Ming politicians

He Renlong looked at Xiong Zijian, his eyes were full of envy and reverence. He led two thousand soldiers to wait at Wuli Bridge. Nothing happened, and the servants who came out of Zheng Zhilong's mansion were ambushed outside. When the soldiers were captured, no one reported it, and most of the common people didn't get up. When the common people found out that there was something abnormal, the battle was over.

Inside the mansion, several places where the fighting was concentrated have already begun to be tidied up, and Zheng Zhilong and his family have been detained.

The tragic battle was mainly concentrated in the barracks where the soldiers were. Neither Xiong Zijian nor He Renlong expected that one thousand households would be killed in battle, and the casualties were revealed. The number of soldiers killed and wounded in the Jiangning battalion was close to 200. Zheng Zhilong's [-] soldiers were all beheaded except for the [-] or so who later laid down their weapons.According to this ratio, the Jiangning Battalion won a complete victory, but the casualties were so large that it exceeded Xiong Zijian's expectations.

The next task is to confiscate Zheng Zhilong's gold and silver treasures, and escort Zheng Zhilong and his family to Dengzhou.

Xiong Zijian had found Zheng Zhilong's butler a long time ago. After some threats, the butler revealed several places where gold and silver were stored, but the gold and silver found was not a lot, less than 300 million taels of silver. Zheng Zhilong's wealth was far more than that. Xiong Zijian understands that Zheng Zhilong still has secret treasuries, like rich people, there are special secret treasuries for storing gold and silver treasures, and these secret treasuries are specially for storing gold, and these treasuries must be found.

Zheng Zhilong's mansion is too big, if he wants to find the secret treasury, the possibility is not great, Zheng Zhilong must speak.

For a person like Zheng Zhilong who puts wealth first, it is difficult to ask him to speak.Both Xiong Zijian and He Renlong were not sure, but before coming to Quanzhou, Fujian, Su Tiancheng told Xiong Zijian specifically, asking him what to say, that he could make those promises and let Zheng Zhilong choose by himself.

People's interests are pursued step by step.From scratch, from small to large, later the requirements became higher and higher, so if you can grasp the essential things, you will definitely be able to break through the weaknesses of others.

After Zheng Zhilong was brought in, Xiong Zijian seemed very polite.

But this kind of polite attitude, in Zheng Zhilong's view, is very bad, he must have something to do.After capturing myself and my family, what else can I do, but I came here for the wealth of the Zheng family. Fortunately, I left behind and hid most of the gold and jewelry secretly. Zheng Chenggong and others, no one else knows.

Zheng Zhilong forced himself to be calm, and sat down carelessly.I didn't say anything polite, this was originally in my own home.Today is the New Year's Eve, if such an accident had not happened, the worship ceremony would be over at this moment, and the family members would be reunited for dinner, wishing each other, and looking forward to a smoother year ahead.Too bad it doesn't exist anymore.In just over an hour, Zheng Zhilong knew that he had met his nemesis after learning that there were only two hundred people around him among the three thousand soldiers.

"Master Zheng. Ming people don't speak dark words. This time we came to Quanzhou from thousands of miles away, and we also admire Master Zheng for his wealth. This wealth is not too much. If Master Zheng can tell the location where the wealth is hidden, everything will be easy to talk about." , if you don’t want to say it, then I will be sorry.”

A sneer appeared on Zheng Zhilong's face.

"Master Xiong, it's Chinese New Year's Eve. You led a sergeant and broke into my house and asked me to hand over my treasure. If there is treasure, I'm afraid I won't hand it over, Lord Xiong is so forthright, I admire it."

Xiong Zijian stood up with a smile on his face.

"Master Zheng is very straightforward. What you said just now is obviously a refusal. It doesn't matter. It's already in my expectation. I still have to say some things in front of you. Otherwise, I will be in the same court with you." Being an official doesn't look good."

The muscles on Zheng Zhilong's face twitched, but he didn't speak.

"Master Zheng has been submitting to the imperial court for several years, and he has been appointed as the governor and acquaintance. From a military officer of the first rank, it is very remarkable, so the background of the Zheng family is enough to make people enviable, but Lord Zheng is clear about the rules of the court. Master Zheng also understands what it means to disobey the imperial decree. He sent three hundred warships to attack Weihaiwei. Have you been?"

Zheng Zhilong's body trembled for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.

"Thank you Lord Xiong for your reminder. I didn't think so much. How Lord Xiong wants to deal with it is your business. I can't control it, but the emperor and the court have their own justice."

