"Your Majesty, now is not the time for us to settle accounts!"

Li Yan on the side hurriedly said, "Now that our confrontation with the Manchurian Tartars has reached the most critical time, we will definitely not be allowed to make enemies again, Zheng Zhilong has a town of male soldiers, as well as the most powerful Fujian naval division, and even a private army under his control, the strength is stronger than Zhang Xianzhong and others, if we force Zheng Zhilong to a dead end at this time, but be careful that he jumps off the wall in a hurry, not to mention, we don't have the slightest evidence in our hands now, Just a pawn's vague words directly convict the important ministers of the court, I'm afraid it's inappropriate! ”

"What's wrong?"

The cha on the side said dissatisfiedly, "Lord Li, are our soldiers still talking nonsense in front of the emperor?" These brothers are our most faithful elite! I think it's Zheng Zhilong's dog's doing, grandma's, this kid is really impatient! ”

"That's it! Check the bolt, don't say it! ”

Zhu Jie's face was gloomy, and he shouted in a low voice, "Li Aiqing, what do you think?" ”

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, from the current point of view, there is a good chance that Zheng Zhilong's people did this thing, but we can't confirm whether it was instigated by Zheng Zhilong, because Zheng Zhilong has not had the courage to blatantly rob the caravan of our court!" It is also possible that his private army at sea did it behind his back, and the minister thought it was better to immediately issue a holy decree, severely reprimanding Zheng Zhilong for maintaining the sea frontier is unfavorable, resulting in the robbery of the huge value of arms in the imperial court, so that he must find the whereabouts of the arms within half a month, exterminate the Haikou and recover the arms! ”

"Lord Li, don't be delusional, after so many years, when did Zheng Zhilong take the will of the imperial court seriously? has always been his own way, and the court will take it seriously? ”

Zhao Zhenghang said suddenly, "If you want me to say, the army is approaching directly, give him some color to see, and it will directly scare him!" ”

"Zhenghang, I ask you, what about your army? Where did the army come from? Do you want to take all the 50,000 Beijing camps to Fujian? Even if all the 50,000 Beijing camps are brought, whether they can defeat Zheng Zhilong or not is between them! Moreover, the division was nameless, forcing Zheng Zhilong to be anxious and surrendering to the Manchurian Tartars, and we were just suffering from the enemy! ”

Li Yan said in a deep voice.

Zhao Zhenghang's face turned red and he stopped talking, Li Yan was right, he could bring 50,000 Beijing battalions to attack Fujian? What about the safety of Nanjing City? Who knows how long Song Jiaxing can hold out in Huai'an Mansion? Once Huai'an fell, the entire hinterland of Nanjing was exposed to the Manchurian cavalry.

Li Yan continued: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this matter can not be strong, don't use strong, attack the heart first, the court does not want to offend Zheng Zhilong at this time, presumably Zheng Zhilong will also understand the priority, this batch of firearms and ammunition is used to lower than foreign insults, if it is really Zheng Zhilong's subordinates who did it from him, the minister thinks he will hand it over, after all, it is a matter of life and death of the Ming Dynasty, and if he really breaks with the imperial court, that is, the jade will be burned, and he Zheng Zhilong may not have the courage!" If it weren't for his men, then he would definitely go all out to prove his innocence and prove to the emperor that he is a loyal servant, after all, you have just ascended the throne, and this is the best time for him to submit his name. ”

Zhu Jie's heart was shocked, Li Yan's analysis was good, at this time, Zheng Zhilong must not be forced to the camp of the Manchurian Tartars, once Zheng Zhilong surrendered to Dolgon, it would be really fatal, with Zheng Zhilong's current strong strength in the sea frontier, it is completely possible to cut off the commercial trade between Nanyang and the West and the Ming Dynasty, and then the imperial court will suffer heavy losses, just the loss of commercial tax revenue will not be less than two million taels, what will the imperial court use to make firearms and ammunition, and what will it use to provide military salaries for the soldiers in front?

Zhu Jie said slowly: "It is necessary to give an edict to be severely reprimanded, but the person who transmits the decree must choose a suitable one, not only to pass the decree, but also to listen to Zheng Zhilong's truth and see his reaction to this matter, hum, he is the Admiral of the Fujian Navy, responsible for the security of the Ming Dynasty's thousands of miles of sea frontiers, if he does not recover the arms, I will turn him into a commoner, and send someone else to preside over the Fujian Navy!" ”

Li Yan bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to go on a trip in person to see what this Zheng Zhilong is doing......

Zhu Jie shook his head and replied, "Li Aiqing, now that the state affairs are heavy, how can I leave you?" If Jiaxing is in the capital, it is naturally the best for him to go, but now that he is far away in Huai'an, this matter can only be handed over to Duan Xuan, Duan Xuan! ”

Duan Xuan on the side hurriedly stood up.

"I ordered you to be a special envoy, lead a hundred elites of the intelligence department, one person and two horses, day and night, rush to Fuzhou to supervise the arms robbery, and urge Zheng Zhilong to recover the arms in the shortest possible time, and Tang Ruowang, I want him to return to Nanjing City with all the feathers!"

Duan Xuan is in charge of the Intelligence Department, and he is a cadre who came out of the Tianwei Army, he is thoughtful, soft and strong, so he is naturally the most suitable, and when he arrives in Fuzhou, he can also use the intelligence network of the Shanghai Intelligence Department in Fuzhou.

Duan Xuan said in a deep voice: "The emperor can rest assured, the minister will definitely live up to his mission!" “

Zhu Jie said in a deep voice: "Don't talk too much, Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate, he is an out-and-out hero, cunning and ruthless, you are careful in everything, don't act rashly, you can be better, if you can't, don't take risks, I have the opportunity to clean him up!" ”

Cha Xuan pulled Duan Xuan and said in a low voice: "Brother, activate the network of your intelligence department, one thing in the open and one thing in the secret, to deal with Zheng Zhilong, we must have more eyes!" ”

Duan Xuan grinned and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the minister and Brother Jiaxing have been lurking in Manchuria for two or three years, and they have been able to retreat from Manchuria, let alone a small Fujian?" Could it be that he Zheng Zhilong is more difficult to deal with than Dorgon Duoduo? Will those shrimp soldiers and crabs under his command be more powerful than the elite horsemen of Manchuria? Joke! Dare to make trouble for us, no matter who it is, there will be absolutely no good fruit to eat! ”

Duan Xuan returned to the Intelligence Department with the Holy Decree, gathered a hundred elites, rode one person and two horses, and rushed directly to Fuzhou to find Zheng Zhilong.

Zhu Jie's face was much more solemn than before, the musket was gone, which meant that the combat power of the 50,000 Beijing battalion could only be formed half in two months at most, and the strength was enough to deal with Manchuria's nest? This time, Zhu Jie is really not sure.

It's difficult, it's really too difficult, and in addition to raiding the Manchurians' lair, the threat of this Azig army to Nanjing City is also fatal, Song Jiaxing is only more than 20,000 people, how long can he hold out?

(End of chapter)