"Then what was their reaction? Did they believe it?" Li Ruolian asked with a little curiosity when he heard this.
He could feel that these Japanese were really cautious and asked the Ming Dynasty's situation very carefully.
After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong answered him: "I feel like they believed it, because they started to encourage me, and they wanted to defend me against the injustice, so I just went along with the situation, and showed a very dissatisfied expression, telling them that I came here
The Japanese country is just here to relax, and I don’t want to see the Dongjiang General Soldier who is always bossing me around."
"Then do they believe this reason?" Li Ruolian heard this and continued to ask.
"I think they believed it." Zheng Zhilong was really a little emotional after hearing this, but he didn't show it. He just replied, "They know my status at sea and my past affairs. They feel that if I am raped by someone of the same level,
There are warrior commanders coming and going, and the land and other things are gone, so I must have opinions in my heart. On the sea, if you encounter a storm, there is a reason to go back as long as you want. It’s okay to come to the Japanese country to relax!”
Hearing this, thinking about the information in Zheng Zhilong's information and understanding his past, Li Ruolian couldn't help but sigh. The man in front of him was really a hero, at least he used to be. Thanks to the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, he was able to be cured to death.
Otherwise, it would be really difficult to handle.
Thinking like this, he asked Zheng Zhilong again: "Then it ends like this?"
"No!" After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong said to Li Ruolian, "At the end of the day, they tempted me, saying that they believed that I had heard that Jianlu came to form an alliance with them and wanted me to work with them. By then, along the coast of the Ming Dynasty,
Fujian, Guangdong and other places, just give them to me."
When Li Ruolian heard this, he was overjoyed and asked quickly: "Then you agreed? Is this a done deal?"
Zheng Zhilong said before that the Japanese took the bait. After listening to the whole process, everything is very reasonable. The Japanese did take the bait!
I always thought that the task assigned by the emperor was actually very difficult, but I didn’t expect that it could be solved so easily. It’s really great!
But who knows, Zheng Zhilong shook his head and said: "I didn't agree directly. I still seemed hesitant in front of them. I asked to see the Jianlu envoys, and I had to get their promise! And I also bargained with them.
We need Zhejiang!"
When he heard this, Li Ruolian couldn't help but admire him. When Zheng Zhilong did this, it seemed more real. He was truly worthy of being a man who started from scratch and eventually became the Pirate King!
Thinking like this, Li Ruolian couldn't help but said: "This matter can be accomplished only because of you. It is a great achievement. I will definitely tell the emperor what happened when I get back!"
Zheng Zhilong smiled after hearing this, quickly expressed his thanks, and then said: "I have made an appointment with them. At noon tomorrow, they will arrange for the Jianlu envoys to meet with me to discuss the specific alliance!"
"Okay, thank you for your hard work!" Li Ruolian sighed happily after hearing this.
This trip to Japan was much smoother than expected! I completed the task earlier and could go back to the capital earlier. The capital was getting more and more prosperous, but I didn’t even have a good time to go shopping!
After traveling day and night to get to Edo, we were really tired. Afterwards, the group had a good rest and did not go out.
When it was almost noon the next day, Tokugawa Iemitsu sent someone over to invite Zheng Zhilong.
In the meeting hall, Li Ruolian was still not qualified to enter. When Zheng Zhilong walked in, he saw two prisoners at once.
This sign of Jianlu is too obvious. He is not wearing a hat, has a money rat tail shaved, and the Japanese hair style complements each other. No wonder, they are all barbarians!
One of the Japanese was a little older and had a gray beard. This man should be Prince Heshuoli and Aisin Gioro Daishan of Jianlu.
This was an official, it was public, and Zheng Zhilong could guess it.
The other Jianlu made him a little curious. His demeanor seemed to have the elegance of a scholar. Without the influence of decades of studying, he probably wouldn't have been able to develop such a temperament.
Jianlu was a barbarian, how could he have such a temperamental person?
When Zheng Zhilong saw it, he was puzzled and secretly surprised. Jianlu was able to rise, and indeed he had many talents!
Seeing a Ming man walking into the lobby, Daishan knew without even guessing that this man must be the pirate king on the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty and the current Denglai Navy Commander Zheng Zhilong.
Regarding Zheng Zhilong, the Tokugawa shogunate had already informed him and obtained his consent before this meeting could take place.
Therefore, Daishan also secretly looked at Zheng Zhilong for the first time, and he was also a little curious: this pirate king of the Ming Dynasty did not feel any heroic spirit, but was gentle and harmless, more like a businessman!
If others hadn't told him, he really wouldn't have guessed that this man was a hero who had been killed among the pirates.
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It is true that people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured!
With this thought in his mind, Dai Shan quickly smiled and greeted Zheng Zhilong. At the same time, he smiled and said in Ming Dynasty Mandarin: "This must be the famous Zheng Yiguan. I have admired him for a long time!"
Zheng Zhilong's name in the Japanese country was still Zheng Yiguan. Therefore, he followed the Japanese saying.
