Little Baylor actually said that a pirate Zheng Zhilong knows how to be a pirate, even if he is a "pure" pirate who robs homes and houses for only two or three years, but he is still a "pirate", how can he be knowledgeable? When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be stunned and shook their heads!

"Have you ever heard what Xuan Ye just said: Cai Shanji is kind to Zheng Zhilong?" Hongyi is not in a hurry and patiently explains.

"The old minister knows." Hu Shi'an didn't know what medicine was sold in Xuanye's gourd, so he was only vague.

"Zheng Zhilong's father is Zheng Shibiao, the treasurer of Quanzhou Prefecture, whose name is Yucheng and is called Xiangting. [Here the historian has objections, one says Zheng Shao Group] Since he is an official, if he talks about fame or fame, it is natural. Master Hu, is Xuan Ye right? ”

"This ...... Indeed it should. Hu Shi'an reluctantly agreed.

"In this case, the family of a small official naturally admires the bureaucrat who was born in the imperial examination the most. Therefore, although King Tong'an was naughty when he was young, he still had some tutors. Although he cannot be said to be a protégé of Confucius, he understands some Mongolian principles and has been influenced by Confucianism. "Hongyi first made a small inference.

"The subordinates dare to ask, how can what the second son of the emperor say be proof?" Dad is a hero, and there are many things about the bear! The treasurer Lao Tzu is knowledgeable, but the pirate son may not! Hu Shi'an was not convinced here, entangled in the details, and was very serious. This instead conforms to Hongyi's thoughts.

"Naturally, there is proof! According to Xuan Ye, Zheng Zhilong's article should be quite well written. In that year, the puppet government of Longwu and the puppet Lu supervisor Zhu Yihai fought inwardly, and Zhu Yujian [Tang Wang, Longwu Emperor] ordered his capital Yushi Lu Qingyuan to carry 100,000 taels of silver to eastern Zhejiang, but was beheaded by Zhu Yihai, the king of Lu. Zhu Yujian was furious when he heard the news. He also killed Chen Qian, the chief soldier of the envoy sent by Zhu Yihai. This Chen Qian is a close friend of Zheng Zhilong, the king of Tong'an. Hearing about Chen Qian's death, Zheng Zhilong blurted out, 'Although I don't kill Boren, Boren will die by me!' If you don't read history books, Zheng Zhilong can't speak this kind of literary language! ”

According to the Book of Jin, after Emperor Yuan of Jin ascended the throne in Jiankang (now Nanjing), Wang Dun, the cousin of Prime Minister Wang Dao, served as the "General of Zhendong" and held the right to conquer, which was quite meritorious. The prestige is high. Later, Emperor Yuan was a little suspicious of him. Wanting to restrain it, he raised troops from Jingzhou and attacked Jiankang in the name of Liu Kui ([Wei]] [see "Chenghushe Rat"]. Wang Dun's army fought all the way to the stone west of Jiankang. Emperor Yuan became afraid. They had to ask for a settlement. Wang Dun killed a group of eunuchs who opposed him. Still back to Hubei.

周顗 [yǐ, quiet, solemn and respectful appearance, mostly used in personal names], the word Boren. When he was a servant, he had a deep friendship with Director Wang. Wang Dun once asked Director Wang: "Is Zhou Yi our enemy or friend?" Director Wang didn't know much about this and didn't give a positive answer. As a result, Wang Dun killed Boren as well. Afterwards, Wang Dao learned that Zhou Yi had saved his life: because Wang Dun raised troops to attack the capital, fortunately, Zhou Yi wrote to Emperor Yuan and tried his best to speak for Wang Dao, so he had to not be held accountable. Director Wang didn't know about this at the beginning, but when he knew, Zhou Yi had already been killed, so he couldn't help crying and said with great remorse: "Although I don't kill Boren, Boren will die by me!" ”

As Hongyi said, if these Han Confucian ministers in the palace were not familiar with history books, I am afraid they would not know this allusion.

"This ......" Hu Shi'an's reflexes are really not very good!

In addition, when Zheng Zhilong, the king of Tong'an, went to the Wa Kingdom when he was young, he was received by the Wa shogunate, and the reason was that he had read books and had a different vision from ordinary merchants. Therefore, the shogunate, which wanted to know the inside of China, gladly accepted Zheng Zhilong. "This matter is not in the history books, and only Hongyi himself must have known about it at that time.

"Thieves are not rare. But it is a shame to read the books of the sages and not to do the things of the sages! Hu Shangshu, who took a slow beat, finally gave Hongyi's long-awaited judgment.

