Fuzhou City, the line of the Longwu Imperial Court is in the Wuying Palace, Tian Jianxiu stands above, the generals and strategists are lined up on both sides, and Ma Xin and Xiong Wencan are impressively located in it.

"General Ma, how is the situation on the Zheng family's side of the water division?"

As Tian Jianxiu asked this sentence, for a while, all eyes were focused on Ma Xin's body, although the latter's heart was nervous and thumping nervously, but he still replied slowly without being shocked: "Marshal Qiyu, the military spirit of the Zheng family sailor gradually stabilized, accepted the reality, and attached to the imperial court." ”

Speaking of this, Ma Xin paused, as if he felt that his answer was too simple and suspected of coping, and then changed the conversation and made appropriate additions and explanations.

"Marshal, because most of the people of the Zheng family water division are local to Fujian, with the implementation of our dynasty's policy of benefiting the people, the people of Fujian have shared the land and money and grain, and after the news reached the water division, the soldiers are more oriented to the imperial court, and they feel that the Dashun Dynasty really has to make decisions for them."

"Moreover, during this period of time, we have recruited a large number of recruits and enriched them into the water division, making the Zheng family's influence among the water divisions lower and lower, and it is no longer as good as before."

"Well, that's good..."Tian Jianxiu nodded slightly, showing a look of satisfaction, and then asked, "By the way, how are those people from the Zheng family doing?" ”

"Marshal Qiyu, Zheng Zhilong and those people are quite honest, and they haven't made any unusual moves." Ma Xin blurted out and replied without hesitation, as if he had thought of something, with a look of hesitation on his face, and finally said: "Marshal, there is a sentence that I don't know if I should say or not?" ”

"Oh, what's that?" Tian Jianxiu asked rhetorically, and then added: "We are all old acquaintances, and we served together under the emperor in the early years. ”

"Marshal, it's like this, the last general thinks that in this southeast coastal area, especially on the sea, Zheng Zhilong and these people are prestigious, whether they are from the Japanese country or from the South Seas, they are all in awe, and the imperial court should reactivate Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Hongkui and others and reuse them."

"Once the Dutch, who are entrenched in Taiwan, and the Portuguese who occupy Macao, get the news that Zheng Zhilong and others are under house arrest by the imperial court and are abandoned, it is difficult to guarantee that these Westerners will not make trouble and collude with Zhu Yulu, the Tang king of Guangdong."

"And the most critical point, the Zheng family sailors are far more than Fujian, and some of them are gathered in Xiamen, Guangdong, if Zheng Zhilong and these people are entrusted with heavy use, it will be easier to recruit those Ming troops."

Tian Jianxiu did not immediately respond to Ma Xin's words, but waved his hand, signaling the generals to leave first, and at the same time said loudly: "Okay, except for General Ma and Lord Xiong to stay, everyone else will go down......"

After everyone left, there were only three people in the hall, Tian Jianxiu still did not respond positively to Ma Xin's words, but turned his eyes to Xiong Wencan's body and asked: "Lord Xiong, in this Fujian and Guangdong area, except for General Ma, you know the situation here best, what do you think should be done with Zheng Zhilong and these people?" ”

Xiong Wencan's face was solemn, and he didn't answer immediately, but pondered for a moment before he replied solemnly: "Marshal, Xiong agrees with General Ma's statement for two reasons. ”

"Oh... Lord Xiong, what are the two reasons? Tian Jianxiu interjected at the right time.

"First, as General Ma said, the prestige of the Zheng family in the southeast coast is extremely high, and with Zheng Zhilong and others, it can greatly deter the Japanese and Westerners, and they dare not easily disturb the villages along the coast."

"Second, the strong combat effectiveness of our Korean army is manifested on land, and it is not good at naval warfare, except for General Ma, in the short term, few people can be qualified for various important positions in the naval division and command the naval division to fight, and Zheng Zhilong and these people are active on the sea all year round, and they are best at naval warfare."

Tian Jianxiu nodded frequently when he heard this, looking deeply approving, but his face was full of complexity, and he couldn't hide his worries and followed closely: "I agree with your statement, and I also want to reuse these people from the Zheng family, but, looking at the history of Zheng Zhilong's family history, and their words and deeds in the past, it is not difficult to find that they do not have much loyalty and integrity at all, and they belong to the kind of people who see the wind and steer and grass on the wall. ”

Tian Jianxiu said it with a serious and long meaning, containing a strong sense of helplessness, Ma Xin didn't know how to answer, and was silent for a while.

At this moment, how could the two not understand what Tian Jianxiu meant?

Don't say it's Tian Jianxiu, Ma Xin and Xiong Wencan also have this concern, if Zheng Zhilong rebels again, then the Dashun Dynasty will suffer a big loss, and it will be even more embarrassing.

However, Xiong Wencan was silent for a moment, a bright color flashed in his mind, and then he thought of a solution, and couldn't help but say: "Marshal, this is okay!" ”

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of Tian Jianxiu and Ma Xin, making the two look over with hope, staring at Xiong Wencan, waiting for the words behind with great anticipation.

"Marshal, General Ma, you see, the reuse of Zheng Zhilong does not mean that all of them are reused, but some of them are singled out, relatively reliable, and entrusted with reuse, serving as some important positions or deputy positions in the water division. Moreover, for those who are entrusted with heavy use, some precautions should also be taken, and their families should be closely monitored, especially when they go to sea. ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, as if he had been empowered, Ma Xin immediately reacted, and even said: "Moreover, the sailor is far different from the army, as long as the soldiers on the command ship are all our people, even if Zheng Zhilong and these people want to make any moths, they will never succeed." ”

Hearing these words, Tian Jianxiu's expression had eased a lot, and he nodded slightly, but the words changed sharply, and he said in a deep voice: "The matter is very high, whether to reuse Zheng Zhilong and others will be left to the emperor to decide." ”

Hearing this, Xiong Wencan and Ma Xin glanced at each other, and inevitably showed a faint look of disappointment, and Tian Jianxiu's next words rekindled the hope of the two of them, and they became a little excited.

"However, before asking the emperor for instructions, the two of you may wish to write these thoughts on the music and state the reasons, and when the time comes, you and I will jointly play it, presumably the emperor must consider it carefully and will not easily reject our proposal."

"Yes, Marshal!"

Xiong Wencan agreed, and then added: "Xiong will return to his residence now, summarize and refine the content of the conversation just now, write the folds, and strive to let the emperor see the ...... as soon as possible."

"Hey... Lord Xiong, don't be so troublesome! ”

Tian Jianxiu chuckled, interrupted Xiong Wencan's speech, and then added in the puzzled eyes of the two: "Lord Xiong, you are here to write the recital, and at the same time, the three of us can also discuss the content of the recital together, refine and improve the specific details of it, and make the content of the recital more convincing. ”

"Okay, marshal, just listen to you, that's it!"