The people scattered from the table, the hundred officials were gone, and the Fengtian Temple became deserted.

At this moment, there are only three brothers in the hall, Zhu Yujian, Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yujian, as Emperor Longwu, Zhu Yujian looks worried, frowning, looking at the two younger brothers, and said earnestly: "Two royal brothers, the royal brother's personal expedition this time must be more auspicious, for the continuation of our Zhu family, the royal bloodline is immortal, after the imperial brother personally conquered, you immediately rushed to Guangdong with your family and got out of the control of the Zheng family." ”

"Brother Huang, do you really want to go on a personal expedition?"

Zhu Yulu asked rhetorically, and then said: "Brother Huang, let's let Brother Wang lead the army to rescue Lord Huang and them, right?" ”

"No..."

Zhu Yujian immediately vetoed it, and his words were full of non-negotiable flavor, and Tang King Zhu Yujian wanted to say something to persuade him, but he was blocked by Zhu Yujian's words behind.

"Don't fight with the imperial brother, the imperial brother will drive this time to rescue Lord Huang, if you encounter danger, Zheng Zhilong still has the possibility of rescue, if it is replaced by you, he will definitely see death and not save him!" Moreover, only the royal brother can win the hearts of the people, boost the morale of the army, and boost morale. ”

Pingyu Hou's Mansion, in the study.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong stood opposite to everyone, although his face was still calm, he could not hide the trace of anxiety and uneasiness between his eyebrows.

"Big brother, do we really have to sit back and watch the emperor drive in person?"

After Zheng Hongkui finished asking, his face was full of worry, and he said seriously: "Big brother, if the emperor has three longs and two shorts, encounters an accident, and is captured by the chaotic army, our situation will become very bad, not only can we no longer use the name of the emperor to order all parties, if the emperor is really captured by the other party, we will also be coerced and restrained by the Dashun army, and fall into a dilemma, things are not beautiful." ”

Obviously, Zheng Zhilong's expression moved, and there were waves, knowing his father Mo Ruozi, Zheng Chenggong sensitively captured this subtle change, and hurriedly said: "Yes, father, if you protect the emperor, you will also keep this banner, so that you can command the various imperial armies in the southeast." Otherwise, even if we are rich and have a strong army, it will be difficult to make those generals obedient. ”

Zheng Zhilong seemed to be moved, and his performance became more and more obvious, without waiting for Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong to be happy, there was no time for further persuasion, and the situation that had just improved was instantly extinguished by Zheng Zhibao's words.

"Big brother, fourth brother, successful nephew, remind you, although we have a lot of wealth, military salary is not a problem, but don't forget one point, our army has the advantage of naval warfare, and is not good at land combat, if they are forced to fight on land, the casualties will be very heavy!"

"As for the emperor once he is captured, or if the Dashun army goes to Fujian, Guangdong and other places, it is nothing, it is a big deal to go to the sea again and become a pirate again."

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong's eyebrows were raised, and without waiting for Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong to refute, he issued an eviction order.

"Okay, as for what to do, let me think about it, you all go out, Zhibao stays."

Zheng Hongkui was shocked, although Zheng Zhilong said vaguely and had an ambiguous attitude, he had already guessed the true attitude of the eldest brother, but he also had to leave with the others.

After everyone left, there were only two people in the study, and Zheng Zhilong said earnestly: "Fifth brother, over the years, almost all the wealth and foundation we have accumulated are in Fuzhou, how can it be so easy to go to the sea as a thief and go back to his old business again?" ”

"Moreover, even if you give up everything here, go back to your old profession, and go into the sea as a thief, but without a foothold as a foundation, it will not be able to last long, and sooner or later it will decline, either by those foreigners, or by the ensuing Dashun army."

Zheng Zhibao nodded frequently when he heard this, and his face was even more solemn, although he had already had some kind of guess in his heart, he couldn't help but ask in a deep voice: "Then big brother, what do you say we should do?" How to choose? ”

However, Zheng Zhilong did not give a positive reply, but said solemnly: "Hmm... Fifth brother, during this time, you must protect Lord Xiong, contact him more, and maintain a good relationship. ”

At the same time, in the secret room in Ma Xin's mansion, Ma Xin and Xiong Wencan sat opposite each other, chatting happily in a relaxed atmosphere.

"Lord Xiong, the emperor's thunderous attack is really clever, Marshal Liu's troops captured Gannan in one fell swoop, which can be regarded as suppressing the Zheng family, especially Zheng Zhilong, like a bird with a frightened bow, there are already signs of surrender."

"Yes, General Ma, the emperor's method can be described as extremely clever, but we must not be careless~!"

Xiong Wencan was also very happy, and when he praised it, it was also mixed with worry, and then added: "At this time, although Zheng Zhilong's attitude has softened, there are signs of surrender. However, the Zheng family is divided into two factions, one is loyal to the Ming Court, or retreats to the sea, and the other is the main faction, which takes the initiative to join our Dashun Dynasty. ”

"Yes, Lord Xiong, what you said is exactly!"

Ma Xin agreed, nodded slightly, his face was full of complexity, and then continued: "Among the Zheng family, Zheng Chenggong is the most loyal to the Ming Court, and the most resistant to our Dashun Dynasty, followed by Zheng Hongkui and others. ”

"If Zheng Zhilong really has to make up his mind and raise troops to join him, with Zheng Chenggong's temperament, it will be difficult to guarantee that he will not make any radical actions when the time comes."

"Yes, General Ma, that's what Xiong is worried about."

After Xiong Wencan agreed, he groaned slightly, looking at Ma Xin's full of complicated colors, how could he not understand?

After coming to Fujian for so long, I still have some understanding of some things, Ma Xin's rise all the way and he was entrusted with important tasks, thanks to Zheng Chenggong's promotion, but now, the two are likely to go to the opposite side, how can Xiong Wencan not understand Ma Xin's mood at this time?

"Hmm... General Ma, just in case, to reduce some unnecessary wars, Zheng Chenggong's side will be handed over to you. If Zheng Chenggong really has bad intentions and has radical actions, he will have to stop you from the side and control Zheng Hongkui and others. ”

There was silence for a moment, although he couldn't bear it and was very unwilling, but Ma Xin had to reply: "Lord Xiong, don't worry, the last general knows the priorities, once Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui have any radical moves, and refuse to surrender to our Dashun Dynasty, the end will not hesitate to use thunder means to control it." ”

At the same time, Ma Xin also knew in his heart that as Zheng Chenggong's direct team, no one was more suitable to act than him and control Zheng Chenggong and others.