Zhang Huang said, "Prime Minister Wang Cheng first got involved in court politics, there are many powerful people in Beijing, and Prime Minister Wang Cheng's administration is not enough to be tied, for this reason, Prime Minister Wang Cheng always mentioned it to his own official, saying that General Zheng is in the southeast of Weizhen, and is a capable minister, so the prime minister wants to ask General Zheng to serve as the governor of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and ask the emperor for a reward for the general, and add the title of the king of Yanping County, I don't know what the general wants?" ”

After Zheng Zhilong listened to Zhang Huangyan's words, he was so shocked that he even dropped his chopsticks, what! Feng Yanping County King, as the governor of Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces, I|, Prime Minister, is this my father? You can come whatever you want, Lao Tzu is worried that the ports along the coast of Fujian are not enough, and this will be fine.

"Really, really" Zheng Zhilong stammered, his eyes were like a cow, why did the fourth child never mention this matter when he wrote from Nanjing.

Zhang Huangyan dared to get straight to the point, he was naturally sure, such a big pie was thrown out, and the one who was not tempted was called a bastard.

"The prime minister has this thought, in addition to inspecting martial arts when the official went south this time, the prime minister also asked me to ask the general a question or two, I don't know if the general is willing?"

'Smack! Zheng Zhilong jumped high, slammed the table, and frightened Zhang Huangyan, "I'm so willing, oh, I'm sorry!" Sorry! Rude, momentarily excited, don't be surprised, Lord Zhang, does the prime minister really take such a fancy to me? Why, I don't know him?"

Zhang Huangyan said with a smile, "General Zheng is quick to talk and defenseless, since the general is like this, then I will also tell him bluntly, the prime minister wants to revive the Ming Dynasty, but the general you also know that at present, all parts of the Ming Dynasty ignore the laws of the imperial court, go their own way, and scatter the sand, the prime minister can't do anything he wants, and General Zheng ......"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong understood, his brows immediately furrowed, pondered for a moment, and waved his hand. "Don't say it, I understand, what the prime minister wants to do, don't worry, I, Zheng Zhilong, am just a small chief military officer, I don't understand officialdom and can't see through the general trend of the world, I won't go anywhere." Only for the imperial court to guard the southeast"

Zheng Zhilong is not stupid, now everyone in the world is pouring down Prime Minister Wang, which provincial department is not all transferring troops and sending generals, Prime Minister Wang can still jump for a few days, who knows, at this juncture, the fool will not stand with him to be beaten.

Zhang Huangyan also knows that it is normal for Zheng Zhilong to have this mentality, and rights are good things. But this thing has to be held steadily, no matter how big the title is, it is useless to suffer from it.

Zhang Huangyan smiled, got up and walked around the table, and said, "The prime minister is really like a god."

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Huang said lightly, knowing that this thing would be done, "Before leaving, the prime minister said that General Zheng was not in love with power. It's not good to be famous, just strive for the reality in front of you. General Zheng, is the prime minister's judgment wrong? ”

Zheng Zhilong is strange, this Prime Minister Wang is really a capable person, he has never met, just listening to rumors, he can know the mind of a person thousands of miles away, this is a human or a demon.

Zhang Huangyan continued. "General Zheng doesn't need to reply now, you can go back to your home and think about it, what the prime minister wants to do will definitely succeed, it's just a matter of time, if the general misses this time. Once the prime minister has gained a firm foothold, I am afraid that the general will regret it too late."

Zheng Zhilong also has a lot of thoughts in his heart, and the fourth brother Zheng Hongkui also mentioned many times that Wang Lanping is a character in the letter sent back from Nanjing, but he is a little younger and more angry, and in time, he will become a generation of male masters, and he may not be able to change the dynasty will fall on his head, and now when he is starting, the Zheng family has two choices, either replace it or attach it to it, anyway, Zhu Ming's country will be taken away sooner or later, and only these two roads can ensure that the Zheng family will stand tall in the southeast.

Rebellion, the Zheng family must not be able to do it, it's not that they don't dare, they won't succeed at all, Zheng Zhilong has never thought about this, but Bao Ming can't either, his head was squeezed by the door to do this loss-making business, but to make the Zheng family invincible, you have to choose the road, nowadays, the heroes are rising together, who can win the world in the end? Da Ming? Great Qing? Da Shun? Onishi? Or Prime Minister Wang?

From the analysis of the current situation, the Qing Dynasty was the strongest, with about 600,000 Manchu, Mongolian and Han cavalry, and occupied most of the Central Plains; The second is Dashun, with 250,000 soldiers, although the actual control of the land is the smallest, but in the final analysis, the soldiers of Dashun are all elite soldiers who have gone through many years of battles, and they have Huguang, the world's big granary, and may go north or south at any time; Daxi is not worth mentioning, although there are more than 500,000 soldiers, but even he Zheng Zhilong can see that it is a gang of rabble, burning, killing and looting, if you really want to compete for the world, there is no door, if there is no Xiongguan in Sichuan, it is estimated that it would have been leveled long ago.

