Chapter 557 [Besieged Fuzhou, shame before the snow] five
This time, Mu Linfeng didn't expect to be able to persuade Zheng Zhilong to surrender just by relying on these little tricks, nor did he expect that the common people could play any role in forcing Zheng Zhilong to surrender. But if this continues for a long time, there is no guarantee.
A month has passed in this way, and the weather in southern Fujian is getting hotter and hotter. The gates of Fuzhou City are still closed, and there is still no movement in the city. Mu Linfeng is already feeling a little impatient, and he doesn't know if it is because of the weather or something else.
But at dusk, just when Mu Linfeng was about to order the artillerymen to continue shooting, he suddenly saw the Fuzhou city gate opening, and Cong Chong rushed out of a pair of men and horses. The leader was Zheng Cai, Chen Hui and Zheng Zhibao, followed by Yang.
Geng.
When Mu Linfeng first met Zheng Cai, Chen Hui and Zheng Zhibao, he thought Zheng Zhilong was preparing to break out, but when he saw that Yang Geng, a scholar, was also following him, he knew that the three of them were probably escorting Yang Geng to negotiate.
Sure enough, after Fuzhou's men and horses set up a formation in front of Chengmen, Yang Geng rode a fast horse alone and ran not far from Mu Linfeng's camp, and then shouted to Mu Linfeng's camp:
"Prince Mu, please take a step to speak!"
Mu Linfeng jumped on his horse, Zhang Jian and Wu Sangui also got on their horses and led a kind of soldiers out of the camp. Mu Linfeng waved his hand and signaled the two generals to stop. After running a certain distance, he stopped.
He took the reins and smiled at Yang Geng: "Mr. Yang, it's been a long time!"
Yang Geng then smiled awkwardly and said to Mu Linfeng: "Your Majesty, I believe you already know the purpose of Yang's visit this time, right?"
Mu Linfeng sneered and said, "If Mr. Yang doesn't tell me, how will I know?"
Yang Geng knew that Mu Linfeng was pretending to be confused, so he said: "Yang was ordered by my master to come to negotiate with you, the prince!"
Mu Linfeng laughed and said: "Negotiation? I think Mr. Yang has misunderstood. Now that Fuzhou has been defeated, I can reap the benefits. You can only surrender. You only need to say whether you will surrender or not!"
Yang Geng looked embarrassed when he heard this. He pondered for a while and then said: "If my master surrenders, he has one condition!"
Mu Linfeng knew a long time ago that Yang Geng must have come to surrender, and it was expected that there would be conditions. After laughing, he said: "It seems too late to talk about the conditions now, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it, Mr. Yang!"
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Yang Geng coughed a few times in embarrassment and then said: "After my master surrenders, please ask the prince to grant the province of Fujian to my master. My master just wants to be a Zhennan Gong. From now on, he will obey any instructions from the court and worship His Majesty the Ming Emperor as my master."
The emperor is subject to the restraints of the Ming Dynasty, but I don’t know what the prince’s wishes are?”
Mu Linfeng sneered and said: "Zheng Zhilong can really imagine that now he only has one city of Fuzhou, but after surrendering, he can get the entire Fujian. The abacus beads are really jingling..."
Yang Geng said quickly: "My lord, you don't know something. My master has a strong nostalgia for the hot land of southern Fujian. He really doesn't want to leave southern Fujian, and he can't leave this land..." As he said this, he looked at Mu Linfeng.
After he didn't say anything, he said again: "Your Majesty, you and my father are your husband-in-law, why do you have to get into such a mess? My father has given in repeatedly, so you can fulfill his request?"
Mu Linfeng snorted coldly when he heard this, pointed at Zheng Zhibao behind Yang Geng, Zheng Cai and Chen Hui said: "Go back and ask Zheng Zhilong, when he asked these three generals to rob and kill this king, did he ever think about his love for his son-in-law?
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As soon as Mu Linfeng finished speaking, he heard Yang Geng say: "This is indeed my master's fault. Yang is here to apologize to the prince for my master..."
