Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 190

Zheng Zhilong knew very well how capable his son was.

At this time, he heard that Zheng Sen didn't have any self-consciousness and wanted to show off in front of the emperor. To be honest, he felt that it would be more appropriate for him to drill some holes in the ground.

The eldest son's abilities cannot be shown at all. Those subordinates just praise him against his will in order to coax him.I originally thought this was nothing. After all, the identity of the eldest son was here, so it would be a good thing for his subordinates to respect him.

Well now, the eldest son actually wants to show off in front of the emperor!

With this thought in his mind, he ignored Zheng Sen's words and turned directly to the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, this son of the general is ignorant of the heights of the world and has low abilities. It is really difficult for him to get into your eyes. Please forgive me!"

Zheng Sen finally managed to perform well in front of the emperor. If he performed well, the emperor might be happy and ask for a favor from his mother. However, he didn't expect that his father would hold him back. Naturally, he was unhappy.

But before he could speak, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say to Zheng Zhilong: "It is a good thing for young people to be motivated. Young people should be allowed to make mistakes. As long as they know their mistakes and can correct them, that is progress."

When Zheng Sen heard this, he immediately became excited.

At this moment, he felt that the emperor was really very sensible. It came to his heart. His father was just an old stubborn man. Why did he think that he would not be able to do it?

Not only him, but also Zheng Sen's younger brothers, no matter whether they were young men or not, were very excited when they heard the emperor's words.

Just by the emperor's words, they had a very good impression of the emperor.

Although Zheng Zhilong knew that the emperor's words made sense, he really didn't want his son to go out to do things. What if the emperor made unsatisfactory demands for him later?
Even if you take a step back and say that your son really wants to do something, doing paperwork will definitely be better than fighting. On the battlefield, it is no joke.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong was afraid that his son would speak first again, so he hurriedly replied: "Quinzi's ability is indeed low and cannot be judged by His Majesty."

Zheng Sen was really unhappy when he heard his father belittle him again.However, that was his father, and he couldn't contradict him.

Emperor Chongzhen saw that Zheng Zhilong had been emphasizing this matter, so he laughed and said: "Don't say it, there are really not many people who can catch my eye. Then let's put all the weapons I use at the entrance of Zhuangzi. If you can use my weapons well, I will reward you with a hundred gold. I want to see how many people in Quanzhou Mansion can catch my eye when I return to the north!"

Upon hearing this, the Jin Yiwei's military captains all showed incomprehensible expressions, and they didn't know what they were thinking.

After hearing this, Zheng Sen quickly asked: "Your Majesty, can students try it?"

Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this and said: "Anyone can try. If your father says you can't do it, you can also ask your father to find someone who can. I said that anyone who can use my weapons normally will be rewarded with a hundred gold, and there will be another reward." Reuse!”

After finishing speaking, he turned to look at Fang Zhenghua and said: "I will hang my weapons, including the black iron bow, in front of the house. Anyone who can use it will report to me as soon as possible!"

Fang Zhenghua immediately responded: "I obey the order!"

Emperor Chongzhen then turned his head and looked at the woman. He looked at the leading woman who was no different from the Ming Dynasty woman and said, "Is your wife, the Tagawa clan, leading you?"

Zheng Sen actually wanted to try it right away, but when the emperor asked about his mother, he immediately became quiet.He hoped that his mother could give the emperor a good impression and not disturb her.

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he quickly pointed at Mr. Tagawa and introduced him, and Mr. Tagawa also hurriedly greeted him.

Both of them knew that the emperor wanted to see him by name, so they rushed back from their hometown overnight. Fortunately, the speedboat was more convenient, so they could just sleep on the boat.Otherwise, he would inevitably show a tired expression in front of the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the woman in front of him and said with a smile: "I heard that although you are a Japanese girl, you were raised by people from the Ming Dynasty, so you know the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty. I see that your son Zheng Sen is young and passionate, and he is full of the desire to serve the country. My heart, you have really raised and taught me well. If Zheng Sen is successful in the future, you will have half of your contribution, and he can be a role model for women in the world!"

What mother doesn't like to hear other people praise her son, not to mention that this was a compliment from the emperor. Mrs. Tagawa felt very happy when she heard that, and she quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.

