Chapter 244: Zhangzhou Guard Zheng Zhilong
Warships gathered, people watched, and the Wenzhou Prefecture port was noisy.
Zheng Yiguan and Wang Mengxiong, the Fujian coastal defense guerrilla general of the imperial court, made an etiquette of being neither humble nor arrogant. He walked off the boat along the pedal and said:
"General Wang, where is Yu Zhentai?"
Zhentai is a respectful title for generals and officers in the coastal areas.
Wang Mengxiong also knew that he was asking questions knowingly, and his expression was still moving. He first smiled and smirked and sang Zheng Yiguan, Zheng Hongkui and others and then said:
"The attack of Hongmao Fan is too tight and he can't get out of here."
"Occurrence?" Zheng Yiguan glanced at him, laughed, and said nothing, looking around, and said sarcastically:
"The court has done a lot of effort for today!"
"Recruiting the Zheng family, how dare you be negligent in this kind of thing? Come and serve tea!" Wang Mengxiong finished speaking, and then walked over with a maid holding tea.
Zheng Yiguan looked at his location and was right next to the port, and the onlookers were within reach, and he also knew the intention of Nan Juyi's arrangement.
He sat down on the chair he had prepared early, took the tea brought by the maid, took a sip, and said, "Good tea, quenching thirst."
While waiting for the imperial envoy to announce the imperial envoy, Zheng Yiguan seemed a little absent-minded, and his eyes had never been on the people in front of him, and he had been lingering everywhere.
Wang Mengxiong was different. He almost stared at the leader of the "pirate" in front of him, and wanted to see him through, and asked in a moment:
"I wonder what method Brother Zheng wants to use to defeat the enemy after being recruited?"
"It's up to man."
After Zheng Yiguan finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Wang Mengxiong, then lowered his head, smiled faintly, and asked:
"General Wang, why did the Jurchen barbarians who were originally alone in fighting in Liao areas repeatedly destroy the important cities where I had heavy troops?"
"What does this mean?"
Wang Mengxiong narrowed his eyes and pulled his face down. He felt that Zheng Yiguan's words were insulting the court's combat capabilities were not as good as the barbarians in Jianzhou.
"Ask any questions."
Zheng Yiguan has been wandering around the sea with Li Dan since he was a child. He killed the pirates without blinking and was not afraid of it. After saying that, he gently put the tea back on the maid's plate.
"The key is that there are traitors who surrender to him, use their own strategies and pretend to be a border army, and use false information to make the real one!" Wang Mengxiong said it almost gritted his teeth, and then sneered:
"Is it possible that the little brother's plan is to pretend to be a red-haired man?"
"It looks different and you can't speak. Don't shoot yourself in the foot!"
"Do you dare to ask if the Han people look the same as the Jurchen barbarians? How many Jurchen barbarians can speak Chinese?" Zheng Yiguan didn't care, as if he had already made a plan.
"Our Ming emperor has a great appetite. He not only wants to repel the Dutch and recover Penghu, but also capture a warship!"
"If you want to do this, you have to use tricks and find some traitors."
At this time, Zheng Hongkui suddenly rolled up his sleeves, rolled up his arms, and shouted:
"Then we might as well strike while the iron is hot, concentrate the fleet, pretend to be a red-haired fan, and attack Penghu tomorrow and recover the lost land!"
"Tomorrow?" Wang Mengxiong frowned repeatedly and said, "If we can win by number, the imperial navy will be enough to defeat the Red Hair Fan. What's the use of your Zheng family?"
While speaking, there were gongs and drums not far away, and firecrackers were ringing. A team was tying red flags, but the eunuch who had arrived late in the capital arrived.
Wang Mengxiong quickly cheered up his spirits, went forward and said with a smile:
"Fujian coastal defense guerrilla Wang Mengxiong, I have met my father-in-law."
The father-in-law who came was also named Wang. He was a family hundreds of years ago. He was also very kind to the general he saw at first. He put his hands in his wide robe and sleeves, bowed slightly, and said:
"Gen. Wang has been defending the sea waves for the court for generations, thank you for your hard work."
Wang Mengxiong was not proud either. He just glanced slightly while talking, paying attention to the movements of Zheng and others behind him.
