Chapter 425: Luo Junshou's Choice
The county guard's surname is Luo, and he was taken aback when he heard this, and his first thought was to suspect that Rong Sleeping Crane was euphemistically forcing himself to join the Gaomi Palace?
But then I thought about it, if the grievances between Tortoiseshell Island and Han Pan were reported to Chang'an three years ago, and I, the county guard, must be judged for "ineffective governance", then how could Rong Sleeping Crane, who had been a bandit, be able to please him?
The Meng clan would definitely simply say that the Gongsun clan was simply occupying the island as the king with the support of the scheming Gaomi Palace, so the repeated extermination of Nanfeng County was in vain, and he couldn't help but let him sit on the money for dozens of years!
Luo Junshou was not sure of the intention of accommodating the sleeping crane, and hesitated for a while before he tentatively said: "It takes a lot of money for the sailor to dispatch, because the imperial court has limited funds in recent years, so it is true that there are some days when there are no frequent patrols at sea. However, no one has reported such things to the yamen recently...... So the lower officials don't know much about this, I don't know if the king of the county can give me some advice?"
Rong Sleeping Crane smiled: "Adults don't have to worry! Xiao Wang grew up in Nanfeng County, is it still unclear about the rule of adults? Nanfeng County and Zuo Jin, of course, there are no bandits." But ......"
He showed a strange look and said, "This time we went south, not long into the sea, but we met a pirate who took the initiative to rob the ship, fortunately was repelled by the ship's guards, captured a few people, and also drove their two clippers to the county, oh, those two ships, at this time still in the harbor!"
"Is there such a thing?!" Luo Jun Shou was stunned, and hurriedly said, "I don't know if the county king, the marquis, and the county lord have ever been injured?"
"Not really. Rong Sleeping Crane waved his hand and said kindly, "But my cousin has been in Chang'an for a long time, and he has always thought that the world is peaceful, so he was very surprised by this kind of thing, but it took Xiao Wang a few days to appease him." As for the county lord of Kangzhao, the granddaughter of Old Lady Sheng, she is naturally an extraordinary woman, and when she saw that those bandits were taken down, she didn't take it seriously. ”
Li Shengxu, who closed his eyes and recuperated, felt very faceless when he heard this, and opened his eyes to defend himself: "Chang'an has always said that after General Zhou swept the sea area back then, there were no more bandits and bandits on the sea! After the disappearance of Duke Huan a few years ago, all coastal waters were strictly investigated by the bandits, and how many times did the left of Bishui County be grated! In this case, we were actually found by the bandits, and the Marquis Ben was so surprised that the officials in that place were doing what to eat?!
"Cousin, of course, he won't be afraid of those outlaws. Rong Sleeping Crane casually reassured, then picked up the tea in his hand and sipped it slowly.
His attitude was leisurely, but the Luo County Shou in his right hand was in a hurry: "Since the King of Mizhen County and his entourage have encountered pirates not long after entering the sea, they did not immediately go to the local official office to question them, and even after arriving in the county seat yesterday, they did not immediately send someone to the yamen to report to the official...... But at this moment, taking the opportunity to travel together, what is the purpose of talking about this?"
Because Luo Junshou didn't know about the discord between the father and son of the Gaomi Palace, he couldn't have imagined that the bandits were sent by the Gaomi King, but he suspected the Meng family, "When the identity of the county king was revealed before, it was rumored that the Meng family reacted very violently, and the Gaomi King didn't know how many concessions to make in private, so he ended the matter on the scene." After all, when the king of Mizhen and his party first arrived in Chang'an, it is said that they were valued by the Meng family, and even several girls of the Sheng family were named county lords, which was also the grace of the queen mother and queen. In this case, after the life story of King Mizhen was revealed, the Meng family was disgraced. ”
"Could it be that he is a member of the Meng clan and has a grudge, so he sent someone to intercept and kill him halfway?"
Although he didn't know that Rong Sleeping Crane was actually the famous "Crow Slaughter" in the waters around Nanfeng County, he knew that Sheng Lanci had a lot to do with Hawksbill Island.
In this way, when Rong Sleeping Crane went north before, he was the eldest son of the Sheng family, and he was accompanied by Sheng Lanci's sweetheart and baby Sheng Weiqiao, and he took the sea route, how could Sheng Lanci not ask for a group of skilled bandits with Tortoiseshell Island to be his two children?
After all, whether it was General Zhou's sweep of the Seven Seas or the disappearance of Huan Guanlan, Nanfeng County, which was far away from Chang'an and had always been considered a deserted place, was the least affected.
In this way, the Gongsun clan of Tortoiseshell Island was originally a group of top-notch pirates in the Seven Seas.
Especially since they only experienced the big scene of Han Pan's joint raid three years ago, the defeat and retreat to the tortoiseshell island, and then the joint imperial court sailors ambushed Han Pan and successfully took revenge through various tricks.
"Wait!" Luo Junshou pondered, and suddenly noticed something, "The king of Mizhen County said that he had captured a prisoner, and he said that he had captured two ships, and he also specifically said that the ships were parked in Nanfeng County, ......?"
The boat is not a sedan chair, and you can get it away if you shout with great strength.
In particular, the clippers used by the pirates were often specially remodeled according to the standards of convenience for plundering. Rong Sleeping Crane's words have actually clearly told Luo County Shou that the people under him are not simple, and they can immediately get started with unfamiliar ships, and they can also drive back to Nanfeng County for thousands of miles.
Then the hidden meaning of this is very clear: he wants to take advantage of this attack to make a big fuss so that he can co-opt the bandits!
"With Sheng Xinzhang's relationship with Tortoiseshell Island, there is no need for the county king to tell me about this!" Luo Junshou thought quickly, "After all, if you want to recruit Hawksbill Island, Sheng Xinzhang's words are more effective than mine." But the county king still told me, ...... this?"
