"Let's go two ways. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 "I will send you to Tianjin, and then immediately return to Dengzhou to standby, and Zhao Dequan is responsible for sending the remains of these martyrs and Andreas back to Yulin Bay." ”

"Okay." Jiang Beiming thought for a while, "Just arrange it like this, let Zhao Dequan pay attention to safety on the road." ”

Zhang Guodong, Wang Hua, and Zeng Guangxian, three members of the Military Commission at home, discussed things with Xia Yang in the office.

"Tianyang, has the deposit been sent over from Macau?" Zhang Guodong asked.

"Not yet, I've already asked He Wendong from Macau to ask."

"Why haven't you sent it yet?" Zeng Guangxian asked, "This is several days later than the agreed time." ”

"Who said no, I'm in a hurry." The summer sun can't help it.

"Report."

"Come in."

A second lieutenant appeared at the door: "Report to the chief, there are several warships on the sea, under the banner of the Zheng family." ”

"The banner of the Zheng family?" The people in the room were stunned, "Why did the people of the Zheng family come to Yulin Bay at this time?" ”

"Who from the Zheng family is here?" Zhang Guodong asked.

"Sir, I don't know yet." The lieutenant replied, "They haven't landed yet. ”

"Don't guess yet, let's take a look." Summer Yang greeted.

Several people came to the dock, the three battleships of the Zheng family had already docked, and Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhihu stepped down from the battleship.

Zhang Guodong didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly greeted him: "General Zheng, don't come unharmed, how can the general have time to come to my Yulin Bay?" ”

"Brother Zhang, everyone, Zhilong is polite." Zheng Zhilong smiled slightly, "I haven't come to visit you for a long time, and I'm very worried." These days are a bit free, so I'm here to take a look at you. ”

"Hurry up and bring it here." Zheng Zhihu shouted loudly, and several people carried over a few boxes.

"These are all native products of Taiwan and Xiamen." Zheng Zhilong pointed to the box, "It's a small meaning, it's not a tribute." ”

Zhang Guodong and Xia Yang didn't know what was in the box, so they had to smile and say: "The general has broken the bill, the general, please go to the committee first." ”

Brother Zheng Zhilong followed Zhang Guodong and walked to the office building of the committee with a smile, and Xia Yang said to Zeng Guangxian in a low voice behind him: "You hurry up and find Lu Lao." ”

Zeng Guangxian nodded and quietly went to Yulinwan Academy.

Lu Tianxiang had just finished teaching the children, and Zeng Guangxian broke in: "Old Lu, Zheng Zhilong is here." ”

"Zheng Zhilong is here?" Lu Tianxiang put down the four treasures of the study in his hand, "What is he doing here?" ”

"We didn't know, he just got off the boat." Zeng Guangxian replied, "Chairman Xia and Chairman Zhang are now accompanying him on the committee, and Chairman Xia would like to ask you to come over for a while." ”

"Okay, let's go over together." Lu Tianxiang wiped his hands and said to himself, "What will happen to Zheng Zhilong when he comes to Yulin Bay at this time?" ”

In the conference room of the committee, the refreshments had already been placed, and Zhang Guodong greeted the Zheng Zhilong brothers: "General Zheng has been tired all the way, please use some refreshments first." ”

"Brother Zhang is polite, this is not in a hurry." Zheng Zhilong asked, "I wonder where Mr. Lu is now?" ”

Zhang Guodong's heart beat a drum: "Zheng Zhilong came up and asked where Lu Lao was, is he in a hurry?" ”

"We've already sent someone to invite Lu Lao." Zhang Guodong responded, "The general may not know that the head of Yulin Bay has now been replaced by Chairman Xia Yang. ”

"Oh, that's right." Zheng Zhilong glanced at Xia Yang and suddenly asked, "Zhilong took the liberty to come this time, just because there was something unclear, and he wanted to ask Brother Zhang and Brother Xia." ”

"If you don't know anything about the general, please tell me in person." Xia Yang's heart also beat a drum, why does Zheng Zhilong seem to be a little bit of a teacher asking guilt, what could it be?

