Lu Ming

Chapter 205 Killing the King ([-])
Zheng Zhilong spent much longer in the governor's yamen today than expected - Fujian governor Xiong Wencan, this time also gave him enough face.

Later that day, Zheng and his party returned to Hengguangkang full of joy.And at this time, since the news has not been deliberately blocked, there will naturally be an undercurrent of red-top-white in Fuzhou City.

The first person to come to the door was Tongzhi Lin Shudi.As the main character who has spared no effort to help Zheng's project, seeing that the victory is imminent, he naturally wants to ask Brother Zhilong for a wave of credit.

Lin Tongzhi was not disappointed.When he left from Hengguangkang, he not only got a gift list, but also got a promise: from now on, the cargo ship of Tong Zhijia will receive the flag from Zheng's house for free for life.
Several large and small maritime merchants who had already prepared for it also visited the door one after another to congratulate them.

You know, Zheng's trip to Fuzhou, even if it is the so-called "light car and simple", there are still a minimum of 5 lucky boats.

At least 5 elite members of the Zheng family were installed on these 800 ships, who were Zheng Zhilong's core soldiers.

It is impossible to say that people from three mountains and five mountains did not pay attention to this group of people.Even though Zheng Zhilong ordered to keep a low profile before entering the city, it is still normal for the brothers to go to Fuzhou city to drink some wine and have some fun.After going back and forth like this, more and more people knew that Zheng Yiguan of Juqu was going to the city to recruit security.

Of course, these are not things now.As long as the recruitment can be successfully completed, all maritime merchants in Fujian will have to act according to Zheng's face from now on. The current small scene is just a warm-up.

The next day is the right time, the familiar time, the familiar Yamen.The place where Old Xiong met Zheng Shi today seems to be a little closer: the big study.

Among the candidates who participated in this event, there was also an extra Huang Zanhua who held a folding fan and smiled throughout the process.Zheng Zhihu, the fierce general brought by Zheng Zhilong, also met with the governor for the first time.

Familiar scenes, familiar mutual acting skills, familiar impassioned.

So when the governor heard the Jinghai plan of Zheng's pirate brothers to sweep up other pirate brothers, the old man was also very excited: finally found someone who can entrust Wanjun's heavy burden!The ardent expectation of the Holy Majesty before leaving Beijing, this old man is finally expected to be fulfilled!
When this person is excited, he is easily fooled.

Old Xiong was obviously fooled by the Zheng brothers at that time, so when the old man was happy, he took out a treasure that had leaked out of the palace in a small amount.

This treasure is a pocket watch.A cloisonné shell with a strong Chinese style, a transparent inner shell, a dial with Chinese characters, and a mechanical pocket watch that keeps ticking.

The invention of the pocket watch was not until the end of the 19th century in history, so the Zheng family brothers must have never seen this thing. According to Huang Juren who was in charge of explaining, this silver dial was made by a master craftsman of the inner palace supervisor. Rare; only senior members of the second rank or above can "lose" half of the money from the handprint eunuch.

Brother Zhilong is a person who has seen the world, so he saw the exquisiteness and extraordinaryness of this object at a glance, knowing that this object must be made by a master craftsman, so he hurriedly got up to thank him.

"The old man went out to Beijing that day, and he saw that the eloquence of this thing is very good, so he brought it with him." At this moment, the old bear looked like an amiable elder, and he said with a smile: "Since the small thing is accurate in time, it will stay with the governor. In the yamen, it is not very useful, it is better to pass it on to the younger generation. Zhilong, you will sail day and night in the future and serve the court. With this thing by your side, you can rely on it more than others."

To be honest, when Old Xiong finished speaking, Handsome Zheng was a little moved at this moment.Caressing the inscription "Pinghai Jingbo" on the outer circle of the watch case with his fingers, although Zheng Zhilong couldn't understand the meaning of the whole sentence, the first four words alone were enough to impress him.

"Zhilong should take this thing as a warning, live up to your lord's entrustment, arrive in the southeast, and repay the court's kindness!" At this moment, handsome Zheng sincerely bowed in front of the old bear, and could not feel the bursts of evil emanating from the pocket watch in his hand .

That afternoon, surrounded by a large number of his subordinates, Zheng Zhilong left the south gate of Fuzhou and returned to his ship "Tongan".

The reason for the haste was that before leaving Fuya, the Zheng family had already reached an agreement with Xiong Wencan: General Xiong would go out of the city in person in the morning tomorrow to see the Zheng family off.

Since there will be a show of sending each other off on the pier tomorrow, the Zheng family will naturally make preparations in advance: including recalling all the people, taking care of the housekeeping, and tidying up the deck. Make sure that when Xiong Da arrives tomorrow, see It is a mighty teacher and a neat teacher.

As for Zheng Zhilong himself, let alone.He must do all the work on the boat to welcome the leaders to inspect before the city gate opens tomorrow morning and the old bear leads a large group of people out of the city, so he will leave the city this afternoon.

With Zheng Zhilong leaving the city, the city of Fuzhou, which had been fluctuating slightly for the past few days, quickly resumed its usual slow rhythm.In fact, in the Middle Ages, most mediocre people did not feel any special atmosphere. Without the assistance of smartphones, it was difficult for events that could affect the historical trend to cause waves in ancient cities.

Xiong Qi is such a mediocre person.

