Hearing Xiong Wencan's question, Zheng Zhilong's heart suddenly chuckled, Zheng Cai immediately put Goto Goro and the sailors on the ship under house arrest after he learned about the annihilation of the army, lest the news leak out, only a few henchmen around him knew, could it be that any of them were Xiong Wencan's ear thread? Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong pretended to be casual: "Oh, a few days ago, I had a subordinate who brought a few boats to pass by to transport goods, but he didn't want to have a conflict with the Dutch, and suffered a small loss, and Lord Lao cared!" ”

"Huh!" Xiong Wencan's smile was a little strange this time, and he coughed lightly twice and said, "General Zheng, this is yours." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Since you recruited An, Xiong has always treated people with sincerity, why not deceive you? I already know everything about the big guy, so don't hide it from me! ”

Zheng Zhilong was also a little embarrassed by Xiong Wencan's words, and hurriedly smiled: "My lord, it's not that the subordinates deliberately deceive, it's just that the news that the subordinates got this time is a little weird, and there are many contradictions. ”

Xiong Wencan naturally wouldn't believe Zheng Zhilong's nonsense, but since he had already broken it, there was no need to ask further, he stroked his beard: "General Zheng is cautious, and he does have the style of a general." I'll just talk about it, a few days ago, someone in Beijing wrote to me, asking me to match the conflict between you and the Zhejiang Commander Division, and I am willing to pay 10,000 taels of silver as compensation. ”

"Ten thousand taels of silver compensation?" Zheng Zhilong was furious when he heard this, if Daming talked about silver from top to bottom, I am afraid that no one has more than him, 10,000 taels of silver is a day's income for him, the lives of his cronies, dozens of ships, and more than 2,000 soldiers want to dispel 10,000 taels of silver, in Zheng Zhilong's opinion, what is the difference between sending Huazi?

"My lord, the Taiwanese officers are only separated from me by a water in Fujian, which is clearly my defense area, and they Zhejiang have reached out here, it is clear that they are not-"

"General Zheng!" Xiong Wencan's expression suddenly became majestic: "Is this official arguing with you about right or wrong here?" Besides, that big man hangs alone overseas, it is a wild place, you said that it is your defense area, okay, I heard that there are still two or three barriers in Hongmaoyi on Taiwan Island, General Zheng, why did you delay it for a long time and not take it? As a result, the thieves over there plundered the coastal areas of Zhejiang, and they pursued the big man, but as a result, your people not only did not help and destroy the thieves together, but they pulled their hind legs, what is the reason? ”

Xiong Wencan suddenly turned his face over and became official. As the saying goes, the official level crushes people to death, how can Xiong Wencan's official position be one level greater than Zheng Zhilong? What's more, Zheng Zhilong does have something wrong, where does he dare to refute it, so he has to reply in a whisper: "The soldiers below don't know that it is the person from the Zhejiang Command Division, and they think it is a pirate who colluded with Hongmaoyi?" ”

"Hmm!" Xiong Wencan's face was slightly gentle: "I also know that it's not all yours, both families are at fault in this matter, but since people are willing to pay to admit their mistakes, why do you hold on to it?" Are you really ready to make a big fight? Do you know who wrote this letter? ”

"Who?" Zheng Zhilong asked suspiciously.

"The squire of the military department, the new first assistant Yang Sichang!" Xiong Wencan picked up a letter and put it in front of him: "General Zheng, do you dare not sell other people's face, do you dare not sell his face?" ”

"What, new Shousuke?" Zheng Zhilong was taken aback, hurriedly took the letter and read it carefully, the letter is quite elegant in Chinese, with his cultural level, he can only understand six or seven percent, understand the general idea, indeed hope that Xiong Wencan can focus on the overall situation and bridge the relationship between the two families, so as not to expand the situation. At the end of the payment, I saw the words "Brother Wen is weak", and I believed it for seven or eight points. Xiong Wencan saw Zheng Zhilong raise his head and said with a smile: "General Zheng, how did I not know that this matter was his fault?" It's just that when Chao Shoufu opens his mouth to persuade him, can you and I not sell his face? That great man is a place to turn into an outsider, so forget it! ”

Zheng Zhilong was indignant in his heart, but he was helpless. Although Yang Wenqiao's letter was only written in a private capacity, with his respect as the first assistant, how could he dare not sell his face? To be able to invite this big Buddha to come forward, I am afraid it will not be easy behind the forces that the big man is fighting with him. Thinking of this, he sighed and said, "Well, in that case, I can't embarrass Xiong Gong, just agree." ”

