Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 413 Brothers
Zheng Zhilong waited for three days in Xiaogang, Zhenjiang.

Yan Keying went ashore for three days and no one came back. Yan Yingyuan, the young governor of Zhenjiang, came to pay him a brief visit, saying that a sage had been summoned to Beijing, but he didn't say anything specific.

Yan Yingyuan took out the imperial decree, saying that his 8000 troops should be stationed in the surrounding area first.

Zheng Zhilong held back his anger, and finally had no choice but to agree.

A battalion of people and horses were transferred away, and the silver, food, and guns he brought were also taken away by the secretary.

In the end, his sailing flagship Anping was left alone in this small port of Zhenjiang, and he even wondered for a few times whether the emperor was going to attack him.

The reason may be that his affairs with the secret meeting of the Qing envoys were leaked.

He suppressed his uneasiness and kept trying to stay calm.

So far, we can only take one step at a time. Even if we lead these 8000 people to refuse to move the camp according to the order, it is unrealistic.This is Zhenjiang, Nanjing is just a step away, and although he has the advantage of being a navy, this is the Yangtze River, not the Southeast Sea.At the mouth of the lower reaches of Zhenjiang, naval forces from Jingjiang and Chongming were stationed, and there were even many shore defense forts.

Especially with the illustrious military exploits that Emperor Shaotian had just made, who would dare to take that step so easily?
Can only wait.

But these three days were really flustered, and at one point he wanted to give up, and even wanted to drive to the north bank of the river at night to surrender.

But in the end he held back, he felt that it was unreasonable for the emperor to attack him, maybe the emperor dared, but why did the emperor do this?

Emperor Shaotian was capable of stabilizing Jiangnan in such a short period of time. Such a person would not be so arrogant as to be stupid. Would the emperor not know Zheng Zhilong's strength in Fujian?

If he dared to kill him or lock him up, wouldn't the brothers who stayed in Fujian go against the heavens?
After thinking about it, he thought it was just that the emperor wanted to hit him on purpose.

Suppressing first and then raising, deliberately ignoring one or two, and then showing favor to win over, it's just a trick of the emperor.

Early this morning, Zheng Zhilong was fishing on the deck with his panda eyes on his head. Last night was another night of tossing and turning. His mind was restless and he couldn't catch any fish, so he simply dropped his pole to watch the scenery.

The scenery of Zhenjiang is quite different from that of Fujian.

"My lord, today's newspaper is here."

One of his subordinates brought him several newspapers from Zhenjiang, including the Daming Mansion Daily published once a day, the Fuxing Daily published every two days, and the Beijing News published every five days. .

After Zheng Zhilong took it, he first looked through the mansion newspaper.

The Mansion Newspaper is an internal journal of the imperial court, and it is read by officials from all over the country. The content is relatively dry, but if some words in it can be understood, it can also comprehend a lot of heavenly secrets.

In particular, some important personnel appointments and dismissals, major policy adjustments, etc., are more authoritative and accurate.

He flipped through it first, and saw a piece of news that surprised him at a glance.

The emperor bestowed designations on the two towns of the New Army of the Imperial Camp, which were named "Shenwu and Brave", with Yan Keying as the commander-in-chief of Shenwu Town and Shi Tianfu as the commander-in-chief of Shenyong Town.

Shi Daxuan was awarded the admiral of the Fujian Navy.

There is another one at the back, the daughter of the emperor Nayan Keying entered the palace, and bestowed on Yan Keying the Earl of Fuqing and a boa garment.Nashi Daxuan's daughter entered the palace, and gave Shi Daxuan the Earl of Jinjiang and python clothes, and Nashi Tianfu's daughter entered the palace, and gave Shi Tianfu Qilin clothes, the Earl of Changle.

Seeing this news, he couldn't help feeling a chill down his back.

I waited restlessly for three days, but I didn't expect such news to come.

No wonder Yan Keying never came back.

It turned out that he had accepted the emperor's award.

Yan Keying is his brother-in-law, he should be happy at first, but now this matter is obviously not that simple.While Shi Daxuan is still in Fujian, Shi Tianfu is now in Zhenjiang, but he has moved to Jiangyin, Changzhou with his water camp.

