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Text 507 Zheng Hongkui¡¯s troubles

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    Time entered November of 1645, and the situation in East Asia seemed calm.  Of course, all kinds of local conflicts cannot stop.

    Australia and Nanming have a strategic alliance, and Daxi and Nanming have a life-and-death feud. Therefore, in everyone's eyes, the Australian and Daxi regimes should be in a mutually hostile relationship.  On this point, the generals and soldiers of Daxi Kingdom thought so, and even their grassroots emperor Zhang Xianzhong thought so, as did the Ming army in Sichuan.

    So everyone is confused about what the Australians mean by sending envoys to the West one after another.  Although Shao Bei's intention was good and he wanted to promote the national united front, it was obvious that this was definitely his wishful thinking.  Reflecting on specific matters, that is, although Ma Shiying wrote a letter to the soldiers on the Sichuan front line to suspend the attack because his Australian godfather was too strong, the soldiers on the front line did not listen at all.  We fought as we should. In October, nearly 100,000 Ming troops launched a massive counterattack and once recaptured the important town of Chongqing.  Immediately, Li Dingguo, a young man in white robe who rushed back for reinforcements, was driven back.

    At the same time, Duo Eryi's tribe, which was constrained by the Manchu and Qing court, finally attacked Hanzhong.

    The troops were approaching Bashu, and the Daxi regime was in turmoil for a while, with the possibility of destruction at any time.

    This made Shao Bei, who was in charge of this matter, very frustrated.  He increasingly felt that he was out of tune with this era.  In Shao Bei's view, the enemy of his enemy is his friend, and this is a matter of course.  Therefore, Australia is willing to assist Daxi with some materials, supplies, and even weapons and equipment.  But Zhang Xianzhong didn't think so. He thought it was a conspiracy played by the Confucian scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

    The first time I had a fresh idea, I met the envoy sent by Shao Bei. From then on, my subordinates dealt with it.  In other words, Zhang Xianzhong didn't take it seriously at all.  Even when the Ming army in Sichuan stopped attacking for a time, Zhang Xianzhong believed that this was Nanming's plan to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and wait until Daxi and the Manchus fought to the death before going out to pick peaches.

    So when the time entered November, a vivid Romance of the Three Kingdoms was staged in Sichuan.  Daxi and Ming were pinching each other, Daxi and Manqing were locked in a fight, and then Da Ming showed no mercy when he touched the shoe.  This is very painful for the people of Sichuan. If you want to survive in this kind of chaos, you must first expect the kindness of the passing troops, and then you must have enough foresight.

    Look, there are a group of soldiers coming over outside, but you can¡¯t see it. You mistook the Ming army for the Great Western Army, and then flattered you and yelled about the might of the Great Western Army. Are you thinking that the Ming Army can let you go?

    At this moment, Shao Bei, who is in Nanjing, has no time to care about the life and death of the people in Sichuan. In this situation, unless Australia directly sends troops, the three-party melee situation will never end.

    Sometimes Shao Bei wonders, why is Zhang Xianzhong as smelly and hard as the stones in the pit?

    Later, when I thought about it, it was no wonder.  What is the form of Nanming and what is the form of Daxi?

    To put it bluntly, the sun is rising in the south, and the sun is rising in the west.  When a dynasty comes to an end, the entire bureaucracy is always filled with corrupt officials.  And these people are always more willing to compromise in order to save their lives, wealth, and wealth: on the contrary, a bunch of morons in the Daxi Kingdom built their country with force.  It took more than ten years to establish the Daxi Kingdom. This is when he is extremely proud, and when he expresses himself outwardly, he is naturally strong and unruly.

    In view of this, Shao Bei confessed to Congress that his plan to unite with Zhang Xianzhong met with a shameful failure Although this is very strange, Shao Bei did miscalculate.  Then Shao Bei adjusted his new strategy. He set his sights on the very powerful white-pole soldiers and the legendary female general, Qin Hongyu.  So the new contact person took the boat carrying the supplies originally provided to Zhang Xianzhong, sailed upstream along the Yangtze River, and entered Sichuan again.

    At the same time, the political situation in Nanming finally stabilized after experiencing the great turmoil in October.  Of course, this so-called stability is only relative to the violent movements in the previous month.

    In fact, disputes occur every day. Even when various reform resolutions have been passed, there will always be some cats and dogs who jump out and try to make a comeback.

    Ma Shiying, an old fox, once again used retreat to advance. In early November, he announced that the reform of the political power structure would be the first to be tried out in the four provinces north and south of the Yangtze River.  When the results are good, then promote it to the world.  This is a beautiful statement, but in fact these four provinces are also within Ma Shiying's control.  Outside the scope of these four provinces, let alone Ma Shiying's orders, even the orders of the imperial court and even the emperor depend on the face of the local governor.

    If you are in a good mood and feel that giving up is beneficial to you, then do it; if you are in a bad mood and feel that it is harmful, then do it both openly and secretly.  So the military strength of the right court is empty. In fact, the military strength of the imperial court is not as many as those of the governors of these places.  As the saying goes, the center is the center in prosperous times, but the place is in troubled times.  At this time, even though those local governors had no ambitions, they developed ambitions.?How can we not support our troops and respect ourselves?

    Nanjing, Beizhen Fusi.

    Zheng Hongkui held his chin and stared at the hot tea in front of him in a daze.  The weather has also changed today, with strong winds howling and dark clouds surging outside.  The trees all around were already bare, and their withered yellow leaves were scattered everywhere with the wind.  This desolate look seemed to affect Zheng Hongqian's state of mind, and Zheng Hongkui, who was only in his early thirties, lamented from time to time.

