He helped Zheng Zeshi, who was staggering, into the bedroom, took off his shoes and socks, covered him with a quilt, and placed a soft cushion on his waist, making Zheng Zeshi half-rely on the bed, and then turned around and fell down.

A cup of hot water was handed to Zheng Zeshi's hand, then he pulled a brocade stool and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Zhihu, have you seen the majesty of Futai today?" He half-closed his eyes, the steam was steaming, and Zheng Zeshi's face was hidden in the smoke, looking a little hazy.

Zheng Zhihu laughed: "Father, this is just an example. I think there will be no other person in the world besides Xiao Futai who can regard the transportation as nothing."

"There is a second one at the table today!" Zheng Zeshi sneered.

"You mean Cen Futai?" Zheng Zhihu was stunned, "As far as I know, he has just been promoted to the pacification envoy of Guangnan West Road, and he is very polite to the transfer envoy of Guangnan West Road, both up and down."

Taking a sip of hot water, Zheng Zeshi said calmly: "When Cen Zhong was appointed as the envoy, he was very polite and respectful to Tao Futai. You see, this time Cen Zhong returns, he will definitely take advantage of him.

"Transporter."

"Cen Futai also wants to imitate Xiao Furu's monopoly of power, nominally obeying the imperial court, but actually dominating one side. I'm afraid it will be very difficult." Zheng Zhihu shook his head and said: "After all, there are too many roads between Guangnan West Road and Guizhou Road.

different."

"It's just a matter of manpower. As long as it's planned properly, it's not impossible. The control of the Song Dynasty court is far worse than before. Several consecutive defeats have damaged the foundation. The court is in a hurry to avoid giving way to foreign enemies.

We can take advantage of this opportunity, and at the same time we need to accumulate strength and restore our vitality. For the imperial court, the north is the political foundation, and the south is the land of wealth. Places like Guizhou Road and Guangnan West Road are all over Jizhou, where there are more Yi people than Song people.

I don’t care about it at all, the only requirement is stability.”

Zheng Zhihu thought thoughtfully: "So, as long as Cen Futai can maintain the stability of Guangnan West Road and appear to be respectful to the court, the court will tolerate him?"

"Maybe the officials and the princes in the capital want to deal with them after they have overcome the current difficulties!" Zheng Zeshi said.

Zheng Zhihu said with a smile: "I'm afraid that in a few years, their power will be established, and the imperial court will not be able to do anything to them at all. Now that the two Futai people are in the same spirit, their power has become established. Once they really capture Dali, Jiaozhi and so on,

The earth, even the imperial court, has to bow to them. When the time comes, who knows what will happen in the world?"

Zheng Zeshi stretched out his finger and flicked his son's finger, and said with a smile: "You don't have to think too much. No matter what, the two Futai will not rebel. You need to remember this."

"Yes!" Zheng Zhihu nodded and said: "The thoughts of big shots are really difficult to fathom. Just like Xiao Ding, if his son had been him, he would have become the emperor in the northwest long ago. Obviously, he and Bianliang are already sworn enemies.

He is a life-and-death enemy, yet he still lives with the reputation of being the general manager of the Western March and refuses to lose it. I can’t understand it.”

"This is a game for big shots!" Zheng Zeshi said: "If you don't stand on this plane, you won't be able to see clearly and figure it out. This is normal, because your perspective and method of looking at the problem are completely different from theirs.

Different.”

"Sometimes I really feel that some big shots are so stupid!" Zheng Zhihu said with a smile.

Zheng Zeshi, however, lowered his face and slammed the cup in his hand on the edge of the bed: "If you think like this, you will really die without a burial place when you deal with them in the future. There are idiots.

, like the envoy Hu Zhuan you saw today, he made himself stupid by reading and has no understanding of current affairs, but those who can really reach high positions are almost all powerful characters. Just like Cui Ang, do you think

Is he stupid? But even the mighty King Jing fell into his hands."

"My son is wrong!" Zheng Zhihu said quickly and cautiously.

"Always looking high at others will help you live longer!" Zheng Zeshi said coldly: "This is the reason why I brought you out, not your eldest brother. After all, you are also a person who has studied for more than ten years.

No better than your elder brother who only knows how to fight."

"My father is still smart. He boarded Xiao Futai's boat early and provided the greatest help to Xiao Futai when he was in the most difficult time. With Xiao Futai's support and the background of the Federation, in the future,

Our Zheng family will surely prosper and compete with those high-ranking families." Zheng Zhihu said sincerely.

