On September 12, the Xiamen City Guard Mansion welcomed two guests, Zheng Zhilong's old servant Li De.

Li De is the old man of the Zheng family, who has followed Zheng Zhilong for a long time, has always been Zheng Zhilong's cronies, and has a high prestige in the Zheng family.

Zheng Chenggong didn't dare to slack off at all, and hurriedly asked Zhang Dashan to welcome him into the living room.

As soon as Li De saw Zheng Chenggong, he hurriedly leaned over and said, "Little one, meet the eldest son!" ”

Zheng Chenggong sat on the main seat, and said, "You are also the old man of the Zheng family, no need to be polite!" ”

"Master Xie!"

Zheng Chenggong hesitated and asked, "How is my father now?" ”

Li De shook his head when he heard it and said, "My lord's situation is not very good now, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty takes very strict care of him. The eldest son, this is a handwritten letter sent to me by the master, as well as a letter from Li Qingtai, the new governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, please take a look at it! ”

Li De respectfully handed Li Qingtai's letter and Zheng Zhilong's handwritten letter to Zheng Chenggong with both hands, and said: "The eldest prince, the Qing emperor admires the eldest prince very much!" ”

Zheng Chenggong casually looked at Zheng Zhilong's handwritten letter, and then read Li Qingtai's letter, and sneered in his heart, "I really think Lao Tzu is a three-year-old child, and he wants to cheat Lao Tzu if he delays the army!" ”

Zheng Chenggong said after reading it: "Uncle Li has been running around for so long, he must have worked hard. Come on, please Uncle Li go to the wing room to rest! ”

After speaking, Zheng Chenggong dropped the edict, got up and left, ignoring Li De's pleading in the back.

As soon as he walked out of the lobby, Zheng Chenggong hurriedly called the guards to recruit his men.

When his main subordinates arrived, Zheng Chenggong told them about the Manchu Qing sending people to surrender him.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ruoteng suddenly stood up and said, "This is a Tartar plan to delay the army. The Tartar is untrustworthy in his words, and the general must not be fooled! ”

Huang Wu said with some hesitation: "General, what I said is so, but our army has suffered heavy losses before, Xiamen has just been occupied, and the army has not yet been integrated, and our army still needs time to repair." I suggest that the plan be calculated and the Tartar for the time being. ”

Wang Zhongxiao objected: "No, this will damage the prestige of the general's loyalty." Those loyal and patriotic people will inevitably be disappointed in the general when they hear it! ”

Zheng Chenggong heard that he originally wanted to plan the plan, but the idea of making a mistake for the time being was broken.

It's just that Zheng Chenggong still has some concerns that his titular father Zheng Zhilong is still trapped by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, if he doesn't care about his life or death, then how will the world view him. After all, filial piety is a very important virtue for Chinese people.

Zheng Chenggong pretended to be bitter and said: "It's not that I don't know the Manchu plan, it's just that the Manchus sent my father's servants to convey the edict, or they reminded me that my father is still in their custody!" I'm afraid of ...... if I flatly refuse."

Lu Ruoteng arched his hand and said: "Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been in a dilemma! Please also ask the general to think about the common people of China and not accept the reward of the Tartars! ”

Wang Zhongxiao also bowed his hand and said: "The general accepts the Tartar reward, and the officials will inevitably have resentment, and they will soon be dispersed." If the civil and military forces are dispersed, who in the world can once again take on the great task of driving the Tartars to photovoltaize our China. Please also ask the general to think about the common people of China and not accept the reward of the Tartars! ”

The others also stood up and drank: "Please also ask the general to think about the common people of China and not accept the reward of the Tartars!" ”

Seeing that these literati had expressed their positions, Zheng Chenggong pretended to say: "Trap me in unfilial piety, you can wait for me!" ”

Hearing Zheng Chenggong's words of shirking responsibility, many of his subordinates felt a chill. However, thinking of Zheng Chenggong, this is also for the sake of fame, and these civil and military generals also admit it.

Li De was forcibly invited to the wing room to rest, and spent the morning restlessly, and it was near noon that he heard the guards page, saying that the general Zheng Chenggong had been invited.

Li De hurriedly cleaned up and ran to see Zheng Chenggong.

