Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 346

After dismissing Fan Wencheng, Zheng Zhilong felt ups and downs. He really felt that his spring had arrived. He was no longer satisfied with being the overlord of the sea, Nan'anbo, and the general town of Fujian. How could he be the emperor himself?

He savored the meeting with Fan Wencheng carefully, and what Fan Wencheng said really moved his heart. This big traitor will not only serve as a slave to the Manchu Tartars, this man is really talented, otherwise he would not be able to become a Qing Dynasty The famous Hongwenguan University Bachelor served the emperors of the Qing Dynasty for three generations.Full of knowledge, he quoted scriptures and classics in front of Zheng Zhilong, and he could say gold bars into straw with one mouth.

In addition, the temptation of the king of God is so great that no one has ever been able to resist it. All peoples worship, but I am the only one. The king dominates the world, lives and kills, and does whatever he wants.

This kind of temptation has turned many heroes, fathers and sons, brothers into enemies, and wives and children into unjust souls in the world since ancient times.

Faced with such a temptation, Zheng Zhilong certainly couldn't resist it. He felt that he was really a dragon, not a thing in the pool. The chief official in Xinjiang is just a stopgap measure. He has been entrenched in Fujian for many years and feels that it is time for him to take off.

The Ming Dynasty has lasted for more than 270 years and has come to an end. Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself, and the Ming Dynasty survived in name only.

How can I let the surname Lin drive me?What kind of thing is he, a boy in his twenties, who has won several battles by a general officer and climbed to the position of prince and grand teacher.Anyway, I am still Nan'anbo, the general town of Fujian.

Even rogues like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong became emperors, so Zheng Zhilong couldn't sit on that chair?
At this time, his third brother Zheng Hongkui came back.

Zheng Hongkui, like Zheng Zhilong, is also the pride of their Zheng family. Apart from Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui has great ability, high martial arts skills, and great official work.

Zheng Hongkui's original name was Zheng Zhifeng, a martial artist during the Chongzhen period. When Xiong Wencan recruited Zheng Zhilong, the Emperor Chongzhen granted Zheng Zhilong a seal. Of course, such a martial artist should not be treated badly, and let him work in Jinyiwei. , was soon promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei.

Emperor Chongzhen was forced to hang himself on Meishan. His secret service agencies, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, except for the happiest eunuch Wang Chengen, of course each made a living, and they would not all die with such a king.

Zheng Hongkui also felt that the Ming Dynasty was over like this. Li Zicheng broke into Beijing and the emperor was forced to hang himself. This is definitely a change of dynasty.Some old ministers of Ming Dynasty, in order to please the new master, asked for a part-time job to continue to hang out in the officialdom, so they approached Li Zicheng to report.

But Zheng Hongkui was an exception, not because he didn't want to continue to be an official, but because of his special status. He was one of the most trusted secret service leaders before Chongzhen.

After Zheng Hongkui escaped from the city, he rode a fast horse and quickly ran from Beijing to Nanjing by virtue of his superb martial arts.

As the accompanying capital of Ming Dynasty, Nanjing has the same architectural pattern as Beijing, and also has a leadership team, which is similar to the six-department team in Beijing, the imperial capital of Ming Dynasty, except that it is small in scale.To put it bluntly, it is the place where the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty retired.

When Zheng Hongkui fled there, he originally planned to seek an official position in Nanjing by virtue of his high-level status in Jinyiwei.

At this time, a shocking news came that the crown prince and master Lin Yi led his troops to drive Li Zicheng out of Beijing in a flash.

Although Emperor Chongzhen had hanged himself, the prince was still there, especially the prince Taishi Lin Yi, who had a heavy army in his hands and was now being promoted to supervise the country. The machine of the Ming Dynasty was still operating as usual, but for Zheng Honghui, it was not good news.

He dared not go back.The reason is that he is a "deserter" who abandoned his master, because Jinyiwei is not only a secret service agency of the imperial court, but also the imperial guards. The imperial guards are all under the command of the emperor, and of course they have the bounden duty to protect the emperor.

