Wei Bao said sincerely: "Thank you, Dad, I wrote it down." ”

"Then you tell you the truth to your father, you want to open up a southern Liao, do you want to cut off the alleged king outside the pass?" Zhang Weixian asked directly.

Wei Bao didn't expect Zhang Weixian to ask so directly, but it's no wonder that Zhang Weixian has this idea, Mao Wenlong, Liaodong Jiangmen, all have some warlord attributes, especially Mao Wenlong, who is not within the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, what he wants to do, the Ming Dynasty can't control it at all, so people often use Mao Wenlong to plot rebellion and impeach Mao Wenlong.

If Wei Bao develops southern Liaoning, the situation in southern Liaoning will be the same as the situation in the territory of the Dongjiang Army.

Even, the advantages of southern Liaoning are incomparable to those of the Dongjiang Army.

Because the territory of the Dongjiang Army is within the scope of North Korea after all, even if it is between North Korea and the Ming Dynasty, it is not good, the territory area is not large enough, a few fields can be planted on the island, the surrounding areas are mountainous, and there are no strong fortifications to resist the attack of Jiannu, so you have to flee to the island if you are a little troubled.

Therefore, Mao Wenlong's basic people can feed about 100,000 people at most.

The maximum number of troops is 30,000.

This has to be supported by external conditions, and it has to be supported by people, and I have to be busy grabbing things to support myself.

And if Liaonan rises up, it will not be the scale of 100,000 people and 30,000 soldiers.

Millions of Liao people can develop millions of pure cold weapon troops.

Wei Bao understood Zhang Weixian's thoughts, and smiled slightly: "Dad, I don't have this idea, if I have the intention of being disloyal to the imperial court, I won't be used as this official, I believe that with my ability, Jiannu can't break through southern Liaoning, ten years, twenty years, my development scale will not be lower than Jiannu, and I can fight with the imperial court in the north, and even if it is not good, now I have the strength to attack the capital." ”

Speaking of which, Wei Bao was too lazy to hide it, there was a bit of a foul thing, he didn't want to talk about it in front of Zhang Zhiji, for fear that Zhang Zhiji's mouth would not be able to control himself.

But once it comes to the survival of the world and the outrageous things, Wei Bao is too lazy to avoid Zhang Zhiji, because others will not believe Zhang Zhiji when he says it.

Attack the capital?

Zhang Zhiji and Zhang Weixian were obviously a little frightened by Wei Bao.

"Xiaobao, I didn't understand what you mean?" Zhang Weixian shook his head and said, "Since you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, how dare you have such a bold idea?" You can't say anything like that. ”

"Dad, didn't I give you an analogy?" Wei Bao smiled: "There are no outsiders here. ”

"Yes, you can say whatever you want, Xiaobao, don't worry, my mouth is tight, what to say, what not to say, I am measured." Zhang Zhiji said: "Then since you are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and have not thought about separating the territory outside the customs, what are you trying to do?" Feeding so many ordinary people, isn't this self-inflicted guilt? What year will you have to wait until you get the rent? ”

Wei Bao smiled slightly, secretly thinking that Lao Tzu did so much just to collect land rent? You landlord class, even if you have achieved the top, the top level of the British government, are still the idea of landlords, and you want to collect a little rent, and the pattern is really too small.

"Human life is more precious than anything else! Although I sometimes have to kill people, I am alone to protect ten people! Wei Bao said a sentence that touched him a little: "The king is light, and the people are important!" ”

Wei Bao revered the law of historical evolution and was committed to replacing feudalism and slavery with capitalism in this era.

However, Wei Bao did not reject Confucian and Mencian Confucianism, especially advocating benevolence and righteousness.

This is the root of China, without benevolence and righteousness, how different is man from beast.

Although they are collectively called "Confucius and Mencius", Mencius and Confucius are still very different, Confucius said to be benevolent, Meng said to take righteousness, "benevolence" has become a word, but "benevolence" and "righteousness" are still very different.

The core concept of Confucius's ideological system is "benevolence".

