Lord of Ming Dynasty

His words drew accusations and reprimands from Zheng Hongkui's generals who disagreed or were disgusted with the aggressive momentum of the Jinhua Rebels.

There was chaos in the lobby.

"Enough," Zheng Hongkui slapped the table and roared angrily, stopping everyone from arguing.

He turned to his staff and said, "What do you think?"

An aide said: "This Zhang Qiang, his origin is a mystery, and we don't have much contact with him, and he may not be willing to accept us. Compared with the current situation of the Longwu court, which is in danger and difficult to recover, it is better to learn from King Zheng and go far away into the sea. .” The staff slowly expressed their opinions.

Zheng Hongkui bowed his head and thought about the words of his staff. He was more willing to listen to the opinions of these scholars than the rough people under him. They had more twists and turns in their chests, and their views on the situation were more objective, or more favorable to him.

After pondering for a while, he turned to another staff member and asked, "What's your opinion?"

The staff rolled their eyes and said, "Master Hou, why don't we take refuge in King Zheng Jun. In the past, we all came from the same line and understood each other. The army retreated to Zhangzhou Mansion and gave up Quanzhou Mansion to the Jinhua Rebels. Avoid them. We will fight with them." , We are the ones who suffer in the end.

There are not as many warships as others. As far as I know, the Jinhua Rebel Army now has a navy and six fleets. Just one fleet is stronger than our current war with the Portuguese. There are more than 200 warships and 50 large warships. There are many ships, most of which are fifth-tier, sixth-tier warships, and even fourth-tier warships of the Dutch. The number of artillery pieces is equivalent to that of our five or six Fuchuan combined, and the artillery power is huge. The body is lighter, and the range is longer. At the same time, they also have a sea team on the warship, which specializes in gang battles.

And although we have more than 700 warships, most of them are small ships such as centipede ships and merchant ships. Even the large blessing ships have suffered heavy losses. Now all of them are added up, and they are not as powerful as five or six of the strongest fourth-tier warships. The sailors suffered heavy losses, and there were not enough boats left, so it was the best policy to retreat to Zhangzhou Prefecture, then ask King Zheng to surrender, and take refuge in King Zheng.

In the same line, King Zheng will not do anything to Lord Hou. If we listen to the court, our final strength will be wiped out, so the subordinates feel that it is better to rely on King Zheng. "

Zheng Hongkui thought for a while, then sighed, "That's the only way to go."

Several generals who opposed stood up, "Master Hou, you can't do this."

Zheng Hongkui waved his hand, "I've already made up my mind, let's do it this way."

He stood up and walked to the back of the lobby, turned the screen, and a man who looked like a teacher said to him: "Master Hou, whether it is the Longwu court, the seemingly powerful Jinhua Rebel Army, or King Zheng, it should not be considered by the Lord Hou." Object, if you want to seek refuge, you must recognize the situation, and now that a large area of ​​Ming land has fallen into the hands of the Qing army tartars, it is better to learn from an official Marquis, and seeking refuge in the Qing Dynasty is the right way."

Zheng Hongkui's confidence was shaken again. The strength of the Qing army was an eternal knot in his heart.

"Then what should I do?" Zheng Hongkui looked at the master-like person in front of him.

"Not only to gain a firm foothold, but also to attack the Ming army of the Jinhua Rebel Army in Quanzhou Prefecture. Take them down. The Ma Degong Department in Guangxi will help you wipe out the current enemies. We will contact the Portuguese and let them attack Guangzhou together. You will attack the Longwu Ming army in Ganzhou, when the time comes, Lord Hou will protect you as the governor of Fujian, how about it?"

Zheng Hongkui couldn't make up his mind, "Let me think about it, think about it."

"My lord, don't think about it. You will be rich and rich if you take refuge as soon as possible, and you will have high officials and high salary. If you wait for the Qing Dynasty to pacify the southwest, send troops to come and destroy the Longwu Dynasty, will you still have a place?"

He cupped his hands and saluted, "My lord, Shi Fu is thinking of you."

Zheng Hongkui was upset and irritable, and didn't know how to answer. He understood the current situation of Zheng Zhilong, and he was even more worried about the future settlement of the Jinhua Rebel Army. He couldn't beat the Jinhua Rebel Army. He didn't know how he would be able to resist if the Jinhua rebels came to attack if he agreed to Shi Fu. He might be killed before the Qing army came from Guangxi or from Jiangxi.

