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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 264: Accompanying the King and the Tiger

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    "Xiang Wen, actually, the Holy One was planning to promote you to the rank of Commander-in-Chief."

    Arriving outside Xinuan Pavilion, Wang Chengen said slowly: "Later, it was my father-in-law who urged the emperor not to promote you so quickly."

    Ding Yunyi was startled for a moment: "It's okay to say it, father-in-law, but why do you want to tell me?"

    Wang Chengen said proudly: "My father-in-law, I never hide anything from anyone. I am not afraid of others knowing what I do. Even if you hate me, my father-in-law will still tell you."

    "Father, I won't hate you." Ding Yunyi said calmly.

    "Do you know why father-in-law did this?"

    Ding Yunyi shook his head. Wang Chengen took a few steps forward and stopped: "My father-in-law came here to consider the emperor. I think you also know that when you are promoted, Zheng Zhilong is also promoted. It is just two words, 'balance'!"

    Ding Yunyi nodded silently. He knew this, and it was rare that Wang Chengen had no objection at all.  He listened carefully and Wang Chengen said: "But there is another one. You have been promoted too quickly. You have made great achievements now. Naturally, no one will say anything about you, but all eyes are staring at you. What is the chief soldier? That is  The princes who hold great power, how many generals do we have in Ming Dynasty? Those generals have been through it step by step. How can you be the commander-in-chief when you are only twenty-one years old?  No, there are many people who hate you, but you are far away in Taiwan and can't see it! Do you know how many rumors the emperor has seen about you? It's just that you are too young to be responsible for the important task of guarding the country  Ding Yunyi was a little shocked when he heard this. He never expected that there would be such things in the court that were detrimental to him.

    Wang Chengen's expression was solemn: "The emperor still trusts you and ignores these discounts. But if you are promoted too quickly and the generals are promoted one by one, will the emperor really not consider it? It is said that three people can make a tiger.  Even if you are promoted to deputy general now, it is still too fast in my father-in-law's opinion. In our Ming Dynasty, one has to proceed step by step."

    Ding Yunyi said "En" and had some thoughts in his mind.

    "Okay, my father-in-law has said everything that needs to be said. Go back and think about it yourself." Wang Chengen stopped: "You are still young, and you are not in a hurry. Be patient for a few years, and then make more contributions to the court.  , Sooner or later you will become the commander-in-chief. Now you are already a senior member of the party, no matter how young you are On the way back, Ding Yunyi kept thinking about Wang Chengen's words, and what Xiaotu was saying next to him.  He didn't hear clearly either.

    It was the first time that Xiaotu met the emperor. The emperor actually praised her a few words, which made the little girl happy to this day.

    He asked Huangfu Yunjie and Deng Changgui to take the brothers to Guanyi to rest, and then he took Xiaotu back home.

    When Ding Yunyi came back, the Ding family suddenly became lively again, especially this time it was very different. Ding Yunyi was already a second-grade official, just one step away from his father.

    He is even more happy now, Ding Chen Wanhe.  I just feel that my love for this son is not in vain.  Ding Biwei was equally proud of her younger brother, and even scolded her husband Wang Qingheng. Look at your younger brother Ding Yunyi. He has already become a second-rank officer just now, but you are still standing still, and you still have the qualifications.  About others?

    When they saw Xiaotu who came with Ding Yunyi, Ding Chen Wanhe and Ding Biwei liked him even more, especially Ding Chen Wanhe, who kept holding Xiaotu's hand and talking non-stop.

    When I heard that Xiaotu recognized his son as his elder brother.  Ding Chen Wanhe asked: "Xiao Tu, do you know who I am to him?"

    "Of course, you are my brother's mother." Xiaotu thought this question was very strange.

    Ding Chen Wanhe smiled: "Then you call my son brother, what should you call me?"

    When Ding Biwei heard this, she hurriedly kowtowed to Xiaotu. Xiaotu was also smart. He knelt down on the ground with a "plop" and kowtowed several times: "Mom and dad are in hand, Xiaotu kowtows to you."  ¡±

    Ding Chen Wanhe smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed to slits. Even Ding Yuanzhao actually laughed very happily: "Ah, now that I have recognized my daughter, I should quickly seal a red envelope, and ask for a big one."

    Ding Chen Wanhe hurriedly sealed a red envelope. Holding the red envelope in his hand, Xiaotu's tears fell down.  Ding Chen Wanhe asked hurriedly: "What's wrong, Xiaotu?"

    While sobbing, Xiaotu said: "My father, mother, grandmother, and brother are all gone, but now I have father and mother, brothers and sisters, and brother-in-law Ding Chen Wanhe's eyes turned red when he heard that,  He hugged Xiaotu and said, "Xiaotu, be good, you will be my new daughter from now on.  "

    Ding Biwei laughed: "Mom, why did you mention 'I'?"

