Not long after the Double Ninth Festival, a team of Denglai sailors drove into Quanzhou.

More than a hundred ships, 10,000 people.

The number of ships and troops is not large, but this puts great pressure on Zheng Zhilong, who is still staying in Haicheng County.

Isn't the imperial court going to recruit peace?

What does it mean to send a water master to Denglai?

Zheng Zhilong, who saw that the peace talks might collapse, ordered Zhong Bin, Li Zhiqi and other heavy generals to lead the army to be on guard, and ordered Zheng Zhihu to quietly take Zheng Zhibao and other relatives to quickly leave Fujian for Taiwan.

This includes his youngest son Zheng Chenggong.

After making these preparations, Zheng Zhilong dared to send someone to Fuzhou to invite Xiong Wencan back.

"Big brother, what does the court mean by this."

Xiong Wencan said angrily: "What else do you mean, Wen Tiren and Brother Wei relayed His Majesty's meaning, your conditions are too harsh, and the court can't agree." ”

"So, the emperor is going to fight with me Zheng Zhilong?" Zheng Zhilong's pirates came out in a fierce spirit: "Damn, just fight, the last thing Lao Tzu is afraid of is fighting." ”

Seeing Zheng Zhilong's virtue, Xiong Wencan was even more angry and scolded him.

"You can't hold it steady and wait until I'm done."

"Big brother, you say."

Xiong Wencan stabilized Zheng Zhilong and poured tea for the latter: "Fight, Your Majesty definitely doesn't want to fight, the current center of gravity of the imperial court is in Liaodong not in the southeast, but Your Majesty will definitely not be able to agree to your conditions, I have been in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and there has never been a warlord who does not obey the orders of the central government."

If you make this bad start, then if Yuan Chonghuan defeats Huang Taiji and recovers Shenyang in the future, then Liaodong should also give Yuan Chonghuan his family's own land?

Yang He of Shaanxi and Gansu has leveled the high counter-current, do you want to divide the territory?

Although it is true that Taiwan has not been under the jurisdiction of the imperial court in recent years, since the establishment of the Penghu Inspection Department in the Hongwu Dynasty, Taiwan has been the land of our Ming Dynasty, and like Liaodong, it has only temporarily separated from the central government and fallen into the hands of thieves.

After the restoration of the homeland, these places are still the territory of my Ming Dynasty, and it is impossible to give them to you just because you drove out the Dutch who were entrenched in Taiwan for the imperial court, which doesn't make sense.

Yiguan, Your Majesty definitely doesn't want to tear your face with you at this time, no matter how absolute what he says, this is a common trick used in negotiations, just to exert pressure, if you are in a mess now, then you will lose your proportion.

So you should also think about how to take a step back and reach a tacit understanding with the imperial court. ”

Zheng Zhilong was silent, and after a long time, he was still a little indignant: "How else can I retreat, recover Taiwan and drive away the Dutch, but let me give up Taiwan and return Taiwan to the imperial court, then won't this battle be fought in vain, then won't my people die in vain?" ”

"Look, this is where you are a philistine." Xiong Wencan was very dissatisfied and criticized: "If you take the war and the lives of the people below on the negotiation table as a condition, this is no longer the attitude of wanting to have a good peace talks."

Since the beginning of Yu Shaobao Kuangfu Sheji, how many loyal ministers and good generals have been produced in the Ming Dynasty, which one is not for the country to shed blood and sacrifice greatly.

Not to mention, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou have worked hard all their lives, and Yu Dayou is still quelling the rebellion at the age of seventy, which of them is like you who reached out and asked the court for a reward?

Qin Liangyu of Sichuan, a female stream, the son of a brother in the southern and northern wars, the clan relatives are all for the national death festival, and there is not even a pension, Qin Liangyu said that he asked the court to ask for a province and a government like you?

Until now, isn't it just recently given the title of prince Taibao and governor of the three provinces, and he doesn't even have a lord.

Now you put the matter of fighting for the country on the negotiation table, and use your own hard work to blackmail the imperial court to give you the same conditions, which the emperor will never agree, because once he agrees, the generals and soldiers who fought to the death for the country on the nine sides will all fry the pot.

Tell me, how to count a life, how much is appropriate?

Ning Jin's soldiers died one after another, from the beginning of Li Chengliang in the Wanli year, he was often in arrears, and it has been almost sixty years now, and he can not mutiny completely because from the general to the soldiers, there is still a little bit of family and country feelings in the hearts of the top and bottom who did not go to Jiannu to be a traitor, and felt that fighting for the country was the right thing.

You said that now that you are making such a scene, what should I do with those big-headed soldiers in Liaodong who don't know a single big character, hundreds of households and general banners who are born with mud legs.

