In October of the sixth year of Chongzhen (1633), Liu Xiang attacked Zhao'an and landed from Shiwan to the foot of Xuanzhong North City. At first, when Shi Bangyao was appointed as the magistrate of Zhangzhou, Liu Xiang and Li Kuiqi traveled across the sea, and Shi Bangyao built Wansong Pass to guard it.

. He once used a trick to imprison Liu Xiang's mother to induce him to surrender, but Liu Xiang did not fall into the trick. In the summer of the seventh year of Chongzhen (1634), Shi Bangyao was appointed as the right political officer of Fujian and was stationed at Zhangnan Road, Zhangpu Old Town, Shibing Guncheng Mountain.

Build forts to defend against the attacks of Liu Xiang and other maritime armed groups.

In April of the eighth year of Chongzhen (1635), Liu Xiang was active in the ocean area of ​​Tianwei (one is Shanwei) in Guangdong. Lu Zhenfei, the governor of Fujian, and Zou Weilian, the governor of Guangdong, adopted the suggestion of Zeng Ying, the inspector of Fujian, and used Zheng Zhilong as the vanguard to cooperate with the Guangdong soldiers.

, conquer Liu Xiang.

Liu Xiangzai threatened the imprisoned politician Hong Yunzheng when the war was not going well, asking him to shout for the officers and soldiers to stop attacking, but Yunzheng shouted for the officers and soldiers to attack instead. Liu Xiang was furious and killed Hong Yunzheng. Finally, Liu Xiangshi

With all his strength exhausted, he burned his boat and drowned himself (some say he committed suicide). Kang Chengzu and others were able to escape and return. More than a thousand Liu Xiang's party members surrendered, and the most powerful armed group on the sea between Chongzhen and Chongzhen was completely wiped out.

Liu Xiang's armed activities at sea deeply frightened Emperor Chongzhen. Even though Liu Xiang was dead, the emperor was still afraid that he was not really dead and that Xiong Wencan and others would falsely report him. Therefore, he sent eunuchs to Guangxi to purchase supplies on the pretext of going to Fujian.

After extensive inspection, the eunuch reported and confirmed that Liu Xiang was dead, and Emperor Chongzhen was relieved.

When Liu Jiang heard Liu Pei mention Liu Xiang's name, he immediately searched for Liu Xiang's information in his mind. He didn't know why Liu Pei mentioned Liu Xiang by name, but he felt that it must be another intelligence channel of Liu Pei's.

If you heard about him, then you must pay attention to this person.

Liu Jiang asked strangely: "Why should you pay special attention to him? He has a very good relationship with Zheng Yiguan! He has brought many people and ships to this battle!"

Liu Pei could not say clearly that Liu Xiang would turn against Zheng Zhilong sooner or later because of whether he would join the government. He could only say: "This man is unruly and has always had his own way of doing things! Sooner or later, he and Zheng Yiguan will turn against each other! And this person's views on Zheng Yiguan

Different. Zheng Yiguan was influenced by Li Dan and was willing to do business. But this person prefers robbery! So let more of our people encourage him and his men, saying that Zheng Yiguan has long wanted to join the government.

I want to be a watchdog for the government! This may allow more people to join the neutral faction."

Liu Jiang nodded and said: "I understand, Marshal. Later I will send a group of people to Nagasaki to spread rumors and provoke internal division among them."

Liu Pei shook his head and said: "Don't send any more people to Nagasaki. I think the existing manpower in Nagasaki is enough. After all, it is the territory of the Japanese and Li Dan. Our people are too conspicuous there, and their movements

If you get older, you will be targeted! You should send your manpower to Fujian and Guangdong! It should be quick there

We have received news of our armistice. It is the right time for us to spread rumors! Only by making people think that we are powerful, Zheng Yiguan, with support, is just as good as us! Such a person is willing to stand in a neutral zone

Lots of talent!”

Liu Jiang sighed in his heart that the commander was so resourceful that he had hit the enemy's foundation this time. So he agreed simply and said: "I understand! I will send more people over later. At the same time, I will try to be among the pirates."

Use more eyeliner. Maybe it will come in handy when we go to war in the future."

Liu Pei agreed and said: "That's it! I estimate that at the end of this year or in the first half of next year, Zheng Yiguan and I will go to war!"

Liu Jiang said doubtfully: "Commander, will the war start so soon? We just stopped fighting!"

Liu Pei said worriedly: "Zheng Yiguan is not an easy person! He will definitely stabilize the internal situation quickly. So we can't give him too long time to integrate the internal situation. Otherwise, he will be in trouble in the future! And there are

One point is that the Second Fleet will become even larger in number by the end of this year, and it will become increasingly difficult to hide it! So we must find an opportunity to decide the sea in a battle before the strength of the Second Fleet is exposed!

