The blood in the cup was drunk, and then the more than 1,000 people set off. Changlin Temple is 100 miles away from the easternmost water-dividing pass in the Ming army-controlled area, fortunately, the Wanjia brothers are the head snakes in this Zhangnan region, the road is familiar, through the mountains and streams, only a few days later it has entered the Chaozhou boundary, and even the water-dividing pass has no way to pass, and it has not been noticed by the Qing army of Zhao'an.

Stationed in Huanggangbao, guarding the southern part of Raoping County, and guarding the water pass at the same time as guarding Huang Hairu's guard Guo Tai, Chen Kai has already contacted him. When more than 1,000 people arrived, they were stationed near Huanggangbao, supervised by Guo Tai in advance, and managed by Wan Yi and Wan Lu.

After the settlement was properly placed, the letter had already been sent to Chaozhou, and Chen Kai took Lu Ruoteng, Wan Li and the Taoist monk to Chaozhou. However, this time it was no longer a boat ride along the Hanjiang River waterway, but from east to west, riding in a carriage arranged by Guo Tai, heading towards the Guangji Bridge.

Huanggangbao to Chaozhou, but only a hundred miles. Chen Kai and others made an official carriage, specially escorted by the Ming army, and they had already been leveled by Zheng Chenggong and his generals along the way, and they had nothing to say all the way.

When Chen Kai arrived on the east bank of the Hanjiang River, the carriage walked from the Guangji Bridge, recalling that the road was all on the official road, at this moment the business travel, the flow of people compared to the last time he came was a plus, but also showed the early Ming Dynasty to revitalize Jiangxi Confucianism Chaozhou scholar Li Ling once said: "The victory of my tide lies in the Guangji Bridge." ”

The carriage passed, and Zheng Chenggong was already waiting in front of Guangji. It was Chen Kai who was waiting, and it was also Lu Ruoteng, who was piggybacking on Wanli, at least the people brought by Wanli would not let Zheng Chenggong go out of the city gate to greet him.

"Lu Shangshu, I haven't seen you for a few years, and now I heard that you are still contacting the righteous people, which shows that the eyes of the first emperor were like torches."

Zheng Chenggong mentioned Emperor Longwu as soon as he opened his mouth, just like Chen Kai saluted Lu Ruoteng with the official position of Longwu Dynasty, which was the most important link between them.

At the mention of Emperor Longwu here, Lu Ruoteng's eyes immediately burst into tears. He is an old man in the officialdom, but it is undeniable that Emperor Longwu is indeed the most prosperous monarch in the Southern Ming Dynasty since Emperor Hongguang, King Lu of Jianguo and King Lu of Jianguo, and even Longwu's younger brother Shaowu and Emperor Yongli of Gui Fan are actually very different in ability. It's a pity that Longwu has no military autonomy, Fujian is controlled by Zheng Zhilong, and He Tengjiao in the Huguang battlefield is not a pure minister, and his courage is also slightly insufficient.

"If the Taishi has half of the national surname, even if it is one-tenth of the pure goodness, the state affairs will not be reduced to the current position!"

Of course, Lu Ruoteng would not say this in front of Zheng Chenggong, but just said a complaint with Chen Kai after having a good relationship.

Lu Ruoteng could see that Chen Kai was by no means the kind of villain who chewed his tongue behind his back, so he was willing to talk about it with his heart, and Chen Kai would not go out to talk too much, and even this clear whining sentence had already been listened to with his left ear and his right ear.

"Lu Shangshu is here, don't leave, stay here to help me. There are a lot of wastes to be lifted on my side, and I need Lu Shangshu's talent and experience. ”

Having said that, Chen Kai didn't believe that Zheng Chenggong would really reuse Lu Ruoteng, and that deep-seated distrust could not even be exempted from his teacher Qian Qianyi, let alone others.

Some time ago, there were also a lot of scholars who came to defect, some were Fujianese, some were Cantonese, all of them were lifters, talents and even children, and most of them were arranged to run errands. Among them, Chen Kai also saw several familiar names, such as Pan Gengzhong, such as Feng Chengshi, who are now all praising military affairs by Zheng Chenggong's side, but they haven't really gained real power yet. But compared to Lu Ruoteng, he can only be a high-level counselor, but there are still many opportunities, even if Chen Kai has already taken away a lot of real power in advance.

Chen Kai was in a reverie here, Zheng Chenggong and Lu Ruoteng exchanged pleasantries, then turned to encourage Wanli, and even talked about Buddhism with Taoist monks. In the end, it was Chen Kai's turn, but between here and outside, it was also clear.

"Hey, it turns out that every once in a while it will surprise me, but it is too dangerous to enter the occupied territory of the Tartars alone."

"Please rest assured, the lower officials will set off only if they have a perfect plan."

"There will be no next time."

After saying this, the stiff face could no longer be stiff, and then they looked at each other and smiled, and everything was in the silence.

At the reception banquet, Zheng Chenggong announced the appointment of Wan Li and others, and awarded him the post of chief military officer of Qianfeng Town, Wan Yi as the deputy general of the Central Army of Qianfeng Town, and Wan Lu as the deputy general of the Qianfeng Town Front Battalion. As for Lu Ruoteng and Daozong, they were temporarily denied official positions and were in Zheng Chenggong's background for consultation. It was Chen Kai who had an unexpected joy.

"Appointed, the Zhangzhou Mansion and the same governor Chen Kai's original position remains unchanged, and he is also in charge of the two capitals of Zhao'an. I will report this matter to the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven should have no reason to disallow it. ”

Zheng Chenggong's change to Emperor Yongli, Chen Kai made it clear to Lu Ruoteng as early as in Changlin Temple. The former showed sincerity, but the latter could also understand that no matter how good and close Emperor Longwu was, he had already been martyred, and there were no heirs left, which was a reality that could not be changed. Zheng Chenggong faced the pressure of the Qing army, the Lu Jian Dynasty and the Yongli Dynasty, and he could only do so, otherwise in the future, if the Ming Dynasty was prosperous, there would be one less weighty military leader to speak for Emperor Longwu and the officials who had served in the Longwu court.

In contrast, Chen Kai's position is more practical. Especially for Chen Kai, so that he can run the enclave more justifiably.

The Zhangzhou Mansion is not Zheng Chenggong's main strategic direction in the near future, and it is not even secondary. Chaozhou Prefecture, from the south of Chaozhou to the north of Chaozhou, there are still a lot of bandits that have not yet been cleared, and there are still many potential forces that can be tapped into this mansion, Zheng Chenggong is in accordance with the strategy planned by Chen Kai for him earlier to carry out the offensive, strengthening his own strength little by little, and working hard to fight to the death with the Eight Banners one day.

Unlike those newly built military towns, Wanli's troops were selected and fully staffed, and the inferior was nothing more than weapons and training of the regular army. The former has Chen Kai here, so there is no need to worry at all, as for the latter, Zheng Chenggong has expanded a large number of troops in the past six months, and his training experience has increased significantly, so there is nothing to worry about.

At the end of the banquet, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong had a little exchange, which was nothing more than a plan to continue to use troops after the first month, and then Zheng Chenggong pulled Lu Ruoteng to catch up with the old days, it seemed that he wanted to talk all night. It's just that compared to Chen Kai, who had to go back to sleep early, the Shi brothers, who were always cold-eyed at the banquet, could not sleep so easily.

"Brother, you're right, this person is not a good character. As soon as we arrived under the banner of the national surname, he hurried to the occupied area of the Tartars and brought in ten thousand brothers, which is obviously to see that we want to get the national surname and bring in foreign aid to contend with it! ”