Speaking of which, there was quite a lot of opposition in the family when we first joined this mercenary association. Because at the beginning, there was only input and no output, and it seemed that the business with their Zheng family was basically nothing.

No boundaries.

"This is an opportunity for my Zheng family!" Zheng Zeshi said: "At that time, my Zheng family was in Quanzhou and was about to be cornered by some people. In fact, I was already ready to take you to sea. At that time,

The Koto family came to the door. At first, I thought she was related to the royal family. At that time, I was in a critical condition and went to the doctor. I wanted to use her power to avoid trouble. Unexpectedly, after I got in touch with her, I found out that the real backer behind her was actually

It’s the Xiao family!”

"This is an accidental collision!" Zheng Zhihu said with a smile.

"So I say this is an opportunity for my Zheng family!" Zheng Zeshi said: "And through this incident in Quanzhou, I also understood that no matter how rich you are, no matter how powerful you are in the world, you have no power in the officialdom.

After all, you are just a moon in the water, a flower in the mirror, it will be easy for others to deal with you."

Zheng Zhihu nodded silently.

"So, we have to go down this road slowly." Zheng Zeshi said: "But as for me, the Zheng family, it is really late to rely on reading. Even if we really have the seeds of reading, it is difficult for a single tree to support the building, so

, we can only take the line of generals. As for generals on land, we, General Zheng, can’t get involved, so we can only take the line of water generals. This is our specialty!"

"If you make a living on the water, even the navy of the Song Dynasty can't compare with us!" Zheng Zhihu said proudly.

"But the imperial court is not enthusiastic about the navy. It only wants to gain wealth from maritime trade and has never thought about relying on maritime power to expand territory." Zheng Zeshi said: "But Xiao Futai has thought of it and is ready to go.

Do it, this is our opportunity. If Xiao Futai can succeed in taking over Bianliang one day, then we will definitely be able to soar into the sky."

"Didn't my father say that Xiao Futai would not rebel?"

"Is it necessary to rebel to take over Bianliang?" Zheng Zeshi smiled: "Zhihu, do you know that the last bloodline of King Jing is here, in the hands of Xiao Futai."

With a bang, Zheng Zhihu jumped up and overturned the brocade stool. This was the first time he heard of this situation.

Under Zheng Zeshi's dissatisfied gaze, Zheng Zhihu straightened the stool and sat down again.

Gu Xiao

"This news is so shocking! There is not even a hint of news outside."

"There are no more than ten people who know about this matter." Zheng Zeshi said proudly: "Your father is also one of them. That fat guy Luo Kaixian doesn't know."

"The Luo family only has money, and in addition to money, we also have soldiers!" Zheng Zhihu said. "It's just that father, will my brother-in-law really go to Quanzhou in two years? Sending a land general to the Navy clearly means dividing the country.

Our authority is not trusted by us!"

Zheng Zeshi chuckled: "This is considered a gentle approach and gives us some face. When Han Zong is gone, is it possible that he will actually board the ship? What Xiao Futai wants is just to sit in charge and then insert more

manpower."

"Isn't this just a distrust of us?"

"Zhihu, brothers need to settle accounts clearly, let alone our cooperative relationship? If Xiao Futai turns a blind eye to us, would I really be uneasy? If this is the case, it only means that

There are two possibilities. The first is that Futai is lying to us, and the second is that Futai is planning to uproot our Zheng family and pick the peaches we planted after the incident is completed."

"Can he do it?"

"I don't know, but with his methods, I'm really scared!" Zheng Zeshi said: "He has now made it clear that he wants to cultivate cronies and place people in our team. On the contrary, I am convinced that he wants to fight with us.

Cooperation. Without mutual restraint and balance, if one family dominates, problems will arise sooner or later. You will enter the officialdom in the future. If Xiao Futai succeeds, you may become the highest officer of the navy and be granted a title.

It’s not a problem to become a general, so you have to learn these things from now on. As a father, I’m afraid I won’t be able to wait for this day.”

"Father is in good health!" Zheng Zhihu said with a smile.

Zheng Zeshi shook his head: "This time Xiao Futai asked Cen Futai for a good harbor in Leizhou for us. It will become a naval base that belongs only to us, no no, to the Federation. Next, you

I will go to Leizhou to prepare for the establishment of this base. When I go back to Piaoran, I will also deploy the main strength of the family there."