Why did the emperor suddenly give Yan Keying and Shi Daxuan Shi Tianfu earls and commander-in-chief?
This can't be just because of accepting their daughters, but why did the emperor accept their daughters?

Zheng Zhilong, the hero of the sea, can immediately think of the emperor's intentions, and it is obvious that he wants to poach his corner.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but get angry.

"My lord, General Yan is back."

As soon as he heard that Yan Keying was back, Zheng Zhilong wanted to confront him immediately, why he betrayed himself, but after he got up and walked a few steps, he stopped again, and then came back to sit down again.

Sitting alone for a while, Zheng Zhilong gradually calmed down.

If I confronted Yan Keying impulsively, or even beat and scolded him in anger, wouldn't I be in the middle of the emperor's plan to alienate me?

But now that the emperor is so openly poaching his own corner, does he just accept it?

for a long time.

"Where is the third child now? This kid won't come back for a few days." Zheng Zhilong put on a smile and went to see Yan Keying.

On the other hand, Yan Keying stayed in Nanjing for three days and also fainted for three days, but when he returned to Zhenjiang, especially after seeing the Zheng character on the sailing warship Anping, he was suddenly woken up by the cold wind.

This sturdy sea warrior also suddenly came to his senses.

I couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

But after repenting, he hesitated again.

To be honest, he lost his father when he was ten years old, and with the help of his sister, he got a boat. In the wind, rain, waves, knives, mountains, guns, forests of arrows and bullets, he also fought desperately with a knife and a gun. He still has scars all over his body.

He has been with his brother-in-law Zheng Zhilong for 21 years, and he also watched Zheng Zhilong from being recruited as a guerrilla by the pirates to the court guerrilla, then as the deputy commander-in-chief, and now he has been promoted step by step to be a cabinet scholar and governor of the Beijing camp Fengping Guogong. Very humble.

Now that I have been awarded the title of earl by the emperor and the commander-in-chief, shouldn't I?
Now Zheng Hongkui took over as the governor of Fujian, and he was also named a marquis, and Zheng Zhihu took over as the admiral of Fujian, and he was also named an earl.

Even that boy Zheng Sen is now a very popular Guo surname, and he has already been made an earl.

He is one of the four nobles of the Zheng family, isn't he worthy of Yan Keying?

Everyone is an official of the imperial court, you can be a Duke and a bachelor, but I can't be the commander-in-chief of the earl?

Even when his father went hunting in Taiwan, he died suddenly. Zheng Zhilong and the others always said that it was caused by drinking and overeating, but this matter has always been somewhat suspicious. Many rumors were actually done by Zheng Zhilong, because Zheng Zhilong and His father was divided on whether to stay in Taiwan or be taken care of.

Later Shibazhi turned against each other, and Liu Xiang and others publicized it more than once.

Although Zheng Zhilong explained repeatedly, a seed was planted in this matter after all.

Although Yan Keying didn't necessarily believe this, but he still had such a thing in his heart. Now he can't help but think that Zheng Zhilong was able to be what he is today because of his father's support back then, and even married his sister later, and then became Yan Siqi's son-in-law. The identity, inherited the Taiwan foundation.

In the beginning, the flag of the Yan family helped the Zheng family a lot, so he was awarded the title today. Although he didn't get Zheng Zhilong's prior consent, he felt that he deserved it.

"Third, you've been away for three days, I thought you were missing."

Zheng Zhilong laughed and walked over, and when he came up, he patted Yan Keying on the shoulder several times, "Let me see, um, why do you look a little sour? Did those girls on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing squeeze you dry?"

Seeing Zheng Zhilong like this, Yan Keying let go of what he had been worrying about a lot. He responded with a smile, "I went ashore that day and went to Zhenjiang Mansion. I met with Yan Fenxun. I didn't talk much, but a man came with a knife The imperial guards summoned me to the capital when they took out the imperial decree, and even if I wanted to come back and report to my elder brother, I couldn’t bear it, so they just hugged me into the capital, and I thought I was kidnapped.”

"Tell me, how was the trip?"