    "Xiaotu, my sister will teach you how to speak Mandarin from now on. You are the daughter of the Ding family, so you can't always belong to me."

      A few women had a conversation there, the food was ready, and the family was sitting around the table. It was indescribably lively, but it was a pity that Ye Yuan and Ding Biyue were missing.

    Ding Yuanzhao seemed to be very satisfied with his son's performance after going to Taiwan. He couldn't help but said: "Yun Yi, since you went to Taiwan, you first listened to the instructions and fought against the rebels in Xinyang and Yingzhou, and now you have established such a big alliance.  This is a great achievement, and you have lived up to my expectations of you.¡±

    It is really rare to hear this from my own mouth.  Ding Yunyi responded obediently.

    "But why did you take it upon yourself to take a concubine first and then a wife, without telling your parents?" Ding Yuanzhao suddenly darkened his face: "And even if you marry a wife, your parents are not present? This has spread.  How decent?"

    When asked this question, Ding Yunyi felt a little headache. Ding Chen Wanhe hurriedly said: "I've done everything, what else can I do? Have you divorced them? Besides, didn't Xiang Wen also marry the daughter of that great scholar? Deng Wen also married the daughter of that great scholar?"  Mu Zhi also specially sent someone to the capital to talk about this matter. The situation in Taiwan was urgent at that time, and Xiang Wen really didn't have time A loving mother is a loser." Ding Yuanzhao snorted: "You think I am doing these things.  Angry? Although this matter has slightly damaged the reputation of my Ding family, it is not a big deal. What does the Holy One think of it?"

    Ding Yunyi suddenly concentrated his attention.

    "Do you know what the Holy One said before you arrived in the capital?" Ding Yuanzhao didn't want his son to answer, and answered himself: "The Holy One said it in front of so many ministers. 'People like Ding Xiangwen are the most important people in the world.  It's a bit of a loss in terms of etiquette. What's the harm? It's a pity that he has already married Deng Lianyu from the Deng family of Jiangnan. Otherwise, I would marry him personally this time, so he married two concubines for me.  Great credit, if he had ten concubines, everything would be fine.'"

    Ding Yunyi didn¡¯t feel there was anything wrong with this.

    Wang Qingheng sighed at the side: "How can an emperor say such words in front of so many ministers? The Holy Emperor was so happy that he got a little carried away. It would be fine if it were placed on other emperors, but the Holy Emperor  Since he came to the throne, he has always been dignified and unsmiling, but he said such words. The emperor didn't think it was anything at the time, but when he calmed down and thought about it later, he felt that it was very inappropriate and damaged his image in front of the ministers.  It would be fine if no one mentioned it, but if someone mentioned it, it would become a knot in the heart of the Holy Emperor Ding Yunyi was a little at a loss when he heard it. Could it be that the emperor couldn't even say such a thing?

    "That's all." Ding Yuanzhao frowned: "What is even more worrying is that once someone impeaches Xiang Wen in the future, it will become a crime for Xiang Wen to take a concubine first and then marry a wife. Xiang Wen, don't think that  The Holy Spirit said that your ceremonial losses are nothing, but if he really wants to punish you, he will punish you more severely than anyone else! Even if he doesn't punish you for this crime, he will punish you for other similar crimes.  Punish you. Why? Because the Holy Spirit wants to restore the influence of this incident and establish the supreme majesty of the Emperor!"

    ¡°Thisdid my father and brother-in-law think too much?  Ding Yunyi was really confused.  It's really nothing.

    "There is another one, which is even more powerful." Wang Qingheng analyzed: "The Holy One said that if you had ten concubines, the world would be peaceful. Do I, the Ming Dynasty, only rely on you, Ding Xiangwen? Is it possible?  Are those ministers, governors, and generals just decorations? The emperor will soon find it inappropriate Ding Yunyi lowered his head and took a sip of wine. Could it be that his father, brother-in-law, and those ministers usually just go to court?  Will you study these things and study every word the emperor says? If this is the case, what¡¯s the point of being an official?

    Maybe Chongzhen just said that casually and forgot about it long ago?  But if I think about it more carefully, my father and brother-in-law have far more experience as officials than I do. Maybe their worries are not unreasonable.  Otherwise, Wang Chengen would not have said those words to him.

    They say that being with a king is like being with a tiger. Now think about it carefully, being an official next to the emperor is much more dangerous than being next to a real tiger. If you are not careful, your head will fall to the ground.

