Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 243 Shi Lang's Surrender
All the naval warships of the Ming army were dispatched, leaving Hongjiang Port, heading towards Kinmen Island with great fanfare.

Li Cunming took the Dafu boat and lived in the middle of the fleet, protected by several warships on the left and right.Lying on the wicker chair, he said with a smile, "Musicians, play music, dancers, dance! Sing, dance, how happy you are!"

Half a day later, the fleet approached Kinmen Island.Shi Lang's army had already been alarmed, the warships were huddled in the harbor, and the soldiers stood on the fort, ready to fight.

Five miles away from Jinmen Island, Li Cunming ordered the fleet to stop advancing, and said to Zhu Tiangui, "Go, tell Shi Lang that I have personally come to recruit him."

After receiving the imperial edict, Zhu Tiangui sailed forward slowly in a small warship.When he was about to reach the port of Kinmen Island, Zhu Tiangui stood on the bow and shouted: "General Shi, the emperor sent me to meet you, please let me go!"

The soldiers told Shi Lang about Zhu Tiangui's words. Shi Lang actually guessed Zhu Tiangui's intention at this time, but he pretended to say to the generals: "Although the young master is unkind to my Shi family, I will never surrender. The worst is to die together." ! What do you say?"

Most of the generals were silent, and one of them hesitated and said: "General Shi, the young master has already regarded you as a sinner, and will not support us anymore. Now that the food on the island is exhausted, and the Ming army is besieging but not attacking, we will not attack." It won't last for a few days. General Shi, we know that you are an upright man, but what's the use of burning jade and stone together?"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Shi Lang stared at this person and asked.

"Surrender or not, let's take a look at Chongzhen's conditions first." The general replied.

Shi Lang scanned the crowd and said, "What do you think?"

The generals are all human beings, and they are very good at adapting to the wind. They said in unison: "I think so too."

"Forget it, let Zhu Tiangui go ashore." Shi Lang ordered.

Zhu Tiangui went ashore, and under the guard of dozens of soldiers, he walked up to Shi Lang step by step, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "General Shi, we meet again."

Shi Lang didn't speak, and Zhu Tiangui didn't make any detours, and said bluntly: "I told the emperor that as long as General Shi leads his troops to surrender to our Ming Dynasty, he will immediately be named the admiral of the Fujian Navy. reward."

Shi Lang's eyes lit up, and the generals began to discuss in low voices.

The admiral of a province is a senior officer of the second rank. Although the post of admiral of the Fujian Navy is only in charge of naval affairs, he can be regarded as a powerful official in the frontier. Emperor Chongzhen is so courageous and full of sincerity!

Taking advantage of Shi Lang's heartbeat, Zhu Tiangui said meaningfully: "Your Majesty said that in the future to recover Dongfan Island, we have to rely on General Shi to take the lead. If General Shi can drive out the Dutch and recover Dongfan Island, he must be a national hero. General Destined to go down in history!"

In fact, there is another meaning hidden in these words. When the Ming army attacks Dongfan Island in the future, it is bound to have a fierce fight with Zheng Sen, and Shi Lang will have the opportunity to avenge his family.

Shi Langdao: "The East China Sea has been the ocean of my Han people since ancient times. I have long been disgusted with Westerners showing off their power in the East China Sea. If Your Majesty really has the intention to regain Dongfan Island, it is exactly what I want!"

"So, General Shi has decided to surrender?" Zhu Tiangui shook Shi Lang's hand and laughed loudly, "Go, follow me to see Your Majesty!"

Shi Lang pondered for a while, and finally made up his mind: "Forget it, I'll go face the saint right now!"

As he spoke, he took off his armor, took off his shirt, and exposed his chest. He ordered his subordinates to tie him up with ropes, and found a few wooden sticks to stick behind his back, making a gesture of pleading guilty.

About half an hour later, Zhu Tiangui and Shi Lang boarded the big blessing boat and knelt at the emperor's feet together.

Li Cunming listened to Zhu Tiangui's report, but remained silent for a while, looking coldly at Shi Lang who was shivering in the sea breeze.Shi Lang took off his shirt, his body turned purple from the cold, he gritted his teeth and insisted.

"Shi Lang, are you convicted?" Li Cunming finally spoke.

"The grassroots are convicted!"

"Then where is your crime?"

"Grassmen shouldn't fight against the imperial court, let alone work for pirates..."

"Wrong, you are a member of the Zheng family. You are deeply favored by the Zheng family, so it is only natural for you to sell your life for the Zheng family. Your crime is to harm the coastal areas, causing the people to scatter and live in hardship! Shi Lang, What kind of man is he to be an enemy of the unarmed common people?"

Shi Lang was speechless, he didn't expect the emperor to question the crime from this angle.

Li Cunming continued: "The pirates are rampant, which is caused by many factors. You also want to support your family. I will not pursue it. Shi Lang, you touch your conscience and tell the truth, have you ever killed innocent people indiscriminately?"

Shi Lang thought for a while, then sighed: "A few years ago there was a severe drought in Fujian, and the fleet was short of food. It was true that they looted the people and killed many people."

"Kneel down and repent in the cold wind!" Li Cunming swung his sleeves, got off the deck, and walked into the cabin.

Just like that, Shi Lang was naked to the waist, tied with ropes, enduring the torment of the cold wind on the deck.His body cooled down sharply, his teeth were chattering, his face turned pale, his skin turned from blue to purple, and he almost froze into a zombie.

Li Cunming was drinking in the cabin, and he didn't take it seriously.Zhu Tiangui ran back and forth from the cabin to the deck, and back to the cabin from the deck, for fear that Shi Lang would freeze to death.

Later, unable to bear it any longer, Zhu Tiangui said, "Your Majesty, don't freeze Shi Lang to death..."

Xia Wanchun said: "Zhu Zongbing, don't talk too much. This is His Majesty's way of controlling people. Shi Lang is young, energetic and narrow-minded, so he should suffer a little bit and frustrate his spirit. More importantly, the pirates It is an act of benevolence and righteousness for His Majesty to seek justice for the people who have harmed the people."

Li Cunming looked at Xia Wanchun, smiled happily, and said, "Xia Wanchun, give Shi Lang a cup of hot wine."

Xia Wanchun went up to the deck with a cup of hot wine, walked up to Shi Lang, knelt down and fed him the wine, and asked, "General Shi, do you know the hardships of the people?"

"I know... I know..." Shi Lang tremblingly said.

Xia Wanchun nodded and went back to report to the emperor.

Li Cunming laughed loudly, and said: "Xia Wanchun, you are also a roundworm in my stomach, comparable to Gong Yonggu. Go, untie Shi Lang, and find warm clothes for him to wear. When he recovers, Bring it to me."

After a long while, Shi Lang came to the cabin, his eyebrows were pleasing to the eye, and he didn't dare to vent his breath.

Li Cunming didn't talk nonsense, and said: "General Shi, I named you the admiral of the Fujian Navy. You immediately go back to Jinmen Island to gather the fleet, and tomorrow you will go south with me to Guangdong."

Shi Lang was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to recover Dongfan Island, you should take the Penghu Islands first. I am willing to lead troops to attack. What's more, I am the admiral of the Fujian Navy and should be stationed on the coast of Fujian. Why do you want to go to Guangdong?"

"Of course I want to recover Dongfan Island, but I want you to go to Guangdong with me, not to seek far away, but to find a helper!" Li Cunming laughed.

"Helper?" Shi Lang didn't understand the meaning, and was very puzzled.

Li Cunming didn't say any more, and waved his hands: "Go, act according to the will."

(End of this chapter)