"What? Shi Daxuan's entire family was wiped out?"
In the Zheng mansion, Zheng Zhilong jumped up from his chair when he received the news.
Shi Fu said with tears in his eyes: "My cousin's family died in an unclear manner. I beg the general to make a decision for my cousin."
Zheng Zhilong gritted his teeth and asked, "Do you know who the murderer is?"
Shi Fu wiped his tears and whispered, "I know."
Zheng Zhilong reached out and picked up a knife from the weapon rack next to him. He said seriously, "Who is it? Tell me his name, and I will kill his entire family to avenge Shi Daxuan!"
"Oh!" Shi Fu sighed and said nothing.
"Just tell me!" Zheng Zhilong pushed Shi Fu's shoulder and said, "How can I take revenge if you don't tell me your name?"
"Oh!" Shi Fu sighed again, closed his eyes and shook his head gently.
No matter how stupid Zheng Zhilong was, he guessed that the murderer was his son Zheng Chenggong.
Looking at the knife in his hand, Zheng Zhilong suddenly felt very ridiculous.
The son whom I raised with great effort does not agree with me.
It would have been bad enough if they were not of the same mind, but they even killed all the generals under his command.
After a long silence, Zheng Zhilong asked with difficulty: "Do many people know this news?"
"It has spread throughout the three armies!"
It’s over!
Zheng Zhilong’s first thought was that it was all over.
If few people know about it, he can block the news and minimize the impact.
But the news had already spread throughout the three armies.
The vast majority of soldiers in the armed forces used smuggling.
Now that Zheng Chenggong is killing people like a madman, what will his soldiers think?
It is no exaggeration to describe the situation as everyone is in danger.
No...
It should be fear and anxiety.
In addition, soldiers not only have to worry about their own safety, but also the safety of their families.
If the murderer was someone else, the soldiers under his command would kill the murderer directly to prevent the accident from happening again.
But the murderer was his son.
The soldiers did not dare to kill and could only endure it silently.
If he did not stop it, the morale of the Fujian Navy would inevitably be in chaos.
Zheng Zhilong asked hurriedly: "Where is Zheng Chenggong? Send someone to capture him and put him in jail."
"He...he is not in the government office. Instead, he ran to the Quanzhou government office."
Zheng Zhilong snorted coldly: "Then I will arrest him anyway!"
In order to capture Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Zhilong personally led a team to the Quanzhou government office.
The prefect of Quanzhou agreed to hand over Zheng Chenggong, but the Quanzhou prefectural magistrate Gu Yanwu disagreed.
Zheng Zhilong stared into Gu Yanwu's eyes and asked, "Zheng Chenggong is not only my son, but also my subordinate. Now that he has become a deserter, why can't I capture him and bring him back?"
"General Zheng, calm down!" Gu Yanwu soothed him, "It's not that I disagree, but the Ming Dynasty law disagrees."
Zheng Zhilong's mouth twitched uncontrollably, "Ming Dynasty Law?"
"Yes!" Gu Yanwu nodded. "The night before yesterday, a family was murdered in Longhu Town. Deputy General Zheng admitted that he was responsible. In addition... this murder also involves smuggling, so we must investigate it thoroughly."
"What?" Zheng Zhilong almost jumped up again.
He didn't expect that Zheng Chenggong would surrender himself.
This is a case of family annihilation.
There is a great possibility that Zheng Chenggong would lose his life as a result.
He originally wanted to meet Zheng Chenggong and ask him the reason.
But Zheng Chenggong refused to see anyone.
Zheng Zhilong originally wanted to send troops directly into the government office to bring Zheng Chenggong out.
But after considering the impact of the matter, he gave up the idea.
With continuous sighs, Zheng Zhilong had no choice but to leave.
When walking out of the Quanzhou government office, Zheng Zhilong looked up at the sky, wanting to cry but without tears.
He murmured to himself: "Oh my God, you are playing with me! It's not that I can't play with you, but you can't play like this!"
After Zheng Zhilong left, Gu Yanwu came to Zheng Chenggong and said, "Deputy General Zheng, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. If the Longhu Town family extermination case was really committed by you, you must enforce the law impartially."
"I told you the truth." Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "I killed the man. Sir Gu, just enforce the law impartially."
"Someone come!" Gu Yanwu shouted to the yamen runners outside, "Find a room for Deputy General Zheng in the government office. Don't let him leave the government office without my order."
"Yes." The yamen runners outside the door responded in unison.
Gu Yanwu then said to Zheng Chenggong: "I will investigate the case and report it to the court."
Zheng Chenggong clasped his hands together, turned around and walked out of the room without saying anything.
The case is easy to investigate.
With both witnesses and evidence present, the murderer confessed voluntarily.
Under normal circumstances, Zheng Chenggong's crime of murder would be confirmed.
There is a high probability that he will be sentenced to death.
But Zheng Chenggong did not want to die.
He admitted to the murder, but the reason for the murder was that Shi Daxuan and his son were resisting the law.
As the deputy commander of the Fujian Navy, he heard that Shi Daxuan and Shi Xian were involved in smuggling.
So he led his troops to capture him and interrogate him thoroughly.
Unexpectedly, Shi Daxuan and his son resisted arrest, which led to a conflict between the two sides.
Zheng Chenggong killed people to protect himself.
After questioning, the testimonies of all participants were consistent.
The Quanzhou Prefecture did not dare to act on its own and could only report the matter to the imperial court.
But both the Beijing court and the Nanjing court had fallen into chaos.
Because this matter was so unusual, after the official document was sent to Nanjing, the prince neither dared to make a decision nor had the time to take care of it.
Submit it to the capital as soon as possible.
Chongzhen in the capital had completely fallen.
He neither attended court nor reviewed official documents.
Just repeat two things every day.
He slept during the day and secretly went to the cold palace to find Concubine Shen at night.
Since neither of them can appear in public, it's perfect for them to play together.
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