"Although the saint is beautiful, it is a major national event after the establishment, and it needs to be discussed with the ministers. Besides, as a monk, this kind of thing is not easy to say. ”

Zhu Zijian replied unhurriedly, and then leisurely tasted tea. Zheng Zhilong naturally didn't want to go deeper, but he was secretly scolding in his heart: Good you cunning old fox!

In fact, what "the daughter of a Japanese daimyo" is simply Zheng Zhilong's nonsense, these eight women are just prostitutes he collected from all over East Asia. Once one of them is made the queen, Zheng Zhilong's position in the "imperial court" will naturally be more stable, and he can firmly hold Zhu Yousong in the palm of his hand. In the future, when this "queen" gives birth to a baby boy, she can be established as the "prince", and even Zhu Yousong will not need it later.

Zheng Zhilong was silent, but Zhu Zijian smiled again: "In fact, according to the foolish opinion of the national division, the prince has 100,000 soldiers, more than 1,000 warships, and strong ships and guns, so why borrow the power of the Japanese daimyo." As long as the prince made up his mind, he would gather all the troops to go on a northern expedition, or enter the Yangtze River from Wusongkou and attack Yingtianfu, or land from Tianjinwei and take the Beijing division directly. Wherever the army goes, it must be invincible, and how dare the people not eat pot pulp to welcome the king? At that time, the prince will be the first hero of my Ming Zhongxing! ”

Zheng Zhilong didn't say a word, and waited until Zhu Zijian finished this tirade with a little excitement, and then smiled slightly teasingly: "National teacher, this king understands very well that you want to fight back as soon as possible, in fact, why isn't this the case with this king?" However, in warfare, we must pay attention to the right time, the right place, and the right people, and all three are indispensable and cannot be forced. And the time is not as good as the location, the location is not as good as the people, now the court only occupies the land, and the lack of time and people, now in a hurry to attack, will only be like a few months ago, in vain loss of troops, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

"Oh?" Zhu Zijian said unconvinced, "I want to hear it in detail." ”

"Let's talk about this day first." Zheng Zhilong said with a smile, "I have long heard that the national teacher will deduce the number of days, and once calculated that on the first day of the first month of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, a meteor fell in the capital from outside the sky, and this king admires it so much. However, instead of ending the puppet dynasty, this difficulty allowed Zhu Youzhen to ascend the throne, which probably was not counted by the national teacher, right? ”

Seeing that Zhu Zijian was speechless, Zheng Zhilong said proudly: "Originally, there have been major droughts in recent years, the people have been displaced, and the foundation of the puppet dynasty has been shaken, which is indeed a great opportunity to bring down Zhu Changluo's family. But since the beginning of spring this year, the spring rain has continued in various places, and everything has recovered. After the new defeat of the saints, the people were all busy with spring ploughing at this time. But if you can eat a bite of food, who is willing to risk losing your head to rebel? This is the time not to occupy the sky. ”

"Talk about this person again. After Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, he first abandoned Liaodong, then set the southwest, and fought a bloody battle with the Tartars. Although his various perverse actions have aroused the anger of the heavens and the resentment of the people, these generals who can fight the most in the Ming official army are all firmly held by him. Shengshang was newly defeated and retreated, and now is the time when Zhu Youzhen's troops are at their peak. If he lives in the Forbidden City, he can command the world and use the resources of the whole country to his advantage; And the saint retreated to an island, the soldiers were outnumbered, and one soldier was killed, and I don't know when it can be replaced. This is not to occupy people. The time is still small, this person is particularly important, the saint must not be observed, and must not be careless! ”

Zhu Zijian made Zheng Zhilong's words speechless, and he couldn't help but be a little annoyed. In fact, Zheng Zhilong really said it, as the "White Lotus Sect Master", it is okay for him to fool the people with gossipes and fool the people, or to play some conspiracy and tricks, but the real military strategy and talent for governing the country are not half a point, otherwise Zhu Youzhen would not have been defeated in a few months, and finally had to rely on Zheng Zhilong, so he barely survived.

