Zheng Zhilong waited for three days in Xiaogang, Zhenjiang.
Yan Keying went ashore for three days without seeing anyone back. Yan Yingyuan, the young governor of Zhenjiang, came to pay him a brief visit and said that the saint had been summoned to Beijing, without giving any details.
Yan Yingyuan came up with an imperial edict and said that he would first divide his 8,000 troops and station them in the surrounding areas.
Zheng Zhilong held back his anger and finally had to agree.
Battalions of men and horses were transferred, and the money, food, guns and artillery he brought were all taken over and transported away by Yousi.
In the end, his Anping sailing flagship was left alone in the small port of Zhenjiang. He even doubted for several times whether the emperor was going to take action against him.
The reason may be that the secret meeting between him and the Qing envoys was leaked.
He suppressed his uneasiness and tried to stay calm.
At this point, we can only take one step at a time. Even if he leads these eight thousand people and refuses to move the camp according to the order, it is unrealistic. This is Zhenjiang, Nanjing is only one step away, and although he has the advantage of the navy,
This is the Yangtze River, not the Southeast Sea. There is also the Jingjiang River at the mouth of the lower reaches of Zhenjiang, where Chongming's navy is stationed, and there are even many coastal defense forts.
Especially with the illustrious military exploits that Emperor Shaotian has just achieved, who dares to take that step easily?
Can only wait.
But the panic of waiting for the past three days made him want to give up, and he even wanted to sail to the north bank of the river at night to surrender.
But in the end, he held back. He felt that it was unreasonable for the emperor to attack him. Maybe the emperor dared, but why would the emperor do this?
Emperor Shaotian was very capable of stabilizing Jiangnan in such a short period of time. Such a person would not be so arrogant as to be foolish. Would the emperor not know Zheng Zhilong's strength in Fujian?
If he dares to kill him or lock him up, will the brothers who stayed in Fujian rebel against him?
After thinking about it, he thought that this was just the emperor's intention to give him a beating.
To suppress first and then to promote, to deliberately neglect someone for a moment or two, and then to show favor and win them over is nothing more than imperial power.
This morning, Zheng Zhilong was fishing on the deck with his panda eyes. Last night was another night of tossing and turning. He was restless and couldn't catch any fish, so he simply put down his pole and watched the scenery.
The scenery in Zhenjiang is very different from that in Fujian.
"My lord, today's newspaper is here."
One of his subordinates brought him several newspapers from Zhenjiang, including the daily Damingdi Daily, the bi-daily Fuxing News, and the fifth-daily Beijing News and many other large and miscellaneous newspapers.
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After Zheng Zhilong took it, he looked through the Di newspaper.
The Di Bao was an internal publication of the imperial court and was read by hundreds of officials from all over the country. The content is relatively dry, but if you can understand some of the words in it, you can also understand a lot of heavenly secrets.
In particular, some important personnel appointments and removals, major policy adjustments, etc. are more authoritative and accurate.
He browsed through it first, and saw a piece of news that surprised him at a glance.
The emperor granted the imperial camp the new army two town names, Shenwu Shenyong, with Yan Keying as the chief military officer of Shenwu Town and Shi Tianfu as the chief military officer of Shenyong Town.
He was awarded Shi Daxuan, Admiral of the Fujian Navy.
There is another one at the back: the emperor brought Yan Keying's daughter into the palace, gave Yan Keying the earl of Fuqing and a python robe. He brought the daughter of Daxuan to the palace, gave Earl of Daxuan Jinjiang, a python robe, and accepted Shi Tianfu's daughter into the palace.
Bestow the Heavenly Blessing Kirin Clothes to the Earl of Changle.
When he saw the news, he couldn't help but feel a chill running down his back.
I waited anxiously for three days, but I didn't expect such news.
No wonder Yan Keying never came back.
It turned out that he was receiving a reward from the emperor.
Yan Keying was his brother-in-law, and he should have been happy, but now the matter was obviously not that simple. Shi Daxuan was still in Fujian, and Shi Tianfu was in Zhenjiang now, but he had moved his water camp to Jiangyin, Changzhou.
Why did the emperor suddenly confer the title of count to Yan Keying and Shi Daxuan and Shi Tianfu, and confer the title of chief military officer?
This couldn't be just because they accepted their daughter, and why did the emperor accept their daughter?
