Zheng Zhilong said that there is no money and no food, no one will believe it, Emperor Longwu and Wang Yan and others heard it, and they couldn't help but feel angry in their hearts, but Zheng Zhilong is the governor of Fujian, and he has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Fujian, and the court is in Fujing, but he can't tear his face with it.

If it is boiling today because of the shaving order, it is a good time to recover the rivers and mountains, Emperor Longwu has the ambition of Zhongxing, so he is naturally unwilling to give up easily, and Zheng Zhilong said angrily: "Old Shiqing, I have two pains in my heart, one is that the Ming Dynasty has entered its twilight years since the founding of the country for 276 years, the government is corrupt, the people's hearts are scattered, and the country is in turmoil. Moreover, half of the country was lost, both of them fell, the people fell into the hands of the northern captives, their hair was shaved and reformed, and they were no longer clothed in China. ”

The emperor's words made Wang Yan and others moved, and he felt the same way for the current situation in the Ming Dynasty, and had the intention to calm the Hu Lu for the king and recover the rivers and mountains, but he was helplessly constrained by many constraints, and the strength in his hands was insufficient, so he felt sad and helpless.

At this time, Emperor Longwu had already gotten up and walked down the treasure, came to Zheng Zhilong, and then said: "Old Shiqing, it is Qing who welcomes me into Fujian and supports me as the emperor with all the Qing, but if the country cannot be recovered, what is the use of Lao Shiqing supporting me as the emperor?" ”

Emperor Longwu's words were sincere, this was no longer the attitude that a king should have towards his courtiers, but with the intention of asking for each other, he asked Zheng Zhilong to support the imperial court to send troops to the Northern Expedition and recover the rivers and mountains.

"Defend Fujian!" Zheng Zhilong listened, but was unmoved, and replied coldly.

Zheng Zhilong's words made Emperor Longwu understand that the purpose of the Zheng family to support him as emperor may really be just to "defend Fujian" and protect his Zheng family's foundation, rather than to help him restore the rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty.

At a time when the country was in turmoil and Hu Lu was invading, the ministers who held great power did not have the same heart as the king, which made Emperor Longwu's face suddenly depressed.

The lord humiliated his ministers to death, and Wang Yan was also furious when he heard Zheng Zhilong's words, but he knew that it was useless to turn his face with the Zheng family at this time, so he held back his anger and said: "Dingyu Hou, there is only one Fujian in your heart?" ”

"Your Majesty!" Zheng Zhilongguan Wang Yan and other courtiers were all angry, he didn't want the relationship to deteriorate completely, so he thought of a good rhetoric, bowed his hand to the emperor slightly, and said: "Let's not say anything first, Fujian has no money and no food, and the minister thinks that Fujian is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side, so it is suitable to defend a place that is not suitable for attacking." When the army went out to fight in Fujian, it lost its geographical advantage, and it was afraid that it would not be able to win, but it was taken by the Qing army to invade Fujian! The minister thought that the top priority was to keep Fujian, exterminate the sea raiders, expand maritime trade, and accumulate enough money and food to compete with the Qing army! ”

Emperor Longwu had already walked back to Dabao and sat down at this time, his face was dejected, and he heard Zheng Zhilong's words, but he didn't reply.

Wang Yan heard Zheng Zhilong's strong argument, but said angrily: "Looking at the history, has the Marquis of Dingyu ever heard that he lost the Central Plains, lost the south of the Yangtze River, and defended Fujian but was not enterprising, can he coexist with the Northern Dynasties?" If I don't call this God-given opportunity to recover the southeast half of the wall, wait for the north to pacify the Jiangnan righteous teachers, and slaughter the people with lofty ideals loyal to the Ming Dynasty, with the manpower and material resources of the north and the south of the Yangtze River, how can I resist? Today, there is a solid Xianxia Pass in Fujian, as long as the division is left to guard, the captives will not want to enter Fujian easily, I will fight in Fujian with a large army, why not? ”

Facing Wang Yan's questioning, Zheng Zhilong's face couldn't help but change for a while, no money and no food, just his excuse. In the current situation, he should have taken the opportunity to go on the Northern Expedition, but he just didn't want Wang Yan to get credit for this, so he completely suppressed him in the court, thus hindering his plan to blackmail the Son of Heaven to order the princes, so he found an excuse to block it. In terms of reasoning, Zheng Zhilong naturally couldn't argue with Wang Yan, so he suddenly ran out of words.

