In Liegang on Jintang Island, two sea boats approached the pier, and Zhao Ming jumped off the boat.

At this time on the shore, Yan Yingyuan and Chen Mingyu had already led a large group of people to greet him. When they saw Zhao Ming get off the boat, they rushed forward and called out: "Bo'an!"

"Master!"

Zhao Ming looked at the joyful faces and felt warm in his heart. He felt like he was returning home. He clasped his fists and smiled, "Everyone is okay!"

Yan Yingyuan said: "It's all right. Mr. Cheng brought back a batch of food, and everyone finally settled down!"

Cheng Bi helped the Jiangyin people get food and daily necessities, solved a big problem, and his status improved a little. Even Yan Yingyuan called him a gentleman.

Chen Mingyu smiled and said, "It's windy here, let's talk about it later when we go back to the village!"

In October, the weather in eastern Zhejiang turns cooler and the sea breeze blows, making people feel chill.

Zhao Ming turned his head and ordered Ma Shiao, Ruan Jin and others: "Drop off the things on the boat!" Then he said to Wang Deshun and Liu Si: "You help me, then find a place to settle them, and we will be brothers in the future!"

After giving the order, Zhao Ming and Yan Yingyuan and others went to the village together, and the soldiers of Taiping Camp helped unload the food and supplies on the ship.

Although Zhao Ming decided to go to Fujian and work together for Tang and Lu, he was actually not very sure about this matter.

In history, Emperor Longwu did think about letting King Lu be the crown prince to achieve internal unification of the Ming Dynasty, but later the birth of the prince of Longwu was gone, and there was no news about this.

Zhao Ming didn't know whether he could succeed in his trip to Fujian. Without Fujian's support, eastern Zhejiang would definitely not be able to stop the Qing army. In case, Zhao Ming finally decided to put his nest on the sea, so that even if eastern Zhejiang fell, he could rely on the island to continue to fight against the Qing army.

At this time, the group went to the village. Zhao Ming found that in less than two months, the village had changed, and many wooden houses were built, and there seemed to be a lot more people.

Yan Yingyuan said: "Mr. Cheng transported a lot of food, and I distributed it to some refugees on the island, and many of them defected to us."

Chen Mingyu said, "Now we are the largest rebel army on the island, and more than 4,000 people gathered in the village."

Zhao Ming nodded, looked at the village, and calculated how many soldiers this island could support.

The group entered the village, and the busy people immediately gathered around and said hello to Zhao Ming.

Looking at the joy on everyone's faces, Zhao Ming knew that they had walked out of the shadow of Jiangyin, and was happy for everyone and greeted everyone.

This is Zhao Ming following Yan Yingyuan and others to a room, and everyone sat on the ground.

Yan Yingyuan said: "Boan, did you know about King Lu's restoration to Hang?"

There was no news on the island, and Yan Yingyuan was obviously more concerned about the current situation. As soon as Zhao Ming sat down, he asked about the situation in eastern Zhejiang.

Zhao Ming said: "I was originally planning to go to Taihu Lake, but I encountered some changes on the road and happened to participate in this battle to restore Hangzhou!"

At this moment, Zhao Ming described his experience in eastern Zhejiang in detail. When he told him, everyone listened carefully. When they heard the failure of Fuhang, everyone sighed and became excited when they heard the annihilation of Li Lutai.

"I didn't expect that Bo'an went to Zhejiang and encountered so many things, and he became a general under His Highness King Lu!" A hint of sourness appeared in Yan Yingyuan's words.

He held Jiangyin City and fought against the Qing army for more than two months. He broke through the siege and came to Jintang Island. He originally thought he would be valued by the court, but he still did not even have an official position.

He felt a little uncomfortable when he heard that Zhao Ming had conferred General Pinglu and was valued by King Lu.

Zhao Ming didn't notice it and continued, "Yes, I was going to join Emperor Longwu, but I didn't want to become the subordinate of King Lu."

Yan Yingyuan said: "What do you think of King Lu?"

