After the beating, His Royal Highness the King of Chu asked defiantly: "Have you learned to speak politely to me now?"
"Bah!" Chen Shanghai spat, spitting out a bloody tooth.
"Okay, you are still a tough guy." King Chu couldn't see but could hear him, and smiled and said: "I like tough guys. Let's do this. As long as you answer a question for me, I will let you go free. How about it?"
"What's the problem?" Chen Shanghai asked coldly.
"Who instigated you to attack me?" Zhu Zhen said solemnly: "Normally, one million taels of gold is enough to make you abide by the rules."
"..." Chen Shanghai twitched the corner of his mouth and said in a muffled voice: "But no amount of money can buy back the lives of my father and my eldest brother!"
"Who is your father?" Lao Liu asked curiously.
"Don't ask questions knowingly!" Chen Shanghai said angrily.
Yu Tongyuan on the side quickly explained to His Highness: "His father is Chen Youding, and his eldest brother Chen Zonghai were both warlords in the late Yuan Dynasty..."
"My father and brother are loyal to the country and will not insult their integrity until death!" Chen Shanghai said proudly after hearing this: "A hundred times better than your father and those rebellious people! Bah!"
Zhu Zhen suddenly realized that Chen Youding still knew about it. In the chaotic times of the late Yuan Dynasty, when all the heroes came together, this eldest brother was unique. He was obviously a Han from the south, but he became a loyal minister of the Yuan Dynasty. He forgot his ancestors in many classics. He was the same as Bo Timur, a man from the Yuan Dynasty.
, Dieli Mishi are also called 'Mi San Dao'... Oh no, 'Min San Zhong'.
From the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the first year of the Zheng Dynasty, "rogue bandits" were everywhere. Chen Youding responded to the imperial edict and became an official in the Yuan Dynasty, recruiting regiment training. Due to his achievements in defeating the bandits, he was gradually promoted and occupied eight counties in Fujian.
After the rise of Boss Zhu, Chen Youding led his troops to fight Zhu Yuanzhang many times, and even killed Zhu Yuanzhang's general Hu Shen. He has always been the most die-hard Yuanzhang faction.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang sent a large army to conquer Fujian, but Chen Youding insisted on defending, but the Ming army had become an unstoppable force sweeping the world. Chen Youding said goodbye to his subordinates: 'The situation is over, I can only die to serve the country, please continue to work hard.'
Then he retreated to the provincial hall, tidied up his clothes, faced the north and bowed twice, then committed suicide by swallowing medicine. The soldiers under his command rushed to open the city gate to admit the Ming army into the city.
After the Ming army entered the city, they found that he was still alive, so they sent him to the capital in shackles. Chen Youding went to the palace to see him, and Zhu Yuanzhang accused him of "ignoring current affairs and recognizing thieves as his father."
Chen Youding said sternly: "The country is ruined and the family is destroyed. If you want to kill, kill without saying anything." Zhu Yuanzhang then executed him together with his son Chen Hai. Both father and son went to death calmly without fear. He was considered a traitor with great courage...
Of course, a traitor with integrity is still a traitor.
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"You're just praising your father, why are you scolding my father?" Zhu Zhen had no choice but to have Chen Shanghai beaten again.
"You bastard, my Chen family and the gangsters are at odds with each other!" Chen Shanghai had another tooth knocked out, and You Zi kept yelling. "No matter how much you give me, I will kill you!"
"How did you know I was on the boat?" Zhu Zhen raised his hand, signaling not to fight yet.
"..." Chen Shanghai's expression was obviously stagnant, and he said in a muffled voice: "I just know."
"It seems that someone has revealed the news to you, and that person's status is not low." Zhu Zhen said calmly: "This king went on the expedition in secret. If you don't reach a certain level, you won't know at all."
"You father and son have made people so angry that they have betrayed each other a long time ago!" Chen Shanghai gloated and laughed and said: "You have to go back and investigate carefully. If it is not possible, go to a big jail and arrest all the suspects, otherwise you will not be able to sleep well."
