Although Li Dan and the others left, Zheng Yiguan did not leave, and as the only interpreter in the envoy group who knew Dutch, he was left by Sun Yueling to listen to it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After sending Li Dan and Yan Ke away, Lu Wenheng saw that Sun Yueling was worried, and he was puzzled: "Lord Zhentai, you still seem to be worried in your heart, why is this?" ”

Sun Yueling sighed: "In my opinion, after Song Ke failed in this sword contest, I am afraid that he no longer has the courage to oppose our Ming Dynasty, let alone detain our envoy group. However, they will not give up easily, and in the following contacts, they will again put forward many conditions that are difficult for us to accept. ”

"These profit-seeking foreign Hongyi still dare to bargain with us?" Lu Wenheng was a little angry, and said, "Song Ke has obviously promised to win or lose by competition, and since they have already lost, they must keep their promise." Adults must not indulge them, otherwise they will think that our Ming is perfunctory, and they can do whatever they want! As an official under Confucian education, he paid great attention to words and deeds, since it was the Dutch side who came up with the method of sword competition, and the Ming Dynasty did it completely according to their method, so the Dutch were defeated, and they had to unconditionally abide by their promises.

Sun Yueling smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid that we will have to bargain with them and discuss some specific situations." ”

"What else is there to talk about." Lu Wenheng's brows furrowed even tighter, and he said, "Don't you really want to negotiate with them and agree to their unreasonable demands?" ”

Sun Yueling shook his head and said, "That's not the case. If some of the demands they put forward do not violate the fundamental interests of our Ming Dynasty, and we can accept them, then even if we accept them. However, if they make excessive demands, of course the envoy will not agree, even if Song Ke forcibly detains the envoy here, what is the envoy afraid of? ”

Lu Wenheng was surprised when he heard what he said so seriously: "According to what the adults said, will these Dutchmen really ignore their promises and put forward unconditional conditions on us again, or even embarrass us?" ”

Sun Yueling smiled, Lu Wenheng is also an old guy who has been an official for many years, how can he still be so gullible to believe in a mere promise from others, if the Dutch would really be so trustworthy, they would not have repeatedly harassed the Daming Haijiang. He said to him: "Nine times out of ten, they will do this, so in the next contact, we must unite as one, unify our voice, and we must not let them succeed." ”

Lu Wenheng nodded and said: "What my lord said is reasonable, the subordinate will order someone to pass on the message, ventilate everyone in the envoy group, and never allow anyone to resist the temptation of interests and do things that are unfavorable to my Daming." ”

……

On the third floor of the castle of Geranza, in the office of the chief of Songk.

Song Ke, who was sitting in the office chair, said coldly to the person sitting across the table: "The Ming Kingdom has already sent an envoy here, what are you still doing here?" ”

The man didn't answer the rhetorical question, and said in an unsophisticated Dutch dialect: "Sir, do you agree with the maritime trade policy of Zhu Qinxiang and Sun Yueling, and only make transactions with Daming five times in a year?" ”

Song Ke was extremely angry when he heard this, and said angrily: "If you Xu Xinsu had the ability, you would not have been driven out of Fujian by Zhu Qinxiang and Sun Yueling, what is the use of talking about this here?" "Trade with the Ming five times a year, this is simply an unacceptable thing, since the Dutch fleet came to the Southeast Ocean has never been so passive, if it is really according to this policy of the Ming Dynasty, let alone him Songke, even the fleet governor stationed in Batavia Gu En is afraid that he will also be dismissed by the board of directors of the East India Company, this is something they will never accept.

However, when things came to this point, they couldn't help but do whatever they wanted - first there was the defeat of Penghu and they had to retreat to Taiwan, and then Xu Xinsu, the representative of the mainland in the Ming Dynasty, and others were also expelled by the Ming government, and they now feel constrained and difficult to do anything.

At present, the only way to rely on is to discuss with the envoy sent by the Ming Dynasty to see if he can put forward some conditions that are beneficial to him and acceptable to the other party.

Sitting opposite Song Ke was Xu Xinsu, since he was wanted by the Ming government and escaped from Fujian, he used all means to snatch back two big ships from his own fleet, and left Quanzhou in a hurry, and since then he only dared to hide on the islands off the coast of Fujian, and did not dare to set foot in Fujian for half a step. Now, it is precisely when he learned that Zhu Qinxiang had sent an envoy to Taiwan and thought that things had taken a turn for the better, that he dared to follow him all the way in an attempt to take advantage of the situation to turn the tables.

