Putian City is the place where Xinghua Prefecture is located, because it is located in the sea and land, so from the Song Dynasty began to overhaul the city here. During the Hongwu period, it was based on the ancient city of the Song Dynasty for large-scale expansion and renovation. In the Jiajing period, due to the frequent attacks of the Japanese invaders on the southeast coast, they opened up the outer city in the northwest direction and added enemy towers. During the Wanli period, half of Wushi Mountain was incorporated into the city defense system, and the entire Putian City was built into a solid military castle.

After the rise of the Zheng clan in Fujian, due to the strong sailors, the military role of Putian has declined, and once disappeared in front of the eyes, since Zheng Sen welcomed the Longwu Emperor Zhu Yujian to come here, Putian returned to people's field of vision again.

The Zheng family controlled the trade at sea, and Zheng Sen naturally had his own channels to feed the soldiers and horses under his command, but Xinghua Mansion was narrow and had few soldiers, and it was too difficult to make a difference. Fortunately, some of the generals who were good friends with Zheng Sen were willing to join him, and after some contact, they were also willing to serve Zheng Sen as the main and continue to support the Ming Dynasty.

Just after Zheng Sen and others arrived in Putian, Zhu Yujian, who was grateful, issued an order to give Zheng Sen the surname and the name "Success", and was named Yanpingbo. Zhu Yujian originally thought that Zheng Sen would contact the Ming army in Zhejiang and Guangdong to come to King Qinwang in Fujian, or contact Zhu Ping'an to send reinforcements from Henan, Shandong, and Jianghuai to Fujian. But Zheng Sen has been prevaricating and perfunctory, and has no intention of introducing soldiers and horses from other provinces into Fujian. Although he is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but the stubbornness in his bones still makes him more willing to be a minister, in his opinion, no one is more qualified than him to lead the Ming Dynasty on the road of Zhongxing.

After "accidentally" getting the news that Zheng Cai was going to send troops to attack Xinghua Mansion, Zheng Sen decided not to sit still, and must take the initiative to attack. Zheng Sen sent Yang Chaodong, the general of the naval division, to guard Putian, and the strategist Chen Ding assisted him, and he led a group of henchmen Zhou Quanbin, Gan Hui, Wan Li, Yu Xin, Yang Yi, Hao Wenxing, and the soldiers of Allure to intercept Zheng Cai's soldiers and horses halfway.

Time flies, in the blink of an eye. Zheng Sen has been taking people away for more than a day, Yang Chaodong has no strengths, and he is important to Lao Cheng, so Zheng Sen is relieved to hand over the base camp of Putian, Zhu Yujian's family and several important ministers of the Longwu court to him for protection. These days, Zheng Hongkui is not in Putian, but running around. is actively contacting the former ministers of the Zheng family to revive the Zheng family's power in Fujian.

As soon as Zheng Sen left, Yang Chaodong arranged the defense of the entire city, and took his relatives to patrol the city, appearing cautious and highly vigilant, so that Chen Ding, who assisted him, had nothing to do.

Chen Ding's coming to Putian was extremely accidental. Zheng Zhilong conspired to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but Chen Ding was resolutely opposed, so he was deposed by Zheng Zhilong. was demoted to the teachings of Tong'an County, but before he had time to take office, he happened to meet Zheng Sen who went out of Fuzhou, and was taken to Putian by coercion.

The experience of more than a year can be said to be a big ups and downs for Chen Ding, originally Zheng Zhilong controlled the overall situation of the imperial court, and the Zheng family of Fujian became a central pillar, which made Chen Ding and honorable, and more importantly. This will also provide him with a bigger stage to show his talents as he wants.

But the good times didn't last long, and Huguang failed miserably. Zheng Jun's vitality was greatly injured, and after retreating to Fujian, he was chased and beaten by Wu Sangui, and the Zheng family, which was good, was torn apart, and Zheng Zhilong wanted to change his court and join the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which made Chen Ding couldn't help but be disappointed. But there is no other place to go now, so I can only come to Putian with anxiety to take refuge for a while.

At the moment when Zheng Sen led his troops out of the city. Chen Ding was taken aback by his son. Chen Yonghua, who was fifteen years old, stepped out of the crowd, stopped in front of Zheng Sen's horse at once, and shouted: "Uncle's move to send troops is very unwise!" Think again! ”

Zheng Sen was very surprised, and looked down at the young man in front of him, who had just made a crown salute. A pair of ink-black eyes were firmly fixed on him, and he spoke with an undoubted confidence.

Chen Ding hurriedly walked over and apologized to Zheng Sen. Sending troops is to pay attention to the auspicious time, and if the time is delayed, Zheng Sen will not be merciful. Zheng Sen's temper is strong and irritable, which is well-known in the army, Chen Yonghua does not know the height of the sky, and he dares to accuse him in front of everyone at this time, it is simply a suicide.

But Zheng Sen was not angry, and when he learned that this was Chen Ding's son, he couldn't help but smile slightly, "It turns out that you are Chen Yonghua!" No wonder a few years ago, Zhu Ping'an knew you from afar in Shandong. Before, Wang Zhongxiao, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple in the Hongguang Dynasty, also recommended you to me, and when I saw it today, this courage is indeed not small, but I don't know if this is really talented. Now, you dare to stop the footsteps of my army to send troops, this is the inevitable capital crime, and you will tell me your opinion, if it is unreasonable and grandstanding, then don't blame my ruthless military law! ”

Even though Chen Ding's vest was fooled with a layer of cold sweat, he knew that Zheng Sen's words were definitely not a joke, and he just wanted to defend his son's liberation, but as soon as he looked up, Zheng Sen's eyes shot straight over, and he blocked the words that came to his mouth again.

