"The imperial court wants to rebuild the water division?"

Everyone looked at each other, and a middle-aged man with a medium stature and dark complexion scratched his head and said puzzledly: "Big brother, the imperial court will rebuild the water division, what does it matter to us?" Is it possible that we can stop it? ”

This man's name is Zheng Zhibao Zheng Zhibao, Zheng Zhilong's younger brother, and he is famous for his bravery in battles on weekdays.

Zheng Zhilong squinted at this younger brother, and scolded angrily: "You guys, it's still so simple to see the problem, isn't it possible that you haven't taken a closer look at who the commander of this water division is?" ”

"Who is it?" Zheng Zhibao still looks like a big grin.

Zheng Zhilong sighed lightly and shook his head helplessly, his younger brother was born like this, it seems that he can't change it in this life. He moved his gaze to a graceful young man in a white shirt on the other side. This young man's name is Zheng Song, and he is Zheng Zhilong's distant cousin, and he is also a well-known think tank in their gang.

Zheng Song did not answer immediately, but reached out to take the information in Zheng Zhilong's hand, and pondered for a while before raising his head and saying to Zheng Zhilong: "Big brother, what you are worried about is not the imperial court sailor, but the guerrilla general of this navy division, right?" ”

"It's worthy of Ah Song, the brain is fast." Zheng Zhilong glanced at Zheng Song appreciatively, and then said to everyone: "Do you think I'm worried about the sailors of the imperial court? No...... I'm worried about the person in charge of this division. ”

Zheng Zhibao took the information and looked at it for a long time and still didn't understand, and asked in a sullen voice: "Big brother, you said so much, so who is this guy?" ”

Zheng Zhilong squinted at this simple-minded younger brother, sighed lightly and shook his head: "You, have you forgotten the person under Liu Xiang who gave us the most headache in the past?" ”

Zheng Zhibao thought about it, and finally suddenly shouted loudly: "Could it be that Guo Jingxian?" ”

Zheng Zhilong nodded: "It's him!" ”

"It turned out to be him!"

"This Guo Jingxian is not dead?"

"This crumb is still alive!"

Everyone glanced at each other, some people were so angry that they screamed, but more people felt a chill in their hearts. As long as people who have experienced the tragic sea battle three years ago will not forget the brave man who killed a three-in-three and three-out warrior in their fleet with two swords and more than a hundred dead soldiers, in that naval battle Zheng Zhilong lost his beloved brother, and also lost more than 5,000 elite men and more than 200 warships, although Zheng Zhilong eliminated his biggest opponent Liu Xiang in this battle, but also greatly injured his vitality, although after more than three years of recuperation has regained strength, But when he thought of the tragic battle situation at that time, even a person like Zheng Zhibao, who prided himself on being brave, couldn't help but shudder.

After a while, Zheng Zhibao gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Big brother, since this Guo Jingxian is Liu Xiang's remnant, then he can't be kept." Why don't we send someone over and destroy him? ”

"Yes, this Guo Jingxian killed a lot of our brothers at the beginning, and the second master was caught by him at the beginning!" The person who said this was a middle-aged man with a scar on his face.

Hearing this, a trace of hatred appeared in Zheng Zhilong's eyes, and his hands tightly grasped the armrests of the chair, so hard that he made a faint creaking sound. Three years ago, Zheng Zhilong's favorite second brother Zheng Zhihu was caught by Guo Jingxian and others, and then Liu Xiang was wrapped in a fishing net and thrown into the sea by himself, and finally Liu Xiang himself raised a gun and cut himself. Zheng Zhilong still can't forget the desperate and helpless eyes of his second brother when he was thrown into the sea.

"How?" Zheng Song on the side shook his head, "The current Guo Jingxian is an official of the imperial court like us, and I heard that he was also named a guerrilla general, if we send someone to kill him with great fanfare, wouldn't it be tantamount to rebellion?" Besides. The new governor of Shandong is the famous loyal and brave Marquis Yueyang, this person has tens of thousands of elites under his command, and even the Manchu Tartars have been beaten by him, if we kill his people, he will not give up! ”

"What then? Won't we avenge the second uncle's revenge? "It was a handsome boy of about fourteen years old. This person's name is Zheng Sen is the second son of Zheng Zhilong, because his mother Tagawa is Japanese, so he is also known as Tagawa Jiro Zuowei. Zheng Sen is intelligent, clever, brave and resourceful. He was deeply loved by Zheng Zhilong, so he was also approved to participate in the meeting.

