After Qin Shuhuai finished reading, he handed the holy decree to Zheng Zhilong and said, "General Zheng, congratulations." Associate Minister of the General Administration of Customs, from the second rank of the senior officer! Compared with your current guerrilla general, you can really be described as a rising tide and soaring into the sky!"

Zheng Zhilong's face was blue and white for a while, and he was speechless for a long time.

This is clearly the rise of the light and the fall of the dark, how can he not know? An assistant minister of customs, who has no soldiers and no ships, how can he compare with the king of the sea who crisscrosses the South Seas?

Besides, once he leaves An Hai to take office, his future fate will be in the hands of the imperial court!

Seeing that Zheng Zhilong and the others had not moved for a long time, Qin Shuhuai said again, "General Zheng, still haven't received the order to thank you?"

Zheng Zhilong was helpless, so he had to kneel down first, "The minister will give you the decree, thank my emperor Longen." ”

After receiving the holy decree, Zheng Zhilong thought for a moment and said to Qin Shuhuai, "Grandpa Guo, the lower official has a reluctant request. ”

Qin Shuhuai said politely, "Lord Zheng, please speak." ”

"As Grandpa Guo knows, there are still 30,000 soldiers and 800 warships under the command of Xiaguan, if you rush north to take up your post, I am afraid that the people under your hands are unknown, so it will not be good...... I'm afraid something will change. In addition, these people under Xia Guan have been born and died with Xia Guan for many years, and they are like brothers and sisters, and Xia Guan's departure is afraid that there are very few opportunities to meet in the future. Therefore, can you allow the lower officials to linger in Anhai for a few more days, say goodbye to them, and tell them that they must serve the court well. ”

Qin Shuhuai thought to himself, I'm afraid that there will be an accident if you stay here, right?

So he said, "Lord Zheng, and my father is unreasonable, it is really difficult to disobey the emperor's order." Well, some of your main brothers are in Anhai these days, and I will allow you to gather them early tomorrow morning to say goodbye to them. After the explanation is completed, my father will return to Beijing with you, and we will have a companion on the road. ”

"This ......"

"Lord Zheng, I think it's so decided!" Qin Shuhuai smiled, "By the way, Lord Zheng is promoted, so don't you invite my father to have a drink?"

Seeing this, Zheng Zhilong had to put down the matter for the time being, and said, "What Grandpa Guo said is true. Zhibao, go and ask the butler to prepare the wine and food. ”

Zheng Zhibao nodded understandingly, and was about to go out, but was stopped by Li Jingting.

"Why do you need Brother Zhibao to pass on this little thing? Sit down, let's get drunk for a while!"

Zheng Zhilong understood that Qin Shuhuai didn't plan to let any of the three of them out of this door.

He had no choice but to ask the little guy outside the door to inform the butler, while pondering in his heart what to do for a while.

The banquet came up quickly, and the six people pushed their glasses and changed the glasses, and they drank so lively, at least on the surface, they were kind.

During the banquet, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhibao, and Zheng Zhihu proposed to go to the thatched house several times, but every time Qin Shuhuai, Li Jingting, and Hua Shenzhong would get up and say with a smile that they would go together.

Qin Shuhuai was very cautious this time, although there were two thousand coalition troops outside surrounding the Zheng Mansion, it can be said that everyone in the Zheng Mansion is now unable to fly, but he is still worried that the Zheng Mansion has a secret passage, so the three brothers of Zheng Zhilong, before he came, he had agreed with Li Jingting and Hua Shen that they would keep an eye on each other.

Why do you have to do this? You must know that any one of them, as long as he leaves the Zheng Mansion and boards the warships, it is enough to command the eight hundred warships. At that time, it will be a headache for people to carry the boat with its own weight.

When he was full of wine and food, it was already close to Mao, Zheng Zhilong saw that Qin Shuhuai still had no intention of leaving, so he had to ask tentatively, "Grandpa Guo, it's not early, why don't you stay in the mansion?"

Qin Shuhuai was not polite at all, and said, "Great, I and Brother Yiguan can be said to be familiar at first sight, tonight we will sleep together, how about a long talk with candles?"

Li Jingting said in a similar way, "Brother Zhibao and I also hit it off at first sight, and we also fell asleep together." ”

Hua Shen continued, "Brother Zhihu and I hit it off at first sight, so it's better to ...... Hahaha. ”

The faces of the three brothers of the Zheng family were pale, and they couldn't wait to sweep these three out of the house immediately.

But what can they do? These three people are all so brilliant that they can't say a word?

So, the six of them were divided into three rooms and moved in.

I don't feel sleepy.

After Zheng Zhilong took Qin Shuhuai into the bedroom, he closed the door, and suddenly bowed to Qin Shuhuai.

said, "Grandpa Guo, more than 100 lives of the Zheng family will be handed over to you from today onwards!"

He knew very well that Qin Shuhuai was determined to take him to Beijing. With Qin Shuhuai's martial arts and strategy, it is probably impossible for him to escape, so there is such a saying.

It can be said that he has no intention of escaping until now. From the moment Qin Shuhuai intercepted Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhihu, he had already lost.

Qin Shuhuai helped Zheng Zhilong up, asked him to sit down, and then said, "General Zheng, since you have opened this mouth, my father will talk to you from the heart." ”

On his face, there is less hypocrisy on the spot, but more sincerity.

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly said, "Grandpa Guo, please speak, listen to me!"

