The next day, when the sky was gray, thousands of Ming troops poured out of the city of Yanping, chariots and horses, among the army, the carriages dragging large boxes were particularly conspicuous, in front of them was Emperor Longwu, riding a horse, next to the golden canopy carriage sat the queen Zeng, two concubines and the prince who was less than a month.

At this moment, although Zhu Yujian is still full of perseverance, resolute but resolute, with no regrets about his decision and generosity and calmly going to death, the posture of dragging his family and leaving Yanping City still gives people a sense of gloom and loneliness.

Zhou Zhifan was by Zhu Yujian's side, glanced back at the carriages, the big boxes on them, when he thought of the things in them, his face was sad, he hesitated again and again, and finally said: "Your Majesty, Weichen knows that you are a person who loves books very much, and you can't leave for a moment, as long as you have free time, you will flip through the ......."

Zhu Yujian interrupted Zhou Zhifan, frowned slightly, and urged: "Okay, Zhou Aiqing, if you have something to say, just say it, there is no need to be so secretive." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhou Zhifan agreed, and then continued: "Your Majesty, it's like this, along the way, carrying so many books, it is really inconvenient for the army to hurry, it is better to leave them in Yanping City and retrieve them later." ”

"I'll get it back later...... Sometime...... Is there a future? ”

Zhu Yujian was muttering to himself, and did not respond to Zhou Zhifan's kind words and persuasion, but turned his head, looked into the distance with deep eyes, and then stopped saying words and hung Zhou Zhifan there.

The two were originally very close, but they were separated by a horse, although Zhu Yujian's voice was small, but Zhou Zhifan still sensitively caught the other party's self-talk, his heart tightened, and he became more and more convinced that the emperor knew that this road was a dead end, and he was ready to die.

Although his heart was very depressed and heavy, and he didn't recognize this kind of pedantry that he knew he was going to do it even if he died, Zhou Zhifan recognized Zhu Yujian more and more as an emperor, who has the demeanor that an emperor should have.

Only death can preserve the last dignity of an emperor!

Death is death, but the way of death is different, compared to Emperor Chongzhen's hanging on the coal mountain, compared to Emperor Hongguang's humiliation and death, compared to King Lu's surrender without a fight, compared to King Lu's escape without a fight, and secretly lived at sea.

At this moment, Emperor Longwu chose to die on the battlefield and die together with his family!

When Zhu Yujian's will did not change and he still wanted to recapture Jiangxi, he just changed his route to Tingzhou Mansion, faintly trying to flee from the wilderness, and the situation in Fuzhou City was not good, and it also exploded, and the city was in chaos.

"Hi... Have you heard of it? Just yesterday, the Dashun army divided into two routes, almost at the same time captured the Fenshui Pass and Xianxia Pass, and drove straight into Fujian, it is said that hundreds of thousands of troops poured in, and there were many behind. ”

"I've heard about it, I've heard it, how can I not hear about such a big thing? Just yesterday afternoon, there began to be gossip that the Dashun army had entered Fujian, and with a thunderous momentum, starting from the Fenshui Pass and the Xianxia Pass, it quickly captured most of Shaowu Mansion and Jianning Mansion. ”

"Hey, I've heard it too, if it weren't for the Zheng family's blockade of the news and the control of those soldiers who came back from the breakdown, I'm afraid the news would have spread long ago."

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The Pingyu Marquis Mansion also made a pot of porridge, and there was an extremely nervous atmosphere everywhere, although the subordinates and maidservants were working as usual, but the trace of uneasiness revealed between their eyebrows was enough to show how frightened they were in their hearts.

At this moment, Zheng Zhilong gathered everyone again and gathered in the hall, even Ma Xin was among them, standing opposite Zheng Zhilong like everyone else.

"Generals, you must have gotten the news and understood, the Dashun army has entered Fujian, here, the general can also reveal the latest news, so far, the Dashun army has gathered at least 300,000 troops, firearms, red-clothed cannons, and now the troops are divided into three routes, and are capturing Shaowu Mansion, Jianning Mansion and Funing Mansion."

As soon as Zheng Zhilong finished speaking, the hall suddenly "buzzed" and discussed, and his voice was mixed and confused, and he couldn't hear what he said at all.

"Okay, okay, let's be quiet, have something to say, say it one by one, don't make it like a market, chickens and ducks."

I have to say that Zheng Zhilong's prestige is very high, and his faint words instantly calmed the scene, making the hall quiet again.

Zheng Hongkui hadn't left yet, he stood up, groaned for a while, and then said earnestly: "Big brother, now it seems that the Dashun army is not good, and wants to take a step by step encroachment strategy to disintegrate our Zheng family's power in Fujian little by little. Although it was only a little over a day, it stands to reason that the Dashun army's actions should not be so rapid, and it would definitely take time to gain a firm foothold in Shaowu Mansion, Jianning Mansion and Funing Mansion. ”

"However, the combat style of the Dashun army is elusive and unpredictable, sometimes as fast as a storm, and in the morning and night, the enemy is crushed; Sometimes, it is like a gentle wind and drizzle, and little by little it wears down the opponent's will. ”

"Therefore, the fourth brother thinks that for the sake of safety, it is best for us to temporarily take refuge in Quanzhou Mansion, and after ensuring safety, we will think about the strategy of dealing with the Dashun army, after all, maybe the Dashun army will come over when it comes."

Obviously, maybe not everyone thinks this way in Zheng Hongkui's words, in order to preserve their strength, but it provides a reason for a considerable number of people to flee without a fight.

"Yes, Master Hou, the Dashun army is menacing and in the limelight, so it's better not to fight with them for the time being, and wait until their morale decreases a little and they go deep into the hinterland of Fujian, and then we will encircle and annihilate them."

Compared with others who were worried about the upcoming war and didn't want to fight with the Dashun army, Zheng Cai stood up, as a confidant who went to the sea from Zheng Zhilong to do business in the early years, but reminded: "Master Hou, in addition to the protection fees collected from merchants from various countries, most of our way of getting money depends on trafficking porcelain, tea, silk and other things from the mainland and selling them to foreigners. ”

"At this time, seven or eight out of ten of the world have fallen into the hands of the Dashun Dynasty, we no longer have the source of these goods, the supply channel, once we embark on the road of confrontation with the Dashun army, it is difficult to maintain the expenses of the sailors only by collecting protection fees at sea."

"Moreover, once the Dashun Dynasty occupies the world and controls Fujian, Guangdong and other places, it will definitely form a naval division, and it is impossible for us to control the southeast coast, without the inland as a support, it will be difficult to confront the Dashun army for a long time."

Zheng Cai said vaguely, but Zheng Zhilong heard it very clearly, and the meaning of his words was also the difficulty in his heart, and the fundamental reason why he had to rely on the Great Shun Dynasty.

Although his naval division is strong, there are few opponents in the southeast coastal area, and the most important thing is that there is an inland as a backing, which can continuously replenish troops, warships, money and food, and so on.

Once the basis of Fujian is lost, then he Zheng Zhilong will become a source of no water, and decay will be inevitable.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong became more and more determined to join the Great Shun Dynasty, but also decided that time was imminent, and he must promote the "rebellion" of his son Zheng Chenggong as soon as possible.