Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 570 Covenant
"Then how did they react, do you believe it?" Li Ruolian asked with a little curiosity when she heard this.

He could feel that these Japanese people were really cautious and asked about the situation on Daming's side very carefully.

After Zheng Zhilong heard this, he answered him: "I feel that they believed it, because they started to encourage me after that, to fight for my injustice, so I went with the flow and showed dissatisfaction, and told them, I came here Wa Kingdom, I just came here to relax, I don’t want to see that Dongjiang general who always instigates me.”

"Then, do they believe this reason?" Li Ruolian continued to ask after hearing this.

"I think they believed it." Zheng Zhilong was a little moved when he heard it, but he didn't show it. He just replied, "They know my position in the sea and what happened to me before, and they think that if I am beaten by someone of the same level The warriors commanded here and there, and the land property and the like are gone, so there must be opinions in my heart. On the sea, if there is a storm, there is a reason to go back for a long time, and it’s okay to come to Japan to relax!"

Hearing this, thinking about the information in Zheng Zhilong's files, and understanding his past, Li Ruolian couldn't help feeling emotional.This person in front of him is really a hero, at least he was before.Thanks to the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, he can be cured to death, otherwise, it would be really difficult.

Thinking of this, he asked Zheng Zhilong again: "Then it's over like this?"

"No!" Zheng Zhilong said to Li Ruolian after hearing this, "At the end, they tempted me, saying that they believed that I had heard that Jianlu came to form an alliance with them and wanted me to work with them. Give me Fujian, Guangdong and other places."

Li Ruolian was overjoyed when he heard that, and quickly asked: "Then you agreed? This is done?"

Zheng Zhilong said before that the Japanese were hooked. After listening to the whole process, everything is reasonable, and the Japanese are indeed hooked!

I always thought that the task entrusted by the emperor was actually very difficult, but I didn't expect it to be solved so easily, it's really great!
But who knows, Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said: "I didn't agree directly, and I still hesitated in front of them. I asked to see the envoy of Jianlu, and I had to get their promise! Also, I also bargained with them. Zhejiang is the only way to do it!"

Hearing this, Li Ruolian couldn't help but admire him very much.When Zheng Zhilong did this, it seemed more real.Sure enough, he is a self-made man who can eventually become the Pirate King!
Thinking of this, Li Ruolian couldn't help but said: "This matter can be done, it's really because of you, it's a great achievement, I will definitely report to the emperor what happened when I go back!"

Zheng Zhilong smiled and quickly expressed his thanks, and then said: "I have made an appointment with them. At noon tomorrow, they will arrange for the envoy of Jianlu to meet with me to discuss the specific covenant!"

"Okay, thank you for your hard work!" Li Ruolian sighed with joy when she heard this.

This trip to Japan was much smoother than expected!If you finish the task earlier, you can go back to the capital sooner.The capital is getting more and more prosperous, and I haven't even had a good time shopping!
After traveling day and night, I was really tired when I came to Edo. Afterwards, the whole group had a good rest and did not go out.

When it was almost noon the next day, Tokugawa Iemitsu sent someone to invite Zheng Zhilong.

In the meeting hall, Li Ruolian was still not qualified to enter, but when Zheng Zhilong stepped in, he saw two convicts at once.

The logo of Jianlu is too obvious. He doesn't wear a hat, shaved the tail of a money mouse, and the hairstyle of the Japanese people complements each other. No wonder, they are all barbarians!
One of the Japanese was a bit older with a gray beard. This person should be some kind of Prince Heshuoli from Jianlu, Aixinjueluo Daishan.

This is official and public, and Zheng Zhilong can guess it.

The other Jianlu made him a little curious. Looking at his demeanor, he had the elegance of a scholar.Without the influence of decades of reading, I am afraid that such a temperament cannot be cultivated.

Jianlu is a barbarian, how could he have such a temperament?
When Zheng Zhilong saw it, he was puzzled and secretly surprised at the same time.Jianlu can rise, as expected, there are many talents!

Seeing a Ming man walk into the lobby, Dai Shan didn't even need to guess, he knew that this must be the pirate king on the southeast coast of Ming Dynasty, and now Zheng Zhilong, the commander-in-chief of the Denglai Navy.

Regarding Zheng Zhilong's matter, the Tokugawa shogunate had already greeted him, and this meeting was only possible with his consent.

Therefore, Dai Shan secretly looked at Zheng Zhilong for the first time, and he was also a little curious: this Great Ming Pirate King didn't feel any heroic aura, but instead behaved kindly, as if humans and animals were harmless, more like a businessman!
If others didn't tell him, he really wouldn't be able to guess that this person is a hero who was killed from the pirate group.

It is true that people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured!
Thinking of this in his heart, Dai Shan quickly smiled, and greeted Zheng Zhilong, and at the same time smiled and said in Daming official language: "This must be the famous Zheng Yiguan, I have admired him for a long time!"

Zheng Zhilong's name in Japan is still Zheng Yiguan.Therefore, he said it according to the words of the Japanese people.

