In the cabin of the main ship, Zheng Hongkui left Zheng Sen alone and asked, "Sen'er, you don't study hard in Nanjing City, why are you getting involved with Wang Lanping?"

Zheng Sen told his experience again, and when he talked about meeting Wang Lanping in Huaining, he was quite complacent.

Who knew that Zheng Hongkui was very displeased after hearing this, "Sen'er, you are so bold, you know that this private recruitment is tantamount to rebellion, it is just nonsense, and yes, you stay away from this surnamed Wang, when you arrive in Nanjing, I will send you back to Fujian, find your father, don't stay here and cause trouble."

Zheng Sen was anxious, he finally had the opportunity to contribute to the imperial court, how could he give up, and retorted, "I, I won't go, I'm now a thousand-household official, I'm not going anywhere, whoever protects Daming I will be with whom, now Wang Zhuangyuan is dedicated to Daming, where he is, I'll be there"

Zheng Hongkui said angrily, "Confused, young age, I don't know how thick the sky is, your father sent you to Nanjing to study, he didn't let you play with your life."

Zheng Sen was also stunned, and shook his face, "Da Ming is in a mess, what's the use of studying, even if he is an official, don't you still mix with those Qingliu and do nothing, I don't want this kind of life"

Zheng Hongkui is really angry, "Stinky boy, your wings are stiff, dare to talk back to your fourth uncle, tell you, you have to go back, you have to go back if you don't go back, you have to go back if you don't go back, I will send troops to escort you back"

Zheng Sen's neck stiffened, "I won't go back if you take me back, I'll come back as soon as I have the opportunity."

Zheng Hongkui really didn't expect that his nephew, who was usually polite to him, would become like this after not seeing him for a few months, and his elbow turned out, so he had to get involved with Wang Lanping, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

Zheng Hongkui saw that the hard one was not good, so he had to come to the soft one, and laughed, "Hey, okay, like a man, worthy of being a man of my Zheng family"

After speaking, he approached Zheng Sen and said in a suppressed voice, "Sen'er, the fourth uncle is for your good, let me tell you, this Wang Lanping is not a good person, I have already seen it, this kid took advantage of the Huaining battle, won and withdrew the army, called to protect the people, it is really ill-intentioned, to win the hearts of the people, do you know, he is for himself to establish authority in the court, this kid is not ambitious, you can't follow him to make trouble"

Zheng Sen was shocked in his heart, these things are done like some secrets, the fourth uncle is too powerful, this can be seen, although Zheng Sen is the eldest son of the Zheng family, but he has already seen it, his father and fourth uncle have never thought about protecting the Ming Dynasty, they just want to keep the reputation of the Zheng family, but the Zheng family was born as a pirate, and finally gave the court Zhao'an, from a thief to an official, if the Ming Dynasty is dead, the skin does not exist, Mao will be attached, whether the Zheng family still wants to surrender to the Shun Dynasty, and has been a repeated villain, but this Zheng Sen does not agree.

Zheng Sen hurriedly explained for Wang Lanping, "My nephew and General Wang fought against the thieves in Huaining City together, I know what he did, if he is selfish, how can I not know, not to mention that even if he is selfish, it is better than those of you who hold heavy troops to sit and watch success or failure, and preserve your strength."

Zheng Hongkui almost lost his breath, this is his nephew, this is clearly Wang Lanping's diehard, and now he has to suppress his temperament, and said, "Sen'er, you are still too young, you don't know what is behind this matter, let me tell you, don't tell anyone, Wang Lanping is a general, and the fourth uncle admires him, but this is also his way to bring about his own destruction, do you know?" ”

Zheng Sen turned his head, "What?" ”

Zheng Hongkui pulled Zheng Sen to the innermost part of the cabin and said, "Do you know who it is today?" ”

Zheng Sen nodded, "I know, King Fu"

"That's right, do you know how King Fu sat on the throne? You don't know, there are many bends in this, when Emperor Chongzhen was in trouble, the prince was nowhere to be found, the city of Nanjing was in chaos, the country could not be without a monarch for a day, who was the master, this is a big deal, the civil officials led by the Donglin Party insisted on establishing the king of Lu, and the military generals headed by Ma Shiying wanted to establish the king of Fu, and no one on both sides refused to let go.

Zheng Sen really didn't expect it, and asked rhetorically, "What about later?" ”

Zheng Hongkui smiled softly, "In this world, who can have a thick neck that can be stronger than the military power, Ma Shiying entered Nanjing but deployed the general army of the three towns outside Nanjing, whoever dares to fight with him, King Fu's throne can be expected by anyone."

