"Brother Shi, Master Zheng went south to fight the Dutch devils in Taiwan. Master Yu Yongli was beneficial and harmless. First, he eliminated the foreign forces entrenched in Taiwan and reduced the threat to the mainland. In the future, it would be beneficial whether it was to protect the security of the mainland coastal areas or maritime trade, because Master Zheng was always a Han Chinese and a minister of the Ming Dynasty. He did not follow Master Yongli as the main force, but he would never do anything that was unfavorable to the Ming Dynasty. Second, he also avoided the interests of fighting with you personally. Wouldn't it be good to have two advantages? This is the third thing. Brother Shi, please think twice." After Chen Yonghua said that, he sat back on his chair, picked up the teacup and waited for Shi Lang to make a decision.

After hearing this, Shi Lang was really in trouble. If Zheng Chenggong was forced to surrender and really wanted to surrender, let alone surrendering to Chen Zhongwu, even if he surrendered to himself, he could not say he would not accept it. After all, in full view of everyone, all the small movements had to be put away.

"No, Zheng Chenggong would have been reduced long ago. The reason why he didn't surrender must be a little scruple. He didn't have to think deeply, probably he didn't want to commit himself to others. I guess he wouldn't surrender so easily. Besides, he would surrender as soon as he wanted to surrender, and he would take advantage of the future family wealth to be taken advantage of as military expenses. However, he had to be irritated with Chen Zhongwu. Even if he wanted to surrender, he would have to let him lose his skin." Shi Lang thought.

"Fufu, no matter what you say, brother, I have surrounded Kinmen and the troops are at the city. It's not like evacuating. You must have an imperial edict to let him travel south. This way, since you are here, brother cannot give you a face. Then wait for another three days. If the emperor does not have an imperial edict to arrive within three days, I will attack. If he wants to surrender, he will surrender. If he is willing to surrender, he will surrender. What do you think?" Shi Lang said.

"Brother Shi, this is the best. I think that if Master Yongli heard that Uncle Zheng was going to fight Taiwan instead of being an enemy, he would definitely let it go." Chen Yonghua replied quickly.

"Okay, Fufu, that's it. You go back and hand in the job."

...

After Chen Yonghua left, Shi Lang immediately asked someone to invite Chen Zhongwu.

Chen Zhongwu came to Shi Lang's flagship and shouted loudly after seeing Shi Lang: "Governor, why haven't you issued an order? Just fight, what are you waiting for? The subordinates of Beizhi are all ready to go, and they are waiting anxiously!"

"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, General Chen, this happened..." Shi Lang quickly told the story of Chen Yonghua's coming to persuade him to make peace.

After hearing this, Chen Zhongwu's eyes turned a few times and said, "Governor, Zheng Chenggong said that he would either let him go to fight Taiwan or surrender to the humble official?"

"Yes, it is true. He said he respects the house and cannot fight with him."

"No matter who he respects, he will not surrender to the emperor, he will be a traitor! He will slander him if he says nothing, and he will beat him up."

"General Chen, it's so good to work with you. There's just one thing, what if he wants to surrender to you?"

"What should I do? Governor, what do you mean?"

"Please give in, but he must be peeled off!"

"Skinless? What does it mean? Governor, Huye is a rough man. Just say whatever you have."

"You know why he only asked you to surrender, not the governor and Zhao Lian, Zhao Xu, why?"

"I know this humble clerk. His Zheng family has always been incompatible with you. He doesn't want you to make meritorious contributions. It's a joke. Huyi is your subordinate. If you demoted to the humble clerk, isn't it just that you demoted to the governor? Of course, the credit is also the governor, and no one can take it away."

"This is just one of the reasons, and there is another most important reason. He is afraid that I will secretly seek his money."

"Governor, does he have a lot of money?"

When Chen Zhongwu heard the word "money", he immediately became interested.

"The Zheng family dominated the sea for more than 40 years. At the most, the protection fee for passing ships was more than 10 million taels a year. Even if they spent part of the fleet and Lao Zheng took away part, most of it was in the hands of Zheng Chenggong. This governor estimated that gold and silver alone were no less than 3 trillion taels, not to mention countless rare jade artifacts, etc.," Shi Lang said.

In fact, he didn't know how much financial resources Zheng Chenggong took advantage of, but he just said it was of course to encourage Chen Zhongwu.

"What? Three Gigabits?!"

Sure enough, when Chen Zhongwu heard such a huge number, his eyes turned green, and he jumped up with a "spring" sound. If the boat hadn't had a ceiling, he would have jumped into the sky.

"It can only be more, not less." Shi Lang nodded affirmatively.

"Okay, Governor, please hold it. Beizhi is a famous iron plier. Even if the iron rooster hits us, Beizhi will have to pull out three hairs for him. Governor, Beizhi will go back now and beat him first. When he gets his money, Governor, there are some good items for you."

Chen Zhongwu was about to leave after he said that, but Shi Lang caught him: "Stop! General Chen, I don't want to have a penny or a cent. Don't hide it privately. You don't know the military rules set by the emperor. If you seize them, you will be confiscated."

"That's right, that's right. Governor, confiscation is confiscation, but our navy must first leave enough military expenditure and build large ships. There are many places to use money, so we can't report them all. If the emperor knows, he will definitely poach most of us. If he doesn't do it well, he will poach them all. Be more careful."

When Shi Lang heard this, he thought to himself: "That is, you guy dare to say this or do this, how dare others do it."

"Okay, don't hide the news. You must be loyal to the emperor. If you dare to deceive the emperor, I will be the first to not let you go."

"Yes, I understand, I understand what to do." Chen Zhongwu replied quickly.

"Okay, I'll be relieved if you answer this way. As for what you 'understand', I won't worry about that." Shi Lang knew that Chen Zhongwu was a truly sensible person when he heard this.

"General Chen, this governor agreed to Chen Yonghua and attack again in three days."

"Governor, how could you agree? How could you tie your hands and feet up?" Chen Zhongwu complained.

"Chen Yonghua said it right. After all, they are all Han people. Although Zheng Chenggong is not a minister, he did not stand on the opposite side openly. Besides, the emperor is now trying to win people's hearts. Given three days, we can be considered to have done our best and righteousness, and we can explain it in all aspects." Shi Lang said.

He didn't say that he had a good relationship with Chen Yonghua, nor did he dare to say that he was afraid that Zheng Chenggong would surrender. Although Chen Zhongwu was his subordinate, he was the emperor's brother-in-law, so he couldn't just say anything stupidly.

However, in the end, he still hinted: "General Chen, if you listen to the order of this general in three days, if you disobey, I will punish you for not obeying the order. Well, you will be detained for three days. Alas, the emperor issued an order to let us go to Guangzhou to drink Li Yuanyin's wedding banquet. If you can't do anything about this, how can you get rid of yourself..."

"Yes, I understand." Chen Zhongwu answered quickly.
Chapter completed!