"Uncle Zheng!" Little don't reunite, Zhu Chenggong smiled kindly, showing two rows of white and neat teeth, and did not hide his joy: "Seriously, the little nephew often thought of you when he was studying in Jinling, and before he got on the boat, the little nephew thought about whether it would be you who came to pick me up. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"Yes." Zheng Ding was happy, and his eyes narrowed into a line with a smile.

"Uncle Zheng, now that the captives are rampant and ravaging the north, it is the time for heroes to use force. Not long ago, the Holy God has summoned his nephew and entrusted him with an important task, and the time has finally come for the nephew to make meritorious contributions, and the nephew hopes that you can support you more when you are old, and do not live up to the grace of God. ”

"Uncle Zheng is old, his skills are not as good as before, and the world in the future will belong to you young people."

"Uncle Zheng, what are you talking about? The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, and now is a good time for Uncle Zheng to show his talents! ”

Zheng Ding and Zheng Zhilong get along day and night, knowing that he is not enthusiastic about fighting against the thieves' Northern Expedition at all, and only wants to guard one acre and three points of land in the Taiwan Strait, but because of his identity, it is inconvenient for him to persuade, so he is a little discouraged. However, although he and Zhu Chenggong are cordial, some things still can't be said nonsense.

Zheng Ding laughed dryly and prevaricated: "Hehe, don't meet again with our uncle and nephew, there will be opportunities to talk in the future, so let's leave these things for later." ”

Zhu Chenggong looked at Zheng Ding a little puzzled, and felt that Uncle Zheng seemed to be a little different from before, less pride, more twilight, although he was unhappy in his heart, he didn't ask more, so he changed the topic and said: "Uncle Zheng, when do you have time, my nephew wants to go hunting in the mountains with you and practice archery." ”

"Good! Uncle is always waiting. Hehe, I'm also trying to test Childe's archery skills. Zheng Ding said, leading the way in front: "Childe, let's go home." ”

"Good!"

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Anping chokes the Jinjiang River and Nan'an counties, and the water and land are to rush, "the port is connected to the world's merchant ships, and Jiahu and the residents are in the market," since the Song Dynasty began to become the distribution center of overseas trade, and the large and small shops are all over the city, "the pearl of the South China Sea, the jade of Yueshang, everything, the place of tattoos, the country of carving inscriptions, everything," is very prosperous and rich.

In the first year of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong was recruited by Shen Youlong, the governor of Fujian, from a pirate to a court official coastal defense guerrilla, stationed in Anping, controlled all the ports and wharves in Anping City, all the trade merchant ships entering and exiting must pay protection fees, in exchange for the "Zheng" word order flag inserted in the bow of the ship, in order to pass safely, without exception only this one, Zheng Zhilong can collect tens of millions of dollars every year, accumulated over the years, rich and rival the country.

The prosperity of shipping brought about the prosperity of the shipbuilding industry, and Zheng Zhilong's private shipyard could launch dozens of huge sea ships and warships every year, which not only formed a huge trading fleet of the Zheng family, but also greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Fujian naval division, making the Zheng family army the most well-equipped and powerful water armed in the late Ming Dynasty.

After more than ten years of painstaking management by Zheng Zhilong, more than half of the shops in Anping City belong to the Zheng family, and the mansion is several miles longitudinal and horizontal, which can accommodate huge sea ships and warships, and Anping has almost become his private city.

"Childe, there is Anping Bridge in front, and you will be home soon." Zheng Ding drove his horse to catch up with Zhu Chenggong and said.

Anping Bridge was built in the Southern Song Dynasty Shaoxing eight years [1138], after 13 years to complete, east from Jinjiang Anping, west of Nan'an Shuitou, across the bay, is the south of Jinnan traffic rush. Anping Bridge, also known as 'Wuli Bridge', has a total length of more than 2,200 meters and a widest point of 3.8 meters, which is the world's longest beam-type granite bridge across the sea in the Middle Ages. The deck is paved with large stone slabs and railings on both sides. The bridge slabs are wide and thick, the longest is more than ten meters, and they are all solid granite. On both sides of the long bridge, there are stone towers and stone Buddha statues with simple forms, and the stone statues of stone lions and bridge guards are carved on the pillars of the railings......

Towards evening, the streets are still bustling with people, and it seems to be more prosperous than before: there are many shops, all kinds of goods, restaurants and teahouses are overcrowded, prostitutes wear red and green, openly flirt with passers-by at the gate, and the air seems to be filled with an atmosphere of timely pleasure and extravagance......

Perhaps, the human heart is like this, as long as the disaster has not befallen their heads, there is always a fluke mentality, thinking that the disaster will only fall on others, and they can escape the catastrophe unscathed. Drunk and dreaming of death, self-deception.

Zhu Chenggong and Zheng Ding hugged each other in front of the generals, squeezed through the crowd, and walked slowly. Looking at the leisurely street scene in Anping Town, I was quite emotional:

"It's really the so-called 'businesswoman doesn't know the hatred of the country, and she still sings the flowers in the backyard across the river.'" Uncle Zheng, if you look at the scene on the street, there is a scene of peace, how can there be a little sadness and worry about the destruction of the country and the family? ”

"Alas, the small people of Shengdou, with food as the sky, can only live one day at a time, and I am afraid that I can't care about the loss of the country or the country."

"Uncle Zheng is right, the war is in chaos, and the most bitter people are the small people. But what the little nephew just said is not ordinary people, but those businessmen and gentry, who are in a national crisis, but they are still living a drunken life, dreaming of death, arrogant and lascivious, and having a vegetarian meal, and they have the emperor's grace. ”

In front of the house, Zhu Chenggong jumped off the horse, handed over the reins to his family, and looked up at the plaque hanging above the door of the mansion 'Admiral's Mansion'.

