.Ming Blood Chapter 91 The Hero bows his head

Zheng Zhilong crossed several thresholds.\\\\\\ came to a side courtyard. As soon as he entered the gate, he couldn't help asking, "Where are the people?"

"Uncle, the villain is here." Two people in ragged clothes, with hair in a mess, and a thick layer of dust on their faces walked out of it. Each of them held a bowl of water in their hands. The water in the bowl was empty and there were many wet marks on their chests. It was obviously spilled out when they drank water just now.

Zheng Zhilong was shocked: "How come you are so embarrassed?"

"The second master told us... we can't delay on the road. We set off from Nanjing and ran to Fuzhou for five days. The old man was not here. We ran here from Fuzhou for another day." A man gasped and replied. They took the method of changing horses and not changing people on the road. Whenever they arrived in a big city, they first went to the horse market to change horses. Others bought low and sold high. They bought high and sold low. They changed horses more than a dozen times along the way before they could arrive in Quanzhou within six days. There was no time to change them on the road. They fell asleep every night. Naturally, they would be so embarrassed.

Zheng Zhilong was shocked: "Can something big happen in the capital?"

The two shook their heads. One of them took out a letter and handed it to Zheng Zhilong: "Uncle. This is the second master's letter. The villain doesn't know what happened. However, the uncle knows after reading the letter.

Zheng Zhilong hurriedly took it and waved to the two of them: "You have worked hard all the way. Each of them went to the tent to get twenty taels of silver. Go down and rest."

Mr. Xie." Both of them were happy. Twenty taels of silver were not small for ordinary people. It was not too much for the people around him. Anyone had a net worth of hundreds of taels. It was just that the hardships of the old man were all in vain.

After the two of them went down, Zheng Zhilong couldn't wait to open the letter and read it. Half of it, Zheng Zhilong's face was covered in cold sweat. He started from scratch without believing it. After seeing it, his hands even trembled.

In the letter, Zheng Hongkui described the scene of this Yulinwei exercise in detail. Although he did not persuade Zheng Zhilong to come to Nanjing honestly in the letter, Zheng Hongkui's letter was also full of pessimism. If the emperor really brought Yulinwei to Fujian, the Fujian army would have to surrender.

"It turns out that this is called the flintlock rifle. It's impossible. How could the imperial army be so powerful?" Zheng Zhilong murmured to himself. If the handwriting on the paper was not written by Zheng Hongkui himself. He would not believe it no matter what. He had just arrived today with two short guns that could be fired without fuse. However, the Yulin Guard of the imperial court had equipped 20,000 people. The more Zheng Zhilong looked, the cooler he felt.

Of course, it is impossible to buy the equipment of these 20,000 people from outside. This means that it is all produced by the court itself. The court's actions are so big that it is actually ignorant, such a powerful weapon, and such a strong army. Who can stop it in the world?

I thought Zheng Zhilong would come back after a while, but I didn't expect that he would not return. Everyone in the backyard couldn't help but whisper. What big thing happened that Annanbo would leave several tables of guests. Many Portuguese were even more anxious. They finally found a gift that Zheng Zhilong was interested in and gave it to them, just to seek greater value. But Zheng Zhilong didn't return it for a long time. Wouldn't their gift be given for nothing?

"Everyone, I'll see what's going on." After hearing everyone's discussion, Zheng Zhibao couldn't sit still. At the level of the Zheng family, face is more important than anything else. Now there are governors, police officers, and Westerners here. What happened to drag down the elder brother's footsteps.

"General Zheng, please give me some advice." Everyone was curious. They knew that it must be Zheng Zhilong who was deliberately trying to win. What happened. It would be better to let Zheng Zhibao go over and take a look.

"Brother, brother." When Zheng Zhibao came, he only saw his elder brother holding a few pieces of letter paper in his hand, sitting on the chair and motionless. He took the letter from Zheng Zhilong's hand and looked carefully. Half of it, Zheng Zhibao also opened his eyes wide and looked at it word by word from beginning to end.

"Impossible. This letter must be fake. This is a conspiracy of the court. Brother. You must not go to Nanjing."

"The fourth brother. This is the second brother's handwritten letter. If it is fake, he will definitely remind me in the middle. Why am I willing to take the risk to Nanjing? But the emperor has issued a death order. There is no more respite in the middle. If I don't go, would the Zheng family really want to rebel?" Zheng Zhilong said tiredly.

"Brother. If the emperor forced him too quickly, how could he rebel?" Zheng Zhi and Zheng Zhilong stood up in trouble. If he was ten years younger, he would do what Zheng Zhibao said without hesitation. But now he is in his forties. Although he is still in his prime, his heart is old. He always hopes to live a stable life. If he rebels, he will lose the foundation on the land. Even if he has millions of wealth in his hands, he will not be able to enjoy it.

"Fourth brother. Rebellion. You said it easily. According to the second brother's letter, the Yulin Guard can pacify tens of thousands of troops in Fujian with only one battalion. I finally saved up this family business for my brother. Could it be that I would be lost?"

"Big brother. Maybe the second brother is blinded. It is inevitable to exaggerate it."

"Exaggerated. How did the army of tens of thousands of people die out?"

