"Hahahaha!"

After Kong Youde said the key word "rebellion" so bluntly, Zhang Zhongqi raised his head and laughed. In the cramped cabin, there was laughter for a while, and Kong Youde, who was originally frightened, became a little dazed this time.

In fact, it has long been known to discerning people that what the crossing forces do is the "standard rebellion procedure" that traditional royal societies are familiar with.

Aside from the imperial court, what force would gather displaced people on a large scale to train private soldiers? There are yellow scarves in the distance, and there are Zhu Yuanzhang and Li Zicheng in the distance.

In other words, people who don't go to rebellion won't do such things.

This truth does not need to be rich and full of poetry and books, but as long as the aborigines have the ability to understand the storytelling, they can associate what the traversal is doing.

The reason why this problem has not been exposed is not because the traverser has cleverly covered it up.

In the early days, it did not attract attention, and that was because the operation was small, and the traversers took advantage of the social chaos to fish in troubled waters. And in the later stages...... A few years have passed since then, and the behemoth has grown overnight, not only with astonishing speed, but also with the help of King Qin, revealing its fangs and claws.

At this time, the government and the opposition, including Chongzhen and his think tank, although they do not say it in words, they are bound to have a sober understanding in private: we cannot force a certain force to rebel, otherwise the harm will far exceed that of the Eastern Prisoners.

With this understanding, combined with the current bad situation at home and abroad, Chongzhen, and all those who have malicious intentions towards the crossing forces, can actually not do much: "There are priorities, and there is a lack of urgency, and the court will slowly figure it out after taking this breath." ”

This mentality is the optimal solution in the current state of the imperial court, and it is also the only solution.

However, the traverser thinks so, too.

For an industrial group that is growing savagely, the strength of the group increases significantly with each passing day, and its growth rate is far from being comparable to that of a traditional agricultural society.

What's more, Da Ming is running around now, not to mention taking a breath, he is almost out of breath.

Today's genuine traversal, because they have mastered history, and have telegraph, social data statistics and other information artifacts, so they are very clear about the gap between their own strength and the current Ming society.

To put it more plainly, these people have long been lawless, because they are aware of the fact that the court has nothing to do with the brothers.

This kind of arrogant mentality in the "actual control zone" in the south no longer needs to be concealed. That is, in the north, far from the nest, it is probably necessary to converge a little.

This is also the reason why Zhang Zhongqi laughed out loud today: he didn't expect that he was still trying his best to cover up the problem, and in front of him, a little general who was only a "humble" member of the Ming system, actually spoke out so openly.

Kong Youde's actions made Zhang Zhongqi amused and alert.

It's funny because the mind is exposed. This made Zhang Zhongqi realize that what he wanted to do as an outsider who did not fit into the times was still too obvious, and he was immediately seen by the natives, and it was ridiculous that he was still covering it up before.

The vigilance is also for the same reason: after all, he works in the "enemy-occupied areas" in the north, and it seems that he will have to be more restrained in the future, so as not to be secretly seen through by the natives in everything.

After figuring out the problem, Zhang Zhongqi stopped laughing.

The next moment, he stared at Kong Youde with interest, and said a very flavorful line in the future: "Brother Ruitu, I found that you have a lot of feelings?" ”

Without waiting for Kong Youde to answer, Zhang Zhongqi smiled and waved his hand again: "As for this rebellion, we won't make it, after all, Uncle Cao is loyal and brave, and everyone in the world knows it." This one...... Everyone is loyal to the court, everyone is a loyal courtier, you say? ”

"Don't be nervous, brother." Zhang Zhongqi continued to do work: "Today's matter, the main thing we are talking about is actually the unity and joint construction between fraternal units...... There's no rebellion at all. The emperor is a Ming monarch, and he doesn't want the people below to pull a godfather to recognize an old brother? ”

Kong Youde's expression was a little sluggish, and his thoughts were confused at this time.

After all, he is just a native indigenous youth, and his thinking mode is still "normal Mingren". So when Kong Youde found out that what he was caught off guard today was a "head-off" conspiracy, his nerves were completely tense.

But what surprised him was the other party's free-spirited, bold, and meaningless.

Before, he thought that this should be a whisper under the shadow of a candle, a conspirator's dialogue containing negative emotions such as grudges, threats, discord, and co-optation.

But the reality is that the other party has no scruples and goes straight to the point, putting the words "brother" and "unity" on his lips. What is brotherly solidarity? In the way of speaking of the Ming people, that is, "the border generals collude with each other to plot misdeeds", all dynasties and dynasties, this is a clear crime of stealing the family and exterminating the family.

Not only that, Kong Youde found that the other party really didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the matter of "private traffic collusion". It seems that in the mouth of this Zhang Baihu, as long as it is not openly pulling the flag and rebelling, the act of "only" providing some military rations and salaries to the "friendly army" is only to the extent of "recognizing a godfather", and it is not considered a rebellion?

The most exaggerated thing is that from the other party's slightly joking words and expressions, Kong Youde found that this person really did not take the emperor and the court in his eyes, and looked at the former as nothing.

