: Be honest and honest

Tang Feng's slightly nervous expression fell into Sun Chengzong's eyes, and a clear smile appeared on his face. Although he was in Liaodong, because he was the teacher of two generations of emperors, he was deeply respected by Emperor Qi today, and supported by the Donglin Party members who held the power of the court, so he still had a more thorough understanding of the situation in the court.

He had already learned about Tang Feng's incident from the news brought by the capital. To be honest, he admired the young man in front of him very much. Although he seemed to be standing opposite him at the moment, he was an upright and selfless person from his actions. Even the Donglin Party members who claimed to be noble were not as good as those of the self-righteous Donglin Party members. This time he suddenly left the capital and became the supervisor of the Liaodong defenders. He should have been ordered by the eunuch party members, which could not be hidden from Sun Chengzong. Now seeing Tang Feng's performance when he heard his reaction to the capital, Sun Chengzong was even more sure of his judgment.

However, he was not angry about this. The eunuch party had enough eyeliners around him, and he was not short of him, but now he wanted to hear the young man say it himself. So after saying a few more words, he thought of talking to Tang Feng alone to see what he was thinking. But Sun Chengzong could not send Zhao Lujiao away in front of Tang Feng, so he turned the topic on the soldiers in Liaodong: "It's time to see that the weather is warmer and warmer, I think Jianlu will not make any major moves again, right?"

Zhao Rujiao echoed: "What the Grand Marshal said is that if they did not send troops to attack in the most difficult winter, then this spring when all things are revived will not cause any big fights. Moreover, from the last guess, the spies from "Haidongqing" cannot bring back our defense information this time, which is also one of the reasons why Jianlu will not attack." As he said that, he glanced at Tang Feng.

Of course, Tang Feng could not participate in the conversation between these two generals at this time. After all, his current identity is still a bit embarrassing. Sun Chengzong nodded and said, "You are right. It is impossible for Jianlu to use troops to us during this period. Then we should let the soldiers rest for a few days. They have to be alert all the time this winter and are very tired, and they have not even had a year."

When these words came to Tang Feng's ears, he remembered that he did not celebrate the New Year. When he came to Liaodong, it was not yet New Year's Eve, and after that, due to the influx of various things, he ignored the festival that the Chinese valued the most. But obviously Sun Chengzong did not ignore it. He sighed and said, "It's like this every year. As the end of the year approaches, people from other places are celebrating, but the soldiers guarding the border must always be alert to prevent Jianlu from attacking. It's really hard for them to rest. But now they can rest for a few days. You can arrange for someone to prepare wine and food, and let the New Year be celebrated tomorrow."

"Yes, let's make arrangements for this." Zhao Rujiao said with a clear expression in his eyes, because he had already seen the wink of Sun Chengzong on himself. At the same time, he felt emotional. Perhaps only Marshal Sun would consider the soldiers like this. If someone else had changed, I was afraid that he would not think about letting the soldiers celebrate the New Year at this time. So after agreeing, Zhao Rujiao stood up and went out of the hall, but he still had a hint of doubt in his heart. Why did Marshal think of talking to Tang Feng alone?

Only Tang Feng and Sun Chengzong were left in the hall, which made Tang Feng feel more and more uncomfortable. However, since the other party did not intend to stop the conversation, his subordinate could only accompany him. There was enough gossip, and finally Sun Chengzong looked at Tang Feng and said what he meant to leave behind: "Yizhi, you probably have a mission when you come to Liaodong, right?"

Tang Feng was in a sudden mood and wanted to answer that this was just an arrangement made by the court. Of course, the mission was to assist Sun Chengzong in guarding all the fortresses in Liaodong. However, Tang Feng swallowed it back as soon as he reached his mouth. Of course, he had already heard from the other party asking himself this question straightforwardly. His answer would probably cause Sun Chengzong to be extremely dissatisfied. Moreover, Tang Feng also knew that Sun Chengzong was really devoted to the country. If he was perfunctory to him, he could not speak for himself. So after thinking about it for a long time, Tang Feng finally made a decision to tell the truth.

