Ming politicians

The sixth day of the first month of the 14th year of Chongzhen.

Su Tiancheng has already returned to Dengzhou. Chunping arranged for his servants to make a special reunion dinner. Although several days have passed, the reunion dinner is a must. The news from all over the place also made Chunping wait People knew that Su Tiancheng had led the Jiangning Ying Navy to go out to fight. Thinking of these things, Chunping and the others shuddered, and they paid more attention to this reunion dinner. They wanted to pray for Su Tiancheng, and hoped that God would bless them forever. Husband.

When the family had a family reunion dinner, Su Tiancheng thought of Zhu Shenxin who was in the capital. She must be very lonely at this time. He also knew that the sea battle and the Quanzhou incident must not be hidden from the court. He was about to go back to the capital to explain the relevant situation, and he could also take the opportunity to comfort Zhu Shenxin.

Just after eating, Su Pingyang walked to Su Tiancheng's side.

"Master, Xiong Zijian sent someone to report the situation."

Su Tiancheng nodded, he knew that Su Pingyang must have asked the sergeant who came to report to wait for a while when the family had a family reunion dinner just now.

When Su Tiancheng arrived at the wing, the sergeant came in quickly and knelt down on one knee.

"My lord, under the orders of Lord Xiong, I will report the situation in Quanzhou."

The sergeant took out the letter from his chest, and Wang Dazhi on the side took the letter and handed it to Su Tiancheng.

Su Tiancheng didn't rush to open the letter.

"Tell me first, how is the situation in Quanzhou?"

"Yes, on the 770th day of the twelfth lunar month, Lord Xiong led us to attack Zheng Zhilong's mansion. It took more than an hour to capture Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong, Tian Chuansong and others alive, and wiped out more than 260 of Zheng Zhilong's soldiers, and 200 Jiangning battalion soldiers were killed. People. Seriously injured 360 people. Master Xiong confiscated [-] million taels of gold and [-] million taels of silver from Zheng Zhilong’s residence. "

On one side, Qu Qingze, Deng Hui and others were all smiling, they didn't expect Quanzhou to achieve such a great success.

Su Tiancheng nodded and told the soldiers to go down and have a good rest.

After opening the letter.Su Tiancheng looked carefully, during this process, there was not much smile on his face.

After half an hour passed, Su Tiancheng spoke.

"Lao Qu, Deng Hui, things are not as simple as we imagined. The Jiangning camp rushed to Quanzhou and uprooted the Zheng family, but the forces controlled by the Zheng family are still in Quanzhou, including more than 2000 warships and merchant ships. One hundred thousand sergeants, these forces. Once out of control, it will cause huge fluctuations. Now it is during the Spring Festival, the problem is not too big, but maintaining these ships and troops requires money. If Zheng Zhilong and others are escorted to Dengzhou , How to solve the problems of warships, merchant ships and the army is the most urgent problem.”

"Jiang Ningying rushed to Quanzhou for the purpose of eradicating Zheng Zhilong's power in Quanzhou. But there must be no sequelae. The navy led by Zheng Zhilong, many people used to be pirates with Zheng Zhilong. If it is because Zheng Zhilong left Fujian, he will become a pirate again. No. There will be no peace in Fujian, Guangdong, and Zhejiang, and there are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers. If there is no military salary, there will also be huge troubles. As for the Quanzhou government office and the Fujian governor’s office, there is no need to think about it."

After Su Tiancheng finished speaking, he looked at Qu Qingze and Deng Hui.

Su Tiancheng didn't mention the gold and silver that was seized, nor did he mention such a big victory, he was considering the stability of Fujian, which made the two of them never think that, in their view, as long as Zheng Zhilong's power is eradicated, the problem will be solved Well, as for the stability of Fujian, that is a matter for the local government, and the government must take action.

It was Qu Qingze who spoke first.

"My lord, I think that after these matters are reported to the court, it is enough to ask the governor of Fujian to deal with them. Dengzhou is far away from Fujian. Even if you want to manage it, it is beyond your reach."

Deng Hui nodded, although he didn't speak, he agreed with Qu Qingze's point of view.

Su Tiancheng looked serious, shook his head and spoke. [

"Military affairs can be handed over to the local government to deal with. Timely intervention is not a big problem, but the fleet is not good. These people have been following Zheng Zhilong for a long time, and the rest are obviously unable to command. If they can't be dealt with in time, they must There will be troubles. Dengzhou is located in the Bohai Bay and the Yellow Sea. If the navy wants to sail to the South China Sea, the distance will not be worth the loss. Besides, the waters of the South China Sea must be controlled, otherwise Weihaiwei Wharf will also be affected. We can Don't think those overseas merchants are so good, if the South China Sea is out of control, I don't know how many overseas merchant ships will pass by there and conduct transactions secretly."

"My lord, do you still want Zheng Zhilong to control those warships and merchant ships?"