The simplest expression of "benevolence" is "love for others", that is, respect and sympathy for others, which is the highest ideal of "righteousness, courtesy, loyalty, forgiveness" and other virtues, and is also the highest standard of personal cultivation.

Therefore, when we associate with "benevolence", we think of the story of Song Xianggong, the farmer and the snake, and even cowardice.

Righteousness is only one of Mencius's thoughts, and "righteousness" association, we can think of Wen Tianxiang, think of Yue Fei, think of "the great man of chivalry, for the country and the people", think of Tan Sitong, think of "righteousness" martial arts training and so on.

Confucius loved the world with "benevolence", his broad-mindedness, perseverance, and consistency, and he was honored as a saint and respected by the world;

And Mencius despised the world with "righteousness", was willing to take on heavy responsibilities, put it into action, practiced it, fearless, selfless, righteous and thin, pointed at the emperor, and said: "The king is light, the people are important", his courage, his courage to put life and death in disregard, his heart of worrying about the country and the people, heaven and earth can be learned.

The meaning of benevolence has many connotations of gentleness, generosity and benevolence, and the meaning of righteousness has many meanings of responsibility, righteousness, and commitment, such as "meaning", "handout", "meaning", "interpretation", "chivalry", righteousness, and more infiltrated into the cultural genes of Chinese.

There is a big difference between "benevolence" and "morality".

Confucius's benevolence needs to be based on a good conscience and morality as a prerequisite, otherwise this benevolence will breed a lot of hypocrites, and with the righteousness of Mencius, you don't have to worry about that.

Therefore, benevolence is not necessarily righteousness, conscience and morality; And if there is righteousness, there must be benevolence, conscience and morality.

In this sense, Mencius is even more difficult, because he has to choose, he has to give, he has to sacrifice, he has to sacrifice for the benefit and happiness of others, and he has to sacrifice his own interests and even his life.

Mencius's righteousness is more practical and meaningful in the real society, and the society needs more righteous deeds, responsibilities, missions, responsibilities, obligation, righteousness, and "wealth cannot be lewd, and power cannot be bent".

If benevolence is the ideal, then righteousness is the practice; If benevolence is what should be done, then righteousness is the rule, and it must be done.

In the eyes of Wei Bao, Confucius was a gentle and honest elder who was kind to others, and Mencius was an inviolable sculpture and example of righteousness.

"The king is light, and the people are important." Zhang Weixian couldn't help repeating Wei Bao's words, and then stared at Wei Bao, his young son-in-law, a little younger than his daughter, such a fifteen-year-old person, why could he think about so many things? Why do you think so far-reaching?

"Xiaobao, as long as you are loyal to Daming, no matter what you do, Dad will definitely support you!" Although I can't understand what kind of person Wei Bao is, I can't understand what Wei Bao plans for the future.

Zhang Weixian didn't ask, anyway, as long as Wei Bao was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, this was Zhang Weixian's bottom line.

Besides, Wei Bao is already his son-in-law, and he is already in a relationship of both prosperity and loss, if something really happens to Wei Bao, the Zhang family will also be implicated.

Wei Bao nodded and said, "Thank you, Dad, don't worry, I will never be disloyal to Daming, but I won't be unguarded against the imperial court." ”

Zhang Weixian smiled and said: "It's okay, don't say that you are guarding against the court, you are all right to prevent Your Majesty, Your Majesty is also a human being, and if you are a human being, you will make mistakes, do you know that Your Majesty has made a mistake, and you still have to stick your head over and let it be cut off?" I'm not so pedantic. ”

Wei Bao was very happy when he heard this, for fear that his old father-in-law was the kind of person who didn't hesitate to eat poop no matter what the emperor asked him to do, and it would be easy to know how to be flexible.

Zhang Weixian also thought so, he was afraid that Wei Bao would float when he was young, and when he saw Wei Bao doing things and talking, he was calm and disciplined, so he let go of most of his heart.

"Xiaobao, in fact, you don't want to be an official in Beijing, Dad is willing, at your age, it's best to go to the field for more than a few years, just say that you want to be promoted to the governor of the second grade at the end of the year, Dad doesn't say yes, and he won't say against, but Dad feels a little fast, although our family is a hereditary celebrity, but I have seen a lot of things in the officialdom, all officials with unstable foundations, at the beginning, did not have more than ten years of experience in the local area, and then promoted step by step, none of them can get a good death, usually middle-aged death, this, You have to remember. Zhang Weixian said solemnly.

