"Uncle, we have entered the territory of Guangnan. Not far beyond is Qinzhou."
On the calm river, a ship was sailing slowly.
Lin Bai and Wu Qiaojun stood on the deck, looking at the scenery along the coast.
Qinzhou has Longjiang River connecting Shajiang River and flowing directly into the sea.
It is much more convenient to take the water route.
And it's not that bumpy. A man of great talent who wants to enjoy himself will naturally not take the land route idlely.
At this moment, he nodded and asked, "Where are Xu Da and the others?"
King Ganfan accompanied him all the way, but when he was in Guiling, he was delayed for a while. Because of the navy, Lin Bai planned to build a navy, so he asked the chieftains to select soldiers with good water properties, and these soldiers were eventually handed over to King Ganfan.
That's right!
He planned to temporarily hand over the naval camp to King Ganfan.
It is naturally impossible for the lady. Let alone what arrangements the court will have, she will have to return to Beijing to get married after she is done here.
Moreover, my wife is not an ordinary general, a flying general, a big shot guarding one side, so naturally she cannot come here to train new recruits.
The rice king is different. This guy has just emerged and is full of energy. However, he has only been in the camp for a short period of time, so it is unlikely that the court will entrust him with a heavy responsibility. It is perfect for him to train the naval camp.
His personal combat power is off the charts, his performance at Tianlang Pass was astonishing, and he was able to suppress a group of soldiers.
Yan Gang whispered: "Back to my uncle, he is not far behind us."
The Southwest Navy is still the imagination of a great talent.
We haven't asked the court for instructions yet, so naturally we shouldn't be too public about it. Currently, there are only a few people who know about this matter, and they are all close people. Even Ji Xiaofeng and Lin Bai have not disclosed this aspect.
After all, he is Lao Zhu's person, so he has to be a little on guard.
This kind of thing is not big or small.
Of course, he did not deliberately conceal it, but he did not let Ji Xiaofeng have contact with this aspect, and Lin Bai did not mention the Southwest Navy to the outside world. He asked the chieftains to select soldiers with good water skills and only escorted him to Qinzhou.
After all, they were traveling by water, and the accompanying imperial troops were not naval forces.
Yan Gang added: "By the way, uncle, Liu Yunpeng sent someone to send a message."
With that said, he quickly handed over an envelope.
He said: "This is some information about the relevant personnel of Longhu Shipyard. Master Liu asked people to send it. He also specifically stated that the officials of Longhu Shipyard have a close relationship with the prefect of Qinzhou, and the latter may have colluded with pirates."
"Really!"
Lin Bai was not surprised, so he opened the envelope and looked at it.
Even the warships were built for Lianhua Island, so it is even more surprising that they are related to pirates.
However, before going to Sizhou, Lin Bai only thought that it would be difficult for Longhu Shipyard to survive, so he had no choice but to secretly build warships and sell them to Lianhua Island.
But Tian Jiye said that both of them were once subordinates of King Ning, so the matter may be more than that simple.
Lianhua Island is simply the pirate leader.
They control almost all the pirates in the Jiangnan area.
The generation in Qinzhou is probably about the same. Qinzhou is so important. These people want to traffic Tianzhu hemp in Qinzhou and build warships. It is even more impossible to let this place go.
"How's it going over there with Ji Xiaofeng?"
After a pause, Lin Bai asked again.
Before going to Sizhou, he had asked Ji Xiaofeng to go to Qinzhou first.
Now that we have decided to hold Qinzhou in our hands and plan to build a navy here, we naturally need to be absolutely clean and clean up the officialdom of Qinzhou first.
"Back to my uncle, Mr. Ji has verified the clues provided by Liu Yunpeng and they are basically true."
"In addition, some new evidence has been found. Several important officials in Qinzhou official circles are somewhat related to the trafficking of Tianzhu hemp. However, they should not know about the Lianhua Island incident."
Lin Bai nodded.
Most of these officials are motivated by interests, and if it really involves rebellion, they probably won't dare.
The boat went all the way down.
Soon, the water ahead became extremely vast, and some fishing boats appeared on the river, most likely from nearby fishermen.
Yang Shaojun explained: "This place is close to the estuary, and all the way south is the sea."
He said and pointed in another direction, "Going this way is Qinzhou."
Yang Shaojun also came with his nephew and uncle.
Qinzhou is the top priority, so it is natural to place its own people there.
In addition to the government, Longfor Shipyard is also indispensable.
As the ships sailed in, there were more and more fishing boats around. Wu Qiaojun's beautiful eyes suddenly condensed, "That's not right!"
Lin Bai looked at her in confusion, "What's wrong?"
There are not many things that can move my wife, but at this moment...
Wu Qiaojun said: "There is something wrong with these fishing boats. They are not fishermen. They are here for us."
As she said that, her face darkened slightly, "There's something wrong in the water, there's someone!"
She easily took out a curved bow from the bodyguard beside her, then she set up the bow and shot an arrow, aiming directly at a certain river surface.
Just hearing the sound of "shuttle", the sharp arrow shot away like a stream of light and submerged into the water.
The next moment, a large area of bright red suddenly appeared on the water.
A figure then emerged from the water.
But it's already cool.
All the guards on the deck were shocked, and Yan Gang's expression changed greatly, "Protect His Highness!"
At the same time, the fishermen on the surrounding fishing boats were also stunned, as if they did not expect the water ghost to be discovered so quickly. Then, a voice came from somewhere, "The pirates are coming!"
I saw several huge ships appearing on the vast river all around.
It's coming here quickly.
There are also those fishing boats. Each fisherman got into the water and swam quickly towards this side.
Yan Gang was furious, "How dare you, Your Highness the Fourth is here, who dares to make a mistake?"
Unfortunately, these words are obviously of no use. Looking at this situation, these people are obviously prepared.
Lin Bai's expression also changed.
mmp!
Is this an assassination? Do you even dare to assassinate the prince? Who is so brave?
If this was a coincidence, the talented man obviously didn't believe it. Moreover, Yan Gang had already shouted it out, but these people had no intention of stopping. It was obvious.
I haven't even arrived in Qinzhou, and these people are already jumping over the wall in a hurry?
Zhuiyue had a nervous look on his face at this time, and he blocked his uncle with his habitual horizontal sword.
Lin Bai didn't care, not because he wasn't afraid of death, but because...
"Don't be nervous, the fourth lady is here!"
There are violent women and a group of talented people who are calm.
Just kidding, his wife's martial arts is worthy of his daily experience. What pirates? It's drizzle. Even the number of people on the other side seems to be too many...
Wu Qiaojun glanced at her husband and said, "You are quite confident, but this is water."
"Besides, since they are here to assassinate you, you and I are all the way there, how could they not be prepared?"
this!
Lin Bai's expression changed.
How could he not know such a simple truth? He just ignored it for a while out of absolute trust in his wife's strength.
kill! !
At this time, countless killing cries also followed on the river.
On several huge ships, countless pirates clamored and completely surrounded the ship where the group of people were.
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