"According to what the prince said, there is no hope for the Holy Lord to restore the country?" Zhu Zijian endured his anger, so he didn't break out on the spot, thinking to himself how much effort and financial resources have been spent in order to win over you Zheng Zhilong, is it not possible to get you such an attitude?

Zheng Zhilong looked at Zhu Zijian, who was pale, and couldn't help but laugh in his heart, but on the surface, he was busy laughing and said: "Don't worry, the national teacher, this king hasn't finished speaking." The saint is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and this king, as a courtier, can not be effective. Just now, this king only talked about the time, the people, and the place, but he didn't say the location. If it comes to geographical advantages, ten Zhu Youzhen are not as good as one saint. ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

"National teacher, please see," Zheng Zhilong spread out a nautical chart, "Taiwan Island is surrounded by the sea on all sides, bordering Japan to the east, the mainland to the west, and Luzon to the south, and its geographical location is unique. The island is rich in natural products and has a large amount of uncultivated land, which can accommodate tens of millions of people. Although Zhu Youzhen is rampant, if he dares to attack Taiwan, he will bring about his own destruction. The warships under the command of this king are like clouds, as long as he dares to come, he will be called "invincible". However, if the king lands on the Yangtze River or somewhere, it will be called 'offensive and defensive forces', and the geographical advantage will be gone. ”

"But this can only protect oneself, when can we regain the lost ground?" As soon as Zheng Zhilong said this, Zhu Zijian's face softened a lot, but he still asked a little anxiously.

"National teacher, please relax and allow this king to live for another three years." Zheng Zhilong said with a matter, "If this king doesn't fight, he can win, and if he fights, he must win, so he must make the most adequate preparations." In the next three years, the king will continue to expand the maritime trade to replenish the military supply; the second is to negotiate with the red-haired people, the Great Luzon people, and the Japanese lords, and use their military strength to help us; The third is to wait for the changes of time. Three years later, my dynasty will become stronger, and the pseudo-dynasty will become weaker, and it will not be easy to take Zhu Youzhen's life again? ”

Zhu Zijian pondered for a long time after hearing this, nodded and said, "Listening to the words of the prince, the national division suddenly opened his mouth. Well, three years is three years! In the past three years, the national teacher will fully cooperate with the prince, the prince is in the light, my White Lotus Holy Sect is in the dark, and the rebel Zhu Youjian will not be able to live in peace. However, although the prince doesn't have to go all out to counterattack, it's still okay to send some warships to harass the coastal prefectures and counties, right? ”

"Of course, this is not the order of the national teacher, this king has been doing this!" Zheng Zhilong said with a smile, "But recently, this king is a little troublesome at sea, Li Dan, Liu Xiang, Lin Feng, these three pirates are always against this king, if you don't eradicate these three people first, it will greatly hinder the great cause of our counteroffensive." After eliminating these three people, the king will be able to use troops against the north. ”

Having said this, Zhu Zijian felt that the purpose of this trip had been achieved, so he got up and said goodbye, and suddenly said as if he remembered something: "By the way, the prince has not officially announced his break with the traitor..."

"Oh, isn't this to continue to paralyze Zhu Youzhen, and this king can recruit more troops from Fujian and other places." Zheng Zhilong said disapprehantly, "Speaking of this, this king remembers that Xiong Rulin, the new magistrate of Nan'an County, is very annoying, and it is inconvenient for this king to come forward..."

"That's a good idea, the Holy Sect sent him away."

Out of the "Chaowang Mansion", Zhu Zijian and the iron-masked man got on the horse and walked far away, Fang spat out viciously, and said to the iron-masked man: "Zheng Zhilong and I have different dreams in the same bed, don't worry about it for a long time." However, now I have to rely on his power... You sent someone to kill Xiong Rulin, the magistrate of Nan'an County. Also, continue to investigate Lei'er's whereabouts! ”