When Zheng Chenggong went to Haicheng to comfort the families of those casualties, Lu Ruoteng, who was in Xiamen, was worried about whether to attach himself to Zheng Chenggong.

Lu Ruoteng's word is idle, and the number is Muzhou. Fujian Tong'an County Kinmen people, Ming Chongzhen thirteen years in the Jinshi, later the official to Zhejiang political envoy Zuo Senate, stationed in Ningbo, the good and the bad, send love in the people, there is "Lu Bodhisattva" said.

In 1645, the Southern Ming Dynasty Longwu Li, awarded the right deputy capital of the Imperial History, stationed in Wenzhou, and the governor of Wenzhou, Ning, and Taiwan in eastern Zhejiang; Later, the military department was still in the book.

In June, the Qing army entered Wenzhou, Lu Ruoteng defended Pingyang, was hit by three arrows in his back, fortunately was rescued by the sailor, and retreated to Fuzhou.

Longwu was taken prisoner and committed suicide by hunger strike, he committed suicide by jumping into the water when he heard the news, and was rescued;

Lu Ruoteng, who couldn't die, heard that Lu Jianguo had moved to Xiamen and personally conquered northern Fujian, and the rebels from all over the country responded one after another, making the anti-Qing situation in Fujian very good. He managed to come to Xiamen, ready to continue his ideal of supporting the Ming Dynasty.

Lu Ruoteng came with enthusiasm, but after going to Xiamen, the actual situation of Lu Jianguo made him disappointed.

Lu Jian had ambitions and dared to go to the front line to fight against the Qing Dynasty, but unfortunately he did not have his own military strength.

At the end of 1647, the actual situation of the recovered 27 counties of three prefectures and one prefecture in northeastern Fujian was: the rebel army that conquered Jianning Mansion was led by Zhu Changhu, the king of Yunxi;

The conquest of Fu'an and Funing counties was led by Liu Zhongzao, a former scholar of the Longwu Dynasty;

The rebel army that conquered Xinghua Mansion was led by Zhu Jizuo, a former scholar of the Longwu Dynasty.

None of the three main troops and horses of Fujian and Zhejiang to resist the Qing Dynasty could be mobilized by Lu Jianguo.

The righteous armies in Fujian and Zhejiang nominally respect Lu Jianguo, but in fact they are their own system, and the only people who can really command Lu Jianguo are two or three thousand soldiers and horses led by Zhang Mingzhen and Zhang Huangyan, and the food and salary of those soldiers and horses, and the salaries of civil and military officials are provided by Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian.

Lu Jianguo was subject to the two brothers from the beginning.

Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian casually beaten, scolded and insulted the officials appointed by Lu Jianguo, and Lu Jianguo could only dare to be angry but did not dare to speak.

The anti-Qing forces of all parties in Fujian and Zhejiang did not cooperate with each other and took advantage of this excellent situation to recover Fujian and Zhejiang, but instead intrigued with each other and poured into each other, so that the Manchus could breathe and have time to mobilize limited forces to defend and even attack the anti-Qing rebels.

Seeing this kind of scene, Lu Ruoteng was very unoptimistic about the prospects of Lu Jianguo.

After staying in Xiamen for a few months, Lu Ruoteng wanted to leave and go to Emperor Yongli in Guangxi to have a look.

Although Lu Ruoteng is also not optimistic about the prospects of Emperor Yongli, after all, he is now the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, and Lu Ruoteng, as a loyal minister, is ready in his heart, and it is a big deal to die and die for the country.

When Lu Ruoteng packed his luggage and was about to go to Guangxi, he heard the news of Zheng Chenggong one after another.

Regarding Zheng Chenggong, Lu Ruoteng only had some impressions of him, which was limited to the fact that he was the eldest son of the traitor Zheng Zhilong, and he swore an oath against the Qing Dynasty a year ago.

Lu Ruoteng didn't consider taking refuge with Zheng Chenggong before, firstly, Zheng Chenggong was too young, and secondly, Zheng Chenggong was Zheng Zhilong's son after all, and all the fathers had defected to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and how much determination did the sons have to oppose the Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that as soon as they saw that the situation was not good, they would immediately surrender!

Until Zheng Chenggong was able to gather people to train the army in a difficult situation, conquered Haicheng, and accepted the "vote for the name" of resisting the Qing Dynasty.

This made Lu Ruoteng agree with Zheng Chenggong's determination to resist the Qing Dynasty and began to examine Zheng Chenggong.

It's not a problem!

After carefully collecting Zheng Chenggong's experience, Lu Ruoteng found that Zheng Chenggong was a very tenacious person.

Throughout the ages, all those who are tenacious will be able to achieve great things in the future.

Zheng Chenggong's subordinates now don't have many talents, as long as they can join to help at this time, then Zheng Chenggong will definitely trust him.

And Zheng Chenggong's own potential is also extraordinary.

Zheng Chenggong was given national character by Emperor Longwu and was named loyal and filial piety.

This is a very small title, and in the eyes of the scholars, it is a person of high quality who can obtain this title.

In the past year, Zheng Chenggong has laid a lot of ground from scratch, which also proves that he is very capable.

At the same time, he has a high reputation for benevolence and righteousness in the southeast, which is much better than Zheng Cai, Zheng Lian and others.

Those who win the hearts of the people win the world, as long as Zheng Cheng's function is guided by a master, unify the Fujian and Zhejiang regions, and unite the Yongli forces in the Yunnan-Guizhou region to conquer the Huguang region, the Zhu family has not been revived!

