After Wu Sangui raised his troops, in order to strengthen cooperation with Geng Jingzhong, he sent special envoys Zhu Zhiguo and Liu Dingxian to Fujian to help Geng Jingzhong raise troops to respond as soon as possible.

After Zhu and Liu arrived in Fujian, they first went to see the general soldier Zhao Desheng and Haicheng Gong Huang Wu, Zhao Desheng was Wu Sangui's old department, because of the Qing court's policy of dispersing the party before coming to Fujian, before leaving, Wu Sangui asked him to do a good job of liaison with Geng Jingzhong; Haicheng Gong Huang Wu was originally under the command of Emperor Longwu, and Zheng Chenggong fought against the Qing Dynasty together, and after the Qing Dynasty, he often blamed himself for losing his temper, so when he saw the two of them coming, he happily joined.

Geng Jingzhong, the king of Jingnan, met with Zhu Zhiguo and Liu Dingxian and his party in the palace, after the three of them greeted each other, Zhu Zhiguo secretly looked at Geng Jingzhong, and saw that this person Si Siwenwen, although he looked average, but he was magnificent, like a person who did big things, so he said: "Lord Geng, how are you preparing now?" ”

Geng Jingzhong said: "Alas, the soldiers and horses are almost the same, but my old lady, when she heard that I was going to oppose the Qing Dynasty, she cried and made trouble, and forced each other to die all day long; There is also Fan Chengmo, everyone else is easy to talk to, but he is very prickly, which makes this king worried. ”

Who is Fan Chengmo? He was the son of Fan Wencheng, a famous advisor in the early Qing Dynasty. It should be explained that at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there were really a lot of Hanchens who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, but most of them were not voluntary, either like Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou, who were defeated and captured, or like Wu Sangui, who were fooled; Or like Qian Qianyi, the literati are helpless. But like Fan Wencheng, he took the initiative to take refuge, and he was willing to take refuge, he was the first one, so Fan Wencheng was the originator of the traitor, and he was not wronged at all, Fan Wencheng did the most famous thing in history, that is, in order to please a Manchurian official, he directly sent his concubine who was still sick - because the Manchurian official fell in love with his concubine, when Fan Wencheng told his thoughts to his concubine, even she was deeply ashamed of Fan's behavior, and finally died of anger.

There is no better way for three people to do it. The Ming people don't do dark things, so they called Fan Chengmo and a few people from the Kangxi faction over and asked them what their attitude was, if they could surrender, then they could say anything; If you dare to run, then kill them all. So Geng Jingzhong called Liu Bingzheng, the governor of Fujian, and asked him to invite Fan Chengmo and them to come to discuss the matter.

Liu Bingzheng came to Fan's house, and Fan knew that the visitor was not good, so he wanted to excuse himself from being sick. Who knew that Liu Bingzheng had already walked in, bowed, and said, "Lord Fan, Prince Geng invites you and a few officials to have a meeting to discuss military affairs." ”

Fan Chengmo said: "Then please invite the prince to come to my house to discuss." ”

When Liu Bingzheng heard this, he really had two thoughts, so he had an idea and said: "During the period of filial piety (Geng Jingzhong's father Geng Jimao died not long), the mourning clothes have not been released, and it is inconvenient to come in person, so please forgive me." ”

Fan Chengmo asked, "Then what to discuss?" ”

Liu Bingzheng replied: "Prince Geng said that the atmosphere in the sea has not been quiet recently, and the Taiwan side is ready to move, and our local people in Fujian are also a little restless. Lord Fan has always been a trusted minister of the emperor, and he also asked the lord to take a trip and give advice to the prince of our family. ”

Having said that, it is a blessing or a curse, and it is a disaster that cannot be avoided. Besides, you can't let Geng Jingzhong's kid underestimate our Fan family, so he got up and straightened his clothes, combed his pigtails, and combed them with shiny oil, put on a big red top, and said, "Prepare a sedan chair!" ”

