Fujian Pucheng County Ya, Fujian Governor Li Fu and another person are relatively silent.

The man said with hatred on his face: "I really didn't expect that the puppet emperor would only lead chaos outside, and whenever something happens in the country, he will send troops to fight, which is simply a ruffian!" ”

This person is Xu Shan, Xiao Sheng led troops to attack Fujian, and the excuse on the surface was "catching national thieves, Qing traitors", claiming that there were Fujian businessmen who worked for the Qing court, causing chaos in Yinghua, and those in the know understood that it was for him Xu Shan.

But this is just an excuse, Shi Shibiao also knows very well that even if Xu Shan is handed over to Xiao Sheng, Fujian will still lose it, so he decided to fight to the death.

Now Li Fu fled to the edge of Fujian, Xu Shan also followed, seeing that the red-clothed soldiers had arrived in Jianyang in the south, Li Fu did not dare to run, he had to solve one thing, a major matter that Yongzheng had to explain urgently for eight hundred miles.

Li Fu sighed: "Xu Shan, the court still needs you to do a big thing, if this matter is successful, the court will give your son Meng a future of the government." ”

Xu Shan's face turned pale in an instant, he was not a stupid person, he had already thought through the past few days.

He knelt down with a puff: "Futai!" You also know that the Nanban is just an excuse for me, even if they throw me out, they still have to occupy the whole of Fujian! ”

Li Fu sighed and said: "Fujian doesn't matter, how can you not let the Nanban enter Jiangnan, you can press as many chips as you want, you are a very heavy one, at least on the bright side." ”

Xu Shan was still kowtowing in Pengpeng, and Li Fu impatiently asked his own soldiers to escort him up.

This will make Li Fu still worry about what kind of future he, the governor of Fujian, will be.

Beijing, the northwest corner of the Forbidden City Yinghua Palace, here was originally called Yinghua Palace, but the rise of the Southern Barbarians, the name of the country was set to the British, here was renamed. It was originally a place for the queen mother and the queen to worship the Buddha, and it no longer worships incense, and it is almost abandoned.

But after Nanban accepted Luzon and the country's power soared, a master was ushered in here, the new concubine Chun, and the maids around her, all got the order of "promise". This most remote palace in the Forbidden City has finally gained popularity again, and Yongzheng visits from time to time, making it a place of attention in the Forbidden City.

Everyone in the house knows that Yongzheng let Chun Concubine Ruxi settle in the Yinghua Hall before, and what is the purpose of the current Yinghua Palace.

At this moment, Yong was facing Ru Xi, and he was also speculating about Ru Xi's intention in saying this.

"You put me on standby? Is that what you mean, or does that guy mean? ”

He was very surprised, Ru Xi said this, is he really thinking about him and this court, or does he want this court to end sooner?

It was the concubine's inference, Li Shi asked the concubine to deliver the news to the Lord of Long Live that he was very angry, and the tricks and tricks made by the Fujian merchants in the south before made him unable to see the sincerity of the Lord of Long Life. The concubine thought that Li Shi was never satisfied with only getting Fujian. ”

"He is not interested in Zhejiang and Jiangnan for the time being, but Jiangxi Tian Wenjing is very quiet, and the concubine is worried that Li Xi is going to rectify Tian Wenjing and take Jiangxi down."

Yongzheng took a breath, he didn't care about Fujian anymore, and he couldn't receive money and food, and he let Shi Shibi sit big, and Li Shi took Fujian, but it solved a big hidden danger for him. Although Jiangnan will be exposed under Li Shi's nose next, according to Li Shi's temperament, how can he spend some time sorting out Fujian and Taiwan, and he can win two or three years.

But if Jiangxi is lost, it will be troublesome, above Jiangxi is Jiangnan, Jiangxi's Jiujiang chokes the middle section of the Yangtze River, Li Shi gets Jiujiang, Jiangnan is placed in his palm, this prospect is the bottom of the kettle for the Qing Dynasty.

