On the stone bridge of the Governor's Palace, Hu Beizong looked at Guang Jiqi in front of him: "You said that this group of Japanese pirates was the work of Wang Zhi. What evidence is there?"
"There is no evidence, just intuition." Guang Jiqi said: "But this intuition should be close to ten."
"What do you say?" Hu Beizong asked.
"Because this group of Japanese pirates is completely different from the ordinary Japanese pirates we often encounter. I once told your Excellency that the Japanese sentiment raging along the coast today is nine times false and one is real. In other words, out of ten Japanese pirates, there are probably only One is a real Japanese who really came from Japan, and the other nine are just people who use the power of a fox to cover up the situation, and are just greedy for gold, silver, and silk."
"Actually, if you think about it, you can tell that even if the situation in Japan is unstable and a large number of wanderers have left their homes and wandered around, we and Japan are still far apart from each other by the sea. Crossing the sea is not an easy task now."
"After all, there are only a few Japanese people who can really go to China."
"But this group of Japanese pirates, although there are not many in number, are all genuine Japanese. Their average military quality is very high. Not to mention, the key point is that the strength of the leader is two times higher than the ordinary ronin warriors we see. The level is not the same. After this Japanese pirates came ashore, they did not attack the wealthy towns with the most oil and water. Instead, they came directly to my indifferent Shiping Guards Station to seek bad luck. It was clear that they were not too big a deal, or in other words they were. Want to cause a scene.”
"I even doubt that they even dare to come to Yingtian Mansion."
"And this is the challenge Wang Zhi issued to us."
Guang Jiqi talked eloquently, while Hu Beizong listened carefully. It was not until Guang Jiqi finished speaking that Hu Beizong asked: "Where do you start with the challenge letter?"
"Today's situation in the southeast, the biggest and most important thing is to end the Japanese pirate rebellion." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and said: "You and I know this, and Wang Zhi also knows it well."
"But in fact, most of the Japanese pirate attacks are caused by scabies. They are just causing nuisance along the coast. When the officers and soldiers arrive, they scatter."
"We don't have any good methods to deal with them, but they don't dare to push too far. Most of them just stop when they feel good."
"Although I don't want to admit it, this is a tacit understanding we have formed with each other under the current stalemate. We have no way to eradicate the Japanese pirates for the time being, so we can only limit the scope of the Japanese pirates' activities. If they are not too arrogant, we will Give them some space to move, and evacuate the people nearby to clear the country."
"But this time it's different."
"Wang Zhi seems to want to prove it to us."
"How much damage can Japanese pirates cause?"
"In other words, Japanese pirates who do not aim at money and focus on destruction can bring much losses to the Zhou Dynasty."
"This group of elite Japanese pirates wants to make Zhou's blood bigger."
Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and said seriously.
This is an obvious thing. After Guang Jiqi's analysis, things became clear.
Hu Beizong sighed after hearing this: "You are right, this is the card Wang Zhi played for us."
"How to deal with it is related to the face of the court."
Compromise is impossible. I, the emperor of Zhou Dynasty, guard the country. The king will die in the country. He will not cede land, pay compensation, and not make peace. I will swallow it with broken teeth.
Would he change his original intention because of a mere pirate?
impossible.
Unless there's an opium war.
But Wang Zhi did take action again. He chose to use Japanese pirates to break the situation. A small group of elite ronin warriors could easily defeat a large Zhou garrison. Their movements were erratic like ghosts. They wanted to find and annihilate this group of ronin. , the difficulty is indeed not small, but if these rogues cannot be dealt with, the imperial court will really lose face in the end.
"Actually." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and said softly: "The general has already thought of a way to deal with it."
"Really?" Hu Beizong was surprised: "What can we do?"
"Treat others in their own way." Guang Jiqi said slowly.
"How do you understand the way of a person?" Hu Beizong asked thoughtfully.
"Wang Zhi sent this group of elite warriors from Japan. They relied on nothing more than the fact that they had no father or king, abandoned their country and family, and were nothing more than desperadoes. Even if they all died on the land of China, no one would care. , On the contrary, it can greatly drain our blood." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and said: "But Japan has these elite warriors, don't we in China have martial arts masters who can compete with them?"
