I only heard Zheng Zhibao tell Zheng Zhilong: "Tokugawa Iemitsu has gathered another 100,000 Japanese troops and collected about 2,000 naval warships. I was almost ready to assemble before I left Edo, and now I guess I'm in the waters of Kyushu......"

This...... When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he couldn't help but be a little stunned, it seems that the Tokugawa family is going to fight for their lives?

He commented in his heart, and listened to Zheng Zhibao continue to say: "The commander of the general this time is the old man of the Japanese State, Yi Naoxiao......"

"What, Naotaka Ii?" When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised and said, "He's out of the mountain?" ”

The reason why he was so surprised was because this Naotaka Ii was not an ordinary person.

This Jing Yi Naotaka was born in the Warring States period of the Wa Kingdom, and his father was the famous Warring States general Jing Yi Naomasa. He inherited the most elite Red Reserve troops under his command, and held Tokugawa Ieyasu's thigh in the early days of the Tokugawa shogunate and made several great achievements, and he was also the main figure who made Toyotomi Hideyoshi cut off his children and grandchildren.

From Tokugawa Ieyasu to the current Tokugawa Iemitsu period, it can be said that he was the patriarch of the three dynasties of the Edo shogunate. It is also the auxiliary minister of the Tokugawa Iemitsu era today, because of him, the shogunate has the official position of the elder, and the old middle of Matsudaira Nobutsuna is under him. During the Iemitsu period, Ii Naotaka received 350,000 koku, which was the only one among the important ministers of the shogunate.

When Tokugawa Iemitsu wanted to plot against North Korea before, this Ii Naotaka was against it.

In the original history, during the Southern Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong asked Tokugawa Iemitsu for help and asked the Japanese to send troops, Tokugawa Iemitsu and his uncle Tokugawa Yorinobu both supported the dispatch of troops, and Ii Naotaka resolutely opposed the dispatch of troops because he experienced the history of Tokugawa Ieyasu snatching Toyotomi Hideyoshi's dominance, and in the end, Tokugawa Iemitsu compromised.

However, this time, Korea became a borderless land, and it was at the doorstep of the Japanese state, and in the end, an ally of Jianyu was sent to the door, so that Naotaka Ii, who also opposed the sending of troops, did not play a historical role. In the end, Tokugawa Iemitsu left him out in the cold, reused the old middle Matsudaira Nobutsuna, and resolutely sent troops.

In the Wa country, there are also a lot of rumors about this Jing Naotaka. One of them, who is saying that Naodaka Ii is actually the illegitimate son of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Printware clan. This rumor not only corroborates this speculation from Tokugawa Ieyasu's various favoritisms towards him, but also from the comparison of appearance. Of course, as for yes or no, Zheng Zhilong will not care.

However, another thing about the morale of Jing Yi Naoxiao, if Emperor Chongzhen knew, he would be emotional. The beckoning cat, which has been widely circulated in later generations, comes from the deeds of this Ii Naomasa.

Zheng Zhilong was thinking about the morale of this Jing Yi Naotaka when he heard Zheng Zhibao say affirmatively: "Tokugawa Iemitsu went to visit a total of three times, and the third time, Jing Yi Naotaka took up the post of commander. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong was clear. The enemy he was about to face was a 100,000-strong Japanese army, a Japanese naval division with about 2,000 warships, and the commander of the army was the Japanese great old Ii Naotaka.

After thinking about this a little in his heart, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but let go of his heart. What he fears most is that he doesn't know the details of the enemy. As for the fact that there are far more water divisions in the Wa Kingdom than in the Ming Dynasty, and the commander of the unified army is still the famous Jing Yi Naoxiao, so what?

If it was still the same as before, and I was only using Geoje Island as a base to fight the enemy, I would still be a little worried. But now that it is backed by North Korea, and Li Dingguo's subordinates can rely on it, the situation is completely different.

As for Jing Yi Naoxiao, hehe, Lao Tzu is still the pirate king, who is afraid of whom!

"Big brother, I left a letter for Tokugawa Iemitsu when I left, and asked him to open it personally, if he saw it, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood." After Zheng Zhibao finished his official business, he called the eldest brother and said, "But in this way, he will definitely be able to guess that the eldest brother is still in charge on the side of the Daming Water Master." Big brother thinks, does this have an impact? ”

Zheng Zhilong listened, and after thinking about it for a while, he comforted his fifth brother and said, "It's okay, the emperor was worried that the Japanese side would guess it, so he asked you to evacuate in advance." Anyway, if the Wa Kingdom guessed it, he guessed it, and I would like to see how much he would attach it to the Wa Kingdom knowing that it was me who was in charge of the Great Ming Water Division? ”

When Zheng Zhibao heard this, he was relieved, and immediately said happily: "Big brother, you don't know, the letter I kept will definitely make that little man from Tokugawa Iemitsu vomit blood, and maybe it will also toss their officialdom, it is best to make him deviate from morality, in this way, I can also be regarded as using what I learned when I was in Beijing before, when I was in Beijing, the commander of Jinyiwei and the commander of Master Li, I have put what I have learned into practice!" ”

"Oh?" As soon as Zheng Zhilong heard this, he wanted to ask what Li Ruolian had taught him at the beginning, but when he looked back, he went to inquire about the internal affairs of Jinyiwei, which seemed to be beyond his scope of authority, which could not be done. So, he immediately changed his tone and said, "Okay, Commander Li is His Majesty's confidant, you must be obedient and serve the court well, do you know?" ”

"This is nature, you don't know, where am I ...... letter?"

