Qian Sule looked at Wu Zheng, nodded for a long time, and said, "Since you have made up your mind, I won't persuade you." You must remember that you must not expand this war, because your foundation is shallow, and once you lose this war, you will be greatly injured, and you will not be careless in things that move your muscles and bones. ”

"Yes. I remembered. ”

"The second thing, Chen Zhixuan and Chen Mingxia, the chief and deputy envoys of the Qing court mission this time, are you familiar with them?"

Wu Zheng shook his head.

"Chen Zhixuan, a salt official in Haining, was born in a famous family, Chongzhen has been a scholar for ten years, and has deep friendships with Donglin, Qian Qianyi, Wu Weiye, Chen Mingxia, etc. This time, the imperial court asked me to accompany me, and Qian Qianyi and others were very active underneath. Chen Zhixuan's luck was not good, the following year of the high school jinshi, his father Shuntian governor Chen Zubao, was dismissed and imprisoned for dereliction of duty, and then committed suicide by taking poison, implicating Chen Zhixuan was also dismissed from office and never used. After the Qing army entered the customs, Chen Zhixuan recovered, successively served as a bachelor in the Secretariat's Academy, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, because he was good at drilling camps, relying on the art of flattery, he called Dolgon as a benefactor, so as to tie up Dolgon, two years ago, the Ministry of Rites was still a book, plus the prince Taibao, and at the beginning of this year was awarded the Hongwen Academy Scholar. This man is cunning and treacherous, and you should be careful and cautious at both ends of the head. ”

Wu Zheng said disapprehantly: "It's just a treacherous villain, I don't bother to pay attention to him." ”

Chen Mingxia also mentioned just now that he is a scholar in the same department as Chen Zhixuan, and he is quite literate, and he has successively served as Hanlin Revision and Household Soldier Second Section. When Li Zicheng entered Beijing, Chen Mingxia committed suicide unsuccessfully, so he surrendered to Dashun and was designated as a thief by the Hongguang Dynasty. After the Qing army entered the customs, Chen Mingxia surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and was recommended by Wang Wenkui, the governor of Baoding, to reinstate the official and promote the servant of the ministry. This person can be described as a family slave with three surnames, with ill intentions, and he must be guarded against. ”

Wu Zheng scolded: "A raccoon dog, the Ming Dynasty has raised a soldier for three hundred years, and raised so many white-eyed wolves, literati, there is no good ......!" ”

The words stopped abruptly, Wu Zheng couldn't scold anymore, he saw Qian Sule's face change greatly, and he rolled his eyes at himself.

Wu Zheng embarrassedly defended: "I scolded those traitors who have surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and it has nothing to do with my father-in-law...... Loyal and righteous people like my father-in-law are naturally not among them. ”

Qian Sule didn't care too much, he said in a deep voice: "People, those who can die generously are already scarce. There are indeed so many scum among the literati of the Ming Dynasty, but there are also many who are loyal to the country, if there are no such people, you would not be able to get to where you are today. ”

Wu Zheng nodded again and again and said, "Father-in-law has taught me a lesson." ”

"You are a prince, a word, a look can determine life and death, you can't do what you want. In the future Northern Expedition, the attitude towards the northern literati also needs to be carefully considered. You must know that not all literati who have descended to the Qing Dynasty are traitors. The country is ruined, and the situation cannot be saved with the strength of one or several people, and taking advantage of the situation is not a crime, at most it is a fault. ”

Wu Zheng nodded in agreement.

Qian Sule sighed and said, "Tens of thousands of people in the world, a literate and broken person, like a rarity, kill them all, it's a pity." ”

"I remember."