"Two, Zhilong heard a message when he was in Xiamen." Zheng Zhilong asked straight to the point, "I heard that you Yulin Bay also sold a batch of warships and artillery to the Portuguese in the trench mirror, can this matter be taken seriously?" ”

Zhang Guodong didn't know how to answer Zheng Zhilong for a while, how could he know about this?

Xia Yang saw that Zhang Guodong didn't speak, so he had to reply: "I don't know where the general got this news?" ”

"There are channels below." Zheng Zhilong's expression didn't change at all, "I just want to ask, can the matter of selling the battleship to the Portuguese be serious?" ”

"Truly, we did sell the Portuguese a batch of warships and artillery. A total of 8 battleships, 200 guns. ”

As soon as everyone turned around, Lu Tianxiang, accompanied by Zeng Guangxian, walked in from outside the door and answered Zheng Zhilong's question as he walked.

"Mr. Lu." Zheng Zhilong got up and saluted Lu Tianxiang.

"The general is very polite." Lu Tianxiang walked to Xia Yang and sat down, "Don't hide it from the general, we did sell some warships to the Portuguese, the contract has just been signed, and the delivery has not yet been delivered, is the general here for this matter?" ”

"Mr. Lu." Zheng Zhihu asked on the side, "You sold us warships, and now you want to sell them to the Portuguese, I don't know what you mean?" ”

"Zhihu, don't be rude to the old gentleman." Zheng Zhilong called out to his younger brother, but looked at Lu Tianxiang with a smile, waiting for Lu Tianxiang's answer.

"General, don't think about it." Lu Tianxiang knew that this matter could not be hidden from Zheng Zhilong, "There is a reason why we sold the battleship to the Portuguese, we want to unite the Portuguese to march into Dongying." ”

"Oh?" Zheng Zhilong, in turn, was taken aback by Lu Tianxiang's words, "I don't know why you want to march into Dongying?" ”

"General, forgive me." Lu Tianxiang said, "The general must also know that last year, I Yulin Bay attacked Shengjing in Liaodong, and I returned defeated. Now that the reverse Jin has occupied North Korea, and according to the information we have received, the next step of the reverse Jin is to enter Dongying, and want to combine Liaodong, Korea, and Dongying into one to fight against the Ming Dynasty. If I really let the reverse gold succeed, I will be in danger. ”

The old gentleman laughed. Zheng Zhilong chuckled, "The Reverse Golden Tartars may be fierce in the field, but they don't have any warships at all, how can they enter Dongying?" ”

"I'm afraid the general doesn't know yet." Zhang Guodong heard what Lu Tianxiang meant, "Reverse Jin has recruited a group of Western craftsmen from Nanyang, and now they are building warships day and night. Not only that, but they also made artillery and muskets that were no less than ours in Yulin Bay. ”

Zheng Zhilong's brows furrowed: "Is this serious?" Reverse Gold has artillery as good as yours? ”

"Not bad." Xia Yang also heard what Lu Tianxiang meant, "This matter is absolutely true, if you let the reverse Jin occupy Dongying, I'm afraid that the general's Taiwan will also be in danger." ”

"Big brother, what can I do then?" Zheng Zhihu shouted first.

"Zhihu." Zheng Zhilong arched his hand at Lu Tianxiang: "Mr. Lu, if you Yulin Bay really want to enter Dongying, but you don't know why you have to cooperate with the Hongyi people, wouldn't my Taiwan be closer to Dongying?" ”

"General, it's not that we don't negotiate with the general." Lu Tianxiang explained, "It's just that I haven't taken care of it yet. ”

"I wonder what the old gentleman means by this?" Zheng Zhilong asked puzzled.

"Don't hide it from the general." Lu Tianxiang replied, "The elite of my Yulin Army has now been transferred to Xuanfu Town by the Holy Order, and I have only been busy with the transfer of troops for a period of time, so I haven't taken care of contacting the generals. ”

"Your Yulin Army wants to transfer the defense of Xuanfu Town?" Although Zheng Zhilong also knew that the Yulin Army had received Chongzhen's attention since he returned from Liaodong last year, the main force of the Yulin Army actually dared to leave his hometown to go to Xuanfu Town, which Zheng Zhilong never imagined.

