Chapter 195 Parties
Zheng Jing's methods are not ruthless, they are just counterattacks that were forced to a dead corner. He cannot let the people of Dongfan contact his father Zheng Chenggong, because in the past few years, he has done many wrong things that Zheng Chenggong cannot forgive, and adultery of his own wet nurse is not considered a matter of being the key. The key is to cooperate with the Qing court in private, and Yue Le knows all this cooperation. Now that Yue Le has surrendered, there is no secret to keep it.
Hurry!
All the porcelain on the table was swept across the ground, frightened all the servants and soldiers inside and outside the room and went out. Zheng Chenggong sat on the chair of the Grand Master, silent for a long time, and his hands were trembling.
"Why are you qualified to carry me and drive away the messengers of Dongfan!"
Zheng Jing, who was kneeling on the ground, shouted indignantly: "Father, you are the King of Yanping of the Ming Dynasty. Your status is not lower than that of the two kings of Jin and Shu. It would be fine if the Li family in the Dongfan didn't come to mediate and persuade him personally. He gave birth to his son to dominate this matter, and he just sent a few lieutenants to come. This is an insult to our Zheng family. How can your son think you are so humiliated by them!"
Seeing that Zheng Chenggong did not speak, Zheng Jing said again: "There was a change in the mainland before. The master sent you to help in Jiangnan. Zhao Sandao sent someone to force our army to guard the Sin land without leaving without leaving. But they took action and occupied Liangzhe. If you made up your mind that day, you would be the one who took charge of a province. How could you allow Li Jun to be arrogant!"
"Send troops? That's just because my father doesn't want to get involved in Jiangnan." Zheng Chenggong closed his eyes and sighed to the sky.
At that time, Zheng Chenggong used all his skills and did not hesitate to use villains to occupy the Zhoushan Islands and Jinxia. He thought that he could use the resources of the southeast coast to develop into a force that was not inferior to the Eastern Banners. No matter how bad it was, it was enough to be on par with Li Dingguo and others. But after a few years, Yanping's vassal not only did not develop, but its strength became weaker. The root cause was the United States blockade of it.
Li Mingxun spared Zheng Chenggong that time, but he did not let him go. He ordered the Yanping dynasty to blockade the Yanping dynasty to prevent its development from being too fast. The Yanping dynasty could only go to Taipei Port for trade, and all trade was supervised. With the southwest dynasty unified the port management and customs with the United States, the Yanping dynasty could not even carry out trade to Guangdong and Guangxi, and could only trade with Japan, North Korea and countries on the Indochina Peninsula. No seaport under the control of the United States would provide any services to the Yanping dynasty ships.
Obviously, the Yanping dynasty's foreign trade must travel far across the ocean, at least cross the East China Sea. This is a nightmare for the Yanping dynasty, which uses Chinese ships. Zheng Chenggong once hoped to revitalize the Yanping dynasty, but this was no longer the era when Zheng Zhilong had a cargo out and half a ship of silver returned, the rise of the base camp and Nanyang handicraft industry, the restoration and stability of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, caused the prices of Chinese goods in major markets such as Nanyang and Japan to plummet, and the profit margin was shrinking. Merchants from the United States and the southwest vassals could get a large amount of and cheap goods in the southwest and the United States, and the channels were very stable, while the Yanping dynasty could only smuggle from Liangzhe and Jiangnan, and the price and quality could not be controlled.
The Yanping vassal was unable to reduce freight costs by transforming ships, which kept its maritime trade in an undying state. After Yongli was captured, the Yanping vassal suffered heavy damage. First, the nominal vassal Ryukyu, led by Zheng Cai to join the United States and became the Ryukyu appeasement zone. Then, the War of Reversal ended, Japan's foreign trade was monopolized by the United States, and the Yanping vassal almost lost its source of silver.
After the Yanpingfan captured Zhoushan, there were more than 300,000 people at the most powerful time, but over the years, the people have continued to flee to Fujian, Taiwan, and under Zheng Chenggong, there are only 200,000 people.
The Ming court was still in Nanjing, and Zheng Chenggong did not send troops, not because he and Qian Qianyi had broken up, but because Zheng Chenggong knew how much he was and could not withstand even a failure. If he annoyed Dongfan, it would be the demise of Yanping's vassal. Zheng Chenggong hoped to gain some benefits in the political game between the Nanjing court and the Dongfan, but he never thought that he was pushed to death by Zheng Jing.
"Zheng Jing, do you know that even if the emperor of Nanjing relies on the recognition of the East Fan, if I want to survive, I cannot do without the recognition of the East Fan. Today, you will expel the East Fan envoy and ask you and me in the future. How should you reply?" Zheng Chenggong said sadly and angrily.
