"My brother is confused for a moment. Why should my father be the same as him? He should relax."
On the surface, he was trying to persuade Zheng Chenggong to relax, but in reality he was pleading for Zheng Jing.
Zheng Xuan knew Zheng Chenggong's bad temper. Normally, she would not dare to talk to Zheng Chenggong like this.
Especially now, when Zheng Chenggong is clearly unhappy.
She must not dare to speak!
But who told her to be pregnant now?
Her husband, the father of her child, His Highness the Supervisor of the Ming Dynasty, was still sitting next to her.
At this time, Zheng Xuan was fearless and extremely brave.
asked again.
"Father, why don't you want to be as knowledgeable as your brother?"
Zheng Chenggong's face turned even darker, but he couldn't get angry at his pregnant daughter in front of his son-in-law.
Just clearly showing displeasure!
Zhu Hongyu pursed his lips, stood up and said.
"Xuan'er can take care of her baby with peace of mind. Old Taishan, let us, father-in-law and son-in-law, go have a drink!"
His opening broke the rather awkward atmosphere.
The smile on Zheng Chenggong's face was a little awkward, but he still nodded and said.
"Listen to Your Highness!"
The two walked out side by side, and Zheng Xuan also stood up and spoke.
"I want to come too!"
Zhu Hongyu turned around and said.
"You are pregnant and cannot drink alcohol!"
Zheng Xuan pouted a little childishly and said.
"I don't want to drink, I just want to pour wine for Your Highness and father!"
Zhu Hongyu just frowned slightly and said in a somewhat harsh tone.
"obedient!"
Zheng Xuan pursed her lips and said no more, but the expression on her face looked very aggrieved.
Zhu Hongyu gently touched Zheng Xuan's head for comfort and whispered in her ear.
"Be obedient and leave your brother's affairs to Gu!"
"I will give you a satisfactory answer!"
Zhu Hongyu was a little more doting on the pregnant Zheng Xuan than usual.
Of course he will turn towards her!
Seeing Zheng Xuan nodding, Zhu Hongyu left with Zheng Chenggong.
…
Guangzhou City, Supervisory Government!
In the flower hall!
Zhu Hongyu and Zheng Chenggong sat opposite each other, with the table filled with delicacies and a jar of fine wine.
The maid on the side quickly poured wine for Zhu Hongyu and Zheng Chenggong. The two raised their glasses and drank the wine.
Zhu Hongyu looked at Zheng Chenggong and asked in a gentle voice.
"Is Lao Taishan still troubled by the Crown Prince's affairs?"
Zheng Chenggong nodded and expressed his concerns.
"The prince did something ridiculous and violated the etiquette and law. He has brought the Yanping Palace into disrepute!"
"I want to change the crown prince, but there are many opponents among my subordinates."
Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, and then spoke.
"It's unjustifiable!"
Zheng Chenggong looked stunned and asked.
"Your Highness, what can't be justified?"
Zhu Hongyu said with a smile.
"It's unreasonable to change the crown prince because of such a trivial matter!"
When Zheng Chenggong heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Indeed, the reason why Zheng Jing should be deposed as the heir apparent because of his affair with a wet nurse is a bit ridiculous.
Because what Zheng Jing committed was only a matter of personal ethics, not a particularly serious matter of personal ethics.
It would be unreasonable to deprive Zheng Jing of his position as heir apparent because of such an incident!
Perhaps, this is also the reason why everyone in the Zheng army opposed Zheng Chenggong's dethronement of the crown prince!
They didn't really side with Zheng Jing, they just thought it was inappropriate.
After all, not everyone knows about Zheng Chenggong and the wet nurse...
Zhu Hongyu spoke again.
"Whether it's for the good reputation of Lao Taishan or the reputation of the Crown Prince, it's best to suppress this matter and treat it as if it never happened."
Zhu Hongyu also had some speculations about the complicated relationship between Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Jing and his son, and the wet nurse.
So, he said this.
