Back to the end of Ming Dynasty to be a warlord

Chapter 447
"Since Marquis Zheng intends to surrender, then offer the false emperor to the Qing Dynasty."

Hong Chengchou was drinking morning tea while talking, after arriving in the south, he found that he especially liked drinking tea.

Zheng Zhilong was a little surprised: "What should I do, Your Majesty, no, there are still thousands of imperial troops around the false emperor. All the soldiers are at the border, and I am afraid that they will not be able to enter the palace for a while. It is not as good as the last general." Withdrawing the defense and allowing the Eight Banners to directly attack the palace is always a great achievement, and the criminals dare not be ashamed to accept it."

Hong Chengchou smiled: "Alright!"

He fully satisfied Zheng Zhilong's request.

Zheng Zhilong breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately went back to his room to summon the generals of the Zheng family to discuss matters.

If you tell everyone the news that the city of Nanjing is broken, it means that the whole of Nanzhili is finished, Zhejiang is finished, and Fujian bears the brunt. It is absolutely impossible to stop the main force of the Eight Banners. There is only one way to surrender.

"My father always holds great power, so don't take it lightly. From the perspective of my son, the land of Fujian and Guangdong is no better than the north. If you rely on the high and dangerous, and lay an ambush to defend, even if there are millions, it may be difficult to fly once. Exactly. Gather people’s hearts to consolidate their roots; open up sea routes and sell various ports to meet their wages. Then choose generals to train troops and call on the world. It’s not difficult to make progress.”

Sitting down, a young general got up and clasped his fists to persuade him.

Zheng Zhilong reprimanded him: "Children talk nonsense and don't know the time and the situation. The four towns are separated by a natural moat, and the four towns can't resist the enemy. With the strength of Nanjing and the fierceness of Yang Chao, they can't resist the enemy, let alone a corner. If you can't draw a tiger, how can it be Not like a dog?"

Zheng Zhilong couldn't stop the Qing army when he moved out of the four towns in Jiangbei, and now Yang Chao couldn't stop the Qing army, and they couldn't stop them in Pian'an, Fujian.

Zheng Chenggong said, "What my father saw was roughly the same, but he didn't pay attention to the opportunity. The time and place are favorable, and there are different ears. Although the soldiers and horses of the Qing Dynasty were prosperous, they could not drive forward for a long time. There is no one in our court, and the civil servants exercise power. Once the ice cracks and disintegrates, brewing The misery of Chengmei Mountain. Therefore, at the right time, we pushed the door straight in, cut off the ugly, and inherited the great rule. When we arrived in the southern capital, it was not the Yangtze River that lost its trust. If you look carefully at the reason, you will find that the emperor is not the emperor who suppressed chaos, and the ministers are too mediocre. My minister, the heroes of the world will be hated, and it is difficult to rely on the natural moat. If my father takes advantage of its ruggedness and narrows its danger, the geographical advantage will still exist, and the hearts of the people will be accepted."

Zheng Chenggong insisted that his father could stick to the danger.

Zheng Zhilong said: "The so-called knowledge of the current affairs is a hero. If you recruit me now, you must respect me, and you must respect me. If you want to compete with each other, once you lose and beg for mercy, you will regret it at that time. You will despise it, so be careful not to talk about it."

Zheng Chenggong persuaded him helplessly, knelt on the ground and grabbed the corner of Zheng Zhilong's clothes, crying: "My Zheng family supports the king, and the merits of the sky, if the king is unrighteous, if he is unfaithful to the Qing court, he can really do this kind of disloyalty." What a righteous man!"

Zheng Zhilong didn't bother to pay attention to this pedantic son, and suddenly felt that it seemed wrong for his son to follow Qian Qianyi's pedantic Confucianism. If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have tried Qian Qianyi's name and let his son defeat him as a teacher.

Then Zheng Zhilong ordered the generals of the Zheng family to immediately withdraw all the soldiers and horses in the three passes of Fujian, and Zheng Zhilong ran to the simple palace to see the little emperor Zhu Cihuan.

Zheng Zhilong told the emperor that he planned to withdraw the Sanguan garrison because his hometown Anping Port in Quanzhou was attacked by pirates.

What pirates dare to attack Zheng Zhilong's pirate leader.

