Daming took a year off and sent troops again, and his shot was really extraordinary.

But from another point of view, the Jiangnan Ming army was pinned down in Yangzhou Mansion in Jiangbei. Zuo Ruo's army marched north into Shaanxi, and the remaining soldiers and horses in Hubei could not advance in Xinye, nor could they retreat.

In the entire south of the Yangtze River, only Meng Kang, the chief soldier of Ningshao, Chen Youlong, the chief soldier of Wugang, and Zhang Shoulu, the chief soldier of Changsha, were all second-rate generals of the imperial court. Not only that, all the government soldiers in Nanzhili and fifty percent of the government soldiers in Zhejiang were transferred to Jiangbei, and the government soldiers in Huguang lacked training, and it was okay to maintain local order, and it was better to talk about it on the battlefield than nothing.

Then, the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty was in an unprecedented period of weakness.

Zheng Zhilong has been living in Fuzhou for nearly half a year, and occasionally goes to Guangdong by sea. A man like him, who begs for a living in the waves, eats and sleeps well on a boat.

The weather in Fuzhou is hotter than in Nanjing.

Zheng Zhilong hid in the shady pavilion and shook a fan to cool off, and a man recklessly broke in outside. Those who entered directly without being notified by the guards were the closest family members of the Zheng family, and the person who came was Zheng Zhilong's younger brother Zheng Hongkui.

"Brother Wang, I just heard a piece of news, has Brother Wang heard of Zhang Jin?"

Zheng Zhilong stopped the fan and asked, "Zhang Jin, the wanted eunuch?" ”

Fujian and Guangdong, which were still nominally Ming provinces, also received orders from the Criminal Department. The tone of the official documents of the imperial court was very harsh, and sensitive people could smell an unusual smell.

"Exactly, that person came to Fuzhou through Xianxia Pass"

"Coming to Fuzhou?" Zheng Zhilong instantly sensed something.

Zheng Hongkui's subordinates served as the guards of Xianxia Pass, and all business travelers who entered Fujian from Zhejiang had to pass through this checkpoint, so they got the news in advance.

"He wants to see the prince"

Zheng Zhilong guessed the secret hidden behind Zhang Jin, showed excitement, got up and walked around, and unconsciously shook the pu fan with his right hand.

"Do I want to see him?"

Zheng Hongkui arched his hand and said: "Of course, the court has spent so much effort to deal with a eunuch, is it worth it just for a little eunuch?" Brother Wang saw Zhang Jin, and he could attack and retreat. Get the things in Zhang Jin's hands first, it's really not okay to hand over Zhang Jin to the court, and you can also use this to show favor to the King of Jin."

"Okay," Zheng Zhilong waved the fan in his hand.

Two days later, in the evening, Zheng Hongkui led a scrawny young man into the Yanping Palace.

The red candles in the palace are shining high, and it is magnificent.

Zhang Jin curled up, his identity today is the secret envoy of the Ming Emperor, but what he has encountered in the past month has made him really unable to stand up.

Zheng Hongkui led the way in front and threatened: "The imperial court has sent official documents to arrest you in various places, and the king of Yanping has also taken a lot of risks when he sees you."

Zhang Jin looked at the road in front of him and didn't reply all the way. Zheng Hongkui acted in a one-man show, and felt bored, thinking that this little eunuch was not scared stupid.

After turning a few corners, he was faced with a bright house, Zhang Jin walked in the door, and there was a middle-aged man wearing a python robe sitting directly opposite.

Zheng Hongkui saluted, "The prince is above"

Zhang Jin raised his head, the candlelight illuminated his face, although he was thin, but his eyebrows were clear and beautiful, if he didn't enter the palace, he must be a beautiful man.

Zheng Zhilong sat there and watched for a long time, but he didn't see Zhang Jin come to visit, this little eunuch's eyes were full of confusion at the moment, as if he had forgotten why he came here.

Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but asked, "Are you Zhang Jin, from Nanjing?" ”

This sentence was like an empowerment, and it woke Zhang Jin up from his confused state, and he sat on the ground and took off the cloth shoes on his feet.

Zheng Zhilong only thought that this little eunuch had lost his heart and was secretly feeling sorry, when he saw Zhang Jin pulling the soles of his shoes and tearing hard.

