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Chapter 612 Zheng Sen and Shi Lang

Humen, Zheng's mansion.

A man in a black suit was sitting in a study reading a military newspaper. This man had a majestic face, and there was a sense of dignity sitting there. It looked like someone who had been in a high position for a long time and could decide the fate of life and death with a single word. people.

The man looked at the books in front of him seriously, when there was a knock on the door.

dong dong!

"Enter."

The man cherished his words like gold, and he just said one word, and then the door was pushed open, and a young man in military uniform walked in. I saw that the young man was handsome, heroic, and his eyebrows were radiant. It can be seen that it is seven points similar to the man sitting again.

"Father."

The young man first saluted the man when he entered the door, and the man looked up at the young man and said, "Oh, Fu Song, how are you preparing for your second uncle's worship ceremony?"

The young man heard the words and said: "It's ready, everything is according to the father's order, according to the highest standard."

Hearing this, the man sighed and said: "Your second uncle's life is not easy. He has not enjoyed any blessings since he was with me since he was a child. Later, our shipping has improved a bit, and he died in order to expand the territory of our Zheng family. Liu Xiang was in the hands of that bastard, and now every time I think about it, it hurts my heart as a father."

"Father, my condolences."

Hearing this, the man waved his hand and said, "Well, it's okay, it's just that I'm a little emotional when I think of your second uncle."

Seeing this, the young man stopped talking, and the man pondered for a moment and said, "Is Third Uncle Ni still unwilling to come back?"

After hearing this, the young man said: "No, Third Uncle has set off from Quanzhou and will arrive at Humen in a few days."

"Well, that's good. It's too unreasonable for him to refuse to come on the anniversary of the death of the second child. Then you will pick up your third uncle yourself."

The man said to the young man, the young man was a little hesitant when he heard the words.

The man sighed: "You, you are always not thorough in doing things. Your third uncle is an old man from Shibazhi, and he still has great influence in the fleet. Even if you want to take over my position in the future, your third uncle Your support is still very important, so don't always make the relationship with your third uncle so stiff."

The young man was not very convinced after hearing this, but he looked at his father's majestic eyes, and finally bowed his head and said: "Yes, my son understands."

The man nodded and said: "Don't be convinced, although I want you to take over the future Shibazhi, but if your third uncle disagrees, you will not go well, and they are all from your own family, don't mess it up So blunt, it's okay to talk to your third uncle, although your third uncle is a little less generous, but he has done a lot to our Zheng family."

"Yes, father, I see."

As the young man said, the man sighed: "Oh, let's go out."

Zheng Zhilong knew that no matter how much he said, it was useless. Some things had to be handled by the young man and his third uncle. If he intervened forcibly, it would often be counterproductive.

Zheng Zhilong thought, lowered his head and continued to read the military newspaper. Daming is not safe now. Li Zicheng flooded Kaifeng and conquered Luoyang. Is it gone?
That being the case, I have to think about my future. Daming can't keep leaning on this ship, maybe it will capsize one day. If I'm still on this big ship, I don't know what the future will be like Well, of course, it's not a little bit of good for this big ship to capsize.

After all, as a fisherman, he has seen the most miraculous whale fall in the sea. When a whale falls, all things live, and when the Ming Dynasty dies, the princes live. Now he occupies the southeast coast, and he has the most powerful fleet of the Ming Dynasty. Occupying the land of Bamin, I have 10,000+ sailors, and I am the king of the southeast coast. In this case, why can't I become the king of the land of Bamin?

It has always been Zheng Zhilong's dream to separate one side and become a vassal and king of one place, and he has been striving for this goal all the time. Recently, he suddenly discovered that this unattainable dream of his has suddenly changed for some reason. It's not that hard to touch anymore.

It can be seen from the turmoil in Henan that Li Zicheng alone disturbed that Daming's control over the world has been unprecedentedly weak. Isn't this the time for a big man to show his ambitions?

Thinking of Zheng Zhilong, I get a little excited. It would be an unbelievable thing if I could become a feudal lord from a pirate. In just a few decades, I have completed a multi-level jump in status. Just looking at Zheng Zhilong's life, it is impossible It can be said that it is the life of a small person's counterattack, the kind that is more determined than the construction worker Gao Qiqiang.

