Zheng Cai left, and the ship gradually disappeared into the sea and sky. Heading south from Matsu Island, with Zheng Chenggong's promise, he went straight to Zhongzuo Station, and he would not encounter any obstruction by the Ming navy along the way.

Arriving at Zhongzuo, Zheng Cai went straight to Mrs. Huang's residence to meet her. Zheng Chenggong was already waiting there. When Zheng Cai arrived, before the two of them said anything, Zheng Cai was held by Mrs. Huang's hand and said, "I have lost weight."

"It's dark", Lao burst into tears, and even Zheng Cai burst into tears.

After crying for a while, Mrs. Huang scolded Zheng Chenggong again in front of Zheng Cai. The latter could only learn from each other. However, neither party mentioned Zheng Lian's death. Until the end, Zheng Chenggong

After explaining the compensation to Zheng Cai in front of Mrs. Huang, the ancestor finally finished his reprimand.

"That boy named Chen did a pretty good job this time. However, if he wants to marry the daughter of our Zheng family, we have to keep watching to see if he really knows his mistake."

"You always think too much."

Thinking about it in his mind, Zheng Chenggong knew very well that his grandmother's mind was always centered around family matters, and she always used this to explain Chen Kai's behavior. Even so, he also

Without saying anything, she just turned her head. The color that flashed in Zheng Cai's eyes at the last moment was the same as his, which was strange.

Zheng Cai stayed to eat, while Zheng Chenggong had official business to go back to handle. In the past six months, he had achieved two victories in Cizao and Qianshan, plus the encirclement and suppression of the pirate Chen Chun, the Qing army's disadvantage in southern Fujian could no longer be concealed. Especially in southern Fujian.

It was in Zhangzhou Prefecture that the Qing army had two towns and one alliance. An army of this size was defeated by the Ming army in a field battle. They lost their troops and generals. The defense was limited to Zhangzhou Prefecture. The aid to the counties and even the effective control outside the city had declined.

To the extreme.

Zheng Chenggong had already received news that Zhang Xuesheng had transferred Fujian Admiral Yang Minggao to lead Fujian Tibiao to the south. He was preparing to assemble heavy troops and deal a heavy blow to the Qing army in Fujian. In this way, the Ming army could officially open up the situation in southern Fujian.

But in contrast, he assembled a large number of troops in Chaozhou, but the situation there was not very optimistic. Hidden worries continued to spread through Zhang Jin in Chengxiang, Ye Yiyun in Fucheng, and Hong Xishan in Chenghai, and the continued deterioration continued.

Continuing, these things were always weighing on his mind, making it difficult for him to breathe smoothly.

"Did Chen Canjun say something?"

The people who came to greet Zheng Cai were called in. Zheng Chenggong asked about it, but the answer he got was that it would take another month for Chen Kai to come back. He only mentioned what he was doing, but he didn't mention it.

"Is it possible that something is going to happen again, and Jingcheng smells something?"

………………

If the Zhongzuo Institute was the maritime trade center of the Fujian Sea and the military and political center of the Ming Dynasty in Fujian, then Fuzhou was the well-deserved center of the Qing Dynasty in Fujian Province. And in this central area, the most important natural

It was the Fujian Governor's Yamen, but the most authoritative senior official in Fujian Province who was sitting there always had a frown on his face, which really undermined the dignity of a second-rank official.

Over the years, facing the dangerous situation of tens of thousands of Ming troops from Fujian and Chen troops in southern Fujian, Zhang Xuesheng strategized and worked hard. To this day, he has only lost the territory of one county, and the loss can be said to be minimal.

However, two general officers and one soldier were killed by the Ming army. If we include the series of defeats that began in the second half of this year, the huge loss of soldiers has reached the point where the Fujian Qing army cannot bear it.

The activity area of ​​the Qing army in Zhangzhou Prefecture has been limited to the prefectural and county cities. For this reason, Zhang Xuesheng had to mobilize Yang Minggao's Fujian Tibiao to come to the rescue. However, the strength of the Ming army had already made him feel huge pressure, so that even if he sent

Yang Minggao could not help but worry about this. In particular, the difference between Yang Minggao and other generals of the Qing army in Fujian was that he was a bannerman of the Han army with a yellow flag. He had always been arrogant and might not be able to use troops safely.

These things are in front of us, and in the court, doubts about his ability are becoming more and more intense. Among them, during the battle of Xiamen, the money envoy was in place, and he also claimed to have contributed to the alienation between Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong.

Coupled with the map of Xiamen Island brought back by Feng Junrui, the Qing court let it go for the time being. However, after Chen Kai disappeared, Zheng Chenggong's momentum in southern Fujian became even stronger. Although Chen Kai's improvement in the strength of Zheng Chenggong's army was almost always long-term.

The nature of the relationship is not that it will disappear once the person leaves, but it still caused some courtiers to doubt the effectiveness of the alienation plan.

"Chen Zhijun has issued a document. Zhejiang's Eight Banners Army and the Green Camp have captured Zhoushan. The Lu Supervisor is already a lost dog. If we survive this year, Zhejiang's officers and soldiers should be able to go to Fujian to assist next year. I hope that before that

It won’t cause too much trouble.”

This is what Zhang Xuesheng thought, and he also said the same to his close confidant Feng Junrui who managed to save him. In the battle of Xiamen, they were already grasshoppers tied to a rope, and all the blame fell on Ma Degong and Huang Shu, especially the latter.

, this is the best solution to be consistent with the outside world and avoid censure.

Since he is a close confidant, Zhang Xuesheng naturally does not hesitate to help Feng Junrui regain his strength. After all, Fubiao Battalion is also his direct unit and is closer than other green battalions. Unfortunately, there are too many troops that need to be restored and replenished recently.