    "Xiang Wen is a military commander and has been an official in Taiwan for a long time. Unlike me, who stays with you every day, after all, he still knows more about things in the court than Xiang Wen." Wang Qingheng shook his head and said.

    Ding Biwei is a woman, so she panicked when she heard this: "Then you should come up with an idea."

    "It doesn't matter." Ding Yunyi smiled slightly. Since this is already the case, what's the use of being anxious?  Could it be that if he is anxious now and something happens in the future as they said, Chongzhen will let him go?

    Furthermore, he already had some concerns in his mind when he was talking to Wang Chengen.

    Seeing that his son was not panicking, Ding Yuanzhao was somewhat appreciative. He asked about the situation in Fujian and frowned upon hearing this:?Fujian is actually in such chaos now?  Calm on the surface, but turbulent secretly?  Could it be that Zhang Kentang, who was governor of a whole province, was still unable to suppress Zheng Zhilong?  "

    "Not only can Zheng Zhilong not be suppressed, but even our officers, soldiers and people in Taiwan and Penghu cannot obey him."

    "Damn it!" Ding Yunyi just said these words, and Ding Yuanzhao had already scolded him in a deep voice: "Zhang Fushuai was personally appointed by the imperial court. How dare you disobey him?"

    "Father." Ding Yunyi said carefully: "When my father and Zou Fushuai were there that day, he fought with Hongyi repeatedly and made great achievements. Zheng Zhilong is still a little afraid of his father and Zou Fushuai, but as soon as you leave, things will change.  It's different. Zhang Kentang wanted to control Zheng Zhilong and his navy, but how could Zheng Zhilong agree? The struggle started. To put it bluntly, we can't live in such a situation.  The brothers sacrificed their lives with swords and shots, but Zhang Fushuai suddenly wants to take over everything. How can you say they are willing to obey his orders? "

    He thought his father would still be angry, but he didn't expect that Ding Yuanzhao became silent instead. After a while, he said: "Kentang Zhang is still capable, and he is an honest and upright official, but he is a bit too strong. You know, Zheng Zhilong is  He was born a pirate and was unruly. Even when Zou Fushuai and I were here, we mostly focused on appeasing him. Zhang Kentang suddenly wanted to take control of the power. I'm anxious. I'm anxious. Just Xiang Wen, you must not get involved.  That!"

    Ding Yunyi smiled bitterly, now it's not that he wants to be involved, but that even if he wants to escape from the world, it is impossible.

    Speaking of Zou Weilian, Ding Yunyi asked smoothly: "How is Zou Fushuai doing now?"

    As soon as these words came out, Ding Yuanzhao and Wang Qingheng looked at each other and sighed: "I was dismissed as soon as I came back, and now I have passed away."

    "Removed?" Ding Yunyi was surprised: "He has made great achievements in Fujian, how could he be dismissed?"

    Ding Yuanzhao smiled bitterly: "Isn't it because he offended Wen Tiren? Zou Fushuai is too upright and will never flatter others. I remember that in the 43rd year of Wanli, Zou Weilian was transferred from Yanping to the capital to be on standby. At this time, there was a man who loved money like  The boss asked his subordinates to tell Zou Weilian that a certain boss wanted to promote him and he needed to bring generous gifts to pay homage. After hearing this, Zou Weilian became angry and said, "I would rather lose the opportunity to be an official than lose my integrity."  , just this sentence offended his superiors. The head of the Nanjing Military Department, who had been idle in Beijing for a year and was only awarded the rank of sixth grade in the second year, had the same attitude towards Wen Tiren when he returned to the capital.  Ben, so he was dismissed from office."

    Wang Qingheng said: "Later, the newly appointed Fujian Inspector Zhang Kentang presented a memorial to Zou Weilian for his great contribution to Fujian. The emperor found out that he had been deceived and regretted it. He wrote in his own hand a plaque with the words 'The most loyal and loyal person under my command'  Zou Weilian was promoted to the third level and appointed as Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War.  Unfortunately, Zou Weilian died of illness at home before he took office.  "

    Ding Yunyi didn't know what to say. When Zou Weilian was in Fujian, he worked conscientiously and diligently. In order to resist the red barbarians, he went to the battlefield in person and fought bloody battles for eight days and eight nights. He recovered the entire territory of Zhongzuo and chased the red barbarians all the way to the Fusang Kingdom.  generation.

    "As soon as the Duke sent out troops, he captured the king of Yi, wiped out the ugly group, and recovered the lost territory. In just two months, he achieved great success, maintained morale, and spent less money and silk. This was unprecedented in Fujian Province for two hundred years."

    This is the praise given to him by the people of Fujian.

    "But such a good official is actually angry to death. What kind of world is this?"  (To be continued)
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