"What does this have to do with you?" Li Zhaoji blurred his eyes and asked Zheng Fusong, he said: "Zheng Gongzi, the root is still in the governor Shen Youlong, he wants to unload the mill and kill the donkey." Far from blaming you, I want to thank you. ”

Zheng Fusong was puzzled and asked in surprise, "Thank me for what?" ”

"Thank you, the Zheng family hasn't handed over the 100,000 taels of silver to Shen Youlong, if you pay it, I'm afraid my little life will be gone long ago." Li Zhaoji said coldly.

Zheng Fusong shook his head: "I don't think the Governor is that kind of person. ”

"Zheng Gongzi, if you are wrong, my little life will be gone. Let me tell you, when I promised to help the governor prepare for the salary, he promised to reward me with two warships with English red hair, dare to ask Zheng Gongzi, is this still counted with the governor? Li Zhaoji stared at Zheng Fusong's eyes and asked.

"Does Chief Lin know about this?"

Li Zhaoji couldn't ask Zheng Fusong when he said that, after all, he and Shen Youlong were not in the same group, but he still asked, and Zheng Fusong didn't answer directly, but pointed the finger at Lin Cha.

"Lin Cha naturally knows that he is all at the mercy of Shen Youlong's orders." Li Zhaoji said.

Zheng Fusong smashed his fist in his palm and said angrily: "This Lin Cha is too shameless, shameless!" ”

Li Zhaoji smiled and said, "Let me guess, Lin Cha is preparing to destroy this foreign ship by fighting against the red hair, right?" ”

"Yes..... How do you know? Zheng Fusong asked in surprise.

Li Zhaoji said: "What is difficult to guess about this, when the red hair was in Guangzhou, Lin Cha allowed the English red hair to sell goods in Guangzhou, but could not buy the goods, I guessed it."

Those two ships were to be burned, and the raw silk and silk they bought could be burned, but the gold and silver from the sale of the goods could not be burned.

But fortunately, you Zheng Gongzi asked for battle from Lin Cha, otherwise, I am afraid that Lin Cha would take advantage of the attack on Hongmao and let me die. ”

When Zheng Fusong heard this, his reverence for Shen Youlong was shaken in his heart, but he was still incredulous and said, "Impossible, Master Shen is a humble gentleman, how could he do such a thing." Brother Li, you are a person who has made great contributions to the imperial court.

It must have been that Lin Cha, a young man, who hid from Lord Shen and did this kind of thing. ”

Li Zhaoji waved his hand and said: "No matter who it is, I can't stay in this Guangzhou, Zheng Gongzi, the mountains are high and the rivers are long, you and I will meet again." ”

After that, Li Zhaoji got up and made a gesture of invitation, just to send the guests out.

Zheng Fusong saw that he was unceremoniously, but he was not annoyed: "I can't stand you, Brother Li can rest assured, I will definitely keep those two foreign ships for you." ”

Zheng Fusong bowed, Shi Shiran left, Li Zhaoji watched his back disappear into the darkness, picked up the wine glass on the low table, took a sip, and sang a little song happily.

"This son of the Zheng family is such a big shelf." Liu Shun sent Zheng Fusong away, and after coming back, he muttered.

Li Zhaoji didn't care, and said: "Although Zheng Gongzi is pedantic and upright, he is still a good person, principled, and affectionate, but I, in order to keep the two ships, I really used him once."

In my heart, I still have some reluctance, alas, I will have to compensate him in the future. ”

Liu Shun was dumbfounded, in the heart of this simple man, whether it is Shen Youlong or Zheng Fusong, they are all big people, this kind of person, either afraid of him, or tricking him.

"Big shopkeeper, what are we going to do now?" Liu Shun asked.

Li Zhaoji said: "The last effort was done, and I won't say whether it is successful or not, and immediately go to the dock and go to the Dongfang." I can't wait for Shen Yulong or Lin Cha's knife to be on my neck before I react. ”

Li Zhaoji took Liu Shun and others with him, took advantage of the moonlight to sail by boat, first took refuge in a nearby harbor for a night, and then went to the agreed place the next day to rendezvous with the Dongfang.