The loss at one time was too huge, and it would be difficult to restore combat effectiveness in a short while. Just like the Fujian Zuo Road Zhenbiao, it would take more time, and the troops he could use would be even more stretched.

Already.

Zhang Xuesheng was under great pressure, and so was Feng Junrui. Earlier, when he came back from Zhongzuo in a state of embarrassment, a group of people were staring at his position as a general like wolves. Even after a secret discussion, Zhang Xuesheng clearly expressed his disapproval of him.

With the support of Zhang Xuesheng, many people who are not optimistic about Zhang Xuesheng are also not optimistic about him. In the past six months, Zhang Xuesheng still has someone in the court, and he has resisted those doubts and accusations. However, the overall war situation is still deteriorating.

Trend, who knows what will happen next.

Returning home from the camp, the day's drill was still the same. Feng Junrui had arranged all his trusted officers and soldiers to important positions in the camp, and even those from the left that he had restrained after leaving the Zhongzuo Institute

Veterans from Lu Zhenbiao and Fubiao have also been deployed. However, the number of veterans is too small, so the training of new recruits has to start from scratch. Even if they are trained, they must really see the blood before they can regain their original strength.

These days, Feng Junrui has been worrying about these things. After all, the strength of the army's combat effectiveness will directly affect the generals. Especially, how he came back, only he himself knows best.

"Master, there is someone outside the door to pay homage."

Feng Junrui was very surprised. When he lost power earlier, all the friends he usually stayed with stayed away from him. Later, Zhang Xuesheng withstood the blame for the Xiamen Battle, and few people dared to come together - after all, now

Regarding the situation of the war, no one knows when Zhang Xuesheng will leave. It has been like this until today, but now someone suddenly comes to visit him. Whether he is desperate or has ulterior motives, who knows.

"who?"

"The person who came didn't say anything. He just sent a post and said that the master would know it as soon as he saw it."

Being so hidden, Feng Junrui became more and more uneasy. His heart began to beat wildly, and even his breathing rate became faster and faster. Especially when he thought of some things, it made him even more nervous.

Sure enough, after taking the greeting card, Feng Junrui opened it and felt a thump in his heart. Then, the greeting card fell to the ground with a snap.

“Although it is not achieved in life, disputes will eventually be eliminated.

If heaven does not give birth to Zhongni, eternity will be like a long night!"

The greeting invitation did not include the name or identity of the person who came to worship according to tradition. Instead, it was just a poem-like text. Such situations are not uncommon, but they mostly come from the interactions between literati and poets. Feng Junrui clearly understood

He is a military commander, so he would not be like this under normal circumstances. But with this invitation, Feng Junrui not only knew who its owner was, but also like a mouse seeing a cat, he dropped it to the ground with a shake of his hand, and immediately feared that he would be killed.

When the housekeeper saw the contents, he quickly picked it up - his reaction was as fast as lightning. It's no wonder that Governor Zhang thought so highly of him.

Asking the housekeeper to invite the visitor to the study, Feng Junrui cleared out the small courtyard where the study was located, and then saw the visitor in the study.

The person who came was a man dressed as a servant, with a clever look on his brows, but judging from the rhythm of his breathing and the way he walked, he showed that he was not weak in martial arts.

The man entered the study, and Feng Junrui waved away the butler. After waiting for a while, he heard the footsteps of the butler getting farther and farther, and then he stared at the visitor and swallowed: "Who are you? Who asked you to come?

of?"

"General Feng Shen saw the second half of the poem on the greeting card. Don't you still understand?"

"Say, who are you?!"

With the sword drawn in his hand, Feng Junrui breathed heavily and looked ready to attack. However, the person who came was not nervous at all. He only told his name and the official position of the person who appointed him.

Feng Junrui's sword immediately fell on the case.

"Brother Cai, I'm sorry. I'm not afraid of your jokes. I've been having trouble sleeping and eating since I came back from Zhongzuo Institute. I was just too nervous just now. There's no malice, no malice..."

Cai Qiao didn't pay attention to Feng Junrui's explanation. Just like when he was still holding the sword in his hand, he didn't feel much threat from Feng Junrui's existence. Because Chen Kai told him before he came.

, the code words on the greeting card were enough for Feng Junrui to put aside any other thoughts.

"Chen Shenjun sent you a humble position mainly for two things: First, if someone comes to ask you whether you have funded a Zhejiang man named Li Yu to start a theater troupe, just agree. Here are the details of that person.

Once cooked, burn it in front of someone; secondly, prepare a set of ninth-grade official uniforms, plus thirty sets of green camp military uniforms and standard weapons. In addition to the official uniforms, these will be returned to you within a month.

I'm just borrowing it. Chen Canjun said he won't embarrass you, as long as you obey."

Feng Junrui didn't dare to say no to Cai Qiao's request. He quickly accepted it and learned in detail whether the official uniform was civil or military. It wasn't until he was sure it was a civil official that he felt relieved.

, but he immediately became upset because he still didn't know what Chen Kai was going to do again, especially whether it would involve him.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask, just do as you are told."

Cai Qiao was very impatient with Feng Junrui's question, but Feng Junrui had no choice but to continue to stay humble, lest he cause the displeasure of the person behind Cai Qiao.

After agreeing on a time for contact, he sent Cai Qiao out of the courtyard and asked a servant to take him out. He did not dare to send someone to follow him, because even if he followed him, it would be useless. Since Chen Kai gave him time

Prepare things so that you won't show up too early, and even if you can deal with Chen Kai, Chen Kai will probably not keep those signed things with him, which will lead to death for him.

However, when I returned to the study, the fear and restlessness in my heart was still the same, even worse than before. The question mark in my heart about "what happened, and what is Chen Kai going to do?" became bigger and bigger, and for a while it was even bigger.
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