Beijing.

Less than an hour after Prince Jian Jidu authorized the Yuanda general to go to Fujian to pacify Haikou, Zheng Zhilong, the Marquis of Tong'an, and Zheng Du, the second son, were already in Prince Jian's mansion. However, the two waited in the porter for more than an hour, but they were not summoned by Prince Jane.

In addition to his father and son, there were many officials in the concierge who came to see Prince Jian, but most of those who knew his father and son were disdainful and didn't pay attention to them at all.

Zheng Zhilong's reaction to these officials was also not strange, sitting on the bench and looking at the officials coming and going with a smile, people greeted him, he also nodded, even if the other party had turned his head when he got up to greet them, he was still not annoyed. Look, live out of a kind man.

Zheng Du knew why these officials treated his father and son like this, and he didn't get angry with them like his father, but seeing that it was about to get dark, Prince Jian still refused to summon him, and he inevitably became angry in his heart, so he persuaded his father in a low voice: "Father, we have been here for so long, if Jidu wanted to see him, he would have seen him a long time ago, looking at this posture, I am afraid that he would not want to see his father." Father, why don't you go back first, so as not to make those villains look down on here. ”

"There's no hurry."

Zheng Zhilong gently shook his son's hand and signaled him to be patient. Zheng Du had no choice but to continue to wait patiently.

After a while, someone finally came over and shouted: "Has Tong Anhou left?" ”

"Tong Anhou Zheng Zhilong is here!"

Hearing the voice, Zheng Zhilong's narrowed eyes opened violently. He got up and greeted the passer.

The person who came was Cui Dahai, the head of the palace, who was coated with the blue flag of the Han army, and was on an errand in Prince Zheng's mansion earlier. After Prince Jian's mansion was built, he was transferred to serve, and because of his ability to do things, Prince Jian valued him, and handed over the affairs of the palace to him.

There are seven officials in front of the prime minister's door, not to mention the head of the prince's mansion.

As soon as Cui Dahai appeared, all the big and small officials waiting in the concierge got up together and saluted to Chief Cui one after another. Cui Dahai only picked up a few people and nodded, but the rest didn't look at it. The officials who were replied by Mr. Cui were beaming. was not taken by Mr. Cui, who was also full of smiles, who dared to take himself seriously.

Zheng Zhilong was crowned Tong'an Hou in the eleventh year of Shunzhi, but in front of Cui Dahai, a servant of the palace. But he didn't take Hou Ye's shelf at all, he stepped forward and bowed to Cui Dahai slightly, and then asked with a smile: "Manager Cui, but the prince wants to summon me?" ”

Cui Dahai's nostrils almost rose to the sky. "Snort" said: "The prince said." He is about to leave for Fujian in the near future, and there are many affairs, so I really can't spare time to see you. The prince told you to go back, if you really serve the Qing Dynasty, he will tell your son to be obedient, and don't say anything else. ”

"Yes, yes."

Zheng Zhilong was disappointed in his heart, but his face was full of smiles. He also wanted to work hard to meet Prince Jane. He said cheekily: "Can you please report it to the chief manager again, the gifts I brought to the prince are all overseas treasures, and they can't be seen in the market in Beijing."

Before he finished speaking, Cui Dahai interrupted him unhappily and said, "Huh": "My prince is rare for you to be a treasure?" But if you can't bear it, I'll have someone bring it to you." ”

"I don't mean that, don't get me wrong, these treasures are just a filial piety from someone Zheng to the prince, and the prince can accept it to give Zheng a big face, where does Zheng have the meaning of borrowing, don't kill Zheng in shame. Zheng only asked to see the prince, and asked the manager to be accommodating! ”

Zheng Zhilong's low voice made his son feel distressed when he saw it, but Cui Dahai didn't care, and was obviously impatient, waving his hand and scolding: "What's the matter with you?" Didn't I tell you, the prince is very busy now, tell you to go back, if you are really good for the Qing Dynasty, then ask your son who is a Haikou to come back as soon as possible, so that the father and son are in the same dynasty, and the two generations are marquis, wouldn't it be good? "I'm going to leave.

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly took out a silver ticket from his cuff and stuffed it to Cui Dahai, and said with a smile: "It's a little meaning, please ask the manager to smile." ”

"Hmm."

Seeing that it was a silver ticket of 1,000 taels, Cui Dahai's attitude suddenly eased a lot, and he looked left and right, and the officials who were looking at him turned their faces to the side with interest.

Cui Dahai stuffed the silver ticket into his cuffs, chuckled, and whispered to Zheng Zhilong: "Tong Anhou, let me tell you the truth, the prince really doesn't have time to see you." But don't worry, the prince said, your son's affairs have nothing to do with you, as long as you are loyal to Anhou, your son's affairs will never involve you. ”

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong immediately said with great gratitude: "Thank you for telling the truth!" ”

Cui Dahai smiled, Zheng Zhilong got the letter, how dare he delay, hurriedly said goodbye to Cui Dahai, and walked out of the palace gate with Zheng Du step by step.

got into his own carriage, but the smile of the father and son just now was not there, and when he walked to the corner of the front street, seeing that there was no one around, Zheng Dufang scolded: "The dog's eyes look low, and a slave dares to snub his father like this, he really deserves to be killed!" ”

Zheng Zhilong sighed and smiled bitterly, thinking about how heroic he was back then, holding 100,000 male soldiers, and still being able to support the emperor, but today he has fallen to the point where even a steward slave has to be flattered. Tiger fell Pingyang was bullied by dogs, he couldn't have experienced it more deeply in recent years.

Seeing his father's lonely face, Zheng Du was a little unwilling, and hesitated again and again and said: "Father, what the eldest brother said in the letter, does my father think it is feasible?" ”

"This matter is too big, it is done, the southeast has changed color, it will not work, I am afraid that it will be difficult for your eldest brother to gain a foothold in Fujian."

Zheng Zhilong hesitated, but there was a sound of hooves on the street, he lifted the curtain and looked out, and several horses hurriedly ran past his carriage, looking in the direction of Prince Jian's mansion.

Zheng Du's eyes were sharp, and he saw that the knight was familiar, and said, "It seems to be Dasu." ”

"Dasu?"

Zheng Zhilong was a little strange, Da Su was the commander of the army and the minister of the interior, what was he doing in such a hurry to go to Prince Jian's mansion.

Zheng Du was also very curious, thought about it, and said to the outside: "Zheng Er, you take the silver to set up a trick and see what Da Su is doing at Prince Jian's mansion so late." ”

"Great!"

Zheng Er, who drove the car, was a ronin samurai accepted by Zheng Zhilong in Japan in his early years, and he was very loyal to him, and he was extremely proficient in Chinese for so many years.

Zheng Er handed over the silver in the past, and the guards who sent the Minister of the Interior Da Su didn't think much about it, and there were many high-ranking officials and nobles in Beijing to inquire about the news, and besides, this matter was not a secret, and Ming'er would be able to know all the teachers in Beijing, so he told Zheng Er about it. Zheng Er was shocked when he heard it, and hurried back to report.

"Are you saying that the king of Pingnan, Shang Kexi, died, the king of Jingnan, Geng Jimao, returned to the Ming anyway, the general of Jingnan Hahamu died in battle, and the forty-eight counties of the three provinces of Guangdong returned to the Ming?"

Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Du, father and son, were shocked by the news

The speed of the bones is not fast, and I don't want to flow for the quality of the work, so please don't blame the slow update of the bones. Besides, the number of updates of about 7,500 words per day is not low. (To be continued.) )