"Lord Yu, the national teacher has come to visit the palace!"

This sudden report finally interrupted Zheng Zhilong's contemplation. He stood up and laughed: "National teacher? What a rare guest, come, open the middle door, this king personally greets! ”

But he immediately turned his head and whispered to the third brother Zheng Zhibao beside him: "Prepare secretly, be more vigilant." ”

Zheng Zhibao understood and took the order. Zheng Zhilong led his "Eighteen Zhi" and his subordinates to the gate of Chaowang's Mansion to greet him, but saw that there were only two people and two horsemen outside the door, and there was no pomp. The leader is the "national teacher" Zhu Zijian, who was given the surname Zhu by "Hongguang Ye" Zhu Yousong, I saw him wearing a simple white robe, shaking a folding fan in his hand, and a faint smile on his face.

Behind him was a man in black with an iron mask and a long sword at his waist. Naturally, the mask had no expression, only a cold luster, which made people shudder. As a martial arts master, Zheng Zhilong knew that the two people opposite him were first-class masters just by his intuition. Especially the man in the iron mask, who is more like a hidden dragon in the abyss, difficult to fathom the depth.

However, Zheng Zhilong, as the overlord of one side, saw that there were only two people on the other side, and this was his own territory, so he would naturally not be bluffed. He hurriedly changed his smiling face and greeted warmly: "What kind of fragrant wind is this, sending the national teacher to this king?" It's really a distinguished guest, and it's shining! Hurry up, please come into the house, this king will set up a banquet and have a good drink with the national teacher! ”

Zhu Zijian smiled indifferently and said: "Since the Holy Driver came to Taiwan, King Chao Chitose has worked hard for state affairs day and night. Although the national division is not as good as the prince, there are also a lot of mundane affairs, and it is rare to have leisure. Passing through the palace today, if you don't come to visit again, it will be too rude. Therefore, I came uninvited, and I hope that the prince will forgive the sin. ”

"Where is it, this king has long heard that the national teacher has studied the past and the present, and can know the past and the future, and is about to ask the national teacher for advice!"

The two exchanged a few polite words, joined hands and entered the palace, talking while walking, looking at the intimacy, which was not much better than the old friends they hadn't seen for many years.

But the man in the iron mask followed closely behind Zhu Zijian, Zheng Zhilong had so many capable generals, many of whom were strong in martial arts, but none of them were willing to go in side by side with him, and they all retreated a little unconsciously. Zheng Zhibao even secretly instructed his subordinates: "A few of you have kept an eye on this guy who is pretending to be a ghost for me, if you want to plot against me, take it immediately without saying a word!" ”

After entering the house, Zheng Zhilong will reopen the banquet. Zhu Zijian said: "The national teacher is a monk, and he can't drink alcohol. I just want to ask the prince for a cup of tea, just say a few words, and don't dare to disturb more. ”

Zheng Zhilong sneered in his heart, secretly thinking that you are not a monk or a Taoist, what kind of monk are you. But he said, "Oh, this is the king's negligence." In this case, please go to the middle hall, this king Ping retired from the idle people, etc., only I and the national teacher and the two of them had a tea and discussion, which is also an elegant matter. ”

Soon the two came to the middle hall, which was slightly smaller than the front hall, and was a place for Zheng Zhilong and his henchmen to discuss on a small scale. Zheng Zhilong and Zhu Zijian were seated separately, and the others, including the mysterious man in the iron mask, were all waiting outside the middle hall.

In fact, Zheng Zhilong is alert and cunning, and he also hides four first-class Japanese ninjas in the dark wall of the middle hall. He himself was armed with a sharp blade, and if anyone dared to assassinate him, he would only kill himself.

After serving tea, Zhu Zijian took a sip and asked leisurely: "I heard that the prince believes in Catholicism from the West, but is it true?" ”

Zheng Zhilong guessed Zhu Zijian's true intentions in his heart, and at the same time blew the tea leaves floating on the water casually, and said with a haha: "Hehe, I didn't expect that the national teacher has great powers, and even this little thing about this king can be found out clearly." That's right, when he was young, Ben Wang went to Macau to learn shipbuilding and naval warfare from the Franco. But the Francos were all Catholics and did not trust the king at all. In order to learn their skills, this king had to be baptized into the church, and gave a religious name, called Nikolai, hahahaha! ”

"But this king is called following the local customs, in Macau Catholicism, in Japan, this king believes in Shinto, and also visited the Hachiman Bodhisattva." Zheng Zhilong said quite proudly, "But when I return to Fujian, this king has to worship Mazu Niangniang." Let it be said that whoever can bless this king, this king will believe. Now that the White Lotus Holy Sect is the state religion, this king naturally believes in it. Presumably, Maitreya Buddha will also bless this king, right? Hahahaha..."

In fact, Zheng Zhilong's words were somewhat provocative. But Zhu Zijian didn't care, and still smiled indifferently: "The prince said that he followed the customs of the country, and his own teacher also thought so." After coming to Taiwan, knowing that the people of Fujian and Taiwan, including the prince's army, believed in Mazu, the national teacher told the congregation that they were not allowed to preach in Taiwan, and they were not allowed to publicize it in peacetime, but only focused on the other side of the strait. Even if it is the national division itself, the entry and exit are also very low-key, and one ride and one follow are enough. Therefore, although there are many members of the White Lotus Sect, they will never clash with the prince's subordinates, please rest assured that the prince will not be able to do so. ”

"Ah, national teacher, look at what you said, you and I are ministers in the same palace, how can there be a conflict? Too worried, too worried! ”

Although Zheng Zhilong said this, he was thinking in his heart, even if you know each other, if you want to run to my old house to pretend to be a ghost and expand your power, don't blame this king for being unkind to you!

"By the way, speaking of the Holy Lord, this king just remembers," Zheng Zhilong pretended to think of it inadvertently, "The Holy Lord still has no Empress of the Main Palace. There is a way to be a husband and wife, and the great Lun of the people, not to mention that the holy body is the society and the sect, and the position of the middle palace should be determined as soon as possible, so that the people of the world can feel at ease. This king has been dedicated to eight women of the saint, all of whom are stunningly beautiful, and I think the saint also favors them, so why not choose one of them and make her queen? also always said that the queen's seat was reserved for Lei'er, who is this Lei'er? ”

A look of shame and remorse suddenly appeared on Zhu Zijian's face, but it flashed and said casually: "Lei'er is a folk girl that the saint met in Xiangyang. The saint fell in love with her at first sight and was about to accept her as a concubine, but this woman disappeared due to the war, and the saint has been thinking about her ever since. ”

Zheng Zhilong didn't think much about it, and after hearing it, he shook his head and smiled: "Who should I be, just a people's girl, what's so rare?" Two of the women who were dedicated to the Holy King were illegitimate daughters of Japanese daimyos. If the saint can make one of them a queen and a concubine, wouldn't this be linked to the Japanese daimyo? When the time comes, we can use the power of Japan to counterattack the mainland, such a costless thing, I hope that the national teacher will persuade the saint more, and it is better to settle it as soon as possible! ”