Ruan Dacheng entered the study, and Ma Shiying waved to the housekeeper who followed him.

"Butler, whoever came to visit said that I was feeling unwell and had already rested..."

The housekeeper nodded, made tea for Ruan Dacheng, exited the study, and gently closed the study door.

Ruan Dacheng's face changed slightly. He had never seen Ma Shiying so serious before. Although he had been to Ma Shiying's mansion many times, this was the first time he entered the study to talk about things like this.

"I don't know what Lord Ruan thinks of the impassioned speeches made by Lord Huang Daozhou and Lord Zhang Huangyan in the court hall today."

Ruan Dacheng was stunned for a moment and immediately concentrated his thoughts. The scene in the lobby quickly appeared in his mind.

The information that Denglai's new army invaded Huguang and killed the rogue Zhang Xianzhong has been passed to the court, triggering a huge response. The army led by Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Zhibao successfully withdrew to Zhejiang and stationed in Shaoxing Prefecture. The army sent by Gao Jie also resisted

Despite the attack of the rogue bandits, they were still stationed in the Shaoguan area. Denglai's new army, which defeated and killed Zhang Xianzhong, was continuing its campaign in Sichuan and Huguang. What is certain is that Huguang and Sichuan were already under the control of the Wu court.

For the Longwu court, the situation was not good, and the impact was even more unfavorable.

Someone in the DPRK proposed that since the Denglai New Army has attacked Huguang and Sichuan, it will definitely attack Zhejiang and Guangdong and other places. The situation in Fujian has become dangerous. The court must take the initiative to attack. The tens of thousands of troops led by Zheng Chenggong cannot

If you can return to Fujian, you must stick to Zhejiang. Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo stationed in Zhejiang must also take the initiative to attack, as well as Gao Jie stationed in Fucheng, Guangzhou. These four armies attack at the same time. On the one hand, they stick to Zhejiang, and on the other hand, they are tentative.

Huguang, Sichuan and other places launched attacks.

When the imperial court was discussing this matter, the person who took an extremely firm attitude was Zhang Huangyan, the left minister of the Ministry of War.

A few days ago, Huang Daozhou, the chief minister of the cabinet, recommended Zhang Huangyan to the emperor and the court to join the cabinet. The emperor agreed with this, but he had not yet consulted Pinglu Marquis Zheng Zhilong for his opinion, so he did not announce it immediately.

Regarding Zhang Huangyan's suggestion, Huang Daozhou, the chief minister of the cabinet, also supported and agreed, and believed that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Huang Daozhou believed that Denglai's new army attacked Huguang and fought with the rogue bandit Zhang Xianzhong, and the losses must be great. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the four armies of Zheng Chenggong, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo and Gao Jie joined forces to jointly launch an attack on Huguang and Sichuan.

Attack and work hard to defeat Denglai's new army attacking Huguang, so that the court can completely stabilize the situation in the south.

If the battle goes well, the Longwu court can even occupy places such as Huguang and Sichuan.

Huang Daozhou and Zhang Huang's impassioned speech inspired many civil and military ministers in the court.

However, Emperor Zhu Yujian did not immediately express his position.

Not to mention the Denglai New Army, let’s talk about Zheng Chenggong, Liu Zeqing, Liu Liangzuo and Gao Jie. Any army along the way may not necessarily obey the orders of the emperor and the court. Especially Zheng Chenggong, who is the strongest among them, completely obeys Zheng Zhilong.

It would be difficult to get the four armies to join forces in one place.

Therefore, Emperor Zhu Yujian is still awake.

Although Huang Daozhou and others spoke impassionedly during the court deliberations, almost forcing the emperor to issue an edict, in the end the emperor did not express his position and only asked the cabinet to discuss it in detail again.

From beginning to end, Ma Shiying did not express his position. Even if the emperor asked directly, he said he had not thought clearly.

Rubbing his forehead, Ruan Dacheng looked at Ma Shiying and spoke.

"Mr. Ma, I think the suggestions of Mr. Huang and Mr. Zhang are not feasible."

Ma Shiying smiled slightly and looked at Ruan Dacheng as he continued to speak.

"Oh, why does Mr. Ruan have such a view? According to Mr. Huang and Mr. Zhang, the current situation is very favorable for the court, and they can launch an attack on the Denglai New Army..."

Seeing that Ruan Dacheng was hesitant and not ready to speak anymore, Ma Shiying stopped smiling and looked solemn.

"Master Ruan, I regard you as a confidant, so I discuss important matters with you in private. If Master Ruan is unwilling to be honest with you, just pretend that I didn't say anything just now. The banquet will be prepared soon, and you and I will join you."

How about going..."

Ruan Dacheng waved his hands repeatedly.

"My lord has misunderstood. I don't mean that. I just think that Mr. Huang and Mr. Zhang are too confident. Mr. Zheng Zhilong, the Marquis of Pinglu, has not expressed his position. Their suggestions have no effect. There are also Commander-in-Chief Liu Zeqing and Commander-in-Chief Liu Liangzuo.

Soldiers, if they obey the imperial court's dispatch, is not the current attitude. Moreover, General Liu Zeqing and General Liu Liangzuo suffered heavy losses. They sent 50,000 sergeants to follow Zheng Chenggong into Huguang to fight. Less than 10,000 sergeants returned to Zhejiang. They had no regard for Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Zhibao.

I gnashed my teeth with hatred, how could I still obey Zheng Chenggong’s orders..."

Ma Shiying shook his head.