So Yan Keying briefly talked about this trip to Nanjing. First, he entered the palace to face the saint and was granted a title. Then the emperor gave him a house in Nanjing, and then he went to the Ministry of War and the General Office of the Imperial Battalion. According to the report, he went through various formalities there, and then some officers of the imperial camp invited him to a banquet together, so it took three days for him to come and go twice.

"I managed to escape and come back today. If I hadn't run so fast, I probably wouldn't be able to come back in ten days and half a month."

Zheng Zhilong kept smiling, and he patted Yan Keying on the shoulder, "Holy man Hong En, you have also met Mingjun, the third son, and this child Ruyu has always been good. After entering the palace, you will also become a noble lady in the palace, speaking of it, you have been honored by your daughter, and now you have become the head of the country, and you can directly be named an earl."

Yan Keying laughed, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart.

"Brother, His Majesty told me the other day that he has been busy with military and government affairs, and he didn't want to disturb the people's draft. Now that the harem is short of people, that's why he chooses ladies from the minister's family.

Your Majesty accepted me into the palace with the daughters of Shi Daxuan and Shi Tianfu. In fact, he also asked about the situation of my elder brother's daughter. Satisfied, it is estimated that it is possible to propose marriage when I meet my eldest brother. "

Zheng Zhilong's second daughter was born to sister Yan Keying, and the eldest daughter of Macau was born to Tian Chuan's family. She had long believed in Catholicism and joined the Jesuits and moved to Macau, even refusing to return to Fujian.

When Zheng Zhilong heard that the emperor intended to accept his second daughter, he was both surprised and expected.

"Brother, the angel called me urgently that day, and the guard Fu didn't allow me to come back and report to my elder brother. Long live in the palace asked me to marry Xiu Gu, and I couldn't refuse. In fact, I didn't expect that Long live would give me the title of general , Earl, if the elder brother thinks something is wrong, I will go to the doctor and ask for my resignation."

Zheng Zhilong looked at Yan Keying, this strong man, 21 years ago, was still a half-grown man, and was even called a slug by everyone because he often sucked two lines of snot, but 21 years later, this guy is big and thick, especially at sea. The name of a blood shark.

He patted his wife and brother, "What are you talking about? It's a good thing for Long Live to appreciate you. Earl, why don't you have the opportunity? Do you know how difficult it is to be an earl? That is, now, ten years earlier, People with a background like you and me will never think about it." He calmly reminded his wife and brother, we are all from pirates after all, and the court is just in urgent need of employing people, this is like a big reward, but don't forget own origin and roots.

"The 8000 people brought here this time are valued by His Majesty, and they are specially bestowed with the second round of martial arts and bravery. They belong to the Central Army of the Imperial Camp and will recruit some officers from other military towns to supplement them." Yan Keying talked about the 8000 Fujian soldiers. Both the emperor and the Ministry of War have issued a document that these [-] people will be newly organized into two towns, but in fact there may be some adjustments, that is, some officers will be transferred in, and some soldiers will be transferred to other towns at the same time.

Zheng Zhilong nodded. Now he has taken this matter seriously. It is impossible for the 8000 people to enter the capital to be in his hands. Even if they are handed over to Yan Keying and Shi Tianfu, they will be reorganized from officers to soldiers. This kind of sand mixing is just to strengthen the control.

"I've been blowing the river wind here for three days, but I haven't gotten any news. The court has forgotten me here."

Yan Keying said, "Brother, don't be in a hurry. Your Majesty said that he will hold a grand entrance ceremony for him. At that time, he will send his personal guards to Zhenjiang to greet him. He will also send the entire cabinet twenty miles out of the city to welcome him. Nanjing is full of soldiers and civilians to welcome him. Your Majesty will also be waiting at the gate of Nanjing."

Zheng Zhilong heaved a long sigh with emotion, this matter has finally come to fruition, let him hang out for three days, and then give him a warm welcome?
But after being left in the air for three days, having tasted all the coldness, and even going through all kinds of wild guesses for three days, now Zheng Zhilong has calmed down a lot.

It's good that things don't develop in a worse direction. Even if we know it's the emperor's power, we can only admit it at this time, and hope that there will be no extra problems.

"Go, go fishing!"

The two brothers sat on the deck fishing, each staring at the fishing rod, without saying a word, each full of thoughts.

(End of this chapter)