As he spoke, Zheng Chenggong pulled out his sword, cut off his hair, and then waved his hand to ask the man sent by Zheng Hongkui to get down. Looking at his posture, it seemed that he did not want to see anyone or anything about Zheng Hongkui even for a second.

To put it bluntly, if it were anyone else, either his third uncle Zheng Zhiwan or fifth uncle Zheng Zhibao, they would have far less influence on him than Zheng Hongkui.

Unlike those two uncles, Zheng Hongkui had attached great importance to Zheng Chenggong since he was a child. When everyone regarded him as a child, he had already recognized him as "my family's thousand-mile horse". When Zheng Zhilong plotted to surrender to the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong strongly opposed it. Likewise,

It was Zheng Hongkui who resisted the pressure from his elder brother and protected his nephew. Only then did Zheng Chenggong burn his clothes and raise an army, and only then did he have today's national surname. Otherwise, Zheng Chenggong would have ended up being robbed of the capital like his father and several younger brothers.

The fate of house arrest; in the following days, Zheng Hongkui worked together to attack Quanzhou and jointly develop Chaozhou. Zheng Hongkui always tried his best to cultivate him and help him. Even his precious daughter, who he always regarded as the apple of his eye, wrote a letter to express his gratitude to him.

His approval of the marriage and his trust in him have long gone beyond the ordinary relationship between uncle and nephew.

Of course, trust is relative, just like Zheng Hongkui to Zheng Chenggong, and Zheng Chenggong to Zheng Hongkui.

Faced with his father's determination to surrender to the Qing Dynasty and to take him to see Boluo, the first person he thought of asking for help was this uncle; when he encountered Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian's plot against the "superficial brothers", everyone would be surprised.

Others were suspicious, but when Zheng Hongkui's handwritten letter arrived, he went to Quanzhou to join forces with Zheng Hongkui without hesitation; when Chen Kai outwitted the capital of Chaozhou, he did not have any discussions with the mastermind, and directly sent people to invite Zheng Hongkui.

He came to participate in the grand event and assigned the prosperous Jieyang to Zheng Hongkui. The uncle and nephew worked back to back to expand their power in Chaozhou.

As the saying goes, the person who hurts you the most is often the person you trust the most, because only when facing such a person will a person open his heart and expose the softest part of his heart. Just a malicious word is enough

It explains everything. And the following sentence "If you don't kill the prisoners, there will be no time to meet each other", it even draws a clear line between the two of them!

After receiving the message, Zheng Hongkui was stunned for a long time without saying anything. If it were just Chen Kai, his future son-in-law, he wouldn't take it too seriously, but Zheng Chenggong was so shocked that he could not be more shocked.

The consequences of this incident were very bad. The islands followed the Qing army in and out, and the sense of security brought by the isolation of the strait no longer existed. Even though Chen Kai used the opportunity to act arbitrarily, he recovered the losses and gave the Qing army a chance.

It was a huge blow, but in the future Zheng Chenggong would have to go on an expedition to a foreign country. How could his soldiers be able to let go of their parents, wives and children at home?

Zheng Hongkui knew Zheng Chenggong's temperament very well. Back then, he was good at killing Chaoyang local tycoon Zhang Li and framed Zheng Chenggong for injustice. Zheng Chenggong didn't say a single harsh word. He just went back to Chaozhou City angrily and waited for a few days before coming back to help him eradicate those people.

There were several local tycoons and bandits who made him scratch his head. But this time, his brothers and he took things too far, clearly stabbing Zheng Chenggong hard in the heart.

"Perhaps, I should have listened to Jingcheng's advice and let the Tatars deal with it first. Then if they put all the tribesmen on the island like he did now, how could the Tatars attack my Ishii Zheng family!"

In this world, the medicine for regret is the most difficult to find. Zheng Hongkui knew that the estrangement had arisen, and he indeed made an unforgivable mistake in this matter. So, he decided to move to Baisha, stay away from Xiamen temporarily, and wrote to Zheng Chenggong at the same time.

A letter explained that the reason why he let go and fled was because Zheng Zhilong was in the capital and his mother's life was in trouble. Otherwise, he would not have done this. It also expressed his dissatisfaction with Zheng Chenggong's suspicion that he had bad intentions.

and grievance.

On the same day, Zheng Hongkui's fleet set off and left Xiamen Island. Zheng Chenggong waited for a few days. Since Xiamen had not completely fallen this time, he returned earlier than originally and anchored at Aozi Port.

