The same was true. When Zheng Fusong mentioned this matter, he naturally became furious.
First, he was angry that the court still refused to let him go and continued to try to get his idea in a roundabout way;
Secondly, his son, whom he valued the most, couldn't tell what was more important, and he was so excited to go home and really wanted to take a boat to the north to take up a job.
Seeing Zheng Zhilong so angry, Zheng Fusong was not afraid. Instead, he raised his head, stared at Zheng Zhilong and asked, "Is it because the child's military position is higher than that of the father?"
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Zheng Zhilong almost lost his breath and fainted. He immediately picked up something and threw it at Zheng Fusong.
Damn it, is this a matter of military rank? This is affecting the most fundamental interests of the Zheng family, okay?
But this cannot be blamed on Zheng Fusong, because he is only eighteen years old after all. There are many things that Zheng Zhilong has not told him. Now the person in charge of the Zheng family is still Zheng Zhilong.
Zheng Fusong's mother, who came after hearing the news, was so frightened that she immediately hugged her son and used her body to block him.
This made Zheng Zhilong unable to smash anything anymore, but at this time the house was already in a mess!
The servants hid far away and did not dare to come.
Zheng Zhilong has been angry before, but they have never seen him as angry as he is today!
Seeing that Zheng Zhilong stopped taking action, Zheng Fusong's mother cried and said to Zheng Zhilong: "He is your son, not your enemy. Is this the case?"
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, his anger that he had just vented came up again. He pointed at Zheng Fusong and cursed angrily: "He is not my son. He is the one I owed him in my previous life. I am here to collect debts in this life!"
When Zheng Fusong's mother heard what he said, she also turned around, looked at Zheng Fusong, and reproached with a little heartache: "You too, why don't you stay well by the prince's side? Why did you come home to annoy your father?" So angry?"
While she was speaking, several of Zheng Zhilong's brothers rushed over.
There is no way, Zheng Zhilong loses such a temper, and the servants will definitely not be able to persuade him. If they want to bring in reinforcements, they can only call on these uncles.
When he entered the house and saw the mess all over the floor, he immediately started persuading him.
"Brother, we are all members of our own family. If you have something to say, don't lose your temper!"
"Yes, big brother, Fusong has grown up now and is still a person close to the prince. He has a bright future. If you have anything to say, please speak it!"
"..."
Hearing their persuasion, Zheng Zhilong felt like he was being held back.
How could he not know what they were saying?
If it were a normal matter, he would definitely save face for Zheng Fusong, but what did he want to do? The fundamental interests of the Zheng family are affected. He has worked hard for so many years to build the family business!
After coming back to his senses, Zheng Zhilong sat down on the chair, pointed his finger at Zheng Fusong, and yelled hatefully: "Why don't you ask first, what on earth did this bastard come back for?"
After hearing this, someone naturally asked Zheng Fusong.
Zheng Fusong did not feel that he was in the wrong, so he continued to hold his head high and said frankly: "The imperial court has appointed me as the deputy general in charge of the Denglai Navy, and asked me to lead the navy north to take up my post."
Upon hearing this, the house suddenly became quiet.
Except for Zheng Fusong's mother, everyone else immediately understood why Zheng Zhilong lost such a temper!
So, naturally, their original attitude of favoring Zheng Fusong changed obviously.
Seeing them like this, it seemed that everyone was against him. Perhaps because he was seventeen or eighteen years old, had not experienced big storms, and was still rebellious, Zheng Fusong became even more stubborn. When he was about to continue to say something, Suddenly he remembered that Duke Xingguo had given him a letter, saying that his father would definitely agree after reading it.
With this in mind, he reached into his arms, took out a letter, and said to Zheng Zhilong: "This is a letter from Duke Xingguo. He said that you will definitely agree after reading it!"
"Fart!" Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but became furious again, pointed at his son's head, and said bitterly, "Who is he, Duke Xingguo, and he can be bigger than the emperor? He will lose his life if he doesn't have a boat!"
He even dared to pervert Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edict. Although Duke Xingguo did have power over the entire government, was he, Zheng Zhilong, so scared?
Zheng Zhilong was really angry that he despised him so much and thought that a letter could make him surrender.
After hearing this, Zheng Fusong's mother quickly took the letter from her son, turned around and handed it to Zheng Zhilong, and said kindly: "Why don't we take a look and see what Xingguo Guild said?"
While talking, he also thrust the letter into Zheng Zhilong's hand.
For her, of course, her son is the most important thing. If Duke Xingguo can really persuade Zheng Zhilong, then this family turmoil will be over, and his son is still a deputy general at such a young age, even more powerful than his father!
After Zheng Zhilong's brothers heard these words, to be honest, relatively speaking, they were not afraid of the emperor, and they really cared about Duke Xingguo.
They have watched the current emperor for more than ten years since he ascended the throne in the first year of Chongzhen. He is just like that, a man with no abilities at all.