Zheng Zhilong thought about closing the intelligence, and he still has a very accurate positioning of himself. He is a tyrant in the sea, and he is not afraid of anyone in the navy. Sexual Tartars, difficult bandits, or even Daming's guards, his subordinates who are only good at water combat, are not the opponents of this group of people.

What's more, there is still the bottomless Lantian, so he has no plans to take a bite of the imminent chaos of Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, he is also planning to stay away from the disputes in the Central Plains, preserve his strength, and give himself a future. Fight for a future that can be divided into one side.

But Zheng Zhilong also has a strategic vision. He knows that he wants to separatize one side, but as long as the Central Plains is unified, no force will allow him to form a separatist regime in the southeast coastal areas. Land is not enough, you also need to have a large enough and stable site.

Thinking about it, Zheng Zhilong's eyes turned to a coastal shipping map hanging on the wall of the study room, in which there was a huge island that attracted Zheng Zhilong's eyes, Ryukyu, also known as Wanwan.

Ryukyu is big enough, and there are aborigines on it. The land is fertile and suitable for the development of water transportation. It is really suitable as your base camp, and this place is still some distance from the mainland. The mainland wants to attack itself. , You must build your own navy, and if the navy wants to fight against him, Zheng Zhilong can say without humility that at present, all the navy players in Ming Dynasty are rubbish.

But the only obstacle now is that Ryukyu is not a land without an owner, but is occupied by a group of red-haired foreign devils, and they have become their port in the Far East. Therefore, if they want to regain Ryukyu Island, they must defeat these red-haired foreign devils.

However, this group of red-haired foreign devils are not idle people. Their ship technology and gunpowder technology are better than their own, so recapturing Ryukyu Island is a long-term plan, and it will be difficult to complete in a short time. Don't worry, Daming's country is in a mess right now, just take this opportunity to develop yourself, and when you are strong enough, you can take back Ryukyu Island.

As for the red-haired devils, the fact that their weapons and equipment far exceed their own is not a big deal. The red-haired devils occupying Ryukyu itself has a major disadvantage, that is, this place is too far away from their home country, and their logistics supplies are the biggest. question.

Moreover, there are only a thousand soldiers of the Dutch East India Company stationed on the island. Although my weapons are behind them, I can grind him to death by numbers!
Zheng Zhilong thought about punching the wall with his fist, and said with sharp and deep eyes: "Give me ten years, and after ten years, Ryukyu will be taken!"

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Zheng Sen came out of Zheng Zhilong's study, his face was not very good-looking, his father actually let him have a good relationship with the third uncle, but his relationship with the third uncle was barely visible.

Now the entire Zheng Group, the boss is undoubtedly Zheng Zhilong. This is a leader-like figure who created Shibazhi by himself, but the position of the second child has room for manipulation. There is no doubt that the position of the second child in the past belonged to Zheng Zhibao , but now that he has grown up, he will succeed his father as the head of the Shibazhi family in the future.

So it is impossible for him to reconcile with the third uncle, unless the third uncle is willing to be inferior to him, but judging from the current attitude of the third uncle, it is unlikely, so it is not too late for him to fight with the third uncle , and continue to fight until one side is subdued.

Anyway, he, Zheng Sen, would not give in.

How can a real man live under others for a long time, let alone his father, let his uncle climb on his head, it is absolutely not allowed.

Zheng Sen thought about going out, and soon his cronies surrounded him: "How is the elder brother?"

Zheng Sen heard the words and said: "The old man misses the old relationship and doesn't want me to have too much trouble with the third uncle. Let me pick up the third uncle and build a good relationship with the third uncle by the way."

After hearing these words, displeasure immediately appeared on the faces of several cronies.

"Isn't the old man acting nonsense? The third uncle is too old. The Shibazhi he wants is too conservative. It is not the Shibazhi we need at all. If the third uncle is allowed to mess around, our Shibazhi can only grow more and more. Poor, to become a small force that does not come into the mainstream, if you want me to say, the old man should directly announce that you will take over Shibazhi, the elder brother, instead of letting the third uncle do whatever it takes."

