Zheng Ruoceng (1503-1570) and Chouhai Tubian

       Zheng Ruoceng (1503-1570) was born at Kunshan, Jiangsu Province.  He finished writing and composing “Chouhai Tubian” (Maritime Strategy and Charts) in 1561.  It was published in 1562 under the support of Hu Zongxian (1512-1565).  Zheng Shungong’s “Riben Yijian” and Zheng Ruoceng’s “Chouhai Tubian” both aimed for eliminate Wokou.  They were respectively supported by Yang Yi and Hu Zongxian, who were both high officers in southern China.  Yet they could not work together.  They seem to have suspected that others were conspiring with Wokou to gain profits.  Even Hu, who replaced Yang, was later suspected of collusion, was purged, and had to kill himself in jail.  Can Hu Jintao (1942-), a direct descendant of Hu Zongxian and Ex-President of People’s Republic of China, survive today’s purges?