Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1135 The Dust Settles
Since Zhu Yihai and Zheng Chenggong could not be cut off, Wang Yan could only force them to stay far away. Naturally, they would not be able to collude with the people in the country. As their influence distanced, the people in the country would gradually forget them.

After all, King Lu rebelled and rebelled, which was a serious crime. If he didn't demote him to a commoner, the court would have lost face. It was a punishment to go from a prince to a county king, and the court would look better in face.

As for changing to King of Luzon, this is to completely cut off Zhu Yihai's ambitions. Luzon is a country that has existed for a long time. Wang Yan made him King of Luzon. Although he is a vassal, he is a foreign country.

After becoming the king of Lu Song, even if Zhu Yihai has the blood of the Zhu family, he cannot be regarded as a member of Ming Dynasty. In this way, he deprived him of a sliver of inheritance rights to Ming Dynasty in terms of jurisprudence, and became an outsider, just like North Korea and Annan. Like the monarch of the Ming Dynasty, he can only be a minister of the Ming Dynasty and has no right to participate in the affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

Prince Lu could stand up and use the banner of the Qing emperor to call on the world to overthrow Wang Yan, but it is difficult for the king of Lu Song to use this banner. He has already become the lord of the country, and no one will pay attention to the banner.

Furthermore, leaving only Lu Song is to let Zheng Chenggong and Zhu Yihai squeeze together and let the two restrain each other.

After all, these two people do not belong to the same force. The reason why they are united now is because both sides failed and they can only hug each other for warmth. Once the threat is lifted, both of them are in Luzon. Both have power, so whoever has the final say will inevitably have disputes, and the two will be able to restrain each other.

Wang Yan thought of so much, it can be said that he has exhausted his brains.

The conditions put forward by King Lu and Zheng Chenggong were that King Lu wanted Zhoushan and Taiwan Island, and Zheng Chenggong wanted Jinxia and Lu Song. Seal him to Lu Song, Lu Wang and Zheng Chenggong are not happy.

Going to sea originally reduced the influence of the King of Lu. He was a majestic Prince of Ming, and if he wanted to be the King of Lu Song, the King of Lu naturally refused.

For Zheng Chenggong, without Jin Xia, Wang Yan wanted to insert King Lu to Lu Song, so he naturally disagreed.

"How could it be possible for Luzon to raise [-] sailors? This is clearly exile!"

If they agree to Wang Yan's conditions, they will lose a piece of Han land in their hands, and King Lu's nose is rough.

Zheng Chenggong's face also darkened. Wang Yan was making out with him just now, but when he offered the conditions, he was merciless and cut off more than half of them with one knife. His heart was extremely dark and his nature was revealed.

"His Royal Highness Chu, Zhoushan, Jinxia and Taiwan Island, even if the court does not give us, we can control it. Your Highness said such a condition, do you think we can accept it?" Zheng Chenggong said in a deep voice with a cold face.

Zheng Chenggong was still emotionally suppressed, but King Lu said it directly, "We don't need to talk about such conditions at all!"

From their point of view, these are areas they can control and are the basis for negotiation. Wang Yan should increase the price on this basis instead of cutting more than half of it.

Faced with the unhappiness of the two, Wang Yan's mood changed, and he suddenly looked at them coldly, "What do you want Zhoushan, Taidao, and Jinxia to do? Are you unwilling to fail, or do you want to counterattack one day?"

King Lu and Zheng Chenggong couldn't help being taken aback, their faces were filled with astonishment, they wanted these places more because they wanted to preserve some strength, they were indeed unwilling to do so, but they didn't want to counterattack.

These can all be regarded as Han land, and they always have to occupy a piece of land in order to maintain close ties with the Central Plains. Once there is no piece of land, they will really be marginalized and become outcasts of Ming Dynasty.

The two couldn't answer Wang Yan's question, and Wang Yan would not give them a chance to counterattack. Their capture of these places indicated that this battle was not over yet, and the two had to push farther away to keep up with Daming. safe distance.

Wang Yan looked at the two, stared at Zheng Chenggong and said: "Success is right! You can occupy these places now and form a separate regime, but Gu Wang wants to say that as long as you occupy these places, it means you still have ambitions. The lonely king and the imperial court will feel that the poisonous snake is on their side, and this battle will continue."

"Yes, you now have a great advantage in the navy, and you may be able to take advantage of the sea, but don't forget that what you are facing is not a lonely king, but a powerful Ming Dynasty. As long as the court is determined to invest , Gu Wang believes that within five years, the imperial court will be able to build a navy capable of defeating you at sea!"

Wang Yan exuded a domineering aura, this is his true face, which made Zheng Chenggong a little frightened, he stared at the two, and said word by word: "It is to occupy these places and continue to fight against the court, and finally lose , or go away to Luzon and become a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, and don't ask about the Central Plains from now on, you make your own choice!"

