The words were spoken, and Lian Chengbi's eyes were blazing, as if there was a force that penetrated the air that was already frozen at the moment. However, this scene was completely unexpectedly expected by the other three people present, whether it was Wang Xing or Chen Qice, they all looked at Lian Chengbi in amazement, only Chen Kai, his eyebrows were solemn, and there seemed to be a faint storm gathering at the center of his squeezed eyebrows.

To put it bluntly, such a question is a little euphemistic. Listening to Chen Kai's ears, and even listening to Wang Xing and Chen Qice's ears, they are all questioning Chen Kai: "Are you an official of the Zhu family, or an official of the Zheng family?" ”

Chen Kai didn't understand why he was questioned like this, not to mention, after the battle of Guangzhou, he was still in contact with Haimao, so as to restore the strength of the Ming army in western Guangdong, even the matter of King Qin, he was not an opponent like Shi Lang, but more actively assisted King Qin. Even if King Qin failed to succeed, it was not his problem. Lian Chengbi's questioning made Chen Kai couldn't help but be angry, how many years he has been a Ming court official, although he has also done things like a dead friend and not a poor man, but at least he is kinder than those feudal bureaucrats who cheat. Now it is unreasonable to be questioned whether he has a ghost in his heart.

"Lao Tzu is neither an official of the Zhu family nor an official of the Zheng family, I am myself!"

If such a big rebellion is true, Chen Kai will just be secretly refreshed in his mind, and he will never say it. However, the real thoughts can't be said, and the questions can't be answered, Chen Kai and Lian Chengbi looked at each other for a long time, and then answered categorically.

"There is a way to be a general, and the military order is not subject to it. Whether it is the decree of the imperial court or the military order of the Marquis of Weiyuan, the lower officials will only make judgments according to the situation and work hard according to the goal that is more in line with the overall situation. With all due respect, the imperial court is thousands of miles away, and if the army has a military situation, it must be reported to the imperial court first, and then let the imperial court deal with it. If that is the case, why should the court appoint you as a governor? ”

There was a thorn in Chen Kai's words, which made Lian Chengbi's brows furrow. He is in Guangdong, and he doesn't know much about Fujian, but just talking about the battlefield in Guangdong, recalling what Chen Kai has done over the years, he is indeed a very sharp civilian official.

Such a character would be difficult to mix in the officialdom of the Chengping era, because his sharpness would make the bureaucrats who were used to being sleek and sophisticated very uncomfortable. Once the big guy thinks it's a scourge, then the possibility of him getting out of officialdom, or being buried here, is almost endless.

However, in an era like the present, sleek sophistication can't save the Ming Dynasty, nor can it save the Han family. Thinking back to the unyielding plug Yinxi back then, and then thinking back to himself back then, Lian Chengbi smiled bitterly in his heart, it seems that he was also a sharp guy, and even sharp to the point of being a somewhat reckless character, and it is also this troubled era that gives him more usefulness.

However, this "sympathy" did not make him have too much good impression of Chen Kai, because Chen Kai still did not give an answer he wanted, or even if Chen Kai gave this answer, he might not really be able to believe it!

"Sending off guests."

The voice fell, and Chen Kai, who seemed to have been prepared, just snorted coldly and strode out of the lobby, as if he was tired of returning to them. At this moment, Chen Qice looked a little embarrassed, chatted casually and went back to the wing room to rest.

Lian Chengbi and Wang Xing didn't say much about this old general, but after Chen Qice left, when only the two of them were left in the lobby, Wang Xing couldn't help but ask questions about why Lian Chengbi was like this.

"Dianhui, you are a naturally loyal person, even if you went astray in your early years, but once someone clicks on it, you will immediately abandon the darkness and turn to the light."

In his early years, Wang Xing was a local rogue in Guangdong, and he made trouble between Guangzhou Mansion and Zhaoqing Mansion. Even before Zhao'an, Wang Xing did not call his current name, but changed it when he accepted Zhao'an, implying the revival of the royal industry.

Speaking of the old things at this moment, Wang Xing also nodded heavily, he had extraordinary trust in Lianchengbi, because at that time he was holding a knife on Lianchengbi's neck, but at that time, he was just a Guangdong patrol, and Lianchengbi, a seven-grade sesame official, could stand still, and tried his best to state to him the way of loyalty to the monarch and the country. That scene shocked him too much, and he believed that it was loyalty that made Lianchengbi fearless, and he was convinced of what he said from then on.

