Zheng Zhilong joined forces with the Dutch to fight against the Spaniards on the island of Tohofan, which ended with the surrender of the Spaniards in San Salvador.

However, it was not until mid-October that the detailed situation was urgently reported to the Qianqing Palace through the channels of the Fujian and Zhejiang Governor's Office, the General Political Envoy Department, and the Military Aircraft Department.

The joint report of Wen Tiren and Xiong Wencan, the governors of Fujian and Zhejiang, to Emperor Chongzhen, as well as the Guangdong pirates Liu Xiang and Li Kuiqi, attacked Nanao, Zhao'an, Yuegang, Kinmen, Xiamen and other places, as well as the agreement reached between Zheng Zhilong and the Dutch on Dongfan Island.

At the same time, Wen Tiren, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian, and Lu Yuying, the chief military officer of Fujian, were also in Fuzhou City.

Nanao and Kinmen were slaughtered, Zhao'an, Yuegang and other places were plundered, and the towns, population, and wealth along the coast of southern Fujian were lost.

At the beginning, as soon as the coastal areas of southern Fujian were attacked, Cai Shanji, the prefect of Quanzhou and the governor of Zhangquan, Lu Yuying, the chief military officer guarding Fujian, and Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian, immediately reported the situation to Wen Tiren, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.

In fact, there is no need for them to report it specifically, because the Fujian and Zhejiang Governor's Mansion is in Fuzhou City, and the situation that Governor Xiong Wencan and General Soldier Lu Yuying can grasp is naturally also known to Wen Tiren, who is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang.

It's just that Wen Tiren knows that just reporting an attack on the southern Fujian coast will definitely anger Emperor Chongzhen, and even if Emperor Chongzhen does not punish himself, other officials and political enemies in the court will not let him go.

Rather than that, it's better to wait and see.

If Zheng Zhilong won the war against the Spaniards on Dongfan Island, then sending Zheng Zhilong's good news together would dilute the impression of the emperor and the court that the southern Fujian coast was invaded by pirates.

In this way, Wen Tiren, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, sent people to Dongfan Island to deliver a letter, and did enough to order Zheng Zhilong to return to the division, and then waited anxiously for the news of the victory on Dongfan Island.

In Wen Tiren's eyes, if Zheng Zhilong on Dongfan Island is also defeated, then of course he has nothing to say and asks for punishment.

But once Zheng Zhilong on Dongfan Island wins, then he should have no problem.

Because based on his observation and understanding over the past two years, in his opinion, the fundamental reason why Nan Juyi, the current secretary of the military department, was able to rise to his current position step by step is that the current saint attaches great importance to his record in defeating the Dutch fleet on the Penghu Islands when he was the governor of Fujian, and has repeatedly mentioned it.

It can be seen that winning the battle with the Hongmaoyi people, in the mind of His Majesty the Emperor today, should belong to the first-class military exploits, and the level is higher than that of the Jianyu who defeated Liaodong.

Since this is the case, as long as Zheng Zhilong succeeds in expelling the Spaniards, no matter what aspect he is, he should be able to be a blessing in disguise and as stable as Mount Tai.

Fortunately, Zheng Zhilong really won.

Therefore, in the plea of Wen Tiren, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, he not only pointed out that the emptiness of the coastal forces in southern Fujian was because Zheng Zhilong sent a large number of elites to fight the Spaniards, but also lost no time in mentioning the whereabouts of several important figures in Zheng Zhilong's family, so as to tell the emperor that everything was under his control.

In this regard, Wen Tiren said in the recital: "With the protection of Emperor Lai and the protection of the emperor, the father of the Zheng family, Yuegang City, raised Zheng Shibiao, and fled with his family when he heard the Kinmen police report, and now he has taken refuge in Fuzhou. The minister is the father of the Zheng family, and he was born as a member of the government for generations, and the temporary governor's office is in the shadows;

"In addition, Zheng's uncle, Quanzhou City, Bo Si raised Huang Cheng, and the minister has sent people to greet him, and he and his family are all fine;

"Only the youngest brother of the Zheng family, named Zhi Biao, died in South Australia when he was first attacked, and he asked His Majesty to show him grace and praise.

"The minister has been ordered by the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, relying on the Holy Authority, and has taken many measures, although there are occasional small setbacks in Fujian today, but the overall situation is not bad, but there are ministers in one day, and the saint does not have to worry about the southeast!"

Wen Tiren, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, said these words in his plea, and now the Chongzhen Emperor certainly knows what he means.

If such a major pirate invasion occurred along the coast of Fujian, the chief military officer who guarded Fujian would definitely be unlucky.

In addition, whether it is the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, or the governor of Fujian, he will be dismissed from his post at least and imprisoned for questioning.

This time, Wen Tiren mentioned Zheng Zhilong's father and uncle in his plea to the emperor, the purpose of which was to tell the emperor that the biggest problem in the southeast today is not Liu Xiang and Li Kuiqi, the Guangdong pirates, but Zheng Zhilong, who is now killing all sides on Dongfan Island.