"Master Ruan, since General Liu Zeqing and General Liu Liangzuo are willing to dispatch large armies to fight with Zheng Chenggong, they must bear losses. If they did not obey the orders of the emperor and the court, how could they send 50,000 soldiers to follow Zheng Chenggong into Huguang to fight? Their

Huge losses can only be recovered through combat."

Ruan Dacheng shook his head.

"My lord, to tell you the truth, the subordinates also find this strange. Why did General Liu Zeqing and General Liu Liangzuo send 50,000 sergeants to follow Zheng Chenggong to fight in Huguang? Could it be that they are thinking of getting some benefits from Huguang? Besides,

They suffered such heavy losses and continued to allow Zheng Chenggong, who had withdrawn from Huguang, to be stationed in Shaoxing. This was not in line with common sense. The lower official also found it strange that since Denglai's new army had killed Zhang Xianzhong, it had taken control of Huguang and Sichuan.

The situation, why don't they take advantage of the victory and move forward and send a large army into Zhejiang..."

Seeing the confused look on Ruan Dacheng's face, a smile appeared on Ma Shiying's face.

"Master Ruan's analysis has enlightened me. If you have any questions, please tell them."

Ruan Dacheng sighed.

"Sir, the doubts that Xianguan just had are nothing. The most critical point is that the timing of Denglai's new army's attack on Huguang and Sichuan was so well grasped. You see, Zheng Chenggong and Gao Jie led the army to attack Huguang in two directions.

, Zhang Xianzhong sensed the danger and went to Huangzhou to command the battle in person. When facing Zhang Xianzhong, Zheng Chenggong and Gao Jie were both in a disadvantageous situation. Zheng Chenggong had already led the army and desperately evacuated towards Jiangxi..."

"At this time, Zhang Xianzhong was focused on completely defeating Zheng Chenggong and Gao Jie, so that he could lead the army to attack Zhejiang, Fujian and other places. But at this most critical moment, Denglai's new army attacked and found the key point.

Directly attacking Huangzhou Fucheng, Zhang Xianzhong, who was commanding the battle in Huangzhou Fucheng, was imprisoned and eventually died..."

"The lower official has carefully read the documents written by Zheng Chenggong, Gao Jie and others, and also thought about it carefully. The attack of Denglai's new army was by no means accidental. When Zheng Chenggong led the army at the beginning to fight against the rogue bandits, they won every victory.

When they were about to approach and capture Huangzhou Fucheng, the army led by Gao Jie also contained a large group of rogue bandits in the Shaoguan area. At this time, Denglai's new army stood still. Could it be that they knew that Zheng Chenggong would be unable to resist the full-scale attack of the rogue bandits...

"

"Putting this point aside, why did Denglai's new army directly attack Huangzhou Fucheng? You must know that at that time, the main force of the rogue bandits was chasing Zheng Chenggong, which was a certain distance from Huangzhou Fucheng. If Zhang Xianzhong hadn't been commanding the battle in Huangzhou Fucheng, Denglai wouldn't have been able to attack Huangzhou Fucheng.

What's the point of the Lai Xin Army occupying an empty city..."

"After much thought, I can only say that everything is under the control of the Denglai New Army..."

After saying so much in one breath, Ruan Dacheng raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Ma Shiying had already stood up and walked in front of Ruan Dacheng. When Ruan Dacheng was about to stand up, Ma Shiying reached out and held Ruan Dacheng down.

"Master Ruan, your analysis is very accurate. Then I will ask next, since the Denglai New Army can predict everything, is it possible to abandon Zhejiang and ignore it..."

Ruan Dacheng's body trembled, he looked up at Ma Shiying and spoke.

"Sir, you mean that the Denglai New Army has probably entered Zhejiang to encircle and suppress Zheng Chenggong and others..."

Ma Shiying smiled, looked at Ruan Dacheng, and spoke word by word.

"Master Ruan, you have already analyzed it to this point. You might as well be bolder and think about who has gained the most benefits from the battle between Huguang and Sichuan, and who will control everything behind the scenes..."

Ruan Dacheng finally couldn't bear it any longer and saluted Ma Shiying with his fists raised.

"Sir, in this worst-case scenario, I have thought that maybe all of this is under the control of the Denglai New Army, no, it is all under the control of the Emperor and the court of the Wu Dynasty. But if it is such a situation,

That would be so surprising. Who is the emperor of Wu? Could it be that he is a god..."

Ma Shiying looked at Ruan Dacheng and let out a long sigh.

"Lord Ruan, look at the great Wu court. It rose up in such a short period of time, unified the north, and took control of southern Zhili. The Houjin Tatars in the north did not dare to make any moves. The Denglai New Army destroyed Li Zicheng and Da

Shunjun can be described as a classic battle. Who has such calculation and courage? So, your doubts, it seems now, may be part of the whole plan."

"First of all, let's talk about Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo's willingness to send troops. When I was the governor of Zhejiang, I had a lot of contact with Liu Zeqing and knew him well. If it wasn't a matter of life and death, Liu Zeqing would never let Zheng Chenggong command his sergeants, but Zheng Chenggong didn't at all.

Can threaten Liu Zeqing. Secondly, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo suffered such heavy losses that they wanted to skin Zheng Chenggong. They also laughed and let Zheng Chenggong enter Zhejiang and stationed in Shaoxing. Finally, let’s talk about the possibility behind this.

Sex, I think, Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo may have received some kind of promise, so they did this..."

Having said this, Ma Shiying looked at Ruan Dacheng, who was pale and trembling slightly.
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