Zheng Hongkui's questioning was like a slap in the face, and the scene that Chen Kai was most reluctant to imagine still happened in front of his eyes, and it also responded to Zeng Ying's earlier warning to him.

Thinking of this, Chen Kai couldn't help but smile bitterly, originally he knew the history of the late Ming Dynasty, and he hated the Donglin Party the most, probably Sun Chengzong could have an exception, as long as others hung the label of Donglin, he would preconceived and regard him as a hypocrite who could only tell right and wrong. Now it seems that whether this is instigation or not, Zeng Ying must not be underestimated, and this ability to see people and things is destined to not be an ordinary person.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Kai calmed down as much as possible, and then explained to Zheng Hongkui: "The surname of the country has the grace of knowing me, you are willing to marry my daughter, I Chen Kai am grateful to Dade." However, Zheng Zhiguan fled without a fight, looting the gold, silver and jewelry stored in the city, worth no less than 900,000 taels of gold, which were needed by the army, and should be used to raise strong men and recover the lost territory. I persuaded him, and my wife and the prince also persuaded him, but it was useless, he just had to run, and forced me to run with him. Let me ask, if I don't kill him, why do I guard this center? ”

These words, changed slightly, and returned to their original appearance, were originally what Chen Kai wanted to explain to Zheng Xiyuan. Because he knew that Zheng Zhiguan was very good to this niece, he needed to give an explanation to Zheng Xiyuan. It's just a pity that he explained it to his daughter to her father, Chen Kai asked himself if he had already said it very clearly, but Zheng Hongkui was still angry, and it seemed that he was even more angry.

"You are the prefect of Zhangzhou, and you have no obligation to defend the city of Zhongzuo. But don't forget, you are the son-in-law of my Zheng family, how can you kill the elders! ”

Zheng Hongkui is very angry, but Chen Kai is not so small. After hearing these words, he already understood that there was no way to communicate with Zheng Hongkui, so he simply put a sentence: "I am an official of the imperial court, and only the Son of Heaven Holy Judge, the Three Law Divisions will be tried, or the national surname who is in charge of military and political affairs has the right to decide whether I am at fault or not." After that, he took his leave and turned to leave.

As a result, this move aroused Zheng Hongkui's anger even more, even if he asked Chen Kai to go back to the center left, waiting for Zheng Chenggong to come back to determine whether he exceeded his authority and whether he was guilty.

Out of the cabin, the sea breeze was blowing, and Chen Kai's anger had faded a lot, but the word sad had deepened and become heavier. Zheng Hongkui didn't intend to kill him from the beginning, and showing him the two letters was just a further test of his attitude towards the Zheng family. As a result, he remained consistent and consistent, Zheng Hongkui thought of Zheng Zhiguan's death, and his anger overshadowed everything.

The conversation completely collapsed, which is funny, neither of them knew that Zheng Chenggong had a prophecy early on - Zheng Hongkui would not need Chen Kai, and Chen Kai would not be convinced by Zheng Hongkui. To put it bluntly, Zheng Chenggong has long seen clearly that his fourth uncle only has the interests of their Shijing Zheng family in his eyes, and there is no country or nation, while Chen Kai is a national scholar, but what he values is precisely the country and the nation, which is the biggest difference and contradiction between the two of them.

The family is still a nation, an individual or a country, this is the biggest difference between Zheng Chenggong and Zheng Hongkui and even other warlords in the late Ming Dynasty. Chen Kai remembered that many people said that Zheng Chenggong was ruthless, he could execute any defeated general, or he could behead his uncle for three days, and even his own son, the heir of the Zheng group had an affair with his younger brother and mother, he could also give an order to be executed, and he could even take Dong Yougu and the mother and son to death together, just because the incestuous person must not be able to withstand the temptation, and he could not support this military and political group at all, and there was no way to inherit his will. Complete the expulsion of the Tartars!

Yes, Zheng Chenggong is indeed ruthless, but his ruthlessness is the greatest responsibility for the country and the nation. At least it is much better than those who put their personal interests before the country and the nation, those who either surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, or made the people obedient to the Qing Dynasty, or how to Tengjiao and the like, and once they died, they tried in vain to cover up their accumulated crimes of bringing disaster to the country and the people with their so-called integrity.

If there had to be a choice, Chen Kai would rather choose the ruthless Zheng Chenggong than these pickled goods. Because Zheng Chenggong's ruthlessness only exists for those who go against his will to drive out the Tartars, in this regard, he and Chen Kai are indeed the same kind of people as Zheng Chenggong said when he came back this time!

"I was impulsive, what I did was to facilitate this, to eliminate these Qing troops, not to fight with Zheng Hongkui. And now, putting the cart before the horse, this is not how it should be. ”

Chen Kai asked himself that he can always remain calm and restrained on weekdays, which is his advantage, but there are always times when he still can't restrain those emotions that shouldn't appear. However, after all, he is not as emotionless as a robot, he is a human, he will have emotions, he will have emotions, otherwise he will not be a muddy nightmare, or a slave of interests, and he will not have great enthusiasm for the country and the nation like him.

