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Zhong Bin couldn't help but be shocked when he saw it. He didn't expect that Liu Xiang had such thoughts. He immediately shook his head and said: "Impossible. Although Zheng Zhilong seems to be nice to me, he is actually guarding me. If I want to take his life, I can't do it."

No one is a fool, good or bad, these gangsters know it all.

When the third master heard this, he immediately understood that Zhong Bin agreed to the alliance in his heart. He couldn't help but feel happy, and said again: "Brother Zhong thought wrong, that's not what he meant. When we were fighting, you suddenly came behind me If you stab Zheng Zhilong, even if you don't succeed, as long as Zheng Zhilong is marked on the bow ship, he will naturally be doomed!"

Hearing this, Zhong Bin felt that he was the one who stabbed his brother in the back, and he felt very unhappy. However, he immediately thought of something from the words of the third master, and said decisively: "Is it possible that you are working with those Hongyi to deal with Zheng Zhilong?"

The third master was shocked when he heard it, and wanted to deny it, but when he thought about what he had just said, he suddenly understood that only those Western Yi ships were fast and had powerful artillery, which was in line with what he had just said. Everyone is in the chaos of the sea, and those forces naturally know what they are. However, although Zhong Bin had the intention to rebel, he did not agree after all. He could not speak out, so he remained silent.

Seeing him like this, Zhong Bin knew that he had guessed correctly, and he immediately said: "When they dealt with Li Kuiqi before, those Hongyi helped Zheng Zhilong. Now it is really strange that the Hongyi want to unite to deal with Zheng Zhilong again. ! Your words are not entirely true, you are secretive, and the conversation is boring. Let’s just leave it like this!”

Upon hearing this, the third master weighed in his mind and said: "Brother Zhong is so powerful. It is indeed as you said. Hongyi has agreed to deal with Zheng Zhilong together. Not only this, there are several other people who have been messing around in the sea together, and they have also lost their blood. Be an alliance."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Bin finally showed a smile on his face and said: "I know those Hongyi are two-faced. In this case, I will do it!"

In the original history, the Dutch eventually turned against Zheng Zhilong. It was also during Putmans' tenure as governor that they decided to use force to force the Ming Dynasty to compromise and open up sea trade. To this end, they specially transferred warships from Batavia and Went to contact Liu Xiang, and together they dealt with the Ming Navy, which was actually Zheng Zhilong's department. But after several back and forths between the two sides, Zheng Zhilong became ruthless, issued Jianghu orders, spent a lot of money to buy the enemy's heads, and finally a decisive battle broke out at Liaoluo Bay, and Zheng Zhilong won a great victory.

In this plane, the situation is slightly different. Although the Ming Dynasty opened the sea, it imposed strict taxes, strictly investigated smuggling, had a clear understanding of sovereignty, and local officials' contempt for barbarians still aroused dissatisfaction among the Dutch. The leader of the anti-Ming alliance was Liu Xiang and the squires behind him who made profits from smuggling. They knew more about the domestic situation in Ming Dynasty, so they were more prepared. As a result, the anti-Ming alliance was stronger this time. Relatively speaking, Zheng Zhilong was willing to be used by the imperial court because of Emperor Chongzhen. He had been contributing to the imperial court. He was busy traveling around and failed to develop his own power. His strength was weaker than in the original history.

After the third master's frank talk, Zhong Bin learned the specific situation and immediately agreed without saying anything based on his own situation. After both parties closed the door and conspired for a while, the third master took advantage of the cover of night and left Zhong Bin's mansion.

However, he did not expect that there was a tail that followed him until he entered a house and did not come out for a long time. The tail then left in a hurry and arrived at the same inconspicuous house.

The man came forward and knocked on the door several times regularly. The door opened. He immediately asked in a low voice: "Has the factory master taken a break?"

"Not yet." The person who opened the door replied in a low voice, and then asked curiously, "Is there any news?"

The man just nodded slightly, and then walked inside in a familiar manner. Not long after, he saw the person he wanted to meet.

"Reporting to the factory, a person sneaked into Zhong Bin's house today. About half an hour later, he left again. I think this person is suspicious and may be related to smuggling. I feel that this person is suspicious and may be related to smuggling. , we can secretly arrest this person and interrogate him, and he should be rewarded!"

This factory owner is naturally Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory. He investigated the smuggling incident and the people behind the estrangement between Daming and Hongyi, and secretly came to Taiping Port. Because there were clues about the wealthy businessmen provided by Emperor Chongzhen, he followed the clues and finally discovered that it seemed that Zheng Zhilong's subordinate, a man named Zhong Bin, was also involved in smuggling using his ships.

However, this Zhong Bin can be regarded as a cunning person. Although the several clues Dongchang had finally pointed to Zhong Bin, there was no real evidence. Therefore, Wang Chengen sent people to keep an eye on Zhong Bin without alerting him. The reason for this is that in Dongchang today, Wei Zhongxian is not able to do whatever he wants when he was in power during the Tianqi years. And when he was in the palace, he also knew that the emperor valued the navy and Zheng Zhilong. If Zhong Bin was arrested rashly without evidence, he would not take action for fear that the emperor would be displeased.

Upon hearing the report from his subordinates, Wang Chengen immediately asked: "But is that the person in the portrait?"

He was referring to the one who went to stir up trouble on the Hongyi Fleet. This person was an important target of his trip south this time.

"No!" His subordinates shook their heads immediately, not daring to lie to the factory owner.

Wang Chengen thought for a moment and then ordered him: "I'll give you a few more people to target him to death. If there is any real evidence, arrest him immediately!"

Just after explaining the matter, another subordinate came to see him.

"Reporting to the factory, Tang Ruowang, the missionary of Folangji, is secretly preaching and he has developed many followers. My subordinates found out that they will have a big gathering in five days!"

When Wang Chengen heard this, he couldn't help but snorted: "You turned a deaf ear to His Majesty's will and preached secretly. Could it be that you also want to join the White Lotus Sect?"

He took this matter more seriously than the previous matter. After all, the emperor had a clear will. If they did not change their teachings, they would be strictly prohibited from preaching in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, since ancient times, the imperial court has strictly guarded against illegal preaching. After all, there are many examples of this. When someone wants to rebel, they will first use religious secrets to deceive the people.

Therefore, Wang Chengen immediately ordered and sent additional men to keep an eye on Tang Ruowang. Once it is confirmed that fools have gathered, report them immediately.

After saying this, he turned around and asked the people who had been waiting around him: "Is there any news from the people in Zhejiang and Guangdong?"