Xu Xinsu smiled mysteriously, lowered his voice and said: "Your Excellency, I don't know anything, although he Sun Yueling drove my forces out of Fujian and vigorously supported Yan Siqi, a pirate, but what he did has aroused strong dissatisfaction with the marshal, and the marshal has written to the current emperor of the Ming Kingdom to impeach him. With the power and influence of the marshal in the court, this Sun Yueling will be dismissed and questioned sooner or later, and he will not be able to return to the previous situation when the time comes, and the cross-sea trade of the whole province of Fujian and even the entire Ming Kingdom must be the responsibility of the governor. ”

Song Ke raised his eyebrows, and said in disbelief: "Dashuai's energy is really so big?" ”

Xu Xinsu smiled and said: "The marshal is the chief military officer of Fujian, and the entire Fujian and even the Daming Sea area are all in the hands of the marshal. Sir, you can rest assured, this Sun Yueling is just a remnant of the Donglin Party who has lost power, and he won't be able to jump for long, and the chief doesn't need to take him in his eyes at all. ”

Song Ke snorted lightly and said: "What you said is easy, now that Sun Yueling, as the envoy of your Ming Kingdom, has the right to dispose of coastal trade, and one day when your commander defeats him, I am afraid that I will have been dismissed by the East India Company long ago." ”

Xu Xinsu smiled coldly and said: "Now there is a way to help the chief regain the initiative in maritime trade, but I don't know if the chief is willing to do it?" ”

"How?" Song Ke's face became solemn.

Xu Xinsu continued: "Sun Yueling and Yan Siqi colluded with each other to forcibly seize the right to operate the sea trade, which has caused dissatisfaction among officials and the military in Fujian, and everyone wishes that he would die soon. Now that he has come to Taiwan as an envoy to Taiwan, it can be said that his life and death are completely in the hands of the chief, as long as the commander moves his fingers, how can he Sun Yueling have the life to return to Fuzhou alive? ”

This was a bit sensational, and Song Ke couldn't help but be shocked when he heard it, and said, "This ...... How can this be? "He still dares to detain the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, but if he wants to execute the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, he never thought that this is not a trivial matter, and if it is not done well, it will provoke the extreme revenge of the Ming Dynasty, which is not beneficial to both sides.

Xu Xinsu's eyes showed a look of hatred, gritted his teeth and said: "Sir, this is not just the meaning of Xu, but the meaning of the marshal and the entire Fujian military. Speaking of this, he stared at Song Kedao tightly, "The marshal said that as long as Sun Yueling dies in Taiwan, no one will hold anyone accountable for this matter after the fact, and the maritime trade management rights of the Ming Dynasty will be completely decided by the captain's fleet." So although the chief let it go, the marshal promised that Da Ming would ignore it and not pursue it! ”

Song Ke still looked stunned, and said: "He, he is an envoy sent by your Ming Kingdom, if he dies in our hands, your government and army will ignore it, this is unlikely, right?" ”

Xu Xinsu's face was full of eagerness, and he persuaded again: "Sir, you don't know the internal situation of our Ming Kingdom!" The foundation of this Sun Yueling in the Ming court is nothing more than the Donglin Party, and now his big reliance on the Shandong Lin Party has lost power, and he has no influence in the court, which is one of them; Second, if Sun Yueling dies in Taiwan, the marshal will stand up for you, and the court will say that it is Sun Yueling who disrupts the maritime trade policy and undermines the current peace and stability situation, which will lead to the intensification of the contradictions between the Ming and the Netherlands, and thus be killed by you; Third, the marshal will mobilize all his forces in the court to slander Sun Yueling, and call him a clown who acts recklessly and disregards the overall situation, and what he has done is completely self-inflicted, and there is no room for sympathy. ”

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but lean forward, pressed his hands the table, and said, "So don't worry about the chief at all, as long as Sun Yueling dies in Taiwan, all other aftermath matters will be smoothed out by your own handsome, and you don't need to worry about it." ”