"What Master Hu said is true. There are many people who read the books of sages, and there are many people who are sanctimonious! Hongyi followed Hu Shi'an's words and replied to this sentence, which seemed to agree, but in fact, there was a lot of irony in it.

"Old Minister......

"Ladies and gentlemen, what is the use of reading the books of the sages, it is naturally beneficial to the world! At that time, Zheng Zhilong returned to the Ming court, although he had the selfish intention of opening up trade and sailing wantonly, but he was also inclined to change, willing to reform himself, and made meritorious service to atone for his sins. If the Ming court treats him sincerely, the coastal areas will inevitably be peaceful from now on. ”

"If that's the case, if I enter the customs in the Qing Dynasty, how can Zheng Zhilong come to vote?" Hu Shi'an does not forgive!

What a Hu Shi'an, you played this prop role really well! Without you, I don't know how much more I have to say - Hongyi secretly thanked Hu Shi'an for his "thousand gratitudes"!

"It is the will of heaven to die and prosper the Qing Dynasty, not because of personnel. Even if Zheng Zhilong is obsessed, at best, he is just a mantis arm as a car, which is insignificant. Xuan Ye is lamentable that when my Manchurian soldiers waved their troops south, King Tong'an did hold those awe-inspiring righteousness and wanted to compete with our court. Just talking about this, his person is worthy of admiration. However, the Emperor Ama has already said that it is normal for people and ministers to be their own masters. Hongyi turned around and gave Fu Lin a salute, asking for support and seconding.

"Well, that's good. Even if Qu Shiyun and the others did not surrender until they died, didn't I still allow his grandson Qu Changwen to move his coffin back to the ancestral land without hindrance? This is the way of being a minister, although it does not know the general trend of heaven's will, but it is particularly lamentable. This is Fulin's sincere words, so he is happy to push the boat with the water.

"The emperor is merciful! In this way, the return of King Tong'an can be regarded as knowing the will of heaven! Hu Shi'an had no choice but to follow the emperor's intentions.

"Master Hu is only half right, God's will is true, and the persecution of human favor is true!" Finally came to the key point, Hongyi hurriedly answered.

"Favor persecution?" Fu Lin couldn't help but interject.

"Huang Ama, exactly. Appropriate talent Xuanye asked three times, why did King Tong'an abandon the puppet government of Longwu at the beginning of the chaos, and finally choose to be loyal to my Qing Dynasty? It was precisely because of the group of scholars and doctors around Zhu Yujian that they could only talk about righteousness and courtesy, but they just despised and isolated Zheng Zhilong, who had empty allegiance, which eventually caused King Tong'an to be disheartened, and then he saw the will of heaven clearly. ”

Hongyi lost no time in pointing the spearhead of the discussion at the so-called "scholars" class, which suddenly made Hu Shi'an sit on pins and needles.

"The core of Longwu's puppet government is Zhu Yujian and Zheng Zhilong. The relationship between the two changes from collusion to renunciation. In the end, it led to the fate of the fall of the Longwu puppet government. Some people thought that Zheng Zhilong planned to betray Zhu Yujian from the beginning, but this was not the case. Between the two, there used to be a very harmonious friendship between master and servant. Their eventual parting of ways was due to the discord between the maritime merchant faction headed by Zheng Zhilong and the scholars within the Longwu puppet government, and Zhu Yujian finally chose to side with the scholars. This is the will of heaven, so Zheng Zhilong was on the right path. "Hongyi opened the case, and then talked about it in detail-

Zheng Zhilong's younger brother Zheng Hongkui was the core figure who supported the Tang King Zhu Yujian as emperor. When the Tang King entered Fujian, he first lived in Zheng Zhilong's house, and then moved into the Fujian Buzheng Division. The close relationship between the two can be seen from this. After Emperor Longwu ascended the throne. Make a wish to the Zheng family. The Zheng family has all the high-ranking officials, and the Zheng generals also have many high-ranking officials.

At that time, Emperor Longwu had just ascended the throne and had no power or money in his hands. It has to rely on Zheng Zhilong to fund it. So. Extremely dependent on Zheng Zhilong. However, because Zheng Zhilong was born as a pirate, he was despised by Sergeant Min. It is recorded in Qian Chengzhi's "Records of Knowledge": "Zhilong was appeased by Haikou at the beginning, although he was promoted to the fifth rank. It is not subordinate to the local division, and the Min Shi doctor often calls it a 'thief', and he will never communicate with it. "Zheng Zhilong's reuse by Emperor Longwu caused widespread dissatisfaction among the Fujian scholars, who launched an attack on Zheng Zhilong, and the first thing that happened was the battle between Zheng Zhilong and Huang Daozhou[1] for the head of the Eastern Class.

