Dominate the Country

Is Li Kun dead?

Li Kun is not dead.

Hamengku Buwono II of Yogyakarta was originally going to burn him to death immediately. In the eyes of Hamengku Buwono II, Li Kun was a kafir who stained the relics of his ancestors. Only fire could remove the stain that the ancestors who ascended to heaven had suffered.

Regardless of whether Li Kun was a thief or not, when Hamengku Buwono II's men took control of Li Kun's house, the Shantou pork jerky and large pieces of pork found in the living room and kitchen made the people sent by Hamengku Buwono II unable to control their anger, and also made Hamengku Buwono II, who received the news first, unbearable.

However, Li Kun was very lucky. When Li Kun, who had multiple fractures on his body, was sent to Yogyakarta, it happened to rain.

This was of course not easy to purify.

When the weather in Yogyakarta improved, new information from Surabaya had been delivered.

Yogyakarta is in the south-central part of Java Island, while Surabaya is in the northeast of Java Island. The straight-line distance between the two is about 200 miles, but the actual distance is doubled.

The people sent by Hamengku Buwono II took Li Kun, who was beaten and unable to take care of himself, to Yogyakarta City. It took them half a month on the road, and the speed was a bit slow.

Because they couldn't kill Li Kun, they had to ensure that Li Kun was alive after arriving in Yogyakarta. Li Kun was named by Hamengku Buwono II to be grilled personally, so they couldn't just stone him to death, so their speed was relatively slow.

The two groups of people, although the latter arrived seven or eight days later than the former, the time between the two arrived was only one day apart.

After suddenly hearing the news that the Chinese had captured Surabaya, and that they had wantonly killed two or three thousand natives in Surabaya, and the Dutch didn't dare to make a sound, Hamengku Buwono II was really a little diarrhea.

As a sultan, a sultan in the Nanyang region, their first identity is the king. The first thing to pay attention to is practical interests!

What is the title of the Sultan of Yogyakarta? It is - Your Majesty, the supreme ruler of the Sultan world, the chief of the warriors, the noblest servant, the priest and caliph who guards Yogyakarta.

First secular power, then religious rights.

Compared with the Ottoman Sultan in the Arabian world, the order is very different. Although the strength of the two regimes is completely incomparable.

If there is no other xx influence, Hamenggu Buwono II is of course willing to follow the Quran, but when the actual interests are affected, Hamenggu Buwono II will immediately consider the gains and losses.

His current situation is a bit difficult to get off the tiger. If he continues to insist on making a barbecue of Li Kun, he can gather a lot of people's hearts for himself, gain greater prestige and a more solid mass base in the competition between Yogyakarta and the Solo Sultanate, and more firmly sit on the position of the successor to the Mataram Sultanate. However, his kingdom will definitely be retaliated by the Chinese in the next period of time.

At that time, would the Solo Sultanate lend him a helping hand?

At that time, how much effect would the so-called public support have?

…

In the cell of the Yogyakarta Sultanate Palace, the sun shines on the dishevelled Li Kun.

His long hair is condensed by blood. Since the news that the Chinese navy controlled Surabaya reached Yogyakarta, Li Kun has never been tortured again. But no one has cleaned it for him.

His long hair, condensed by blood, falls behind his shoulders. The sun shines through the darkness of the room, and the guards outside can see his face clearly. There is no trace of blood, as white as a piece of paper.

The time when the sun shines in the cell every day is the time that Li Kun enjoys the most. He does not feel hot at all. He is directly exposed to the sun. Occasionally, he turns his head slightly and scans the guards beside him with a dim but hateful look.

The blue Han-style robe was stained with blood...

Li Kun didn't know if he could escape this disaster, but he believed that the Sultan of Yogyakarta would definitely be punished. The court would not allow the Chinese to be bullied and killed by the native monkeys in Southeast Asia. Li Kun knew more about the Chen Han established by his brother-in-law. The words printed on the red book were not for display. Instead, they were the most trustworthy support of the powerful army of the court.

If he really died. When the news of his death was reported back to Qiongzhou, his parents and wife would never hide their names again. As long as his identity was exposed, the only revenge that Yogyakarta, the monkey country, would have to endure was destruction.

I would not die in vain! Li Kun strengthened his belief every day and resisted the temptation of the enemy.

A smell of meat came through the fence again.

Li Kun's stomach suddenly growled twice, but he didn't even open his eyes, and he didn't even bother to give a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

"As long as you are willing to believe in the true God and obey Allah..."

