Editing Shi Lang (section)

==Early life and career==
Shi Lang was born to a distinguished lineage in [[Fujian]], in 1621. He studied military strategy in his youth, and became particularly proficient in naval warfare. He was also famous for his strength, ferocity and martial skills in battle. [[Kangxi Emperor]] once described him as a fierce warrior who was also highly adept in military command skills, however, he was a blunt and rude person who lacked basic manners and courtesy. After fighting a number of minor operations locally with his father, he joined [[Zheng Zhilong]]'s naval fleet as captain of the left vanguard. Shi Lang served most of the early 1640s in the Zheng family's fleet, where he apparently saw some conflict with Zheng Zhilong's son [[Koxinga|Zheng Chenggong]]. When Shi defected to the [[Qing dynasty]] in 1646, Zheng Chenggong killed Shi's father, brother and son.