Zhaoqing City at night, lively and extraordinary, martial law for a period of time of curfew, with the gradual improvement of the situation, also slowly banned, the soldiers of the five cities of the Terracotta Division are also happy to be idle, holding a gun and a knife to wander around the street at will, smiling and looking at the big girl and little daughter-in-law who are shopping around in the night market, the lights are bright like the daytime on several main prosperous streets, crowded, the restaurant and the song shop are full of guests, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, laughing and drinking, as if the scene of the peaceful and prosperous times, making people think that this is Nanjing, It's just a Qinhuai River.

It's too peaceful, the Tartar knife that has been hanging over the head has finally disappeared, and it is impossible for the Qing army to threaten here again, and the big stone hanging in people's hearts has quietly disappeared, laughing at night and rippling over the city.

However, in the deep palace, in the siege of the forbidden land, Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang does not see it that way, Zhaoqing is Zhaoqing, Nanjing is Nanjing, these are two different things.

Not the same.

He said to Zheng Chenggong, the king of Yanping County: "It's different, the North Zhili and the South Zhili are not the same, Nanjing is the place where the Taizu Longxing was in the past, the Purple Mountain dragon is entrenched, and the Qinhuai River feng shui dragon veins are all excellent. ”

Emperor Yongli patted the armrest of the dragon chair and said that he was happy: "But now the north is ruined by the Tartars, all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, the fields are barren, and the taxes are all one. Therefore, the two capitals in the north and south, I think, are more suitable for Nanjing. ”

The hall is empty, there is no one else, the Yongli Emperor and the king of Yanping County, a monarch and a courtier, sit on chairs, on the table in front of them, there are some rice cakes and other snacks, the noise in the city in the distance faintly spreads, there are people setting off fireworks, after all, it is Chinese New Year's Eve, to meet the occasion.

Emperor Yongli took a sip of the hot tea on the stove and looked at Zheng Chenggong with a smile: "What does the county king think?" ”

Zheng Chenggong sat under the lamplight, the flickering candlelight reflected his somewhat black face of the Chinese character red, the burly and sturdy body sat upright, wearing a python robe, and the tense muscles held the robe bulging, showing a surging sense of strength.

Entering the palace late at night, talking at night, Zheng Chenggong was a little surprised, after all, as a foreign minister, it is difficult to receive such a cronie-like courtesy, the emperor did this, so he was flattered, he was in Fujian, and he had not received such treatment for a long time.

Zheng Chenggong was a little hesitant about Emperor Yongli's question, after all, he was unprepared for this matter when asked suddenly, and it was difficult to answer in a hurry. ”

This answer, Yongli seemed to be very satisfied, he smiled a little thicker, and greeted: "Good, good, Shu knows that you are loyal, come, taste the newly cooked rice balls in the palace, call you on Chinese New Year's Eve, Shu is really a little unhappy, so, when the matter is finished, Shu will give you something to bring back to the family." ”

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly thanked him, picked up the bowl and took a small bite to eat a rice ball, the rice balls in Guangdong, which are slightly different from Fujian, with shrimp and seaweed, which has a different flavor.

Putting down the bowl, Yongli smiled and said: "But this matter is a little difficult, you know, Liang Guogong is in Datong, he cleaned up Beijing and wanted me to pass." Originally, it was reasonable to say that Beijing was the capital of this dynasty, where was my ancestor Taimiao, and the first emperor was martyred there, and it was a matter of course. However, as I said just now, Beijing is indeed not a good place to set the capital at this juncture, it is too close to Shanhaiguan and very unsafe. ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "Weichen understands that the emperor only needs to make a will to the Duke of Liangguo to explain this truth, and the Liangguo Guild must understand." ”

Emperor Yongli continued: "Yes, Liang Guogong is a smart man, and loyal, although he is young, he is very powerful, I like it very much, I think that he is the same as you, he is a young man. ”

Zheng Chenggong sighed in his heart, lifted it, he quickly swallowed the swallowing glutinous rice balls in his mouth, got up and arched his hand: "Thank you for the emperor's praise, Weichen is ashamed!" Weichen is not as good as Liang Guogong in case, Guogong fought bloodily in the north, and made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and the present, Weichen just did some small things in Fujian, how dare he compare with Guogong, don't dare, don't dare! ”

This reaction made Emperor Yongli slightly stunned, but he was very deep in the city, and immediately covered up the past with a smile, and waved his hand down: "Sit down and say, sit down and say." ”

Waiting for Zheng Chenggong to sit down, Yongli said with a smile: "It is said that the Ming Dynasty has two generals in the north and south, Liang Guogong in the north, and the king of Yanping County in the south. ”

Zheng Chenggong still had to be humble, Yongli stopped him with a gesture, and said categorically: "There is no need to refuse, I say this, it is not only a compliment, but also an encouragement, you must continue to work hard in the future and perform well for my Daming clan." ”

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly said: "This is a matter within the responsibility of Weichen!" ”

Emperor Yongli nodded, his face was worried, his heart was heavy, he frowned, stopped speaking, and sighed, as if waiting for something.

