Of course, it was not without trouble, but with the help of Han Bolin and Jiang Qi, Zhao Wentao finally eradicated his dissidents and successfully took power.
But they have not openly joined forces with the Black Sail Gang. Jiang Qi feels that it is better to join forces secretly than to cooperate openly.
Jiang Fan recognized this point very much, and he was very pleased that Jiang Qi became more sophisticated and mature.
However, Zhao Wentao secretly confirmed that he would become Jiang Qi's subordinate. Although he is a great lord, it does not prevent him from being willing. Now he knows that the beauty in front of him is the god-sister of Prince Jiang. Of course, we don't know what she is. Too lazy to care, we dare not ask.
In the end, Zhao Wentao realized that a large number of Black Sail Gang men were rushing back, so Zhao Wentao made a prompt decision and retreated with Water Mouse. Of course, he robbed a lot of gold and silver treasures, which was enough to make Water Mouse and his gang feel that their trip was worthwhile. They don't know how many evil thoughts the high-level officials have. In their opinion, isn't the purpose of this trip just to seek money?
Of course, it was a bit regretful that Hall Master Wang died in the opponent's counterattack, but they didn't care too much. In a ragtag group of bandits who were already crowing and robbers, what would happen if the Hall Master died? It would be a big deal to choose a new one. Of course, there is no need to choose now, the three halls have been unified into one, and the new chief hall master is generous to his subordinates, and receiving tangible benefits is better than anything else.
As for Xie Sanjiu, Jiang Fan had two secret interviews.
This person was very useful to him.
Xie Sanjiu is the brother of the current head of the Xie family. Unfortunately, he lost to his younger brother because of a bad relationship with Wen Qiu. And although the compatriot who had one wife did not do anything to him out of love, he still exiled him in disguise.
But no matter what, the old man of the Xie family is still alive, and Xie Sanjiu has a lot of strength.
Among them, Jiang Fan values the most two things. The first is his control over inland water transportation, which is crucial to his business plan. If used properly, it will even play a decisive role in the unified strategy in the future.
The second is the Xie family's shipbuilding industry. For Jiang Fan, it is closely related to the great cause of navigation. The Xie family can be regarded as one of the two major shipbuilding families in the world, on par with the Zheng family of Southern Chu.
Boss Xie masters a very critical link - technology.
This was also the reason why Xie Laoer didn't dare to touch him easily.
After some confidential discussions, Jiang Fan roughly understood a lot of information.
And Xie Sanjiu also really got to know this young king who had only heard of his talent.
This person is not like the rumors outside. He is only praised for his poetry and prose, not to mention the empress' appearance. This person is truly a man of extraordinary talent and unpredictable means.
Apart from anything else, who would have thought that the Canglan gangsters would change hands quietly? No wonder Chen Laobi died for no reason, and no wonder a little girl suddenly came to power and dominated the river. Not to mention the shock brought to him by the magic flames and thunder.
This also made Boss Xie truly convinced. The prospects Jiang Fan described for him completely aroused Xie Sanjiu's ambitions.
One thing is that both Xie Sanjiu and Zhao Wentao were very wise and did not mention Long Ao again.
In their opinion, this thing does not exist to a large extent. Even if it does exist, it is the possession of the Xiaoyao King. Others should stop thinking about it. Are the strange beasts of the mountains and seas coveted by everyone?
But this does not include Hathaway and the four masters.
The problem is, when the four masters felt that something was wrong with the two groups of people they hired, they found that they were on their own, and even Lord Hathaway was under control.
The four masters didn't want to resist, but Han Bolin suppressed them.
Thanks to the abundant resources of the palace, Han Bolin's cultivation has improved rapidly and he has become one of the top experts in the holy realm. If he has the opportunity in the future, it is not hopeless to become a great saint. Even if two venerables and two great masters join forces, they won't be able to make much trouble in front of him.
After suppressing a few people, Jiang Fan arranged for Han Bolin to escort them to Mortal Residence. He did not want them to stay here and cause trouble for Jiang Qi.
Moreover, he is very curious about the Sea Dragon King, and he can have a good chat with Hathaway after he returns.
Jiang Fan let go of one of Hathaway's great masters, wrote a letter with his own hands, and asked him to go back and report to the Sea Dragon King. He then waited to see how the sea overlord planned to resolve the matter.
As a result, a three-party plan to jointly attack the Black Sail Gang ended abruptly with two parties surrendering and one party being captured.
As for how Zhao Wentao will explain to Boss Cao when he goes back, and how Xie Sanjiu will explain to the Cao Gang, that is their own business. If they can't handle it, it will be of no use.
Watching his brother and the empress go away in a boat, Jiang Qi was still a little confused. The huge crisis was so easily overcome, and she became the largest and only overlord of the Canglan River.
When I followed Chen Laobie back then, I never dreamed of it, let alone dared to think about it.
Brother... you are truly a god!
After a long time, Jiang Qi finally woke up and couldn't help but sigh.
The waves in the river were vast, the clouds were light and the sky was high. At this moment, she suddenly felt immense pride——
Brother, my sister will accompany you to take a good look at this world!
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"My brother is diligent and strong... My eighteenth sister is like a flower... I would like to ask that sister... I would like to join my fishing family..."
Mr. Jiang was half lying on the boat, with one foot raised and holding the wine gourd in a leisurely manner.
"It tastes wrong."
The empress lay on the other end, feet to feet with his. After listening to it for a while, he frowned, feeling that Jiang Fan didn't sing like an old boatman when he sang this song.
"It's just a lack of feeling..." Jiang Fan also felt that something was almost wrong, but he didn't know where it was.
"The difference is that you are young."
The empress thought for a while and said.
Jiang Fan thought about it and it made sense. The old boatman had experienced the changes of the years and the uncertainty of life. Now that he was relieved, his singing was indeed very different.
"Forget it, we are still young, don't act old. Haha, drink and drink."
A small boat floats leisurely, without a boatman or rower, so it just floats down the river.
The river breeze is gentle, the clouds are clear and the sky is high, there are waves splashing around you, and the water birds are singing in your ears. It's so uncomfortable to have half a day's leisure.
Even the empress was in a lazy mood, as if she had never been so relaxed.
"Madam, you have been thinking about conquering and ruling the world all day long, but have you ever experienced that the world is so good?"
The empress raised her head and looked at the sky: "If you don't want the world to be as good as this, why do you want to hit it?"
"Yeah, um... that's true." Jiang Fan agreed. After all, the world is not really so good. Not to mention, there were tens of thousands of people burying their bones in Canglan in the past two days...
"I hope that in this world, everyone will be provided for in life, have someone to rely on when they are old, have food when they are hungry, and have medical treatment for their illnesses, so that everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, and enjoy peace every day..."
Listening to Jiang Fan talking to himself, the empress just drank wine and looked at the white clouds.
"Do you know when was the happiest time in my life?"
When this topic was discussed for the first time, the empress did not go on the line. Instead of talking about the world and the people, she asked this question.
