When the sun was shining in the morning for the third watch, Zheng Chenggong got up with his painful head.

Under the hangover, my head hurts a little, and my face is pale.

When Zheng Chenggong washed his face with the hot water from the guards, Zhang Dashan said on the side: "General, Mr. Yao is here early in the morning!" ”

Zheng Chenggong heard it and said with some displeasure: "Then why didn't you wake me up, didn't I say that I had something to inform me as soon as possible!" ”

Zhang Dashan said with some grievances: "I was going to wake you up, but Mr. Yao said that it was not an urgent matter, let me not wake you up!" ”

Zheng Chenggong glared at Zhang Dashan, and hurriedly packed up and walked into the handsome tent.

Seeing Yao Qisheng sitting in the living room reading a book first, Zheng Chenggong hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, I was too indulgent last night, which made Xi Zhijian smile!" ”

Yao Qisheng smiled and said: "It's okay, it's normal to relax a little under the big victory!" ”

Zheng Chenggong sat in the main seat, drank the tea sent by the guards, and asked, "Xizhi, what's the matter with coming so early?" ”

Yao Qisheng shook the paper fan lightly and said, "General, how to deal with Ganzhou City." ”

Hearing Yao Qisheng ask about Ganzhou City, Zheng Chenggong was choked for a while, because he didn't think about how to deal with Ganzhou City.

Seeing that Zheng Chenggong did not answer, Yao Qisheng said: "General, although our army has defeated the Qing army now, most of Jiangxi is still in the hands of the Qing army. And Ganzhou was originally away from Xiamen. There are few soldiers left in Ganzhou, and it is more difficult for our army to rescue, and it is easy for the Qing army to conquer. Keeping a large number of troops will not be conducive to our army's attack on Fujian. Unless the general goes all out to attack Jiangxi, although the geographical location of Ganzhou is extremely important. But it is now a burden for our army. ”

Hearing Yao Qisheng's words, Zheng Chenggong thought about it. Now that Fujian has not been fully captured, how can you have the energy to fight Jiangxi!

"That's in the opinion of the Heeze. What am I going to do? Zheng Chenggong humbly asked Yao Qisheng.

Yao Qisheng shook the paper fan and said with a smile: "Ganzhou, although it is chicken ribs for our army, it is a pity to abandon it tastelessly. But for Li Chengdong, it is very important, to get it. Retreat can be defended, advance can be attacked! So the general might as well take Ganzhou and make a deal with Li Chengdong? ”

"Deal? What is the deal? Zheng Chenggong asked.

Yao Qisheng said confidently: "Just exchange Chaozhou for Ganzhou, and exchange Chaozhou, which is not very important to Li Chengdong, for important Ganzhou, presumably Li Chengdong will definitely agree." ”

Hear Yao Qisheng's attention. Zheng Chenggong clapped his hands and applauded: "Good idea! ”

Compared with Ganzhou, Chaozhou has a greater role for Zheng Chenggong, and Chaozhou is separated from Zhangzhou. It's also easy to manage.

After sending Wang Zhongxiao to meet Li Chengdong and discuss the exchange of Ganzhou for Chaozhou, Zheng Chenggong asked the guards to boil millet porridge and invited Yao Qisheng to dine together.

March 18th. A fast horse galloped into the front of the Xiamen Mansion. Run in. Soon, more than a dozen clerks hurriedly ran out of the house.

After a while, the main civil and military officials left behind in Xiamen all gathered together.

"Idle, why are you in a hurry to recruit me?" Hong Xu asked with a little surprise.

Generally, there is nothing to do, Hong Xu is training in the barracks. Two or three days into the city to discuss military and political affairs with Lu Ruoteng.

This morning, when the troops were training, they had already discussed the matter, and now that everyone was invited again, they couldn't help but be a little shocked.

Lu Ruoteng picked up a letter from the table in front of him, smiled and said, "Xinfeng has a great victory!" ”

There was an uproar in the middle of the room. An hour later, when I heard about Xinfeng's victory. The people of Xiamen were ecstatic and rushed to tell each other.

On the same day, Xiamen celebrated the city, and for a time, the city was lit up with lights, firecrackers roared, gongs and drums played in unison, and there was a chorus of joy.

As the results of the Battle of Xinfeng spread, Zheng Chenggong led the Zheng family army to defeat the Qing army and killed more than 10,000 people in the Manchurian and Mongolian Eight Banners, the world was shocked!

Since the end of the Ming Dynasty, civil officials and military generals have all talked about the tiger color change when they mention the Qing army, and the battle of Xinfeng has broken the myth of the invincibility of the Qing army.

Gu Yanwu, who was engaged in the secret restoration of vision in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, wrote Shiyun after hearing the news: "The national prestige is shocked, and the army is far away. Zhang Chusan's military order, respect Thursday Haixin. The scholar planned to go slightly, but he didn't feel deep tears. ”

Huang Zongxi not only sighed: "Xinfeng's victory, the world is shaking, this has been in the world for thousands of years, the world cannot have, the success is successful and the things are defeated, and the meat that can be hoped for is enough to eat!" Qu Yuan asked the sky so much! ”

Xinfeng's victory is a great encouragement to the gentry who have wavered in their confidence in regaining their sight since Jin Shengheng's death.