"There is something in the shoe" Zheng Zhilong understood, and motioned to Zheng Hongkui with his eyes to hand him a sharp knife.

Zhang Jin took the sharp knife, carefully cut open the cloth shoes, and took out a silk cloth with wax seal as thin as a cicada's wings.

He carefully unfolded the silk, and when he saw that the handwriting on it was not defaced, he breathed a long sigh of relief, spread his hands, and announced loudly: "Zheng Zhilong, the king of Yanping, receives the order" In an instant, it was like a different person.

Zheng Zhilong hesitated slightly, and did not kneel down as he normally would.

Zhang Jin showed a dissatisfied look, and repeated again: "Zheng Zhilong, the king of Yanping, receives the order"

Zheng Zhilong still hasn't moved, can this holy decree be accepted casually?

"Zhang Jin, you are a prisoner of the imperial court, why did you come to deliver the decree again?"

Seeing that he couldn't bluff anyone, Zhang Jin was like a deflated ball, his arrogant look disappeared in an instant, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Lord Wang, save Your Majesty."

This face became so fast that Zheng Zhilong was caught off guard. Zheng Hongkui was close to him, and was made to laugh, and said, "Zhang Jin, why are you doing this, you have something to say slowly."

Zhang Jin presented the holy decree in his hand, Zheng Hongkui took it, and sent it to Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong glanced at it, even though he was already prepared in his heart, he couldn't help but change his face greatly.

"His Majesty is in the palace, he is like a living dead, Zhai Zhe is a wolf, and the ministers of the court are abusive. The saint looks forward to the princes of the various domains and the Qing Dynasty as if they were looking through the autumn water. ”

Zhang Jin burst into tears, like a cuckoo crying blood.

Zheng Zhilong put away the blood book holy decree, his face was cloudy, and said, "And help Father-in-law Zhang to rest"

Zheng Hongkui reached out and grabbed Zhang Jin's thin arm, and without arguing, he pulled him out of the door.

Zhang Jin was still shouting: "The prince is the lord of all the domains in the world, and he can't live up to the hard work of the saint." ”

Zheng Zhilong held the holy decree, twisted his beard with his right hand, his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and fell into deep thought. When Zheng Cai came back from Nanjing at the beginning of the year, he once relayed to him the words of his son Zheng Sen, which now reverberated in his mind.

"Alas, if Zheng Sen was here, he wouldn't be so embarrassed."

The more he thought about it, the more he worried.

"This is indeed a good opportunity for my Zheng family, but it is difficult to shake Zhai Zhe's power in Nanzhili by relying only on the Zheng family. If Dolgon did not put pressure on the Ming army in Jiangbei, if Wu Sangui helped the imperial court, if Chen Bangbo in Guangxi dragged Guangdong back, and if the Great Western Army was subdued by the imperial court...... "Sitting there, he thought of countless possibilities.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that there was little hope of success.

"Zhai Zhe has already subdued the loyalty camp, and the Daxi thief also begged the court to surrender last year. Guangxi Governor Qu Shilu is the Donglin Party, and Chen Bangbo, the chief soldier of Guangxi, has a deep enmity with me, and the southwest department basically can't count on it. ”

Thinking of the end, Zheng Zhilong sighed and said, "I just want to seek wealth on the sea, but such things always come to the door." ”

After he finished sighing, Zheng Hongkui turned in from the door and said excitedly: "Brother Wang, you can't miss the opportunity, you won't come back again." ”

"Hugh wants to talk nonsense"

Zheng Hongkui turned around in surprise, and Zheng Zhilong had already made up his mind.

"Brother Wang is worried that only the Zheng clan will not be able to fight against Zhai Zhema?" Zheng Hongkui's words pointed to Zheng Zhilong's thoughts.

"Yes, this is the business of the Ming Zhu family, take a step back, it is also the business of the people of the world, not only the business of my Zheng family."

"The prince can let the guards escort Zhang Jin to Guangxi and Sichuan, if these two towns are willing to raise troops, Zhai Zhe's death will come" Zheng Hongkui's face was gloomy, and he lowered his voice and said: "When necessary, Zhai Zhe's opponents are all our friends"

Who he was talking about, Zheng Zhilong knew in his heart.

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