Like a flash of time, time flies.

Five or six days passed by inadvertently, and time came to the beginning of the twelfth lunar month of the second year of Hongguang.

Due to the resumption of the war, various New Year atmospheres have begun to spread in the streets and alleys of Nanjing City. Perhaps the auction of Lianghuai Salt Field is coming to an end, which further stimulates everyone's confidence. The slightly depressed and dilapidated economic situation in the entire Jiangnan region has gradually shown signs of recovery.

However.

Everything seems to be uneven, but Xu Changqing's mood is not too wonderful.

At the normal pace, the affairs of Lianghuai Salt Field will definitely be in a stalemate for a period of time and further fight for a bloody and bloody one, but Huang Shu faced the saint, the situation underwent a subtle reversal.

Xu Changqing didn't know what Huang Shu and Zhu Cixuan had talked about, but after Zhu Cixuan summoned Xu Changqing, Xu Changqing voluntarily gave up part of his interests and gave up five parts of the elements to balance all parties. The Lianghuai Salt Field Affairs was successfully implemented.

Even Xu Changqing deliberately pushed down a little for the rewards to the Model Army.

In addition to some of the generals, the general level promoted the grassroots generals and guerrilla positions, including Xu Changqing himself, were deliberately suppressed by Xu Changqing in his official rank and turned into land and rewards for property.

Zhu Cilang was very satisfied with Xu Changqing's attitude. After all, the land Xu Changqing wanted was all within the territory of Shandong Zuoxiong, and he didn't have to pay a little bit of the reward silver. The big ones were all given by the imperial court. He only needed to pay 18,000 taels of meaning, which was enough. Compared with his gains in this battle, it was a drop in the bucket.

Today, I specially called Xu Changqing to enter the palace and thanked him for a long time, and I wanted to hold Xu Changqing and kiss her a few times.

After leaving Xi'an Gate, it was almost noon. In the past few days, the continuous snow wrapped the entire world in a layer of silver, which was very handsome and magnificent.

Xu Changqing did not feel like enjoying the scenery, so he took big steps and got on the carriage, closing his eyes to rest.

By this time, Xu Changqing's heart was completely calm and his mind became clearer.

Xu Changqing originally did not intend to make concessions in the Lianghuai Salt Field, and had to strive for maximum benefits. It should be noted that one cent would be worth hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

But Huang Shu met the Queen...

To be precise, after Huang Shu arrived in Nanjing, Xu Changqing quickly changed his strategic thinking.

There is a saying in later generations: "Recognize reality and correctly evaluate yourself."

If we talk about military capabilities, relying on the experience of later generations and the experience that surpasses this era for hundreds of years, Xu Changqing is naturally worth it and no one is afraid!

but!

If you are playing conspiracies, stabbing in the back, and acting like a trick, perhaps Xu Changqing can handle the general scenes, but when he really meets the best and big experts of this era, Xu Changqing must admit that he is really no match.

Although many details are not perfect at this time, Xu Changqing has basically reached the core.

Huang Shu's entry into Beijing...

It’s not just his relationship with Xu Changqing, but also the situation in Nanjing. There are definitely people in the cabinet who have reached anger with Huang Shu and even reached an ulterior motive for secret exchange!

Xu Changqing has also thought a lot in the past few days. Who is playing with this disaster?

After thinking about it, I didn’t have a good answer. Instead, I was reminded by Zheng Chagu’s unintentional words and suddenly became clear.

Why do the superiors guess the thoughts of the people below?

I can't guess that even if I'm so tired.

The right way is to lead them by the nose!

Therefore, even if we want to give up part of the interests of Lianghuai Salt Field, Xu Changqing would have to withdraw early and draw a clear line with the cabinet, Huang Shu and others.

Think from the perspective of others.

To be honest, even Xu Changqing admired Huang Shu's courage.

This son is really a talented person.

Even though I knew that if I was not careful, I would be crushed to pieces, but I was still not afraid and jumped into this big mud pit to "take chestnuts from the fire."

Of course, a greater possibility is that the inertia of the times is here. Huang Shu respects Xu Changqing in front of him, but in private, he regards Xu Changqing as a fool, a muddy leg.

I'm afraid that everyone in the cabinet will have more or less thoughts.

If Xu Changqing wanted to replace them all, or even do them, it was just a matter of one sentence. After all, the most core military power was controlled by him, Xu Changqing.

This fell into a lower level.

It will also leave a large stain that cannot be erased.

In the future, people will inevitably be criticized by the public. Maybe someone will have to do something like Fang Xiaoru in order to attract attention.

Xu Changqing was not afraid, but it was a little bit unworthy of the loss.

If you think about it carefully, even if Xu Changqing wants to take over the big pot here, he really can't take over. This is the "freak" accumulated by the Ming Dynasty after more than 200 years since Taizu and Chengzu!

The Wenchen Group has been in power for more than 200 years, how can it be changed overnight?

Zhengde, Jiajing, Longqing, and Wanli, no one of them had never tried their best or worked hard, but in the end they were suppressed strictly.