"Will all the power of the family be given to the eldest brother?" Zheng Zhihu hesitated.

Zheng Zeshi snorted coldly: "You will be the head of the family in the future. The next step will not only test your ability to be an official, but also your ability to be a family head. If you can't even win over your eldest brother, then I might as well

If we find people from among our grandchildren to train them, I can live for another ten years or so, but if I don't, it may be too late."

"My son understands, and my son will definitely do well." Zheng Zhihu nodded solemnly.

Luo Kaixian is fat, so he is not too afraid of the cold. He opened the window and watched the falling snow seeds under the light, slowly covering the roof opposite with a white layer. But other things in his house

A handsome young man, but he was shivering from the cold.

The residential house where they spent a lot of money was only across the street from Xiao Cheng's Futai Yamen. Now standing in front of the window, Luo Kaixian could see the lights inside the Futai Yamen.

"Zheng Zeshi lives inside, and now he is Xiao Futai's distinguished guest! But we can only live here!" Luo Kaixian turned back and looked at the handsome young man.

"Uncle, the Luo family is no worse than the Zheng family!" said the handsome young man.

"Of course it has to be bad. Otherwise, why did Xiao Futai propose to marry the daughter of the Zheng family instead of the daughter of my Luo family? Compared with the daughters of the Zheng family, my daughter of the Luo family is only more beautiful in terms of appearance and talent.

Is it strong or not?" Luo Kai first supported his huge belly and said, "I thought about it for a long time before I figured out what was going on. Our Luo family is still weak."

"I, Luo Shi, can be said to be the most powerful person on Liangzhe Road, right?" The handsome young man said, "Isn't it true that Xiao Futai has less to rely on?"

"But we are not unique." Luo Kaixian sighed: "Our relationship network on the two Zhejiang roads was built with money. If it is beneficial to us, we will cooperate, and if it is not beneficial, we will divide. If it were us, Xiao Fu

Taiwan will not feel any difficulty at all, but the Zheng family is different, they are irreplaceable."

"What do you want to say, uncle?" The handsome young man was a little impatient.

"Axin, none of my sons are useful. They are okay in business, but when it comes to dealing with people, methods, and government, they are not at the same level as you. So this time, I shamelessly approached Xiao Futai.

, recommended you to him." Luo Kaixian said: "Xiao Futai will test you later. Once you pass, you will stay with Futai. Now there is a lack of people around Futai, and there is a lack of resourcefulness like you.

Human talent.”

The handsome young man was stunned: "Uncle, if I am admitted to Jinshi, how can I be his aide?"

"So what if you pass the Jinshi exam next year?" Luo Kaixian said with a cold face: "Now that the imperial court is in turmoil and you pass the Jinshi exam, what if you become a concubine? If you want to protect the Luo family,

It will take at least a few decades. But now as long as you stand firm in front of Xiao Futai and show your talents, you will have real power in the blink of an eye. Look at that Luo Gang, has he passed the Jinshi examination? Now he is already the prefect.

Looking at Na Luze, he was just an official, and now he is also the head of a state. Sun Jing is just a scholar, and now he is also the head of a state. Xiao Futai only looks at talent and ability when hiring people.

Don’t look at anything else.”

Luo Xin was stunned for a moment: "Uncle, you are so dismissive of the imperial court. Do you think the imperial court can't last long?"

"Axin is smart. I only said this, and you can guess the root cause." Luo Kai nodded first: "You are right, I just think that the current court cannot last long, and something big is bound to happen. To the north.

The Liao people are watching, Xiao Ding is watching in the northwest, but there are constant tricks inside, I'm afraid it won't be long before something big happens. Ah Xin, trust your uncle's intuition."

"Uncle, this is really unbelievable."

"If it weren't for the fact that my sons are really incompetent, they will definitely not be favored by Futai. Otherwise, how can I give you such a shortcut to Zhongnan?" Luo Kaixian was a little annoyed: "The further you go, the more talented people will come to join you.

The more you learn, the less likely you are to easily gain Futai's trust and soar into the sky. Ashin, I made it clear to your parents when they arrived."

Looking at his uncle, Luo Xin smiled bitterly. It seemed that he had no choice.

As a member of the Luo family, you have to devote everything you have to the long-term stability of the Luo family.
Chapter completed!