Why was Zheng Chenggong, a general in the late Ming Dynasty, praised as a "national hero" by Japan?

Zheng Chenggong, a general in the late Ming Dynasty, was called a "national hero" by us because he recovered the treasure island from the Dutch. But Japanese writer Jin Songmen Saemon once wrote a clean glass play called Ye Hezhan, which was all the rage. Japan's success as a "national hero" is not groundless. Looking back at history, we can easily draw three reasons.

Zheng Chenggong is a Chinese-Japanese hybrid.

Zheng Chenggong's father, Zheng Zhilong, was a pirate leader before he was recruited by the Ming Dynasty. As soon as I arrived in Japan, I was combined with a Japanese woman, Tian Chuanshi. Mr. Tian Chuan will give birth to Zheng Chenggong on July 14 (August 27th) in the fourth year of tomorrow (the first year of Kuanyong, Japan). Now there is a "birthday stone" by the sea, which is said to be the place where Zheng Chenggong was born.

Stone statue of Zheng Chenggong

From this point, we can see that Zheng Chenggong's mother is Japanese and his body is full of Japanese blood. But he didn't return to China and Fujian until he was seven years old. It can be said that before he was seven years old, he lived with his mother and was influenced by Japanese culture in his early days. His first language is Japanese.

Therefore, in blood, the Japanese also regard Zheng Chenggong as a historical figure of their Yamato nation to a certain extent.

Zheng Chenggong fought against the Qing Dynasty

Of course, only blood is not enough, and the drive of interests is always very strong. There is a meaningful photo of Zheng Chenggong and a tiger. Zheng Chenggong put a hand on the tiger, but the king of beasts was not imposing at all. He is very good. This painting once made the Japanese proud. Because the tiger in that painting is China.

Stone statue of Zheng Chenggong

The Yuan Dynasty tried to conquer Japan, but failed twice because of the sea breeze. In the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese invaded Korea, and China, as the suzerain, sent troops to rescue Korea. Also in the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates harassed the coastal areas of China many times. If these are not large-scale wars, then the joint invasion of China by Japan and western powers in the late Qing Dynasty is a criminal aggression. Zheng Chenggong, who also fought against the Qing Dynasty, will be revered by the Japanese.

The development of modern capitalism closely linked the world, and it was in this Qing Dynasty that China began to be widely known and explored by the world, so many people in the world's impression of China stayed in the "braid era", and the Qing Dynasty was once synonymous with China. The Japanese ambition to conquer China was first put into practice in the Qing Dynasty. Opposing Zheng Chenggong of the Qing Dynasty was in line with their hostility towards China.

Zheng Chenggong divided Taiwan Province Province.

Zheng Chenggong refused to surrender, which actually replaced the Manchu Dynasty in Ming Dynasty. Later generations divided Taiwan Province Province for a long time to resist reunification, which discredited the golden signboard of "national hero" to some extent. But Zheng's behavior is in line with Japan's taste again.

Stone statue of Zheng Chenggong

Ryukyu paid tribute to China in the early days, and was occupied by the Japanese army in the late Ming Dynasty, and then incorporated into Japanese territory. Zheng Chenggong's father, Zheng Zhilong, had a good relationship with the Japanese government at that time. Later, Zheng enfeoffed Taiwan Province Province, and the Japanese shogunate supported him instead of sending troops.

After Ryukyu was incorporated into the mainland, Japan had long had the ambition to split the treasure island of Taiwan Province Province from China, and Zheng's resistance to reunification just set off the essence of Japan's ambition. In their eyes, Zheng Chenggong is the first example of Japanese descendants governing Taiwan Province Province, while Taiwan independence activists regard Zheng Chenggong as a model for Han people to leave China and emigrate to Taiwan Province Province to establish a new world. Speaking of this, everyone should have another wave of hatred against Lee Teng-hui, a separatist scum wearing a Japanese samurai kimono.

The standpoint of looking at history will be different, but the objective history is unique. Zheng Chenggong did not form a family with the Japanese shogunate against the Manchu dynasty. At least from this perspective, he still chose his own identity as a Chinese son and daughter. It can be said that he is opposing other foreign regimes, not China itself.