Chapter 5 Behind the Scenes
Zheng Zhipeng crossed his legs, sniffed the rosin lit in the incense cage, tasted Mingqian Longjing in the teacup, and smoked the serious cigars from South America. Xiaolian behind him gently beat him on his shoulders. For a moment, he felt that life was full of countless beauty.
Happy newborn, Zheng Zhipeng.
After a while, his "swedish brother" Yan Yunda finally came. This guy is essentially a tycoon of Zheng Zhipeng. He relied on the little bit of business leaked from the fingers of the Zheng family. He was so round that he had a short neck and fat head and big ears that he had big ears. He looked very vulgar when he squinted his eyes. Zheng Zhipeng really couldn't figure out how his ex would become a close friend with such a person.
"Brother Peng, oh, I think I'm a brother. I heard that you've been sick for more than two months, but I'm so anxious that I can't even eat. Look, I've lost several times." As he said that, he also gestured at Zheng Zhipeng's big belly.
Zheng Zhipeng smiled and said, "I'm sorry, brother is worried. By the way, have you brought me Xiaoyao ointment?"
"I took it, of course, I took it. Good brother, to celebrate your first recovery from a serious illness, where can we play? I heard that a new young boy came from Guzi Temple in the south of the city. He looked so pretty. Although he had shaved his hair, he was a beautiful beauty who I still missed. He was a good family, and he was your favorite tone. I made a statement in our circle and kept it for my brothers. Did we go to do her? I think this romantic thing in front of the Buddha must have a different feeling."
"Don't talk about this, Xiaoyao ointment?"
"Oh, here."
Zheng Zhipeng opened the box, which was nearly half a pound inside, and couldn't help but smile and said, "It seems that I have been eating this thing all the time, but you don't want to eat it. Come and have a taste?"
Yan Yunda was stunned and immediately smiled and said, "Brother, you know. Brother, I'll be strong when I fight a little. None of the seven or eight concubines at home can satisfy me. If I eat this again, I will have to have nosebleeds. Hehe, I'm talented, am I envious?"
Zheng Zhipeng laughed and said, "I'm so envious, but today I want to see you have a nosebleed. Come on, let him eat it for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two Japanese ronin stepped forward and stopped him in a few seconds. Yuemon took the Xiaoyao ointment, opened his mouth and was about to pour it in. He was so shocked that he was so scared: "Brother, brother, let's talk carefully, let's talk carefully, brother, I'm not doing anything wrong, no, brother, let's spare my life, brother, let's save my life!"
Zheng Zhipeng signaled Euemon to stop and smiled and said, "This is what you give me every day. I ask you to eat now, but you shout for mercy? Why, this thing is poisonous."
"No, no, no, no, no, no poison."
"If it's not poisonous, eat it."
Yuemon opened his mouth and wanted to fill it.
"Toxic! Poisonous, toxic, toxic!"
"You're going to give it to me even though you know it's poisonous. You're hurting me."
"No, no, no, brother, this thing is a tonic, it's okay to eat less, but eating more will cause death. Think about it, even if you eat too much ginseng, you will have to eat something wrong."
"You use this thing as a gin? Eemon, get him!"
"I'm wrong, I'm wrong, Fourth Master! Fourth Master, please spare me!"
Zheng Zhipeng reached out and stopped, saying, "Say, where did this thing come from."
"I... my family has opened a pharmacy shop for generations, so...so..."
"You are not telling me the truth? This thing is only available overseas. Why don't I know when you, Daguanren, have a relationship at sea?"
"I……"
"Come on him."
"Xu Lang!! It's Xu Lang! Xu Lang from the Xu family."
"Very good, you can die."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuemon stuffed half a pound of Xiaoyao paste into his mouth. Sure enough, not long after, Yan Yunda lay on the ground and thrust, and died.
Zheng Zhipeng didn't even have the interest to see him, but just waved his hand and signaled the ronin to throw out the disgusting thing, then lowered his head and thought about the whole story.
