Chapter 181 Mrs. Zheng
As Zheng Sen's wife, Dong Xian's existence has an immeasurable impact on the military and civilians of Jinxia and the current situation.?
In fact, it was precisely because of Dong Xian's support that Zheng Jing was able to confront Jin Xia and his father Zheng Sen based on the opposition that Zheng Jing gave up his plan to travel to Japan and eventually surrendered to the Taiping Army.
In the eyes of most Zheng family members, Dong Xian is like the head of the family. When Zheng Sen was there, Dong Xian was taking care of all the affairs of the Zheng family for her husband. Now Zheng Sen is gone, but she is still the head of the Zheng family.
Before meeting Dong Xian, Zhou Shi had a bad impression of Mrs. Zheng. This was mainly because in his previous life, a family portrayed Dong Xian as a bad grandmother who was biased and ignored the overall situation. In fact, Dong Xian was a very virtuous and cognitive woman. Whether it was the members of the Military Information Department or the generals of Zheng Jun who surrendered to each other, Zhou Shixiang heard all the good words of Dong Xian, without any bad words. Even if Dong Xian supported her son and husband to turn against her, causing her husband to die of depression, the military and civilians of Jinxia never blamed her, but understood the wife.
Zhou Shixiang would not accuse Dong Xian of protecting her son, and even be grateful to her. Thinking about the darkest aspects, if Dong Xian had not stood up to protect her son, perhaps the Guo family would not have died, and Zheng Jing and Zheng Xi would not have fought, so there would not be the next Zhou Shixiang "fisherman" to benefit.
Judging from the final result alone, Dong Xian is undoubtedly Zhou Shixiang’s “lucky star”.
To take a step back, Zhou Shixiang was unwilling to fight with the living master of the country, so what Mrs. Zheng and her son did helped Zhou Shixiang solve a big problem.
As a father, Zhou Shixiang can also understand Dong Xian's protection of her son.
The Guo family's insistence on killing his son was unreasonable to Zhou Shixiang and ignored the overall situation. After all, this incident was not a sin of unforgivable crime, and could be let go of it easily, rather than causing such a big change. If it were not him who plotted against Jin Xia, but the Qing Dynasty, the situation would definitely worsen.
The surname of the country is too proud of its reputation, or it values reputation too much.
This is the most admirable thing in his life, and perhaps the most regrettable thing.
In Zhenjiang and under the city of Nanjing, the Zheng army's defeat was largely due to the importance of the national surname on false names.
When he first came to Jinxia, Zhou Shixiang had an objection to see Mrs. Zheng, but he didn't care about it, so time couldn't be spared. Now he was going back to Zhenjiang, and he would meet Mrs. Zheng no matter what.
Zhou Shixiang needs to listen to Dong Xian's opinions on the resettlement of the Zheng family and the military and civilians of Jinxia. He also needs to listen to Dong Xian's opinions on going north to Liaodong, and it is best to get the full support of the other party. After all, although this lady with a surname of Guo has no power, she has a great influence on the Zheng family. If the other party can support him, it will be conducive to his integration of the Zheng family. Strictly speaking, the Zheng army naval division is a navy chiefly of the Zheng family. If these Zheng family members want to play a huge role in the upcoming battle to Liaodong north, Dong Xian, the attitude of the Zheng family, is definitely very important.
After doing a lot of homework, Zhou Shixiang met this lady with a surname of Guo who was six years older than him.
The former Yanping Palace and the Prince of Min Palace have now been replaced with the plaque of the Guo family mansion.
When he saw the plaque of the Guo family, Zhou Shixiang stopped intently. He thought of the three words "Guoshi". If it weren't for him, Guo Shixiang would have done the next great deed that future generations would remember at the last moment of his life. Zhou Shixiang originally wanted to do this, but now he can't do it.
The one who received Zhou Shixiang was not Zheng Jing, who was seized, but Zheng Sen's second son Zheng Cong.
Zheng Jing was imprisoned in the Taiping Army's military camp at this moment. This was a gesture and a protection for him, because some of Zheng Xi's men were eager to die at this moment. Zhou Shixiang had no intention of killing Zheng Jing, and he did not want Zheng Jing to be killed by others, but he was taken on the blame. It was very safe to put people under house arrest in the military camp.
Zheng Cong was not given a title, and wore a mourning robes to welcome Zhou Shixiang into his father's mourning hall. Because of his young age and such a big change in his family, Zheng Cong was a little afraid of Zhou Shixiang and was cautious, fearing that he would do something wrong to make the other party unhappy.
After Zhou Shixiang entered the mourning hall, he saw Zheng Sen's huge coffin at first sight. He suppressed his feelings and respectfully cast three incense sticks for the hero. Then he subconsciously bent his knees and kowtowed three times to Zheng Sen.
This action shocked Zheng Cong and the Zheng family in the mourning hall, because Zhou Shixiang was also a prince and he was even more conquered, so he didn't have to do this at all. But His Highness, the King of Qi, kowtowed three times in front of the spirit, and this action released a lot of meaning to the outside world. It was enough to make the Zheng family imagine the joint.
After leaving the mourning hall, Zhou Shi met 41-year-old Dong Xian.
Dong Xian had no discomfort or fear about Zhou Shixiang's arrival, and no doubt about His Highness the King of Qi's kneeling and three kowtows in front of the deceased husband's spirit. She looked at the figure who jumped into the Prince of Ming as a scholar. There was no expression on her face and her eyes were clear, as if the person in front of her was not the King of Qi, nor the general who could determine the life and death of her son, but just an ordinary person.
Dong Xian's calmness made Zhou Shixiang a little admired. The other party was much better than her second son. He expressed his sadness to Dong Xian for the death of the country as usual, hoping that the other party would be mourning and adapt to the changes. Afterwards, he didn't know how to speak. Dong Xian broke the silence and made a request to Zhou Shixiang, hoping to bury her deceased husband in Anping. Anping is the Zheng family's ancestral home. Zheng Zhilongzhi built a city in Anping. This place has always been the ancestral place in the hearts of the Zheng family.
"This matter is natural. I will personally arrange for someone to build a tomb for the country's surname Yu Anping, but I can rest assured."
Zhou Shixiang naturally would not refuse Dong Xian's request. He was originally planning to build a tomb for Zheng Sen and asked the emperor to issue an edict to commend this great hero who always insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty.
Dong Xian nodded, and then suggested that she would lead the Zheng family to Anping. Zhou Shixiang pondered for a moment and was also accurate. During the conversation, Dong Xian did not mention her eldest son who was under house arrest in the Taiping Army, nor did she talk about her younger brother-in-law Zheng Xi. She did not mention it, and Zhou Shixiang did not mention it. Both sides were tacitly aware of it. Because there was no room for negotiation for this matter so far. Zheng Jing could no longer replace his second uncle and become the heir to his father's prince.
Zhou Shixiang told Dong Xian about the incident of going north to Liaodong, hoping that the other party could help him in this matter and recommended some talents from the Zheng family to serve the court. Dong Xian agreed and said that he would draw a list for His Royal Highness the King of Qi to pick it up later.
Chapter completed!