After a while, there was a knock on the door outside the room, and Xia Wanchun got up first to open the door.
When Zhang Huangyan saw this, he knew that Xia Wanchun had sincerely recognized him, and he was secretly happy.
When Zheng Sen saw the two of them, he hurriedly bowed his hands and asked Huang Ting to guard the door before slowly walking into the private room.
After he and Zhang Huangyan exchanged greetings, he tactfully expressed Zheng Zhilong's intention and asked them about their next plans.
Seeing that things turned out as Zhang Huangyan expected, Xia Wanchun couldn't help but feel disappointed. Just as he was thinking about how to persuade Zheng Sen, he heard Zhang Huangyan say: "Since it's hard to disobey brother Damu's order, we can't force it, but Junfu is in trouble, I I can’t sit back and ignore it.”
"I just discussed with my younger brother Cungu. If there is any disagreement, we will prepare to lead the troops north and pretend to be southern gentry to surrender to Li Thief and take the opportunity to assassinate him."
"As long as Thief Li dies, the rebels will be leaderless and there will be chaos. This may solve the capital's difficulties."
Hearing this, Zheng Sen was stunned and said in deep thought: "Although this plan is dangerous, if it succeeds, it can indeed deal a fatal blow to the rebels."
"It's just that Thief Li has experienced many battles. If you have nothing to attract him, and you may not be able to get close to him just because of your status as a southern gentry, how can you assassinate him?"
Zhang Huang's words were originally meant to be a test, but now that he saw how courageous Zheng Sen was, he admired him even more. He said with a smile: "I heard that the rebels have always looked down on the south. They think that as long as the north is determined by the cauldron, the south can be determined."
"We only need to pretend to be Jiangnan gentry and pretend to present the southern military distribution map. As long as we can see him, with my martial arts, I should be 50% sure to kill him!"
Zheng Sen muttered: "Brother Xuan Zhu wants to follow Jing Ke's example and assassinate the King of Qin. However, the chart you compiled in a hurry may not be able to hide it from Li Thief. Unless this plan is a last resort, Zheng Sen does not recommend that Brother Xuan Zhu take the risk."
As he spoke, he looked at Xia Wanchun and said, "I thought about it again and again before I came here. I feel that my father is worried that my master will be unknown and arouse suspicion. If I can get a piece of imperial edict, my father will definitely change his original intention."
Hearing this, Xia Wanchun said: "If you want documents from the Ministry of War, I have a way to get them. However, your Majesty is cautious and will not send troops without seeing the original documents."
"Based on this, it will take five or six days at the earliest before we can send troops. If there is any further delay in the meantime, I'm afraid the war will be over by the time we reach the capital."
Zheng Sen nodded and said: "Yes, I was worried about this just now, so I came to discuss it with you two."
After that, he walked back and forth in the room twice more, and suddenly said: "I heard that the rebels were short of firearms, and I happened to have more than a thousand firearms and a dozen new artillery pieces in my hand. If I take this as a gift, I would like to express my gratitude to Li Li." If the thief surrenders, there may be a chance to kill him."
Zhang Huangyan saw that his words were so heroic that he didn't seem to be hypocritical. He immediately smiled and said: "Brother Damu, I can do this, but you can't do this. After all, you are the legitimate son of the Zheng family. Leading everyone north to Qinwang is the right way. "
"Because rescuing the capital is only the first step, and the next step is to hunt down the rebels and eliminate the Jurchens, so Brother Damu, as long as you can march north, you will definitely be able to accomplish something."
Hearing this, Zheng Sen pondered for a while and said: "What Brother Xuanzhu said is reasonable, but most of the southerners are comfortable. If the capital is destroyed, the southerners will not be able to fight the Northern Expedition. What Brother Xuanzhu said is probably just nonsense." Mirror flower!"
Zhang Huangyan smiled and shook his head and said: "Brother Damu, you are too pessimistic. You must know that the appearance of the golden dragon is a good omen. Heroes from all over the world will flock to you, and your Majesty will be able to turn danger into safety..."
After listening to Zhang Huangyan's discussion about the current situation, Zheng Sen was filled with admiration and discussed relevant countermeasures with him.
Later, after receiving Xia Wanchun's assurance, he left in a hurry with Huang Ting, preparing to go north.
After Xia Wanchun waited for Zheng Sen to leave, he said to Zhang Huang with some suspicion: "Brother, are you a little worried about Brother Damu?"
Zhang Huangyan nodded and said: "Although Brother Damu is a man of temperament, the relationship between the Zheng family is complicated, and our relationship with him is still shallow. It is always better to be cautious."
Xia Wanchun nodded in agreement and said, "Brother is right, but regarding the matter of capturing Lu Jiude, please listen to me..."
"Well!"
Before Xia Wanchun could finish speaking, he suddenly let out an exclamation and fainted.
It turned out that Zhang Huangyan knew that he valued friendship and would not let him go into danger alone, so he knocked him out with a knife.
After leaving a note asking him to focus on the overall situation, he hurriedly left the inn and rushed towards Fengyang.
He galloped all the way and killed three horses before arriving at the military camp of his friend Zhang Daren at the last moment.
Although Zhang Daren was a martial artist, he was also a loyal man. In addition, he had been saved by Zhang Huangyan in his early years and had never had the opportunity to repay him.
