In Quanzhou, Zheng Zhilong had just received the news that his two 200-gauge warships had been sunk and several large and small ships had been damaged.

"How did you get it?!" Zheng Zhilong scolded dissatisfiedly: "Let you block the river, you can actually let people sink the boat!" ”

Zheng Cai helplessly explained: "We can't help it." Li Yan's subordinates were very yin, and the cannonballs that came over were actually burned red, and they were still red when they destroyed the side chords and fell into the inner warehouse. Such a big projectile, we don't have tools, we don't have any way. ”

Zheng Cai said while gesturing, a four-inch cannonball, under his gesture, was bigger than six inches. He continued: "It's not one, it's about twenty. The shells came at once, and the sailors were either killed or wounded, and they could only watch as the cabin burned. ”

"Who told you to provoke them!" Zheng Zhilong scolded hatefully. After that, he ordered: "The order goes down, the fleet blocking the river is moving on the south bank, and as long as Li Yan's men and horses do not enter the river, do not provoke." ”

His subordinates took orders. He thought for a while, and then ordered: "Send more ships to Hongkui to completely disrupt the coast of northern Fujian!" Then send people to various places and tell the big families in each county that if you still want to keep the way to make a fortune at sea, don't sell Li Yan a little grain and grass! I see that he has no food and no horses, so how can he fight with me! ”

"Big brother," Zheng Cai immediately persuaded, "If you transfer ships again, it will affect the business of Nanyang." ”

Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and shouted: "The business is there, you can't run!" But if we let Daliang seize Fujian and Guangdong, can we still have goods to trade?! ”

Although Zheng Cai didn't agree much, he didn't say anything more. He has absolute confidence in his own sailors, whether it is the sailors of the Ming Dynasty or the gunboats of the Dutch, they have not been defeated by them? As long as their fleet is still there, even if Daliang really occupies Fujian and Guangdong, they can continue to attack and sabotage the coast. Back then, a few hundred would-be robbers could make it difficult for the Ming Dynasty to sleep and eat, not to mention that there were 100,000 of them. As long as Li Yan is not crazy, the conditions for Da Liang to recruit their brothers will not be too low.

The staff immediately began to write documents and prepare them to be sent to the generals. At this time, Zheng Sen hurriedly broke in, and saw that there were a lot of people in the hall, so he had to salute and greet him, and did not ask directly. The generals and staff present also nodded to the young marshal.

After waiting for a while, after everyone left, Zheng Sen asked anxiously: "Father, where is the prison country?" ”

"How do I know?" Zheng Zhilong said indifferently.

"Didn't my father send a ship to pick up the prisoner?" Zheng Sen frowned and asked.

Zheng Zhilong scolded: "How do you speak?!" My troops in Fuqing have also been defeated, how can I know the situation of others?! ”

"By the way," Zheng Zhilong suddenly reacted and asked, "Didn't you let you defend the river?" How did you run back?! If I let Zuo Mengeng come over, how can I talk to Li Yan?! Hurry back and show me the upper reaches of the Min River, you can't let an enemy down! ”

Zheng Sen didn't speak, he just felt lost. Judging from the current situation, the prison country must be more auspicious and less auspicious. He was also very disappointed, he originally wanted to turn the tide, restore the Ming Dynasty, and leave his name in history, but he had not yet shown his talents, and the emperor and the prison of the Ming Dynasty fell into the hands of the enemy one after another. It seems that Da Ming's qi has indeed been exhausted.

Zheng Zhilong saw that his son was lost, so he explained with a straight face: "Isn't it just a prison country?" There are many descendants of the Zhu family, and there is no shortage of this one. The Ming Dynasty has enjoyed the country for 300 years, and there is no pity, and you have seen the current situation, it is imperative to change the dynasty. ”

"Father and Liang have negotiated?" Zheng Sen asked weakly.

Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "There will be results soon." I'll give your third uncle more troops, see how long he Li Yan can last. ”

"If there is another King Gui in Guangdong, what does the father mean?" Zheng Sen asked in a low voice.

Zheng Zhilong said disdainfully: "It doesn't matter what kind of king he is, the Ming Dynasty's qi is exhausted, and it is useless to change anyone to be the emperor." You don't have to keep that word of loyalty, it's time to do something for your family. ”

"The child knows." Zheng Sen replied weakly: "The child will go back." ”

Zheng Zhilong softened and ordered: "Since you are back, go and see your mother and son, home is the most important thing." ”

"The child has been taught." Zheng Sen whispered, and got up silently to leave.

Zheng Zhilong shook his head, dissatisfied with his son's depression. But soon, he became calm again and began to consider negotiations with Li Yan. Now he is still restrained, only focusing on the coastal areas of northern Fujian, if Li Yan really does not agree to his conditions, then he will launch an attack on the entire coast. If consumed like this, Li Yan should also have a headache.

Although Guangdong has not yet received the news of Zhu Changzhu's capture, northern Fujian has fallen, and the ministers of the imperial court have lost contact. Those ministers who were still loyal to the Ming Dynasty were naturally worried about Sheji and began to prepare for the establishment of a new monarch. Of course, there are also speculative people among them, who want to fight for Zhongxing celebrities, but most of them are loyal and upright people. The current situation, how long the Southern Ming Dynasty can exist, can only depend on Li Yan's mood, the real speculators have long packed up their belongings and taken their families to the north to serve the Liang.

Although these people went to Daliang and could not get any good official positions, it is still possible that those who have a good reputation in the state and county will still be appointed as state officials. Although Li Yan tried his best to train officials, how could he train the tens of thousands of officials needed by various states and counties in such a period of two or three years. Therefore, many prefectures and counties still let the original officials continue to serve, and those who can adapt to the rules of the new dynasty will naturally be retained, and those who do not learn and have bad habits that are difficult to change will soon be eliminated.

And the flagmasters and nobles of the Qing Kingdom are still lustful dogs and horses, enjoying themselves arbitrarily. As long as they don't fight with the Han people, their lives are enjoyable every day. Only Dolgon, who had always advocated peace talks with Li Yan, was more distressed.

This distress is not only due to the unacceptance of his political views, but also the problem of his heirs. He had many wives and concubines, but he only had one daughter, who was born to a Korean concubine, and the other Mongolian and Manchurian concubines did not move at all. So at this time, he was thinking that a North Korean woman could give him a son, so he wanted to ask North Korea for a few more show girls.

However, as the prince of the Qing Dynasty, of course, he can't just ask for a Korean girl, so he naturally has to choose from the Korean royal family. But in this case, he can't make his own decisions about this matter, and he has to operate it through the imperial court. But now that the Han people have re-emerged, North Korea, as a brotherly country, the Qing Dynasty did not dare to take what they wanted. It was so hard for Dorgon to have a son.