Wei Bao smiled: "Dad, I wrote it down." ”

"Dad, I said you were happy drinking, can you not say such things? Isn't this a touch of mold? What's so bad about Xiaobao's quick promotion? If Xiaobao can be promoted to the second grade this year, I won't say that I am from the British government when I go out in the future, and I will directly say that Xiaobao is my brother-in-law, and I can eat and drink everywhere. Zhang Zhiji said and laughed.

Zhang Weixian frowned and snorted, "It's not promising~!" Then I couldn't help but laugh too.

Wei Bao smiled: "Big brother, you report my name now, the entire capital, the entire Beizhili Tiandi business under the catering, inn, you can also consume as you like, right?" Who will dare to take your money? ”

"Can that be the same? Heaven and earth business is your property, is a place to do business, I don't say don't spend silver, even if others don't accept my silver, I must also spend silver! If I don't spend money on your heaven and earth firm, won't my friends all follow my example and report my name or your Xiaobao's name at every turn? Won't we suffer a loss? But if you are the governor of coastal defense, it will be different, I don't know how many people want to slap me, want to invite me as a guest, and then I will bring it to the heaven and earth business to consume, won't our family make a profit? ”

Zhang Weixian smiled and nodded: "Zhizhi still understands this, not bad." ”

Wei Bao smiled, secretly thinking that Zhang Zhiji still knew everything, and he also knew that for the sake of heaven and earth merchants, it was good.

Originally, Wu Sanfu left Beijing, and Wei Bao was still planning who would replace Wu Sanfu to help contact the officialdom of Beizhili, it seems that Zhang Zhiji is the most suitable.

"Xiaobao, now the purchase of our British Mansion and several good princes' mansions is all placed in your heaven and earth firm, and the eldest brother has not reported credit to you." Zhang Zhiji said with a smile.

Wei Bao immediately took out a silver ticket of 10,000 taels: "This is thank you eldest brother, the bonus that should be taken, the eldest brother will send someone to settle with the general number of the Tiandi firm." ”

"You can't ask for this! Xiaobao, put it away, you are a family talking two things! Zhang Weixian was immediately unhappy and stopped Wei Bao.

In fact, Wei Bao is not specially prepared, Wei Bao usually does not have money on his body, but tens of thousands of taels of silver tickets are such easy objects, Wei Bao likes to carry some with him.

"Xiaobao, do you look down on your eldest brother? Put it away. Although Zhang Zhiji was very greedy and wanted to take it, he was duplicitous.

Wei Bao smiled and put it away: "Listen to Dad." ”

Zhang Weixian put on a smiling face.

After a while, Wei Bao left with Zhang Meiyuan.

"I'm full of wine and food, thank you for my dad and big brother's hospitality." Wei Bao laughed.

Zhang Weixian pretended to be unhappy, "Xiaobao, you, this is your home, what are you polite to us, as long as you are willing to bring Meiyuan back often, Dad is happier than anything else." ”

Wei Bao smiled and nodded.

Zhang Zhiji said to Zhang Weixian: "Dad, I'll send my sister and brother-in-law." ”

"Okay, let's go." Zhang Weixian happily lit a dry tobacco pouch and smoked it.

Waiting for Zhang Zhiji to send Wei Bao to the gate, Wei Bao secretly stuffed 10,000 taels of silver tickets into Zhang Zhiji's sleeve pocket.

Zhang Zhiji hurriedly said: "Xiaobao, what are you doing, take it back quickly." ”

Wei Bao smiled: "Brother, it's just a little thought, take it, don't push it around." ”

Zhang Zhiji smiled, and didn't pretend, "Brother doesn't have enough money for the time being, and when my brother becomes a family in the future, I will take good care of you two." ”

Wei Bao smiled and nodded in agreement.

Zhang Meiyuan saw that her eldest brother and father could get along with Wei Bao so well, and she was also happy from the bottom of her heart.

