The sudden appearance of cavalry startled Huang Degong and Zhang Limin, and as a result, they did not sleep all night. Although these cavalry did not reappear www.biquge.info the whole city was once again in a state of imminent battle. It wasn't until noon the next day that the team of the Model Army came to the vicinity of the city, identified themselves, and confirmed the news of Zhang Xianzhong's retirement, that this tense state relaxed. And in this short period of time, under the supervision of Zhang Limin, the city gate hole that took a whole day to open was once again tightly blocked. As a result, it was not until the third day that the gates of Tongcheng were reopened.

Zhang Xianzhong retreated quickly, he did not stay long in the Huoshan area, and soon turned to the north, perhaps intending to cooperate with Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai. The confirmation of this news made the entire Jiangnan region breathe a sigh of relief. And Ma Shiying just became the governor of Lufeng, and he was able to defeat Zhang Xianzhong, making great contributions, and also made Emperor Chongzhen very interested in him. It is said that Emperor Chongzhen also asked Zhou Yanru very seriously, since Ma Shiying was so talented, could he be transferred to the north to defend Jianxi. When the news came, Ma Shiying was so frightened that he almost fainted, and hurriedly sent someone to send a large sum of money to Zhou Yanru and asked him for help. Fortunately, Ma Shiying's son is now following the Zheng family to do business, but he has made a lot of money, otherwise, the little land scraped in such a short time is really not enough. But in fact, Emperor Chongzhen said that he was just talking, and he didn't take it too seriously, but Zhou Yanru took the opportunity to make another fortune.

The situation in Jiangnan has generally stabilized, but the Zheng family's army under the banner of Ma Shiying's pro-military camp has not been withdrawn, but continues to be stationed in Fengyang under this name. In this way, the trade routes to Beijing and Shandong to the north can be ensured, and it is also convenient to take advantage of the opportunity to obtain more immigrants.

Of course, although the Zheng family army under the banner of pro-military camp is still there, his personnel composition has changed a lot. The original model army units were transferred one after another, and the commander of the army that replaced them was also replaced, replaced by Shi Lang, and the team he led was mainly recruits.

Shi Lang is the son of Shi Daxuan among the eighteen Zhizhi who Zheng Zhilong worshipped that year. Shi Daxuan is Zheng Zhilong's sworn brother, and his relationship with Zheng Zhilong was originally closer to a partner than a superior, but in the battle with the Dutch, his descendants suffered great losses, so he simply broke up his descendants and handed them over to Zheng Zhilong, and became a subordinate who was completely dependent on Zheng Zhilong.

For such knowledgeable people, Zheng Zhilong of course has to give preferential treatment, so after losing his own set of people, Shi Daxuan is even more important. His son had just graduated from the Model Army Officer School, and he went to Luzon as a company commander for a while, and then he was promoted to battalion commander and transferred here to carry out the task of taking charge of himself.

To be honest, Zheng Sen has some opinions about Shi Lang. Because there are really some problems with the various performances of this Shi Lang in history. Basically, in the original history, before Shi Lang followed Zheng Chenggong, he followed Zheng Zhilong to the Qing Dynasty, and later followed Li Chengdong. After Li Chengdong was anyway, Shi Lang refused to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and planned to run away with his army, but he failed to run back, so he returned to Zheng Chenggong. And when Shi Lang followed Zheng Chenggong, most of his exploits were made during infighting, and Zheng Chenggong never trusted him very much. However, in terms of ability alone, Shi Lang's ability is still good, whether it is naval or land warfare, the level is not bad. And his academic performance in the Model Military School is also very good, and his overall grades are even a little better than Gan Huidu. So Zheng Sen felt that although this person was a traitor in history, he was not completely unusable. What's more, Zheng Sen felt that under the foreseeable situation, his side should have an advantage in strength against the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Shi Lang should also have no reason to surrender to the Manchus. Therefore, Zheng Sen felt that he could still be given some opportunities.

Unlike Zheng Sen, Kong Zhang likes Shi Lang very much. In his opinion, although Shi Lang is the second generation of officials, he is not arrogant and very well-behaved; Although he doesn't like to talk much, he loves to learn.

The day after Shi Lang came to Fengyang, Kong Zhang took him to meet Ma Shiying, and at the same time bid farewell to Ma Shiying by the way.

"Can't Bangui stay here and help the old man more?" Ma Shiying said this after hearing that Kong Zhang was planning to leave.

"There are still some things in the family that need to be presided over by juniors." Kong Zhang replied.

Ma Shiying nodded, he knew that although Kong Zhang had a reputation for showing talent, he didn't seem to be very interested in examining people or anything, but was very interested in doing business. He also knew that Kong Zhang's family was now following the Zheng family to do sea trade, and they had made a lot of money by selling people overseas from Huguang. He felt that most of the things in Kong Zhang's family that needed him to preside over were these businesses. However, through the contact with Kong Zhang these days, Ma Shiying felt that Kong Zhang was very capable, and it was really a loss for the court that he did not become an official. Then he said to Kong Zhang: "Bangui, the old man leans on the old man and sells the old man to say a few words, don't be surprised when you hear it." ”

When Kong Zhang heard this, he hurriedly said solemnly: "Please also ask the old man to teach me." ”

"Zilu said: 'There is no righteousness, the festival of the young and the old cannot be abolished, and the righteousness of the monarch and the minister is so abolished.' I think Bangui has the talent to govern the world, and now is the time for heroes to use force, why don't Bangui seek fame, and he will be immortal in the future. But you shouldn't put all your energy on things like asking for land. The old man and Zhang Tianru of the Restoration Society are good friends, and the Restoration Society delves into scientific research, but it is not bad. If Bangui is interested, the old man can repair a book, and ask Mr. Zhang Tianru to take care of Bangui you, so it is not difficult to get a lifter, or even go further. Ma Shiying said very sincerely.

"Thank you for the care of the boss, but the kid is lazy by nature, I'm afraid he will live up to the boss's love." Kong Zhang replied.

"No matter what, everyone has their own aspirations. The old man can't be strong. Ma Shiying had to shake his head, but said, "If he changes his mind in the middle of the day, the old man is still willing...... Well, in fact, Bangui and Da Mu are friends, and Da Mu also has a good relationship with Zhang Tianru. If you want to join the Restoration Society, it is actually more convenient to find him. ”

In fact, Ma Shiying got one thing wrong, that is, Kong Zhang was leaving, not to do business, but to rush to Luzon to preside over a very important work. This work is to "educate the barbarians and turn them into summer."