Liu Chang, who had been playing the role of "cockfighting" throughout the Imperial Council, fell behind in the "Distinction of Righteousness and Benefit" and put forward different opinions on the leadership of the first "government-run trade fleet" planned by the Qing Dynasty, which was unexpected and still expected.

Hongyi waited for Emperor Fulin's reaction, and if he allowed an in-depth discussion of this issue, he was completely sure that he would teach this Han Shangshu of the Criminal Department a good lesson.

Fu Lin was already very disgusted with Liu Chang's actions at this time:

At the beginning of Xuan Ye's proposal to be the candidate for Tong'an Wang Zheng Zhilong, why did you go? Didn't you object at that time because it was my son who said this? Hu Shi'an and Deming said that the two of them are good at fighting and fighting each other, and you didn't jump out to restrain you at that time, but also with the "wall-watching" mentality of "two strong people fighting each other must be injured", right? Now that the legitimacy of the maritime trade has finally been clarified, and I am ready to approve this major event, you have come out to deny the first choice to undertake this matter, is it because King Tong'an is also Han? Is it Han China, do you have to draw a line with others? Alas...... Don't forget, you're still Hanchen after all!

"Liu Chang, why don't you agree with letting the ship of Wang Shuai of Tong'an go to sea? Don't forget, King Tong'an was recommended by Xuan Ye, and the appropriate talent Dao Mo also confirmed from the side, Zheng Zhilong was between the vassal states and foreign countries, and he was especially good at using razes to control razes and fight hard, even the Dutch were afraid of him. With these two items, it is enough to take on this great responsibility! ”

Fu Lin suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and suppressed Liu Chang with Xuan Ye and Deming's assertion that it had been "confirmed".

"Your Majesty, the second son of the emperor has insight into the details. The minister was full of admiration. What Dai Daomo said was also true, so the minister did not refute it...... "Liu Chang behaved much more low-key than Dai Ming, respectfully preparing to argue his own point of view.

"If it's good, why are you against it?" When the young emperor heard what Liu Chang said, he was a little annoyed.

"Your Majesty, Dai Daomo has done the right thing in the military department of the former Ming Dynasty, so he is naturally clear about the use of troops at sea by King Tong'an. However, the minister had also done the old Ming's household affairs [1], but he had heard of Zheng Zhilong's other style! Liu Chang was not impatient and said his advantages.

"Another way? Heard of it? Liu Chang. Just heard. Or is it true? Fu Lin thought to himself: I am no longer a young emperor, don't try to fool those "hearsay"!

"Back to the emperor's words, the minister has examined some documents about this person in the late Ming Household Department, and he has not forgotten it to this day. If you hear about it. But there are some. However, it has not been verified. Liu Chang told the truth.

"Hmm. If it's true, it doesn't hurt if you talk about it. To be a holy king, Fu Lin must give the courtiers who "have verified evidence" a chance to speak at this time.

"Huh! At that time, the documents of the Ming court were sparse in various places along the southeast coast. Most of them are handled by the Household Department. The minister was most impressed by Zheng Zhilong. However, initially, he was not this name......" Liu Chang finally straightened up, his eyes blazing, and began to tell the story. In Hongyi's eyes, although Liu Chang is determined to win at this time, he is still humble and polite, which is much older than Deming said.

"Isn't King Tong'an's real name 'Zhilong'?" Sure enough, this concise opening immediately attracted the emperor's attention.

"Your Majesty! According to the documents of the former Ming Dynasty, Zheng Zhilong, whose father's name was 'Shaozu', was a treasurer in Quanzhou. Zheng Zhilong's real name is impossible to check, only know the small character [milk name, nickname] 'Yiguan', the single word 'A', the number Feihuang, also known as Feihong, his ancestral home is Shijing, Nan'an, Fujian, and he was born in the thirty-second year of Wanli (1604). Liu Chang came easily, and Hongyi sighed when he heard it: If you want to get an official and a half-position in the feudal dynasty, there is a basic condition, that is, in a super strong memory! Why are you all the Lord who never forgets?!

"Zheng Jia? Where did the name 'Zhilong' come from? Fulin listened very carefully.

"Back to the emperor, as Dai Shangshu said, Zheng Jia took refuge in Li Dan, a Han man who settled in the Wa Kingdom, and took care of his father. After Li Dan's death, Zheng Jia's original form was revealed, and Li Guozhu, the son of Li Dan, was replaced by Li Guozhu, who became the leader of the merchants in the Han people. Liu Chang did not immediately give the answer that the emperor wanted, but stated it step by step and highlighted the key points.

