Returning from Liaodong, there are both sea and land routes, and if you say it is fast, the sea route is not as good as the land route. First from Lushun to Binzhou, then take a car to Jinan, then from Jinan to the canal, take a multi-pulp fast boat, and go south along the canal, but it only takes a few days to reach Qinghe.

The journey was smooth, but it only took two and a half days to reach Qinghe, after the boat arrived at Qinghe, it had already learned the news Gu Yanwu, Zhu Daxian and others at the dock to welcome Zhang Huangyan in person, for him to pick up the wind and wash the dust, the second time Zhang Huangyan took a group of attachés to untie the cable and go south. Gu Yanwu, Zhu Daxian and other large and small officials and gentry went to the wharf outside Qinghe City to see them off, and the scene was so lively, compared with the last time they passed through this place, it was completely different.

In the face of a group of send-offs, Zhang Huangyan stood on the deck, full of smiles, humble, repeatedly raised his hand, and frequently greeted the send-offs, now Zhang Huangyan has found his position, he is no longer a courtier of the Yongli Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, but a subordinate of King Ding, as for King Huai...... It's already in the past. Even late last night, when he talked about this matter with Gu Yanwu, Zhu Daxian and others, they were also very surprised, of course, more than surprised.

When he is at peace every day, they are all heroes from the dragon! For anyone, the four words "from the dragon hero" can be said to be quite tempting. In the past, they may have been limited by various factors and never thought about that aspect openly, but now this news not only makes them have no scruples in one aspect, but even makes them breathe a sigh of relief. After all, they have all regarded themselves as loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty in the past, and they will still be loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty in the future, because the king is the son of Emperor Lie! He is the most orthodox heir to the throne of the Ming Dynasty.

Along the canal all the way south, Qinghe City gradually drifted away. The river breeze blows the flags on the boats, the waves beat the bow of the boats, the paddlers paddle their oars with their trumpets, and the paddle boats sail fast across the canals. Looking at the world on both sides of the canal, although the earth has been completely covered by winter snow, but at this time, Zhang Huangyan only feels comfortable all over, Ruixue Zhaofeng year, it must be this scene.

Thinking of the past few years, it seems that the wind and rain have been smooth, although Zhang Huangyan, as a scholar, adheres to the creed of "Zi Bu is silent, strange and chaotic", but inadvertently, he still attributed all this to "the orthodoxy of the world has been restored", so that there is now a smooth wind and rain, so after the new emperor ascends the throne, it must be the peace of the country and the people.

For the future, both the scholars and doctors have their own aspirations.

Five days later, Zhang Huangyan sailed to Nanjing, but to his disappointment, although his request to see the King of Min was refused.

King Min is not in Nanjing.

Although this news made him a little disappointed, but he still chose to wait in Nanjing, he could not see the King of Min, he could meet the vassals of the King of Min, Zhang Huangyan plunged into the officialdom, from personal friends to state affairs, from the court to the locality, for two consecutive days, Zhang Huangyan has met more than a dozen old friends. On the way out of Shenyang to Nanjing, he already knew about the trip to Nanjing.

This trip is not only to convince the king of Min, but also to convince the vassals of the king of Min, only in this way can the purpose of this trip be achieved. Therefore, he will take active action, but when lobbying the ministers, Zhang Huangyan always feels that someone seems to be hiding something.

Although no one said it, Zhang Huangyan still felt from the appearance that they wanted to speak and stopped, and maybe King Min was not in Nanjing, which was strange in itself.

Wangxian Tower is a restaurant on the side of the Yangtze River, only a few zhang with the wharf, and not far from the wharf, the sailor of the Zheng family is stationed there, on the Wangxian Tower, you can clearly see the towering masts of those warships, and you can see the warships next to each other.

"I think back then, when the country surname led the Northern Expedition, this warship on the river can be said to cover the river and the sun!"

Sighing at the past, Zhang Huangyan turned his gaze to Wang Zhongxiao and said with a sigh.

"Changru, when the Northern Expedition was back then, did you and I ever think that in just a few years, the situation in the world would change so much, and the day of my Ming Dynasty will be so just around the corner!"

Zhang Huangyan said in an emotional tone. It can be heard that even now, Zhang Huangyan is still very sighing about all this.

"It's a pity that the national surname can't see all this......"

Looking at the warship in the distance, Zhang Huangyan said emotionally.

"Die before you get out of the school, and the hero will be full of tears!"

"The country name has not seen today, but it is not a bad thing!"

Finally, Wang Zhongxiao, who broke the silence, took a sip of stuffy wine and then said.

"In today's world, it is said that it is ZTE, but where is Daming? The emperor died of a violent illness, and the Li family was eager to establish himself as the emperor, and the chaos in the world was just the beginning, which was the ...... of Nanjing"

After a pause, Wang Zhongxiao suddenly smiled bitterly.

"Even in Nanjing, there are voices of self-reliance, if the national surname is still there, how can you not be saddened by it?"

If the surname of the country is there, how can anyone dare to speak of self-reliance?

However, Zhang Huangyan didn't say so, but looked at Wang Zhongxiao and asked.

"Could it be that King Min doesn't agree with Zhang, is it because of this matter?"

"Definitely!"

