Chapter 837: Kill them all
"I heard that Shi Kefa didn't know whether he was alive or dead in this war, but I was afraid that it would be difficult to explain to the imperial court!"
Zheng Hongkui suddenly changed the topic and mentioned Shi Kefa, who did not know the life and death in Shao Wu's victory. Zheng Sen colluded with the rebels of King Huai and wiped out Shi Kefa's army, and even Shi Kefa himself was not alive or dead. Many people say that Shi Kefa was beheaded by the rebels in the chaos of the army, so he could not be found.
Zheng Zhilong looked at his fourth brother's eyes flickering with the candlelight, and sneered in his heart, It seems that you are still a thief, and you actually want to change the law to separate my father and son. However, he remained silent, and only replied lightly: "If Shi Kefa doesn't die, it will be difficult for us to explain to the imperial court." As long as Shi Kefa is dead, there is no proof of death, and even if the court has the intention to pursue it, it is not a good excuse. However, you openly attacked the Pingbo fleet in Hangzhou, so that the family grabbed the handle fiercely, and they have already sued the political envoy, fortunately, the political envoy took our Zheng family's silver, so it is not good to do more beaks, otherwise you will have to be punished if you can't wipe this ass! ”
Hearing the threat of the eldest brother's words, Zheng Hongkui hurriedly stabilized his mind and said guilt repeatedly.
"When he was in Hangzhou, it was Hongkui who didn't think about it, and when necessary, Hongkui was willing to sacrifice for the Zheng family! However, everything Hongkui said today came from the bottom of his heart, and everything he did was the future of the Zheng family! ”
Halfway through speaking, Zheng Hongkui actually whimpered and cried, and then fell to his knees again, unwilling to get up no matter what Zheng Zhilong said.
Zheng Zhilong was at a loss for this, after all, the person in front of him was his own sibling, he could kill those so-called brothers of the opposite sex, but he couldn't be ruthless in treating his siblings no matter what.
"Hurry up, get up, what is this doing? I didn't say that I wanted to deal with you, but the Battle of Hangzhou did bring us a lot of trouble, so that we fell into the hands of others. In the future, as long as you keep a low profile, you will always protect you for the brotherhood. ”
"Thank you big brother for your protection, Hongkui is ashamed!"
At this time, Zheng Hongkui wiped the snot and tears on his face and stood up.
But Zheng Hongkui still has something to say.
"Big brother, Hong Kui has something in his chest, don't vomit or be unhappy, and ask the eldest brother to allow Hong Kui to tell it."
Zheng Zhilong shook his head helplessly, "Okay, let's talk about it!" ”
"Our army has captured twenty or thirty thousand of Shi Kefa's subordinates, and if these people are not properly disposed of, they will definitely be pointed out by thousands of people."
What do you mean? Zheng Zhilong was a little inexplicable, and looked at Zheng Hongkui in a daze, but he was just a prisoner of the officers and soldiers, and he was dismissed on the spot after the end of the war.
"The eldest brother must think that it will be enough to let these people go, isn't the eldest brother afraid that these people will make money?"
Zheng Hongkui's words made Zheng Zhilong frown.
"You, you're going to ....... all these people?"
Zheng Zhilong is usually black-hearted, but he still couldn't say the word "killed". That's one or two thousand people, if they are all killed, then what is it?
Who knew that Zheng Hongkui stared at Zheng Zhilong, shook his head, and then said slowly: "It's not that I want to kill, but ......."
Suddenly, Zheng Zhilong's chest was full of anger. Having said so much, Zheng Hongkui still wants to separate the relationship between his father and son, doesn't he understand his son, how can he do such a thing? Besides, even if you want to do it, you will inevitably ask yourself before making a decision.
"I'm tired, you stand down!"
"Big brother! Send someone to Shaowu immediately, it's too late! ”
Zheng Zhilong's voice gradually turned cold, and his eyelids were reluctant to raise to look at his fourth brother again.
"I'll deal with this matter myself, you can go back to the house."
Zheng Hongkui was almost driven out of the General Military Mansion by Zheng Zhilong, and when he left the mansion, his worried face was replaced by a sneer. Just keep taunting in my stomach, and you'll know later that you shouldn't listen to others. Secretly muttering to himself for a while, Zheng Hongkui stepped onto the war horse, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and walked away.
After driving away Zheng Hongkui, Zheng Zhilong felt like eating a fly, and after walking a few steps back and forth in the house restlessly and restlessly, he called the family again.
"Master, do you have any orders?"
Zheng Zhilong raised his hand, opened and closed his mouth a few times and waved his hand again: "Go, it's none of your business!" ”
Seeing that the night was dark, Zheng Zhilong was lying in his clothes full of worries, until the day was about to dawn, and suddenly an urgent report came.
"Shao Wujun reports to the marshal to read!"
Zheng Zhilong turned over from the couch with a spirit, only to see that the sky was still dark, and a family member shouted outside the door again, only then did he confirm that he was not dreaming.
"Come in!"
Zheng Zhilong lay down again, relaxed. These family members are all the righteous sons of the moth that he collected, and they are all the most confidants, so they are not taboo.