Zheng Jing's face turned cold and said, "Father, now the Ming Dynasty has revived, and there is half of the country. How could he be afraid of his Eastern Bandits? You, my father and son have been in the southeast for many years. When will the Eastern Bandits be punished? If Yanpingfan expresses his support for the court and sends troops to support him, he will definitely gain a place in the Ming Dynasty."
"Silly!" Zheng Chenggong pulled up and slapped Zheng Jing in the face, angrily shouting: "The Ming Dynasty is still in the capital, the East Fan has never made any statement, and the Three Feudalists in the southwest have never made any statement. I, Yanping, is the weakest, how dare you place bet easily? If you and I cooperate with Nanjing first, and the Hua League will deny the orthodox Nanjing in the future, how can you and I settle down in the southeast at that time?"
Zheng Jing was beaten, but he did not retreat at all. Instead, he went up and said loudly: "Father, don't have hope for Dongfan anymore. If Dongfan destroys the Qing Dynasty, my Ming Dynasty will be destroyed. You have seen that Dongfan supports Li Mingxun as the emperor. Do you want to serve Li Mingxun, a traitor? He wants to kill you twice and give me a lot of humiliation!
Father, my Yanping vassal is different from the southwest. The Qiong vassal is in line with the East. Li Dingguo was a friend of Li Mingxun for eight worships. Even the Shu vassal is also connected with the East. How can you not know that when the southwest merges into the East vassal, three people were awarded the title of elders. But Yanping vassal? He, Li Mingxun, never promise you a foot of land and a half-ranked rank? Father, don’t have any illusions. If the Ming Dynasty falls, you and my father will not be imprisoned."
"You know!" Zheng Chenggong pushed his son away and said with a glaring look: "You know that if you are not careful in one move, it will be a disaster for the genocide in the future."
Zheng Jing staggered to the ground and refused to accept it: "Father, what about your ambition? Did you swear or even die and never bow down to the Li Thief in the East? Why did you become like this? Have you really forgotten the humiliation Li Thief had given you? He almost wanted to kill you!"
Zheng Chenggong looked at his son and thought for a while, asking, "You really have the intention of trying hard because you are unwilling to be humiliated by your father and son!"
Zheng Jing raised his head and looked at Zheng Chenggong, and knelt directly on the ground: "My son has done many things for me, Yanpingfan, over the years, many of which are unwilling tolerant of Dongfan. Dongfan has treated his father harshly, and now he is burdened by his son. I am afraid that it will be difficult to save it no matter what. It is better to take a risk..."
"Did you do something that cannot be tolerated by the East Fan or that cannot be tolerated by your father?" Zheng Chenggong grabbed Zheng Jing's collar and asked.
Zheng Jing lowered his head and said nothing.
Since the establishment of Yanping's vassal state, life has been getting worse day by day. As the vassal lord, Zheng Chenggong wanted to improve the situation, but he did not want to show weakness to the East Fan, so he always hoped to promote the vassal state. However, the confidants who sent overseas trade were always bad news, and some even disappeared from people and ships.
Zheng Chenggong did not believe that the world had changed, and personally escorted the fleet to sea. From Fujian to Guangdong and Guangxi, he could not enter the port. He was harassed on the coast of Annan because of the tension between the United States and Annan. When he arrived in Guangnan, he made the first transaction. However, the price of Nanyang silk and porcelain goods was low, making the profits thin. Zheng Chenggong was dissatisfied and continued to go south. However, he never thought that Zhen La had monopolized the Kowloon Company, and Siam was not open to Ming merchants, and Malay,
The famous ports in Sumatra, Borneo, Luzon and other places were either already the land of the Eastern Band or were controlled by the Eastern Band. Zheng Chenggong pretended that the United States ships had entered Palembang for transactions, and was almost bullied by the Dutch. He had to go north and enter Taipei Port in a panic to buy goods. However, he never thought that many of his soldiers and sailors would escape after getting off the ship. Seeing that the dock workers in Taipei had three meals a day and were not short of oil and water, Zheng Chenggong seemed to understand something.
After a year, Zheng Chenggong went to Ryukyu and Japan again. He didn't get much money. After two years, he suffered a lot of losses. He went to North Korea again, where there was a war and there was not much demand for silk, porcelain and tea. What he wanted was iron and food. Zheng Chenggong returned in a defeat.
After several years of going out to sea, the matter of Yanping's vassal must be handed over to Zheng Jing for handling, but he never thought that Zheng Jing had done many things behind his back. Zheng Chenggong knew a little. He asked again today and saw Zheng Jing's resolute appearance, he knew that what he knew was just the tip of the iceberg.
