Hearing Zheng Zhilong's question, Zheng Zhihu, who had already been impatient in the hall, opened his mouth and said, "Big brother, what else is there to say, they eat dogs and dogs, what is the matter with us, it's a big deal for us to go to Japan or Taiwan, our Zheng family relies on eating the food of the Sea Dragon King, no matter who wins, what does it have to do with us, besides, for so many years, even the sailors of the Ming Dynasty have no way to take us, even if the Manchu Tartars promised the court, what can they do with us, don't you still have to make a wish, Let's not make a fuss. "Unlike Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu is not only tall, he is more than a head taller than Zheng Zhilong, he looks like a humanoid tyrannosaurus, and more importantly, Zheng Zhihu is not as scheming as Zheng Zhilong, and he is impulsive and rude.

Therefore, Zheng Zhihu's words just spoke, while the third child of the Zheng family, that is, Zheng Zhibao, hurriedly pulled Zheng Zhihu to sit down, and he said more unbearable words, you know, Zheng Zhibao is the most alternative among the three brothers of the Zheng family, he is not only the youngest, but also the most bizarre, although he is smart, but he is unwilling to manage the affairs of the family, only willing to study, practice martial arts, yearning for the kind of life that walks the world with a sword, and can be regarded as an idealist in the last years of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Zheng Zhibao is unwilling to manage the affairs of the family, it seems to be a major event related to the life and death of the Zheng family, and he still has to participate, after all, the entire Zheng family is second to none in terms of talent.

After pulling Zheng Zhihu to sit down, Zheng Zhibao said, "Big brother, brothers, in fact, up to now, everyone should already know the general trend of the world, and now in the whole world, the two courts of Shaanxi Hongguang Court and Manchu Qing Court are competing for hegemony, and there are Zhang Xianzhong, Zuo Liangyu and Yongli Court These forces exist. Therefore, when neither Shaanxi nor the Manchus could help anyone, they would take the initiative to give up conquest of each other, because they all knew that this would not benefit them at all, and would only weaken their respective strength in disguise. So they're going to look at the little ones that remain.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty is now attacking the Jiangnan region with all their might, that is, they want to quickly expand their territory, and after occupying the rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, they can have more sufficient capital to confront the Shaanxi court, and the Hongguang court in Shaanxi is also like this, they are also attacking various small forces with strong troops, so in this case, it is not whether we are willing to send troops to help the Yongli court in Nanjing, but even if we really send troops to help the Yongli court. I'm afraid it won't end well in the end.

Brothers, you all know that our main forces are now at sea, but the Manchus are now attacking the Jiangnan region on land, and with these rabbles under our command, even if we really go ashore to confront the Manchu army, I am afraid that it will not be long before we will lose everything, you know. It's not that I'm talking big, it's that the Manchu army is really strong. It's not something we can fight against. ”

As soon as Zheng Zhibao finished speaking, he slowly came down and drank the tea with a flat expression, but if someone carefully observed him, he could see that he was inadvertently. A pair of eyes will look at everyone present with a sparkle of essence.

In addition to the three brothers of the Zheng family and Zheng Chenggong, there were many people present, Zheng Zhiguan and Zheng Zhifeng were cousins of the three brothers of Zheng Zhilong, and they were gradually valued by Zheng Zhilong because of their bravery and good fighting. The remaining Chen Xinji, Yang Liu (also known as "Yang Lu"), Yang Qi (also known as "Yang Ce"), Guo Zhilan, Zizhi Ge, etc., are Zheng Zhilong's sworn brothers, and they are also his important henchmen, and this is the most important decision-making level of the Zheng family now.

After the three brothers of the Zheng family finished speaking, since the rest of them also looked at each other, they heard Chen Xinji, one of the few people, open his mouth and say, "Yiguan, these three masters said this, it seems that it is not the right choice for us to send troops or not, but now, we can't go on like this forever, no matter what, we always have to make a decision, don't we, otherwise, if there is no decision, the brothers are like warships without a goal, and they can't find land!" Among the crowd, Chen Zhenji is the oldest, now in his fifties, he can be regarded as an authentic fisherman, he has lived by the sea since he was a child, and when the road is still unfavorable, he can already swim, so later after taking refuge in Zheng Zhilong, because of his rich experience and kindness, he was deeply trusted by Zheng Zhilong.