As soon as these words came out, Hu Beizong's eyes suddenly lit up: "I have always heard that there are real martial arts masters in the world, who can fly over roofs and walls, destroy monuments and rocks, but I have never had the opportunity to see them. Do you think Jiqi can find such a master? ?”
"With martial arts, China has been prosperous since ancient times, but there has always been a clear distinction between the rivers, lakes and temples. It is understandable that the Governor does not know."
"Actually, I do know some veterans in the world, not to mention those from far away, but those close to me, such as General Qiu Dayu. He is a lay disciple who was born in Shaolin and received the true inheritance from the head abbot. However, water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near. This Come and go, even if it's the Legend of Hongyan, ten days have passed, and we don't have that much time."
When Hu Beizong heard what Guang Jiqi said, he knew that Guang Jiqi must have had an idea in his mind, so he looked at him and said, "Don't try to hide it for me. If you have any ideas, just tell me immediately."
"It's not that the last general is cheating, but I want to ask the Governor to forgive the sins of the last general." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and said quietly.
"What crime do you have? The crime of losing the Shiping Guardhouse is not a crime of war. I will explain it to you. You don't have to worry." Hu Beizong said.
"It's not the crime of losing the Shiping Guardhouse." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and said quietly: "It's that I escaped from the Japanese pirates by luck this time, but I was seriously injured, hungry and tired, and finally fell to the ground In the wilderness.”
Hu Beizong couldn't help but sigh, but now that Guang Jiqi appeared in front of him, he must have met a noble person to help him.
Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and continued: "Just as the governor thought, I was saved."
"The people who rescued me were a man and a woman, both of whom were first-class martial arts masters. I asked them why they came to save me, but they told me instead that they were originally coming to kill me."
Hu Beizong couldn't help but exclaimed: "Really?"
How could there be such a strange thing?
He said he was going to kill him, but why did he finally come to his rescue?
"Who are they?" Hu Beizong continued to ask.
Guang Jiqi looked into Hu Beizong's eyes and uttered two words one after another: "Beehive."
Hu Beizong took a step back and looked at Guang Jiqi: "You, why did you get involved with those traitors?"
Japanese pirates are of course a serious concern for the imperial court, but Beehive's recent situation is not much better.
In other words, the Japanese pirates in the south, the beehive in the north, the southern Japanese pirates and the northern beehive, the two peerless prides, can be regarded as the two most troublesome existences for the court.
The Japanese pirates have always been a nuisance to the southeast, let’s not mention it for now, but the Beehive is an organization that has only started to become famous this year, and its presence has reached an extreme level for a while.
First, he killed Zhou Haitian, the Minister of Household Affairs, and then caused trouble in Luocheng, which made Long Yan furious and sent the Jinyi Guard envoy to deal with it. During this period, many things happened, although on the surface, the envoy Lu Yuan escaped unscathed. , went back smoothly and rewarded according to merit, but as far as Hu Beizong knew, the details were still a bit complicated.
However, hives have always been more active in the north, so why did they suddenly come to the south?
"This is the reason why the Governor should forgive me in advance." Guang Jiqi took a look and said: "As the Governor knows, the Beehive has always been active in the north. The reason why we encountered these Beehive assassins in the south is, It’s because Wang Zhi has extended an olive branch to many forces this time and wants to use all his connections and strength to play this big game of southeastern China.”
"The hive is one of the chess pieces he uses."
"According to what those assassins said, Wang Zhi submitted an assassination list to Hive. On this list, all the officials and generals from the southeastern provinces were listed, with prices clearly marked for sale."
"Not only are the names of my subordinates on this list, but the name of the Governor is also on the list!"
"How brave!" Hu Beizong couldn't help but slapped the bridge pillar angrily: "How dare they..."
However, Hu Beizong immediately realized that Beehive dared to kill even Zhou Haitian. After stroking the tiger's beard, he would be more proficient in stroking it again.
Hive might actually dare.
"In this case." Hu Beizong's attitude softened: "So, you have fallen into their hands. Instead of killing you, they treated your injuries and sent you here?"
