Since the death of Longwu and Zhao Ming became regent, Zheng Chenggong has not been involved in the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty.In the Jinling Spring Formation, Zhao Ming defeated Longwu, Zhao Ming seized the power of the Ming Dynasty, and Zheng Chenggong, who was the defeated party, was taken away from the fiefdom of Fujian and transferred to Borneo to establish a domain.After that, Zhao Ming's Northern Expedition and the Yanping Water Army were recruited, and Zheng Chenggong sent troops once, and he never led the army to Daming since then.When Zhu Yihai and Zhu Yulu were involved in the Nanjing Incident, they actually sent a letter to woo Zheng Chenggong, but Zheng Chenggong did not express his position.At that time, Yan Yingyuan tried to persuade Zheng Chenggong to counterattack the mainland and raise troops in response, but Zheng Chenggong also refused.The two finally quarreled, Yan Yingyuan resigned from all positions in the Yanping Domain and went to Nanjing alone, but Zheng Chenggong did not report to Zhao Mingyu, and also protected Yan Yingyuan's family, and his son also took Yan Yingyuan's daughter as his wife.Zhao Ming actually knew all this, but for the sake of Zheng Chenggong not supporting Zhu Yihai and Zhu Yulu, he turned a blind eye.In recent years, Zhao Ming has been busy unifying the Ming Dynasty, while Zheng Chenggong has bitten the Netherlands, and not long ago, he has beaten Malacca.Now the Han Kingdom has become a small overlord of the East China Sea, and the Yanping Domain is a veritable small overlord of the South Seas.At this time, Zhao Ming and the others looked at the river, searched for the huge three-masted gunboat, and docked on the edge of the dock.The sergeant on the dock hurriedly stepped forward to help fix the gunboat.After a while, the boat lowered the board, and Zheng Chenggong, dressed in the costume of a county king, got off the boat.Behind Zhao Ming, the musicians arranged by the Ministry of Rites immediately played music.Zheng Chenggong saw Zhao Ming, hurriedly stepped forward, and saluted, "How dare the minister greet the regent." ”Zhao Ming held him up and smiled: "Da Mu!
It's been a long time since we've seen each other!
”Looking at Zheng Chenggong, who had a beard, he had become a greasy middle-aged man, Zhao Ming punched him in the chest, and sighed in his heart, "There is a lot of humidity over there in Nanyang, you have to pay attention to your body!"
”In history, Zheng Chenggong died young, and Zhao Ming couldn't figure out what year it was, so he could only remind him, and he still felt a little sad in his heart.After all, after twenty years of fighting, his opponents, such as Duoduo, Dolgon, and Azig, have already been grounded, and Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou, and Sun Kewang have been driven to the Western Regions.His friends on his side, Zhu Yihai and Zhu Yujian turned against each other and were killed by themselves, and some old acquaintances, such as Li Chengdong and Zheng Chenggong, were squeezed overseas by him, and former acquaintances are rare.This makes Zhao Ming sometimes feel lonely and feel a little sad.Zheng Chenggong listened to Zhao Ming's words, but thought that Zhao Ming had something in his words, so he said: "The regent has a lot of opportunities, and there are too many things to worry about, so you have to pay attention to your body!"
”Zhao Ming was slightly stunned, how could he sound as if he was looking forward to his early death.Alas!
There is no going back to the past.Chen Mingxia hurriedly said: "Regent, His Royal Highness the King of Yanping, the city has already prepared a reception banquet, and if you continue to greet you, the wine and food should be cold!"
”When Zhao Ming heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "King Yanping has worked hard all the way, let's go into the city." ”At that moment, a group of people rode horses, blowing and beating behind them, and entered the city of Nanjing under the welcome of the people on both sides.That night, Zhao Ming set up a sumptuous banquet in the regent's mansion to welcome Zheng Chenggong and Yang Wencong.After the feast, the three of them moved to the study, Zhao Ming let the maid serve tea, and then said: "The widow summoned the two to Beijing this time for the sake of Japan.The widow was ready to integrate East Asia and demanded that Japan fully open its market and join the new tributary system, but the Tokugawa family insisted on closing the country.Therefore, the widow wants to support the new general and replace him, does the two think it is feasible?