It has been more than half a month since the Qing army that attacked the island was wiped out by the Ming army. Hong Xu presided over it, and the people who fled to the nearby islands and hid in the mountains and forests also returned to their hometowns to carry out post-war reconstruction work. Zheng Chenggong's army landed and stationed in Ao Tsai

From the port to Zhongzuosuo City, when he arrived at Zhongzuosuo City, he made a special trip to the north of the city. There, the battlefield had been cleaned up long ago, but the broken siege equipment outside the city, highly decomposed corpses, and shells left behind on the city walls

The depressions underneath and the solidified black are all evidence of the fierce siege battle.

After hearing the news, the main officials in the city went out to greet Hong Xu, Lang Deng, Zhou Quanbin, Lu Ruoteng, Shen Quanqi and others, including Chen Kai, who had been thanking guests behind closed doors these days, and Shi Langye, who had entrusted Gaoqi defense to Hong Xu some time ago.

Among them, only Zeng Ying is still bedridden, and it is said that her condition seems to be getting worse.

Zeng Ying has a close relationship with the Zheng family. Although the two sides were quite dirty during the Longwu Dynasty, whether it was out of personal relationship or justice, Zheng Chenggong, the 71-year-old old minister who still assisted Chen Kai in guarding the city, was

Still showed absolute respect - just after hearing about the person's condition when entering the city, he immediately left everyone behind and rushed to Zeng Ying's house. He even postponed the matters of visiting his grandmother and rewarding merits and punishments.

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Arriving at the Zeng Mansion, everything was the same as before, except for the Zeng family members who always seemed to have a bit of worry on their brows. This was not a good sign. Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but quicken his pace. After Zeng Ying's son and two disciples

Under the guidance of the doctor, I hurried to Zeng Ying’s ward.

Compared with that time when Chen Kai came, he could still say a lot of words, gave Chen Kai some instructions and asked him to make greater achievements, but this time he could no longer utter a word. Even Zheng Chenggong made a special trip to come.

Come, I don’t know anymore.

"My husband became ill due to overwork, and he never forgot state affairs. During this period, he heard about the great victory of Chen Daotai, Chen Houye, and Uncle Hong in intercepting and killing the Japanese army. His condition improved for a while, but in the end he was no longer able to cope with his old age and frailty, and even got worse...

Before he fell into coma, he mentioned that he would wait for Guo Xing to come back to discuss government affairs, but it's a pity that he..."

"Laoge has weathered all the storms and waves in his life, and there is nothing to worry about this time. I will send people to get the best medicinal materials and invite famous doctors for consultation, and we must save Laoge. This state matter requires Laoge."

Such an experienced and capable minister can give guidance to juniors like me!"

Zheng Chenggong categorically said that Ruan Minxi also responded with medicinal materials, famous doctors and other matters. Chen Kai had already made arrangements for it. But Zeng Ying's body, to put it bluntly now, is to do one's best and obey fate. Some things are no longer humanly possible.

How can it be done?

After talking for a while, Zheng Chenggong left an order to send people to look for Zeng Ying as soon as he regained consciousness, and then left the Zeng Mansion. In fact, he didn't pay much attention to this old cabinet minister at first.

Firstly, it was because he was already old, and secondly, when he was in Nanjing, he had seen too much how the Donglin Party was messing with the government, and their contacts were just based on appearance. But this time, I heard that Zeng Ying originally

He was ready to hang himself to death, but when Chen Kai returned to the city to take charge of the overall situation of the war and defense, he immediately came out to assist. Even if he disagreed, it finally allowed him to see some of the differences between the old Donglin and other Donglin Party members.

The difference comes.

"After all, when a hero rises up, there will be people who will follow him."

With a heartfelt sigh, Zheng Chenggong diverted to the house where his grandmother, Mrs. Huang, currently lived. It was originally a house owned by Zheng Cai. He never moved in after taking Zhongzuo City. This time it was Chen Kai and Hong

Xu sent someone to clean up, and then invited the old lady to move in.

Mrs. Huang had already known the news of Zheng Chenggong's return. At this moment, Zheng Chenggong rushed back. After hearing about Zeng Ying, she also expressed her affirmation of Zheng Chenggong's handling. In her words, at the age of the old cabinet minister,

He has worked hard for the Zheng family's affairs, and now that he is ill in bed, it is only right that he rush over there as soon as possible.

Zheng Chenggong has always upheld filial piety towards his grandmother. Even if he did not approve of some of the old lady's actions and opinions, he never disobeyed him. What happened to Zheng Cai last time was an example. This time,

The old lady's understanding made him feel relieved a lot. However, as soon as he had this thought, his grandmother immediately gave him a good look.
Chapter completed!