Chapter 237 The alliance of the two major military groups
Zheng Zhilong originally thought that the court would use Ding Yunyi to contain him, but he did not expect that the court would also use him to contain Ding Yunyi!
"This time when I was in the Central Plains, I saw through many things and figured them out." Ding Yunyi said slowly: "Let's talk about it, none of them are direct descendants of the imperial court. Those generals in the Central Plains are. The Fengyang Emperor's Mausoleum is
For such a big dig, only a few officials in Anhui were beheaded, but what about those Central Plains generals? But they had no responsibility. Why? Because the Central Plains army could be controlled by the court, but Fujian was too far away from the capital, and the court
My hands can’t be stretched that long.”
"Continue." Zheng Zhilong's expression gradually became serious.
Ding Yunyi sighed softly: "I had a lot of things that I couldn't figure out before, but now I gradually understand. Quanzhou magistrate Ye Yuan's brother-in-law, why did he send him to Quanzhou? Isn't the imperial court afraid of civil and military collusion and forming parties for personal gain? No, the imperial court most
This is exactly what I hope to see. Your Zheng family is deeply entrenched in the court, and the governor can't touch you. However, Quanzhou, where you are bound to be the most powerful, has installed my brother-in-law. Okay, both civil and military, plus the governor.
The power poses a great threat to you. Deputy Town, if you think about it carefully, there is Ye Yuan in Quanzhou, Ding Yunyi in Penghu, and Zhang Kentang in Fuzhou who is loyal to the imperial court and has nothing to do with the local forces in Fujian.
Can your life be comfortable?"
Zheng Zhilong took a breath of air.
According to this, he has been surrounded from several sides, and it will not be difficult for the court to deal with him.
The expression on his face all fell into Ding Yunyi's eyes, and this is exactly what Ding Yunyi wanted to see the most: "Also, my seizure of Taiwan was ordered by the Holy Father himself, and the deputy town also knew it."
Zheng Zhilong nodded, he had seen the emperor's handwriting with his own eyes.
Ding Yunyi sneered, and then said: "Without the permission of the Holy Emperor, Ding Yunyi would not have such courage. Now, Taiwan is recovered by me. The deputy town and I have formed a deadly feud. You and I both want to get rid of each other and then quickly. No.
With His Majesty's permission, can the power of our Huben Guards develop so quickly?"
His words deliberately led Zheng Zhilong's train of thought astray.
The recovery of Taiwan was indeed approved by Chongzhen. But the rapid development of the Huben Guards had nothing to do with Chongzhen.
But when Zheng Zhilong heard these words, it was a different feeling. Since the emperor ordered Ding Yunyi to regain Taiwan, he must give him full support. And as Ding Yunyi himself said, without the secret support of the imperial court, Hu Benwei would definitely
It is impossible to develop to the current scale.
The imperial court, everything is caused by the imperial court...
"When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured; a deadly feud will never be resolved. The more you and I fight, the happier we are both." Ding Yunyi's tone became more and more serious: "What does the court want to see most? What is the most important thing for the court to see?
I hope to see you and I use our best talents to fight for victory. Even if that is not the case, I still hope to see you and I fighting endlessly and wearing each other out. Deputy Town, don’t forget, Fujian is not only your Zheng Family Navy and my Huben Guards, but also
The army controlled by Commander-in-Chief Fu is there!"
Zheng Zhilong nodded: "Yes, if you and I come together for a full-scale conflict, the defeated side will have nowhere to hide. The victorious side will also be severely damaged. When the time comes, it will be easy for Fushuai's army to deal with it."
"That's what it means." Ding Yunyi said: "This time, as soon as the imperial court promoted me to an official position, it also promoted you to an official position. The meaning is very obvious. Let's see who among us can fight against the other. It's best to put on a posture now.
It’s a matter of life and death. Since the imperial court has made this decision, aren’t we in for a big disaster?”
Ding Yunyi first cited the bloody examples of Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Chonghuan, which frightened Zheng Zhilong, and then gradually led Zheng Zhilong's thoughts towards his own path. In addition, the court had never been at ease with Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong was indeed right.
Ding Yunyi deeply believed what he said.
"The Zheng family's navy and tiger guards are said to be arrogant, but now we have become like clowns, letting the court play with us. When the court gets tired and tired, we will be crushed to death like ants when we make a fist."
Ding Yunyi let out a long sigh: "Vice General Zheng, at this point, do you and I still need to fight?"
Although Zheng Zhilong firmly believed in Ding Yunyi's words, he still felt a little uneasy when he thought about Ding Yunyi's past: "Did everything you said today be true?"
Ding Yunyi laughed bitterly: "I used to be young and arrogant. I always thought that the court was good to me and devoted myself to doing things for the court. How could I have any personal grudges with the deputy town? Now the beheading disaster is coming. If I have any personal grudges with the deputy town again?
