Generally speaking, it is hard to get a ticket for the train to the capital, so every passenger car is packed.
However, this time, there was only less than the average number of people in a passenger car.
Many of these people are very curious about trains. They look here and there, touch this and that, and look out the window with their eyes wide open from time to time.
However, one thing they all have in common is that they don't dare to make loud noises, and even if they look around, they don't dare to be too obvious.
Judging from their expressions and demeanor, they should be more concerned about the people sitting in front.
The few people sitting in front did not look around, but were discussing things face to face.
Looking at the youngest man, facing the eldest one, he said with a little worry: "Brother, these civil servants are so fierce now. I heard that even the civil servants in the entire court have united to force the emperor to marry him. You said, the emperor still has
Are you in the mood for us to do that?"
Hearing his words, the oldest one hadn't spoken yet, and the other one beside him had already taken over the topic and said: "You who have crossed the ocean must be worried. In fact, I am worried that my Denglai navy will also have the same problem."
The impact! The fight in the court was more severe than any other time!"
Needless to say, the person who said this was Zheng Hongkui of the Denglai Navy, and the one who spoke first just now was his fifth brother Zheng Zhibao, and their eldest brother was naturally Zheng Zhilong.
At the end of last year, after Zheng Zhilong met the Holy Spirit, he immediately rushed back to Fujian to prepare a fleet. Not only did he support the Denglai Navy in cross-sea operations and assist in the reconstruction of Dongjiang Town, but he also went to find the Folangji people in Haojing'ao.
, you need a friendly assistance certificate issued here.
Then, he hurriedly led the fleet to Dengzhou, landed at Tianjin Port with his two brothers, and headed from Tianjin to the capital.
What Zheng Zhilong didn't expect was that after landing at Tianjin Port, he heard rumors of the literati making trouble.
This matter was also too big. First, the literati made trouble during the Spring Festival, and then the emperor actually arrested the Confucius family in Qufu.
There are scholars everywhere in the world. Naturally, wherever there are scholars, they will naturally make irresponsible remarks on this matter. And their butts are obviously from the Kong family in Qufu.
Therefore, the news that Zheng Zhilong heard could not be any good news.
At this time, hearing the worries of the two brothers, Zheng Zhilong frowned and said nothing.
To be honest, the major events happening in the north were beyond his expectation.
Even if he was just a pirate, he still knew that the Qufu Kong family was a spiritual symbol for scholars, just like they would worship Mazu when they went to sea.
No matter how powerful the emperor is, why would he want to poke this scholar's hornet's nest?
You must know that the emperor is just a person. To govern the world, it must be governed by scholars.
Seeing the commotion caused by this matter, all the civil servants in the court are now complaining about the Kong family. If there is such a commotion, what should you, the emperor, do?
When I first met the emperor, I didn't feel that the emperor was very reckless!
As the Pirate King of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong knew very well that once this kind of thing was not handled well and his subordinates were dissatisfied, they would not argue with you openly but would work against you behind the scenes, and it would be difficult to do many things!
And if he wants to handle this matter well, at least Zheng Zhilong can't figure out what method he should use to get rid of the Qufu Kong family without admitting his mistakes, but the scholars are convinced?
If matters in court are delayed because of this, don't be too normal!
A few years ago, I heard that today's emperor is ambitious and wants to conquer the whole world and defeat those Western barbarians, but why can't he be so restless!
If you get into trouble first, how can you talk about fighting with Xiyi?
The matter of going to America is probably really up in the air!
However, rebuilding Dongjiang Town is a major event related to Liaodong Jianlu. The adults in the court probably won't delay it, right?
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but shake his head, because he found that it was really difficult to say!
The previous party disputes were all about who cares about the court! If the court officials could take the overall situation into consideration, how could they have made such a big fuss just by building a captive army in Liaodong?
Only a ghost would believe it!
I didn't expect that after being busy for so long, I finally came to the capital to report to the emperor that everything was ready, asked for the sea map, and prepared to display my grand plans, but I encountered such a terrible thing!
At this time, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but feel very bad.
Faced with the doubts of his two younger brothers, he finally waved his hand and said: "It's useless for us to guess about this matter, or the emperor has already made up his mind and will definitely be able to settle the matter. Let's talk about everything after we get to the capital!"
The last part of the sentence was left unsaid, but I couldn't do it anymore. Seeing that it was nonsense, I went back to the coast of Fujian to try to survive.
After hearing what he said, his two younger brothers had no choice but to eat early and go to bed.
Anyway, there is no need to wait long, as soon as you wake up, you will arrive in the capital.
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Early the next morning, when the train arrived at the Jingshi Railway Station, Zheng Zhilong calmed down and got off the train.
