Hu Hui, who was shocked, didn't expect that Yang Chendong would joke about such a thing, especially when he talked to himself alone in such a private occasion. If it's really bragging, it's not necessarily good to do it, isn't it, isn't it possible that your grandfather will still compliment you? Even if not, the correct answer is to tell the truth.

Hu Hu looked surprised, all this was expected by Yang Chendong. With the strength of the mercenaries now, if you just choose the Beiming family as the enemy, it is really not arrogant to take them down. It's just that he won't do it because of various reasons and immature conditions. But he still said such a result, in order to tell Hu Hu one thing, that is, the real strength of the mercenaries, with such a reliance, you old man will not have to be so careful in everything in the future.

Of course, Yang Chendong still has another thought. He has been away for a long time, and he can't often go back to the palace of Chichicheng City to accompany his wife Hu Yan, but if he can move his family there, she should be very happy. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he said tentatively, "Grandpa, to tell you the truth, the mercenaries have a base on the sea, which is very rich and has a pleasant climate, which is really a good place to spend their old age in peace, if Grandpa agrees, I will immediately arrange for someone to send your whole family there, and there is no need to worry and worry about any critical situation in the future." ”

As mentioned before, many people are suspicious that mercenaries have bases overseas. But that's just speculation, not evidence. But now, Yang Chendong actually took the initiative to admit it, and invited himself to go, and Hu Hu was a little moved for a while.

This Ming is not the other Ming, especially after dividing the north and the south, Hu Hu just feels that life is far less than before. The original strategy of ruling the world with culture is changing to the use of military to determine the country. Whether it is the Northern Ming Dynasty or the Southern Ming Dynasty, if they want to be unified, they will inevitably have a big battle to fight, so that the position of civil officials is not so important. At this time, if Hu Hu chooses to leave, it is the right time, at least without the painful worry of war.

It's just that this kind of intention is only in the mind for a moment, and then disappears. Although Hu Hu is nearly seventy years old, his body is still very tough, and in his own words, he can still work for a few years. It's not impossible to agree to Yang Chendong now, but he only has one identity when he goes there, Hu Yan's grandfather, if that's the case, it's not the way he pursues. What he wants is for others to look at him differently, and what he needs is to lay a good foundation for the Hu family.

He was already keenly aware of Yang Chendong's vast ambitions, this person was only in his early twenties, so he found a huge foundation, and his future future can be described as limitless. As the mother's family of this lady, it should not only be empty, but should take this opportunity to do something, maybe the Hu family will have a bright future in the future.

Suddenly, an avenue was in front of him. Whether it is more expansive or ordinary, everything is in your own thoughts. So soon Hu Hu made a decision, that is, he had to work hard to fight for a better future for the descendants of the Hu family in the future.

With a decision in his heart, Hu Hu shook his head lightly when he looked at Yang Chendong, and then asked with a smile: "Zhong Dangong won't think that the old man is old, tell you, I'll be doing it for a few years."

No problem at all. Besides, this place will be the supply line of your army in the future, and someone will need someone to keep an eye on you here. ”

Hu Hu rejected his offer and made the decision to work for the mercenaries. This made Yang Chendong a little surprised, and he sighed in his heart that smart people are really smart people, and they know how to maximize their own interests at the same time. He nodded, "Then please grandpa." ”

Hu Hui's attitude changed suddenly, and it was not a temporary success. Since the civil engineering change, the Ming Dynasty divided the north and the south, and the officials have become more and more difficult to be.

The weakening of national strength and the rise of martial arts have made Hu Hu, who is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, even less brilliant in the past. Think about how brilliant the Ming Dynasty was before, it was all countries to come to the court, there were many subject countries alone, as the Ministry of Rites, there were countless things to do every year. But now? Except for one North Korean meeting in Beiming, where will there be other countries that take them seriously.

Not only that, but the situation in the country is not very good. In the past, private schools were everywhere, and there were even more candidates who showed off their talents and raised children. But now, the whole country has fallen into the environment of military equipment, and the scholar is not as popular as before, and there are really not many things that he, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, can worry about. It's just to serve some royal ceremonies during the New Year's holidays.

After so many years of being a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, this is something that Hu Hu has never experienced, so he has long had the intention of resigning, if it weren't for the sake of the child, he wouldn't know where he should go after he really retired, after all, the world is not disturbed by the Beijing Master of the Northern Ming Dynasty, and the Southern Ming is also unhappy. I'm afraid he really resigned and went into hiding. And now, he finally has a new goal, or the direction of struggle, that is, to help this grandson-in-law lay a better foundation for the future establishment of the Hu family.

