Yanping, Fujian

Compared with the festivity and happiness of Nanjing City, the people are satisfied with the status quo, full of hope and longing for the future, at this time in Yanping City, it is a lifeless scene, up to the officials and dignitaries, down to the people of Limin, are all worried, as if the end of the world is coming.

In the middle of Emperor Zhu Yujian's journey, in the hall, the atmosphere was extremely tense, important ministers and henchmen gathered, Zhu Yujian sat there dejectedly, his eyes were empty and godless, and he listened indifferently to the report of a small colonel.

"Emperor Qiqi, because Zheng Ying abandoned the new city, now, Fuzhou Mansion has fallen, and most of the state capital and county seat in Jiangxi have fallen into the hands of the rebellious army. Moreover, even the few surviving state capitals and county towns are mostly unstable in the hearts of the people and the army, and the city is very turbulent, and once the chaotic army comes, it is easy to be overcome. ”

Suddenly, I don't know what's going on, Zhu Yujian's expression perked, he became resolute and resolute, and said in a deep voice like a muttering to himself: "No matter what, no matter how dangerous Jiangxi is, as long as there is still a place, I will go." Otherwise, once the whole territory of Jiangxi falls into the hands of the rebel army, we really have no chance to turn over, so we can only sit and wait to die. ”

Zhou Zhifan stood up, his face full of anxiety, and persuaded him: "But, Your Majesty, we only have these few thousands of guards, and when we enter Jiangxi, it is difficult for us to take on the tens of thousands of elites of the chaotic army. ”

"Moreover, the current situation is that once you enter Jiangxi, you will not only have to face the elite of tens of thousands of chaotic troops, but also have more difficult problems, neither follow-up troops as reinforcements, nor sufficient food and salary supplies as backing, it is almost difficult to move forward and it is difficult to fight for a long time."

"Hey... Lord Zhou, why don't I understand this truth? ”

Zhu Yujian sighed faintly, his face was full of helplessness, as if he had thought of something, his face was glowing again, the light in his eyes flickered, and the whole person became like a gambler, and his words were full of excitement, and he said it loudly, sonorously and powerfully.

"This time into Jiangxi, and can gain a firm foothold, regain lost territory, so that you can open up the main road into Huguang, although it is nine deaths, the danger is great, but it is worth taking a risk, once the goal is achieved, the action is successful, the harvest is also huge, you can form a new pattern, He Tengjiao of Huguang in the west, Zheng Zhilong of Fujian in the east, backed by Guangdong, slowly Tuzhi, the Northern Expedition."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yujian paused, and his tone became much calmer and more relaxed.

"Yes, Zheng Zhilong is self-respecting, controlling the government and controlling the entire army and finances of Fujian, but he also ensures the safety of our north, and can wholeheartedly quell the rebellion in Jiangxi."

Although Zhu Yujian finished speaking, he still had a sentence in his heart, after taking Jiangxi, he would have a territory that really belonged to him, a territory that completely belonged to him, and as long as he worked hard to make the country prosperous and developed and grown, he would be able to regain control of Fujian and Guangdong, and then take the southeast as the basis and slowly plan it.

In short, in a word, if he takes Jiangxi, then he can use it as a base and continue to develop around, with the name of the Son of Heaven, as long as he has his own team and army, he can take back Zheng Zhilong's military power.

Obviously, as an important minister of the Longwu Imperial Court, Zhu Yujian's henchmen, many people understand this subtext, no one objects anymore, or persuades anything, like Zhu Yujian, they also have their own backbone, compared to becoming a puppet of the Zheng family, it is better to give it a go, even if they lose their lives?

After all, if Zheng Zhilong is allowed to do that, as a puppet, sooner or later he will become a prisoner of the Great Shun Dynasty, and there will never be a second result.

Originally, it was supposed to be the secretary of the military department, but due to various reasons, the result of the competition between the forces of all parties, now it is just an ordinary minister, Wu Chunzhi stood up and reminded in a serious voice: "Your Majesty, don't take it lightly, although the Zheng family is guarding Fujian, with Zheng Zhilong's strength, it can block the chaotic army, and the north can be guaranteed." However, no one can guarantee that Zheng Ying's incident will happen again? ”

Although the words are endless, the meaning is endless.

Everyone understands that if something like this really happens, they and others will be surrounded on all sides and will definitely die!

"I can't manage so much, even if I really have to repeat the incident of Xincheng again, I can't control it, now I can only pray to the heavens, there will be no similar incident, or such a thing will come later."

Zhu Yujian looked so helpless, his words were full of heaviness, and the whole person became a little lonely and vicissitudes.

Immediately afterwards, without waiting for others to answer, Zhu Yujian's spirit was shocked, and he became energetic again, recovering his resolute and resolute attitude, and the whole person regained his composure again, raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked: "How is the situation on King Lu's side?" ”

"Emperor Qiqi, the national surname Zheng Chenggong sent the news that after King Lu escaped from eastern Zhejiang, under the escort of Zhang Mingzhen and others, he was transferred to Zhoushan. However, Huang Binqing, the guard there, had the intention of separating the Zhoushan Islands, and refused to let King Lu enter the city on the grounds that the emperor was personally entitled. ”

"In this way, Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu, is still in Zhoushan, and he is in a stalemate with Huang Binqing?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

A hint of gloom flashed in Zhu Yujian's eyes, more like empathy, sympathy for the same disease, and a feeling of being the same person in the world, as if he was rejected, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"The same is the descendant of Taizu, the encounter is like a retreat, this side seems to have unlimited scenery and more spheres of influence, but it belongs to its own team, and what is geometry? It's just a puppet ear! ”

As soon as he thought of this, Zhu Yujian's heart softened, and he said in a harmonious voice: "Spread my will, let the country surnamed Ye send a message to Huang Binqing, let King Lu enter the city, and settle it well." ”

Hearing this, everyone was surprised, they didn't expect Zhu Yujian to make such a decision, it can be said that he didn't care about his previous suspicions!

Who doesn't know, some time ago, the emperor and King Lu had a lot of trouble, or the momentum was like fire and water, killing each other, promising high-ranking officials to dig each other's corners, and now not only did not step on a foot, but also spoke to help, how could everyone not be surprised and surprised?

Obviously, the little colonel also knew the cause and effect, and he also froze for a moment, and came to his senses in an instant, and said with some stammering: "Yes, the emperor, the last general will take the order, and I will do it......"

However, at this moment, when everyone was relieved, just about to compliment, a little eunuch hurriedly ran in, his face full of excitement and excitement, and shouted loudly as he walked: "Report... In order to show their support, the Ryukyu Kingdom sent a special prince and ministers to pay homage to the Emperor, and brought a large amount of gold, silver and jewelry to the court to suppress bandits. ”