Qian Sule glanced at Wu Zheng deeply, "The third thing, Your Majesty intends to expand the army again, and the oracle is to build a new army of 80,000, a total of 180,000 people. ”

Wu Zheng was surprised: "Does the imperial court have so much money?" Even if there is money, if you levy 80,000 more, who will cultivate and feed the 180,000 troops? ”

"yes." Qian Sule said gloomily, "Poor soldiers...... Three years of folk career can't change a person. ”

Wu Zheng shook his head and said, "Such a ridiculous will, Huang Daozhou will not stop it?" ”

"Shoufu is fighting on the basis of reason, but the financial power is in the hands of His Majesty, and Qian Qianyi only knows how to cater to it, who can stop it?"

Wu Zheng frowned and said, "Where does the money come from?" ”

Qian Sule glanced at Wu Zheng and said, "You didn't cause the trouble?" Where else can you ...... from? Qian Zhuangbei. ”

Wu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then reacted and exclaimed: "They dare to touch the depositor's money? This...... Is this digging your own grave? ”

"Who said no, fortunately, this is only known to a few important ministers in the court, if this is spread, I am afraid it will be...... It's going to be a mess again. ”

Wu Zheng's face suddenly sank, "I shouldn't have left Qian Qianyi's-stirring stick in the first place...... Hey, blame me, don't blame this baby for the ...... that day. ”

"Presumptuous!" Qian Sule roared loudly, "Let's not talk about the courtesy of the monarch and the ministers, but Your Majesty is the co-lord of the world after all, and if you are disrespectful to him, it is equivalent to disrespect to all the courtiers of Yixing, including me and yourself." You can raise an army to abolish it, but you can't insult Your Majesty! If you are a human being, you should be in awe, otherwise how can you be a human being? ”

Wu Zheng licked his lips embarrassedly and said, "Father-in-law has taught a lesson...... I just slipped my tongue. Next time, I won't talk about that baby. ”

Qian Sule snorted, and then said: "The cause of this matter is you, you have to think of it, otherwise you will lose your trust to the people of the world, and it will not only be the imperial court, but also the reputation of your general's mansion and the money village under your jurisdiction!" ”

Wu Zheng agreed that once Qianzhuang loses its credibility, it will be, and everyone will avoid it.

But the question is, can Wu Zheng manage it?

How do you manage the money bank opened by others, collect the silver, and then embezzle it to build the army?

Besides, he is the emperor, and Wu Zheng is just a prince with a little strength, how can he care?

Doing something about abolishing and rebelling?

Wu Zhengzhen didn't want to take this step, although there were many remnants of Donglin and Fushe in the Yixing Dynasty, but after all, there were also many loyal people who sincerely opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty, and the people in Donglin and Fushe may not all be people who brought disaster to the country and the people.

For example, Qian Sule in front of him, Zhang Huangyan and Xia Wanchun under his command, etc., are actually people from Donglin and Fushe.

Once there is a civil war, it will be a burning of jade, Wu Zheng does not want to bear the notoriety of the civil war, nor does he want to do things that are happy for relatives and enemies, this is like a protracted war of coercion.

I can't, and I don't have the time and energy to distinguish which Donglin and Fushe literati are loyal and which are traitors.

In fact, there is no strict criterion between loyalty and treachery.

For example, Ma Shiying, is he loyal or traitorous? Should I kill or not? Wu Zheng can't really tell the difference until now.

Wu Zheng and Qian Sule discussed for a long time.

In the end, Wu Zheng asked Qian Sule to help persuade Chen Zilong, who was extremely stubborn.

Although Chen Zilong intends to take refuge in Wu Zheng, he has never been able to conform to Wu Zheng's heart, and his governing philosophy has always been the "elite theory", that is, the set of sharing the world with scholars and doctors, which is incompatible with Wu Zheng's "robbing the rich and helping the poor".

How can Wu Zheng use him with confidence?

was "harassed" by Chen Zilong three or four times, Wu Zheng gradually lost patience, and "kicked" him to Jiangnan University to teach, and his ears were quieter for the time being.

Seeing that Qian Sule had free time this time, he asked Qian Sule to help persuade him, saying that it was the best, but if it couldn't be said, Wu Zheng also had a decision in his heart and planned to never use Chen Zilong.