After the three of them said a few words in front of the British mansion, they reluctantly said goodbye.

"Why are you so happy?" Wei Bao sat in the carriage, and saw that Zhang Meiyuan's pretty face always maintained a light smile, and he was also happy from the bottom of his heart.

"It's nothing, I'm just happy, I was worried that my husband and father would not be able to go together." Zhang Meiyuan said.

"It's your father who does a good job, he lets me do everything!" Wei Bao did not get carried away, and did not think that he was a good socializer to coax the old man, Wei Bao knew that the old man actually did not approve of his development line, Wei Bao repeatedly touched the interests of the landlord class, which had irreconcilable contradictions with the old man.

Wei Bao's development of power outside the customs can create hidden dangers for Daming, which is also what the old man doesn't like.

But because it is a son-in-law's relationship, he loves the house and Wu, and the old man endures it.

"No, my father likes you very much, otherwise he wouldn't have married me to my husband in the first place." Zhang Meiyuan said with a blushing face.

"Yes, the lady is very good, and the husband is also very good." Wei Bao got cheap and obediently held Zhang Meiyuan's delicate little hand, and thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

"Husband is better." Zhang Meiyuan glanced at Wei Bao affectionately, and then gently leaned her head on Wei Bao's shoulder.

Back at the President's Mansion, Wei Bao asked people to contact the new Liaodong Jingluo Gaodi, as well as Liu Chao, Hu Liangfu, and Ji Yong, the three eunuchs of the prison army who traveled with him this time.

Wei Bao hadn't met with these eunuchs for a while, and remembered that the last time they met was in Weijiazhuang, when these people joined forces to knock on their own bamboo poles.

Now the situation is reversed, Wei Bao is the main supervisor, and the three great eunuchs have become his deputy eunuchs.

However, although he is the main supervisor and the three of them are deputy supervisors, Wei Bao can still figure out which is more important.

These eunuchs are the people around the emperor, and no matter how you say it, their status is high.

Wei Bao plans to have a meal together tomorrow and discuss the matter of going to Liaodong, it is best to leave the day after tomorrow, since you are leaving, it is better to leave early than late, Wei Bao is worried that Nurhachi will launch an encirclement and suppression of Mao Wenlong's department at any time, and attack North Korea!

Although the two provinces of North Korea only exist as a grain base and a secondary marketing market, even if they are looted by Jiannu, the impact on the Heaven and Earth Society will not reach the level of breaking the bones.

But Wei Bao is a personality that is not very able to suffer, and the Heaven and Earth Society and his personal development have almost never suffered losses so far.

If the two provinces of Korea were to be sacked by Jiannu, not only would it be difficult for the two richest provinces in Korea to regain their former prosperity within a few years, but the royal family of Korea and the two classes of families in Korea, the landlord class in various places, and the common people would question the strength of him and the Tiandihui.

The reason why Wei Bao was able to call for wind and rain in North Korea, and did not use any force, it can almost be said that he did not use force, did not kill people, and did all this now is because Wei Bao exists as a form of intermediary between the Ming court and the Korean royal family.

If he can't hold North Korea and can't protect the Koreans, it means that the Ming Dynasty is useless and can't protect North Korea, so the Koreans can only throw themselves into Jiannu.

This triggered a series of malignant effects until Wei Bao completely lost influence and control over North Korea.

Therefore, it is Wei Bao who is most anxious to go to Liaodong, and it is definitely not Gao Di, Liu Chao, Hu Liangfu and Ji Yong, but Wei Bao can't let these people see it.

Because Wei Bao has such a big golden finger as the Heaven and Earth Society, others don't know the specific strength of the Heaven and Earth Society, so he must put the strength of the power he can show under these few people.

They are either Liaodong Jingluo, or the chief eunuch of the supervising army, and everyone's strength on paper is far greater than that of him, a fourth-grade official.

At noon the next day, under the contact of Wei Bao, several people met in Shiwangfu Street, a restaurant under the Tiandi firm.