Many of the remnants of the Ming Dynasty who had originally retreated into the mountains and the official gentry who lived in seclusion in the countryside gathered and sent people to contact Zheng Chenggong to join the grand event.

Zhaoqing, Guangdong's spring weather is often humid and rainy.

This kind of weather is always easy to make people feel bad, and Emperor Yongli has not slept peacefully for several days, for fear that the Tartars will suddenly kill again.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace walked lightly and did not dare to speak loudly, for fear of angering Yongli and being dragged down to fight to death.

It was past noon, Qu Shiyun hurriedly entered the palace gate and walked quickly to the newly built Heart Nourishing Palace.

The bamboo tube he was holding in his hand that was specially used by the army to protect and seal the military newspaper was still sweaty at this time, presumably it had just been delivered by flying horse.

Qu Shiyun walked all the way to the palace gate, and said to Wang Kun: "Princess, there is a military report from the front, a great victory!" Zheng Chenggong, the Duke of Zhangguo, united with the Duke of Huiguo to defeat the Tartars and beheaded more than 100,000. This is great news! ”

Wang Kun shouted when he heard this: "Really, it won't be those Qiu Ba who are cheating and fooling the emperor!" ”

Qu Shiyun hurriedly said: "Princess, it's absolutely true, I have already called someone to verify it." Now the whole city has spread the word, and it is celebrating all over the world! ”

"Good! Tell the emperor quickly! ”

Yongli was woken up by a noise during a nap at noon, and shouted unhappily: "What is the noise! ”

Wang Kun walked into the hall and shouted happily: "Holy Lord, it's about Xinfeng!" ”

Emperor Yongli's originally angry expression suddenly stopped, he took a deep breath, trying to make himself appear calmer, but the slightly trembling voice still revealed the tension in his heart:

"But Li Chengdong was defeated?"

When Emperor Yongli of Zhaoqing heard that Li Chengdong was defeated in an attack and retreated to Xinfeng, he was terrified all day long, for fear that the Manchus would hunt him down again.

Li Yuanyin's request to send guards north to rescue Xinfeng, Emperor Yongli didn't listen, and he also planned to send these guards to be ready to escort him to Guangxi at any time!

Wang Kun kowtowed to the emperor several times one after another: "Congratulations to the emperor, it's a great victory - a real victory"

Yongli, who was always ready to escape, hurriedly took the report from Wang Kun and saw that he not only held Xinfeng, but also captured Ganzhou.

Yongli suddenly jumped up from the bed happily and shouted: "Zheng Chenggong is worthy of my Ming loyalty, great loyalty." Be rewarded, greatly rewarded! ”

When the scholar Qu Shiyun heard this, he also said happily: "Holy and sage, the Duke of Zhangguo is not afraid of hardships and dangers, and defeats the strong with the weak. It's time for a good reward to show the emperor's grace! ”

Hearing that the university scholar Qu Shiyun also agreed with his feelings, Emperor Yongli hurriedly said, "Then what should be rewarded?" He is already the prince of the country, how about making him king? ”

To reward silver, Yongli is stingy and refuses to give. However, the title was a rotten street at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and even the thieves who didn't have a few under them respected the banner of Yongli, and Yongli was immediately knighted, and the lowest was a viscount.

Hearing that Yongli was going to crown Zheng Chenggong as the king, the university scholar Qu Shiyun almost choked up.

Taking a breath, the scholar Qu Shiyun sternly refused: "Holy Lord, the Ming Dynasty has never had a precedent for the opposite sex to be crowned a king during his lifetime. The law of the ancestors cannot be abolished, and the old minister absolutely disagrees with this matter. ”

Emperor Yongli heard that it was a little high, now they are all princes, Zheng Chenggong has made great contributions again, what should he reward, he can't give him the throne!

Emperor Yongli said: "Then what does Aiqing think should be rewarded?" ”

University scholar Qu Shiyun also felt a little difficult to handle when he heard it, and now the use of the imperial court, in addition to obtaining it from Li Chengdong, was sent by Zheng Chenggong.

It is impossible to reward silver, and it is estimated that he is not rare.

It seems that Yongli can't give Zheng Chenggong except for some titles.

The university scholar Qu Shiyun cut off one or two beards, and said with a bitter face: "Why don't you be demoted by one level and be crowned the king of the county?" The king of Yanping County, the saint thinks it's good! ”

Emperor Yongli heard it and said: "Okay, according to what Aiqing said, Feng Zheng Chenggong will be the king of Yanping County." At the same time, let him report all the meritorious heroes to the name, and I will not give up the reward! ”

When the scholar Qu Shiyun heard this, he hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Yes, the subordinate obeys the order!" (To be continued.) )