CHAPTER XXIV

But who will be responsible for this conflict?

Hu Tang thought that it was himself. Because Zhang Xuan asked Hu Tang to control Luo Dai. Luo Dai's brand is hard. is a member of the royal family, and there is a lot of discussion, and Luo Dai will definitely be able to get a prince in the future. Even if the power of the clan is enriched, it will be like this.

If Zheng Cai dies, the court's explanation to the Zheng family is likely to be his own head.

It was precisely because of such speculation that Hu Tang hurriedly ordered Mingjin, and desperately Mingjin, Hu Tang couldn't wait to take it over and beat the gongs and drums himself.

When Luo Dai rushed in front of Zheng Cai, he heard the rapid sound of gold behind him, smiled and said, without saying anything, the long knife waved over Zheng Cai's head. Then he pulled his horse back, leaving only one sentence: "The right to put the head on your neck." ”

At the moment when Luo Dai swung the knife, Zheng Caizhen thought that Luo Dai was going to kill him, closed his eyes for a while, and waited for Luo Dai to go, then he breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, he felt a broken hair in front of him, and there seemed to be something on his head, so he touched his head. found that his hair bun was actually cut off by Luo Dai.

Zheng Cai's eyes turned red for a moment, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Luo Dai." ”

The ancients were very fond of hair, otherwise the Qing court's shaving order would not have made so many people resist. In Zheng Cai's view, cutting off his hair bun was a strong insult. But looking back at the remnants of the defeated army around him, and then looking at Luo Dai and others who left on horseback.

His heart was filled with a sense of powerlessness. He knew he couldn't fight anymore.

The previous lawsuit between him and Hu Tang was just a small friction. Now a conflict has killed a lot, and it has become bigger, but he doesn't dare to make a bigger fuss, such as besieging Chaozhou City, first, he is worried about the situation on the side of the imperial court, and secondly, he is also worried about whether he can win Chaozhou, and he can beat Chaozhou, as well as the Southern Expeditionary Army.

Although Zhang Xuan was defeated in the Western Expedition, his reputation was quite loud. It's not that the Zheng family hasn't fought with Zhang Xuan.

"It's not over." Zheng Cai looked at Chaozhou City hatefully. Secretly said in my heart. After he was ready to go back, he immediately wrote a letter to Zheng Zhilong, and also wrote a letter to Zheng Chenggong, the people of the Zheng family must not be bullied like this. And this time, no matter what, Luo Dai did it first.

The Zheng family is in charge.

"It's not over." Hu Tang seemed to have a sigh in his tone, and said: "The Zheng family will never give up. ”

Luo Dai said: "It's okay, Your Majesty's surname is Luo." ”

Hu Tang looked at Luo Dai and said secretly in his heart: "You're fine, I may not be fine." ”

Hu Tang knew that it was useless to worry about it now, the matter was beyond his control, Hu Tang immediately wrote out everything that happened here, without any personal opinions, and sent someone to send it to Guangzhou quickly.

But less than a day later, Zhang Xuan accepted this letter.

He thought that this was a good news, but he never expected that while it was good news, there was also a troublesome thing.

For a while, Zhang Xuan didn't know how to deal with it.

"It's my fault to let Hu Tang control Luo Dai." Zhang Xuan secretly regretted in his heart. At that time, he was just thinking about the matter of Chaozhou. Hu Tang is the key, and it is logical to let Luo Dai cooperate with Hu Tang. But forgetting Hu Tang's qualifications and prestige, it is impossible to restrain Luo Dai.

Zhang Xuan thought again, Luo Dai's heart knot had not been completely untied.

After the defeat of the Western Expedition, Zhang Xuan was haunted by it, and reflected on himself many times in his heart. And Luo Dai doesn't seem to have anything, but there is also a depression in his heart that can't be vented. There may be such a reason for this incident.

It's just that now it's useless to think about the reason, and think about how to solve it.

Although this matter seemed to be handled by the Zheng family, Zhang Xuan couldn't take a step back. Even if he punished Luo Dai in private, he couldn't show weakness to the Zheng family. The reason is simple, he doesn't just represent himself, he has a big faction behind him. How he can't protect his men. How could he let the people below follow him.

"Let's just settle the matter at sea." Zhang Xuan said secretly in his heart.

