"Wei Xiang, after this meal, the general will send you on your way. Don't blame the general for being cruel, just blame you for knowing too much." Xu Datong, the commander of the navy, carried a food box and personally gave it to Wei Zheng Deliver meals.
Wei Zheng was originally thin, but this time he suffered a lot and suffered a lot to maintain his integrity, but he became even thinner. Fortunately, he didn't get seasick. Every meal on the boat was served with fish, and his complexion had somewhat recovered in the past few days.
"Hmph! You traitors, traitors, how long do you think you can hide something that I can easily find out?" Wei Zheng mocked: "No matter why I died in Jingxiang, the imperial court will send people to check again. You can't run away. .”
Xu Datong laughed loudly and said: "Thank you, Prime Minister Wei, for reminding us that we were not secretive before and the news leaked out. It won't happen again in the future. We also want to thank Prime Minister Wei for helping us eliminate hidden dangers this time."
"General, I heard that the imperial court intends to recruit these water bandits in Dongting Lake? Form a new Tang Dynasty navy? And it is a powerful navy that can cross the sea. Hahaha, how can such a good thing make Dongting Lake a disaster? Helped the thieves and bandits to occupy it? This time, I got rid of the thieves and bandits and helped the court save a lot of money."
"As for the newly formed navy, I, the Jingxiang Navy, will definitely cooperate fully. If we become the strongest navy in the Tang Dynasty in the future, we will burn more paper money on Prime Minister Wei's grave."
Wei Zheng frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "Sure enough, you do have people at the top. The news that Datang has formed a new navy has not been spread. Only a few people know about it. How can you know about this? It seems that later His status is very high."
Xu Datong was sure that Wei Zheng would not survive this time, because if Wei Zheng didn't die, Xu Datong would be the one who died.
So I'm not afraid to say a few more secrets, "Hahahaha, I'm not afraid to tell you that in fact, we are all a bunch of errands, and the people who let us work are the people in high positions. Otherwise, you think, just by virtue of What ambitions do we, a mere bunch of water warriors, dare to have?"
Wei Zheng smiled and nodded: "Haha, that's right. You are just hawks and dogs, helping the man above to make money and power, because the land of Jingxiang is rich and fertile, connecting Bashu to the west and Jiangnan to the east. It is all maintained by the Yangtze River waterway. The navy has mastered the astonishing wealth of Bashu and Jiangnan."
"It just so happened that the Tang Dynasty valued horses and cavalry, but despised naval warships, so you did it very covertly, and no one noticed that there was such a large force entrenched in the land of Jingxiang."
"I have to say, the people behind the scenes are really amazing and talented."
Xu Datong stroked his palm and praised: "As expected of Prime Minister Wei, he saw the advantages and disadvantages at a glance. If it weren't for the Ming Lord, we wouldn't dare to place the bet easily."
Hearing this, Wei Zheng had already guessed, "It turns out to be His Highness the Fourth Prince."
Um?
"The last general never said he was His Highness the King of Wei, what about you?" Xu Datong said excitedly, "Wait, are you deceiving me?"
Wei Zheng smiled and waved his hand: "I am a dying man, why should I deceive you? Among your majesty's several children of the right age, the third prince Li Ke and the fourth prince Li Tai are highly praised. But the third prince has the blood of Sui and Yang. Everyone is avoiding him, so how can he come closer and seek refuge with him?"
"Only the fourth prince Li Tai, who is the same mother as the Crown Prince, is talented but unwilling to be left alone. He wants to compete for the throne but dare not say it openly... Tsk tsk, he is indeed your Majesty's child."
Xu Datong laughed loudly and said: "Yes, it doesn't matter if Prime Minister Wei guessed it. You can't spread the news in Xiangyang, let alone among the warships on the water. After dinner, Prime Minister Wei, you can go on your way in peace."
Wei Zheng nodded, "I still have a question, General, can you help me clear it up?"
"The King of Wei, Li Tai, is still underage. Although he, like the prince, is of the blood of your majesty and empress, he would never dare to tell the queen about this matter. So who is helping him behind the scenes? And it can be hidden from your majesty's eyes. ?Even planning for so many years?"