"Hmph~" Zheng Zhilong's face was a little embarrassed, and he couldn't help waving his sleeves and snorting coldly, and then he turned around and walked out of the hall directly in front of everyone.

Emperor Longwu and Wang Yan and other ministers were stunned when they saw this, and Zheng Sen, who was standing on the side, was also shocked when he saw Zheng Zhilong go out directly like this, he hurriedly came out and saluted Emperor Longwu to confess his guilt, and then hurriedly withdrew from the hall and went to chase Zheng Zhilong to persuade him.

On the main hall, leaving Longwu and Wang Yan who looked at each other, the ministers and scholar Huang Daozhou said angrily: "Zheng Zhi Longmu has no father, arrogant and domineering, compared to the four towns, it is better than it!" ”

When Emperor Longwu heard his words, he felt helpless and said: "Now the imperial court is in Fujing, Zheng Zhilong controls more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in Fujian, and his brother has been running Fujian for many years, and his power is deep-rooted, but the imperial court is alone. ”

Wang Yan's words made Zheng Zhilong exhausted and left the palace in shame, which completely angered Zheng Zhilong, but he did not regret it at this time, but felt a little lucky, he could see Zheng Zhilong's true face.

Since the anti-Qing Dynasty, Wang Yan always thought that all the ministers in the court were like him, with a pure heart and a heart for the country, but in fact, it was the military generals who had their own calculations, and the ministers also had their own careful thoughts, even if they were all loyal to the country, they also parted ways and even attacked each other because of their different ideas and ideas.

So many things, or experiences, or what he has seen and heard, made Wang Yan's mind gradually mature, and he no longer wants to rely on others, but hopes that he can control power, so as to realize his desire to resist the Qing Dynasty and serve the country.

Wang Yan's Northern Expedition strategy has been unable to be realized with Zheng Zhilong's opposition, which makes the emperor and him very unwilling, but he understands that Zheng Zhilong's words about no money and no food are all lies and shirking, and he has no intention of helping the imperial court recover the rivers and mountains, and only wants to preserve and consolidate the foundation of the Zheng family, and he completely gave up the idea of relying on Zheng Zhilong.

At this time, Emperor Longwu had no intention of talking about it again, so he asked many ministers to retreat first, but Wang Yan walked behind and finally stayed quietly.

In the main hall, Emperor Longwu did not leave, he saw Wang Yan go and returned, and said with a smile: "Zheng Clan, I know that the Qing family must still have a strategy to teach me, so I am waiting!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Wang Yan saluted Long Wu, and then said hatefully: "Zheng Zhilong is no different from the four towns, they are all warlords, they regard Fujian as their Zheng family's private property, and they only want to obtain benefits from the imperial court, but they are not loyal to the imperial court. In the long run, it will be a disaster for the country, and the minister thinks that it should be a plan! ”

When Emperor Longwu heard Wang Yan's words, his face couldn't help but sink, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Zheng Zhilong has been operating Fujian for many years, his brother Zheng Zhibao and his nephew Zheng Cai are all in control of one side, except for Zheng Zhilong, who can calm the whole of Fujian, if it causes civil strife, it will be inappropriate, and the Qing family's words need to be discussed again!" ”

When Wang Yan heard the emperor's words, he knew that he had misunderstood what he meant, so he explained: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that the Zheng clan is powerful, and his clan lives in Anping City, which is a fortified city built by the Zheng clan itself, and it cannot be broken unless it is besieged by tens of thousands of troops for several months, so the minister will naturally not act rashly. The strategy that the minister wants to do is to divide and disintegrate, and slowly figure it out! ”