Emperor Chongzhen was forced to hang himself, and the capital of the Ming Dynasty was overrun by the bandit Li Zicheng, but he escaped as one of the leaders of the imperial guards.

If the person surnamed Lin excludes dissidents after returning home, he will surely cut him to pieces.

Because Zheng Hongkui will never forget that Lin Yi killed thousands of Jinyi guards overnight, and formed a deadly feud with the factory guards.Although the emperor forgave him, but as the senior officials of Jinyiwei, the hatred between them may not be solved.

Therefore, Zheng Hongkui did not dare to return to Beijing, nor did he dare to stay in Nanjing after much deliberation.

Therefore, Zheng Hongkui continued to flee south and ran all the way to his hometown in Fujian, where he came to find his elder brother Zheng Zhilong.Of course he knows that his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong is not only the overlord of the sea, but also the king of Fujian. Since Nanjing and Beijing can't get along anymore, finding his eldest brother in Fujian is still very useful.

Zheng Zhilong is in need of someone like Zheng Hongkui right now, so when the two met, the two brothers signed up together. In the era of war and chaos, they hadn't seen each other for so many years, so the two brothers cried bitterly.

Then Zheng Zhilong arranged a big banquet to welcome the third brother.

At the banquet, the two brothers talked about everything.Zheng Zhilong expressed his desire to pursue a vigorous career, and Zheng Hongkui fully supported it.

With Zheng Hongkui's support, Zheng Zhilong felt more confident.

Then Zheng Zhilong wrote a letter in his own hand, and immediately sent someone to ride a fast horse to Nanjing Guozijian to bring his son Zheng Sen to Fujian, lest he cause trouble here and his son loses his head there.

Zheng Sen was later the famous national hero Zheng Chenggong. His greatest contribution was to drive away the Dutch red-haired man and take back Taiwan. He also had a major contribution, which was to break with his father and not surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but to unite with the remnants of the Ming Dynasty at the end of the Ming Dynasty. , insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty for decades.

Therefore, Zheng Chenggong is an out-and-out national hero, but now he is still called Zheng Sen, and he is still a student of Nanjing Guozijian who is just 20 years old.His name Zheng Chenggong was later given to him by Emperor Longwu Zhu Yujian.

Now because of Ji Dong's time travel, the trajectory of his life has also been changed. In his life, he probably never had the opportunity to be named Zheng Chenggong by Emperor Longwu.

Zheng Sen was born in Japan. You know that after his father Zheng Zhilong was recruited by the imperial court, he became an official in Fujian. Zheng Sen returned to his hometown in Nan'an, Fujian with his mother.But soon, Zheng Zhilong sent him to Nanjing Guozijian again, and asked him to learn from Qian Qianyi.

Now the Ming Dynasty is dead in name only, Chongzhen hanged himself, and Zheng Zhilong is about to start a riot, so he must not take his son back.

After the messenger left, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhiwan, etc. carried out a division of labor the next day. The Zheng family's army was full of talents and sorted out the military and political officials at all levels in Fujian. Those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me perish.What should be killed is killed, what should be exempted is exempted, and what should be exchanged is to eliminate dissidents.

Fujian was originally Zheng Zhilong's world. After this sorting out, none of the three yamen and military and political officials in Fujian could have guessed what Zheng Zhilong was going to do.

After everything was ready, his son Zheng Sen also rushed back from Nanjing. He rode on a fast horse and ran at a speed of 800 miles.

The reason why Zheng Sen was so flustered was because his father Zheng Zhilong said in the letter that the old man in the family died of illness.

Zheng Sen came back and saw that it was not the case at all. There was no old man in the family, and everything was fine, but his father wanted to become king on his own.

