Half of the Japanese pirates were killed, while the other half chose to lay down their weapons and surrender.
Liu Erbing came to Zhang Ren and said with a smile, "What a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet him here."
It was indeed a coincidence that Zhang Ren met Liu Erbing and his party on the official road. At that time, Liu Erbing only said that he had a mission, but who knew that the destination of this mission was also Muping County. But Zhang Ren didn't want to expose Jin Yiwei's identity, so he gently shook his head towards Liu Erbing.
This was not the first time that Liu Erbing cooperated with Zhang Ren, so he naturally understood and said nothing more.
Liu Erbing was a social cow, so he turned to the middle-aged woman with a mask on half of her face and said, "You must be the famous Zhenhai Building owner in the world, General Zhendong, right?"
The middle-aged woman shook her cloak, looked at Liu Erbing for a few times, and then asked, "Jin Yiwei?"
Liu Erbing nodded without hesitation and replied: "Junior Liu Erbing is a small flag officer of Jin Yiwei Zhenfu Division."
The middle-aged woman frowned and said, "I'm just a scumbag. I can't be called General Zhendong in front of the Jin Yiwei. I have something to do in Zhenhai Tower, so I won't bother you here."
The middle-aged woman obviously looked like she was rejecting people thousands of miles away, but she was still polite to a certain extent. Before leaving, she did not forget to follow Magistrate Zheng and Zhao Shannan and bow her hands.
As for the girl in the red dress, she naturally followed the middle-aged woman.
As soon as the people in Zhenhai Tower left, Zhao Shannan also chose to leave. Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to invite Zhang Ren to sit with him when he had time.
Magistrate Zheng also wanted to leave quickly. Firstly, his men suffered heavy casualties and he had a lot of matters to deal with when he returned. Secondly, he also wanted to go back early and bring back the exciting news of defeating the Japanese pirates. .
Just as Magistrate Zheng was about to leave, he was stopped by Liu Erbing: "Magistrate Zheng, there is no need to leave in a hurry. I still have some official matters that I need to discuss with you."
What business can Jin Yiwei discuss with people? In people's inherent impression, anyone who is called to discuss official matters by Jin Yiwei usually does not end well.
Magistrate Zheng carefully went through his life in his mind. Although he had done some morally wrong things, they were not serious and he would not be caught by the Jin Yiwei.
Although he didn't want to have anything to do with Jin Yiwei, Magistrate Zheng still frowned and said to Liu Erbing: "Shangguan has something to do, but please give me your instructions."
The county magistrate is an official seventh-rank official, and Liu Erbing's flag is only from the seventh rank. In terms of official position, Liu Erbing is half a rank lower than County Magistrate Zheng.
Moreover, Magistrate Zheng called Liu Erbing Shangguan, which was just a polite way of saying it. Who would have thought that Liu Erbing would become so proud?
I saw Liu Erbing grinning and saying: "It's easy to say, it's easy to say. There's nothing I can't say. It's just that the imperial court recently heard that there were Japanese pirates in Dengzhou, so it sent me and others to mobilize the coastal navy to guard this place." In this area, Weihaiwei will be specially established here in the future. As for the location selection, of course we need the cooperation of local officials like you, Magistrate Zheng."
After hearing this news, Magistrate Zheng was overjoyed. He immediately cupped his hands in front of Liu Erbing and said, "In that case, I will go back and look at the map, and I will definitely choose a suitable port."
Liu Erbing cupped his hands towards Magistrate Zheng again and said, "Then I'll trouble Magistrate Zheng."
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After Magistrate Zheng left, Zhang Ren gave Liu Erbing a thumbs up.
Liu Erbing was confused and asked, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Ren smiled and shook his head: "Of course I am praising you for your awesomeness!"
These words were definitely from Zhang Ren's heart. Zhang Ren had always felt that Liu Erbing was not very in tune with his work. Who would have thought that not only is his ability to do things better than before, but his temper is also more social than before.
At this time, a soldier in charge of cleaning the battlefield reported to Liu Erbinghui: "Your Majesty, two of the Japanese prisoners said that they were not Japanese pirates, but members of the Zhang family."
Liu Erbing asked quickly: "Where is it?"
The soldier pointed not far away: "It's right there."
Liu Erbing and Zhang Ren immediately followed the soldiers' directions and walked over.
All I saw was prostrate respectfully on the ground
With two men lying on their knees, Xu was quite frightened and is still trembling even now.
Liu Erbing stepped forward, cleared his throat and said, "You two, raise your heads."
The two men lying on the ground immediately raised their heads after receiving the order.
These two people were Zhang Erye and Zhang Lun. They originally wanted to take refuge with the Japanese pirates, but unexpectedly the situation turned around in the blink of an eye. The Japanese pirates who were arrogant and domineering a moment ago became lambs to be slaughtered in an instant. The Ming army had always had the habit of not killing prisoners, otherwise the father and son would have become dead souls by the sword.
Mr. Zhang hurriedly said: "I don't dare to deceive the official. We, father and son, are members of the Zhang family."
Liu Erbing turned to look at Zhang Ren and asked, "Your family?"
Of course Zhang Ren knew Mr. Zhang and Zhang Lun. When he was in the Zhang family, Mr. Zhang had a lot of gossip every day, and Zhang Lun was one of the people who took the lead in bullying him.
Although he didn't want to admit it, Zhang Ren still nodded.
Zhang Erye and Zhang Lun naturally recognized Zhang Ren. In the past, the father and son would not have known how to squeeze in when they saw Zhang Ren, but now they can only try their best to please Zhang Ren.
Zhang Lun forced out a smile: "Isn't this my younger brother? We haven't seen him for a long time. How are you doing?"
Mr. Zhang also said to Zhang Ren, "I was wondering who would come to relieve our family. I didn't expect you to come, my nephew. It's true that a hero comes out of a boy!"
The father and son began to praise Zhang Ren without any bottom line, almost praising Zhang Ren to the sky.
But their faces only made Zhang Ren feel disgusted.
He didn't want to look at the father and son anymore, so he turned his head to one side. By coincidence, he saw Zhang Ruanruan's body.
Although Zhang Ren didn't like Zhang Ruoruan either, he still asked: "Why did Zhang Ruoruan die here? If your family is not staying well at Tingtao Villa, what are you doing here?"
Of course, the father and son would not say that they came to seek refuge with the Japanese pirates, nor could they even say that they wanted to escape, but what else could they say? Say it and fight against the Japanese pirates? Let alone Zhang Ren, they themselves didn’t believe this.
The father and son murmured for a long time, but didn't say a word.
Zhang Ren guessed that something was wrong, so he shouted at Zhang Lun and asked, "Tell me! How did Zhang Ruanruan die?"
There was a hint of inner energy in Zhang Ren's voice. If ordinary people heard it, they would be extremely frightened, wishing they would have killed an ant if they had stepped on it as a child.
Moreover, Zhang Ren knew that although Zhang Lun was usually domineering, he was extremely timid at heart. If he wanted to ask anything, he would naturally use him as a breakthrough point.
Night rivers and lakes.
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