I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

Xu family ancestral hall.

Xu Bengao has locked himself in for six or seven days and hasn't come out. Except for going to the toilet, he does all his eating and drinking here. At first, he knelt, then he sat when he couldn't kneel anymore, and later he just couldn't sit anymore. Lying there, her eyes were swollen as big as a goldfish from crying. She refused to be persuaded. Sometimes she would get angry at people for no apparent reason. The servants and maids in the house were quite surprised. They didn't understand what kind of madness the master had. .

I didn't see him so sad when the old lady just died. He looked like he wanted to leave with the old lady.

The door was slowly pushed open, and the youngest brother he relied on most came in. Seeing his brother crawling on the ground like a jumping dog, he couldn't help but sigh slightly, sat next to him and said: "Brother, since everything has been done If you don’t, don’t torture yourself anymore.”

"I grew up reading the books of saints and sages. My father told me since I was a child that our Xu family has received grace from the emperor for the sake of the country and the emperor. Even if we are shattered to pieces, it is difficult to repay this kindness. However, millions of lives Ah, do you think I will still have the dignity to meet my ancestors in the future?"

The younger brother consoled him: "Everything my brother did was to avenge his father. My father will understand."

"Revenge...hehe."

After saying that, Xu Bengao spit out the foam at the corner of his mouth and fell unconscious. The frightened younger brother quickly went to the kitchen to get ginseng soup and drank it for him, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, don't think about it. It was Liu Xiang who destroyed the embankment and flooded the fields, and it was the Japanese pirates, and the culprits were Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Zhipeng. Why should you punish yourself for the Japanese pirates' mistakes?"

Xu Benzai was as high as a thread and said extremely weakly: "Don't worry, I won't die. Even if I die, I will kill Zheng Zhipeng first and avenge my father before I die. Wait until I get Zheng Zhipeng's head." After paying homage to my father, I... committed suicide to thank myself for the heinous sins I committed."

"Brother, you must not think like this. Dad has left, and you are now the backbone of our Xu family!"

Xu Bengao smiled bitterly and shook his hand, but his expression was extremely determined, and he asked again: "Has all the food at home been donated?"

"This……"

"What? Is there a problem?"

"Zheng Zhipeng took away all the money saved at home. The uncles from all the families have strong opinions on this. Now our family only has these grains left. Seeing that the current grain prices are rising day by day, it is precisely A good opportunity to annex land, they..."

Xu Bengao didn't even finish listening. He looked back and said loudly: "How dare you hoard it? That's money with blood, money with human life! Is this money really profitable? Are you crazy about being poor? Half of Songjiang The land already belongs to our family, why do we still need it?"

The younger brother covered his face in grievance: "I also know that this is blood money, but they don't agree. They even sent people to block the granary to prevent my people from getting close. I...I can't help it." ah."

Xu Bengao punched the ground with his fist angrily and said angrily: "This is outrageous. These money-seeking people are looking for something. Go and call them all. I want it. I want to tell them in person."

"This……"

"what happened again?"

"Several uncles are not at home at the moment. They knew that you would not agree to take advantage of this opportunity to annex the land, so they... all moved out. They even left a message saying that if you force them, they will make trouble. The family is separated."

"........."

Xu Bengao laughed silently, and after a while he said: "If everyone in this Jiangnan family is so dirty, Jiangnan, I'm afraid it will be over. If everyone in the entire Ming Dynasty is like this, the Ming Dynasty... Hahahahaha, I will do it to the end." What did you do! What did you do!!"

After saying that, Xu Bengao raised his head and spurted blood. His whole body softened and he lost consciousness.

When he opened his eyes again, in addition to his younger brother and his deceased wife, there was an acquaintance standing beside the bed.

"Brother Wen... Why are you here?"

"I came here specifically to visit you, but I didn't want to... Alas, Brother Xu, death is like a light going out, so you should be more open-minded. You are much thinner than when you left the capital. Look at your lips, they are all purple. , Now that the imperial court is in troubled times, you must keep your useful body!"

Xu Bengao struggled to sit up: "It's nothing serious at first, it's just a moment of anger. I heard that Brother Wen is on inspection on behalf of the emperor this time, and he will join the cabinet as prime minister when he returns. Why did he come to Songjiang to see Brother Yu?" "

Wen Tiren said: "I heard that the cause of everything is in Songjiang. How could I not come here to see the truth? Besides, thanks to me coming, otherwise I wouldn't have known. Brother Xu is worried about the world. I will definitely report it to the Holy One after I go back. , Gong should be a model for the world."

Xu Bengao smiled bitterly and shook his head, feeling speechless for a moment.

"Brother Xu, there is something I don't know whether to ask or not."

"Brother Wen, it's okay to ask."

"I heard that your father's death was related to the fourth son of the Zheng family. I didn't know about it..."

"Well, it can be considered a family scandal. My father has always been dissatisfied with the Zheng family's Japanese pirate behavior. The two families also have some nasty business competition. It is inevitable that they will offend their family in many ways. I didn't expect that he would be raped by them. Forced to death.”

"How could this happen? You are the queen of Duke Wen Zhen in your family! What's more, you are also a minister of humerus that is highly valued by His Majesty. So the Zheng family forced your father to die without even a word of explanation? Is there any royal law for this? ? Why did you make it clear to the Holy Emperor and your colleagues when you were not in the capital?"

Xu Bengao's smile became even more bitter: "If Zheng Zhilong is forced to rebel, should you go and suppress it, or should I? Even if we bring in Governor Hong, without enough navy, can we defeat him completely? Forget it, in troubled times, don't do it Because of my personal affairs, I will cause trouble to the court again."

"This...Brother Xu is confused. Could it be that for the sake of the so-called overall situation, the Ming Dynasty must surrender to a Japanese pirate? The thieves are greedy and greedy. If we take a step back, they will take a step forward! To be honest, I was in Nanjing just before I came here. I have seen Zheng Zhilong. His Japanese pirate style has not changed at all. He regards the imperial laws as nothing and dares to act arrogantly in the face of imperial edicts. If we don’t continue to beat him, I think sooner or later he will become the same as Gao Yingxiang and become a serious problem for the imperial court! "

"What does Brother Wen mean?"

"His younger brother forced your father to death first, and then rashly provoked the big bandit Liu Xiang. In my opinion, he is clearly the culprit of this disaster. He should be escorted to Beijing, interrogated by the three divisions, and then judged by His Majesty. Give it to yourself."

Xu Bengao said half curiously and half sarcastically: "It seems that Brother Wen encountered a lot of problems with Zheng Zhilong. Based on my understanding of this person, if it was just general disaster relief or bandit suppression, he should not be so unruly. , it is inconvenient for us to ask, what is going on? Oh, by the way, this time to destroy Liu Xiang, Zheng Zhipeng collected 30 yuan of water in Songjiang City, of which [-] yuan was directly collected by the father-in-law of Suzhou Weaving Bureau. He was immediately sent to His Majesty's inner treasury. If you want to deal with him, it's best to find a more reliable excuse. After all, Liu Xiang's robbery, his cross-provincial support, and the complete procedures provided by Zhang Bingzhen, will not kill the thief. Something will go wrong, don't you think?"

"........."