Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of Denglai, stated in his report that Jianlu had expressed a desire for reconciliation to North Korea and was willing to form a brotherly state with North Korea without distinction of superiority and inferiority. The two sides also traded with each other and asked North Korea to open its ports for Jianlu's use.
Jianlu also expressed to North Korea that they had negotiated peace with the Ming Dynasty and that they would be vassal states of the Ming Dynasty and should help each other.
Finally, he threatened North Korea. If he didn't obey, he would attack it with an overwhelming army, and the Lee Dynasty would not rest until it was destroyed.
Because North Korea had suffered a lot from the captives before, even if the government agreed, the people would never agree. Therefore, the King of North Korea reported the situation to Governor Denglai and asked for guidance from the Ming Dynasty.
After Emperor Chongzhen read it, he sneered slightly. Jianlu was just dreaming. He dared to attack North Korea with an overwhelming army. Wouldn't he want to abandon his home base?
But at the same time, he also saw from it that Master Zhong was right, and the slave chief should not be underestimated. When he saw signs that he could not defeat the Ming Dynasty, he immediately wanted to negotiate a peace, and also tried to find ways to improve his surrounding relations and find ways to shorten the gap with the Ming Dynasty.
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Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself: The slave chief can be said to be flexible and flexible, but I am not Wu Cha. How can I tolerate the slave chief to suffer hardships?
After notifying the cabinet and Zhong Jinwei, he wrote a reply to Governor Denglai, asking him to clearly tell the North Korean king what Ming's attitude was towards Jianlu. He also reassured the North Korean king that Ming Dynasty had captured Haizhou and would capture Liaoyang.
Threatening Jianlu's puppet capital, it is absolutely impossible for Jianlu to attack North Korea with an overwhelming number of troops.
Zhong Jinwei had no objection to Emperor Chongzhen's reply. At this time, while the new army was preparing to set off, he transferred the five original Jinyiwei political commissars, including Chen Yukang, to form the senior leadership structure of the Jinyiwei political commissar.
Among them, Chen Yukang's official title is Jinyiwei Commander Tongzhi, who is subordinate to the commander Luo Yangxing and is managed by him. However, Chen Yukang also has the right to meet the saint alone. From this perspective, Luo Yangxing is more of his nominal superior.
In just one year or so, Chen Yukang was promoted from Jinyiwei captain to Jinyiwei commanding officer. It would not be too much to call this promotion speed rocket-like. Therefore, while being envied by others, the Jinyiwei political commissar's shortcut to the south suddenly changed.
It has to become popular.
No one despises the responsibilities of the Jinyiwei political commissar anymore. They all put down their dignity and think about competing for a spot as the Jinyiwei political commissar.
Zhong Jinwei doesn't know about these things yet. After he established the organization, he roughly explained some rules and let Chen Yukang explore on his own.
Zhong Jinwei himself was holding a secret meeting. The attendees were Emperor Chongzhen, Chief Minister of the Cabinet Wen Tiren, Admiral Wang Chengen of the East Factory, Jinyiwei Commander Luo Yangxing, and Jinyiwei Commander Liu Xingzuo.
Just listen to Zhong Jinwei ask Liu Xingzuo: "Besides Gu Dai, how many undercover Jinyiwei you trained and sent to Jiangnan are there, and what is the current situation?"
"A total of thirty-five people have been dispatched, mostly pirates who have invaded various places. There are also five people from Zheng Zhilong's navy. But so far, fifteen people have been unable to be contacted." Liu Xingzuo answered respectfully.
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He couldn't be disrespectful to Zhong Jinwei, because everything he had now could be said to be given by Zhong Jinwei. It was also because he was recommended by Zhongxing Hou, and his immediate boss did not feel sorry for him in normal times.
Zhong Jinwei frowned. The fifteen people who could not be contacted were probably killed. He then asked: "What is the status of undercover agents among pirates?"
Liu Xingzuo was a little embarrassed, and he replied in a low voice: "The time is too short, they are just small bosses. Pirates rely on relatives and friends to build relationships. It takes a lot of effort for outsiders to win the trust of pirate leaders.
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"This is not possible. We need to speed up the progress and increase the influence of the undercover among the pirates." Zhong Jinwei shook his head and asked Liu Xingzuo.
After hearing the instructions, Emperor Chongzhen said to Luo Yangxing: "The Jinyiwei's current tasks are mainly two. One is the selection, training and army entry of the Jinyiwei political commissar; the other is the undercover pirate's mission to spy on Southeast Asia; Luo Qing must attack with all his strength.
It’s all about these two things.”
"Yes, Your Majesty." Luo Yangxing agreed quickly.
Zhong Jinwei turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, we need to speed up this second matter. I think it is best for someone to go to the southeast and provide backup for the undercover agents so that they can play their due role as soon as possible."
"Your Majesty, what Marquis Zhongxing said makes sense. It is prudent to make arrangements as soon as possible." Wen Tiren also expressed his opinion.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded slightly, and then looked at the commander of the Jin Yiwei.
When Luo Yangxing saw it, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, I will just ask Liu Tongzhi to go to Guangzhou to take charge. Is this okay?"
"Your Majesty, I am willing to go!" Upon hearing this, Liu Xingzuo immediately expressed his stance.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhong Jinwei, saw him nodding slightly, and agreed: "Then let's do it!"
Zhong Jinwei remembered something again and immediately said: "The Jinyiwei who will go to Southeast Asia to do business with the state-owned enterprises will also be trained first to do a good job of collecting intelligence. If necessary, they will cooperate with the undercover pirates to complete their tasks."
"These people have been selected and are being trained secretly. They will be dispatched soon." Luo Yangxing answered before Liu Xingzuo could speak.
Zhong Jinwei didn't care who answered. After he nodded to express his understanding, he turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, after the pirates disrupt Southeast Asia, I, the Ming Dynasty, can directly send troops overseas to open the way for the vassal king to feudal Australia."
The planned Australia was prepared by Emperor Chongzhen for his son, so he was particularly attentive. If the conditions were right, he would not mind granting some of the most important places in Southeast Asia to his son.
But those places are basically owned by the Ming Dynasty, and they all regard the Ming Dynasty as their suzerainty. It is not very good for a big boss to seize the territory of a younger brother. Unless some changes occur, the Ming Dynasty can legitimately occupy those places.
Of course, we must also have the strength to send troops to Southeast Asia.
Therefore, when Zhong Jinwei proposed the Ming Dynasty's strategy of using strong power to slowly sweep away pirates from north to south, forcing the pirates to flee to Southeast Asia to disrupt the situation, Emperor Chongzhen agreed on the spot and ordered it to be implemented.
When Zhong Jinwei traveled to Jiangnan, he could have wiped out most of the pirates. However, he only eliminated the Dutch and let most of the pirates go. He even asked Jin Yiwei's undercover Gu Dai to pick up the big pirate Liu
Fragrant, all because of the need to implement the strategy of disrupting Southeast Asia.
In order to ensure that the situation in Southeast Asia was under the control of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Wang Chengen to also send agents to Southeast Asia.
This strategy cannot be exposed, otherwise it will definitely cause an uproar in the Ming Dynasty and Southeast Asia.
After a few people finished discussing in secret, they broke up and did their own thing.
A few days later, the new army was ready. But just as Zhong Jinwei was about to set off, Emperor Chongzhen sent someone to stop him back because he had to consult him about something.