Ru Xi said: "The meaning of the concubine is to fully support Tian Wenjing, and resist that Li Xi in Jiangxi, so that he understands that even if he wants to get Jiangxi, he will have to pay a huge price." ”

Yongzheng stared at her for a while before sighing: "I don't want you to really think about the court......

Ru Xi bowed her head and said, "The concubine has been thinking about the Lord Long Live. ”

Yongzheng's heart fluttered, he stretched out his hand to take Ru Xi, stretched out halfway and retreated, as if to hide his embarrassment, he asked casually: "Then in your opinion, what kind of prospects can the affairs of the north and the south be?" ”

Ru Xi hesitated for a moment, and said resolutely: "If the Lord Long Live has great determination to formally negotiate peace with the south, following the example of Song, Liao, Song and Jin, and the brothers of the north and the south are commensurate, it can be hoped for ten years." If there is no formal peace agreement, the concubine thinks that in just three or five years, Li Xi will be able to finish the country and then start the Northern Expedition. Hooray, three or five years, can we be ready? ”…,

Hearing the mention of "North-South Peace Talks", Yongzheng snorted angrily, got up and walked away. After walking a few steps, he turned back and said, "I have been preparing for three years, and there are only two years before the deadline I gave myself, and I am waiting for that Li Shi!" ”

Looking at Yongzheng's back, Ru Xi sighed lowly, tears slipped from her eyes, sure enough, only her fourth master can take on this heavy responsibility, but in another two years, there is still not enough time......

On the fourth day of the first month of the fourth year of the Holy Dao, the Shaowu Mansion in Fujian, the Yingyang Army was under control, and Zhonglang General Fang Tang Hengzheng angrily reprimanded his subordinates: "The terrain of Tieniu Pass and Shanguan is dangerous, and Desheng Pass is on the mountain, and the cannon can't push the pass, plus the lack of troops, it is understandable that it cannot be attacked." But you say that the Qing soldiers are all heroic and fearless, and this excuse is really ridiculous! ”

The commander of the front battalion of the left division made Xu Shidao a gold star on his shoulder, which was already a foreign general [1], and he arched his hand and said: "The four outposts on the right wing of the front battalion broke into the Tieniu Pass from the side of the mountain, and fought hand-to-hand with two hundred Qing soldiers. ”

Other officers reported one after another, and the situation was the same, which made Fang Tangheng extinguish his anger, Jiangxi Qing soldiers were really so brave!?

Brave is brave, but up to Fang Tangheng and down to the ordinary soldiers of the Eagle Yang Army, they don't think that the Qing soldiers can stop their pace. In addition to taking Fujian, they also had the task of seeking opportunities to occupy Jianchang and Fuzhou in Jiangxi.

When Fang Tang Heng was dispatching troops and preparing to make great efforts to enter Jiangxi, the commander-in-chief of Li Shi ordered him not to attack again. The Shenwu army, which attacked Hunan from the west, and the Huben army, which attacked from the south, all encountered fierce resistance. Not only the Qing soldiers were brave, but the local people were also extremely stubborn.

Huangpu Boundless Palace, Li Shi sighed: "This Tian Wenjing is really capable. ”

Tian Wenjing not only pulled up the Jiangxi Qing soldiers, but also built the local people like an iron bucket, and Li Shi only used idle chess against Jiangxi, holding that he could catch a handful, and he couldn't and didn't care about his intentions. tried out Tian Wenjing's ability, and also learned the news that Yongzheng was deploying troops into Jiangxi and Zhejiang, so he accepted it when he saw it, and he didn't have any plans to fight with Yongzheng now.

The arrival of Fujian is a chain reaction of Yinghua's capture of Luzon. Luzon led a lot of money in Fujian, and the waves of the stock market swept more Fujian businessmen, and the establishment of the Luzon Company even encircled most of the Fujian businessmen. The Anglo-Chinese naval and land armies entered Fujian, and the most active and influential Fujianese had already secretly surrendered, and now they have just returned to Yinghua. Shi Shibiao died in battle, and after the Jinxia Qing army was destroyed, all prefectures and counties in Fujian were almost hopeless.

