477 Can the Zheng Family Be Comparable to the Kong Family?
After nightfall, Gu Sanmazi led his fleet back to Juehua Island. After resting, he returned to the voyage and returned to Shanhaiguan.
Standing on the deck of the flagship and looking at the vaguely Jianlu scattering the horse on the shore, he felt a little moved.
Unexpectedly, the famous Zheng family in the southeast also served the imperial court in the north!
Haha, since the Zheng family has taken action, no Jianlu navy can exist anymore! It’s a pity that I can’t get a credit for it, and now I can only transport troops here to confuse Jianlu.
The first time he transported two thousand troops, he had to transport food and grass, and the troops had to continue to be delivered. According to the news revealed to him by Yan Yingyuan, nearly 10,000 infantry troops would be transported to Juehua Island by his fleet.
It is obvious that although Yan Yingyuan did not say it clearly, he was not stupid either. This posture is obviously about to attack Ningyuan City!
I have been here for almost two years, and I finally have to take action. Even after defeating Jianlu, the navy became even more useless. I don’t know what to do?
The general of his level naturally did not know the court's future strategic goals. The general who knew this strategic goal had just arrived at the port of Dengzhou Prefecture.
When the Ming Dynasty was founded, Dengzhou was just a state, not a prefecture. Later, based on Deng, Lai, both the two prefectures were bordered by the sea and were the main roads between Goryeo and Japan. It was not enough to establish a prefecture or increase the troops and guards. Therefore, the prefecture was changed to a prefecture, and the government office was located in Dengzhou, a place near the sea.
At this time, the huge Denglai Navy had just returned. After winning the Battle of Pi Island, the Jianlu Navy no longer existed, and most of the navy's warships left Pi Island, and there would be nothing wrong with it.
Zheng Fusong, who was standing on the deck of the flagship, received an order and returned. When he saw the port of Dengzhou Prefecture getting closer, he turned to Zheng Hongkui who was standing beside him and said, "Uncle, the Denglai Navy will be yours in the future!"
According to the order, Zheng Hongkui was promoted to deputy commander of the Denglai Naval Division and replaced Zheng Fusong's military position. Zheng Fusong himself was transferred back to the Fujian Navy as general and was also promoted.
However, there was no situation where Zheng Zhilong, the father-in-law, had to obey orders under his son Zheng Fusong. The court would transfer his father Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Fusong's own mother to settle in the capital. At the same time, Zheng Zhilong was appointed as the assistant general of the former army governor, the second-rank official. Zheng Fusong's own mother Tian Chuansong was the second-rank wife.
Zheng Fusong himself was very satisfied with this reward. Zheng Hongkui was also satisfied. He originally had no official position in the face of the official position, but was just a martial Jinshi. Now he was the deputy general who commanded the Denglai Naval Division. It was obvious that the court saw the actual command of the Battle of Pidao.
However, Zheng Hongkui was a little worried about whether his brother Zheng Zhilong would accept the appointment of the court. Because the appointment of the court was promoted on the surface, but in fact he had no real power.
At this moment, when he heard Zheng Fusong's words, he looked over and smiled politely and replied: "It's okay here. If you go back to the Fujian Navy, what should your father do?"
After hearing this, Zheng Fusong said indifferently: "It's okay. If my father refuses to go to the capital, then I'll send him to do things. Can he stand it?"
"..." Zheng Hongkui stared at him, feeling speechless. Is this considered a wing hard?
If you get mad at me, he doesn’t care about your official position. If you believe it or not, you will still be spanked!
He was thinking, but Zheng Fusong said, "Now my parents must have received the imperial decree. My father doesn't know, but my mother must be very happy! In the past, I always said that I didn't study hard, so I just rely on my father to be unpromising. Now, my mother has been awarded the title of second-rank lady for this."
Speaking of this, he became excited again, looked at Zheng Hongkui and said, "Uncle, do you know, my mother yearns for my Ming Dynasty the most. She didn't expect that one day she would be awarded the title of second-rank lady. I guess she must be thinking about going back to her parents' home!"
Although Zheng Hongkui didn't know about this, he could understand it. All the things in the Supreme Kingdom of the Celestial Kingdom have always been admired by all the surrounding foreign countries. The same is true for Japan!
My sister-in-law is a Japanese. Although her family is of good origin, if she can get the imperial edict awarded by the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely be a family glory. It is reasonable for the sister-in-law to be happy. It is just that my brother...
Thinking of this, he was a little worried.
At this moment, he suddenly heard something and turned around and looked at it.
The reason why the fleet was closer to Dengzhou Port was Zheng Hongkui saw a huge military camp near the port, with cavalry coming and going from time to time, and the neighing of war horses sounded from time to time.
"Uncle, cavalry, how many cavalry do you have to have?" Zheng Fusong also noticed it and asked him excitedly.
