At this moment, Zheng Zhilong was suddenly very glad that he had made the right choice. Otherwise, if the emperor is angry and the emperor personally conquers Fujian, the efforts that have been accumulated for most of his life will probably be wiped out!

"Is there a tiger plum?" Lu Xiangsheng said to himself with a smile on his face, "This person has heard of it, it is said that the battle is very fierce, and I hope that he can also be very fierce when he kills Jianyu in Liaodong in the future!" ”

Speaking of this, he came back to his senses, and then smiled at the angel of the decree, and said confidently: "Xiaguan here immediately make some preparations and rush to Jinan Mansion to pick up people." After those people have arrived, they will train for another winter, and in the spring of next year, they will definitely be able to rebuild Dongjiang Town! ”

The emperor's treatment of the thieves can be said to make Lu Xiangsheng very impressed. Forget about the disposal of those ordinary thieves, the most difficult to deal with are those old thieves, in fact, many of them are from the border army. They already have combat skills, and after so many years of wandering, they know how to avoid the real and attack the strong with the weak.

These thieves, if the emperor threw them all to him, more than 15,000 thieves, he would definitely have a great headache. Once these thieves make trouble, whether they continue to rebel and make trouble, or collude with Jianyu, it will add a lot of trouble to him.

However, the emperor did not oppress them at first, and let them voluntarily choose to come to Liaodong to kill Jianyu, and as a distinction, more than 5,000 people were screened. For these people, at least the possibility of causing trouble is much smaller. As for the stubborn old thieves, it is best to kill them all. Otherwise, after staying, they will definitely continue to make trouble, because they are used to eating and drinking, and they have no other strengths, and they will definitely not be used to the life of the original people.

After receiving Lu Xiangsheng's reply, the angel rushed back to pay the edict to the emperor.

At this time, the emperor was returning all the way east.

Along the way, wherever the army went, the previous news about the emperor's imperial expedition, the annihilation of the river and the tartars, and the extermination of the thieves spread first, and among these news, there was also the punishment of the vassal king and corrupt officials. These legends all tell the people along the way what kind of emperor their emperor is!

To tell the truth, the achievements of Emperor Chongzhen's imperial expedition far exceeded everyone's expectations.

You must know that shortly after the current emperor ascended the throne, Jianyu entered the customs for the first time, causing immeasurable losses to the people of Gyeonggi; Subsequently, the thieves in Shaanxi began to rebel one after another, and finally affected Shanxi, Henan, the two lakes region, and even the central capital Fengyang was breached, and the imperial tomb was burned. With all this, Jianyu also began to enter the customs one after another, and continued to poison the customs.

It can be said that before the twelfth year of Chongzhen, the people under the rule of Emperor Chongzhen basically did not have a good life. There was chaos everywhere, disasters everywhere, and even the emperor issued several edicts against himself, however, it was still useless.

To tell the truth, many people are a little desperate for the days ahead, wondering if they will become starvation on the roadside in the future?

However, since the twelfth year of Chongzhen, to be precise, since the end of the eleventh year of Chongzhen, the emperor has shown an unprecedented side, and now the royal driving is pro-conquest, and its performance is even more unbelievable, is this still what the previous emperor can do?

Regarding this situation, there was a small rumor that began to spread rapidly among the people and officials: it is said that the emperor passed out in a coma one day, and after waking up, it was Taizu who dreamed and gave instructions to the emperor, and since then, the emperor's performance has been different.

Since ancient times, China has respected its ancestors, even if it is a belief in Buddhism and seeking Taoism, they dare not disrespect their ancestors. Dreaming of the things of the ancestors, people will always do it in this life. And what kind of person is Taizu, what kind of person is the emperor, if it is Taizu's spirit in the sky, seeing that the people of Daming are so boring, he will point to the emperor in the lower realm through the way of dreams, so that the current emperor has been reborn, it seems that it is not incomprehensible!

Therefore, this gossip has spread more widely. There are even some people who speculate that it is because Taizu saw that the current emperor has been diligent in government and politics since he ascended the throne, and he has the demeanor of Taizu back then, and he feels that he can still be educated, so he asked for his dream.

This speculation makes many people feel reasonable. As a result, there were also unexpected effects.

Some unfilial sons in ordinary times, and some people who have forgotten their ancestors in ordinary times, have a psychological shadow after hearing this legend. There are those who remember the ancestral teachings, and there are those who change the past and respect the elders, and they dare not forget the deceased elders during the New Year's holidays, and remember to ask for blessings on incense. All of these things have increased much more than before.

