From the end of Jiajing to the era of great pirates

Historically, Xiong Tingbi was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli. He was destined to miss Zhu Jue's Xiongqi War. After all, the war to aid Japan ended in the 26th year of Wanli.

But he learned about this idea from his correspondence with Qi Jiguang, and his enthusiasm for the Jinshi examination suddenly increased a lot. After all, it was related to the military god. Zhu Jue had long sent a letter asking Qi Jiguang for his opinion. Regarding Lao Xiong, a junior, Qi Jiguang also I admired it very much, so I informed Lao Xiong.This is not a leak, after all, Lao Xiong just got married last year, and the woman is the Zheng family in the capital that has just been merged into the Zheng family. She is also the sister of Concubine Zheng. Lao Xiong is now considered the emperor's brother-in-law.How else could he be confident that if he passed the Jinshi examination, he would be able to command the navy?

As an aside, Lao Xiong and his wife were in a free love relationship. They met in the back garden of Zheng's house, which was a bit like The Romance of the West Chamber.The elders of the two families knew about it, but they didn't fight each other. After all, neither one's family background was much higher than the other's.Seeing that Lao Xiong was a candidate for Jinshi, and there was a relative of the emperor on the other side, he naturally took care of the matter. Speaking of this love history, Lao Xiong was also quite proud. He became the emperor's brother-in-law and won the Jinshi again.

When it comes to bringing a naval force to the war, I must first ask Concubine Zheng, and then recruit a naval force to fight. I guess the emperor will not be happy about it.

Then pass the blame to Li Dan or Yan Siqi and that's it.

Li Dan is what the Spaniards call Capitan, the Chinese captain. He is probably the prototype of Captain Sao Feng in Pirates of the Caribbean.When Mr. Guo's father went to sea, he was his translator.

Yan Siqi is even more legendary. This guy was the first to open up Wanwan Island. He also planned to overthrow the Japanese shogunate and become king on the island. He was Zheng Zhilong's senior.Anyway, he can perfectly play the role of taking the blame.

In short, it was with this awareness that Lao Xiong and his adopted brother Zheng Jing embarked on the road of Enke in the 23rd year of Wanli.

"Xianzhi, Xianzhi, where are you going? That's the sea over there, can't we take a boat?" Xiong Tingbi shouted, thinking that his sworn brother had gone in the wrong direction.

"Second brother, are you sleepy? There are so many sea ships in our Zheng family, and so many children are coming to Beijing, what kind of water ship should we take? The speed is too different. This time we can take the flying shear, ancestor That's what I said." Zheng Jing corrected with a smile.

"Flying scissors...your ancestor is so generous." Old Xiong has never been on a sea ship. Hearing that it was a flying scissors, he couldn't help but feel happy and a little nervous.

This thing is fast, but it's really not very stable. If Galen were more stable, hadn't the Zheng family always kept the flying shears a secret?

"Anyway, if you are going to win the Jinshi this time, you will have to fly a flying scissor to find Li Dan in Japan. Even if you trick him into agreeing, you still have to make a flying scissor as your flagship. Get used to it early. It's better than throwing up in front of the army, right? ?" Zheng Jing said with a smile, he was actually happy for his sworn brother. Children of the Zheng family, even those who came to seek relatives later, had to follow the family's instructions and rush to become officials after passing the exam. But his sworn brother, the son-in-law of the family, It's really enviable to have the opportunity to command an army, and to be on the sea and land side by side with a military god like Qi Jiguang.

As for the explanation behind it, he didn't know. Anyway, this matter was instructed by Optimus Prime at home, and it was always correct.

"Oh, yes, let's go then." Xiong Tingbi stopped asking. He remembered what he was going to do after winning the election, and began to fantasize in his mind.

In fact, the first phase of the Wanli War to Aid Korea has come to an end. Li Rusong has allowed the Japanese to see what a famous Chinese general is. If it had not saved some thought to preserve its strength in the end, the Liaodong Army could have prevented the Japanese who had been cut off from their food routes. The whole army was destroyed.It is said that the negotiations between the two sides were a bit tricky. Although the Japanese returned with the remaining soldiers, their ambitions were still there, and there must be a second round. That's why Lao Xiong was so passionate that he wanted to directly win the Jinshi position this year.

