Xiao Gongchen left Hangzhou with Zheng Chenggong's edict, preparing to go to Xiamen to carry out Zheng Chenggong's secret order, ordering Zheng Jing to commit suicide and killing Chen Zhaoniang's mother and son.

The fleet flying the Xiao Zi flag of Zheng Jiajun arrived in the waters of the Penghu Islands, and at this time, a fast boat also flying the flag of Zheng Jiajun appeared behind.

"Look at that ship, it's a strange ship!" Someone pointed to the boat that caught up behind and said to Xiao Gongchen.

Xiao Gongchen picked up the monocular he had seized from the Dutch, looked at the clipper coming from behind, and saw that it was a ship with snow-white sails, which looked very light, but it was very strange with two hulls! What's even more amazing is that the speed of that ship is very fast, three or four times faster than the fastest centipede clipper of the Ming army before! And this boat is not a combination of wind and oars, and can reach such amazing speeds with sails alone!

A catamaran clipper with twice the speed of a clipper clipper! An astonishing thirty-four verses can be reached! This ship was spent by the Nanyang Company to make sails with silk, iron wood to build the hull, and brass under the waterlines of the two hulls, the cost of this ship is more expensive than two clippers, but the tonnage is only 100 tons, while the clippers have more than 500 tons. Because it is a double-hull structure and has a low bearing weight, it can neither be used as a cargo ship nor a warship, but can only be used as a fast passenger ship and a communication ship. But the ship that Wang Xinyu spent a lot of money to build just arrived in Hangzhou and played her due role.

"Is it General Xiao? Wait for us! "The Clippers behind sent a signal.

Xiao Gongchen ordered the boat to stop and wait for the clipper boat behind him to come up.

The strange-looking catamaran sailing boat docked Xiao Gongchen's Daifuku boat, and a person who looked like a scribe boarded the Daifuku boat.

"It's General Xiao, right? The student is Yan Yuan, a student of Wang Yuyou's military division. I heard that General Xiao was going to Xiamen, so I came here! Then the scribe arched his hand.

Yan Yuan is also a very powerful character, although he is a scholar. But he is burly, not only familiar with a hundred books, proficient in the art of war, proficient in various means of political struggle, but also proficient in horseback archery, proficient in swordsmanship and halberd, and his family is a medical student. His medical skills are slightly inferior to that of the divine doctor Zhu Fangdan. It is precisely because of the prescription he opened that King Yanping has been able to live until now. It's just that Wang Yuyou's light was too strong back then, which covered up Yan Yuan's brilliance.

Of course, Xiao Gongchen didn't know that he was very young. Yan Yuan, who was only in his twenties, was a later big man, but I heard that he was a student of Wang Yuyou and a doctor of King Yanping, so he was very respectful: "It's Mr. Yan!" Hurry inside please! ”

Yan Yuan walked into Xiao Gongchen's cockpit. I saw everyone around me retreat. Only two personal soldiers stood outside to guard the door, and then they said to Xiao Gongchen: "General Xiao, the student will look at your face, you are about to be in a big disaster!" ”

"What?" Xiao Gongchen was so angry that he almost jumped up.

Yan Yuan said with a smile: "If the family teacher is not wrong, General Xiao is going to Xiamen on this trip, right?" ”

"How do you know these things?" Xiao Gongchen was suddenly vigilant, and his hand grasped the hilt of the sword.

Yan Yuan saw that Xiao Gongchen's face had changed drastically, but he replied calmly without hurrying: "General Hui." The students are also working under Mr. Chan Wing Wah. As early as a few months ago, Mr. Chen Yonghua already knew about Zheng Jing's scandal. But for the sake of the Northern Expedition. Mr. Chen put the matter under hold for the time being. Otherwise, the prince is not in good health, and when he hears this, his condition will inevitably worsen! This is very bad for our Northern Expedition! ”

"It turns out that he is also a member of the Heaven and Earth Society! You will have many eyes and ears in heaven and earth, and it is normal that this matter cannot be hidden from you. Xiao Gongchen knew that the Heaven and Earth Society would be the most powerful spy agency, so he nodded.

"General Xiao, do you think that if you go directly to Xiamen, Zheng Jing will honestly carry out the prince's order and commit suicide? He can violate ethics and morals, and people who are in communication with his mother, will he be tied up and wait to be killed? Yan Yuan asked.

Xiao Gongchen was reminded by Yan Yuanyi, and was shocked in his heart: "Then according to what Mr. Yan said, this Zheng Jing will inevitably resist?" ”

"Not only will they resist, but General Xiao's trip is also in danger of his life! According to what the students saw, after Zheng Jing learned of the prince's edict, he would inevitably detain the general, and then send troops to attack Dongfan, and turn against Zheng Zheng! Yan Yuan replied.

"But General Ben was ordered by the prince and had to go to Xiamen!" Xiao Gongchen's face became very ugly.