The bigger this incident becomes, the more people will speculate about the Zheng family's gossip.
More people may know about the heart-to-heart relationship between the Zheng family and his son.
Even if it was for the sake of his own reputation, it would be best for Zheng Chenggong to pretend that this incident never happened.
Zhu Hongyu's words immediately hit Zheng Chenggong's heart, and the expression on his face kept changing.
Finally he nodded and said.
"What His Royal Highness Jianguo said makes sense!"
Today, Zheng Chenggong has long passed the stage of pursuing money, wealth, power and status.
His father, Zheng Zhilong, is the richest man in the world. He grew up in fine clothes and fine food since he was a child.
There are so many good things to enjoy, and you don’t care much about material enjoyment.
But as a Confucian scholar in the traditional sense, what Zheng Chenggong really cared about and couldn't give up was his reputation, and only the four words "his name will remain in history".
He will not allow his reputation to be stained in the slightest.
Zhu Hongyu clearly grasped Zheng Chenggong's psychology and knew what he wanted, so he was able to hit the point when he spoke.
Zhu Hongyu raised his glass again and invited Zheng Chenggong to drink with him.
Then, Zhu Hongyu spoke again.
"How about following me to Mount Tai and hunting together in the south of the Yangtze River?"
As the main force of the Qing army moving south got closer and closer to the south of the Yangtze River, the Ming Dynasty also took corresponding actions.
Except for mobilizing troops and horses from Luzon, Qiongzhou, Guangxi, Jiangxi and other places.
Transfer almost all the maneuverable forces of the Liberation Army and the Guiyi Army outside the Guangzhou assembly.
That is to gather a large amount of military supplies, as well as grain, grass and baggage, to Guangzhou.
In fact, Zhu Hongyu has been preparing for this decisive battle since the beginning of the year and began to mobilize grain and grass supplies from various places.
All kinds of materials and weapons are almost ready!
At this time, as long as Zhu Hongyu gives an order, the Ming Dynasty can mobilize a large number of troops, as well as food, grass and baggage to go north at any time.
As for whether there will be problems in the local area after the local garrison is transferred out?
Zhu Hongyu can't care about that much now!
As long as he can defeat the main force of the Qing army going south in the Jiangnan battlefield and achieve complete victory.
No matter how messy the place is, it's just a minor problem!
As long as he can free his hand, he can clear the place at any time.
It’s as easy as picking something out from a bag!
But if he is defeated in Jiangnan, no matter how stable the place is, it will only be a cloud.
The Jiangnan war is the first priority!
Hearing this, Zheng Chenggong raised his head and asked.
"Your Highness, there is news from Fuzhou?"
Zhu Hongyu shook his head and said.
"No, there is news from the north!"
"The main force of the Qing court's southern expedition has passed Linqing and is about to reach Huai'an."
"It's time to leave for Ming Dynasty!"
"When the army goes north, haha, the incident in Fuzhou is just a trivial matter!"
"If the Jingnan Army surrenders, they will be reorganized into the Guiyi Army, and they will be the vanguard of our army and fight fiercely against the Qing army in the south of the Yangtze River."
"If they don't surrender, I don't mind eating a plate of appetizers before the decisive battle with the main force of the Qing Dynasty going south!"
Zhu Hongyu's natural confidence is heartbreaking.
Geng Jingzhong's Jingnan Army, once one of the three vassals of the Qing Dynasty, with tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry, was only regarded as an appetizer by Zhu Hongyu.
It's not even qualified to be served as a dinner.
Even Zheng Chenggong was infected by Zhu Hongyu's self-confidence, and he had been suppressing in his heart the faint fear of the main force of the Qing court going south.
It also dissipated a little!
It seems that as long as the king in front of me is here, no matter how great the difficulties, no matter how many hardships and obstacles, they will just take it easy.
Zheng Chenggong raised his hands and said.
"My veteran is willing to accompany the army and personally witness my Ming Dynasty King's army's northern expedition to the Huru and the recapture of the southern capital!"