When Zhang Cunren opened his eyes again, except for the anxious exchange of relatives around him, he could no longer hear any sound.

The courtyard in front of the main hall of the yamen is in a mess, some flowers and plants planted next to the courtyard wall have now been trampled on the shape, the blood stains on the bluestone paved ground are very dazzling, and the soldiers under Xia Guoxiang are moving out the corpses of Zheng Jun's own soldiers one by one. The two figures in the courtyard were leaning beside the withered peach blossom tree in front of the hall door, and a corpse in front of them was shot like a hedgehog, but the arms were still stretched out, the saber in the hand was still pointing forward, the bearded face was about to split, and the eyes were like copper bells.

Zheng Zhilong was behind him, staring at a crossbow arrow with a length of a foot on his eyebrows, the crossbow arrow went deep into the back of his head, and actually nailed it to the trunk of the peach blossom tree, and all the arrows were resisted by Zheng Zhibao in front of him, but it was the only one and the only crossbow arrow that was ruthless and accurate, and it took his life.

Zheng Zhilong, the overlord of the seven seas, died silently in this small city in Nanping.

His death also disrupted Zhang Cunren's painstakingly formulated plan. Wu Sangui definitely has a problem! Zhang Cunren, who calmed down a little, leaned weakly on the body of his own soldiers, but he was sure of this matter in his mind.

Looking at Wu Sangui with a playful smile on the steps of the hall in the distance, Zhang Cunren's heart seemed to have fallen into an ice cellar. Wu Sangui disobeyed his orders and suddenly killed Zheng Zhilong, obviously, he had other thoughts.

Zhang Cunren's long sigh came from the wind blowing slowly, "Han people are Han people after all!" After saying this, Zhang Cunren's face was slightly stunned. suddenly remembered that he was once a Han man, but when he was four years old in the distant Chongzhen, he had already thrown himself into the arms of the Qing Dynasty without hesitation, and since then, Zhang Cunren has recognized himself as a child of the Qing Dynasty. Whether it is a minion or an official.

Xia Guoxiang's subordinates were still methodically cleaning up the corpses in the courtyard, but Wu Sangu, a group of generals and family members quietly surrounded them. The weapons in their eyes and hands all projected a strong murderous aura without exception.

With the support of his own soldiers, Zhang Cunren stubbornly stood up, wiped the blood from his lips with his hands, and looked at Wu Sangui. "King Pingxi, does Daming still have a foothold for you? Is it worth the risk you take to go back? ”

Wu Sangui smiled mockingly, "Da Ming doesn't have it, is it possible that Da Qing has it?" In your eyes, I have always been nothing more than a minion. I'm just cannon fodder in a charge, and when there's nothing left to use, will you still be able to tolerate me? ”

Zhang Cunren really couldn't figure it out, "But betraying the Qing Dynasty will put you under the attack of two families, is this a way to live?" ”

Wu Sangui was a little impatient, "These things don't bother with Boss Zhang, today's matter will be played by the king to the imperial court, and Zheng Zhilong will pretend to be in the name of Shun." However, he besieged it, and Mr. Zhang was unfortunately poisoned by him. The king waved his army to storm the Zheng army and avenge Boss Zhang! ”

Zhang Cunren was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, "King Pingxi is really the best among people, and the old man still looks down on you!" After killing Zheng Zhilong and the old man, you can legitimately stay in Fujian and use the army. The Zheng family's army can also be swallowed up in your hands naturally, no matter who it is in the future, I am afraid that they will not dare to underestimate the prince! “

Wu Sangui smiled and arched his hand at Zhang Cunren, "This is all thanks to Master Zhang." Otherwise, the king's plan would not have gone so smoothly! Sangui is here to thank you, and I also wish Mr. Zhang a smooth journey and an early climb to bliss! After speaking, with a wave of his hand, the generals and soldiers who had been waiting impatiently around him suddenly shouted and killed.

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Shi Fu had been waiting in Zhangzhou Mansion for seven days, but until April 18, there was still no news of Zheng Zhilong. Shi Fu, as the governor of the Chinese army in the Zheng army, won the trust of Zheng Zhilong, and his command not only mastered the 600 ships and 20,000 naval troops of the main force of the Zheng army's naval division, but also took charge of the most elite 30,000 land divisions under Zheng Zhilong's command. Even when Zheng Zhilong was on the northern expedition, he was reluctant to take it out of Fujian, and kept it in his lair to garrison.

At the beginning of March, Shi Fu was still stationed in the Xianxialing area, as Zheng Zhilong's henchman, Zheng Zhilong's plan to surrender to the Qing Dynasty was also clear to him, the reason why he was transferred back to Zhangzhou, Zheng Zhilong was to deliberately hand over the two important passes of Xianxialing and Fenshui Pass to the Qing army, which Shi Fu did made Zheng Zhilong very satisfied. Zheng Zhilong killed Zheng Lian, put Zheng Cai under house arrest, Shi Daxuan was killed, Shi Lang and Shi Xian brothers defected to Zhu Ping'an, and the Shi clan's power in the Zheng army suffered a lot. Therefore, Shi Fu could only follow Zheng Zhilong's pace and act in accordance with Zheng Zhilong's intentions, so he gradually regained Zheng Zhilong's trust.

