Fortunately, Zheng Zhilong did not turn his face in the end, but asked people to take the envoy to rest.

The little eunuch originally thought that his trip was a life of nine deaths, and he was ready to die a heroic martyrdom. Who would have thought that Zheng Zhilong didn't kill him.

That's good, that's good!

However, this little eunuch was not willing to stay in Fujian for a moment at this time.

It's just that because of Zheng Zhilong's face, he can only reluctantly respond.

On the way to rest, the little eunuch followed the people of the Zheng Mansion all the way through the courtyard, only to see that there were all kinds of pavilions and pavilions, and the carved beams and paintings were staggering.

It's not much more than in the palace.

Except for not carving a five-clawed dragon on the house, Zheng Zhilong had already enjoyed everything that the emperor could enjoy.

The more the little eunuch looked at it, the more shocked he became, and he simply lowered his head.

He waited until he reached the place to raise his head, which was a very luxurious chamber, and the little eunuch carefully crossed the threshold and closed the door.

Then he put down the package, walked over to the edge of the bed and sat down.

Hey, if only I hadn't rushed to deliver the message.

Originally, he thought that His Majesty was going to reward Zheng Zhilong, so he rushed to come, thinking that he could take the opportunity to make a lot of money.

People are in good spirits when they are happy, and Zheng Zhilong will not be stingy with a little money.

But who would have thought that His Majesty the Emperor would summon Zheng Zhilong to Beijing to report on his work!

Doesn't this make it clear that you don't trust Zheng Zhilong?

Then Zheng Zhilong is not a fool, how can he not see it?

That's it, it's useless to complain about it.

The little eunuch didn't ask for gold or silver anymore, he just wanted to be able to get out of the way.

After running for so many days, he was a little tired, so he simply lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

In any case, it is important to make up for sleep first.

I don't know how long it took, but in a daze, the little eunuch felt red under his eyelids.

When I opened my eyes, I was startled when I saw him.

I saw the tongue of fire as high as Qi people rushing to the wooden door, and the burning wood crackled.

"It's out of the water!"

The little eunuch exclaimed, instinctively sat up, stepped on his shoes and ran towards the wooden door.

But when he ran to him and tried to push the wooden door open, he found that the door was locked from the outside!

At this moment, the little eunuch's heart is wow cool. He understood that this fire must have been ordered by Zheng Zhilong to be set up, and the purpose was to burn him to death!

Heavens, what iniquity has he created!

The little eunuch really wanted to cry bitterly, but the instinct to survive still made him keep trying to break out.

He kicked with his feet, hit him with his shoulder, and tried his best to feed, but he couldn't open the door.

Obviously, not only was the door locked, but something was blocked outside.

The little eunuch exhausted his strength and sat down on the ground.

"Zheng Zhilong, you can't die well! You can kill our family, but you can't deceive Your Majesty! Your Majesty will definitely bring you to justice! ”

He closed his eyes and waited quietly for the fire to engulf him and the room.

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"Master, I did as you told me."

The housekeeper came to Zheng Zhilong's study and said respectfully.

Zheng Zhilong took a sip of tea unhurriedly and said lightly: "Oh, that's good." Prepare pen and ink and write notes for the imperial court. ”

"Yes."

The housekeeper hurriedly responded, called someone to get pen and ink, and personally grinded it for Zheng Zhilong.

The song was dictated by Zheng Zhilong, and the Qing Ke he raised was ghostwriter.

The central meaning of the song is to ask for guilt, and the envoy sent by the imperial court unfortunately died in a fire, and Zheng Zhilong was also burned and needed to recuperate. Zheng Zhilong could not enter Beijing to report on his work in a short period of time, so he specially asked the Son of Heaven for his guilt.

After the song was written, Qingke showed it to Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Zhilong read it and confirmed that there was no problem, so he asked someone to seal it and send it to Nanjing quickly.

Zheng Zhilong knew very well that this letter would cause an uproar after it was sent to Nanjing. He didn't care, though.

That's what he wants!

He just wants to tell the little emperor that I, Zheng Zhilong, am not at the mercy of others!

Didn't you send an envoy to proclaim the decree? Okay, I, Zheng Zhilong, also received the order. However, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good and bad luck, and a deadly fire changed everything.

You can't blame me Zheng Zhilong for this, right?

What about the emperor, the emperor also has to look at his face!

Zheng Zhilong didn't pay any attention to the holy decree at all.

Entering Beijing to report on work? Joke!

What qualifications does the small court of the remnant Ming Dynasty have to ask him to enter Beijing to report on his work?

If he doesn't pull the flag to create the Ming Court, it will be enough to save face.

At this moment, Zheng Zhilong was very glad that he had made the decision to cooperate with the Qing court.

Although he did not completely fall to the Qing court, he left himself a way out.

If the Qing army can really successfully take Huguang and Shandong in the future, Zheng Zhilong will not mind raising the flag in response.

Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness? In Zheng Zhilong's eyes, this is a fart!

He only has interests in his eyes, and whoever can bring him greater benefits, Zheng Zhilong will fall to whomever he wants.

The Ming court treated him well, awarded him the chief military officer of Fujian, and added the title of marquis.

But what the Qing court promised him was even better.

That's a prince!

Zheng Zhilong knew that the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty would not crown him as a king with a different surname no matter what.

Because there was no precedent for this, it was impossible for the little emperor to make an exception for him.

The Qing court was different.

King Sanshun and King Pingxi are all real princes, and they are all Han Chinese.

With such a precedent, Zheng Zhilong was not at all worried that the Qing court would break its promise.

Originally, Zheng Zhilong was still a little hesitant to favor the Qing court.

But after this incident, he made up his mind.

Emperor Xiao'er, if you are not kind, stop blaming Lao Tzu for being unjust.

Lao Tzu was forced by you!

Of course, Zheng Zhilong will not oppose it now. The first is that the time is not yet ripe, and the second is that Zheng Chenggong is still in the hands of the Ming court.

He still takes a fancy to this son Zheng Zhilong, and he will not easily abandon Zheng Chenggong unless he has to.

Hey, it would have been nice if Zheng Chenggong hadn't been sent to Nanjing to study at that time.

But at that time, Emperor Chongzhen was still in power, and no one would have expected that Li Zicheng would break through the Beijing Division in just a few months, and then the Eight Banners Qing Army would enter the customs.

All this happened too quickly, and it was not in Zheng Zhilong's plan at all.

By the time he reacted, Chongzhen's crown prince had already ascended the throne in Nanjing and sent Zheng Chenggong to study at the Huangming Military Academy.

Zheng Zhilong once wrote several letters implying that his son would return to Fujian. But Zheng Chenggong was like taking drugs, saying nothing and refusing to leave Nanjing.

Later, it was said that Zheng Chenggong also went north to Shandong to fight against the Qing army.

This really made Zheng Zhilong angry.

At this time, it is enough to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, what is the limelight?

This is good, Lao Tzu is desperately fighting with the Qing court, but his son is demolishing Lao Tzu's platform!

I hope that in the future, the Qing court will remember his merits and forgive his son's sins.

"Write another letter and send someone to Tianjin by sea, saying that I agree to transport shipbuilders to Tianjin!"

After thinking about it again, Zheng Zhilong finally made up his mind.

If selling grain to the Qing court was only a preliminary cooperation, transporting craftsmen to Tianjin was an upgrade of cooperation.

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