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"Okay, stop pretending to be a big-tailed wolf here." Zhu Zhen chuckled and said: "You and your father are the same, just a dog fed by others. Oh, no. After all, your father is loyal to the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.
, what kind of ghost are you loyal to? If you think you are loyal to protect the Lord, others will have sold you on a pound a long time ago!"
"If you don't believe me, look at it," Zhu Zhen pointed around and said, "Facts speak louder than words. You listened to that man's words. You took the opportunity to launch a shameless sneak attack on me, but the whole army was wiped out. My ten ships were safe! You just
Have you ever wondered why this happens?"
"That's because you installed a lot of cannons on the ship, which we have never seen before. We were unprepared and suffered this big loss!" Chen Shanghai gritted his teeth.
"Haha, idiot, why don't you think about it, why didn't that person tell you this? We installed so many artillery pieces on the ship, and the noise was louder than when I went on an expedition." Zhu Zhenyan said firmly: "It doesn't make sense. He only knows about it.
One doesn’t know the other.”
"Hiss..." Chen Shanghai was indeed brought into the ditch, with a fierce light flashing in his one eye.
"So that person clearly wants to get rid of you with the help of me!" Lao Liu adjusted his sunglasses and said in a deep tone: "Although I am also very happy to get rid of you, you are being used as a gun.
This thing makes me very angry!"
"..." Mr. Luo was dumbfounded. Didn't His Highness use his body as a bait to induce the other party to take action? Lao Liu has a mouth that can make the dead look alive. How is he different from the thief Cao?
"So, if you reveal that person, I will avenge you." Lao Liu said sternly: "And I will also give you your freedom. Isn't this a good deal?"
"Aren't you afraid that I will cause trouble again?" Chen Shanghai asked loudly.
"Hahaha!" His Royal Highness King Chu replied with a disdainful laugh.
"Yes, you would rather smile at the seagull on the railing than look at me." Chen Shanghai said quietly to himself: "It seems that in your eyes, I am worse than a bird."
"..." The corner of Lao Liu's mouth twitched slightly, and then he realized that his face had turned away again while he was talking. But he was always pretending, and continued to say to the bird: "The bird is free, and you are the one who
The king’s prisoner, so you are really worse than a bird.”
"Xie Niang..." Chen Shanghai was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"You think about it," Zhu Zhen waved his hand and said: "Before returning to the capital, give me an answer and my promise will be counted."
The guards took Chen Shanghai down to the cell in the bilge; and the seagull on the railing spread its wings and flew into the free sky.
"I am indeed not as good as a bird..." Chen Shanghai took one last look and saw that the sky where seagulls were flying was cut off by the hatch cover.
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After interrogating Chen Shanghai, His Highness the King of Chu used the excuse of seasickness and asked Teacher Luo to keep an eye on him outside while he hid in the cabin and never showed up again. Anyway, the follow-up matters had already been arranged, so he didn't need to worry about it.
Later in the evening, Luo Guanzhong came in and reported that all the gold handed over to the pirates had been recovered. Not only was one million taels a lot, but also gold, silver, copper coins, jewelry and jades totaling more than 200,000 were found from the captured pirate ships.
two.
Wang Dayuan knew this business very well and explained that this was because the pirates did not trust each other. Therefore, unless they had their own family members in their hometown, they were accustomed to carrying their belongings with them when they went to sea to avoid being stolen.
His Royal Highness, King Chu, rubbed his eyes with eggs and said with emotion: "That's really fucking rich..."
"Yes, after deducting the casualty pensions and the silver rewards given to the soldiers, the remaining money is enough for His Highness to repay the capital." Teacher Luo calculated the accounts very fast, and he kept all the costs of buying ships and building artillery in his mind.
"Yes, but you have to improve your thinking. How can you spend your own money on business? Isn't it nice to spend other people's money?" Zhu Zhen laughed.
"..." Teacher Luo finally resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Then he reported: "In addition, the lairs of two pirates have been found out from the prisoners' mouths."
