The fleet went down the river, with a smooth wind, and in less than a day, it had already left the zero Ding Ocean. However, after leaving the Lingding Ocean, the fleet did not go to sea and then go east, but passed between the southernmost peninsulas and islands in Xin'an County, until a harbor across the sea from the Kowloon Peninsula was temporarily docked.

The Ming army detachment that had dragged back a dozen large and small sea ships captured from the Red Flag pirates had already docked here, and Lin Cha had only come to converge.

The shipwreckage of the ships carried by the fleet has been repaired, and the port has been further expanded. Fortunately, this is one of the best natural deep-water ports on the planet, and the fleet is only temporarily docked, so it will not cause too much trouble to the local people.

This place is rich in a kind of fragrant wood, belongs to Dongguan incense, also called daughter incense, in Guangdong and Jiangsu and Zhejiang are very popular, the local people also plant fragrant wood for the industry. In addition, it is also an important transshipment port for the spice trade in southern Guangdong. ”

Listening to Lin Cha's explanation, Chen Kai couldn't help but nod and said, "No wonder this place is called Hong Kong." ”

Hong Kong, where it got its name, there are different theories, but as early as the Song Dynasty, there were garrisons, and in the Ming Dynasty, commerce and trade have gradually flourished, and the population has also increased, and it has become an important place for coastal defense. At that time, Hong Kong only referred to Hong Kong Island, and did not include Kowloon, the New Territories and other places that were included in the colonial scope due to British colonization. This name first came from the book "The Great Records of Guangdong" written by Guo Di during the Wanli period. The "Coastal Map of Guangdong" contained in the book shows the names of Hong Kong, Stanley, Wong Nai Chung and Tsim Sha Tsui.

As Lin Cha said, this place is the place where fragrant wood is produced, and it is prosperous because of the trade in fragrant wood and spices. After entering the Qing Dynasty, it was also due to the Shunzhi and Kangxi dynasties that moved the border and forbade the sea, as well as the Yongzheng period when the fragrant wood was assigned to the tribute, which led to the incense planters breaking down their homes and cutting down trees and fleeing under the persecution of the government, and since then the production of fragrant wood has been sluggish. It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty that it was occupied by the British, and it became another thing that burned and released strange gases, an important port for opium to import into China, and it flourished again.

"It's a pity that Dongguan has fallen into the hands of the captive master, and the production of this island alone is really limited."

Lin Chajiu is in Guangdong and knows this well. However, Chen Kai has no regret at all, because for him, what guan incense and what daughter incense are not of much use for the time being, all he wants is such an island and a deep-water harbor, nothing more. As for the side, it doesn't matter.

"You don't need to be too strong to build a camp here, and no one will be able to take care of it for the time being. There is a point where you need to stock up on more water, just in case. ”

"Chen joins the army and is reasonable."

Lin Cha nodded, and then turned to the general who had been temporarily stationed here by him: "Act according to the arrangement of Chen Senjun's army, and ensure the defense of this island, without an order, there is no need to go to sea to intercept the captive division, and it is not allowed to go to sea to attack merchant ships, so as not to expose the position of our army." ”

"The last will obey."

The camp was still under construction, and after purchasing a batch of fragrant wood from the islanders, Chen Kai and Lin Cha set off and embarked on a route back to Chaozhou.

Chen Kai left Guangzhou City on the front foot, Du Yonghe and others were still estimating the commercial profits that might be brought by this time, but an officer named Feng Yao came to the Governor's Palace, saying that he had come to say goodbye.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, guards were established on a large scale throughout the country, and in Guangzhou, there were also four guards: front, rear, left and right. Feng Yao is the hereditary commander of the Guangzhou guard, escorting Wuzhou. In terms of dispatch, military rank and grade, this person is just a chief military officer, giving a grade of service, but now that he is a marquis, Du Yonghe, who served as the governor of Liangguang, did not dare to have the slightest neglect, and hurriedly greeted him in person.

"The old general, Shang Geng's second rebel army defeated the city, but he had no remorse, and he was still wantonly recruiting and rebelling, digging trenches around Guangzhou City. If you go out of the city at this moment, I'm afraid you will only lose your life. ”

As a governor, Du Yonghe always holds a stand on weekdays, but in the face of this gray-haired old general in his seventies, he is not at all as good as when he treats others.

Among them, the Guangzhou Four Guards had 5,000 soldiers, which was an indispensable supplement to the defenders, and Feng Yao had a high status among the hereditary officers of the Guangzhou Four Guards, which was one of them. But more importantly, Feng Yao's return to the city this time was a holy decree, and the canonization of Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao with the title of marquis, there is a probability that more than nine percent of them will not be able to come back alive.

