At the end of the first month, Xiong Wencan suddenly came to Huai'an.

After being removed from all his positions and becoming a common man, Xiong Wencan should return to his hometown of Luzhou, Sichuan, Xiong Wencan is a Jinshi in the thirty-fifth year of Wanli, even if he was dismissed, but he is still a member of the scholars, after returning to his hometown, there should be no problems in life, but whether he can enter the court as an official again, it is not clear.

Xiong Wencan's arrival in Huai'an surprised Zheng Xunrui a little, and he personally received him at the Governor's Palace.

Xiong Wencan's complexion is not very good, which is expected.

As soon as he entered the study, Xiong Wencan spoke, speaking in a low tone and feeling depressed.

"Lord Zheng, it has been difficult to be at peace in my heart, after such a long time, every time I think of the 30,000 brothers under my command, it is because of the light enemy under my command, so that they will not be at peace until they die, how the emperor and the court deal with it, there are no complaints below, but these 30,000 soldiers, the court is unfair to them."

Zheng Xunrui's expression was also serious, he originally thought that Xiong Wencan would complain about himself, after all, when Dolgon led the 150,000 army into the pass, the army of the Beizhili Guard was all dodging, and he didn't dare to fight with the Houjin Tartars at all, only Xiong Wencan led the army into Beijing without hesitation to resist and resist the Houjin Tartars, and when rescuing the besieged Hong Chengchou and his army, the prison army Gao Qiqian obviously avoided fighting, in this case, Xiong Wencan suffered a heavy defeat, which was also expected.

"When I was detained in prison, I wrote to the emperor and wrote to Lord Yang Sichang in the cabinet, I can accept any punishment from the imperial court, but the nearly 30,000 soldiers who died in battle should still be compensated.

Zheng Xunrui did not speak. He felt Xiong Wencan's sincerity, and he was indeed ashamed of the dead sergeant, but Xiong Wencan's method was not very correct, in case the imperial court affirmed the contribution made by the fallen sergeant. Doesn't it deny that many people, including the prison guard Gao Qiqian, are responsible, and the sergeant who is sure to be killed in battle severely punished the commander, which is also nondescript in the eyes of outsiders. In the final analysis, if he wants to fight for the interests of the fallen sergeant, Xiong Wencan should not come forward in person.

It's a pity that Xiong Wencan has no other way, Xiong Wencan, who was bullied by dogs in Pingchuan and was thrown into prison, has lost all his support, and Yang Sichang, who recommended him at the beginning, also avoided it, for fear that he would be implicated, and he would definitely not help Xiong Wencan. As for the others, when they saw Gao Qiqian become the palm print eunuch of the celebrant eunuch, they understood everything, and it was impossible for them to come forward to say such a thing.

"Lord Xiong, do you think that I can speak for these fallen soldiers?"

"I originally had such an idea, so I made a special trip to Huai'an, but when I was on the road, I thought about it carefully, and I am afraid that this matter is too simple to think about, and it will not work to ask adults to help appeal."

Xiong Wencan is not an unknown person. When he was the governor of Fujian, he successfully appeased the Fujian pirate Zheng Zhilong, so that the sea disaster was completely eliminated, and he became famous in Fujian and other places for a while. It is precisely because of this merit that he was promoted to the capital as the left squire of the military department, but unfortunately this time he served as the governor of the five provinces and was responsible for exterminating the Liukou, when he met Dolgon and led the Houjin Tartars to enter the pass and plunder, and the 30,000 troops under his command were attacked by the Houjin Tartars. Almost the whole army was wiped out, and the 20,000 soldiers of Miyunwei and Yingzhouwei led by him did not obey the command, escaped from the battle, and finally surrendered after the Golden Tartar, which caused a huge turmoil.

To say that Xiong Wencan can be released from the prison, it is already very good, if it were not for the Zheng family's army to cross the north and Zhili, and fight Dolgon's hasty withdrawal, the Ming Dynasty was considered a victory in this battle against Houjin Tartar, I am afraid that Xiong Wencan will be difficult to save his life.

Xiong Wencan came to Huai'an, there must be something, or something to say, otherwise he wouldn't have come all the way over, as for what it was for, Zheng Xunrui couldn't guess, and he didn't want to guess, he thought that Xiong Wencan would definitely say it, if people didn't want to say it, it wouldn't be of much use to ask.

Next, Xiong Wencan issued a lot of emotion, Zheng Xunrui occasionally replied a few words, comforting Xiong Wencan, the implication is that victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, don't worry too much, as for the nearly 30,000 soldiers who have died in battle, it is enough to have this heart, and there is no way to reach the goal, anyway, I have tried my best.

When Xiong Wencan spoke, he was a little absent-minded, as if he had been hesitating about something, and his performance was keenly noticed by Zheng Xunrui. Although he sensed that something was wrong, Zheng Xunrui never asked the reason, and still greeted Xiong Wencan unhurriedly, since Xiong Wencan was not in a hurry to speak, I was afraid that he still had any concerns.