And Zheng Sen didn't know how to be happy after hearing this.Not only was he praised by the emperor, but his mother was also praised by the emperor.As long as he can make great contributions and be promising, according to the emperor's wishes, he will definitely be able to seal his mother's title.Set an example for women all over the world. This statement is really very important!
At this moment, Zheng Sen secretly vowed to stand out, not only for himself, but also for his mother!
Zheng Zhilong beside him couldn't help but feel even more worried after hearing the emperor's words.

Unexpectedly, the emperor knew so much about his wife's life experience, and actually knew that his daughter-in-law was raised by Mingren.Moreover, in a few words, the emperor took away the hearts of his son and daughter-in-law, which made him very passive.

He had an intuition that the emperor definitely had a very big conspiracy when he came to him!
It's even possible that this kind of plot would make it very difficult for him to deal with, which is why the emperor came up with so many tricks before the official conversation!

After talking about the Tagawa family, Emperor Chongzhen finally looked at the acquaintance and asked nonchalantly: "Why are you here?"

This person is none other than Qian Qianyi, who almost joined the cabinet.At this time, when he heard the emperor's question, he knelt down and said: "Caomin was Zheng Sen's teacher. He felt that he was smart and could be made into something. He was worried that he would delay his studies when he returned to Fujian, so he followed him uneasy."

This was said very well. Not only did he praise Zheng Sen according to the emperor's wishes, but he also found a good reason for him to flee to the south in fear of death.

However, there was no way he could fool Emperor Chongzhen. It was immediately obvious that he had fled to Fujian.However, he was Zheng Sen's teacher, and Zheng Sen's performance was indeed good, so he nodded and said: "I see, the teaching is good. Come back to Nanjing and learn from it. I need manpower!"

Qian Qianyi's level is indeed high. The so-called "people making the best use of their talents" depends on how they are used.But now, Emperor Chongzhen wants to recover so many places, and there is indeed a shortage of capable people.

Qian Qianyi never expected that the recovery he had been longing for would come so easily.Immediately, he knelt down excitedly to thank him.

Emperor Chongzhen ignored him, then turned to look at the young woman beside him and asked, "Are you Liu Rushi?"

Liu Rushi didn't expect that the emperor actually knew her name. She was very surprised and quickly replied: "The daughter of the people is Liu Rushi!"

In the original history, when the Manchu and Qing soldiers marched southward and saw that the Southern Ming Dynasty was about to perish, Qian Qianyi and Liu Rushi planned to commit suicide and die for their country.The two of them also took a boat and wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the lake. However, when the trouble came, Qian Qianyi regretted it. He just said that the water was too cold and refused to jump. Instead, he shaved his hair, changed his clothes, and surrendered to Jianlu.In terms of integrity, he is not as good as Liu Rushi.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the two people in front of him, an old husband and a young wife, and they were very affectionate.

So, he said: "I am conquering the world and want the people of the world to live and work in peace and contentment. I need talents. Now the army has used female soldiers and generals, and the government offices will also use female officers in the future. You have a good talent. If you have the idea of ​​serving the country, , but you can also go to Nanjing to listen to it."

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this.If women serve as soldiers and generals, will they also use female officials in court offices?

Although there have been female officials since ancient times, most of them were female officials in the palace, that is, there were only female officials in the court during the Tang Dynasty.But listening to what the emperor said just now, it is obvious that he wants to imitate the Tang Dynasty?

For a moment, both the women and men present were shocked.

As the person involved, Liu Rushi was naturally shocked.If she could really become an official, Qian Qianyi would not have to worry about being bullied by other members of the Qian family a hundred years later.

In the original history, Liu Rushi committed suicide by hanging from a beam after Qian Qianyi's death because he could not bear the humiliation of the Qian family. He was 46 years old.

At this time, Liu Rushi was naturally thinking about it very much.However, she also had scruples, and immediately reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, a civilian girl is from a lowly background, so I'm afraid she won't be able to serve the imperial court!"

Her background was the reason why she was looked down upon by others. Originally, she might have married Chen Zilong instead of Qian Qianyi, an old man.It was the Chen family who disliked her background and forced her to leave Chen Zilong.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen smiled faintly and said: "In ancient times, Wei Qing, although he was born a slave, he served the country based on nepotism. I don't need to say what the result was. A hero does not care about his origin, as long as you can make achievements, From now on, we will have a good talk and leave our name in the annals of history!”

Liu Rushi was very excited when he heard this. He didn't say anything, but just knelt down deeply.

It wasn't just him, young people like Zheng Sen felt their blood surge in their bodies when they heard the emperor's words, as if they would definitely become someone like Wei Qing in the future!