The housekeeper pushed the door in, tiptoed the door shut, and then bypassed the screen and bowed down in front of the couch and said, "Handsome, there is an urgent report from Shao Wu!" ”
"Read it!"
Zheng Zhilong hadn't rested well all night, his mind was so groggy that he even wanted to open his eyes, but he just glanced at them through the cracks in his eyes.
"The prisoners of the Shi Department made a disturbance, and they were all killed by the rebels of King Huai who were in charge of the custody......"
"What? You, you read it again! ”
After Zheng Zhilong heard this, he jumped up from the bed and immediately fell asleep. He didn't have time to read it again, so he snatched the urgent report suddenly, glanced up and down roughly, and suddenly felt cold in his heart. In a trance, Zheng Zhilong stumbled and slumped on the bed.
muttered again: "How can this be the case, really let Zheng Hongkui say it?" ”
However, from this urgent report alone, it is not clear that this act is from Zheng Sen, and Zheng Sen does not admit that he did these things. According to Zheng Sen's report, the prisoners of Shi Kefa's department were handed over to the Huai Wang rebels, but for some reason, the prisoners suddenly clashed with the Huai Wang rebels, and because the prisoners were unarmed, they were soon killed by the Huai Wang rebels, and many of them were also killed.
And Zheng Sen's disposition was also quite decisive, immediately surrounded both sides of the conflict, immediately disarmed the Huai Wang rebels, and at the same time sent troops to control the Huai Wang himself. At this moment, King Huai, who was the first evil to kill, had been escorted on the way to Anping.
It seems that Zheng Hongkui is really right, Zheng Sen can't ask for instructions about these things at all, as long as it becomes a fait accompli, he can only support his strategy with all his heart. However, it is obvious that Zheng Sen intends to plant all the charges of killing on King Huai.
But this King Huai has become a hot potato at the moment, how can he be escorted to Anping? As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly shook again, knowing that this King Huai would not survive even if he was afraid. And only in this way is the best result for his Zheng family. Overnight, he suddenly realized that he had no control over the situation in Fujian. On the surface, he seems to have everything under control, but he has a vague feeling that everything is out of control, and this loss of control will intensify as time progresses.
Since the matter has come to this, his Zheng family has no room to turn back, although this is contrary to Zheng Zhilong's consistent principle of doing things, but he has no choice, he can only run to the black from here, which is like a gambler's desperate bet, either win, win a lot of money, or lose, lose completely, and even lose his life.
In just one night, the joy of Shao Wu's victory was driven away by an inexplicable fear before the second dawn. It wasn't until he waved his hand weakly and drove the family out that he leaned back on the couch weakly and muttered, "Rebel? Xiaozi? ”
No matter what, Zheng Zhilong has to admit that this son of his is ambitious and decisive, and he is also spicier than himself, and he will never drag his feet. This personality is both a good thing and a bad thing. His tenacious and spicy character can make the Zheng family survive and go to glory. It can also make the Zheng family fall all the way from the peak to the abyss. As for the result, it can only be determined by how God chooses.
"Someone!"
The family who had just been kicked out heard the call of the handsome, and turned over and pushed the door in.
"Marshal, what do you command?"
"Come and get close, I have something important to explain!"
The family came to Zheng Zhilong's couch, and after Zheng Zhilong gave a careful explanation in his ear, he got up and stood up again.
"You've memorized everything you just explained, and no one can leak a word, you know? Otherwise, it will be a catastrophe! ”
"Write it down, if it is leaked to a third party, the villain will be destroyed, and he will not be able to die!"
"Take a few cronies, and after the matter is done......" Zheng Zhilong waved his right hand in the shape of a knife and made a chopping gesture.
After the family saw it, he immediately understood.
"Written down!"
The family retreated, Zheng Zhilong picked up the pen and wrote a letter, asking people to ride a fast horse to the Shaowu Zheng Sen military camp, he had to deal with this change in advance, no matter what, he couldn't put the truth in the hands of outsiders, and always played this drama as real as possible.
There is another one, he wants to recall Zheng Sen immediately, now that the war is over, there is no need for him to continue to sit in Shaowu, as for the remnants of the Three Guards, it will be handed over to Yu Li, the deputy commander-in-chief.
However, after waiting for three days in a row, Zheng Zhilong's family did not hear from him, and Zheng Sen, who he urgently ordered to be transferred, did not rush back to Anping on orders, but directly refused on the grounds that the remnants of the Three Guards Army would not be able to return without a complete eradication.
Zheng Zhilong blamed Zheng Sen for making a fuss, isn't it just the remnants of the Three Guards, is it worth such a stirring up of the people? But after another three days, he realized that he was wrong, and soon the news came back from Shao Wu's direction that Zheng Sen's troops had fought a defeated battle near Jiangle. Zheng Sen's entire army assembled nearby, preparing to march again to exterminate it.
At first, Zheng Zhilong didn't care, he knew that the remnants were entrenched in the mountains, and it was not easy to destroy them neatly, but the result surprised him.