Sure enough, a quarter of an hour passed, and Xiong Wencan finally changed the topic.

"Can Lord Zheng know about Zheng Zhilong, the chief soldier of Fujian?"

"I've heard of it, but I've never met it."

Zheng Zhilong's name, it is impossible to think about it, his son Zheng Chenggong is a famous hero, once defeated the Dutch who occupied the island of Taiwan, and still fought against the Qing Dynasty for a long time when the Ming Dynasty has fallen.

Zheng Zhilong was recruited by Xiong Wencan, Xiong Wencan mentioned Zheng Zhilong at this time, what does this mean.

Zheng Zhilong's sailors were so powerful that they ruled almost all of the coastal areas of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, and the sailors under his command crisscrossed this sea area, no matter what kind of merchant ship it was, and no matter whose merchant ship it was, when they passed through these sea areas, they had to pay protection fees, and Zheng Zhilong was rich enough to rival the country.

Today's Zheng Zhilong, as a general soldier in Fujian, lives a leisurely life.

However, Zheng Zhilong's pirate characteristics are inevitable, and his most prominent performance is to say a sentence: The Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty are the same thing, isn't it just a change of master. In Zheng Zhilong's view, everything can be exchanged, as long as you can obtain your own interests and keep your own interests, you don't care about the rest.

Xiong Wencan sighed.

"When I came down to Huai'an, I just wanted to implore the adults to bring Zheng Zongbing."

Zheng Xunrui's face showed a smile, maybe Xiong Wencan felt that Zheng Zhilong and him were both surnamed Zheng, thinking that he would agree without hesitation when it came to this matter.

Zheng Xunrui's impression of Zheng Zhilong is not good, people like Zheng Zhilong, relying on their own strength to fight and kill, create a world, they don't have the idea of who they are willing to be loyal to, they think of themselves all the time, you can say that they are because of a lack of knowledge, you can also say that they see through everything, they are completely focused on their own interests, this kind of person you can't completely say that he is wrong, using Confucian ideas to shackle them, it doesn't have much effect.

Kong Youde, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming have many similarities with Zheng Zhilong, and all these four people surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in history.

Xiong Wencan implored Zheng Xunrui to bring Zheng Zhilong with him, there should be multiple thoughts, through Zheng Zhilong to remind the emperor of the past, it is also possible to continue to enable him Xiong Wencan, of course, I hope that Zheng Xunrui's strength can be stronger, and it is also possible for Zheng Zhilong to be attached.

Zheng Xunrui is spending a lot of energy to create a completely different sailor than before, and the Huai'an Firearms Bureau is developing firearms for all kinds of different warships, and once these firearms are equipped on the warships, the strength of the sailors will become unprecedentedly powerful.

At that time, Zheng Xunrui will order the sailors to control a large area of sea in Shandong, Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, and even North Korea, and not allow any other forces to exist, that is, when the day really comes, Zheng Zhilong is also the opponent that the Zheng family's navy needs to exterminate.

From this point of view, Zheng Xunrui will not try his best to recover Zheng Zhilong.

"Lord Xiong, I am not familiar with Zheng Zongbing in Fujian, I don't know a lot of things, rashly recommend Zheng Zongbing to the imperial court, I'm afraid it is not appropriate, and there are some things and signs in the imperial court, Lord Xiong is also clear, even if I want to recommend Zheng Zongbing, I'm afraid it will backfire."

Zheng Xunrui said very simply, blocking all possibilities in a few words, so Xiong Wencan naturally understood the meaning.

Xiong Wencan was stunned for a moment, and then a relieved expression appeared on his face.

"It's all abrupt, such unrealistic requirements for adults, Zheng Jiajun is extremely brave, powerful and powerful, I believe that there is Zheng Jiajun guarding the Ming Dynasty, and the Houjin Tartars will never dare to covet it."

Zheng Xunrui's face also changed, he thought of one thing, Xiong Wencan was actually released from prison in Layue, it is said that he should rush to his hometown in Luzhou, Sichuan, judging from the information obtained from the dark line, Xiong Wencan has always stayed in the capital, from Layue to the end of the first month, what did Xiong Wencan do during this time, who has contacted, if he does not refuse Xiong Wencan's request, Xiong Wencan will not propose other things.

"Lord Xiong has been in the capital during this time, I'm afraid I have thought of more things, I'm so straightforward, if Lord Xiong has any other ideas, you can put it forward, I will try my best to help, if it's something else, then forget it."

Xiong Wencan was not angry, and still had a smile on his face.

"Lord Zheng, I have just said it in the next, this time it is a little abrupt, the words said, what is inappropriate, please understand, there are a few words in the next, do not vomit unhappy, up to the emperor, down to the court, are looking at the adults, Zheng Jiajun's bravery, everyone knows, in this case, there are many suspicions and discussions, it is not surprising, in the next thought, the blessings and misfortunes of the people of the Ming Dynasty are in the hands of adults, where to go, please think twice." (To be continued.) )