On the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the fourth year of the Yongli calendar, the night of the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the time for family reunion.

On Wanshiyan on Xiamen Island, Dingyuan Bo Zheng Lian hosted a banquet for guests. Among the visitors were relatives of the Zheng family, local celebrities, remnants of sojourners, and his and Zheng Cai's generals, as well as some who were temporarily docked at Wanshiyan.

Xiamen's maritime merchants and shipowners took advantage of the festive season to come and connect with each other.

The bright moon was in the sky, and everyone was drinking, admiring the moon, and mingling with each other, having a great time. But not long after, a guard came to report that Zheng Chenggong had arrived at Gulangyu Island by boat. Zheng Lian couldn't help but recall what Zheng Cai had said to him before setting off.

and his response to it at the time.

"Zheng Sen's sailboat is traveling between the two places, so be on guard."

"Brother, you are worrying too much. A young waiter has just a false reputation, so why bother."

"My dear brother, this statement is false. You should not be young and young. If you look closely at the deployment of troops, it is very economical. Chen Kai is also the mastermind. I am going to send my troops far away. My dear brother, you should be careful and guard against it. Don't make a fool of yourself.

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Brothers Zheng Cai, Zheng Lian, and Zheng Chenggong, who are not much younger than Zheng Zhilong, are only twenty-six years old now, and it has only been more than three years since they started the army. Today's power cannot be underestimated, but in Zheng Lian's view, it is not

It was only because Zheng Chenggong was lucky and picked up Chen Kai for nothing that he was in today's situation. He really despised this "little kid" in his heart. But Zheng Cai's words made him have to be wary.

, simply asked the guard in detail.

"How many ships are accompanying them, how many generals are there, and how many soldiers are there?"

"Reporting to the Marquis, there are four ships arriving. The generals and soldiers are not yet known."

"Just four ships?"

Since there are only four ships, the number of soldiers will not be much, especially when compared with the garrison on Xiamen Island. Zheng Chenggong brought so few ships and chose to come at this time, which is probably the reason why he came.

Visiting relatives on Xiamen Island. Zheng Lian felt that he was making a fuss, and the vigilance he had just raised disappeared immediately. Then, the banquet continued, and he drank for most of the night. Finally, Zheng Lian returned home drunk.

rest.

Early the next morning, Zheng Chenggong came to visit. At this time, Zheng Lian had not slept for a long time. Even Zheng Lian's wives and concubines knew that Zheng Chenggong was not what he used to be and needed to pay more attention to it, so it took a long time.

That was the time to get this drunkard up. However, the drunkenness was far from gone. Even after washing up, he still looked like he was still hungover.

"Brother, war generals are like clouds and ships are like rain. Sitting here in Zhongzuo, our Zheng family is the support of Mount Tai!"

"My good brother is over-praised, over-honored."

Zheng Chenggong raised his palms and praised him. Zheng Lian understood that Zheng Chenggong was saying that he had no fear and was not afraid of the Qing court. He could understand this. Moreover, he was on an island and had a huge naval advantage. He was indeed not afraid of the Qing court's attack.

.As for being greedy for what is in the cup, he never cared about it, nor did he think there was anything wrong with it.

They are all relatives and know each other very well. After chatting for a while, Zheng Chenggong asked about the current situation of his relatives and the situation in his hometown in Anping Town, doing his best to maintain the relationship between relatives through the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion.

After a while, Zheng Lian's drunkenness also subsided a lot. Zheng Chenggong mentioned the situation of the Battle of Guangzhou and the two-sided attack he had suffered in the past few months. He also proposed that if such a situation occurs again, he hopes that Zheng Cai

, the Zheng Lian brothers were able to send troops from Xiamen to Zhangzhou to share part of the pressure, saying that they "will never forget the great virtue."

"The army and the army help each other, and the branch should do it. But my dear brother is talking about two families, and he should be punished!"

Zheng Lian smiled and agreed, and then took Zheng Chenggong to have a few drinks. However, Zheng Chenggong had to visit other relatives, so he didn't stay much longer. He only said that he had brought good wine from Guangzhou and Chaozhou.

A banquet will be held at Hukengyan in the evening, and Zheng Lian must be rewarded.

Speaking of which, Zheng Lian was a fun-loving person who was greedy for what was in his cup. I heard that Zheng Chenggong had brought good wine, so there was no reason not to go.

