"Today, my father will teach you another skill." Zhao Zhilong looked at his son in front of him and said, "Although our Zhao family is a noble family that has divorced from the country, we only have an earl, so we should leave more notes for ourselves when we do anything. road."
Hearing this, Mr. Zhao suddenly realized.
He immediately understood that he went to see the people from the Tiger Character Banner and said what his father asked him to tell him, which was the escape route left for his family by the Earl of Xingcheng's Mansion.
The largest noble family in Nanjing is undoubtedly Wei Guogong.
There were two dukes in the Ming Dynasty, which shows that the Xu family had power in the Ming Dynasty, and the titles of the two dukes in the Xu family were passed down from generation to generation until the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
"Father, the second son of Xingcheng Bo met the people of the Tiger Flag in the Qinhuai River." Xu Yinjue, the son of Wei Guogong, faced his father and told his father the news sent by the people below.
Duke Xu Hongji of Wei nodded after hearing this.
Wei Guogong's lineage has been operating in Nanjing for many years. He also served as Nanjing's garrison and was in charge of Nanjing's military affairs. There were too many spies of Wei Guogong and people who wanted to please the Duke's government throughout Nanjing.
"Uncle Xingcheng is like a snake and a rat. Father, do you think you should warn Uncle Xingcheng?" Xu Yinjue asked.
After hearing this, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji shook his head and said: "No need, Uncle Xingcheng always likes to leave a way out. Although he sent his son to meet the people on the side of the Tiger Flag, he will still stand on our side. He People are the most sober, and only the Ming Dynasty can allow Uncle Xingcheng and his family to retire with the country."
A person who lives forever is a thief.
Xu Hongji, who had been the Duke of Wei for many years, knew the nobles of Nanjing very well. He could say that he knew exactly what kind of character each person was like.
"Uncle Xingcheng did this because he was afraid that one day the Tiger Flag would invade Nanjing from the north?" Xu Yinjue didn't like what Uncle Xingcheng did in the Earl's Mansion, but he guessed at the reason why Uncle Xingcheng did this.
Wei Guogong Xu Hongji chuckled and said: "It is not easy for the northern soldiers to adapt to the south. I think Uncle Xingcheng did this because of the navy of the Tiger Flag on Dayu Island."
Nan Juyi once wanted to deal with the Tiger Flag Navy on Dayu Island, but failed in the end.
Therefore, it is no longer a secret that a navy of the Tiger Flag is stationed on Damuan Island, and since the Duke of Wei is involved in maritime trade, he naturally knows some things about the Tiger Flag at sea.
"Actually, the child also has this worry." Xu Yinjue said, "The navy of the Tiger Flag in Da Yuan Island should not be underestimated. They have even defeated the navy of the Red Mao Yi, and are far more powerful than the navy of the Ming Dynasty in Fujian. powerful."
Hearing this, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji looked over and said: "Tiger Flag has been engaged in maritime trade for some years. Do you know why those civil servants want to cut off the sea trade business of Tiger Flag at this time?"
"For the Ming Dynasty?" Xu Yinjue asked tentatively.
Duke Xu Hongji of Wei frowned and said, "You and I, our father and son, don't need to use these words to deceive others here. Tell the truth according to what you think."
For the Ming Dynasty, words like this are used to deceive the people and low-level officials.
Those who have truly reached the top level of noble families like them know very well that nothing matters except their own wealth.
"Those civil servants took action because of the Tiger Flag's huge interests in maritime trade." Xu Yinjue said.
Duke Xu Hongji of Wei nodded with satisfaction and said, "You are right. Don't look at those civil servants who flaunt themselves as gentlemen. Behind their backs, they are filthier than lords like us. They just saw the opportunity. Fortunately, this is when we started to take action against the tiger-character flag. Otherwise, the navy stationed on Taiyuan Island with the tiger-character flag would not dare to take up the idea of the tiger-character flag even if they had the courage. Do you really think that only those civil servants knew about that flag? The warehouse belongs to the Tiger Flag, and the reason why we didn’t launch an attack before was not because we were afraid of offending the Tiger Flag’s navy on Taiyuan Island.”….
"Is it possible that they are not afraid now?" Xu Yinjue asked puzzledly.
Wei Guogong Xu Hongji said: "The situation is different now. The Tiger Character Flag is dealing with Pidao and Lushun, but where do these soldiers, horses and ships come from? Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan are not close to the sea, so they can only come from Damuan Island dispatched naval forces to Liaodong."
"What does father mean to say that the navy sent by the Tiger Flag to Liaodong are all from Taiyuan Island? And the remaining navy on Taiyuan Island is not strong enough. Then
Some civil servants chose to take action at this time. ”Xu Yinjue suddenly realized.
Duke Xu Hongji of Wei said with emotion: "As a father, you understand why I say that those civil servants are heartbroken! Because they really picked a good time."
"But father, with the strength of the Tiger Flag Navy, we can return to Da Yuan Island from Liaodong. At most, the Tiger Flag's interests in maritime trade will be damaged in a short period of time." Xu Yinjue said worriedly.
After hearing this, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji sighed and said: "Your eyes are always focused on the Jiangnan area, but you have not clearly seen the situation in Liaodong."
"The situation in Liaodong?" Xu Yinjue looked puzzled.
Wei Guogong Xu Hongji said: "If it is just a leather island, facing Zhenjiang across the sea, it can be defended by a few thousand soldiers and horses, but Lushun is different. It directly borders the fake gold, and behind it is the Dengzhou is facing each other across the sea. It can be said that the Tiger Character Banner captured Lushun, which means that we are surrounded by enemies from both sides. We not only have to guard against the slave thieves in Liaodong, but also the imperial navy in Dengzhou. Now you understand!"
"My child understands." Xu Yinjue said, "What my father means is that the navy of the Tiger Flag must be on guard against our navy of the Ming Dynasty, so they cannot return to Da Yuan Island, and the troops and horses of the Tiger Flag in Lushun also need them. With the support of the Navy, the Tiger Flag on Taiyuan Island is empty of strength, so those civil servants dared to take action at this time."
Duke Xu Hongji of Wei nodded when he saw that his son really understood.
Just when Wei Guogong and Xingcheng Bo were raising their children, the Tiger Character Banner Foreign Intelligence Bureau in Nanjing also figured out the whole story.
The attack on the warehouse of the Tiger Flag in Nanjing City was indeed carried out by the noble forces and gentry forces in Nanjing City. Among them, the gentry forces were the main force, and the noble forces played a role in fueling the flames.
The news was immediately sent to Datong and Taiyuan Island through special channels of the Foreign Intelligence Agency.
Since Da Yuan Island needs to take a boat out to sea to send the news back, Da Yuan Island learned the news later than Datong.
But the action on the Taiyuan Island side was not slow.
When Zheng Tie returned to Dayuan Island, he didn't care about the reason why the Tiger Flag was placed in the warehouse in Nanjing City, or which force was responsible for it, but he knew that it must be related to the local forces in Nanjing City.
Therefore, he directly struck back.
The warships stationed on Damuan Island left the port one after another and patrolled different routes to intercept all Ming ships.
People who can go to sea to do maritime trade business are naturally not ordinary people, and ordinary people cannot afford to get involved in such business. Sea trade business focuses on the name of the forbidden sea, so just having money is not enough. You must be rich and powerful to get involved in sea trade. . .
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