Xiong Zijian suddenly burst out laughing, which made Zheng Zhilong feel chilled.

"Master Zheng, you are too naive. I still say some things, lest you regret it later and have no place to reason."

Zheng Zhilong concentrated his attention and looked at Xiong Zijian, wondering what Xiong Zijian would say.

"After you surrendered to the imperial court, you still dominate the sea and become richer than the enemy. What do you rely on? It depends on silver. It is an army of warships supported by silver. Although you are far away in Fujian, do you think that what you have done , Doesn’t the imperial court know, that can only show that you are naive, or that you know these things, because you hold the army and occupy the hegemony of the sea, it doesn’t matter, you may do everything possible to use money to protect yourself and your family, and all these years well done."

"But you have overlooked a truth, that is, people are doing things and the sky is watching. What is in your heart, the emperor will not know, and the cabinet will not know. You think that silver can pass through the gods, and you can bribe so many adults in the court. A few people, can you bribe the emperor? On the one hand, the emperor and the court know what you have done, and on the other hand, you are still trying your best to weave a protective net for yourself. Do you think you are doing it seamlessly?"

"When you are far away in Fujian and you have the army and money in your hands, you don't have to worry about it. The emperor and the court will not do anything to you, and they still rely on you to guard the waters of Ming Dynasty. But after you lose these things, you can take care of yourself." Think about what kind of decision the emperor and the court will make."

"I don't want to fool you. If I escort you to the capital, you will have no chance to defend yourself. As for what kind of treatment you will encounter, I don't want to talk too much. You have been a pirate and fought with the imperial army. Now Just because you sent warships to attack Weihaiwei Wharf, I am afraid that all the past will be brought up."

"Yes, you have silver, countless silver, it's a pity that you are in jail and can't manipulate these silver, do you think someone will speak for you, the charge of treason, who dares to give up his family and life to help you Ah, no matter how much money you gave people before, I can assure you that no one will stand up to speak for you, even if someone who doesn't know what you want to stand up for, I'm afraid they will lose their positions and be dismissed."

"You have experienced a lot of life and death. I'm afraid it doesn't matter. But what about your family? The crime of treason will implicate the nine clans. That is to say, your family will also be implicated. At that time, Just keep your wealth and enjoy it with your family in another world."

"One more thing to remind you, for all the crimes of treason, the family members will be dispatched to the Jiaofang Division. As for what to do, you are also clear."

After Xiong Zijian finished speaking, Zheng Zhilong, who had been a bit stubborn before, began to turn pale and his body began to tremble. He knew that what Xiong Zijian said was likely to become a reality. In fact, he was also guarded by the court. What he did in Quanzhou was indeed out of line. These things were gathered together, and the charges were indeed not small. I am afraid that no one can keep himself, and his family will also be implicated. up.

Seeing Zheng Zhilong's reaction, Xiong Zijian secretly sighed, Master Supervisor is amazing, he has grasped the key point, in fact, to do these things, Master Supervisor needs to expend some energy, and Master Supervisor does not want to do this.

"Master Zheng, let me tell you very clearly that you have two choices in front of you. The first is to take out the wealth of the family, and the second is to be escorted to the capital by us. With the wealth of the family, you can protect the family. This is equivalent to nothing happening, but you can't stay in Quanzhou, and your family will go to Dengzhou to live comfortably. The dog Zheng Chenggong and your Sidi will participate in the township examination, which is also very promising, they said Maybe you can honor your ancestors, but as for not wanting to share your wealth, I will not force you, but let those wealth go to the ground along with your family."

After saying this, Xiong Zijian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Master Zheng, I will give you an hour, you can choose. After an hour, if you don't want to speak up, we will leave Quanzhou and escort you and your family to the capital. As for Zheng Hongkui, you can rest assured." , you will see him in the capital."

A few minutes later, Zheng Zhilong spoke. He didn't directly say where the treasure was, but asked if the family could be preserved. Xiong Zijian spoke up very straightforwardly. Speaking of it, it's nothing.

After thinking for half an hour, Zheng Zhilong finally spoke up and told where the gold jewels were hidden.

Xiong Zijian smiled and said that Mr. Zheng is very wise, wealth is something outside of the body, and protecting the family is the most important thing, otherwise holding so many gold jewels is useless.

Xiong Zijian, who has achieved his goal, will not stay in Quanzhou for a long time, but it will take time to move the Zheng family's gold, silver and jewelry. After discussing with He Renlong, he decided to leave Quanzhou on the second day of the first lunar month and return to Dengzhou. (To be continued..)