Seven days later, a holy decree came from the capital, in view of the situation in Taiwan and the generals and ministers jointly wrote a letter to intercede, and the imperial court pardoned Zheng's father and son, not an example! He also ordered Zheng Jiajun to return to Taiwan immediately, reorganize defense, and defend the treasure island to repay the emperor's kindness.

This time, it was not the eunuch who issued the decree, but Xu Liang, a minister appointed by the imperial court. Because Shi Kefa wrote to Chongzhen to explain the situation in Taiwan, he hoped that the imperial court would send ministers to follow Zheng Jiajun to Taiwan to negotiate with the Dutch and restore the imperial court's prestige.

In any case, the Zheng father and son finally escaped under the death protection of Zhu Qing and others, for them, Nanjing is already a place that is not suitable for a long time, and it is not sure when the imperial court will regret it, then it will be troublesome. Even if the imperial court no longer pursues it, it will be difficult for Nanjing to have a place for them, and those rebels who have suffered a catastrophe because they accepted Zhao'an are always looking for a chance to take revenge. For Zheng Jiajun, leave early and get out early, not to mention the emperor's order, which cannot be delayed.

In this way, I didn't even have time to eat a farewell banquet, and I was worried about long nights and dreams. At nightfall, Zheng Jiajun returned to their warship from the Nanjing ferry, took Xu Liang, the minister of the imperial court, and under the escort of Zhu Qing and Shi Kefa and others, left Nanjing overnight, went out of Shatuo Bay, went down the river, and returned to the island.

Seeing off Zheng Jiajun, Zhu Qing looked at the river and did not leave for a long time.

Shi Kefa and the others were puzzled and asked, "The Zheng family and his son have escaped this catastrophe, why is the general still so sullen?" ”

Zhu Qing looked at Jiang Xing and sighed, "I'm worried that it's too late, it's too late......"

"The general is talking about the Dutchman?" Sai Shi asked.

Zhu Qing nodded. When Shi Kefa and the others heard this, they still didn't think so, and couldn't help but shake and laugh slightly. Hei Sha asked coldly, "The general is too worried, right?" Even if the Dutch make trouble, as long as the fleet of the Zheng family army arrives on the island, they will definitely be made to bow down! "Heisha grew up beside Killing Wind since he was a child, and he has long been empty-eyed.

Zhu Qing knew that it was difficult for him to explain the Dutch occupation of Taiwan to the people around him, so he had to nod and smile bitterly, "I hope so." ”

"Hey, by the way, general, there is good news from Kaifeng, saying that Liangshan and Miss Yufeng have recently been married, so let's go back quickly. You don't know, their marriage should have been decided, but later I learned that you were wronged and imprisoned, and it was delayed again and again, and now that you are finally safe, shouldn't you go back to give them Zhang Luo? Sai Shiqian suddenly pulled a letter and handed it to Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing heard it, and when he saw it, his face was happy, "Okay!" All right! In the past few days, all kinds of big and small things have broken out, and it is time for a happy event to rush to rejoice. Hey, speaking of which, I really delayed their marriage. Brother Shiqian, you go and prepare immediately, we will return to Kaifeng this morning. ”

"Order!"

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and greeted each other with a smile.

"Qinglong, you are good at everything, but sometimes you are too worried, this time take advantage of the marriage of the Liangshan brothers to relax and relax, maybe there will be a tough battle waiting for us soon, hahaha......" Shi Kefa patted Zhu Qing on the shoulder and quipped.

Zhu Qing didn't answer, but kept nodding with a wry smile, because he knew very well in his heart that Shi Kefa's words, especially the second half of the sentence, must be a prophecy.

