On October 11, the 27th year of Chongzhen, the news that Duke Yansheng of Qufu had been burned to death reached the front line.
Zhu Cijiong pretended to be surprised and asked the messenger, "Is the Confucius Temple okay?"
"Your Highness, the Confucius Temple has not suffered any damage."
Zhu Cijiong breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. Tell Zhang Rong to solve the case as soon as possible."
"yes."
After the messenger left, Li Dingguo, Li Xianzhong, Liu Zhaoji and others walked in.
Zhu Cijiong leaked the news.
Everyone was shocked but soon returned to normal.
The war is coming and they cannot be distracted.
Looking at the performance of the generals, Zhu Cijiong was very satisfied.
The scholars of the Ming Dynasty were not fools.
Sooner or later they will realize that Zhang Rong is the real culprit behind the scenes.
At that time, they will attack Zhang Rong, the court behind Zhang Rong, and even the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
As long as the basic base of military generals is stable, the Ming Dynasty will not be in chaos.
After everyone discussed the plan to send troops, Zhu Cijiong suddenly asked, "How is the navy doing?"
The messenger next to him replied: "According to yesterday's news, the main force of our navy has arrived at Dasongwei, and Zheng Chenggong, as the vanguard, has arrived at Aoshanwei. The main force of the rebels is still cruising in the area of Fushanqiansuo, and their intentions are unclear."
"If nothing unexpected happens, Zheng Chenggong's troops have already encountered the rebels."
Zhu Cijiong looked at everyone and said, "What do you think will happen if Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong meet on the battlefield? Will they stay together peacefully and withdraw their troops? Or will they turn against each other and fight each other with swords?"
Without waiting for anyone to answer, Zhu Cijiong rushed to ask, "Do you believe that Zheng Chenggong dared to take the initiative to fire at Zheng Zhilong's navy?"
Li Xianzhong thought for a moment and said, "It's hard to say. Although Zheng Chenggong has the courage to break up with Zheng Zhilong, he may not have the courage to fight him in battle."
Zhu Cijiong looked at Li Dingguo and Liu Zhaoji.
Li Dingguo coughed lightly: "I bet ten taels of silver that he dares."
Li Xianzhong also coughed and said, "I bet ten taels of silver that he doesn't dare."
Liu Zhaoji touched his empty pockets and took a step forward: "I'll be the guarantor!"
Zhu Cijiong stood up and smiled: "I'll join in too. I bet he doesn't dare! If I win, each of you will give me one tael of silver; if I lose, I'll give each of you a box of cigarettes."
"good!"
......
Eight hundred miles away, Aoshanwei.
On the sea, Zheng Chenggong was leading his navy slowly advancing towards the southwest.
The purpose of his trip was to find out the details of the rebel navy.
Amid the sound of waves, Zheng Chenggong's thoughts were in turmoil.
He was not ready to meet Zheng Zhilong as an enemy.
But whatever you fear will come true.
The sentry boat ahead waved its flag, indicating that it had encountered the enemy.
Zheng Chenggong ordered the navy to line up and prepare to meet the enemy.
As the distance got closer, Zheng Chenggong discovered through his clairvoyance that a flag with the word "Zheng" was hanging on the opposite side.
After sending out a patrol boat to identify the man, he confirmed that he was his father Zheng Zhilong.
Just when he was hesitating, news came again from the front: Zheng Zhilong asked him to meet.
Zheng Chenggong asked: "How to talk? Where to talk?"
"Master Zheng told you to take a small boat and wait for him on the sea ahead. He will also take a small boat to meet you there."
Zheng Chenggong nodded in agreement: "Okay."
He climbed up the rope ladder to a patrol boat and personally steered the boat forward.
After leaving the fleet and waiting for a while, a patrol boat appeared in the distance.
The two boats came closer and the father and son met.
When their eyes met, Zheng Zhilong suddenly felt a little sad.
He saw the vicissitudes of life on Zheng Chenggong's face.
once Upon a time.
His goal was to keep Zheng Chenggong away from the battlefield and let him study and become a civil servant.
Unexpectedly, things went against my wishes.
Zheng Chenggong still chose the path of a military general.
Zheng Zhilong sighed and asked, "I heard that you went to the capital to see His Majesty. Did you see His Majesty?"
Zheng Chenggong shook his head: "I couldn't spare the time, so I didn't go to the capital. Gu Yanwu went on my behalf."
"What is your Majesty's attitude?"
Zheng Chenggong replied: "Your Majesty did not say anything, but just let me continue to lead the troops."
Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "That's good. It seems that you have not been implicated because of me."
Zheng Chenggong raised his head and then lowered it, not knowing how to respond.
Zheng Zhilong asked directly: "Tell me, how do you want to fight?"
Zheng Chenggong was silent.
To him, no matter what Zheng Zhilong did.
It was always his father.
Now that father and son meet on the battlefield, he cannot take the initiative to start a fight.
Zheng Zhilong smiled and said, "There is nothing to worry about. We each serve our own master."
Zheng Chenggong raised his head again and looked into Zheng Zhilong's eyes: "Dad, the main force of the Ping Liao army has already moved south. Those soldiers crawled out of the pile of dead bodies. It's not an exaggeration to say that they are worth ten. The soldiers of the Nanjing court are simply vulnerable. Instead of continuing to work for Nanjing, it's better to take this opportunity to surrender."
Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly: "Hey, I want to surrender too! But since I agreed to smuggling with the Jiannu, your father has no way out. Even if I surrender, I will be executed by your majesty. If I am not facing a situation where I will die if I don't rebel, I will not respond to the call of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to send troops."
Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong could only continue to persuade: "Before the Ping Liao Army returned to the interior, the Nanjing court still had some chance of winning. Now that the Ping Liao Army has gone south, the Nanjing court will undoubtedly lose. Since it is a situation of inevitable defeat, why are you still insisting?"
Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and said, "Stop talking. I have made up my mind."
Zheng Chenggong fell silent again.
After a long time, Zheng Zhilong broke the deadlock: "I have said what I should say, and there is no need to say what I shouldn't say. We, father and son, say goodbye and serve our respective masters in the future. After you go back and make preparations, you fire a cannon and we will officially start the war."
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