"However, the Zheng family is different. They were born as pirates, killed people and goods, and even if they were forgiven by the imperial court, they did the act of betraying the lord and seeking glory when they were in power when they were the first emperor. The so-called father must have his son, Zheng Ci's surname is the son of Zheng Zhilong's chaotic minister and thief, no matter how he behaves now, he must always be on guard, so as not to be ruined by him. ”

As for Chen Kai's son, he is not only a close advisor of Zheng Ci, but also a brother-in-law of Zheng Ci, and his status under Zheng Ci is not low. He is known to be a genius, but the more such a figure refuses to take a stand, the more he has to be on guard. ”

Their efforts in Guangdong were aimed at recovery, but it was clear that the imperial court was in a dire situation in Guizhou. The fact that the Son of Heaven was placed under house arrest in a small Qianhu house, and that the authority fell into the hands of Sun Kewang, is now a fact.

He is a fellow villager of the university scholar Wang Huacheng, and it was Wang Huacheng who carried and protected him today. Wang Huacheng was in favor of uniting the Great Western Army to resist the Qing Dynasty, but now he is suspected of luring wolves into the house. Lian Chengbi can't say that the fellow villager and mentor who has been righteous and disgraced is not, and he knows that even if there is no Wang Huacheng, even if the Ming court is all opposed, Sun Kewang can also send troops to take the Yongli court to Guizhou and put him under house arrest, which is no different from now.

The imperial court has been hollowed out by Sun Kewang's Qin Palace, and the original cabinet and six ministries have also been replaced by the cabinet and six departments of the Qin Wangfu, such as Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Huguang, and Guangxi, most of the Ming armies were annexed by the Great Western Army. Emperor Yongli was left with only a nominal co-lord status, which was used as a banner to attract people's hearts, and the original old Ming army also became a vulnerable group, such as their weakness on the battlefield in Guangdong, it was nothing more than to survive as much as possible.

Under such circumstances, Chen Kai seems to have the idea of restoring Guangdong, which is a good opportunity to disrupt the entire Guangdong war situation. However, the Fujian Ming Army and the Zheng group behind it have always had great autonomy, and in his eyes, they are like another Great Western Army.

In this case, it is better for them and the potential forces of the Yongli Imperial Court behind them to collude with the forces that can be trusted to slowly recover. And this incident is to confess to Chen Kai that they do not want the Fujian Ming Army to set foot in the hinterland of Guangdong!

………………

Leaving Wencun and re-boarding the sea ship, Chen Kai returned to Hong Kong directly this time, and did not plan to stop at Shangxiachuan Island. First, he didn't know when Chen Qice would come back, and secondly, he didn't want to let Chen Qice be caught in the middle, and he had to force him to make a choice immediately, which was very unwise.

Back in Hong Kong, Lin Cha also learned about the changes in the surrounding situation through these few days. The situation is generally deteriorating, this is inevitable, and when Chen Kai returns, he relayed Lian Chengbi's attitude, and even Lin Cha was stunned on the spot.

"Factional opinion!"

Chen Kai pointed out the root cause, and Lin Cha nodded in agreement. To put it bluntly, now the two parties of East and West Erxun and Wu Chu are gone, but the Great Western Army has basically taken over the ruling power of the Ming court in the southwest. Lian Chengbi represents the old Ming court officials, those civil and military generals who have not completely fallen to Sun Kewang, and for another Ming army that has always done its own thing, defense is inevitable.

"Perhaps, I shouldn't have gone through this in the first place, it was a waste of time."

"Actually, with all due respect, if you hadn't gone through such a journey, how would you have known that they looked at me like this."

The contact between the two sides has only just begun, and it has already been exposed that there is no problem of mutual trust. Chen Kai was not interested in building mutual trust between the two sides, because he knew very well that even if the Zheng Group was in Guangdong for even one day, this mutual trust could not be built due to the predictable conflict of future interests. Instead of wasting time on this, it is better to seize the time and do more important things.

"Without him and even the butcher, is it possible that we still have to eat hairy pigs? Since the big ones can't be played for the time being, let's play the small ones, anyway, it's disgusting and dead tartars who don't pay for their lives. ”