"If I don't go, I will bully the king, I only know today that the emperor cannot be bullied, and I don't know that the enemy cannot be said."

Feng Yao said categorically, and the generals who were immediately present were stunned on the spot. For these local guards, Du Yonghe and others have always looked down on them. But this time, Feng Yaorusi also made them feel a little moved.

"Okay, the old general has made up his mind, and it is inconvenient for me to persuade him later. Come here, prepare a banquet in Zhenhai Tower, and see off the old general! ”

Feng Yao went out of the city with a certain heart of death, and everyone present was moved. Du Yonghe and the generals came to the Zhenhai Tower in the north of the city with Feng Yao like the stars and the moon, and the wine banquet was set, the old general was seventy years old, and his temples were heroic, but he was full of spirits, and he drank a glass of wine for several buckets, and he didn't let the young man do anything.

"From now on, one mile out of the suburbs, to the tomb of the king of Yue, that is, the Tianshan Shuo desert, I am old, fight three inches of tongue, announce Tianwei! But Ding Zero returned to his fate, and he didn't care that Su Wu was alive! ”

After drinking this cup, the wine glass shattered on the floor, Feng Yao bowed his hand, and then shook the bright red cloak, and strode towards the stairs. Only Du Yonghe and the others were left looking at their backs until they disappeared from view, only sighing slightly, but returning to the thoughts of expected benefits.

Out of Guangzhou City, Feng Yao, who was dressed in a scarlet jade belt and had two pale temples, ordered his entourage to march forward with a cheering flag, and completely played out the pomp and circumstance of the edict envoy. To the tomb of King Yue, for the Qing army to explore the horse to find, Feng Yao explained his identity, the Qing army did not dare to be embarrassed, from the left and right, until the Qing army camp.

"Fengtian carried the emperor, and said: Shang Kexi, deputy chief soldier of Dongjiang Town, and Jimao, the son of Geng Zhongming, the general of the Chinese army in the standard camp of the governor of Denglai. I am the favor of Nanyue, and the first is Huan Gui......"

The deputy commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town and the commander of the Denglai Governor Biaoying were Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao's Laozi Geng Zhongming's last official position in the Ming court, and it was also the highest official position. Feng Yao did not shy away from reading out the contents of the holy decree, completely ignoring their current status, and the two of them could not help but be angry.

“…… It is hereby specially issued: Shang Kexi, deputy commander-in-chief of Dongjiang Town in Jin, is the Marquis of Pingyu, and Jimao, the son of Geng Zhongming, a general of the army in the standard camp of the governor of Denglai, is the Marquis of Jingyu...... Immediately turn to the armor from the south, and turn into the division of the Northern Expedition. Only inherit the will of the people, and benefit the Qixun. The triumphant song is passed on, and I will not hesitate to reward the grass...... Wei Qing reluctantly. Admiration, special edict. ”

The Qing army marched south, and Emperor Yongli pinned his hopes on changing the situation of the war by giving the title of marquis, and the success rate was almost zero, but he had to give it a try. However, now Shang Geng and the two are the princes of Pingnan and Jingnan respectively, not to mention their fear and self-efficacy of the Manchu Qing, just this marquis title, they have long looked down on it, and at this moment it is regarded as a humiliation.

Seeing this, Feng Yao scolded sharply, knew the righteousness, and led Li Chengdong to be a marquis at the beginning, and then gave the duke as an example, clarifying the truth to the two, and admonishing the two not to be rewarded for a while, betray the ancestral temple, and become a traitor in later generations.

Before the sentence "Old Pifu An dares to do this" was spoken, Geng Jimao was the first to see Shang Kexi's eyes, and simply held back his words. Next, Shang Kexi expressed his willingness to accept the title given in the holy decree, returned to the Ming court, and ordered Feng Yao to return to Guangzhou with the inscription, and invited Du Yonghe and other generals to discuss the Northern Expedition.

Shang Kexi is like this, if he changes to someone else, he will get off the donkey, but Feng Yao originally came with a certain heart of death, seeing that Shang Geng and the others were insincere, and they wanted to deceive Guangzhou, they were angry and did not comply, and then when the two of them saw that the treacherous plan could not succeed and reappeared spicy, they were even more happy to go to the execution ground.

On the execution ground, Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao gathered the troops under their command to watch. The white-haired Feng Yao stood with his head held high, without fear of color. Seeing that he could not be made to submit, Shang Kexi nodded slightly, and the executioner was about to step forward to take Feng Yao's crown so that he could be executed, but was immediately stopped by Feng Yao.

"My head can be broken, but my crown cannot be removed!"

After that, he held the crown with his hand, and sat down and received the blade. Throughout the whole process, from entering the Qing army camp to martyrdom, there was no fear. The only person who holds it in his chest is the word loyalty.