Seeing Zheng Sen, who was pale, as if he had lost half his life, being carried away by the soldiers of the Xinwu Battalion, Fang Yuegong's heart was mixed. The Zheng family, which had once been a prominent family, collapsed within two years, Zheng Zhilong died at the hands of Wu Sangui, and the backbone of the Ishii Zheng clan and the Gaopu Zheng clan was swept away.

The situation has developed to this point, Fang Yuegong finally saw the number of ways Zhu Ping'an played his cards, and I have to say that in the matter of the Zheng family, Zhu Ping'an's timing and strength were quite ruthless and accurate. When the Zheng family was at its weakest, he provoked the infighting between Zheng Cai and Zheng Sen, and when the two families were fighting, he used a knife to kill people and eradicate Zheng Cai, and at the same time greatly weakened Zheng Sen.

Moreover, taking the game of chess in front of him as an example, Yuan Jixian is actually a dispensable character, and Fang Yuegong even guessed that Zhu Ping'an had no intention of solving Wu Sangui in Fujian. After all, Wu Sangui still has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, although his morale is low and his food and grass are scarce, but if he really wants to be wiped out in one go, I am afraid he will have to pay a lot of price.

And Wu Sangui chose the decision to enter Jiangxi by Wuping at this time, but Zhang Mingzhen and Shi Lang uncharacteristically stopped, allowing Wu Sangui to jump out of the encirclement under his nose and swagger towards Jiangxi. What kind of information and purpose does this contain?

I'm afraid it's not as simple as not wanting to fight to the death with Wu Sangui. Jiangxi's Yuan Jixian supported the army and respected himself, as well as the self-reliant Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang, Qu Shiyun and others in Guangxi, thinking that Zhu Ping'an would target them again.

Fang Yuegong looked at Chen Ding, who was standing on the side and looked a little lonely, but he couldn't help but feel a trace of jealousy in his heart. As Zheng's advisers, Chen Ding's father and son were deeply favored by Zhu Ping'an, and his son Chen Yonghua had been sent to Shandong by Zhang Mingzhen on the day Putian was captured, and it is said that he was the person named by Zhu Ping'an. Chen Ding stayed by Zhang Mingzhen's side to counsel military affairs.

Son Chen Yonghua was asked to leave by Zhu Ping'an, no need to ask if he must be soaring in the future, the future is limitless, even if Chen Ding still retains loyalty and attachment to the Zheng family in his heart, I am afraid he can only keep it deep in his heart. Both father and son were wise men, and the situation has developed to this point. If they can't see the general trend of the world clearly, then their full of wisdom may be in vain.

On the other hand, Fang Yuegong was full of loneliness. In the last years of Chongzhen, he entered the cabinet as a governor, a precedent in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and he was also full of longing at that time, thinking that he would make great achievements and turn the tide. But until the Hongguang and Yixing dynasties, this hope was getting slimmer and slimmer. It is even considered to be a person who tends to be inflammatory.

I recalled the time when I came to Shandong at the beginning of that year. The scene of sitting and discussing with Zhu Ping'an in the greenhouse, Fang Yuegong really had a feeling of being separated from the world.

Shi Lang seemed to feel Fang Yuegong's mood, and exchanged glances with Zhang Mingzhen, then took out a letter from his arms and sent it to Fang Yuegong with both hands.

"Mr. Sichang, Your Highness has always remembered you, Your Highness asked me to ask you a word, I have been wandering in the center all these years. can be willing to be a local parent and sharpen government affairs. Someday. What about re-entering the cabinet in the name of justice? ”

Fang Yuegong was stunned for a moment, and then he muttered: "Your Highness, Your Highness still remembers Fang?" ”

Zhang Mingzhen smiled, "When Mr. Sichang was patrolling Shandong, His Royal Highness would always say a word whenever there was a new move. 'It will be seen by Fang Sichang first, and after he has considered and revised it, it can be implemented! ’”

Fang Yuegong was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes were slightly red. "Your Highness has praised it!"