"These are all things that should be done. If you eat the country's salary, you should contribute to the country. Otherwise, what is the difference between them and those pirates who plunder the caravans on the coast to make a living?"
"This is Zheng Yiguan, right? He is so young and promising!" Wang Chengen stepped forward with several chesses, squinted his eyes, unable to see his expression, and said with a smile.
Zheng Yiguan was angry when he saw the arrogant look of the Jinyiwei around him.
But when I thought of this purpose today, I held my tone and smiled:
"It's right here that I've met my father-in-law."
"Before our family left the capital, Your Majesty gave me a lot of instructions."
"Oh—?" Zheng Yiguan seemed very enthusiastic about the emperor's words and asked with a smile: "What did Your Majesty say to me?"
"Your Majesty said that the Zheng family can surrender to the court, repel the Red Ban and wipe out the enemy for the court. This is a blessing for the coastal people and the country of the Ming Dynasty."
"Our family is so envious of you!" Wang Chengen still looked like a smile, but the smile on Zheng Yiguan's face stopped abruptly.
The words of the dead eunuch seemed to be the emperor's grace to him, but he was hiding his sword in his words. Some words could be killed if they were heard!
To wipe out the bandits, when did I, Yi Guan Zheng, say that I, would wipe out the bandits for the court?
If this was passed to other pirates, wouldn’t the Zheng family be completely tied to the court and would never be able to break free from the constraints?
Zheng Yiguan said calmly:
"What's there to envy?"
Wang Chengen looked at him in surprise, his hand was still stuck in his wide robe and sleeves, and said:
"Isn't this envy? Although our family has not been in the palace for a long time, according to our family's understanding of Your Majesty, we will be promoted to you in the future!"
"Add to be promoted?" Zheng Hongkui was stunned for a moment, then looked at Zheng Yiguan urgently: "The court is going to be a marquis and a general to you!"
How many men's dream is to become an official?
Even Zheng Yiguan was stunned for a moment when he first heard it, but then he thought, how could this young emperor who was the dragon in the world trust him so much because he was attracted to him?
He pondered for a moment, then he regained his spirit, clasped his fists and said:
"I thank Your Majesty for your trust!"
Wang Chengen was obviously shocked by the extremely calm mind of the young man in front of him, but he quickly returned to normal. He stood there without moving, and said with a smile:
'"Since that's the case, Zheng Yiguan, should you accept the order?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yiguan hurriedly led Zheng Hongkui and the Zheng people behind him to kneel on the ground, waiting for the imperial edict to be announced. The people watched the show and the people knelt down in a hurry.
Soon, the whole audience became silent, and only the bright military flags on warships moored in the harbor were heard clamoring in the air.
"The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun, the imperial edict said:
Since the incident in Penghu, all the talents of our county and country have dared to fight, because the first battle between civil and military officials and Red Chambers caused the mistake of estrangement.
I always think that the attack has not yet been opened, the national prestige has not been revealed, and the people are being captured, and I feel heartbroken!
The prestige of Zheng has long been heard in the seas. I think of the country as if it is wealth and abandons the Li family's enemy. The Lord is recruited and pacified. I feel very comforted.
The Red-haired Fan secretly occupied Penghu and locked our seaside in Zhangzhou. Every day, the disaster was severe. The coastal people suffered great humiliation. If the national constitution does not exist, how can I bear it?
Zheng Yiguan was appointed as the garrison officer of Zhangzhou and was appointed as the garrison officer of Wupingwei. Zheng Hongkui was appointed as the garrison officer of Tongshan and led a hundred households.
I hope to continue to serve the country. If I can defeat the invading enemy and promote the prestige of our Ming Dynasty, I will reward you with no stingy and be promoted and given titles.
What a pity! I'm sorry."
This is the first time in this life that Zheng Yiguan accepted the emperor's will and was recruited under such a grand situation, which means that since then, he is no longer a pirate despised by everyone.
The Zheng family was accepted by this empire.
No matter what he thought about before, at least at this moment, Zheng Yiguan was thinking about the Emperor Apocalypse who had never met in the Forbidden City.
He quickly took the imperial edict to his hands, held it respectfully, and shouted:
"Official Zheng, please accept the order!"
Chapter completed!