The four guards who stood by the gate of the mansion in two pairs shook their spirits, straightened their waists, and greeted him. Zhu Chenggong smiled and nodded in return, and walked into the mansion.

It is a mansion with two deep courtyards, and a cobblestone corridor connects the front and back, with a hall in the middle. Turning the hall and passing through the double gate is the lobby, which is the place where major military affairs are discussed, and Zheng Zhilong usually deals with important military and political affairs in this lobby.

When Zhu Chenggong entered the house, Zheng Zhilong was having dinner with his family at the 'Water Splash Pavilion' in the back garden. Zheng Zhilong is rich and rivals the country, the garden in the house covers an extremely wide area, planted with strange flowers and plants, the scenery is beautiful, there is an artificial lake of several acres of size in the garden, the lake water is crystal clear, the koi fish are flocked, the 'water pavilion' is built in the lake, and it is communicated by the nine-song corridor.

Zheng Zhilong is good at calculation, shrewd, familiar with the rules of officialdom, and after being recruited, he spared no expense to make friends with the powerful people in the DPRK and China, coupled with his meritorious work in suppressing thieves, he gradually rose from a small guerrilla to the general army of Fujian in a few years, and took charge of the military power of the whole province.

The sun is setting and the breeze is blowing. The pavilion was smoked with spices that repel insects and mosquitoes, Zheng Zhilong sat leisurely on the drum stone bench and drank alone, Mrs. Weng accompanied by the side, and there were maids behind him to serve.

Years of pampered life have gradually worn away the edges and corners of Zheng Zhilong's character that are combative and brave, making him lose the courage to be fearless of death when he was a pirate, and treat others more like a businessman. The more wealth, the more afraid he is of death, in recent years, he never goes out alone, to go out is to hug the front and back, not to let the idle people close. Even at home, there are always guards in front of and behind him, and anyone who wants to see him has to report it, even his son wants to see him.

Zhu Chenggong returned home and learned that his parents were dining at the 'Water Playing Pavilion', and hurried to meet him, but was stopped by the guards in front of the corridor. In those days, the son must not disobey the will of his parents, otherwise it would be the so-called great rebellion, which would be despised by the world. Zhu Chenggong knew his father's rules, and although he was dissatisfied, he could only wait patiently and wait for the guards to report.

When Zheng Zhilong heard the report, he thought to himself, why did his son arrive home so quickly? Immediately felt relieved, no matter what, it is good luck for the baby son to return home safely. Weng and his son have been separated for half a year in a blink of an eye, and they miss their son all the time, and when they heard that their son had gone home, they were overjoyed, and they complained to Zheng Zhilong because they were overjoyed: "What kind of stinky rules do you pay attention to, and your son should also report to his parents when he sees him!" ”

Zheng Zhilong has a group of wives and concubines, but the most favored is still Yuan with Weng, just because the two separated less than a year after they got married, and a farewell is 20 years, he feels sorry for Weng, and he has always tolerated her after the reunion. Zheng Zhilong is very authoritarian at home, and he can't tolerate anyone going against his will, and only the Weng family dares to complain about him in front of others. At that moment, Zheng Zhilong smiled embarrassedly, turned his head and reprimanded the guard: "What are you doing, why don't you invite your son to come quickly!" ”

The guards did not dare to plead and ran away. After a while, Zhu Chenggong entered the 'Water Splash Pavilion' to meet his parents.

"Greetings to the father and mother!"

Zhu Chenggong returned to China from Japan at the age of seven, and the mother and son missed each other, but they were separated by more than ten years at the ends of the earth. The year before last, the mother and son finally looked forward to reuniting, but after living together for only a few months, Zhu Chenggong went to Nanjing Guozijian to study, seeking opportunities to make contributions. She stepped off the stool, picked up her son with both hands, and put her arm around his shoulders and looked him up and down.

"Thin, thin! Son, my mother really wants to kill you! Why don't you take the time to come back and see your mother? She was full of affection, and said: "Why is your face so haggard, isn't it unwell?" ”

"Mother, I also want to come back to visit you from time to time, but Jinling and southern Fujian are thousands of miles apart, and I am powerless. Please rest assured, my son is in good health, no illness and no disaster, but he is in a hurry day and night, and he has been at sea for a long time and is a little tired. ”

Reunited after a long absence, the mother and son seemed to be very affectionate, and seemed to have forgotten Zheng Zhilong beside them.

People are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless. Although Zheng Zhilong is stubborn and self-serving, he loves Zhu Chenggong's son like a pearl in his palm, and hopes that Zhu Chenggong will inherit his mantle and glorify his ancestors. At this time, when he saw that Weng's mother and son only cared about their own affection, and ignored him as a husband and father, he couldn't help but feel a little sad and jealous in his heart, coughed dryly, and greeted:

"Da Mu, sit down and drink two glasses with your father."

Weng Shi let go at this time, personally filled his son's wine glass, never left his son's face, and said softly: "Don't be in a hurry to drink, drinking on an empty stomach will hurt your body, so let's eat some food first to fill my stomach." ”

Zhu Chenggong raised his glass and said: "Parents are above, children first toast their parents, I wish my parents good health and a long life!" ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at his son with a smile, and he was in a good mood. After three rounds of drinking, Weng's heart was close to his son, guessing that his son would rush home day and night, and there must be something important to discuss with his father, and then seeing Zheng Zhilong's happy and relieved look, he said: "Son, you rushed back to the house day and night, there must be something to discuss with your father, so my mother will go back to the room to sleep first, and you two will talk while drinking wine!" ”