Chapter 226: Bow to Zheng Zhilong
"Where. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoGeneral Zheng is my Ming dragon's dragon on the sea, I heard about General Zheng's heroic deeds from Lord Xiong, I really admired it, this time I came to Fujian, I also wanted to go to the general for help, but the matter was done quickly, so I didn't bother the general. ”
Jiaolong on the Daming Sea, these words came out of the mouth of a military general, Zheng Zhilong was very comfortable to listen to, he said with a smile: "General Zhao, what are you doing in Fujian?" How did it happen so quickly? ”
"I'm here to buy sweet potatoes, potatoes and corn." Zhao Guohua told the truth.
Zheng Zhilong asked, "What are you buying these things for?" ”
Sighing softly, Zhao Guohua said: "Our army is stationed in the Dabie Mountain area, which is the border area of Anhui, Henan, and Hubei provinces, and there are more than 20 counties, where the transportation is inconvenient, the land is barren, it is difficult to eat, and the people live hard. ”
Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong asked. "Did you buy it?"
"I bought it, I bought it from a Yangyi named Robert, in order not to delay the planting time, so I rushed back as soon as possible to guide the farmers to plant, so that next year their life will be better." Zhao Guohua said.
"The general's heart is kind, and the sky will repay him." One of Zheng Zhilong's subordinates spoke
Glancing at him, Zhao Guohua asked, "This general's surname?" ”
"Oh, I forgot to introduce it, come, General Zhao, let me introduce you to a few generals around me." As he spoke, Zheng Zhilong pointed to the subordinates who had just spoken and said, "This is Shi Lang......"
"Shi Lang? This is the hero who helped Kangxi recover Taiwan. Zhao Guohua couldn't help but look at Shi Lang carefully.
"General Zhao knows me." Seeing Zhao Guohua staring at him, Shi Lang couldn't help but ask strangely.
Smiling, Zhao Guohua said; "General Shi Lang is too much like a person I saw on the way to Fuzhou, so I was surprised when I saw the general."
"Shi Lang, you won't have a brother...... Zheng Zhibao said jokingly.
Hahahaha, everyone burst out laughing......
After laughing, Zheng Zhilong continued: "This is Zheng Xing...... This is Zheng Ming...... This is Yang Geng...... This is Chen Hui...... This is Zheng Cai...... "He introduced his generals to Zhao Guohua one by one.
After the introduction, the guy happened to come with a tray to deliver the food.
After setting up the wine and pouring the wine, Zheng Zhilong raised his glass with a smile and said: "General Zhao, you and I are officials in the same court, although it is the first time we have met, but I feel that we are very close to each other, come, a toast to our acquaintance." ”
"Okay." Zhao Guohua smiled and raised his glass.
"." Zheng Zhilong said, touched the glass with Zhao Guohua, raised the glass and signaled to everyone, and as soon as he raised his head, he drank the wine in the cup, and everyone also raised their glasses and drank the wine in the cup.
After drinking, everyone began to eat, Zheng Zhilong pointed to the fried eel and said: "This dish is called fried eel, according to my chef, the eel has the effect of nourishing deficiency and nourishing blood, dispelling dampness, anti-tuberculosis, etc., and is a good nutritional product for patients with long-term illness, weakness, anemia, etc." It has a good effect of strengthening the kidneys, and is a health food for young couples and middle-aged and elderly people. Regular consumption can make the body strong. General Zhao, you are fighting in the Central Plains, your body is tired, you have to eat more fried eel. After speaking, he took a piece of eel meat and put it in Zhao Guohua's bowl.
"Thank you General Zheng for your concern." Zhao Guohua said with a smile, and then took a bite of eel meat.
After eating, Zhao Guohua praised: "This dish is red in color, soft and sweet in texture, delicious and delicious." It is indeed a rare delicacy. ”
"General Zhao, it's a pity that you can't stay in Fuzhou for more than because you are in military affairs, otherwise, I will ask you to eat fried eel every day, and after a few months, you will become white and fat." Zheng Zhilong said with a smile.
"In that case, I'll have to ride a bull." Zhao Guohua said seriously.
"Bull riding? Why? Zheng Zhilong asked puzzled.
"I was too fat to move the horses, so I had to ride the bull into battle." After speaking, Zhao Guohua laughed
"Hahahaha......" everyone laughed too.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Zheng Zhilong said: "General Zhao, you have participated in the battle of encircling and suppressing the Liukou commanded by Lord Xiong, and I heard that since Lord Xiong became the governor of the five provinces, he has successively subdued the five battalions of the Gezuo, Liu Guoneng, Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and other Liukou, is it true?" ”
"Yes. That's true. Zhao Guohua nodded and said.
Zheng Zhilong said with a smile: "Lord Xiong is really a great talent, as soon as he made a move, he achieved such a great result, which is really a blessing for the court." It seems that as long as Li Zicheng is exterminated again, Daming will be able to settle down."