"Not bad!" Yan Yuan nodded solemnly, "The prince's secret order can't be carried out, but the general can be flexible!" You went alone in this matter, and you went to death in vain, so it is better to go to Dongfan Island first and call Zheng Xi to deal with this matter together. ”

"Are you asking us to send troops directly to attack Xiamen? You are provoking infighting among our Zheng family's army! What are your intentions? Xiao Gongchen asked angrily.

"The students are here just to save General Xiao and General Zheng Zheng!" Yan Yuan arched his hand, "And the students didn't want General Zheng to send troops to attack Xiamen, and the students couldn't afford to provoke infighting!" The student just thinks about it, Zheng Jing will definitely not sit still, you should let the army prepare as soon as possible, if Zheng Jing refuses to commit suicide, but instead sends troops to attack Dongfan, you should also confront Zheng Jing, so as not to be preemptively attacked by Zheng Jing! ”

"Good! In that case, Ben will take your clipper boat to Tofan first! After meeting General Zheng, I will consider my next step. Xiao Gongchen thought for a moment and nodded. was pointed out by Yan Yuan that Zheng Jing refused to sit still, Xiao Gongchen didn't dare to take risks with his head and go to Zheng Jing's lair alone.

"Then please ask the general to come with the students!" Yan Yuan stood up.

Xiao Gongchen called his generals, handed over the fleet to him, and then took twenty personal soldiers and got on the catamaran clipper.

This catamaran clipper is actually an armed passenger ship, with a displacement of only one hundred and twenty tons, a three-pounder gun mounted on a rotatable turret at the head and stern, the sails are particularly large, the ship is very wide, and the inner two hulls below are empty, not carrying people and cargo, but only responsible for providing buoyancy. The upper part of the boat is very spacious and has large cabins.

The catamaran was extremely fast, and after leaving the Zheng Jiajun fleet, it left the Daifuku ship far behind in a blink of an eye, and sailed straight to Dongfan Island in the wind and waves.

In Xiamen Port, a flying shear cargo ship flying the flag of Zheng Jiajun sailed into the port.

The boat docked at the pier. The people immediately came up and moved boxes of goods from the ship. No one noticed that a young man in a small soldier uniform got out of the boat. This young man is Yan Yuan's friend, Huang Zongxi's student Wan Sitong. He secretly followed Wang Yuyou's order to come to Xiamen on the clipper ship of the Nanyang Company. Although the speed of the clipper is not as good as that of the catamaran clipper, the clipper set off first, starting from Hangzhou Bay, and it took only 38 hours to reach Xiamen.

Vance Tong passed the eyeliner arranged by Wang Xinyu and Wang Yuyou beside Zheng Jing in advance. Smoothly entered the Yanping Palace.

After seeing Zheng Jing, Vance saluted and said, "Little Wangye, the student is a member of the Heaven and Earth Society. Students have always admired the little prince. I think that the little prince is the real pillar of Zhongxing and my Ming Dynasty. So I always wanted to go to the little prince, but I didn't have a chance. Recently, the students heard about something, so they rushed to report it! ”

Of course, Zheng Jing would not casually believe the nonsense of an outsider, so he turned his head to look at the soldiers around him.

The two eyeliners who had been bought by Wang Xinyu a long time ago did not speak. But some of the other soldiers stood up and said, "Little prince." This Mr. Wan is a student of Huang Zongxi, and he is very familiar with the humble position! This person's loyalty is absolutely reliable! ”

"It turned out to be Huang Zongxi's student! Quick, inside please! Although Zheng Jing was incompetent, he still knew that Huang Zongxi was a celebrity, so he returned the salute.

Walking into the lobby, Zheng Jingcai opened his mouth and asked, "Mr. Wan is also a literati, why is he dressed as a soldier?" ”

"Little prince, you also know. The Heaven and Earth Society is now in fact a traitor to Wang Yu! It's equivalent to his brocade guard! If the students are not careful, I am afraid that Wang Yu will know about it long ago! Vance replied.

Zheng Jing said indignantly: "That Wang Yu is a traitor." This son has long looked at him unpleasantly! If it weren't for his father who has been protecting him, this son would have gotten rid of this thief a long time ago! But please rest assured, Mr. Wan, when the prince drives the crane to the west, this Zheng Jiajun is the son of this world who has the final say, and when the time comes, see who dares to touch you! ”

Vance turned his head to look left and right, not daring to speak.

Zheng Jing said: "If Mr. Wan has something to say, he is surrounded by his own people, Mr. Wan can rest assured!" ”

Vance turned his head to look around, but suddenly knelt on the ground and cried loudly: "Little prince, I'm afraid the prince won't give you this opportunity!" ”

"What the hell is going on?" Zheng Jing was shocked.

Wan Sitong cried and told the truth: "Little prince, the prince already knows about you and Chen Zhaoniang!" The prince was furious, and he had already asked Zheng Xi's subordinate Xiao Gongchen to bring his secret order to come to Xiamen to execute Chen Zhaoniang's mother and son, and there was another thing, the students did not dare to say. ”

"What's the matter?" Zheng Jing only felt that his scalp was numb, and he vaguely felt that something very bad was going to happen.

