Since Zheng Zhilong was willing to surrender, he naturally went for the glory and wealth promised by the Qing court.
It's just that his son's unwillingness to surrender has compromised his glory and wealth, which makes him very unwilling.
Therefore, after receiving the promise from the Qing court, Zheng Zhilong immediately sent his cronies to Hu Jian with his own handwritten letter.
The main thing in the letter said, if you don't surrender, dad will be doomed and will be raided and executed.
But what made Zheng Zhilong desperate was that when his cronies returned, they brought bad news.
Not only was his son unwilling to surrender, but he also brought back a letter to his father, to the effect that loyalty and filial piety cannot be balanced at the same time. If your father dies, your son will definitely avenge you.
Zheng Zhilong almost spat out a mouthful of blood after reading this letter.
Zheng Chenggong was unwilling to surrender, so Zheng Zhilong naturally had no good end. In order to frighten the generals of the non-direct lineage troops under his command, the Qing court pushed Zheng Zhilong's family to the entrance of the vegetable market and beheaded them on the first day of autumn in 1653. The head was pickled with lime and sent all the way to Zheng Chenggong.
It is said that when Zheng Chenggong received the execution, his face was filled with blood and tears, and he vowed to overthrow the Qing court and take revenge.
The Qing court failed to instigate a rebellion against the Zheng family army, so it immediately turned its attention to the Xinghai Kingdom. Using a certain Qing royal merchant as an envoy, they quietly found Xinghai City.
I have to say that this time the big guys in the Qing court still have some brains. They know that the generals on the front line want to gain more military exploits. Looking for them is in vain. They can only find His Majesty the Emperor of Xinghai Kingdom. Well, what is the Chief Consul? , can it really play a role.
In fact, the Qing imperial merchant was really not a vegetarian. Before arriving in Xinghai City, he paid a lot of money to buy information, and he actually got some information.
At least he knew that the political structure of Xinghai Kingdom was different and weird compared to that of the Qing Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty.
The one who can really make the decision on major matters in the country is the so-called Senate, which has a chief senator. The status of the chief senator is the same as that of the chief consul, etc.
Therefore, upon arriving in Xinghai City, he revealed his identity and was received by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Xinghai Kingdom.
Well, although the Qing court is currently at war with the Xinghai Kingdom, due to diplomatic etiquette and other reasons, the Xinghai people did not send him directly to the mines to dig coal, but let him stay in a hotel and provide him with delicious food and drinks. .
After checking into the hotel, the emperor, who said he had eaten everything in the world and had never seen it before, was immediately shocked.
The faucets that automatically flow water, the toilets that automatically flush when pressed, etc. are easy to explain. After all, many of his manors have bamboo pipes used to draw mountain spring water, something similar to this kind of thing.
But there was some kind of light bulb on the top that could emit light, and a black box that could emit sound, which he couldn't understand.
And when he went to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the car he rode in not only had no horses, but was dragged by mules, it could run on its own, and it also emitted white mist.
Well, this almost scared the shit out of him, and he thought he had encountered a monster.
It must be said that Xinghai City frightened him too much.
This made him wonder if the Xinghai Kingdom's army was all capable of witchcraft. Otherwise, how could the completely unbeatable Qing army be defeated by a bandit from a remote island?
This is simply not normal!
Not to mention the envoys from small countries he saw while waiting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When the Ministry of Foreign Affairs arranged for him to meet with the chief senator and chief consul, the time came when the emperor felt that he could play a role.
When he met with the chief elder, he heard that the chief elder liked calligraphy and painting, so he prepared a painting by Tang Yinhu and a copy of Xue Qing's poster by a certain calligraphy master.
Well, although Tang Yinhu's paintings are valuable, the calligraphy master's Xue Qing's copy is also extremely valuable. After all, it was originally a priceless treasure and was loved by emperors of all ages. The imperial merchants could not get their hands on it, but the copy, The calligraphy master's status is high enough and he is also very valuable.
But when Huang Shang saw the chief elder Qian Lihong, he was a little dumbfounded.
Why is this chief senator a woman?
The most important thing is why no one told him?
The majestic king of a country is actually a woman!
Well, from Huang Shang's point of view, Xinghai Kingdom is a system of two monarchs, two emperors.
Well, from the fact that this imperial merchant married more than a hundred concubines, it can be seen that this guy has no respect for women.
But this kind of surprise and nature can hardly be hidden from the eyes of veteran Qian Lihong.
No way, for veteran comrades like Qian Lihong who have been working in the Women's Federation for many years, this kind of thing is still easy to see.
Immediately, Elder Qian Lihong had no good impression of the envoy.
After a few hasty greetings, the imperial merchant envoy was sent out.
As for Tang Yinhu's paintings and Xue Qing's copies, since they were gifts, Senior Qian Lihong would definitely accept them without ignoring the other party's kindness.
As for the chief executive Zheng Xiangdong, he was busy with the general election at this time and did not give the envoy much time, so he rushed through it.
However, he liked the top-quality Longjing tea set and a set of blue and white porcelain tea sets given by the imperial merchant envoy, but that was it.
The imperial merchant envoy who was sent out in a hurry was naturally unwilling to return empty-handed, so he immediately spent a lot of money to find out the news.
Since the information he was inquiring about was not considered confidential, someone suggested that he read Xinghai Daily, which contained a lot of information he needed to know.
When the imperial merchant envoy bought several newspapers that had expired in the past few days, he was shocked to find that this Xinghai Kingdom did not do things according to rules.
They actually held an election to elect a new chief executive and chief elder.
The supreme emperor actually wants to hold an election?
This is simply ridiculous!
But it's not surprising. This Xinghai Kingdom was founded by thieves and acted absurdly. It was definitely different from the mighty Qing Dynasty.
The Imperial Merchant Envoy was comforting himself, feeling sad that the gifts he had sent might have been in vain, and wondering if he could do anything about the Xinghai Kingdom's emperor election.
Isn't this something that is not clear? In all dynasties, which emperor had a good life after he stepped down?
The last emperors were beheaded one by one. Who would regard an emperor who stepped down as an emperor?
Well, as Huang Shang found out, Xinghai Kingdom is indeed going to re-elect its chief consul and chief elder.
When the chief consul and chief elder were elected for the first term, the tentative term was two years.
Later, because Zheng Xiangdong and Sister Qian Lihong did a good job, and when the Xinghai Kingdom was newly established, there were too many things. In many cases, even half of the senators could not gather together for the Senate meetings.
No way, there are more than 200 military elders alone. Many of these military elders are stationed in overseas territories and other places, and it is impossible to rush back just because of some Senate meetings.