In the daytime, the Dongfang appeared near the battlefield, observing the Ming army's sailors dealing with the English red-haired warships, and most of the time the two sides were safe.

"Big brother, how sure are you about this foreign ship?" Li Zhaoji stood in the stern and observed the calm battlefield, Chen Liuzi stepped forward and asked.

In the past, Chen Liuzi went to Macao several times and recruited hundreds of crew members in order to prepare for receiving foreign ships, but now, it is difficult to be jealous of Shen Youlong.

Li Zhaoji shook his head helplessly: "I can't be sure, when the English are solved, I will write to Lin Cha, if he doesn't help me get a foreign ship, Lao Tzu will die with him." ”

"But as the eldest brother said, Shen Youlong seems to be jealous of you, a Lin Cha may not be able to call the shots." Chen Liuzi said.

"Shen Yulong, hum! If he dares to obstruct it, Lao Tzu will make the coastal areas of Guangdong unsafe. Li Zhaoji said.

Xin'an County Ya.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the prince of the Zheng family has repeatedly obstructed my plan to attack foreign ships, please make the decision for your humble duties." Lin Cha came to Shen Youlong's approach, with an angry look on his face, and said in a deep voice.

"Calling the shots?" Shen Youlong's face was also ugly, and his face was ugly at the beginning, he asked coldly, "How can Zheng Fusong obstruct you?" ”

"Recruit warriors, prepare to sail small boats, fill them with oil and brimstone, and raid the ships tonight, and burn them all. But what about Zheng Fusong, instead of letting his subordinates help, he always made trouble, insisting on letting the water ghosts fight first, saying that after nightfall, let the water ghosts dive under the foreign ship, the foreign ship is wide and narrow, nailed gunpowder and other things under the foreign ship, and then destroyed the rudder and other parts, forcing the English Red Hair to surrender. Lincha said.

Shen Youlong smiled coldly: "Can't you see this Zheng Fusong's intentions?" ”

"Humble and stupid." Lin Cha immediately knelt on the ground, he thought that Zheng Fusong was taking the opportunity to grab the credit, but this kind of thing was on the bright side, Shen Youlong asked, then it was not the reason.

Shen Youlong said: "You stupid, Zheng Fusong is good friends with that Li Zhaoji, he is protecting the ship for Li Zhaoji." ”

"For Lee Siu Kee?" Lin Cha's eyes widened, and he still felt that it was impossible, Shen Youlong asked with a split face: "Lin Cha, what about Li Zhaoji?" ”

Lin Cha was startled, sat on the ground, and said: "At this time, in the rented courtyard, I also asked the people who monitored before I came to see the adult, and at noon today, Li Zhaoji's relatives also went to the restaurant on the side to order food, as usual, and Li Zhaoji's favorite roast goose." ”

"Stupid, that courtyard has long been empty, Li Zhaoji has seen through you." Shen Youlong scolded unceremoniously.

Lin Cha didn't think it was his responsibility, he thought he was doing a good job, but he didn't know that Li Zhaoji didn't trust him from the beginning, and Li Zhaoji's defensiveness has always been very heavy.

But Lin Cha didn't dare to argue, because it was not his responsibility, or Shen Youlong's responsibility, he didn't have such courage, so he could only kowtow and confess.

Shen Youlong smiled coldly and said, "What's the use of the official blaming you, at this moment, the only way to make up for it is to make amends." ”

Lin Cha said: "In the morning, the Dongfang, that is, the foreign ship that Li Zhaoji took away, appeared near the left, and after Li Zhaoji escaped from the courtyard, he went to the Dongfang. The humble thought that Li Zhaoji had a lot of thoughts, and he fled because he had an old grudge with the humble position, but the adult was benevolent to him, and as long as the adult let him go ashore, he could not allow it.

Well........ ”

Speaking of this, after a little muttering, Lin Cha continued: "It's better to allow Zheng Fusong to attack the ship with a water ghost, and wait to take down the English red-haired ship, and let the adults come forward to let him take over. ”

After hearing this, Shen Youlong's face softened slightly: "Although it is rough, it is not a bad way." ”

What Shen Youlong is really satisfied with is Lin Cha's attitude, since Lin Cha has the idea of killing Li Zhaoji directly, and he doesn't want to justify it, it is very appropriate at this time.