Lu Ruoteng thought about it for a long time, and finally decided that he needed to see with his own eyes whether Zheng Chenggong was worth his life.

Although the Lu family is a large family, Lu Ruoteng is an honest official and does not have much savings, so he rushed to Anping, and only took a servant and a guard on the road.

Leaving Xiamen and entering Tong'an was the scope of the Qing army's rule.

In order to avoid trouble, Lu Ruoteng avoided the avenue all the way, only took the small road, and spent the night in the village.

On this day, I just walked to a small village to which the big township belongs, and spring is the time to warm up.

At noon in the south, the sun was scorching, and Lu Ruoteng and the three of them asked a farmer for some well water to quench their thirst.

Next to the well, when Lu Ruoteng took the wet hand towel from the old servant and put it into the sweat, the guard was vigilant with his sword out of the sheath.

Lu Ruoteng looked up, and there were two people walking at the entrance of the village.

The two of them were about forty years old, dressed in long green cloth and wearing square scarves, which were originally ordinary literati attire, but they both carried a sword in their hands, so that the guards did not dare to take it lightly.

The two also saw Lu Ruoteng, and when they saw that the guard was guarding against him with his sword, they shouted from afar: "Don't misunderstand, the two of us are just passing by here, wanting to ask for some water to quench their thirst." The road was not smooth, so he brought a sword to defend himself. If the three of you are not at ease, I should untie my sword and step forward alone. Fill the kettle and go, I hope you can make it convenient. ”

Lu Ruoteng looked at the person who shouted from a distance, his figure was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was, and he pretended to be a literati when he heard his words.

Lu Ruoteng had some good feelings in his heart, so he said: "Don't dare, let's wait and pass by here to ask the farmer for some water to quench our thirst." Since Brother Tai is thirsty, he can naturally let that Brother Tai come with him. ”

That person was also a little familiar with Lu Ruoteng, but he wasn't sure.

Hearing Lu Ruoteng say that the two of them stepped forward, the man was a little hesitant, at this time, who can tell the difference between good and bad people.

Maybe one moment is still a good person, and the next moment he will become a gangster and robber.

For the sake of safety, the man arched his hand and said, "Thank you brother Tai for your kindness, but I am about to hurry, so it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, so I will fill it with water and leave." ”

Lu Ruoteng arched his hand and said, "In this case, Brother Tai can come." ”

After speaking, in order to eliminate the misunderstanding of the other party, Lu Ruteng was ready to take his entourage to the road against the sun.

The man took a few steps forward, and when he saw Lu Ruoteng's face clearly, he shouted: "Dare to ask, but it's an idle brother!" ”

When Lu Ruoteng heard someone shouting his cousin, he immediately turned around and looked at the person who was leaving, but Lu Ruoteng was familiar, and Ye Yiyun, the same Jinshi.

Ye Yiyun, the word Jingfu, a native of Xiamen Lianban Hou Township, the director of the Wujiang Zhi County Promotion Department, the story of the prison key in the county, has many good names.

What's more important is that Ye Yiyun and he are both the same Jinshi of Chongzhen's thirteenth year of Ming Jingke, although after being a Jinshi, Ye Yiyun has no chance, so he can only commit himself to the county government.

But he rose all the way to the right deputy of the Imperial Palace.

The two of them are far away from each other, and they haven't seen each other for many years, so they are a little rusty and don't recognize each other immediately.

But Daming has always had a tradition of helping each other with the Jinshi in order to gain a foothold in the court.

Therefore, although the two have not seen each other for a long time, they often exchange letters, and now they naturally have some emotion when they meet.

Since they are friends, they naturally don't have to be suspicious.

Another person who was accompanied by Ye Yiyun also stepped forward and was introduced by Ye Yiyun.

Lu Ruoteng knew that Ye Yiyun's companion was Fujian Longhai Chen Ding, a character heavyweight, and a fourteen-year jinshi of Chongzhen. After meeting each other, Lu Ruoteng asked, "Where are Brother Jingpu and Brother Chongqi going?" ”

Among Chongzhen's thirteen years of fellow Jinshi, there are many who are willing to be Manchu lackeys, such as that Huang Xigon.

Ye Yiyun knew that Lu Ruoteng was bent on resisting the Qing army when he was in Longwu, but he didn't know what he was thinking now.

Ye Yiyun spoke cautiously and said, "Brother Chongqi and I are about to go to Haicheng to visit a friend. ”

To visit friends in Anping, you need to take a small road, and it is the road of Shuitou?

Lu Ruoteng wondered, and looked at the back of Ye Yiyun's head. Although they were all wearing square scarves, the bun on the back of the neck could still be seen, not the disgusting money rat-tail hairstyle of the Manchu Dynasty.

Also, if the two of them return to the Manchu Dynasty, they will no longer need to wear a Ming-style headscarf, and they will no longer have to run the mountain road to Haicheng.

Lu Ruoteng smiled and took off his headscarf, a standard Ming Dynasty hairstyle.

Seeing Lu Ruoteng's hairstyle, Ye Yiyun and Chen Ding looked at each other and smiled, and then took off their headscarves.

They all laughed as they watched each other.

Lu Ruoteng said with a smile: "It seems that the place where the two of you are going is the same place as the place I am going, so it happens that everyone has a companion!" ”