    "This life is unbearable!" This is exactly what Zheng Hongkui is saying.

    That day, the Qing troops marched southward with great momentum. Zheng Hongkui saw that the situation was not going well and led his army to run away.  Thanks to my slow running, I happened to hear that Australian reinforcements had arrived and a great victory was achieved.

    Zheng Hongkui hurriedly led the army to turn around and return to the station.  When the war came to an end, the court discussed merits and rewards. When Zheng Hongkui arrived, he had neither merit nor guilt and did not surrender. Ma Shiying himself knew not to ask too much of the Ming army, which was so rotten.

    Then, it was time to disarmament.  Not to mention those who surrendered, the establishment was directly cancelled.  Then Lao Ma immediately set his sights on someone with a weak foundation like Zheng Hongkui.  Strictly speaking, Zheng Hongkui's entire army was just made up of numbers to build up courage.  Most of the troops are old, weak, sick and disabled, and their weapons and equipment are ridiculously poor.

    ??Similar to Zheng Hongkui, if there is no background behind him, Lao Ma will not say hello at all and just withdraw.  But Zheng Hongkui was supported by the Zheng family, so Lao Ma specifically asked Zheng Hongkui for his opinion.

    Zheng Hongkui thought about it for a long time and felt that he really didn't have much talent.  Seeing that Ming Dynasty had stabilized, his nephew Zheng Sen made great achievements again.  Thinking that there would be little progress in staying in the army, and that it might hinder his nephew's future, he simply asked to return to the Jin Yiwei.

    It didn¡¯t take long, and the delivery was completed. Within three months, Zheng Hongkui returned to Fusi, Beizhen, as a commanding officer.

    When we return to Jinyiwei, we have to start from scratch.  Azig's troops had reached the Great Victory Pass, causing chaos in Nanjing.  There were only three or two kittens left in Fusi, Beizhen, and most of them took advantage of the chaos and escaped.  After another three months of hard work, with Zheng Hongkui's efforts, the Yamen of Beizhen Fusi was finally able to stand up and be able to operate normally.

    At this time, Shao Bei, an old acquaintance, had a secret meeting with Zheng Hongkui.

    Shao Bei doesn't like to be polite. After a few words of opening remarks, he goes straight to the point and asks how the Zheng family is thinking.  What can Zheng Hongkui say?  He can neither refuse the offer outright, nor say anything that will bring undue disaster to the Zheng family; nor can he accept the offer in place of his eldest brother Zheng Zhilong.  All he could do was hemm and haw, rambling here and there, and refuting that it was a big deal and he was still considering it.

    But Shao Bei didn't give him a chance to consider this time, and directly broke the news, saying that Zheng Cai had joined Australia and was happy to play Zheng Zhilong's role in opening up the Indochina Peninsula.

    After hearing this, Zheng Hongqian felt the back of his neck covered with cold sweat.  He knows his own family affairs, and the Zheng family, which looks powerful on the outside, has never been monolithic!

    In his early years, Zheng Cai followed his elder brother Zheng Zhilong to make a living at sea. He experienced strong winds and waves and always behaved like a loyal lackey.  But in fact, over the years, Zheng Cai has accumulated quite a fortune.  If things get really serious, even though Zheng Cai is less powerful, there is still the possibility of falling out with Zheng Zhilong and defeating Zheng Zhilong.  Now with the help of Australia, it is simply a sure thing.

    Although he was very surprised in his heart, Zheng Hongkui remained calm on his face.  Si thought secretly and concluded that the Australians did not want to split the Zheng family, or did they not intend to accept Zheng Cai?

    ¡°If the Australians accepted Zheng Cai and supported Zheng Cai¡¯s plot to gain power from the Zheng family, how could they say it at this time?  ?  It must be a sudden and real attack, and we will wait until the dust has settled.

    Shao Bei said this to his face, so he must have other considerations.  Or maybe it's because of the good relationship with his nephew Zheng Senwell, now he's called Zhu Chenggong, and he has a good relationship with Zhu Chenggong: Or is it because he feels that Zheng Cai is too difficult to take on the important task and is not enough to support the so-called Indo-China Peninsula Plan?

    And this time, I am afraid it is the last chance for the Zheng family.  Thinking of this possibility, Zheng Hongfeng no longer cared about the city government, apologized, vowed to give Shao Bei an accurate answer within half a month, and then left in a hurry.

    After returning home, he quickly wrote a letter and sent his capable men to ride fast horses around the clock to deliver news to his hometown in Fujian.  Half a month later, Zheng Hongkui received a reply from Zheng Zhilong.  Although the words were full of anger and unwillingness, Zheng Zhilong finally compromised.  There is no other way, the situation is not as good as others, so we have to bow to the Australians.

    The next day, Zheng Hongkui signed a secret agreement with Shao Bei on behalf of the Zheng family.  According to the agreement, starting from the next year, the Zheng family will stop collecting protection fees from passing merchant ships: they will stop smuggling, and maritime trade must go through customs.  Strict at the same timeWe are ready to heed the call of the Australians and enter the Indochina Peninsula at any time.

    The stupid act of arm wrestling between the Zheng family and the Australians ultimately ended in the complete defeat of the Zheng family.

    Before Zheng Hongkui could breathe a sigh of relief, new trouble arose again, and it was all because of that Australian woman¡ªChen Yu!  (To be continued.! .
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