Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 220 Can the good days still pass?
When Emperor Chongzhen left the capital for his personal conquest, a boat crossed the strait and arrived at Dayuan.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong, who came here, had just sent off the visiting Dutch governor, crossed his legs, drank tea, and didn't pay attention to the gifts.

In the past, the Dutch refused to accept him. For this reason, Zheng Zhilong used the help of the government to fight the Dutch several times. Even if they mobilized warships from Batavia, they never did him.

After getting rid of all the hostile forces, he can only do business by obediently listening to Zheng Zhilong and paying the protection fee.Otherwise, he has more than 3000 large and small warships, which can drown any opponent alive.

Zheng Zhilong is not uncommon for Hongmao's things.Today, his business is from Japan to Nanyang, without passing through him, what kind of stuff he has never seen!

Without an opponent, I feel a bit lonely as a master, so I can only enjoy the land in front of me.

He was tasting the local Fujian Dahongpao, and there was a beautiful maid fan fanning beside him, and there were ice cubes on the corner to cool down. Few people had this kind of enjoyment.

But at this moment, a person hurriedly disembarked from the boat that had just arrived, and everyone he saw along the way called "Fourth Master" respectfully.

Needless to say, the one who can be called the fourth master is Zheng Zhilong's fourth brother Zheng Hongkui.After he asked where Zheng Zhilong was, he went straight to him.

"Brother, there is news from the north!" Zheng Hongkui shouted as soon as he stepped into the lobby.

This made Zheng Zhilong frowned involuntarily and said, "What are you talking about in a panic? Is there something that you can't talk about after I go back?"

Hearing the reprimand, Zheng Hongkui ignored it directly. He walked up to Zheng Zhilong and said loudly, "Brother, the imperial court has achieved a great victory! Tens of thousands of Jianlu have been wiped out, and now, the remaining Jianlu have escaped from the customs!"

"What?" Zheng Zhilong was very surprised when he heard it, Dahongpao stopped drinking, put the teacup a little hastily, and let out a "boom" and ignored it.He just stared at his fourth brother, and confirmed with some disbelief, "What did you say? The imperial court can eliminate tens of thousands of Jianlu? Are you not mistaken?"

The news that Jianlu is invincible has been heard even in the south of Daming.Anyway, the imperial court lost the whole of Liaodong, and then Jianlu came into the pass, murdered and set fire to grab things everywhere, and tossed the imperial court hard, but the imperial court couldn't do anything about it.

This is the southerner's impression of the war in the north, but all of a sudden, it is said that the imperial court wiped out tens of thousands of Jian captives, which is seriously inconsistent with their impression. Anyone who hears this news for the first time is as surprised as Zheng Zhilong.

After Zheng Zhilong asked the question, he came back to his senses, knowing that his younger brother would not lie to him.Then he quickly changed his words and asked: "Tell me about the situation that you inquired about!"

Therefore, Zheng Hongkui told the news he inquired in detail, back and forth.Even if there is some news, it has already been said before.But Zheng Hongkui didn't bother, so he repeated it again.

Talking about destroying the 20-foot army of Jianlu, and then, with the support of the emperor, he won the battle of Tianjin, wiped out tens of thousands of Jianlu, and even captured one of Jianlu's men, Gu Shan Ezhen, to rescue them. Nearly [-] people and so on.

Previously, Zheng Zhilong had always felt that the angel's words about eliminating five thousand Tartars were probably exaggerated.Just like some people in the court, they are all unbelieving.But now, looking at this incident in context, especially in the later battles, nearly 20 people were rescued. This kind of people cannot be deceived. There are also Tartars captured alive, which everyone has seen with their own eyes. , there will be no false.

"...Brother, don't you know that the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment has made a lot of money for this?" Zheng Hongkui seemed a little excited when he said these things, "throwing sandbags at those tartars, a sandbag is ten cents ah , I really don't know how they came up with it..."

Listening to him talking, Zheng Zhilong was thinking about something in his mind, but for a while, he didn't answer.

At this time, it is basically certain that the imperial court does have the strength now, and it can fight Jianlu, which is stronger than before.In this case, it's not good for me to keep procrastinating and not replying?

He was still thinking about it, and suddenly, Zheng Hongkui broke the news again: "Brother, you must not have thought why Jianlu is so powerful? It's just that in the land of Liaodong, he defeated the court repeatedly in the past?"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong raised his head and looked at his younger brother without saying a word, but his eyes seemed to have a question: Is there any special reason for this?

