When Emperor Chongzhen personally led the army and left the capital, a ship crossed the strait and arrived at the senior officials.

At this time, Zheng Zhilong, who had just arrived here, had just sent away the Dutch Governor who was visiting, crossed his legs and drank tea, without taking the gifts seriously.

In the past, the Dutch were not convinced by him. For this reason, Zheng Zhilong used the help of the government to work hard with the Dutch several times. Even if they mobilized warships from Batavia, Nanyang, they never fought him.

After lying down all the hostile forces, he could only obediently listen to Zheng Zhilong's words and pay the protection fee to do business. Otherwise, he would have more than 3,000 warships of all sizes and sizes, and could drown any opponent alive.

Zheng Zhilong is not uncommon for the red-haired things. Now, he has a business from Japan to Nanyang. He has never seen any kind of things he has never seen before!

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

He was savoring the local Dahong Pao in Fujian, with famous beautiful maids fanning the fan, and ice cubes on the corner of the wall to cool down. Few people have this kind of enjoyment.

But at this moment, a person had just arrived on the boat, and everyone he saw along the way was respectfully shouting "Fourth Master".

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

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

This made Zheng Zhilong frown and said, "What do you think of panic? If there is anything, can't you wait until I go back?"

Hearing the reprimand, Zheng Hongkui ignored it directly. He walked to Zheng Zhilong and said loudly: "Brother, the imperial court has won a great victory! He has eliminated tens of thousands of Jianlu. Now, the remaining Jianlu have escaped from the barrier!"

"What?" Zheng Zhilong was surprised when he heard this. Dahongpao stopped drinking. He put the teacup in a hurry and said "bang" without caring. He just stared at his fourth brother and confirmed in disbelief, "What did you say? The court can eliminate tens of thousands of Jianlu? Is that right?"

The news that Jianlu was invincible was heard even in the south of the Ming Dynasty. Anyway, the court lost the entire Liaodong, and then Jianlu rushed into the pass, killing people and setting fires everywhere, robbing things, and scrambling the court, but the court had no way of doing anything.

This is the impression of the war in the north by the southerners, but suddenly, it was said that the court had actually wiped out tens of thousands of Jianlu, which was seriously inconsistent with their impression. As long as they heard this news for the first time, they would be as surprised as Zheng Zhilong.

After Zheng Zhilong asked, he came to his senses and knew that his younger brother would not lie to him. He quickly changed his words and asked, "Tell me about the situation I have inquired about!"

So, Zheng Hongkui said the news he inquired in a row. Even if some of the news was already said before, Zheng Hongkui did not bother to tell the trouble and repeated it again.

He talked about destroying the five thousand infantry of Jianlu. Then, with the support of the emperor, he won the Battle of Tianjin, wiped out tens of thousands of Jianlu again, and even captured one of Jianlu's Gushan Ezhen alive, rescued nearly 200,000 people, etc.

Before, Zheng Zhilong always felt that the angel's claim to destroy the 5,000 Tartars was probably an exaggeration. Just like some people in the court, they were a little unbelievable. However, now, if we look at this incident together, especially the subsequent war, we rescued nearly 200,000 people. This kind of thing cannot be deceived. There are also Tartars captured alive, which everyone has seen with their own eyes, and there will be no falsehood.

"...Brother, don't you know that the Ministry of Justice has made a lot of money for this?" Zheng Hongkui seemed a little excited when he said these things. "Drop the sandbag and smash the Tartars, and a sandbag costs ten cents. 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 moment, he did not answer.

At this time, it is basically certain that the court is indeed capable of fighting with Jianlu, which is stronger than before. Since this is the case, isn't it good for me to keep dragging my back and not replying?

He was still thinking, suddenly, Zheng Hongkui broke another big news and said, "Brother, you definitely wouldn't have thought about why Jianlu is so powerful? But with the land of Liaodong, he had defeated the imperial court in the past?"

Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong looked up and looked at his younger brother without saying anything, but his eyes seemed to ask: Is there any special reason for this?

Zheng Hongkui understood his eyes and continued to say: "You definitely didn't expect that the Shanxi merchants had planned to rebel a long time ago. They sold all the food, iron, gunpowder and other military supplies in the pass to Liaodong. They even asked for information about the Liaodong Jianlu, knowing themselves and enemies. Jianlu did this through the Shanxi merchants. The eldest brother knew which Shanxi merchants were not? More than one, eight masters took the lead. Tsk, they could do anything. It was really amazing..."