Fan Chengmo and his entourage followed Liu Bingzheng to Jingnan Palace, as soon as they stepped into the door, they felt a faint murderous aura, Fan Chengmo said it was not good, but since he came, it was useless to panic. So he flicked his horse's hooves and asked, "Lord Geng, what are you talking about when you call Weichen here today?" ”

Fan Chengmo stood up and looked at Geng Jingzhong above the main hall, it didn't matter if he didn't look at it, his heart suddenly cooled when he saw it: I saw Geng Jingzhong wearing a red burqa and a Ming Dynasty official hat, and there was no trace of Qingchen's breath in his body.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Wu Sangui, the king of Zhou, has led an uprising in Yunnan, and the provinces south of the Yangtze River have responded, you see, how should we respond?"

When everyone heard this, they suddenly felt that the momentum was wrong, where was this asking us to discuss, and it was clearly asking us to surrender! Thirty-six plans to go are the best plan, and he walked out the door with his feet, leaving only Fan Chengmo stunned in place.

Suddenly, a cannon sounded outside the door, and the knife and axe men who had been ambushed in advance came out together, and hacked to death the Fuzhou prefect Wang Yi, Jianning Tongzhi Yu Sanwei, the prefect of Min County, Ju Jiqian, the magistrate of Hou Guan, and Liu Biaoyou, the magistrate of Hou Guan, who came with Fan.

Fan Chengmo was stunned by the sudden change in front of him! But he immediately calmed down, and today I will come to scold the thief to death, and be loyal to the country! made up his mind and said, "Lord Geng, what are you trying to do?" ”

"Master Fan, let's open the skylight and say something bright, you must have read Wu Sangui's inscription, and the name of this king is pointed on it." Geng Jingzhong said half a sentence and left half a sentence.

Fan Chengmo said: "What about your name? He's with a strong voice! Lord Wang, you have been loyal to three generations of martyrs, and you must not destroy your reputation! ”

"The three generations of this king are loyal to the martyrs, but they are not loyal to the unenlightened monarch Kangxi, but to the Ming Dynasty!"

"Haha!" Fan Chengmo laughed when he heard this, "Loyal to the Ming Dynasty? It's really laughing to death, who in the world doesn't know that it is your grandfather Geng Zhongming and the disloyal and unfilial Wu Sangui who has a backbone in the back of his head, ah? ”

"Presumptuous!" Geng Jingzhong slapped the table and said, "Since you said it, then the king will tell you the facts." My grandfather since Dengzhou sailed down to the Qing Dynasty, he often blamed himself, so he was in Shanhaiguan with the king of Pingxi, the king of Pingnan hugged his head and cried, and then the three kings gathered in Beijing, in the secret room of blood for the alliance, meet to help the Ming Dynasty, we are aware of the mistakes can be changed, turn back is the shore! And you, the one who forgets your ancestors, betrays your own nation, is disloyal, unfilial, unkind and unrighteous is precisely yourself! ”

Fan Chengmo was anxious when he heard this: "My Fan family is famous for loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness!" Does Fan Zhongyan know? He is our ancestor! ”

Geng Jingzhong smiled: "Fan Zhongyan? If his old man knew that there was a descendant like you who was willing to be a slave to the Hu people, I am afraid that he would only hate himself for not being a eunuch! ”

"You...... You! Fan Chengmo was so angry that he jumped to his feet, "You remember for me, this official is a messenger appointed by the Qing Emperor!" Before leaving, the emperor also said to me in a serious manner, Fujian faces Taiwan, the sea atmosphere is not calm, the place is extremely solid, and it is the most important place in the world. Do you hear it, this is the highest affirmation of my character and official character! With such a Ming Jun who knows me and understands me, I will be the second to be Zhu Guozhi! ”

Fan Chengmo means that he is not afraid of death, and he wants to follow Zhu Guozhi's example of sacrificing himself to repay the country's kindness.