After dismissing Zheng Zhilong in the morning, to be honest, the old bear also let out a breath of air behind his back—Xiong Wencan seems to be in a high position and mighty, but only he knows how much he has carried on his back after this series of choices relationship.

And Xiong Qi, as the only trusted family member who knew the reason, naturally relaxed as well—there is nothing better than the ancient personal attachment to reflect the meaning of the word "one damage, all damage".

I sent Zheng Zhilong away in the morning, and in the afternoon I accompanied the master to meet with the generals of the Fubiao Camp. After assigning the affairs of going out of the city tomorrow morning, the master went to rest early today.As for Comrade Xiong Qi, after serving his master, he transformed himself into Uncle Xiong. He also needs to relax!

where to relaxSanfu Pavilion.

Sanfu Pavilion is located at the head of Xihua City, and is a well-known ecstasy place in Fuzhou.Since it's a good place to go, Uncle Xiong Qixiong, who is 35 years old and can be regarded as a strong man, must be destined for this place.

Theoretically speaking, if people like Qiye want to have fun on weekdays, they should go boating on Lefang Street by the West Lake in Fuzhou to enjoy the moon outside Ximen, and linger overnight.However, because Qi Ye has an errand, he often has to serve his master before dawn, so it is impossible to go outside the west gate: the city gate has not been opened, so it is too late.

Therefore, Sanfu Pavilion, which is located in the city and not too far from Fuya, has now become Qiye's designated consumption place.

As the saying goes, there are seven rank officials in front of the prime minister.And Xiong Qi, the personal long-term follower of a big official in the frontier, is actually more powerful than the lower class people: Qi Ye, who seems to be inconspicuous on weekdays, is at least in a romantic place like Sanfu Pavilion. , that is walking sideways.

So when the lights first came on, Qi Ye was already drinking in the pavilion of his good friend, Shui Xiu'er, a red lady in Sanfu Pavilion.

Shui Xiu'er was only 20 years old, and she was born slim, soft and charming. It was the best years of a prostitute's life.But at this moment, her cheeks were flushed, her eyebrows were moving, and she was staring fiercely at the few sparkling red and sapphires in her hand, staring nonstop.

The next moment, Shui Xiu'er raised her head and looked at Xiong Qi with a half-smile: "Master, why have you become generous recently? Maybe it's the old man who raised the monthly money?"

"What a sharp-mouthed villain, he dares to make fun of his benefactor, not to mention the benefits!" Xiong Qi, who had already downed three or five cups of Gu Yuemei, also had flushed cheeks and blurred eyes at this time, and said while seeing him, He stretched out his hand while smiling, and pinched Shui Xiu'er's face.

With a sound of "pa", Master Xiong hit the back of Su Su's hand lightly.

"You are the most out-of-shape person, and people are asking you something!" The beauty pretended to be angry at this moment, coquettish and white-eyed, and looked at Xiong Laoqi in confusion.

"Hey, my master's annual salary is only 700 dan of grain and rice, which one is enough for food?" Xiong Qi withdrew the back of his hand, sniffed lightly at the end of his nose, and then told Shui Xiu'er with a smile: "These few Tianzhu gems are from Zhangzhou. The bumpkin who came here gave it to you, so you can use it to make a few hairpins, so as not to turn around and say that the Lord doesn't hurt you."

"He's from Zhangzhou? I can't complain!" Shui Xiu'er seemed very excited after hearing this word: "The building has picked up a lot of Zhangzhou high-profile customers in the past few days, and all of them are generous. My mother is so happy that she smiles."

Xiong Qi laughed when he heard this, grabbed a peanut from the plate and threw it into his mouth: "Your plague-stricken mother should be happy today, and those people will leave tomorrow."

"Hehehe..." Shui Xiu'er heard the words, covered her small cherry mouth, and let out a string of silver bell-like laughter: "If that's the case, mom will be watching the door by the pillar tomorrow."

After a man and a woman let out a burst of joyous laughter in the pavilion, Shui Xiu'er calmly stopped laughing, as if inadvertently sighed: "Speaking of it, it's not easy for Bao Mama to manage such a big mess. Alas, those Zhangzhou sea visitors may come back in the near future, so we don’t know.”

Xiong Qi had just finished drinking a glass of wine at this time, and said with a sneer, "Again? Hmph, stop dreaming."

Shui Xiu'er's eyes lit up: "Why can't I come?"

"Oh..." Although Qi Ye had drank a few glasses at this time, he still didn't drink too much. When he reached this point, he stopped talking, but changed the subject and talked about romance.

Shui Xiu'er saw that the benefactor had changed his sex, so naturally she couldn't keep asking.The next moment, the beauty raised her orchid finger, bent her willow-leaf eyebrows, and lifted the silver jug ​​on the table: "Come, my friend, I will have another drink with you."

Not long after, Qi Ye had already arrived, and he was dizzy, muttering nonsense, followed Shui Xiu'er into the bedroom.The maid who made the bed had already taken care of the bed, so Master Qi rolled the sheets with the beauty.

After more than an hour, under Shui Xiu'er's deliberate service, the seventh master had already gone to the empty building after several times, exhausted and exhausted.As for Shui Xiu'er, after waiting for Qi Ye to fall asleep, she first got up and lit a pillar of calming incense in the room, and then hurriedly put on a bright red soft gauze and walked outside the door.

(End of this chapter)