Shaking his head, Zhao Guohua said: "It's not that simple. ”
"What does General Zhao mean by this?" Zheng Zhilong asked puzzled, and everyone also stared at Zhao Guohua curiously, waiting for him to say something amazing.
After looking at everyone, Zhao Guohua said: "Everyone knows that the leaders of the Liukou such as Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others, these people began to rebel because they couldn't survive to embark on this road, but with the passage of time, after these years of flow and conquest, they have tasted the pleasure of giving orders to others, life and death to seize power, these people's mentality has changed from the time of seeking food and clothing to winning the world, some people have said that power is a dose of poison, and it is difficult for people who have tasted it to give up. The Liukou faced annihilation several times, but they all adopted a strategy of deception and survived the crisis, so I suspect that this time Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and others also surrendered by deception, and maybe they will rebel again in two or three years. ”
Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong was silent, and everyone was silently thinking about what Zhao Guohua said
"General Zhao, you are Lord Xiong's favorite general, in that case, why don't you remind Lord Xiong to kill Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and others to prevent future troubles?" Zheng Zhibiao asked.
Glancing at him, Zhao Guohua said: "General Zheng Si, these are just my speculations, Lord Xiong may not believe it, not to mention those ministers in the court who are full of benevolence and morality, they also need such a few living signboards to flaunt their benevolence, in their eyes, as long as the rogues surrender, everything will be fine, as for whether the rogues surrender or fake surrender, they will not be invited." ”
Xiong Wencan's recruitment of Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and others, Zhao Guohua also heard about it, he despised Xiong Wencan's greed for money and let go of these two people, especially for his bribery and allowed these two people to keep an independent army, he wanted to persuade, but thought that he also surrendered the fifth battalion of the left revolution, so after much consideration, he still gave up the idea of persuading Xiong Wencan, just reminded Xiong Wencan to pay attention to prevent these two from rebelling.
"It seems that we are a little too optimistic," Zheng Zhilong said self-deprecatingly.
Zhao Guohua said: "The current situation of the Ming Dynasty is very bad, even if the Liukou is destroyed, it may not necessarily get better immediately, because there is a bigger enemy in Liaodong who is devouring the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, if you want to solve these problems, you must first have a strong army to guard the border and suppress the chaos, and then you have to carry out a series of major changes in military, political, economic and other aspects." ”
After listening to Zhao Guohua's analysis, Zheng Zhilong's eyes were brilliant, and he said in his heart: "This person has a deep mind, a hill and a valley in his belly, a good plan and a strong army, and in time, he will be an important minister in the court, and while he is not yet noble, he will make friends with him, and it will be of great benefit to my Zheng family in the future." ”
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong said: "General Zhao, you and I are very close to each other, I want to be brothers with General Zhao, I don't know what General Zhao wants?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked, not only Zhao Guohua was surprised, but even Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhibiao looked at his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong in surprise.
Zhao Guohua looked at Zheng Zhilong and thought, "What does this Zheng Zhilong mean, why does he suddenly want to be a brother with him?" What was his idea? ”
Zheng Zhibao Zheng Zhibiao thought: "What's wrong with the eldest brother?" Why did he suddenly propose to worship Zhao Guohua as a brother, this Zhao Guohua is not a famous general, what does he think? ”
Seeing that Zhao Guohua didn't speak, Zheng Zhilong asked with a smile on his face: "Could it be that General Zhao doesn't look down on someone Zheng?" ”
Zhao Guohua thought to himself: "Since Zheng Zhilong wants to bow to me, then bow down, anyway, there is no harm in worshipping you, on the contrary, it will be beneficial to sell your bone china overseas in the future, as for the future, then I will talk about it later." ”
Thinking of this, he said, "No. General Zheng, you are wrong, I just thought that General Zheng was joking with me. Since General Zheng looked up to Zhao, Zhao climbed high. ”
Hearing that Zhao Guohua was willing to worship with him, Zheng Zhilong was very happy, he laughed and said: "You testify, today I, Zheng Zhilong and General Zhao Guohua, worship my brother, we will be a family in the future, and we promise to share blessings and hardships in the future." If this oath is violated, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed. ”
"You testify, today I, Zhao Guohua and Zheng Zhilong, and the general are brothers and sisters, and promise to share blessings and hardships in the future, and if you violate this oath, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." Zhao Guohua said the same.
After saying the same thing, the two laughed, and talked about the year, Zhao Guohua reported that he was thirty-five years old, Xiao Zheng Zhilong was two years old, ranking second, Zheng Zhibao Zheng Zhibiao was still the third and fourth.
After meeting with a brotherly gift, Zheng Zhilong ordered a table of wine and food again, and everyone continued to eat and drink. After Zheng Zhilong's enthusiasm was retained, Zhao Guohua lived in Zheng Zhilong's mansion for three more days, and then said goodbye to Zheng Zhilong, who was seeing him off, outside the West City Gate, and followed the car transporting sweet potatoes and left.
"Big brother, is your Zhao Guohua worthy of your worship and money?" Looking at the back of Zhao Guohua, who had gone away, Zheng Zhibao asked puzzled.