Xu Datong shook his head, "Prime Minister Wei, you know too much. He is just urging the general to kill you quickly and eat in peace."
After saying that, Xu Datong turned around and walked out of the cabin, stood on the deck, looked up at the sky, the stars and moon disappeared, and it was foggy!
Wei Zheng was in a good mood. He actually picked up his rice bowl and ate with peace of mind. He already had a guess in his mind that it was the Literature Museum! A few years ago, King Li Tai of Wei requested an order to establish a literary museum on the grounds of compiling mountain and geographical annals. Many civil servants invested in it, and they even recruited talents from all over the world.
It turns out that since then, this milk tiger has begun to show its fangs.
Haha, indeed none of His Majesty's sons are simple. However, if you want to replace the prince, it is not enough to gather troops and wealth. The biggest problem is the champion, Xiao Rui. As long as Xiao Rui supports the prince, even if you have 200,000 troops, it will be useless. How will you deal with Xiao Rui? Do you dare to say that you are smarter than Xiao Rui?
Thinking of this, Wei Zheng couldn't help but laugh, "I'm old, and I'm going to die soon. Why do I think so much?"
"Sigh... That charlatan once gave me a fortune telling that I would be over sixty years old in the future. I didn't expect him to be a liar. I just learned my destiny this year!"
Late at night on the island in the middle of the lake, the leader of the Second Village, Yoda, was in charge of night patrol today. In the dark night, with the help of weak lights, you could see the fog starting to appear on the lake. Yoda smiled, God help me, everything happened today.
So, taking advantage of the night patrol, he secretly mobilized manpower and unknowingly opened a gap in the garrison of the island in the middle of the lake.
According to the agreement, he and Navy Master Jingxiang would not communicate and would take action at the same time according to changes in the weather and fog. If he hadn't been on duty that day when the fog started, then he would still have to work hard to coordinate inside and outside. Now, he would just raise the fire as a signal and wait until he saw the light of fire outside and sneaked in.
Even if the Jingxiang navy missed tonight and did not take action, the second village leader Yoda would not be exposed.
"Commander, I discovered the changes in the defense of the warships around the island in the middle of the lake!"
"Commander, we saw the fire on the island in the middle of the lake, which is the promised signal!"
good!
Xu Datong waved his hand: "God help me, great things will happen! When someone comes, order all the ships to change from big ships to small ones. Ten people will be left on each ship to guard them, and the rest will take small boats towards the gap to land on the island. No one is allowed to make a sound or violate the rules. The orderer beheads!"
At the same time, a fleet of hundreds of small boats with awnings came in a long queue on Dongting Lake. No lights were raised, and ropes were used to connect the boats to prevent them from getting separated. Each boat was filled with straw men. In the middle of all the straw men was a large animal skin drum. The big drum was placed directly on the deck. The wooden boards under the big drum were hollowed out, so the drum stand was not used. The drummer sat on the awning while playing. You can play the big drum inside.
Through the thickening fog, the small fleet could not clearly see the island in the middle of the lake, nor could they see the naval warships. They did not even know how far away they were. The only thing they could rely on was Xiao Rui's boat in front of them. Pathfinder boat.
Boom!
"No, we have collided. We have arrived at the navy ship camp. Quickly order the ones behind to stop." Xiao Rui ordered.
A shout came from the big ship: "There was a thud under the water. Did the anchor fall off? Send two people to check!"
Xiao Rui frowned and said: "Yi Ai, since it has been exposed, you and I will go up and kill this boat of people and buy some time for the small boat."
After saying that, he threw out the rope and flew onto the ship, with Fang Er following closely behind.
I thought there would be a fierce fight with people on the boat, but when I came up, I saw that there were only five people on the deck? There are only five people in such a big warship?
The other party didn't even have time to call for help, so Xiao Rui and the others knocked him down and captured him. They quietly took control of the big ship and locked the ten people on board in the bottom cabin. Xiao Rui interrogated and learned that he was a step too late. , Jingxiang Navy has sneaked into the island in the middle of the lake.