Zheng Zhilong, the tycoon who traveled across the sea, could immediately think of the emperor's intention. It was obvious that he wanted to poach him.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel angry.
"My lord, General Yan is back."
As soon as he heard that Yan Keying was back, Zheng Zhilong wanted to confront him immediately about why he betrayed him, but after he stood up and walked a few steps, he stopped, then came back and sat down again.
After sitting quietly alone for a while, Zheng Zhilong gradually calmed down.
If I impulsively confront Yan Keying, or even get angry and scold him, wouldn't that be playing into the emperor's plan to alienate her?
But now that the emperor is poaching himself so blatantly, does he just accept it?
for a long time.
"Where is the third child now? This kid never comes back for a few days." Zheng Zhilong put on a smile and went to see Yan Keying.
On the other hand, Yan Keying stayed in Nanjing for three days and fainted for three days. But when he returned to Zhenjiang, especially after seeing the word Zheng on the sailing battleship Anping, he was suddenly awakened by the cold wind.
This fierce maritime warrior suddenly came to his senses.
I couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
But after regretting it, he hesitated a little.
To be honest, he lost his father when he was ten years old. With the help of his sister, he was able to get a boat. He fought his way through wind, rain, waves, swords, arrows and bullets.
Today my body is still covered in scars.
He and his brother-in-law Zheng Zhilong have been together for twenty-one years, and they have watched Zheng Zhilong go from being a pirate to being a guerrilla for the imperial court, then to being the deputy commander-in-chief of the army, and now to being promoted step by step to being a cabinet scholar and the governor of the Jingying camp, Feng Pingguo.
He has become a very respected minister.
Now that I have been granted the title of earl and commander-in-chief by the emperor, shouldn’t I?
Zheng Hongkui now takes over as the governor of Fujian and is also granted the title of marquis. Zheng Zhihu takes over as the admiral of Fujian and is also granted the title of earl.
Even that boy Zheng Sen is now a hot-blooded national lord and has been granted the title of earl.
His Zheng family has four nobles, isn't Yan Keying worthy of it?
Everyone is an official in the imperial court. You can be a Duke and a Bachelor, but I can’t be a Count and the Commander-in-Chief?
Even when his father went hunting in Taiwan, he died suddenly. Zheng Zhilong and the others always said that it was caused by overeating and drinking. However, there has always been some suspicion about this matter. Many rumors were that it was actually Zheng Zhilong. Because Zheng Zhilong and the
His father was divided over whether to stay in Taiwan or be fostered.
This incident later turned against Shiba Zhi, and Liu Xiang and others publicized it more than once.
Although Zheng Zhilong also explained again and again, the seeds of this matter were still planted in the end.
Although Yan Keying may not necessarily believe this, she still has it in her heart after all. Now he can't help but think that Zheng Zhilong was able to be where he is today because he was supported by his father back then. He even married his sister and then became Yan Siqi's son-in-law.
As a person who inherited Taiwan’s foundation.
In the beginning, the banner of the Yan family gave the Zheng family a lot of help, so today he was granted the title. Although he did not get Zheng Zhilong's consent in advance, he felt that he deserved it.
"Lao San, you've been gone for three days. I thought you were missing."
Zheng Zhilong laughed and walked over. He patted Yan Keying's shoulders heavily as he came up and said, "Let me see why you look so bad. Are those girls on the Qinhuai River in Nanjing draining you dry?"
Seeing Zheng Zhilong like this, Yan Keying's heart dropped a lot. He responded with a smile, "I went ashore that day and entered Zhenjiang Mansion. I met with Yan Fenxun. We didn't talk for a few words, but in the end, he came with a thousand-niu sword.
The imperial guards took out the imperial edict and summoned me to the capital. I wanted to come back and report to my elder brother, but they didn’t allow me to do so, so they just embraced me and brought me into the capital. I thought I was being kidnapped.”
"Tell me, how was this trip?"
Yan Keying then briefly talked about his trip to Nanjing. First, he entered the palace to meet the saint and received a title, then the emperor gave him a house in Nanjing City, and then he went to the General Office of the Ministry of War and the Imperial Camp.
Report, went through various formalities there, etc., and then some officers from the imperial camp entertained him together, and three days passed in this way.