If we keep fighting like this, I'm afraid I won't even know how I died!"
Suddenly blinked his eyes: "Deputy Town, have you ever bribed powerful people in the court?"
Zheng Zhilong hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"But Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the cabinet who bribed?" Ding Yunyi asked hurriedly.
Zheng Zhilong nodded again, but Ding Yunyi shook his head: "You don't know yet, Wen Tiren is about to collapse himself."
Then, he repeated what Deng Muzhi had said to him in Suzhou.
Zheng Zhilong was shocked when he heard this. Before, he thought that he had no backing in the court, so he was determined to marry Wen Tiren. But who would have thought that Wen Tiren himself would collapse? In this matter, it is expected that even Ding Yunyi would not dare to lie.
"Wen Tiren can't protect himself, how can he take care of the deputy town?" Ding Yunyi sighed and said: "Besides, if Wen Tiren really falls, the deputy town will inevitably be implicated. By then..."
The more Zheng Zhilong listened, the more frightened he became. It was difficult for him to find anyone, so why did he find Wen Tiren's head?
At this point, Ding Yunyi was already confident: "Vice-President, I have another unpleasant remark. Although the Deputy-President leads the troops well, he still doesn't know much about the affairs of the court. Who is about to fall and who is as stable as a rock?
The deputy town official didn’t know what he was thinking. But Ding Yunyi knows this very well.”
Zheng Zhilong has no doubt about this.
Considering Ding Yunyi's family background and background, it is really easy to find out what is going on in the court.
"Deputy Town, can you and I form an alliance?"
What Ding Yunyi blurted out spoke directly to Zheng Zhilong's heart. But he still had some concerns. But in front of Ding Yunyi, he didn't know how to say it.
His thoughts were guessed by Ding Yunyi: "Vice-President, what I said to you today is from the bottom of my heart. Taiwan is already in my hands. If Huben Wei wants to develop and grow, it is absolutely impossible to leave Taiwan. So.
The deputy mayor asked me to give up Taiwan, which is absolutely impossible."
As soon as he said these words, Zheng Zhilong finally believed that what Ding Yunyi said today was all the truth.
Ding Yunyi quietly observed him: "But my power will only develop in Taiwan and Penghu. I will never interfere in Quanzhou and Fujian. I can swear to the Tianmeng that within five years, Fujian will not see a single soldier of my Huben Guards."
Death!"
"What about five years from now?" Zheng Zhilong asked.
"Five years from now, you and I will either continue to join forces, or we will have a face-to-face fight," Ding Yunyi said decisively.
At this point, Zheng Zhilong has completely trusted Ding Yunyi's words: "Keep talking."
Ding Yunyi expressed all his thoughts: "I am in Taiwan, and the deputy commander is in Quanzhou. You and I are like horns. We rely on each other. If one of us is in trouble, we will definitely help each other. This will form a huge deterrent to the governor's army. Even if the court wants to attack us
, we must also carefully consider the combined power of the Zheng Family Navy and the Huben Guards. I have another plan to ensure your and my safety."
Zheng Zhilong was stunned, and Ding Yunyi showed a strange smile on his face: "When the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden; the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked. This sentence is useful at any time. The pirates have been eliminated, and the red barbarians have been killed."
If we drive them away, Fujian will be at peace. Why do we need such a huge navy? But the pirates are there, and we can think of ways to create them without us."
Zheng Zhilong immediately understood what he meant: "You are saying that I, the navy of the Zheng family, pretended to be pirates. You, the Tiger Guards, will come to suppress you; you, the Tiger Guards, can also pretend to be pirates, and I, the navy of the Zheng family, will suppress them. If there is only one day when the sea in Fujian is not peaceful, the court will
We must be used one day."
"That's exactly what I mean." Ding Yunyi smiled slightly and said: "The pirates don't need to make too much noise. They just hang up a flag to show off, circle around the coast and then run away. Otherwise, it will cause panic to the other party, which will be detrimental to our development. Pirates
As soon as they come out, you will suppress them once and I will suppress them once. Not only will the imperial court use you and me, but the military exploits will be endless!"
Zheng Zhilong smiled: "Ding Xiangwen, General Ding Shen, you are so quick-thinking. No wonder you let you win Taiwan. Zheng is convinced that he lost. Anyway, everything will be done as you said. To be a pirate,
That's my job, I just don't know if you, Hu Benwei, can act like it."
Ding Yunyi said calmly: "Vice-President, don't forget, there are many pirates in the Huben Guards."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Zheng Zhilong rolled up his sleeves, pulled out his sword, and cut his arm: "I, Zheng Zhilong, hereby swear to form a five-year alliance with Ding Yunyi. We will help each other and advance and retreat together. If anyone is in trouble, I will do my best to help him."