Zheng Hongkui understood his look and continued: "You must have never thought that the Shanxi merchants had collaborated with the captives to rebel a long time ago. They sold all the grain, iron materials, gunpowder and other military supplies in the pass to Go to Liaodong. He even inquired about news in the pass for Jianlu of Liaodong. Know yourself and your enemy, you know? Jianlu did this through Shanxi merchants. Does the elder brother know which Shanxi merchants are there? There are more than one, there are eight families who take the lead, tsk tsk, they can do everything. Come on, it’s really amazing…”

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong felt a little harsh.Isn't that just smuggling?I am doing it myself, no!
Zheng Hongkui didn't pay attention to his brother's expression, but continued to talk endlessly: "...Brother, you don't know, does Xuanda Governor Chen Xinjia know? There is also an assistant minister, Yang Gebu, that Yang Sichang. It was bought by those Shanxi merchants, who spoke for them in the court, covered their unconscionable smuggling, and even sent people directly to the Jianlu army to inform them that Jinan fell to the suzerain vassal. "

Zheng Zhilong couldn't listen anymore, so he interrupted and asked directly: "Then what's the final result? Those Shanxi merchants were arrested, and the governor Xuanda and the cabinet ministers were all dismissed and punished?"

Hearing this, Zheng Hongkui looked at his elder brother with surprised eyes, as if he seemed to be looking at an idiot, and couldn't help but said loudly: "How could it be just dismissal and questioning! Brother, think about it, what they did, It is simply helping Jianlu to seize the Ming Dynasty! So, the emperor sent out three battalions to arrest all Jin merchants, as well as Governor Xuanda and cabinet ministers. Do you know what the charges are? ? Conspiring rebellion with captives! It is considered a serious crime! Tsk tsk, implicating the nine clans, you really deserve it!"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't care less about the harsh words for a moment.At this time, he was very shocked. He never thought that the emperor would beat all of them into treason, implicating the nine clans!With so many people involved, even cabinet ministers, the emperor's courage is really a bit big!

Just as he was thinking, Zheng Hongkui continued to say: "...Brother, you don't know that the money confiscated by the court is transported to the capital by truckloads. We have earned a lot more these years! Now everyone is saying that the emperor has made a fortune! Oh, by the way, when those Shanxi merchants and a group of generals and civil officials were escorted to Beijing, guess what happened, they were angry The people in the capital were beaten into meat sauce on the spot. No, not even a bit of meat was left. That street, now everyone calls it Hoe Rape Street! Tsk tsk, if you have the opportunity to go to the capital in the future, you must go to that street to see... "

"Enough!" Zheng Zhilong couldn't listen any longer, he snarled, startled Zheng Hongkui, stopped talking immediately, and just looked at his elder brother with puzzled eyes.

After a while, he thought he understood the reason for his eldest brother's anger, so he quickly said: "Brother, we didn't do that kind of thing, what are we afraid of, the emperor still wants to use you again, and Sen'er also needs to be valued by the emperor. I said, don't delay!"

Some words, even brothers, are hard to say.Moreover, Zheng Zhilong can also see that his fourth brother has a little more heart for the court, so he doesn't bother to talk about him.

Therefore, he lowered his head, digesting the news he heard in his heart.

It can be said that the situation in the north has changed drastically, completely beyond his expectations.It can be seen from this that the imperial court is still very strong, and it is not so weak that it can be mermaid.Although my influence in the sea is strong, if I turn against the court, without the government as the backing, maybe those Xiyi will have new ideas and think about helping the court to deal with me. Such things have not happened Pass.

Not only these Hongyi, but also those Frangji people, who are crushed by him now, are not only afraid of his three thousand warships, but also because there is a huge empire behind him.

If the court is incompetent and he can deal with it casually, that's nothing.Even if the governor of Fujian comes to deal with him, it is not so easy now, as long as he uses some tricks, he can still get him out. He is not afraid of this.

For example, if people get up and make trouble, it is said that it was caused by the oppression of the governor of Fujian. By the way, the governor of Fujian suffered several defeats, and then used money to carry out activities in the court to impeach the governor of Fujian for his incompetence. Basically, the governor of Fujian will be the end up.

But now, the imperial court can even deal with those Shanxi merchants who have united with the cabinet ministers and Governor Xuanda, so is this trick still useful?Won't be seen through?

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong became a little worried.

To be honest, he just enjoys the current life and power; it is best to keep it like this, dominate the sea, earn a lot of money every day, and collect money while sitting on the ground. What a wonderful day!