Zheng Sen just wanted to persuade his father to restrain himself and behave himself, why should he establish himself as king?The Ming Dynasty did not perish. Although Chongzhen died, there was still the prince. Lin Yi, the grand master, only temporarily replaced the prince to oversee the country temporarily. Wouldn't the world still belong to their Zhu family in the future?

And more importantly, if he proclaims himself king, he will declare war on Ming, Qing, and Daxi, and become the target of public criticism. Isn't this just looking for trouble?

Now that Zheng Zhilong is making Nan'anbo, isn't Fujian General Town very good?If you want soldiers, if you want generals, you are still the overlord of the sea. If you want money, you have money. In this three-acre land in Fujian, he is actually the king. What about roasting?
Unexpectedly, when Zheng Sen said his thoughts, Zheng Zhilong rolled his eyes and slapped the table, "You know what!..."

Zheng Zhilong scolded his son Zheng Sen severely, thinking that the child was too immature, and that he was too foolish in school. Could it be the same thing if he was granted the title of Nan'anbo, the general town of Fujian, and being self-proclaimed king?And how could he know his great ambition?But now is not the time to tell them these things, he is still young, still a student who has not left school, following Qian Qianyi, he must have only learned a few words, and he will understand in the future, so Zheng Zhilong scolded his son, Zheng Sen really didn't dare to say anything.

On a good day and auspicious day, Zheng Zhilong became king and proclaimed himself King of Nan'an.

This is tantamount to being independent, which is tantamount to drawing a clear line with Ming Dynasty.It is similar to the country within a country of Daxi Wang Zhang Xianzhong.His territory is currently also a province, Fujian Province.

But despite the fact that he only has one province in Fujian, he is no less powerful than Zhang Xianzhong.Because the southeast coast of Fujian, including the Taiwan Strait, is under his control.This means that you can attack when you advance, and you can defend when you retreat.When the time comes, Dongyang, Nanyang, etc. all have places of refuge for him, because they often go there to do business.

He can lead his merchant ships and warships overseas to seek political protection.

Therefore, he is more sure than Zhang Xianzhong's Land of Abundance, Sichuan.

But Zheng Zhilong is different from Zhang Xianzhong in that he has not established a political power now, and of course there is no such thing as civil and military officials, courtier system, etc.

He became king, but the reason why he didn't become emperor was that he thought it was too late. The land of Fujian was too small, and he had to expand the territory first.

Then we have to take over the whole of Jiangnan. If we can really rule with the Great Qinghua Yangtze River as Fan Wencheng said, then we will own half of China and hold a grand ceremony to rule the world.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong's proclaiming the king was only the first step, and then his third brother Zheng Hongkui was named the Marshal of the Left Army, and his fifth brother Zheng Zhibao was named the Marshal of the Right Army. The army goes east, and the right-hand army goes west, opening up the frontier and expanding the territory.

Now the whole of Fujian is in Zheng Zhilong's hands. Including the private navy and Fujian's official army, they have more than [-] soldiers and thousands of ships, large and small, and their strength is quite strong.

But Zheng Zhilong is not satisfied, because with this strength, it is absolutely no problem to dominate the sea and dominate Fujian, but he wants to fight against Daming, Dashun and Daqing, and even dominate the world, which is far from enough.

Therefore, after the dispatch of 10 horses, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhiwan, together with Zheng Xing and Zheng Ming, recruited troops and horses in Fujian, built warships, cast guns and cannons, or purchased guns and bullets from various places in the East and Southeast Asia. Of course, they have conditions. There are warships, and they have plenty of money.

Therefore, soon, the left and right troops took Guangdong and Zhejiang. There is another important reason why these two groups of troops are invincible. The old Ming army is vulnerable. More importantly, these two groups of troops are elites .

The commander of the left army, Zheng Hongkui, was skilled in martial arts and led his troops well. His vanguard officer was Shi Lang, and the commander of the right army, Zheng Zhibao, was also a man of wisdom and courage. His vanguard officer was Liu Guoxuan.