"It's just that you also said that Li Zhaoji is a very thoughtful person, and he may not believe the old man." Shen Youlong said.

Speaking of this, Shen Youlong smiled and said to Lin Cha: "You are waiting here now, someone is coming, and Zheng Fusong is called." ”

When Zheng Fusong arrived at the county office, he heard Shen Youlong's reprimand from afar.

"Lin Cha, you are so rude, the old man told you in private that it is okay to exterminate the red hair, but you have to keep the foreign ship, how can you be such a bastard and want to attack the foreign ship?" Shen Youlong scolded loudly.

Lin Cha defended: "My lord, the foreign ship is strong, if it is an artillery battle, it is not a red-haired opponent, and the casualties are too great." ”

"Don't you want to deceive the official here, do you think the official doesn't know? You have an old enmity with Li Zhaoji, and you know that the official promised to give him the foreign ship, so you just took the opportunity to take revenge. Shen Youlong scolded here, and Zhao Wenji had already knocked on the door.

Shen Youlong's voice stopped abruptly, and Zhao Wenji and Zheng Fusong walked in and saluted.

Shen Youlong had a smile on his face and said, "Fusong, come, sit down and talk." ”

After Zheng Fusong sat down, Shen Youlong said: "Fusong, the old man heard that you have a good plan to deal with the red hair, but not to hurt the foreign ship, tell the old man to hear." ”

"Yes, sir." Zheng Fusong was neither humble nor arrogant, and said the strategy of attacking the ship with water ghosts.

"Is this a sure idea?" Shen Youlong asked.

Zheng Fusong nodded and said, "The water ghosts not only have the relatives brought by the younger generations from Fujian, but also the local fishermen who are familiar with hydrology, and they all have dives. The red-haired ship has been forced into the sandbar, and there is no room for retreat, and the younger generation is sure and willing to make a military order. ”

"If you hear it, that's the trick." Shen Youlong glanced at Lin Cha and said.

When Zheng Fusong heard this praise, his heart was immediately filled with satisfaction, and he couldn't help but raise his head. Young and frivolous, he didn't know how to restrain himself, so he looked at Lin Cha proudly.

Lin Cha lowered his head and ignored it at all.

Shen Youlong walked up to Zheng Fusong, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Fusong, how much do you have to do with Li Zhaoji?" ”

"There is indeed some correspondence." Zheng Fusong responded quietly, the reason why he said it was leaky was because Li Zhaoji was still Shen Youlong's guest, and if he said that he was too close to it, it was disrespectful to Shen Youlong.

Shen Youlong nodded with satisfaction: "Fusong, Zhaoji is only a few years older than you, you are considered the same age, you are both backward sons and daughters who cherish the family and the country, and you will have more contacts in the future, and we will do some practical things for the court and the Ming Dynasty together in the future."

But I don't want to hide it from you, Zhaoji has made great contributions to the imperial court in order to raise salaries, and the official has already promised him two foreign ships, if you can keep the two ships, he Li Zhaoji will also accept your favor. ”

Zheng Fusong's eyes showed a bright color, and said: "Boss, the younger generation has the same interests in Li Zhaoji, and he should have more contacts in the future, please rest assured that the old man will not live up to your teachings." ”

"Yes, good boy." Shen Youlong nodded and said to Zhao Wenji: "Mr. Zhao, you can take Fusong there, the old man and Mr. Lin still have some things to discuss." ”

Zheng Fusong left satisfied, walked out of the county office, and said to Zhao Wenji with emotion: "Mr. Zhao, the governor is really good to Li Zhaoji. ”

"Yes, Dong Weng is also a little worried, but on the whole he is still satisfied and wants to support him." Zhao Wenji said that he didn't know that Shen Youlong, who had always been hiding nothing from him, was hiding from him in dealing with Li Zhaoji.

Zheng Fusong suddenly realized: "So that's the case, no wonder Brother Li also has some misunderstandings about the Governor." Although Brother Li is wise, he is reckless, and the rivers and lakes are more serious, and the adults blame him, so he naturally thinks more. When the old man gave him the English red-haired ship, he and the old man would have no more suspicions. ”