When he was hesitating, as soon as his generals came out, one of the generals said to the guards around him: "Go and tell your lord, just say that Zheng Hongkui is swaying left and right, and he is afraid of going to the Qing army for a long time. I heard that the Qing army said The guests have already entered the mansion, let them make plans early."

The guard carefully looked around, "Yes, my lord, I will report right away."

Chapter 248 Zheng Hongkui's Dangerous Situation, Take Action

The information was sent to Jinhua Mansion in an expedited five hundred miles, but it took a little more than two days.

Zhu Dadian first received this information, because now he has great power, not only taking over Zhang Huangyan who is still helping the King of Lu outside, Zhang Mingzhen trains the Jinhua Rebel Army, the governor's office quartermaster Milin's supply work, but also manages the entire Jinhua Rebel Army The garrison capital of the garrison, the local garrison of the entire Jinhua Rebel Army, manages the food bureau of the entire Jinhua Rebel Army, is responsible for the entire Jinhua Rebel Army's grain purchases and the business of exchanging food for Jinhua Yuan, and he also serves as an official of the Jinhua Rebel Army The responsibility of the minister.

It can be said that he has become a Ji Zhu Dayou, the quartermaster Milin, and the garrison that Zhou Porridge managed before was also managed by him, so he also integrated part of Zhou Porridge's work. The Governor's Mansion was originally his mansion. After Zhang Qiang took over, he expanded a lot, rebuilt the Zhu Mansion, and renamed it the Governor's Mansion.

Now he has almost become Zhang Qiang's new butler, an administrative butler, of course he can't serve Zhang Qiang personally like Zhu Dayou.

Originally, Zhang Qiang wanted to transfer You Haibo back to take up the official position of the Governor's Mansion. The Governor's Mansion is equivalent to the cabinet, center, center, and court of the feudal dynasty, but now Zhang Qiang has a lot of generals in his hands, who can serve as the central official position There are very few personnel, and those cultivated talents can only be suitable for low-level officials at the grassroots level. After they have experienced it, they will only be middle-level officials at the grassroots level, which is equivalent to the county magistrate, state magistrate, and Tongzhi. As for the magistrate, It is impossible for them to find a middle-level official position like Daotai, and their talents are limited.

Zhang Qiang's middle-level officials are all the servants and leaders of the rebel army who started with him at the beginning. Their influence has grown, but their actual work ability still needs to be improved. There are only You Haibo, He Jin, Chen Hanhui, and Shen Fuyi. Liu Liangzuo, who is honestly guarding the Quzhou mansion, can take it up and mention it, but their talents and their close relationship with Zhang Qiang, their abilities, and Zhang Qiang's lack of confidence in his own control, can't mention them to the center. The Governor's Office serves as a senior official.

Those big men in the Qing army are not vegetarians. If you appoint old Ming officials, they will give you countermeasures every minute. Isn't my court the same as that of Yongli, Longwu, Lu Jianguo and others?

Everyone kept fighting among themselves all day long, for the sake of favor and their own interests, they betrayed the interests of the entire Jinhua Rebel Army.

At that time, I will end up in the same end as Chongzhen, "the king is not the king of subjugation, all the ministers are the ministers of subjugation." At that time, I will be unlucky alone, and they will turn around and join the Ming Lord to continue their glory and wealth.

Therefore, Zhang Qiang, an official of the Ming Dynasty, is very cautious.

I would rather use my confidantes, young people who still need to hone their previous abilities to be their central officials.

Zhu Dadian repeatedly confirmed himself and used the system, which increased his loyalty and allowed him to use it with confidence.

Of course, the nature cannot be changed. I already have a large stack of materials collected by the captain of the Bagyalu guards. Zhu Dadian accepted bribes during this period and was greedy for money. Zhang Qiang just put it aside and tapped it at that time. up.

When Zhu Dadian delivered the information in person, Zhang Qiang was washing his hands. Now that he is in a high position, Zhang Qiang is not as diligent as he was when he crossed over. He is still practicing martial arts, but he is not as urgent as before. Currently, the only guards around him are More than 500 people are all professional officers who have been trained in the flames of war and have received training in the defense of important people. They are all soldiers of the guards, and the captain is Bagyaru, the captain who took over temporarily when the Dutch assassinated him.

Wiping his mouth with a towel, Zhang Qiang rubbed his swollen sleepy eyes. Feeling not in good spirits, he reached out to take the information from Zhu Dadian sent by Bagyalu, and opened it.

After looking at it for a while, he threw it aside casually, and said to Zhu Dadian who was bowing and waiting: "Sit down, what do you think?"

