The punishment of Lingchi lasted for three days, during which the victim was also given life-threatening tonics such as ginseng soup, in order to allow the victim to fully endure the entire process of punishment. For this reason, the executioner's requirements are also

It is very strict. In theory, it is not completed until the last knife is stabbed into the heart. If the victim dies before the punishment is completed, then the executioner must also bear relevant responsibilities, and he may be punished in the least case or executed in the most serious case.

Ma Degong and Huang Shu continued to cry and howl outside the city day and night, and almost all their energy was used on this.

At the same time, there were some noises in the praises about Chen Kai both inside and outside the city. These noises came from some of the Zheng children in the Zhongzuo Institute, because they did not know where they got the news, saying that Ma Degong had given Zheng Zhilong and

The Zheng family in Anping Town threatened, causing Zheng Hongkui to send a batch of ships to Ma Degong and let him escape. This was originally the truth, but it was added to the dispute between Chen Kai and Zheng Hongkui, plus Chen Kai

Kai managed to persuade Chen Bao and Hong Xu to intercept and kill the Qing army and the Zheng clan who had not yet sent troops to protect Anping Town. The target of the attack soon turned to this brother-in-law who had suddenly begun to dislike him recently.

"Chen Kai doesn't have our Zheng family in his heart!"

"I'm sorry, Miss Xiyuan, such a good girl was promised to such a scumbag. Uncle Hongkui and Damu are also blind!"

"That's right, what Fifth Brother said is right. This guy only cares about his fame and fortune, and our Zheng family is just his stepping stone. If we let him go, sooner or later he will become a serious problem for our Zheng family!"

"..."

The whispers gradually spread among the Zheng clan on Xiamen Island. However, Chen Kai had just defended the Zhongzuofu and almost wiped out the invading Qing army. His reputation was unparalleled for a while, and they had nothing to do. Apart from stealing,

Whispering, I had no choice but to find some powerful help.

"Uncle Hongkui is still missing?"

"I still refuse to meet. I guess I'm already very angry with Chen Kai. Now even we are also affected."

"Think about it, Uncle Hongkui is the worst off. The engagement has been made, and Chen Kai is someone whom Damu values ​​​​very much. Sister Xiyuan is definitely going to get married. By then, Uncle Hongkui will be heartbroken."

"..."

Ever since Chen Kai sent troops to intercept the Qing army and executed the two masterminds Ma Degong and Huang Shu outside the city of Zhongzuo Suo, Zheng Hongkui had not seen each other again. Not only did he not enter the Zhongzuo Suo, he even

The people from the center and left, even Chen Bao, Hong Xu and Chen Kai who was about to become his son-in-law, were completely missing, let alone these distant relatives of the Zheng family.

Since Zheng Zhilong surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, Zhongzuo was occupied by Zheng Cai, and most of the children of Ishii's Zheng family had lost their jobs. Then Zheng Chenggong bucked the trend and became increasingly powerful with the help of Chen Kai. Last year, it even annexed Zheng Chenggong.

Cai, most of the Zheng Lian brothers are powerful, but there are still very few children of the Zheng family in the army and in the government offices. More of them are those old tribesmen with foreign surnames, scholars, local tyrants and local braves who defected in admiration. These people control

He held almost all important positions under Zheng Chenggong. There were exceptions, such as Zheng Tai. In addition to being a civil servant in charge of maritime trade, he also went to Japan to expand business. The only one they could find for a while was Zheng Hongkui. However, Zheng Hongkui

If anyone fails to see them, it will be a disaster for them.

"Uncle Hongkui doesn't want to see anyone, so let's wait for Damu to come back!"

"What do you expect from Damu? Chen Kai has made great achievements no matter what. What can Damu do to him? What will he do to him?"

"What will happen? Don't forget, that guy didn't have the right to make arbitrary decisions, but he killed Uncle Zhiwan. Uncle Zhiwan was Damu's biological uncle, so why wouldn't he be punished?"

"I don't think so. With Damu's temperament, it's unlikely."

"Actually, it's not impossible. What we say may be useless, but some people may not be able to convince Da Mu..."

………………

Inside and outside the city of Zhongzuosuo, everything was very lively. The people were still immersed in the feast of revenge against the enemy, and the children of the Zheng family had already started whispering. In comparison, the most lively place was Zheng Chenggong's mansion.

, but at this moment it was as quiet as an ordinary house, forgotten in this conspicuous "corner".

In the inner house, in the small ancestral hall of the Zheng family, Dong Yougu and Zheng Jing were bowing and saluting a statue made of gold specially made by a skilled craftsman.

This is the statue of Zheng Chenggong's mother, Mrs. Weng. When Zheng Chenggong was born, his father Zheng Zhilong left Japan early because he participated in the Yan Siqi Group's plot to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate. Even Zheng Chenggong was raised by his mother before he was seven years old.

He was raised and rarely saw his father. Because of this, even if Zheng Chenggong later returned to his father, he could not suppress his longing for his mother. For this reason, he was once laughed at by his uncles and brothers in the Zheng family.

He is a child who will not grow up.

