Chapter 4: The Fall of Fujian (II)

"Your Majesty, it turns out that Zheng Zhilong defected to Wei Zhongxian. The court had to prepare in advance. Wei Zhongxian had no worries. Mu Qiyuan from Yunnan would turn to the pseudo-Ming court in Nanjing at any time!" Sun Chengzong couldn't help but worry when he heard Zhu Yinglong's analysis and explanation.

Who is orthodox, and there is still controversy among the people, especially Zhu Yinglong has just started the first step to rectify the administration. Officials from all over the country are unwilling to give up their power, and many people threaten the court with resignation. Zhu Yinglong has to receive dozens of memorials of such officials resigning in a day. If this is a gap and Fujian has a stranger, it will be a little worse. Zhu Yinglong feels that his head is aching. God has given him such a chance to travel through time, but he has never thought that he has given himself such a mess. Is he really the Liu A Dou who cannot be helped? Or is he so arrogant that he overestimates his abilities?

"Old Dean Sun, what do you think if I transfer Sichuan troops to defend the north bank of the Yangtze River?" Zhu Yinglong thought carefully. Apart from the new army in the Beijing camp, the only one that could be mobilized was Zhu Xieyuan's Sichuan Army.

Sun Chengzong lowered his head and pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "Although Sichuan is known as the country of Tianfu, the bandits in the territory are alive and have borders with Mongolia and Zang. Even if there are troops, it is unlikely to be of great use."

"What should I do? Xiong Zhaolian has only 50,000 troops. If Fujian falls into Zheng Zhilong's hands, Wei Zhongxian will definitely benefit. If this worries are solved, his hundreds of thousands of troops in Nanjing will definitely go north. What should I use to resist these hundreds of thousands of troops?" Zhu Yinglong said worriedly.

"The emperor was too worried. Although Wei Zhongxian held hundreds of thousands of troops in his hand, the old ministers seemed to be a mob. If it weren't for the natural danger of the Yangtze River, the court would have recovered the lost territory in Jiangnan long ago." Sun Chengzong said.

"I know this, but although it is a mob. But that is not hundreds of thousands of watermelons, so you can cut it with a knife?" Zhu Yinglong had a little doubt about the so-called 50,000 elite soldiers under Xiong Tingbi, because the so-called 50,000 elite soldiers were all out of the capital, and their combat effectiveness was far from the border guards of Guan Liao, and they were even inferior to ordinary border soldiers. They were placed in Beijing, which was similar to the combat effectiveness of the soldiers patrolling the streets. At the beginning, they were also a mob. They were not very small to train under Xiong Zhaolian for half a year, so he was worried about this.

Sun Chengzong was wondering why the emperor was so panicked today, without the slightest calmness and calmness of the past.

It was not an exaggeration to Sun Chengzong have this doubt. From that shock, Zhu Yinglong couldn't help but have doubts about his ability, wondering whether he could be a good emperor, would he be worse than the real Zhu Youjian. Even his fate would be even worse? I originally thought that after the most difficult period, the following should be smoother. Unexpectedly, before he could come over, his terrible guess made him fall into a dilemma that could not be extricated. Everyone was tired in his heart. Zhu Yinglong felt that he was too tired and too tired, so that his past calmness and calmness were suddenly lost, and he only retained the spiritual platform and had a hint of clarity.

"Old Dean. You should step back first, I have to think about it carefully!" Zhu Yinglong closed his eyes tiredly, leaned over against the back of the dragon chaise, and said slowly.

"Abide by the order, the old minister will leave!" Sun Chengzong also left the Yangxin Palace in his heart. Although the emperor speculated that he did not fully believe it, he did not believe it at all. Now the government and the government are undergoing a reform that has never been seen in history. It is very appropriate to describe it as a sect. He can understand the emperor's painstaking efforts to govern the country first, but the implementation time was wrong, but if this is not the case, would the court bring the money and food to quell the rebellion? Sun Chengzong himself was also very conflicted, but he was in charge of military affairs and rarely interfered in government affairs. In short, he felt that this was too tired for the young emperor. He was too tired, and he felt sad when he walked out of the door of the Yangxin Palace.

"Report to the Emperor. Master Zhou Huaian, the commander of the Grand Inspector Zhou, asked for a visit!" Xu Yingyuan reported carefully.

"I am tired and no one is seen. If it is not an urgent matter, you can let them go back." Zhu Yinglong was still thinking about how to rectify the officials. You must know that the corruption of officials in the Ming Dynasty has become difficult to recover. If you don't take some hard medicine and cut off a few pieces of ash, you may not be able to improve. It seems that he is still a bit polite!

Compared to Zhou Huaian's peacefully leaving the gate of Yangxin Palace, the sky in Fujian has begun to change quietly again.

"Brother, are you really sure you want to do this?" Zheng Hongkui was just back from Beijing and was shocked when he heard that his elder brother Zheng Zhilong wanted to conquer Fujian and surrender to the Nanjing son emperor's court.