Zhu Dadian sat down cautiously, and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency, I think we should be prepared. Zheng Hongkui may be persuaded by Shi Fu. After all, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui are the original Shibazhi brothers. They have been dating for decades. Working hard together, Zheng Hongkui is Zheng Zhilong's brother from the same hometown, Zheng Zhilong's support made him what he is today, and now the news comes from Huang Tao that Zheng Zhilong's life in the Qing court is difficult, and he will definitely use this to impress Zheng Hongkui."

He stopped, took a sip from his teacup, and pursed his lips. A few drops of crystal water stains remained on his mustache, and without realizing it, he continued: "I think that if it was the past, Zheng Hongkui would still have Some national righteousness will support the Longwu court, as long as Longwu does not fall, he will oppose the Manchu Manchus one day, but the current situation."

Zhang Qiang nodded slightly. He knew what Zhu Dadian said. Now the Jinhua Rebel Army is no longer the original Jinhua Rebel Army. Today's Jinhua Rebel Army is shining brightly on the southeast coast. It is powerful and even a little aggressive.

No one can defeat the Jinhua Rebel Army. The Qing Army has several tens of thousands of troops, and 10,000+ troops have attacked the Jinhua Rebel Army. The trouble caused the Longwu Dynasty Hall to be panic-stricken, inexplicably frightened, and the angry Ruan Jie tribe, as well as the Horqin Mongols who supported Ruan Jie, the Khalkha Mongols, and even the Han Army Banner of the Qing Army were easily defeated by the Jinhua Rebel Army, and Ruan Jie was captured. , and was subsequently beheaded by the Longwu court.

It can be said that the shock, loss, and momentum brought by the Jinhua Rebel Army to the nearby Qing army could not be greater.

I believe that the Qing court has heard of the strong rise of the Jinhua Rebel Army led by Zhang Qiang, and they can't wait to send a large army to attack the Jinhua Rebel Army and concentrate their forces to destroy the Jinhua Rebel Army, but they don't have much strength.

The Ming uprising army was everywhere, anyway, the army held them back. They made a policy of "keep your hair but don't let it go, let you keep your hair and don't let it go." Just as it was settled down here, it popped up there again.

Moreover, there are two pre-Ming forces that stubbornly resist Yongli and Longwu. Of course, they want to wipe out these two scourges that have a huge influence on the entire Ming Dynasty. As long as these people have a name, any down-and-out person can Pull up thousands or tens of thousands of teams in one place.

Compared with the concentration of the Jinhua Rebel Army, the influence mainly covers the military powerhouses in the southeast. They still focus on these two forces, and then the equally influential Lu Jianguo forces, and the Qing Dynasty regime is not Unite as one, they also have internal conflicts and struggles for power and profit. In the end, it was the turn of the Jinhua Rebels, so they have no strength to attack the Jinhua Rebels now.

The Mongolian move arranged by Zhang Qiang a few months ago has already worked. The Manchu army of the Qing army has already transferred part of it to the grassland. The Horqin Mongolian army has also been transferred back partly because of the rise of Chahar Mongolia.

This greatly weakened their military strength and influence in the south. Without the suppression of these Manchu troops, the Han army flag would be better. After all, most of them have lived in Liaodong for more than ten years, and have families and people who cannot live without. Not bad in terms of loyalty.

However, the Ming army and Dashun army who surrendered in large numbers, the generals, as long as you relax a little, you can let them at your mercy. Foreign governors and governors, so the Qing army is much more difficult than the Qing army in history.

This is all because of the rise and disruption of the Jinhua Rebel Army.

For Zhang Qiang, who later generations have seen many tricks such as the conspiracy and subversion of a powerful country against a small country, playing this trick is simply smooth.A small move made the Qing army overwhelmed and overwhelmed.

Now that the Qing army sent people to divide and disintegrate Zheng Hongkui, Zhang Qiang sneered in his heart. It’s just Zheng Hongkui. Don’t you know that our Great America has another trick? Let you clean up.

However, Zhang Qiang's development strategy is the coastal area, so he doesn't want Zheng Hongkui to fall to the Qing army. Since he wants to fight, he has to fight down to expand his territory, round up the coastal area, and the interests of maritime trade are his own.

Then push the Longwu court to Jiangxi and Guangxi, own Fujian and Zhejiang provinces, take care of Guangzhou, and let them play with Nanming and the rebels and anyway.

As for Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Hongkui, you guys just gave me a reason to deal with them.

"Well, I see, you go and call Wei Wuji over, I'll talk to him, you can go on with your work." Zhang Qiang said.