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    Okay, don't be surprised when you see this. It's the same as last night, just repeating the previous chapter.  As for the new chapters, you can see them by refreshing them after 11 p.m., so that you won¡¯t have to subscribe repeatedly.  Ah Ding has no choice but to do this. Piracy is too rampant. It only takes them two seconds to steal the fruits of Ah Ding's six or seven hours of hard work. Ah Ding has to support his family and has no choice but to use this method to resist piracy. I hope  Everyone can understand!  ??The East Coast Port of Quanzhou, Fujian is one of the largest ports in Quanzhou and even Fujian. The deep water and long and narrow terrain make it a natural haven and the home base of the Zheng family¡¯s fleet.  The weather in Quanzhou in September is still extremely hot, but the ships coming and going on the pier are still very busy. Ships of all sizes are constantly leaving or docking. On the pier, there are constantly sweaty coolies and bare-chested coolies and their feet are busy. They will  Boxes of goods are unloaded from the ship and loaded onto trucks for transportation, or truckloads of goods are loaded onto the ship.  The shouts of shipowners or businessmen, and the shouts of coolie porters constitute a unique scenery on the pier.  Zheng Sen, wearing a light blue Confucian shirt, sat quietly in a restaurant not far from the pier. He had been looking at the pier outside for a long time without moving. It was obvious that he was waiting for someone or something.  Arrival of ships.  He reached out to pick up the tea cup in front of him and wanted to drink water, but found that the tea in the tea cup had been washed away and was tasteless. Zheng Sen irritably placed the tea cup heavily on the table and snorted in displeasure.  When a young man in green clothes and a small hat saw this, he hurried forward and was about to change him a cup of tea, but Zheng Sen reached out to stop him and said, "No, let's go!" After saying that, Zheng Sen stood up and walked out.  .  The boy in Tsing Yi quickly followed up and persuaded in a low voice: "Sir, there has been news from outside that Chief Zheng Yang has fallen in Daguan. It's not an option for you to wait here every day. Let's find another way."  "Huh think of another way, what else can I come up with?" Zheng Sen snorted coldly: "Now that the senior officials have fallen into Yue Yang's hands, what can we do no matter how powerful we are? Originally, I planned to miss my father.  Mao Sui recommended himself to the senior officials to meet the Zhongyong Hou, but was scolded by his father. It was too difficult for him to rescue Brother Zheng Yang. " The young man in Qingyi lowered his head and said nothing, but smiled bitterly in his heart: "This has already happened.  It's obvious that Leader Zheng Yang is not favored by the boss at all. Even if you beg him ten times, it will still be useless." As soon as the two of them walked out of the teahouse, they saw a horse galloping from a distance.  , and soon came to the teahouse.  The knight on the horse looked anxiously at the crowd for a while. When he saw the look of surprise on Zheng Sen's back, he quickly jumped off the horse and knelt down in front of Zheng Sen. He knelt down and said loudly: "Big brother."  Young Master, please come back home as soon as possible to discuss important matters." After saying that, he stood up and led the horse to Zheng Sen and handed him the reins.  "We have to discuss important matters, what else can we do now?" Zheng Sen muttered before agreeing: "Okay, then I'll go back first." After saying that, Zheng Sen jumped on the horse and galloped towards it.  go.  When Zheng Sen hurried back to the Zheng Mansion, he found that there were horses tied up outside the mansion, and many soldiers and guards were standing outside the door chatting with each other.  "Something big has happened." Zheng Sen's heart immediately tightened. It was definitely not a small matter for his father to mobilize and mobilize everyone like this. He galloped to the door of the house, handed the reins to the oncoming concierge, and immediately  Run towards the meeting hall.  When Zheng Sen ran to the meeting hall, he found that the meeting hall was already full of people. Many leaders who were usually too busy to see people were all here. Many people were whispering to each other.  Zheng Sen, who was standing at the door, took a deep breath, then strode in and saluted Zheng Zhilong: "My child has met his father!" Zheng Zhilong's original solemn expression softened slightly after seeing Zheng Sen's arrival, and he nodded and said  : "Sen'er, you're here, sit down!" "I thanked my father!" Although Zheng Sen was a little dissatisfied with his father's actions this year, he did not dare to mess with the rules of etiquette. He bowed to Zheng Zhilong respectfully.  After bowing, he sat down in the seat next to Zheng Zhilong.  