Subsequently, Zheng Jia sat down and recruited Zheng Xing, Zheng Ming, Yang Geng, Chen Hui, Zheng Cai and other sons and generals from Fujian, and succeeded him as the leader on December 18, the fifth year of the Apocalypse (1625). Zheng Jia deliberately screened eighteen pioneers in advance, and ranked them with the word 'Zhi', saying: 'I am now the head, named Zhilong, Ji Brother Python II is Zhihu, fourth brother is Zhibao, Congdi Guan is Zhihe, clan brother Xiang is Zhipeng, and the rest are Zhiyan, Zhifeng, Zhibiao, Zhiqi, Zhizhi, Zhiqi, Zhihu, Zhixiong, Zhijiao, Zhiboa, Zhiluan, Zhilin, Zhilu [2], etc., each write and put it in the box, tell the author, that is, the name, in order to correspond to the number of eighteen days'. Since then, Zheng Jia has been called 'Zhilong' because of 'Eighteen Zhi', but 'Zheng Jia' has been forgotten. ”

Liu Chang recounted a long list of Zhizi names, giving full play to his advantages of serving in the household department and being in charge of the national household register, but he made Deming on the side angry enough.

"Hehe, King Tong'an is really interesting! Liu Chang, you continued. After listening to a short story, he found it "interesting" and asked to continue.

"Huh. Eighteen Zhi was still not able to catch Shili at that time, so Zheng Zhilong had many contacts with Hongmao, and used his connections in the Wa Kingdom to trade conveniently. But he is cunning, and even the red hairs hate it......"

"Lord Liu, how can you see this?" Just as Fu Lin was listening with relish, John Tang on his left suddenly interjected, which was extremely rare for the old Marfa who was old and sophisticated! So Fu Lin hurriedly turned his head to look, with a strange expression, but as if he suddenly remembered something, he said with a smile:

"Haha, Tomafa, since King Tong'an has already entered your holy religion, it is natural for you to have some protection......

"Your Majesty, the old minister is not protecting King Tong'an as a churchman, but as a courtier, he questioned Lord Liu's little untruths." John Tang got up calmly, and he was also grandiose.

"Oh? Marfa said, where is Liu Chang untruthful? Fu Lin still has great respect for this man from the west, even though the person he saved that day was his own deposed queen.

"Lord Liu said that the Westerners hate King Tong'an, but this is not true. As far as the old minister knows. Francophile has always had a good impression of King Tong'an. Even the Dutch, King Tong'an had done an interpreter for them. Therefore, the old minister thought that it was precisely because the Westerners of all countries recognized King Tong'an that he was able to dominate the southeast sea back then. Tang Ruowang's words were conclusive, and it turned out to be a platform for Xuan Ye and Deming, who had temporarily formed a community of interests.

"Marfa has a point! Liu Chang, what do you say? "Fulin is firmly in the middle, waiting to see what happens.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Tang said is true, but it is not thorough."

"How?"

"Your Majesty. Before Zheng Zhilong was weak, he took his younger brother to his uncle Huang Cheng in Xiangshanao, Guangdong. Huang Cheng is a maritime merchant. Zhilong assisted in business, and learned the Nanyang dialect and the Francophone language, and also entered the teachings of the Tang people, becoming a disciple. That's because of this experience. Cheng Zhilong has a deep affection for Macau. He has always been good friends with the Francophone people in Macau. Mr. Tong is also known to be good friends with the Francis in Macau. I wonder if what Liu Chang said is true? ”

This question hits the crux of John Tang - your old man Tang built the South Hall in Beijing in the former Ming Dynasty, if it weren't for the secret funding of Macao Hongmao. How can it be done? You can hide it from others, but you can't hide it from the right of the former Ming Hu Branch! I'm afraid the same is true today!

"What Lord Liu said is also human nature." Tang Ruowang vaguely took it, but he fell behind in momentum.

"Liu Chang thanked Lord Tang, and the emperor knew about it." Liu Chang knew the relationship between John Tang and the emperor, so he accepted it when he saw it, did not stalk him, and turned back to his own path.

"Since the Wa Kingdom strictly forbade the introduction of the so-called holy religion of Lord Tang, the Franc people were not allowed to trade with other countries. In order to make up for the loss, Francois invited Zheng Zhilong to transport his goods to the Japanese kingdom by Zheng Zhilong's fleet, and he only took the tariff and did not collect the surplus profits. On the return trip, the profits from the trade of goods carried by the Japanese Kingdom were exclusively owned by Zheng Zhilong. As a result, Zheng Zhilong and Hongmao in Australia have their own place. ”

As Master Tang said, when Zheng Zhilong was in Taiwan, he did act as a Dutch interpreter, but Zheng and Dutch were not as close as Zheng and Buddha. The two are just using each other, but there are often deceitful and even confrontational encounters with each other. So much so that the Dutch trapped, threatened Zheng Zhilong to succumb several times, but Zheng Zhilong was vain and wronged when he was unfavorable, and when he was a little lax, he went back on his word and did not keep his promise. ”

"Oh? Why is that? Fu Lin glanced at Tang Ruowang and found that he was no longer interested in questioning Liu Chang, so he asked questions himself.