In the middle of the night, everyone dispersed, and Zhu Qing was still reluctantly standing at the ferry and looking into the distance, when Heisha came over and asked in a deep voice, "Is the situation in Taiwan really so serious?" ”

Zhu Qing looked back and nodded, "I'm afraid it's even more serious." ”

Hei Sha stared at Zhu Qing's eyes, he knew that Zhu Qing didn't lie to him, and after a moment of silence, Hei Sha nodded, "However, you shouldn't keep holding on in front of Shi Kefa." Jiangnan has changed again and again, first Yangzhou, and now Nanjing, every one is a bitter battle that shocks the government and the opposition, that is, Shi Kefa, if he is someone else, I am afraid that he will not be able to bear it for a long time, and now that this is all over, he needs to be quiet. ”

Zhu Qing listened to the words of the black man, and his face suddenly showed shame, he always felt that he was carrying the decline of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't know that there were people like Shi Kefa who were standing up!

"It's me who was careless, I shouldn't have bothered General Shi anymore." Zhu Qing blamed himself.

Heisha walked to his side and looked at the river, "You don't have to blame yourself, you are born in troubled times, this is the fate of every Ming soldier." ”

Listening to Heisha's words, Zhu Qing suddenly felt that Jiang Feng was even colder, although he knew that Heisha could still carry it clearly in the face of major rights and wrongs, but he was somewhat surprised to be able to break through this end-world chess game in one word. However, at a glance at Heisha's demeanor, Zhu Qing had to believe that Heisha was originally an emperor and general, and the so-called Prince Longxuan was by no means an ordinary person.

"By the way, will you go back to Kaifeng with us?" Zhu Qing chuckled lightly and asked instead.

"Of course, if I'm bored here, I can't kill people casually now." Black Shay quipped.

"I don't think it's because of that, right?" Zhu Qing smiled pointedly.

"Or else?"

"Brother Shi Qian has already told me that not only has a letter come from Kaifeng, but also from Miss Ah Jiu, right?" Zhu Qing smiled secretly.

When Hei Sha heard this, he felt a little embarrassed, and it was hard to imagine how rare it was to see shyness on the face of a cold-blooded killer.

"Why bother asking if you already know?"

"I didn't mean to embarrass you. It's just that if you go back to Kaifeng and return to Beijing to restore your life, what should you do? If someone in the court causes trouble, the emperor blames him, which is not good for you and your wife. Zhu Qing said with concern.

Heisha paced back and forth by the river for a few steps, nodding his head in response with concern, "I haven't thought about the situation you said, but Ah Jiu is willing to endure such a big grievance for me, if I don't even dare to see her, what kind of face does the eldest husband have in the world?" ”

After Zhu Qing heard this, he couldn't help but be impressed by the troops, nodded, patted him on the shoulder and said with relief, "Okay!" Senior brother is really a big husband! Now that my brother has made up his mind, I have a solution. ”

"What's the solution? Say it! Blacksha couldn't wait.

"Sheng Tianyue's meritorious service is earnest, and this time he has made a lot of contributions in the Battle of Nanjing, if the senior brother is willing to give up fame and fortune, and give Sheng Tianyue the credit for the relief of the siege of Nanjing this time, let Sheng Tianyue lead his troops back to Beijing to restore his life, with his mind and three-inch tongue will definitely be able to say for you, I and General Shi Kefa will jointly repair a book for you and submit it to the emperor, then this matter will be fine. What do you think? Zhu Qing suggested.

After hearing this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, "This is very good, my black evil fate is full of trouble, and it is a great luck to be able to live in troubled times, what is the use of fame for me?" It's just a nuisance for me and my mother. ”

"Okay, I am very pleased that Senior Brother can have this feeling, and I will go to Sheng Tianyue to explain it clearly." Zhu Qing was very happy to see that Heisha could look down on fame and fortune so much and not be burdened by fame and fortune, because fame and fortune were even more calamity for the former Prince Long Xuan and his mother, the former Manchu concubine!

Zhu Qing was so excited that he wanted to turn around, but the black demon didn't move, Zhu Qing asked suspiciously, "What?" Senior brother regretted it? ”

Unexpectedly, Heisha shook his head, "I definitely won't regret giving up my fame, it's just that the master ......"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Qing understood what he meant, and nodded silently, "Yes, when I came, the master repeatedly instructed me to bring you back safely no matter what, and now you and I will not return to Beijing, but I can't live with his old man......"