The crowd deliberated for a while, but their opinions could not be unanimous, some clamored to do it immediately, while others said that they should calm down and put the overall situation first, after all, now that they have put on official clothes, they can no longer act as recklessly as before. Neither side could convince the other, and in the end, everyone looked at Zheng Zhilong, waiting for the leader's final decision.

Zheng Zhilong's heart at this time was also at war between heaven and man, and emotionally he naturally wanted to send someone to cut Guo Jingxian into eighteen sections to avenge his second brother, but intellectually he knew that if he killed Guo Jingxian, he would completely offend Yueyang, the largest feudal town in the Ming Dynasty. Although Zheng Zhilong has been entrenched in the coastal areas of Fujian and Nanyang for a long time in the Ming Dynasty, and has no intersection with Yueyang, this does not prevent him from learning about Yueyang through other channels, and he is still in awe of this powerful feudal town.

For a long time, in the expectant eyes of everyone, Zheng Zhilong said slowly: "That's it...... Later, I will write a letter to Zhongyong Hou in person, telling him that Guo Jingxian is the great enemy of our Zheng family, if he can hand over Guo Jingxian to us to dispose of, our Zheng family owes him a favor, if he has any conditions, just put it forward. Didn't he want to rebuild the sailor in Weihaiwei, let's give him a boat and give someone to him, as long as he can hand over Guo Jingxian to us, it's easy to discuss. ”

Zheng Song couldn't help but ponder when he heard this, although the Zheng family can be said to be invincible in the Nanyang area of Fujian, but this time it is facing the largest feudal town in the Ming Dynasty, will the other party sell the face of the Zheng family? He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Big brother...... Is this okay? ”

"Hmph...... Then it depends on whether the loyal and brave marquis knows whether he is interested or not. Zheng Zhilong snorted coldly: "The news of this person's reopening of the sea ban has already spread, isn't he rebuilding the Weihai Guardian Naval Division just to control the sea route, if he offends us, does he still want to open the sea ban?" To put it mildly, if there is no support from our Zheng family, his desire to reopen the sea ban can only be an empty word. ”

"Right...... It's still a big brother who is mighty and domineering! The generals under him all felt very relieved when they heard Zheng Zhilong's words, but although Zheng Sen on the side also felt that his father's words were domineering and powerful, he always felt that something was wrong in his heart, and he secretly glanced at Zheng Song, a distant uncle he admired the most. found that there was also a look of worry between his eyebrows, and the corners of his mouth moved to say something, but the crowd who saw the excitement of the crowd finally swallowed the words back.

The matter was settled, and Zheng Zhilong was very confident in it. After all these years of hard work, Zheng Zhilong is now a big force in the Nanyang area of Fujian, he thinks that as long as Yue Yang's mind is not dim, he will not refuse the olive branch he throws out, and he will not refuse the kindness of a hero who has more than 700 ships and tens of thousands of horses, and the price is just to give up one person, what reason does he have not to accept it?

Jinan Governor Yamen backyard study

There was a delicate incense burner in the corner, and a faint wisp of green smoke was wafting out of the incense burner. Yue Yang was lying on a lazy chair and was lazy and motionless, Wang Yue, who had been moistened by him more and more plump these days, was snuggling up to him and would feed him the peeled grapes one by one, Yue Yang didn't even have to move his fingers to enjoy the top treatment, and on the other side, Wang Yue and Dong Xiaowan were taking turns reading to him the recital sent below.

"At present, more than 5,300 sailors have been recruited, more than 23,500 silver dollars have been consumed, and 326 stone ...... of grain have been consumed."

