When I thought that once Yang Chendong was finally destroyed by Beiming, I was afraid that I would not be able to get any benefits, and I would not be far from the destruction of my family.

Sighing in her heart, Xu Youzhen even thought about whether she took the initiative to ask Emperor Daizong to surrender and truthfully inform all the contacts with Yang Chendong before? But it was a thought after all, and he shook his head and gave up at the thought of the serious consequences of doing so. He understands Zhu Qiyu, and it is true that he has the heart to do things, but his heart is not very broad-minded, once he really knows the relationship between himself and Yang Chendong in private, I am afraid that he will not even have a chance to explain, and he will be beheaded.

Thinking about the possible results, Xu Youzhen just couldn't eat and couldn't sleep. And just when he was depressed and didn't know what the road ahead was, suddenly there was a gentle sound of footsteps outside the inner courtyard.

Xu Youzhen is a dignified secretary of the Criminal Department, in charge of the criminal law affairs of the Northern Ming Dynasty, how noble his identity is, and he is even more of an existence in his own mansion, and he is usually not summoned, so it is impossible for anyone to approach his own small courtyard without order. Listening to this voice, he couldn't help but look up, and then asked with a cold face, "Who is it?" Who let you come here without Master Ben's orders? ”

There is anger in his heart, and he is worried that he has nowhere to spill, which is like suddenly finding a good outlet, which makes his eyes open angrily at the same time, and a look of anger flashes in his eyes.

can become the secretary of the criminal department, and his temperament has changed a long time ago, and not being angry and self-righteous is not a joke. If it had been for the faint of heart, I would have trembled when I heard this voice. But this time, the people who came over were as if they had never heard of them, and their steps were still calm and abnormal, as if they had returned to their own home.

There was such a person in the mansion who didn't know how to advance or retreat, Xu Youzhen's face was even more ugly, and he was even thinking about whether to find the big housekeeper and teach him a good lesson. But then, when the figure approached and could be seen clearly, the rebuke that wanted to come out of his mouth stopped for a moment, perhaps because this breath was too uncomfortable, and it made him feel a sense of redness. "Loyal... Loyalty, how could it be you? ”

"Why can't it be me, you are here in Longtan Tiger's Den, and others have to do it?" Looking at Xu Youzhen's unexpected appearance, Yang Chendong's face was still very calm, and then regardless of the other party's surprise, he stepped into the house and found a chair to sit down.

Xu Youzhen walked out of the door to breathe because she had something on her mind, and now she saw Yang Chendong return to the room, and then she felt cold all over, thinking that it was winter at this time, she hurriedly trotted over. He didn't know that his performance at this time was no different from that of a dog.

Yang Chendong looked for a chair near the stove as if he was returning to his home, and then watched Xu Youzhen trot over. Maybe it's because the living conditions are better, compared with the last time we met, he has gained at least ten pounds, and he is not thin in the first place, this time he will be even richer. "Xu Shangshu, look at your figure, you eat and drink well."

"Hehe, hehe, it's all thanks to the blessing of the loyal and courageous father." During this meeting, Xu Youzhen had stabilized her mind, and when she spoke, she was much more energetic.

"Okay, you know." Yang Chendong nodded, and then said with a smile as if he was joking, "My father-in-law has always been worried that Xu Shangshu would be worried about getting too close to me in private, but now it seems that there is no need to enlighten me." ”

It seems to be a joke, but Xu Youzhen will not be stupid enough to really take this sentence as a joke. When his heart was right, an embarrassed look flashed on his face, and then he patted his ass and said: "Loyal and courageous, you are really heroic, I heard about your killing of Jinyiwei, you really killed well, you killed it well." Jin Buquan dared to have thoughts that were unfavorable to the loyal and courageous father, and that Tong Lai dared to do something to Hu Zhenfu, and they deserved to die. ”

There is more than one smart person, and obviously Xu Youzhen also saw that Yang Chendong's killing today was not only for Liwei, but also to settle the new account and the old account together. With this alone, this person is worthy of being a scholar, and he really has two sons.

Of course, Yang Chendong didn't hide it from the other party, in fact, after knowing that Hu Kun was on Jin Buquan's order, the Security Bureau told Xu Youzhen the news and asked him to cooperate to get some information about Jin Buquan. This is also considered an insider, and it is not surprising that such a thing can be said. Yang Chendong also nodded, "Come, sit down, tell me your views on the current situation." ”

Yang Chendong is never arrogant, nor does he think that the decision he made is necessarily correct, what he needs to do is to listen to the opinions of more people, and then choose the most suitable path for himself.