This is also in line with the composition of China's local economic circle, Fujian and Guangdong are one, both places are foreign trade as the priority, but Fujian is more narrow, the product is poor, and the circulation of silver money is more for trade services, unlike Guangdong, there is also a Pearl River Delta. Fujian's capital, in addition to going south to Taiwan and Luzon, also plays a role in linking Jiangnan and Guangdong, and is even more closely related to Chaoshan. Fujian capital is also actively involved in Guangdong's foreign trade, and Duan Hongshi said that "Guangdong is the father, Fujian is the mother", which is what he meant. Now that it has been taken to Fujian, the core elements of the Anglo-Chinese economic engine are complete.

Shi Shibiu's death in the battle of Kinmen greatly facilitated this process. Speaking of Shi Shibiu, Li Shi also had some emotion, in his opinion, this guy is decisive enough and smart enough. With the death of himself and his four sons, he saved both the north and the south of the family. It was impossible for Yongzheng to ask the Shi family's relatives in the north, and Shi Shibiao entrusted Xiao Sheng to take care of his concubine, and his clansmen and businesses in Fujian and Taiwan also had masters, and Yinghua was not embarrassed.

Fujian got it, and also tried out the situation in Jiangxi and even Zhejiang, Yinghua and Huaxia in the Ming and Qing dynasties have gone farther and farther. The reason why the Jiangxi soldiers and the local people resisted stubbornly was that they had regarded Yinghua as a real "southern barbarian". This is the reason why Li Shi is unwilling to fight with Yongzheng now, if he does not defeat the Manchu Qing Dynasty from the hearts of the people, the Northern Expedition will be full of smoke, and there will be blood and fire all the way. And in order to defeat the Manchu Qing Dynasty from the hearts of the people, the economy must go first.

Obviously, Yinghua still has to digest Fujian economically, so that the economy of Fujian and Guangdong can be integrated, and Fujian has also caused a mess, that is, Taiwan. To complete these tasks, Yinghua can continue to look north.

Thinking of Taiwan, Li Shi did not have a plan to vigorously develop Taiwan, and in the current layout of Yinghua, Taiwan is already a very internal point, and the population and capital should be pushed further away. …,

Straightening out his thinking, Li Xi sent a message to the Privy Council, appointing Zheng Yong to lead the Fujian Recruitment Deputy Envoy and take charge of the affairs of the Taiwan Rebel Army. At this time, the navy had taken advantage of the surrendered Jinxia Qing soldiers to get Penghu, and Taiwan's capital should also be easily captured. The trouble is Du Junying, who occupies Jiading, and Zhu Yigui, who occupies Fengshan, how they will react and what will happen, it is still difficult to predict.

In the capital city of Taiwan, Meng Songhai stood at the head of the city, looking at the crowd of people who were pushing gun carts and big wooden shield carts and carrying cloud ladders, his face was pale.

"Zhu Yigui doesn't know that this is already my Yinghua land!?"

Lin Liang, who had shaved his head next to him and changed into a dark blue navy uniform, smiled helplessly. The day before yesterday, the head of the city had changed the Yinghua double-body dragon flag, and shot the arrow book under the city, Zhu Yigui should know that the capital city of Taiwan was already the land of Yinghua. But Zhu Yigui, who has established himself as the "King of Zhongxing" and is a descendant of the former Ming Dynasty, is obviously unwilling to give up easily, and he has attacked this city for several years. Now I want to take advantage of the fluctuations in the hearts of the defenders and take advantage of it.

Meng Songhai was furious: "This bastard, his guns are still given by us!" Pull the two-inch cannon up to the city! Fight hard, too! Let that Zhu Yigui figure out the situation! ”

He only took a few sea carp ships to Taiwan's capital first, and the naval warships were still scattered in Fuzhou and Penghu, but relying on the two-inch guns on the sea carp ships to kill the opponent's artillery, Zhu Yigui no longer had the strength to attack the city.

