Section 7: Promises
In the middle of the night, Hawaii, which had been bustling all day, finally quieted down. Chen Ping stood in the night, looking up at the bright moon hanging in the green sky, and the sound of waves crashing on the shore was heard in his ears from time to time. His heart, like this night, slowly calmed down.
It is also strange to say, the more dangerous the moment, the more Chen Ping can calm down. At this moment, the struggle between the American colonial government and the Han people on Hawaii Island has already been fought with a real knife and a gun. If they fail, the Han Chinese will have no place on this Hawaiian island.
Chen Ping took a long breath and strode towards Prince Victoria's residence. His goal tonight was to convince Crown Prince Victoria to form an alliance with Native Hawaiians.
Chen Ping's father, Chen Fanggong, once married the Hawaiian princess Julia, and even helped the former king Kalakaua I ascend the throne, it can be said that without the help of Chen Fanggong, this Kalakaua I may not be able to be the lord of the Hawaiian Kingdom. However, since the invasion of Hawaii by the United States, the Han people on this Hawaiian island have been getting worse day by day, and it just so happened that Zhu Yizhou also went to the South Seas to find the Purple Emperor Blade. In the end, Chen Fanggong, who was forced to helpless, had no choice but to sell the properties on the Hawaiian Island, most of which were red by white people, and returned to his hometown in Guangdong with his wife and concubines, leaving only his eldest son Chen Long to support here.
Fortunately, within a few years, Zhu Yizhou returned to Hawaii. As soon as he returned to the island, in the midst of the storm, he rescued the crown prince Victoria, who was thrown off by a galloping horse. Taking this opportunity, Zhu Yizhou slowly reintegrated the rudder of Hongmen in the storm. The helm of Hongmen, in the hands of Zhu Yizhou, gradually condensed again.
Until Zhu Qiu came to Hawaii, the momentum of the Hongmen rudder was like a river flowing out of control. That's where we are today.
Chen Ping thought back to the past, and in a blink of an eye, he had already walked to the residence of Prince Victoria.
"You're hurt?" Crown Prince Victoria saw the white gauze on Chen Ping's left arm at a glance, and dark red blood was still oozing faintly from the cloth.
"It's nothing, in the morning, I was accidentally scratched by a shell fragment." Chen Ping said indifferently.
"Why are you so impulsive?" Crown Prince Victoria reproached, "The white people are strong, why should you fight with them if you are so many!" ”
Chen Ping sat down on a chair, glanced at Crown Prince Victoria deeply, and did not answer Crown Prince Victoria's question, but asked another question: "Victoria, do you know who Zhu Fangsheng is wanted by the white people?" ”
Victoria was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Chen Ping asked this, she had an inexplicable premonition in her heart, she said tentatively: "Didn't you say that he is a descendant of Nanyang Hongmen?" ”
Chen Ping shook his head and said: "It is true that he is a descendant of Nanyang Hongmen, but his father is Zhu Yizhou!" ”
"What?" Crown Prince Victoria stood up all at once. When she married Zhu Yizhou, she heard Zhu Yizhou say that he still had a wife and children in Nanyang. Victoria didn't mind. Over the years, although Victoria had also doubted Zhu Fangsheng's background, but after thinking about it, if it was really them, why didn't they come to find themselves? Although the Kingdom of Hawaii is no longer there, the Kawadawa royal family still has an absolute influence on the island of Hawaii.
"They've been here for five years, why didn't they come to me?" Crown Prince Victoria asked.
Chen Ping smiled bitterly and said, "Although Zhu Fangsheng is young, he is an extremely proud person, he doesn't want his mother to be pitied by you, and he can't raise his head in front of you in the future!" ”
Crown Princess Victoria shook her head, only thinking that it was incredible, she really couldn't turn this logic.
"Then you come and tell me about it now, won't you ask me to help them?" Victoria asked anyway.
Chen Ping shook his head and said, "I came to tell you my innocence today, and I was also entrusted by Zhu Fangsheng. He asked me to tell you that he is not asking for your help, but for giving you a great gift, a gift that you have always wanted but never received. It's been a gift he's been preparing for his mother's meeting with you for five years. ”
Crown Prince Victoria was surprised, then puzzled, and finally the corners of his mouth turned up, and he couldn't help laughing. A teenager who is wanted by the whole island, hides everywhere, and does not dare to show his face, suddenly asks someone to tell you that he is your husband's child, and then says, I don't want your help, I am here to give you a gift, and this gift, you have always wanted, but never got.
