Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 186

In November, Wang Yan and Zheng Zhilong reached an agreement in private, and they were able to join forces on the Guangdong Sea, and the ships in Guangdong could go to sea safely. Wang Yan then ordered his subordinates to release 100 million taels of tax money from the sea to Fujing.

The Longwu court, which has always been controlled by the Zheng family in terms of money, couldn't help but feel a big shock after receiving this tax money.

Many plans that could not be realized in the past can be easily achieved now.

The first thing Emperor Longwu thought of was naturally to recruit soldiers and horses to carry out the Northern Expedition, but Zheng Chenggong, who was pushed to the fore by Zuo Maodi and others to confront Zheng Zhilong, soon became the object of the emperor's reliance.

The emperor made two plans for the Northern Expedition, and Zheng Chenggong, as the commander-in-chief of the East Army, naturally became busy with military affairs.

This **** is training the new recruits in the army. After preparing for the formation of the army as soon as possible, they will go out of Xianxiaguan and cooperate with the Hubei Ming army to capture Wuchang, but suddenly some insiders come to recruit them.

Zheng Chenggong was puzzled for a while, but he immediately followed the servant into the palace. On the way, he learned from the servant that the emperor was in a very bad mood.

"Could it be another defeat?" Zheng Chenggong worried all the way to the palace, where the emperor met him in the Qinzheng Hall.

When he entered the hall, he found several people standing in the hall, among them there was a young man with shaved money rat tail, and the emperor was sitting in front of the imperial case with a frosty face.

At this time, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help thinking about what happened, and hurried forward to pay respects to His Majesty.

Seeing him like this, the emperor calmed down a little, "Ai Qing is flat, and I am eager to recruit, but because I learned about a major event, I feel uneasy, so I want to hear the opinions of Qing's family."

Zheng Chenggong stood up, felt the atmosphere in the store, and already knew that this matter must be related to the man with the money rat tail, and even to him, "I don't know what is worrying your majesty? I would like to share your worries for your majesty."

Long Wu nodded when he heard the words, and then looked at Qian Qianshuwei standing aside, "Wang Qing, you can tell Zheng Qing the whole story."

Zheng Chenggong frowned when the emperor called the man with shaved hair to be his qing. The emperor killed the sacrificial flag, how could he call a man with shaved hair to be a minister now?
The man with shaved hair was Wang Xu, a Yangzhou scholar who was going south from Beijing to inform Wang Yan. In Shaoguan, he wanted to seek help from the government, but he was arrested and imprisoned as a secret agent of the Qing Dynasty.

Wang Xu was in prison, thinking of an old man from Yangzhou who could prove his identity, but following Wang Yan's reorganization several times, his clan brothers Wang Ji and Wang Shixiu were all included in the reorganization and bidding pro-army to follow Wang Yan's northern expedition. The subordinates were also assigned to the various prefectures in Guangnan, and became captains of Zhechong, but they couldn't prove his identity.

Su Guansheng, the chief envoy of Guangdong Province, was loyal to Emperor Longwu. After he learned that there was a secret agent of the Qing court who wanted to see Wang Yan, he was arrested and imprisoned, so he became vigilant at will.

He didn't know whether it was Wang Yan who had already contacted the Qing court, or the Qing court wanted to recruit Wang Yan, and as Longwu's confidant, he naturally wanted to clarify the matter.

Su Guansheng wanted to see if Wang Yan had secretly contacted the Qing court, and then personally interrogated him, but he didn't expect that Wang Yan was actually sent into the Qing court's inner room, so he quickly invited the Yangzhou family to confirm his identity again, and then sent him to the Qing court. He sent Fujing to present the information to His Majesty.

At this time, Wang Xu heard the emperor's words, and he went out to salute the emperor and his ministers first, and then said to Zheng Chenggong: "The surname of the country, in October, under the post of Zhan Ba, a scholar of the Qing court who was ordered to lurk inside the Qing court. According to the news, Dorgon and the Qing court have decided to send envoys to recruit Ping Guogong, and when he left Beijing, the envoys were also preparing to leave, so they should have entered Fujing by now."

After Wang Xu finished speaking, he bowed again and stepped aside, but Zheng Chenggong's face was pale for a while, and his whole body couldn't help taking a step back. I don't agree with his strategy, but he is still loyal to the Ming Dynasty!"

Zuo Maodi and others supported Zheng Chenggong to fight against Zheng Zhilong, making him struggle between the emperor and his father, and the depression in his heart was not comparable to that of outsiders.

Emperor Longwu also knew Zheng Chenggong's difficulty between loyalty and filial piety, but he had to force Zheng Chenggong, because it was already related to the safety of Emperor Longwu in Fujing City.

At this time, Long Wu did not let Zheng Chenggong get up, but glanced at Wang Zilong who was standing aside.

After Wang Zilong was recommended to Emperor Longwu by Wang Yan, because he was an old Jinyiwei for many years, not a newly recruited Jinyiwei after Longwu ascended the throne in Fujing, he was particularly outstanding in ability. It is very appropriate, so it is very popular, and now it has been promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei.

At this time, he saw the emperor's wink and said to Zheng Chenggong, who was kneeling on the ground: "My surname, the lower officials have found out that the Beilu envoy has entered the Pingguo mansion, but Pingguo did not arrest the Beilu envoy." Arrested, but staying in the mansion to discuss. The reason why His Majesty is so angry today is probably because of this!"

Zheng Chenggong knew what Zheng Zhilong was thinking, but he thought Zheng Zhilong just wanted to be Cao Cao, but he didn't expect to collude with the Qing court.

As a son of man, Zheng Chenggong naturally didn't want to break with Zheng Zhilong.

If Zheng Zhilong just wanted to coerce the emperor to order the princes, as long as he did not betray the Ming and did not kill the emperor, although Zheng Chenggong had a very difficult relationship between the emperor and Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong could still maintain the relationship, but if Zheng Zhilong wanted to surrender now, he would The balance between king and father can no longer be found.

After listening to Wang Xu and Wang Zilong's words, Zheng Chenggong knelt down on the ground and did not move for a long time. He knew that the emperor invited him here today to let him make a break, which made him feel tormented.

At this time, the emperor and all his ministers were silent, and the Qinzheng Hall fell into an eerie silence. Seeing this, Zuo Maodi, the chief academician, couldn't help walking by Zheng Chenggong's side, calling his name, and said earnestly: "Da Mu~ Now the country is in crisis. , you and my subjects should work together to revitalize Daming. His Majesty invited you here today because of his great trust in you, you must not let His Majesty down!"

Hearing the words, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help trembling. He knew that he had to make a choice today, and finally bowed to the emperor three times. I want to surrender to the Qing court and do things that are not good for my Ming Dynasty. I am willing to sue heaven and earth, sever ties with him, and kill him with my own hands~~"

The emperor couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. At this time, he looked at Zheng Chenggong who was lying on the ground again, and couldn't help getting up quickly, walked to him and helped him up. If you lose me, I will definitely not lose you in the future!"

(End of this chapter)