Zheng Hongkui, who was following him, suddenly discovered that his brother had not rested well!
Not to mention that it's hard to sleep on a train. People like them who were pirates could sleep on a ship that was shaken by the waves, let alone this train.
The only reason and explanation was that Zheng Zhilong was worried about the situation in the capital.
After leaving the train station, there was still a lot of traffic.
Zheng Zhilong took a casual look at the situation, and then casually ordered: "Hire a few carriages and come over."
As a result, what he didn't expect was that he watched one of his men hailing an empty carriage that happened to be passing by, and then heard the coachman reply: "I'm really sorry, I'm in a hurry to get home and it's not convenient for me to solicit customers."
Got it!"
"..." This situation left them speechless, who had already been to the capital before.
In their impression, the coachmen at the train station are very hospitable and just think of ways to make money!
No, in order to travel a little further and earn some money, I even kept talking about it for a long time.
Fortunately, there were carriage drivers nearby who saw what was going on and hurriedly came over to solicit customers.
As a result, the Zheng family quickly got on the carriage and set off.
Perhaps it was a little strange, so Zheng Zhilong's personal guard asked the driver of the carriage: "What happened to that man just now? He didn't even want to make money?"
When the coachman heard this, he immediately said with a smile: "His father was sick. He made two trips to buy medicine!"
"Oh, this is a filial one!" After hearing this, the guard couldn't help but said with a little admiration.
At the same time, he thought in his heart: In today's age of material flow, it is really rare to have such a person!
That's right, starting from the middle and late Ming Dynasty, with the economic development, the atmosphere of Ming Dynasty slowly became luxurious and enjoyable. By the end of Ming Dynasty, it became even more bizarre. Not to mention anything else, the big salt in Yangzhou
Businessmen showing off their wealth is a good example.
Of course, the big salt merchants in Yangzhou have now been dealt with by the imperial court, and the new "Da Ming Law" has also been released. However, it is impossible to change the trend of luxurious and flamboyant wealth immediately!
When the coachman heard what the guard said, he immediately laughed and said: "Why are you so filial? I was scared!"
"What scares you? What do you mean?" When the guard heard this, he was a little confused.
When the coachman heard this, he probably put his customers first and did not mind talking nonsense. He immediately introduced him enthusiastically: "You have just come from other places. You are not aware of the major events that happened in the capital. I will tell you."
speak!"
As soon as he heard "big things happened in the capital", Zheng Zhilong was worried. He closed his eyes to rest in the carriage and immediately opened his eyes. It was obvious that he was also very concerned.
Just listen to the coachman saying outside: "Do you know that the Kong family in Qufu is greedy for glory and wealth and does nothing for human affairs, so that the most holy master appeared and scolded his descendants for forgetting their ancestors..."
When he heard this, Zheng Zhilong was immediately excited. It turned out to be something related to the Confucius family in Qufu, and what other sage master had appeared?
He immediately leaned over, opened the curtain himself, stared at the coachman's back and said, "What were you talking about just now? What happened to the Kong family in Qufu? Can you tell me in detail?"
Zheng Zhilong was a businessman among pirates, so he naturally understood how to best achieve his goals, so he immediately ordered the guard: "Give me a reward!"
When the carriage driver heard the word "reward", his eyes lit up immediately, he agreed quickly, and then immediately talked about the big event that had just happened.
"Let's say that the emperor is sitting in the Jinluan Palace, and the chief assistant and a group of adults are concerned about the affairs of the Confucius family in Qufu..."
Zheng Zhilong and his two younger brothers all listened with their ears pricked up and were very attentive.
Needless to say, they were dumbfounded as they listened.
What? Emperor Taizu appeared in public?
And the Holy Master actually appeared in front of everyone and left in a colorful cloud?
Is there a unicorn or a phoenix?
…
One doubt after another, or in other words, one shock after another, shocked the three brothers of the Zheng family!
After the coachman finished speaking, Zheng Zhibao, who had just arrived in the north, said with a look of disbelief: "Isn't this just made up by you spreading rumors?"
This kind of thing really only exists in legends, how could it really happen!
When the coachman heard this, his expression that had been smiling just now suddenly turned very serious and said: "This guest officer, you don't dare to talk nonsense. There is a god in your head, so you can't arrange it!"
Later, he explained: "This happened in the Jinluan Palace. All civil and military officials saw it. How can it be faked? If you don't believe it, just ask, everyone in the capital knows about it now!"
At this time, we arrived at the inn.
Zheng Zhibao still didn't believe it. After jumping out of the car, he immediately grabbed a postman at the door of the inn and asked him immediately without giving him any time to respond. He wanted to know if this was true!