I don't know what happened, on the third day of Li Kun being imprisoned, these natives suddenly began to seduce him, instead of physically torturing him. Li Kun also received rough medical treatment, and the conversation between the two sides was bridged by people in Yogyakarta who could speak Chinese. Although the Chinese translation of those people was not very standard, Li Kun understood the meaning of what he said.

As long as Li Kun was willing to believe in the Islamic faith, willing to live in Yogyakarta, and willing to marry an indigenous woman, he could be free.

Then the food that Li Kun could get every day was rapidly reduced.

The guards in the cell would deliberately bring beef and mutton to Li Kun, constantly tempting him.

Li Kun gritted his teeth and persisted.

This phenomenon was a great improvement for him. This showed that the native monkeys in Yogyakarta were wary of "him", at least they would not immediately shout to burn him.

Li Kun saw a glimmer of hope, so he would not give in. For several consecutive days, he lay on the ground like a piece of dead meat, enjoying the sun.

It was just starvation, and he had to hold on.

A brother who believed in the Arabs and an uncle who married a native woman were not the brothers that the queen should have, let alone the uncle that the prince should have. Chen Han did not need such an uncle!

What was the purpose of hiding his identity for so many years?

Although his father did not say it, Li Kun knew that it was for a face. Not only the face of the Li family, but also the face of the queen and the eldest son.

Before the prince was established, everything was still uncertain.

If the uncle family of the Li family appeared in Nanjing, their past of running away when they were in trouble would definitely be turned over, and the Li family would only be the black on the face of the eldest son.

Not being able to bring a little glory to his daughter (sister), but also tarnishing the face of his grandson (nephew) for the sake of wealth and honor, this is too inhuman.

Li's father was unwilling to seek wealth and honor in such a shameful way, and Li Kun really planned to hide his identity for the rest of his life.

But now this matter is a good opportunity.

Hiding his identity for many years has been able to wash away a lot of shame of the Li family. As long as he can persist here, even if he is really burned to death by the natives in the end, it can be said to be the finishing touch for the entire Li family.

This is a kind of persistence and integrity, which can not only completely grind away the shame of the Li family, but also establish the image of the Li family.

——Have backbone!

Li Kun did not expect his son to get a marquis, but his death and his unyielding loyalty could at least get his son a baron, right?

His life in exchange for the new life of the Li family, and also added glory to the queen and the eldest son. Li Kun was not too afraid of death.

Hunger and the temptation of food are not worth mentioning to him.

After years of business career, weighing the gains and losses of interests has become his subconscious reaction.

Now he is not suffering, but tempering.

It is like a piece of dog-head gold placed in a raging fire. The longer and stronger Li Kun is tempered in the fire, the higher the gold content of the real gold will be, and the more valuable it will be.

When the sun sets and the day turns again, the guards have already finished eating the food. A bowl of thin rice soup was placed at the door of the cell, and less than half a meter away from the rice soup, there was a fragrant consideration, with beautiful chicken porridge next to it.

Li Kun opened his eyes and looked at the guard in the dim light. When his eyes really adapted to the dim light, a strong murderous intent flashed across him. If he died in Yogyakarta, it would be fine. If he could survive, he swore that he would give these Yogyakarta people with daggers in their backs a good look!

Without the support of strength, all of Li Kun's hatred is delusion and false.

The world of Earth is material, and will not cause any real damage because of his hatred.

Li Kun moved to the door of the cell with difficulty and drank the bowl of rice soup without leaving any.

...

The alarm bell of "Ding Ding..." sounded from the mast of the Marlin No. 12 [medium-sized clipper sailboat]. The quiet Marlin No. 12 suddenly became busy. The signal flag was hoisted, and a destroyer not far from Marlin No. 12, Swordfish No. 8, also became busy instantly.

The gun coat was taken off, the shells were loaded, and the gunners of each gun position were in place. The fire dragon bomb was ready to fire at any time!

Ye Tingyang, who led the patrol in person, looked at the vast sea ahead. The lookout of Marlin No. 12 had just issued an alarm. There was a fleet coming ahead, at least six ships, which must be the Dutch.

So many days have passed since the Surabaya incident, and Batavia has long known the specific situation. The reason why the fleet was sent here may be that they knew that although the Chinese navy controlled Sishui, it did not infringe on the city hall at all. They even let the Dutch military and police continue to work, expressing their attitude with practical actions.

The Dutch would send a valuable squadron here.

But no matter what, when encountering an unidentified fleet on the sea, the first thing to do is to prepare for battle. "Raise the battle flag, and prepare for battle at all positions--"

Ye Tingyang was very calm.

The current situation in Nanyang is happy for the young and strong faction. How can they get promoted without fighting?

