Zheng Sen followed Tian Shouxin and walked slowly, thinking back to what happened ten days ago.

On that day, Zheng Zhilong came to his bedroom under house arrest again and asked him solemnly: "My son, are you really sure that Chongzhen is still alive?" ”

"Convinced!"

"Do you dare to swear to the sky, what you said before, the emperor's heroics, the strength of the Beijing camp, and the battle in Shanhaiguan are all true!" Zheng Zhilong's expression was solemn.

Zheng Sen looked excited and blurted out: "The child swears to the sky, if what I say is even the slightest bit false, I will ......"

"That's it!"

Zheng Zhilong interrupted his son loudly and turned to leave.

That night, Zheng Zhibao sneakily came to Zheng Sen's bedroom and whispered: "Fusong, let's go!" ”

"Fifth uncle? The family believes in us and has already released you? Where are you taking me? ”

Zheng Zhibao whispered: "My little ancestor, if you keep quiet, you will kill both of us." Uncle secretly contacted some of the old departments, you can take the boat north with me now! ”

"Going north?" Zheng Sen frowned and didn't move.

"You usually have a very flexible brain, why are you stupid today. Go north, Liaodong Peninsula, go and make contributions! Zheng Zhibao said sharply.

"Did the family agree?" Zheng Sen was pleasantly surprised.

"You are stupid, if the family knows, will we still be able to go?" Zheng Zhibao was anxious, and when he saw that his nephew was not moving, he stretched out his hand and pulled him up and walked out.

"Fifth uncle, you mean we ran away?" Zheng Sen followed his uncle's strength and walked out.

"You're not going to be poisoned and stupid, are you...... If you don't sneak away, can you go north? Hurry up......"

Zheng Sen couldn't imagine that his fifth uncle could be so decisive, but he knew that the opportunity could not be lost, so he couldn't help but speed up his pace and slip away.

When they arrived, the uncle and nephew ran to 20 miles north of the Fujian Navy Base, where there was a small civilian wharf, in the middle of the night, it was pitch black, silent, the air was filled with the smell of fish, and there was no one within a radius of five miles.

Zheng Sen trotted over and found a fishing boat leaning against the shore, with only a fisherman-like person on board.

"Fifth uncle, we won't rely on this fishing boat to go north......" Zheng Sen really didn't have confidence in his unreliable uncle.

"You're stupid to me. We're going to fight, not to feed the fish. Battleships are waiting for us in the open sea! ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Zheng Sen breathed a long sigh of relief.

The two of them boarded the fishing boat, and the fisherman immediately rocked the oars, and the three of them slowly sailed overseas.

Half an hour later, Zheng Sen was stunned by the giant ship in front of him.

It's not like he's never seen this kind of scene.

He didn't expect Zheng Zhibao to steal out more than thirty main battleships.

"Fifth uncle, how did you steal ......?"

"My little ancestor, don't speak, the sailors don't know if it's stolen, they all act according to military orders. Hurry up and board the ship, in case someone in the family finds out and sends troops to chase after us, none of us can escape!" Zheng Zhibao urged.

In order to be safe, the uncle and nephew each boarded a boat, and the fleet took advantage of the south wind to quickly go north.

In this era, China's most advanced ocean-going vessels were powered mainly by hard sails and rotary oars.

This is different from the segmented soft sails used in European sailing ships of the same era, and the hard sail structure of Ming Dynasty ships has the disadvantage of being laborious to lift, but it has a very high wind efficiency.

The mast is also not provided with a fixed cross truss to adapt to the sudden changes in the sea storm, and the adjustment and turning of the feet are more flexible, which can effectively use the multi-faceted wind.

At the same time, there is a long oar, and many people sway vigorously at the same time when sailing, and the action of the oar's semi-rotation under water is similar to that of today's propellers, and the propulsion efficiency is higher. It can also maintain a considerable speed when there is no wind.

The warship stolen by Zheng Zhibao is this kind of dual-powered ship, because he was afraid that someone would chase him, so he used wind power and manpower to use a two-pronged approach, and before dawn, he sailed out of the sea off Fujian and headed north.

What Zheng Sen didn't know was that after dawn, in the base of the Fujian Navy Division, a soldier panicked to report the disappearance of the battleship, and the Fujian Navy Division was suddenly in chaos.

In the ancestral hall of the Zheng family, the Zheng clan relatives gathered around, all restless.

Only Zheng Zhilong, who was sitting solemnly, was still calm, he took a sip of tea slowly, put down the teacup, and said to Zheng Zhifeng: "Since Fusong and the fifth brother have left, forget it." Don't worry about it. ”

"Big brother!" Zheng Zhifeng roared, "Thirty main warships, where can you not care!" You are also too partial to Fusong and the fifth brother. ”

Zheng Zhifeng smashed the tea served by the maid, and continued to roar: "Big brother, we must intercept them back, if you can't bear it, we won't deal with Fu Song and the fifth brother, but those battleships can't just give up!" ”

Zheng Zhilong saw that everyone in the family was indignant, and he was not surprised, and said slowly: "Okay! You go after it! ”

After the words fell, he picked up the teacup again, took a small sip very gently, and said slowly:

"Fourth brother, this is the best Biluochun, don't you want to taste it?"

Zheng Zhifeng's nose was crooked, and he yelled and walked out, "I'm not in the mood to taste tea, so I'll send someone to chase after me." ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at the fourth brother who was heroic, and sighed in his heart, "They left when they didn't arrive at Yin last night, you just go and chase it, Lao Tzu doesn't believe that you can catch up." ”

Zheng Zhilong put down the teacup, stood up slowly, walked outside the door, looked up at the sky, and said to himself: "Fusong, for your father, the future of the Zheng family can be pressed on you, you have to fight!" ”

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Waiting for the fleet off the coast of Zhejiang, Zheng Sen passed through Zheng Zhibao's mouth and learned the truth of the matter, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "It's not easy for my father!" ”

Now, as he walks through the palace, he only feels that the burden on his shoulders is heavier when he thinks about it.

The two of them walked a short distance, and when they arrived outside a hall, Tian Shouxin stopped, turned his head and said, "Please wait here for the general, and the master will go in and pass the word." (Because of their physical defects, eunuchs are more concerned about their gender, and they will use pronouns that highlight men to call themselves, and eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty will call themselves grandfathers, our family, etc.) Here, because Zheng Jing is a young general, Tian Shouxin deliberately called himself a master. ）

When Zheng Sen heard this, he hurriedly bowed his hand, "There is Lao Tian's father-in-law." ”

Tian Shouxin knew that Chongzhen attached great importance to Zheng Sen, and was very polite to him, nodded and smiled, and walked in quickly.

After a short break, Zheng Sen had to be invited.

Chongzhen sat upright, and Wen Sheng said that he was going to pass by.

Zheng Sen didn't dare to hide it, and told one by one that he went south by boat, his uncle supported the Tang king, he was placed under house arrest by the family, and he escaped with the help of his father.

Chongzhen listened patiently, did not interject, and nodded from time to time.

After Zheng Sen finished speaking, he said, "Your father is doing a good job!" ”

Zheng Sen thought it was a counter-argument and was terrified: "My father failed to go north in person, there must be a hardship, please don't condemn the emperor." ”

Chongzhen smiled, "You didn't understand what I meant. Your father stayed in Fujian to support the Tang Dynasty, one can contain the Fu King of Nanjing, and the other can be used as an internal response of the imperial court, and when the imperial court raises troops to recruit in the future, it can greatly reduce the loss. ”

Zheng Sen heard that the emperor helped his father justify, and the big stone in his heart was immediately put down.

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