Several scholars in Nanjing City knew that Zheng Sen was about to return to Fujian.

This is part of the covenant between the regent and Zheng Zhilong,

Ma Shiying, the official who had just taken office, was definitely the most proud person in Nanjing recently, and he showed with practical actions that all the expectations and trust of the regent in him were worthwhile.

After the division of the Great Western Army, Zheng Zhilong finally failed to make up his mind to raise the banner of "Qingjun Side", so the fifty-year-old Qu Shiyun acted as cannon fodder like a twenty-year-old hairy young man.

When the war in Guangxi was in full swing, many people did not know that in order to facilitate negotiations, Zheng Zhilong specially came to Xianxia Pass in Quzhou Prefecture. The governor of Zhejiang, who had just taken office, was Ma Shiying's brother-in-law, Yang Wencong, who secretly tried almost all his best to facilitate negotiations.

Facts have proved that the Donglin Party is not a good hand at intrigue.

Before the coldest season of winter, a cavalry of 500 men escorted a carriage out of the city gates of Nanjing. The snow had melted on the streets of the city, and some of the snow covered the gray lawns in the middle of nowhere.

The party went out of the city gate to the east, and an hour later came outside a deserted manor.

The cavalry formed a half-moon formation to protect the carriage in the middle, and a man wearing the uniform of a second-rank lieutenant military attache stepped forward and lifted the curtain. Then, a middle-aged man wearing a black official hat, a brocade robe with gold silk sleeves, a pale yellow cloak, and water-mill long cowhide boots walked out.

The gate of the manor was suddenly opened, and the rusty knocker shook rhythmically. Out of it came two rows of men in black, both with long knives hanging from their waists.

Two rows of mermaids walked out of the gate, knelt on the ground at the same time, and shouted loudly: "See the prince"

"Flat" Zhai Zhe glanced at the manor in front of him.

There's a tiger trapped here, and now he's going to let it go.

After hearing what Zheng Sen did every day in captivity, he also admired this young man a little.

The palace guards took over the manor, and Zhai Zhe walked into the gate.

The manor is planted with some cypress trees and plums, and the winding paths are secluded. I didn't expect the prosperous Ying Tianfu to have such an elegant place.

The guard Qian led the way, and Zhai Zhe walked into the hall facing the gate. In the middle hall of the hall hangs a picture of the Crane Xiang Song, the edge of the paper is a little yellow, it seems to be some years old.

This manor, including the fields around the manor, originally belonged to Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, and the Qing soldiers went south, Zhu Guobi participated in the surrender of the city, and was sent to Beijing, and the manor was confiscated by the General's Mansion. The surrounding fields served as official fields, and the estate has been preserved.

A chair was placed under the picture of the Pine Crane, which was intended for the regent.

Zhai Zhe sat down and ordered: "Bring Zheng Sen over"

The guard Qian always took his leave and left.

Moments later, he led a young man in a white robe out of the backyard.

Zheng Sen seemed to be in good spirits, but his face was a little pale, perhaps because he didn't have many clothes. His robes looked a little thin.

Suddenly seeing Zhai Zhe, the surprise on his face flashed, and he immediately stepped forward to salute: "See the prince"

Zhai Zhe was very satisfied with his reaction and composure, and asked, "Zheng Sen, I have imprisoned you here for two years, how do you feel?" ”

Zheng Sen didn't rush to answer, but was thinking quietly, he never expected that Zhai Zhe would come to see him in person.

Zhai Zhe didn't urge, and only looked at him quietly.

"Either my father has raised an army, or my father has surrendered, Zhai Zhe came here in person, either to kill me, or to let me go" After a long time, Zheng Sen bowed down and said: "The prince is wise, the last general knows that sooner or later the prince will be able to find out that the last will be innocent." ”

Zhai Zhe secretly gave a thumbs up, Zheng Sen was really the Zheng family's Qianli horse.

"You're right, I've found out that the assassination had nothing to do with you"

Zheng Sen's body swayed, and he couldn't help the ecstasy in his heart, Zhai Zhe was going to let him go back. He praised in a very sincere tone: "The prince is wise." ”

"Your father and I are good friends, don't forget to convey my greetings when you go back"

"Thank you, Lord Wang" Zheng Sen's heart was about to fly into the air. He knew that Zhai Zhe must have a reason for letting him go back, but now he didn't want to ask anything, as long as he could leave this manor, it would be worth the price.

"I wanted to imprison you for five years, but King Yanping couldn't wait" Zhai Zhe burst out with a hearty laugh, "King Yanping returned Ganzhou to the imperial court, and promised to send sailors to help the imperial court in the Northern Expedition next year, maybe, you will come to serve under my account next year"

The smile on Zheng Sen's face froze, is this price too great

"Zheng Sen," Zhai Zhe said bluntly, "I appreciate you." I have made an alliance with your father, and the imperial court has renamed your father the king of Zhenhai, and both Fujian and Guangdong have been handed over to your Zheng family to guard for generations. ”

How binding can such a covenant be? Zheng Sen said incorrectly: "The prince is as kind to the Zheng family as a mountain"

"If you go to Fujian and Guangdong, you may not enter the court again in the future. I came here today to tell you that the South China Sea is very big, and Xifan can cross the ocean to come to Daming, and my Daming sailors can also travel thousands of miles. When the Ming Dynasty imposed a sea ban, the people of Fujian and Guangdong could not live in peace, and the Japanese plagued Zhejiang and Fujian. Today, Zheng's sailors travel freely in the four seas, and the four seas are leveled. I opened the sea ban, it was opened for Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong, it was opened for the Zheng family, and it was also opened for the people of the world. ”

Zhai Zheci tells a stranger about his idea. He's just one person and needs the help of many people to do more. The choice of this young man in front of him can save him a few years of detours. He could choose to kill Zheng Sen and take three years or more to pacify Zheng Zhilong. However, he gave up because he wanted to return to the steppe as soon as possible.

Zheng Sen was still chewing on Zhai Zhe's words, and he couldn't understand it for a while.

Zhai Zhe did not continue to accompany him to think, and said, "Tomorrow, before the Jinyi Guard escorts you south to Chinese New Year's Eve, you can return to Fuzhou." ”

The guard Qian always looked at his gesture and escorted Zheng Sen to retreat. His boring errand had finally come to an end.

The regent walked out of the ruined manor, and the cavalry escorted the carriage back along the road from which it came.

The snow scene in the wild was quieter and more peaceful than in Nanjing, and Zhai Zhe sat in the carriage and watched the scenery passing by the bedside, and he suddenly wanted to gallop on his horse. It would be even more perfect if there was Ulan by your side.

It's a pity that this is in the south of the Yangtze River, and there is not such a vast pasture, and it can't give him a home-like embrace like the Monan grassland.

The sea and the grasslands are dangerous and mysterious, but they can make the Han people full of adventurous spirit and never stop adventuring. Da Ming must choose a direction to conquer.

He has done many expedient measures and deceived some people, but he really is not deceiving Zheng Zhilong this time.

If there were no accidents, he had decided to give himself to the grassland in his lifetime, so he handed over the sea to the Zheng family.

As for the future, ten or a hundred years, it is impossible for him to do everything alone and hand it over to his juniors.

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