There was no news from the Longwu court, so Yan Yingyuan wanted to know about the king of Lu.

Zhao Ming pondered: "The King of Lu has a capital, but it is difficult to achieve great things after all. Now, Duoduo's troops are in northern Zhejiang, and eastern Zhejiang is in danger and cannot be protected. It may be captured by the Qing army at any time. This time I am going to take a boat from Zhoushan to Fujian to request reinforcements for eastern Zhejiang."

Yan Yingyuan frowned. He didn't expect the situation in eastern Zhejiang to be so dangerous. He sighed: "I heard from Mr. Cheng that the Fujing court was manipulated by Zheng Zhilong. Your Majesty was determined to act, but he was constrained by Zheng Zhilong everywhere. Now the King of Lu is in danger, and Your Majesty is hard to do. What should you do!"

At the moment of crisis in eastern Zhejiang, there are also internal problems in the Longwu court in Fujian, which makes everyone feel depressed.

Zhao Ming pondered for a while and suddenly said, "Now in this world, there is a scattered sand. To fight against Jiannu, one can only unite and not fight on its own. To do this, one must rebuild the central government and unify the Qing Dynasty! Now Emperor Longwu is a big banner for rebuilding the central government. I have convinced His Highness King Lu that surrendering to Emperor Longwu can increase the emperor's prestige. If another group of benevolent and ambitious people go to Fujing and become the emperor's team, perhaps they can balance Zheng Zhilong and the emperor can do something."

Zhao Ming was originally not sure of persuading Longwu to accept the surrender of King Lu and to appoint King Lu as the crown prince, but now he is confident.

Longwu was constrained by Zheng Zhilong in Fujing, so he must have wanted to get rid of Zheng Zhilong's control. Longwu himself has no team and can only rely on other forces to check and balance Zheng Zhilong.

If King Lu becomes the crown prince of Longwu dynasty, Zhejiang East will become a supporter of Longwu, and Longwu will have the power he can use.

This will increase the authority of Longwu. Only by increasing the authority of Longwu can we gradually rebuild the central authority, integrate all forces, and unite against the Qing Dynasty under the banner of Longwu.

Yan Yingyuan and others were surprised when they heard Zhao Ming's words, "Boan actually convinced His Highness King Lu!"

Zhao Ming nodded, "This time I went to Fujian, it was appointed by His Highness King Lu." As he said that, Zhao Ming looked at Yan Yingyuan and suddenly suggested: "Mr. Yan is willing to go with me. Let's go to Fujian together. With the talent of Yan, the emperor will definitely be able to reuse it!"

Yan Yingyuan was slightly stunned and his eyes lit up. He had nothing to do on Jintang Island, and he was very depressed. He had been waiting for the appointment of the court, but after waiting for more than two months, there was no news, which made him very disappointed.

Seeing this, Zhao Ming continued, "The emperor was surrounded by Zheng Zhilong. Without loyal and righteous ministers like Yan Gong, if Yan Gong goes there, the emperor will definitely get a great help!"

Yan Yingyuan pondered for a while. He actually wanted to have some achievements in his heart and have the opportunity to display his talents and abilities.

"Okay!" Yan Yingyuan said seriously: "Your Majesty is isolated and helpless in the court. He just needs the help of our ministers. I am willing to go with Bo'an."

Yan Yingyuan has a high prestige among the people of Jiangyin and likes to take over power. Zhao Ming wants to manage Jintang Island and turn Jintang Island into his own territory, and he will inevitably conflict with Yan Yingyuan. Therefore, Zhao Ming suggested that Yan Yingyuan go to Fujian.

Yan Yingyuan had no warlord heart and never thought of running an old nest. Therefore, he felt a little depressed on the island and could not show his ambitions. He had long wanted to enter the court, so he agreed with Zhao Ming's opinion.

Seeing this, Zhao Ming was overjoyed and said, "In this way, we will set out for Fujian tomorrow!"
Chapter completed!