The family members of the three brothers of the Zheng family had more than 200 people, and their gold and silver were soft and their daily necessities were enough to carry seventy or eighty carriages.

The wealth on these seventy or eighty carriages is estimated to be enough for the imperial court for a year or two - just think about how rich Zheng Zhilong can afford to raise eight hundred warships.

If it weren't for the fact that the rogues in the Ming Dynasty had been basically wiped out now, Qin Shuhuai would really have to consider bringing more people to escort them.

Of course, Qin Shuhuai is also very greedy for so much money, but no matter how greedy he is, he will not touch Zheng Zhilong - because the imperial court will still need him in the future.

Obviously, Zheng Zhilong is a little panicked now, panicked that now that he has no military power and warships, will he be turned over by the imperial court.

And what Qin Shuhuai wants to do is to calm him down and let him see that the imperial court will really treat him preferentially.

After he realized this, on the premise of detaining his family, Qin Shuhuai thought that as long as the red-clothed cannon was in place, he could rest assured that Zheng Zhilong would return to Fujian to take the old department and fight the Dutch and Liu Xiang.

Otherwise, who else in the imperial court knows more about naval warfare than him? If such a talent is not needed, should he wait for Zheng Chenggong to grow up before using it? Then again, if Zheng Chenggong's father does not have the opportunity to lead the troops, I am afraid that Zheng Chenggong can only live a mediocre life, right?

To make a long story short, I traveled for a month and arrived in Beijing.

At this time, it was late October, and it was already snowing in the capital of Kyoto.

Qin Shuhuai sighed, in ancient times, he really couldn't help but spend. If you want to do something, you spend a lot of time on the road, and in the blink of an eye, it's the end of the year, and you can do two or three things.

After settling the families of the three Zheng brothers outside the Forbidden City, Qin Shuhuai immediately took Zheng Zhilong to face the saint.

did not let Zheng Zhilong go directly to Zhejiang to take up his post, but let him meet Chongzhen first, the purpose was to make him feel that the imperial court valued him.

In the Taihe Palace, Zheng Zhilong saw Chongzhen for the first time.

In his eyes, this is a young and high-spirited teenager who is as young as Grandpa Guo - without the slightest feeling of a puppet king whose power has fallen into the hands of others.

He couldn't help but wonder, did this young emperor really not know that he was in the palm of Qin Shuhuai's hands today, or did Qin Shuhuai really not think about changing the dynasty and ruling the world?

In addition, after the young emperor and the grandfather of the country met, although there were not so many greetings due to the courtesy of the monarch and the ministers, it can be seen from the eyes that they are indeed as rumored by the outside world, as brothers.

Even, a few points closer than brothers.

Zheng Zhilong knelt down and shouted long live, shouting loudly.

Chongzhen smiled, "Zheng Aiqing, hurry up." When I heard Aiqing's name for a long time, An Guogong was full of praise every time he mentioned you, and now I finally see you. ”

Zheng Zhilong was flattered and hurriedly said, "The ministers are just slaughtering dogs, if there is no emperor Longen, I am afraid that he is still wandering in the land of foreign countries and doing some unpopular business." But he was praised by the emperor and the grandfather of the country, and he was really scared, and he was honestly afraid!"

Chongzhen smiled, "Zheng Aiqing doesn't have to be too modest. This time, I asked Anguo Gong to transfer you to Zhejiang to take up the post of Associate Minister of Customs, precisely because you are familiar with maritime affairs and foreign affairs. Zheng Aiqing, you don't feel wronged, do you?"

Every sentence and even every word of Chongzhen's words was extremely polite, which Qin Shuhuai had discussed with him in advance. The two of them sang and harmonized, and what they wanted was to reassure Zheng Zhilong.

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly said, "Back to the emperor, it's too late for the minister to thank the emperor for his grace, how can there be any grievances? The only thing the minister is worried about now is that the ministers are sparse and shallow, if they make a mistake in office, they will lose the grace of the king!"

"Zheng Aiqing is too modest. Chongzhen paused and said, "By the way, Zheng Aiqing is from Fujian, and there must be no place to live in Beijing. I specially ordered someone to prepare a set of mansions to reward Aiqing. In this way, you can be regarded as a home in Jingshi. In the future, even if you go to Zhejiang to perform your duties, I can also promise you to return to Beijing every three months to visit your relatives. ”

Zheng Zhilong was slightly startled.

Of course, he knew that this was Chongzhen's intention to take his family members hostage.

This was indeed a bit of a surprise to him.

Because he believed that his private soldiers and warships in Fujian had now been completely handed over, and with the means of the grandfather of the country, it was completely no problem for the imperial court to control these troops.

In other words, even if he runs back to Fujian in time, I am afraid that those soldiers and ships will no longer listen to him.

Moreover, he is now going to serve as the assistant minister of the General Administration of Customs, and he is not a feudal official, and he has no soldiers and horses in his hands, so why is it necessary for Chongzhen to detain his family?

But soon, he figured it out.

Deduct your own family members, which means that the court will reuse itself in the future!

