Shi Kefa briefly introduced the fathers of the two young people upstairs.
"It turns out he is Fang Qianfu's son." Hong Chengchou nodded clearly.
Shi Kefa said: "I almost forgot that Ambassador Hong and Fang Futai are of the same year, so they should be familiar with each other. It's a pity that one is loyal and patriotic, but the other has taken a wrong path and still doesn't know it."
"This person should be the same year as the imperial censor!" Hong Chengchou mentioned another person.
Shi Kefa nodded.
There was nothing to hide, but being called out by Hong Chengchou was quite unexpected.
After all, many people may not even remember all the people who are on the list for the same subject, let alone those who are not on the same list.
"They are all descendants of famous official families." Hong Chengchou said with emotion.
However, when Shi Kefa heard these words, he felt so awkward no matter how he heard them.
Shi Kefa couldn't help but ask: "What exactly does Ambassador Hong want to say?"
"It's getting late, and we can't eat the salted duck anymore. There's no point in staying any longer. Let's go back." After saying that, Hong Chengchou turned around and left.
At this time, Shi Kefa's face turned green and red.
Although the other party didn't explain, he was telling him who the person who used his power to overpower others was.
"Ambassador Hong, don't leave in a hurry, I still have something to say!" Shi Kefa took a few steps and stopped in front of Hong Chengchou.
Hong Chengchou had to stop, looked at Shi Kefa in confusion, and asked: "Is there anything else that Shi Kefa has to do?"
"Yes." Shi Kefa replied with one word.
Hong Chengchou waited for Shi Kefa's next words.
After waiting for a while, he found that Shi Kefa didn't speak for a long time.
This made him couldn't help but ask: "Did Shi Yushi not think about it well? Or do you still don't know how to speak? If you haven't thought about it well, then wait until you think about it. Where do you live next? Shi Yushi is looking for someone to talk to you." Just ask and you can go there at any time.”
"No, I can say it now." Shi Kefa encouraged himself in his heart and said, "I just want to ask Ambassador Hong, are you really not afraid of the alliance between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty?"
Hong Chengchou laughed when he heard this and said, "Does Yu Shi think you should be afraid or not?"
"Ambassador Hong, don't worry about Zuo Yan. Since I have spoken, I naturally really want to know. If Ambassador Hong feels it doesn't matter, I can persuade the court to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty." Shi Kefa said threateningly.
Hong Chengchou smiled and said: "Since Yushi Shi comes to ask sincerely, I will speak frankly."
Shi Kefa looked at Hong Chengchou like this.
Hong Chengchou said: "It's hard to say that I'm afraid. With the current capabilities of the Ming Dynasty, even if it forms an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, I'm afraid it won't be able to go north. Even if it manages to pull out a force of troops, I'm afraid it won't even be able to get out of Xuzhou."
Shi Kefa's face darkened.
"Even if half of the Ming Dynasty is lost, there is still no problem in gathering a large army to go north." Shi Kefa said with a gloomy face.
After hearing this, Hong Chengchou said with a smile: "I admit that the Ming Dynasty was able to assemble an army of soldiers and horses, but how can the improvised soldiers and horses compare with those elite men from Jiubian? Even the elite men from Jiubian are not enough to do anything. Tiger Character Flag, why does Shi Yushi think that such a patchwork of soldiers and horses can achieve the desired results with Tiger Character Flag?"
Shi Kefa stopped talking.
The Ming Dynasty has been at peace for too many years, especially in the south. All the guard posts have long been abandoned, and there are few soldiers and horses available who dare to fight. Maybe the chieftain has some soldiers who can fight, but after all, they are different from the Ming Dynasty's own soldiers.
Seeing that Shi Kefa was silent, Hong Chengchou said, "Does the Ming Dynasty, which has no soldiers at its disposal, think we need to be afraid?"
Such straightforward words made Shi Kefa's face become even more ugly.
Even if it's the truth, he doesn't want to hear it, just like when someone speaks ill of their children, even if it's the truth, the children's parents don't like to hear it.
"Since you are not afraid that the Ming Dynasty will send troops to the north, why do you come to peace talks with the Ming Dynasty? Isn't this obviously an unnecessary step? Don't say that you want to separate the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty. I don't believe it at all." Shi Kefa said.
Hong Chengchou shook his head slightly and said: "The reason why my lord sent me to the Ming Dynasty for peace talks is not because he is afraid that you will form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty, but because he does not want to see the Ming Dynasty fall into the trap set by the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty has always been ambitious towards the Ming Dynasty and slave chieftains. Huang Taiji proclaimed himself emperor in Shenyang and showed his fangs that he wanted to devour the Central Plains. Forming an alliance with them is undoubtedly seeking the skin of a tiger, which will not only fail to save the Ming Dynasty, but may also put the Ming Dynasty into a dangerous situation."
"Hmph, that sounds nice. You think I will be deceived by your sweet words." Shi Kefa snorted coldly. Although he didn't admit it, he knew in his heart that what the other party said was probably the truth.
Hong Chengchou added: "The dispute between the Tiger Character Banner and the Ming Dynasty is about brothers fighting for family property. No matter what, it is their own business. The Qing Dynasty is an outsider, and it is still an outsider who cares about the brothers' family property. Anyone who understands will know Brothers should first work together to drive away the outsiders, and then divide the family property."
"To put it nicely, I'm not afraid that the Ming Dynasty will form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty to deal with you." Shi Kefa said with contempt.
Hong Chengchou saw that Shi Kefa was not able to make any progress, so he was too lazy to explain anything. He just said: "The fight between brothers is only the subjugation of the country, and letting outsiders take over the family is the subjugation of the country and the annihilation of the species. Shi Yushi should have read a lot of history books. I don't know much about this truth. Having said that, Yushi Shi should think about it for himself!"
After saying that, he bypassed Shi Kefa and walked over.
Shi Kefa, who stayed where he was, looked at Hong Chengchou's retreating figure and did not pursue him. He turned around and returned to his sedan chair.
"Go to Minister Qian's house."
In the sedan chair, he said something to the bearer.
He originally wanted to go home, but after hearing what Hong Chengchou said, his heart felt like boiling water. He couldn't calm down and wanted to find someone to talk to.
The bearer turned the sedan in another direction and walked forward along the street.
Shi Kefa kept thinking about Hong Chengchou's words before leaving in his mind, and unknowingly the sedan was carried by the bearers to the door of Qian Shisheng's home.
Sent a greeting note.
Soon the housekeeper of the mansion came out in person and welcomed Shi Kefa in.
"Master Shi, please wait a moment, my master will be here soon." The butler served tea and stood aside with his hands down to accompany Shi Kefa.
Shi Kefa, who had something on his mind, was not in the mood to drink tea at all, and glanced towards the door of the room from time to time.
After a short while, the door of the house was pushed open from the outside.
"Xianzhi just came back from Mr. Qian Ge's place?"
As soon as the visitor entered the room, he immediately asked about Shi Kefa's situation.
Many people heard about Shi Kefa's visit to Qian Qianyi, and Qian Shisheng was also present.
"Yizhi, you're here." Shi Kefa put down the tea bowl in his hand and hurriedly pulled Qian Shisheng to the seat next to him.
(End of chapter)
