After the Dragon Boat Festival, the heat begins to spread.
In the afternoon of this day, amidst the chirping of cicadas, Zheng Haizhu came to Zheng Zhilong's villa in the capital.
Miss Tagawa held Zheng Sen, who was less than two years old, and after saluting Zheng Haizhu, she said to her son in Minnan dialect, which was not yet fluent, "This is Auntie."
Zheng Haizhu took the doll, looked at the famous historical figure "Zheng Chenggong" who is still wearing crotchless pants, and put gold bracelets on both of his little hands.
Like a cat in later generations, he teased him for a while before giving the little fat man back to his own mother.
Zheng Haizhu turned to Zheng Zhilong, who was leisurely sipping new tea, and said with a smile: "In terms of seniority, your child should call me aunt. But when Yilong first arrived in Chongming, he mentioned to me that he wanted to marry you.
He also calls me aunt, and he is the same generation as your son, but he wants to be his father-in-law, how can this be handled?"
Zheng Zhilong didn't take it seriously: "I don't believe you, sister, will pay attention to such vain rules. Why don't you test me? What is the difference between seniority? He is not your nephew, and I am not your brother.
, just think that we are all buddies who follow you."
Zheng Haizhu praised: "That makes sense. You saw the wife Yilong married in Chongming and the eldest daughter he gave birth to last month, right?"
Zheng Zhilong waved his hand and signaled Tian Chuan to step back, and then started talking to Zheng Haizhu about business: "Well, not only did I meet Yilong's family, but I also followed your wishes and paid a generous courtesy visit to his in-laws. After socializing a few times, I found out.
, what sister said about the power of the Shen family is true."
Zheng Haizhu nodded, looking at Zheng Chenggong who was giggling at the kittens and butterflies in the yard.
When she spoke again, her tone was solemn: "The Shen family is a well-known Cao Gang and Shachuan Gang in Xiajiang. It is rare that Shen Tingyang has the same temperament as you and me. Although he is a merchant, he does not only have the words "profit-seeking" in his eyes, which shows that his family
The wind is good. Such a "local snake" in Chongming, when I drove away Yao Qianhu and gave some of the meat in Chongming's bowl to the Shen family, I thought about it. Yilong, who led troops to farm over there, would have to fight with me.
The Shen family got married. Fortunately, Shen Tingyang’s sister is also a top-notch talent, and she fell in love with Yilong at first sight."
Zheng Zhilong breathed a sigh of relief: "I understand that Asen was able to settle down a marriage with Yilong's daughter because my sister brought all the connections of the Xu family and the Shen family closer to me. But, originally, I
Want to be with..."
"You originally wanted to marry Brother Yan and become an official. You won't have only one son, and Brother Yan won't have only one daughter. Ming's maritime trade will definitely expand. Your and my docks will still be
The Ming Dynasty should be the main one. Since you are back, Zheng Sen should be placed in Nanzhili, but Miss Tagawa should take your other children to live with Brother Yan in Taiwan."
Zheng Zhilong thought for a moment and understood the deep meaning of Zheng Haizhu's words.
If the eldest son is raised in Nanzhili, the court will feel more at ease with Zheng Zhilong.
As for the elder sister, it was obvious that she did not completely trust everyone in the court, so she told him to leave a way out for Yan Siqi.
In their current situation, there is no need to avoid these current favors and wealth, as well as the elusiveness of the future. Entering the world requires a ruthless sobriety and the preparation of various alternative plans after sobering up.
"Okay," Zheng Zhilong pretended to be relaxed and smiled, then stopped smiling and asked, "What about you, sister? Where is your escape route?"
Zheng Haizhu stared at Zheng Zhilong: "I don't need a retreat, I just like to move forward."
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The two talked for a while, then went out and got on the carriage to go to the Honglu Temple Hall.
After the Beijing inspection, the minister of Honglu Temple who obeyed Zhao Nanxing and was a stumbling block for Zheng Haizhu was kicked away by Shang Zhouzuo, who had just assumed the post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The current minister is Xu Guangqi, an old scholar of the Western School.
His student, named Wei Yu, was from Wuxi, but he was not from Donglin, and his ancestors had no roots in Zhejiang. He came here just in time for promotion, lest current commentators falsely accuse Zhou Zuo of being a member of the Zhejiang Party fighting against Donglin.
Wei Yu studied under Xu Guangqi and had a liberal attitude towards Western learning. He took good care of Western missionaries such as Jingzhong Jinnige and was even more kind to Zheng Haizhu.
Even this time, when he heard that the imperial court was going to receive a red-haired envoy, Wei Siqing did not show any inexplicable surprise or resistance. He only came to inquire about the identity of the envoy from Zheng Haizhu in advance.
Zheng Haizhu, on the other hand, told Wei Yu clearly: "The Gulit who came here is a great Mingtong. He did business with our court and also helped the boss of the East India Company to try to occupy Penghu. I sent him to the Xiamen Navy."
I have been eating prison food in the cell for a month. Mr. Wei does not need to take special care of him. He can arrange food and accommodation as usual. Furthermore, although Mr. Long Live has spoken and acted as a host, he still has to send people to keep an eye on the Dutch mission. In many places
, they cannot be allowed to go."
Wei Yu understood this and sent someone to inform Zheng Haizhu on the night the Dutch mission arrived in Beijing.
Today at Shenshi, Zheng Haizhu and Zheng Zhilong stepped into the guest house of Honglu Guild Hall, and their old acquaintance Gu Lite immediately greeted them.
"Mrs. Zheng, oh my goddess, God must have heard my thoughts about you, so he finally allowed me to meet you again in this beautiful summer..."
Before the Dutch could express her greasy and flirtatious tone to the climax, she caught a glimpse of Zheng Zhilong walking up behind her with a sullen face, and his well-jointed right palm holding the Muramasa sword at his waist.
The Dutch have replaced the Portuguese in the past two years and have a good relationship with the Japanese shogunate. As a senior advisor to the East India Company in the Far East and the Pacific, Gullit also often goes to Japan. Naturally, he knows the Muramasa sword, which is often priced in gold, and is more aware of it.
, the younger brother of Zheng Haizhu in front of him obviously also has roots in Japan.
"Oh, hello, little general from Liaoluowan! At the negotiating table, I was thinking why God didn't give us Dutch more warriors like you who are braver than the Spartans."
Gullit used an even more exaggerated tone than before, praising Zheng Zhilong and performing "As long as I don't feel embarrassed, the only one who is embarrassed is God".
Zheng Haizhu walked into the living room and said calmly: "Yes, General Zheng defeated several of your Yahat boats back then. It doesn't matter, Gulit, victory or defeat is a matter of military affairs, and there are no permanent friends or friendships between the two countries.
Enemies only have eternal interests."
After sitting down, Zheng Haizhu said straight to the point: "Have you brought anything?"