Readjusting his breathing, Chen Kai calmed his ups and downs while pondering how to convince Zheng Hongkui. After a while, with the experience accumulated in the workplace back then, he had already made a calculation, and then after a little tidying up of the official mansion, he reopened Zheng Hongkui's cabin door.

"What, is there anything else Chen Daotai wants to teach me this mountain villager?"

Zheng Hongkui's anger is far from subsiding, but it is normal, Chen Kai is not only an official, but also his son-in-law, even if he is not yet married, but his daughter is already the daughter-in-law of the Chen family.

"What happened just now is indeed rude, please forgive me. As for Zheng Zhiguan's matter, as you said, it is better to wait until the surname of the country comes back to make a ruling. Here, in fact, it is to exterminate this captive division. I believe that Guogong was originally determined to give Tartar a good look, but if he cares, it will be chaotic. ”

"Caring is messy?"

Chen Kai was kind and good-natured, Zheng Hongkui didn't hold on to what happened just now, but after hearing this word, he still frowned and let Chen Kai continue.

"From the point of view below, the Taishi has been taken captive to Beijing for several years, and being able to treat them like this shows that they are not some kind of covenant-abiding people. But now they would rather keep the Taishi, and would rather spend money and food to feed and monitor the Taishi's every move, the reason for this is still the army under the command of Guogong and Damu, otherwise if the Zheng family is just a family of merchants, they will not be kneaded by the Tartars as they want, they can knead it as much as they want......"

"To put it bluntly, those threats from Ma Degong are just big words. The stronger the strength of Guogong and Damu, the more the Tartars dare not take what Taishi does, and the more they dare not do anything to the Zheng clan in Anping Town. On the contrary, the weaker we appear, the more they will ride on their heads and and pee. There is no mistake in this principle......"

"Even to say something that may seem ridiculous, the more Guogong and Damu beat the Tartar to the pain, the more the Tartar will treat the Taishi well. At that time, if they can't beat it, they will change their methods, such as Zhao'an, then it is even more necessary to treat the Taishi well as the minimum sincerity......"

In history, the Qing court's attitude towards Zheng Zhilong was like this, what Chen Kai said was true, and it was not incomprehensible to follow Zheng Hongkui's train of thought. After listening to this eloquent talk at this moment, Zheng Hongkui has already begun to think deeply. And, it didn't take long for him to realize the existence of another problem.

"Then, the Tartars tortured and killed my Zheng clan disciples outside the city of Zhongzuo, also in order to separate the relationship between you and my Zheng clan?"

"The wisdom of the country."

Pondering continued, judging from the rate of breathing and the old name that had been restored, Chen Kai could already be sure, and after his analysis, Zheng Hongkui's anger was constantly subsiding. This is a good trend, at least for now, arguing is pointless, and there should be no reason to lose your mind because of anger.

Next, Chen Kai began to introduce his plan, such as announcing to the outside world, saying that Zheng Hongkui suddenly contracted an illness and could not be a director, and Chen Kai, his son-in-law, temporarily took over the fleet. Or that he, Chen Kai, kidnapped Zheng Hongkui and forced Zheng Hongkui's fleet to fight. Anyway, he has already killed Zheng Zhiguan, and it is not impossible to do anything out of the ordinary. Or on the surface, he promised Ma Degong, and when Ma Degong got on the boat and went to the sea, he invited him to have a meal of wonton noodles, could the landlubber from Liaodong still swim to Anping Town to kill the Zheng clan?

There are a lot of methods, all of which he has calculated earlier. Chen Kai told the story, Zheng Hongkui seemed to listen to it very much, and then after the plan was finished, he silently waited for Zheng Hongkui's reply. Unexpectedly, after a long time, Zheng Hongkui, who seemed to be a little moved just now, finally shook his head.

"Yes, my eldest brother may be as you said, after all, there is no shortage of talented people in the court, and they can still distinguish priorities. But Ma Degong, the outlaw, was forced to be in a hurry, and he really jumped over the wall in a hurry, and sent his subordinates to Anping Town to slaughter, putting his mother and brothers in danger, that is, unfilial piety. I can't take this risk. ”

After saying this, looking at Chen Kai, who was already stunned on the spot, Zheng Hongkui sighed, stood up, walked to Chen Kai's side, and stretched out his big rough hand to hold Chen Kai's arm.

"Actually, I have a rumor that your hometown was slaughtered by the Tartars a few years ago, and all the people in the city were killed. After you get married to fate, you still have to take care of the affairs of our Zheng family. Once something happens, the only ones who can be counted on are these uncles and brothers. ”