Zheng Zhilong raised his head and slowly looked around at everyone before saying: "Brothers, let me digress before today's discussion. I want to ask, how have I, Mr. Zheng, treated you all these years?" Sitting there  The leaders in the meeting hall looked at each other for a while, and one leader stood up and said loudly: "Master, what are you talking about? You have never said anything to your brothers over the years, who is not the master?  Give a thumbs up and praise your righteousness! If it weren't for you and us who didn't know where to hide and play hide-and-seek with the officers and soldiers, how could we be walking in the Ming Dynasty as openly as we are now, and almost everyone has?As an official, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are more kind to us than the sky!  Brothers, do you think so?  "    "that is!  " "Who dares to say that the boss is unjust? I, Hao Laosi, was the first one not to agree!  " "We are able to have a good life today entirely because of the great master. Who dares to say that the great master is unjust?  ¡± Everyone started shouting one after another, and for a while the meeting hall was filled with excitement. Looking at the excited expressions of everyone, Zheng Zhilong¡¯s face showed a trace of imperceptible satisfaction, but then his expression  His face became serious, he waved his hands and said to everyone: "Okay, everyone, be quiet.  " Seeing that Zheng Zhilong had something to say, everyone fell silent. Zheng Zhilong then said: "I, Mr. Zheng, have been walking on thin ice since I took over the position handed down from the old master more than ten years ago for fear of living up to the high expectations of the old master.  , the fear is that something will go wrong.  Fortunately, the old master was blessed by the spirit of heaven. Not only did our business grow bigger and bigger, but the court also sent people to recruit people, so that those of us who had been wandering all year round were able to go ashore to settle our family property and live a peaceful life.  But now it seems that Ansheng will not be able to live any longer" Having said this, everyone's faces showed surprise, and they all looked at Zheng Zhilong. Zheng Zhilong's expression also became extremely serious at this time.  He got up, and then continued word by word: "Because I have received the news, the imperial court has issued a decree to remove me from my official position and military power, and I will be asked to go to Beijing to report on my duties soon.  " "Boom" Zheng Zhilong's words were like detonating a weapon of ten thousand enemies in the crowd, and the meeting hall boiled like a pot of boiling water in an instant. "What the imperial court asked the head of the family to come to Beijing to report on his work. This is  What bastard gave the order?  " "No, if the big boss enters the capital, wouldn't it be a sheep entering the tiger's mouth? He must not enter the capital!  " "Master, you can't go, the court is trying to harm you!  "Everyone was in chaos. For a moment, the crowd was excited, and everyone unanimously advised Zheng Zhilong not to come to Beijing. Although Zheng Zhilong was very happy in his heart, the solemn look on his face became more intense. He said with a bitter face.  : "Brothers, I don't know that the imperial court has bad intentions in this move, but after all, we are the people who have been recruited and settled, and now we have official status, why can't we go if the imperial court calls us?  " At this time, Zheng Zhibao stood up and said loudly: "Brother, our official status was not rewarded by the court, but was obtained with our fists. If the court was not afraid of our power, how would they look at us more.  Now the imperial court has wiped out the Manchu Tatars outside the Pass, and Li Zicheng in the Central Plains has also been wiped out. Only Zhang Xianzhong is still struggling in Sichuan, but it seems that the grasshoppers after the autumn will not be able to jump for a few more days, so they want to  Then give us a pot.  In his big-headed dream, do the rotten scholars in the court think that we are the same as Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng?  Don¡¯t forget that we are the Zheng family fleet that has been traversing Southeast Asia for more than ten years. Who are we afraid of? If we are offended, we will go back to our old business. I want to see what the court can do to us?  " "Yes Master Zheng Er is right. At worst, we can go back to our old profession and see what the court can do to us?"  " "The imperial court is a fool. This time we will do something big and rob all the merchant ships in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. I want to see what the imperial court can do to me?  ¡± The meeting hall was full of noise, and there were voices everywhere that were at odds with the court. Although some people had different opinions in their hearts, seeing how angry the crowd was, they all sat silently and did not dare to speak out. After a while,  , after seeing that everyone had vented their emotions, Zheng Zhilong's eyes turned sad: "I appreciate the kindness you brothers have towards me, Mr. Zheng.  To be honest, I, Zheng, have been traveling in Nanyang for more than ten years and have never played with any women, eaten anything, or enjoyed any blessings. Logically speaking, I should have no regrets in this life. As long as I can keep all my brothers and my family safe, I  So what if I go to Beijing?  But I am worried. I am worried that if I enter Beijing, the court will take advantage of my absence to attack my brothers.  If anything happens to my brothers, how will I see the boss and the underground after my death?  " "The boss!  " "Woo" Hearing this, many leaders began to feel sad, and some impatient ones simply stood up and shouted: "The boss, the court is unjust, let's just rebel against him!  " "Yesif you rebel against him, this stupid court is so useless. Let's rush into the capital. If the master of the family becomes the emperor, wouldn't it be nice for us to become a general?  " At this moment, the emotions of many people in the conference hall have been aroused. For a while, the conference hall was full of people shouting for rebellion. Zheng Sen sat on his father's side and looked at the people in front of him coldly. Although this matter  The atmosphere in the meeting hall??Looks like he is extremely hot, but he is extremely calm in his heart. At this time, he seems to be watching a funny farce.  The leader was complaining, and then a group of subordinates below agreed and shouted that they would go to the capital to overthrow the emperor's throne and take over the world themselves, and they were all extremely excited as if they were about to achieve their goal.  But according to Zheng Sen¡¯s careful observation, except for a few truly heartless 250 people, most of them were just joining in the fun.  We are all not fools, and we naturally understand that the words "rebel and conquer the world" are easy to say but very difficult to implement. Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty's foreign troubles have been eliminated, and all the thieves and bandits with some temperament in the Guan Dynasty, except Zhang Xianzhong, are still struggling in Sichuan.  The rest were all destroyed by the officers and soldiers. Although the Zheng family has been able to dominate the sea in recent years, once they want to rebel, the leaders who used to be majestic at sea will immediately become soft-footed shrimps.  Naval battles and land battles are two completely different things. If the Zheng family's more than 10,000 troops really come to land to fight against the imperial army, it is estimated that they will be eaten up in less than ten days and a half.  Not even a scum is left.  What's more, there are many powerful civil servants and generals in the imperial court. None of Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, and Hong Chengchou are vegetarians, let alone the Xuan army, which can even destroy the arrogant Manchu Tatars. If you want to start from these people  With the world in your hands, it¡¯s better to go home and wash your hands and sleep as soon as possible.  While Zheng Sen looked on with cold eyes, Zheng Zhilong raised his hands again to signal everyone to quiet down.  At this time, he looked very excited, with a joyful smile on his face, "Brothers, please be quiet. Thank you for your respect, Mr. Zheng. I am grateful. It's just that I appreciate your kindness. My family knows  Regarding my own family affairs, although I, Zheng Zhilong, have been able to be ruthless in Nanyang for more than ten years, I am not the material to conquer the world and become the emperor. We must not talk about such treason in the future. " Hearing this, many people who were originally yelling fiercely.  The leaders also calmed down. It was enough to express loyalty occasionally, but whoever took it seriously would lose.  Zheng Zhilong added: "Although we don't want to do those treasonous things, we can't let the imperial court withdraw our mission so easily. You must know that if we lose the official robes, we may not be able to live this peaceful life again."  Life will not be easy. Those officials who are usually close friends with us will probably be the first to come out and cause trouble for us, so we have to find a way to protect ourselves. " "Master, do you have any ideas?  Just say it, don't make the brothers feel upset." "That's right, if the boss has something to do, just say it. Is it possible that any of the brothers would dare to go against your wishes?" Everyone started to make a noise.  A trace of amusement flashed across Zheng Zhilong's face. He suddenly stood up and shouted loudly: "Brothers, everyone should know that we had a battle at sea with the Weihaiwei Navy under the command of Marquis Zhongyong a few days ago. It's a pity that we lost.  , Not only did Li Laosan die in the battle, but even the second master almost never came back. We lost more than a hundred ships and hundreds of artillery pieces in this battle. Everyone should know what this means, right? " Everyone heard this.  His expression became serious. Ships are easy to find these days, but artillery is hard to find. There are at least five or six hundred artillery pieces on more than a hundred ships. The sudden loss is enough to severely damage the vitality of the Zheng family group.  Zheng Zhilong continued: "In order to make up for this loss, a few days ago I sent brother Zheng Yang to go to Dajuan to buy artillery from the Dutch. However, I never thought that Yueyang would lead troops to attack Dajuan. Brother Zheng Yang was also fighting here.  He died in the battle, let's talk about what we should do?" "What else can we do, mother!" "Kill the Weihaiwei Navy!" Hearing this, everyone became excited again, but this time it was not like before.  It's just a show, but these people have deeply felt the threat of Weihaiwei Navy.  There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Similarly, the emergence of two overlords cannot be tolerated in Nanyang. In the past, Liu Xiang competed with the Zheng family. Ever since Liu Xiang defeated and committed suicide, Nanyang has long been ruled by the Zheng family group. Now suddenly a Weihaiwei appears.  Navy, how can the people of the Zheng family group tolerate this? It is related to their jobs and territory. Naturally, they will try their best to suppress this newly emerged force.  Someone asked aloud: "Master, I heard that although the Weihai Guards Navy does not have many warships, it is extremely strong and has sharp artillery. On the other hand, our artillery is too few. If we fight against them, I am afraid we will have to fight against them."  I wonder what the boss can do? " "WellBrother Yanmou, that's a good question." Zheng Zhilong glanced at the leader who spoke with approval, a look of pride on his face.  "Actually, even Brother Yanmou would say it without asking me. Just a few days ago, I had contacted the Portuguese in Macau, and I had obtained more than a hundred 24-pound cannons from them  "    "What?  More than a hundred artillery pieces, and they were twenty-four pounders!  " Hearing this, everyone was jumped. It is not easy to cast artillery these days. It is often thankful that ten artillery can be cast into one or two. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is worth the price of gold. Now those Portuguese actually  Are these people taking the wrong medicine if they are willing to sell them so much? Seeing the surprised looks in their eyes, Zheng Zhilong sneered secretly in his heart. These people did not know that he knew that the Western colonists would not say anything.  The artillery was sold to him, even if it was sold, it was only some twelve-pound or even six-pound small artillery, just because he was afraid that the Zheng family would become bigger. But now the Spanish and the Dutch were defeated one after another by the Weihaiwei Navy under Yue Yang, and they were holed up in Macau.  The Portuguese naturally felt a deep sense of crisis. In order to contain the Weihai Navy, the Portuguese did not hesitate to package up and sell all the artillery they had accumulated over the years to the Zheng family. The purpose was to make the Zheng family and Yueyang fight to the death.  In this way, they can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai in Macau. Zheng Zhilong naturally has a clear mind about the Portuguese's thoughts, but he has no reason not to do something that is beneficial to everyone.  He ignored everyone's surprised expressions, but said to them: "Now that we have artillery, it is time to settle accounts with the Weihaiwei Navy. As long as we can severely damage or even destroy the Weihaiwei Navy, I will watch."  Let¡¯s see who else in the court dares to remove me, Zheng, from my post!  " Hearing this, Zheng Sen was shocked. He knew that this time his father planned to fight Yue Yang to the death. If he could defeat the Weihaiwei Navy, no one else needed to say anything. Those officials and gentry in the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang would be defeated.  One person will jump out to oppose this matter, because if the Weihai Navy is defeated and Zheng Zhilong is dismissed from his post by the court, the Zheng family fleet, which has no official and a low body, will definitely carry out crazy operations along the coasts of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and even the Ming Dynasty.  By then, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will really return to the situation of not being able to go to the sea at all. If this happens, those officials and gentry who have huge interests in the sea every year will go crazy. r1152
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