Supporting one's merits, being favored by the new master, or standing in the right position, ensuring safety after death, are extremely important to courtiers, whether in ancient times or modern times.
Zhu Yongxing is just mediocre and incompetent. On the contrary, he is not only talented, but also courageous, and his achievements are getting bigger and bigger. However, the influence of Burma Yongli is declining day by day, which has to make the officials and soldiers have different feelings.
thought.
Those who obeyed and obeyed Zhu Yongxing were gradually promoted and given important positions, and inevitably formed a force, hoping to become more prosperous. For this purpose, they naturally did not want Zhu Yongxing to fall.
Once the emperor and his courtiers change leaders, it is inevitable that a group of cronies will be reused and a group of enemies will be purged. It is still good to reprimand, and together with the jail, it is not surprising that those who loyally follow Zhu Yongxing will lose their families and their lives. Therefore, for yourself,
For the sake of their future, they must support Zhu Yongxing. Planning to usurp the throne is out of the question now, but consolidating his power and preventing Zhu Yongxing from retreating is a normal thing.
Zhu Yongxing can feel this more and more. Now that he is no longer alone, he has a family, relatives, and cronies, so he has to consider them. As his power grows, even if he wants to retreat
It's also difficult to do. This force will push him forward, whether he wants it or not.
Flags, calls... Zhu Yongxing is in the mountains and doesn't know the mountains. He doesn't quite understand his current energy, and he still has great doubts about Myanmar's Yongli and the small court. Today, Yicheng's words made him start
Re-examine the situation.
For the Qing Dynasty, there is no other way to say it, just "fight", simple! For Yongli and the small court, it is a more difficult matter to deal with, especially when all the forces still use Yongli as their banner and are not completely
When you focus on yourself.
Righteousness, this thing is invisible and intangible, but it is necessary. If you use strong methods, it is to seek to usurp the throne, and the split of the anti-Qing armed forces will be inevitable; if you use soft methods, you are worried that under an imperial edict, you will fall into loyalty.
A dilemma between a rebellious minister and a rebellious minister.
Or you can use toughness and softness at the same time, first forcing Yongli to give up power, and then forcing him to give up, so as to solve this problem by peaceful means. But it is indeed difficult to operate. Yongli is weak, but there are still so-called loyal ministers with some strengths around them.
They won’t be so obedient. Moreover, Myanmar’s attitude is also one of the factors to consider.
Zhu Yongxing has repeatedly thought about what happened in history. He was a little confused about Myanmar's actions. Before the Qing government exerted pressure, the Ming army entered Myanmar several times to welcome them, and they fought with swords and guns. The Myanmar people suffered heavy casualties, but why should they be forced to stay?
What about Yongli? Now the situation is different. The Ming army is in confrontation with the Qing army in Yunnan Province, and the war is showing signs of becoming protracted. What will the Burmese think about it and how to deal with it?
To be honest, Zhu Yongxing also has plans to send troops into Burma, either to control Yongli and others, or to get rid of Yongli with the help of the Burmese. But the time is not yet mature, and he cannot mobilize the army yet, or it is reliable.
The military does this.
Wait a little longer, wait until the strength is stronger. Then follow Wu Sangui's approach and make false threats, maybe the Burmese people will give Yongli.
Zhu Yongxing thought for a long time, couldn't help but smile bitterly, and put aside this annoying matter for the time being.
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There is no doubt that Zheng Chenggong is a national hero. But heroes are not necessarily perfect. This is Zhu Yongxing's evaluation standard.
Regarding national interests and the interests of small groups, people on the sidelines can make plausible remarks and make irresponsible remarks, but when the parties involved have to make a choice, it may not be that easy and simple.
It was precisely because Zhu Yongxing was open-minded that he condescended to come to Halong to meet with Zheng Chenggong. It was precisely because he did not have high demands that he was able to have a pleasant conversation with Zheng Chenggong.
"Although we have defeated Dalu for a while now, the puppet government may not be willing to regret the war all of a sudden. Then my family will be exhausted as we march north and south. Taiwan has thousands of acres of farmland, thousands of miles of fertile fields, and hundreds of thousands of taxes. We are building ships and making wares, and our people are gathering in large numbers.
The one who is superior is the one who is nearly occupied by the red barbarians. There are not more than a thousand barbarians in the city, so they can be attacked easily." Zheng Chenggong unexpectedly mentioned the purpose and intention of regaining Taiwan, "I want to conquer Taiwan as a fundamental ground.
, settle down the generals and their families, and then conquer the east and west without any internal worries. However, many generals have doubts, saying that Taiwan's feng shui is not good and the soil and water are diseased. I wonder what your highness thinks?"
"There are high mountains in Shu, and you can still climb vines and roll down felts; there are iron cables across the river in Wu, but you can still burn them with fire. In everything, people must do it first, and then listen to the sky. With all the difficulties, there is no other way.
Can it be broken?" Zhu Yongxing fully agreed with Zheng Chenggong in repelling the Dutch and regaining the treasure island of Taiwan. He had previously expressed his opinion on this through Chen Shangchuan, and this time he even encouraged it, "The Jin and Xiamen Islands cannot resist the Qing Dynasty for a long time.
If you want to solidify its roots first, then strengthen its branches and leaves, this is the best plan from beginning to end."
"Is this the same as His Highness's overseas ambitions?" Zheng Chenggong looked at Zhu Yongxing thoughtfully.
"Same approach but similar purpose." Zhu Yongxing smiled faintly, knowing that these were Zheng Chenggong's test words, "If the prince's purpose in returning to Taiwan is to break away from the anti-Qing front line, and only consider personal interests, and take Taiwan far away from the mainland as a place to settle down, then it is a different matter.
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"This vassal is determined to recover and is eager to revive China. How dare we covet overseas and live in peace and happiness?" Zheng Chenggong saw Zhu Yongxing's sarcastic reply and quickly stated that he had no intention of leaving the battlefield against the Qing Dynasty.
"That's it. Recovering Taiwan is about accumulating strength, not about escaping. When we attack again, wouldn't it be even more violent?" Although Zhu Yongxing knew that after Zheng Chenggong recovered Taiwan, in order to manage Taiwan, he must weaken the resistance in the southeast to the Qing Dynasty.
The armed forces, but not as fiercely opposed as Zhang Huangyan, believed that the purpose of restoring Taiwan was to break away from the anti-Qing front line, which was a sign of no intention to regain Ming Dynasty.
Zheng Chenggong's support from Zhu Yongxing was very helpful in convincing his generals. Especially the supply of grain and grass supplies could greatly speed up the process of restoring Taiwan.
"Is the puppet government going to implement a coastal border relocation?" Zheng Chenggong was very concerned about this news, because this policy was mainly aimed at cutting off the Zheng army's access to supplies from the mainland. If the Zheng army landed, the Qing army would rely on
The advantages of land warfare will drive it to the sea. If this is the case, the plan to restore Taiwan may have to be implemented in advance.
Zhu Yongxing nodded firmly and said: "It will be implemented next year. This should be a certainty. Although this is a short-sighted and foolish move, it will still have a short-term impact on your army. Of course, if your army can compete with our army,
If joint operations make it difficult for the Qing's Guangdong Navy to pose a threat, assistance in terms of grain and grass supplies can still be achieved."