"The villain Zhao Sanxi greeted the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Zhao Sanxi was summoned to the palace in a stirring mood, and it was August 17 of the second year of the new year, and the hustle and bustle of the festival gradually drifted away, leaving behind the red curtain that had not been removed from the palace city and the awakened concept of home and country in the hearts of the people of Haidu.

Zhu Jun nodded to Zhao Sanxi, although he hated this person who betrayed his brother in exchange for a future from the bottom of his heart, but to deal with the Heaven and Earth Society, this person was a very useful chess piece.

"I'm very relieved that you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, so get flat and stand and talk to me." Zhu Jun's voice was lazy, neither showing favor nor anger.

"Your Majesty." Zhao Sanxi stood up, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Zhu Jun: "Your Majesty, there are one hundred and seventy-three people in the Heaven and Earth Society in Haidu City, plus most of the two hundred and fifteen people brought by Huo Dong's old thief have been annihilated outside the shipyard, except for the more than 20 old brothers under the villain who are willing to serve the emperor, the remnants of the Heaven and Earth Society in the city have also been pulled out one by one by Hu Qianhu with the villain. ”

"Your Majesty, Zhao Baihu has made a great contribution in the pursuit operation, if it weren't for him, Weichen would not be able to wipe out the remnants of the Heaven and Earth Society." Hu Yan came out to show Zhao Sanxi his merits.

Zhu Jun leaned on the cushion of the chair calmly: "I have clear rewards and punishments, and I will give Zhao Sanxi the post of Jinyi Wei Qianhu, and reward one hundred taels of silver." He paused and glanced at Zhao Sanxi, and said, "How to do it next, the Hu Command Council will arrange it, Zhao Qianhu, you do it well, I won't treat you badly." ”

"The villain went astray, not only did the emperor blame him, but he also valued it so much, the villain dared not to do his best." Zhao Sanxi faked a few tears, and came out with Hu Yan's speech.

The next finishing work is easy to do, the hall of the Criminal Department is overcrowded, and dozens of remnants of the Tiandihui who were lucky enough to survive were escorted in, and the chief officer of the Criminal Department was shocked and shouted: "Who instructed the thieves to attack the Daming Shipyard?" ”

Dozens of Heaven and Earth Society members were silent.

The chief officer of the Criminal Department was furious, and there was an extremely loud startled sound. shouted: "Since you don't recruit, this official has a way to treat you." Come on! Torture! ”

Both sides are at the mercy of the lord's order. Like a wolf and a tiger, he dragged the prisoner down and beat him with a rod. In the end, dozens of ass blossomed Heaven and Earth Society, and the remnants were taken up again. The chief officer of the Criminal Department playfully stroked the case and said, "This official will ask you again." But by whom are you commanded? ”

A few heaven and earth will have a sinister expression. Looking left and right, I saw that the brothers around me were all resolute. In the end, he swallowed the words he wanted to say back into his stomach.

"Torture. Killed a few don't worry. The chief officer of the Criminal Department yelled.

Then there is the well-known plot. Tiger chairs, chili water, bamboo sticks to prick fingertips, salt on wounds, etc. After a few rounds, someone finally couldn't stand it. In the disdainful gaze of his companions, he kowtowed to the chief officer of the Criminal Department and said, "Xiaodi has been recruited." The small land is the congregation of heaven and earth, the meeting of the sea, and the rudder of the earth. The small land is also deceived by thieves. Caught up in thieves. Lord Qingtian spares his life! ”

The chief officer of the Criminal Department sneered. Shocking wood slapped on the ground. Furious: "What a gut. Don't you know what your path is? Dare to deceive his own officials. Come on. Pull this dog down and hit it again. ”

"Lord Qingtian spares his life." The man's mind was a little dazed. He is indeed the meeting of heaven and earth. When did you deceive this official. By this time, the two officials had already pressed his shoulders. He didn't have time to get confused. Just screaming for help.

The chief officer of the criminal department was unmoved, and when the man was escorted out of the court, he snorted. Lang said: "What, everyone in the world knows that the men of the Heaven and Earth Society are well-known men, and walking the land is the right way to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, where will you sneak attack my Daming shipyard like you dog thieves, I'm afraid you are the spies of the Jiannu people." ”

After these words, the members of the Heaven and Earth Society under the hall looked at each other, and at this time, several congregants who were loyal to the Heaven and Earth Society showed joy on their faces, and someone stood up and said awe-inspiringly: "You dog official guessed right." We have nothing to do with the Heaven and Earth Society, let alone the fine work of the Tartars. He paused and said: "We are the pirates of the South Seas, and we heard that the sea is rich, so we specially want to come and do it, and we don't want to plant it in your hands." ”

The chief officer of the Criminal Department's eyes lit up and said, "Yes, you are sea bandits, so bold that you dare to attack my Daming shipyard." ”

Of course, the chief officer of the Criminal Department knew that these were the thieves of the Heaven and Earth Society. It's just that the emperor has given orders. The identity of this Heaven and Earth Society must not be tried, no matter what. After all, the Tiandihui is an anti-Qing organization, and their attack on the shipyard is naturally a crime, but such a disturbance will make people see the disharmony in the internal organization of the anti-Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also equivalent to openly turning against the Zheng clique in Taiwan.

Therefore, the presiding officer insisted that these people were not members of the Heaven and Earth Society, and whether they confessed to being pirates or Manchu Qing officials, as long as they could be convicted with a high-sounding verdict. Therefore, as soon as the man's voice fell, the principal officer's surprise had already been filmed: "This case is clear, since the criminal has confessed, come on, draw a picture for this person." ”

Immediately, the clerk came over with the record of the trial and asked the man to draw the detention, and the rest of the members of the Heaven and Earth Society saw the tragic situation of the previous person who confessed that he was a member of the Heaven and Earth Society and was arrested and tortured, so they did not dare to silence it, and obediently drew the detention one by one. Later, the sentence handed down by the chief officer of the Criminal Department was that all of them were summarily executed, and the case came to an end.

