Zheng Sen led his troops down the Han River to Hankou, and crossed the river to Wuchang to meet the new southeast governor Gu Yinxi.

In terms of official positions, the relationship between the two is that of superiors and subordinates, and Du Yinxi, the southeast governor, happens to be the top boss of Zheng Sen, the governor of Fujian.

In terms of fame, Du Yinxi is a serious second-class jinshi, and he is much more prominent than Zheng Sen, a prisoner. If it weren't for the troubled times, with Zheng Sen's identity as a prisoner, it would be impossible to become a high-ranking official like the governor.

Moreover, the more than 30,000 soldiers of Zheng Sen's department have eaten up the food they brought from Xiangyang, and they have to block Yinxi to help.

Therefore, as soon as he arrived in Hankou, Zheng Sen immediately crossed the river to meet him.

Zheng Sen led his troops so quickly, which was beyond the expectations of Du Yinxi, because his Huguang troops had not yet completed the assembly.

After returning the salute to Zheng Sen, Du Yinxi said with relief: "Lord Zhu came so quickly." ”

The news that Zheng Sen was given the surname of the country was already known to Yinxi, and he did not dare to underestimate this young man at all. Not to mention the identity of Zheng Senguo's surname, Zheng Sen's achievements in the past two years also made Du Yinxi dare not underestimate it, not to mention that the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the Zheng family's influence in Fujian is very great, and everything needs the cooperation of Zheng Sen, the head snake. Therefore, Du Yinxi is very kind to Zheng Sen.

Zheng Sen said respectfully: "The military situation of the imperial court is like fire, and the success does not dare to slack off a little, so he brings the army to the starry night." ”

Du Yinxi sighed: "The situation is indeed urgent, the governor has just received news from the imperial court that the Ainengqi rebels have broken through the Xianxia Pass and entered Zhejiang from Fujian. ”

Zheng Sen was shocked when he heard this: "How can it be so fast? It's been less than two months since Ainengchi led his troops to rebel, right? ”

Du Yinxi nodded: "Counting from the day of the rebellion of the Ainengqi army, it has only been fifty days now. ”

Fifty days! Zheng Sen couldn't help but think of the letter sent to him by the third uncle Zheng Zhibao, and the third uncle mentioned to himself that his father's suspicion of the rebels. There weren't many people left when the basically exterminated Ainengqi Department was appeased, even if it revived, how could it be so big with the strength of the thieves, there must be a huge force behind it. Perhaps, the father's guess is true!

"What's wrong?" Seeing Zheng Sen's face showing a different color, Du Yinxi hurriedly asked, "Lord Zhu, have you found any problems?" ”

Zheng Sen nodded: "Success does have some doubts in my heart. As he spoke, he briefly explained the content of Zheng Zhibao's letter to him to Du Yinxi.

"According to my father's confession, the rebels were extremely powerful, and they had firearms that far exceeded those of officers and soldiers, which were not at all possessed by the rebels composed of displaced people. The father guessed that the rebels had a huge backing force. ”

Since we have to fight side by side with Plug Yinxi in the future, we must tell Plug Yinxi the truth of the matter, so that we can better cooperate.

Hearing this, Du Yinxi's expression suddenly became heavy, and he could feel the seriousness of the matter, so he asked in a deep voice: "Did Zheng Zongbing say before his death that the rebels were supported by that force?" ”

Zheng Sen hesitated, and finally said with difficulty: "According to my father's guess, it should be the army on Dongfan Island, pretending to be a rebel to make trouble. ”

Plug Yinxi couldn't help but gasp! Dongfan Island blocked Yinxi naturally knew that it was the feudal land of Chen Yue, the king of Qi! If the army on Dongfan Island participated in the rebel rebellion, does that mean that Chen Yue, the king of Qi, has a rebellious move?

Things are really getting more and more serious, and at this moment, Du Yinxi's heart is extremely heavy.

The reputation of Chen Yue, the king of Qi, in the Ming Dynasty is known to everyone, and his outstanding military exploits are regarded as the military gods of the Ming Dynasty, and the reputation of the loyalty of the Chen family and his father and son is known to the world, and the affairs of Chen Yue, the king of Qi, and the princess of the prison country are known to the world.

If it is said that the king of Qi will rebel, I am afraid that most of the people in the world will not believe it, and even Du Yinxi will not be able to accept it.

However, if you calm down and think about it carefully, I'm afraid that King Qi's rebellion is not incomprehensible. Chen Yue, the king of Qi, expelled the captives and made an immortal achievement, that is, His Majesty had to split the soil to pay for it, but the Ming Dynasty did not have a precedent for splitting the soil and sealing it, so His Majesty came up with the idea of sealing the Great Wall and sealing all the vast desert territory north of the Great Wall to the King of Qi as a vassal state.

However, the north of the Great Wall is all barren land and barbaric places, so what is the use of having more land like this? Chen Yue, the king of Qi, estimated that he was dissatisfied because of this, so he made a rebellious move.

Almost instantly, Du Yinxi made up the causes and consequences of the Fujian rebellion, and then couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart.

When he first received the holy decree and was appointed as the governor of the southeast, Du Yinxi was still full of ambition, but now he felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart. If the king of Qi is behind the rebellion, how can he be the opponent of the king of Qi?

Seeing the change in Du Yinxi's face, Zheng Sen could naturally guess what he was thinking now, the strength of King Qi was deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts, not to mention Du Yinxi, even Zheng Sen himself was very afraid.

"Lord Block, Chenggong and the rebels have the hatred of killing their father and destroying their family, not to mention that it is just a rebel army secretly supported by the King of Qi, even if the King of Qi himself raises troops to rebel against Ming, he will vowed to fight with him to the end if he succeeds. Master Inspector, you are different, after all, King Qi's strength is too huge, even the two of us together may not be his opponent. If you want to back down, success can be understood. Zheng Sen deliberately agitated by retreating.

Hearing this, Du Yinxi's face changed: "What did you say?" How can we, who have been taught by the saints, do such disloyal and unrighteous things? Although the king of Qi is powerful, we cannot defeat him, so how can we retreat if we sacrifice our lives to serve the king? ”

Zheng Sen hurriedly apologized: "It's the lower official who lost his words, and the world knows the wind and bones of the adult." ”

Du Yinxi waved his hand unhappily and motioned to turn the page.

After thinking about it carefully, Zheng Sen felt that it was necessary to eliminate the fear in Du Yinxi's heart, so that he could have any hope of winning.

"In fact, Xia Guan thought that King Qi would not openly rebel. After all, King Qi has to take care of his reputation, and he will not be willing to fall into the infamy of a chaotic minister and thief.

The reason why King Qi supports the rebels behind his back is just to add to the trouble with His Majesty.

Originally, the princess supervised the country, and the king of Qi commanded the army of the world, and this Ming Dynasty was the husband and wife of the king of Qi and the princess of the prison country, and the son of the king of Qi and the princess will be the emperor of the next generation of the Ming Dynasty, and the king of Qi has no need to rebel.

But His Majesty's comeback disrupted all this, and the power of the princess of the prison country was withdrawn by His Majesty, which has already given King Qi a sense of crisis, perhaps, His Majesty will not pass on the throne to the princess of the prison country!

Therefore, the king of Qi staged such a rebellion, so that His Majesty knew that this world was no longer under his control, so as to force His Majesty to establish the heir qualification of the princess of the prison country.

Lord Gu, as long as King Qi does not openly rebel, things will be possible for us. After all, although the force of the King of Qi is strong, his army is far away in the north, and we are only facing a rebel army, and it is not difficult to exterminate it. ”