"No, Zheng Zhilong definitely can't. This person thinks differently. After going through so many things, he will never change his previous understanding easily. Letting Zheng Zhilong go is tantamount to letting the tiger go back to the mountain. However, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong can be considered."

Both Qu Qingze and Deng Hui's expressions changed, this time it was Deng Hui who spoke.

"My lord, no, Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong, no matter what, are members of the Zheng family. If they continue to be placed in Fujian and they don't obey the command, the navy and soldiers will still have to travel thousands of miles to suppress them. The lower officials know What these people see in their minds is profit, and they don't think about other things at all."

Su Tiancheng smiled and spoke.

"Deng Hui, in fact, everyone needs to consider their interests when doing things. If they can't support their families, or even have enough food for themselves, it is definitely unrealistic to talk about ideals. Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong, It is very different from Zheng Zhilong, especially Zheng Chenggong, who has the identity of a student, and his thinking is different. At least the first thing he thinks of is to serve the court, and also think about revitalizing the family. With such demands, we can Control, of course, we still need to take some measures, that is, to send people to Fujian to guard Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong."

"The imperial court can make sense. The emperor and the imperial court have complicated views on Zheng Zhilong. On the one hand, Zheng Zhilong has stabilized the situation in Fujian and other places. Zheng Zhilong, but he is also afraid that Zheng Zhilong's power will be too inflated. Under such circumstances, it is not in the interest of the imperial court to put forward our proposal to send people to Fujian. Of course, to stabilize the situation in Fujian, we still need to hand over some money to the imperial court Yes, if the Ministry of Household Affairs can get some taxes from Fujian, it is definitely in favor, so the imperial court controls the sea area of ​​Fujian and gets money, so why not do it."

Qu Qingze and Deng Hui nodded repeatedly.

"My lord's action has solved all the problems, and the subordinate officials agree."

Deng Hui thought more.

"My lord, I don't know how the imperial court will view Zheng Zhilong's attack this time. I estimate that the imperial court must have known the news. If the emperor wants to punish Zheng Zhilong, what should he do?"

"Well, I have considered this matter. The emperor must have asked me to go to Beijing to report it. I will handle this matter. It is not a big problem. As long as Zheng Zhilong does what I ask, not only will he not be punished , and will be rewarded. This time we have seized so much gold and silver, we will not be able to monopolize it. We need to hand over part of the gold and silver to the court. The gold and silver will be handed over in the name of Zheng Zhilong. If I work hard from the side, there will be nothing Problem."

After saying this, Su Tiancheng stood up.

"I think about electing Zheng Zhilong as the imperial envoy of the Zuoqian capital, the governor of the governor's office and the governor of Tongzhi, who nominally command the navy in Fujian, and stay in Dengzhou. As for Zheng Hongkui and Zheng Chenggong, because they lack fame, they should not be promoted. On behalf of Zheng Zhilong, he actually led the Fujian navy. The Fujian navy was unified and renamed the Daming Navy, and was controlled by the Jiangning Navy. Tell me, who will be sent to Fujian to actually lead this huge navy and Merchant ship."

Su Tiancheng has a lot of talents under his command, but because he is concerned about the suspicion of the imperial court, there are not many senior officers promoted. Officers above the commander of the guards are basically those from the past. If he wants to solve such a problem, he can only wait for his own strength Only when you grow stronger can you make demands.

Qu Qingze and Deng Hui didn't speak up right away. This is a serious issue, and they can't speak casually. Sun Chuanting is the commander of the navy, and it is definitely not suitable for him to go to Fujian. Wu Sangui doesn't even need to think about it. , After arriving in Fujian, I don't know what troubles will arise. The rest of the people are in their respective positions, and it is impossible to leave. Besides, people who go to Fujian must have a steady style of work and be able to control the situation.

Neither of them spoke, but Su Tiancheng did.

"I think Xiong Zijian is more suitable. This time when he goes to Quanzhou, Xiong Zijian can grasp the situation very well. In addition, Xiong Zijian is the left deputy imperial envoy. If he goes to Fujian with this identity, the governor of Fujian and the prefect of Quanzhou are not easy to intervene. Guaranteed to be arbitrary at the moment, Xiong Zijian, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong and others are also familiar, and they are probably the best candidates. As for the commander-in-chief of Weihaiwei, I think He Renlong will be in charge. He Renlong is going to Quanzhou this time. , also meritorious service."

After deciding everything, Su Tiancheng gave the order.

"Qu Qingze, send people to meet Xiong Zijian immediately, and ask them to speed up their march. They travel day and night, and the time is urgent. They can't delay too long, so as not to change the situation in Fujian. In addition, I ask Xiong Zijian to ensure absolute safety along the way. Information involving Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong, and Tian Chuansong should be reported at any time. These situations must not be neglected. They involve our next actions. We can clearly ask Xiong Zijian to return to Dengzhou around the tenth day of the first lunar month." (To be completed continued...)