Zhao Sanxi is still the helmsman of the Heaven and Earth Huihaidu Helm, his identity is not exposed, on the day of the trial, he sent a secret letter to Taiwan, which naturally accused the old man Huo of commanding indiscriminately, so that most of the brothers were in trouble, and he took more than 20 brothers to fight for their lives and finally killed a bloody way to get out, anyway, the old man Huo has been hacked to death with a knife, how many basins are buckled on his head. This superstition traveled half of the South China Sea with the merchant ships, and did not arrive in Tainan until a month later, at this time Zheng's sailors had completely annihilated the Dutch fleet in Taiwan waters, and after landing, they continued to recover various Dutch strongholds in Taiwan.

Under the oil lamp, Zheng Chenggong's broad face was already full of sadness, and after reading it, he quietly passed the letterhead to a scholar beside him, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Yonghua." This is the news from Haidu City. ”

This scholar's name is Chen Yonghua, alias Chen Jinnan, and he is one of Zheng Chenggong's main advisers, and he established the Heaven and Earth Society under the cover of Xuantian God's faith. Zun assimilated the name of Wanyun Longdi Zheng Chenggong as the leading brother, engaged in the action of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty. At this time, Chen Yonghua was nearly forty years old. With an air of elegance all over his body, and a beautiful long beard under his chin, he looked like a gang leader, and he took the letter without moving, and after reading it, he put the letter on the coal lamp and burned it to ashes.

"Ahem, cough ......" Zheng Chenggong coughed heartbreakingly, since arriving in Taiwan, due to the unaccustomed water and soil, he has contracted the cold. In the past few months, it has not been good, and today after getting this frustrating news, it is inevitable that the old illness will recur, Chen Yonghua hurriedly helped him to sit back on the chair. said: "The prince doesn't have to worry, this is not a big deal after all, fortunately, Xinshi didn't realize that it was our Heaven and Earth Club that did it, otherwise if you turn your face, everyone will look good." ”

Zheng Chenggong swallowed a sip of bitter tea that moistened his throat, calmed his breath a little, and then said: "The new beginning of this person is getting more and more unfathomable, and this time he has broken so many people's hands. let him have the upper hand again, and this king is really unwilling. ”

Chen Yonghua couldn't say anything, so he had to smile and comfort: "Fortunately, Zhao Sanxi is still not dead, as long as we still have people in Haidu, sooner or later we will grow stronger, and it is only right for the prince to recuperate with peace of mind, and Chen will take care of these things." ”

"Mr. Yonghua." Zheng Chenggong paused, and the stuffiness in his chest did not come through, and he didn't say until a long time: "According to you." Is there any ghost in this Chen Sanxi? There are nearly 400 brothers in the rudder, why is it that only he and more than 20 old subordinates survived? In the letter, he said that he was surrounded by the Ming army like an iron bucket, how did he rush out? We have to guard against all kinds of signs

Chen Yonghua was very disapproving, since the king of the county became more and more suspicious, he hesitated and said: "Chen Sanxi was originally a Fujian hero, and he is also a character who broke out in the green forest of Fujian. This person should not defect to the enemy. ”

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "It's this king who is too worried." If it is really as Chen Sanxi said, this Huo Dong is too arrogant. After all, he is an outsider, he just entered the sea capital should listen to the opinions of Lord Chen Duo, how can he advocate attacking the shipyard without authorization, hey, it is all blame for the unknown people of this king, I thought that Chen Sanxi did not do well in the sea capital, and wanted Huo Dong to take a group of people to help him, but I couldn't think that Huo Dong was so ignorant at such a young age, and broke into such a big mess, hey......"

Chen Yonghua was silent, at that time, the king of Yanping said that he was against letting Huo Dong go to Haidu, but the king of Yanping was afraid of Xinshi and insisted on letting Huo Dong go, then Huo Dong didn't know much about Haidu, maybe there would be some chaos, and now it was really as Chen Yonghua expected, but Zheng Chenggong was his landlord after all, and the lord made a mistake, what could he do?

The tent gradually dimmed, Chen Yonghua went to the oil lamp to stir the wick a few times, the original oil bean-like flame burst out, and the tent was illuminated, Chen Yonghua said: "Lord, the matter has passed, we should think about the aftermath." ”

Zheng Chenggong coughed again, and Chen Yonghua lightly hammered his abdomen and back to get better: "Now the king's body is not as good as day by day, although the prince Zheng Jing is not a great talent, this king looks at him as honest on weekdays, if this king drives the crane west one day, he has to trouble Mr. to assist him well." ”

Zheng Chenggong's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of sadness, and he said a nonsensical digression. Chen Yonghua hurriedly said solemnly: "The prince is just a little feint, he can get good in a few days, how can he say such a thing?" Yonghua was fortunate to meet the prince, there is nothing to repay in this life, only willing to assist the prince to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, and lay an indefatigable foundation. Zheng Chenggong shook his head and smiled, and said: "In the future, the affairs of Haidu will be completely handed over to Chen Sanxi to take care of, Mr. Yonghua has believed him, and this king can also trust him, you go and pick some capable brothers to go to Haidu, and tell them before leaving that they must take Chen Sanxi as the first step, with Huo Dong's experience, we can't make the mistakes of the past again." ”

"Yes, Chen will make proper arrangements." Chen Yonghua responded, he saw that Zheng Chenggong's face was tired, and he hurriedly said: "The prince has a good rest, and Chen will stop chattering." ”