Chapter 12: The court melee

Zheng Du was puzzled: "But a battalion of troops, what other waves does Longwu want to set off?" ”

"You, you never think deeply when you encounter problems." Zheng Zhilong taught, "We control all the military strength, money and grain in Fujian, so that we have today's situation." But Longwu has his righteous name. Don't look at his small movements, but he wants to pry my foundation in Fujian. ”

Zheng Du didn't know why, so he could only stand and listen.

"Although the current Fujian military order is out of my Zheng family." Zheng Zhilong picked up a piece of dim sum from the small table and broke off a corner, "But if the emperor has his own pro-army in Fujian, there will definitely be people who are dissatisfied with me who will turn to him." Fujian's military power will be like this dim sum, which will be broken off by him little by little. ”

"Well, it's not like that......" Zheng Du muttered quietly.

"Not really?" Zheng Zhilong gave him a blank look, "Do you know why Longwu asked Prince Chen to take charge of the Ordnance Bureau?" The Armaments Bureau is an arsenal of weapons, and it has many contacts with various armies, and the emperor wants to use this to facilitate the collusion with the generals who have different intentions towards us. Moreover, the Ordnance Bureau has a huge amount of money, and he can also use it to gain financial power. If you leave it alone, I'm afraid that it won't be long before Fujian will no longer be the Fujian of my Zheng family. ”

"Without his father's support, he Zhu Yujian is just a poor vassal king in Guangxi!" Zheng Du said angrily, "If he really dares to do this, his father will abolish him!" ”

"Nope." Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said, "Now that we have troops everywhere, our future enemies don't know how much we want, and dealing with Longwu will only weaken our strength." He sighed, "I said at the beginning that Zhu Yujian should not be set up, if it weren't for the second brother's insistence, how could there be these troubles." ”

"Father, how are we going to deal with that?" Zheng Du asked cautiously.

"As long as Fujian is monolithic, Longwu will not be able to make any tricks." As a super pirate with a strong Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong quickly had a plan, "I don't need to make any big moves......

Speaking of which, Su Chengyu overestimated the vision of Zheng Zhilong and his party, but he didn't expect that the Zheng family was only focused on being his own king of Fujian, and he felt that whoever wanted to reach out to my territory would deal with him, but he accidentally disrupted his original plan.

Not long after, a fast horse rushed back to Tianxing Mansion overnight with Zheng Zhilong's secret letter.

Chung Chin Bo Mansion.

Hong Xu read Zheng Zhilong's secret letter several times, and already had a plan in his heart. He was originally a pirate leader under Zheng Zhilong, and after Zheng Zhilong supported Zhu Yujian to ascend the throne, he also ascended to heaven and was named Zhong Zhenbo, so he was naturally loyal to the Zheng family.

He did not dare to delay, and left the house before early morning. When he walked to the gate, he remembered something again, turned his head and called a thin old man, and asked, "Where is the ship in King Chen's Mansion now?" ”

"The palace? This...... The subordinates immediately went to check. ”

"Remember, be sure to leave it in Fujian!"

"Yes!"

After explaining, Hong Xu immediately rushed to Wang Zhongxiao and others, this is Zheng Zhilong's person among civil officials. He moved very neatly, and after a short time, he went to the Fujing General Military Mansion......

The next day.

Su Chengyu was still asleep when he was awakened by Chanyi, he looked out the window, it was still dark.

Chan Yi was so anxious that she was sweating profusely, dragged Su Chengyu to change her outfit, and after a few bites of food, she urged him to hurry to the palace, and the sky was still not bright at this time.

When he came to the noon gate, to Su Chengyu's surprise, there were many officials who were already here, standing in the open air. The dawn of August was still cool, and the ministers were chatting in twos and threes.

When the drums sounded, everyone entered the noon gate.

Su Chengyu raised his eyes and saw a golden plaque on the pavilion in front of him, with three big characters "Fengtianmen" written on it. However, whether it is the Wumen Gate or the Fengtian Gate, they are several times smaller than those in the Forbidden City.

The whip sounded, and Emperor Longwu came. After the ministers walked into the royal road to pay homage, Zhu Yujian looked around at everyone, and saw that no one had anything important, so he glanced at Pang Tianshou.

