boom!
Countless flames spewed out of the pitch-black muzzle.
Under the saturation bombardment of Zheng Chenggong's fleet, the last ship of Shi Lang's fleet was hit by a cannonball.
The hull cracked and water entered the cabin.
The speed suddenly dropped.
By the time Shi Lang reacted, the ship had been surrounded by Zheng Chenggong.
"It's over!" Shi Lang closed his eyes, knowing that the matter had been completely exposed.
As long as there is one survivor, all he has done will be in vain.
Shi Lang first continued to sail southeast for a while, and then ordered his men to stop the ship and wait for Zheng Chenggong's arrival.
Zheng Chenggong is dealing with the sinking warship.
Due to severe water ingress, the ship was sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Seeing this, the soldiers had no choice but to abandon the boat and jump into the sea.
Zheng Chenggong ordered his men to rescue the soldiers who had fallen into the water and put them on board. He also personally asked a general: "Who are you?"
"Sir, they are one of us!" the general replied.
"Our own people?" Zheng Chenggong was stunned. "Are you from the Denglai Navy?"
"No, we are the Fujian Navy!"
Zheng Chenggong's ominous premonition became stronger and stronger.
At this point he had already guessed most of it, but he still couldn't be sure until he heard it with his own ears.
"Why...are you here? When did you come?" Zheng Chenggong began to ask word by word.
The general certainly didn't know much information.
But a series of things such as escorting goods to Korea and coexisting peacefully with the Jiannu navy are known.
Zheng Chenggong was so smart that he immediately understood the truth of the matter.
Anger, extreme anger!
Zheng Chenggong had only one thought at this moment: to tear Shi Lang into pieces!
Smuggling aids the enemy!
Send troops to help the Jiannu fight!
Either one is a crime punishable by death.
Shi Lang was implicated during the previous smuggling investigation, but there was no definite evidence.
In addition, the imperial court transferred him to Dengzhou to prepare for war, so there was no time to continue the investigation and they could only spare him temporarily.
Now that the evidence is solid, we can’t let him off even if we want to.
"Shi Lang, Shi Lang, how dare you?" Zheng Chenggong gritted his teeth and said, "Chase, catch up with Shi Lang immediately."
"yes!"
The fleet hoisted full sails and pursued forward.
After chasing for a while, they found Shi Lang's fleet lying motionless on the sea.
"Sir, they have stopped the boat!" said Hong Xu.
Zheng Chenggong was still angry, and he wanted to send someone to capture Shi Lang and execute him on the spot.
But it didn't do that.
Because he thought of something even more terrifying.
Who is Shi Lang?
A close confidant of his father Zheng Zhilong.
With his own abilities alone, Shi Lang was indeed able to smuggle goods to the Jiannu without Zheng Zhilong's knowledge.
but...
Mobilizing troops is a big deal.
Without his father's permission, Shi Lang would never have led his troops to Liaodong, let alone helped the Jiannu fight.
In other words, his father was also involved in this matter.
He thought he would be a loyal minister and filial son of the Ming Dynasty, but unexpectedly he became the son of a traitor.
The gap between the two was so huge that Zheng Chenggong felt like the sky was falling.
He knew that his father liked money, but he didn't expect that he would lose his principles for money.
The so-called benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, trustworthiness, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety and fraternity have also become empty slogans.
He wanted to cry, but couldn't.
He wanted to laugh, but couldn't.
At this time, he was already in a difficult decision.
After thinking for a moment, he found that he had only three choices.
One is to help his father conceal the truth and participate in it as an accomplice.
The second is to expose his father to the court and kill his own relative for the sake of justice.
The third is to destroy the existing evidence, pretend to be ignorant, and persuade him to repent after returning to Fujian.
Although I helped my father conceal the matter, I did not participate in it.
Didn't break his principles.
Among the three options, the first one was eliminated first.
Zheng Chenggong despised the Jiannu from the bottom of his heart and would never do anything to betray his country and aid the enemy.
They would not help the Jiannu fight.
The second option is also ruled out.
Killing one's relatives for the sake of justice can indeed win the reputation of a loyal minister, but it will also lose the sense of filial piety.
Although it has been difficult to be both loyal and filial since ancient times.
But as a son, he couldn't bear to send the father who raised him to prison.
Therefore, Zheng Chenggong could only choose the third option.
He looked at the general under Shi Lang and said, "Go and tell Shi Lang that I want to see him."
"I'm afraid I can't convince him to come." The general asked with his head down.
"I just want to find out something. I won't do anything to him. Why wouldn't he come?" Zheng Chenggong comforted him.
"I obey your command." The general boarded a patrol boat and sailed quickly towards Shi Lang's fleet.
After boarding the ship, he came to Shi Lang and said, "Sir, the young master (Zheng Chenggong) wants to see you."
"Oh!" Shi Lang sighed, turned around and was about to change boats to meet Zheng Chenggong.
"Brother, you can't go!" Shi Xian stopped him, "The young master doesn't know about this, and he is furious. If you go to see him now, I'm afraid you won't be able to come back."
"He is the son of the general (Zheng Zhilong). He ordered me to go see him. I have to go whether I can come back or not."
"Sir, you can't go." Shi Lang's confidants also began to persuade him: "The young master is an honorable person, and we have done all dishonorable things. If you go to see him at this time, it will be dangerous!"
"Sir, you are not afraid of life or death, but there are thousands of brothers below you. You have to consider them!"
After everyone's persuasion, Shi Lang finally stopped.
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