Zheng Sen was a little puzzled, and said in confusion, "What is the relationship between King Fu Linchao and General Wang Lanping?" ”

Zheng Hongkui patted his nephew on the shoulder, "Sen'er, you are still too young to see through what is going on here, who is King Fu, who grew up in the deep palace of the palace, there is no one who can be trusted, he knows too well how he sat on the throne, in fact, he is a puppet, the military power is in the hands of Ma Shiying, without military power, he is nothing as the emperor, so he has to find himself a trustworthy general and find his own people"

Zheng Sen somewhat understood, "Wang Lanping? ”

Zheng Hongkui nodded, "That's right, since the Holy Lord heard that Liu Zeqing said that there was a king champion in Huaining City, he immediately ordered me to send a sailor to pick him up, aren't you surprised?" A deputy commander-in-chief, a lot of them in Nanjing City, but why did the saint do this, do you know? ”

Zheng Sen was also puzzled, and shook his head blankly.

Zheng Hongkui then explained, "Because he checked Wang Lanping's resume, he is the champion of Chongzhen for 16 years, he was admitted from the bottom level, he has just been allowed to Anqing, and he has not been in a hurry to climb the faction with the big members of the court, this is what the saint likes, he is choosing a pro-emperor party, do you understand?" ”

Zheng Sen was stunned, but then said, "According to what the fourth uncle said, it should be a good thing for General Wang, and it is something that many people dream of being so favored by the Holy Lord."

"Okay? What a fart! Zheng Hongkui said, "Emperor Hongguang is not Emperor Chongzhen, his crown can not be suppressed except for himself, no one can suppress it, pull the cage pro-emperor faction, the emperor can see this little bit of caution, the fourth uncle can see it, do you think Ma Shiying and those general soldiers can't see it?" They will let the puppet in their hands secretly cultivate their strength, impossible, and this Wang Lanping's current reputation is well known in Nanjing City, and he has become a hero of the Ming Dynasty, which kind of thing can be tolerated by the general soldiers? Wang Lanping is killing himself, when he enters Nanjing City, he won't want to come out, you, you will suffer a big loss sooner or later if you follow him, do you know, listen to the fourth uncle, when you arrive in Nanjing, you have to go back to Fujian, don't get into this troubled water"

Zheng Sen finally fully understood, these are really not the fourth uncle is alarmist, there will indeed be such a result, but he didn't think of it so thoroughly before, so he can't leave Wang Zhuangyuan, and he has to remind him quickly that Nanjing can't go.

Zheng Sen said, "What about you, Fourth Uncle?" What do you and my father mean, you are the chief soldier of Zhenjiang, the most elite sailor of the Ming Dynasty is in your hands, my father has more than 200,000 troops and thousands of warships, as long as you are dedicated to assisting the Shengshang, how can the Ming Dynasty not prosper, how dare the rebellious ministers and thieves play with the Shengshang"

Zheng Hongkui sighed, with a hint of helplessness and said, "Yes, what you said is right, our Zheng family has this strength, but you must know that now the world is in chaos, there is Li Zicheng in the north who usurped the throne as the emperor, and Zhang Xianzhong in the southwest is also the emperor of Sichuan, last month followed the news, saying that the Qing army has passed the Shanhai Pass, Li Zicheng abandoned Beijing, retreated to Tongguan, none of these people are fuel-efficient lamps, no matter who wins in the future, they will go south to attack Ming, when the time comes, who will be able to say who will die, Daming can be stable for a few years"

Zheng Sen immediately changed his face when he heard the fourth uncle say this, "Because of this, the fourth uncle, you should persuade your father to go north to restore the country, not to mention that Li Zicheng is a thief, the Manchurian people enter the customs, this is a big thing, the land of the Han people must not be trampled on by foreign races, even if the Zheng family fights out, there are also the Li family, the Zhang family, and the Wang family, as long as the Han people do not die, the Ming Dynasty will not die."

Zheng Hongkui's nephew was iron-hearted, and he could only smile bitterly and shook his head, "Sen'er, any family in the Ming Dynasty can be defeated, but the Zheng family can't, the Zheng family was born as a bandit, once it is in trouble, others will only fall into the ground, wait to see our jokes, the Zheng family will be sluggish from now on, you are the most promising one among the children and grandchildren of the Zheng family, the Zheng family's family business will fall on you sooner or later, it is not easy for me and your father to earn this family business, you can do it yourself, what the fourth uncle should say and not say, all is said here"

Zheng Hongkui patted Zheng Sen's shoulder, with a trace of disappointment in his eyes, he walked out of the cabin sullenly, he did not object to Zheng Sen's idea of sacrificing selfish interests and saving righteousness, but now the Ming Dynasty is really a plate of scattered sand, he has the intention to kill the thief and has no power to return to the sky, once he also thought about going north along the canal to support Beijing, but none of the major general soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River went together, and could not do both land and water, and the light water division went and did not go, not to mention that if Li Zicheng blocked the canal, the Ming water division would fall into a desperate situation, and the canal was not the Yangtze River and not a vast sea area, If you can't gallop vertically and horizontally, the advantage of the sailors coming and going freely can't be unfolded at all, and you can only be wiped out in a desperate situation where both ends are blocked.

