"You are Shi Kecheng! I have heard from Mr. Su, Mr. Gong has mentioned you more than once, saying that you are full of knowledge, can write beautiful articles, and are a great talent...Stop kneeling and stand flat.

, please sit down!"

In the mansion of the Generalissimo of the Fu Army, Zhu Cixiang, accompanied by two lecturers, Su Ziwen and Gong Dingzi, met with the great talent Shi Kecheng.

Look at the affectionate spirit. People who don’t know Zhu Cixiang really think that Prince Zhu is more interested in Shi Kecheng’s talent!

Shi Kecheng just didn't understand Zhu Cixiang's character... He was a Jinshi in the 16th year of Chongzhen. He had been studying hard before and didn't have much experience. Moreover, Zhu Cixiang was young and young - the combined age of his two generations was five.

He was almost ten years old, but he still looked like an innocent boy. How could Shi Kecheng have imagined that the other party had already considered seven or eight plans to take advantage of him.

To be honest, although Zhu Cixiang always acted like he didn't take Shi Kefa seriously, in fact he still had a bit of a headache for this Donglin boss.

If it were Qian Qianyi who was leading the troops now because the water was too cold and his scalp was itchy, Zhu Cixiang would not have a headache at all. But Shi Kefa was different. This guy's bones were still a bit hard. And he still had a lot of hair in his hands.

There is an army, and if the banner of King Qin is really used to fight Zhu Cihong, there will still be a lot of trouble.

It’s not that I can’t defeat him, but I can’t mess with this area in Southern Zhili!

Southern Zhili, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi will be the core of Zhu Cixiang's future rule. As long as this territory is in hand, Zheng Zhilong, the richest man in the Ming Dynasty, will be loyal, and Zhu Cixiang can ask him for money, guns, cannons, and gunpowder!

With Zheng Zhilong's allegiance, Guangdong and Fujian can be firmly controlled. Moreover, Zhu Cixi can also ask for food from Vietnam, get some "iron cannons" from Japan, get Hongyi cannons from Macau, and even invite them from Europe

Foreign generals help train the army...

The whole chess game is completely lively!

Therefore, Shi Kefa can cause trouble, but it cannot really reach the point where the two sides meet at war.

Prince Zhu is currently staying in Dengzhou to rectify the land and population. In fact, half of the reason is to delay the time so that he can deal with Shi Kefa and the army of King Qin he has gathered.

And this Shi Kecheng came to seek refuge with him at this time! This is really God helping Zhu Cihong!

Shi Kecheng sat half-assed on an embroidered pier, holding his knees with both hands, and did not dare to raise his eyes generously to look at Prince Zhu. He looked like a primary school student who had made a mistake.

By the way, he was indeed at fault and turned traitor to the enemy!

"What a success!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "No one has any faults. Once you have made mistakes, you can correct them, and there is no such thing as good. Do you know what your biggest fault is?"

When Shi Kocheng heard this, he stood up quickly and knelt down again.

"Don't kneel, sit down, sit down and say." Zhu Cixiang smiled, "It's better to know where you went wrong than to kneel down and kowtow."

"I have become a second minister, and I am sorry for the grace of the emperor and Qiantose."

Zhu Cihong smiled: "That's wrong! Being the second minister is your fault, but it is not the biggest one."

Isn't this the biggest thing? Shi Kecheng's heart was pounding. If you surrender to the enemy, you can be beheaded! Isn't that big?

Zhu Cihong said: "Your biggest fault is that you don't believe that I can restore the decline of the Ming Dynasty, and you don't believe that I am the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu Gao. That's why you became the second minister!"

"Master Qian Sui is wise! I know I am wrong!" Shi Kecheng looked distressed, "I am so confused that I don't believe that Master Qian Sui is the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu..."

"Then do you believe it now?" Zhu Cixiang asked with a smile.

"I believe it, I believe it!" Shi Kocheng nodded repeatedly. "The Qian Sui Master must be the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu! With the Qian Sui Master in the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely be able to turn things around and create a prosperous age!"

"Just believe it!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "You are indeed a rare talent! You are a talent that can be created!"

He paused and then asked: "But your brother Shi Kefa still doesn't believe it, and your nephew Shi Dewei doesn't believe it either. I'm afraid Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing don't believe it either... What should I do? You are a great talent.

, you should know what to do, right?"

"I know, I know!" Shi Kocheng nodded repeatedly, "I must go and tell them."

He was the 2nd and 10th Jinshi in the 16th year of Chongzhen's reign. His IQ is beyond words. How could he not understand what Zhu Cixiang meant?