"I finally escaped and came back today. If I hadn't run so fast, I probably wouldn't have been able to come back in ten days and a half."
Zheng Zhilong always had a smile on his face. He patted Yan Keying's shoulder and said, "Sage Hong En, third child, you have also met Mingjun. Ruyu has always been a good kid. This time, he has been favored by heaven and has been summoned directly.
Once you enter the palace, you will become a noble lady in the palace. Speaking of which, you, the young man, have taken advantage of your daughter, and now you have become the head of the country, and you have been directly granted the title of earl."
Yan Keying chuckled, still feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart.
"Brother, the other day His Majesty told me that he has been busy with military affairs and did not want to disturb the people in the draft. There is currently a shortage of people in the harem, so he selected ladies from the ministers' families.
Your Majesty admitted me, Shi Daxuan and Shi Tianfu's daughter into the palace. In fact, he also asked me about the situation of my eldest brother's daughter-in-law. I did not dare to hide it and told the truth directly. Your Majesty seemed to be very fond of the eldest lady from Macau and the second lady from Fujian.
I'm satisfied, I guess I might propose marriage when I meet my eldest brother."
Zheng Zhilong's second daughter was born to sister Yan Keying, and the eldest daughter of Macau was born to the Tagawa family. She had long since converted to Catholicism and joined the Jesuits, moved to Macau, and even refused to return to Fujian.
When Zheng Zhilong heard that the emperor wanted to marry his two daughters, he was both surprised and expected.
"Brother, the angel summoned me urgently that day, and Guard Fu didn't allow me to come back to report to my brother. In the palace, Long Live asked me to marry Xiu Gu, and I couldn't refuse. In fact, I didn't expect that Long Live would grant me the title of Commander-in-Chief.
, Count's, if the eldest brother feels that it is inappropriate, I will go to Shu and ask for my resignation."
Zheng Zhilong looked at Yan Keying. Twenty-one years ago, this strong man was still a young man. He was even called a slug by everyone because he often sniffed two lines of mucus from his nose. But twenty-one years later, this guy has become a big and thick man, especially
There is also a famous name of blood shark in the sea.
He patted his brother-in-law and said, "What are you talking about? It's a good thing that Long Live appreciates you. Earl, why don't you do it if you have the chance? Do you know how difficult it is to become an earl? That is, now, ten years earlier,
People with backgrounds like you and I will never even think about it." He calmly reminded his wife and brother, after all, we are all born pirates, the court is just in urgent need of people, so this is a huge reward, but don't forget it
Know your origin and roots.
"The 8,000 people brought this time are of great importance to His Majesty. He has specially given them the second rank of Shenwu Shengyong. They are attached to the Royal Camp Central Army. Some officers will be transferred from other military towns to supplement them." Yan Keying said about the 8,000 Fujian soldiers.
, the emperor and the Ministry of War both issued a document, these 8,000 people were newly organized into two towns, but in fact there may be some adjustments, that is, some officers will be transferred in, and some soldiers will be transferred to other towns.
Zheng Zhilong nodded. He looked away from the matter now. The 8,000 people who entered the capital could not still be in his hands. Even if they were handed over to Yan Keying and Shi Tianfu, everything from officers to soldiers would be completely reorganized.
, this kind of sand mixing is just to strengthen the control.
"I've been blowing the river breeze here for three days, but I haven't gotten any news. The court has forgotten me here."
Yan Keying said, "Brother, don't be anxious. Your Majesty has said that he will hold a grand entrance ceremony for your eldest brother. At that time, he will send his personal guards to Zhenjiang to welcome him. He will also send the entire cabinet twenty miles out of the city to welcome him. The entire city of Nanjing will be lined with soldiers and civilians to welcome him.
His Majesty will also wait in person at the gate of Nanjing."
Zheng Zhilong sighed deeply with emotion. This matter has finally come to an end. Let him wait for three days and then give him a warm welcome?
But after being left out for three days, feeling the cold treatment, and even experiencing all kinds of random speculations for three days, Zheng Zhilong is now much calmer.
It would be nice if things didn't develop in a worse direction. Even if we knew it was the emperor's power, we could only accept it at this time and hope it wouldn't cause any further complications.
"Let's go fishing!"
The two brothers were sitting on the deck fishing, each staring at the fishing rod without saying a word, each full of thoughts.