"Before going to sea, His Royal Highness also made a special explanation. The talent of Mr. Sichang is not in the center but in the place, and the people of Songjiang and Shandong now mention Mr. as if they were Buddhas in ten thousand families. When Mr. Sichang entered the cabinet, he was not sharpened, he wanted to do things, he could do things, but he didn't know how to do things, and it was indeed a little too early for Mr. to enter the center, which was not as good as Yan Qinggong (Zhao Guangluan). Now that Fujian has been decided, all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, His Royal Highness means that he wants to ask Mr. to act in charge of the government affairs of Fujian, but I don't know what Mr. wants? ”

Slowly, Fang Yuegong calmed down from the shock, his eyes were fixed on the letter in Shi Lang's hand but he didn't answer it for a long time. The hesitation and panic in my heart no longer knew where to fly, and Zhu Ping'an's words only echoed in my mind.

"I want to do things, I know how to do things, but I don't know how to do things!"

Zhang Mingzhen and Shi Lang did not disturb Fang Yuegong's thinking, and Chen Ding on the side was also pondering this sentence with great interest, and for a while he realized that he had benefited a lot, and nodded frequently.

After a long time, the confusion in Fang Yuegong's eyes gradually faded, and then he slowly stretched out his hands to take the letter, "Please tell Your Highness, the fourth chief will definitely live up to the trust!" ”

Zhang Mingzhen and Shi Lang arched their hands at him, "In this way, in the future, Fujian government affairs will please sir!" ”

Fang Yuegong smiled, "But how can Fang Mou support the overall situation of Fujian, and ask the two of you to ask His Royal Highness to match Fang Mou with a capable general!" ”

Zhang Mingzhen and Shi Lang suddenly laughed, and the three of them turned their heads to look at Chen Ding together, but Chen Ding was stunned.

Zhang Mingzhen said with a smile: "Your Highness has already made arrangements, if you are familiar with Fujian affairs, besides Mr. Chen, who else is more suitable?" ”

……

It was close to the beginning of summer, and although it was no longer as dry as the previous years, the weather in Hebei, Shandong Province was still dry and windy as always. The official road leading from Wuding Prefecture to Leling has long been replaced by a wide road paved with cement, gravel and sand, which can accommodate six horse-drawn carriages in parallel. The trees planted on both sides of the road are already tall and lush. This also made the people who kept running back and forth in Wuding Prefecture and Leling feel a lot cooler.

After the Qing army entered the Northern Zhili and Jingshi, the front line of Leling, Dezhou, Gucheng and Wucheng on the border between Shandong and Hebei became the forefront of the war. Lu Xiangsheng led Qiu Ze's subordinates and the three guards of the new army and the Qing army to attack and defend each other on this front. Because the war was raging in the south, both sides were unwilling to invest too many troops and forces, so although the fighting was frequent, the scale was not large.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty attacked Jiangnan and Sichuan with the Green Camp Han Army as the main force, the purpose was to reduce the pressure on the north, but because Zhu Ping'an's main forces were also in Jiangbei and Liaodong, the main force of the Manchu Eight Banners did not dare to go out lightly, and they have been holding in Beizhili and Hebei and other places.

On the official road, there is an endless stream of people's convoys coming and going, and there are rest places set up by Shandong Chengguan camps at intervals, and the people refer to these places as "service areas". It is said that it came from Zhu Ping'an's mouth.

It is said to be a resting place, but in fact it is just a temporary thatched or yellow mud house, in which the soldiers and miscellaneous servants of the chengguan battalion are stationed, on the one hand, to protect the safety of the official road, to provide protection for the people who transport grain and grass supplies to the front line, and on the other hand, to provide a temporary resting place for the convoy and horse team.