In the south, there are very few war horses. Although Zheng Fusong has seen some, he has never seen a large-scale cavalry. There are thousands of cavalry soldiers on Pidao. When he was training, he felt very powerful when he watched. The cavalry in Dengzhou in front of him was definitely far more than a thousand cavalry soldiers.
Therefore, Zheng Fusong was a little excited to see so many cavalrymen for the first time.
When Zheng Hongkui saw him, he had a little estimate, and replied in surprise: "There are at least five thousand! Where did the imperial court come from so many cavalry troops? Are they all going to be transferred to Dongjiang Town?"
Zheng Fusong was not as surprised as him, and just smiled and said, "I have a vast land and a wealth of resources. It should be easy to gather a 5,000 cavalry army, right?"
Zheng Hongkui did not explain this, because the warship quickly landed.
When the huge navy returned, someone had already reported to the prefect's office.
The prefect of Dengzhou Prefecture and the cavalry general came to the port to welcome the triumph of the Denglai Navy.
After meeting, Zheng Hongkui was even more shocked when he learned about the situation. He did not expect that this time he would hear such shocking news.
There is actually a large-scale civil unrest in Shandong.
The Kong family in Qufu, Shandong was gone!
The court strongly suppressed these things, and even the Kong family in Qufu could not be spared!
Later, he learned more details, and the current situation of the Ming Dynasty surprised him very much.
So, Zheng Hongkui immediately wrote a letter to his elder brother Zheng Zhilong, and then handed it to Zheng Fusong and said, "You'd better rush back to Fujian as fast as possible. If your father is sick and has not set off yet, give this letter to your father. If he has already set off, burn this letter!"
No matter how awesome the Zheng family is, it is not as good as the Confucius family in Qufu. Now, if the Confucius family in Qufu is disobedient, they will be suppressed by the court. If the Zheng family is disobedient, the threat from Duke Xingguo would definitely be fulfilled!
Zheng Hongkui, who has already realized the strength of the court, does not think that the Zheng family has the ability to fight against the court. If they rebel, they will be proud at most. The final result, like other pirates in history, will eventually be suppressed by the court.
Zheng Fusong was also a little worried about his father. While taking the letter and put it in, he answered Zheng Hongkui: "Don't worry, uncle, my father has great eyesight and will not be able to do anything."
Even though he answered this, he was still a little worried. Therefore, he quickly left Dengzhou and rushed to Fujian.
After resting, Zheng Hongkui took 6,000 cavalry and food to return to Pi Island again after the weather allowed. Following the navy, there were also a large number of Jiangnan merchant ships.
It is also effective for China and France to transport grain to exchange for salt ingestion. Of course, you can also exchange some specialties from North Korea and sell them back to Jiangnan to make a profit.
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On the Ming Dynasty, from Shanhaiguan to Pidao, everyone was preparing for the war. However, on the Liaodong Jianlu side, they did not pay much attention to the war situation, mainly because Jianlu was powerless to do anything about it.
They were self-aware and could not defeat Shanhaiguan by land.
Taking the Mongolian grasslands to attack the capital? With the restraint of the Ming army on Pi Island, it is impossible to draw many troops to detour the Mongolian grasslands. This kind of attack without logistics is very dangerous. Jianlu has few troops, so he dares to take risks.
Remove the nail on Pi Island? Without a boat, you can only look at the island and sigh, and you can't remove it at all.
Then use strategies to make Ming Dynasty destroy Dongjiang Town itself? Without the news provided by the eight major Shanxi merchants and without the channels for communication with the Guanning Army, even if there are full of strategies, they will not be able to use them.
At this time, the disadvantages of Liaodong, a remote place, were fully reflected, allowing Jianlukong to have combat power, but he could not use it at all, and could only be used on North Korea.
However, at this time, all the slave chiefs had no such thoughts. Almost all the slave chiefs, even those with high identities, had returned to Shengjing from all over the country.
The reason is nothing special, because their emperor is not optimistic.
Last year, the slave chief Huang Taiji personally led his troops to Pi Island. He originally thought that he could wipe out Pi Island in one fell swoop and remove the nail. Unexpectedly, he witnessed the strength of the Ming Dynasty Navy with his own eyes.
Afterwards, Jianlu's side increased their experiences and learned that the Zheng family in the southeast of the Ming Dynasty was the overlord of the sea. The so-called pirate origin was much stronger than the regular navy of the Ming Dynasty.
In other words, if the Zheng family contributed to the Ming court, there would be no idea at sea.
He witnessed the navy that had finally been established with his own eyes, and was simply burned by the navy of the Ming Dynasty. Huang Taiji was unable to afford to get sick on the spot.
However, this news was not leaked to the public, and even after returning to Shengjing, they were still hiding it for a long time.
Until the beginning of this year, for such a long time, we could never see Huang Taiji convened a meeting to discuss matters, but we did not show up. Finally, some people were confused and asked about the situation. Only then did the news about Huang Taiji spread among the Jianlu senior management.
The reason why Huang Taiji did not show up again is not that he is dead.
Chapter completed!