Xu family, Xu's Xu, is considered a top gentry in the Jiangnan area. Lao Gen has always opposed the opening of the sea in the Songjiang area. For many years, he has been involved in various Japanese pirates on the sea. Before the first year of Chongzhen, he even had a very good cooperation with the Zheng family because at that time the Zheng family was the leader of the Japanese pirates?
However, since the first year of Chongzhen, Zheng Zhilong accepted the invitation from the court. The Zheng family had an official identity and no longer had to sneak in buying silk. They broke off contact with them. They were involved in the Japanese pirate Yang Liu and Yang Qi, as well as the Dutch East India Company. Over the years, there were constant competitions, openly or secretly, and there were many dirty things.
Simply put, they make money by smuggling through Japanese smuggling, but after the Zheng family recruited the government, they became the anti-smuggling captain of the imperial court. Their butts were different, so their relationships were naturally different. On weekdays, the two families were too lazy to even do superficial skills, and they had completely dissolved the black, white, light, dark, and it was already incompatible with water and fire.
Of course, Zheng Zhilong's resistance to the Japanese was not to share the worries of the country. If all the Japanese pirates at sea were all eliminated, wouldn't those rich people have to sell silk to him? How exciting is the monopoly business? This is how the Southeast King came a few years later.
But unexpectedly, the Xu family even used such a vicious move.
After all, the Jiangnan generation is the main production area of silk and tea, and these two things are the core products in the maritime trade. In the competition between the Zheng family and the East India Company, it is also a must-fight place for military strategists.
After all, the mistress of the Zheng family, Takawa, is just a female. The most important thing is that she is still a Japanese. The Ming Dynasty said it and she couldn't manage it at all. Zheng Chenggong is less than ten years old this year, which is even more a joke. He used methods to destroy himself, the fourth child, and the shopkeepers under the Zheng family were naturally in a mess.
Seeing Zheng Zhipeng's eyes showing fierce light, Uemon advised: "Fourth Master, the Xu family is the descendant of Wenzhen Duke back then. Four generations of blazing robes have never been cut off for a hundred years. Now his family's Xu Bengao is still appreciated by the emperor and entered the left governor. In the Jiangnan area and even the entire court, they are mixed with the tree and deep roots. Our family has fought with them for many years and is also afraid of them. You..."
Zheng Zhipeng interrupted him and said to him, "I know they are powerful, but I have suffered so much in the past two months. Haven't you seen this? If this revenge is not avenged, I am still a man? I have decided that the one named Xu Lang, whether he or not! I will summon people tomorrow and kill Songjiang. I want to use his skull to make a wine pot."
"This...why would you better write a letter to Mr. Long and discuss it."
Zheng Zhipeng couldn't help but feel discouraged when he heard this.
Without thinking, Zheng Zhilong would definitely not agree, at least he would not agree to such a big fight. At most, he would use this matter to make a strife in the Xu family.
Who knows how many years Zheng Zhilong has worked hard to whitewash his affairs and suffered, and even broke up with the eighteen sworn brothers and became enemies. Now the thieves on the sea, except for the Dutch, are all his sworn brothers he had in the past. Now they fight to the death as soon as they meet. After all, the Xu family is the Donglin Party and the relationship is mixed. For him, it is impossible for him to risk offend the entire Donglin Party to help Zheng Zhipeng stand up. Otherwise, what if he is labeled as a rebellion?
After all, the Ming Dynasty was a bit perverted. The emperor was caught and never gave in. Zheng Zhilong's successful recruitment was a miracle in the Ming Dynasty, the only one among the Japanese pirates in hundreds of years.
The Zheng family is still Zheng Zhilong's Zheng family after all. The fourth master who can shout and shout in Hangzhou City is all relying on Zheng Zhilong's power. Zheng Zhilong's unwillingness to do things, so he guarantees that even a dog will not follow him to do things.
But if he doesn't take this revenge, he will be really uncomfortable.
Chapter completed!