The two brothers couldn't help but feel sorry when they mentioned that their master killed the wind, they must know that everything they have today was given by the killing wind, especially the black evil, his life was picked up by the killing wind...... Just when the two were silent, Sai Shiqian suddenly appeared behind him, "The two generals don't have to worry, the last general just got the news, Lord Killing Wind also went to Kaifeng this time, if the two generals return to Beijing, they won't be able to meet each other." Sai Shiqian said and handed a letter to Zhu Qing.

Zhu Qing took a look at it, and his face was suddenly pleasantly surprised. Heisha couldn't wait to ask, "What did the master say?" ”

"The master said in his heart that he had already left for Kaifeng, let us rush to the killing wind as soon as possible, first, to say goodbye, and second, to investigate the Kaifeng case......"

"Great! Brother Shiqian, hurry up and pack up, we will leave for Kaifeng immediately after dawn! Blacksha was thrilled, he seemed relieved like never before.

Shi Qian glanced at Zhu Qing in surprise, he seemed to have never seen Hei Sha so moved, Zhu Qing nodded at Shi Qian, and Shi Qian rushed back to the post station.

To the west of the Jinyi Guard Station, is Shi Kefa's Shangshu Mansion, which is the same as the Jinyi Guard Station, the Shangshu Mansion at this time is still lit, and it is obvious that Shi Kefa has not slept. But unlike Heisha and the others, who were excited and couldn't sleep when they were about to set off, Shi Kefa tossed and turned because he was worried.

"My lord, Kaifeng Mansion has sent an invitation, are you really not going to the banquet? The good guy is your old friend. In Shi Kefa's room, the big guard asked.

Shi Kefa threw a cloak on his body, and he didn't seem to have the intention of sleeping, he paced to the window, looked south, sighed and shook his head, "Of course I want to go, but I can't!" ”

"Are you worried about things changing?" The guard asked.

Shi Kefa nodded, turned to the guard Zhengse and said, "Do you think Qinglong is alarmist?" ”

"What? Will something really happen in Taiwan? The guard was surprised.

Shi Kefa nodded with a sad face, "I'm afraid something has happened!" ”

"Huh?!" The guards were even more shocked when they heard this, "Why didn't the lord listen to Qinglong's persuasion at the ferry today?" ”

"It's not that I don't believe in Qinglong, it's that our soldiers need to rest and recuperate, if the Nanjing war is resting and worrying about Taiwan, isn't the army worried? It's going to hurt morale. Now, as long as there is no news from Taiwan for a day, our southern army will be able to rest and recuperate for one more day, which will be of great benefit to the morale and physical strength of the military, and this is also the reason why I openly oppose Qinglong in public, but in private, I must not relax. So this trip to Kaifeng, I'm afraid only you will do it for you, you have to arrange a congratulatory gift, and go to Kaifeng for me to congratulate the good man and the good son. In the event of a real change in Taiwan, Zheng Jiajun will definitely ask the mainland for help, and it is incumbent upon our southern army to stay in case of accidents. Shi Kefa said it categorically, and he was so loud that his subordinates were moved.

"In that case, we should stay and help the adults!"

"No, you also know, I am an old friend of the good man, you are the most trusted and capable cadre around me, I can't go to congratulate in person, if you don't go, it's too much to say, you must know, we came out of Kaifeng, there was no good man at the beginning, how can I Shi Kefa today? So this one, you have to go there on my behalf! Shi Kefa shouted.

"The last general commands!"

Shi Kefa nodded after hearing this, "You go and prepare, and walk with Qinglong and them tomorrow." Let me be alone for a moment. ”

After the guards left, Shi Kefa looked at the window and sighed, "The mountain rain is coming, the wind is full of buildings......" He unconsciously put away the cloak on his body, felt a little cool, coughed a few times, turned around and closed the doors and windows.