After Zheng Chenggong left, Zheng Lian caught up on his sleep at noon. By nightfall, he was a hundred times more energetic. When he arrived at Hukengyan, he won the game by throwing a pot horn, and he was even more intoxicated when he was drunk, especially when he heard that Chen Kai was going to marry him.

Zheng Xiyuan's engagement was a good thing. He laughed secretly at the loss of Zheng Chenggong's help, and said that as an elder brother, he would definitely receive a big gift. This happiness made him drink a few more drinks. When the banquet was over at midnight,

But he was as drunk as he was yesterday.

Under the escort of his entourage, Zheng Lian sat in a sedan and swayed away from Hukengyan. When the group reached the mid-level pond, they felt their buttocks bump and the sedan fell to the ground. Zheng Lian, who was still dazed, still

Before he could ask if he had arrived at the mansion, he saw that the curtain of the sedan chair was roughly pulled open, and a masked man in front of him killed him with a knife.

A moment later, the sound of cannons sounded on the mountain. It turned out that Zheng Chenggong's trip was ostensibly for four ships, but in fact there were a large number of ships docked at Daomei, Wuyu, Dadan, Baishitou and other places near Xiamen Island. Until today, Zheng Chenggong

After coming out of Zheng Lian's house, he was sure that Zheng Lian was unprepared, so he secretly issued an order for these warships disguised as merchant ships to enter Xiamen Port and target the warships docked there, waiting for the sound of cannons at this moment to launch.

When the cannon sounded, before the garrison on Xiamen Island could figure out what was going on, generals such as Shi Lang, Hong Zheng, and Gan Hui rushed out of the ship and quickly took control of the port and a large number of warships docked in the port. Subsequently, the Army Division went deep into

, quickly took control of all levels of government offices and warehouses on Xiamen Island, and under the pretext of protecting the families of Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian, they sent troops to surround the residences of Zheng Cai and Zheng Lian, and strictly prohibited entry and exit without orders.

Early the next morning, Zheng Chenggong announced the death of Zheng Lian, and claimed, "Whoever kills my brother will have an unequal hatred." He offered a reward for the capture of the murderer, making the scene comprehensive.

In the camp, Zheng Lian's generals sat at each other and smiled bitterly. No one could see the secret behind this. But Zheng Chenggong had already controlled Xiamen Island, and there were Ming army activities outside the military camp. Now it can only be like this

General appearance.

"The overall situation has been decided. There is no need for us to risk our lives for the sake of the Zheng family's internal struggle for power."

"What Brother Wu said is true. The Duke and the Marquis also followed the Grand Master to achieve their current status. Now the Grand Master's eldest son has come to take back the property. Whoever we follow, aren't we all following their Zheng family to make a living?"

"..."

If it were Zheng Cai, there might still be some room for hesitation, but everyone knows very well what kind of guy Zheng Lian is. Not to mention that he is greedy for money and ruins things, he is also extorting money on the island, which is very unpopular and makes him

These generals who were directly affiliated with Zheng Lian were inevitably stabbed in the back by the villagers.

The generals under Zheng Lian quickly changed their positions. Zheng Chenggong immediately appointed Chen Feng as the former deputy general of Rongqi Town, Lan Yan as the deputy general of Rongqi Town rear assistant, Wu Hao as the deputy general of Rongqi Town, and Huang Yu as the deputy general of Zhongchong Town.

The deputy general of the Chinese Army and the mastermind behind the seizure of Xiamen, his third uncle Zheng Zhiwan managed the local affairs of the Zhongzuo Institute, and his trusted subordinate general Zhongjing Bo Chen Hui, who was transferred from Haicheng, managed the navy of the Zheng Lian Institute.

Ke Chenmei, who was replaced as deputy general of the Chinese army in Zhongchong Town, was promoted to chief military officer, and a new town was built with some veterans from Rongqi Town, which was named Houchong Town.

In this way, under Zheng Chenggong's command, the Lu Division alone had fourteen towns: left and right pioneer towns, left and right aid and suppression towns, central, front and rear left and right Wuchong towns, Qianfeng town, Houjin town, Rongqi town, Qinding town and Tieqi town.

Zheng Chenggong did not deprive the generals of Zheng's Liaison Department of their military power. He only digested it slowly, but he was not in a hurry.

Xiamen has been initially settled, and the only ones left are Zheng Cai and his generals who are wandering around. Zheng Chenggong is not in a hurry about this, because he has all the warehouses in Xiamen, Chaozhou is tightly guarded, and the troops have no food.
Chapter completed!