Two warships and picket ships arrived in front of Fengshan Water Gate.

There is a flag hanging on the boat with the word Zhennan written on it.

A young officer stood on the bow of the ship and shouted loudly: "I am Shi Lang, the left vanguard of General Zhennan. I have entered the city to deliver an urgent message on the orders of Mr. Lu Zhenfei, the left minister of the Ministry of War, and General Zhennan!"

After saying that, Shi Lang raised the palace token given to him by Lu Zhenfei.

At this time, a bamboo basket was hung from the city wall above the water gate. Shi Lang put the token into the bamboo basket and waited for inspection by the defenders on the city.

Not long after, the waterway gate opened, and two sentry boats sailed in and anchored on the shore.

As soon as Shi Lang landed on the shore, he saw a scarlet-robed official standing on the shore and hurriedly came forward to greet him.

"The last general, Shi Lang, has met your Excellency!"

"You said that you were ordered by Minister Lu, who has been in the water camp outside the city?"

Zhu Dadian heard that it was someone sent by Lu Zhenfei, and he couldn't help but think of the left minister of the Ministry of War under his command. He had not seen him much since Lu Zhenfei took office. If he hadn't heard about it tonight, he would have almost forgotten that he still had a position in the Ministry of War.

Where is Mr. Zuo?

"Back to your lord, Minister Lu and General Zheng have been purging the Zhenjiang Navy and planning Jiang defense affairs." The Minister replied respectfully. He heard his old boss Zheng Zhilong from the Fujian General Town say that all high-ranking officials in the Ming Dynasty wore red.

Rob, you must be polite when you see me.

"That's it. Okay, aren't you sending an urgent message? Go quickly!" Zhu Dadian nodded and said, twirling his beard.

Shi Lang bowed down and bowed. When he stood up, he glanced at the soldiers behind Zhu Dadian, twitched his eyes slightly, then turned and walked away.

One of Shi Lang's subordinates walked up to him and whispered: "Pioneer, I didn't see the person we were going to pick up."

"They are the personal soldiers of that high official. Don't worry, send the urgent message first." Shi Lang whispered.

Niu San noticed Shi Lang and the others who were chatting secretly in the distance. He smiled disdainfully, bit the straw in his mouth, winked at the surrounding men, and walked towards Zhu Dadian, who was standing by the river pretending.

Go.

The sluice gate was closed again, and Minzhuang, who took the opportunity to rest for a while, began to stand up one after another and strengthened the bottom walls and iron gates on both sides of the sluice gate.

The guardsmen began to shout, urging Minzhuang, who was still on the ground and unable to get up, to work quickly.

Niu San walked near Zhu Dadian, looked around, pretended to urge some civilians by the river, but actually took the opportunity to walk past the soldier and whispered: "Look for an opportunity to get on the boat."

The soldiers were startled at first, then looked at the two sentinel ships docked, and began to look around, preparing to find a suitable opportunity to sneak onto the ship.

On the other side, when Shi Lang was about to deliver Lu Zhenfei's urgent message to Prince Lu's Mansion in person, he saw a group of soldiers suddenly appeared on the other side of the river. All of them were brightly armored and looked majestic. At first glance, they were no ordinary Ming army. They were guarding a cavalryman.

The handsome man on the horse is walking along the other side of the river towards Fengshan Gate.

Zhu Dadian also saw it and was shocked. He didn't understand why King Lu came at this time.

Niu San narrowed his eyes, glanced at the soldiers who were getting into the sentry ship, and said to his confidants beside him: "Our work is done, brothers, please don't show your face, there is a big shot coming."
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The confidant nodded and went to pass the message one by one.

Zhu Changzi was riding on his horse, looking at the busy Fengshan Gate, and asked Li Baodao: "Is there any news about Lu Zhenfei recently?"

"Back to the prison country, no, but I heard that Master Lu has been living in the military camp in Phoenix Mountain." Li Bao thought for a while and replied.

Zhu Changzi had just finished inspecting the New Army barracks in the southwest and stopped by the city gate to take a look.

Suddenly, Zhu Dadian's voice came from the other side: "My lord, Zhu Dadian, pays homage to the supervisor!"

When Zhu Changzi saw Zhu Dadian here, he thought he was worried about the war and came to inspect the city defense. He couldn't help but feel happy, so he said loudly across the river: "Everyone should be safe, Zhu Shangshu is really attentive."

When Zhu Dadian heard this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he was across the river, otherwise King Lu would have noticed something strange.