The emperor naturally didn't believe it, and comforted Zheng Zhilong, hoping that he would continue to stick to it.

Zheng Zhilong's attitude was firm: "The ministers who take the salary of the three customs, the ministers take the sea, and the marine police are homeless, so they have to be rescued."

When the emperor saw Zheng Zhilong, he had made up his mind to go, and knew that once the three passes were withdrawn, the Qing army would inevitably attack Fujian on a large scale.

So he begged Zheng Zhilong bitterly: "Sir, don't be too late, please go with your husband."

But after Zheng Zhilong left the palace, he left without saying goodbye. Instead, he set off with Hong Chengchou and went to Xianxiaguan to welcome the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.

With Zheng Zhilong leading the way, the Eight Banners soldiers were intimidating, and all the Fujian prefectures surrendered without a fight. Every time he went to a place, Hong Chengchou immediately appointed officials. up.

Hong Chengchou brought a large number of blank official documents with the emperor's seal on them. When Hong Chengchou persuaded a civil servant to surrender, he immediately wrote a letter of appointment and issued it immediately, so that these civil officials could comfort the people.

In less than ten days, the entire province of Fujian was lost. The Zheng family's army surrendered 10 people. Only one Zheng Zhilong suddenly went to sea with a small group of young and strong soldiers who did not intend to surrender.

At this time, no one doubted that they had voted for a Ming lord, but Zheng Zhilong was somewhat concerned.

"Pilgrimage to the Son of Heaven?"

Hong Chengchou persuaded him to go to Beijing to pay homage to Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty.

Hong Chengchou nodded and said: "Don't worry, Lord Zheng. This scripture has made a decision. Lord Zheng is still the Marquis of Nan'an, and he will still guard Fujian for our Qing Dynasty. He will live with the country for thousands of generations! It's just that this scripture has no right to appoint A Marquis, so I invite the Marquis of Nan'an to pay homage to the Son of Heaven."

Zheng Zhilong hesitated, the reason why he was recruited by the Qing army was not because he was the local emperor of Fujian, but what Hong Chengchou said also made sense.

"Depart immediately without delay!"

Bashan said coldly.

Zheng Zhilong was taken aback for a moment, he was in the Bashan military camp at this time, and he didn't have a trusted general around him, let alone a few soldiers. Seeing how arrogant this Tartar general was, he suddenly felt bad.

"Hahahaha, this Marquis also has this intention for a long time. He is going to pay homage to the Holy Son of Heaven. It is really an honor for my Zheng family to be summoned by the Son of Heaven. When Ben Hou returns home, bring more luggage and leave immediately."

After finishing speaking, Zheng Zhilong got up, with a happy smile, as if he was really looking forward to seeing the sky.

But Bashan suddenly shouted coldly: "No! You can start the journey. Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed."

"This barbarian!"

Zheng Zhilong cursed secretly, but saw more than a dozen soldiers from Bashan came in.

"Send Zheng Houye to Beijing, there must be no mistakes, and if you miss the time, you will be executed!"

Zheng Zhilong sighed, he, who was used to the ups and downs of the rivers and lakes, was sure at this time that he was being deceived.

So far, Zheng Zhilong has never doubted that the Qing army has gained an absolute advantage. He firmly believes that the entire south of the Yangtze River is over, and the entire south except Guangdong and Guangxi has fallen.

"That Yang Chao is really a hero!"

After Zheng Zhilong was taken down, Bashan sighed to Hong Chengchou.

Hong Chengchou hummed and did not speak.

Ba Shan sighed again: "If the Ming army has a few more Yang Chao, I'm afraid my Qing Dynasty will not be able to enter the pass at all."

Bashan, an authentic bannerman, can say this, but Hong Chengchou can't.

Hong Chengchou said: "Yang Chao is just lucky, even a hundred Yang Chaos can't stop my great cause of Qing Dynasty."

Ba Shan disagreed, he knew very well that if Hong Chengchou asked him to go north to attack Yang Chao now, he would definitely not obey the order, and he would turn his face against this Han immediately, because if he was ordered, he doesn't know whether his subordinates would not Will go back to Beijing alive.

To be honest, Bashan felt a little weak towards that Yang Chao from the bottom of his heart. This happened to a Han man, which he could never have imagined before.

(End of this chapter)