinzhou captives have retreated."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he asked in surprise: "How many reinforcements did Mr. Sun send out?"
Emperor Chongzhen saw that Zhong Jinwei didn't guess the reason immediately, so he asked with a hint of amusement: "Master Zhong, what do you think?"
When this person is in a good mood, even if he is the emperor of a country, he will think of a joke to calm his mood.
Zhong Jinwei looked at Emperor Chongzhen's slightly lustful expression, then turned to see Wen Tiren and Liang Tingdong looking at him with smiles.
There was a slight thought in his mind, and combined with his later understanding of Shanhaiguan and previous discussions, he had the answer in his mind.
"Your Majesty, is it because of the support from Denglai that the Jianlu captives in Jinzhou retreated on their own initiative?" Zhong Jinwei looked at Emperor Chongzhen and asked.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen nodded and shook his head again. Now Zhong Jinwei was confused. Did he guess right or wrong?
"Jianlu retreated on his own initiative, but we don't know if it was because of Denglai. I didn't expect Master Zhong's previous suggestions to have a miraculous effect, so one of the reasons why I sent you here is to tell you about this.
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Zhong Jinwei was a little confused after hearing this. He had given too many suggestions to Emperor Chongzhen, and he didn't know which suggestion he was referring to.
Emperor Chongzhen just made a joke, and stopped asking Zhong Jinwei to guess. He said directly: "The urgent news came from eight hundred miles away from Shanhaiguan, saying that Jianlu was encircling Jinzhou, and he came to pursue the death camp. Something happened to Jianlu
If you are not prepared and cannot defeat the enemy, you will have to retreat."
Zhong Jinwei was very happy when he heard that there was news about the death camp. He quickly asked with concern: "Your Majesty, how is the situation in the death camp?"
However, he was also a little confused. Since Jianlu was unprepared and could not be defeated, why did he still surround him for so many days?
Emperor Chongzhen did not directly answer Zhong Jinwei's words. He said to the Minister of War: "Liang Qing sent the urgent report to Master Zhong for a look."
Liang Tingdong had been holding the emergency report in his hand, and only then gave it to Zhong Jinwei.
Zhong Jinwei read it at a glance, and found that the death camp's casualties were heavy, but the results were also brilliant. He first congratulated Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Thanks to your majesty, the death camp captured Jianlu's biggest lackey alive.
Your Majesty, I have a suggestion."
Emperor Chongzhen saw Zhong Jinwei flattering him and was about to say something to him, but after hearing what he said next, he put aside the idea and asked directly: "Master Zhong, do you have any suggestions?"
He now welcomes Zhong Jinwei's suggestions very much, because facts have proved that Zhong Jinwei's suggestions will bring him and Daming a lot of benefits.
"Invite all the tribes in the grassland to gather in the capital to watch King Darhan's punishment. Let them know that anyone who dares to go against the Ming Dynasty, no matter how powerful they are, will not be let go by the Ming Dynasty. King Darhan is an example."
In such a civilized era as the 21st century, a large number of massacres of overseas Chinese still occur in Southeast Asia. If it were American overseas Chinese, would they still dare to do this?
Therefore, Zhong Jinwei had previously suggested to Emperor Chongzhen that he should be a saint within and a king outside. Only in this way could the Han people return to their hearts and the barbarians surrender.
His suggestion was based on this.
Before Emperor Chongzhen could respond, Liang Tingdong frowned and had a different view: "Zhongxing Hou, I'm afraid this is not good. If the grassland tribes oppose it, especially when Lin Dan Khan is still in charge of the grassland tribes in name, we will
Doing this is not equivalent to a slap in their face. By then, there may be no peace on the border."
Zhong Jinwei paid attention to the situation in the grassland, went to Zhangjiakou, and had contact with Lin Danhan's son and leaders of other tribes. He knew more than Liang Tingdong.
It's true that he is an angry young man, but he is also an angry young man in his thirties. Of course, when he considers things, he doesn't just act out of emotion.
Zhong Jinwei turned to Liang Tingdong and explained to him: "The grassland is now a plate of loose sand. The name of Lin Dan Khan as the Great Khan has long been in name only. He himself was beaten by the Jianlu and even abandoned the capital. What's more, this King of Darhan is him
We, the Ming Dynasty, have now shown our strength. We can capture King Darhan from thousands of miles away and bring him to the capital. This is enough to frighten them."
When he said this, he showed a look of longing and said to Liang Tingdong and everyone in the hall: "I think when Taizu became the ancestor, our Ming Dynasty beat the Mongols and fled. How powerful and powerful it was.
It’s so desirable!”
After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, the Wenhua Hall became quiet. No one spoke, everyone was remembering that period of proud history.
Finally, it was Zhong Jinwei who broke the quiet atmosphere: "And aren't we expanding the trade point of Zhangjiakou? The Mongolian tribes who have good relations with the Ming Dynasty will let them come to trade and make their living conditions better. Mongolia, which is malicious to the Ming Dynasty,
Tribes, we will resolutely block them and attack them. As long as they are normal people, I think they will know what to do?"
When Zhong Jinwei said this, he remembered something and stopped paying attention to Liang Tingdong. He turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, how is the matter with the road office? The cement road to Zhangjiakou should also be built."