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"Shenrong!"
Hong Tiaoyuan couldn't bear it anymore and fell to his knees with a plop: "Hong is guilty of death, capital crime. To be honest, I sold all those ships and all the pirate loot was sold on my order.
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"Hong Shoubei, get up." Zheng Zhilong sighed, and his tone became much calmer: "You are not that bold. If I lend you more courage, you would not dare to do such a thing. Ding Yunyi, Ding Yunyi
.These things are probably all done by Ding Yunyi."
Hong Tiaoyuan stood up tremblingly, his head hanging down without saying a word.
"Actually, I don't blame you for this." Zheng Zhilong suddenly changed the topic: "The superiors don't pay you Penghu, and all your men have fled, who can you rely on to guard Penghu? Fortunately, Ding Yunyi is here, Jie
I killed two groups of pirates, got a few ships and some stolen pirate goods, and sold them for money to recruit soldiers and increase the defense of Penghu. There was no other way. As long as no one reported it, I would just turn a blind eye.
.Besides, Zou Fushuai doesn’t care about it, so why should I care about it?”
"Yes, yes, thank you Shenrong for your magnanimity." Hong Tiaoyuan breathed a sigh of relief quietly.
Zheng Zhilong had no intention of letting him sit down and talk: "Hong Shoubei, what happened in Penghu the past few days? Has Ding Yunyi ever gone to sea?"
Hong Tiaoyuan felt a thump in his heart, and finally understood Zheng Zhilong's true purpose of coming to Penghu.
I'm afraid that Ding Yunyi caused some trouble when he went out to sea for "training".
Should you say it yourself or not? If you say it, you can escape suspicion, but your third brother and the brothers who went to sea together are afraid of being doomed; if you don't say it? What if Zheng Zhilong comes prepared and has a lot of evidence in his hand, he still
Defending Ding Yunyi here would be a disaster!
His mind was racing and he said smoothly: "No, Mr. Ding has been training with his brothers in Penghu."
"Really not?" Zheng Zhilong asked calmly.
"No, really not." Hong Tiaoyuan still doesn't know why he helped Ding Yunyi hide it. This is not his character. He should protect himself wisely.
But once the words were spoken, there was no room for change.
With a "plop", Hong Tiaoyuan knelt down on the ground again.
"You bastard!" Zheng Zhilong scolded again: "Why do you protect Ding Yunyi? He is a boss as big as a sesame and a mung bean, and you are a guard as big as a sesame and a mung bean. Is it worth losing your head like this? You have such a big achievement.
, can it really exonerate your charges? Don’t say that Ding Yunyi’s father is in charge of military affairs, but Zou Fushuai is here, can he save your heads if I kill you? This is as bad as a bastard!"
Now that things have come to this, Hong Tiaoyuan has no way of looking back.
Even if he admits it now, Zheng Zhilong must be jealous. He is a pirate, and Fujian Governor Zou Weilian doesn't care about him. If he really wants to kill himself, it will be like killing a chicken. The only way now is to fight to death without admitting it.
, or it’s not certain that there is still room for maneuver.
Thinking of this, Hong Tiaoyuan kowtowed repeatedly: "Chenrong Mingjian, Hong Tiaoyuan would never dare to deceive Shenrong. These days, we have been in Penghu and will never go out. If Shenrong doesn't believe it, he can go and investigate."
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He dared to say these words only because the brothers who went to sea with Ding Yunyi suddenly all left Penghu yesterday. I think Ding Yunyi had been prepared. It was not impossible to get through by luck.
Zheng Zhilong looked gloomy and stared at Hong Tiaoyuan, whose forehead was bleeding from the knock. After a long while, he said coldly: "Do you dare to use Xiang Shang's head to guarantee that you are not telling lies?"
"Yes, yes!" Hong Tiaoyuan said repeatedly.
"I'm not afraid of you telling lies either. I know your background. If I find out that you have deceived me, all I need is a message. If I don't kill you, someone will take your life." Zheng Zhilong finished speaking with a cold snort, and his tone softened.
: "Get up."
Hong Tiaoyuan knew that he had barely passed the test, so he breathed a long sigh of relief and stood up tremblingly.
"What do you think of Ding Yunyi?" Zheng Zhilong asked slowly.
Hong Tiaoyuan wiped his cold sweat and said: "He is extremely brave, he does what he wants to do, and he is never sloppy. He is also informal, and the brothers in Penghu admire him. To put it shamelessly, my guard is just a decoration.
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"Xingju." Zheng Zhilong suddenly called Hong Tiaoyuan: "I have heard of you before. Back then, you were ruthless and loyal to the court and the emperor. Even when Wei Ni and Zhongxian were at their most powerful, you were
You are not afraid of him at all. Wei Zhongxian did not dare to hurt you because of your reputation. He just found faults and demoted you again and again until you were demoted to a small boss. Wei Zhongxian wanted to deal with Ding Yuanzhao, but it was you who stepped forward.
When you came out, you actually worshiped Ding Yuanzhao and guarded you secretly day and night. This finally angered Wei Zhongxian and wanted to eradicate you. But at this time, when the emperor ascended the throne, he eradicated the Wei Party in one fell swoop..."
Hong Tiaoyuan and Su stood aside without saying a word.
Zheng Zhilong sighed: "Since the Wei Party has been eradicated, you should be proud and reinstated, but why do you act like a different person? From now on, you become timid and willing to come to Penghu to be the commander-in-chief.
Not only that, but your personality has also changed drastically. You don’t want to care about anything, you don’t dare to care about anything, how dare even a junior kid like Ding Yunyi to climb on top of you?"
"Hong Tiaoyuan has seen too much and knows too much." Hong Tiaoyuan sighed softly: "Hong Tiaoyuan doesn't care about fame and wealth, a bright future, or major national affairs.
The fishermen on Penghu come so freely. When Ding Yunyi comes, there is no burden on my shoulders. If he wants to take care of it, let him take care of it. Hong will be satisfied as long as he fishes."
"Hong Tiaoyuan back then was killing people like nothing!" Zheng Zhilong said coldly.
"Yes, Hong Tiaoyuan was indeed a murderer back then." When he said this, Hong Tiaoyuan seemed to have regained some of his grace: "As long as the Holy One gives the order, there is no one in the world that Hong Tiaoyuan does not dare to kill. Even if he has to,
I'm going to take Wei Zhongxian's head, and Hong Tiaoyuan won't dare to refuse..."
After saying this, his expression darkened again: "But the Hong Tiaoyuan of today is no longer the Hong Tiaoyuan of the past. Shen Rong, I really just want to live my life in peace and stability."
Zheng Zhilong shook his head, as if he was extremely disappointed with the person in front of him: "That's it, that's all, 'Tiger comes out of the mountain, flood floods the sky', hey, tiger, flood, you are just a waste now."
Hong Tiaoyuan remained calm, as if these words could not affect his mood at all.