"Good! General Zheng, you really know the general thing! Xiong Wencan smiled and said: "Don't worry, you can't suffer a loss in this matter, I will send out your deputy commander-in-chief's performance tomorrow, no matter what Yang Wenqiao says, he will sell me this face!" ”

Hearing this good news, Zheng Zhilong perked up, hurriedly stood up, and knelt down and kowtowed to Xiong Wencan: "Thank you Ming Gong for recommending great grace!" ”

"Please get up, please get up!" Xiong Wencan smiled and helped Zheng Zhilong up: "You accumulate merit for yourself, what does it have to do with me?" ”

The good news of the upcoming promotion made Zheng Zhilong's mood improve all of a sudden, although the military generals of the Ming Dynasty had begun to flood at that time, and the deputy chief soldier was no longer as valuable as in the Wanli period, but for a former pirate like Zheng Zhilong, the deputy chief soldier was already an unattainable position. In particular, Zheng Zhilong's "Eighteen Zhi" is actually a rather loose pirate group, and a big factor why he accepted the imperial court's recruitment was that he needed to use the court's righteous name and strength to overwhelm the subordinates who disobeyed the order, although Xu Xinsu, Li Kuiqi, Zhong Bin, Liu Xiang and others were defeated successively, but their subordinates also grew, in order to suppress these unruly subordinates, Zheng Zhilong must transform the original brotherhood and pirate alliance into a strict upper and lower system, What could be more effective than the official position of the imperial court?

Zheng Zhilong was originally a person who could afford to put it down, and after weighing the pros and cons, he put aside the affairs of the senior member and laughed with Xiong Wencan. Xiong Wencan saw that Zheng Zhilong was so knowledgeable, and he was secretly happy in his heart, in his opinion, this was just an ordinary trivial matter, and he was able to take this opportunity to get in touch with the new first assistant, which was also an unexpected joy for his career, and he was also quite satisfied with the concessions made by Zheng Zhilong, so he showed a little more affectionate tone than usual words. The two talked for a while, Zheng Zhilong got up to say goodbye, and Xiong Wencan got up and sent Zheng Zhilong to the door. Zheng Zhilong walked out of the boat hall and had just walked through the verandah when a crisp voice came from behind him.

"General Zheng, stop!"

Zheng Zhilong turned around, only to see Liu Ru standing by the verandah, his face flushed, panting, obviously just rushed over from behind, he had a very good impression of this woman, so he smiled and said, "Hello Mr. Liu, is there something wrong?" ”

"Is General Zheng going back?"

"Yes, Zheng is in military affairs, and he can't stay in Fuzhou for a long time, and he will return to Anping later."

Liu Ru frowned slightly, as if there was something embarrassing: "It's a pity, I originally wanted to have a drink with the general and ask for a few things, but I didn't want to be so unlucky." ”

"Oh?" Zheng Zhilong was slightly stunned, he didn't think that the beauty in front of him came to chase after him for any benefit: "Since that's the case, it's okay to delay a little later!" ”

"Thank you, General!" Liu Ru smiled slightly, she looked around, and pointed to a small pavilion in the pond not far away: "It's more secluded over there, let's go over there!" ”

Zheng Zhilong and Liu Ru walked to the pavilion and sat down on the railing chair. Liu Ru smiled at Zheng Zhilong: "General Zheng, you and I have just met, I don't know if you believe it or not, but I have a familiar feeling in your heart, it seems that I have seen it somewhere, it is like an old man!" ”

"Really?" Zheng Zhilong laughed: "Mr. Liu, I'm afraid that he is mistaken, a beauty like Mr. Liu, if you see it in the future, you will definitely not forget it!" ”

Zheng Zhilong's words were already quite funny, but Liu Ru was not annoyed: "Yes, if it is a hero like a general, if you see it, you will definitely not forget it." ”

"Mr. Liu said that he laughed, I just heard what Lord Xiong said, your Songjiang South Building talks and laughs all over the country, and there is no white ding, like such a character below, why is it different from the amount of the car?"

