Beijing.

Prince Jian Jidu gave General Dingyuan's imperial edict to quell the pirates in Fujian less than an hour. Zheng Zhilong, the Marquis of Tong'an, and his second son Zheng Du, who received the news, were already in Prince Jian's mansion. However, the two waited in the gatehouse for more than an hour, but they were not summoned by Prince Jian for a long time.

In addition to his father and son, there were many officials in the concierge who came to see Prince Jian. Most of the people who knew him were disdainful and ignored him at all. Some of them were still polite, but they just called "Tong'an Hou" and said hello, but they didn't want to say anything more.

Zheng Zhilong was not surprised to see the reactions of these officials. He sat on the bench and looked at the officials coming and going with a smile. When they greeted him, he nodded. Even if the other party turned his head away when they stood up and greeted him, he was still not annoyed. Looking at him, he was very kind.

Zheng Du knew why these officials treated him and his son like this, and he was not angry with them like his father. However, as the sky was getting dark, Prince Jian refused to summon him. He couldn't help but get angry, so he whispered to his father: "Father, we have been here for so long. If Ji Du had to meet him, he would have met him long ago. Judging from this attitude, he would be reluctant to see his father. Why don't you go back first, so as not to be looked down upon by those villains here."

"No hurry."

Zheng Zhilong gently shook his son's hand and signaled him to be patient. Zheng Du had no choice but to continue to be patient and wait.

After a while, someone finally came over and shouted: "Have Tong'an Hou left?"

"Zheng Zhilong, Marquis Tong'an, is here!"

Hearing the sound, Zheng Zhilong's narrow eyes suddenly opened, and he stood up and greeted the people.

The person who came was Cui Dahai, the chief supervisor of the royal palace, and the Han army was wearing blue flags. He was a member of Prince Zheng's mansion. After Prince Jian's mansion was built, he sent him to serve him. Because he could do his best to do business, Prince Jian valued it, so he handed over the affairs of the royal palace to him.

There is also a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, let alone the chief supervisor of the prince's mansion.

As soon as Cui Dahai appeared, all the officials of all sizes and big men in the gatehouse stood up together and saluted General Cui. Cui Dahai picked up a few people and nodded, but the rest did not look at them. The officials who were replied by Cui were happy, and those who were not attracted by Manager Cui were also full of smiles. Who dared to take themselves seriously?

Zheng Zhilong was appointed as Marquis Tong'an in the eleventh year of Shunzhi. However, in front of Cui Dahai, a slave in the royal family, he did not act like a Marquis at all. He stepped forward and bowed slightly to Cui Dahai, and then asked with a smile: "Master Cui, but the prince wants to summon me?"

Cui Dahai's nostrils were almost tilted to the sky. He snorted, "The prince said that he will set off for Fujian soon. There are many things to do, and I really can't help seeing you. The prince asked you to go back. If you really serve the Qing Dynasty, you will ask you to surrender. Don't say more about other things."

“Yes, yes.”

Zheng Zhilong was extremely disappointed, but his face was full of smiles. He wanted to work hard to see Prince Jian, so he said with a shameless face: "Can you please inform the general manager again? The gifts I brought to the prince are all treasures from overseas and are not visible on the market in Beijing."

Before he finished speaking, Cui Dahai interrupted him unhappily and said, "My prince cares about you treasures? If you can't bear to leave, I'll ask someone to bring it to you!"

"I don't mean that. Manager should not misunderstand. These treasures are just Zheng's filial piety to the prince. If the prince accepts it, he will give Zheng a great face. Zheng does not mean to borrow money. Manager must not be ashamed to kill Zheng. Zheng only wants to see the prince, and ask the supervisor to be able to be kind!"

Zheng Zhilong's humble look made his son feel distressed when he saw it, but Cui Dahai didn't care. He was obviously impatient and waved his hand and scolded: "What's wrong with you? You didn't tell you that the prince is very busy now and asked you to go back. If you really do good for the Qing Dynasty, you will ask your son who is a pirate to come back early. In that case, the father and son will be together and two generations will be marquis, which is not a good story?" He said that he was about to leave.

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly took out a silver note from his cuff and stuffed it to Cui Dahai, and said with apologies: "I have a little idea, please accept it with a smile."

"Um."

Seeing that it was Zhang Yiqianliang silver bill, Cui Dahai's attitude eased a lot. He glanced at him, and the officials who were looking at him were tactfully tactfully and turned their faces to the side.

Cui Dahai stuffed the silver notes into the cuff, chuckled, and whispered to Zheng Zhilong: "Mr. Tong'an, tell you the truth. The prince really has no time to see you. But don't worry, the prince said that your son's affairs have nothing to do with you. As long as you Mar. Tong'an is loyal to the Qing Dynasty, your son's affairs will never be involved."

After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong immediately said gratefully: "Thank you, the general manager, for telling you the truth!"

Cui Dahai smiled. Zheng Zhilong received the accurate letter, so he dared not delay it. He hurriedly said goodbye to Cui Dahai and took Zheng Du to walk out of the palace gate.

After getting on the carriage, the father and son didn't have the smiles just now. When they walked to the corner of the front street, they saw that there was no one around. Zheng Dufang cursed: "A dog's eyes look down on people, and a slave dares to neglect his father so much. It's really worth killing!"

Zheng Zhilong sighed and smiled bitterly, thinking about how hero he was back then, holding 100,000 soldiers and still able to support the emperor, but today he was at the point where even a servant in charge had to flatter him. This gap really made him suffer. He has experienced the words of being bullied by a dog in the past few years.

Seeing that his father looked lonely, Zheng Du was a little unwilling to accept it, and hesitated and said again and again: "Father, do you think what the eldest brother said in the letter are feasible?"

"This matter is too important. If it is done, the southeast will change color. If it doesn't work, I'm afraid your elder brother will find it harder to build up enough blessings."

Zheng Zhilong was hesitant, but there was a sound of hoofs on the street. He lifted the curtain and looked out. Several riders hurriedly ran over his carriage, looking at the direction of Prince Jian's mansion.

Zheng Du's eyes were sharp, and the knight looked familiar with him, saying, "It seems to be Dasu."

“Darsu?”

Zheng Zhilong was a little surprised. Dasu was the commander of the guards and the minister of the inner court. Why did he go to Prince Jian’s mansion in such a hurry?

"What are you going to find Jidu so late?" Zheng Du was also very curious, thought for a while, and said to the outside: "Zheng Er, you use the money to make confusing words and see what Dasu is doing at Prince Jian's mansion so late."

"Okay!"

Zheng Er, who was driving the car, was a ronin samurai that Zheng Zhilong received in Japan in his early years. He was very loyal to him. He has been in China for so many years and has been very skilled in Chinese. In recent years, he has been doing business for Zheng Zhilong in Beijing, and he is the one who conveys the message.

Zheng Er went over to hand over the silver, and the guards who sent the minister Dasulai to the local minister did not think much about it. The nobles in the capital had already inquired about the news. Besides, this matter was not a secret. It would be possible to know the whole capital tomorrow, so he told Zheng Er to listen to it. Zheng Er was shocked at the time and hurried back to report it.

"You mean that King Shang Kexi of Pingnan was dead, King Geng Jimao of Jingnan had returned to the Ming Dynasty anyway, General Jingnan Hahamu died in battle, and the three prefectures and forty-eight counties of Guangdong were returned to the Ming Dynasty?"

Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Du and his son were shocked by the news.
Chapter completed!