"But there was nothing we could do at that time!"
Sun Li sighed and said, at that time he went to the ninth floor of Penglai Pavilion in a hurry. Sun Lei invited everyone and he had no choice. If he didn't agree, Sun Lei might fall out on the spot. Qinbei Pavilion
However, his brother Sun Xin and his sister-in-law Gu Dasao were determined to go up the mountain. No one helped him when he started, so he had to come down first.
"What do you think now?"
Luan Tingyu looked at Sun Li and asked. He had already guessed what Sun Li was thinking, but he couldn't tell clearly.
"Now that I have a choice, I definitely don't want to fall into the trap, but I don't want to offend Sun Lei."
Sun Li sighed and said, now he is caught in a dilemma, and rescuing Jie Zhen and Jie Bao has become a trivial matter.
"Then let's hold off for now. Dengzhou has to deal with Sun Lei. Sun Lei wants to take Dengzhou, so just tell Sun Lei that you are willing to be his undercover and stay in Dengzhou for the time being. As for the future, we'll see what happens."
Luan Tingyu thought for a while and then said, if Sun Lei has the strength to take over Dengzhou, or even annex all the lands in Shandong, then Sun Li will surrender to Sun Lei. If Sun Lei loses, Sun Li can report Sun Lei first and save himself.
"Yes, that's it! Senior brother, why don't you stay and help me!"
Sun Li looked at Luan Tingyu, who was actually in a similar situation to him.
"this……"
Luan Tingyu was a little embarrassed.
"Senior brother, even if you don't want to be an official, you still have to have a place to settle down."
Sun Li looked at Luan Tingyu and advised.
"Okay, but Mrs. Gu's side..."
Luan Tingyu pointed to the yard next door. Sister-in-law Gu and others were waiting for news about them.
"I have my own way!"
Sun Li said, patting his chest.
Sun Li was in charge of the city defense that night, but the magistrate Wang Shizhong called him to discuss how to deal with the thieves. Sun Li arranged the matter and left the city gate tower.
For some unknown reason, the jailers and others in the prison city all drank wine mixed with sweat medicine. All the cells in the prison city were opened and the prisoners fled in all directions. A fire was set in the prison city and many barracks were burned down.
"How you do things, the thieves in the prison city can escape!"
The king's division, who was discussing the military affairs, was furious. The thieves outside the city had not been solved yet, and something like this happened again in the city. This made him, the governor of the state, look down on him.
"Mr. Zhizhou, there is really a traitor. I don't know who mixed the wine with Mongolian perspiration medicine!"
Bao Ji, a prisoner at the prison level, knelt down and said.
"You took the sweat medicine? Then why weren't you fascinated?"
Sun Li asked coldly.
"This...this...little man...has something going on..."
Bao Ji hesitated and didn't know how to answer. In fact, he had something to do at home. He recently had a sweetheart in a brothel and stayed in the brothel every night.
"AWOL, damn it!"
Wang Shizhong pointed at Bao Ji and roared, he didn't know who to blame when something like this happened in Dengzhou recently. Now that Bao Ji had committed such a serious crime, how could he spare him!
"Detain me and punish me severely!"
Wang Shizhong pointed at Bao Ji and yelled at the officer.
"What are you doing standing there, why don't you go and catch the prisoner? If you can't catch the prisoner, you will all bear the blame!"
Wang Shizhong yelled at Pan Shanyu, Sun Li and all the Dutou and Paijun troops.
"There are no prisoners in the prison. Who dares to rob the prison at this time?"
Zongze frowned and looked at Wang Shizhong. No matter how bold he was, he knew what was going on in Dengzhou at this time. He was looking for death if he tried to rob the prison at this time.
"How do I know there are so many things happening every day?"
Wang Shizhong looked at Kong Mu and Wang Zheng aside. Recently, he was first busy with the affairs of the exiles in Liaodong, and then there were pirates. King Kong Mu was in charge of all the little bastards in the city.
"There's nothing serious to commit, just small things!"