The eunuch immediately held the holy decree that had been prepared and read it aloud: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says--Nanjing, Huizhou and other places, temporarily organize a battalion of old and weak soldiers, sacrifice their lives and imperial captives, I originally wanted to make them return to their hometowns to recuperate, but it was difficult for the community, so I ordered the prince of Chen to lead the army in the far suburbs of Tianxing Mansion to prepare and go to Yang Tinglin in southern Jiangxi to assist in the defense. The work and household department will provide a military weapon, money and food. Chin this. ”

As soon as the words fell, someone jumped out, it was Wang Zhongxiao, the Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple.

He pulled his throat and said: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the prince of King Chen is a member of the royal family, how can he lead the army?!" ”

Immediately, there was another humanitarian: "The son of King Chen has lived in Tianxing Mansion for a long time, and it has been violated. ”

"The minister thinks that it is not in line with the ancestral system......"

"The minister also thought it was ......"

Zhu Yujian waved his hand and said: "Now that the society is in danger, how can we stick to the law?" If you don't contribute to the country at this time, when will you wait? ”

Immediately, someone answered: "The ancestral system cannot be changed lightly!" ”

Zhu Jizuo, a university scholar, glanced at Longwu's face and gave up his hand, "The minister thinks that the ancestral regulations are set in the peaceful and prosperous era, and now the situation is turbulent, and it is the time for people to make the best use of it." The puppet can't avoid his responsibility, and the emperor is close to the country? If I am still here now, I am still in danger of being born in the family and being constrained everywhere! ”

Immediately, several of Longwu's henchmen and ministers came forward to second.

This wave was not settled, but Wang Zhongxiao said loudly again: "Your Majesty, a battalion of old and weak soldiers, why waste money and property." The Qing army in Jiangxi is fierce, and the enemy cannot be defeated with elite soldiers, but how can the weak soldiers? The minister thought that it would be better to dismiss this battalion and save money and silver to guard the Xianxia Pass of the army. ”

Zhu Yujian mentioned in the holy decree that the old and weak soldiers didn't want to attract Zheng Zhilong's attention, but he didn't want to be caught, so he had to say vaguely: "Jiangxi is tight, these soldiers have experience in facing the enemy, and they should be used to prepare and defend the city." ”

Another military general came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that if you are worried about helping to defend Ganzhou, it is not appropriate to prepare and practice in Fujing." ”

"So what?" Long Wu didn't expect this matter to be so verbose, and he didn't have a good airway.

"The minister thinks that if you want to reinforce Jiangxi, it is better to pull this battalion to southern Jiangxi for rearmament, and practice nearby to prepare for war."

After this person finished speaking, the vast majority of the generals immediately stood up and said in unison: "The minister seconded the proposal." "The generals of the whole dynasty all defected to the Zheng family, which can be seen.

"Gannan is adjacent to the battlefield, how can you repair it with peace of mind?" Zhu Jizuo hurriedly greeted him, "And the supply of weapons and baggage is not as convenient as in Fujing." ”

"Only when the battle is in place can the soldiers not slacken. As for supplies, it was very cheap to transfer a few cars from Yang Butang in Ganzhou to Xinying. ”

There was another chorus of secondment.

"The leading army of the prince is not in line with the ancestral system."

"The old and weak soldiers should be given a settlement bank and dismissed on the spot."

“……”

The generals are all Zheng Zhilong's people, and although most of the civil officials are Zhu Yujian's people, many of them are still in the circle, and some pedantic people feel that they really can't violate the ancestral system. For a time, the Zheng party had a clear advantage.

Those officials who didn't know what was going on secretly wondered how they could make such a battle over the trivial matter of a battalion of soldiers.

Huang Daozhou never made a sound, and since he heard the holy decree for King Chen to train his troops, he had already frowned slightly and thoughtfully.

Zhu Yujian's face became worse and worse, and when he was young, he finally couldn't help but slap on the armrest of the dragon chair, and said angrily: "I want the Northern Expedition, all of you are silent, and now I am just training a battalion of soldiers, but they all come out to make noise." I've made up my mind! It was up to King Chen Shizi to train in Tianxing Mansion! ”

He turned his head and motioned to Pang Tianshou, "Recite the next order." ”

"Ahem." Hong Xu stood up with a dry cough.

Zhu Yujian glanced at him, "Is Uncle Zhong Zhenji going to object?" ”

"Oh, I don't have any problem with that." Hong Xu said unhurriedly, "Minister, I want to impeach Prince Chen." ”