At this moment, seeing that Zhang Huangyan was willing to sacrifice his life for the country, without saying a word, he took a few cronies and Zhang Huangyan to see Lu Jiude.
Zhang Huangyan originally thought that Lu Jiude would be at the mansion, but he didn't expect that Lu Jiude would be staying at the military camp. He thought it was too dangerous and wanted to change his plan.
But Zhang Daren said that Lu Jiude was resting in the military camp these days. It was rare that his confidant Zhu Ji was not here tonight, so it was the best time to take action.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Huangyan knew that there was no perfect solution in the world, and as time was running out, he no longer hesitated and followed Zhang Daren in.
When he entered the camp, he saw a white-faced eunuch wearing a python robe and a four-beam crown looking at the map.
After Zhang Daren stepped forward to salute, he introduced Zhang Huangyan to Lu Jiude.
After Lu Jiude heard that Zhang Huangyan was Jin Yiwei's secret envoy, he first checked his forged Qianhu Token, and then asked him about the current situation in the capital. At the same time, he also mixed in some information about Jin Yiwei's members to test him.
Fortunately, Zhang Huangyan got the latest news about the capital from Zheng Sen. In addition, he had a wide network of contacts and had spent several years in Shanxi with his father in his early years. He was quite familiar with the affairs of the capital and dealt with it half-guessing.
Lu Jiude saw that he behaved calmly and answered fluently, without seeming to be hypocritical, and he couldn't help but believe him a little.
But because Zhang Huangyan only gave oral instructions but no imperial edict, he still had doubts in his heart.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Huangyan knew that Lu Jiude could not be moved by words alone, so he took advantage of the conversation to close the distance between the two, and took the opportunity to take action to capture him.
Unexpectedly, there were two masters hiding in Lu Jiude's camp. Zhang Huangyan was not aware of it for a moment, and the other party snatched Lu Jiude back.
Because they had told Zhang Daren's cronies not to let anyone near the camp before they came in, they were fighting in the camp without alerting anyone else.
Just when Zhang Huangyan killed two people in a row and captured Lu Jiude, Zhu Ji unexpectedly broke in with someone.
Seeing that the two sides were equally powerful, Zhang Huangyan used his identity as Jin Yiwei to angrily accuse Lu Jiude of ignoring Guoen.
At the same time, he used the relationship between Lu Jiude and Zhu Yousong to persuade him that if he was the first volunteer soldier in Zhu Yousong's name, not only would he have merit, but Zhu Yousong would also be rewarded and get rid of the plight of the fallen prince.
Otherwise, if he waits for his colleagues to persuade the Nanjing Military Department, Lu Jiude will miss the opportunity.
Under Zhang Huangyan's coercion and inducement, Lu Jiude was finally moved and agreed to send Zhang Daren to lead his troops first to prepare for the army to go to sea. At the same time, he notified the Nanjing War Department to raise volunteers together.
Zhang Huangyan knew that Lu Jiude was not strong-minded, and if there was any disagreement, he and Zhang Daren would be blamed.
But as things stand, this plan is already the best result.
In desperation, he had to let Zhang Daren take the people away first, while he and Lu Jiude stayed in the camp, waiting for news from Nanjing.
Zhang Huangyan originally expressed his determination to die, but he did not expect to receive a reply from Shi Kefa at noon the next day, claiming that the Nanjing Military Department had decided to send troops north tomorrow.
Lu Jiude was overjoyed when he heard the news. He immediately treated Zhang Huangyan with courtesy and strongly invited him to accompany him.
Zhang Huangyan knew that Lu Jiude wanted to use him as a hostage so that he could blame him when things went wrong. However, he had already put his life and death aside and readily agreed immediately.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Xia Wanchun and Zheng Sen rushed into the military camp with a group of cavalry, claiming that the Jinyi Guards had other official duties and asked Zhang Huangyan to return to the team immediately.
It turned out that after Xia Wanchun woke up and saw Zhang Huangyan's message, he suppressed his grief and immediately rushed to the Ministry of War. While Shi Kefa was away, he stole his official seal first, and then used this as evidence to deceive the subordinate officer into using his official seal.
After Xia Wanchun obtained the two seals, he hurriedly went to Zheng Sen and handed him the documents from the Ministry of War.
Zheng Sen was suspicious when he saw that Xia Wanchun had obtained the document so quickly. After asking, he learned about Zhang Huangyan and was greatly admired.
So while sending people to deliver the message, he also selected capable warriors and prepared to break into the military camp to rescue Zhang Huangyan.
At this time, Shi Kefa was shocked when he heard what his assistant said about the official seal, and hurriedly sent someone to find Xia Wanchun.
Xia Wanchun was so proud at the moment that he immediately followed the visitor to see Shi Kefa and told everything.
Shi Kefa was shocked when he heard about this, but he did not punish Xia Wanchun, but only sent troops to take Xia and Zheng into custody.
It wasn't until I received Lu Jiude's letter this morning and heard that Zhang Daren was preparing to go to sea with great fanfare that I released them both.
Xia Wanchun and his two men hurried over because they didn't see Zhang Huangyan returning.
Seeing that the two of them were approaching fiercely, Lu Jiude did not want to cause trouble at this time, so he did not stop them.
So Zhang Huangyan and his party left in a hurry and rushed to Nanjing.
At Mao hour on the 22nd day of March, Shi Kefa swore an oath to go out and march north to King Qin.