Zheng Sen was alone in the cabin reminiscing about the words of the fourth uncle, maybe the fourth uncle was right, the mediocre ministers in the court were in charge, the generals outside were in charge of their own affairs, and the orders were out of many doors, the saint had no power, the prestige could not serve the public, and the virtuous was not enough to relieve the suffering of the people, in the final analysis, there was a lack of a minister in this court who could speak his word and threaten the authority of hundreds of civil and military officials, and this person must be loyal to the Ming Dynasty, otherwise he would only become Cao Cao of the Ming Dynasty.

Zheng Sen counted in his heart all the current ministers he knew who could speak in the court, Ma Shiying, the villain, and the clown who jumped the beam; Shi Kefa, has a position but no power; Zuo Liangyu, a martial artist, is still incapable of governing the army, let alone recovering the country; Zheng's self-respecting army support, loyalty is always swayed by self-interest.

In the end, Zheng Sen's thoughts fell on Wang Lanping, if you want to compare this person with the senior members of the court, it is obvious that he is the most insignificant, can he save the current decline of the Ming Dynasty? Zheng Sen was skeptical.

With a heart of anticipation, Zheng Sen came to the bow deck of the ship, only to see Wang Lanping standing silently on the bow of the ship alone, looking into the distance.

Hearing the sound of footsteps of varying severity behind him, Wang Lanping didn't look back, and said calmly, "Zheng Sen, are you still my thousand-household official?" ”

Wang Lanping knew that he had been talking privately with Zheng Zongbing for so long, and he must have listened to the words of political brainwashing, and he listened to his footsteps lightly and heavily, which showed that he was still hesitating in his heart.

Zheng Sen came to Wang Lanping's side, "Why does the general ask that?" ”

Wang Lanping pointed to the last row of ships and said, "See, I heard that these ships were specially used to suppress and transport prisoners during the war, and my soldiers are being placed there by your fourth uncle at this time, they are not prisoners, they are all heroes who die in life, but I don't even have the power to fight for this honor for them, you look at it again, how powerful and majestic the Zheng family's sailors are, and I also heard that your father's Fujian sailors are ten times better than this, Don't you think that following me, a bare-bones general with no soldiers and no powers, has no future at all? ”

Zheng Sen smiled, "The future is earned by yourself, not inherited, the Zheng family is the Zheng family, I am me, I am only loyal to the Ming Dynasty, as long as the general has a bright heart, Zheng Sen should sacrifice his life to accompany him"

Wang Lanping nodded and said, "If you are ambitious, I am not wrong, but this trip to Nanjing, there are many dangers, you must be prepared to land at any time."

Zheng Sen was stunned for a moment, it turned out that he knew this, "Since the general knows that Nanjing is a dangerous place, why don't you get off the ship now, and it is not difficult to make an earth-shattering move with the general's intelligence."

Wang Lanping said with a smile, "The Ming Dynasty is not in the state capital, but in the open and secret battles in the imperial court, this is the root, if you want to reverse these, you must start from the root, otherwise everything is empty talk"

Zheng Sen said, "Isn't the general afraid that this will be fruitless?" In the city of Nanjing, Ma Shiying covered the sky with one hand, and the general soldiers of several towns regarded themselves as higher than the sky, aren't the generals afraid? ”

Wang Lanping laughed, "Afraid? I don't frown on the battlefield of swords and swords, a few clowns who jump off the beam are not worth mentioning in front of me, I don't even have this bit of confidence, what else can I talk about Kuang Fu Daming"

Zheng Sen hugged his fists, "Okay, with the general's words, I, Zheng Sen, am willing to follow the general to the knife mountain, into the sea of fire, life and death together, to protect the Ming Dynasty, and never have two hearts"

Zheng Sen said secretly: It turns out that Wang Zhuangyuan has long expected the possible changes in Nanjing City, and he is not the general who can only break the enemy before the battle, and only this kind of brave and resourceful person has the ability to turn the tide.

Wang Lanping is also very glad that Zheng Sen is a general, with his sincere help, there must be a lot less trouble, at least the Zheng family will not become their enemies in Nanjing, this goes to Nanjing, the first person to solve the problem is Liu Zeqing, Emperor Chongzhen said: The Manchu Dynasty civil and military can be killed!

This killing word starts with Liu Zeqing.

The white waves were surging ahead, the southeast wind was urgent, the sails on the boats were high, and they sailed against the wind, and after seven days, the sailors finally appeared on the river outside Nanjing.

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