Zheng Zhibao was speechless. He had seen the power of Manchu cavalry. When he was in North Korea, only thousands of cavalrymen fought against North Korea and begged for mercy. If it weren't for Manchu's ambitions, North Korea would have been destroyed long ago. Half a day later, Zheng Zhibao said: "Is it possible that my brother is willing to thrust his neck?"

Zhilong hesitated: "Maybe the emperor asked Brother Wei to come to Beijing to have no other intention?"

Zheng Zhibao stomped his feet anxiously: "Brother Liu Zeqing and Liu Liangzuo's lessons are the ones you know. I have a plan. It is better to take back the senior official from the red-haired man. The Zheng family also has a way out."

The senior officials refer to Taiwan. During the Tianqi period, Zheng Zhilong recruited people from the coastal areas to Taiwan to reclaim land. Each time, there were tens of thousands of people. It can be said that Taiwan's development was developed. Unfortunately, after being recruited, Zheng Zhilong transferred his foundation to Fujian. This allowed the Dutch to pick fruits. If Taiwan could be recaptured, it would be a way for Zheng's family to take back.

However, Zheng Zhilong had never thought about going back when he left Taiwan. He was not moved to Zheng Zhibao's proposal and shook his head and said, "Let me think about it. Fourth brother. I am already confused. Governor Zhang, Xu Yuzhi and others in the backyard, and a few foreigners. You go to entertain me on behalf of your brother. Be sure to satisfy them."

"Brother, I understand." Zheng Zhibao knew that his elder brother's mind had shaken. He responded dejectedly and returned to the backyard.

"What's wrong with General Zheng and Earl? Why haven't you come back yet?" As soon as Zheng Zhibao came back, Anni asked quickly without hesitation.

"My Excellency Doni. My elder brother has accepted your two muskets. As for the goods you want, there is no problem at all. You can load the ship within three days."

Doni was relieved at once: "That's the price?"

"Don't worry about the price. What you give you is the best price." Zheng Zhibao said readily. He just wanted to send all these people away as soon as possible.

Doni was immediately overjoyed. His purpose had been achieved. It would be natural that he would not care if he could not see Zheng Zhilong: "General Zheng. You are such a generous person. Our friendship will last forever."

After seeing off these Westerners, Zheng Zhibao turned to Governor Zhang Kentang, and the inspector Xu Chunzhi and other officials said apologetically: "Dear sirs, brothers, have some important matters to deal with. I'm neglecting everyone. Nanbo is the pillar of the country. We are disturbing us a lot. Now the banquet has passed. We will leave first." Zhang Kentang said in a humble manner. The Ming system was originally the governor and the general officer is the subordinate. This rule has long been outdated in Fujian.

I won’t bother you anymore.” Zhang Kentang said, and the other officials of all sizes also said.

"I won't send you the book. Thank you for your hard work. Come and give you some Cheng Yi."

As Zheng Zhibao's words fell, each of the big men came out with a box and put it into their carriage. Each carriage had a box of different sizes. Among them, the box of the Governor Zhang Kentang was the largest. Everyone refused. They were officials for thousands of miles just for money. This was not the first time. Moreover, there was a Governor blocking the front.

After getting on the carriage, Zhang Kentang couldn't wait to open the box. It was full of golden shiny inside. It was all neatly sized gold bricks. Zhang Kentang estimated the amount of his box. His box was about 400 taels. If it were exchanged for silver, it would be 6,000 taels. This was ten times his annual salary. The rest of the people were probably like this. On this Mid-Autumn Festival, they only came to celebrate the festival. The Zheng family sprinkled tens of thousands of taels of silver. Zhang Kentang was satisfied and sighed. The Zheng family took action so generously. He, as the governor, would not turn to the Zheng family. The rest of the people would turn to the Zheng family. In the end, he could only lose the way.

When Zheng Zhibao returned to the side yard, Zheng Zhilong was still sitting on the chair, his eyes almost dull. He just tossed and said, "Don't you go?" The brother looked like this. Zheng Zhibao suddenly felt a little reluctant: "Brother. Even if he had to arrive in Nanjing, there were still more than 20 days left. There was no need to rush to make a decision. It would be better to summon all the boys Zheng Xing, Zheng Ming, and Zheng Lian. Everyone should discuss it together. Youdao is the one who has the short plan. Two people have the first to do it."

The people Zheng Zhibao mentioned are all from the Zheng clan and their confidant general. Zheng Zhilong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Forget it. I'll talk too much. I'd better make my own decisions about this matter. In the past few days, I'll fast and bathe. Think carefully. I won't see any visitors."

"Brother, don't worry. I will continue to give orders. I will not let anyone disturb my brother." Zheng Zhibao said helplessly.

In the next few days, Zheng Zhilong kept locking himself in the room. Except for the maid who delivered food, even his wife Tian Chuan could not meet. He stayed in the room for seven days. Zheng Zhilong pushed open the door and walked out by himself. At this time, Zheng Zhilong's eyes were covered with bloodshot. His face looked haggard and he had no trace of the heroic spirit he had before.

"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Zheng Aibao asked with concern.

Zheng Zhilong's voice fell to Mo Wubi: "Fourth brother, I have decided. Let's set off for Nanjing right away."
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