The prince wanted him to do publicity. People like Shi Kefa, Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and Liu Zeqing all knew the good news that Emperor Taizu Gao was reincarnated as Zhu Cihong!

"Okay!" Zhu Cixiang nodded repeatedly, "You are indeed a talent that can be developed. I was not wrong about you!"

...

"Mr. Gong, please come forward."

Shi Kecheng and the others left, and Zhu Cixiang called his nominal official Gong Dingzi to him.

Gong Dingzi was also a member of the Donglin Party, but he was not a big figure, but his literary talent was very outstanding and he was called one of the three people in Jiangzuo.

"Master Qiansui, what are you calling me for?" Gong Dingzi came forward respectfully. He did not dare to pretend to be a master in front of Zhu Cihong - Zhu Cihong had personally killed an official, Shao Zhan Shiyi.

"You are one of the three people in Jiang Zuo, right?" Zhu Cixiang asked, "The other two are Qian Qianyi and Mr. Wu, right?"

Mr. Wu is Wu Meicun. He also served as an official, so Zhu Cihong called him Mr. Wu.

"There is indeed such a saying," Gong Dingzi said, "but Qian Qianyi and Chen are actually of different generations. He is more than thirty years older than Chen and is Chen's elder."

Zhu Cixiang nodded, "Then you and Qian Qianyi should be very familiar with each other, right?"

"A bit of friendship."

Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded, "Qian Qianyi is the leader of Donglin, and I value Donglin gentlemen very much! My officials, Mr. Hou, Mr. Wu, and you, Mr. Gong, are all Donglin gentlemen.

If we talk about it seriously, I can be regarded as Donglin’s successor, right?”

"That's Donglin's honor!" Gong Dingzi nodded heavily, "If Qian Qianyi knew His Highness's thoughts, he would definitely support His Highness."

Zhu Cixiang said seriously: "I have long admired Mr. Qian's talent and learning, and I want to learn the Confucian way of a saint from Mr. Qian!

In addition, there are currently only five cabinet ministers in the court, and one is still missing. Therefore, I hope Mr. Qian can become this cabinet minister."

Of course Qian Qianyi wants to win over him! Even if he doesn't have the character to repay the king with death in the face of danger - Zhu Cixiang doesn't care about this. He has no intention of letting his ministers die for the country. The matter of martyrdom for the country should be Dorgon's.

People should think carefully about it. Hong Chengchou has been martyred, and no one else has escaped!

As for the Ming Dynasty, with the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu, Zhu Cixiang, they needed to consider how to revive it.

"I will go south and talk to Qian Qianyi now!" Gong Dingzi was also a smart man, "I will definitely bring him..."

"Take them to Yanzhou!" Zhu Cixiang said, "Not only do you need to bring Qian Qianyi, but also one of his disciples named Zheng Sen. This man is the eldest son of Zheng Zhilong, the chief military officer of Fujian, and a student of the Nanjing Imperial College.

He is still Qian Qianyi’s disciple. You can find a way to get Qian Qianyi to take him with him!”

"If you are a lower-ranking official, you will never disgrace your orders!"

Zheng Sen is that Zheng Chenggong, the son of the richest man Zheng Zhilong. He is now gilded in the Nanjing Imperial College and has Qian Qianyi as his teacher - I don’t know how much tuition he paid for it? But it must be a sky-high price!

When Zhu Cihong was still in Dagukou, he sent an order to Zheng Zhilong, asking him to provide muskets, cannons, and gunpowder, but he hasn't even received a reply yet!

So Zhu Cixiang thought about getting Zheng Chenggong to be a senior brother who would respond to all requests.

...

On the sixth day of June in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Weihai Acropolis.

An hour ago, Tongzhi Yinggong Zhang Shize, the commander of the Preparatory Japanese Government Office, entered the city with a team of cavalry on Pegasus. At the same time, he brought an edict from the Prince of Fujun and four imperial lists. The edict was addressed to the commander of Weihaiwei, Si Xia.

of all the military attaches, and the imperial list was posted at the four gates of Weihai Acropolis. This decree and the four imperial lists immediately caused huge waves inside and outside Weihai Acropolis.

"Prince, please increase your troops! Each soldier will be given ten taels of silver as a settlement allowance, and there will be one tael and five cents for the monthly salary!"

"Really give that much money? You can't lie to us, right?"

"Yes, when did the imperial court become so generous?"

"I heard that Guan Ning's army only has this number..."

When the strong men from Weihaiwei got the news, they rushed over and gathered outside the four gates of the Acropolis to read the imperial list. Most of them were illiterate, but those who joined the army with the British Duke were all literate. They stood two at each door and took turns.

Read aloud and explain policies.
Chapter completed!