After drinking all the blood in the cup, the more than a thousand people set off. Changlin Temple is a hundred miles away from Fenshuiguan, the easternmost point of the Ming army's control area. Fortunately, the Wan family brothers are all local snakes in the Zhangnan area and are familiar with the roads.

After crossing mountains and rivers, they entered the Chaozhou territory only a few days later. They didn't even pass through Fenshui Pass, and they were not noticed by the Qing army in Zhao'an.

Stationed at Huanggangbao, guarding the southern part of Raoping County, Chen Kai had already contacted Guo Tai, the guard who guarded Huang Hairu in order to maintain the power of Fenshui Pass. When these more than a thousand people arrived, they stationed near Huanggangbao.

Under the supervision of Guo Tai, it is managed by Wan Yi and Wan Lu.

After the arrangements were completed and the letter had been sent to Chaozhou, Chen Kai took Lu Ruoteng, Wanli and Monk Daozong to Chaozhou. However, this time he no longer took a boat along the Hanjiang waterway, but went to Chaozhou on his own.

From east to west, they rode the carriage arranged by Guo Tai and headed towards Guangji Bridge.

The journey from Huanggang Fort to Chaozhou was only a hundred miles away. Chen Kai and others drove an official carriage, which was specially escorted by the Ming army. Zheng Chenggong and his generals had already wiped out the carriage along the way, and there was nothing to say along the way.

When Chen Kai arrived at the east bank of Hanjiang River, the horse-drawn carriage drove along the Guangji Bridge. He recalled that the road was all on official roads. At this moment, the flow of people on the business trip was even greater than when he came last time, which showed the atmosphere of the early Ming Dynasty.

Li Ling, a Chaozhou scholar who revitalized Confucianism in Jiangxi, once said: "The success of our tide lies in the Guangji Bridge."

As the carriage passed, Zheng Chenggong was already waiting in front of Guangji Gate. Waiting were Chen Kai and Lu Ruoteng, who were supporting Wanli. At least the people brought by Wanli would not be enough for Zheng Chenggong to come out of the city gate to greet them.

"Lu Shangshu, I haven't seen you for several years. Now I hear that you are still contacting the righteous people, which shows that the late emperor had a burning gaze."

Zheng Chenggong mentioned Emperor Longwu when he opened his mouth, just like Chen Kai saluted Lu Ruoteng with his official position in the Longwu Dynasty. This was the most important bond between them.

When Emperor Longwu was mentioned here, tears welled up in Lu Ruoteng's eyes. He was an old man in officialdom, but it is undeniable that Emperor Longwu was indeed the most powerful person in the Southern Ming Dynasty since Emperor Hongguang, King Lu and King Lu.

The monarchs of the Zhongxing Dynasty, even Longwu's younger brother Shaowu and Emperor Yongli of Guifan, were actually very different in ability. Unfortunately, Longwu had no autonomy in the military, Fujian was controlled by Zheng Zhilong, and Huguang battlefield

He Tengjiao was not a pure minister, and his courage was also slightly lacking. As soon as the Qing army entered Xianxia Pass, they lost everything.

"If the Grand Master had half the surname of Guo, or even one-tenth of Chunliang, the state affairs would not be reduced to what they are now!"

Of course, Lu Ruoteng would not say this in front of Zheng Chenggong. He was just complaining about Chen Kai after they had a very happy relationship.

Lu Ruoteng could see that Chen Kai was by no means the kind of villain who gossiped behind his back, so he was willing to talk with all his heart. Chen Kai would not go out and talk too much. Even this clear complaint had already been heard in one ear and turned out in the other.

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"Now that Lu Shangshu is here, don't leave. Stay here to help me. I have a lot of things to do here, and I need Lu Shangshu's talent and experience."

Having said that, Chen Kai does not believe that Zheng Chenggong will really reuse Lu Ruoteng. Not even his teacher Qian Qianyi is exempt from this deep-rooted distrust, let alone others.

