Zheng Zhihui's heart is going to be bad, and a clear anti-plot came at the right time, causing the emperor and the general to be wary of each other to expose their true nature prematurely.

Of course, he was loyal to Chongzhen, and did not want to see Huang Han rebel, so he advised:

"General, Dongnu knows that he can't withstand the offensive launched by the 'Red Banner Army', and deliberately separates my Ming monarch and ministers at this critical juncture, at this time we should abandon the distracting thoughts in our hearts and kill the enemy wholeheartedly, and Dongnu's treacherous plan will be self-defeating."

Huang Han asked rhetorically: "Gonggong Zheng, when did Benjue have distracting thoughts in his heart?" Don't you see that the soldiers are actively preparing for the spring offensive?

Benjue is now a little worried, does the emperor have any thoughts in his heart? In case there is a holy decree at this time to urgently summon Benjue back to Beijing to face the saint, and Benjue wants to consult Gonggong Zheng, how to decide? ”

Huang Han's words, Zheng Zhihui suddenly sweated, if the emperor summoned at this stall, he would definitely be ready to deal with the general of the conquest, who could predict whether Huang Han could leave the capital alive?

Zheng Zhihui's character is not bad, at this moment he opened his mouth, he was not ready to fool Huang Han into Beijing, but he didn't want to disobey Chongzhen, embarrassed!

Wu Xiang, who had already made up his mind to hug Huang Han's thigh, said with a serious face:

"General, in order to complete the five-year Pingliao plan to the letter, I think you must not leave the 'Red Banner Army' at any time.

The emperor's summons is nothing more than to discuss state affairs, and the lowly and all the lords can do it for him. ”

Yang Sichang smiled and said: "General, please relax, the spring offensive is about to be launched, and there are a lot of problems, and the emperor will not summon you at this time."

This official wanted to enter Beijing to play the Son of Heaven on the same day, and made it clear that when the Ming Dynasty was about to fight a decisive battle with Dongnu, there could be no wavering. ”

Huang Han nodded and said: "Lord Yang's words have reminded me that communication is the most important thing at any time, and I ask you to go to Beijing."

Inform the Son of Heaven and the princes of the imperial court that it is impossible for Benjue to compromise with Jiannu, so that they can relax, and five years of Pingliao are just around the corner. ”

Yang Sichang and Zhang Fengyi were happy to go to Beijing to show a small face, and happily agreed to go.

Huang Han took the opportunity to trap Zheng Zhilong, and asked Zhang Fengyi to write a note on the spot, asking Zheng Zhilong, a guerrilla in Fujian's coastal defense, to participate in the spring offensive.

There was no need for the Fujian Navy Division to land in operations, as long as they sent warships to assist the "Red Banner Army" in transporting troops and horses to land in Korea.

The reason is high-sounding, Jiannu will definitely resist stubbornly when attacked, and there are so many materials, grains and grass shipped from Shanhaiguan, Tianjin Wei, Tiger's Den City, Denglai and Lushunkou.

The number of regular soldiers, auxiliaries, and laborers transported will certainly exceed 300,000, and if North Korea is taken, no less than one million people will have to be transported.

Therefore, the "Red Banner Army" demanded that the more transportation capacity the better, and the general of the conquest required Zheng Zhilong to send at least 50 warships to aid Liao.

Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong have both been in the military department for several years, how can they not know Zheng Zhilong's temperament, although this person is obedient to the imperial court, but he still has not abandoned the old profession of pirates, but the imperial court is entangled in everything and has no time to deal with the South China Sea giant.

Now the general of the conquest took the initiative to transfer Zheng Zhilong to Liaohai, and it was more than enough to deal with a Zheng Zhilong with the strength of the Dragon Martial Water Division.

If the emperor issued a holy decree to recruit Fujian sailors to aid Liao, Zheng Zhilong would be in big trouble, and it would be a big problem whether he would come or not.