It should be said that this incident provoked the civil and military disputes of the Longwu Dynasty and planted the seeds of defeat. However, for the occurrence of this incident, the annals of history have always favored Huang Daozhou, accusing Zheng Zhilong of offending the ancestral system and forcibly standing at the head of the eastern class, which caused a civil and military dispute. A closer look at the detailed material of the time reveals that this is not entirely the case.

Before Zheng Zhilong greeted Zhu Yujian, the king of Tang, his position was that of a general soldier, but he was named Earl of Nan'an, and his title was higher than that of ordinary ministers. After Longwu entered Fujian, he was named the Marquis of Pingyu. As far as knighthood is concerned, he is the head of all ministers. When Longwu did not arrive in Fuzhou, he met Zheng Zhilong and other ministers at the Shuikou Station, and at that time the courtiers stood on duty, Zheng Zhilong was in the east, ranking first in the class, followed by Zheng Hongkui, and the next was the minister of Fujian. And standing on the west side, is the household servant He Kai, Dali Temple Qing Zheng Qi and others. It can be seen that among the ministers of Longwu, Zheng Zhilong was originally the head, and he stood at the head of the eastern class, which was a reflection of his original status.

However, according to the system of the Ming Dynasty, "Wendong Wuxi" was a consistent system. There is no doubt that Wenchen at that time had an opinion on Zheng Zhilong standing at the head of the eastern class. After the Zodiac Zhou entered Fujian, they wanted to rely on the status and influence of the Zodiac Zhou to pull Zheng Zhilong off the horse.

The "Taiwan Foreign Chronicles" recorded this incident as follows: "Longwu Zhao Zodiac Zhou...... Waiting for the civil and military to enter the DPRK to meet the battle strategy, Zheng Zhilong was the first to stand in the east. Kai Rangzhi said: 'Wendong Wuxi, Taizu customized. Today, Zheng Zhilong is arrogant, not only bullying me and others, but also has no eyes. Long said: Wendong Wuxi, although the ancient and modern customization, but Taizu has done it, Xu Daye stands in the east. (Huang) Dao Zhou said: Xu Danai is the founding father, you dare to be with Dabihu? Long said: Compared with today, I recovered from Fujian to Yandu, and the merit is not under Xu Da. Kai said: "When I returned to Beijing, it was not too late for the first stop." And they contended with each other for the temple. ”

The "Kai" in the text refers to He Kai, the head of Longwu's household department, who, like Huang Daozhou, was a native of Zhangzhou, Fujian. He is from Fujian, and he knows Zheng Zhilong's details, and now the status of the pirate is higher than him, he can't accept it, so he launched the first assistant Huang Daozhou to compete with Zheng Zhilong.

Huang Daozhou and He Kai were both famous civil servants in the late Ming Dynasty, and both had a certain prestige at home, but their common weakness was that they were contaminated with the atmosphere of party strife in the late Ming Dynasty, and they acted with good intentions without regard for the overall situation, which led to uncontrollable civil and military disputes. Jiang Richen, the author of "Taiwan's Foreign Chronicles", once criticized Huang Daozhou and others for competing with Zheng Zhilong: "(He Kai, Huang Daozhou and others) are all in Zili with Zhilong, and they should cry bitterly, lead to loyalty, and feel chastity and sincerity. Suppress Zhilong's background in the green forest, he is not qualified to be on the right path, and he disdains teaching? That is, disdain to teach, and should not be compared with the subject; Since it has been compared to the master, it is advisable to follow Lin Xiang's example and call it sick, and avoid it when encountered, first the country and then personal enmity. The stubborn stone can still nod, but what about people? The gentlemen disregard their rulers and the whole country, pay attention to their courtesies in vain, and provoke each other. ”

As it says: Zheng Zhilong has the ambition to be Xu Da, and this is a good time for the ministers to encourage Zheng Zhilong. It's a pity that the ministers didn't take the opportunity to encourage him to do Xu Da, but they were sarcastic about it, and Zheng Zhilong was of course embarrassed. Subsequently, Emperor Longwu ruled that Wenchen still stood at the head of the eastern class, but Zheng Zhilong also retired. At that time, Zheng Zhilong held military power, and if he did not come out, the army would not be able to fight, and the pressure on Huang Daozhou in the imperial court increased, and Huang Daozhou had to leave Fuzhou. After Zheng Zhilong's comeback, he seized the power of the imperial court, but he was also attacked by the ministers, and the party strife in the Longwu Dynasty became increasingly fierce. On many events, both sides have played against each other. Ma Shiying[2] asked to enter the customs, Zheng Zhilong agreed, and the scholar was opposed; Zheng Hongkui played a fan in the main hall, He Kai slammed him for being unruly, and Emperor Longwu rewarded He Kai. Zheng Hongkui was furious and said that he was not sick. Emperor Longwu in order to accommodate Zheng Hongkui. Let He Kai resign, and think about calling He Kai back to work after a while. However, He Kai was halfway home. was kidnapped by robbers, cut his ears [suspected to be committed by Zheng Zhilong], and has not been able to return to be an official since then. The two sides have reached this point, it is out of control, no matter what happens, the ministers of civil and military affairs have different views, and it is difficult for the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty to make a correct decision.