Mu Linfeng snorted coldly: "It's not you who is chasing me. Why should you apologize? If you don't apologize for what you should, find a weak scholar..."
Before Mu Linfeng finished speaking, he saw Yang Geng jumping off the horse, and then he knelt down in front of Mu Linfeng's horse with a plop, and then said: "The prince is unaware of something, and it is Yang's intention to pursue the prince.
It has nothing to do with my master..."
Mu Linfeng looked at Yang Geng who was kneeling on the ground and sneered: "Of course you will take all the responsibility on yourself. Do you think I am a fool..."
Hearing this, Yang Geng raised his head and looked at Mu Linfeng and said: "Yang didn't say anything false. When we said goodbye to each other in the church outside the city that day, Yang already saw that you are different from before, Your Majesty. Do you still remember, Yang?
I told you, Your Majesty, that you have no ambitions for hegemony, but that time, Yang saw that you already had the aura of domination between your eyebrows, Your Majesty. If you let the tiger go back to the mountains, you will definitely be a big problem for me in southern Fujian in the future, so Yang
That’s why I strongly advocated that the master should hunt you down immediately and never let you return to Nanjing alive..."
When Mu Linfeng heard this, he couldn't help but frown. He burst into tears when he saw what Yang Geng said. It didn't seem like he was saying something unintentional to favor Zheng Zhilong.
Yang Geng continued at this time: "My lord, if you want to blame, it will all be directed at Yang. Even if you don't care about my relationship with my father-in-law, don't you care about my eldest daughter's husband and wife?"
Are you really in love with me? Do you really want to break up with my master? How do you want the eldest lady to behave in the future? No matter what, she is also my master’s daughter..."
Mu Linfeng let out a long sigh at this time, then jumped off the horse, walked to Yang Geng, and said in his heart: "Yes, if this is really the case, Zheng Zhilong cannot be entirely blamed. If he really wants to fall out with Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Lianxiang will not be able to bear it in the future."
What should I do, what should I do with Zheng Xiyu, do I have to force them to choose only one between themselves and Zheng Zhilong?"
After Mu Linfeng pondered for a long time, he helped Yang Geng up and said: "Forget it, I have agreed to let him be the Duke of Zhennan. Even if he is the King of Zhennan, it doesn't matter..."
Yang Geng was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "Do you really mean what you said?"
Mu Linfeng immediately smiled and said: "It's natural, but I haven't finished what I said. As long as Zheng Zhilong goes out of the city and surrenders, I can report to the emperor that Zheng Zhilong will be the king of Zhennan, but... all the military power of Zheng Zhilong must be handed over.
All the generals of Bazhi must go to Beijing... Fusong must also go to Beijing..."
When Yang Geng heard this, his expression changed and he said, "The eldest young master also wants to come to Beijing? Does the prince want the eldest young master to be a hostage?"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "You can think so, but as long as Zheng Zhilong has no rebellious intentions, how can he worry about the safety of the gift? Besides, Mr. Yang has already said before that Fusong is a talent and after all, he is my brother-in-law, Mu Linfeng."
, I will never treat my brother-in-law badly in the future in the capital, don’t you think?"
Obviously Mu Linfeng's request was beyond Yang Geng's calculation. After he pondered for a long time, he said to Mu Linfeng: "Yang Geng cannot make the decision for my master on this point. Please allow Yang to report it to my master!"
Mu Linfeng nodded, jumped on the horse, and then said to Yang Geng: "Go back and tell Zheng Zhilong that this is the last chance, otherwise we will both die. Mr. Yang, didn't you also say that now Mu Linfeng has
The domineering spirit is no longer the Mu Linfeng of the past. Do you think I will give up Fuzhou easily for the sake of the people of this city? I just miss the old feelings..."
Before Mu Linfeng finished speaking, he had already galloped to his own camp. Before leaving, he threw a message to Yang Geng: "The deadline is noon the day after tomorrow!"