Some time ago, many scholars came to join us. Some were from Fujian and some were from Cantonese. They were all candidates, scholars and even children. Most of them were assigned errands. Among them, Chen Kai also saw a few familiar names.

For example, Pan Gengzhong and Feng Chengshi are now working with Zheng Chenggong to praise military affairs, but they have not really obtained real power. However, compared to Lu Ruoteng, who can only be a high-ranking strategist, there are still many opportunities.

Even though Chen Kai has already taken away a lot of real power in advance.

Chen Kai was in a state of reverie. Zheng Chenggong and Lu Ruoteng exchanged pleasantries for a while, then turned to encourage Wan Li, and even talked a few words about Buddhism with Monk Daozong. In the end, it was Chen Kai's turn, but it was just between here and outside.

, but it is also clearly presented.

"Hey, it surprises me every once in a while. It's just too dangerous to enter the Tatar-occupied areas alone."

"Please rest assured, Guo Xing, I will set off on my journey just because I have a perfect plan."

"There won't be another time."

After saying this, the straight face could no longer remain straight, and then they looked at each other and smiled, all in silence.

At the reception banquet, Zheng Chenggong announced the appointment of Wanli and others, granting them the position of chief military officer of Qianfeng Town, Wan Yi as the deputy general of the central army of Qianfeng Town, and Wan Lu as the deputy general of the front camp of Qianfeng Town. As for Lu Ruoteng and Daozong

, so he temporarily withheld the official position and stayed with Zheng Chenggong for consultation. However, Chen Kai had an unexpected surprise.

"Assigned, Zhangzhou Prefecture Governor Chen Kai's original position will remain unchanged, and he will also be in charge of the two capitals of Zhao'an. I will report this matter to the imperial court, and the emperor will have no reason to disapprove."

Chen Kai had already made it clear to Lu Ruoteng in Changlin Temple about Zheng Chenggong's conversion to Emperor Yongli. The former showed his sincerity, but the latter could understand that no matter how good and close Emperor Longwu was, he had already died for his country and had no heirs.

Retention, this is a reality that cannot be changed. Faced with the pressure from the Qing army, the Lu Jianguo Dynasty and the Yongli Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong could only do this. Otherwise, if the Ming Dynasty revives in the future, there will be one less important military leader Weilong.

Emperor Wu spoke to officials who had served in the Longwu court.

In comparison, the increase in Chen Kai's position should be more practical, especially for Chen Kai, so that he can run the enclave more legitimately.

Zhangzhou Prefecture is not Zheng Chenggong's main strategic direction in the near future, nor is it even considered a secondary one. In Chaozhou Prefecture, from southern Chaozhou to northern Chaozhou, there are still many local bandits that have not yet been wiped out, and the potential power that can be tapped in this prefecture has not yet been eliminated.

There are many. Zheng Chenggong launched an offensive according to the strategy that Chen Kai had planned for him earlier, strengthening his own strength bit by bit, and working hard to one day be able to fight the Eight Banners powerful force to the death.

Unlike those newly built military towns, Wanli's troops are carefully selected and fully staffed. The only difference is weapons and training of regular troops. The former has Chen Kai, so there is no need to worry. As for the latter, Zheng Chenggong has expanded it in the past six months.

With a large number of troops and a huge increase in training experience, there is nothing to worry about.

After the banquet, Chen Kai and Zheng Chenggong had a brief exchange. It was nothing more than the plan to continue to use troops after the first month of the year. Then Zheng Chenggong took Lu Ruoteng to reminisce about the past. It seemed that they were going to talk all night long. But compared to the fatigue of traveling and traveling, he had to go back earlier.

Chen Kai, who was sleeping, and the Shi brothers, who were always watching with cold eyes at the banquet, could not fall asleep so easily.

"Brother, you are right. This man is not an easy character to get along with. As soon as we arrived under the national flag, he hurried to the Tatar-occupied area and attracted all the brothers from the Wan family. This is obviously
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