However, this Duke of Xingguo is a little different. He has power over both the government and the public, and now he has become the most influential person in the court. Even most of the cabinet ministers and the six ministers were recommended by him. With this momentum, it is probably even more fierce than Zhang Juzheng's back then, which definitely makes them wary.
However, they were also curious about what Duke Xing Guo actually said in the letter. How confident could they be that their eldest brother would agree to this?
In fact, even Zheng Fusong didn't really believe it and was just waiting with a glimmer of hope.
So, just like that, everyone's eyes turned to Zheng Zhilong and the letter in Zheng Zhilong's hand.
Zheng Zhilong looked down at the letter in his hand and frowned for a while before deciding to open it and read it.
What people never expected was that after he opened the letter and read it, his expression changed.
The angry look just now disappeared and was replaced by a frown, obviously thinking about something.
Seeing him like this, his brothers were immediately curious. What on earth did Duke Xingguo say in his letter that caused their eldest brother, who had experienced great storms, to change his attitude so drastically?
The fourth child, Zheng Hongkui, spoke first and asked curiously: "Brother, what did Duke Xing Guo say in the letter?"
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he looked up at him, and then at the other people in the room, and found that they were all paying attention. He handed the letter to Zheng Hongkui casually, and said with no anger in his tone: "Will everyone take a look?"
When Zheng Hongkui heard this, he immediately stepped forward to take the letter and started reading it.
The others immediately followed and gathered around to watch.
Zheng Fusong was also very curious. He did not expect that a letter from Duke Xing Guo would change his father's attitude so much. He wanted to go over and take a look, but he was currently in a state of being disciplined, so he resisted and didn't go over to take a look.
After Zheng Hongkui and others read this letter from Duke Xingguo, their expressions changed immediately, and they all frowned like Zheng Zhilong.
After reading it, Zheng Hongkui handed the letter to the other brothers. He immediately looked at Zheng Zhilong and asked with concern: "What does eldest brother mean, do you agree or not?"
After Zheng Zhilong heard this, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he sighed and thought of the content of the letter again in his mind.
"No dynasty or emperor would allow an income of tens of millions a year. Accept it when you see it, and you will be able to survive for a long time!"
"Can a big family be bigger than the imperial court? In the future, the imperial court will vigorously develop the navy. With the strength of your family, can you possibly carry the power of the imperial court?"
"The rebellion of bandits can be subsided in at most two years; the rebellion of Jianlu can take about five years; the Zheng family made such huge profits in the name of the imperial court, and if they don't do anything, they will have to settle the accounts afterwards!"
"The Zheng family will work hard to help the court quell the civil strife as soon as possible and gain prestige in foreign lands. The Zheng family will definitely leave their name in history."
"Zheng Fusong has great ambitions. If you don't help him, are you going to hold him back? Do you mean that each generation of the Zheng family will be inferior to the last?"
"The Zheng family only has one chance. If you dare to disobey, I will send troops to Fujian. There will no longer be a place for your Zheng family in the mainland. In ten years, even if your Zheng family is at the end of the world, the Ming Navy will arrest you and bring you to justice!"
"..."
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong was quite shocked.
He didn't know how Duke Xingguo knew about his annual income of tens of millions? Only he and a few brothers knew about this kind of thing, not even Zheng Fusong.
Emperor Chongzhen's previous imperial edict did not mention this matter. Judging from the tone, he probably didn't know about it either. Ke Xingguo Gong...
Thinking about this, he suddenly remembered that Duke Xingguo was still the commander of the Jinyi Guards.
Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong was suddenly shocked. Could it be that some of his subordinates had been bribed by Jin Yiwei, or were secretly serving Jin Yiwei? If so, who could it be? If you really get into trouble with the imperial court in the future, will you suddenly stab him in the back?
Thinking of this problem, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but have a headache.
In addition, he actually understands better than any pirate how powerful the imperial court is.
The reason why he stood out from so many pirates was because he surrendered to the imperial court and used the imperial court's name and resources to defeat other pirates, defeat the red barbarians, and dominate the southeastern coast.
If we really have to rebel against the imperial court, we will definitely not be able to gain a foothold on the mainland, although there are still islands available. However, losing the mainland is like duckweed losing its roots. Although he can attack the mainland and cause trouble to the mainland, the imperial court will not hurt his muscles and bones, and he will hurt his muscles and bones if he is not careful once.
Therefore, although he did not want to pay attention to Emperor Chongzhen's imperial edict at all, he still tried his best to deal with it. It can be said that he used all means including crying for poverty and coercion and inducement.
If he really had the determination to rebel, he wouldn't be so troubled at all.
In addition, since the rise of Duke Xingguo, the court has received good news one after another. Li Zicheng failed, Luo Rucai died, and now he is encircling and suppressing Zhang Xianzhong's troops.
After all, the imperial court has yet to defeat the Liaodong Jianlu!
