Since Longwu passed away and Zhao Ming claimed to be regent, Zheng Chenggong has not participated in much internal affairs in the Ming Dynasty.

In the Jinlingchun Formation, Zhao Ming defeated Longwu and Zhao Ming seized the power of the Ming Formation. As the defeated party, Zheng Chenggong was seized from Fujian and transferred to Borneo to establish a vassal.

Afterwards, Zhao Ming made an expedition to recruit Yanping Navy. Zheng Chenggong sent out a soldier once, and he never led his army to the Ming Dynasty since then.

During the Nanjing Incident in Zhu Yihai and Zhu Yuyou, they actually sent a letter to win over Zheng Chenggong, but Zheng Chenggong did not express his opinion.

At that time, Yan Yingyuan persuaded Zheng Chenggong to counterattack the mainland and responded, but was also rejected by Zheng Chenggong.

The two eventually had a big fight, and Yan Yingyuan resigned from all positions in Yanpingfan and went to Nanjing alone. However, Zheng Chenggong did not report to Zhao Ming, and protected Yan Yingyuan's family. His son also took Yan Yingyuan's daughter as his wife.

Zhao Ming actually knew all these, but because Zheng Chenggong did not support Zhu Yihai and Zhu Yuyou, he turned a blind eye.

In recent years, Zhao Ming has been busy unifying the Ming Dynasty, while Zheng Chenggong has bitten the Netherlands and has defeated Malacca not long ago.

Now the Han Dynasty has become a small overlord of the East China Sea, while the Yanpingfan is a veritable small overlord of the South China Sea.

At this time, Zhao Ming and others stared at the river, searching for huge three-masted gunships, and docking at the edge of the dock.

The soldiers on the dock quickly stepped forward to help fix the gunboat.

Soon, Zheng Chenggong, who was dressed in princely clothes, got off the boat.

Behind Zhao Ming, the musician arranged by the Ministry of Rites immediately started to play music.

When Zheng Chenggong saw Zhao Ming, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "How dare I ask the regent to welcome him?"

Zhao Ming held him and smiled and said, "Damu! Long time no see us!"

Looking at Zheng Chenggong with a beard, he had become a greasy middle-aged man. Zhao Ming punched him in the chest and felt quite emotional, "There is heavy humidity in Nanyang, you must pay attention to your health!"

In history, Zheng Chenggong died young, and Zhao Ming couldn't figure out which year it was, so he could only remind him, and he felt a little sad.

After all, after twenty years of war, his opponents, such as Dodo, Dorgon, Ajige, had already been buried, Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou, and Sun Kewang were driven to the Western Regions again.

His friends, Zhu Yihai and Zhu Youjian, turned against each other, became enemies and were killed by him. There were also some old acquaintances, such as Li Chengdong and Zheng Chenggong, who were excluded from overseas by him. His former acquaintances were no longer seen.

This makes Zhao Ming sometimes feel lonely and sad.

After hearing Zhao Ming's words, Zheng Chenggong thought there was something in Zhao Ming's words, so he said, "The Regent is busy with everything and has to worry about too many things, so he should pay attention to his health!"

Zhao Ming was slightly stunned, why did he sound like he hoped he would die early?

Alas! I can't go back to the past.

Chen Mingxia hurriedly said: "Register, Your Highness Yanping, the city has already prepared a welcome banquet. If you continue to greet, the food and drinks will be cold!"

When Zhao Ming heard the words, he immediately laughed and said, "King Yanping has worked hard all the way, let's talk about it before entering the city."

At that moment, a group of people rode horses, whispered behind them, and entered Nanjing City under the crossing of the people on both sides.

That night, Zhao Ming set up a sumptuous banquet at the regent's residence to welcome Zheng Chenggong and Yang Wencong.

After the banquet, the three of them moved to the study. Zhao Ming asked the maid to have tea and said, "This time I summoned two to Beijing for the sake of Japan. I am preparing to integrate East Asia and require Japan to open up the market and join the new tribute system, but the Tokugawa family insisted on locking the country. Therefore, I want to support the new general and replace it. Do you think it is feasible?"

After reading the letter of nationality sent by the Tokugawa family, Zhao Ming thought it was quite reasonable.

Japan and the Ming Dynasty were separated by the sea, sending troops to conquer, not only to say that they consumed money and food, but if they failed, they would also damage the Ming Dynasty's face.

Therefore, Zhao Ming decided to adopt a relatively small way to solve the Japanese problem by supporting the pro-Ming Dynasty government to come to power.

Zheng Chenggong and Yang Wencong had known the purpose of Zhao Ming's summoning before, and had basically not drunk alcohol at the banquet, so they had already figured out what they knew.

Zheng Chenggong said: "It has only been more than fifty years since the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, and the Tokugawa family has never completed true unification. It is not difficult for the regent to find support."

Zhao Ming couldn't help but ask: "What forces are there to choose?"

Zheng Chenggong said: "In addition to the pro-vassals and universal daimyos, many other daimyos can be tried to win over. Among them, such as the Maeda family in the Kaga family, the Shimazu family in the Satsuma family, the Ida family in the Sendai family, and the Uesugi family can be win over."

Zhao Ming actually didn't know much about the situation in Japan. He only knew about Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, so he said: "King Yanhei will tell you in detail!"

Zheng Chenggong explained: "Most of these external daimyos were forced to surrender to the Tokugawa family after the Battle of Sekigahara. For example, the Uesugi family was originally a Daimyo with more than one million stones. After the Battle of Sekigahara, the fief was taken away, leaving only a fief of more than two hundred thousand stones. Shimazu and Maeda also suffered huge losses. Their external daimyos were not willing to accept the failure of that year, and the Tokugawa family was not at ease with them, so they often restrained them, and there were always conflicts between the two sides. If the Regent wanted to support the new shogun, they could choose from them."

At this time, Yang Wencong added: "The Ida family of Muro is an exception. During the Battle of Sekigahara, they stood on Tokugawa side and were still vanguards in the Battle of Osaka later. However, Muro's first vassal lord Masamune was an ambitious person. He often lamented that he was born at the wrong time. If he was born twenty years earlier, it would not be that the Tokugawa family would unify Japan. Influenced by his ancestral vassal, the Yoon Da family could win over, but it was not advisable to invest too much. After all, their relationship with the Tokugawa family is pretty good."

Zhao Ming nodded and asked, "You two think that I should support whom I should support!"

Zheng Chenggong said: "Shimazu!"

Yang Wencong said, "The Uesugi family is quite loyal and righteous. The ancestors can be called Duke Xiang of Song in the Warring States Period in Japan. I think it is better to support the Uesugi family!"

Seeing that the two people were not consistent, Zhao Ming immediately smiled, "Okay, let's not mention this for now! What else is worth noting about taming Japan besides supporting the new general?"

Zheng Chenggong thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "I think that in order to tame Japan, in addition to supporting the new general of Qin Ming, there is another thing that must be done."

Zhao Ming became interested and couldn't help asking, "What's the matter?"

Zheng Chenggong said: "If the Japanese Emperor abolishes the Emperor and does not abolish it, Japan will not truly surrender to the Ming Dynasty and will not truly integrate into China!"

Zhao Ming's body was shocked, "What King Yanping said is reasonable!"
Chapter completed!