And the Ming Dynasty is actually in name only, and no one in the nine major provinces in the south of the Yangtze River takes Emperor Zhu Ming seriously, and they are all thinking about finding a good seller for themselves.

Prime Minister Wang actually took control of Nanjing, which was equivalent to standing at the top of the nine provinces south of the Yangtze River morally, and as long as he could pacify the provinces in the shortest possible time, it would be entirely possible for him to compete with the newly emerging Qing state in the north.

Who to choose? Zheng Zhilong was in a dilemma, he was mainly worried that Wang Lanping would not be able to resist the turmoil in the world caused by the new deal, in the end, he was young and vigorous, how could you offend so many powerful people at this time, isn't this a stone to shoot yourself in the foot.

Zhang Huangyan saw that his expression didn't seem to be as decisive as just now, and he knew that there was a play, so he arched his hand and said, "This official is not strong enough to drink, let me accompany less, if the general has figured it out, this official is waiting at any time, but please don't let me wait too long, this official will go to Huguang and Yungui to inspect martial arts after staying in Fujian for a few days, it is reported that He Tengjiao, the governor of Huguang, and Wang Xiang, the governor of Guizhou, joined forces to fight against the Western thieves, and the army is not small, farewell, farewell"

Zheng Zhilong sat there stunned, what do you mean? Does it mean that if I don't take refuge in Prime Minister Wang, he will go elsewhere to solicit foreign aid? He Tengjiao? Didn't this old boy lose all the lakes and wide, and what kind of climate could it become; Wang Xiangzhi is a capable person, but Prime Minister Wang Cheng will choose them as a helper from the outside?

Zheng Zhilong, who was very worried, returned to the house silently, he couldn't make up his mind, whether Wang Lanping could succeed or not, the ghost only knew, but he was an important minister of the court, nominally the head of the world's ministers, didn't he fancy the Zheng family's wealth and army, but what can you give me? King Yanping can't be just a false name, and the king with a different surname in the Ming Dynasty has never heard of anyone alive and sealed, which is hateful.

Besides, even if you succeed in the future and win the world, my Zheng family is still your courtier, and life and death are controlled by you, and there is no guarantee at all.

Zheng Zhilong, who returned to the house, immediately sent someone to invite Gan Hui.

Gan Hui. Fujian capable people, both civil and military, just over the year and standing, proficient in horse warfare and foot warfare, these places with Zheng Zhilong across the sea, also have a lot of experience in naval warfare. Whenever there is a major matter that is difficult to decide, Zheng Zhilong is the first person to think of this person, who is the personal staff of Zheng Zhilong, the secretary of the Fujian Military and Political Department.

After a while, Gan Hui came.

Dressed in a tightly knitted dark blue Confucian shirt, with no crown on his head, only a blue rope tied, holding a fan in one hand, and an iron whip hidden in the sleeve of the other hand all the year round, it looks particularly strange. Nondescript.

When the two met, they retreated, Zheng Zhilong got straight to the point, picked up important words and said the meaning of Zhang Huangyan.

Who knew that Gan Hui was overjoyed after hearing this, and knocked the folding fan on the table three times in a row, "Good, good, good." General, this is a great time."

Zheng Zhilong was puzzled. "What do you mean, sir?"

Gan Hui raised his head and smiled, "The Ming court is already in decline, and the general is a Ming courtier, where to go, haven't you thought about it?" ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded and said, "Of course I thought about it." But I can't make a choice in this matter, and the bastard knows who will fall into the hands of this world in the future."

Gan Hui said, "If ordinary people want to survive in this chaos, they only need to be obedient, but a person with a strong army like a general can't do this." Anyone who takes refuge will inevitably end up with a dead rabbit and a dog."

"Then you mean that I won't join forces with Wang Chengxiang?" Zheng Zhilong was uneasy in his heart.

Gan Hui smiled and shook his fan, "No, no, the general has three ways to go, upper, middle and lower, on the road, raise his arms and shout, protect the Ming Ping thief, and the prince will not be lost on the day of success; In the middle of the road, choose one of the masters to do things, and the day of success will not lose the prince of the prince; On the next road, the prince and the prince will have a kind of Xiangning, and the strong soldiers and horses will be the ears, where will the general come from? ”

Zheng Zhilong wondered, "The road is too slow, and the risk is too great, but Mr. Fang just said that no matter who is attached, it will inevitably end up being cooked by rabbits and dogs, this?" ”

Gan Hui shook his shrewd head, "I have been following the general for a long time, and I know that the general has no interest in the disputes in the Central Plains, and he has a soft spot for maritime hegemony, so for the general, the upper and lower roads are dead ends, as for the middle road, or you can try it, who to attach to this is fundamental, how to attach is the top priority, do well and it will be smooth."

Zheng Zhilong saw his deceitful appearance, and knew that he had a sense of proportion in his heart.

"Sir, why don't you say anything?"

Gan Hui said, "General think, look at the world, the Manchurians are aliens, attached to it is just to add notoriety, Shun, the West and the grass are not worth mentioning, judging from the current situation, the only one who can win the world in the future"

"Who?"

"Today's Prime Minister Wang Lanping?"