Shaking his head and hesitating for a moment, Wang Zhongxiao said.

"Is it because you don't want to see it, but you can't see it?"

"Can't see it?"

Zhang Huangyan raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise.

"Why can't you see it?"

Zhang Huangyan's rhetorical question once again made Wang Zhongxiao fall into deep thought, of course he knew why the king couldn't see Zhang Huangyan, but if Zhang Huangyan knew about it, what would happen?

"But how long can this matter be hidden?"

Wang Zhongxiao thought to himself, it may be possible to hide it for two or three days, but if you want to keep it hidden, there is naturally no possibility, even if you don't say it, there will definitely be others who say it when you look back.

"The king suddenly fell ill the day before yesterday, and his condition has been getting worse in the past two days!"

What the!

Standing up in shock, Zhang Huangyan asked urgently.

"How so? What is the disease? ”

Just as he was about to ask about Zheng Jing's condition, a servant of the Wang family suddenly broke in and said in Wang Zhongxiao's ear.

"The king summoned the master to enter the mansion immediately, and there is something to discuss!"

Looking at Wang Zhongxiao, who left in a hurry after apologizing, Zhang Huangyan's heart was like turning over the river and the sea, and countless thoughts were rolling.

King Min was seriously ill the day before yesterday!

What is the disease?

The, it can't be...... Thinking of the emperor's sudden illness, Zhang Huangyan's heart suddenly tightened, and he shook his head almost immediately and said.

"No, no......"

Just when Zhang Huangyan muttered to himself in a panic, Wang Zhongxiao, who rushed to the palace over there, smelled a strong smell of herbs when he entered the room.

"How's the king doing?"

Seeing that Huang Zhao and the others had already arrived, Wang Zhongxiao approached and asked quietly. They just shook their heads slightly, and no one spoke.

"The minister is the king!"

When Wang Zhongxiao saluted, Zheng Jing had already ordered someone to help him sit up, even if it was just sitting up, it had become an extremely difficult thing for him.

"Ahem......"

Zheng Jing, who sat up, coughed from time to time, although he gasped for breath, he always felt out of breath, but when he saw Wang Zhongxiao coming, he still barely managed to squeeze out a smile,

"Mr. Chang, Mr. Changru is here......"

Then, Zheng Jing asked again.

"Is the fifth uncle here?"

The fifth uncle in Zheng Jing's mouth is Zheng Xi.

"It should be almost there."

After the official replied, Zheng Jing nodded, and then commanded.

"Show it to Mr. Changru."

The internal official's hands held a fold in his hands and handed it to Wang Zhongxiao, Huang Zhao and the others looked at the fold, what was written in the fold?

After taking the excerpt and seeing the contents clearly, although he was secretly surprised in his heart, he still guessed from everyone's eyes, and others may not know.

"Sir...... Thought...... Is it possible to arrange this way? ”

Although he just said a word, Zheng Jing, who was very sullen, still seemed to be panting, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

"Yes!"

Wang Zhongxiao spit out a word, and then fell silent, looking at Zheng Jing with a sallow face, but there was a bitter sigh in his heart.

Is this fate?

Zheng Zheng walked in.

"The minister is the king!"

Still as in the past, Zheng Xi still abides by the etiquette up and down.

"Fifth uncle, you are an elder, you don't need to be so polite, fifth uncle, please sit down......"

Because of the relationship between being depressed, every word Zheng Jing said seemed to take a lot of effort, and when he asked Zheng Xi to sit down, two internal officials had already walked in with chairs. The chair was placed on the side not far from Zheng Jing's bed,

"Thank you, the king, for the throne."

After Zheng Xi sat down, a smile appeared on Zheng Jing's pale and bloodless face.

"Fifth uncle, you are your own family, no, no need to be polite, will, in the future, the affairs of the Zheng family, also, it will all depend on the fifth uncle......"

The panting Zheng Jing's words were intermittent, but everyone seemed to be able to hear his plans for the future from his words, and several subordinates in the palace who were friends with Zheng Jing flashed a trace of joy because of Zheng Jing's words.

Zheng Zheng, who was flattered because of Zheng Jing's words, hurriedly got up and said in fear.

"The affairs of the Zheng family, the king is the master, how can the ministers rush ......"

Just when Zheng Xicheng was afraid to speak, Zheng Jing spoke.

"Fifth uncle, why do you need to be like this, for, for the lonely to help up the fifth uncle."

When the attendant who had been standing beside Zheng Jing heard this, he walked over and supported Zheng Xi, who was holding Changyi with his hand, and said intimately at the same time.

"The fifth master doesn't need to be so polite."

"King Xie......"

At the moment when Zheng Zheng was helped up, there was suddenly an extra dagger in the attendant's right hand, and before Zheng Zheng could react, the dagger pierced Zheng Zheng's throat violently, and the sharp dagger easily pierced the blood vessels at the back of his throat, and at the moment when the dagger was withdrawn, the attendant's hand did not stop, and kept stabbing the dagger into his neck repeatedly.

Bright red blood burst out in an instant, and Zheng Xi, who had fallen to the ground softly at this time, just clutched his throat, his eyes full of disbelief. He didn't know what had happened until he died, and he didn't understand why this man had suddenly killed the killer.