Zheng Cai is gone, and the ship gradually disappears into the sea and sky. Going south from Matsu Island, with Zheng Chenggong's promise, he went straight to the Zhongzuo Institute, and he would not be blocked by any Ming army sailors along the way.

Arriving at the Zhongzuo Office, Zheng Cai went straight to Mrs. Huang's residence to meet her. Zheng Chenggong was already waiting there, Zheng Cai arrived, and before the two could say anything, Zheng Cai was held by Mrs. Huang, saying the words "thin and dark", the old tears were all over the place, and even Zheng Cai couldn't cry.

After crying enough, Mrs. Huang counted Zheng Chenggong in front of Zheng Cai, who could only be taught together. However, neither side mentioned Zheng Lian's death, and it was not until the end that Zheng Chenggong said the compensation for Zheng Cai in front of Mrs. Huang, and the old ancestor could be regarded as ending the reprimand.

"The kid surnamed Chen did a good job this time, but if you want to marry the daughter of our Zheng family, you have to continue to watch and see if he really knows his mistake."

"You're thinking too much."

Thinking about it in his mind, Zheng Chenggong knew very well that his grandmother's mind always revolved around the family's affairs, and Chen Kai's behavior was always explained in this way. Having said that, he didn't say anything, just turned his head, and the last moment of the flickering color in Zheng Cai's eyes was the same as him, which was also a surprise.

Zheng Cai stayed to eat, Zheng Chenggong still has official business to go back to deal with, in the past half a year, he has won two battles in Cizao and Qianshan, coupled with the encirclement and suppression of the pirate Chen Chun, the disadvantage of the Qing army in southern Fujian has been unable to hide. Especially in Zhangzhou Mansion, the Qing army had two towns and one association, and such a large army was defeated by the Ming army in a field battle, and the loss of troops was broken, and the defense was limited to the Zhangzhou capital city, and the aid to the counties, and even the effective control outside the city had been weakened to the extreme.

Zheng Chenggong had already received the news that Zhang Xuesheng had transferred Yang Minggao, the governor of Fujian, to lead Fujian to the south, and he was ready to gather heavy troops and deal a heavy blow to the Qing army in Fujian. In this way, the Ming army could officially open up the situation in southern Fujian.

But on the other hand, he gathered a heavy army in Chaozhou, but the situation there was not very optimistic. Hidden worries, through Zhang Jin in Chengxiang, Ye Yiyun in Fucheng and Hong Xishan in Chenghai, continued to come, and the continuous deterioration continued, which always pressed on his heart, making his breathing not smooth.

"Did Chen Senjun say anything?"

recruited people to greet Zheng Cai, Zheng Chenggong asked, but the answer he got was that Chen Kai would still need a month to come back. It's just that I didn't mention what I did.

"Could it be that something is going to happen again, and it actually smells something?"

………………

If the Zhongzuo Institute was the maritime trade center of the Fujian Sea and the military and political center of the Ming court in Fujian, then Fuzhou was the well-deserved center of the Qing court in Fujian Province. In this central area, the most important thing is naturally the Fujian Governor Yamen, but the most authoritative high-ranking official in Fujian Province sitting in it has always been worried, which really damages the prestige of the second-class officials.

Over the years, he has always faced the sinister situation of tens of thousands of troops of the Ming army in Fujian and southern Fujian, Zhang Xuesheng has strategized and exhausted his efforts, and today he has only lost the territory of a county, and the loss is very small.

However, if you count the series of defeats that began in the second half of this year, the huge losses of soldiers have reached a point where it is difficult for the Qing army in Fujian to bear.

The area of activity of the Qing army in Zhangzhou Prefecture has been confined to the county seat of Fuzhou, so Zhang Xuesheng had to mobilize Yang Minggao's Fujian to help. However, the strength of the Ming army had already made him feel tremendous pressure, so much so that even if he sent Yang Minggao, he would inevitably have to worry about it. In particular, Yang Minggao is different from other generals of the Qing army in Fujian in that this person is the banner man of the Han army with a yellow flag, and he has always been arrogant, but he is afraid that he may not really use troops safely.

These things are in front of him, and in the court, the doubts about his ability are becoming more and more intense. Among them, in the first battle of Xiamen, the silver was in place, and he also claimed to have the merit of dividing Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong, plus the map of Xiamen Island brought back by Feng Junrui, the Qing court also let it go for the time being. However, after Chen Kai's disappearance, Zheng Chenggong's momentum in southern Fujian was even stronger, although Chen Kai's improvement of the strength of Zheng Chenggong's army was almost all long-lasting, not that his people would dissipate once they left, but it still aroused the suspicion of some courtiers about the effect of the discord plan.

"Chen Zhijun sent a document over there, Zhejiang's Eight Banners Army and Green Battalion captured Zhoushan, and that Lu Jianguo was already a lost dog. Survive this year first, and next year, Zhejiang's officers and troops should be able to enter Fujian to help, and I hope there will not be too much turmoil before then. ”

Zhang Xuesheng thought so, and said the same thing to Feng Junrui, a close confidant who had survived. In the first battle of Xiamen, they were already grasshoppers tied to a rope, and the black cauldron was all carried by Ma Degong and Huang Shu, especially the latter, which was the best solution to unanimously open up to the outside world and escape blame.

Since he is a cronie, Zhang Xuesheng naturally did not hesitate to help Feng Junrui recover his strength, after all, the Fubiao battalion is also his direct subordinate unit, and it is closer than other green battalions. It's a pity that there are too many troops that need to restore the structure and replenish the losses recently, and Fubiao's losses this time are too huge, and it will be difficult to recover combat effectiveness for a while, just like the town mark on the left road of Fujian, it will take more time, and the troops he can use in his hands will be even more stretched.