The emperor was also afraid that they would stretch out their hands to ask the court for the payment of the war, and that they would also be worried about the feudal territory of the territories one by one. ”

It is human nature not to suffer from widowhood but unevenness, and what Zhu Youzhen is best at is to use human nature to seize power, how can he not take precautions at this point.

Therefore, he would rather fight with Zheng Zhilong until his head was bleeding, and would never agree to Zheng Zhilong's condition of separating Taiwan.

Zhu Youzhen must give an explanation to the soldiers fighting on the frontier!

Give an explanation to the soldiers who died for the country!

This explanation is a bowl of water.

That's all.

Seeing that Zheng Zhilong was silent, Xiong Wencan sighed and continued to persuade.

"The current condition of the imperial court is that you can first be appointed as the deputy chief soldier of Fujian, and concurrently lead the commander of the Penghu Naval Division, and then wait for you to drive away the Dutch, and the court will reward you for meritorious deeds, and you will be added to the post of prefect of Taiwan, and the title of Bo and Marquis is just around the corner, but these are all given to you in the name of meritorious rewards.

In this way, you are the benchmark of the world's soldiers, which can inspire the morale of the army, so that the children of the world can take you as an example, and fight bravely and serve the country from now on.

Bad things become good things. ”

Zheng Zhilong was extremely moved when he heard this: "It seems that my younger brother underestimated the emperor in Beijing, and he thought so deeply and thought about it so thoroughly. ”

"You'd better not underestimate Your Majesty." Xiong Wencan reminded: "Now the one on our head is a hero, I dare not say that I can compare with Grandpa Cheng, but in my opinion, I am afraid that it is already comparable to Grandpa Cheng, maybe the military merit strategy is still not enough, but in this scheming, it is superior." ”

"That's an exaggeration."

Zheng Zhilong couldn't believe it: "How old is the emperor." ”

"Don't judge heroes by their age."

Xiong Wencan waved his hand, no longer entangled in this topic: "In short, I have brought you the words of the imperial court and His Majesty's thoughts, and you still have your own ideas on how to choose, but Yiguan, you have to think about it carefully, and think about it as a brother."

Now in the situation on the southeast coast, your strength must indeed have the upper hand, otherwise the imperial court will not take the initiative to pull down your identity and recruit you.

But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, not to mention that my Ming Dynasty is a rich country from all over the world.

Now the central government is only in decline and has not collapsed, and when His Majesty really sets things right and reorganizes the rivers and mountains, my Ming Dynasty is still prosperous and prosperous.

At that time, your wrong choice today is to insult the society and despise the respect of the court, and the evening may not be good. ”

Zheng Zhilong was silent, and sighed faintly after a long time.

"What the eldest brother said, the words are deafening, but now that I have made a mistake, even if I have the heart to return, how can I not be afraid that the emperor will turn over the old accounts again."

Seeing Zheng Zhilong's softened attitude, Xiong Wencan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly picked up the package ticket.

"You can rest assured at this point, Your Majesty is the male master, since he is the male master, he knows the art of weighing the pros and cons, and he is an official but he is in charge of the solid efforts, and His Majesty will not pursue today's affairs."

Zheng Zhilong then got up and bowed.

"In this way, listen to the eldest brother."

"Good, very good!"

Xiong Wencan was immediately overjoyed, got up to support Zheng Zhilong, and at the same time said: "An official and wait for good news with peace of mind, and ensure that the Denglai sailor will leave Quanzhou for my brother within ten days, and at the same time send Yu Zhigao's head to you." ”

"Thank you."

The negotiation was reached, and both of them were considered to be a matter of concern, and they could finally relax a lot.

In the evening, Zheng Zhilong held a banquet to entertain Xiong Wencan, and the two brothers drank happily until they were drunk.

In just a few days after that, Xiong Wencan fulfilled his promise to Zheng Zhilong and sent Yu Zhigao's head to Zheng Zhilong.

Not long after, the Denglai sailor left Quanzhou and returned to Denglai in the north.

As Xiong Wencan analyzed, the Denglai Sailor went south not really to fight with Zheng Zhilong, but the Denglai Sailor had to come again.

It's an attitude.

It is a common trick used in diplomatic negotiations.

Later generations called this kind of operation flexing muscles and military blackmail.

If you really made up your mind to fight, who would greet you so early like this?

Denglai Sailor had already made an undeclared war and secretly rushed to Taiwan to attack Zheng Zhilong's lair.

That's the real war.

This can only be called diplomacy.

Zheng Zhilong was born as a merchant and dealt with pirates all year round, so he didn't understand this as well as Xiong Wencan.