Chapter 10 Zheng Zhilong’s Ambition (IV)

That night, Zhu Yinglong did not indulge in his desires. He hugs and kisses, and just forgets he is tired of having sex. After all, his energy is limited, and he is only less than twenty years old. There is more time to be happy after that.

However, Lan Rong and Cheng Huaixiu are at the age of being greedy for pleasure, but they are still able to understand the general and understand the truth without any dissatisfaction. In this regard, they have won a lot of favorable feelings for Zhu Yinglong, and naturally they have also reached a certain level of emotion.

"Your Majesty, news comes from the shadow of Fujian. Zheng Zhilong began to secretly mobilize troops five days ago." As soon as Zhou Wenyuan received a letter from Feige from Fujian, he immediately went to the palace to ask for a meeting.

Zhu Yinglong's eyes flashed, and he looked at Zhuoba who was standing on one side. This news was both good news and bad news for the court. The good news was that Zheng Zhilong did not move, and the court could not guess what he wanted to do. As long as he moved, his purpose could naturally be hidden. The bad news was that Zheng Zhilong's power was obviously not here to help the court. When he rebelled and surrendered to Wei Zhongxian, he was destined to have such a force as not as strong as the court, but if he sent troops now, the situation would be quite unfavorable to the court, and at least it might have an immeasurable impact on the achievement of the expected strategic goals of the court.

"Wenyuan, what do you think?" Zhu Yinglong raised his head and asked Zhou Wenyuan. An intelligence leader not only knows how to collect intelligence, but also has the ability to analyze intelligence. A massive amount of intelligence summarizing every day must be selected by him first and then submitted to him.

Zhou Wenyuan thought carefully in his heart before leaning over and said, "I believe that Zheng Zhilong should not have the courage to confront the court directly at present."

"Oh, tell me." Zhu Yinglong glanced at Zhou Wenyuan in surprise.

"Yes, the emperor." Zhou Wenyun responded and continued, "I have thought carefully that although Zheng Zhilong is strong, he is better to block the chariot with his power than to fight the country with his own strength. Therefore, Weichen believes that Zheng Zhilong's purpose of mobilizing the army is nothing more than two, one is to take advantage of the situation, and the other is to take advantage of the situation. If he really confronts the court, even if he has this intention, he may not have the ability."

"Master Zhou knows that Zheng Zhilong quietly sent a fleet, commander Zheng Zhihu to the north from Xiao Liuqiu, and was hit by the landing fleet led by General Chen Guang and Hong Chengchou. He was defeated and wiped out. Zheng Zhihu was also captured." Zhuoba was secretly shocked. Zhu Yinglong's subordinates were hidden and lying on the tiger. Not to mention the old, young, there was no mediocre person. With so many powerful talents, and a wise monarch, the Ming Dynasty's revival is just around the corner. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. If he was younger than a few decades and had met this wise lord, he would have made some proud achievements. However, his ambitions had already passed with the years, and now he is old.

"When Mr. Zhuo said, Wen Yuan already knew that according to the news from General Hong and General Chen Guang, Zheng Zhihu's whereabouts were hidden all the way. If it weren't for a chance encounter, the court might not have known it. Moreover, based on the information from the left and right, Wen Yuan judged that Zheng Zhihu would not have entered the Yangtze River waterway directly. In other words, Zheng Zhilong did not intend to directly send troops to confront the court face to face, which may have other purposes, but Wen Yuan has not yet analyzed this purpose." Zhou Wenyuan said in a humble and arrogant manner.

"Then what do you mean by taking advantage of the situation and robbing the waters?" Zhu Yinglong frowned and asked.

"Reporting to the emperor, Zheng Zhilong is a hero who never comes out of troubled times. His ideas must be difficult for ordinary people to guess. The weak minister can only analyze it roughly based on the information in his hands. First, take advantage of the situation to rob. It is easy to guess that although Zheng Zhilong took root in the Little Liuqiu and even had many conflicts with the Dutch, he did not give up Fujian because this is his foundation. Without Fujian, there would be no Little Liuqiu. Therefore, when the Little Liuqiu foundation was stable, it was absolutely impossible for Zheng Zhilong to abandon Fujian, because Little Liuqiu could not be self-sufficient within five years, and needed strong support from Fujian.

Especially food, the court needs it, and Fujian also needs it. You should know that Fujian suffered a major disaster last year, and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are major grain-producing provinces, so I dared to guess that Zheng Zhilong might take advantage of the situation when the court went to war with the pseudo-Ming Dynasty, and sweep away the food and various resources in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang area, and transport it back to Fujian or Xiaoliuqiu. Zheng Zhihu's fleet suddenly appeared in Hangzhou Bay, perhaps this is the purpose." Zhou Wenyuan said it more and more smoothly. It was not connected, but now it was connected by him all at once, and it was also very concise, reasonable and reasonable.

