Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VIII Troubled Times

Chapter 2 The soldiers are divided into two routes

Section 13 Zhao'an and Going North

Liu Yunwei saw that Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao were already convinced, and knew that the affairs of Fujian were almost successfully completed, so he said to Zheng Zhilong: "Brother Xian, this governor has made an excerpt to the imperial court, recommending Brother Xian to be a guerrilla in coastal defense of Quanzhou Prefecture, and making Brother Zhihu and Zhibao serve as your commanders respectively. ”

Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao were overjoyed when they heard this, and they fell to the ground again. Liu Yunwei didn't stop him, he just smiled and accepted the two of them, and then said: "However, this governor has something to say first, since the three of you brothers have agreed to accept the imperial court's recruitment, then you must obey the laws and instructions of the imperial court." Brother Xian, the soldiers and horses under your command must be reorganized and all those who have committed the most heinous crimes must be eliminated. In addition, you can only be stationed in Quanzhou City, Nan'an City, Hui'an City, and Jinjiang City in Quanzhou Prefecture, and the total number of troops must not exceed 20,000! ”

Zheng Zhilong hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and then asked, "Brother means that the younger brother wants to disband all the extra soldiers and horses?" What should be done with the ships under the younger brother? ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "Why do you want to disband? Ben Du just said that the virtuous brother can only garrison 20,000 troops in Quanzhou Mansion, and he didn't say that there can be no garrison troops elsewhere! In addition to the coastal and hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, the virtuous brother can arbitrarily garrison troops overseas and expand his military strength at will! Of course, those hundreds of warships will stay! ”

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao were stunned, and Zheng Zhilong never thought that Liu Yunwei not only did not restrict his development of power, but agreed that he could continue to develop, why is this?

"Brother, what the hell do you mean by this?"

Liu Yunwei looked at Zheng Zhilong's surprised expression, couldn't help laughing, and said: "After the virtuous brother accepts Zhao'an, he naturally can't continue to be a troubled place, but he can lead the army to kill it, and he can go to grab business and land with Hongyi!" The more money I make here, the richer my Jiliao Governor's Mansion will be! You must know that it is very expensive to build slaves! ”

I see!

Zheng Zhilong understood now, and said secretly in his heart: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as long as I have the full support of my brother and the Ming Dynasty as my backing, then I can completely let go of my hands and feet to fight with the Western red-haired ghost!" ”

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong immediately clenched his fists and said, "Please rest assured, brother!" The younger brother will definitely not live up to his brother's hard work, and in less than three years, the younger brother will be able to completely suppress Hongyi and make Wanli Shitang (that is, today's South China Sea area) become the inner lake of my China! ”

Ten days later, the capital, the imperial study.

Emperor Tianqi looked at the twists and turns sent by Liu Yunwei quickly, and said to Wei Zhongxian, Ye Xianggao, and Li Chunye beside him: "Jiliao Inspector really gave me a big problem, and even suggested that I immediately recruit Zheng Zhilong, a pirate from Fujian. Tell me, should I agree to this? ”

Ye Xianggao stood up first, and said with a righteous and awe-inspiring voice: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that this matter must not be agreed, if this mouth is opened, then in the future, anyone can pull the flag and rebel, and then force the court to recruit peace, so as to obtain glory and wealth." In this way, where is the majesty of the imperial court? Where is the law of the imperial court? How can I, the Ming court, recruit a Haikou in the Ming Dynasty! ”

After hearing this, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not immediately express his position, but said, "Do you have something to say?" ”

Wei Zhongxian said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the old slave doesn't dare to agree with what the old man said, but the old slave thinks that Inspector Liu's move is really a good thing for the benefit of the country and the people!" ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

Wei Zhongxian glanced at Ye Xianggao coldly, and then continued: "Your Majesty, now that the wolf smoke is billowing in Liaodong, Shandong, and Fujian, the imperial court is already a little unable to take care of each other, and it is right that one or two places should be pacified first at all costs. You must know that the disaster of building slaves in Liaodong has reached the point of shaking the foundation of my Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court must concentrate all its forces to deal with it as soon as possible, and must not take it lightly! At this juncture, Inspector Liu first defeated Zheng Zhilong's department in a battle, beat it to a panic, and then suggested that His Majesty immediately recruit An, so that the imperial court can not only pacify the war in Fujian as soon as possible, but also obtain the troops and financial resources of Zheng Zhilong's department, so what is there to hesitate about? ”

Ye Xianggao sneered and said, "How can I care about the strength and financial resources of that little Haikou? It's a joke! Grandpa Wei, don't talk nonsense! ”

Wei Zhongxian was not annoyed, but said lightly: "Before the old slave entered the palace, he received an excerpt from Inspector Liu, which said: That Zheng Zhilong's department has nearly 10,000 soldiers with strong combat power, which is comparable to the soldiers of the Hanwei army. Also, Zheng Zhilong was born in a maritime merchant and was extremely wealthy, and he was willing to donate two million taels of silver and one million stones of grain and grass to support the war in Liaodong! ”

Hearing this, Ye Xianggao was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth and couldn't say a word, his face was very ugly. And the Emperor of the Apocalypse was brightened, and a smile instantly appeared on his face. The most excited was Li Chunye, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who kept asking Wei Zhongxian if the news was reliable, and then said to Emperor Tianqi: "Your Majesty, if the imperial court can really recruit Zheng Zhilong, then the chances of winning the Liaodong War will be greatly improved!" This matter is firmly supported by the minister! ”

At this point, Emperor Tianqi said with a smile: "Spread my will, Jiliao Governor Liu Yunwei played, it is accurate!" ”

It was already seven days later when the will of the imperial court Zhao'an reached Quanzhou City, and after receiving the will of the imperial court, the three Zheng Zhilong brothers were extremely excited, and immediately began to reorganize their army.