”The letter sent by the Tokugawa family, after Zhao Ming read it, he felt that it was still very reasonable.Japan and the Ming Dynasty are separated by the sea, sending troops to conscript, not to mention the cost of money and food, in case of failure, it will also damage the face of the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, Zhao Ming decided to solve the Japanese problem by supporting the pro-Ming government to come to power in a relatively low-cost way.Zheng Chenggong and Yang Wencong had already known the purpose of Zhao Ming's summons, and they basically didn't drink at the banquet, so they had already gone through what they knew in their hearts.Zheng Chenggong said: "It has been more than 50 years since the end of Japan's Warring States period, and the Tokugawa family has never completed the real unification, so it is not difficult for the regent to find a force to support. ”Zhao Ming couldn't help asking: "What forces can you choose?"
”Zheng Chenggong said: "In addition to the pro-feudal and universal daimyos, many foreign daimyos can try to win over.Among them, such as the Maeda family of the Kaga domain, the Shimazu family of the Satsuma domain, the Date family of the Sendai domain, and the Uesugi family, can all be co-opted. ”Zhao Ming actually didn't know much about the situation in Japan, and what he knew was Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, so he said: "King Yanping will talk about it specifically!"
”Zheng Chenggong explained, "Most of these daimyo were forced to submit to the Tokugawa family after the Battle of Sekigahara.Like the Uesugi family, which was originally a daimyo of more than one million koku, after the Battle of Sekigahara, it was taken away from its fief, and only a fief of more than 200,000 koku remained.Shimazu and Maeda also suffered huge losses, and these foreign daimyo were not reconciled to the defeat of the year, and the Tokugawa family was not worried about them, so they were often restrained, and there were always contradictions between the two sides.If the regent wants to support a new shogun, he can choose from among them. ”At this time, Yang Wencong added: "Among these external daimyos, the Date family of Mutsu is an exception.At the time of the Battle of Sekigahara, they sided with the Tokugawa River, and in the later Battle of Osaka, they were still in the vanguard.However, Date Masamune, the first lord of the Mutsu domain, was an ambitious man, and often lamented that he was born at the wrong time, and if he had been born 20 years earlier, it might not have been the Tokugawa family who would have unified Japan.Under the influence of his ancestral domain, the Yin family can be wooed, but it is not appropriate to invest too much, after all, they have a good relationship with the Tokugawa family. ”Zhao Ming shook his head when he heard the words and asked, "The two of you think that the widow should support who is the new general!"
”Zheng Chenggong said: "Shimazu!
”Yang Wencong said: "The Uesugi family, the Uesugi family is quite faithful, and its ancestors can be called Song Xianggong in the Warring States Period of Japan, and the ministers think it is appropriate to support the Uesugi family!"
”Zhao Ming saw that the two of them disagreed, so he immediately smiled, "Okay, let's not mention this first!"
The two of them thought that in addition to supporting the new general, what else should they pay attention to in taming Japan?
”Zheng Chenggong thought for a while, and said in a deep voice: "The minister thinks that in order to tame Japan, in addition to supporting the new general of the pro-Ming Dynasty, there is another thing that must be done. ”Zhao Ming became interested and couldn't help asking, "What's the matter?"
”Zheng Chenggong said: "Abolish the Japanese emperor, if the emperor is not abolished, Japan will not really submit to the Ming Dynasty, and it will not really integrate into China!"
”Zhao Minghu's body was shocked, "What King Yanping said is reasonable!"
”Yang Wencong frowned and said, "Regent, I'm afraid this is very difficult, and it is easy to provoke fierce resistance!"
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