When Zhang Ning was chatting with Yang Shiqi and others, Yang said that all major yamen in the capital had guards in uniform guarding them at the door every day, which was called sitting records. Zhang Ning had little experience in the officialdom of the capital, so he really didn't know that such a thing existed.

There is also such a "sitting clerk" in the Wuchang Cabinet lobby, that is, Xia Yu, the permanent servant of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Whenever there is a major discussion, she will almost always sit in the Zanzheng Hall next to the lobby to listen. This is not to monitor the cabinet activities, but is just a collegial meeting.

Zhang Ning is here. If he is asked to take the decision, does surveillance still need to be carried out? It is mainly for the upper echelons of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to understand the strategic direction of Huguang, so that the Ministry of Internal Affairs can organize spies to focus on gathering intelligence needed for military and political needs, and is also responsible for planning counterattacks that may lead to counterattacks.

Water people.

It is said that Xia Yu came from a family of officials. Although she was a woman, she had seen the world. At least she was well versed in government affairs and could go to Yao Ji and explain clearly what the Huguang court was doing.

Zhang Ning had a discussion with the ministers in the lobby this morning. After the group dispersed, he called Xia Yu to the study room upstairs to talk.

Of course, he didn't have any evil thoughts about Xia Yu, he just wanted to ask business. For some reason, with so many women in the Chu Palace, Zhang Ning had no evil thoughts towards Xia Yu at all, although he didn't molest every woman.

But he didn't even think about it. He looked at Xia Yu a few times first. Logically speaking, this woman was quite beautiful, with good facial features, good skin, and long legs, but she didn't know why she wasn't like that.

Zhang Ning took a closer look and felt that it might be because her face was too flat and not charming, and her words and deeds were orderly, tall, and calm, like a man.

"I have met the prince." Xia Yu cupped her fists and saluted in a neither humble nor overbearing manner. Yes, this is the feeling. She is more upright than ordinary men and women, which will give people the illusion that she is an official.

Zhang Ning nodded, thinking about something in a low voice. Xia Yu knew his identity and just stood aside without saying a word. He pondered for a long time before asking: "Zhu Guangyang, who was recently promoted to the commander of the Second Naval Battalion, has too little written in the file.

Yes, have you inquired about anything?"

It’s not that Zhang Ning doesn’t want to trust the people recommended by Monk Yao, it’s just that he once again invested a lot of money in the Navy and concentrated the resources of two provinces, so he had to know more about the candidates for the leadership. Now that so many people in the Wuchang court have become one, not all of them are

Zhang Ning was brought here by himself, and he didn't have the ability to clone himself; most of the people formed a group that grew geometrically through relationships with people around them. At first, Zhang Ning relied on Yao Ji to get the support of hundreds of people under Yao Ershang, and then

And because of his relationship with Emperor Jianwen, he met Zhou Mengxiong and won over Yang Shiqi... Yao Ershang and Zhou Mengxiong each accumulated connections. Yang Shiqi and Yu Qian also won over a large number of gentry in Huguang and Jiangxi, so there were more and more people. The victory of the war accelerated the expansion of power.

Zhang Ning had to use the people recommended by Monk Yao, otherwise he would not be able to find a suitable candidate.

At this time, Xia Yu said: "I have some understanding... The prince is interested in the navy these days. If I am not prepared, if he suddenly asks me like today, how should I answer? I dare not not do some understanding in advance."

"Oh?" Zhang Ning was slightly surprised, surprised by her explanation, and couldn't help but look at her with interest.

Xia Yu asked calmly: "Does the prince still remember Zhao Hu?"

"Remember." Zhang Ning said without thinking. He once said to Xu Wenjun that although there are more and more people around him, he never forgets who was there when there were only a few people around him. This sentence is not meant to be funny.

She was happy, Zhang Ning did remember it in his heart.