"You talked to Jin Ying, did you ever talk about your kingship?" As if he had suddenly thought of something, Hu Hu looked at Yang Chendong with bright eyes and asked.

"Nope." Yang Chendong shook his head. Regarding his request for the throne, he had mentioned it before when he was doing things for Nanming, but it was delayed, so that he simply didn't mention it later, anyway, for him, it doesn't matter if he has the title of the prince, and the mercenaries will not disobey his own command for this reason.

Seeing that Yang Chendong didn't seem to care, Hu Hu shook his head seriously: "No, no, reputation is still very important, at least in terms of righteousness, we can't suffer." ”

Comprehending the meaning of Hu Hui's words, Yang Chendong thought about it thoughtfully and nodded, "Okay, that's the case, when I go back to negotiate with them, I will bring it up, but it is estimated that the other party will not agree." ”

The matter of a king with a different surname is a taboo in the Ming Dynasty, except for the founding of the country, there is no prince other than the surname Zhu. Of course, the Mu family was an accident, but in the final analysis, it was because the other party's strength was too weak, and the impact was only limited to one place, so what if it was sealed? Yang Chendong is different, his strength is already very strong, if he is given a name, it will be really difficult to control.

"It doesn't matter. Whether you can agree is one thing, or whether you want to be another thing, at least you have to say your demands, once the time is right, the matter will be the foundation and you will be sure. Hu Hu said with a thoughtful look. decided to support this grandson-in-law, of course, he knew everything, and he said everything.

"Okay, I got it." Yang Chendong also nodded solemnly. Hu Hu said well, whether the other party agreed or not and whether he made a request are two different things, and now he wants to fight for it just to lay the foundation for the throne in the future.

When the grandfather and grandson were still chatting here, the courtyard of the Hu Mansion was already lively, Hu Changning came back, and he came back unharmed, but the hundred households behind him were still a little weak.

Compared with Hu Changning's identity, it is nothing to be promoted to a hundred households, but he has suffered a lot in the edict, but he is still a man, and he has not said a word about the affairs of the Hu family, which made him return with Hu Changning.

Mother Hu Wangshi and wife Hu Yu were naturally full of joy when they got the news. Hu Hu is much more reserved, Yang Chendong has just said that in the process of negotiating with Jin Ying, he said about Hu Changning, and the other party also promised to release him soon, but now it seems that he is acting quite neatly. Thinking about it, if you want to win Yang Chendong's financial support, if you move slowly, it will only add to the blockage of both sides.

Hu Changning returned, and the Hu family was very lively. Yang Chendong left the Hu Mansion at this time, and his body got into the sedan chair. But few people know that after entering with the front foot, on a street where no one was paying attention, Yang Chendong had already left the sedan door, and under the cover of the night and Yang San, who was waiting at the corner of the street, he rushed straight to a heavily guarded military camp in the west of the city.

Yang Chendong went late at night, and he still hid his figure, so the picture was naturally a big deal. In fact, the place he went to was indeed a very secret place, the Ming Artillery Battalion.

In the defense of Beijing, Yang Chendong used his authority at that time to make friends with some Northern Ming generals, one of whom was Yang Guang, who is now in charge of the artillery battalion.

After seeing the powerful power of mercenary artillery, the Northern Ming court invested a lot of manpower and material resources to start researching firearms. After more than two years of hard work, the new type of artillery was finally successfully developed, and Yang Guang, the general of the artillery battalion in direct charge, naturally informed Yang Chendong of the news through the secret agents of the Security Bureau as soon as possible, which was also one of the main goals of his return to the Beijing Division of the Northern Ming Dynasty this time.

came late at night, and when he just killed Jinyiwei during the day and made the city full of wind and rain, I'm afraid no one thought that he would be so tormented. What Yang Chendong wants is to attack everywhere under such an idea, others think that he will not honestly return to Yangjiazhuang to wait for the emperor's news, but he doesn't, and doing the opposite is the safest way.

At the corner of the street, Yang San had already prepared a Beiming soldier's uniform that was suitable for Yang Chendong's figure. Then Yang San accompanied Yang Chendong alone and came straight to the artillery battalion.