Faced with the doubts of the emperor and the military department, Wen Tiren said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, do you remember Zheng Zhilong in Fujian two years ago? ”

Chongzhen nodded: "How could you not remember." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info I still remember that he was appeased by Xiong Wencan, sealed a coastal defense guerrilla, trained sailors very well, and later repelled the red hair, and was promoted to the ...... of the official"

This is a matter within Zhang Fengyi's duties, and he reminded: "I was promoted to the governor of Fuzhou." ”

"Yes, Governor of Fuzhou. Later, for some reason, he was counterattacked by the red hair, and he died, and even the Zhongzuo Institute was captured, and I still remember that I held the officials of Fujian accountable at that time......"

Wen Tiren said: "Your Majesty is well-read and strong, and the minister admires it. However, what the minister wants to say is that Zheng Zhilong was not a loyal courtier during his lifetime, and he was also recruited from a Haikou leader, but before he died, he had always been the pillar of the Fujian coast, and the size of his fleet far exceeded that of any naval division in the imperial court. Such a character could be recruited with just a guerrilla title at the beginning, and Kinmen's victory over Hongmao was only the title of governor of Fuzhou...... And Xia Nan is essentially no different from Zheng Zhilong......"

Chongzhen pondered: "What do you mean: use fame and fortune to drive Xia Nan to serve the imperial court?" ”

"Your Majesty. The red hair made a comeback and was able to break the center and left, but Xia Nan could easily expel the red hair, which shows that the strength of its sailors was stronger than that of Zheng Zhilong, and the imperial court no longer had the ability to compete with it at sea; Zhejiang's retreat from the Japanese and Anhui's capture of Gao Yingxiang show that its land division is also the leading strong army of the Ming Dynasty, which Wang Xun has repeatedly mentioned in the secret report, but he also said that if you use it well, the south is the pillar of the country. Such a character, either completely eliminate the trouble, or try to collect it for his own use, as long as he can be encircled to serve the court, he can deal with the Tartars, and he can clean up the rogues, as for whether he is loyal or not, does it really matter? ”

Chongzhen was silent, he understood what Wen Tiren meant, no matter whether it was a black cat or a white cat, if he caught a mouse, he was a good cat. Maybe Xia Nan doesn't read the books of sages and doesn't understand the truth of the Heaven and Earth Monarch, but as long as he uses it properly, he is a sharp blade in his hand, cutting the tartar up and the Liukou down. If you don't worry, you can simply wipe it out completely, so as not to have endless troubles, but the problem is that now the Ming Dynasty is full of holes, and it is impossible to suppress the Liukou, Hong Chengchou's letter for help is still hot, and where is the army to deal with the Qiong Navy, is it in order to deal with Xia Nan, and then levy "Qiong Salary"?

In all fairness, as a person with a slight psychological cleanliness, Chongzhen could hardly tolerate the existence of such a figure and power that wandered between black and white and gradually grew up, and he admired courtiers who were loyal to the court and the emperor. At that time, Zheng Zhilong was far away in Fujian, and his sphere of influence was on the sea, and the Ming Dynasty had never attached importance to coastal defense, so he pinched his nose and recognized it, but the scope of activities in the south of the summer had reached the inland of the Central Plains, and Zheng Zhilong was not the same.

However, as the king of a country, Chongzhen must put aside his personal likes and dislikes and start from the overall situation. The Tartars only withdrew from the border at the end of the year, and they may make a comeback at any time, and the Liukou are causing chaos in Shaanxi and Gansu, and the armed forces of the Qiong Navy will become a sharp weapon against the Tartars and the Liukou, or become the third major scourge, and how to choose it is self-evident.

Chongzhen glanced at Hong Chengchou's urgent letter, and sighed, the trouble of the rogue in Shaanxi needs to be solved urgently, and the Ming Dynasty can't withstand more tosses, even if Xia Nan has any selfish intentions, at least he is still an official of the imperial court, and the Qiong Navy is still the army of the imperial court, and he can be mobilized. He said: "Changqing's words are reasonable, since Xia Nan was willing to accept the appeasement back then, and obeyed the dispatch of the Ministry of War to Anhui to suppress the Kou, it shows that he still has a sense of reverence for the imperial court, even if his virtue is lacking, it is still flawed and can be reused." It's just that he is now the chief soldier of a town, how can he be coaxed? ”

Wen Tiren smiled and said nothing, just glanced at Zhang Fengyi. If everything is said by him, the emperor will suspect that he and Qiong Haijun have colluded in private, and the next words have been discussed but vetoed by the emperor, if it is more appropriate for Zhang Fengyi to say, it depends on whether he is clever and can catch this talk.

Although Zhang Fengyi is lackluster and inactive in the position of the secretary of the military department, and is a dull and mediocre person in the eyes of the emperor, he is capable of being an official and a scholar, and his ability to observe words and emotions in the officialdom and see the wind and rudder is not bad. He saw that the emperor was already inclined to Lord Shoufu's rhetoric, so how could he do it? immediately abandoned the previous view that it was not appropriate to reward too much, and came to a 180-degree change: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks: Xia Nan Kou has merit and can be knighted!" Although there is no precedent for this dynasty to give military generals knighthoods since the first emperor, the capture of Gao Yingxiang is a great victory that has never been achieved in the past ten years, and you can take this opportunity to encourage all the military generals of the Ming Dynasty with the title of knighthood, so that they know that as long as they serve the court loyally, Your Majesty will not owe them. ”

Originally, it was just a local military leader, but as soon as Zhang Fengyi said this, it rose to the height of inspiring all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and the style instantly became taller, and by the way, the battle examples of capturing Gao Yingxiang were widely spread and morale was inspired. Wen Tiren's eyes lit up, don't look at this military department Shangshu who looks angry on weekdays, and he is not good at fighting, but he is a good hand at propaganda.

Chongzhen also heard Long Yan Dayue, and when he said this, he felt much more comfortable. Setting up a positive example and being forced to encircle a military leader, the same thing, to change the rhetoric is a completely different feeling. He immediately clapped the decision: "Well said! Then it is so decided, Feng Xia Nan is Ping Nanbo, commands the soldiers and horses of the two Guangzhou, and announces this matter to the world together with Gao Yingxiang's matter, so as to encourage the soldiers of the world! "The first title awarded to a military general in the Chongzhen Dynasty was released.

Zhang Fengyi saw that the emperor was in a good mood, and took the opportunity to throw out the problem: "Your Majesty, Hong Chengchou is in a hurry, and there are no troops to adjust at the moment, should you transfer the Qiong Navy?" ”

Chongzhen was stunned, this is also a problem that must be solved, so he asked Wen Tiren: "What do you think of Changqing?" ”

Wen Tiren thought for a while and suggested: "Qiong Haijun just had a big battle with Liukou, and there was friction with the Nanjing Shenji Battalion under Chang Kun's design, so he was immediately transferred to Shaanxi at this time, and the labor division went on an expedition, even if he worked, he might not contribute, but it would affect Hong Chengchou's scheduling." It's better to transfer another person. ”

Zhang Fengyi had a headache: "Your Majesty, what the first assistant said is true, but it is not easy to transfer people, there is no one to ask for people, there is no silver to ask for silver, even if it is transferred from Datong and Xuanfu nearby, the two towns will have 100,000 taels of arrears alone, plus the silver for pulling, there are no two or three hundred thousand, even if the troops are transferred, they will mutiny." ”