After Chen Xinji finished speaking, the rest of the people didn't say anything, just stared at Zheng Zhilong who was sitting in the first place with big eyes, in fact, it is no wonder that they are like this, although they seem to be five people and six people now, and they all have official bodies, but in fact, they are just some pirates, robbery, murder and arson, it is their profession, but this kind of decision-making problem is not something they can handle.

What disappointed them was that Brother Zheng, who usually does things vigorously and quickly, was a little procrastinating today, and did not make a decision directly, but said to him, "Okay, I know about this matter, you brothers will go down first, and when I have a decision, I will inform you." ”

I have to say that Zheng Zhilong's prestige in the Zheng family group is unparalleled, after hearing his words, although everyone still has a lot of expectations in their hearts, they still turned around and left, and no one asked anything.

When Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Chenggong were left in the hall, Zheng Zhilong was heard to Zheng Zhibao and asked, "Third child, now let's talk about it, what do you think, now it's just the three of us here, you have nothing to hide, just say it happily!" ”

"Hahaha, it's still the eldest brother who understands the younger brother, yes, the younger brother did have some words just now, but these words can't be known to others now, so the younger brother can only tell the eldest brother alone, just right, now Fusong is also there, he also knows something about the Yongli Emperor Zhu Youxiang in Nanjing, so it's just right for him to be a staff officer." After hearing Zheng Zhilong's words, Zheng Zhibao suddenly said with a smile.

"Okay, third brother, don't talk too much, what do you think about this matter, hurry up and say it, our Zheng family wants to say that you are the only one who can help the eldest brother, this time it is related to the life and death of our Zheng family, what do you think, whether to send troops or not, you can talk about it." Let the eldest brother also think about it. Zheng Zhilong said.

"Big brother, I don't know if you saw it just now, although Yang Liu and Yang Qi didn't say anything on the surface, but in fact, they are still very eager to send troops in their hearts, after all. This time, the Yongli Emperor in Nanjing gave up everything for his own net worth and life, and even the prince took out the most reward, which is really generous enough. Zheng Zhibao said.

Hearing Zheng Zhibao's words, Zheng Zhilong sighed and said in a low voice, "Wealth is moving, not to mention this prince and marquis, since ancient times, all thieves have known that they want to be officials, kill people and set fire to seek peace." With the identity of our people, if it weren't for this time, let alone the title of prince and marquis, I'm afraid whether or not they could be officials is still two different things, so since they have encountered such a good opportunity, I'm afraid they will agree to it knowing that it is a death. Besides, don't talk about them. Even I was a little moved when I saw the reward of the prince, how could they not be tempted, if they were not even tempted, I'm afraid I would really doubt their motives. ”

As soon as Zheng Zhilong's words were finished, Zheng Zhibao smiled and said, "Hahaha, fortunately, the eldest brother held back." Otherwise, I'm afraid that our Zheng family's belongings will really become wiped out in the blink of an eye, you know, the Manchu army is not easy to deal with. Although the younger brother has not seen the elite of the Manchu Dynasty, according to the news from many sources, he knows that they are not easy to mess with, Li Zicheng's Dashun army of one million people, but against the Manchu army, it has been completely wiped out in just a short period of time, and now he has already turned into white bones, besides, our Zheng family also eats on the sea, for this land battle, it is not very good, if we send troops, we will only have a dead end. ”

Hearing Zheng Zhibao's words, Zheng Zhilong hadn't spoken yet, but Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but say, "Third uncle, but if we don't send troops, then the Ming Dynasty will be completely finished, and if Jiangbei is lost, then Jinling City will be a piece of fat, and it will be occupied by the Manchu Qing in the blink of an eye. ”

Some people will say that Zheng Chenggong is obviously a hero of the anti-Qing Dynasty, why does it seem that he doesn't care much about the life and death of the Yongli Imperial Court now, but sees the interests of his family more seriously. In fact, people who are familiar with history know that in real history, Zheng Chenggong was not loyal to the Ming Dynasty or the emperor, which can be seen from him or his son, whether it is he or his son, what he does is no different from Cao Cao, it is to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and even later the entire island of Taiwan is only known that there is a king of Yanping County and does not know that there is a Ming Emperor.