Grandpa Guo said that if you want the maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty to spread all over the world, you must have a strong fleet, and you will inevitably have wars with the warships of various countries on the sea.

Don't talk about it far away, just say that Liu Xiang and the Dutch at the door of the Ming Dynasty, can the imperial court tolerate it?

And when it comes to naval warfare, who knows better than himself?

Therefore, the court will inevitably use itself in the future!

Good, good thing!

As long as you are still useful, you are afraid that you will be useless to the court, this is a big trouble!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but kowtow his head with a "bang", and shouted, "Your Majesty, the death of the minister is not enough to repay one of them! Minister, thank my emperor, may my emperor live long live!"

......

Zheng Zhilong went back happily, and Qin Shuhuai, Chongzhen, eunuchs, and Han generals were left in the palace.

Chongzhen didn't like to talk to Qin Shuhuai with a shelf in the Taihe Palace, so he got up and said to Qin Shuhuai, "Qin Aiqing, go to the study with me." ”

Wang Dehua shouted, "Swing!"

Qin Shuhuai couldn't sit on the dragon, so he retired first and went out of the Taihe Palace.

After walking a few steps, I saw Zheng Zhilong standing with his hands hanging down under an eaves, and he couldn't stop snorting.

Qin Shuhuai went up and said strangely, "Hey, Lord Zheng, why haven't you gone back yet?

When Zheng Zhilong saw Qin Shuhuai, he came up happily and said, "Grandpa Guo, I'm waiting for you." ”

"Lord Zheng, what's the matter with my father?"

Zheng Zhilong looked around for a while, then approached Qin Shuhuai and said, "Grandpa Guo sent our Zheng family back to Beijing all the way on this trip. Therefore, after coming out, waiting for the grandfather of the country, he dared to invite the grandfather of the country to have a thin wine and talk about his feelings. ”

Qin Shuhuai said in his heart, this Zheng Zhilong is really good at being a man, no wonder he can become a generation of heroes.

But he still said, "Lord Zheng is polite, my father was also going back to Beijing, just by the way." Besides, Lord Zheng is an important minister of the imperial court, and escorting you to Beijing safely is also the right thing to do, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Zheng Zhilong waved his hand again and again and said, "This can't be done. Even if this matter is left aside, the reason why the lower official can be promoted to the assistant minister of customs is all due to the strong recommendation of the grandfather in front of the emperor.

Qin Shuhuai saw that Zheng Zhilong was so resolute, so he smiled, "Lord Zheng is really polite." In this way, now my father has to go to the imperial study to face the saint, and I don't know when I will be able to come out. If it's convenient for Master Zheng, then we'll talk about it later. ”

Originally, his plan was to go home as soon as possible after seeing Chongzhen, after all, he hadn't seen his daughter-in-law for half a year, how could he not be in a hurry?

But after thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong said that he wanted to thank himself, then he would definitely have to stuff himself with silver, and he couldn't get along with anyone he couldn't get along with silver, right?

And there is another point, Zheng Zhilong left his lair and came to Jingshi, and he was undecided at the moment, always thinking that the imperial court wanted to get him. If he ignores Zheng Zhilong, he will definitely have a pimple in his heart when he looks back.

Zheng Zhilong saw that Qin Shuhuai agreed, and immediately laughed and said, "It's the official who is abrupt, and I thought that Grandpa Guo could go back." In this way, Xia Guan greeted the grandfather of the country outside the Donghua Gate, and it was too late to be successful. ”

Qin Shuhuai said, "Lord Zheng, it's better to go back to the inn first, and go back to your father-in-law to find you." Outside the Donghua Gate, it's not a place to wait for someone, it's frozen!"

Zheng Zhilong said repeatedly, "No, no, no, there is no reason to let Grandpa Guo come to visit." Grandpa Guo, go to the imperial study, the emperor should be in a hurry. As for the lower officials, Grandpa Guo should not be worried. ”

Seeing this, Qin Shuhuai had no choice but to arch his hand at Zheng Zhilong and said, "Lord Zheng, that prince will go to the imperial study first, let's see you back." ”

"Hey, see you later, see you later. ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at Qin Shuhuai's distant back and breathed a sigh of relief.

From now on, the Zheng family will take root in the capital. The capital is not as good as Anhai, there are mysteries everywhere, and sooner or later you will suffer if you are not familiar with life. He had already thought that at least one-third of the family property he brought should be dispersed, so that he could make good friends and make friends with the Beijing officials, and then his family could live here in peace.

And befriending Grandpa Guo must be the top priority. As long as he befriends Grandpa Guo, even if someone in Beijing wants to find fault, he can't find it!

It can even be said that his future career and even fate are in the hands of Grandpa Guo. If you don't take this opportunity to take care of him now, when will you wait?

While thinking about walking, he quickly came to the outside of the Donghua Gate, and then stopped in the light snow.

There was actually a teahouse not far from Donghua Gate where he could rest, but he didn't go.

Just wait here.

Cheng Men Lixue is talking about sincerity.

With the grandfather of the country, the Zheng family will be safe and secure in the future, and even go further!