Zheng Chenggong said in his heart: Here it is, the main topic is here. He didn't want to talk and concentrate on eating, but he found that Yongli was looking at him with that eye, and his scalp was stiff, so he had to ask like a joke: "Your Majesty, I don't know why I sigh?" ”

Emperor Yongli sighed again at the right time, and said in a helpless tone: "I am sighing, my ancestors of the Ming Dynasty have been heroes for generations, and they have made achievements in governing the world and opening up the territory, but in my generation, I almost lost my ancestral business, don't you have no shame to see the ancestors and ancestors in the temple!" ”

Zheng Chenggong persuaded: "Your Majesty, the rise and fall of the world is not the fault of one person, and now Your Majesty can revive the rivers and mountains, which is already an extremely rare great cause, comparable to the achievements of the Eastern Han Dynasty." Your Majesty is nothing but arrogant. ”

"It would be nice if everyone in the world was like you, putting themselves in my shoes." Yongli looked at him with satisfaction, as if he was looking at his nephews who could be entrusted with the family business: "But the Zhu family is unfortunate, after the martyrdom of the first emperor, there have been many people who pretend to be the orthodoxy of my Zhu family and ascend the throne in various places. ”

Zheng Chenggong understood now, his heart was as bright as opening a window, and he knew what Emperor Yongli was talking about.

Sure enough, Emperor Yongli slapped heavily on the table and said angrily: "Hate King Lu, this evil animal!" When Emperor Longwu was in power, he claimed to be the prisoner of the country, seized the eastern part of Zhejiang, did not put the orthodoxy of the imperial court in his eyes, killed my envoys, and vainly sealed officials from all over the country, and his words and deeds can be called rebellion! ”

"After the martyrdom of Emperor Longwu, I inherited the unification, this beast became more and more violent, more and more rampant, relying on Zhang Mingzhen, a vain minister, he actually sent someone to ask me to abdicate and make way for Xian, how hateful! Of course, the whole country and the civil and military will not put this jumping clown in their eyes, when he is just dreaming, but if he doesn't care about this person, it will not work after all. ”

"At present, Chen Jin, the puppet governor of Zhejiang, and Zu Tianci and Ma Quan, the princes of Liangguo who are guarding Nanjing, are discussing the matter of surrender, this matter is certain, the whole south is basically decided, you are in Fujian, Kuizhou is in Zhejiang and Nanzhili, as long as you support whom, who will be the Ninth Five-Year Supreme who will enter Nanjing."

Zheng Chenggong's eyelids jumped violently, and he was so shocked that he hurriedly stood up, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, since Emperor Meng Longwu gave the country the surname, Weichen has sworn to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty, Weichen doesn't care who King Lu or whoever it is, Weichen only has His Majesty in his heart!" ”

He was drenched in sweat on his back, knowing that in this palace, it seemed that there were only two monarchs and ministers, but he didn't know how many knife and axe hands were snooping in the dark, just waiting for Yongli's fingers to move, he could be cut into several pieces.

In a panic, he felt a pair of hands holding his shoulders and pulling him up, and when he looked up, he saw that Emperor Yongli's kind face was in front of him.

"You are my clan, the general of the country, of course I can trust." Yongli said: "I want you to raise troops immediately, and work with Huiguo Gong to defeat the rebellion and remove this bane for my Ming Dynasty!" ”

Zheng Chenggong's hairs were standing on end, he deeply understood what this meant, and with a turn in his mind, he asked a question: "The troops of Weichen and Huiguo Gong are between Zhongbo and King Lu, can Your Majesty let Liang Guogong's men and horses also send troops from Nanzhili, so that they can be foolproof!" ”

"Nan Zhili? Liang Guogong? Yongli had a gloomy face and shook his head: "No need, you two can do this." ”

(End of chapter)