Qin Shuhuai said, "General Zheng is my Ming talent, at least at sea, whether it is the preparation of the naval division, the command of the sailors or the planning of the naval battle, General Zheng is the first person in the world, and my father is also ashamed." ”

"How dare you dare, the grandfather of the country is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty, the first talent in the ancient and modern times, and everyone in this world is ......"

"General Zheng, the so-called heroes cherish heroes, don't talk like this between you and me. Qin Shuhuai interrupted Zheng Zhilong, but said even more heartily, "My father said before that he admired General Zheng, and he was sincere. ”

Zheng Zhilong was silent.

Qin Shuhuai said again, "General Zheng, you can't stay in Anhai Town any longer, you know very well what the reason is." But this duke can guarantee that the court will continue to use you. Moreover, you can take all your glory and wealth with you, and no one will take it away. ”

"Grandpa Guo......"

"General Zheng, to put it bluntly, you occupy the land of Anhai Town, and I believe that I know that this will not last long. You are a person who understands and knows what the court really wants. There is no need for the court to get along with you, but what the court wants must also be obtained. Therefore, since General Zheng chose to stay in his homeland, it is better to listen to the arrangement of the imperial court, get things done as soon as possible, and then go north to take up his post. Wouldn't it be nice to have some dignity for each other?"

Zheng Zhilong let out a long sigh, but still didn't speak.

At this moment, his future is confused, and he doesn't know what to say.

Qin Shuhuai said with relief, "General Zheng, my father knows what you're worried about, but it's all too much. If Bengong really thinks that General Zheng is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty, then the law of the three sides and Sichuan should be followed, and to put it mildly, General Zheng may not be able to sit here and talk to Bengong now. However, Bengong didn't do this, and he also asked the emperor to add an official to General Zheng, do you think about why?"

"Grandpa Guo......"

"My father has always believed that General Zheng is a talented person who is indispensable to my Ming Zhongxing. Just like Li Dingguo under Zhang Xianzhong in the past, didn't my father let him command the army to the west now? General Zheng, your ability at sea is unparalleled in the world, and my father regrets that you are not in time, so how can he harm you?"

Zheng Zhilong raised his head, and his pupils were full of Qin Shuhuai's reflection.

After being silent for a long time, he said, "Grandpa Guo has good intentions, and the lower officials are grateful." It's just that the lower officials were born in a reckless background, and they had a lot of grievances with the officials of the DPRK and China in the past, not to mention far away, let's just say that this part of Fujian, from the governor to the general army to the county order guerrillas, although they are polite to the lower officials on the surface, but secretly they hate the lower officials so much that their teeth itch. It's not that the lower officials don't want to submit to the imperial court, but they are afraid that they will settle accounts after the autumn come!"

It should be said that Zheng Zhilong's worries are not unreasonable. This is the case in the officialdom at the end of the Ming Dynasty, on weekdays, officials call each other brothers, secretly intrigued, if they seize the opportunity, they will definitely impeach the other party frantically, and they will never give up until the other party dies.

Zheng Zhilong was his king of the sea in Anhai Town, and Anhai Town couldn't even enter the Fujian governor's army, so you can imagine how many people he offended. At that time, once he loses his private soldiers and warships, those officials will be crazy about impeaching him for the old things, you must know that just one of them "supporting the army and respecting himself and refusing to accept the emperor's orders" is enough for him to behead all over the house, how can he not worry?

Qin Shuhuai said, "General Zheng doesn't have to worry too much. The emperor named you Nan Amber, which means that the previous things will no longer be investigated. Moreover, now the atmosphere of the Ming officialdom has taken on a new look, and this kind of thing is the specialty of the Donglin Party, but now that the Donglin Party has fallen, there will be no such thing in the future. In addition, my father asked you to go to the General Administration of Customs first, also to protect you, because it is only under the control of Li Fu, the prime minister of customs, and no one can touch you. Finally, my father-in-law can give you another reassurance, that is, if anyone uses the past to impeach you, my father-in-law will personally refute it for you, you should rest assured, right?"

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he suddenly got up and was about to kneel down, but was supported by Qin Shuhuai.

"General Zheng doesn't have to be like this. ”

"Grandpa Guo, the life of the old and young of Zheng's family will be entrusted to Grandpa Guo from now on!"

Zheng Zhilong said that, and burst into tears.

Whether it is acting on the spot, or feeling it, in short, it is a great psychological comfort that he can get Qin Shuhuai's personal assurance now.

In all fairness, if the imperial court could really keep him rich and noble, and give him high-ranking officials, he would be willing even if he didn't want those warships - in history, he surrendered to the Manchus, didn't he still hand over the ships and soldiers?

Qin Shuhuai knew this too well, so he voted for him.

Besides, now his life is in Qin Shuhuai's hands! In addition to believing in Qin Shuhuai, he also has a second way to choose? But if he dares to say a word now, Yang He, Wang Huazhen, Zhou Yanru, and others from the Donglin Party will be his fate!

Zheng Zhilong finally knew what he should do.

The next day, he summoned the generals and said that he would go north to serve as the assistant minister of the General Administration of Customs. At the same time, according to Qin Shuhuai's arrangement, he handed over his own, as well as Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Zhihu's golden sea orders, and instructed his subordinates to listen to the arrangements of Grandpa Guo and not make mistakes.

With Zheng Zhilong's personal orders and the support of generals such as Zheng Cai and Chen Hui, it is not difficult for Qin Shuhuai to collect the warships under Zheng Zhilong's command.

However, now that there are Liu Xiang and the Dutch in the Far East, Qin Shuhuai wants to let the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty go to sea safely, and he has to deal with them.

So, the plan is just beginning.