Zhao Hu has also been following Zhang Ning for a long time. He is from Xuzhou and was originally a crew member of the Ming Army. He was a subordinate of Zheng He. He was injured in a conflict with the natives in Luzon and returned to the blacksmith shop in his hometown in Xuzhou. Zhang Ning met

At his time, the Han army defeated the Xuzhou garrison and followed Han King Zhu Heng and others into the city. The soldiers of the Han army relaxed their restraints and burned, killed and looted the city. Zhang Ning encountered the rebels who kidnapped and beat Zhao Hu's family and wanted to humiliate his wife.

After being rescued by Zhang Ning, the man followed An Qianma and Hou to repay his favor and pursue fame. Zhao Hu first followed Zhang Ning to the mountainous area of ​​western Hunan, and then together they attacked Shimen County to raise troops. However, after the Suzaku Army developed slightly and entered Yuezhou, he joined the Yuezhou Water Corps.

Teacher, I have been working in my old profession, but I haven’t seen him for a long time.

Xia Yudao: "The archives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs record that Zhu Guangyang was favored by Yao Shangshu and worshiped him as his adoptive father. This is true. But if the prince wants to ask, he has to talk about Zhao Hu first, because it was Zhu Guangyang who first defected to Yao Shangshu."

Through Zhao Hu's relationship, without Zhao Hu, Zhu Guangyang probably would not have met Yao Shangshu.

At that time, our army defeated the Huguang official army at Yuanshui and took advantage of the victory to advance to Yuezhou. The prefect of Yuezhou jointly defended the city and surrendered. However, the Yuezhou navy did not surrender for a while, but left Dongting Lake and entered the Yangtze River. Our army had no warships and could not

Entering the river to pursue; many family members of the officers and soldiers of the navy army were in the city, and they could not find supplies. There was chaos in the army, and we persuaded many soldiers of the navy army to surrender. Zhao Erhu learned from the surrendered general that Zhu Guangyang was a general in the navy army. It turned out that Zhu Guangyang was a general in the navy army.

He and Zhu Guangyang are cousins... I should have remembered wrongly, Zhu Guangyang's grandmother and Zhao Hu's grandfather were siblings. Zhao Erhu then went to Yao Shangshu to ask for orders to persuade Zhu Guangyang to surrender.

Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers noticed clues. General Shangfeng was worried that Zhu Guangyang was about to surrender, but he had no evidence and was wary of the soldiers in his hands, so he sent people to Yuezhou City to pick up Zhu Guangyang's son out of the city, hoping to use this to blackmail Zhu Guangyang. But at this time, Zhu Guangyang had already

After surrendering, his cousin Zhao Hu praised the prince and compared the prince with the King of Han. He thought that following the prince to conquer the world was different from the King of Han. Moreover, the prince was very kind to the Zhao family, so the brothers hit it off.

When Zhu Guangyang returned to Yuezhou, he found that his only son had been picked up. Zhao Erhu informed Yao Shangshu of the matter. Yao Shangshu knew that he was the prince's man, and immediately dispatched elite troops to cross the Yangtze River at night to attack the navy in the north of the Yangtze River.

At a market stronghold, the officers and soldiers were in chaos and neglected to take precautions. Although Yao Shangshu's soldiers suffered a lot of losses in the battle, they still managed to snatch Zhu Guangyang's only son back from a place that had been explored in advance. Zhu Guangyang was grateful to Yao Shangshu and expressed his gratitude to Yao Shangshu in public.

He became his adoptive father. Later, Yao Shangshu ignored his status as a surrendered general and always regarded him highly... This time the Second Battalion of the Navy was the focus of the imperial court's experience. Yao Shangshu recommended Zhu Guangyang as soon as he arrived in Jiangxi, and that was it."

Zhang Ning listened patiently from the beginning, and it suddenly dawned on him that he understood a lot about this person. He couldn't help but think: Although Zhao Hu had been a military commander under Monk Yao for a long time, he was following him at first.

Among the various camps within the Wuchang regime, he does not belong to any side; and Zhu Guangyang is a relative of Zhao Hu. If this person is really capable, it is not impossible to win over him. This kind of factional dispute Zhang Ning
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