Zheng Zhilong's surrender to the Qing Dynasty this time, in fact, there are still many generals in the Zheng army who uphold opposing opinions, such as Yang Geng, Marquis of Annan, Zhou Cuizhi, Marquis of Laiyi, and Xin Yiyi, General of Anyang, who were deliberately divided by Emperor Longwu earlier, were all resolutely opposed, but these people were nothing more than collateral generals in the Zheng army, and their military power was limited, so their opposition was suppressed by Zheng Zhilong early on.

Comparatively speaking, Shi Fu is a simple person, although he is proficient in water and land warfare, but he doesn't know anything about these aspects related to the situation and the trend of the world, all he can do is to go all out to do everything Zheng Zhilong explained, that's all. Now, the Shi Lang brothers have gained a firm foothold under Zhu Ping'an, Zheng Zhilong's intention to surrender to the Qing Dynasty really makes Shi Fu in his arms, there are children of the Shi family in the Ming and Qing dynasties, no matter who belongs to the world in the future, the Shi family must be sure to make a profit. This is the deepest hidden small calculation in Shi Fu's heart.

But for several days, Zheng Zhilong, who went to Nanping to negotiate with the Qing army, did not have any news, tens of thousands of troops were stationed in Zhangzhou Mansion, and the generals from all walks of life were also a little impatient, they did not know the strategy and intentions of the upper echelons of the Zheng army, and the soldiers did not get clear orders, and the army's heart floated for a while.

Gaopu Zheng's side is also ready to move, originally Zheng Zhilong asked Shi Fu to guard Zhangzhou and had the idea of monitoring and controlling Gaopu Zheng's family, these days, Zheng Cai is frequently sending people to the door, but the meeting is a lot of gossip, and the things sent are also some local products and other things, but it is like an old friend for many years occasionally walking around and asking for warmth, but it makes Shi Fu's heart go up and down, I don't know what Zheng Cai wants.

The messengers sent one after another, but no one returned, and Shi Fu and the others became more and more agitated. In the evening, Shi Fu had to send people to inspect the battalions of Zhangzhou Mansion, and tried every means to purchase a batch of meat and grain to send to the battalions, temporarily stabilizing the morale of the troops below. Shi Fu returned to the resting house with his own heart, and prepared a few small dishes with his subordinates, and one of them poured himself a drink.

A pot of fine wine went down, and the wine slowly swelled up, and he temporarily forgot about the upsetting things in Naxi, and finally blessed him to have a moment of peace. But this tranquility did not last long, and the subordinates ran in one after another, but they startled Shi Fu.

"Governor, Governor!" As soon as the servant entered the door, he tripped over the threshold, rushed straight into the flower hall and fell at Shi Fu's feet.

Shi blessed a spirit, and then kicked it over, "What are you panicking about!" What a big thing to make you panic like this! ”

Before the words fell, several pro-soldiers had already carried a person in a panic, "Governor, the messenger sent to Nanping has returned!" ”

The wine disappeared in an instant, Shi Fu stood up suddenly, brought all the wine and food on the table to the ground, and the cups and plates were shattered, and it was a mess.

The messenger was the one he had just sent the day before yesterday, and he was also a very trusted entourage under Shi Fu's command, but now he was obviously running all the way, physically and mentally exhausted, and was already unconscious when he was carried in by his own soldiers.

"Hurry, hurry! Wake him up for me! Shi Fu jumped to his feet in a hurry, and the soldiers were pinching people and pouring water, but the messenger did not react at all.

In desperation, Shi Fu picked up the flask and poured the wine on the messenger's face, but the smell of the wine made him shudder and open his eyes suddenly.

Shi Fu squatted down and grabbed the messenger's front placket, "Tell me quickly, what's the news, have you seen Master Hou?" What is the order of the Hou Ye? ”

The messenger blinked and saw Shi Fu's face clearly, but suddenly burst into tears, "Dudu, the villain didn't see Master Hou at all, the villain just arrived at Taoyuan Shop, and he couldn't go any further." The Manchu army was divided into two routes, and had captured the entire Yanping Mansion and was heading towards Zhangzhou. I heard that the vanguard of the Qing army was holding Hou Ye's soldier seal ribbon, all the way unimpeded, and the speed of the army was extremely fast, so there was no news to Zhangzhou at all. The various units of our army were caught off guard, and they had already defected if they were not defeated, and the Qing army was bloodless, and it was about to approach Ning Yang! ”

Shi Fu was taken aback, "What about Master Hou!" Why don't you contact the Qing army and meet with the Hou Ye? ”

The messenger cried even more sadly, "Dudu, Hou Ye, Hou Ye has returned to heaven!" ”

Hearing this, Shi Fu stumbled and almost fell headlong. "What did you say?"

"Dudu, are there rumors ahead, Hou Ye has been killed by the Qing army, even the third master has been poisoned, and none of the brothers who followed Hou Ye to Nanping can come back alive! General Xiao Gongchen: They have all lost their whereabouts now! ”

The messenger's words made Shi Fu's eyes darken, and he fainted suddenly, and when his own soldiers woke him up, Shi Fu sat in a daze, no matter who called, he didn't speak, and suddenly he was grieving.

"As soon as Master Hou goes, this makes me wait for everyone where to go!"

At this time, the subordinate hurriedly came to report, saying that Zheng Cai had sent someone again, Shi Fu was suddenly furious, got up from the ground with a bone, and scolded: "What is Yongshengbo going to do!" Hou Ye has just passed away, but he sent someone over, could it be that he wants to take advantage of the chaos and fish in troubled waters? ”

But the voice from under the corridor came in clearly, "Uncle, don't you even see your little nephew?" (To be continued......)