May 27th. The smoke and dust rose on the official road, and the people's convoys avoided one after another, and dozens of horsemen galloped from south to north. The knights were all dressed in short clothes and leather boots, and they looked like caravan guards, but the horses under their crotches knew at a glance that they were used in the army. The official road was wide, and these knights were highly skilled in horsemanship, so it did not affect the convoy and people who came and went.

When they arrived at the service area of Yanjialing, a group of knights turned over and dismounted. Shen Ke looked at the sky. Turning to Zhu Ping'an, who had just dismounted and was patting the dust on his body, he said, "Your Highness, take a rest here, you should be able to rush to Qingyun County when you are ready." ”

The chengguan soldiers on duty here originally wanted to ask about everyone's identities as usual, but Shen Ke's subordinates shook the waist card in their arms in front of their eyes, and even if the soldiers retreated silently, these people had eyesight strength and were usually well-trained. I saw the waist card of the left and right guards of the thousand households. I knew that it was definitely a big man, so I didn't ask questions. Instead, a number of sentry posts were immediately placed on the periphery of the service area.

The leader of the service area ran quickly, brought some water and bread over, and then without asking any questions, he immediately retreated respectfully more than ten steps away.

The dough cake was already cold, and it was really difficult to swallow without water, but Zhu Ping'an and the guards ate it with relish. The people under the pergola in the distance had already seen that this group was unusual. But he didn't care, but continued to gulp water, eat bread, and talk loudly.

After eating the cake in a few bites, Zhu Ping'an let out a sigh of relief. He took a few pieces of paper from Shen Ke's hand and looked at them for a while, then handed them back again, and then nodded.

"The matter of Fujian is over, and my father will arrive in Shandong in a few days, send a message back to the princess, and ask her to arrange the pick-up matter!"

Shen Ke nodded and said, "However, Your Majesty still seems to have a different view of Zheng Sen, and specially instructed the accompanying generals to send you a letter, saying that you must ensure the safety of Zheng Sen's net worth, including his clansmen!" ”

Zhu Ping'an nodded, "The Zheng family mansion has collapsed, a Zheng Sen is not to worry, I understand what my father means, although Zheng Sen is arrogant, he is still loyal to his father and the court, and there is no problem in leaving him." Send a message to Zhang Mingzhen and Shi Lang and let them handle it. But remember not to let Zheng Sen go to sea, tell Shi Lang that the speed of the integration of the sailors must be accelerated, Shi Fu can give him a knighthood, and it is also okay to be in charge of the army, how to operate and grasp, let him make his own decisions, with the charter, just report it! ”

"Is there any news from Nanjing?" Zhu Ping'an suddenly asked.

"It's been two months, and four gates of the outer city have fallen, and so far Yan Yingyuan has still not sent a letter asking for help!" Shen Ke said with a sigh: "Your Highness knows people, and your subordinates really admire it, this Yan Yingyuan is really a cadre who guards the city!" ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled, Yan Yingyuan, plus Chen Mingyu, plus Li Yan, Li Guo and Li Laiheng's father and son's loyalty battalion, if such a lineup can't deal with a Bolo, how can it work!

"Zhejiang has begun to quietly use troops to Huguang and Nanzhili, Zhang Guowei and Song Zhipu are a little hesitant, Zhu Dadian has contributed a lot to it, and he strongly advocates obeying His Highness's dispatch."

"Hehehe!" Zhu Ping'an's smile became brighter and brighter, "Zhang Guowei and Song Zhipu were old ministers of the Yixing Dynasty, and they also supported Zhu Youlang at the beginning, but the two of them are just a corrupt Confucian, and it is useless to say anything without soldiers in their hands." On the contrary, it is this Zhu Dadian, and the situation is seen very thoroughly. Tell us that although this person is greedy for money, the overall situation is still good, don't be reluctant to give up money. By the way, I will pass on another message to him, after the Nanjing affair is over, as long as the work is profitable, this king will protect him with a book! With a two-pronged approach, this king doesn't believe that he can give birth to any other dissent! (To be continued......)