Wang Zheng hurriedly said that the biggest scandal recently was that he and his father-in-law, Taigong Mao, unjustly accused Jie Zhen and Jie Bao. But this matter was not visible to the public, so how could he dare to explain it.
The soldiers in Dengzhou City were dispatched, and the whole city was searching for fugitives.
At this time, Sister-in-law Gu had already led everyone away from Dengzhou City and headed for Salmon Island in a small boat.
Salmon Island.
"Brother, this is the treasure given by those families."
Ni Yun pointed to several boxes in front of him and said, the boxes are full of fine northern beads, raw gold, and coral.
"Tell them that I have received the sincerity. Their ships can sail on the designated routes in the future, but each ship will be charged tolls according to the price of the goods."
Sun Lei nodded with satisfaction and said, these wealthy people in Dengzhou are quite generous in their actions. How could such a fat sheep not be slaughtered severely?
"Brother, I understand!"
Ni Yun chuckled and left. Maritime trade is a hugely profitable industry. A ship of goods shipped to Annan can earn dozens of times more profit, and a ship of goods shipped back from Annan can earn dozens of times more profit.
"Brother, I'm afraid those people in Dengzhou Mansion secretly send people to spy on the military situation."
Gongsun Sheng said, "It seems simple to open a sea route, but the sea is vast and empty. It is so easy to control. It is too easy for the enemy to sneak in."
"I don't want to control those ordinary fishermen. It will not do us any good to arouse public anger. As for spying on military intelligence, let them go. We will guard this archipelago. Even if the Southern Navy comes, they can't do anything to us."
Sun Lei shook his head and said, the seaside is almost full of fishermen who guard the sea to eat. Once public anger is aroused, it will only make it easier for Zongze to win over people's hearts and recruit people.
If you let go of the sea route and only ask those big chambers of commerce to collect money, the common people will ignore it and ignore it, weakening Dengzhou's military strength in disguise.
"elder brother!"
Not long after, Mrs. Gu and others arrived at the military camp.
"Greetings, brother, thank you for saving my life!"
The two brothers Xie Zhen and Xie Bao bowed to Sun Lei when they saw him.
"Sister-in-law Gu saved you, she is the one who should be thanked."
Sun Lei smiled and helped the two of them up.
"Hey, why are there two people missing?"
Sun Lei looked at Shi Qian, Sister-in-law Gu, Sun Xin, Lehe, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Zou Yuan, and Zou Run, but Sun Li and Luan Tingyu were the only ones missing.
"Brother, Sun Li said that he wanted to stay in Dengzhou as an internal response. Now that he is highly appreciated by Zongze, he is likely to have access to Dengzhou's core military secrets. Luan Tingyu also wants to stay and help him."
Shi Qian said that he could not make a decision on this matter and could only report it to Sun Lei.
Sister-in-law Gu, Sun Xin, Lehe lowered their heads. Sun Li made excuses because he obviously didn't want to fall into the trap, which made them very embarrassed. After all, they were all relatives, and they were also responsible for what Sun Li did.
"That's it, that's fine. It's good to have an insider at the top of Dengzhou. Everyone has worked hard, so let's go and rest first."
Sun Lei looked at the people who had just returned and said.
"Thank you brother!"
Mrs. Gu and the others breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed and went to rest.
"Brother, I'm afraid Sun Li and Luan Tingyu have other ideas."
Li Assistant spoke.
"It's normal. These two are very smart. They are the best at sizing up situations and protecting themselves wisely. Now that their identities have not been revealed and Zongze is promoting them, they must have other thoughts."
Sun Lei said with a smile that it was not surprising that Sun Li and Luan Tingyu did such a thing. It turned out that there were so many people in Liangshan who died in the end and could walk away.
The only exception was the Dengzhou faction. Among the eight members, only Xie Zhen, Jie Bao, and Zou Yuan died, and the rest all died. Sun Li even returned to Dengzhou to serve as an official. It can be regarded as the best ending among the many factions in Liangshan.
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