I'm a pirate at the end of Ming Dynasty

Hangzhou

In the cold and windy night, Zheng Chenggong knelt stubbornly in the yard, saying nothing or doing nothing, just kneeling in a daze.

In the room, Zheng Zhipeng was carefully serving Mr. Tagawa and pouring tea, but Mr. Tagawa had a foul face and his chin almost hit his feet.

"Sister-in-law, you..."

"Master Zheng, who are you calling?"

Zheng Zhipeng's scalp was numb from embarrassment, and his lungs hurt from being slapped by Tagawa.

"Sister-in-law is joking. Of course you are the only one here who is my sister-in-law."

"Haha, it turns out that Fourth Master Zheng still regards me as your sister-in-law. I thought I was already an insignificant outsider in your Zheng family."

"Sister-in-law...you are joking."

"Are I kidding? My son is going to be a hostage to the red-haired Japanese. Has anyone asked me for my opinion? Zheng Zhipeng, please think about it with your conscience, am I, your sister-in-law, being too kind to you? You said you want to start again? Cheer up, I will lend you Kinuiemon and the others for your use. They are all members of my natal family. Is this how you repay me? Take away my son?"

Zheng Zhipeng looked even more bitter now. He knew in his previous life that he could not reason with women because you would never win, but he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to explain: "Sister-in-law, after all, it is a critical moment now. Brother and The Dutch struggle for control of the Treasure Island Strait has become fierce. You have also seen the letter from Big Brother. Big Brother only has seven double-decker ships, but they have a full eighteen. This does not include their ships in Batavia. For reinforcements, the eldest brother always relied on small boats to catch himself first and then hooked their boats. In every battle, at least a dozen ships were damaged. If the brothers had no time to jump into the sea to escape, the casualties would be even more terrible. If this continues, even if they win this battle, it will be a tragic victory. These Portuguese are not weak in force. Although their background is not good, they still have five Galen ships. If they can help, it will be much easier for the elder brother. "

Tagawa became anxious all of a sudden, and started speaking in Japanese. It took him a long time to realize that Zheng Zhipeng didn't understand, and then he changed the language system and said: "It's not easy for him to fight, so you want my son to take risks for him? Hong?" Mao Jiazi wants the Treasure Island Strait. If he can't defeat it, then he won't give it up. Is making money worth more than his son's life? The money our family makes now will never be spent in eighteen lifetimes. What's the point of this?"

Zheng Zhipeng had no choice but to explain with a wry smile: "Sister-in-law, the Treasure Island Strait is no better than other places. If we control this, we will control the two chokepoints north and south. We are already close to controlling Malacca. If we can hold the Treasure Island Strait in our hands again , from now on in this sea, people can play whatever they want, and our family will inevitably face more cruel suppression from these red-haired ghosts. Not to mention money, even our lives and property will be in danger."

"Humph, I'm a woman and don't understand this."

"This... Well, actually, sister-in-law, I don't agree with Sen'er being a proton, it's too dangerous, but look at his attitude... I've watched this kid grow up, and he's always had the right ideas since he was a child. It has been decided that even nine cows cannot be pulled back, and the child has been kneeling for more than an hour. He is your own son, so don’t you feel bad?"

When Mr. Tagawa heard this, he became angry. He picked up a small vase on the table and flew it towards his head. Zheng Zhipeng was so frightened that he ducked down to avoid it. If it hit him, he would have died on the spot.

"I blame you! I blame you! Why did I agree to let him accompany you to Suzhou?"

"Yes, yes, blame me, blame me. Sister-in-law, calm down."

"Go away~!"

Zheng Zhipeng felt like he was being pardoned. He wanted to get out of here a long time ago. He quickly raised his legs and ran away. When he saw the stubborn Zheng Chenggong when he went out, he could only sigh and patted his shoulder and said: "I can't do anything about your fourth uncle." Come on, don’t try too hard. If it doesn’t work out, I’ll discuss it with them. There may not be any room for change, and losing the Portuguese gang leader doesn’t necessarily mean we won’t be able to defeat them.”

Zheng Chenggong nodded, indicating that he understood, then gritted his teeth and continued to kneel.

Zheng Zhipeng went back to his room to read, but he couldn't read any more. From time to time, he couldn't help but walk around the backyard. What he saw was the same every time. Zheng Chenggong was stunned and knelt down, and everyone in the Tagawa family was sobbing. .

He knelt until the next morning. Zheng Chenggong finally couldn't stand it anymore. After all, he was just a boy in his teens. No matter how strong Yili was, he could not overcome his poor physical condition. He fell down as soon as his eyes turned black and his head fell. The Tagawa family was shocked. Her heart felt like it was being tugged by something, and the pain immediately caused her to have trouble breathing.

The family was busy for a while, and it took a long time to rescue Zheng Chenggong. Just as Zheng Zhipeng wanted to come forward, he was pulled aside by Tagawa, and then gave him a big bad look.

He turned around and said to Zheng Chenggong: "Sen'er, let's stop making trouble, okay? Listen to me, let's study here with peace of mind. In the future, we will be named on the gold list and become a high official. Why do we have to go through this muddy water?"

Zheng Chenggong shook his head and said: "Hundreds of thousands or even millions of people are pointing at our family to eat. Moreover, if we lose this battle, not only will our Zheng family have a hard time getting ahead in the future, but the entire nation will also lose its territory forever. This is The truth I learned from my fourth uncle these days, mother, you asked me to grow up reading the books of sages. The book said that it is not courage to do what is right. Do you hope that your son will be a coward without courage and responsibility? If mother doesn’t agree, I will just kneel in the courtyard again.”

Saying that, Zheng Chenggong supported his weak body and was about to get up. He was so frightened that Mr. Tagawa quickly pushed him down, his face was crying like a tabby cat, and he could only say: "I rely on you, I rely on you. Isn't that okay?" What evil has been done!"

…………

In the living room, Mrs. Tagawa was still sitting with a cold face, while Zheng Zhipeng came over to ease the relationship: "Sister-in-law, you understand the righteousness, I admire you, I admire you. If my wife is half as reasonable as my sister-in-law in the future, she will also That’s enough.”

"I don't want to talk to you, not for the rest of my life. You go arrange for someone to pack my things. I'll go with Sen'er. I'm tired and need to take a rest."

"Sister-in-law is going too?"

"Otherwise? I came to the Ming Dynasty alone, and that heartless man was not by my side. I only had Sen'er as my pet peeve. Without Sen'er, how could I live? If Sen'er had any shortcomings, I wouldn't be able to live with him. Live. Just tell the Portuguese, they will definitely agree. Zheng Zhilong’s wife and children have gone to Macau, so they will feel more at ease.”

"But I..."

"Okay, I said I never want to talk to you in this life, you can make your own arrangements."