The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 124 The thief shouts to catch the thief
Chang Yongnian had a guilty conscience. He had just discussed with his confidants and decided to surrender, and wanted to put the Qing army in the city. At this time, when he heard Zheng Chenggong say "let it in", his eyelids twitched, and cold sweat broke out on the back of his neck.I just feel that Zheng Chenggong is alluding to what he just discussed secretly.

He subconsciously took a step back and shook his head vigorously, "No, no! How is this possible?"

Although Huang Daozhou felt that Chang Yongnian's expression was strange, he thought it was the sudden collapse of the sage and everyone was shocked, but he didn't think too much, and nodded again: "King Chen will go here in four or five days at a fast time, and return in seven or eight days if he is slow. Now that there are great changes happening, I should put safety first, as long as I stick to Changting and not be attacked by bandits, it will be a great achievement. Wait for King Chen to return, and then discuss with him."

Chang Yongnian immediately continued: "Yes, what Huang Ge said is very true, just stick to it." After speaking, he quickly wiped off his sweat, bowed his head and left in a hurry.

Seeing that the two principals in Changting City did not agree with his plan, Zheng Chenggong could only let out a long sigh.

This time the emperor was killed on the way to Shanghang. He always felt that it was because he had misrepresented the news and made King Chen go straight to Changting.Therefore, he felt extremely guilty, thinking that the two of them still had doubts about him, so he stopped insisting, and quietly led people to check the defense at the gates of each city.

"Could it be that something has been revealed, and Zheng Sen is hinting at me?" Chang Yongnian asked anxiously.

Ma Zhong pondered for a moment, but shook his head, "General, don't panic, we act cautiously, and he won't know about it. If the news really leaked, how can you and I sit here?"

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and continued: "I'm afraid this Zheng Sen is not simple."

"how do I say this?"

"According to my subordinates' judgment, this Zheng Sen wants to compete with us."

Chang Yongnian asked doubtfully, "Strive for merit?"

"We just wanted to sneak the Qing army into the city and take the merit of dedicating the city to the prince. But they want to act in an open and aboveboard manner and dedicate the city under the noses of everyone. The general just didn't follow his plan. It's really smart .”

Chang Yongnian was taken aback, "Could it be that he also wants to surrender?!"

Ma Zhong nodded, "General Sizhi, who is this Zheng Sen? He is the son of Zheng Zhilong. Now that Zheng Zhilong has surrendered, how could he go against his father? If you say this man is really capable, I don't know what method he used to confuse King Chen. It's so trusting.

"By the way, the general once told me that before King Chen left the city, he repeatedly told the enemy to pretend to be the Ming army to deceive the city. Why did he say this?
"In the opinion of my subordinates, if Zheng Sen gave false news to King Chen and told King Chen that the Qing army was coming, and then he pretended to set up an ambush to dedicate the city, no one would doubt it! "

"What a series of tricks!" Chang Yongnian couldn't help pointing his finger in admiration, "Now that I think about it, King Chen came to Changting with Zheng Sen. He must have been in touch with the Manchurians for a long time, and led Chen Wang's troops away so that the Qing soldiers could kill the king. !"

"exactly."

Chang Yongnian said again: "Since our plans are the same, why not cooperate with him, and great things will surely come true!"

Ma Zhong immediately shook his head and said, "No way!"

"And why?"

"My father, Zheng Zhilong, has long since lost his sincerity, and he has made great contributions to the Fujian Pass and Shun Fujian soldiers, and he has already established a strong foundation in the Qing court.

"If we cooperate with his son, even if we don't say that the scheme was set up by him, we will contribute more. At that time, Zheng Zhilong will only need to say a word, and the credit will be all his, Zheng Sen's."

Chang Yongnian's eyes were gloomy and cold, "In this way, Zheng Sen should be taken advantage of the chaos..." He gestured with his hand on his neck as he spoke.

Ma Zhong still shook his head, "No way. After the general surrenders, then Zheng Zhilong must be your superior. If you let him find any clues, the general's life will be in danger."

"Then what should we do?" Chang Yongnian frowned, "Could it be that he just watched him snatch away the merit of dedicating the city?"

Ma Zhong smiled slightly, "Don't be in a hurry, general, the subordinates have a plan to make use of their strength to ensure that the event will be settled."

Empress Zeng first ran away from fatigue after giving birth, and then Longwu died, which dealt a heavy blow to her spirit, so that she is now extremely weak, just lying on the side of the couch weeping secretly, her whole being in a daze.

If the eunuch hadn't said that Chang Yongnian had something important to report concerning His Highness the Prince's safety, she would not have seen him at all.

"You said Zheng Sen intends to surrender?!" Empress Zeng said sadly.

Chang Yongnian said anxiously through the curtain: "I dare not say anything. But in this eventful autumn, you must not be careless in everything.

"The Zheng family has surrendered. At this time, Chen Wanggang led the main force to leave Changting, and Zheng Sen suddenly came up with a plan to lure the enemy into the city. He said it was an ambush to attack them, but if he informed the captives in advance, or Do some tricks in the ambush, then Changting City will be a minor matter, if I lose the crown prince again..."

When Empress Zeng heard the word "Prince", she immediately became alert, she didn't know where the strength came from, she sat up straight all of a sudden, "You really mean what you say?"

"Elder Huang Ge was also there at the time, and everything I said was true." Chang Yongnian was playing with words. What he said was that Zheng Chenggong's plan to ambush was true. Someone testified, but it sounded like what he just said about Zheng Chenggong's meeting with Empress Zeng. Tong thief's analysis is true.

Chang Yongnian continued according to what Ma Zhong taught him: "I thought about it just now. King Chen wanted to go south to rescue him, but he came to Changting by accident. As far as I know, it was Zheng Sen who told Chen Wang Sheng drove in Changting."

In fact, Zhou Zhifan suggested that the emperor go to Changting. Empress Zeng heard it with her own ears. Of course, she also knew that Zheng Chenggong had already been driven away when Huang Daozhou suggested that Longwu and the prince branch.

But the death of the emperor made her nerves become extremely sensitive, and she immediately remembered that the fact that Zheng Chenggong was sent away by the Long military officer must be because there was something wrong with the Zheng family.

She became anxious, and now all her spiritual sustenance is on the prince, she will never allow him to make any mistakes, "General Chang, how do you think we should deal with it now?"

Chang Yongnian was waiting for her words, and immediately said: "I suggest that Zheng Sen should be detained first, and then we can distinguish it carefully after the return of King Chen. If there is something tricky, let King Chen deal with it freely. If not, we can do it later." Relief is."

Empress Zeng nodded immediately, raised her hand and said, "Pass down my Yizhi, enclose Zheng Sen in the official office of the government, and don't leave without my permission."

Chang Yongnian reminded again: "And his followers..."

"Yes, as well as his subordinates, they will be banned together!"

……

Nu Shan has been quite disturbed recently, he was ordered by the Prince of England to go to Tingzhou to grab merit with Du De and others, but he ran all the way to the edge of Tingshui, but he didn't see any merit to grab.

However, more than half of the dry food he carried with him has been consumed.He was planning whether to grab some food in the nearby villages first, when a soldier came to report that a sneaky person had been caught nearby, suspected to be a spy of the Ming army.

Nu Shan rolled his eyes at the soldier impatiently, "Do you still need to report this kind of shit to me? Just kill it."

"Whoo!"

Just as the soldier was about to turn around, Nu Shan heard someone screaming in the distance, "My general wants to present Prince Nanming to the Heavenly Army!"

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