"That's right, that's right, the elder brother should take over all the duties of the third uncle. Look at what the third uncle has done over the years. He shrinks back and forth in everything. Daming is in such a mess, isn't it right? Is it the time when our Haoerlang made great achievements? But the third uncle knows how to protect his life and not to make progress. It is a waste for him to be the second head of Shibazhi, and I don’t know what the old man thinks."

"That's right, the third uncle is too conservative, and the group of stubborn old men who follow the third uncle know that they only care about the interests in front of them. Now that the troubled times have become clear, shouldn't our husbands make meritorious deeds and become marquises immediately when we find them?"

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Most of Zheng Sen's subordinates are radical young people. When Zheng Sen was asked to bow his head to Zheng Zhibao, they all became angry and expressed their opinions loudly. Although Zheng Sen didn't say anything, they let them do so. Judging his second uncle, you can see Zheng Sen's true thoughts.

But when everyone was criticizing vigorously, behind the group of people, a big black man opened his mouth and said: "I think we should not act too hastily now, but should hide our strength and bide our time, and see which direction Daming is going in, and then make a decision." Judgment, we are a little radical now."

When this person said this, it was like stabbing a hornet's nest. In the next moment, countless of Zheng Sen's cronies stared at the person who spoke, and even Zheng Sen himself cast a displeased look.

"Shi Lang, what do you mean by that? Do you think that brother's idea is wrong?"

"That's right, Shi Lang, what do you mean by that? Are you questioning Big Brother's thinking?"

"That's right, Shi Lang, do you have a place to interrupt our conversation? Don't forget that you are just a little centurion now, and I think you are worthy of being able to bring you to see your elder brother today. How dare you speak wild words, you really don't know what to do. , come here, beat Shi Lang out for me."

Shi Lang's words just now offended everyone present, Shi Lang didn't show any expression of fear, but just looked at Zheng Sen indifferently: "Master, am I wrong?"

Zheng Sen said with a dark face after hearing this: "You should call me Lord Guard!"

Shi Lang clasped his fists when he heard the words, and said, "It's Lord Defense, but Lord Defense, I still think that the officers are too radical. Although Lord Zheng Zhibao is a little conservative, it might not be the right choice when the situation is not clear. It is too early to participate in the Ming Dynasty. It is not a wise move to engage in disputes, please think twice, Lord Guard."

Hearing this, Zheng Sen didn't answer the question, but looked at Shi Lang and said, "What is your current job?"

Shi Lang clasped his fists in surprise and said, "The centurion of the left camp."

"Then how many years have you been with me?"

Shi Lang heard the words and said, "Two years."

Zheng Sen continued to nod and said: "With your talent, you have only been a centurion for two years. Don't you understand where your problem lies?"

Shi Lang frowned slightly, then bowed his head and said, "You must not be liked by Shangguan."

Zheng Sendao: "Since you know it, why don't you change it?"

Shi Lang clasped his fists and said: "As a subordinate, you should be upright and point out the mistakes and omissions of the superiors. There is nothing wrong with a lowly position. Why change it?"

Zheng Sen nodded when he heard the words: "Very good, you are very good, that's enough, this is our meeting above the thousand commander, you don't participate as a centurion, it happens to be my second uncle's death day in a few days, my father is going to The ancestral hall worships the ancestors and my second uncle, so you can take over the security work there, don't let any gangsters get in, if something goes wrong, you are the only one to ask."

After listening to Zheng Sen's words, Shi Lang looked up at Zheng Sen, knowing that because of his own reasons, he was assigned again, but Shi Lang still did not admit his mistake, but clasped his fists together and said, "The humble job takes orders."

After saying that, Shi Lang turned around and left. Seeing Shi Lang's voice walking away, the cronies who were talking just now couldn't help mocking behind their backs.

"A little centurion dares to speak up without shame. I really don't know what it means."

"That is, if it wasn't for the kindness of the guard, he would have been driven out of the barracks a long time ago, leaving him to fend for himself."

"That's right, after being praised by the old man, there is a gap in my chest, so I don't know who I am, it's ridiculous, haha..."

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A group of people mocked Shi Lang ruthlessly from behind, but Shi Lang kept silent, gripped his saber tightly, and walked out step by step, but if you look at him from the front, you can see that his face has already changed. Full of anger!
(End of this chapter)