Coincidentally, at this time in Panyu, Guangdong, there was also a group of fishermen gathering together to discuss.

Since the new governor of Guangdong, Lu Chongjun, took office, Shang Kexi, the king of Heping Nan, has been responsible for enforcing the sea ban. Lu Chongjun belonged to the yellow flag of the Han army, and he was extremely dedicated to the matter of banning the sea, and repeatedly reiterated that the people in the coastal areas of Guangdong must move into the interior without leaving any land, and never give the Zheng army any opportunity to infiltrate the interior and recruit soldiers.

Leading the green camp in Guangdong to ban the sea was Wu Liuqi, the governor of Guangdong, who was deeply respected by the Qing court by virtue of his great achievements in betraying Guangdong to Li Chengdong and Shang Kexi. When Shang Kexi ordered the Guangzhou Massacre, Wu Liuqi also took his headquarters to carry it out to the letter. After the promulgation of the ban on the sea, Wu Liuqi echoed Shang Kexi many times, reporting to the Qing court that Guangdong was the "hardest hit area" for Zheng's army's activities, saying that many people in Guangdong were unwilling to be ruled by the Qing court, and looked forward to Zheng Chenggong's counterattack day and night. Therefore, Wu Liuqi believes that Guangdong's sea ban must be redoubled and strictly enforced. Without Lu Chongjun's supervision, Wu Liuqi took the ban on the sea as a top priority, and sent his officers and men to patrol the coast day and night to hunt down and kill fishermen who were forced to go to sea for their livelihoods, lest they not be able to exterminate his poor Guangdong compatriots.

While making every effort to arrest and kill the fishermen in Guangdong, Wu Liuqi also took a two-pronged approach, dispatching a large number of green battalions to set up boundary stones along the coast, and repeatedly pulling nets to search and arrest them, and anyone who crossed the boundary stone was killed without mercy. As a Chaozhou native, Wu Liuqi implemented the most thorough ban on the sea in the hometown of his parents and ancestors, and was not even satisfied with the fifteen-mile forbidden sea zone suggested by Huang Wu, but killed all the fathers and villagers within fifty miles of the coast.

The iron-faced and selfless Wu Liuqi not only refused to open up to his hometown, but was even more ruthless, which not only satisfied Shang Kexi and Lu Chongjun, but also greatly appreciated his loyalty and awarded Wu Liuqi the title of young master and crown prince.

The fishermen gathered today to discuss the matter were headed by Zhou Yu, and under Wu Liuqi's repeated encirclement and suppression, Zhou Yu felt that he was about to lose his life.

"These days, the wind is getting tighter and tighter." Zhou Yu's face was tense, and there was no trace of a smile. His two uncles were caught by the officers and men of the Guangdong Navy Division on patrol, and the fishermen on the boat, regardless of their age, were not pardoned, and their heads were carried to the flagpole and sent back to the Yamen to ask for merit. Now every time I go out to sea to fish, it's like going to the ghost door to break through.

Many of the people in the meeting held their heads and said nothing. Some people paused going to sea because they were afraid of things, thinking that as long as they avoided the limelight for a while, they would still be able to live their lives. Unexpectedly, in the past few months, the wind has tightened day by day, and the fishermen have not much savings, even if they go to sea every day, it is difficult to ensure that the elderly and children at home do not starve, let alone now! When they got together, the initial thought was to take care of each other and exchange whether there were blind spots in the patrol of officers and soldiers, so that they could survive in death. But there are fewer and fewer such places, and there are fewer and fewer companions.

"Where's Boss Wang?" Zhou Yu didn't immediately say what he had been thinking about these days, but wanted to confide in everyone after everyone had gathered. But he waited left and right, and several old fishermen still did not show up.

"Boss Wang? It's gone, I was caught crossing the line yesterday. After hearing Zhou Yu's question, a fisherman sitting in the distance replied in a low voice.

There was a buzz in the crowd, all of them sighing for Boss Wang. The old fisherman always shared with everyone the ways he had discovered to sneak through the blockade, so he had a high prestige in the eyes of everyone. The other few people who didn't come also encountered the same fate as Boss Wang. Wu Liuqi set up an impenetrable boundary stone sign along the coast of Guangdong, and the officers and men of the Green Battalion were obliged to kill any Han people who crossed the line one step on the spot. Not only do the killings not need to be reported, but if the officers and men of the Green Battalion are soft-hearted, they will be guilty of the same crime as the fishermen who have crossed the border.

In the early days of the ban, the Green Battalion soldiers sometimes accepted bribes and sometimes turned a blind eye to female fishermen and children, after all, many of the Green Battalion soldiers were Guangdong natives. But after Wu Liuqi's policy of the same crime was issued, these accommodations all disappeared. The fishermen who risked their lives to find food for their families were killed on the beach along with their husbands. In order to deter the Han people in Guangdong from violating the laws of the Qing court, these heads were placed in a row on the boundary stones.

In Wu Liuqi's hometown of Chaozhou, the first level on the blockade line is densely packed, some are bloody, and more are white bone skeletons, and any fresh human heads will soon be eaten clean by birds and beasts.

"There's no way to live." There will be no more people coming to the meeting, and Zhou Yu slowly began his speech: "Wu thief is promoting the means he used in Chaozhou to the whole of Guangdong, and by that time, we will all starve to death." ”

"Is there anything Boss Zhou can do?" Some people were not completely desperate and asked Zhou Yu loudly.

