The thief of the fortress dominates the world

Chapter 602 Dilemma
After reading the old mother's letter, Zheng Zhilong asked Zheng An again, confirming that the officers and soldiers had not been violent. After the old mother was safe, Zheng Zhilong fell into silence.

What the old mother said in the letter is very clear, the trend of the imperial court unifying the world is irreversible and irresistible.The official army's firearms are sharp and fierce, and the Zheng Jiajun is no match at all.The British are people of different races, and their ambitions are even more unreliable.

If he can surrender before the current situation is considered completely corrupt and offends the imperial court, he may be able to keep the Zheng family safe and wealthy, and at worst, avoid the fate of exterminating the family.

But if he persists in his obsession and continues to fight against the imperial court, he will never escape the fate of ransacking his family and exterminating his family.

If someone dared to say that to him, Zheng Zhilong would definitely not be polite, and might even be pushed out and hacked on the spot.

However, the old mother's autographed letter was full of facts, and it was a cruel fact that had just been proved, which made him have to think and make a decision.

Jianning City fell in less than a day. If the government army attacked Fuzhou, how many days would he be able to hold back?
Although he did have some ambitions to compete in the world before, he soon sobered up in front of the cruel facts.

He now understands very well that he does not have the ability to compete in the world, nor does he have that strength.

The imperial court's reunification of the world is indeed unstoppable.

As for the British, he never really believed in them from the bottom of his heart. They were just using each other.

Moreover, his son Zheng Sen contacted David in private, and he already knew about the unauthorized dispatch of the British army.

This incident made him very angry, but because his son Zheng Sen was involved, and David personally led the troops out, he kept holding back, but he felt completely disgusted and defensive towards the British in his heart.

But until now there was no news of the British victory, not even a little news. Instead, the government army suddenly attacked Jianning City, which already made him feel that the British were in danger.

Moreover, the official army can suddenly appear outside Jianning City, the offensive is so fierce, and there is still room to set up an ambush halfway. Obviously, the imperial court has quietly increased its troops, but he himself knows nothing about it, which makes Zheng Zhilong feel even more A burst of panic.

The court's actions were too fast, so fast that he had no time to react.

Therefore, now the British can't count on it. Not only can the remaining [-] British troops no longer rely on them, but they have to be more prepared against them, lest these guys fish in troubled waters.

Zheng Zhilong quickly calculated and weighed in his mind, and paced back and forth, while Zheng An didn't dare to show his temper, for fear of accidentally offending the master.

He is still waiting to reply to the officer's letter. The young general of the officer's army can say that if he does not wait for a reply, then it will be assumed that Zheng Zhilong refuses to surrender, and the army will come to Fuzhou soon.

I don't know how long it took, but Zheng An's eyes were dazzled by Zheng Zhilong, so he couldn't help but whispered cautiously: "Master, master, look..."

Only then did Zheng Zhilong wake up, realizing that he had been thinking for so long that he almost forgot about it.

He collected himself, and said slowly: "I'll write a reply right away, you go to eat something first, and I will send someone to take you back."

Zheng An felt relieved and hurriedly resigned.

Zheng Zhilong walked to the back of the desk with heavy steps, picked up a brush and dipped it in ink, but couldn't write on the blank letterhead in front of him.

If he surrendered to the imperial court and handed over everything he had worked hard for decades, he would be very unwilling.

But if he didn't surrender, or deliberately perfunctory, the court would definitely be angered. When the time came when the army came under pressure, his old mother might be the first one who couldn't keep him.

Zheng Zhilong was in a dilemma right now, the brush in his hand seemed to be extremely heavy, and he couldn't make a decision for a long time.

After thinking for a long time, the pen in his hand finally landed on the letter paper.

After writing the reply letter, Zheng Zhilong leaned heavily on the back of the chair, and let out a long breath, as if all the strength in his body had been exhausted.

He had never faced such a difficult decision in his life.

Originally thought that in his current position, he already had enough bargaining chips to have an equal dialogue with others, but today at this time he realized that he was childish and ridiculous.

How can you allow other people to snore and sleep on the side of the couch? Either you can sweep the world and sit south, or you can completely abandon fame and fortune and become a farmer. There is no middle choice at all.

The final result of all those who make intermediate choices is that they become muddy and dusty, and become a stepping stone for others to rise to the top.

He doesn't want to be a stepping stone for others, but he also doesn't want to be a farmer with no power or influence.

He was not willing to hand over everything he had earned with his own hands, so he finally decided to fight for a reward for the hard work of people like himself.

He can tolerate the reduction of power, but he can't bear to have no power in his hands.

Therefore, he planned to negotiate to find out where the real bottom line of the imperial court was.

After sealing the envelope with sealing varnish and stamping his own seal, Zheng Zhilong called Zheng An, and solemnly ordered: "Go back and tell Grandma, just say that I will not let her old man down, please rest assured. "

Looking at Zheng An's back, Zheng Zhilong let out a long breath.

Now that the letter has been sent, he has to do something to show his sincerity.

"Come here, let all the stewards come to discuss matters with me." Zheng Zhilong said to the steward in a deep voice.

Not long after, all the big and small bosses under Zheng Zhilong who had the right to speak came over, except Zheng Hongkui and a few people who were still on duty at sea.

Everyone looked dignified and uneasy. After all, Jianning City had fled so many rout soldiers, and they couldn't hide it even if they wanted to.

The air pressure in the meeting hall is a bit low, and it has not been so crowded for many years. Judging from this battle, the things to be discussed today are not small.

While everyone was whispering, Zheng Zhilong walked in with a dark face and sat on the main seat. After scanning everyone's faces, the scene became quiet, and everyone looked at him, waiting for him to speak.

"Brothers, everyone should know about Jianning City. I don't want to hide it from everyone. My mother is in the hands of the government army, and the third child is also captured by the government army."

Zheng Zhilong got straight to the point and said without any concealment.

Although everyone knew that something had happened in Jianning City, they were all taken aback when they heard what Zheng Zhilong said, with shocked expressions on their faces, and there was an uproar all at once.

Everyone knows that Zheng Zhilong is a dutiful son. Now that his old mother has fallen into the hands of the army, what is this master going to do?This is the question that everyone is most concerned about.

"The government and the army sent people to persuade them to surrender. I invite you here today just to ask for your opinions." Zheng Zhilong's expression had calmed down by this time.

Those who are familiar with him know that Zheng Zhilong is very calm when doing big things.

Everyone looked at each other for a while, you look at me, I look at you, no one wants to speak first.

(End of this chapter)