Since Zheng Chenggong was unwilling to accept his conditions, to work in Nanjing, and to give up the Zheng family's foundation, Wang Yan also made his attitude clear. Only by returning to the mind of the Central Plains can we get long-term peace.

King Lu's face sank, do you want to continue fighting?He didn't know too well.

Zheng Chenggong has no intention of continuing to fight. Wang Yan means that as long as they occupy these places, the court will not feel at ease, and will continue to fight. He just wants to preserve the interests of the Zheng family, and he doesn't want to fight anymore, "Your Highness , You may not know the situation in Luzon, there are less than 2 Han Chinese there, so many of us have passed by, and even eating is a problem, Your Highness is forcing us to be bandits!"

Wang Yan is right in one point, they have already failed, and if they continue to fight, they will face the entire Ming Dynasty. Even if they gain an advantage at sea in a short period of time, in the long run, they must not be the opponents of the court. The national strength, within ten years, they will inevitably be wiped out by the court.

One is short-term pleasure, and then quickly perishes, and the other is long-term stability, but requires arduous development in the early stage. Wang Yan gave them two paths for them to choose.

Zheng Chenggong chose the latter, but the early stage should not be too miserable, he needs Wang Yan to increase the conditions.

It is not easy for the King of Lu to give up the idea of ​​returning to the Central Plains, but the Zheng family is different. They were originally a group of pirate merchants, and going to sea is not a big deal for them. Nostalgia.

After hearing what Zheng Chenggong said, King Lu immediately exclaimed, "Success..."

But Wang Yan immediately said: "The finances belonging to the Zheng family can be taken away successfully. Those who are willing to follow you can also be taken away by family members. As for the food in the early stage, more than two million taels of silver from the Spaniards were successfully seized in Luzon, and they were taken away. There is no shortage of silver, as long as you accept the conditions of the court, the lonely king will allow you to send caravans to Ming Dynasty for trade, and will give you certain discounts in terms of customs duties!"

Tens of thousands of sailors were forced to Luzon. If they didn't have food and drink, they would definitely loot the coast. This is exactly what Wang Yan didn't want to see.He paused and continued: "There are also many natives in Luzon, but they lack education. You only need to spend some money. You can come to Guangnan to buy seeds, cattle, and iron utensils. In the future, the imperial court may consider exile criminals first." Luzon, to increase the population of Luzon, what do you think of this condition?"

Zheng Chenggong was silent for a while, and he was able to take away the assets and deployment of the Zheng family in Fujian, and the court provided him with seed farming cattle. Although it was exchanged for silver, it was no problem to take root in Luzon.In addition, they can trade in Daming, and there are preferential tariffs. The Zheng family fleet can continue to do transit business, and the financial resources are also guaranteed. The only disadvantage is that population and development require a lot of energy.

"Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Lu is the King of Lu Song, what are we? And what does His Highness plan to do with His Royal Highness Tang!" Zheng Chenggong obviously accepted.

Wang Yan smiled, glanced at King Lu, and said in a cold voice: "The king of Tang wants to murder the lonely king. The Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the clan's mansion are already trying. It depends on how the king of Luzon arranges it!"

Seeing Wang Yan's malicious intentions, King Lu clearly reminded him that if he was caught, he would suffer the same fate as King Tang.

This is both a threat and a warning.

Zheng Chenggong understood what Wang Yan meant. After the King of Lu made Lu Song a vassal, he was a subject of the Lu Song Kingdom and had nothing to do with Daming. His status in the Lu Song Kingdom depended on how he negotiated with the King of Lu.

Thinking of this, Zheng Chenggong looked at King Lu and said, "What do you think, Your Highness? Accept or not?"

The key now depends on whether Lu Wangtong agrees, and what Zhu Yihai can do at this time, Zheng Chenggong is already tempted, he can't really stop the pirates, plunder the coast for a few years, and then be wiped out by the court.

"Okay! I accept it!" Zhu Yihai glanced at Wang Yan, and said with difficulty, "However, the King's property in Zhejiang and his subordinates want to follow the King, and the court can't stop him."

"No problem!" Wang Yan was not too happy after hearing this, "However, the imperial court will send these people to Luzon in the name of exile. Besides, after the establishment of the Luzon Kingdom, the imperial court will not recognize it at first. Wait until next year. Send envoys to Nanjing to become ministers, and then the imperial court canonize them, and finally Zhu Cihuan, you have to hand them over."

King Lu thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, Zhu Cihuan's residence, let me tell you, the court can send someone to pick it up. But King Chu had better not break his promise, especially not to blockade Luzon. If there is no food in Luzon Eat, the tens of thousands of sailors can only find food by themselves."

"Don't worry about the food, as long as you take out the money, the Gu Wang can buy it for you." Wang Yan promised, and then said: "As for Zhu Cihuan, I will send a Jinyiwei, and you will send the Gu to Nanjing."

King Lu frowned slightly, and suddenly said: "I don't have much cash in hand, can King Chu borrow 40 shi first..."

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