The Security Bureau has already reported that Xu Youzhen's performance has not been very good recently. Many things have not been actively reported to them, giving people the feeling that they are suddenly thousands of miles away. When Yang San reported the matter to him, Yang Chendong guessed Xu Youzhen's thoughts, literati are literati after all, and his courage is still too small. Dare to do things that compete for power and profit, so when it involves rebellion and the life of the family, he finally retreats.

Just received so many benefits from yourself, took so much money, and now you want to quit? Where is there such a cheap thing in the world, he is mainly here to remind the other party that there are some things that have no way back, such as political choices.

And before getting down to business, Yang Chendong didn't mind listening to him talk about his views on the current situation, so he sat down, looking like he was in good shape.

Xu Youzhen is a smart person, even very smart, Yang Chendong suddenly visited at night, and he didn't even say hello before, why is that? Isn't it still a sign of disbelief?

Thinking that people could appear here quietly, presumably the family in the house must not have found out, and while scolding them for their waste in his heart, he also became extremely cautious. This is a master who even kills Jinyi Wei and kills him, and he is still upright, if he angers others, I am afraid that it will not be too much trouble to kill himself.

At the same time of fear in his heart, Xu Youzhen knew that he had to have a better performance to gain Yang Chendong's attention and trust, at the moment he was silent for a while, and then began to say silently, "Emperor Daizong is a very thoughtful, very ambitious monarch, as a descendant of the Zhu family, he really wants to repeat the glory of his father's generation, and the unification of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be one thing he has to do, and then it is to purge foreign enemies and sweep the world." In order to achieve this goal, the Northern Ming army followed the mercenaries to vigorously improve their weapons and equipment, and now advanced firearms and even advanced artillery have been created, and the 500,000 recruits have been trained, and the newly recruited 500,000 soldiers are also being trained.

As he spoke, he noticed the change in Yang Chendong's face. This is the reason why Xu Youzhen retreated so much that she wanted to get off the boat. Didn't your mercenaries win the war with advanced firearms in the first place? Now Beiming also has a large number of firearms, and the number of people is much more than yours, and the advantage is immediately obvious, if the two sides meet, I am afraid that who wins and who loses will have to write a big question mark. If so, where should he Xu Youzhen go?

Yang Chendong naturally knew something about these situations, and he was still a little worried, but after just going to the artillery battalion, his worry disappeared completely. The artillery that could only hit less than 500 meters, even if it was more powerful, what was he afraid of?

If nothing else, with his large warehouse, he can completely achieve the goal of destroying the artillery battalion in an instant. It's just that he won't say these words to Xu Youzhen, although this person has taken refuge in himself for a long time, it is just forced by the situation, and in his heart, this person is still biased towards the Ming Dynasty. In his eyes, only the Zhu family is orthodox, even if he is just a prince surnamed Zhu, maybe he will follow him, on the contrary, a force with a different surname, in the eyes of others, may not end well sooner or later.

It's not just that Xu Youzhen thinks like this, in fact, there are many people who think like this, and they all regard the children of the Zhu family as orthodox, which is another reason why Yang Chendong didn't choose to come up and take Da Ming. He didn't want to occupy a place and spend a lot of energy managing them, even preventing them from rebelling. On the contrary, small countries like Jiaozhi and Lancang do not have too deep roots, and they will be captured and will soon be used.

Having said that, Xu Youzhen's words also indirectly indicated an attitude, that is, the Beiming army has become stronger, which is destined to sooner or later the mercenaries will fight with it, and most people are not optimistic about the mercenaries, this is the real situation in Beiming now.

Xu Youzhen was still sitting there and talking, from the changes in the army to the changes in the court, especially the changes in the military department. The recent generals have been making adjustments, I don't know how many young people who have no back, but have good ability have been promoted by the line of fire, all of which shows another truth, that is, Zhu Qiyu values the importance of the army's heart, and he is determined to fight the heart.

is worthy of being a cabinet minister in later generations, and he is also worthy of being one of the powerful ministers in history, Xu Youzhen is still the first to analyze the situation, and what he says from his mouth is far richer and more vivid than the information obtained from the intelligence officers of the Security Bureau.