During the long march, these rumors from outside slowly spread back to the army, and once again consolidated the officers and men of the army, which seemed to deepen their impression. The original soldiers were all fine, and they had already been convinced and respected by the emperor;

However, Li Guo and other 5,000 thieves were greatly affected by this. They had only experienced some of the things related to the Emperor, and they had heard about the rest. In particular, I also heard about Taizu Tuomeng, as well as some things about defeating Jianyu. As a result, they had a better impression of the emperor. In this regard, many people have gotten rid of the past when they saw more than 10,000 former companions being rectified, and look forward to the future, hoping that there will be such a good emperor in the Ming Dynasty, and their future will no longer be gloomy, no longer shame their ancestors, but to glorify their ancestors!

On this day, the army arrived in Jinan Mansion, Shandong, and Lu Xiangsheng waited here with Zheng Zhilong in accordance with the order, ready to accept 5,000 men and horses, and then the emperor went north from here to return to Beijing.

Jinan Mansion was plundered and slaughtered by Dolgon's army, and the city was burned down, although the Yongwei battalion quickly arrived to Dolgon's surprise, but the city was almost destroyed after all.

The old and weak who had taken away were left behind by Dorgon along the road, to slow down the pursuit of the Brave Guards; These old and weak returned to Jinan Mansion, and then there was a plague, which spread from Texas to this side, and many people died.

Now when Emperor Chongzhen arrived in Jinan City, it can be said that he saw the traces of Jinan City after it was built and poisoned at a glance. It will take at least one generation to restore the original work.

Therefore, although he saw Lu Xiangsheng again and heard Lu Xiangsheng's heartfelt words of admiration, Emperor Chongzhen's mood was still not very happy.

Leading these generals, Emperor Chongzhen ascended to the head of Jinan, and said with his fingers full of devastation: "Jianyu enters the pass, the battlefield is in the pass, and the people of my Ming Dynasty will bear the harm of war, how many people will be ruined for this!" ”

Speaking of this, he turned his head to look at Lu Xiangsheng and said solemnly: "Therefore, I want Qing to rebuild Dongjiang Town as soon as possible, echo with Shanhaiguan, lock Jianyu outside the pass, and he will drive the expedition again and set foot in Liaodong!" ”

If it was said that the emperor said in the past that he would drive the imperial expedition and set foot in Liaodong, others would probably just listen to it, and they would not really have to take it to heart.

But now, the emperor has shown his ability, so no one will just listen to this "royal expedition and set foot in Liaodong", but there is really such a possibility!

"Wechen understands, Wechen leads the order!" After Lu Xiangsheng was emphasized again by the emperor, he immediately bowed down seriously and said, "Your Majesty has allocated troops and war horses, if Weichen can't rebuild Dongjiang Town and contain the forces of Jianzhu and captives, he will never go to Zhou!" ”

Obviously, he was going to cross the sea in person to conquer Liaodong.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything, just nodded, and quietly watched the ruins of Jinan Mansion again, and after a while, he suddenly said loudly: "Zheng Qing? ”

Zheng Zhilong has been behind Lu Xiangsheng, silently observing the Ming Emperor who met for the first time. From the emperor's words and deeds, he didn't feel a little false, and what he said came from the bottom of his heart.

Speaking of which, he Zheng Zhilong has been the eldest brother for so many years, standing out from the crowd of pirates, if it weren't for the human spirit, he would not have the achievement he has today. This means that he, Zheng Zhilong, is a good actor and knows how to do it. However, even so, he could not see the slightest falsehood.

Then there are only two possibilities, one is that the emperor can act better than him; The other is what the emperor shows, which is what he thinks in his heart. No matter which one it is, it made Zheng Zhilong even more jealous after meeting.

can act better than him, that is, the human spirit of the human spirit, what kind of careful thinking he plays, he will definitely be known; If he could win such support from the bottom of his heart, the emperor would be immensely powerful. He wasn't sure, if such an emperor led the army to deal with him, his subordinates would have a lot of traitors and sell him to the emperor.

The emperor who can win the sincere support of the army and the people is invincible, because he practices the royal road and has the most powerful strength!

He was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard the emperor calling him, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly went out of the queue and respectfully replied: "The last general!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he turned to look at him and looked at him.

I have to say that although Zheng Zhilong is a pirate, from him, he can't see the tanned appearance of the mixed sea. His temperament is more like a businessman, the feeling of a shrewd businessman.

