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"Bai Niu, what are you doing here? Get out!" Several people guarding the woodshed shouted loudly.
Tong Haifeng's handsome face showed a touching smile. If the young ladies on the street saw it, they would be fascinated. He raised his sword-like eyebrows and said with a click of the tongue: "Brothers, you are so stubborn. You really take a chicken feather as a token of authority?"
"What are you talking about? Bai Niu, if you don't get out of here, don't blame us for being rude." The leader of the Black Whirlwind, Xian Lao San, drew out his hard knife and stared at Tong Haifeng with his eyes bulging like copper bells.
Tong Haifeng has a handsome face that never gets tanned, and young ladies and wives flirt with him wherever he goes. This guy is a playboy by nature, and a few days ago, it was said that he even won a night of sex with the famous Fuzhou prostitute Xiangcao, which made many people envious.
Xian Laosan was just the opposite. He had a big black face, a full beard, and looked ferocious. He was nicknamed the Black Whirlwind. However, his water skills were not as good as Tong Haifeng's, so he couldn't help feeling jealous and naturally didn't have a good face towards Tong Haifeng.
Tong Haifeng snapped his fingers in a cool manner and laughed, "You really are using chicken feathers as a token of authority. Xian Lao San, use your brain to think about what the relationship is between Duke Ping and Guo Xing Ye?"
"Father and son," Xian Laosan answered without thinking.
"Smart, then let me ask you again, who will inherit the Duke of Ping's family business in the future?"
"Guo Xing Ye."
"You are not stupid. Okay, I'm here to treat you guys. Open the door. I'm going to bring some food to you. You and your father are having a little quarrel. If you starve me, I won't need anyone to deal with you. Duke Ping will skin you first. Open the door, open the door."
Xian Laosan's face turned purple and he opened the woodshed reluctantly.
"Haifeng, why are you here?"
"Master Guoxing, if there's nothing else, I'll just bring you a meal. Please fill your stomach first."
Half of Zheng Sen's face was still swollen, making it difficult for him to chew, so he just drank a bowl of soup. He and Tong Haifeng were not much older, Tong Haifeng was two years older, and they grew up together. He could understand the meaning of Tong Haifeng's words with just one look.
Tong Haifeng took out the wound medicine and rubbed it on his cheek, muttering, "Your father really did it, but his teeth didn't break, did they? If Guoxingye becomes a toothless tiger, there will be countless young girls and wives in Fuzhou crying their hearts out. Especially Xiaocui from Baihualou, wow, she's so infatuated, even though she's a little ugly, but it's really hard to find such an infatuated girl in the world, she's still keeping her virginity for Guoxingye, even I tried to seduce her a while ago, but she didn't..."
Zheng Sen finally couldn't stand it anymore and kicked him. Tong Haifeng was agile and dodged with a wrong step. He was not kicked down, but Xian Lao San and others outside fell down one after another.
"Haifeng, what medicine did you give me?"
"Don't worry, Lord Guoxing. It's just a knockout drug. Let's not talk about that. Business is more important. Your father is asking the emperor for permission to go to Jiangnan... Well, that Qin guy may not be a good guy, but isn't he helping the Tartars? Lord Guoxing. I've asked my brothers to prepare. As long as you give the order, we'll set sail."
"Going out to sea? What are you going to do?"
"I don't know either, but you want me to help the Tartars fight the Han people. Lord Guoxing, if you want to do this, you'd better tear my head off first. Lord Guoxing, let's go together. Don't worry about where to go. Let's talk about it after we go to sea."
"Is this your plan?"
"It happened so suddenly, this was not a planned plan."
"Nonsense, go back to the boat and wait, I'll go and persuade my father."
"Still trying to persuade me, do you really want to find your teeth on the ground?"
Zheng Sen didn't want to talk to him any more and ran out. Tong Haifeng was a little disappointed. As long as Zheng Sen was there, he wouldn't be considered a betrayer of the Zheng family. Moreover, he only had seven ships under his command and his strength was too small. As far as he knew, there were still many people in the Zheng family fleet who were unwilling to help the Tartars fight. If Zheng Sen could stand up, he would definitely be able to gather more strength.
However, he could also understand Zheng Sen's behavior, after all, they were father and son.
Tong Haifeng left the South Gate in a bad mood and returned to the boat moored in the Minjiang River. Liu Laoer, Tong Ziji, Xie Fan and other trusted subordinates asked him how things were going, but Tong Haifeng didn't know how to answer. He was really confused and didn't know what to do for a while.