Zhang Xuesheng is under great pressure, and Feng Junrui is not like this. Earlier, he came back from the center and left in embarrassment, and he was not a group of people staring at his position as a general, and even after the secret discussion, Zhang Xuesheng clearly expressed his support for him, and many people who were not optimistic about Zhang Xuesheng were also not optimistic about him. In the past six months, after all, Zhang Xuesheng still has people in the DPRK and China, and he has resisted those doubts and accusations. However, the general battle situation is still showing a deteriorating trend, and who knows what will happen next.

Returning home in self-employment, this day's drills are still like that. Feng Junrui had already placed his cronies and soldiers in important positions in the battalion, and even the veterans from the left road town mark and fubiao that he had gathered after leaving the center left the center had also been placed. However, the number of veterans is too small, and the training of the new pawns has to start from scratch, and even if they are practiced, they must really see blood to have the possibility of recovering their original strength.

These days, Feng Junrui has been worried about these things, after all, the strength of the army's combat effectiveness will directly affect the generals. Especially in Yu, how he came back, only he knows best.

"Master, someone outside the door has come to worship."

Feng Junrui was very strange, when he lost power earlier, all the friends who said they could be together on weekdays hid away from him. Later, Zhang Xuesheng shouldered the blame of the first battle in Xiamen, and few people dared to come up - after all, the current war situation, no one knows when Zhang Xuesheng will get out. It's been like this until now, but now someone suddenly comes to visit, whether it's cornered, or if it has ulterior motives, who knows.

"Who?"

"The person who came didn't say it, but only sent a post, saying that the master would know it at a glance."

Hiding his head and showing his tail like this, Feng Junrui's heart became more and more uneasy. His heart began to beat wildly, and even his breathing rate became faster and faster, especially when he thought of something, which exacerbated his nervousness.

Sure enough, after taking the post, Feng Junrui opened it and looked at it, and even sighed in his heart. Immediately, Bai Ti fell to the ground with a thud.

"Although it is not reached in life, the strife will eventually be destroyed.

Heaven does not give birth to Zhongni, eternity is like a long night! ”

The prayer post does not contain the name and identity of the worshipper according to tradition, but only writes a poem-like text. This kind of situation is not uncommon, but it is mostly due to the interaction between literati and artists, Feng Junrui is obviously a military general, and this is not the case under normal circumstances. But this post, Feng Junrui not only knew who its owner was, but also fell to the ground as if a mouse saw a cat, and then he fell to the ground with a shake of his hand, and then he was afraid that the housekeeper would see the contents, so he hurriedly picked it up - that reaction was so fast, and it was no wonder that Governor Zhang would take him so seriously.

asked the housekeeper to invite people to the study, Feng Junrui emptied the small courtyard where the study was located in advance, and then saw someone in the study.

The person who came was a man dressed as a family, and his eyebrows were clever, but judging from the rhythm of his breathing and the footwork when walking, his martial arts were not weak.

The man entered the study, and Feng Junrui waved the housekeeper away. After a while, listening to the footsteps of the butler getting farther and farther away, he stared at the person who came and swallowed his saliva: "Who are you, who let you come?" ”

"General Feng saw the second half of the poem on the prayer post, didn't he understand?"

"Say, who are you?!"

With the sword in his hand, Feng Junrui breathed heavily, and he looked completely ready to go. However, the person who came was not nervous at all, and only said the name of the person and the official position of a person who had appointed him to come, and Feng Junrui's sword immediately fell on the case.

"Brother Cai, forgive me, I'm not afraid of your jokes, I have been restless since I came back from the middle and left office. I was just too nervous, no malice, no malice......"

Feng Junrui's explanation, Cai Qiao didn't take it to heart, just like when the sword was still in his hand just now, Feng Junrui's existence didn't feel too threatened. Because, Chen Kai told him before he came, the code words on the worship post were enough to make Feng Junrui put away any other thoughts.

"Chen Senjun sent a lowly post to come, mainly for two things: first, if someone comes to ask your Excellency whether he has funded a Zhejiang man named Li Yu to open a troupe, just agree, this is the detailed information of that person, and he will burn it when he is familiar with it, in front of a certain person; Second, prepare a set of nine-grade official uniforms, plus 30 sets of green battalion uniforms and standard weapons. In addition to the official uniform, these will be returned to you within a month, just borrowed. Chen Senjun said, I won't embarrass you, just be obedient. ”

Cai Qiao's request, Feng Junrui dared not say a word, and quickly took it, and had a detailed understanding of whether the complement of the official uniform was Wen or Wu. It wasn't until he was sure that he was a civil official that he relieved himself, but he immediately spun around, because he still didn't know what Chen Kai was going to do again, especially whether it would affect him.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't, just do it."

Feng Junrui's question, Cai Qiao was very impatient, but Feng Junrui had nothing to do about it, so he had to continue to bow down and make it smaller, lest he cause the displeasure of the person behind Cai Qiao.

agreed on a time to be contacted, and he sent Cai Qiao out of the courtyard and called a family member to send him out. Sending someone to follow him, he didn't dare, because even if he kept up, it was useless, since Chen Kai gave him time to prepare things, he wouldn't appear too early, and even if he could solve Chen Kai, those things that were signed and signed would probably not be on Chen Kai's side, which would lead to death for him.

However, when I returned to the study, the panic and anxiety in my heart were still the same, and even better. The question mark in my heart about "what happened, what is Chen Kai going to do" is getting bigger and bigger, and for a while it was even so big that it was about to blow him up!