However, now he has been targeted by the court.If he really had to lead the navy to the north, all of this would probably change.With the imperial court as the backer, there will be no problems at sea for a while, but the key is that he went to the north by himself, so he will be the imperial court's fish.If the imperial court has any thoughts about him, it will be more difficult to get out of danger!

As the fourth brother said, although what I did was smuggling, unlike those Shanxi merchants, it didn't harm so many people. I was just making a fortune in another way, and even part of the money I made was used for the people of Fujian body.Moreover, it can be regarded as keeping the safety of the coast for the imperial court and suppressing the evil intentions of those Xiyi.

However, I have so much money, I can't stand it, and some people may slander the emperor. If I can't do it well, I have a fancy to the warship and money in my hand, what should I do?
He is not absolutely sure, he will feel that those subordinates are all of one mind with him.If the imperial court supports another group of people to replace him, there is also such a possibility!

He thought about it left and right, and couldn't make up his mind for a while, so he became a little irritable.It's a good day, but it really annoys him to have to mess around!

Zheng Hongkui, who was at the side, saw that his elder brother hadn't spoken for a long time. After waiting for a long time, he couldn't bear it anymore, and said to Zheng Zhilong: "Brother, you can't keep dragging on. It's been so long. Anyway, you should I rushed back after receiving the news. Otherwise, the imperial court is not a fool, especially Mr. Zhongcheng, he will doubt us even more."

Seeing Zheng Zhilong looking up at him upon hearing the sound, Zheng Hongkui persuaded him earnestly: "Brother, you have to think about Sen'er too. You see, the situation in the North has changed so much since the emperor dreamed of Taizu; and The emperor also dreamed of Sen'er. To tell the truth from the elder brother, the younger brother thinks that Sen'er is very lucky. Maybe, there is a possibility that he will be able to rise to the top from now on. Could it be... Could it be that you still want Sen'er to beg for life at sea all the time? ? The imperial court will not always tolerate us making a fortune, right? Someone will definitely inform us."

If the situation in the north is bad, you won't be afraid even if someone informs you. After all, the imperial court can't even take care of the north, so it's still taking care of things in the south.

After Zheng Zhilong heard his words, he suddenly sighed and said: "Okay, then it will be safe!"

Obviously, he was persuaded.When Zheng Hongkui heard this, he couldn't help but be delighted, he quickly agreed, and then hurriedly went to arrange it.

However, what they didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived at the arrangement, the fifth younger brother Zheng Zhibao hurriedly reported another news: "Brother, Zhang Xianzhong and other rebels rebelled again, Lord Xiong sent someone here, let us help him find a way, Save him."

"What? What's going on?" Zheng Zhilong was startled when he heard this, and asked quickly.

Zheng Zhibao hurriedly replied: "Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others have all turned against each other. They were all appeased by Master Xiong before, but now they have conquered many cities and caused a lot of trouble. Master Xiong failed to appease them, so he sent troops to chase them down, and the army was defeated. Zuo Liangyu even lost the seal of his commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief of Dai Dai was captured alive by Zhang Xianzhong and the others. Anyway, Mr. Xiong has nothing to do now, and he was afraid that the court would blame him, so he sent someone to ask for help .”

"Absurd, we are not soldiers on the shore!" Zheng Zhilong said a little annoyed when he heard it, "Besides, it's not in Fujian. My words, in such a far river and lake, don't care!"

Zheng Zhibao nodded and said: "Master Xiong is in a hurry. He knows that this time the matter is not trivial. The bandits rebelled again, and many local officials were killed. In the blink of an eye, the Central Plains will be in chaos again. In addition, those people were all him. If you want to appease him, the imperial court will definitely ask him for the crime, so of course he is in a hurry."

This Xiong Wencan has lived in Fujian for many years, and he has lived a good life these years only by appeasing himself.Those thieves were murderers without batting an eyelid. They even dared to dig the tomb of the emperor, but they still wanted to recruit them. Now, something happened again, right?

Thinking of these, Zheng Zhilong's heart suddenly moved.The north is in chaos again, can the court still take care of itself?If you can't take care of it, will you be able to live your own life again?
Thinking of this, he suddenly became a little happy.Because the more he thought about it, the more likely it was.If the imperial court does not suppress those rogues, the Central Plains will be in chaos again, and the imperial court will definitely not be able to take care of myself in Fujian!
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong wanted to blame him again.Even if Zheng Hongkui reminded him several times, he ignored it.

However, Zheng Zhilong did not expect that people from outside suddenly reported that Jin Yiwei had arrived in Anping Town and came straight to Zheng's residence.

Immediately, Zheng Zhilong was taken aback, the factory guard came to find him?

(End of this chapter)