If you want to truly break the deadlock, you can only knock them down from the front and overwhelm them in all directions!

Anyway, Xu Changqing is less than thirty years old at this time, so he has time to play with them slowly!

Back to the Hou's Mansion, he had lunch with Zheng Chagu.

Xu Changqing smiled and said, "The rewards for the Great Dynasty have basically been decided. It is around the 9th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day of the 10th day

Looking at Xu Changqing's burning gaze, Zheng Chagu's pretty face turned red and she stammered: "Brother Xu, better not to do it? I... still want to go back to Anping for the New Year. Otherwise, after the New Year, I may not have such a chance..."

As he said that, Zheng Chagu's eyes were a little red, and he obviously couldn't bear to leave his home.

Xu Changqing naturally understood Zheng Chagu's feelings.

In this era, transportation is seriously poor, and with various etiquette and laws, a political marriage like Zheng Chagu is very likely to be difficult to see his parents again after getting married.

Even though Zheng Chagu definitely won’t do this, she is inevitably worried.

With a smile, he stroked Zheng Chagu's gentle black hair and said, "Okay, why are you crying? In the future, even if we get married, Master Zheng can buy a good house in Haicheng or Nanjing to settle down. I can't treat Old Taishan unfairly. It's okay if you go back to Anping. It's just a while, so we can choose some good gifts for Master Zheng and his mother-in-law."

Hearing this, Zheng Chagu finally relaxed a little and said shyly: "Brother Xu, I, I am a little reluctant to part with you..."

Xu Changqing laughed loudly and held her hard in his arms: "Today's separation is for a better reunion tomorrow. By the way, Cha Gu, don't think about the matter I said last time? Even if it's not that, it's okay for me to lick the plate for my wife, right? It's also considered branding first."

Zheng Chagu heard Xu Changqing's words before, and his beautiful eyes suddenly lit up. But when he heard the second half of the sentence, he immediately looked at Xu Changqing with great disgust, pinched Xu Changqing's waist hard and said, "Brother Xu, you can't let others have a good mood. You always say such disgusting things..."

Xu Changqing smiled and said, "I'm ready for the betrothal gift. Why is it disgusting to have a love affair with my wife?"

As he said that, he whispered to Zheng Chagu's ear again.

Zheng Chagu's pretty face was blushing, and she really had no choice but to do anything to Xu Changqing. After hesitating for a long time, she nodded slightly and turned to warn Xu Changqing fiercely that she had to leave that day, and she would not even think about it these days.

Xu Changqing's busy pretending to be extremely excited made Zheng Chagu shy while also unable to help but raise his tail and feel awesome.

...

After getting Zheng Chagu, Xu Changqing's mood gradually became brighter.

If you want to change the mechanism of the Ming Dynasty at this time, the one-time charge is a very stupid method, and it is difficult to play a big role, which will arouse unnecessary opposition.

Xu Changqing also forgot a little about the famous saying that a great sage in later generations said: "The core element of struggle, don't expand the attack surface by yourself!"

If you want to change this state, the first thing you need to do is to change your blood and lead fresh blood to the court.

This alone may take ten or eight years.

Of course, this is still an ideal state.

If it is not ideal, then there is no count.

If you want to induce fresh blood to flow into the court, the model of the imperial examination has to be changed. The textbooks mainly based on Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism must be changed!

This is another terrifying project comparable to the sky.

However, Xu Changqing was very grateful to Huang Shu at this time, and even wished that there were more people like Huang Shu in the court.

Because only they can help Xu Changqing maintain strong fighting spirit and remind himself at all times.

This made Xu Changqing understand a little, why are those super big guys staying around him?

Many treacherous officials have been handed over.

I can only say that the big guys know how to maintain the stability of the ecological chain.

In the afternoon, Xu Changqing didn't have much itinerary, mainly meeting some generals of the local military in Nanjing, identifying their faces, contacting them, and venting them to prevent unnecessary friction in the future.

Xu Changqing is still very good at this kind of work. He originally had an itinerary of one and a half hours, but it was done in less than an hour.

On the way back to the Marquis' Mansion, it was still early, Xu Changqing called Wang Xi, thought for a while and said, "Go, go to Wudi Temple Mountain."

"yes!"

The carriage quickly turned around and headed straight for the Wudi Temple Mountain.

Xu Changqing actually wanted to go to Qinhuai River to find Chen Ruyi. The little courtesan is so cute, but Chen Ruyi has already made the decision well and returns to Haicheng with Xu Changqing.

Anyway, she is now free and has been accepted by Xu Changqing, so she no longer has to follow the original rules.

Holding Xu Changqing's thick legs tightly, Chen Ruyi's divine nature at this time is no longer something that ordinary people can destroy. Except for her benefactor Xu Changqing, there is no need to look at anyone's face.

On the contrary, her influence will be further increased because of her divine character.

Xu Changqing didn't want to delay any longer. He tried to handle the Chen family's affairs before returning, and he had to restrict Zhu Guangzhi in advance.

Otherwise, once Zhu Guangzhi rebels, Xu Changqing would be unable to bear the consequences.

To put it bluntly.
To be continued...