"Father, you kill your son." Zheng Jing knelt on the ground and begged: "If you kill your son, you will have a glimmer of life when you take your son's head to see Li Mingxun."
Zheng Chenggong's face was pale and his voice was tragic: "You are my son, the emperor personally conferred Prince Yanping. If you say that what you did has nothing to do with me, who would believe it in the world?
I didn’t expect that Zheng Chenggong would have such a fate in my life. I was first burdened by my father, but was then cheated by my parents and children, and I never did what I wanted to do in my life."
Zheng Jing whipped himself hard in the mouth and shouted: "Son deserves to die, son deserves to die!"
"Since there is no way out, you can only survive in a desperate situation..."
Qiongzhou, Lin Mansion, and Lin Shizhang Study Room.
The elderly Lin Shizhang was bored at this time, looking at the banana leaves in the yard, and the raindrops falling from the eaves were clattering. The walnuts in his hand were also crunching, but they were a new pair.
"Grandpa, Daddy invites you to the front yard." A handsome young man came over and said carefully.
"No matter what distinguished guests, I would say that my grandfather was uncomfortable. If someone from the two vassals came, I would send him to the Sifang Pavilion to see him together." Lin Shizhang said indifferently.
"Grandpa, it's Luzon's fourth uncle here..." said the young man.
"Oh, your confused father, your fourth uncle is here, just invite him directly, and he is still accustomed to him, and he is so distant." Lin Shizhang knocked on the floor with the crutch in his hand.
Soon, Lin Qian appeared in Lin Shizhang's study, but he dressed up in an ordinary manner and must have come secretly. When Lin Qian saw Lin Shizhang, he hurriedly gave a big gift: "My nephew, please see uncle."
Lin Shizhang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Get up, you are also a veteran who is better than a prince. How can you feel good about your courtesy?"
"What uncle said, my nephew doesn't rely entirely on your gifts." Lin Qian said with a smile.
"Don't say that, that's the gift of the head of state, your own luck and ability." Lin Shizhang said with a smile.
Lin Qian was the nephew of Lin Shizhang. In his early years, he failed to maintain his clan's shops. Later, he was sent by Lin Shizhang to develop the land in Taiwan. Because of immigration issues, he was valued. He then ruled Luzon and was granted the title of veteran. The Lin family, a branch in the United States, was also a big family.
"Why did you come to Qiongzhou quietly? You didn't say anything in advance." Lin Shizhang asked with his eyes narrowed.
"Haha, go back to the base camp to report your work. Let's take a look at you." Lin Qian said normally, but he glanced at the maid who served him.
Lin Shizhang waved his hand and asked the idle people to wait out. He also knew that Lin Qian was not as simple as coming to see him. He went back to the base camp to report his work and went north from Luzon. Why did he travel across the South China Sea to Qiongzhou?
After only two people were left, Lin Shizhang asked: "Is there any dispatch in the head of state or the ruling party?"
Lin Qian shook his head and said, "No, it's my nephew who really went to the base camp to report his work. Luzon's errand has been handed over. I heard about Jiangnan, so I came to visit the uncle to help him solve his problem."
"So, you have been promoted." Lin Shizhang was really happy. Seeing that Lin Qian was not caring, he guessed the purpose of his visit, and said, "Don't worry, uncle is not too confused yet, he knows the importance of it."
"You know the importance, what about King Jin, King Shu, especially King Shu, since the emperor was abducted from Kunming, Yunnan was taken in his arms by him. The entire Yunnan has become the ones, and they may not really understand it." Lin Qian reminded.
Lin Shizhang frowned slightly: "No, they don't have the courage. They know your strength very well. They will not bet even if they decide whether to win or lose, they will not bet."
"After that being said, we have to be careful. Although the head of state did not recognize Nanjing, it did not break up and let the Nanjing mission pass through the southeast. These signals fell in the eyes of idiots. Although Qiongfan was close to the United States, they were still one with the Jinfan and Shufan. As long as one person was stupid, what would the result be? It would still affect the three families." Lin Qian's voice gradually became louder. In recent years, although he had split up his family and established a sect, he could not write two words Lin. If Lin Shizhang was doomed, he would have to follow him.
"What do you mean, give them a blow." Lin Shizhang asked.
Lin Qian nodded: "It is precisely this principle. It is best not to do anything at this time, wait for news with peace of mind. Even if someone is stupid, he should pick himself out to avoid being affected by disasters. Uncle, this is also an opportunity for you. If it is handled well, our Lin family can be like the ruling family, two veterans."
Chapter completed!