Facing Dorgon's question, Shi Lang lowered his head and replied: "I don't want to surrender."
Dorgon continued to ask: "You don't want to surrender, but you are afraid of damaging your reputation, right?"
Shi Lang was struck by what he was thinking and lowered his head, not knowing how to respond.
"From the moment you exposed your identity, your reputation is completely ruined." Dorgon began to mock: "Now if something happens to you, Zheng Zhilong will not protect you, and Zheng Chenggong will kill you."
"You work hard for the Zheng family, but the Zheng family treats you as a donkey that has been unloaded and a bridge that can help you cross the river."
"What do you want?"
Shi Lang continued to keep his head down and remained silent.
"By the way," Dorgon said, "Shi Xian is your brother, right?"
"You know him?" Shi Lang was a little surprised.
"Of course I know. I also know that you have a confidant named Zeng De." Dorgon stared at Shi Lang and sighed: "Alas! What a pity..."
"What a pity?" Shi Lang's heart immediately hung in the air.
That day at sea, Shi Xian and Zeng De boarded Zheng Chenggong's ship to meet Zheng Chenggong.
Before they could send back the message, his warships were bombarded by Zheng Chenggong.
He could only retreat in a hurry.
From that day on, he lost contact with Shi Xian and Zeng De.
He had no idea whether the two were dead or alive.
Although the probability of a serious accident is high, he still holds out a glimmer of hope before getting definite news.
Judging from Dorgon's tone, Shi Xian and Zeng De seemed to have met with an accident.
The more anxious Shi Lang was at this time, the less anxious Dorgon was.
He said nothing, using his silence to force Shi Lang to surrender.
Shi Lang was so anxious that he thought for a long time and then pleaded, "Shi Xian and I are brothers, and we have lost contact since that day. If Prince Rui has any news about him, please let me know. Shi Lang will be grateful."
"Alas!" Dorgon sighed again: "Shi Xian and Zeng De were both killed by Zheng Chenggong."
"Ah?" Shi Lang exclaimed.
His first reaction was shock and sadness, but then he began to doubt the authenticity of the news.
To be cautious, Shi Lang asked, "Where did Prince Rui get the news from?"
"I have my own accurate source of information. If you don't believe it, you can go and ask Zheng Chenggong for confirmation." Dorgon said while pretending to be calm.
He didn't know what happened to Shi Xian and Zeng De.
It was said that they were killed by Zheng Chenggong in order to persuade Shi Lang to surrender.
Shi Lang gritted his teeth, not daring to believe the news was true: "This...this..."
Dorgon continued to speculate based on the information he had, "Shi Lang, Shi Lang, you are not naive enough to think that the Zheng family father and son will forgive them, are you?"
"Killing me alone is enough to take the blame. There's no need to kill them all!" Shi Lang's eyes began to moisten.
"Haha!" Dorgon laughed again: "Killing you is not enough! Zheng Chenggong will kill many people to cover up the evidence of his father's smuggling."
"You, your brothers, your confidants, and your subordinates are all his targets. Only when all the people who know about this are killed, will the evidence of smuggling disappear."
"You are also insiders...Why doesn't he kill you?" Shi Lang asked subconsciously.
"He wants to kill, but he doesn't have the ability!" Dorgon replied.
Shi Lang lowered his head again, looking very depressed.
Dorgon began to add fuel to the fire: "According to reliable information, Zheng Chenggong has sent people back to Fujian. If nothing unexpected happens, your father, your wife and children...even your clan will be slaughtered!"
"No, everything related to you will face a catastrophe!"
"You risked your life to help the Zheng family, but in return you got your family torn apart and your clan destroyed..."
“It’s really sad!”
"Ah!" As soon as Dorgon finished speaking, Shi Lang let out a scream and fainted.
Every word Dorgon said made sense, and it was hard for him not to believe it.
Especially after Zheng Chenggong fired at him, he realized that Zheng Chenggong was capable of anything.
After waiting for a while, Shi Lang did not wake up.
Dorgon had no choice but to order people to carry him away to rest.
After Shi Lang left, Shang Kexi came over and asked, "Your Highness, the Qing navy still has a dozen warships on the Korean island of Tamra. Their combat effectiveness is horrible. Is it still useful to keep Shi Lang, who is good at naval warfare?"
"Of course it will be useful!" Dorgon answered without hesitation: "The Ming army's northern army uses a large number of ships to transport food and fodder. With Shi Lang here, we can deal with the Ming army's food transport ships."
"You just said that Zheng Chenggong really sent people back to Fujian?"
"Yes," Dorgon nodded, "But... this is something I made up to persuade them to surrender. As for whether it is true or not, I don't know."
"If Shi Lang finds out, I'm afraid..." Shang Kexi was a little worried.
"Don't worry," Dorgon sneered, "Even if Zheng Chenggong didn't send people to kill Shi Lang's family, Zheng Zhilong would do it. Even if Zheng Zhilong didn't do it, I would find a way to make him do it."
Shang Kexi was so frightened by Dorgon's tactics that he felt a chill run down his spine. He saluted hastily and said, "Your Majesty is wise. I will take my leave now!"
That evening, Shi Lang finally woke up.
But he fell ill.
The news of Dorgon made him heartbroken and he fell ill.
Dorgon arranged for Fulin's imperial physician to see him and visited Shi Lang in person.
Shi Lang was so moved that tears filled his eyes.
At this time, his thinking had changed.
Before, Shi Lang lived for the Zheng family.
Now Shi Lang decided to live for himself.
However, Shi Lang still had some doubts about being loyal to the Jiannu.
But soon, he figured out another thing.
Regardless of whether he was loyal to the Jiannu.
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