Chen Yonghua was neither humble nor arrogant, there was no fear on his face, and after saluting, he replied calmly: "Uncle Mingjian, now that the Qing army has entered Fujian in a big way, Xianxialing and Fenshui Pass have been opened, the old marquis died in Nanping, and the dragons in the army have no leader, but there are not many people who really descend to the Qing Dynasty. Zheng Cai's generation is just a problem of scabies, not to mention that now His Majesty and the ministers are in Putian, and the name of righteousness should also belong to the uncle. Uncle only needs to sit in Putian, if Zheng Cai comes in person, His Majesty will decree that he will be classified as a traitor and rebel, and then he will become the target of the public, which can be said to be self-defeating! ”

Zheng Sen couldn't help but smile when he heard Chen Yonghua's words, "I am ashamed that what the two dukes said is really right, he said that you are talented in civil affairs, but you are only general in military affairs, you can be the minister of the cabinet, but you cannot be the general of the army." When I was in Shandong that day, I once heard a sentence, I thought it was true, I will send it to you today, you think about it! ”

"Government affairs are an extension of military affairs!" Zheng Sen put down such a sentence, urged the horse to raise the whip, led the soldiers and horses out of the city, and walked not far, but he turned the horse's head back again, and shouted at Chen Ding: "Lord Chen, I like this son very much, and when I return victorious, let him come out under my account!" ”

After speaking, regardless of whether Chen Ding agreed or not, he turned around and walked away, leaving only Chen Ding, who was in a daze in a cold sweat, and Chen Yonghua, who was thoughtful.

"Father, what do you mean by these words?" For a long time, Chen Yonghua asked Chen Ding.

Chen Ding smiled bitterly and patted his son's shoulder, "This battle is beyond the control of the uncle, Zheng Cai seems to be a person, but the Gaopu Zheng family behind him is not to be underestimated, the uncle is thinking of this, so he has to fight and take his head!" ”

Although Chen Yonghua is smart and knowledgeable, he can't explain too much to him about some things that can't be put on the table, and Chen Ding doesn't want his son to be exposed to so many dirty things in the world.

The contradiction between the Ishii Zheng family and the Gaopu Zheng family has been going on for a long time, and Zheng Zhilong killed so many children of Zheng Lian and Gaopu Zheng, although the two families are under the banner of the Zheng family, they are actually on the same footing. Zheng Caiqi is quite talented, and he is even more popular in the Gaopu Zheng family, even if his prestige in the Fujian army is only under Zheng Zhilong and a few other people, if the news of his army spreads, then many Zheng family generals will gather under it, so that the vacuum and huge foundation left by Zheng Zhilong after his death will not be taken away by Zheng Caimou?

Based on this, Zheng Sen can't wait to ignore it, what he has to do now is to compare the speed with Zheng Cai, whoever can kill the other party first, then the hope of getting the lord of Fujian and the leader of the Zheng family will fall on whom.

Chen Yonghua is talented and intelligent, and from Chen Ding's words, he vaguely guessed a little. "But the father, the child thought of a little, will Shandong let the land of Fujian continue like this? Now that it is a national war, the Tartar army is still pressing step by step, not thinking about resisting foreign enemies, but focusing on internal strife, ......? ”

Chen Yonghua's words made Chen Ding unable to answer, so he could only sigh leisurely. Zheng Sen's purpose in sending troops this time is to exterminate Zheng Cai and other Gaopu Zheng clansmen, looking at his actions, I am afraid that he still has the intention of letting the Zheng family control the government in his heart, and now that Emperor Longwu is still in his hands, this is the biggest bargaining chip. The army poured out, and only Yang Chaodong and Luo Rucai held on to Luo Ruliang's troops in the city, hoping that Zheng Sen could succeed in one fell swoop, and reach a consensus with the Shandong Ruiwang faction in the future, so that the court situation could be stabilized, so that they could resist foreign insults and work together to resist the Qing Dynasty!

At the same time, the black shadow of the Gongchen Gate at the foot of the Wushi Mountain in the north city of Putian moved, several knights dressed in black came to the edge of the city, in the quiet night, the sound of the horse's hooves on the bluestone paved street was particularly crisp, the first person rushed to the city gate, there were already a lot of black shadows surrounded, and a few torches were lit, which illuminated the faces of the people.

Seeing the faces of the people who came, Luo Ruliang breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to meet him, "Mr. Ji has worked hard, please speak inside!" ”

Ji Si didn't speak, just nodded, turned over and dismounted, and followed Luo Ruliang into a grass house built at the city gate.

As soon as he entered the door, Luo Ruliang handed a water bladder to Ji Si's hands with both hands, "Sir, what instructions does my uncle have?" ”

Ji Si took a few sips of water, and wiped his mouth without grace: "General Cao Shuai ordered, in the early morning of tomorrow, the Shandong army will arrive outside Putian City, and you will be fully cooperated in capturing the city." ”

Although he knew that this was the result, Luo Ruliang was still a little anxious and questioned, "Mr. Mingjian, once I take refuge in Shandong, won't my uncle become the target of public criticism, and how can he gain a foothold in Zheng Jun?" As......? ”

Ji Si waved his hand, "You don't have to worry about these things, Cao Shuai has his own countermeasures, and let you stay in the Shandong Army, also for the sake of future plans, but also for the survival of the Luo clan!" (To be continued......)