Chapter 36: Stirring up the inside bar
Wu Ruotang's original plan was to find a way to successfully fool and then escape. But now he found that it seemed that among the bandit groups, there was only sharing weal and woe, not weal and woe.
Zheng Xian is bent on hoping to take refuge in the government, mix with an official and a half-job, and live a long life. There is no need to live this dark day at sea anymore. One is because he is old, and the other is because he is tired of it. But he thinks so, and does not represent the opinion of all his brothers. Even his henchman Mao Changfeng disagrees with him.
People are selfish, and Zheng Xian's son just gave birth to a little grandson for him last month. The son inherited his father's business and became a pirate. But Zheng Xian didn't want the entire family to be pirates, until one day they were exterminated by the imperial court and beheaded all over the house! It's horrible. Now that there is an opportunity to change his fate, Zheng Xian feels that he must seize it.
"Ship Master Zheng, don't worry, my family has been friends with you for a long time, and I really want to recruit you! He doesn't have any talent who understands naval warfare now, and with you joining him, he is like a tiger, think about it, will he treat you badly? Anyway, it's nonsense, Wu Ruotang naturally doesn't care about making a few more promises.
The more the two chatted, the happier they became, Zheng Xian's face was full of excitement, and Wu Ruotang was also excited.
"Master Zheng, you are sincere and obedient, I know this. But I wonder if your men are all at your command? "Wu Ruotang said it very tactfully, but what it means is that you can control your subordinates!
Wu Ruotang's words made Zheng Xian, who was in excitement, slightly stunned, and then frowned.
As the leader of a team, Zheng Xian naturally knows his subordinates well, and he doesn't care about anyone else. Because with his own prestige, he can completely suppress it. But Mao Changfeng is not good, and his martial arts are not inferior to himself. Second, his prestige in the eyes of everyone is second only to himself. The most important thing is that he will never be able to recruit An. As a result, it is inevitable that there will be an argument between the two.
"Mao Changfeng, I'll do ideological work over there, forgive him, don't dare to say anything!" Zheng Xian was silent for a while, and said with a hint of murderous intent.
For the sake of the future of his children and grandchildren, Zheng Xian doesn't mind being ruthless to the old guy who has followed him for many years. As long as Mao Changfeng is solved. The ship is entirely up to him.
"Okay, in that case, then I'm relieved. If Captain Zheng can take this warship to Shun at that time, then the people in the army and the government will not look down on you! High-ranking officials, glory and wealth, at your fingertips! Wu Ruotang clapped his hands and laughed.
In the cabin, the two talked happily, but Mao Changfeng, who was eavesdropping outside the cabin, was really angry! He didn't expect his big brother to be so ruthless, he had followed him loyally for so many years, and in the end, he even said that he would abandon it, which was too poisonous.
On this ship, Zheng Xian is the boss of the indisputable one, but Mao Changfeng is not a vegetarian, and after so many years of walking out of the sea of corpses and blood, he also has his own team. Since the boss is unkind and unjust, it is no wonder that he is ruthless.
Mao Changfeng immediately called his hardcore henchmen and first took control of the ship's ammunition depot and supply warehouse. Then he began to attack Zheng Xian's henchmen, intending to kill Zheng Xian as a bare-bones commander.
A robber is a robber, and if he says he will turn his face, he will turn his face. Zheng Xian's men were caught off guard and were instantly cut down several people. Zheng Xian's son, Zheng Wei, is the ship's logistics director, and he is responsible for the distribution of ammunition and food. Seeing that Mao Changfeng, who was respectful on weekdays, suddenly started to kill, he was so frightened that he panicked, and while leading people to fight back, he asked his father in the cabin for help.
Wu Ruotang and Zheng Xian heard the movement outside and immediately ran out, and at this time there was already flesh and blood flying on the deck.
"Stop, everyone stop me? What the hell is going on? Zheng Xian was distressed when he saw his dead subordinates. Of course, not for the death of his subordinates. Because these people are their own weights. After defecting to the official army, these people were the capital of their own bargaining with Cao Dabiao, but now they are dying in a daze.
Years of prestige allowed Zheng Xian to quickly control the scene, but this was the time when more than a dozen pirates had already been killed.
"Changfeng, what's going on?" Zheng Xian is not stupid, he has been a robber for so many years, of course he guessed that today's matter must have nothing to do with Mao Changfeng.
"Owner, what's the matter? You are for glory and wealth, and you have a bright future. I want to take refuge in the government. Brother, I don't have an opinion! It's a big deal that you take your Yangguan Road, and I take my single-plank bridge! But in order to fight for the future, you regard your brothers as your vote for the official army. Then it's no wonder that the brothers turned their faces! Mao Changfeng cut down three Zheng Xian's descendants in a row. His body was covered in blood. Make a stop at the bow of the boat. It's quite a bit of a god-killing momentum.
The pirates were also a little noisy when they heard this, and it was really chilling that the boss wanted to use the heads of his brothers as a vote for the future.
No matter how stupid Zheng Xian was, he also knew that the conversation was overheard at this time. The authority of the boss for so many years was actually challenged by his subordinates, which made Zheng Xian a little angry. However, he immediately fought back: "Mao Changfeng, let your mother's fart, I, Zheng Xian, have been working with everyone for so many years, what am I, everyone knows in their hearts, what kind of person I am who betrays my brother?" ”
As soon as Zheng Xian opened his mouth, he immediately stabilized the army's heart again, and everyone thought, yes! Ship Master Zheng has been the leader for so many years, and he is really good for his brothers! How could it be possible to do such a thing that people and gods abandon together, there must be some conspiracy in this!
For a while, the people on Zheng Xian's side began to regret how they had a hot head and did such a stupid thing.
Mao Changfeng obviously expected Zheng Xian to say this, so he pointed at Zheng Wei and said: "Ship Master Zheng, you are indeed a man, I admit this, otherwise I wouldn't have kept up with you for more than ten years!" But your son is far from you! ”
Seeing Mao Changfeng pulling the topic to his son, Zheng Xian immediately stopped talking. Indeed, in addition to their appearance, Zheng Wei and Zheng Xian have completely different personalities. Zheng Xian has been fighting and killing all his life, and Zheng Wei still has a bit of a literati atmosphere, and he can be regarded as a good account. It seems to be fine, and he still reads poetry or something, which is a rare outlier among pirates.
In order to give full play to his son's strengths, Zheng Xian sent him to take charge of logistics. That's a fat shortage on a ship. is different from his father's righteousness and squandering money, Zheng Wei is more greedy for small gains. On weekdays, the pirates' food will be more or less deducted. Secretly, I was scolded by the pirates, but I have a good father, so everyone put up with this tone, and now Mao Changfeng pulled out this topic. The pirates immediately muttered in private.