Zheng Zhilong was a little stunned when he saw the emperor talking to everyone.

At this moment, it was really difficult for him to connect the man in front of him with the emperor who had sinned several times and almost destroyed his country!

He absolutely didn't believe it. With the words the emperor was showing now, how could that be possible?

Therefore, he really couldn't understand the emperor in front of him.

Even when the emperor entered his huge manor, he didn't fully react.

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Emperor Chongzhen had just arrived and moved into Zheng Zhilong's house, so he naturally wanted to take a rest.Therefore, the best piece of land in the manor was set aside for the emperor to live in, and the Biaoying camp directly under the emperor was responsible for prevention and control.

For a house covering an area of ​​138 acres, Emperor Chongzhen and his party had less than 2000 people. It was more than enough to live in, but at most it just didn't have enough rooms.

Zheng Zhilong, on his side, was busy preparing for the night banquet and arranging the food for the emperor and his party, which he had to hand over to the Jinyi army.Therefore, he had to busy himself with these first.

However, other people, such as Zheng Sen and other younger generations who have not been taught how to do things, are relatively free.As a result, almost everyone gathered at the entrance of the house.

At the gate of Zheng Mansion, a group of Jinyi Guards were on guard here. Several shelves were temporarily placed here. The emperor's weapons, including shields, hammers and black iron bows, were all on display here.

According to the emperor's will, as long as these weapons of the emperor can be used normally, the emperor will reward you with a hundred golds and give them reuse!
When the news spread, not to mention those who had the ability, even those who had no ability would definitely be willing to come and see the emperor's weapons and enjoy the fun.

Therefore, while the Jinyiwei troops were still deploying at the site, the crowd gathered around them.Even on the trees not far from the entrance of Zheng Mansion, people began to climb up to watch the excitement.

Before it even started, the onlookers were already talking.

"Niu Er, don't you have a lot of brute force? Why don't you try it? Maybe you can be reused by the emperor!"

"Yes, you can still get a hundred gold! The emperor's words cannot be ignored!"

"Don't think that you have enough strength. Let me tell you, I was the first to arrive just now. I saw that the emperor's weapons were carried out by two royal guards!"

"Real or fake? This is not the same as those heroes in storytelling. Is it impossible?"

"Stop talking, stop talking, the eldest master is about to take action!"

"..."

At the door of Zheng Mansion, Zheng Sen, standing at the front, had already rolled up his sleeves and stepped forward.As a result, all the onlookers immediately fell silent and looked at it with wide and curious eyes.

Xiaoqi, the leading Jin Yiwei, naturally recognized the man who was praised by the emperor, so he pointed his finger and said: "Be careful, don't get hurt!"

After hearing this, Zheng Sen nodded excitedly and replied, "It's okay, I'll be careful!"

That's what he said, but I really didn't see that he took Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi's words seriously.

When Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi saw it, he wasn't angry at all. He just raised his head and motioned to his two men to ask them to pay attention.

Zheng Sen knew that his archery skills were not very good, so he first went to the hammer used by the emperor.

When he stood in front of the hammer, he was obviously more excited. He turned to look at Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi, and then stretched out a hand to get it.

The result surprised him very much. The hammer didn't move at all.

Surprise suddenly appeared on his face, and then he became serious, put up a posture, and lifted it with force, it seemed to move, it seemed!

Then, Zheng Sen blushed, and immediately stretched out his hands to pull out with all his strength.

His face was red from suppressing it, and the hammer only moved a few times, leaving the ground a little, and his strength gave out.

With a look of shock on his red face, Zheng Sen asked Jinyiwei Xiaoqi: "Is this hammer really used by His Majesty? Can it be lifted with one hand?"

Jinyiwei Xiaoqi knew this was the result, so he smiled with a little pride and said: "Of course, in the battle of Dasheng Pass, the bandit army sent out heavy armored infantry, but they were all smashed to pieces by your majesty with a hammer!"

Zheng Sen showed an expression of disbelief, as if he didn't want to let it go, so he walked to the shield and wanted to try again.

The crowd of onlookers originally started talking in low voices, but after seeing his movements, they became quiet again and watched the actions of the eldest son of the Zheng family.

When Zheng Sen arrived in front of the shield, since his handle was facing outward and he had experience with a hammer, he started to take a stance and stretched out his whole arm to cover the shield, trying to lift it up.

