Although the Manchus also had internal struggles, at least externally, they were still able to distinguish between the important and the external.The situation in the Ming Dynasty was much worse, and once the infighting started, it was self-righteous and reckless.Now Zheng Zhilong knows in his heart that he has been arrogant before, repeatedly vetoing Emperor Longwu's resolutions, controlling the government, insulting ministers, and has completely offended Emperor Longwu.In the emperor's heart, he will inevitably try to be Dong Zhuo's generation, and once the emperor escapes from his control, with the support of a group of courtiers and troops of the Ming Dynasty, he will realize the Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty, and he will inevitably turn back and liquidate him.Because of this, it was impossible for Zheng Zhilong to continue to support Ming, he either continued to hold Longwu hostage and did not give Longwu a chance to liquidate the Zheng family, or he defected to the Manchu Qing and helped the Manchus to exterminate the Longwu court.At this time, Emperor Longwu was unwilling to continue to be a puppet, and under the escort of 30,000 forbidden troops, he came to Liancheng County, the capital of Tingzhou, and was blocked by Zheng Jun on the way to Ganzhou.Emperor Longwu was guarded by 30,000 forbidden troops, and it was close to Ganzhou, Zheng Zhilong did not dare to use force, and could not take Longwu back to Fujing, and Emperor Longwu did not dare to attack Zheng Jun, for fear that Zheng Zhilong would directly surrender to the Qing Dynasty and let the Qing army rush into Fujian.Originally, the two sides were so deadlocked, but the Manchu Qing Dynasty sensed the internal struggle of the Ming Dynasty and sent traitors south to meet Zheng Zhilong, promising that Zheng Zhilong might surrender to the Qing Dynasty at any time with generous conditions, and Emperor Longwu had to issue an order to order Huguang He Tengjiao and Plug Yinxi to meet him, and to order Zhu Yihai to send troops to deter Zheng Zhilong.Zhao Ming asked with a calm face, "What does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mean?"
”Xia Wanchun said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means that Zheng Zhilong will surrender if he sends troops, and if he doesn't send troops, Zheng Zhilong will also surrender."
In this way, it is better to strike preemptively and send troops before the Manchus enter Fujian!
”Zhu Yihai's heart is actually more complicated, he is the prince of the Longwu Dynasty, if Longwu is finished, he can be called the emperor.It's just that the prestige of the Longwu Dynasty is not enough now, if it is suddenly destroyed by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will immediately become a plate of scattered sand, and his accession to the throne will not work, and there is still a descendant of Shenzong in Guangxi, King Gui, the heir of the legal system of the Zhu family.If Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Fujian was occupied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty was cut off by the Manchu Dynasty.Therefore, after thinking about it again, Zhu Yihai still decided to maintain the Longwu court.Zhao Ming had a gloomy face, "200,000 Qing soldiers are eyeing each other, once we have internal strife with Zheng Zhilong, the Qing army will inevitably take the opportunity to go south, so ~" Xia Wanchun said: "Governor, it is already a foregone conclusion that Zheng Zhilong will surrender to the Qing Dynasty now."
If we don't send troops, Zheng Zhilong will also surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and then Fujian will not be guaranteed, Your Majesty will be in crisis, and the good situation will be ruined.It is so urgent to watch, and besides, how can we and other courtiers sit back and watch the matter of Anzong reappear!
”Nanjing fell, Anzong Zhu Yousong was captured by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, cut at the mouth of the vegetable market, if Emperor Longwu was killed again, it would inevitably be a great blow to the morale of the people.Wang Dana and the others looked at Xia Wanchun, and then at Zhao Ming, hesitated, but he still got up and hugged his fists and said: "Dudu, let's Donghai Town, fight in western Zhejiang, enter the Yangtze River, and go north to Dagu, which consumes a lot, and now we are fighting against Xiyi, how can we draw out troops and take out materials to fight in Fujian?"