"General Zheng's words are bad!" Hearing Zheng Zhilong's answer, Liu Ruye's expression became serious: "The article is just a trivial matter, such as a bloody and ambitious true man, a real hero." Speaking of this, she stood up and looked gloomy on her face: "In today's current situation, the court is above the traitors, there are Dongyu raging outside the gate, and thieves are rampant in the Central Plains. Just when the big hero is needed to come out and fight the chaos, it should be like Xie Dongshan to plan the enemy, not like the Tao Jing Festival. But the beings of the Restoration Society are standing on top of a small building, talking highly, what is the benefit of the world? What's the benefit of Daming? What profit is it with the people? It's a pity that I am a woman, if I am a man, I will save the life and serve the country with my body! ”

Zheng Zhilong was frightened by Liu Ru's words, he never thought that such impassioned words would come from the mouth of a weak woman, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and after a while, he replied: "Although what Mr. Liu said just now is good, but today's Yingguo, even if he is blinded for a while, sooner or later he will wake up, the affairs of the imperial court have their own great sages and monarchs, I am just a martial artist——"

"What about Takeo?" Liu Ruye's tone was aggressive, which made Zheng Zhilong subconsciously shrink back, as if the person in front of him was not a weak woman, but a seven-foot high-spirited husband.

"What's the use of the great sages you are talking about? Mr. Ruzhai (Zhou Yanru's name Ruzhai) moral articles are well-known in the world, but when he encounters villains, he can only return to his hometown after saying that he is sick; Mr. Chen Yuting corrected officials, recommended talents, repaired the famine, nuclear salt, banned consumption and envy, cleared prisoners, visited traitors, and killed thieves, and had great benefits for the country and the people, but his son was killed for no reason, but he could only pretend to weigh himself seriously ill and thank the guests. Why was Yang Wenweak able to enter the cabinet directly from the military department? is not his henchman Liu Cheng, the chief soldier of Ningxia, has a strong army in his hands, breaking through the eastern captives, capturing and beheading the chieftain Yue Tuo, Kong Youde, and Geng Jingzhong, and the Son of Heaven wants to borrow from him! In today's world, if you want to do great things and make great contributions, how can you be separated from the three-foot dragon spring? The general has a heavy army, don't take yourself lightly! ”

Rao is Zheng Zhilong went out when he was young, but he was the overlord of the Southeast Sea at thirty, and after listening to Liu Rus's words at this time, he couldn't help but see the blue sky as if he had gone to the dark clouds for thousands of miles. Yes! That Liu Cheng was originally just a martial artist, but with the right person, he rose to the top, and he was in the limelight for a while, and he heard that he was going to be a marquis, what was worse than him? It's nothing more than that he is with Yang Sichang, and he is with Xiong Wencan, who is dedicated to cultivating gardens, raising concubines, and accepting bribes. If you are in a different place with that Liu Cheng, then the merit of the world is yourself? Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong's eyes when he looked at Liu Ruye were completely different, to say that there is no one in the world who is more famous than the Restoration Society, and if you are familiar with the Restoration Society, I am afraid that there are few people in the world who can compare to the woman in front of you, if you can use her to match the bridge, combine the force in your hands with their prestige, what is the difficulty of the world to live by yourself? Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong stood up, respectfully bowed to Liu Ru, and said respectfully: "I just listened to Mr. Liu's words, and Zheng benefited a lot. It's just that he is in the mundane and can't follow Mr., so dare to ask Mr. if he can take the time to go to Anping, and Zheng is also good to ask for benefits from time to time? ”

"Don't dare!" Liu Ru laughed: "I have heard for a long time that Anping City is an important town in the southeast, but I have never had the opportunity to go, and I am very happy to have this opportunity today!" ”

Anping City.

Outside the door came the footsteps of the sentinels, heavy and rhythmic, pausing every five paces, then five again. Goto Goro seemed to have the appearance of the black guard in front of his eyes: big eyes, garlic nose, big mouth, coal-like skin and armor of the same color, like an ebony statue. He closed his eyes, and there was a itch from the wound on his thigh, which had not yet fully healed, a sign that it was about to heal. The Lord had nothing to complain about himself: doctors, medicines, plenty of food, clean shelters, the only problem was that he had no freedom, he was placed in a secluded courtyard, forbidden to enter and exit, and the door was guarded by black guards who did not understand either Chinese or Japanese. But what do you have to complain about? The army set off but only returned alone, carrying the ashes of the general, if it was in Japan, I was afraid that it would have been ordered to seppuku.

The footsteps of the sentry outside the door suddenly disappeared, followed by a heavy password, Goto Goro realized that someone was coming, and before he could get up from the ground, the door was pushed open, and he saw Zheng Zhilong coming in from the outside, and before he could kneel down and salute, he heard the other party say in proficient Japanese: "Goro, I have something for you to do!" (To be continued.) )