"Yes, third brother, you are back just in time. I have sent someone to Nanjing. Wei Zhongxian agreed. As long as we conquer Fujian and surrender to the court, the eldest brother will be the uncle of southern Fujian. Third brother, you are at least a waiter!" Zheng Zhilong laughed, hugged his brother, and patted his shoulder.

"Brother, are you too hasty to do this? Moreover, we have worked with the Beijing court and Governor Ye for some time. Based on the experiences of the third brother in the capital, I think the Beijing court is much more reliable than the eunuch in Nanjing!" Zheng Hongkui said anxiously. With his activities and observations in the capital, the young emperor in the Forbidden City was very popular and even won consecutive victories in Liaodong. The throne was gradually consolidated. He had already determined that Wei Zhongxian, the local area of ​​Nanjing, would be wiped out by the local area of ​​the Forbidden City, which was related to the future of the Zheng family. How could he not worry?

"Third brother, how can the elder brother not think about the Zheng clan?" Zheng Zhilong sighed and said, "You have to know what we are from, we are pirates, not good men and women. If the elder brother surrenders to the Beijing court, I am afraid that the elders and young people of the Zheng family will not have a good end in the future. There is a saying that "the cunning rabbit dies and the lackeys cook, do you know?"

"But, brother..." Zheng Hongkui also wanted to persuade.

"Okay, third brother, the elder brother has never made any mistakes in what he decided. Don't say more. I heard that my elder brother is right." The second brother Zheng Zhihu hurriedly pulled Zheng Hongkui away and said.

That night, Zheng Zhilong raised 10,000 troops in Quanzhou, Fujian, and called the Left Governor, and rushed to Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian. Three days later, Fuzhou fell. Governor Ye Xianggao scolded Zheng Zhi as a pirate, then committed suicide, captured dozens of officials at all levels, including Yuan Chongcan, Yuan Chongyu, etc. Most of them also had Donglin Party members who fled from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to Fujian. They were entrusted by Ye Xianggao to take office at all levels in Fujian, and almost all of them were arrested.

Zheng Zhilong spared no effort to recruit men to join the army, earning 30,000 young and strong, and ordered the three brothers to attack everywhere, and soon occupied the entire territory of Fujian. All the captured officials were ordered to be chopped off by Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Hongkui could no longer persuade his brother to put down the butcher knife, because Ye Xianggao died, the Zheng family's retreat was already tied to Wei Zhongxian. What Zheng Hongkui could not imagine was that there were actually Japanese in the Zheng army involved in the capture of Fujian, and they occupied more than troop strength. Obviously, this was what Zheng Hongkui did not expect. What did the eldest brother want? Zheng Hongkui, who was somewhat visionary, fell into confusion. Was he really for the Zheng family, or did he want to be the uncrowned king of Fujian himself?

Obviously, the third brother of the Zheng family no longer knows his ambitions, the eldest brother who brought the Japanese woman and became a pirate, has grown increasingly, and has expanded to a height that he can't imagine.

Zhu Yinglong, who received this news, was so angry that he was furious. Putting aside the national factors, Ye Xianggao was still the grandfather of his beloved concubine Ye Lianyi, the father-in-law of the Ming Dynasty, and the pirates were pirates. Never think that he would repent, abandon evil and do good, the country was easy to change, and his nature was difficult to change. When bad news came, the entire court was shocked, and then another major earthquake in the officialdom began. Since these people didn't want to be this official, they wouldn't do it well. Zhu Yinglong gave more than 100, fifth-rank officials and officials in one breath and refused to resign. Moreover, the court did not pay a year's retirement money.

The fluctuations brought about this are much more terrifying than those that fell from Fujian. They are simply like the storm coming and the wind is coming. In this county, during the period when the government chief takes office, the deputy will take over the power. If the situation is stabilized within three months, those who perform outstandingly can become regular.

This is a pair of fierce medicine. The people who were preparing to hand over the money were still waiting and watching and some local officials who had already handed over the fifth grade were panicked. They did not expect that the emperor would approve their money at this time, and they would not even pay for retirement money. Especially those who wrote blindly, they regretted their intestines. They originally thought that this would force the court to terminate the reform, but they could not have thought that their black hat would be removed and the army was in hand.

No matter how chaotic you are, it is the reason why the power comes out of the gun. Moreover, Zhu Yinglong has not lost his mind to the point of correcting the memorials of all those who resign. This is the way to protect himself. No official who submits the memorials is a good official. Can anyone who is greedy for power and position be good? Zhu Yinglong does not feel sorry for these people, but those who are above the fifth rank must consider it. Choose a few people who are very angry and are really disliked. I will give these middle-level officials a warning.

Zhu Yinglong, Zhu Yinglong himself couldn't explain what consequences his approach would bring, but he knew that reform would always be a little blind, and no one could predict the consequences of reform. He also didn't know whether his removal of so many people would be the beginning of the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, or the origin of a risky adventure of the rich country's generals?

The fall of Fujian became a permanent pain for Zhu Yinglong, especially when he learned that there were Japanese people involved, for him, the angry young man in the 21st century, this incident became his best excuse for conquering Japan!
Chapter completed!