Some people advocate fleeing with their lives: "Let's go to Fujian, there may not be a forbidden sea." ”

"How can it not be? The court said to shave the head, that is, everyone in the world has to shave, can the people in southern Fujian not shave? This naïve idea was immediately and ruthlessly overturned by everyone: "There must be a ban on southern Fujian, besides, we have gone far away, and we don't know where to fish." Also, what about the family? If the whole family goes to Fujian, and encounters officers and soldiers patrolling the sea on the way, isn't it a cut off from children and grandchildren? ”

"If you can't go to sea, the whole family will starve to death, and you will be cut off from your grandchildren!" The person who was refuted said unconvinced: "I was caught here and cut off my head, and my family had to starve to death in the end, or cut off my children and grandchildren." It's better to go to Fujian, at least Wu thief can't manage there. ”

But the person who said this also knew in his heart that he was dreaming, there was no Wu Liuqi in other places, it was not that there was no green camp, the fishermen needed to replenish fresh water and food, and when they arrived in Fujian, where they were unfamiliar with the place, they would only die faster.

"Have you heard of the third prince in Chengdu?" After everyone fell silent, Zhou Yu suddenly asked.

The attendees nodded their heads, and many ill-informed people had also heard of the battle at Gaoyou Lake, as well as countless other rumors about Deng Ming. After the ban on the sea, many fishermen hoped that Li Dingguo, the king of Jin, would come to Guangdong again, or that the third prince would appear in Guangdong like a divine soldier.

"Alright, I'll introduce you to someone." If there were no rumors of the third prince, Zhou Yu would have planned to continue to hide in Tibet with his relatives and friends to see if he could hold out until Wu Liuqi died violently, or the imperial court suddenly had mercy and lifted the ban. But Emperor Shunzhi, who was the Son of Heaven, was killed by the Ming army in Gaoyou Lake, which was undoubtedly a great encouragement and hint for fishermen like Zhou Yu.

A stranger walked out. The man was dark-skinned, barefoot, and his face was covered with deep wrinkles, and at first glance he felt like an ordinary fisherman who had spent his life at sea. The only difference from Zhou Yu and others is that this stranger's Hokkien accent is not Teochew dialect similar to Hokkien, but a thorough Hokkien accent.

"This is the second prince of Emperor Lie," Zhou Yu acted as an interpreter for this stranger, and every time the second prince said a word, Zhou Yu translated: "Chitose's real name is Zhu Erlong, and Zhu Sanlong, the third prince of Chengdu, is Chitose's younger brother." Chitose plans to take us to the uprising, recover Guangdong, and then join forces with the third prince and the king of Yanping County to regain the throne. ”

According to Zhou Yu, the second prince and the third prince are compatriots, and they were both taught by a stick master, and the brothers are not much different in terms of resourcefulness and fists, and even Zhu Erlong is even stronger as a brother.

After listening to Zhou Yu's words, the fishermen all looked at Zhu Erlong in a daze, and many people had more joy and worship in addition to respect. Many people have already thought at this time that since the younger brother can make such a big move, the elder brother must not be bad; Deng Ming even slaughtered the emperor, so in front of his brother, what are Lu Chongjun and Wu Liuqi? As for Shang Kexi, no matter how powerful he is, he can't be the emperor, otherwise he should be the emperor, and Shunzhi will be the king of Pingnan for him?

"The second prince said, when his old man sits on the throne, he will give everyone fifty boats, then everyone will not have to go to sea to fish, just sit at home every day and collect rent," Zhou Yu hit the railway while it was hot: "If you make a great contribution, the second prince will send him a hundred boats, that is, fifty will sink and fifty." ”

"Fifty boats!" A big man took the lead in standing up and responding to the call: "Horizontal and vertical is also death, it is better to fight for wealth." ”

The big man stepped forward, knelt down solemnly at Zhu Erlong, and swore allegiance: "Your Majesty, if I ...... If the minister has a different intention in the future, he will capsize and drown in the sea, and his children and grandchildren will never be able to go ashore! ”

With the leader, the other fishermen also rushed up to offer their simple loyalty to Zhu Erlong. After everyone finished swearing, Zhou Yu stood beside Zhu Erlong, who was sitting upright, and asked everyone to go back quickly, calling on their relatives and friends to pick up the guys to protect the second prince and the future emperor, and go together to kill the eagle minions under Wu Liuqi.

Li Rong is Zhou Yu's friend, and the friendship between the two is accumulated in the struggle with the stormy waves, after the meeting, Li Rong said to Zhou Yu with surprise and joy: "How did the eldest brother find the second prince?" This time we have a way to live. ”

"Brother, ......" Facing his dearest friend, Zhou Yu whispered the truth, telling the other party that this was actually a Fujian fisherman who had fled and was erected by himself as a flag: "I originally wanted to discuss with you first, but didn't you secretly go to sea these days?" ”

"This ......" Li Rong felt that his blood was extinguished, since he was not the real Zhu Erlong, then his ability may not be comparable to Zhu Sanlong in Chengdu.

"So what?" Zhou Yu disagreed with his good friend's worries: "At least we can go to sea to fish openly these days, and we can also kill officers and soldiers." I'd rather be hacked to death with a knife than starve. ”