Ding Yunyi was a little surprised. He was not too mentally prepared for the sudden appearance of his second brother-in-law Ye Yuan in Penghu.
Ye Yuan was still smiling: "Xiang Wen, the Battle of Penghu shook the world. I've heard about it before I even entered Fujian."
An idea flashed in Ding Yunyi's mind: "Has my brother-in-law already obtained the position of prefect of Quanzhou?"
"Lucky, lucky." Ye Yuan smiled "haha" and said with great pride: "Fortunately, I am favored by Your Majesty to appoint me as the prefect of Quanzhou. Ye is very talented and has little knowledge. I am afraid that I will not be able to take on the important responsibilities and live up to the entrustment of the Holy One. This time.
I came directly to Penghu first, instead of Quanzhou, just to tell you the good news."
As he spoke, he looked to the side and lowered his voice: "If it weren't for Xiang Wen who lent me the money, I'm afraid this position would have been given to someone else."
Ding Yunyi was also overjoyed. Now was the time when he was ready to show off his talents. Ye Yuanxian's arrival would be a great boost to him.
He hurriedly invited Ye Yuan to the camp and asked about family affairs first. Ye Yuan told him that everyone in his family was thinking about him. This time, Ding Yunyi's second sister, Ye Yuan's wife Ding Biyue, also came to Quanzhou with her husband.
I haven’t arrived yet, but I hope I can enter Fujian in the next few days.
"As soon as I entered Fujian this time, I heard about the great victory in Penghu." Ye Yuan briefly talked about the Ding family, and then changed the topic: "I immediately wrote a note and ordered the horse to gallop to the capital to report the victory to the emperor."
Ding Yunyi was a little disapproving: "Brother-in-law, I think Zou Fushuai has also already gone to the memorial hall."
Ye Yuan smiled: "Xiang Wen, what do you think Zou Weilian would write? Do you, Ding Yunyi, fight against pirates alone? Wrong, wrong. Although I haven't seen Zou Weilian's memorial, I can guess it. He Zou Fu
Shuai strategized, won thousands of miles, and made careful arrangements, which led to the great victory in Penghu. You, Ding Xiangwen, are just a forward, and your credit is not as good as his."
Ding Yunyi suddenly realized.
The Great Victory of Penghu was completely directed by him, and he led the army and people of Penghu to victory, but he did not have the right to directly submit the memorial to Chongzhen. Of course, in Zou Weilian's memorial, it was all due to him, Zou Fushuai, and he was able to be promoted by him
I am very lucky to have given my name.
No wonder Zou Weilian has nothing to say from the Penghu victory to the present except for a few letters of commendation and a batch of medicinal supplements.
"Of course Zheng Zhilong has a ship and is in a high position. Zou Weilian can't help but say good things for Zheng Zhilong in his memorial, but what does it have to do with you, Ding Xiangwen?" Ye Yuan continued: "It's time for Liu Xiang to be a pirate.
After a long time, even the Holy One knew this person’s name. How could you, a big pirate with a vicious reputation for a long time, be wiped out by your little Penghu? After reading Zou Weilian’s memorial, the Holy One would of course believe it. So I must let him
The emperor knows the truth."
The benefits of borrowing money have been initially revealed, and Ding Yunyi is very pleased.
If it hadn't been for Ye Yuanxian, the emperor might have really thought that all the credit for the Penghu victory belonged to Zou Weilian. This was actually caused by people's inertial thinking. Ding Yunyi had just returned from the capital, how could he have made such a big contribution in the blink of an eye?
In Chongzhen's mind, he must have believed that it was Zou Weilian and Zheng Zhilong who planned together during the period when Ding Yunyi was away from Penghu and annihilated the pirate Liu Xiang.
Of course, Ding Yunyi also knew very well that the reason why Ye Yuan worked so hard to help him gain credit may not necessarily be sincere.
He had just been appointed as the prefect of Quanzhou. He had won the Penghu victory before he could take office. This credit had nothing to do with him. In this case, he might as well just be a favor and repay Ding Yunyi for lending him money.
The kindness of giving money.
It seemed that although Ye Yuan was "one of his own" in the past, he still had to be cautious when dealing with such people.
"Brother-in-law has helped me with such a favor. Yun Yi doesn't know how to be grateful." Ding Yunyi thought through these links and smiled slightly: "Brother-in-law just took office as the prefect of Quanzhou. Before he took office, he came to me first.
Penghu, that is Yun Yi’s honor. Yun Yi wants to give his brother-in-law a gift, and he hopes that he will accept it."
"Why should you and I be so polite?" Ye Yuan said with a smile.
Ding Yunyi didn't go around with him: "Last time, my brother-in-law couldn't reverse his position in the capital and asked me to borrow 10,000 taels of silver. Let's just pretend this never happened."
Ye Yuan was startled at first, and then he was overjoyed.
What Ding Yunyi meant was that he didn't have to pay back the money. Ten thousand taels of silver was not a small amount. He was just doing a favor, but he got such great benefits. It seemed that Ding Yunyi could be a good friend.
He had just taken up the post in Quanzhou, and he was living in a distant place. He originally needed someone who could help him. Now, wouldn't his brother-in-law Ding Yunyi be the best choice?
He has made great successes one after another and has shocked Fujian and other places. In addition, he has made such generous moves and has a layer of family ties. Where can he find such good allies?
He was polite and insisted on paying it back, but Ding Yunyi refused, so Ye Yuan gave up.
In this way, everyone knew it well, and without saying anything else, the alliance was established.
Once this layer of window paper is pierced, it will be much easier to speak below.
Ding Yunyi gave him a brief introduction to the official situation in Fujian, and then talked about the forces in Quanzhou. The forces in Quanzhou were complex, and it was not easy to sit in that position.
There are both the Quanzhou Gang armed group of Zheng Zhilong and the businessman group headed by Cai Qizhen. These two forces are leaning against each other and excluding each other, but they must depend on each other.
In addition, Catholicism also has a certain influence there, entirely because of Zheng Zhilong.
Zheng Zhilong was a devout Catholic. During his dealings with the Portuguese, he was influenced by them and received Catholic baptism. He took his Christian name of Jasper and his other name of Nicholas. Foreigners called him Nicholas Yiguan.
Fortunately, I have never heard of any evil done by those missionaries, but their suggestions often have a certain impact on Zheng Zhilong. The weight of his words is much heavier in Zheng Zhilong's heart than those of local officials.
Ye Yuan listened very carefully and nodded frequently. He also knew very well that Zheng Zhilong had been eyeing the position of the prefect of Quanzhou for a long time and wanted to arrange for one of his own to be there. But first Ding Yuanzhao came and brought Quanzhou from the capital.
Prefect. It was easy to wait for Ding Yuanzhao to leave office with the prefect. Seeing that Zheng Zhilong had hope, he appointed Ye Yuan to take over the position.
In fact, this was also a method used by the Ming Dynasty to contain Zheng Zhilong. It would never hand over all power to Zheng Zhilong.
Power is concentrated in the hands of one person, which is always the most taboo thing for the court.