"Stop, stop...... Don't read it! Yue Yang shook his head dissatisfiedly: "What kind of bullshit is this Guo Jingxian wrote, even report to me how many silver dollars he used, is he the shopkeeper for me?" ”

Li Xiangjun stopped and persuaded gently: "Xianggong." General Guo is also very kind, he is just a newcomer who has just joined Xianggong, but he has held such a big power, and I don't know how many people around him are staring at him. Can he walk on thin ice without trembling? ”

"Hmph...... What's the use of those people with red eyes? Who of them will fight water wars, and who will help me train water masters? If you don't have that ability, don't be foolish, if anyone is dissatisfied with him this time, let him come to me, I will talk to him personally. Yue Yang snorted twice dissatisfied. However, he also knew that the military was a place where seniority was very strict, and this could not be eliminated even hundreds of years later in the United States, which is known as the most democratic country, and he did not expect to solve this problem himself. The only thing he could do was to reduce the habit as little as possible.

"Huh......" At this time, Dong Xiaowan, who was reading the letter on the side, suddenly let out an exclamation, "Xianggong, you have a letter from Fujian here." ”

"From Fujian?" Yue Yang was stunned, and didn't react for a while, did he know anyone in Fujian? He casually asked, "Who wrote it?" ”

Dong Xiaowan raised her good-looking eyebrows, "Xianggong, it was written by Lord Zheng Zhilong, a guerrilla in Fujian coastal defense, do you want to see it yourself?" ”

"Show me." Yue Yang stretched out his hand and took the letter and tore open the seal, took out the letter and looked at it, his face gradually became ugly, and soon his face became ugly, and he sneered: "Okay, you Zheng Zhilong, you actually threatened me, he seems that he has lived too long in the past two years, so much so that he forgot what his surname is." ”

Seeing Yue Yang's rare anger, the three girls were a little surprised, and even Wang Yue, who was originally concentrating on peeling grapes on the side, poked her little head over, looked at the letter in Yue Yang's hand and read it word by word, "I heard that the Hou Ye wants to rebuild the sailor and raise his prestige on the sea, and the humble duty has a slight reputation on the sea and is willing to do his best for the adult." The lord only needs to hand over Guo Jingxian to the humble position, and the humble position is willing to be the pawn of the Hou Ye and let the Hou Ye drive ......"

At this point, the third girl's face also became weird. At first glance, it seems that Zheng Zhilong has put his posture very low, but when he ponders it carefully, he finds that his humble words are full of a strong flavor of threat. What does it mean to be humble and have a slight name at sea? What does it mean to hand over Guo Jingxian to a lowly position, then a lowly position, willing to be a pawn of the Hou Ye, and let the Hou Ye drive him? If you think about it carefully, it will soon be clear that I am still very famous in the Nanyang area, and as long as you give me that guy to make me happy, I may be able to help you with your rebuilding of the sailor.

Zheng Zhilong only asked Yue Yang to hand over Guo Jingxian to him in this letter, but did not specifically say how he should repay others after receiving benefits, and only used a word like being a pawn to fool Yue Yang, which is clearly fooling people. Besides, who is Yue Yang now? As a dignified marquis, but was coerced by a guerrilla general to ask for someone, if Yue Yang really handed over the person to Zheng Zhilong, this matter will be worn out in the future, Yueyang's reputation is estimated to be stinky, and his subordinates will have to deviate from morality. Because no one wants to follow a boss who is not ready to betray his subordinates.

Li Xiangjun held Yue Yang's hand and comforted softly: "Xianggong, don't mind, Zheng Zhilong, this concubine knows that this person is a bandit and has little reading, so he is very vulgar in what he says and does." It's not worth being angry with him. ”

"Yes, Xianggong, let's ignore a person like this." Dong Xiaowan on the side also softly persuaded his man on the side.

Wang Yue didn't make a sound, just stood behind Yue Yang and gently massaged Ai Lang's temples with her soft little hands, comforting Ai Lang with wordless actions.