He couldn't help but secretly regret that when Rong Sleepy Crane was the heir of the Sheng family in Nanfeng County before, although he admired him very much, and even had the idea of recruiting him as a son-in-law, but at that time, he only saw that this person was a son of a powerful family, and as the magistrate of a county, he naturally had to put up the shelf between his predecessors and local officials.
So much so that he did not have a deep understanding of Rong Sleeping Crane's temperament.
At this point, I can't immediately grasp his mind.
However, I thought about it that the reason why I accompanied him to Lingxi Mountain was because of the presence of Yichun Hou, and it was also a good thing that he didn't have too close contact with Rong Sleeping Crane at that time, especially if he didn't really marry his daughter to him.
Otherwise, wouldn't he be tied to the ship of King Gaomi in a daze?
Luo Junshou was full of thoughts, and said secretly, "This county king specifically told me about this, there must be a place that wants to use me and win me over." But what?"
After all, this county guard came out of the Jiangnan clan, although he has been in Nanfeng County for all these years and has not been able to enter the court, but his vision has not been low since he was a child, and he has been thinking and meditating for a moment at this moment, and he is a spirit, "Could it be that his target is not only the Gongsun clan of Tortoiseshell Island, but ...... Pirates throughout the Seven Seas?!"
If this is the case, even if Rong Sleeping Crane recruits An Tortoiseshell Island extremely smoothly, and even after the Gongsun clan comes ashore, they are willing to fight for him to the death, but even if the Gongsun clan is one of the top pirate forces in the Seven Seas, it is only one of them!
They don't have the ability to suppress the bandits of the entire Seven Seas...... In that case, not to mention that the old sea lord of Gongsun would not have died under Han Pan's raid at all, and the Gongsun clan would not have claimed the king and hegemony near Nanfeng County, and would have already ruled the seven seas!
Therefore, if Rong Sleeping Crane's target is the bandits of the entire Seven Seas, then the convenience that the Sheng family can provide him is definitely not enough, but there is a place where Luo Junshou needs to help: this kind of thing is impossible without the imperial court sailor.
Although Rong Sleeping Crane is the king of the county, he has no substantive position and has no right to meddle in local affairs, especially sensitive army movements. If he wanted to do this, he would definitely not be able to come forward......
Thinking of this, Luo Junshou groaned: "There is no need to say the talent of this county king, since ancient times, how many champions have been killed by real swords? The problem is the battle for the big position, it is not trivial, the Meng family has the protection of the queen mother, has been in business for many years, and it is also a big tree with deep roots!"
In case he stands on the wrong team, in the future, Rong Sleeping Crane will fall with King Gaomi, let alone return, and he should be thankful if he is not liquidated!
Luo Junshou was born in the Jiangnan clan, and the Luo family's heritage in Jiangnan is comparable to that of the Gao family.
just didn't want to get involved in the rights and wrongs of the court, he had only stayed in Nanfeng County for many years, otherwise with his family background, it would be impossible to be stuck in the position of the county guard for many years.
After thinking about it for a while, he frowned and said in his heart, "My family is not a small family, I am a serious Jinshi, and I am already in the county guard, just wait for King Gaomi and the Meng family to fight to the death, and there is no risk of standing in line when entering the court, and I can go further." In that case, why take the risk?"
As for saying that if it is King Gaomi who wins in the future, whether Rong Sleeping Crane will hate him for today's prevarication, Luo Junshou is not afraid, he is a person with a family background, and the Luo family is a real famous family in Jiangnan, which can be described as deep-rooted and not so active.
In particular, everyone knows that Rong Sleeping Crane used to be Xie Yuan of Nanfeng County, and he was a student of Luo County Shou in name.
Even if he was cut off after he resumed his status as a disciple of the clan, in the eyes of the world's scholars, if he targeted Luo Junshou, he would still be criticized.
If Rong Sleeping Crane is a narrow-minded stunned young man, Luo Junshou will have a headache, will he be retaliated against regardless of when the time comes.
The problem is that Rong Sleeping Crane is obviously not, for this kind of "reasonable", knowing the stakes, and not being easily impulsive, Luo Junshou feels that in the future it will be nothing more than to do low-mindedness, pay a certain price and so on to reconcile, even if it really can't be reconciled, at most the career will be suppressed, it is more bumpy, how is it better than rashly throwing yourself into a court battle that is not sure if you lose and die.
Luo Junshou thought so, so he said euphemistically: "I didn't expect the county king, the marquis, and the county lord to encounter such a thing on the way! Those thieves are really bold! After returning to the government this time, the lower officials will definitely write to the court to inform them of this matter!"
He only said that he would tell the court, but he didn't say anything else, obviously wanting to stay out of the matter, and not say a word more.
Rong Sleeping Crane was not disappointed when he saw this, he only smiled, changed the topic, but discussed with him about the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, and Luo Junshou was secretly taken aback when he saw this: "What does this mean?
After pondering repeatedly in his heart, he was a little distracted, and after a while, he reacted and said: "The king of the county went south this time, but did he stay in the south of the Yangtze River? ”
Rong Sleeping Crane looked at him and smiled slightly: "It's a shame to say that when you go north and south, Xiao Wang is in a hurry, but he has no chance to wander in the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River and appreciate the intoxicating scenery of its lakes and mountains." ”
After a pause, he continued, "But when I was in Chang'an before, I had a chance to meet Gao Shaoyang, the grandson of the Marquis of Wu'an and the son of the Jiangnan Wang clan...... So I just know a little bit about it!"
Luo Jun Shou thought for a moment when he heard this, and his expression suddenly stiffened a little.