Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen gave up fighting against the imperial court and came to Nanjing to take up their posts, which did not surprise Cao Yue. He felt that this was the only choice for Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen. If the father and son want to ensure the glory of the Zheng family, they must choose to compromise, otherwise everything will be lost, unless they continue to live as pirates.

When Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen arrived in Nanjing, Cao Yue sent Liu Liangzuo, who returned to Nanjing with him, to greet Zheng Zhilong and his son, and hinted to Liu Liangzuo to say something to Zheng Zhilong. Liu Liangzuo was a smart man, he immediately understood what Cao Yue meant by asking him to do this, and he readily accepted the order to greet him, and after meeting Zheng Zhilong, he had a private conversation.

Liu Liangzuo praised Cao Yue's wisdom and courage to Zheng Zhilong in a very generous tone, and then repented of his previous arrogance, disobeyed the orders of the imperial court, and harmed the people, saying that after following Cao Yue, he understood a lot of things, and he would definitely change his past mistakes, learn from Cao Yue with an open mind, and swear to follow Cao Yue to the death.

He repeatedly told Zheng Zhilong that Cao Yue was the savior of the Ming Dynasty, and it was Cao Yue who led the Ming Guards to force the Liukou to retreat and drive Jiannu out of the customs in a way that no one wanted to believe. There is no greater person in the world than Cao Yue, he is the mainstay of the Ming Dynasty.

Liu Liangzuo finally said to Zheng Zhilong in a very sincere tone that it would be the wisest choice in his life to obey the orders of the imperial court, come to Nanjing to take up his post, and accept the reorganization of the Dadu Governor's Mansion and become the new army of the Ming Dynasty. He also hoped that after Zheng Zhilong arrived in Beijing, he could visit Cao Yue as soon as possible and express his intentions, so that he could be safe and make great achievements.

Of course, Zheng Zhilong knew Liu Liangzuo's situation, and he also knew Liu Liangzuo's current identity and situation, but he couldn't imagine that Liu Liangzuo, who was a hero, would be so jealous and respected by Cao Yue, and he thought that he could be forgiven by Cao Yue everywhere. Soon he will have the opportunity to lead the army and be proud, and he has no resentment towards Cao Yue, only admiration. A heroic man who was originally arrogant and disobedient has now become like this, and there must be a lot of articles behind it. He also immediately showed affection for Liu Liangzuo, and wanted to find out more information from Liu Liangzuo, including Cao Yue's treatment of himself.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zheng Zhilong experienced the greatest suffering in his life during this time, and he was fully aware of the meaning of the imperial court's edict and Cao Yue's private letter. He had been discussing with the elders of his clan and his own heirs for several days before he made up his mind. Adopting the advice of his eldest son Zheng Sen, he obeyed the orders of the imperial court, came to Nanjing to take up his post, and handed over his army to Cao Yue for reorganization.

Cao Yue was able to lead the army to recreate slaves several times, and in a very short period of time, he drove out the Jiannu who almost wiped out all the rogues from the customs, how powerful it was. You must know that after eliminating the Ming army in the five northern provinces, the Liukou broke through Beijing. Forced Emperor Chongzhen to commit suicide. The original Ming official army was not the opponent of Liukou, and Liukou was Jiannu's defeated general, Cao Yue could easily defeat Jiannu with inferior troops, and the combat effectiveness was far inferior to Jiannu's Fujian sailors. There is no need to compete with the new army of the Ming Guards led by Cao Yue at all.

It is better to obey with dignity than to be declared a rebellion by the imperial court one day, send a large army to crusade, and finally be defeated. Keep everything in the family, and then plot and then act, this is what Zheng Zhilong thought when he made a decision. It's just that Zheng Zhilong is still unwilling in his heart. He also wanted to see how powerful Cao Yue was. After listening to what Liu Liangzuo said today, I became more and more curious, and I was a little glad about my choice.

After entering Nanjing City, Zheng Zhilong immediately proposed that he would not go to the post station to rest first, and he wanted to visit Cao Yue immediately.

Liu Liangzuo also agreed, saying that he would take Zheng Zhilong and his son to the Dadu Governor's Mansion to meet Cao Yue, but he didn't dare to guarantee whether Cao Yue would meet him today.

The group came to the Dadu Governor's Mansion, which was located near the palace, and Liu Liangzuo personally went in to report. After a while, he came out and let Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen father and son in.

When Zheng Zhilong and his son entered, Cao Yue was handling military affairs in the main hall of the Dadu Governor's Mansion, and when he saw Zheng Zhilong and his son coming in, he immediately stood up to greet him.

"Zheng Dudu came from afar, and Bendu originally wanted to go out of the city to greet him in person, but he was entangled in military affairs and lost his manners, please forgive me!" Cao Yue met Zheng Zhilong with the courtesy of a junior, but he spoke in the tone of an official: "I am very pleased that Governor Zheng can come to Nanjing to take up his post, now there are many vacancies in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies in Nanjing, and the affairs of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies cannot be carried out normally, after the arrival of Governor Zheng, I believe that many things have been dealt with!"

"Xiaguan has heard the name of the Metropolitan Governor for a long time, and it is really a blessing for three lives to see it today," Seeing that Cao Yue is so young, about the same age as his son Zheng Sen, but his bearing is much calmer than Zheng Sen, and his momentum is better than that of an older man like him, he can't help but be secretly surprised, and quickly replied respectfully: "Although Xiaguan lives in Fujian, he has also heard many anecdotes about the Metropolitan Governor, and he admires it very much, and he has long wanted to meet the Metropolitan Governor to discuss military affairs." This time, he was summoned by the Metropolitan Governor, and he didn't dare to have any delay, so he immediately led his dog Zheng Sen to Nanjing to meet the Metropolitan Governor. Later, I also asked the governor of the capital to teach more, and the officials were grateful. ”

"Governor Zheng is polite," Cao Yue replied lightly: "In the future, we will have the opportunity to often discuss military affairs, and I also hope that Governor Zheng can inform the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion in detail of the situation of the Fujian Naval Division, so that the reorganization of the navy can proceed smoothly." When the time comes, Bendu will definitely personally ask His Majesty the Emperor for your merits. ”

"Thank you very much for the support and trust of the Metropolitan Governor, the lower officials will do their best to do things for the imperial court and help the Metropolitan Governor share his worries!" Zheng Zhilong faintly felt the momentum emanating from Cao Yue's body, and this feeling made him dare not show any disrespect, and he was very respectful when he spoke.

At this time, Zheng Sen also stepped forward to salute Cao Yue at the signal of his father.

Cao Yue calmly accepted Zheng Sen's greetings and looked him up and down.

Not to mention, famous historical figures naturally have their own outstanding features, compared with Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Sen is more energetic, and obviously a very enterprising person, very outgoing personality, can be described as a hot-blooded young man.

"I heard that Zheng Gongzi has outstanding strategies, has learned extraordinary, and knows the way of fighting as a sailor very well. This time, I asked you to come to Nanjing to work and study, and I hope you will succeed in your studies. When you finish your studies, that's when you can make a big difference. Ben very much hopes that the commander of the Ming Navy can be produced in the Zheng family, who are very familiar with the way of naval warfare!"

Cao Yue's words immediately stunned Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen. Zheng Zhilong couldn't believe it, while Zheng Sen was stunned, and his whole body was full of ecstasy.

After the Zheng father and son were surprised and ecstatic, they all came to a conclusion that when Cao Yue said this today, he would not say it casually, but meant something! (To be continued.) )