Zheng Zhilong was engaged in maritime trade. He received tens of millions of taels of silver every year just by collecting tolls. Not only did he earn more than the annual income of the Ming Dynasty, but he even had a hard work in the Netherlands East India Company for a year.

After the "Liaoluo Bay Battle", the Zheng family became the maritime overlord in East Asia. Even Dutch ships who came to China and Japan had to pay Zheng Zhilong a "protection fee" or "tolls".

According to preliminary estimates, the annual fiscal revenue of the Zheng family is as high as 20 million taels of silver. It is this income that maintains the rule of the Zheng family in Fujian, allowing Zheng Zhilong to have more than 100,000 troops and thousands of warships, becoming the well-deserved overlord of the sea and the dominant ruler of Fujian.

In Fujian, Zheng Zhilong's rule can be said to be as solid as a rock, and no one can touch the Zheng family, but today, Zheng Zhilong's mansion was given a point.

The people in Fujing were shocked when they found that Zheng Zhilong's mansion was lit up in the sky. When Zheng army stationed in the city saw this, they took action and began to capture the so-called assassins. They must pull out the people who dared to hurt the Grand Master and kill them by random swords.

In the palace, Zhu Youjian talked with Zhao Ming, and was excited, he suddenly heard the movement outside the palace. He walked out of the study and looked at it. He immediately said, "What's going on?"

A hundred households of the Imperial Guards hurriedly reported: "Report to Your Majesty, it's the residence of Grandmaster Zheng that is on fire!"

Zhu Youjian thought it was a waterfall, but the movements in the city made him wonder, "What's the noise in the city?"

"It was the soldiers and horses in the city who were catching assassins. They said that someone assassinated the Taishi and deliberately set fire to the Taishi's mansion." Baihu clasped his fists and said.

"This is actually happening!" Zhu Youjian's heart was beating wildly, and he was excited, and he asked with a blushing face, "Is the Grand Master dead?"

"The Grand Master is safe and sound, but the fifth master was killed by the assassin!" Baihu said with grief and anger.

Zhu Youjian's face darkened, and he thought it was a pity and was a little disappointed, so he asked, "Do you know who the assassin is?"

"It seems to be the assassin sent by King Lu!" Baihu said angrily.

Most of the imperial guards in the palace were arranged by Zheng Zhilong, and their hearts were towards Zheng Zhilong.

Zhu Youjian felt a stern heart, realizing that things were not simple, he suddenly became furious, "The Grand Tutor is a stone pillar of the country's court. Someone dared to assassinate the Grand Tutor, and passed my order to search the whole city, and ordered the Jinyiwei to dispatch it to arrest the assassin!"

The troops in the city were all from the Zheng family's soldiers, and Emperor Longwu could mobilize only the Jinyiwei he reorganized.

Isn’t the assassin sent by King Lu Zhao Ming?

Zhao Ming had no reason to suddenly assassinate Zheng Zhilong. Emperor Longwu asked the Jinyiwei to take the opportunity to inquire about the news. He had to figure out what was going on immediately.

Without Zhu Youjian's order, the entire Fujing City army was mobilized, and more than 100,000 troops in Fujian were all relying on Zheng Zhilong for their meals. Zheng Taishi was assassinated, and the Zheng army soldiers were all angry.

Fujing City is not big. There are 40,000 to 50,000 troops stationed inside and outside the city. The troops rushed into the city, and patrol soldiers were everywhere on the streets.

This left Zhao Ming nowhere to hide. He hid in an alley. Suddenly, a sharp pain came from his chest. Zhao Ming reached out and touched it, his hands were covered in blood. "Damn, I'm injured again!"

Times are different. If I rely too much on brute force, I will be shot to death sooner or later.

Zhao Ming cursed and checked his body. He had many wounds on his body, but fortunately, except for gunshot wounds, they were not fatal.

The room was small just now, and the soldiers of the Zheng family were all good at it, but they still caused harm to Zhao Ming.

This made Zhao Ming angry and wanted to do it all the time, kill him back and make Zheng Zhilong out.

However, as the pirate leader, Zheng Zhilong has many enemies and is surrounded by strict guards. It is said that there is a team of black soldiers. With Zhao Ming's current state, it is probably not possible.

In fact, Zheng Zhilong is strong. If he resisted the Qing Dynasty, the situation in the Southern Ming Dynasty would not be so bad.