Normally, this kind of audacity is only for fools. So is the guy surnamed Zhang a fool? Apparently not.

In other words, people have the confidence to be so arrogant.

Where is the confidence? 4,000 real Tartar heads? Night vision? Tough guns?

So Kong Youde's expression was a little dull.

After a long time, Kong Youde, who figured out the joint, finished digesting it. However, when he wanted to say something, he opened his mouth a few times, but he didn't know what to say to the "madman" in front of him.

In the end, Kong Youde, who was in a mess, had no choice but to grit his teeth, bent down with his hands in fists, bowed his head and said, "It's a surprise that Lord Demengcao and you are so loving. ”

"There is only one place: this matter is very important, and I am afraid that one person will not be able to make the master, and I hope that the adults will be a little more tolerant."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say."

Kong Youde's reaction was expected by Zhang Zhongqi. After all, among the generals in Dengzhou, Kong Youde is only the leader of the Dongjiang Alliance, and he does not have the rank of a decisive big brother. For a big event like this, he at least had to go back and discuss it with his true sworn brother Geng Zhongming.

The next moment, Zhang Zhongqi picked up Kong Youde's arm and gently patted the back of his hand twice: "After my brother goes back, I will discuss with my colleagues and plan well." ”

"As for my side, it's not in a hurry, it doesn't matter if there is a result or not, we will continue to do business as usual from tomorrow, and we are always friends."

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhongqi remembered something again: "But there is one, my brother still needs to be cautious." ”

Kong Youde saw that the other party was gentle at this time, and he looked like he understood long live, and his nervousness relaxed a lot: "Please also ask for advice." ”

"The so-called king does not lose his ministers, and the ministers do not lose his body. Brother is going to take precautions, but be careful not to leak the news. ”

Zhang Zhongqi said this, leaned back in the chair, and easily took the teacup: "In case something goes wrong, brother, I will take the boat and leave, and Lord Cao will be there...... The emperor is kind and probably won't say anything. It's just that brother, you send someone under the fence, and it will be difficult to explain to the court at that time. ”

"It turns out that this guy understands in his heart!" Kong Youde knew that his family had already stepped on a thief ship with half a foot and dyed indigo. However, as the other party said, he was alone and had no bargaining power in the face of any force at the moment, so Kong Youde could only take a deep look and turn around and walk out of the hatch.

For the rest of the night, it was peaceful.

In the second half of the night, the fleet practiced regular night subjects off the coast of Dengzhou, and invited visitors to observe it together. At this time, Kong Youde's mind was not belonging, so he was naturally not in the mood to watch the exercise, so he went back to the cabin to rest under the pretext of being uncomfortable early.

Early the next morning, the fleet entered Dengzhou Water Gate and returned to the port to anchor.

After bidding farewell to their masters, the generals of the Dongjiang River rode on the mounts brought by the soldiers who had been waiting at the dock, and left the city with a sigh, returning to the military camp outside the city in a short time.

At this point, it is the territory of Kong Youde's generation. So after everyone dismounted, they quickly entered the camp officer's house, and after going to the innermost small house, Kong Youde waved away all his personal soldiers, and then bolted the door with his backhand.

Geng Zhongming, who had already received hints from Kong Youde on the road, saw his brother's behavior as if he was facing a great enemy, and immediately realized that this was a connection with the southerners. So his eyebrows were full of excitement, and he eagerly opened his mouth and asked, "Brother Xian, but you have eyebrows?" ”

"Eyebrows?"

Kong Youde was not excited at this time, but looked like his strength had been drained, leaned his shoulders on the back of the door, and said after laughing miserably: "There are eyebrows, there are big eyebrows." ”

...... After a while, several people who listened to Kong Youde's narration were as dumbfounded as last night, and no one said a word for a long time.

How to say this, it's a bit like a tiger being pushed to hunt by the public, but accidentally dragging back a dinosaur, or a dinosaur that roasted itself and sprinkled salt and sesame seeds at the door of the tiger's den...... The tiger's nest now has some numb claws, and I don't know how to deal with it.

The status of these generals of the Dongjiang rampant clan in Dongjiang Town back then was basically divided according to the "sons and nephews" recognized by Mao Wenlong.

Like Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, they were both Mao Wenlong's righteous sons, and Li Jiucheng was the righteous grandson, so the generation and status were determined at that time.

Because Kong Youde was one of the most valued sons of Mao Wenlong back then, this way has been passed down, and he is now also the nominal speaker of the rampaging clan.

Now the speaker needs your input.

In the end, Geng Zhongming, who was the most enthusiastic about contacting the southerners, after thinking for a long time, slowly stared at Kong Youde and said: "This matter should be cautious!" I finally settled down in Dengzhou, why did I want to fight for that adult? ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this: no one expected that Geng Zhongming, who was originally the most enthusiastic, sang a cold tune at this time.

I didn't want to the next moment, but someone laughed dryly: "Brother Yuntai, don't put gold on your face." People have ships of cannons, muskets, food, and silver, and they still need us bereaved dogs to get corn from the fire? ”

"In my opinion." The voice sounded coldly again: "The surname Cao is nothing more than an idle step, not much different from raising a dog." ”