After a while, Crown Prince Victoria stopped laughing and asked Chen Ping, who was still solemn, "So, cousin, what gift does Fang Sheng plan to give me?" What else on the island of Hawaii did I want but couldn't get? ”
"King, country!" Chen Ping gently spit out two words.
Victoria was taken aback again and asked urgently, "What did you say!?" ”
Chen Ping said word by word: "You heard it right, we, Hongmen, want to give you the entire Hawaii and restore the Hawaii Kingdom!" ”
Victoria shook her head and said, "I know that you Han people are not satisfied with this verdict, and I also know that you Han people are the second most numerous ethnic group in Hawaii, but don't be impulsive, with you, you can't fight the white people." You can't fight the guns of the white people alone. Not to mention the warships in Pearl Harbor! Don't forget, how you people died and how they were caught today! ”
Chen Ping's face was still sinking like water, ignoring Victoria's words, and just said: "Victoria, I only want one thing for you, do you want this kingdom?" ”
Victoria glanced at Chen Ping deeply, and said excitedly: "Although I have white blood, I was born in Hawaii, and I have the blood of the Kalakaua family flowing on my body, and every grass and tree on this Hawaii is the treasure of my Karnaca people, and I have never wanted to take back Hawaii from the hands of white people one day!" Give my people freedom! ”
Chen Ping nodded and said, "We Han people don't want you to do anything, Hawaii can return it to you in three days." We just hope that when we leave everything to you, you don't do anything that will disappoint us. ”
Victoria asked, puzzled, "What can you do?" If you had the means, would you still be like this today? ”
Chen Ping shook his head and said, "You won't understand the strategy of our Han people. I'm afraid you won't believe what I'm going to explain at this time, but at this time, I can only tell you one thing, in three days, your Kalakaua royal family will regain control of Hawaii! This is our Hongmen's promise to you, and it is also Fang Sheng, a gift to you! ”
Seeing that Chen Ping always said that this was a meeting thing given to him by Zhu Fangsheng, Victoria felt a little funny and a little negative in her heart, so she said: "If you can really let my Hawaii Kingdom reign again in three days, I will give Fang Sheng the island of Maui, and promise him to be the master of this Maui Island forever!" ”
Hearing this, Chen Ping laughed and said, "If Victoria's words are known to Fang Sheng, he must think it will be very interesting." ”
Seeing Chen Ping laughing, Victoria also felt that what she said just now was a little childish.
"Now that Fang Sheng is wanted by the island, how is he now? How about Wanrong? I remember how many small children they had, are they safe now? Victoria asked.
"Everything is fine, you can rest assured. They are protected by the Bright Sky Mage, and no one can hurt them. Chen Ping smiled slightly and said, "Although this gift is for you, but I am afraid that the one who sits on the throne is Queen Lydia, I will not go to her, the queen, you have to say!" ”
Victoria frowned, she still didn't believe that today's Han people, who were like rats crossing the street, could take Hawaii Island in three days.
"Cousin, aunt, I'm not completely sure, so it's better not to say it. You know, she's been by a lot of white Americans over the years. If she is given hope this time, and she can't do it in the end, I'm afraid it will ......"
Chen Ping still smiled and said, "Victoria, you just relax." We have been preparing for this event for five years, and we have been very proficient in it, so there will be no accidents. ”
"Even if you can take this Hawaii Island," Victoria was still worried, "Okay, Hawaii Island is just a lonely boat in the vast Pacific Ocean, there are no warships, no soldiers, even if you take this Hawaii Island, we are still a delicacy on other people's tables, just to see when to eat." ”
"Well, this is the second thing I want to say when I come to you," Speaking of this, Chen Ping no longer looked serious, but very relaxed, "The restoration of the Hawaii Kingdom is just an easy thing for today's Hongmen, and the real problem is after the restoration." ”
"Could it be that," a thought suddenly flashed through Victoria's mind, "Could it be that you have all planned everything in the future?" ”
Chen Ping laughed and said, "Victoria, that's five years!" We, Hongmen, have spent five years planning this matter, will we not consider this aftermath? ”
Hearing Chen Ping's words, it reminded Victoria of Zhu Yizhou, what he did, all of them were thoughtful, even if they were careless, they did it in the future.
"What are you going to do?" Victoria didn't want to say these tricky things to Chen Ping anymore, so she asked directly.
Chen Ping did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "If the restoration is successful, for the long-term peace and stability of the kingdom, how much sacrifice is this Hawaii willing to pay?" ”