"Old Yuan Ge's guess is not impossible. I remember that Wang Zhi's men colluded with the Japanese pirates and brought many Japanese pirates into the mainland. The situation now seems to be similar to that back then!"
"Could it be that because of Shaanxi's return of land to the people, the southern gentry and wealthy businessmen are causing trouble again? After all, the water transport has already been done once?"
"Fuso, who of the Tokugawa family is in power now? Is he trying to reach out to the Ming Dynasty?"
"That's not right. Fighting across the sea is a stupid decision for Fuso!"
"Mr. Yuan Ge, it is not impossible. After all, in February of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Jiannu Amin led his army to attack Yizhou and Dingzhou in North Korea. The king of North Korea negotiated a peace.
Even if Fuso wants to use North Korea as a springboard, there are Jiannu blocking the way to the west. This road is blocked and they can only fight across the sea! "
"Your Majesty, please go to Shaoxing to investigate the Japanese pirates and direct the encirclement and suppression of the Japanese pirates!"
Hou Xiu, the Minister of War, spoke out. This matter should be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, so naturally it would be better for him to do it!
"Need not!"
Chongzhen waved his hand and looked at Sun Chuanting: "Sun Aiqing, I remember that the Yanshan Wei went down along the canal to clean up banditry around the canal, right? Where are they now?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the Yanshan Guards rested in Huai'an for the past two days. This place is almost a thousand miles away from Shangyu. If we rush to march, it may take eight days!"
"Then let them go. Remember, the Yanshan Guards are only responsible for land warfare. Once the pirates enter the sea, it is no longer their responsibility!"
After Chongzhen finished speaking, he looked at Sun Chengzong again: "Sun Aiqing, draft a decree to Wei Guogong Hongji and ask him to transfer the Nanjing Xinjiangkou division.
Also command the Ningbo Guard and Taizhou Guard warships, and be sure to sink all Japanese pirate warships!
All Japanese pirates were killed without mercy and their heads were hung in coastal ports! "
"Let's all get busy!"
After everyone bowed and left, Chongzhen walked out of Huangji Hall.
I walked slowly on the way back to Dongnuang Pavilion with my hands behind my back, but I was slowly thinking about the Shaoxing Japanese pirates.
Yuan Keli's suspicion was not unreasonable. The last time the water transportation was carried out, it was the gentry and wealthy merchants from Jiangnan who were causing trouble. After being suppressed by him, they came to play Japanese pirates again.
Qi Jiguang and Yu Daqiu used their troops for several years to kill about 50,000 to 60,000 Japanese pirates. It stands to reason that even if there are still remnants, there will never be hundreds of them.
So there was definitely something fishy going on, but he couldn't figure out what it was for the moment.
"Tokugawa Ieyasu, it's best that you Fuso are not causing trouble. Otherwise, when I sort out the Ming Dynasty, you Fuso will not be far away from being exterminated."
"If it was the Jiangnan gentry and wealthy businessmen who colluded with the Japanese pirates, then don't blame me for going on a killing spree!"
"If the Qi Jiajun were still there, why would it be so troublesome? How dare the Japanese pirates be so arrogant!"
When Chongzhen said this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and then he said: "It is said that Li Ruolian came to see me!"
After waiting for a quarter of an hour, Li Ruolian arrived at Dongnuan Pavilion.
"Li Aiqing, I remember that at the beginning of the new year, I asked you to send people to Yiwu to find the descendants of Qi Jiajun and Fujian to find Zheng Zhilong. Is there any result?"
"Return to Your Majesty, there is news, but it can almost be ignored!"
Li Ruolian's face darkened: "Part of the Qi family's army was massacred back then, and all the rest returned south.
But more than thirty years have passed since this happened, and all the surviving veterans of the Qi Army are no longer alive.
In the first year of Tianqi, Qi Jin lost all support and died in the battle north of Hunhe Bridge. However, his three sons Qi Yuangong, Qi Yuanfu and Qi Yuanbi are still there.