It would be useless for Zheng Sen to beg. Did he really have to go to Jiangnan to help the Tartars fight
Zheng Sen was walking quickly while thinking. In fact, he knew in his heart that it was no use trying to reason with his father and he had to change his strategy.
At this time, brothers Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhibao had just returned from court, and the three of them met at the gate.
"You are such a rebellious son. You actually... ... ... You really pissed me off. It must be that lunatic Tong Haifeng. I will skin him alive this time."
Zheng Zhilong's burly body was shaking with anger, and he raised his hand to slap Zheng Sen again. Zheng Zhibao quickly hugged his arm and advised: "Brother, we are all family, why are you so angry? Besides, Sen'er is also doing it for the good of the Zheng family, but he is not very experienced and didn't think it through at the moment."
"Fifth brother, you don't have to protect him. This rebellious boy has become stupid from studying. If we hand over our Zheng family's assets to him, he will squander them sooner or later."
"Father!" Zheng Sen knelt down again and kowtowed, "I disobeyed you before, and I know that I have sinned greatly. It was indeed Tong Haifeng who released me this time, but please don't blame him, Father. He came to persuade me, and now I have come to my senses. I was wrong before, so please punish me."
Zheng Zhilong was stunned when he saw his son's sudden change of attitude. He was not unaware of Tong Haifeng's little tricks, but that guy was quite clever, familiar with the sea routes, and he and his son were childhood friends. The Zheng family's business would eventually be handed over to his son, and Tong Haifeng was a rare auxiliary talent, so he repeatedly tolerated Tong Haifeng's behavior.
Could it be that Tong Haifeng really persuaded his son to wake up? Zheng Zhilong looked suspicious.
Zheng Zhibao took the opportunity to say, "Sen'er, get up quickly. We are all family. Everything will be fine if we talk it out. Big brother, please go into the mansion first. Standing at the gate is just a joke to others."
Under Zheng Zhibao's persuasion, the three returned to the main hall of the mansion. Zheng Zhilong first instructed, "Fifth brother, go and get some food and weapons so that we can go north as soon as possible."
"Father, Fifth Uncle, I have something to say."
"Do you have anything else to say?" Zheng Zhilong's face turned cold again.
"Father, I really know I was wrong. I hope you can forgive my previous unfilial behavior. Although I still don't agree with you sending troops to help the Tartars, but..."
"But what? If you have something to say, just say it. If you have something to say, just fart. How can I be a son of the Zheng family if I hesitate?"
"But I cannot disobey my father's orders. No matter what, I should not interfere with my father's decision. This is my filial duty as a son."
"It's right that you think so. Get up. It's not in vain that I raised you this age." Zheng Zhilong has many sons, but his eldest son, Zheng Sen, is both civil and military, and he is the one he values the most. Seeing that he has become smart, Zheng Zhilong is naturally very pleased.
"Thank you for your generosity, father. You are very busy and have a hard time. I have been raised by you for many years and I should share your worries. Father, I have studied in Jiangnan for many years and have many connections. I am also familiar with the river defense terrain in Nanjing. If you want to lead the army to the north, I am willing to share your worries and lead the fleet to the north. I will not bring shame to you."
Zheng Zhilong naturally would not agree to him immediately. He was still skeptical about his son's sudden change of attitude. Zheng Zhibao advised him, "Brother, Sen'er has grown up. If we don't let him go out to gain experience, how can he inherit our Zheng family's business in the future? Besides, what Sen'er said makes some sense. He is more familiar with Jiangnan than us, has a wider network of contacts, and has many classmates. It is very suitable for him to lead the fleet to Jiangnan. As for Qin Mu's small sampans, if Sen'er can't take care of them, how can he travel the ocean in the future? Brother, don't worry too much, just let Sen'er go."
"No, Sen'er, since you have this intention, you can help your fifth uncle to protect the family. I will go to Jiangnan myself."
"Father..."
"Hmm? Do you still want to disobey?"
"I dare not." Zheng Sen was helpless, his eyes dimmed.
The next day, Longwu held another grand oath-taking ceremony to send Zheng Zhilong off to fight. Zheng Zhilong announced to Longwu that he was going to fight the Northern Expedition, but only Zheng Zhilong himself knew who he was going to fight.
The Zheng family had more than 3,000 ships of various sizes and over 100,000 men under his command. This time, Zheng Zhilong brought more than 600 ships, in fact, more than 100 of them were grain transport ships. They set out from Fuzhou in a mighty manner and headed north.
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