Just when Zheng Zhibao showed off to his brother how angry he was with Tokugawa Iemitsu, Emperor Chongzhen, who was far away in the Ming Dynasty, had already had a clear understanding of the situation of the war between Korea and the Japanese through the first-class eavesdropping seeds on their brothers and the first-class eavesdropping seeds on Li Dingguo.

For Li Dingguo and Lu Dasuo's more than 10,000 troops, in the end, the Japanese army in Korea was wiped out without much effort, to be honest, Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised. I didn't expect that in addition to myself, the commander who won a hundred battles, other generals fought wars, which was actually good? In this way, at least for the time being, I can not go to the Korean battlefield!

Then as a bystander, he carefully analyzed the situation on the Korean side, and Emperor Chongzhen felt that the northern part of Korea could suspend its operation, and the southern part of Korea, as a base for the war against the Japanese state, could not be deserted as it is now, at least the Seoul Plain or something, all the replanting of grain, can alleviate a large part of the logistical pressure.

Moreover, judging from the news brought back by Zheng Zhibao, the thief of the Wa Kingdom Tokugawa Iemitsu is not dead, and he is desperately trying to continue to increase his troops. In this way, I am afraid that Zheng Zhilong and Li Dingguo will be under too much pressure.

Thinking so, after weighing the possible logistical pressure, Emperor Chongzhen immediately gave Lu Xiang an order, asking him to lead his troops forward and go to the south of Korea to deal with possible changes in the war situation. As for the food needed by the army, Jeju Island can supply one or two. In addition, a batch of winter clothes and grain shipped from Beijing has also been sent out through the port of Tianjin, which should be able to catch up with the imperial army in southern Korea for the winter.

This will eventually reach Liaodong with a flying pigeon, so that the speed can be reached the fastest. Maybe Lu Xiangsheng led the troops south, and he could still join in the fun. After all, there was no more fighting along the way, and it was a cavalry army, advancing rapidly.

After finishing this matter, Emperor Chongzhen issued another decree to recruit Zheng Sen, who had been studying as the prince, that is, Zheng Chenggong, who was named by him.

When Zheng Chenggong greeted him, Emperor Chongzhen looked at it carefully. At this time, Zheng Chenggong was twenty-one years old, which was the age when the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers.

Emperor Chongzhen was generally satisfied with this, so after Zheng Chenggong finished his salute, he smiled and said, "I heard that you prefer to lead troops to fight?" ”

Originally, Zheng Chenggong received the order to be interviewed, and he was guessing in his heart, could it be that he was compared to Song Shihui, the eldest son of Song Yingxing, in his study of natural knowledge in the prince's accompaniment, and the emperor knew, right?

Therefore, after listening to Emperor Chongzhen's question, his face suddenly turned red, and he felt that this was really the case, and hurriedly replied: "My subordinates have been exposed to it since I was a child, and I have heard more about the sea and the sea, and I heard that the Daming Naval Division will be of great use in the future, so my subordinates are indeed more interested in maritime affairs!" ”

He is the prince's accompaniment, and he is Zheng Zhilong's eldest son, so he has a hundred households in Yin Jinyi. Of course, this brocade cloth guard is actually just a salary, which is a reward for the emperor's children of meritorious civil and military ministers. Therefore, claiming to be a subordinate can also be compromised, after all, Jinyiwei is a pro-army directly under the emperor.

And what he said about the fact that the Daming Sailor will be more useful in the future not only comes from Zheng Zhilong's training to him, but also the speculation caused by Emperor Chongzhen's last military parade that he put the Sailor in the finale position.

At this time, Zheng Chenggong faced Emperor Chongzhen and did not dare to deny it, so he answered truthfully.

In his opinion, Emperor Chongzhen paid great attention to the study of natural knowledge, and even praised the prince, so that the prince was "not doing his job" and had been engaged in the study of natural knowledge. And he is so different, vaguely expressing that he doesn't want to learn, and he is likely to attract the emperor's reprimand, so that he can study hard or something.

But who knows, when Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he smiled slightly and said: "Everyone has their own ambitions, and I will not be reluctant." But if you like it, do what you like! ”

Hearing this, Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but be overjoyed. But before he could say anything, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say to him again: "Your father has made great contributions to the war against the Japanese, and I have been thinking that your family's talent at sea cannot be buried. In this case, how about I send you to serve as a guerrilla in coastal defense in the Fujian Naval Division? ”

The reason for this arrangement, Emperor Chongzhen actually had several considerations.

First, in this era, there is no military academy, and the ability to lead the army to fight is mostly passed down from generation to generation. And this is also one of the reasons why Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that military households are hereditary and military generals are hereditary. It cannot be denied that Zheng Zhilong is a master of naval warfare, and his son has been exposed to it since he was a child, and he will definitely know more about naval warfare than other ordinary people.

Second, the Fujian Navy Division is official, but it is actually the Zheng family's fleet. If the generals of the faction are in charge, it is not particularly safe. And sending Zheng Chenggong to the past, there will be no twists and turns. For the imperial court, or for Emperor Chongzhen, Zheng Chenggong was cultivated in Beijing when he was a teenager, and his loyalty to the imperial court must be greater than that of other Zheng family children. For him, it is also advantageous.

Third, the promotion of Zheng Chenggong to take charge of the Fujian Navy can be regarded as a reward for Zheng Zhilong's military merits, as well as the Zheng family's continuous purchase of grain from Nanyang to support the imperial court.

Of course, these are temporary measures, and after things on the mainland are almost straightened out, no matter which sailor it is, it must be absolutely in the hands of the imperial court. It is an inevitable move to open an armed forces hall and train military personnel.

Zheng Chenggong naturally didn't know these things, at this time, when he heard Emperor Chongzhen's words, he was suddenly very surprised, and raised his head in disbelief, looking at Emperor Chongzhen's face, full of surprise.

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