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he felt a little harsh. Isn’t it just smuggling? He is doing it, isn’t it!

Zheng Hongkui did not pay attention to his brother's expression, but continued to talk nonstop: "...Brother, don't you know, does the Governor of Xuanda Chen Xinjia know? There is also an auxiliary minister Yang Ge tribe, that Yang Sichang, all of which were bought by the Shanxi merchants. He spoke for them in the court, covered their smuggling against their conscience, and even sent people to inform the Jianlu Army, which led to the fall of Jinan's vassal... "

Zheng Zhilong couldn't listen anymore, so he interrupted and asked, "What's the final result? He arrested the Shanxi merchants, removed the Governor of Xuanda and the Cabinet assistants from the office?"

When Zheng Hongkui looked at his elder brother in surprise, as if he had a little idiot intention. He couldn't help but say loudly: "How could it be just being dismissed from office and being punished? Brother, think about it, they were just helping Jianlu seize the Ming Dynasty! So, the emperor issued an order and sent out three major camps to arrest all the merchants of the Shanxi Province, as well as the Governor Xuanda and the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet. Do you know what the charges are? Tonglu plots for rebellion! The major crimes are used to plot rebellion! Tsk tsk, it is worthy of implicating the nine clans!"

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he didn't care that this was a little harsh. At this moment, he was very shocked. Unexpectedly, the emperor defeated all of them and implicated the nine clans! It involved so many people, even the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet. The emperor's courage was really a bit great!

He was thinking, and Zheng Hongkui continued to say, "...Brother, you don't know that the money seized by the court was transported to the capital in a cart, and it was not inferior to the money. I guess it was much more than what we made in the years! Now everyone is saying that the emperor has made a fortune! Oh, by the way, those Shanxi merchants and a group of military generals and civil servants were escorted to the capital, guess what was wrong, they were beaten into meat sauce by the angry people in the capital on the spot. No, there was no meat left. That street, now everyone is called the anti-traitor street! Tsk tsk, if you have the chance to go to the capital in the future, you must go to that street to see..."

"Enough!" Zheng Zhilong couldn't listen anymore, and shouted fiercely, which scared Zheng Hongkui. He stopped talking immediately, but just looked at his elder brother with puzzled eyes.

After a while, he thought he understood the reason why his elder brother got angry, so he hurriedly said, "Brother, we didn't do that kind of thing, what are we afraid of? Now the emperor still wants to use you, and Sen'er, and he also needs to pay attention to it. If you want me to say, don't delay it!"

Some words, even brothers, are hard to say. Moreover, Zheng Zhilong also realized that his fourth brother was more concerned about the court, so he was too lazy to say about him.

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

It can be said that the situation in the north changed drastically, completely beyond his expectations. From this, it can be seen that the court is still very powerful and not as weak as a mermaid. Although his power at sea is strong, if he turns against the court and loses the government as the backstage, the Western barbarians may have new ideas and think about helping the court deal with him. Such a thing has not happened before.

Not only these red barbarians, but also those Folang Ji people, who are now suppressed by themselves, are not only afraid of their three thousand warships, but also because there is a huge empire behind them.

If the court is incompetent and can handle it at will, it is nothing. Even if the governor of Fujian comes to deal with him, it will not be that easy now. As long as he uses a little means, he can still get out of here. He is not afraid of this.

For example, if someone gets up and causes chaos, it is said that it is caused by the oppression of the Fujian governor. By the way, the Fujian governor suffers several defeats. Then, he uses money to engage in activities in the court and impeach the incompetence of the Fujian governor. Basically, the Fujian governor is over.

But now, the court can even deal with Shanxi merchants who have joined forces with the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet and Governor Xuanda. So can this move still work? Will it not be seen through?

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong became a little worried.

To be honest, he enjoys his current life and power; it is best to keep this way, dominate the sea, earn a fortune every day, and collect money on the ground. What a great day!