But I sent people there, but when they heard that it was your Majesty who had summoned them, they refused to see the guests.
As for the "New Book of Ji Xiao" and "Records of Military Training" written by Qi Jiguang, they said they had not seen them, but I guess I didn't want to donate them! Please punish me, Your Majesty! "
Chongzhen fell silent after listening.
This situation was basically within his expectation.
At that time, the Qi family's army was victorious in every battle, but in the end, Wang Bao, the commander-in-chief of Jizhou, killed thousands of them on the grounds of mutiny and rebellion.
This entrapment and killing not only destroyed his elite Great Wall, but also made the domestic army have a grudge and became less dedicated to the court.
A generation of famous generals were impeached one after another, and finally dismissed from office and returned to their hometown. They died of illness in poverty. How sad.
"Big companion, pass the decree to the cabinet, asking them to rehabilitate Qi Jiguang and the Qi family army. At the same time, they will deprive the family of Wang Bao, the former commander-in-chief of Ji Town, of all honors, deprive the imperial titles, and direct descendants will never be allowed to enter the officialdom.
Tell the officials that from now on, three generations of direct descendants of such treacherous officials will not be allowed to enter the officialdom. "
"And there's that patrol censor called... called..."
"Your Majesty, please call me Ma Wenqing."
"Yes, he was also dealt with!"
Thinking of this, Chongzhen felt itchy with hatred.
No harm to the family? Damn it, uncle, it’s better if you don’t dig up the graves, crush the bones and scatter the ashes.
If these people were still alive, he would definitely be executed by Ling Chi!
The kind who will never die until he has finished cutting 3,600 swords.
After thinking for a while, he added: "Qi Jiguang is from Dengzhou, so he asked the local government to build a meritorious temple. The required silver will be allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. Let the cabinet handle these matters!"
After Wang Chengen responded, he left immediately.
He knew that the emperor was really angry now.
After Chongzhen arranged these things, his depressed mood improved a lot. It was not for showing off to anyone, or for the descendants of Qi Jiajun to come out again, but for the sake of Qi Jiguang and Qi Jiajun's feelings for their family and country.
Just because he killed so many Japanese pirates, he is a national hero and deserves what he does.
It can be regarded as an apology for that fatuous ancestor!
After a while, Chongzhen calmed down and looked at Li Ruolian: "Where is Zheng Zhilong?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Zheng Zhilong found out that when the Qianhu sent by me first arrived in Fujian, Zheng Zhilong went overseas.
After waiting for more than a month, Zheng Zhilong came back and faced off against the Dutch. The two sides fought fiercely.
Qianhu had no choice but to find someone to convey the court's wishes to Zheng Zhilong. As a result, Zheng Zhilong said that he could not leave for the time being, as he would not be afraid of the Dutch, and people who went to sea would be easily hijacked.
Therefore, as it has been delayed, our people have never seen him in person. "
"Never seen me?"
Chongzhen frowned slightly, his mind spinning.
Historical records show that in the first year of Chongzhen, southern Fujian suffered another severe drought. With the support of Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian, Zheng Zhilong recruited tens of thousands of people affected by the disasters in Zhang and Quan.
Each person was given three taels of silver, and three people were given an ox, which was shipped to Taiwan to reclaim wasteland and settle there.
Then he told the court that it was his unshirkable responsibility to eliminate the barbarians and suppress the bandits, and then the court recruited him and appointed him as a coastal defense guerrilla general and the Five Tigers Guerrilla General.
How did you get here? Did you not play according to the routine, or has the historical trajectory changed again?
Seeing the emperor's frown, Li Ruolian said softly: "Your Majesty, my analysis shows that Zheng Zhilong may have deliberately avoided seeing our people."
"on purpose?"
Chongzhen repeated something softly, and then suddenly realized: "You mean he is waiting for a price?"
