Fujian, Zheng's House.

Zheng Zhilong paced in the study with his hands on his back.

Not long ago, news came from Guangxi that King Gui Zhu Youlang wanted to raise his troops early, hoping to get an active response from Zheng Zhilong. In this way, the connection between Guangdong and Guangxi and Fujian can pose a major threat to the Ming court.

Although Zheng Zhilong agreed, he actually had other ideas in his heart.

He originally agreed to cooperate with Qu Shixi as a temporary solution. Because the Ming court imposed a blockade on him, he could only buy food from Guangdong and Guangxi.

Ding Kuichu in Guangdong's attitude is ambiguous, and only Qu Shixi cooperates relatively, so Zheng Zhilong can only cooperate with Qu Shixi.

After getting on this thread, Zheng Zhilong realized that behind Qu Shisi was King Gui Zhu Youlang.

Zhu Youlang was ambitious to find an opportunity to pull the current Ming court emperor down and become the emperor himself.

Just in this regard, the two have a common goal.

It is really difficult to get Zheng Zhilong to fully cooperate with Zhu Youlang's actions. After all, the consumption during the war is amazing. Zheng Zhilong is very reluctant to raise these soldiers on weekdays. If he really wants to fight, he will probably drag down the entire Zheng family army.

It is best to report the news to Beijing and let the Qing army send troops.

In this way, Zheng Zhilong can help King Gui rise without sending a soldier.

It was not impossible to do this in the past, after all, this was also beneficial to the Qing Dynasty.

But now it's difficult.

Zheng Zhilong relied on Hong Chengchou to take the line of the Qing Dynasty. But now the Qing army suffered a great defeat in Sichuan, and many famous generals were beheaded. Hong Chengchou was gone.

Although the Qing court claimed to the outside world that Hong Chengchou had returned to Shaanxi, Zheng Zhilong always felt something was wrong.

The Qing army was defeated in Sichuan and there was always a blame. At this time, Hong Chengchou, the Han Dynasty, was naturally the only candidate.

However, Hong Chengchou did not appear in Beijing but stayed in Shaanxi, which is really puzzling.

The only possibility is that Dorgon hopes to lighten the gunpowder smell of this matter through cold treatment. However, Zheng Zhilong feels that this possibility is not great.

It is more likely that Hong Chengchou was dead, and the Qing court said that Hong Chengchou had fled back for the sake of face. As for Boluo and others, even if they lie, it would be meaningless. Only Hong Chengchou's disappearance allowed them to make a big fuss.

If Hong Chengchou really dies, things will be difficult to deal with.

Zheng Zhilong had a relationship with the Qing court too late, so he couldn't speak to the senior officials of the Qing court.

This is a decent statement. If it is a bit vulgar, it is impossible to catch up with the hot food even if you eat shit.

Although he has an invincible navy, it may not be anything in Dorgon's eyes.

This may be because of the arrogance of the Manchus, or because of their strength.

No matter which type of Zheng Zhilong is, he will be in a very embarrassing situation.

However, Zheng Zhilong decided to give it a try.

It is better to let the Qing army bleed than to let himself bleed.

After thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong picked up the pen and dipped it in the grinding process, and started writing quickly.

The tone is naturally extremely humble, and the master shouts intimately.

Since you are a slave, you must have the awareness of being a slave, and everything is to make your master happy.

Anyway, if you write something stingy, you won’t lose any meat. Zheng Zhilong is most willing to do such things that are not lost.

He had a long time in his mind, and his words did not need to be too gorgeous, so this memorial was written in one go.

After Zheng Zhilong finished writing, he blew dry the ink marks on it and sealed it up.

Then he called his confidant and handed it to him solemnly.

"This memorial is very important. You can go there and take it to Tianjin by yourself, so that you can ensure that everything is foolproof!"

Autumn has arrived, and Dorgon felt melancholy when he looked at the withered leaves outside the hall.

Sichuan suffered a crushing defeat. After the news came, Dorgon fainted immediately. After being awakened by the imperial doctor, he still couldn't believe that the Eight Banners Army, which had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, would be defeated so thoroughly.

How long has the Eight Banners Army not experienced such a crushing defeat?

Dorgon couldn't remember it. He only knew that this was a great humiliation. This great humiliation was actually given by the southerners he despised the most.

This is so ironic and so real.

After this battle, the Qing army was already injured and damaged its vitality.

Dorgon had to order an order to Ajige of Shaanxi, and ordered him not to act rashly.

It doesn’t matter if Sichuan can’t be taken down. If Shaanxi loses it again, the Qing army will really be unable to stand firm in the north.

Fortunately, Wu Sangui is still there in Shaanxi, which is also a considerable replenishment of troops. If the Ming army launches an attack, it should be able to defend it, right?

The most urgent task at the moment is how to stabilize the morale of the army to prevent soldiers from fearing the southerners.

Of course, the children of the Eight Banners of Manchuria also need to be comforted. So many people have to take the blame. Dorgon first wanted to use Hong Chengchou as a scapegoat, but unfortunately Hong Chengchou was also missing.

How can one use it as a scapegoat for those who are not seen in life without seeing people or death?

Those Eight Banners’ children are not fuel-efficient.

If they were not allowed to see Hong Chengchou being punished by Ming Zhengdian, they would not have given up.

In desperation, Dorgon had to put the blame on the dead Hanzhong Governor Tong Yanghe.

Anyway, the dead will not defend themselves, so this matter has been temporarily avoided.

This year, Dorgon no longer wants to make a big fuss, so let's celebrate the New Year first.

When Dorgon felt lost, his personal soldiers suddenly came to report that there was a memorial from Fujian.

Dorgon murmured to himself: "Fujian, it seems that it is Zheng Zhilong."

Forget it, he turned to his personal soldiers and said, "Give it to show me."

The personal soldiers presented their respectful hands, and Dorgon grabbed them and opened them to see.

He was well aware of Chinese characters, so there was no problem reading Zheng Zhilong's memorials.

After seeing it, a rare smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Okay, OK! Finally, I'll wait for good news."

He really didn't expect that the one who brought him good news at this time would be the uncle of the Ming court emperor.

The King of Gui was discovered by plotting to usurp the throne, and now he is in a hurry to jump over the wall.

However, King Gui was weak after all, so he hoped that the Qing army could attack the Ming army's defense line to relieve his pressure.

Of course, these words were reposted by Zheng Zhilong. As for how many of them were added by Zheng Zhilong himself, there is no way to test.

However, Dorgon felt that this matter was a good thing for the Qing army in general.

In the south, Zheng Zhilong and King Gui restrained him, so the Qing army will operate more flexibly.

As for whether to send troops to Dorgon this time, he has not yet decided.

If you send troops, you will consume food and fodder, and the flag soldiers who were originally complaining will definitely complain.

But if we do not send troops, it seems to be a little loss to watch King Gui be wiped out by the Ming court.

After thinking about it, Dorgon still had difficulty making a decision.

In the past, he would ask Hong Chengchou for advice at this time. Unfortunately, Hong Chengchou is dead now.

Dorgon sighed and ordered, "Go and let Fan Wencheng come out."

Since the last time Fan Wencheng was placed under house arrest, this Qing court adviser ended his political life. Now no one is available to Dorgon, so he has to be activated again.
Chapter completed!