Hearing what he said so conclusively, Song Ke couldn't help but ponder, and only said after a while: "However, I see that this Sun Yueling is very friendly with Yan Siqi, Li Dan and other maritime merchants, you must know that these people also have some forces in Taiwan, if we forcibly kill him, I am afraid that it will cause dissatisfaction among the Han people of the Ming Kingdom in the town of Gelanza, and it is not good to cause chaos when the time comes......" After a pause, he continued, "Besides, Sun Yueling came to Taiwan this time, and also brought three warships of the Ming Kingdom, which are now docked next to Erkun Island, If the crowd is raging and the Han people rebel at that time, these three warships will take advantage of the situation to attack, and even if we can stabilize the situation, I am afraid we will have to pay a lot of price. ”

As the commander of the Taiwan fleet, Song Ke naturally had to think about things more far-reaching than Xu Xinsu thought. If it is really according to Xu Xinsu that Sun Yueling has lost power in the so-called court of the Ming Kingdom, with Yu Zhigao, a powerful marshal to support them and speak for them, he may not dare to touch Sun Yueling.

However, it was easy to move Sun Yueling, but he had to think carefully about the consequences caused by this. Judging from the current situation, Sun Yueling has a close relationship with Yan Siqi, Li Dan and others, otherwise it would be impossible for him to come to Taiwan with their merchant ships to trade with him. Yan Siqi and Li Dan's caravan can also be regarded as partners of the Dutch for many years, and they all have a lot of power in Taiwan, one in Beigang and the other in Gerancha Town, they are all among the best figures, and if they want to move Sun Yueling at this time, they have to take their reactions into account.

In case Yan Siqi and Li Dan and other Han people unite to be enemies with them, after all, they have not been in Taiwan for a long time to operate, and their foundation is not stable, if they add the local indigenous potbelly king who has been opposing them in the north, then it is really a very unfavorable thing for them to rule Taiwan, a stronghold in the Far East, and if they don't do it, they will have to abandon their efforts and return in vain, which is a situation he does not want to see and is unwilling to deal with.

Xu Xinsu seemed to have expected Song Ke to say this, and after his words fell, he smiled coldly and said: "Sir, the marshal has already taken everything into account for you, you are just worried that Yan Siqi and Li Dan and others will help Sun Yueling and stand up for Sun Yueling, and we have already thought of a way to deal with this." After that, he lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Li Dan's son Li Guozhu has long been dissatisfied with his father's denial of his rights, and wants to control the entire fleet, the marshal has ordered me to get in touch with him, promising that as long as he can contribute to the marshal, the marshal will vigorously support him, and hand over all the maritime trade routes between the Ming Kingdom and Japan to him, he has agreed with the marshal's intentions, and will imprison his father Li Dan to serve the commander!" ”

Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and said again, "As for the three warships sent by the Ming Kingdom, hehe, although the sailor garrison Wang Mengxiong is brave, he is just a fool, my sworn brother Chen Wenlian is the commander of the sailor, and he has already received the secret order of the commander, as long as the commander takes Sun Yueling in one fell swoop, he will immediately fake Sun Yueling's password and order the warship to return!" ”

After hearing him say this, Song Ke's mind couldn't help but waver, as Xu Xinsu said, now is indeed a great opportunity, he can't help but regain the initiative in trade with Ming, and he can also use this to envelop Li Dan and other caravans in his hands, and completely control the dominance of Taiwan, a transnational trade transit station.

Thinking of this, Song Ke narrowed his blue eyes, reached out and touched his cleanly shaved chin, and said, "If Yan Siqi from Beigang leads someone here after hearing the news, how can you explain it to him?" ”

Xu Xinsu felt a little depressed, this Chief Song Ke is good at everything, but he thinks too carefully about doing things, he is simply cautious and cautious, and even he, a person who has always been cautious, can't stand it, so he can't help but raise his voice and say: "Sir, what is Yan Siqi?" He's just a fugitive wanted criminal, when will it be his turn to open up cross-border sea trade routes? If the chief is even afraid of a mere Yan Siqi, please forgive me for saying that if your ministry wants to gain a firm foothold in Taiwan, I am afraid it will be even more difficult! ”

Unexpectedly, Xu Xinsu, who has always been cowardly and timid, also has a bold side, Song Ke couldn't help but look at him with admiration, smiled faintly, and already had a plan in his heart, and said: "The two people you mentioned Li Guozhu and Chen Wenlian are indeed already on your side?" ”

When Xu Xinsu heard him say this, his face was overjoyed, and he said in a loud voice: "Yes, yes, I'm afraid that Li Dan has been imprisoned by his son Li Guozhu at this time, and I believe that someone will be sent to inform him soon." (To be continued.) )