When Zhu Yinglong heard this, he nodded constantly. He was worthy of being the intelligence leader. The direction of the problem was different from that of others, which sounded very reasonable. Some aspects were not expected by him and Zhuoba. Of course, if he was asked to be the intelligence leader, he could also see that it was just that he was the king of a country, and he could not cover everything. Zhou Wenyuan's analysis not only gave him himself, but also gave Zhuoba a lot of inspiration. The two of them had more or less misunderstandings, and they were even a little stubborn. They also felt a sudden enlightenment when they gave the direction, and they suddenly felt much more relaxed.

"So, what does it mean to take advantage of the troubled waters?" Zhuoba had never underestimated the young people under Zhu Yinglong. After Zhou Wenyuan's analysis, he couldn't help but feel that Lian Po was old and could still live in the face of being able to make money!

"There is another meaning to fishing in troubled waters, which is to watch tiger fights. Zheng Zhilong is a pirate, a genuine businessman, and an ambitious hero. In fact, shortly after Zheng Zhilong took control of Fujian, he began to penetrate the surrounding areas. According to the information of the Shadow, Zheng Zhilong obeyed Nanjing's instructions on the surface, but Fujian had actually become a country in the middle of the country. Zhejiang, Guangzhou and Fujian were actually bribed by Zheng Zhilong. In other words, once Zheng Zhilong abandoned his troops and rebelled, these prefectures would immediately replace Zheng Zhilong's banner. However, Zheng Zhilong was not prepared enough and he was also in trouble. With his current strength, it might be fine if he occupied a province in Guangzhou or Zhejiang, but he might have trouble with both provinces at the same time."

"Wait, Wenyuan, what did you say just now, why did I become less and less clear as I listened?" Zhu Yinglong suddenly interrupted Zhou Wenyuan's words.

Zhou Wenyuan was stunned and immediately realized that he had already deviated from the topic as he spoke, and hurriedly said, "I was excited for a moment and said whatever I thought, and I would say whatever I thought. Please punish the emperor!"

"No, you continue, I think your words just now are very inspiring to me!" Zhu Yinglong said with a serious expression. Many of what Zhou Wenyuan said just now were that he had not thought of, or even considered. Although he always attached great importance to intelligence work, he had no chance to calm down and analyze intelligence. These tasks were basically left to Shadow himself to complete. Only when he thought about asking, he ordered people to call Zhou Wenyuan in front of him. He heard so many things just now. After listening to Zhou Wenyuan's analysis, he felt that when he formulated the Nanxing strategy, he ignored one of his biggest potential opponents, Zheng Zhilong, and made the biggest mistake, that is, underestimating the enemy.

"Yes, the emperor, although everyone understands the truth that his lips and teeth are cold, Zheng Zhilong and Wei Zhongxian are just collusion with interests. He also knows that he is not tolerant of the court and will definitely protect himself. In Zheng Zhilong's eyes, the victory of the court this time in the southern expedition is his devastating disaster, so he naturally has to desperately protect the pseudo-chan in Nanjing. However, he is also mentally contradictory. If Wei Zhongxian wins the pseudo-chan, Wei Zhongxian will definitely not let Zheng Zhilong go with the power of victory. Therefore, what Zheng Zhilong wants most now is the situation of the court and the pseudo-chan invincible situation, or maintaining the current situation of governing the river. At the same time, he can also gain a lot of benefits from it, such as including Guangdong, Guangxi or Zhejiang in his own sphere of influence..." Zhou Wenyuan continued to analyze.

"According to Wenyuan's meaning, Zheng Zhilong is really good at it, hehe." Zhu Yinglong couldn't help but sneer. After Zhou Wenyuan's analysis, Zhu Yinglong seemed to have a hazy outline in his mind, but it was difficult to draw a conclusion before Zheng Zhilong really moved.

Zhuoba was meditating and thought about it seriously for a day. Zhou Wenyuan had almost said what he wanted to say, even more specific than what he said, and understood. However, such a question arose in his minds: Even if Zheng Zhilong wanted to take advantage of the situation, it would be too early? Maybe he thought that Wei Zhongxian would not compromise with the court or surrender, so he was so bold, right?

"Old Zhuo, it's better to guess here..." Zhu Yinglong suggested.

"The emperor understands what he meant, but..." Zhuoba shook his head and said. Everything is in the fog at the moment. Only by dispelling the fog can you see clearly what is inside. But it is definitely not an easy thing to dispel this fog. After all, human hearts are the most difficult thing to measure.

"It's hard, I know this, but I can't tolerate the root of Zheng Zhilong's disaster, so I will continue to be separatist. This time, I must completely eradicate it, and at least I will drive it into the sea!" Zheng Zhilong and Zhu Yinglong had murderous intent. He didn't care what kind of national hero he was, in his eyes, Zheng Zhilong was a pirate, an ambitious man covered in bloody hands, and he must be eradicated. The Ming Dynasty could no longer withstand the trouble.
Chapter completed!