In the humble opinion of the ministers, firstly, the Dutch were too strong, and repeatedly tried to force the former Ming to allow them to trade by force, knowing that they could not do it, and even often showed off their force along the coast to deter the former Ming. This is bound to arouse Zheng Zhilong's disgust, so he is-for-tat. First, when Li Dan was alive, Zheng Zhilong obeyed his orders and transported the Dutch from Penghu and other places to Taiwan. After Li Dan's death, Zheng Zhilong took his place and regarded Taiwan as his own territory. Therefore, when there was a great drought in Fujian, he once wanted to send the hungry people to Taiwan for reclamation. Therefore, Zheng Zhilong may have a deep hatred for the Dutch entrenched in Taiwan! Liu Chang stared at the emperor this time, and said clearly word by word.

"Territory? Didn't I let King Xu Tongan defend the land of Taiwan forever? This is not surprising. What is hateful is indeed the small Dutch country, threatening the Ming Dynasty and stealing Taiwan! But they miscalculated, the Qing Dynasty is much tougher than the Ming Dynasty! If King Tong'an hates them, he will have the same hatred as me! Fulin did not have the small abacus of "sowing discord" through Liu Chang, but he had a feeling of sympathy for King Tong'an, which was not what Liu Chang was willing to see.

"Your Majesty, the ministers risk death to admonish! The reason why Weichen does not approve of the appointment of King Tong'an to command the fleet is because he has always been the first to be at both ends of the rat and rebel against the master! The past of its origins is actually a history of treachery, rebellion and disloyalty. First, Zheng Zhilong usurped his 'father's business' Li Dan's foundation and stood on his own, the two treacherously killed sworn brothers and became dominant, the third played with red hair and the Netherlands between the metacarpal bones and became powerful, and the fourth rebelled against the old Ming. Fortunately, the emperor ignored his past suspicions, and he persuaded his son Zheng Sen to have merit, so that he was able to survive and maintain his wealth. If the imperial court once again entrusted him with a great task and sailed on the sea, he would be afraid of ...... Fear...... Fierce and auspicious! Emperor! ”

Seeing that the emperor had a good impression of Zheng Zhilong, Liu Chang could no longer care about showing off his "good knowledge" about those Chen sesame rotten grains back then, so he hurriedly "poofed" and knelt on the ground to beg!

The two ends of the first rat are contrary to the main nature! What a Liu Chang, you are going to rectify Zheng Zhilong to death! It's too ruthless! Hongyi was shocked, and he couldn't wait to go up and cover Liu Chang's big mouth-

Liu Chang, Liu Chang! Did you know that the 16th and 17th centuries were the formative period of the trade network in the Western Pacific, when China and the West were still on the same starting line, almost equal, and China even had a slight lead? From this point of view, the success of Zheng Zhilong, a "big adventurer", "big businessman" and "big shipowner", may have been an opportunity for the rebirth of the Chinese nation! History has given China a very good opportunity, and this opportunity was once seized, but in the end it was lost. The former Zheng maritime group finally declined after three generations and gradually disappeared, and their failure was not only the sorrow of the Zheng family, but also the sorrow of the country and the sorrow of the times.

I finally saved Zheng Zhilong's life now, and I must not give up my efforts because of your ruthless moves!

[1] [Historical data] Liu Chang, the word Yingzhou, a native of Xiangfu County, was born in the late Ming Dynasty and died in the ninth year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, he successively held important positions such as Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, Taifu Siqing, Right Shilang of the Ministry of Industry, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and Shangshu of the Criminal Department. Liu Chang is one of the representative figures of the Han Dynasty in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and he has also made great achievements in the research and protection of cultural and historical monuments in Kaifeng area, and is a more famous historical and cultural celebrity in the history of Kaifeng.

[2] "Eighteen Zhi" and their fate were: Zheng Zhilong (killed by the Qing court), Yang Tiansheng, Shi Daxuan (Qing general Shi Lang's father), Yang Liu (later captured by Zheng Zhilong), Yang Qi (captured by Zheng Zhilong), Zhong Bin (captured by Zheng Zhilong), Li Guozhu (Japanese overseas Chinese leader Li Danzi), Liu Xiang (Zheng Zhilong forced to commit suicide), Li Kuiqi (Zheng Zhilong captured), Hong Xu (assisted Zheng Chenggong), Gan Hui (assisted Zheng Chenggong), He Bin (served the Netherlands), Zheng Zhihu (Zhilong's brother, died in battle when arresting Liu Xiang and sank in the sea), Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhiguan, Zheng Zhifeng, Guo Huaiyi (for the Netherlands), Chen Xinji (killed by Li Kuiqi). (To be continued......)