As a result, after exerting his strength, his face turned red and he actually lifted the shield off the ground. But then his feet gave out and he fell back, and the shield immediately pressed towards him.

Fortunately, there were two Jinyi guardsmen watching. When they saw this scene, they immediately reached out at the same time, one at a time, and reached out to hold the shield, so that the shield did not fall towards the eldest son of the Zheng family.

With the help of two Jinyi guards, Zheng Sen took his arm out of the shield holder. His face was red, and he looked at the shield and then the hammer with an incredulous expression.

He himself didn't know that he was born in a superior family and had been a scholar since he was young. He couldn't carry it on his shoulders or raise his hands. He usually showed off his skills and feet with the help of his subordinates, so he didn't know that his strength was actually not that strong. Without polishing it properly, it would be strange to be able to lift something weighing hundreds of kilograms.

To be honest, Zheng Sen was really shocked at this time.

He didn't expect that the emperor's weapons used in battle could imagine fighting with a shield in one hand and a hammer in the other. As a result, he couldn't even lift one of them, which was a huge blow to his self-confidence.

Subconsciously, he turned his head to look at the bow.

However, Jinyiwei Xiaoqi saw it and quickly said to him: "Don't try this bow, it will hurt you if it is not strong enough. Let me tell you, even the commander of Longwei Camp in the Beijing camp cannot draw this bow. "

Longwei Battalion was indeed fighting the toughest battle in the Battle of Dashengguan. All fronts that were in a stalemate or even retreated could break the deadlock and establish an advantage as long as Longwei Battalion intervened.Therefore, with the great success of the victory, the prestige has spread.

Even in Quanzhou Prefecture, people have heard of the reputation of Longwei Camp.

At this time, when Zheng Sen heard what he said and said that even the commander of the Longwei Camp, Chen Yongfu, who had blinded one eye of the bandit leader Li Zicheng, could not draw the bow used by the emperor, he really did not dare to try.

Looking back, he was a little embarrassed. Was his level really so bad?So it turns out that what your father taught you really makes sense?

Xiaoqi, the imperial guard beside him, saw his somewhat lost expression, and remembered his performance in front of the emperor and the emperor's approval, so he comforted him and said: "We can't even use your majesty's weapons, let alone you southerners. , don’t blame yourself, it’s normal.”

It is a fact that the tall men in the north are relatively shorter than the southerners.

But when he heard the look in Zheng Sen's eyes, he was a little unconvinced. He looked up at the crowd of onlookers, and immediately pointed with his hand and said: "Niu Er, come here and give it a try. I know that your strength is under my father's control." biggest."

Niu Er is a servant of the Zheng family, and he is probably the most powerful person in the Zheng family.

At this time, after hearing the eldest young master's words, Niu Er also wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get ahead, so he was naturally happy.Even the people in Bianshan were making noises, which made him even more interested. Without saying a word, he separated from the crowd and went to try.

When Jinyiwei Xiaoqi saw him, he didn't stop him.

The result was no surprise.This Niu Er is better than Zheng Sen, but he can only barely lift a hammer or a shield. It is impossible to move freely.

The crowd who were watching originally thought it was normal for the eldest son to be unable to lift, but Niu Er's performance was still unbearable, which shocked them all.

At this time, they realized that before, two people carried the emperor's weapons, and they were not just pretending.

So, everyone was silent.

However, because of what Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi said, they were very unconvinced.What's wrong with the southerners? The southerners must not be as strong as you northerners?

The crowd of onlookers began to discuss, saying who was stronger and so on.Anyway, the emperor said that everyone here in Quanzhou Prefecture can try it.

There are even more good-hearted people who rush to inform them, just to see someone slap these northerners in the face.

As for Zheng Sen, after seeing Niu Er's performance, he was completely convinced and felt a little comfortable.

Look, if he can't even lift Niu Er, then it doesn't matter if he can't lift it.If his father says that he doesn't like him in the eyes of the emperor, then he can let his father try, but he won't like him either!

So, don’t tell anyone!
At this time, after trying it himself, Zheng Sen's admiration for the emperor can be described by the phrase "like the water of the Yellow River, endless."

At this time, it was already evening, the manor was already brightly lit, and the banquet to welcome the emperor and wash away his dust was about to begin.

As the eldest son of the Zheng family, Zheng Sen, who was personally named by the emperor, naturally attended.

And Zheng Zhilong also knew that the emperor would definitely speak out at the table.

(End of this chapter)