At the same time, it is also a disguised point out of his own importance, telling Emperor Chongzhen not to lose big because of small.

Wen Tiren's reminder was of course superfluous, even if he didn't remind him, Emperor Chongzhen would not easily move his position at this time.

Let Lu Shanji be in Liaodong, Yuan Chonghuan in the northwest, Wen Tiren in the southeast, and Zhu Xieyuan in the southwest, this is a strategy he has thought of a long time ago, and it will not change easily.

This time, the coastal areas of southern Fujian were attacked by pirate gangs such as Liu Xiang and Li Kuiqi, and although the losses were huge, Zheng Zhilong or Wen Tiren could not be punished because of this.

On the one hand, if Zheng Zhilong is punished because Zheng's army refuses to return to the southern Fujian coast, it is now completely self-inflicted.

Moreover, Zheng Zhilong joined forces with the Dutch to expel the Spaniards on Dongfan Island, which was exactly the strategy that Emperor Chongzhen had agreed to before.

In particular, Zheng Zhilong has now won the victory against the Spaniards, anyway, this is also a victory in the battle with the red-haired ghost of Taixi, compared to returning to the division to resist the invasion of pirates and losing the foreign war, which is more important, Emperor Chongzhen can still figure it out.

On the other hand, if Wen Tiren were to be punished because of these losses along the southern coast of Fujian, many of the previous arrangements in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces would have to be changed.

This is not what Emperor Chongzhen wants to do now.

Besides, why did Liu Xiang and Li Kuiqi, these Guangdong pirates, specifically attack Nanao, Zhao'an, Kinmen, Yuegang and other places?

It is because these places are the fundamental places of the forces under Zheng Zhilong's command on the coast of southern Fujian.

Liu Xiang and Li Kuiqi attacked these places in order to attack them and save them and relieve the siege of the Spaniards on Dongfan Island.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't say some things clearly, but in his heart, the attacks on these places were not so much the loss of the imperial court, but the loss of Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong himself can endure the pain of cutting his flesh and not return to his teacher, why should he have nothing to do and ask the people he arranged?

Originally, in history, the reason why Zheng Zhilong was willing to obey the will of the imperial court and went all out to exterminate Liu Xiang, Li Kuiqi, Zhong Bin and other pirate gangs was not because the will of the imperial court had any deterrent effect on him, but because the power of Liu Xiang and others was large enough to threaten Zheng Zhilong's maritime supremacy.

Merchant ships passing through Penghu and other places paid taxes to Zheng in Yuegang or Penghu, and held Zheng's pass flag and permit, but they were attacked and intercepted by pirates such as Liu Xiang and Li Kuiqi off the coast of Guangdong, who can tolerate such a thing?!

However, the reason why Zheng Zhilong did not choose to subdue Liu Xiang, Li Kuiqi and other pirate gangs in the end, but directly asked for the lives of Liu Xiang, Li Kuiqi and others was because Liu Xiang's gang was more ruthless before and killed Zheng Zhilong's own brother.

It's just that the one who was killed in history was Zheng Zhilong's second brother Zheng Zhihu.

And this time, because Zheng Zhihu was first transferred to Zhejiang by Wen Tiren, the governor of Fujian and Zhejiang, to pacify the Tu Achou Rebellion, and then after the Tu Achou Rebellion was pacified, he was transferred to the land of Nanjing Gold Powder to garrison Nanjing, and the person was not in Nanao, so naturally he was not killed.

Therefore, it was Zheng Zhilong's fourth brother Zheng Zhibiao who was killed this time.

Of course, among the four brothers of Zheng Zhilong, the last thing Emperor Chongzhen wants to see is that Zheng Zhibiao is killed.

Because of this Zheng Zhibiao, he can be regarded as the most loyal one of the four Zheng brothers to the Ming Dynasty in history.

However, now, the matter has come to this point, and Emperor Chongzhen can only take this opportunity to arouse Zheng Zhilong's hatred for Liu Xiang, Li Kuiqi and others, and then use his strength to let Zheng Zhilong kill Liu Xiang and others as soon as possible.

Only by killing Liu Xiang, Li Kuiqi and other Guangdong pirates, the port of Guangzhou and the open sea of the Pearl River estuary can be regarded as a guarantee for the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty to travel from south to north.

Moreover, after the Governor's Office of Fujian and Zhejiang urgently reported the situation of pirate attacks on the coast of southern Fujian, as well as the battle situation and good news of Zheng Zhilong's troops on Dongfan Island, to the Beijing Division, Emperor Chongzhen quickly handed it over to the Military Aircraft Department, and asked the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Military Department Shangshu to come up with suggestions on how to deal with it.

And Sun Chengzong, the Minister of Military Aircraft, and Nan Juyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, are both old figures in military affairs, and they knew that the matter could not be delayed urgently, so they quickly came up with suggestions.

After a slight change by Emperor Chongzhen, it was quickly sent to Nanjing and the Governor's Mansion of Fujian and Zhejiang in the form of an edict from the Military Aircraft Department.