Sun Zhengqiang bowed and said: "The criminal minister Sun Zhengqiang captured Chen Hongfan, the young secretary of the Qing Court's Taifu Temple, and dedicated it to the prince!" ”

Wu Zheng was shocked by Sun Zhengqiang's words, and was shocked not by Sun Zhengqiang begging to surrender, but by the pile of "mud" that was sitting on the deck with his back to him, which was actually Chen Hongfan.

Chen Hongfan? Old acquaintance!

After Wu Zheng was stunned, he quickly stepped forward.

circled around Chen Hongfan, yes, this is the guy.

Wu Zheng picked Chen Hongfan's chin with his toes, confirming that it was Chen Hongfan, "Come on, take down this live Qin Hui!" ”

When the soldiers came up, two of them quickly pressed Chen Hongfan, and then they grabbed the braid on the back of his head and pulled his head up, and the other two crossed the knife left and right and put it on Chen Hongfan's neck.

Wu Zheng smiled: "I didn't expect it, Chen Hongfan, this king and you will meet again." There is a way, it's not that enemies don't get together, think about it, how should this king pick you up this time? ”

Chen Hongfan's face was pale, his legs trembled, and he looked at Wu Zheng in horror.

As soon as Wu Zheng's hand was stretched out, Chen Hongfan shouted urgently, "Don't hit me...... Don't hit my ....... ”

Wu Zheng smiled dumbly, "It seems that you are not comfortable in the Qing court?" Dolgon only used a small four-rank Taifu Temple Shaoqing to send you away? ”

Chen Hongfan cried, and he sobbed: "The criminal knows that he is wrong, and the criminal is willing to ...... anyway." ”

Wu Zheng sighed softly and said: "Although you were not welcomed in the Hongguang Dynasty, you were a serious prince after all...... Good people don't do it, but they want to live Qin Hui, so that this king can do nothing? ”

Even a fool understands it, but the higher the mortal rank, it is good to be angry in this situation, and once it is calm, the outcome can be imagined.

Chen Hongfan was so anxious that he struggled desperately: "Lord Wang...... The prince ......, let me finish my words, the guilty ministers have countless Qing court secrets to report to the prince...... I just ask the prince to spare my life. ”

Wu Zheng was stunned, raised his eyebrows lightly and said, "Oh? ”

I didn't want to, Sun Zhengqiang, who was lying on the side, suddenly spoke: "The criminal ministers told the prince, what Chen Hongfan knew, the criminal ministers knew, and the criminal ministers were willing to confide in the prince without reservation." ”

Wu Zheng laughed, spread his hands and joked at Chen Hongfan: "Look...... Look...... This king can't help you. ”

Chen Hongfan scolded at Sun Zhengqiang: "Dog thief, I regard you as a friend in vain...... You're so desperate to kill me? ”

Sun Zhengqiang raised his head and cross-examined: "Bah...... It is safer to be friends with you than to be friends with animals. Chen Hongfan, if you start to do it first, you will definitely do more than me, you are a traitor to the country and a traitor, you are ashamed to be in your company! ”

Chen Hongfan suddenly realized that Sun Zhengqiang had taken this step and would never allow himself to survive.

If it were me, I would do the same.

But Chen Hongfan really didn't want to die, he no longer paid attention to Sun Zhengqiang, hoarsely voiced, and said to Wu Zheng: "Lord Wang...... After the prince let me finish, I still have things that Sun Zhengqiang doesn't know, so I can talk to the prince. ”

Now Sun Zhengqiang was surprised.

Wu Zheng laughed and said, "Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Chen Hongfan immediately said with a shy face: "Please also ask the prince to promise to spare the life of the guilty minister." ”

Wu Zheng raised his head and snorted: "This king doesn't know what you want to say, how to determine whether it is worth your life?" ”

Chen Hongfan really didn't know whether to live or die, he said: "I know the secret matter between the Qing court regent Dolgon and the empress dowager. ”

Wu Zheng was stunned, this guy is really shameless.

