But when Zheng Hongkui's ship arrived in Ningbo waters, he found that the atmosphere was a little wrong.

Broken wooden boards, floating corpses, and traces of the war are everywhere.

It is obvious that there has just been a fierce battle here, and there are only a few targets who can fight the Navy in the court. Although Zheng Hongkui was unwilling to believe it, he also knew that it was probably the navy sent by Zheng Zhilong to Ningbo.

As for who will win and who will lose, of course, it is not clear. He decided to take the risk and look forward.

As the boat got closer and closer to Ningbo Water Village, it finally received a warning from Ningbo Water Village. Several small boats sailed out of the water village and surrounded Zheng Hongkui's boat in the center.

The soldiers on one of the small boats spoke and asked: "This is the important place of the water camp, who dares to trek in."

Zheng Hongkui quickly explained: "I am Zheng Hongkui, and I am here to find your general."

When the soldier heard that the person from the Fujian accent came, his surname was Zheng, and he couldn't help but be alert.

"Are you rebels? Want to surrender?"

"Hiss, it's not a fraudulent surrender, right?"

Seeing that the misunderstanding became deeper, Zheng Hongkui had to bow and say, "How about this, I will go to the water camp with you. After seeing your general, you will naturally understand everything."

The soldiers were obviously hesitant.

What if this guy was a detailed work sent by the rebels to pretend to surrender? Didn’t this make him succeed?

"Let's do this, we will disarm all our troops and let you deal with it. Is this good?"

Zheng Hongkui sighed and made the biggest concession.

"It's almost the same." The soldier nodded and ordered: "Please take away all their swords and let them get off the boat."

Before finding out the truth about the matter, Zheng Hongkui's boat would definitely not enter Ningbo Water Village, so the navy officers and soldiers decided to ferry it with a small boat.

It's a little slower, but it's very safe.

Zheng Hongkui cooperated very much, but the Fujian soldiers who followed him were a little unhappy.

But there is no way to be unhappy. People are under the roof and have to bow their heads.

In this way, they all entered the water village.

Zheng Hongkui was taken directly to the center of the water village, where Zheng Chenggong lived.

After some notice, Zheng Hongkui was taken directly into the house.

Zheng Chenggong was sitting upright and prepared to interrogate the person with majestic momentum. But he was stunned when he saw that it was his uncle.

"Sen'er!"

Zheng Hongkui's eyes turned red and shouted.

"Uncle Fourth!"

Zheng Chenggong also took a few steps forward and hugged Zheng Hongkui.

"Uncle Fourth, why are you here?"

"Hey, this matter is a long story, let me explain it slowly."

Zheng Hongkui smiled bitterly and pulled Zheng Chenggong to sit down.

He took a sip of tea and explained to Zheng Chenggong how he opposed Zheng Zhilong's uprising, how he was under house arrest and how he escaped.

After hearing this, Zheng Chenggong said helplessly: "Father is really confused."

"Sen'er, the fourth uncle has done his best, but your father insists on his own, and I can't do anything about it."

Zheng Chenggong nodded and said, "My nephew knows, I don't blame the fourth uncle for this."

After a brief pause, he continued: "By the way, Uncle Fourth, how many people have you brought this time?"

Zheng Hongkui blushed when he heard this and said, "There are only a few hundred people."

Zheng Chenggong was also a little disappointed when he heard this. Originally, he thought that Zheng Hongkui could divide a considerable number of people in the Zheng family and pull out a powerful army. But now it seems that he, the fourth uncle, had just barely escaped from Fujian and did not bring much army.

However, he still comforted: "Fourth uncle, don't worry, since you have escaped, it's a good thing. You should rest well in the water camp and see how my nephew defeats the enemy."

“So very good.”

At this point, Zheng Hongkui didn't have much to interrupt, so he quietly watched his nephew's defense against the enemy.

"Uncle Fourth is exhausted all the way, so you might as well go down and rest first. Just tell your nephew if you have any questions."

Zheng Chenggong said in harmony.

“That’s good.”

Zheng Hongkui was indeed a little tired, so he nodded.

"Come here, send this general down and rest."

Zheng Chenggong gave an order, and immediately a personal soldier entered the house and led Zheng Hongkui away.

After Zheng Hongkui left, Zheng Chenggong cleared his throat and said, "Come out."

It turned out that there was a person hidden inside, who was Zheng Chenggong's confidant adviser named Du Mu.

"What do you think about this?"

Zheng Chenggong asked indifferently.

"Qi Bi Dongweng, I think this matter is a bit strange."

Du Mu thought carefully and said, "This General Zheng is such a coincidence. He suddenly appeared when the rebels just lost the battle. It is really suspicious."

Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but frown.

Although Du Mu did not say it clearly, the meaning was clearly saying that Zheng Hongkui was a spy sent by the rebels.

Of course he didn't want to believe this is the truth. But some things are not what he wants.

It's just like he doesn't want his father to rebel, but didn't his father still raise his troops?

Of course he didn't want to believe that the fourth uncle was a spy, but if...

Zheng Chenggong didn't dare to think about it anymore and closed his eyes.

"If Dongweng is worried, he can give it a try."

Seeing that Zheng Chenggong was in a difficult situation, Du Mu offered advice.

"Oh? How to try?"

Zheng Chenggong opened his eyes and asked urged.

"Please come over with Dongweng."

Zheng Chenggong walked to Du Mu patiently.

Du Mu leaned into Zheng Chenggong's ear and lowered his voice and said, "This is it, this is the case..."

Zheng Chenggong nodded frequently when he heard this.

I have to say that Du Mu is a rare strategist. His ideas are very practical.

"Just do what you said."

Of course, Zheng Chenggong didn't want his fourth uncle to be a spy sent by the rebels. But he is now the commander of the imperial naval division, so the overall situation should be put first and the entire army must not be put in danger.

It would be better to prove that my uncle was not a spy through this method. Otherwise... Zheng Chenggong would have to kill his relatives for justice.

......

......

Zheng Hongkui was placed in a clean room.

The room was full of everything, so Zheng Hongkui ordered people to burn a bucket of hot water and prepare to soak it well to relieve fatigue.

He has been very difficult to walk along the way, and now the process is too dreamy to think about.

Since he escaped, he naturally had to do something. Although he was old, he still had a lot of combat experience.

If his nephew is willing, he can help train the navy soldiers of the court.

But I'm afraid my nephew is unwilling.

After all, his current identity is very sensitive. If his nephew is afraid of getting gossiped, he will probably be far away from him.

There is no problem with doing this. All the censors and clerks of the Ming Dynasty were not easy to deal with. They had the power to report on the news. All the fictitious things can be said to them, let alone those that are already sensitive.

Zheng Hongkui didn't want to affect his nephew's future because of himself. After all, nephew is the last hope of the Zheng family.

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Chapter completed!