Zheng Chenggong's real loyalty is to himself, the reason why he resisted the Manchu Qing was not for any country, but because he was unwilling to surrender to the Manchu alien race, which may have something to do with his life experience, because his mother was Japanese, so in the situation of extreme contempt for the surrounding barbarians in China at that time, he did this kind of thing in order to get rid of the inferiority complex led by his own identity.

Hearing Zheng Chenggong's question, Zheng Zhilong on the side was also full of curiosity, although he didn't care about the fall of Nanjing City and the Jiangnan region, but the edict of the king did make him very unwilling, if there was no such edict, I am afraid that he would have already made a decision, and there was no need to hesitate here.

"Hahaha, don't worry, Fusong, the Ming Dynasty can't be finished, maybe it will even be better than before, and not only the Ming Dynasty will be better, but our Zheng family may also be better, now my Zheng family is the first on the sea, maybe my Zheng family will be the first in the entire Ming Dynasty, and this is also my plan this time." Hearing Zheng Chenggong's words, Zheng Zhilong said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Chenggong's curiosity was suddenly hung up by Zheng Zhibao, you know, no matter what involves the first, it is the highest and greatest, and no one can compare with the existence, just like the first Zheng family at sea now, what does it mean, after years of development, the Zheng family defeated the Japanese Japanese who once crisscrossed the East China Sea, and occupied seventy or eighty percent of the smuggling business in the entire East Asian region, and in the entire Japanese region, nearly fifty percent of the big names need to get enough supplies through the Zheng family.

And the Dutch occupying Taiwan need to get enough silk and porcelain and other items from China through the Zheng family, and all kinds of materials they have transported from all over the country need to be sold through the Zheng family, not to mention that now the Zheng family also occupies the entire Fujian region, all of this adds up, the Zheng family is the sea overlord of the entire East Asia, and only with such an achievement, the Zheng family dares to call it the first on the sea, and now Zheng Zhibao said that the Zheng family can become the first in the Ming Dynasty, what does that mean, That is, the Zheng family will be able to have this kind of majesty in the entire Ming Dynasty in the future, how can they not be curious.

"Third brother, quick, tell me what you think, and what we should do." Because he was overly excited in his heart, Zheng Zhilong trembled a little when he spoke.

"Big brother, Fu Song, in fact, my method is very simple, that is, now that the Manchu army is about to take the land south of the Yangtze River, since we can't save them, then we don't have to do this kind of useless work, but although we can't save Nanjing City and the land south of the Yangtze River, we can save the Yongli Emperor, this is very simple, we only need to send a fleet to Nanjing City, and take advantage of the chaos to rescue the Yongli Emperor." As soon as Zheng Zhibao said this, he heard Zheng Zhilong, who had gradually calmed down next to him, say.

"Third brother, what kind of idea are you, you know, what's the use of us wanting such a dead king, although he is rare, not only is it useless, but it will also bring us a lot of trouble, if the Manchus occupy Jiangnan, use this excuse to attack us, wouldn't we be very passive."

"Hahaha, eldest brother, is the younger brother the kind of person who doesn't know the severity, so we are really useless to a dead king, but his identity is of great use, the eldest brother usually likes to listen to people talk about "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", how Cao Cao made his fortune in it, the eldest brother will never forget it, the story of the princes who coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, the eldest brother listened to it not once or twice, what should be done next, there is no need for the younger brother to say it!" After listening to Zheng Zhilong's words, Zheng Zhihu said with a laugh.

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