He wanted to use such private affairs of men and women as bargaining chips for his life.

Wu Zheng's face suddenly turned cold, and he shouted: "Dolgon's personal relationship with Bumu Butai is of no interest to this king...... What this king is interested in at this time is how to send you down...... Someone comes, keep him under strict guard! ”

"The prince spares his life...... The sinner has many secrets ....... ”

Wu Zheng glanced at the dock, the battle situation was already very obvious, with more than 80 soldiers joining the battlefield, the Qing troops had been effectively concentrated and controlled in one place, and it was only a matter of time before they were annihilated.

So he walked up to Sun Zhengqiang and shouted in a deep voice: "Raise your head." ”

Sun Zhengqiang raised his head tremblingly according to his words, but he didn't dare to face Wu Zheng.

Wu Zheng glanced at it and said, "Why did you and Chen Hongfan appear in Xiushui?" ”

"The criminal minister and Chen Hongfan were ordered by the Qing court to come to the south to purchase firearms."

Wu Zheng frowned and said, "The Tartars also want to form a firearms army? ”

"Yes. The Qing court had already prepared for the establishment of a new army of 3,900 muskets, so the criminal ministers and Chen Hongfan were ordered to come and purchase firearms...... By the way, the Qing court had already purchased a batch from the sea before, and I didn't want to encounter pirates in the waters around Chen Qian Mountain, and all the ships and goods were robbed. ”

Wu Zheng's heart moved, so in this way, Wang Deren has really done a few big deals?

However, his face remained silent and he continued to ask: "How many firearms have you purchased by land?" ”

"Back to the prince's words, a total of 5,500 muskets and 78 large and small artillery...... Lord, at this time, in addition to being used for the east and west city gates, these firearms are all hoarded at the docks, and the guilty can lead the prince to inspect them. ”

"No need." Wu Zheng frowned slightly, "Where did you buy such a large number of firearms?" ”

Sun Zhengqiang saw Wu Zheng frowning, for fear that Wu Zheng would suddenly change his face, and replied in horror, "It was purchased by the southern Hongfan (Portuguese) contacted by Tang Ruowang, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, for fear of being plundered by pirates by sea, the firearms were transported to Zhapu by warship, and then we sent people to transport them to Xiushui through Pinghu, which was originally transported north from the canal in batches, but Chen Hongfan wanted to save some silver along the way, so he ....... ”

John Soup? Wu Zheng was a little shocked.

This name is very familiar to Wu Zheng.

John Tong was a missionary of the Roman Church, and speaking of which, he was "the same family" as Wei Kuangguo, but his nationality was different, Wei Kuangguo was Italian, while John Tong was German.

In the seventh year of Chongzhen, Tang Ruowang assisted Xu Guangqi and Li Tianjing in compiling the 137 volumes of the Chongzhen Almanac. He was also instructed to supervise the construction of war cannons in the West, and sorted out the principles and technologies of cannon smelting, casting, manufacturing, storage, transportation, performance, gunpowder preparation, and shell manufacturing, which were compiled by Jiao Mian into "The Key Points of Fire Attack" and "The Secret of Fire Attack".

In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Tang Ruowang was ordered to set up a factory to cast cannons, and dozens of cannons were cast in two years.

Thinking that the Tartars could easily purchase such a huge amount of firearms from the south, and almost transported them north from under his nose, Wu Zheng felt an evil fire in his heart.

Glancing at Sun Zhengqiang, he said: "This king can pardon you, but you have to make a list of all the people involved in the transfer of firearms along the way after taking over the firearms from Zhapu...... Can it be done? ”

Sun Zhengqiang was overjoyed when he heard this, he hurriedly kowtowed like pounding garlic, and said in his mouth: "Thank you for the magnanimity of the prince, the criminal minister is willing to serve the prince, and no one will be left behind." ”