Zheng Zhilong was naturally a man who took advantage of the situation. When he saw Daishan greeting him like this, he immediately smiled and said hello as if he were meeting an old friend: "This is obviously His Royal Highness Prince Heshuoli of the Qing Empire. I have admired him for a long time.
Long time admiration!"
The two of them got to know each other like old friends. Then Zheng Zhilong looked at the elegant Jianlu and asked with a little curiosity: "This is..."
"Haha! Come on, come on, let me introduce you!" When Dai Shan saw him, he immediately waved the man closer, and then introduced to Zheng Zhilong with a smile, "He is the original governor of Ji Liao in the Ming Dynasty. Now he has abandoned the dark side and surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. He has surrendered to me.
Hong Chengchou of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Hengjiu has passed away!"
When Hong Chengchou heard this, he quickly smiled and bowed to Zheng Zhilong: "Now I can meet the King of the East China Sea, I am really lucky to meet you!"
It turns out that he is Hong Chengchou, no wonder he has such a temperament, but it is a pity that he has a pig tail on his head, which ruins his image.
In the original history, the reason why Zheng Zhilong surrendered to Jianlu was because Jianlu promised him that he would assign several provinces such as Fujian to him. However, he did not keep his promise and captured him as soon as he surrendered.
As for Zheng Zhilong, he definitely doesn't want to be shaved into such an ugly money rat tail.
At this time, Zheng Zhilong felt contempt in his heart, but on the surface, he immediately returned the courtesy and said with admiration: "It is said that Governor Hong is very resourceful, leading troops in battles, and thieves flee. If there were not traitors in the court, what would Governor Hong do?
There may be a defeat for Songjin!"
His flattering words made Hong Chengchou blush a little. With Daishan by his side, he still said modestly: "No, no, the Qing Dynasty is powerful. I really tried my best, but I really can't defeat it!"
Daishan laughed loudly when he heard this. Just when he was about to say something, he heard a movement. He turned around and saw that it was Tokugawa Shogun. Accompanied by his right-hand man, Tokugawa Iemitsu came out from behind.
Already.
So, they hurriedly greeted him.
Under the influence of the three parties, one thing that is funny is that the talks between them are actually conducted in the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty, which is the object of their conspiracy.
Neither Daishan nor Hong Chengchou knew Japanese; Jianlu, Zheng Zhilong and Tokugawa Iemitsu didn't know it; Hokkien, Tokugawa Iemitsu and Jianlu didn't know it. In the end, all they knew was the common language of Ming Dynasty Mandarin.
Already.
After the three parties sat down, Tokugawa Iemitsu said in unskilled Ming Dynasty Mandarin: "You two must already know each other, right? Let's keep the story short and get to the point!"
Just now, they actually eavesdropped from behind and heard something else, namely Zheng Zhilong's flattery to Hong Chengchou, and the humble words of first-level Hong Chengchou, which confirmed the power of the Qing Empire.
Then, naturally, the three of them began to discuss in detail, and even laid out a simple map of the Ming Dynasty. Based on the map, they began to discuss their respective spheres of influence, that is, to carve up the Ming Dynasty.
In the meantime, the two sides had some symbolic disputes.
For example, Zheng Zhilong demanded that Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong must be his territory; on the other hand, our country said that North Korea was an enclave and wanted Liaodong and the north of the Yellow River. The area south of the Yellow River could belong to the Qing Empire.
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Daishan disagrees with this division, saying that Liaodong is the land of Longxing and cannot be given; the land south of the Yangtze River can be given to the Japanese country, and the Qing Empire only needs the north of the Yellow River. In order to take care of the Japanese country, Shandong and other places can be given to the Japanese country.
The Japanese country, at least the Japanese country had a powerful navy and could communicate with North Korea.
After a period of discussion, all three parties reached a consensus.
Zheng Zhilong got what he wanted and got the three provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian and Guangdong. He kept silent for the time being and remained the Denglai Navy of the Ming Dynasty. When the decisive battle between the allied forces and the main force of the Ming Dynasty came, he suddenly turned against the enemy and won victory in one fell swoop.
The Japanese side must first send people to North Korea to verify. If it is true that the Qing Empire can easily accept North Korean territory, then the Japanese side will prepare troops to occupy North Korea first and establish a foothold. At the same time, it will send water
The division patrolled the coast to ensure the safety of the Qing Empire's coastal areas.
On the side of the Qing Empire, the army was reorganized, and with the transportation of the Japanese navy, it bypassed Shanhaiguan along the coast and attacked the Ming Dynasty's Gyeongsang Province together with the Japanese army.
Of course, this war cannot be launched in a short while. It requires both the Qing Empire and the Japanese to accumulate strength.
The tripartite alliance only announced the alliance between the Qing Empire and the Japanese country to the outside world. Zheng Zhilong could not make it public. He waited for the cross-sea battle to attack the Ming Dynasty’s capital and caught the Ming Dynasty by surprise to ensure that the alliance between the Qing Empire and the Japanese country.
The strategic intention was to be able to successfully invade the Gyeonggi region, thereby capturing the capital of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop, and then attack other parts of the Ming Dynasty.
After the alliance was completed, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Aisin Gioro Daishan, and Zheng Zhilong immediately looked at each other and laughed.