In the camp under the city, Zhu Yigui's face was even more blue than Meng Songhai, because all the subordinates in the tent were persuading him to return to Yinghua.

"Lone is already the king of a country, even if you want to enter the British Dynasty, you must have a corresponding identity, and so do you! According to the Tatars who guard the capital city of Taiwan, they are nothing but foxes and fake tigers! Taking advantage of the fact that the people of the British Dynasty have not yet arrived, taking down this city is the capital of the lonely king and you, such a simple truth, why don't you just understand!? ”

Zhu Yigui's reasoning is completely in line with the historical tradition of competing for hegemony in the old days. By this time he had gathered two or three hundred thousand men and set himself up as king. But compared with Yinghua, he also knows that this capital is completely insufficient, and it is impossible to confront Yinghua, and submission is inevitable. Right now, he is only nesting in Fengshan, what can he get after he returns!? If you win the capital city of Taiwan, at least you can talk about it, no matter what name you get, you always have a decent territory.

There was also a messenger from Du Junying from Jiading in the tent, and he arched his hand and said: "My prince also thinks the same way, but the Yinghua army in Taipei is eyeing the tiger, and the arms depend on them to receive help, so it is difficult to send troops to help, so you can only offer grain and grass and thousands of stones." I hope that the prince can take the capital of Taiwan as soon as possible, so that the two of us can stabilize our foothold in Taiwan. ”

Du Junying, who has established himself as the king of Shunyi, also has his own plans, and this attitude is very different from before, and both parties want to grab more chips before returning to Shun.

With Du Junying's support, Zhu Yigui's subordinates had nothing to say, and when they were assigned duties, another subordinate hurriedly entered the tent and said: "There are Anglo-Chinese generals in the city!" They destroyed our artillery with magic cannons, and sent a letter asking us to withdraw our troops immediately and wait for disposal! ”

There was a sudden silence in the tent, Zhu Yigui's face was pale, and the hand that pinched the armrest of the seat was extremely hard, and the green tendons bulged out one by one.

Under the anxious gaze of his subordinates, he said with difficulty: "Stand down...... Send an envoy into the city and ask the British general for ......"

Everyone breathed a sigh, and Du Junying's envoy sighed.

"Unwilling, lonely!"

Zhu Yigui made the right choice, but he muttered in a low voice.

In the capital city of Taiwan, seeing the rebels rolling away like a tide, Meng Songhai nodded: "Count him as acquaintances." ”

On the eleventh day of January, Zheng Yong came to the capital of Taiwan, and he brought two letters of appointment, appointing Du Junying as the magistrate of Jiading and Zhu Yigui as the magistrate of Fengshan.

Lin Liang had dealt with these two people for a long time, and said worriedly: "I'm afraid of the two of them, and I'm not satisfied with such a status." ”

Zheng Yong said coldly: "They originally rose up for the people, and now they can still keep their hearts, how can they not be satisfied?" I'm really not satisfied, when I am rich and noble, what kind of deeds do I want to show, don't blame the court for being unkind to them! ”

Lin Liang was still puzzled: "These two people have been coerced by nearly half of the Taiwanese, if the imperial court wants Taiwan to be governed, it should properly deal with the two of them and their forces, why do you want them to be content with the status quo?" ”

Zheng Yong shrugged: "I don't understand political affairs, but I know a thing, the current way of the imperial court is to ask the local government to take more responsibility for its own affairs, if the two of them can settle nearly half of the Taiwanese, they are happy to let them do it." Of course, the premise is to obey the laws of the imperial court. ”

He patted Berlin Liang's shoulder, which was embroidered with four silver stars, "Since you are a military servant, just look outward, we Yinghua military servants, there is no need to stare at internal affairs." ”

Thinking of the magnificent sea, Lin Liang's heart stirred, and he responded forcefully: "Yes! (To be continued) [This text is provided by Qihang Ming'er to bring])