The thin-bodied Fan Kun followed Zhou's parents and hurriedly ran, while Changsui was still urging him in front of him. Helplessly, the owner of his family was so shocked. Who made Fan Zhiwan's good news so shocking?

Zheng Zhilong was north for more than a month and successively recovered the four cities of Yaozhou, Haizhou, Gaizhou and Niuzhuang, and killed thousands of Jianlu. He really made Zhou Yanru so happy that he could not do so.

This was a timely rain for him.

The pressure on the shoulder can be relieved a lot, although this cannot fundamentally reverse his current disadvantage. But just like an injection of chicken blood when he is tired, it can always inspire his spirit for a while.

It has been fifteen years since Chongzhen.

The Battle of Songjin outside the pass has not been fully understood, but the Battle of Zhuxian Town in the Central Plains within the pass is already in full swing.

In February, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai's coalition forces attacked Xiangcheng and killed Wang Qiaonian, the governor of the three sides of the Ming Dynasty. In March, they successively destroyed more than 10 cities in the eastern Central Plains and besieged Kaifeng in April. After hearing the news, the Ming court ordered Hou Xun, who was guilty, to be appointed as the Minister of War, to urge his old subordinate Zuo Liangyu and Governor Sun Chuanting to lead his army to cross the Yellow River to rescue Kaifeng. His eyes turned, and it seemed that he had forgotten the fact that Zuo Liangyu had killed Wang Qiaonian.

Hou Xun was Zuo Liangyu's benefactor. He mentioned Zuo Liangyu, who was a deserter, to the position of deputy general. The Ming court hoped that Zuo Liangyu could buy some strength for Hou Xun's sake. Sun Chuanting had the Ming army that dared to fight the most in the pass, the Qin army.

However, Zuo Liangyu was unruly and could not cure Hou Xun's face. At the time of Wang Qiaonian's demise, it was because his subordinate Huguang soldiers were reluctant to save him. Sun Chuanting took over Wang Qiaonian's old subordinates and integrated the Qin soldiers. Fang was transferred to the Central Plains when he improved a little. As a result, there was not enough food, so it would be strange if he could win the battle formation.

After the two were defeated by the peasant army, Emperor Chongzhen ordered the commander Ding Qirui, Baoding Governor Yang Wenyue, General Zuo Liangyu, Hu Dawei, Yang Dezheng, Fang Guoan and others to lead 180,000 troops (known as 400,000) to aid Kaifeng.

The Ming army was defeated outside the pass. If the Ming army still failed in this battle within the pass, the Ming army would be over, and the Ming Dynasty would be over. At least the northern provinces would be over.

Zhou Yanru did not have a very urgent understanding of this matter. He felt that what was more important was his image in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen.

He proposed Hou Xun from the prison and appointed him as the Minister of War to supervise the rescue of Kaifeng. This was his suggestion. Now that Hou Xun was defeated and returned, Zhou Yanru naturally wanted to lose points in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen.

But Zhou Yanru couldn't give up Hou Xun, who made Hou Xun the old Donglin Party?

Although Zhou Yanru was not a member of the Donglin Party, he regained his prime minister with his help. Hou Xun and his son were both Donglin Party, and his son Hou Fangyu is also a famous figure in the Fushe. Zhou Yanru really has to support him.

This is a helpless move, but it is also a fair deal.

Zhou Yanru was plotted by Wen Tiren in the early years of Chongzhen, but he had no choice but to return home, but because of Wen Tiren, his relationship with Donglin Party and Fushe became closer. The saying "The enemy's enemy is a friend" was deeply implemented by him. This is why the Donglin Party and Fushe tried their best to promote the resurgence of Zhou Yanru, because although Zhou Yanru was not Donglin, he was better than Donglin, and he was very confused in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen. After he came to power, he used a wave of Donglin Party members very much.

Zhou Yanru, who was feeling extremely stressed, suddenly received a good news from another proud disciple Fan Zhiwan, which was a surprise.

According to what Fan Zhiwan said, he was determined to win.

But how to make a master who is far away in the capital suddenly have the best efforts to plan the battlefield outside the pass, which is not something Fan Zhiwan can explain clearly in his letter.