In fact, Hongyi's tirade is almost unaware of the few Hanchen who are now sitting in the main hall of the Throne Palace. But for the first time, someone said that the demise of the Longwu regime was blamed on the infighting between Zheng Zhilong and Shi Dafu, and also focused on the reason why the latter disregarded the righteousness of the monarchy in order to pursue face, but it sounded deafening-

At today's meeting, all those who disagree with and are unwilling to Zheng Zhilong's proposal to serve as the leader of the Qing Dynasty's official fleet, who is not like Huang Daozhou and He Kai back then, who talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but in their hearts they look down on Zheng Zhilong, who was born as a thief? If you act recklessly, wouldn't you want to force the good Shunzhi Dynasty into the Longwu Dynasty?

Fu Lin also understood it very well in his heart, and finally knew Xuan Ye's painstaking efforts - going around such a big circle, asking three questions and answers, and being quoted from the side, all because my Qing Dynasty needs real talents, and it also needs the unity of all the ministers above the court to go to the national disaster together!

"Ladies and gentlemen, is what Xuan Ye said reasonable?" The emperor looked at everyone with affectionate eyes - how is it, make a statement?

"Your Majesty! Lao Chen...... The old minister is extremely pedantic! Please ask the emperor to punish the crime! Hu Shi'an couldn't sit still anymore, and lay on the ground to plead guilty-whether sincere or not, anyway, he understood that he was indeed trapped by the little prince!

"Slow! Huang Ama, in fact, what Lord Hu is worried about is also for the Qing Dynasty, please ask Huang Ama to investigate. What's more, although King Tong'an is talented, he has a disadvantage! Indeed, it is necessary to make rules early in order to become its square circle and help it to make miraculous achievements! Hongyi rushed to kneel down to plead with Hu Shi'an before the welfare spoke, and gave Zheng Zhilong eye medicine!

"This ...... What does Xuan Ye mean? Fu Lin asked blankly.

Not only the emperor, but everyone was stupid by the performance of the little prince!

"Huang Ama, the inferior nature of King Tong'an, is no longer a pirate. The adults overlooked one important point—in fact, he was first and foremost a sea merchant! Hongyi raised his head and admonished word by word.

Pirates are not terrible, what is terrible is the "mercenary" and "opportunistic" of maritime merchants!

[1] Huang Daozhou (1585~1646) was a scholar, calligrapher, painter, writer, Confucian master, and national hero in the late Ming Dynasty. The word Youxuan, a Youping or Youyuan, and the word Yuruo, Pingping, No. Shizhai, Han nationality, Fujian Zhangpu Tongshan (now Tongling Town, Dongshan County) people. In the second year of the Apocalypse, he was deeply appreciated by the examiner Yuan Keli, and was compiled by the Hanlin Academy and the Shao Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion. During the Longwu period of the Southern Ming Dynasty, he served as the secretary of the Ministry and the secretary of the military department, and the scholar of Wuyingdian University (first assistant). The resistance to the Qing Dynasty failed, he was captured and martyred, and he was loyal to the martyrs.

[2] Ma Shiying (c. 1591~1646), a native of Guiyang, Guizhou, was the governor of Fengyang in the late Ming Dynasty; Nanming Hongguang Dynasty Cabinet First Assistant. His surname is Li, and he succeeded Ma, and his ancestral home is Wuzhou, Guangxi. After the fall of the Hongguang Dynasty, Ma Shiying was rejected by the two kings of the Southern Ming and Tang Dynasty and Lu Shili, Ma Shiying then coiled in the area of Zhejiang, during which he participated in the anti-Qing campaign many times, until the most powerful anti-Qing Shili Wu Risheng's troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang were defeated, Ma Shiying also escaped into the empty gate to avoid the Qing court, and then betrayed by the traitor, was captured by the Qing court, and finally gave in. (To be continued......)