At this time, Shi Lang got up behind Zhu Dadian. When he heard that it was King Lu overseeing the country on the other side, he couldn't help but feel happy. He hurried to the shore and said in a loud voice like a bell: "I'm reporting to the prison, Minister Lu has something urgent."

The end of your life will be delivered!"

Seeing that everything was as usual, Zhu Changzi wanted to turn his horse around, but was stopped by Shi Lang.

It was too dark to see the other party clearly, so he glanced at Li Bao.

"Hurry across the river and submit!" Li Bao understood and shouted sharply.

Zhu Changzi reined in his horse and waited for Shi Lang to take a detour to cross the bridge.

But I don't want to just hear a "plop" and see the other party jump directly into the river and swim in.

The water is so good! The river here is more than ten feet wide. It was still night, and the first emperor dared to cross it. The first emperor couldn't help but secretly admired it.

Zhu Dadian was even more stunned, looking at Shi Lang fluttering in the water, thinking that this person is not simple, this move will definitely leave a deep impression on King Lu.

Not long after, Shi Lang, who was covered in water, was seen kneeling in front of Zhu Changzi. He took off the waterproof envelope made of cowhide from his back and presented the wax letter in it with both hands.

Li Bao stepped forward to take it and handed it to Zhu Changqi.

"Raise your head." Zhu Changzi was riding on the horse, looking at Shi Lang who was kneeling on the ground, and said calmly.

The cold voice revealed coercion.

These four simple words calmed Shi Lang's fiery heart instantly.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the King Lu in front of him with twinkling eyes.

"What's your name?"

"The last general, Shi Lang, is a subordinate of Nan Anbo. When I heard that the Qing army was marching south, I specially asked him to lead his army to come to the rescue! Now, Shi Lang Lu is taking orders."

Shi Lang hurriedly introduced himself, secretly excited in his heart. As long as King Lu can remember his name today, his work in the water in the middle of the night will not be in vain.

After Zhu Changzi heard this, he was stunned for a moment. Who was Nan Anbo? Then he looked at Li Bao with questioning eyes.

Li Bao hurriedly stepped in front of the horse and whispered: "The supervisor of the country, Nan Anbo is Zheng Zhilong. It was originally granted by the Nanjing imperial court and was based in Fujian."

Zhu Changzi nodded, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui, it seems that the Zheng family is quite powerful.

Li Bao on the side hesitated for a moment, then added in a low voice: "The Zheng family is... very powerful in Fujian!"

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Zhu Changzi had a clear understanding in his heart. No wonder Zheng Hongkui dared to sell it at a high price. It turned out that he had the support of a huge family power behind him.

Looking at the seven-foot-old man with dark skin and purple cheeks in front of him, Zhu Changzi knew that this man must want to do something, so he said: "Shi Lang, do you think that if the Qing army attacks from the river, with the strength of the Zhenjiang Navy, will it be possible?"

Can it be repeled?"

Shi Lang knew that this was a test for himself, so he made some calculations in his mind and replied firmly: "Since the defeat of the Zhenjiang Navy, it has lost a lot of artillery and less than five ships. However, at the end of the day, the generals were brought from Fujian

Thirty warships of various types, please integrate them and ask the Supervisor to allocate some Qianjin Folan cannons to supplement them. The general is willing to issue a military order to prevent the enemy navy from entering Hangzhou Bay!"

When Zhu Changzi talked about military affairs, Shi Lang's eyes were full of enthusiasm and he exuded unparalleled confidence.

Of course, if he didn't mention any conditions and just patted his chest and promised, Zhu Changzi would only think that this was another "Five Years of Ping Liao" Governor Yuan.

The First Emperor did not need a quick victory. In military affairs, what he needed most was ministers who told the truth. Once mixed with other emotions and thoughts, how could he make a correct judgment?

Isn’t it true that the higher the child’s expectations, the greater the disappointment?

"Shi Lang, follow this king back to your home!" Zhu Changxi said calmly, then turned the horse's head and prepared to return.

Shi Lang was so happy that he followed Zhu Changzi's horse, dragging his wet robes, regardless of the cold and wet.

Zhu Changzi, who was riding on horseback, turned his head and saw the sentinel boat on the river that had come to deliver the message and was about to sail out of the water gate.

Zhu Dadian shouted loudly from the other side of the river: "Roll up your sleeves and work hard! If you do well, you will be rewarded!"

The sentinel boat sailed out of the water gate and headed towards the Qiantang River. On the boat, the soldier got out, took off his military uniform with all his hands, and then threw him into the water with great disgust.

The two Ming army sailors on the boat watched indifferently.

"What are you looking at! Row faster!"
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