Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 274 Escape from Minzhong
In the Palace of Qinzheng, Emperor Longwu listened to Wang Zilong's words, and said with a sinking voice, "Did Zheng Zhilong do it?"

Wang Zilong said: "Your Majesty is wise, it was indeed Zheng Zhilong who did it!"

"He decided to surrender?" Emperor Longwu's face became serious.

Seeing this, Wang Zilong was worried for a while. Zheng Zhilong had assembled a large number of troops in Anping City, and his garrisons were all over the checkpoints and main roads all over Fujian. After working hard for days, facing such a situation, he may not be able to withstand the blow of Zheng Zhilong's surrender.

"Wang Qing, tell me!" Seeing that Wang Zilong was silent, Emperor Longwu already had the answer in his heart, but he still wanted Wang Zilong to speak out.

"The Qing government allowed Zheng Zhilong to capture His Majesty alive, and allowed him to be the governor of Fujian and Guangdong, and he was named King of Anping. Zheng Zhilong has already agreed." Wang Zhilong said: "In early June, when His Majesty wanted to leave Fujing, it was the Qing envoy Huang Xiyin who offered advice to Zheng Zhilong to encourage the gentry and the common people to stop him. Your Majesty leaves so that you can dedicate your Majesty to the Qing court!"

After hearing this, Emperor Longwu's face immediately turned gloomy to the extreme. Although the court of Longwu was at odds with Zheng Zhilong, Longwu had been trying to stabilize Zheng Zhilong, giving him the title of duke of another country, adding the title of Grand Master, and many of the children of Zheng's family also received awards. , achieved the ultimate of being a minister.Zheng Zhilong was originally just a pirate businessman. After joining the Ming Dynasty, he was able to rise, defeated Liu Xiang, defeated the Dutch, and became the overlord of the sea.

Zheng Zhilong has gained countless benefits from Daming, but he has no intention of serving Daming and has no loyalty at all.

Zheng Zhilong voted Qing, and all the efforts of the Longwu court were shattered. Although Emperor Longwu had been prepared in his heart, he was still depressed for a while.

20 Qing soldiers were stationed outside Xianxia Pass, and there were more than 2 Zheng Zhilong's rebels in Fujian. It was absolutely impossible for Emperor Longwu to rely on more than [-] loyal troops to turn things around.

At this time, a strong sense of crisis suddenly rose to the emperor's heart. He could not be a captive of the Qing court, and he could not be a subjugated king.

"Come here!" Emperor Long Wu suddenly stood up and walked back and forth in the main hall. Pang Tianshou and several young eunuchs rushed into the hall after hearing the words, and knelt down to obey orders.

Emperor Longwu then ordered: "Quickly invite the old Zuoge, the surname of the country to be successful, and Wang Wei, the right governor of the imperial forest, to see him."

Pang Tianshou and others hurriedly kowtowed to accept the order, and then all withdrew from the hall.

When the cock crowed, Zuo Maodi and others arrived one after another, and Wang Zilong told the three of them the news that Jin Yiwei had obtained, and all three of them changed their expressions drastically.

Long Wu then said: "Zheng Zhilong voted for Qing, Fujing is not a place to stay for a long time, I have decided to move to Changsha, what do you love?"

Longwu had long wanted to leave Fujing, and he walked by it once at the beginning of the month. The people in the palace were all the emperor's confidantes, so naturally they would not object, and judging from the current situation, once Zheng Zhilong and the Qing court made an agreement, Fujing would be close to 30. Surrounded by the Wan Da army, there is only one dead end left.

Wang Wei saluted and said: "Your Majesty, since Zheng Zhilong has decided to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, he will not let His Majesty go northward at many checkpoints from Fujing. I am afraid that there will be many difficulties in moving."

After hearing this, Zuo Maodi also worried in his heart and said: "Your Majesty, Zheng Zhilong is a businessman by nature, valuing profit and neglecting righteousness. He used tricks to keep His Majesty in Fujing, just to use the entire imperial court as a bargaining chip to bargain with the Qing court. Fujing is now It is safe because Zheng Zhilong wants to get more benefits from the Qing court, but if His Majesty leaves Fujing, he must surrender immediately, and the Qing soldiers from outside Xianxia Pass will drive straight in, and Zheng Zhilong will also raise troops from Anping to fight If you chase him, His Majesty will fall into an extremely dangerous situation."

When Emperor Longwu was waiting for several confidant ministers, he had already made a decision in his heart. He had already thought of many possibilities. After hearing what Wang Wei and Zuo Maodi said, he immediately said, "Don't worry, you two, I have already written An edict was issued, ordering the governors of Guangdong and Chu to send [-] strong troops out of Huguang to Shanguan to meet them. This move can not only help the governor of Jiangxi stabilize the war situation in Jiangxi, but also take the imperial court out of Fujian. The ministers thought it was my strategy Can you call?"

Zuo Maodi and Wang Wei glanced at each other, then nodded together, Wang Wei followed and saluted: "Your Majesty is wise, from Fujing to Ganzhou, only Shanguan in Jiangxi is the most important, and it is Zheng Zhilong's nephew Zheng Lian who is stationed. He reinforced Jiangxi, and when he reached Shanguan, he stopped advancing. Originally, with the power of the imperial court, even if His Majesty arrived at Shanguan, he might not be able to leave the pass, but with [-] strong troops to support him, it would be completely different."

Zuo Maodi thought a little more, "General Wang's words are reasonable, but there is one point that His Majesty has to guard against!"

Long Wu heard the words, and immediately asked: "What worries does Zuo Qing have?"

Zuo Maodi saluted and replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have reported that Huguang has recently reported that the war is very urgent. Both Wuchang and Xiangyang are fighting. In addition, there is also a big war in Hanzhong, which is close to Huguang. Governor He may not have extra soldiers and horses, because His Majesty is the first angel to clarify the situation, and before that, Zheng Zhilong must be steady!"

Emperor Longwu couldn't help nodding his head when he heard the words. Jiangxi Wanji has been suppressed and beaten by Jin Shengheng. If you walk through Danshan Pass, but there is no one to meet you, then it will be over.

"Aiqing is right!" Emperor Longwu couldn't help nodding his head, but how can he keep Zheng Zhilong steady?

For a moment, Emperor Longwu and several people in the hall looked at Zheng Chenggong in unison.

Zheng Zhilong's decision to surrender was a great blow to Longwu, but it hurt Zheng Chenggong the most. When he came to the Hall of Qinzheng and listened to Wang Zilong's words, he was in extreme pain.

Although he had basically broken with Zheng Zhilong, and he had severed the relationship, but after all, Zheng's blood flowed in his body, so when the father and son finally went to two extremes, he still felt very uncomfortable.

At this time, he felt the eyes of the emperor and the ministers, and he went out to salute: "Your Majesty, I am willing to go to Anping to keep Zheng Zhilong safe. Even if I cannot prevent Zheng Zhilong from surrendering, I will try my best to prevent Anping Soldiers pursue His Majesty northward."

Xianxia Pass is hundreds of miles away from Fujing, so once Longwu leaves Fujing, the biggest threat is not the Qing soldiers outside Xianxia Pass, but the [-] Zheng troops near Anping City, which is less than a hundred miles away from Fujing.

Emperor Longwu was slightly moved when he heard Zheng Chenggong's words, and he said: "In this case, I will add Chenggong as the Duke of An to deal with Zheng Zhilong, and Zuo Qing will immediately arrange for an envoy to go to Wang Huguang, and Wang Qing will clean up the treasury. The messenger sent back the news that the imperial court immediately moved out of Fujian."

(End of this chapter)