Geng Jingzhong listened to Fan Chengmo compare himself with Zhu Guozhi, and laughed even more: "You slaves, let this king say what is good about you?" Do you know why your master called you to come and oversee our withdrawal? ”

"That's because the emperor trusts us!"

Geng Jingzhong said: "Let this king tell you a cruel truth, Kangxi was promoting Wei Dongting and explaining why he didn't want him to be a messenger and said, 'Do you want to learn from Fan Chengmo or Zhu Guozhi?' Zhu Guozhi was sent to the governor of Yunnan, what kind of good place was that? Not much better than a wolf's den! Fan Chengmo went to Fujian, that was Geng Jingzhong's territory! Do you want to go with it? ”

"What?! This can't be, you're lying, you're lying......" Fan Chengmo only felt that the world was spinning, and he felt that his entire life and faith had collapsed in an instant, so his eyes went black and he fainted to the ground.

When Geng Jingzhong saw this scene, he really didn't know whether to laugh at him or pity him, so he waved his hand: "Someone." ”

"In!"

"Take him down, so I can watch him."

"Yes!" The soldier agreed, so he went to detain people, but the soldier didn't know whether he was blind or nervous, and he actually took Liu Bingzheng as Fan Chengmo.

"Don't do Liu Da's personnel!" Ma Jiuyu beside him let out a loud shout, and the confused soldier realized that the one lying on the ground was Fan Chengmo.

After Fan Chengmo was put down, Zhu Zhiguo stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "Lord Geng, Zhou Wangyu named you the king of Jiangnan." ”

Geng Jingzhong waved his hand and said: "Thank you King Zhou for your kindness, but you dare to accept this great luck without a size?" When I worship the tomb of filial piety, it is not too late to be crowned king again. ”

After speaking, Geng Jingzhong held the anti-Qing proclamation in his hand and read it out:

The brutality of Li Yuan in the sea has been gone for a long time. This domain is in trouble, and there is no way to save it. Today's dynasty is chaotic, the people rebel and leave, the situation of China and foreign countries has been divided, the people of the southeast have no owner, far and near, fallacious pushing, the last resort is to revitalize the brigade, expect to be with the world's heroes, set the Central Plains together, restore the crown of China, and save life and death from fire and water. Where the teacher has passed, do not make any mistakes. The service period is removed from the residue, the punishment is thin, the sores are erected, and Le Liu meets again. All my gentry soldiers and people, it is advisable to look up to the heart of the people of this domain, take the lead in submission, and be hired separately, and be favored, not or go against my face, and take the punishment for themselves. Respectfully! Pardon. Jiayin's March 16 edict.

"Anti-Qing and Restoration of Sight!" The crowd cheered in unison.

Geng Jingzhong glanced at everyone and said loudly: "Geng Jishan! ”

Geng Jishan touched the ground with one leg, clasped his fists with both hands, and said, "Here!" ”

"Order you to be General Xuanwei Zuo, and lead the people of the headquarters to take Xianxia Pass!"

"Yes!"

"Geng Jimei!"

"The last general!"

"Order you to be the right general of Xuanwei, lead the people of the headquarters, and take Yanping directly!"

"Obey!"

"Jiang Yuanxun!"

"The last general!"

"Order you to be the governor of the Chinese army, and protect the commander!"

"Yes!"

"I have cultivated sex!"

"The last general!"

"Order you to be the governor of the left army, lead the people of the headquarters, and take Shao Wu directly!"

"Yes!"

"Ma Jiuyu!"

"The last general!"

"Order you to be the general of the cavalry and lead the army to the queen!"

"Yes!"

These thousand men and horses, one by one, answered the numbers one by one, and took the order to go.