"Xianzhi, who is your ancestor?" After getting on the boat, Xiong Tingbi experienced the speed of the flying shear firsthand. He was afraid that he would get seasick, so he quickly found a topic to distract his attention.In fact, it's okay for him to call him ancestor directly now, but he still doesn't know the seniority of that ancestor, so he might as well just call him the same name as before.

There were two ships in their trip, one carrying the students, and the other serving as a guard. If it sank or fell into the sea, it would be nice to have someone to help save people.The speed of more than ten knots made people feel breathless. They could only feel their bodies rising and falling with the waves and the sea breeze blowing against their faces. Xiong Tingbi took the opportunity to ask the biggest question in his heart.

"Well, there's nothing to keep secret. It's just that the identity of my ancestor is unbelievable. This time I'm very likely to be a Jinshi, and I can be considered to be in the family's inner circle. I can compete with the second brother, uh, the second brother. Brother-in-law, please tell me." Zheng Jing did not keep it a secret this time. Lao Xiong married a daughter of the Zheng family, who was still the brother-in-law of the emperor. In fact, he was considered a member of the inner circle. No one told him, he was just someone who contacted him. Even I, I can be considered as having benefited from this brother.

"Actually, the Zheng family was originally a small fishing village by the sea..."

"What? A descendant of Jianwen?" Xiong Tingbi was startled.

"Shh, brother, please don't yell. You have to be careful about this." Zheng Jing hurriedly stopped him and whispered: "I also heard about this from an elder in the family who is the same generation as the clan leader. It is said that Zhou was also Grandpa guessed it. The ancestor never answered it, but think about it. When Emperor Jianwen was defeated, he escaped from Yingtian. How far could he run? If Taoshan was there at that time, wouldn't it be very difficult for him to run to the cave? Is it normal? You know that the place where our Zheng family first started is at the foot of Taoshan. The seeds you see in Nongke were also brought from Taoshan Cave. You may not know that the other side of Taoshan Cave leads directly to another world. .”

"Hiss!" Xiong Tingbi gasped and suddenly thought of something, "That makes sense. That ancestor... is a descendant of Jianwen and also cultivated the Zheng family. Could it be that..." He didn't dare to do this here. I said it, but the meaning is already very clear.The Zheng family now has a strong army and a strong horse. Even if they rebel immediately, there is a chance of victory. It is difficult for Jianwen's descendants to be indifferent to this.

"Ancestor said that he will not go against the present. After all, the Ming Dynasty can still protect itself, but the lives of the people will be ruined. Ancestor does not want to raise weapons, but after all these years, can't you see? The Ming court really has no hope. Taizu's ancestral system means that no commercial tax is collected, but if the court wants money, how can it avoid business? All the wealth of my Zheng family comes from business. It has only been more than 20 years since Longqing opened the sea. What is the result? Second brother, you also You see, my Zheng family is not unwilling to pay taxes, but in the current court, where will the money paid by the Zheng family go? Aren't they just those shameless officials? "

Although he was talking about treason, Zheng Jing was quite upright at this time.

"They are still doing their jobs now. The eunuchs who will be sent to the south in the near future are proof of this. At least he has to collect taxes on mining and weaving. Although it violates the ancestral system, it is a must. In case the kings later do not understand this , still bent on following Taizu’s ancestral system and only collecting taxes from farmers. Second brother, what do you think will happen to this world? When the time comes, my Zheng family will take advantage of the situation to bring order to the chaos and defend the Central Plains. What’s wrong with that? "

"That's right." Xiong Tingbi nodded silently. He was not someone like Ye Xianggao with ulterior motives, nor was he a nerd with no brains. The reason behind this was clear.If there is an emperor who really cares about agricultural taxes in the future, the government will definitely force the people to rebel, and the world will be in chaos. It may not be a good thing for a force under the banner of Jianwen to stand up. At least, the world of Ming Dynasty will still be the descendants of Taizu. , the people of the world would be happy to change to a royal family that understands the sufferings of the people.