After a long time, Yue Yang sneered: "This guy who started by selling his ass really regards himself as a character, and he dares to threaten me thousands of miles away and let me hand over my subordinates." Don't worry, I'm not angry, it's not worth being angry for this kind of person, let's write down this account first, and then settle the account with him later! ”

Wang Yue, who was massaging Yueyang's head with her little hands, said coquettishly: "Xianggong's speech is becoming more and more vulgar, what is a guy who sells ass." He is also a guerrilla general of the imperial court, even if he is unreasonable, he should not slander people like this. This is a misrepresentation of identity. ”

"Slander him?" Yue Yang shook his head with a smile, "Let me tell you, this time Xianggong really didn't slander him, there are some things you just don't know." ”

There are many different versions of Zheng Zhilong's deeds in later generations, but only in terms of compatibility with Zheng Zhilong's appearance, it is strikingly similar, so that people with a heart can easily select a few examples: for example, in several books such as "Guangyang Miscellaneous Records", "Ming Ji Beiluo", "Xianyan" and other books, they all invariably use words originally used to describe women's appearance, such as "young and good, solid and lustful, and unrestrained and beautiful" to describe his appearance. A man who is regarded as beautiful by so many contemporaries is also rare in the 5,000-year history of China, except after Wei Jue and Pan An in the Jin Dynasty. That's it! However, these former Ming widows who wrote books praised this guy's appearance as a flower, not because I felt pity. It's about talking about his ass.

Among them, the most representative and detailed narrative is "Ming Ji Beiluo". There is such a sentence in the book: "Feihuang (Zheng Zhilong) is stubborn and lustful, and the person who loves is not a businessman, so he goes with Gu" - to put it bluntly, Xiao Zheng's boat money is his ass. to the island nation. He soon became a son-in-law of the Japanese and had a child named Zheng Chenggong (you read that right, our national hero is of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent). Two years later. He bought a ticket with his butt and took the boat back to China, but he was met by pirates halfway through. At the moment of life and death, his beauty played a role worth a thousand gold - it was really worth a thousand gold, "Feihuang also made a thousand gold with the ship, and shared it with the thief of the main village", and since then he has done "pressing the village to be a prince". It is worth noting that he was over twenty years old at this time, and the prostitutes at that time were all under the weak crown, and they would never be able to eat this bowl of rice if they had a long beard. When Yue Yang saw this paragraph, he couldn't help but marvel at Comrade Xiao Zheng's ability, if this guy could play a beautiful man without makeup in the future life.

However, although Yue Yang despised this kind of butt selling behavior, he didn't want to talk about it with his daughters-in-law, after all, this kind of thing was too disgusting in his opinion.

Seeing that Yue Yang gradually regained his calm, Wang Yue put her arms around Ailang's neck and said coquettishly: "Xianggong, let's not talk about these unhappy things, the concubine wants to ask you, when will we bring Sister Hai Lanzhu, Sister Linglong and Sister Ying'er too?" ”

"Take them over?" Yue Yang was slightly stunned, then smiled and gently scratched her upturned Qiong's nose, "You little goblin, what the hell are you doing again?" Why did you suddenly think of Hai Lanzhu and the Linglong sisters? You also know that Shanxi is our root, if there is no trustworthy person over there to help take care of Xianggong, how can you rest assured. Besides, grandma is too old to travel far, so how can there be no one around to take care of her. ”

"Oh!" Hearing Yue Yang say this, Wang Yue responded in a low voice, and then hesitated for a moment before saying: "Xianggong, these days, some female relatives of the general's family often come to find the concubine, Xiangjun, and Sister Xiaowan, and they are all asking about something, and the concubine doesn't know whether to tell you or not. ”

Yue Yang said curiously: "If you have something to say, when did our family's Yue'er become spitting, this is not like Yue'er's demeanor." ”

Wang Yue said in a low voice: "Those female relatives are all turning around and telling some nephews or brothers to the concubines, and asking about Ying'er's sisters, the meaning is nothing more than to let the concubines and others introduce these people to you, and see if they can form a family with us." ”

"That's it!" Yue Yang touched his chin and sighed lightly: "Yes, in the blink of an eye, Ying'er will also be eighteen years old." ”

Thinking of this, Yue Yang's heart was also a little distressed, his sister Yue Ying was eighteen this year, and she was nineteen years old. Although according to the eyes of later generations, this age is still the age of being coquettish in her mother's arms or going to college, but in the Ming Dynasty, if a girl of this age is not married or has a mother-in-law, she is already an out-and-out old girl. And with the continuous improvement of their status, naturally more and more people want to get in touch with themselves through guò marriage.

"Alas...... Distressed! (To be continued......)