When Emperor Longwu came to the throne, Zheng Zhilong gained power and sent people to Japan to welcome back Weng and Zheng Chenggong's half-brothers. However, they were rejected by the Tokugawa shogunate just like a few years ago. However, due to Zheng Zhilong's power at the time,

The Tokugawa shogunate's method was more euphemistic. If Ong wanted to go to China, his second son must stay in Japan. In an attempt to force Ong to give up the idea of ​​coming to China, he tried to use the inseparable feeling between mother and son to force Ong to give up the idea of ​​coming to China. However, Ong weighed

Pros and cons, remembering that when her husband and son's career was still in the early stages of development, she had to wait for him day and night. When she couldn't get everything done, she put the overall situation first and reluctantly gave up her love and came to China alone.

Before leaving, Mrs. Weng repeatedly warned her second son: "Oh hoo, I will leave my son behind! I pity my son's father and brother, and I also pity my son. I will send him a certain amount of gold on a merchant ship. Oh hoo, I will leave my son behind."

Exactly! Although, the son should not forget his father and brother, nor should he forget the China where his mother has gone." And this instruction has always been remembered by others. As the representative of the Zheng Group in Japan, he was adopted by the Tagawa family.

Tagawa Nanzaemon asked Zheng Chenggong several times to return to China to participate in the war against the Qing Dynasty and avenge his mother. Even without Zheng Chenggong's permission, he did his best to transport people and materials for his brother's use. Even his descendants

, and even restored the original surname of Zheng for a time.

Weng passed away in the first year of Longwu. This incident added family hatred to Zheng Chenggong's national hatred and further strengthened his will to resist the Qing Dynasty.

After burning his clothes in the Confucius Temple and raising an army, Zheng Chenggong quickly found someone to cast this golden statue for his mother. He set his mind at dawn and dusk and did not dare to forget it for a day. However, in history, the Qing army sneaked into the Zhongzuo Suo, and Zheng Zhiwan fled. This golden statue

The statue was left behind in the mansion, but it was found by Zhang Xuesheng and melted into gold to make ingots. Zheng Chenggong knew about this and regarded it as smashing his mother's body, which he deeply hated.

This time, Chen Kai forcibly reversed the decline of the Ming army, and the golden statue failed to fall into the hands of the Qing army. However, due to the chaos at the time, a corner of it was broken for some reason. In the past few days, Dong Yougu also quietly found someone to repair it.

I tried my best to keep it the same as before, lest Zheng Chenggong find out about it and cause dissatisfaction.

After overdoing it, Aunt Dong You took Zheng Jing and left. When they returned to the main room, the housekeeper came to report that several distant brothers of the Zheng family had come to visit.

"It's nothing more than idle gossip, expecting me, a woman, to tell my husband for them. Just tell them that I'm slightly ill and can't see anyone, so I'll tell them to go back."

Regarding Chen Kai, Aunt Dong You was initially very happy to have a husband with real ability to help her, and he should be able to help her son in the future. But when Chen Kai seemed to have a connection with Zheng Xiyuan, she was afraid that Chen Kai would fall in love with Zheng Hongkui.

, she was slightly relieved after hearing what Zheng Chenggong said. Next, Chen Kai and Zheng Xiyuan were engaged, and she hurriedly hinted at Chen Kai's identity as brother-in-law and uncle. However, she was not happy for a few days, but Chen Kai showed up in front of her.

He killed Zheng Zhiwan in front of Zheng Jing.

Chen Kai was so terrifying at that moment that even though she managed to stay out of Chen Kai's sight that day, her clothes inside were already wet with cold sweat.

If she was just afraid, that would be fine. The problem was that her son was even more afraid of this "uncle" than she was. Even when Chen Kai was guarding the city, she did not think about taking her son out of the house to put on a show to increase his prestige.

However, once the thought was brought up, all that would come out would be crying like a person seeking death, fearing that he would see Chen Kai again after leaving the house.

"Perhaps, this brother-in-law will become a threat to my son in the future."

Such thoughts have always been lingering in her mind since they emerged, and they cannot go away for a long time. Opponents like Chen Kai are really scary, not only killing Zheng Zhiwan this time, but also those who killed Zheng Zhiwan in Chaozhou and Guangzhou.

Not mentioning anything other than the unfathomable depth of knowledge and divine strategic prediction ability that her husband mentioned was enough to make people despair.

"Just these few guys are not enough. A truly powerful figure is needed to check and balance this person."

………………

Coincidentally, Dong Yougu uttered such a sigh. Within a day or two, in Gaoqi, in the northern part of Xiamen Island, Shi Lang saw off a group of children of the Zheng family who had come to pay a visit, and then returned to his room with a sneer on his face.

Because of his opposition to King Qin, Shi Lang angered Zheng Chenggong and was sent back to the Zhongzuo Institute to "recuperate". He came back with Zheng Hongkui. Hearing that Chen Kai was still holding on to the city, he knew that he could not achieve anything in the Zhongzuo Institute and Shenqian.

As a result, he asked for a group of followers to capture Gaoqi, hoping to block the Qing army's escape route.

Coming by boat, dozens of people landed and immediately defeated the Qing army guarding the place, and then held the place without letting the Qing army escape one by one.

This was a great achievement, but compared to Chen Kai's extraordinary achievements, it was still a small difference. This was intolerable for someone like him who had regarded Chen Kai as a competitor since he joined Zheng Chenggong.

Next, Chen Kai led Chen Bao and Hong Xu to intercept and kill the Qing army, and achieved another extraordinary feat. But what followed was not just praise and praise, but also some strange thoughts emerged, and even appeared in the

before his eyes.

"Commander?"
Chapter completed!