The young and strong faction of the army has reached the throne of the division commander, but the navy is still in the second-line position. The "admirals" on the front line are still the original old people.

For example, Ye Tingyang, he first served in the Southeast Navy, and then transferred to the Nanyang Navy, and is now directly under the jurisdiction of the Grand Commander's Office. The rapid response fleet he belongs to is a fleet of clipper bow sailboats, which is very expensive.

But the clipper ships have always faced strong competition from the orthodox ships, and as more and more problems of the clipper ships were exposed, the voices in the Grand Commandery supporting the orthodox ships became louder and louder.

Ye Tingyang's current position is the commander, because the specifications of the rapid response fleet are lower than those of the major fleets. He is now eager to fight, not only because war is a shortcut for him to jump to the 'admiral', but also because doing so can prove the power of the clipper ships and add a heavy bargaining chip to his side in the battle for shipbuilding funds.

As for the army, everything depends on the actual results of the battle.

"General Capello, two sailboats were spotted ahead!" Just as the lookout soldier on Marlin 12 spotted the Dutch fleet on the opposite side, the most current warship of the Dutch fleet also spotted Marlin 12.

This warship is the flagship of the Dutch fleet, the ship of Rear Admiral Capello van Simon, and the Far East Squadron command ship Meadeburg!

"Two ships?" Capello was not surprised. He was well aware of the strength of the Chinese. Before the fleet set off from Batavia, he already knew the full strength of the Chinese on land and water in Surabaya.

In order to express their attitude, the Chinese only had six warships staying in Surabaya from beginning to end. The warships that escorted supplies and soldiers to Surabaya often returned to Belitung Island or West Borneo along with the transport ships that unloaded personnel and supplies.

The Chinese Navy in Surabaya has always been a fleet composed of six Chinese warships.

"It's a Chinese flying-shear warship. It's very fast and is heading towards us."

The lookout soldiers on the mast waved small flags and shouted the same semaphore over and over again.

Faced with this situation, Capello made the same choice as Ye Tingyang, "Order the fleet to be on guard, and everyone is in place, ready to fire at any time -"

Of course, Capello would not take the initiative to fire a gun. If he collided with the Chinese fleet, he would be more likely to fire a salute. But don’t take precautions.

The situation in Europe is getting more and more tense. The news that Gallic Rooster declared war on John Bull has not yet reached the Far East, but the news brought back by the European merchant ships arriving in the Far East let everyone know that the atmosphere in Europe has become even more tense. .

The powder keg is about to explode. At this time, the Netherlands and China had no capital to compete. Of course he can't let the Netherlands lose face! But when leading the fleet to leave the port, Capello had already discussed with Governor Jacob von Louislen that there must be no substantive war with the Chinese. The current situation is not very good. The Dutch need to be patient and wait for things in Europe to settle. That will be the beginning of the Dutch counterattack.

The Chinese empire in the Big Mac model was too powerful for the Netherlands to contend with. To check the Chinese ambitions in the East Indies, the Netherlands must gather the power of Britain and France.

The warships of both sides gradually approached, and the distance narrowed little by little, and both sides could clearly see the size of the other's warship.

China's two flying shear bows, one big and one small, together are not as big as the Meadeburg at Capello's feet. But Cappello, standing on the bow of the USS Fort Meade, looked at the two Chinese warships sliding towards the sea like arrows, his expression full of caution.

The weird and powerful weapons, coupled with the extremely high speed of this Chinese-made Western-style sailing ship, allow this small boat, which can only be used as cannon fodder in Western naval battles, to exert its energy to easily hunt down giant ships.

"Quick Response Fleet!" Lives up to its name.

The fleet composed of these small and medium-sized clipper bow sailing ships is an extremely sharp sword, so that all influential powers in the Far East have to be extremely wary of it.

Although this sword has not really experienced the experience of a war so far. No one dares to say that the sharpness it is showing right now can really produce as much damage as people estimate in the test of blood and fire.

The moment the salute sounded, the commanders on both sides were filled with two different emotions: 'regret' and 'joy'.

Two Chinese warships accompanied the Dutch Far East Fleet back to the Surabaya dock.

From a distance, it looks like a long dragon with two extra pugs beside it.

Compared with the smaller size of the scissor-bowed warships, there was a huge gap between them and the Dutch fleet headed by the Meadeburg.

Seeing their warships sailing into the port of Surabaya, the frowning Dutch in the city hall breathed a sigh of relief. Their depressed mood was relaxed, and the morale of the Dutch military and police immediately improved.

Even the natives of Surabaya, who have been silent every day for these years, dare to breathe in front of the Chinese.