When Zheng Sen and Zheng Zhibao left the hall, Pang Gang was still sitting on the stool and thinking silently. At this time, Li Yuan stood up angrily and said to Pang Gang: "Sir, the Zheng family bullies people too much. They dare to bully even a child.
Come on, why don't you let the general show his strength?"
Pang Gang shook his head, "No, we haven't killed the envoys when the two countries are at war. What's more, we are both ministers of the Ming Dynasty. If we kill these two people now, Zheng Zhilong in Fujian will definitely go crazy. He will lead his troops by then.
It won’t be easy for us to attack.”
"What are you afraid of? No matter how many Zheng family ships you want, you can still sail them to Qingzhou." Li Yuan didn't think so much, "Even the Tatars were beaten away by us, so a mere Zheng family is nothing."
"Nonsense!" Pang Gang glared at Li Yuan angrily: "We are not afraid of him on land, but if he cuts off our sea route, our navy is still very weak. Don't forget that Zheng Zhilong has the upper hand.
Thousands of ships, so many ships, not to mention fighting, will block our sea route even if it is a blockage."
After hearing Pang Gang's words, the generals couldn't help but be shocked. Yes, there are so many ants that an elephant will die. If the Zheng family attacks with all their strength, how can the dozens of ships on our side resist it.
Looking at the generals who were helpless, Pang Gang couldn't help but feel depressed. He was working hard here, and he was provoking someone. Why did the people from the Zheng family also come to join in the fun? It seems that the wealth is really exciting.
Thinking of this, Pang Gang suddenly thought of something. His expression changed and he quickly ordered: "Immediately order someone to send a warning to Tu Hai, who is training overseas, and order him to train overseas for a few days and not return to Hong Kong for the time being.
We must not let Zheng Zhibao and the others discover our sailing ship."
Having said this, Pang Gang couldn't help but become a little worried. With the greed of the Zheng family, after discovering the Dafu ship, they had already sent people to ask for it regardless of their face. How could they sit still after discovering the even more powerful Spanish galleon?
, according to Zheng Zhilong’s temperament, he would probably directly send heavy troops to attack.
"No, it's not safe to have only one port. It seems that we need to speed up the construction of Shenmi Island and Weihaiwei ports. The cunning rabbit still has three caves. How can we do it without leaving a way out?" After thinking about it, Pang Gang's
I don't know where my mind has gone.
After telling the commander's residence, Zheng Sen helped Zheng Zhibao onto the horse and asked in a low voice, "Fourth uncle, can you still hold on?"
Zheng Zhibao endured the pain in his chest and lay on the horse, with big beads of sweat dripping from his forehead and said weakly: "It's okay, it's just... I can't breathe for a while, rest...
. Just rest, it’s not safe here anymore, let’s leave quickly.”
Zheng Sen also got on his horse, and the two of them slowly walked toward the city gate, supported by a group of guards.
Seeing Zheng Zhibao clutching his chest in pain, Zheng Sen had a frightening look in his eyes, gritted his teeth and cursed in a low voice: "Pang, I'm not done with you!"
After the two of them walked for a long distance, the severe pain in Zheng Zhibao's chest was slightly relieved. Zheng Zhibao slowly adjusted his breathing. After feeling that the air in his chest became smoother, he said bitterly: "I didn't expect Pang's movements to be so...
Hurry, he kicked me to the ground before I had time to react, but he was too disrespectful to us. After I go back, I will definitely ask my eldest brother to send a naval force to come over and raze this Qingzhou to the ground!"
Zheng Sen also nodded: "Although Qingzhou's navy is still very weak, their port has developed very grandly. Fourth uncle, I wonder if you have noticed that they are distributed in more than ten shipyards near the port.
They are all busy and busy. Judging from this scale, they can add at least three to fifty new ships every year. In this way, they can build a fleet capable of causing us trouble in less than three years.
The threat to us is too great."
Zheng Sen's view was the same as his father's. He could never let Qingzhou's navy grow bigger. Since the sea ban was implemented in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's navy had existed in name only. The only Nanjing navy had become a
Faced with the increasingly rampant pirates, the imperial court, whose finances were almost exhausted, was powerless and had no choice but to recruit Zheng Zhilong, the largest pirate leader on the coast.
After Zheng Zhilong defected to the Ming Dynasty court, he held the banner of the imperial court to suppress various small and medium-sized forces along the coast. He would never allow the rise of any maritime force that could threaten himself. This was Zheng Zhilong's true thoughts, and
This time Zheng Sen came here to ask for the Dafu Ship and shipbuilding blueprints, but in fact it was also a test of Pang Gang.
If Pang Gang agrees to their request, then everything is easy to say. They can take advantage of the situation and ask the Zheng Navy to station at Wanghai Fort Pier, and now have the Qingzhou Navy firmly in their hands. If Pang Gang does not agree, then there is no need to say more.
, just suppress it directly.
With his thoughts on his mind, Zheng Sen silently calculated how and how many ships he should use to blockade and plunder the ships of the Qingzhou Navy. Along the way, Zheng Sen also found that Qingzhou's economy was developing extremely well. If he could send troops to Qingzhou,
If you double the scope of plunder, you will definitely add more wealth to your family.