Fan Kun was nominally sent by Fan Zhiwan to Beijing to deliver the letter, but in fact, he was the one.

"The villain has met the elder..." Fan Kun greeted respectfully.

Zhou Yanru waved his hand impatiently, and saw Fan Kun straightening his waist, he asked him impatiently: "Is the Zheng Zhilong thing that Shukai (Fan Zhiwan's name) said in the letter true?"

"The battlefield is far away in Niuzhuang. My master has not visited him in person, so this matter has to be verified. But the master can rest assured that Zheng Zhilong's report cannot be false." After the latter arrived in Liaohai, he sent people to report victory several times, but that was not fake. There was a head of the Tartars as a certificate.

"So Shukai didn't see the head with his own eyes?" Zhou Yanru would not place the truth or falsehood on Zheng Zhilong's integrity.

"Zheng Zhilong only sent part of it. When the villain came to Beijing, my master had already sent his confidants to cross the sea to the north."

Zhou Yanru's face looked a little more beautiful. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Even if that's the case, what is my connection with the Niuzhuang Victory?"

"It's a good idea for Master Ge to know, but Zheng Zhilong made a gesture to this matter first, and my master just started to think about it." Fan Kun said here, and couldn't help but lower his voice: "My master Ge, if you don't have Zheng Zhilong's nod, it would be impossible to accomplish anything. But if Zheng Zhilong agreed, as long as he adds a few more words to the report of the victory, then everything will be natural."

After stroking his beard, Zhou Yanru's face remained silent, but nodded in his heart. Fan Kun's words meant this.

So, "Zheng Zhilong is a common man, what do he want to do? Could it be that the people outside the pass can't satisfy his appetite?"

Yes, what did Zheng Zhilong want to get? He made such a great sacrifice, and he seemed to have gained a lot before. Zhou Yanru spoke harshly, and he seemed to be so greedy that he actually got so many people outside the pass. But in fact, this is all nonsense.

Those Han people who made the Ahaha for the Tartars can't say that they are only willing to do it in their hearts, nor do they say that these people can live safely to this day. Some of the old people have been obedient people for the Tartars for more than ten years. They only say that Zheng Zhilong handed them over to the Ming court, can the latter be properly placed?

The treasury in Beijing is empty and can run away. What should the imperial court use to resettle them?

Zheng Zhilong sent people to the south in a row to run his own Dayuan Island, which solved a big problem for the center. Just like what they did in Denglai.

Fan Kun showed a little nervousness on his face, "Reply to the old saying of the old man, Zheng Zhilong was not filled with the people outside the detention. He also wanted to set up a recruiting site in northern Jiangsu, Huguang and Lingnan to recruit people to open up land and farm for him."

It is not an exaggeration to say that this is just a bit of mud? It can be said that Zheng Zhilong is intentionally selling them well.

But whether it is Fan Kun, Fan Zhiwan behind him, Zhou Yanru in front of him, and ordinary people feel a strange smell from it. Does Zheng Zhilong attach too much importance to the officials?

"Was Zheng Zhilong going to establish a country under the brigade of the senior officials?" Zhou Yanru did not hide. Otherwise, there would be too much population required.

"My master also thinks so. But I think that the official is either my Ming Dynasty territory. Even if Zheng Zhilong establishes a country on it, it is just a small place to seek wealth and honor of his own clan. It is not worth worrying about how close the official is to Fujian and Guangdong, and how convenient it is to carry out maritime trade, there is no need to say much.

"That's true. If you only have this thought, what's wrong with him? There are many such small countries overseas. It's not bad for him to be one of the Zheng family." Zhou Yanru didn't know if he was really stupid or fake, so he didn't ask anyway.

Fan Kun breathed a sigh of relief.

It would be great if Zhou Yanru agreed. As the agent of the Donglin Party in the court, Zhou Yanru agreed to this matter, which means that the Donglin Party agreed to it.

In other words, this is a way for Zheng Zhilong to throw a stone into the world. He wants to explore the "minds" of some people and want to sell it to the Donglin Party...
Chapter completed!