This time, under the supervision of Liu Yunwei, Zheng Zhilong garrisoned 11,000 troops in Quanzhou City, and 3,000 people were stationed in Nan'an City, Jinjiang City, and Hui'an City, which were personally commanded by Zheng Zhilong himself; The rest of the 30,000 troops that have been streamlined and reorganized are led by Zheng Zhihu and stationed in Longgang, Taiwan; As for the "Eighteen Zhi" generals under Zheng Zhilong, they brought troops in Quanzhou Mansion and Longgang, Taiwan, and listened to Zheng Zhilong's dispatch.

At the same time, Zheng Zhilong also selected a thousand elite soldiers from the whole army, supplemented them to the Iron Man Army, reorganized the Eight Thousand Iron Man Army, and handed them over to the command of the third brother Zheng Zhibao. After that, Zheng Zhibao led the 8,000 Iron Man Army to stay under Liu Yunwei's tent and wait for dispatch.

In the fourth year of the Apocalypse (the eighth year of the Later Jin Mandate of Heaven), at the beginning of May, Quanzhou City, Fujian.

Liu Yunwei gathered more than 20,000 soldiers from the pacesetter battalion to prepare to return north to Shanhaiguan, and at this time the army had been assembled outside the west gate of Quanzhou City. Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu, and Zheng Zhibao led Zheng Xing, Zheng Ming, Yang Geng, Chen Hui, Zheng Cai and other "Eighteen Zhi" generals to see off Liu Yunwei.

Zheng Zhilong clenched his fists and said: "The elder brother has a good journey, the third brother Zhibao will escort the money and grain to the north in a few days, and the younger brother will also be in Quanzhou Mansion to protect the sea frontier for the imperial court, and the annual money and grain will also be sent to Shanhaiguan in a steady stream." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said: "Brother Xian, in the future, you will be a general who guards one side for the imperial court, you must think twice before acting, and you must not live up to the expectations of the imperial court for you!" ”

"Don't worry, big brother, little brother understands!"

Looking at the soldiers of the Hanwei Army in the distance, Zheng Zhilong sighed slightly and muttered: "This is my wish, next, it depends on whether I can do a career!" ”

Like Zheng Zhilong, Liu Yunwei secretly cheered for himself in his heart, at this time, Liu Yunwei looked at the elite and abnormal army under his command, and secretly said in his heart: "This time I will go back and start preparing for the Northern Expedition, this time I will concentrate the strength of the entire three towns of Jiliao and fight a life-and-death battle with Jiannu!" I want everyone in the world to see what kind of fate will happen to the Tartars who offend me in China! ”

At this time, Guo Yi happily rode over and said to Liu Yunwei: "Supervisor! Good news! Gao Hongguang, the general of the Yingyang battalion, sent someone to send good news, the rebellion of the Wenxiang Sect in Shandong has been completely quelled, and General Gao and General Huangfu also investigated the remnants of the Wenxiang Sect in Shandong, and almost turned the entire Shandong political envoy upside down. ”

Liu Yunwei was in a good mood when he heard this, so that there would be no more turmoil in the short term, and he would be able to lead the army back to Liaodong to fight the slave with peace of mind!

Thinking of this, Liu Yunwei couldn't help laughing and said, "Haha, good! Immediately sent an order to Gao Hongguang, ordering the officers and men of the Yingyang Battalion and the Yulin Battalion to immediately return to their respective stations for rest and recuperation, and replenish their troops as soon as possible. ”

Guo Yi was about to go to the order, but suddenly remembered something and said, "Supervisor, Wei Zhongxian also sent someone to send a letter, saying that he asked the supervisor to take a look at it himself. ”

Liu Yunwei took the letter handed over by Guo Yi, and said with a sneer: "I think it must be that Wei Zhongxian said a few words for us in the court, and now he has come to ask for money!" ”

Guo Yi also had a trace of unhappiness on his face when he heard this, but he didn't say anything, and rode directly to give the order.

Liu Yunwei opened the letter and saw that it was Wei Zhongxian who was reaching out to him to ask for money, and his heart immediately felt nauseous. However, Liu Yunwei was relieved when he thought about it, although this Wei Zhongxian is not a thing, he can still do something, which is much stronger than the first auxiliary Ye Xianggao who only knows how to sing high-profile and do bad things everywhere.

"Well, just give him some money!"

So, Liu Yunwei sent a team that did not collect at night and gave an order to Yuan Mingxuan, who stayed at Shanhaiguan, and ordered him to send 100,000 taels of silver to Wei Zhongxian as a reward.

At this moment, Guo Yi rode over again, but this time Guo Yi's face was full of anxiety.

"Something happened to the Overseer! Governor Yuan sent someone to tell him that the slave chief Nurhachi led an army of 250,000 to Jinzhou! ”()

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