Zheng Zhilong would naturally play tricks on the occasion. When Daishan greeted him like this, he immediately smiled, as if meeting an old friend and said hello: "This is obviously His Royal Highness Prince Heshuoli of the Qing Empire. I have long admired you." Long awaited!"

The two got to know each other like old friends.Afterwards, Zheng Zhilong looked at the elegant Jianlu, and asked curiously, "This is..."

"Haha! Come, come, let me introduce you!" Seeing him, Dai Shan immediately beckoned the man to come closer, and then introduced him to Zheng Zhilong with a smile, "He is the original Governor of Ji Liao in the Ming Kingdom. Hong Chengchou of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Hengjiu!"

When Hong Chengchou heard this, he immediately smiled, bowed his hands to Zheng Zhilong and said, "It's a great honor to meet the King of the East China Sea now!"

It turned out that he was Hong Chengchou, no wonder he had such a temperament, but it was a pity that he had a pig's tail on his head, which ruined his image.

In the original history, the reason why Zheng Zhilong surrendered to Jianlu was also because Jianlu promised him that he would transfer Fujian and other provinces to him, but he did not keep his promise. As soon as he surrendered, he was arrested.

As far as Zheng Zhilong is concerned, he certainly doesn't want to shave such an ugly money rat tail.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong was contemptuous in his heart, but on the surface, he immediately returned the courtesy, and said with admiration: "It is said that Governor Hong is very resourceful, leading the army to fight, and the thieves fled. If there were no treacherous ministers in the court, what would Governor Hong do?" There may be a defeat of Songjin!"

His flattering words made Hong Chengchou blush a little. With Daishan by his side, he still said modestly: "No, no, the Qing Dynasty is still powerful. I have really tried my best, and I really can't beat it!"

Daishan laughed loudly when he heard it, and when he was about to say something, he heard some movement, turned around and saw that it was the general of the Tokugawa shogunate, Tokugawa Iemitsu, accompanied by his right-hand man, turned out from behind up.

So, they hurriedly greeted each other.

Under the influence of the three parties, what is a little funny is that the talks between them turned out to be in the official language of the Ming Dynasty, the object of their conspiracy.

Both Daishan and Hong Chengchou can’t speak the Japanese language; Zheng Zhilong and Tokugawa Iemitsu can’t speak Jianlu’s words; neither Tokugawa Iemitsu nor Jianlu can understand Hokkien dialect. In the end, they all know it, only the common language of Ming Dynasty up.

After the three parties sat down, Tokugawa Iemitsu said in unprofessional Ming Dynasty official dialect: "You two should already know each other, right? Let's make a long story short and get straight to the point!"

Just now, they actually eavesdropped from behind and heard something more, that is, Zheng Zhilong's flattery to Hong Chengchou's words, and Hong Chengchou's modest words at the first level confirmed the strength of the Qing Empire.

Then, naturally, the three of them began to discuss in detail, and even put out a crude map of Ming Dynasty, and began to discuss their respective spheres of influence based on the map, that is, to carve up the Ming Dynasty.

In the middle, the two sides have some symbolic disputes.

For example, Zheng Zhilong demanded that Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong must be his territory; while on our side, it is not good to say that North Korea is an enclave, and we still want Liaodong and the north of the Yellow River.The area south of the Yellow River can be attributed to the Qing Empire.

Daishan disagrees with this division, saying that Liaodong is the land of Longxing and cannot be given to it; the land in the south of the Yangtze River can be given to the Wa Kingdom, and the Qing Empire only needs to be north of the Yellow River. To take care of the Wa Kingdom, Shandong and other places can be given to it. The country of Wa, at least the country of Wa has a powerful navy that can communicate with North Korea.

After a while of discussion, the three parties reached a consensus.

On Zheng Zhilong's side, he got his wish and got the three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong. For now, let's not say anything about it. It is still the Denglai Navy of the Ming Dynasty.

On the Japanese side, they must first send people to North Korea to verify. If it is true that the Qing Empire can easily accept the territory of North Korea, then the Japanese side will prepare an army to occupy North Korea first and gain a firm foothold.At the same time, the navy was sent to inspect the coast to ensure the safety of the coast of the Qing Empire.

On the side of the Qing Empire, the army was rectified, and under the transport of the Japanese navy, they bypassed the Shanhai Pass along the coast, and together with the Japanese army attacked the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this war cannot be launched in a short while. It needs both the Qing Empire and the Wa Kingdom to accumulate strength.

The tripartite covenant, only the covenant between the Qing Empire and the Japanese country is announced to the outside world, and Zheng Zhilong's side cannot make it public.Just wait for the battle across the sea, and when you attack the capital of the Ming country, you will catch the Ming country by surprise, so as to ensure that the allied forces of the Qing Empire and the Japanese country can successfully attack the capital of the Ming country, and then attack the rest of the Ming country. strategic intentions.

After the alliance was completed, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Aixinjueluo Daishan, and Zheng Zhilong immediately looked at each other and laughed.

(End of this chapter)