On this day, many generals in Dengzhou were resting, and suddenly heard the drums of the generals. Everyone hurriedly got up and went to the big tent with their whole bodies draped.

When everyone came together on the road, they all asked each other what was going on, but no one knew what was going on, so they beat the drum again. Everyone speculated that there should be news about Kong Youde's whereabouts.

When everyone signed up to enter the big tent, they saw Zhu Dadian and Gao Qiqian sitting in the tent talking, their expressions were quite calm, and they knew that there would be nothing major, so they all secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After everyone stood up, Zhu Dadian held up an official document and signaled to everyone and said: "Generals, this official has just received a letter from General Huang, which says that he did not intercept the traitor Kong Youde. ”

As soon as Zhu Dadian's words fell, everyone was surprised to talk. Zhu Dadian waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet and said: "Although General Huang did not intercept Kong Youde, he received news that Kong Youde was captured by another group of people, and his life and death are unknown. ”

Zu Dabi got up and said, "My lord, I don't know who has such a great ability to stop the traitor Kong Youde and them?" ”

Zhu Dadian frowned and said: "I am also puzzled, I only know that the person who intercepted Kong Youde is a group of pirates!" ”

When everyone heard this, there was another uproar! Only Liu Pei was like a mirror in his heart, but he also pretended to be surprised and talked to everyone together. Zhu Dadian handed the letter to the generals, and Liu Guozhu read the official document on behalf of the generals, and everyone understood what was going on!

It turned out that Huanglong had already assembled a large army in Changshan and Lushun to prepare to attack Kong Youde. But he waited left and right, Kong Youde just didn't come. Huang Long had no choice but to increase the intensity of the sentry. As a result, he searched for many fleeing soldiers of the rebels. They were all rebels who fell into the water and fled to the shore during the battle with Wu Yizhou. As a result, they didn't escape, they were all discovered and caught by Huanglong!

Unfortunately, these low-level soldiers didn't know what was going on, only that a group of pirates with black-backed skull flags had attacked them. As for the whereabouts of Kong Youde and other rebel leaders, they don't know at all! All they knew was that most of the ships had been captured by the pirates and were heading south. So Huang Long hurriedly sent official documents to Shandong and Beijing to inform them of the situation

Inform.

Zhu Dadian saw that everyone had finished listening to the official document and said, "Have you ever known who this pirate with a black background skull flag represents?" ”

Liu Zeqing hesitated for a moment and got up and said, "Report to your lordship, I have vaguely heard of it!" ”

Liu Pei's heart tightened when he listened to Liu Zeqing's words, for fear that he would be exposed, so he hurriedly pricked up his ears and listened carefully. I only heard Liu Zeqing say: "I once said that there is only one pirate with a black-bottomed skeleton flag on this sea, and it is called the Red-eyed Dragon King!" As for the true face of the Red-Eyed Dragon King, no one has ever seen it! I only know that he has suffered from eye diseases since he was a child, and his eyes can't see the wind or the light. So just buckle it in front of your eyes with a large piece of red crystal! I only heard that this person has great power at sea, and the rest is not very clear. ”

Liu Pei was relieved when he heard it. At this time, Zhu Dadian asked thoughtfully: "In that case, how can this pirate come forward to intercept the traitor's ship?" ”

Zhu Dadian's question is also unclear. Only Liu Pei said in his heart: "Of course I don't want Houjin to get the cannon casting technology!" ”

In fact, Liu Pei also knew that it was only a matter of time before Houjin obtained the cannon casting technology. Just like the Ming Dynasty always lost the battle, the Later Jin army invaded the Central Plains many times, capturing the people and craftsmen. Sooner or later, they will get the technology of casting cannons, and they are just delaying it.

In the moment when Liu Pei was distracted, everyone actually discussed it and came to a plausible conclusion. It's that the red-eyed dragon king himself is a pirate, so he is naturally greedy for money. Before Kong Youde fled from Dengzhou, he looted half of Shandong, and his purse was naturally very rich! They would definitely take this money with them when they fled, but they were known by the Red-Eyed Dragon King, so it was not surprising that they ambushed him halfway!

And this conclusion was actually approved by everyone, and even Liu Pei remembered that Kong Youde did carry a lot of money, and he couldn't help but feel a little complacent! It turned out that he just wanted to hinder the rise of Houjin, but he didn't want to have any unexpected gains!

Just when Zhu Dadian was discussing the Red Eyed Dragon King with everyone, in the imperial palace in Beijing, Emperor Chongzhen was also discussing Huanglong's official documents with several close ministers.

Emperor Chongzhen also frowned and asked, "I wonder who this pirate with a black-background skeleton flag is?"

He looks like a pirate! ”

However, the close ministers around him only know about the affairs of the DPRK and China, and where can they know about overseas affairs. So they all said that they didn't know who did it, but it was certain that Kong Youde would not take refuge in Tartar at present, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief! After all, someone took the initiative to take refuge in the Tartars, and the face of the court was not very good-looking!

But Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect at this time that if he hadn't disbanded Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the relevant information of the Red-eyed Dragon King would have been sent to his desk long ago! But Emperor Chongzhen did not have the slightest intention of repenting, but only ordered the ministers to collect news from all the provinces in the world.

At that time, the capital was Zhang Zhifa. Zhang Zhi published the word Shenghu, called Xiansong, a native of Zichuan, Shandong (now Zibonan, Shandong). In the twenty-ninth year of Wanli (1601), Jinshi. Wen Tiren was ousted because of his poor performance in government, and Zhang Zhifa became the first assistant.

After Zhang Zhifa returned from the palace, he immediately mobilized all his subordinates to search for news of the black-bottomed skull flag pirates. As a result, one of the housekeepers in his house asked to see him, saying that there was news to him.

This housekeeper is a foreign affairs housekeeper who is responsible for doing business for the Zhang family. Zhang Zhifa heard that he understood the details of pirates, so he summoned him to speak. After the butler entered the study and saluted, Zhang Zhifa asked, "Do you have any definite news of the pirates?" ”

The housekeeper bowed down and said, "Master, there is news, but it's mostly old news!" ”

Zhang Zhifa was a little unhappy when he heard it, but old news is better than not knowing. And he said, "Tell me and hear it."

The housekeeper said: "Two years ago, I went to Nanjing to buy a batch of silk, and a local shopkeeper and I were friends. I once talked about maritime affairs, and this person with a black-background skull flag is called the Red-eyed Dragon King! Legend has it that this person was born with a pair of red eyes, and he can see things at night! That's why he often leads pirates to fight at night, so he is invincible! Legend has it that this person once defeated the heir of Li Dan, a great man on the sea, and dominated the northern route of the Japanese kingdom. It is also said that this man has more than 100 warships and tens of thousands of pirates under his command! However, this man does not have a penchant for killing, nor does he like to plunder, but only likes to do business. So after he dominated the northern route, the sea calmed down. ”

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