Ming Taizi's Total War

Chapter 316 Zheng Sen changed his name, the first stop was the Kingdom of Korea

Located in a side hall of the Daming Palace in the capital, Zheng Zhilong, his son Zheng Sen, and Xu Hongji, the admiral of the East China Sea Division, stood in a row in front of Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong from modern society is impatient and doesn't like the slow-paced life of feudal society, so as soon as Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sen arrived in the capital, Zhu Cihong immediately let them enter the palace to meet him, and at the same time called Xu Hongji over.

"Now our Ming Dynasty dominates the world, and the surrounding barbarians surrender, but there are still some small countries in remote places that have not surrendered to our Ming Dynasty, such as Dongpu and Ryukyu."

"Three lovers, is it the king's land in the whole world, is it the king's subject on the shore of the land, is there anyone in the world who does not submit to the emperor but rules the land?"

Zhu Cihong did not rush to order them to lead an expedition to Dongpu, but first instilled in their minds the idea that all surrounding countries must submit to China and the Son of Heaven.

Is there any king in the world? This concept is deeply rooted in the Chinese people. Zheng Zhilong and the three of them have instilled this idea into their minds from the education they received since they were young.

So the three of them said in unison with a very tacit understanding, "Your Majesty's words are very true."

"The world is unified by His Majesty, and the overseas barbarians dare not accept it."

Hearing their answers, Zhu Cihong was very satisfied, especially Zheng Sen, when he spoke, his eyes full of fire made even Zhu Cihong feel warm all over.

"This is your son Zheng Sen?" Suddenly, Zhu Cihong pointed to Zheng Sen and said to Zheng Zhilong.

"It's Gouzi, I'm 22 this year." When Zhu Cihong asked Zheng Sen, Zheng Zhilong quickly replied.

In fact, Zheng Sen is only 21 years old this year, so he is only 22 if he counts his age. However, when talking about age, the ancients generally like to say it is older.

"The name Zheng Sen is not good. I will give you a name, call it Chenggong." Zhu Cihong had a flash of inspiration, and decided to change Zheng Sen's name to Zheng Chenggong according to the original appearance of history, which sounds much more pleasing to the ear.

Zheng Sen and Zheng Zhilong never expected that Zhu Cihong would suddenly make such a move, but thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king, let alone the name, so the two father and son quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Cihong.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Get up quickly. Since ancient times, heroes have come out of youth. I think Zheng Chenggong should have some martial arts skills. Let him be selected as a hundred household in the East China Sea. If he makes great achievements in the future, it is not a bad idea to let him lead an army by himself."

After giving the name, Zhu Cihong's last move came again.

Let Zheng Chenggong enter the army as an officer. This is a big conspiracy. First of all, Zheng Chenggong is a citizen of Ming Dynasty and has the obligation to obey the orders of the monarch. Secondly, relying on his parents to covertly enter the officialdom. Reason for refusal.

But in this way, Zheng Zhilong is equivalent to handing over a hostage to Zhu Cihong, and he has no way or reason to refuse.

The treacherous and cunning Zheng Zhilong certainly understood this, but before he could think of a way to reject Zhu Cihong, his son Zheng Chenggong impatiently thanked him.

After all, he is a young man, and once he is appreciated by the monarch, he is immediately willing to make a fool of himself for the monarch.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. There is no reward for success. You can only give your life to the country. If one day, you will die for Ming Dynasty." After Zheng Chenggong kowtowed to Zhu Cihong, he made an oath.

Judging from Zheng Chenggong's performance in history, it is obvious that he did not make this oath casually.

Zhu Cihong believed that if there was such a day when foreign enemies invaded, Zheng Chenggong would either fall on the battlefield fighting the enemy, or die in an isolated city facing the siege of the enemy.

"Okay, then you can take orders from Admiral Xu's fleet during this trip."

After arranging Zheng Chenggong's home and management, Zhu Cihong said to the two generals Zheng Zhilong and Xu Hongji.

"This trip is dominated by Xu Hongji and Zheng Zhilong's assistant. Zheng Zhilong must help Xu Hongji well. He doesn't know the sea conditions and hydrological conditions near Dongying, and he doesn't understand Dongying language." Zhu Cihong instructed.

In fact, according to personal strength and understanding of Dongpu, Zheng Zhilong and even Zheng Sen are more suitable as the commanders of this expedition.

It's a pity that Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Sensheng were not good. Zheng Zhilong returned to Daming from the Tianqi period, and was granted a Nan'an Bo by the Chongzhen Emperor in the 17th year of Chongzhen, that is, in [-] AD.

Although this title does not match his strength seriously, it is very suitable for his actions. Zheng Zhilong fought against Japanese pirates and Western colonial forces in the southern coastal area, and made great contributions to the coastal defense of Ming Dynasty. Nan'an is worthy of the name.

But after all, the title and official position are too low. Xu Hongji's ancestor was Xu Da, a great general who fought in the Southern and Northern Wars during the founding of the Ming Dynasty. He inherited the title of his ancestors and has become the Duke of Wei today. Zhu Cihong was appointed as the admiral of the Donghai Navy, a senior official of the second rank.

Xu Hongji's status is much higher than that of Zheng Zhilong, so Zhu Cihong can only let Xu Hongji take the lead and be the commander during this trip.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. As someone from a famous family, Duke Wei, I have long admired him and will definitely do my best to help you." Zheng Zhilong cupped his hands and said to Zhu Cihong.

Now that the country is stable and the world is unified, Zheng Zhilong doesn't have any extravagances anymore, he just wants to live in Daming well, and Xu Hongji is Xu Da's descendant, for Xu Da, Zheng Zhilong admired him very much since he was a child.

So this time he will definitely help Xu Hongji and complete Zhu Cihong's order.

After summoning Xu Hongji, Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Chenggong, Zhu Cihong left them to rest in the capital for one night, and sent them to Jinshanwei the next day, accompanied by a large number of supplies to replenish the warships.

After three days of repairing at Jinshanwei, Zheng Zhilong and Xu Hongji and Yang Fan set sail. Although their two armies together only had 1 people, they had powerful firepower. Moreover, there are all kinds of swords, guns, halberds, bows, crossbows and firecrackers.

Even if the artillery of North Korea and Japan is pulled out, there may not be as many as this fleet.

After going south from Jinshanwei, with the help of advanced technology from the East and the West, nautical charts, compasses, Sinan, range finders, astronomical knowledge, etc., this fleet did not use the traditional Chinese navy to march along the coastline, but from the sea. Go straight through.

However, they did not go directly to Japan, but first went to Seoul in the Kingdom of Korea.

One is to replenish supplies, and the other is to show the mighty military might of the Celestial Kingdom in front of these small countries.

Sure enough, as soon as the fleet approached the port near Hanchen, the Korean soldiers and civilians were terrified, thinking that a continent had floated in from afar.

But soon, the fleet approached the land. After seeing a strange fleet, these North Korean soldiers and civilians became even more frightened, fearing that it was an invading enemy.

(End of this chapter)