Hu Beizong didn't want to lose money. After all, this thing sounded a bit fantasy. It was probably equivalent to the weasel not only paying New Year greetings to the chicken, but also carrying a basket of millet in his left hand and a basket of carrots in his right hand. In short, he not only seemed to be kind-hearted, but also polite. Also extremely thoughtful.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. When Hu Beizong said this, he suddenly thought of something. He looked at Guang Jiqi: "So the helper you mentioned..."
"Yes." Guang Jiqi nodded and said: "The general has asked them for help, and they have promised the general that if there is really a need to fight against the Japanese pirates in the future, they will help the general."
"Absurd!" Hu Beizong shouted angrily.
"The general also feels ridiculous, but the situation forces them to not kill the general. Perhaps they hope that the general will bring them greater benefits, but the general really believes that they are not just simple hive rebels."
Saying this, Guang Jiqi took out a small token from his waist and handed it to Hu Beizong: "Sir, look at what this is."
Hu Beizong took it and took a look, and couldn't help being surprised.
This is a small brass token, no more than the size of a palm. On the front is written the four characters "Bei Zhen Fu Si", and on the back is the "Unobstructed Access to the Imperial City" and "Hundred Households Xue Ling Cross".
"What is this?" Hu Beizong couldn't help but trembled.
Of course he knew that this was Jin Yiwei's token.
But how could Jin Yiwei's token be in Guang Jiqi's hands?
"This was given to me by one of the female assassins. She told the general that she was the secret sentinel planted by the Jin Yiwei in the hive." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and said, "For this reason, she gave this order As a token, let me show it to the Governor."
"Secret whistle." Hu Beizong murmured: "Is it the secret whistle of Jin Yiwei?"
"Yes, the matter has come to this. The governor must stop if he breaks, and if he continues, there will be chaos." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong and said quietly: "Do you allow me to use the power of the Hive Assassin to deal with Wang Zhixia's attack this time? This move."
Hu Beizong repeatedly looked at the token in his hand and murmured: "Xue Ling, Xue Ling, could this Xue Ling be the Xue Ling I know?"
"What a nonsense, what a shame."
"If you go back and see that female assassin, let her come and see me if she has a chance."
Guang Jiqi had never heard of the name Xue Ling. After all, all ladies were raised in a boudoir. Guang Jiqi had heard of Xue Ping's name, but he really didn't know much about Xue Ping's daughter.
"The matter of borrowing the power of the hive." Guang Jiqi looked at Hu Beizong.
Hu Beizong raised his hand: "That's right, if something happens, I will be responsible."
"However, you must also issue a military order."
"No problem!" Guang Jiqi said happily.
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The building boat has docked at the dock of Yingtian Mansion. This building boat - in fact, this building boat has been given a different name by Fang.
It's called a wide area silent number.
Although the name is very difficult to pronounce, because it was Fang Bi's decision, not many people raised objections.
Xue Ling did not get off the boat.
She just sat on the roof of the boat and watched the traffic going back and forth.
"Did you give the token to Guang Jiqi?" Fang Bie looked at Xue Ling and asked.
"Yes." Xue Ling nodded: "Otherwise, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back alive."
After all, colluding with the remnants of the hive is truly a serious crime.
But working undercover with the Jin Yiwei in Remnants of the Hive is another story.
Xue Ling's current identity is also different from that of the little girl who ran to Xiaohun Inn. Although only half a year has passed, due to her outstanding performance in the Luo City operation, Xue Ling has now become an officially listed Jin Yiwei. Undercover, and can follow the powerful rising stars of other hives everywhere.
After truly crossing the clear path, especially after both parties knew Xue Ling's identity, for the time being, Xue Ling's special identity became an existence that no one would take the initiative to touch.
After all, this is a very rare communication channel.
Normally, there is no way to do it even if you want to.
"You really mean it." Fang Bie said with a sigh.
At the same time, he looked at the surging river water.
"I heard that the Qinhuai Painted Boat in Yingtian Mansion is very famous. Do you want to go and sit down together tonight?"
"Is this an invitation?" Xue Ling looked at Fang Bie: "How many people are there?"
Xue Ling is still very sensitive to a few people.
"Can't we all go?" Fang Bie said slowly.
Xue Ling's face instantly darkened.
"Then I won't go."
Don't burst out laughing.
Xue Ling pursed her lips slightly: "Asshole."
