In November of the second year of Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty, three holy decrees were successively forwarded from the palace to various places.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said, the introduction of new species, the blessing of the people of the world, Zheng Zhilong for the Ming Dynasty to introduce new species of meritorious, should be rewarded, now Zheng Zhilong is hereditary An Guogong, the Zheng family of 37 people limited to move to Nanjing within half a month!"

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, because of this, Zheng Zhilong, the Duke of Anguo, should enjoy his old age, and it is not appropriate to lead the post of commander of the Nanyang Naval Division, and the Nanyang Naval Division will be merged into the Ming Navy sequence from today, in order to protect the Ming Thousands of Miles of Maritime Frontier, the Ming Navy is divided into the East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea Fleet, the naval admiral Shen Jingchao leads the East China Sea Fleet, and the mighty Bo Zheng Sen leads the South China Sea Fleet!"

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, the Ming radiation of the four seas, in order to highlight the Ming Dynasty, from today, the Ming Dynasty canceled the sea ban, all the people can go to the sea to fish and do business, coastal counties and towns set up customs, coordinate maritime trade!"

There is no doubt that Zhu Ci started the matter of settling the Zheng family and lifting the sea ban.

The reason why Zheng Zhilong was named An Guogong was Zhu Ci's promise to Zheng Sen, he would not treat the Zheng family badly, and there was a hereditary position of the prince, if the Zheng family kept to themselves, future generations could enjoy wealth without worrying about food and clothing.

An Guogong's title carries an "An", that is, Zheng Zhilong wants to keep to himself, of course, this depends on Zheng Zhilong's final choice, if Zheng Zhilong is reluctant to use the Zheng family sailor to exchange, it will be another situation, although Zhu Ciji does not want to use strong, but he is not afraid to use strong!

"Li Aiqing, with the holy decree sent to Quanzhou, in order to deter the Zheng family, send the dispatch order to the Fourth Army in Fuzhou!" Zhu Ci staggered and looked at Li Yan with a smile, since Li Yan became the secretary of the military department, in order not to make it difficult for Li Yan, Zhu Ci rarely issued his own orders, and he asked Li Yan to arrange this kind of thing.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Yan nodded.

In fact, how to solve the affairs of the Zheng family, Zhu Ciji had discussed with Li Yan in advance.

"Your Majesty, the news from Taiwan has also come out, in recent days, there will be a Dutch fleet going to Taiwan, the specific time is not known, but the news is confirmed, and the navy is also preparing to act!" Li Yan said.

Finding a way to deter the Zheng family and make the Zheng family compromise under pressure while the holy decree was promulgated, which was a plan that Zhu Cicheng had drawn up with Li Yan a long time ago, not only to send a Ying Long army to coerce from the land, but also to attack the Dutch who were illegally entrenched in Taiwan at sea.

The Dutch claim to have the most powerful maritime power in the world at present, and more than ten years ago, when the Ming Dynasty had no time to take care of it, they illegally occupied Taiwan and enslaved the people of the Ming Dynasty in Taiwan.

The Zheng family has often played against the Dutch over the years, and although there are more wins and fewer defeats, the Dutch are undoubtedly the Zheng family's biggest opponents.

Zhu Ciji and Li Yan planned to send a navy to deter the Zheng family from the sea, of course, it will not be directly aimed at the Zheng family, but directly against the Dutch, and while deterring the Zheng family, they must also deter the Dutch!

"In that case, let's also dispatch the navy, tell Shen Jingchao, let him give me a good fight, beat the Dutch to death, if you disappoint me, I will not take him lightly!" Zhu Ciji's eyes flashed, and he said with a smile.

"Yes!" Li Yan also smiled and respectfully withdrew!

"Drive!"

Two of the three holy decrees were sent to Quanzhou, and the two fast horses, under the protection of dozens of guards, will rush to Quanzhou with the two holy decrees to read!

The holy decree has not yet reached Quanzhou, not to mention how the Zheng family in Quanzhou will react, first of all, it caused the shock of the people of Nanjing City and the shock of the civil and military officials.

"Your Majesty, this is going to deal with Zheng Zhilong!"

The matter is so clear that the officials don't have to guess to know what happened.

"Lord Shoufu, do you say that the emperor is too generous, the position of Duke An Guo, or hereditary, just to really subdue Zheng Zhilong's recklessness?" An official asked Qian Qianyi jealously.

It's no wonder why this official is jealous, although Zheng Zhilong dominates the South Seas and has strong sea power, but in front of this group of court officials, he is still a grass coward, how can he be worthy of the position of the national duke, not to mention a hereditary national duke, there are not many in the entire Ming Dynasty so far, they will naturally not be convinced.

"There is also the matter of the sea ban, the stakes are very high, and the emperor's holy decree has been canceled, and Lord Shoufu should summon us to ask the emperor about it!" The official demanded.

In fact, it is not only jealousy of Zheng Zhilong, but more importantly, the sea ban!

To say that the Ming Dynasty's sea ban is now in name only, and the restriction is only to restrict the court itself, many officials secretly have profited from the sea ban in name only, once the court completely cancels the sea ban, then there is any smuggling, they will lose this benefit, and naturally want to oppose it.

Qian Qianyi glanced at the official, and he knew very well what the official was thinking.

Qian Qianyi shook his head and said with a light smile: "The matter of sealing Zheng Zhilong as the Duke of Anguo, the emperor has already discussed with the cabinet in advance, Zheng Zhilong introduced new species for the Ming Dynasty, and the people benefited, and the credit is indeed not for us to follow the emperor's resolution, as for the sea ban decades ago, it was canceled during the period of Emperor Muzong, and it was also canceled during the period of Emperor Wanli, and the Ming Dynasty has been established for nearly three hundred years, and the sea ban has been opened and canceled no less than ten times, which is not a big deal, the emperor wants to cancel the sea ban, and it is inconvenient for us to stop it!" ”

I won't talk about Zheng Zhilong's affairs, people with a little discerning eyes know what the emperor wants to do, although it is a little uncomfortable that Zheng Zhilong can get the position of a hereditary prince, but with Zhu Ci's prestige, insisting on this, no one dares to say anything.

As for the sea ban, as Qian Qianyi said, except for those who have interests in it, it is indeed not a big deal for people like Qian Qianyi who have no interests in it, and Qian Qianyi is even more lazy to oppose it.

This official was a little afraid to do so, but since Qian Qianyi refused like this, he couldn't continue to talk about it, let him bring someone to the emperor himself, and he didn't have the courage to do so.

"Hey!" The official sighed, it seems that even if he is unwilling, this matter can only be done!

The order for the transfer of troops from the Ministry of War was soon issued.

At the mouth of the Yangtze River, several well-equipped gunboats of the navy set sail under the command of Shen Jingchao, and the target was the waters of Taiwan, and a possible naval battle was about to break out.

In Fuzhou, the Fourth Army received the order, and it also quickly moved forward and went straight to Quanzhou!

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