Although this may make him the target of public criticism, it is possible to win the trust of the elders of several dynasties and get rid of the control of the eunuch party. After taking a deep breath, Tang Feng completely relaxed his body, and then said, "Mr. Sun, you are right. The lower official really came to Liaodong with an unspeakable purpose. The purpose is to... monitor you, sir, and report your relationship with the Donglin party." After telling the truth, Tang Feng felt unspeakable. These days, this secret was pressed on his heart like a huge rock, making him feel scruple even if he interacted with Zhao Lujiao, for fear that the other party would turn against him after knowing his secret.

After Sun Chengzong asked that, he kept staring at Tang Feng and was relieved when he heard him telling the truth. If Tang Feng had not told the truth, he didn't know how to continue. After all, if he really wanted to bring the relationship between the two closer, he would not have a secret that he could not tell. Sun Chengzong smiled with satisfaction: "Yizhi, you did not disappoint me. From knowing what you did, I can see that you are not a person who will be with those evil people."

When Tang Feng saw the smile on Sun Chengzong's face, he knew that his bet was right. His frankness indeed gained his favor. Sun Chengzong continued to smile and said, "Can you tell me why you are with the eunuchsmen? Judging from what you have done before, you are also a person with ideals and ambitions."

Tang Feng sighed and told everything about himself in She County, and said that the Jinyiwei's intervention brought him to the capital: "Sir, the lower officials are really helpless. The Wang family is in the local area, and even the prefect's office protects them. There are also those adults in the capital, so if I want to protect myself and get rid of them, I must get the help of the forces that are opposite. Therefore, the lower officials will be hiding under Wei Zhongxian's disciples, and the Jinyiwei and the people from the Dongchang will deal with them.

"Actually, at first I didn't expect that things would be so big, but later it turned into a fight between them. I just didn't want to be involved, so I asked them for such a mission to come here."

Sun Chengzong listened quietly, and it was not until Tang Feng stopped that he smiled bitterly: "So you are indeed forced by the momentum. Since Ye Xianggao defeated the people of Chu, Zhejiang and Qi, he thought that there was no opponent in the court, so he was so unscrupulous. In fact, they are still very capable in governing the country. Unfortunately, they are too indulging in their own people, which will cause the disaster today. Everything you did is not wrong, and it is better than I thought. If it were me, you would not be able to protect yourself when you were a few years old." Speaking of this, Sun Chengzong praised him more, which made Tang Feng feel a little embarrassed.

Sun Chengzong said again: "But this time you came to Liaodong may be an arrangement from God, so that I can have successors in the Ming Dynasty."

"What does sir mean?" Tang Feng quickly calmed down and asked in confusion.

"I am afraid I can't sit for long, but I, Ming Dynasty, need someone to guard the border to stop the Jianlu's invasion." Sun Chengzong said, "But so far, I have only one person who can really take a fancy to me. Unfortunately, he is too proud of others and may offend people and even have conflicts with his subordinates, so I am not too relieved about it. But now, your previous series of performances make me feel that you are more suitable for me to take charge of Liaodong than him."

Tang Feng was shocked and opened his mouth for a while before asking, "What does this mean by sir? Now that you are in charge of Liaodong, Jianlu dare not invade easily. How could the court easily change you at this time?"

"You are accepting the order of the eunuch party to come to Liaodong is a signal." Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly, "In fact, they have known that I can't go together with them, so once they become political, they will try their best to drive me from this position of Liaodong's rule."

"But although their power in the court is growing, it is probably not so easy to really control everything, right?" Tang Feng said hurriedly. In his memory, the eunuch party should have to wait for a while when it really covers the sky with one hand. But then he remembered the things he had done before. Could it be that the original history was changed because of this? This made Tang Feng feel indescribable nervousness.

"You don't think you know that the situation in Beijing has changed a little now, right? After the New Year, the power of the eunuch party has begun to gradually replace the power of the Donglin party. It won't take long to become the controllers of the court affairs." Sun Chengzong said helplessly.
Chapter completed!