Subsequently, Geng Jingzhong appointed Governor Liu Bingzheng as the chief envoy; Zhang Wentao is the official Cao Shilang, Chen Wanglei is the Hu Cao Shilang, Jin Jing is the Li Cao Shilang, Wang Ziyu is the soldier Cao Shilang, Zheng Zhang is the criminal Cao Shilang, Xia Wang is the Gong Cao Shilang, Xiao Zhen is the Fujian Chengxuan Political Envoy, and Lu Yingdou is the soldier Beidao.

At the same time, Lin Yipu, the head of the household Cao, was also the director of the money law department to cast "Yumin Tongbao" money. The "Kangxi" era name was abolished and the branch cadre chronology method was used instead, and that year was the year of Jiayin.

He followed Geng Jimao to conquer Guangdong, joined the Jingnan Domain, Kangxi eleven years, was awarded the Left Wing General of the Domain, in the Geng Army, he was the most important strategist and general, Zeng Yang was brave and good at fighting, and proficient in the art of war and strategy, deeply appreciated and valued by Geng Jingzhong.

The anger suppressed in people's hearts was completely ignited as Wu Sangui took the lead in raising the banner of anti-Qing. The north and south of the river, at home and abroad, where the text goes, it is in the opposite direction. Peasant uprisings everywhere were surging.

In Shandong, Zhu Fuxiang and Liu Tiecheng launched an uprising and attacked Yanzhou and Jining, and the local people participated.

The people in the Puzhejiang area of Hubei, Jianchang and Raozhou in Jiangxi Province revolted and attacked the Qing army according to the mountain situation.

At the junction of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, Zhu Tongchang led the local people under the banner of the Ming Dynasty clan to launch an uprising.

Wang Yingmao, a mountain man in the Yuanzhou area, led the local people to raise troops to resist the Qing Dynasty, and took advantage of the situation along the mountains and seas, and the team grew to more than 20,000 people.

Other small-scale peasant uprisings, such as Shaojun, Jiaxing, Xiangzhou Zhu Erhuzi, Yangzijia, etc., are even more numerous.

Taiwan's Zheng Jing, since he got the news of Wu Sangui's army, was extremely excited, and it was finally time to take revenge. In the early dynasty, the fifth watch was not dawn, so he had breakfast early and came to Chengtian Mansion. The civil and military officials have also arrived, and they are divided into left and right.

Zheng Jing straightened his clothes, cleared his throat, and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Wu Sangui has recently raised troops in Yunnan and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, so everyone must already know about it. What do you think today, might as well talk about it. ”

Chen Yonghua, who consulted the army, first came out of the class and said: "The minister thinks that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the first king (Zheng Chenggong) has forgotten to oppose the Qing Dynasty for 20 years, and he is loyal, and everyone in the world praises him. We should seize the opportunity to send troops to the west to fulfill the unfulfilled wishes of our ancestors. ”

Zheng Jing nodded, and asked again: "What about Feng Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

Feng Xifan, the imperial guard, and Chen Jinnan are brothers in the same school, but he is deeply jealous of Chen Yonghua's talent above him, so no matter what Chen says, he will come to him: "What Lord Chen said is very reasonable, but I have been fighting in Dongning for many years, the people are poor and there is a lack of soldiers, and the Qing court has imposed a sea ban, resulting in a shortage of soldiers. According to the minister's opinion, Wu Sangui has just raised troops, and it is difficult to predict which will win or lose between him and the Qing court. ”

"Lord Feng must not say this!" As soon as Chen Yonghua heard that Feng Xifan was going to raise the bar for him again, he hurriedly said, "In the current situation, we must not wait and see, so that Wu Sangui will be defeated alone. Moreover, he had already made an appointment with Wu Sangui before, and he should march into the Central Plains in one go! ”

"What about an appointment?" He, Wu Sangui, didn't give us any practical benefits. Now not only is there a shortage of soldiers and major generals, but there are also not enough warships, Lord Chen only knows big words, but he doesn't know how to march and fight, and it is really reckless to consider comprehensively. Feng Xifan replied.