When Emperor Longwu heard this, he couldn't help but look slightly embarrassed, "What is the policy of the Qing family, I should listen to you!" ”

Wang Yan saluted and said: "Although the minister is domineering today, his son Zheng Sen is indeed as His Majesty said, his heart is to the court, His Majesty can recruit him into the court, treat him as a high-ranking official, Zheng Sen must be loyal to Your Majesty, so you can divide the Zheng family's momentum!" Secondly, Zheng Zhilong rejected His Majesty's intention to go on the Northern Expedition and was unwilling to send troops out of Fujian, so His Majesty ordered Zheng Cai to lead his troops to live in Quanzhou, and Zheng Zhibao and Wu Yi Boshi Tianfu guarded Xianxia Pass to divide his army, and then submitted to the strength of Fujing and could fight against Zheng, so that the court had the right to speak. His Majesty will then work with the ministers to persuade Zheng Sen, and then take back part of the power of the sea tax with great righteousness, and the court should be able to re-establish its authority and not be constrained by the Zheng family. ”

"Good!" After listening to this, Emperor Longwu felt that it was very feasible, and praised it: "The words of the Qing family are really good strategies!" ”

"Your Majesty can accept the words of the ministers, and the Ming Dynasty will prosper!" Wang Yan added: "The minister's policy will definitely make Zheng Zhilong dissatisfied, and His Majesty must also add his title to calm his heart!" ”

"The words of the Qing family are reasonable, I will add Zheng Zhilong as the Duke of Pingguo!" Emperor Longwu smiled and said to Wang Yan: "The Qing family first had the merit of saving the driver in Lishui, and then supported the prison country in Wenzhou. ”

When Wang Yan heard this, he immediately bowed and said: "Thank you for your majesty's kindness, but the minister can't accept the position of the prince." The ministers looked at Zheng Zhilong, as if they regarded the ministers as the fierce rivals of the court, His Majesty added him as the Duke of the State, and added the ministers as the Duke of the Kingdom, and the ministers were afraid that his heart would be filthy, so that the situation of the court would change again, so he was willing to ask His Majesty to withdraw the reward! ”

When Long Wu heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, personally helped Wang Yan, and praised: "The Qing family is really a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

At that moment, the two monarchs and ministers, after discussing for a while, Wang Yan got up and left the palace and returned to the military camp outside the city, and Emperor Longwu immediately followed Wang Yan's policy and ordered the chamberlain to write down the edict, stamp it with a big seal, and send it to Zheng Zhilong's mansion.

Zheng Zhilong had just left the palace for only half a day, and the decree was said, and the inner servant asked him to prepare an incense case so that he could read out the holy decree, but he did not do it immediately, but asked the inner servant about the content of the will, and then learned that it was the will of the prince of the country, so that people prepared and took the holy decree.

Zheng Zhibao saw that Zheng Zhilong was named the Duke of the Kingdom, and immediately smiled: "The eldest brother just left the palace and gave the emperor a little color, and the emperor immediately crowned the eldest brother as the Duke of Pingguo, which shows that the emperor still has to rely on our Zheng family!" ”

"Hmph~" When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he couldn't help sneering slightly, "The emperor is just a pawn of my Zheng family, and he naturally has to rely on our Zheng family." Today, I will first be crowned as the prince of the country, and in the future, I will also be the leopard brother to have a marquis, so that my Zheng family is full of princes, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition! However, Wang Shiheng is a very hateful person, he has been in Fujing for a long time, but it is a big obstacle for my Zheng family to control the court situation, I must think of getting rid of it, even if I can't kill it, I must drive it out of Fujian, otherwise he has more than 25,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Fujing, which really makes it difficult for me to sleep and eat! ”

"Fujian is my Zheng family's Fujian, and suddenly there are more than 20,000 Wang Shiheng, and my brother is also very uncomfortable in his heart, very uneasy! It's better to let my brother go out and give him a little color to see, so that he can get out of Fujian as soon as possible! Zheng Zhibao said ruthlessly.

Thanks to Danshui Ranger, shyion for the tip.