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Tainan, Taiwan Island, the residence of the king of Yanping County.

Zheng Jing felt that his eyelids were jumping for the past two days, and he always felt that something bad was about to happen. But recently, except for Liu Guoxuan's headquarters who set off for Fuzhou, there is nothing unusual in other places, could it be that the Dutch learned that they had divided their troops to attack them? It shouldn't be, the Dutch on the Keelung side are still too weak to protect themselves, so where do they have the courage to take the initiative. Not to mention Liu Guoxuan's department, such a large combined fleet, if he can't take the Geng family battleship that doesn't even have a naval division, then he can pull his hair and hang himself, he is still very confident in Liu Guoxuan and Shimazu Pingshan's trip. But what the hell is going on? This feeling was very bad, so he asked Feng Xifan, the commander of the guards, to play chess with him in the pavilion.

Calculate the time, Liu Guoxuan and they should almost come back at this time. The time to sail back and forth, plus the time to attack, is enough for five days. Zheng Jing is still worried about the Geng family's five British ships, if Liu Guoxuan can take the Geng family and Shimazu Pingshan together according to the plan, then his strength will immediately rise. In this way, if you deal with the red-haired ghost Dutchman, you will be completely sure.

"Lao Feng, you will send someone to the beach to keep an eye on it in a while, and Liu Guoxuan will report it as soon as they come back!" Zheng Jing was still unsure, so he looked up at Feng Xifan and said.

Feng Xifan was looking down at the chess game at the moment, and when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted and said: "Lord Wang, my subordinates have already ordered Lord Liu when he set out on the expedition, and once Liu Da comes back, report it in time." Presumably, Lord Liu should be on the way back at this time, and if the soldiers see their ships, they will definitely come to report immediately! ”

"Well, you're still careful, but for some reason in the past two days, my right eyelid has been jumping, and I always feel like something big is going to happen."

"The prince is too worried, with Lord Liu and the hundreds of warships in Shimazu Pingshan, it is not easy to take down the Geng family----

"Report~, report to King Yanping, Lord Liu is back!" Before Feng Xifan finished speaking, a soldier ran in from outside to report.

"Oh, where is he?" Zheng Jing is happy, it seems to be a qiēshun lì.

"Back to King Yanping, Lord Liu is outside the door at the moment."

"Huh?" Zheng Jing and Feng Xifan were both shocked, feeling that things were unusual. If a large number of warships returned, they would be able to see it from afar. The soldiers who came to report must have arrived at the county palace much earlier than Liu Guoxuan. And now that the two of them are here together, is it...

"Just him?" Zheng Jing suddenly lost his smile and asked in a cold voice.

"There are also two commanders, Lord Liu, he...

"Say, what the hell is going on?" Zheng Jing slowly asked the soldiers, to say that Zheng Jing is worthy of going through the battlefield, this calm kung fu is really powerful. At this moment, he was almost sure that something was wrong, but his face was no longer revealed.

"Lord Liu, he was disheveled, and he only came back with a few people on a fishing boat, and he didn't see the sailor's fleet."

The soldier's answer shattered the last vestiges of illusion in his heart. It seems that the worries of the past two days have come true, and there is still an instability in the matter of nine out of ten, and there is a pain in my heart. "Tell him to get in, I'm going to hear him himself!"

"Lord Wang, pay attention to your body, sit down and talk about it!" Feng Xifan was also frowning, but he still persuaded Zheng Jing.

Liu Guoxuan came to the pavilion under the leadership of the palace housekeeper, walked to Zheng Jing and knelt down directly: "The last general will have the trust of the prince, and he is ashamed of the prince!" I come back and ask for my guilt! ”

"Why are you all back? What about the others, what about the Lone King's fleet of sailors? Zheng Jing's eyes narrowed slightly at this moment, revealing a fierce light.

"Annihilation! Ask the prince to give death! Liu Guoxuan knelt on the ground and was in pain.

"The Lone King wants an explanation. The Geng family shouldn't have such a great ability to eat the Lonely King's sailor. ”

Liu Guoxuan then recounted in detail what had happened in the past few days, from the time he first let Shimazu Pingshan attack to the next day when they were captured in a stun, all the processes, including the content of his own guesses, were told one by one. Then he hung his head and remained silent, waiting to be disposed of.

In fact, Liu Guoxuan didn't know the details, he was in a coma after he was captured, and he was not woken up by splashing water when Geng Jingzhong was about to return to Mawei. After seeing Geng Jingzhong, he was released back, whether Shimazu Pingshan was originally a member of the Geng family who was cooperating with the acting, or Shimazu Pingshan was coerced to deceive him after being defeated by the Geng family, he was not sure. All that was said was that he was deceived by Shimazu Pingshan to the port, and then he was stunned, and he didn't know the true strength of the Geng family.

Zheng Jing and Feng Xifan were silent for a long time after hearing this, and suddenly the entire pavilion was silent.

"Report to the prince, Chen Junshi and General Shi are here!" The steward of the palace came to report.

"Now that we know about it, let's discuss it together. Call them to the council chamber, and I'll be there at once. Zheng Jing turned his head and replied, then turned his head to Liu Guoxuan, "You come along." ”

As soon as Zheng Jing arrived at the council hall and sat down, Hong Lei, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Yang Ying, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Ye Heng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Shenwu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Ke Ping, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Xie Xian, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, arrived together. All of them were panting, and it seemed that they all came immediately after receiving the news, without a moment's delay.