"What does it mean to be no good? Could it be that we have been lonely overseas for so many years, just to gain some benefits? It is a fact that we do not have many soldiers and ships, but as soon as we return to Jinxia and Xiamen, the local people will naturally support us and actively join the army. Besides, when Geng Jingzhong sent someone to contact us earlier, he also said that he wanted to support our warships, so we don't need to worry about this or that. ”

Feng Xifan saw that he couldn't explain reason, so he said something else, saying: "Before each expedition, the former king must strive for the support of the Japanese side. ”

This is the story of Zheng Chenggong who has asked for soldiers from Japan ten times, Zheng Chenggong's mother Weng is Japanese, Zheng Chenggong was also born in Japan, legend has it that Weng was born on a boulder by the sea Zheng Chenggong, so in Japan this boulder is called "Child's Birth Stone", it is still well preserved, as a cultural relic to commemorate Zheng Chenggong, and later Zheng Chenggong grew up to six years old, only to cross the sea with Weng to return to China, he has a younger brother Tian Chuan, is the shogunate's sword guard, with this relationship, Zheng Chenggong and the shogunate have a close relationship, Later, the Japanese shogunate was intimidated by the Qing government's threat of force, so it repeatedly rejected Zheng Chenggong's request to send troops to cheer.

Feng Xifan continued: "Therefore, the minister is not opposed to sending troops, but he must first send someone to contact the shogunate and ask them to send troops to help in the war, so that nothing goes wrong." ”

Chen Yonghua said: "This time, that time. At that time, the first king asked Japan for troops, because the domestic anti-Qing forces had been wiped out, and he had no choice but to ask for foreign aid, and now Wu Sangui has set up an anti-Qing banner, and heroes from all over the country have responded. Besides, if you want to go to Japan, you have to send envoys, and the middle way is delayed, not to mention the negotiations, and it will cost a lot of money, so I think that instead of wasting this money on the shogunate, it is better to use it as a military salary to motivate the soldiers. ”

Chen Yonghua spoke impassionedly and reasonably, and Feng Xifan was speechless for a while. Zheng Jing saw that only the two of them were arguing there, so he asked, "Zhong Aiqing, what is your opinion?" ”

Hong Lei, the secretary of the ministry, came out of the class and said: "Lord Chen's words are analyzed very well, and the minister seconded the proposal. ”

Yang Ying, the head of the household department, said: "The minister also seconded the proposal. ”

Ye Heng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, said: "The minister also seconded the proposal. ”

Chen Shenwu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "The minister also seconded the proposal. ”

When Zheng Jing saw it, everyone agreed with Chen Yonghua's opinion, and said: "It seems that all Aiqing think that this is a good opportunity for us to recover the Central Plains!" This domain also has this intention, Xue Jinsi of the left military guard, Liu Guoxuan of the right military guard, Chen Shenwu, the secretary of the military department, Feng Xifan, the imperial guard, and Hong Lei, the secretary of the ministry, listen to the order! ”

"In! At! At! At! At! The five replied in turn.

"Order the five of you to lead the people of your headquarters, and immediately march ahead and take Jinxia directly!"

"Obey!" The five of them knelt on the ground in turn and received the general's order.

"Chen Yonghua!"

"In!"

"I order you to stay in Tokyo and assist the prince in prison!"

Chen Yonghua was stunned when he heard this, he wanted to go out together, so that he could plan in front of the tent, but he actively fought the main battle, but Zheng Jing took Feng Xifan to fight in person. He glanced at Feng Xifan, saw that he was holding his beard, squinted his eyes and smiled proudly, and couldn't help but feel a sense of loss in his heart, and replied, "Yes." ”

Zheng Jing Huo Ran got up and said solemnly: "Gather at the port early tomorrow morning, and this vassal will lead a large army to cross the sea to the west!" ”