Although Li Xiang wants to take revenge, he also knows very well that many things are no longer up to him. Now that he has taken refuge in this crown prince and become a subject of the Song Empire, what he wants to do in the future, but everything on official business must be approved by the crown prince.

Therefore, even though Li Xiang hated Zheng Zhilong to the bone, he still suppressed the hatred in his heart and nodded and agreed.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, I know what you can do and what you can't do."

Of course, Zhao Hongyu also knows how unforgettable Li Xiang's hatred for Zheng Zhilong is.

Therefore, it is impossible for him not to give Li Xiang a little hope.

What's more, on the eastern side, Zheng Zhilong's existence is indeed a big threat to Zhao Hongyu.

Therefore, if Zheng Zhilong's potential is not solved, Zhao Hongyu's heart is not very steady.

Of course, it doesn't have to be Zheng Zhilong's death, but the Zheng family's fleet he left at sea must be resolved. This fleet, which has influence and looks at the momentum, is already to monopolize the right to trade in the eastern sea, and Zhao Hongyu cannot let them exist under his nose.

Otherwise, in the future, when his fleet sails in the eastern seas, he will also have to pay protection fees to the Zheng family's fleet?

If you don't pay this fee, others will learn not to pay, what do you ask the Zheng family to do?

When the time comes, the hearts of the people will be scattered, but don't gather.

Therefore, a conflict will definitely break out between Zhao Hongyu and Zheng Zhilong.

This point, I can also know it with my ass.

If Zhao Hongyu hadn't appeared in this era and hadn't come to the East, then there would be no need to worry about these things.

However, since he had already arrived, it was unavoidable.

But so. This is all in the future, and Zhao Hongyu feels that what he should do immediately now is to go to the Ming Dynasty to solve the immigration matter.

is then cleaning up Zheng Zhilong, this guy.

As long as Zheng Zhilong is solved, then there will be no such obstacles to his own immigration in the future.

If Zheng Zhilong disappears in the eastern seas, or his Zheng family's fleet is destroyed, then the sea area here will definitely become the dominant fleet of the Song Empire.

Hehe, don't look at this is still an ancient time, but many things in this era can also make a lot of money.

Just doing nothing every month can collect a large amount of money for protection at sea. It is equivalent to saying that the Song Empire has opened up another source of wealth, so what's wrong with such a thing.

"Lao Li. You can rest assured. We can't have a conflict with Zheng Zhilong at the moment, but I promise you that as long as I go to the Ming Dynasty and negotiate with the imperial court about immigration, I can let you go and clean up Zheng Zhilong. But before that, it's better not to provoke Zheng Zhilong. ”

Li Xiang also heard what the crown prince meant.

That is to say, in fact, Zheng Zhilong will definitely move in the future, one mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and this crown prince is not very at ease with Zheng Zhilong.

It's just that now is not a good time to move Zheng Zhilong.

Therefore. He, Li Xiang, could only endure it.

For such an arrangement, Li Xiang has nothing unacceptable.

"Your Highness, of course there is no problem if you don't take the initiative to provoke Zheng Zhilong. However, what I'm worried about is that Zheng Zhilong is likely to come to trouble in the short term, after all, we killed one of his twelve leaders on Amami Island this time. There's no way he's going to swallow that. After all, if he doesn't seek revenge on us, who will be able to convince him in the future? ”

Li Xiang, as an old pirate leader who once dominated the sea, is very clear about the doorways here.

"Well, that's a question that needs to be thought about."

Zhao Hongyu fell silent after hearing this.

Yes. Li Xiang reminded this point, which needs to be paid attention to.

This time, Zheng Zhilong lost a leader like Wang Renzeng, which was a big blow to his prestige.

Know the way. Now, although Zheng Zhilong has not yet unified the eastern seas, he has become a veritable sea overlord. But he is now in the eyes of everyone, and he is the future overlord of the sea.

At such a moment, such a thing happened, where did you put Zheng Zhilong's face?

Joke!

You must know that in the East, face is as important as life.

Not only those subordinates who followed Zheng Zhilong's begging for a living, but also all the maritime merchants who wanted to pay him protection money, I don't know how many people's eyes were staring at Zheng Zhilong to see how he would react.

If you don't make any moves, then what do the people outside and yourself think?

Everyone will think, is Zheng Zhilong scared?

Or maybe it's because he's too weak?

When such a situation occurs in people's hearts, then it will be difficult to control.

Because even in Li Xiang's group, it is not monolithic.

This situation is the same as Li Xiang's group at the beginning.

Although the main force is dominated by the Zheng family's fleet, the small pirates under the command of other vassals add up, which is also a lot of power.