"Master Wei, I finally saw you, it's really not easy to see you, how many people have I sent to find you? Keep saying you're out of town. "Gao is over sixty years old, his beard is white, but his spirit is very strong, he seems to be an old spirit, and he looks like an experienced and extremely shrewd person.

"I'm sorry Lord Gao, I've been running around Hejian Mansion, Cangzhou Mansion, Shandong and Denglai some time ago, and I've long wanted to meet the Lord of the Ministry, but I haven't been free, and I finally see my dignity today, fortunately." Wei Bao hurriedly smiled.

Without waiting for Gao Di to say hello again, Wei Bao hurriedly said to Liu Chao, Hu Liangfu and Ji Yong, the three great eunuchs of the prison army: "The three great fathers-in-law, I haven't seen you for many days, and I really miss Xiaobao." ”

Wei Bao was afraid that he would snub the three big eunuchs, so he quickly took out the four red envelopes that had been prepared a long time ago, and sent them to Liu Chao first, then to Gao Di, and then to Hu Liangfu and Ji Yong.

Each red envelope contains a silver ticket of 1,000 taels.

Wei Bao even paid attention to the order of sending red envelopes, and staggered them, not to send Gao Di first, and then to the three big eunuchs, nor to send them to the three big eunuchs first and then to Gao Di, but to send them in a staggered order.

Wei Bao knew that these big eunuchs and people like Gao Di who had been in the officialdom for a long time actually paid attention to these details, and if they were not careful, they would run into their unhappy points.

"What do you mean by that? We are the deputy superintendents, how can there be a gift of red envelopes from the main superintendents? Liu Chao said with a smile.

Hu Liangfu and Ji Yong also said: "It can't be like this, Lord Jianjun, hurry up and take back the red envelope." ”

Gao Di also said: "Lord Wei, you are a big celebrity in front of Your Majesty, or the son-in-law of the British Duke, you are not an ordinary person in the Ming Dynasty, you are so polite, how can I take it?" ”

"A few grand dukes, tall adults, all take a seat, don't be polite. This wine is my treat, my family's rules, the treat must give a small greeting gift. Wei Bao said with a smile: "The three grand dukes, don't say anything like the main supervision army and the deputy supervising army, but for Your Majesty and the imperial court, I, Wei Bao, can only lead the horse and carry the whip in front of the three grand dukes, where do I dare to be big?" If it weren't for the support of a few grand dukes, my Wei Bao might still be farming in western Liaoning. If I don't remember this love, won't I become a villain? Isn't it forgotten? ”

Liu Chao, Hu Liangfu and Ji Yong were very comfortable when they heard Wei Bao say this, and they said that Master Wei was too polite.

"Lord Gao, you are highly respected in the court, have profound qualifications, and are famous and convincing to the public, and you can learn from Lord Gao, this is my blessing for Wei Bao, you must not refute my little intentions." In fact, there is not much silver, and each letter is only a thousand taels. It is also too difficult during this time, in order to let the people of Hejian Mansion, Cangzhou Mansion, Shandong and Denglai eat and wear clothes, I have borrowed a lot! Otherwise, you must not just cover this little, a few grand dukes and tall adults tens of millions of sea han! Don't be too little. Wei Bao respectfully bowed his hand again and again.

Gao Di, Liu Chao, Hu Liangfu and Ji Yong hurriedly returned the salute, Wei Bao said so, they couldn't accept it.

"Lord Wei is too polite, if you say so, tomorrow it should be my turn to invite Lord Wei and a few grand dukes to drink." Gao Di smiled: "I hope that Lord Wei and a few grand dukes will definitely appreciate their faces." ”

Liu Chao, Hu Liangfu, and Ji Yong were very happy when they heard this, and secretly thought that Wei Bao and Gao Di would come to trouble.

Wei Bao is secretly vigilant, Gao Di is not only highly qualified, but also step by step to achieve the position of a first-class master, almost second only to people like Sun Chengzong! With such a high reputation and such a strong strength background, it is no wonder that my father-in-law said that he wanted to learn more from Gaodi, and the old thing really has a hand.

Originally, Wei Bao wanted Gao Di to be a pawn to do things for himself, but now it seems to be difficult.