Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 537 Ryukyu Town

The world is like chess, even if the opening is unfavorable at the beginning, if you can stabilize the middle and late games, you may not be able to turn the game against the wind.

The sea breeze howled, the blue sky and the vast sea seemed to be connected together, Wu Sangui, Zu Zerun, and Zu Zepu stood on the coastline in armor and held knives, silent.

Everything in Liuqiu Town seemed so strange compared to the Liaodong and the familiar capital they were familiar with.

The turbulent sea along the way was unbearable for them who had never been out at sea. Many times, the adverse reactions caused by seasickness made them want to jump into the sea.

But the will forced them to return to reality.

"Uncle, we can't go back to Liaodong?"

Zu Zerun frowned, stared at the waves in front of him, and said in a hoarse voice, "Father and the others were transferred to the Jiangnan area, uncle and the others were transferred to Shaanxi, and we were transferred to Liuqiu Town. This is what the emperor knows. Our secret?"

"It must be known."

Wu Sangui's eyes were cold and stern, and his tone was firm: "From the time Yuan Chonghuan was killed to the time when the Li family was killed by the majority, the emperor had a plan.

However, considering the impact and the stability of Liaoqian before, they did not choose to do it.

The situation is different now. The influence we have formed is being gradually divided and attacked by the emperor. I am afraid that the Liaoqian area will inevitably experience drastic changes. "

"Then shall we die?"

Zu Zepu looked worried, and looked at Wu Sangui and the others, "After all, what our clan, including those generals of the Liao people, did in the past cannot withstand further investigation.

Once it is said that the imperial court will investigate further, I am afraid it will be the time of destruction.

Now the ancestor's family and the Wu's family are already torn apart, scattered in various parts of Daming, even if they want to resist, they are powerless. "

Wu Sangui, Zu Zerun, and Zu Zepu, as the second-generation descendants of Liaodong generals, actually knew some of the secrets of their clans, including the Liao faction.

After all, since they were very young, they have conferred official positions that ordinary generals can hardly achieve in their lifetime. When Liaodong generals continued to rise, they also began to participate in it.

Maybe they don't know many secrets, but they are not fools. Through their own understanding and cognition, they actually know some truths.

"Not in the short term."

Wu Sangui looked firmly in his eyes and said: "If the emperor wanted to execute us, he would not have summoned us when he left the capital and followed Zheng Zhilong to Liuqiu Town.

Wouldn't say those words.

Ask me to wait in Liuqiu Town to fulfill my duties, control part of the real power of the fleet, check and balance the forces of Zheng and Yan, and select some people to join the Han League.

In a sense, this is an opportunity that the emperor gave me to wait for.

If what we do can help the emperor, help the court, and truly solve some worries and troubles, then maybe the Zu family and the Wu family will be impacted and affected, but they will not be implicated like the Li family. "

Emperor Chongzhen actually liked to deal with smart people, especially those who were treacherous and loyal like Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui.

Because they know how to choose and choose, and know how to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Once some handles are grasped by the court or outsiders, they will make the right choice according to the changes in the situation.

As Wu Sangui said, the Liaodong generals will inevitably be liquidated by the court, and all the money and food that has been corrupted over the years will be confiscated. This is something that Emperor Chongzhen will definitely do, but it is only a matter of time. After all, it takes a huge amount to promote the Ming Dynasty. backed by silver.

But among the Liaodong generals, who will be beheaded and who will be exiled overseas are all in Emperor Chongzhen's mind.

For those who are actively promoting reform by Ming Dynasty, who have no help, and who have committed a lot of blood debts, there is nothing to consider. Lingchi who should be Lingchi, beheaded who should be beheaded.

After all, from the moment they took the step of betrayal, once they were found out, what price they would pay was determined.

Like Zu Dashou and Wu Sangui, the Chongzhen Emperor would not simply kill them. After all, if they didn’t squeeze out their value, then the price that Daming paid earlier would be in vain.

In view of such a situation, the opening of seas and commerce is an inevitable trend. Gradually, these guys are consciously transferred to the waters outside the mainland of Daming to check and balance with Zheng Zhilong's faction, maintain the basic stability of Daming's sea area, and steadily promote the opening of seas and commerce. Deepening is a very good choice.

Liaodong generals headed by the ancestors, and officials pirate sea power headed by the Zheng family, when the two collide, what kind of sparks will be produced, even the Emperor Chongzhen does not know.

Maybe they will check and balance each other.

Perhaps they will join forces.

Regardless of whether it was the former or the latter, Emperor Chongzhen was not worried about getting too big. After all, in the first few years, the mutual testing between the two factions would inevitably continue, not to mention that there were also differences among them.

There is no absolute black and white in this world.

As long as Emperor Chongzhen can effectively use the time window of these few years to actively prepare for the shipbuilding industry in the north of the Ming Dynasty and develop the Ming Navy, when Zheng Zhilong, Zu Dashou and the others choose to fight against the imperial court, the new Ming Navy will calm down these sea forces. To gain real strength.

The Daming Navy, which cannot fight naval battles, should not even think about going out of the coastal waters of Daming, galloping to the ocean, expanding the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and seizing important sea passages.

"So we have to leave Ryukyu Town temporarily, this place is too complicated." Zu Zerun said with a frown, "Not only Zheng Yan and other forces, but also Western barbarians, not to mention the local groups, who want to control some of them here Power is definitely an unrealistic thing.”

"The Penghu Islands are an important place guarding Fujian to Liuqiu Town."

Wu Sangui said sternly: "We can go to this place to guard the army, gradually expand the size of the warships under our command, and recruit soldiers who are good at naval warfare, so we can make a difference.

When we get to that step, we will have some active advantage in confronting Zheng Zhilong and the others head-on, so the next thing we have to do is to go to the Penghu Islands. "

The wind on the coastline was very strong, Wu Sangui, Zu Zerun and the others faced the sea breeze, thinking about how to break the current situation.

Although they were reluctant to come to Liuqiu Town, the facts were in front of them. Under the oppression of the imperial power, many things were beyond their ability to decide.

In the current situation, they seem to have no better choice than to accept it passively and plan corresponding changes based on it.

Not all Daming people are truly loyal to Daming. After all, in this era, there is no sense of family and country for future generations, and everything is based on the interests of the clan.

(End of this chapter)