Zheng Zhilong also felt the same way, "How can you conclude that he will rebel in the future?" ”

Gan Hui said, "It's not in the future, I'm just afraid that he will want to rebel now, but he is only worried about the public alone, the public occupies the southeast, and has 200,000 troops, and I am sure that Zhang Huangyan's southern tour of martial arts is just an excuse, but in fact, he is here for Prime Minister Wang Cheng."

Zheng Zhilong was also convinced, "That gentleman may fight for me?" ”

"According to the following opinion, when you obey, you must not only obey, but also act immediately, with lightning speed, to make Fujian and Nanjing become horns before the local capital has not attacked Nanjing"

Zheng Zhilong nodded suspiciously, "How can Mr. calculate that Prime Minister Wang Cheng will definitely succeed in the future?" If I fail, then I won't be buried with him?"

Gan Hui smiled faintly, "He will succeed, and soon, the emperor is already a secret known to the world, the longer this matter is done, the greater the pressure on Wang Lanping, Emperor Hongguang is not Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, coercing the Son of Heaven to make the princes work in my dynasty, the emperor will not hold this hot potato Wang Prime Minister will not hold it for too long, I also heard that the imperial court is preparing for the westward expedition to Sichuan, after Gan's westward expedition, when Wang Chengxiang's class returns to the dynasty, it will be the day of the change of dynasty, as short as three years, as fast as one year, this will be true"

Zheng Zhilong was a little excited, now he is attached to Prime Minister Wang, and after the change of dynasty, it means that he is a dragon hero, but he still has concerns.

"But who can guarantee that he won't unload the mill and kill the donkey when he ascends the throne?"

Gan Hui nodded and smiled, "Yes, this is the most important thing, with the status of the Duke today, Prime Minister Wang Cheng is afraid of you and wants to win you over, so the first thing the Duke has to do is to eliminate Wang Cheng's vigilance against the Gong."

Zheng Zhilong felt the same way, "Keep talking"

"There is a daughter in the pavilion in Xia Wengong, eighteen years old, with a flower and moon appearance, although the prime minister of the king is in a high position, but he is still alone, why not promise to be a woman, if King Zheng can form a good alliance between Qin and Jin, then it is not firmly tied together? What's more, now Gongzi (Zheng Sen) and the fourth master (Zheng Hongkui) are both serving in the Prime Minister's Office, and these relationships are integrated, but I am afraid that the two families of Zheng Wang will be inseparable if they want to, but there is one thing that the prince must tell Gongzi that he must not be in charge of the army, otherwise he will be killed."

Zheng Zhilong thought deeply, and walked slowly in the hall, yes, the alliance is a good way, in the future, Wang Cheng will be the emperor, that daughter is not the queen, she is justified as a national ruler, there is still half of my Zheng family in this world, and it is not easier to develop a maritime business empire, but the question is whether Prime Minister Wang Cheng will agree?

"This plan is so good, but I don't know what Prime Minister Wang Cheng thinks, if he doesn't agree, won't my Zheng family lose face by looking at it"

Gan Hui laughed, "Gong and relieved, Prime Minister Wang Cheng has long had this intention, I heard that when Zhang Shangshu left Beijing, the whole Nanjing City was crazy and said that the prime minister wanted to choose a family and become an adult, but there has been no follow-up, doesn't the general feel strange, why does the dignified prime minister act so fanfare, I am afraid that he is doing it for one person."

"Who?"

"Fourth Master, Chief Soldier of Zhenjiang Water Division, Zheng Hongkui, if the following is correct, within a few days, the fourth master's letter will arrive"

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment, but at this time, a family member outside the door said loudly, "Master, the fourth master has come home from Nanjing."

"This?" Zheng Zhilong is stupid, Gan Hui, you kid is a demon.

Gan Hui waved his fan and was complacent, "Why don't you go and take a look, what you say in the letter will be the prime minister's family affair"

"Bring it in," Zheng Zhilong shouted outside the door.

The family pushed the door in and presented the letter, Zheng Zhilong was impatient, immediately opened it, and looked back and forth three times, only to see that he was dumbfounded, and while looking at it, his eyes fell on the slightly laughing Gan Hui from time to time.

"Sir, true god, yes, the fourth master did mention this matter in his letter, and asked me to make this matter happen at all costs."

Gan Hui said with a smile, "The fourth master is close to the capital, of course, what he has seen and heard is not comparable to the general, the general may not believe it, but the words of the fourth master must have been carefully considered by him, general, the opportunity must not be lost, once the marriage of King Zheng is completed, there is one thing that will be immediately effective."

"What?"

"The capital of the other eight provinces in Jiangnan will no longer dare to act rashly, and will only wait for Prime Minister Wang Cheng to break them one by one."

"So well-behaved?"

"It's not good, it's a last resort, with Prime Minister Wang's style of acting, there is only a dead end if he dares to oppose him, the general hasn't heard of the unclear death of the former first assistant Ma Shiying, and the blood of the fourteen ministers splashed in the court? Wang Lanping is quick and ruthless, and will never give anyone a chance to breathe, as long as they hesitate, their heads will not be on them" (To be continued.) )