"Qingzhou, Qingzhou, just wait, I will be back soon." Zheng Sen looked back at the majestic Qingzhou city wall behind him, feeling silently angry in his heart.
Although Zheng Sen's visit to Qingzhou made Pang Gang more vigilant, his attention was soon drawn to another matter, that is, he was getting married again.
On the sixth day of December in the ninth year of Chongzhen, Pang Gang once again became the protagonist, because Pang Gang got married again.
Although this wedding was not to marry a real wife, but because it married two wives and a concubine in one go, the two wives were both high-status people. Even Chen Yuanyuan was a famous concubine, a rich man in Qingzhou City.
Most of the gentry came.
Although these wealthy gentry hated the commercial tax imposed by Pang Gang, the situation was stronger than the people. They held the handle of the military power seal in their left hand and the money bag in their right hand. Even the soldiers and horses sent by the court to capture him last time were
They were all beaten to a pulp by him. For this reason, the imperial court had to appease him and appointed him a right governor and co-president. He even did such a thing that was almost rebellious. What else could he not dare to do?
In line with the principle of "life is like that, if you can't resist, just enjoy it", none of the wealthy gentry dared to neglect. Regardless of whether they received the invitation or not, one or two of them cheered up and came to the command with gift lists.
The envoy's residence was not small, but Pang Gang did not expect that so many people would come. Many people who came to congratulate him had no seats. Fortunately, his uncle Kong Lin, who was in charge of the wedding, was very happy.
Being capable, he quickly booked two restaurants in the city, and then everyone was settled down.
This wedding is very different from the last time Pang Gang got married in Lingshanwei. The people who can enter the inner courtyard are all rich or noble people in Qingzhou City, and have a good reputation. Naturally, they cannot crowd together like the people outside. In the inner courtyard,
There were only six banquet tables set up in the courtyard.
Pang Gang, who was dressed in a bright red wedding dress, welcomed the guests attending his wedding banquet in the small garden in the inner courtyard. There were no red lanterns hung in the garden, but a large bouquet was tied with flowers and placed in the center of the garden.
There are four tables filled with fresh fruits.
The only people who could enter the inner courtyard were Wei Tongnian's family, Kong Wen and his son who came to help, and some officials and the largest gentry in Qingzhou.
Pang Gang had been standing at the entrance of the courtyard to greet the guests since the afternoon, smiling so hard that his face almost cramped. It was not until the evening when all the guests had arrived that he took some time to rest.
The auspicious hour soon arrived. Chen Yuanyuan's bridesmaid Liu Rushi and two bridesmaids helped the three brides out tonight. The emcee who had been prepared for a long time shouted loudly: "The auspicious hour has arrived, the wedding has begun!
"
As the master of ceremony finished speaking, Liu Rushi, who was accompanying Chen Yuanyuan, sang along with "Phoenix Cao", "The peach blossoms shine brightly. When the son returns home, he will be suitable for his family. The peach blossoms shine brightly."
When the son of Bao. returns home, it will be a good fit for his family. When the peach blossoms are young, his leaves will be pure. When his son returns, he will be good for his family." By that time, Pang Gang and the three brides were already standing side by side in front of the ancestral tablet, making love.
Pray and drink wine.
When Pang Gang led the three brides to bow to Wei Tongnian, who was sitting on the main seat, Wei Tongnian, who always paid attention to official authority, was smiling like a chrysanthemum.
After praying to heaven and earth, Pang Gang was about to send the bride back to the bridal chamber when he heard rapid footsteps outside. Shi Bowen, the captain in charge of today's security work, hurriedly walked in and clasped his fists at Pang Gang: "Sir,
An imperial edict has arrived!"
"What, there is an imperial edict?" Pang Gang couldn't help being surprised. Could it be that Chongzhen was going to do something wrong again?
"Invite the imperial envoy in quickly!" Although he was a little surprised, Pang Gang still did not hesitate and ordered Shi Bowen to invite the imperial envoy in.
After a while, a eunuch about thirty years old came in with two royal guards. When he saw Pang Gang, he stood still on the spot without saying anything. He took out a goose-yellow imperial edict from his sleeve and said in a sharp voice: "
When the imperial edict arrives, the right governor of Nanjing directs Tongzhi, and Dingguo General Pang Gang receives the edict!"
"Your Majesty Pang Gang accepts the imperial edict!" Pang Gang shouted and led all the guests to kneel down to greet the imperial edict.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict saying that Duke Pang Gang was loyal to the country and had great contributions to the imperial court and the country. I heard that he married a daughter of the Wei family, Li family, and Chen family today. I was very relieved. I specially named Man Ting, the daughter of the Wei family, as a second-grade imperial edict.
, Xuezhu, the daughter of the Li family, and Yuanyuan, the daughter of the Chen family, are ladies of the sixth rank, I admire them!"
"Wow..." As the eunuch finished announcing the decree, everyone in the garden couldn't help but burst out into laughter. They knew that Chongzhen had appointed Pang Gang's wife Ruolan as a second-grade imperial eunuch last time, but they didn't expect that this time there would be a big outcry.
Marriage Chongzhen actually granted three imperial edicts in one breath. This was something that had never happened in the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. Is it possible that Ming imperial edicts are worthless now?