Zheng Zhilong is just a coastal defense guerrilla general, although his strength exceeds that of all the Ming commanders, but his status and strength are very different from Huang Han.

He led a private army under the banner of the Fujian Navy Division to Liaodong and had to obey the orders of the general of the conquest.

With the strength of the "Red Banner Army" and the ability to assimilate the Ming army, once they get on Zheng Zhilong's warships, it is very likely that these warships will never belong to Zheng Zhilong in the future.

If he refuses to aid Liao, Zheng Zhilong will not obey the order, what is he going to do? Rebellion? Da Ming is not ten years ago, and the re-emerging Longwu Shui Master is not a vegetarian.

Once Zheng Zhilong rebelled, the general would immediately crusade. Losing his official clothes, Zheng Zhilong will be beaten back to his prototype and become a pirate again.

At this time, the "Red Flag Army" fought with him, not only occupying the right time and place, but also having the righteousness of the imperial court, and Zheng Zhilong, who was far from being an opponent, was even more vulnerable.

Zheng Zhilong accepted the Ming Dynasty when Liang Tingdong was the secretary of the military department, so Liang Tingdong deliberately studied Zheng Zhilong at that time.

Liang Tingdong saw a lot of big ships of the Longwu Naval Division during this time, he understands military affairs, and of course knows that the size of the ship and the number of artillery are the key to victory in naval battles.

He was full of confidence in the Longwu Naval Division under the "Red Banner Army", and believed that Zheng Zhilong was fighting with the general of the conquest like a firefly and competing with the bright moon.

Liang Tingdong said frankly: "The general's plan is very good, then Zheng Zhilong dominates the South China Sea and is happy, I don't know how many benefits I have received over the years, it's time for that guy to make some contributions to the Ming Dynasty."

A few years ago, when the old man was serving as the secretary of the military department, the imperial court tried to transfer Zheng Zhilong's troops to garrison Juehua Island, but failed.

The reason is that many adults in the court were fed by that guy, and they didn't pay attention to state affairs at all, and everyone joined forces to deceive the Son of Heaven.

In the end, after Zheng Zhilong gave the imperial court a thousand turtledove guns produced by Xiyi, the matter was over. ”

Liang Tingdong was embarrassed to say that many adults accepted Zheng Zhilong's benefits and spoke for him.

In fact, the biggest bribe he received when he was the secretary of the military department was from the Zheng family in Fujian.

It's just that Zheng Zhilong is too practical, but he is the master who doesn't see the rabbit and doesn't scatter the eagle, and since Liang Tingdong stepped down, he has never burned the cold stove again.

made Liang Tingdong, who knew how much oil and water the court could get from the Zheng family, was unhappy, and took the opportunity to destroy this big cake at this time, so that everyone could not eat it.

Zhang Fengyi also served as a court official of the Ministry of War for two years, and of course received a lot of bribes from Zheng Zhilong.

But at the end of last year, he didn't see the Zheng family's gift-giver, he knew that the interests of Haimao were huge, and he also realized that Huang Han intended to attack Zheng Zhilong.

He believed that the strength of the "Red Banner Army" was enough to destroy the Zheng pirate group, and that the general would be even stronger after taking all of the Zheng family's maritime interests, so he chose to follow the strong without hesitation.

Zhang Fengyi said: "It is reasonable and legal for the general to call the Ming coastal defense warship to send troops to North Korea, and the emperor will definitely approve it."

If there is any opposition from the ministers, the old man will make them speechless, and the general can rest assured that we will definitely finish this matter. ”

Zheng Zhihui also said in a timely manner: "General, when our family returns to Beijing, we will definitely explain the benefits of increasing the number of warships to send troops and supplies."

Five years of peace in Liao is the top priority of the Ming Dynasty, for this reason the imperial court will of course spare no effort, the transfer of coastal defense guerrilla Zheng Zhilong's dozens of warships to aid Liao is a trivial matter, the emperor will definitely give permission. ”

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