.If you violate this oath, you will be struck by lightning and you will be like a pig or a dog for generations to come!"
Ding Yunyi also cut his own arm with a knife: "I, Ding Yunyi, hereby swear an oath to form a five-year alliance with Zheng Zhilong. We will help each other, advance and retreat together. If one person is in trouble, we will do our best to help him. If you violate this oath, the sky will strike with thunder, and generations will be destroyed."
We are inferior to pigs and dogs!”
In this era, there is nothing more trustworthy than the oath of blood-cutting.
Zheng Zhilong suddenly said: "I have a son named Zheng Sen. He is only eleven years old this year. He is talented and smart. He studies military books and likes boxing. Xiang Wen's younger brother is a brave champion in the three armies and is famous all over the world. Zheng has taken the liberty to ask Xiang Wen to accept his son as his disciple.
, teach martial arts, and you will be able to achieve a great career in the future."
This is a way to further strengthen the alliance between the two of them after cutting the blood oath.
The apprenticeship was only in name. Zheng Zhilong would never send his son to Taiwan, but Zheng Sen and Ding Yunyi had the status of master and apprentice, and the five-year alliance became unbreakable.
This is also a major characteristic of this era.
"Ding Yunyi's martial arts skills are low, and since he is not abandoned by the deputy town, he is willing to accept Zheng Sen as his disciple. However, Taiwan is a bitter cold place, so he also asked the young master to stay in Quanzhou. Ding Yunyi will come to Quanzhou to teach as soon as he has the opportunity."
Ding Yunyi's words also served as a stepping stone for Zheng Zhilong so that he would not have to send his precious son to Taiwan. This was also one of the rules of the scene.
Zheng Zhilong thanked his son and took out a jade pendant and gave it to Ding Yunyi as his son's apprenticeship ceremony.
Ding Yunyi accepted it: "Deputy Town, Yunyi has a new wife in Suzhou and has not yet arrived in Taiwan. I think my wife is from Suzhou, and she was born in a distant place. She has no relatives, or she was bullied by those concubines. Deputy Town
His reputation is far-reaching and well-known in Fujian. Yun Yi is shameless and wants my wife to worship the deputy town as a foster brother so that she can be taken care of in the future. With the deputy town's prestige, those concubines will not dare to bully her."
This is the same as Zheng Zhilong taking his son as his disciple. It is nothing more than strengthening the alliance. Zheng Zhilong agreed immediately and said: "Xiang Wen's wife is my sister, and Zheng has to help my sister in every matter.
It's just that Xiang Wen and my sister are newly married and cannot be separated. Please stay in Taiwan. Zheng will come to visit sooner or later."
This set of alliance rituals is all finalized.
Both of them have a sense of absurdity and weirdness in their hearts. Before, they were fighting to the death, trying to kill each other, but now they have become allies in the blink of an eye.
They cut their blood to form an alliance, and they used their sons as disciples, and their wives as sisters, making the alliance unbreakable.
Ding Yunyi's idea is to break the imperial court's restraint on him, and Zheng Zhilong's idea is to preserve the Zheng family. Although their starting points are different, their goals are the same.
As a result, Fujian has formed a situation where Ding Yunyi and Zheng Zhilong jointly deal with Zhang Kentang. I am afraid that Zhang Kentang never expected that he would become the common enemy of the leaders of the two major military groups in Fujian.
How terrifying is the power of the Huben Guards and the Zheng Family Navy when they are combined together? Unless all the troops from Guangdong and other places are mobilized, the imperial court will not be able to do anything to them.
After Ding Yunyi guessed Chongzhen's thoughts, he immediately thought of a way to deal with it in the shortest possible time, and successfully won over his former enemy Zheng Zhilong. For his own benefit, Zheng Zhilong once again stood on the same front as Ding Yunyi.
During the five-year alliance, the two will rely on each other and develop each other. When the alliance time comes, God knows what will happen. Even within the alliance time, once conflicts occur, the alliance will become less reliable.
But the five-year alliance at least gave both parties a restraint. What's more, the two have now become nominal relatives. In this era, the relationship between master, apprentice, and relative is relatively trustworthy.
"If you and I form an alliance, we must not let Zhang Kentang discover it."
Zheng Zhilong confessed that this was also what Ding Yunyi thought.
Looking into the distance, he saw that the Fujian officials had already gone far away. Zheng Zhilong got on his horse and said with a smile: "Let's go. Zhang Fushuai has prepared a banquet for you. You must eat it."
He laughed and rode away.
Ding Yunyi also laughed loudly: "Vice-President, please wait for me, I'm coming!"!~!