After Zheng Zhilong joined the Qing Dynasty, Zheng Chenggong only inherited a small part of Zheng Zhilong's power and tossed the Qing Dynasty for decades. If Zheng Zhilong did not surrender, he might not have been unable to create a situation.

Zheng Zhilong relied on China to steal the interests of the court and earned 20 million taels of silver every year. While enjoying the glory and wealth brought to him by China, he was unwilling to take responsibility. He refused to do so and insisted on being a slave to the Qing Dynasty. As a result, he not only harmed himself, his family, but also harmed China.

This kind of person is like a borer, sucking the blood of the country, ruining the country, and enjoying privileges. When the country is in danger, he spreads his hands and either runs away to immigrate or surrenders to the enemy and sells the country. This is the most hateful.

It's time to kill such a person. When Zhao Mingzheng was angry, fire flashed outside the alley, and a group of Zheng soldiers searched for him with torches.

Zhao Ming's muscles twitched on his face. He lifted the knife, but found that his steps were weak and he knew that he could not show off his courage.

If he died, the King of Lu would definitely misunderstand, and the matter between Tang and Lu would be ruined.

Zhao Ming gritted his teeth, jumped deeper, and flipped into the yard of a family.

The city was noisy, and every household was also alarmed. The yard was brightly lit and the figures were walking around, and Zhao Ming had nowhere to hide.

Zhao Ming's heart sank. Seeing that he was about to be discovered, he was panicking and a voice called out: "Xi'er?"

Zhao Ming was shocked and looked back and felt very familiar. He was stunned for a while before he remembered that the middle-aged man in front of him was his uncle Yang Wencong, "Uncle!"

Yang Wencong stepped forward and grabbed Zhao Ming, and hurried to the back house, "Is it you the assassin they caught?"

After Zhao Ming met Ma Shiying, Ma Shiying sent a letter to Yang Wencong. Yang Wencong saw Zhao Ming and called him his name just now.

Zhao Ming didn't expect to meet Yang Wencong, and immediately felt relieved, "Zheng Zhilong wants to get rid of me and destroy the Tang and Lu alliance."

Yang Wencong pulled Zhao Ming into a room. At this moment, there was a noise outside, and Zheng Bing was about to go into the mansion to search. Yang Wencong hurriedly instructed: "Xi'er, you hide here, don't come out, I'll deal with it outside."

After saying that, Yang Wencong turned around and brought the door to the house, and the footsteps gradually faded away.

In Fujing City, the noise continued until midnight. At about 3 o'clock in the morning, Yang Wencong brought some ointment and came to Zhao Ming's room. The two of them immediately recognized each other, first talked about what was happening now, and then talked about Ma Shiying being killed by the Qing army. He couldn't help but hold his head and cry.

The two talked until the fifth day of the fifth day, and Yang Wencong needed to go to court before leaving the room again.

Near noon, Yang Wencong came back to court and pushed open the door and came in. Zhao Ming immediately stood up and asked, "Uncle, what's the situation?"

Yang Wencong's face was gloomy. She sat down and poured a glass of water to drink it. Then she said in a deep voice: "As you expected, the evil man Zheng Zhilong complained first, saying that in order to fight for the throne, King Lu sent you to assassinate him and force Your Majesty to attack King Lu in the court!"

Zhao Ming asked, "What is your majesty's attitude?"

Yang Wencong said angrily: "Your Majesty naturally does not allow it. You want to send someone to investigate it clearly, but you also know that the court is full of Zheng Zhilong's people, and Your Majesty is under great pressure. Moreover, Zheng Zhilong has the army, and I am worried that he will directly mobilize troops, which will cause misunderstandings from the King of Lu. If the fight begins, the Tang and Lu alliance will be over."

Zhao Ming frowned and walked back and forth a few steps, "Fujing is Zheng Zhilong's territory. I can't stay anymore. I must return to eastern Zhejiang as soon as possible."

Yang Wencong said: "Now the city gate is tightly guarded, with patrol soldiers everywhere, and the walls are covered with signs of capturing you. Even His Majesty cannot send you out. It is too difficult for you to leave."

Fujian is Zheng Zhilong's territory, and no one can fight against Zheng Zhilong in Fujian.

Zhao Ming had a calm face and thought about how to escape from the natural success. After thinking about it, only one person could help him.

Zhao Ming immediately said, "I thought someone could help me leave, but I couldn't walk empty-handed. I had to get His Majesty's edict, so that King Lu believed that Zheng Zhilong wanted to destroy it."
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