The relationship between people is like porcelain, when there is not a single crack, it is a rare treasure. Nature is loved. But as long as there is one crack, there will be more cracks. until it cracks. Before, Zhang Xuan was embarrassed to turn his face with Zheng. Now that the face has been turned over, I don't care about turning it a little more.

Zhang Xuan thought about it, and he also knew that the key to this matter was in Nanjing, not in Guangzhou. I wrote a letter and told me everything about the situation in Guangdong. Immediately, he also wrote a handling opinion, and transferred Zheng, Luo Dai, and Hu Tang out of Guangdong.

It looks like each has fifty boards. But whoever hurts the fight knows.

Zhang Xuan had just sent this letter out, and Zheng Chenggong asked to see him.

Zhang Xuan knew with his toes what Zheng Chenggong had come for, and said, "Let him in." ”

After Zheng Chenggong came in and saluted, he said loudly: "General, General Luo Dai attacked friendly troops in Chaozhou and killed hundreds of soldiers of my Zheng family, this matter is appalling. I also ask the general to administer justice for my Zheng family. ”

Zhang Xuan snorted coldly and said, "Justice? I have one thing I want to ask General Zheng. “

Zheng Chenggong immediately felt that something was wrong, he thought that Zhang Xuan was a reasonable person, so after hearing the news, he came to Zhang Xuan almost without hesitation. But listening to Zhang Xuan's voice, I'm afraid the result is not good.

Zhang Xuan said: "I ordered to control the military affairs of Guangdong, that is, the imperial army in Guangdong, all of which are under my control, right or wrong." ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "This is a matter of course. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "Then Hu Tang asked Zheng Cai to retreat in the name of joining the army in my house, why didn't he retreat?" ”

Zheng Chenggong was stunned for a moment, and immediately defended: "If it is the general's order, my brother Cai will definitely obey it, but Hu Tang is just joining the army, what power does he have to let Brother Cai obey his orders." ”

"In other words, the Zheng family's army can only be commanded by me." Zhang Xuan sneered and said: "Luo Dai is in the city, and the military ranks are above Zheng Cai, but Zheng Cai can not obey?" ”

"This ----" Zheng Chenggong had nothing to say for a while, he took a deep breath, no longer dwelling on this, but said sharply: "General, hundreds of sons and daughters of my Zheng family died in vain." ”

Zheng Chenggong is a strong thing. In the face of Zhang Xuan's pressure, instead of being depressed, he became even more excited, and said: "I, Zheng Jiaerlang, sent troops for the imperial court, and did not die in the hands of the enemy, but died in the hands of the imperial court, you will tell me this now?" What makes sense? ”

Zhang Xuan said: "The Zheng family's dead, wounded and dead are all compensated according to the death, and the imperial court will not let down any soldier who fights for the imperial court." However, General Zheng Cai disobeyed the order and retreated in the face of 300 cavalry. Such a general is really unworthy of the use of the imperial court. ”

"However, you can rest assured that such a big matter is not something I can handle, I have already played the imperial court. In a few days, the imperial court will send a messenger to deal with this matter. ”

Zheng Chenggong sneered and said, "That's fine." Please forgive me, the general, the subordinates have taken their leave. He secretly said in his heart: "I thought that Zhang Xuan was a famous general in the world, and he would be fair, but I didn't want to behave like this, it was disgusting." But I misread this person. ”

Zheng Chenggong had a feeling of idol disillusionment in his heart.

"Wait." Zhang Xuan said: "There is one thing that I also want to discuss with you. ”

Zheng Chenggong's demeanor was a little alienated, and he said, "General, please speak." ”

Zhang Xuan said: "You have established a military port on Hong Kong Island and other places, why haven't I seen a single report?" ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "Such a trivial matter, there is no need for the general to know. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "This is a trivial matter? In the construction of a military port in Guangdong, do you still take me seriously? ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "General, why is there no excuse for the crime you want to add? What you want to do, please feel free to do so. ”

Zheng Chenggong even felt that Zhang Xuan was picking thorns, and Zheng Chenggong was looking for a few as ports to operate in various coastal roads in Guangdong, but this matter was not hidden from Zhang Xuan. Although there is no official report, it is just because Zhang Xuan has just laid down a lot of clues in Guangdong, and many things have not been formed into a written report.

Zhang Xuan looked at Zheng Chenggong's appearance, and said secretly in his heart: "I never thought that the surname of the country would also have such a time when he was in the second middle school." He's still young. A lot of private exchange of interests, still don't understand. ”