Everyone sat down, looked at Liu Guoxuan and the two sailor commanders who were kneeling on the ground, and instantly understood that the news they received was true, and their sailor division was indeed wiped out. But then I wondered for a while, they had stayed in that place in Fuzhou, and the situation was very familiar, how could they be defeated like this, and the army was wiped out so badly?

Chen Shenwu, the secretary of the military department who had never drunk with Liu Guoxuan, immediately asked: "General Liu, why are a few of you back, what about the naval fleet?" ”

Liu Guoxuan didn't raise his head, just knelt there and waited quietly for Zheng Jing to fall.

"You, tell you what happened in detail." Zheng Jing pointed to a sailor behind Liu Guoxuan and asked him to report on what had happened.

The commander of the sailor who was pointed out raised his head and slowly repeated what Liu Guoxuan had said before to the officials in detail. Then he hung his head in silence as before. The annihilation of the entire army of the sailors this time is too big, and they are not afraid of death at the moment, but afraid that their families will be implicated.

After listening to the details, the council chamber fell silent like the previous gazebo. Everyone thinks quickly in their heads to see if they can analyze the exact situation.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what should we do about it?" Zheng Jing raised his eyes to look at everyone, and then turned his gaze to the military advisor Chen Yonghua.

Chen Yonghua saw that Zheng Jing first asked for his opinion, so he took the lead in speaking: "King Yanping, no matter what the situation of the Geng family is, we can't act rashly now. We have already lost this fleet, and our strength has been weakened a lot, and the Dutch are still eyeing us at the moment, if they are united with the Geng family, we will be in danger. ”

The others were taken aback. Just thinking about the situation of the Geng family and the matter of the fleet, but forgetting the consequences of this matter. With the pirates and their warships, plus their five large ships, the Geng family has become a force to be reckoned with at sea. But they themselves have lost a fleet, and their strength has been lost, and this has come and gone, and their own situation is not optimistic.

"What the military advisor said is very reasonable, and his subordinates agree. At this time, we really can't send troops again, not only can't we send troops, but we also have to send troops to repair. Losing a fleet is painful, but sending troops will put you in danger! Yang Ying, the head of the household department, took the lead in echoing what Chen Junshi said. They really can't send troops at this time, the Qing army also united with the Dutch to attack them two years ago, and at this moment, they need to guard against the Geng family joining forces with the Dutch, and they must not anger the Geng family again.

"Yes, King Yanping, the events of the first two years are still vivid, we should stabilize the Geng family at this time, and we must not force him to join forces with the Dutch, wait until we solve the Dutch in Keelung, and then settle the account with the Geng family." Chen Shenwu also stood up and echoed his words.

Zheng Jing is not a brainless person, he has proved his ability to get to this point, and after thinking about it, he made up his mind.

"General Shi Lang!"

"The last general!"

"From now on, you need to keep an eye on the Dutch to prevent them from attacking."

"The last general commands!"

"Strategist, what do you think we should do to the Geng family?" Zheng Jing asked Chen Yonghua again, feeling that only he could give the best advice.

"King Yanping, my subordinates are thinking, the Geng family has now developed a naval army, I don't know if the Qing court really doesn't know?" Chen Yonghua said slowly to Zheng Jing.

"The Qing court has deep scruples about the three feudatories, and will never let them sit big, in case the tail is too big. One Wu Sangui has already given the Qing court a headache, and he definitely doesn't want to see the Geng family become another Wu Sangui. Are you saying that we leaked this news to the Qing court? ”

Saying this, Ke Ping, the secretary of the Criminal Department who had been sitting, immediately stood up and objected: "King Yanping can't, the later the Qing court knows, the better." The Geng family's active development of military strength is obviously the same as Wu Sangui, and they are anti-minded, and they will rebel soon. However, the strongest people were still the Qing court, and they opposed the Qing Dynasty and fought against the whole country with one domain, just like us. Therefore, it is better to let the Geng family sit big, and let them fight to the death with the Qing court at that time, which will be beneficial to us. ”

"Hehe, what Master Ke said is very true, this is what I want to say, King Yanping, we must not discuss the gains and losses with the Geng family now, but can cooperate with it, since the Geng family has also thought about it, then it is also a good thing for us, at least, it is much more convenient for us to transport grain from Fujian."

"Okay, just follow what the military advisor said, send someone to stabilize the Geng family."

"Liu Guoxuan, General Liu. Say, "What shall I do with thee?" Zheng Jing didn't think of Liu Guoxuan who was kneeling on the ground until this time, and couldn't help shouting. As soon as he heard that the Sailor Army was annihilated, he was moved with killing intent.

"The last general will be at the disposal of King Yanping, and there will be no complaints." Liu Guoxuan also waited for a long time, and Zheng Jing finally wanted to dispose of him. This period of time is really torturous for him!

"Order, revoke Liu Guoxuan's position as the first in the army, and now appoint you as a negotiating envoy to Fuzhou to stabilize the Geng family and reconcile with him, are you willing?"

When Liu Guoxuan heard the order, he almost didn't believe his ears. "This, this, King Yanping!"

"What, don't want to?"

"The last general, King Xie Yanping, will not kill him! Woooooo Liu Guoxuan couldn't speak anymore, and was moved to bow his head and cry.

An excellent general like Liu Guoxuan, Zheng Jing was actually reluctant to kill him, not to mention that he had followed his Zheng family for more than ten years and was loyal. Zheng Jing's hand made Liu Guoxuan completely put his heart in the Zheng family, and there was no possibility of defection.