If you don't show everyone a little bit of courage, how can you deter these people in the future?

You must know that the people who beg for a living at sea are basically unruly guys.

They were able to take refuge in Zheng Zhilong, isn't it because Zheng Zhilong is ruthless, powerful, and very strong?

The world of pirates is a world that pays attention to the law of the jungle, and when you are strong, of course, there will be many vassals with you. But once you show your weakness, then the big guy will abandon you, or even turn back and bite you.

It's not about morality or immorality, it's the naked reality.

Didn't Li Xiang encounter such a situation in the confrontation with Zheng Zhilong.

Because he was constantly defeated by Zheng Zhilong, Li Xiang's strength slowly declined. Those who followed Li Xiang in the past, and even those who were vassals under him, all broke away from Li Xiang's organization and turned around to join Zheng Zhilong's team.

Even, even Li Xiang's brother turned his back on him and threw himself into Zheng Zhilong's arms.

The reason why Li Xiang's congregation rebelled and left his relatives was because Li Xiang was no longer good, he became weak and became weak and no longer so strong.

Therefore, if Zheng Zhilong is in this matter, he will not show anything.

Then it will also be seen by others as a sign of weakness.

In the world of pirates, another meaning of weakness is that everyone can bully me.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong will definitely not be indifferent in the face of Wang Renzeng's killing.

A retaliatory attack is bound to happen.

At the same time, it is also an opportunity to test the strength of Zhao Hongyu's side.

If Zheng Zhilong finds out that Zhao Hongyu's strength is not very strong, then he will definitely go all out to solve Zhao Hongyu and Li Xiang in the future.

After all, after solving Zhao Hongyu, he Zheng Zhilong will dominate the Eastern Seas and become a veritable king of the sea.

With such a big temptation, it is impossible for Zheng Zhilong to refuse.

What's more, there are huge benefits in it.

At the same time, there is another point that will make Zheng Zhilong crazy.

That is the land of Kyushu, which has been ceded by the Japanese people.

Yes, Kyushu has been ceded by the Wato, and there are Wajin emperors and shoguns who have stamped their seals and signed edicts of their names.

In other words, Kyushu is no longer the territory of the Japanese people, and whoever has the ability to take it from Zhao Hongyu's hands in the future will be whom.

If Zheng Zhilong can defeat Zhao Hongyu and Li Xiang, then Kyushu will definitely become Zheng Zhilong's bag.

At that time, Kyushu became Zheng Zhilong's private territory, which was used to build a small country for the family. Or give it to the Ming Dynasty, that's very good.

And if it is handed over to the Ming Dynasty, it can be regarded as a credit for expanding the territory.

Now the entire Ming Dynasty does not have such a big result, if Zheng Zhilong can really do this.

It's not possible, it's not impossible to get a grandfather or something.

In an instant, Zhao Hongyu thought a lot.

At the same time, he also analyzed clearly how much probability there will be a great conflict between Zheng Zhilong and himself.

In the end, Zhao Hongyu came to the conclusion that the conflict between him and Zheng Zhilong was simply impossible to reconcile. Because there are too many interest factors involved, and there is no way for both parties to give it up.

In the end, they can only destroy one of them.

This is the conclusion that Zhao Hongyu came to after the most reluctance.

In this case, Zhao Hongyu also thought clearly.

Besides, Zhao Hongyu is not really afraid of Zheng Zhilong, he has a cheating device at hand, and there is a country that is slowly developing and already has the prototype of a powerful empire as a backing.

Therefore, he had no reason to be afraid of a little Zheng Zhilong at all.

At the same time, it is not without a fleet on hand.

So what is he afraid of?

It's just that for the time being, he doesn't want to start a full-scale war with Zheng Zhilong.

Moreover, Zheng Zhilong is now the chief soldier of the Fujian Navy Division, so I wonder if this guy will come to war with him in the name of the imperial court. If such a situation really occurs, wouldn't it become a war between yourself and the Ming Dynasty?

He can look down on Zheng Zhilong, but in the case that he may face the most powerful Ming Dynasty in this era. , Zhao Hongyu needs to look at this issue carefully.

"Zheng Zhilong will definitely come to find trouble, if he comes, let him know a little bit of power. At the same time, taking Naha back is a very important place, and we have to take it into our own hands. After Zhao Hongyu thought it through, he said to Li Xiang. However, at the moment, the strength of the Kyushu Sailor is still insufficient, so we can't start a full-scale war with Zheng Zhilong yet. Just forty-nine imperial warships, I think it's still a little less for Zheng Zhilong. (To be continued......)