However, now I have been targeted by the court. If I really led the navy to the north, all this may have changed. With the court as my backer, will there be any problems at the sea for a while? But the key is that if I go to the north, I will be the court's fish. If the court has any ideas about me and wants to escape, it will be more difficult!

As the fourth brother said, although he did it, he did it in smuggling, but unlike those Shanxi merchants, it did not harm so many people. He was just another way to make money, and even some of the money he earned was used for the people of Fujian. It was also considered to have kept the safety of the coastal areas for the court and suppressed the evil intentions of the Western barbarians.

However, if you have so much money, you can't resist some people's slandering the emperor. If you don't do it well, you will fall in love with the warships and money in your hands, what should you do?

He was not sure, and he felt that those subordinates were in the same position as him. If the court helped another group of people to replace him, there would be such a possibility!

He thought about it and couldn't make up his mind for a moment, so he was a little irritable. He had to do it well, but he was going to do it all, which really made him so annoyed!

Zheng Hongkui, who was beside him, saw that his elder brother didn't speak for a long time, could not help it after waiting for a long time, and said to Zheng Zhilong: "Brother, you can't just drag it on. After so long, you should have received the news and rushed back. Otherwise, the court is not a fool, especially Lord Zhongcheng, who will doubt us."

Seeing Zheng Zhilong looking up at him when he heard the sound, Zheng Hongkui advised him with great sincerity: "Brother, you should think about Sen'er too. Look, if the emperor dreamed of Taizu, the situation in the north would change so much; and the emperor also dreamed of Sen'er. To be honest, I think Sen'er is lucky, and maybe he will have the possibility of rising from now on. Could it be... Could it be that you still want Sen'er to make a living at sea? The court will not always tolerate us to make a fortune, right? Someone will definitely go there."

If the situation in the north is bad, even if someone reports it, it is not afraid. After all, the imperial court can't even take care of the north, so he still cares about the matter in such a south.

After hearing what he said, Zheng Zhilong suddenly sighed and said, "Okay, then you will be peaceful!"

It was obvious that he was moved. When Zheng Hongkui heard this, he couldn't help but be happy. He quickly agreed and then quickly went to make arrangements.

However, what they didn't expect was that as soon as he arrived at the arrangement, his fifth brother Zheng Zhibao quickly reported another news: "Brother, Zhang Xianzhong and other rebels rebelled again. Lord Xiong sent someone to help him think of a way to save him."

"What? What's going on?" Zheng Zhilong was shocked when he heard this and asked hurriedly.

Zheng Zhibao quickly replied: "Zhang Xianzhong, Luo Rucai and others have all rebelled. Before, they were all pacified by Lord Xiong. Now many cities have been captured, which has been very troubled. Lord Xiong cannot comfort him, so he sent troops to pursue him. As a result, the official army was defeated. Zuo Liangyu even lost his general's seal, and there was another general who was captured alive by Zhang Xianzhong and the others. Anyway, Lord Xiong has no idea now, and he is afraid that the court will blame him, so he sent someone to ask for help."

"Absurdly, we are not soldiers on the shore!" Zheng Zhilong said a little annoyed when he heard this, "Besides, it's not in Fujian. If I say that, I'm in such a faraway world, I'm just useless!"

Zheng Zhibao nodded and said, "Mr. Xiong is anxious. He knows that this time the matter is extraordinary. The thief rebelled and many local officials were killed. In the blink of an eye, the Central Plains would probably be in chaos again. In addition, those people were originally recruited by him, so the court would definitely blame him, so of course he was anxious."

Xiong Wencan has been in Fujian for many years and has lived a good life for these years by comforting himself. Those thieves are people who kill people without blinking, and even dare to dig the imperial tombs. They are still thinking about recruiting them. Now something is wrong again?

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong suddenly felt aroused his heart. The north is in chaos again. Can the court still take care of himself? If he can't take care of himself, can he live his own life again?

Thinking of this, he suddenly became a little happy. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very high. If the court did not suppress the thieves, the Central Plains would be in chaos again by then, and the court would definitely not be able to take care of himself who was far away in Fujian!

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong wanted to lie again. Even though Zheng Hongkui reminded him several times, he ignored it.

However, Zheng Zhilong did not expect that people outside suddenly came to report that the Jinyiwei had arrived in Anping Town and headed straight to Zheng's mansion.
Chapter completed!