Seeing Li De coming, Zheng Chenggong hurriedly said, "Uncle Li is here, please take a seat!" ”

Li De hurriedly leaned over and said, "Senior Master Xie looks at it, but as a servant, how can he be qualified to sit with the young master." ”

Zheng Chenggong said unhappily: "Look at what Uncle Li said, Uncle Li is my father's old housekeeper, he has lived in the Zheng family for so many years, and he also grew up watching Ming Yan. Ming Yan has always regarded Uncle Li as an uncle, how can he be compared with ordinary domestic servants. Hurry up, please take a seat! ”

When Li De wanted to excuse himself, Zheng Chenggong had already stood up and pulled him over and sat down. "Uncle Li, I didn't prepare any good dishes in a hurry, and I didn't greet him well. Don't be surprised! ”

Li De had no choice but to sit on the chair next to half of his buttocks, looking at the table full of food, he didn't dare to move his chopsticks, but he said in his mouth: "Where!" The eldest prince is polite, now the dishes are all good, borrow the light of the eldest prince, and the small ones are blessed! ”

The prime minister's door is a seven-rank official, and Zheng Zhilong was an official before the Taishi. As his housekeeper, Li De has never lacked filial piety, and he has never eaten any delicacies from the mountains and seas.

Zheng Chenggong didn't take his compliment seriously, and chewed it casually before saying: "Uncle Li, I am a dignified **** general of the country, how can I be willing to be a slave of the barbarians." Trouble Uncle Li to go back and tell the Manchu Tartars that I, Zheng Chenggong, will never accept the reward of the Tartars. I wrote a letter from my father, and I bothered Uncle Li to bring it back to my father. ”

After speaking, he handed him a handwritten letter and dragged him to his father Zheng Zhilong, and then sent him back.

Li De saw it, hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said, "Eldest son, now the master's comfort is all up to you." If you don't surrender, the lord will be finished! ”

Zheng Chenggong sighed and said: "Uncle Li, when Boluo entered the customs, Xu named my father the governor of Fujian and Guangdong, and deceived him into going north to Fuzhou to surrender with humble words. As a result, it has been a few years now, not to mention that the prince is still imprisoned in the capital, and he is not allowed to return to his hometown once. Since the Tartar has lost his faith in my father, how dare I believe his words? ”

Li De couldn't stop kowtowing when he heard it, and his forehead was broken. "The eldest prince, this time the Manchu Qing Dynasty sincerely wants to reward the eldest prince. The eldest prince must not listen to slander, otherwise the master's life will not be guaranteed! ”

Zheng Chenggong hurriedly supported Li De, otherwise he would kowtow again. "Uncle Li, I will not return for a day, and my father will be stable for a day. If I surrender, the lives of the Zheng family will not be guaranteed! ”

Li De heard: "It's ......"

Zheng Chenggong shook his head and said, "Uncle Li go back and show the envelope to my father, he will understand." Serve my father well, I will take good care of your wife and children, and I will never treat your Li family badly! ”

When Zheng Zhilong went north to surrender to the Manchu Tartars, he only brought these tens of thousands of soldiers and a dozen relatives. Most of those relatives are still in Fuzhou.

Li De heard that Zheng Chenggong was willing to treat his family well, and then saw his resolute attitude.

Li De reluctantly returned to Fuzhou and handed over the letter to Li Shutai in a trembling manner.

Li Shutai took the letter, tore open the envelope in front of Li De, and flipped through it.

I saw that the letter wrote: Violated the knees, eight years. But my father did not consider his son to be his son, nor did he dare to call himself a son. Sitting is a greeting, that is, not a word is connected. There are always times and different circumstances, so that the flesh and bones are suspended. Since ancient times, the righteous destruction of relatives has been carried out, and the life is not chaotic. Moreover, in the name of the three provinces, those who used to eat their fathers turned to eat their children; It is not that the son does not believe in the words of the father, but it is difficult for him to believe the words of the father.

If the Father has been wronged, will the Son be wronged again? In this dynasty, the son is also given a surname, called a vassal, and the position of a minister is extreme, how can there be a plus?

Besides, the idea of fame is faint, and if you revert to being a Feng woman, it is not your heart. This can be the wise man's ear. Otherwise, the empty name that hangs in the air will be a real disaster, and people will be hard-working, and it will be difficult for Jiangnan to be stable for a long time. Specialized.

After reading the letter, Liu Qingtai, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, knew that Zheng Chenggong was unwilling to surrender. Busy Shangsheng said: "The change of the situation must be prevented, and the preparation for the situation must be early." "Ask the Qing court to send the commander of the Manchu and Mongolian armies to move between Fujian and Zhejiang."

After receiving Liu Qingtai's recital, Dolgon slammed it to the ground and said in a vicious voice: "Damn the Haikou, order the Governor of Fujian and Zhejiang and the General Army of Fujian to send troops to eradicate the Haikou!" ”