"The prince asked Xiao Gongchen to convey his secret order, and let the little prince commit suicide and apologize. These things were all discovered by the students at the risk of their lives, and when they learned of this, the students took the risk to report it. Vance cried.

Zheng Jing was furious: "Father wants to kill me? Why is my father so ruthless? This son and Chen Zhaoniang are in love with each other, and my father actually treats us like this! ”

"Little prince, I can't listen to Mr. Wan's words in this matter, my subordinates feel that the prince should not be so ruthless." A pro-soldier came up and said. In fact, this pro-soldier had long been secretly bought by Wang Xinyu and became his eyeliner. The reason why I deliberately came up and said this is to get away with it.

Zheng Jing nodded, turned his head and asked, "Is there any evidence for Mr. Wan to say such a thing?" ”

"The student has no evidence, but the student dares to vouch for the truth with his head! The prince's edict was still on the way, but because the student had concealed it from others and took the Nanyang company's fast boat, he rushed to report to the little prince before the thief. Vance replied with a handful of tears wiped from his sleeve.

Zheng Jing was furious: "Someone! I'm leaving for Hangzhou! Since my father has treated me like this, I will personally take someone to Hangzhou to ask my father face to face! ”

All the relatives came up one after another and persuaded Zheng Jing: "Little prince! Since the prince has given such an order, if you go to Hangzhou, won't you fall into the net? It's better for us to wait in Xiamen, if the thief surnamed Xiao really dares to come with his father's edict, we will kill him immediately! ”

"It's easy to kill the surname Xiao, but this son disobeyed his father's order, if his father sends troops to attack, what should we do? We can't beat our father! Zheng Jing said with a sad face.

Wan Sitong offered a plan and said: "Little Wangye, the student has a plan, he can keep the little Wangye, and he can also get rid of Zheng Xian, who has always coveted the throne of King Yanping." ”

"Mr. Wan, say it quickly!"

"Little prince, the prince is seriously ill, and time is running out! As long as the little prince is ready, he can prevent Zheng Raid from sneak attack! When the prince drives the crane to the west, this Zheng Jiajun is not the little prince, you have the final say? ”

Zheng Jing said indignantly: "The old immortal should have died a long time ago!" How good it would have been if he had died sooner! Zheng Xi and Wang Yu, the two thieves, as well as my brother who is not angry, this son would have killed them a long time ago! ”

"Now is not the time to think about this, the little prince must be ready. The student estimated that Xiao Gongchen, the thief, did not dare to come to Xiamen in person, he would let people come to Xiamen first, if the little prince refused the prince's order, he and Zheng attacked Xiamen in an attempt to get rid of the little prince. So the little prince is ready, and when Zheng Attack comes, the little prince will take the opportunity to take down these two thieves! Vance stood up and replied.

"It works! But after getting rid of Zheng Xi, what should I do with Wang Yu's thief? Zheng Jing asked unwillingly.

Vance laughed: "It's not easy? As long as Zheng Zheng is removed, that Wang Yu is just a relative, as long as the little prince raises his arms and waves, don't the veterans and ministers of the Zheng family army still listen to the little prince? ”

"But there is also a hateful Zheng Cong! This prince is worried that Wang Yu will use Zheng Cong to give orders! ”

"Zheng Cong is young, how many generals of the Zheng family army obey him? Even if you can't get rid of Zheng Cong and Wang Yu's thieves for the time being, then let them stay in Hangzhou! They stayed in Hangzhou and helped us keep the Tartars at bay. And the little prince, you get rid of Zheng Xi and take advantage of the situation to seize Dongfan Island again. When Wang Yu and Zheng Cong fight to the death with the Tartars, the little prince will not only get rid of Wang Yu and Zheng Cong, but also occupy the territory in the south of the Yangtze River with his hands, laying the foundation for the Northern Expedition in the future! Vance was like-minded.

Several of Zheng Jing's personal soldiers also came up and said, "Congratulations to the little prince!" The little prince got Mr. Wan, and the little prince will inevitably ascend to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the future! ”

"Shut up! Don't talk nonsense! This son is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and has never thought of replacing him himself! Zheng Jing feigned anger and stopped several pro-soldiers.

Vance said with a smile: "In fact, even if the little prince establishes himself as the emperor, it is not a usurpation of the Ming Dynasty. Don't forget that the prince is the surname of the first emperor, the prince can also be surnamed Zhu, and the little prince can also be surnamed Zhu. ”

Off the coast of Xiamen, a fleet of ships flying the British flag stared at the Qing army on the other side, creating safe and favorable conditions for Zheng Jing and Zheng Zheng to fight infighting, ensuring that when they were in infighting, the Qing army would not take the opportunity to cross the sea and seize Xiamen.

Thousands of miles away in Lin'an, Wang Xinyu secretly said in his heart: There is about to be a bloody storm on Xiamen Island! Zheng Zheng Jing, for the sake of the great cause of the nation, I have no choice but to be sorry for you! (To be continued.) )