"Yes, the Yulin Army does want to transfer the defense of Xuanfu Town." Xia Yang said, "It was Xuanfu Town that broke through the customs several times. The last time the general came to my Yulin Bay, I also knew that the remnants of the Song Dynasty had already suffered the destruction of the country and the family, so I must sweep away the rebellion, report to the emperor's grace, and save the people of the Ming Dynasty from fire and water. ”

"Brother Zeng is sincere in serving the country, and Zhilong admires it."

"General Zheng." Lu Tianxiang said, "If it's late today, the general has worked hard all the way, and the old man has prepared a dinner, and he also asks the general to appreciate the light." Now that the general has come to Yulin Bay and marched into Dongying, I will have to discuss it with the general in detail tomorrow. ”

After dinner, the Zheng brothers were settled, and the two committees and the directors of the bureaus held an enlarged meeting overnight.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let me start with a few words." Lu Tianxiang was the first to speak, "Zheng Zhilong's visit to Yulin Bay this time was something none of us expected. How did he know about the warship we sold to the Portuguese, and we'll talk about that later. Today's incident happened suddenly, Zheng Zhilong was able to come here in person, and came up to ask the teacher about the crime, it seems that he already knows the exact news. So I didn't think much about it, but I admitted it, and I ask for your understanding. ”

"Old Lu, your handling is the most appropriate, and everyone has no opinion." Zhang Guodong hurriedly said.

"Let's not talk about it yet." Lu Tianxiang waved his hand, "Since Zheng Zhilong already knows, and our original plan was to use the power of Zheng Zhilong and Westerners to enter Japan, then how to do this matter, everyone should talk about their opinions." ”

"I think we will talk to Zheng Zhilong about the conditions tomorrow." Xu Lang and Lin Zhaolong have already left, and Leng Tianbing participated in this meeting as the deputy chief of general staff, "Our purpose is very clear, we must not let the Manchus occupy Japan, so we can directly divide Japan with Zheng Zhilong." ”

"I don't think it's feasible to share Japan equally with Zheng Zhilong." Zeng Guangxian retorted, "Even if we can get a piece of the pie in Japan, our main target is still the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but Zheng Zhilong has no such intentions. In other words, in the future, we will still have to fight the Manchu Qing to the death. And in the original history, Zheng Zhilong was a traitor, if we have any mistakes in Japan, it is difficult to say what Zheng Zhilong will do. Besides, if he gets Japan, even if he gets half of it, I'm afraid his power will not be something we can control. ”

"Aren't there still Westerners?" Sun Tianhao asked, "We can use Westerners to deal with Zheng Zhilong." ”

"Yes, and Chen Yingyuan." Gu Yunkun said, "Chen Yingyuan also wants to go to Japan. ”

"I don't think that's reliable." Zeng Guangxian said, "Chen Yingyuan is not able to go to Japan at all now. ”

"I think it's better for us to share Japan equally with Zheng Zhilong and Westerners. As for what will happen to Zheng Zhilong in the future, I don't think there is too much to worry about. The oil team sent by Wang Hua to Yan'an has already set off, and Wang Hua feels that if No. 777 can really move, then even if Zheng Zhilong turns his face, he will not be afraid.

"But do Westerners want to go to Japan?" Zeng Guangxian asked again, "Their goal is Nanyang, and Japan may not be interested, let alone cooperate with Zheng Zhilong." ”

"Not necessarily." Liu Guannan remembered his prisoner theory again, "We can tell Zheng Zhilong that the Westerners have agreed to jointly march into Japan, so Zheng Zhilong may be in a hurry." In the same way, let's find someone to go to Macau immediately, and say the same thing to the Westerners, they should not be in a hurry. ”

"Even if we can make a deal with them." Zhang Guodong asked a question, "When are we going to Japan?" The main force of our army has now gone to Xuanfu Town. ”

"What are you afraid of, won't you just wait for Jiang Beiming and them to finish fighting in Xuanfu Town?" Sun Tianhao didn't understand why Zhang Guodong asked this.

Zhang Guodong shook his head and didn't speak, he had a bad premonition in his heart for a while, but he never talked about it to anyone. Zhang Guodong felt that the casualties of the Independent Brigade this time would probably be not small, after all, Tao Min also had guns and artillery. Zhang Guodong sometimes thinks that maybe the name of the Independent Brigade is not good, and it should be called the Independent Division, because last time it was called the Mixed Brigade.