The second fleet can appear as a surprise force and give Zheng Yiguan a fatal blow! So we must first continuously slander Zheng Yiguan in public opinion and force him to fight us decisively after Li Dan's death and no time to integrate the internal forces!"

After hearing this, Liu Jiang said with sincerity: "The commander-in-chief really has foresight!"

Liu Pei said with a smile: "Okay, stop flattering! Send the people out as soon as possible. After that, I will think about what gift to give me. I am about to marry Miss Wang! But until now, I haven't even got married yet.

Do!"

Liu Jiang calculated the date and it turned out that this was the case! The date originally set with the Wang family was in June this year. However, due to the war, the time was postponed to the beginning of June, and Liu Pei had not prepared anything yet!

Liu Jiang smiled when he heard this and said: "Commander, don't worry about gifts, I have already prepared one for him! And you don't have to worry about the wedding, Uncle Qi and the others have been taking care of it!"

Liu Pei smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Qi! I'll ask later what step you've taken? By the way, you didn't embezzle public funds when you bought gifts, did you?"

Liu Jiang quickly shook his head and said: "How dare I? I know that the commander-in-chief hates corruption the most, how could I knowingly commit the crime? Moreover, the salary given to me by the commander-in-chief is also very high, so it is not a problem to prepare some gifts."

What Liu Jiang said is true! Liu Pei is not Zhu Yuanzhang. He knows that if he wants a horse to run, he must feed him well, so he is very generous to his subordinates! Liu Jiang can get close to the salary in one month

One hundred taels of silver! And he also has other subsidies.

Decimal. So Liu Jiang doesn’t need to be corrupt at all.

Liu Pei rubbed his eyebrows, waved his hand and said, "You go back first. Make time to arrange things tomorrow. Also, help me invite Uncle Qi over."

Liu Jiang agreed and went out. Liu Pei continued to work on his official documents. Not long after, the guard notified Uncle Qi to ask for an audience. When Liu Pei saw Uncle Qi entering the room, he quickly stood up and raised his hands and said: "Uncle Qi, you

It’s been a lot of hard work during this time! My parents are gone, so I leave these things to my uncle, and I’d like to thank you here!”

In the past, Uncle Qi dared to accept Liu Pei's courtesy, but how dare he accept Liu Pei's courtesy now! His son Qi Qitao worked under Liu Hui and single-handedly commanded all the land war servants. In addition, he still watched

He is a man who started his career with his wife, so many things about Liu Pei really cannot be hidden from him!

He naturally knew that Liu Pei was now the distinguished King of Ryukyu, and also served as the garrison of Jiaozhou in the Ming Dynasty. He had territory, an army, and a fleet overseas! So how could he dare to be like before! So Uncle Qi waved his hands and said: "When

This is not the courtesy of the commander! I, an immortal, can take care of these things for the commander. That is a blessing earned in eight lifetimes! The commander must not be too polite!"

Liu Pei has now semi-integrated into the Ming Dynasty, and has gradually understood the thoughts of these people. He did not say any more words of thanks, which would only make Uncle Qi more uncomfortable and hurt the old feelings. So Liu Pei

He simply asked: "Uncle Qi, where is the wedding?"

Uncle Qi chuckled and said: "I was about to report to the commander that the woman's dowry list came yesterday. To be honest, I really didn't expect Mr. Wang's family to be so well-off! And there was also a dowry list sent over.

Letter."

As he spoke, he took out a sealed dowry list from his arms and a thick letter and handed it to Liu Pei. Liu Pei was someone who had seen money and knew the prices of goods in the Ming Dynasty. So he took the dowry.

When I saw the list later, I was shocked! The items on the dowry list were far beyond what Wang Changde could afford!

He couldn't help but feel hesitant in his heart. Could it be that my future Lao Taishan was still a hidden corrupt official? If this was the case, then he would really have to consider how to deal with Wang Changde and his family's problems in the future!

Wang Changde himself is a relative, so his status is naturally valuable. If Liu Pei wins the throne in the future, he will naturally be like a fish in water in the court. If he is really a corrupt official, he is afraid that the court will be unrest in the future. Just think about what the Shouninghou brothers did during the Zhengde Dynasty,

Does Liu Pei know what will happen in the future?

However, Liu Pei didn't make any move, and directly put away the dowry list and asked about the wedding arrangements. Uncle Qi also worked hard for his son! Not only did he handle it himself, he also consulted many people who knew the market for advice, and the wedding was arranged in a perfect way.
Chapter completed!