”Many generals also agreed, they actually didn't have deep feelings for the imperial court, and they felt that Donghai Town had paid enough for the Ming Dynasty, and it made no sense to rely on Donghai Town for everything.Wang Dana and others all felt that Donghai Town had been fighting again and again, and the supplies were empty, so they couldn't just take care of the court and ignore themselves, and they should make their lives better first.Previously, the Qing army attacked eastern Zhejiang, Zhao Ming entered the Yangtze River, the Qing army attacked Huguang, Zhao Ming fought Jinhua, the Qing army wanted to move south, Zhao Ming entered the Huaijiang River in the north, and approached Beijing.While this series of actions has achieved certain results, the continuous conquest has also made Donghai Town a little dissatisfied, and there is a trace of war weariness.Now that Xiyi on the island of Taiwan has not been resolved, the new home is not yet peaceful, and they have to fight for the imperial court, and the imperial court cannot give anything to Donghai Town, and the soldiers are inevitably a little reluctant.Zhao Ming listened to Wang Dana's words, saw the expressions of many generals, his face sank, and he was a little embarrassed.At this time, it was the critical moment for the East China Sea Array to recuperate, accumulate money and grain, and develop Taiwan Island.If Zhao Ming defeated the Spanish, captured the equipment of the Spaniards, and then built a batch by himself, trained an elite infantry army composed of 10,000 flintlock pistols and heavily armored spearmen, and equipped with sharp firearms such as field bronze cannons, even if he met tens of thousands of cavalry of the Eight Banners, the Ming army in the East China Sea could fight, and he was afraid that he would not be able to defeat the Manchus.Now Zhao Ming doesn't want to fight an unprepared battle in his heart.With 200,000 Qing troops, plus Zheng Zhilong's more than 100,000 horses, Zhao Ming didn't know how to fight.Xia Wanchun saw that Zhao Ming didn't speak, and he also knew his difficulties.According to reason, Emperor Longwu issued an order, Xia Wanchun, as the supervising army, has the right to urge Zhao Ming to send troops, but Xia Wanchun knows very well in his heart that it is impossible for him to force Zhao Ming to send troops, Zhao Ming gave the court face, and the court also has to give Zhao Ming face, without this tacit understanding, the Longwu court will lose Zhao Ming's allegiance.At this time, Xia Wanchun said in a consultative tone: "Governor, the lower officials know that in recent years, Donghai Town has made a lot of contributions to the imperial court, and the soldiers have fought again and again, the soldiers are tired, and the materials are exhausted, but now the situation is indeed crisis.His Majesty is trapped in Tingzhou, and if the governor sits idly by, the consequences will be worrying.The lower officials came this time in the hope that the governor and the generals would be able to overcome the difficulties and think of a way!
”Chen Yujie was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and also persuaded him: "Governor, Your Majesty is in trouble, our courtiers, even if we die, we should raise troops to serve the king!"
”Some of Zhao Ming's officials loyal to the Ming Dynasty also said: "Governor, our Eastern Navy must take action." ”For a while, there were two voices in the military tent, one thought that for the sake of caution, the facts should not be borne by Donghai Town, and we had to live our own lives, and the other believed that the emperor had a will, and even if it was difficult, he should send troops.Everyone argued, Zhao Ming's expression was cold, his eyes were like torches, and after pondering for a while, he waved his hand and said, "Everyone be quiet!"
Your Majesty is in trouble, and the governor naturally wants to raise troops to serve the king, but how to serve the king needs to be discussed. ”Zhao Ming looked at Xia Wanchun and said, "Xiao Yin, you go to Wenzhou and tell the prince, and the governor will come to discuss with His Royal Highness the prince in the near future." ”Zhao Ming immediately looked at Xu Fuyuan and said, "Mr.
Xu, you send someone to Zhoushan and ask Mr.
Ma to mobilize his soldiers to prepare." ”Wang Dana said: "Governor, then this chicken coop can't be beaten!"
”Zhao Ming waved his hand and said, "Don't delay, keep fighting, trap them!"
”(Thank you all for your support, and there's another chapter, read it tomorrow morning!)
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