Other people don't just mention Shi Lang and Liu Guoxuan, just hearing these two names, you can know how powerful they are, who can beat them?
Therefore, in just a few months, the Zheng family's army in Fujian swept across three provinces, and the southeast coastal area became their Zheng family's world...

Jinzhou City.Hong Chengchou is really exhausted now, and it is impossible to break through the siege, because the formation set up for him by Lin Yi in front of him is almost the same as that set up by Huang Taiji during the Ningjin War. At that time, he had no food and grass outside. With no rescuers, after being trapped for several months, he became a captive of the Tartars. He wanted to be loyal to the country and win a world-famous name, but the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang was too gentle, so gentle that he couldn't bear it, and finally became a "two minister".

Changing masters is not as simple as others think. It’s like spreading pancakes. Anyway, he was very distressed and entangled in his heart. Later, he gritted his teeth and came here and settled down. Being a slave for the Tartars That's right, he can still be a great minister, well-clothed and well-fed. Anyway, His Majesty Chongzhen is no longer here. He took command just because he wanted to serve his new master well, so as to prove that he was not misunderstood by Huang Taiji.

But the sky is not as good as people wish, and the matter of strategizing is over. The impregnable Ningjin defense line is now in danger, and Jinzhou City is trapped in front of it, like a tiger locked in an iron cage. How long can it last like this?Fan Gong's use of Han to control Han is not ingenious, but it has been so long, the Daxi Army and Zheng Zhilong from Fujian seem to be quiet, and the surname Lin is still singing and dancing outside the city to make peace. When will the Ming army retreat?It seems that we can't wait for the day when he retreats, and we will all become bones in the city?
Didn't the Emperor and Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang know about the battle in Jinzhou?Why is there no reinforcements for a long time?Are all the generals in Yizhou City blind?
Hong Chengchou thought about it and wanted to scold his mother, but in fact he wronged his new master and the soldiers of Yizhou.

The situation in Jinzhou had already spread to the Qing capital, and the government and the public were shaken. Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dorgon sighed.

Previously, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Doergun believed in Hong Chengchou too much, and believed that he could turn the danger into a bargain. In addition, Yizhou and Jinzhou could be the corners of each other. They had the same idea as Hong Chengchou at the beginning. Fan Gong's grand plan of "using Han to control Han" has won the opportunity, and Lin Yi is bound to retreat.

But Fan Wencheng walked for a few months, and the Western Army did break out of Sichuan, but it didn't seem to be a big threat to Ming Dynasty. In addition, Zheng Zhilong in Fujian didn't move much, but occupied the southeast coast, far away from the Yangtze River.Ji Dong didn't seem to feel it, that is to say, the current Zhang Xianzhong and Zheng Zhilong's threat to Daming was not as great as they imagined.

But in front of him, Ning Yuan has already been lost, Jinzhou City is at stake, and the food and grass must have been cut off long ago. If there is no rescue, Jinzhou will definitely be taken away by Daming.

The Ningjin line of defense must not be lost, so after discussing with Dorgon, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang immediately sent reinforcements.

Dorgon has been crawling on the bed for more than a month, and now he is able to get out of the ground.

The two of them dispatched two Tatar princes, Nikan and Boluo, and brought the Mongol Tartars with them, and the Manchu Tartars gathered a total of 4 horses, and left the capital in a mighty way to break the siege of Jinzhou.

Considering that they didn't have many rescue troops, facing the mighty Lin Yi, in order to be more confident, the Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang and Dorgon issued another decree to let the soldiers and horses from Yizhou send troops to Jinzhou immediately to assist the reinforcements of the Qing Dynasty. Come to solve the siege of Jinzhou.

After Lin Yi got the news that the reinforcements from the Qing Dynasty were coming, he, who was singing and dancing, immediately withdrew the banquet and singing and dancing, and ordered all the battalions to prepare for battle, and surrounded the enemies of Jinzhou. The Women's Battalion and the Guards Battalion greeted the reinforcements from the Qing Dynasty...

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