Zheng Zhilong lowered his head, feeling that the emperor had been staring at him, and he didn't speak for a while, and couldn't help but feel a little hairy in his heart, could it be, the emperor was deceiving himself, and the queen of the autumn was settling, right?

At this time, the name of one of his predecessors flashed in his mind: Wang Zhi!

At the beginning, the imperial court dealt with them in the sea, which was to deceive Zhao'an, and promised not to kill, but as soon as Wang Zhi came ashore, the court cut him down!

Thinking about it like this, Zheng Zhilong's sweat came down.

However, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen spoke: "Zheng Qing, you have done a good job and have lived up to my expectations......"

As soon as he heard this, the mountain-like pressure that Zheng Zhilong felt invisibly just now disappeared a lot, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly replied: "The last general doesn't dare, the last general is just from a low background before, and sometimes his brain will be muddy, and he will lose the emperor's order, from now on, the last general will never live up to the emperor's hope!" ”

The conversation between the two is not very clear to others about what they are talking about. However, Lu Xiangsheng knew that the emperor should be beating Zheng Zhilong.

After listening to Zheng Zhilong's words, Emperor Chongzhen smiled for the first time and said: "Heroes don't ask where they come from, you are familiar with maritime affairs, which will help a lot in the future national policy of the Ming Dynasty." Do a good job, it will be a matter of time before you become a marquis in the future! ”

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong's mind flashed the words that Emperor Chongzhen had said in his secret decree: At the end of the sea, there must also be the banner of the Great Ming Water Division! Now the emperor actually said that he was familiar with maritime affairs, which would be of great help to the future national policy of the Ming Dynasty. Again and again, then it is certain that this is true!

In this way, Zheng Zhilong was overjoyed in his heart. Because if this is the case, it will be sooner or later that the emperor said that he will be a marquis in the future, and this will also be true!

I'm going to be knighted! Glory to the ancestors!

In this era, even in later generations, the glory of the ancestors is something that everyone looks forward to. Being a pirate, even if you are a de facto pirate king, is not such a glorious thing. However, if you can be crowned a marquis and return to your hometown in earnest, you will be the real glory of your ancestors!

Thinking like this, even if Zheng Zhilong has trained the city government, he can't suppress the joy in his heart, and he replied with joy: "The last general is ashamed, he must work hard, serve the country loyally, and die without shock!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded, and asked about his son Zheng Sen with concern, knowing that Zheng Sen had already gone to Jingshi two months ago.

Suddenly, his heart moved, and he smiled and said to Zheng Zhilong: "If the Ming Dynasty wants to dominate the sea, it is estimated that it will take several generations. I hope that the next generation will be able to achieve this goal. Zheng Qing, how about I also want to change Zheng Sen's name? ”

The emperor gave the name, which is an honor, and it also shows the emperor's favor for the Zheng family.

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was naturally willing.

Emperor Chongzhen had a little "evil" of history in his heart, and said to Zheng Zhilong with a smile: "In the future, Zheng Sen will change his name to Zheng Chenggong, which means that his generation will be successful!" ”

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he immediately felt that his son, who was also pinned on by the emperor, was definitely a son inheriting his father's business and would gallop across the sea. In other words, at least two generations of their Zheng family will have a bright future.

This kind of good thing, this painting cake, Zheng Zhilong did not hesitate, swallowed it in one bite, and hurriedly thanked him.

In this regard, Emperor Chongzhen didn't say more, looked at the ruins of Dezhou Mansion again, talked to Lu Xiangsheng about some livelihood issues, and then turned back to Beijing.

One of the most important purposes of coming to Jinan Mansion this time is actually to meet this pirate king Zheng Zhilong in the late Ming Dynasty. Whether this person can be used well in the late Ming Dynasty is a very crucial part of the Ming Dynasty's struggle to dominate the sea.

It is true that if you kill Zheng Zhilong at this time, there is no problem; However, even if he could obtain Zheng Zhilong's wealth, he felt that it was not cost-effective. Just like when the imperial court killed Wang Zhi, in fact, in his opinion, it was also a wrong decision.

Now in this Age of Discovery, since you have crossed by yourself, you must not miss it!

ZTE Daming is only the first step, and the goal of dominating the world is its goal!

Emperor Chongzhen only stayed in Jinan Mansion for one night, and then went north to return to Beijing.

When the people of Beijing heard that the emperor was about to return to Beijing, they immediately became a sensation.