"Didn't this king say that he would send someone to continue the investigation? Don't worry, you will definitely exterminate these pirates and give you a peace! After Qu Ping finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Wang Yuanwai, and ordered everyone to get on the boat and prepare to set off.

Zhao Chengzhang asked Qu Ping in a low voice: "Lord Wang, are you really gone?" ”

"Didn't you make it clear enough?"

Zhao Chengzhang has relatives in his heart, and the prince must be angry with himself. Pirates are rampant here, it is their own dereliction of duty, this is gone, not only did not solve the pirates, but also disappointed the people of Liuqiu Island who had just defected to the imperial court, how can this be good?

Zhao Chengzhang also wanted to persuade Qu Ping again, and Qu Ping had already ordered to set sail.

Xiao Lu saw that Zhao Chengzhang was anxious, so she said, "Lord Zhao, don't worry. I'll give you an analogy, if the fly bites the meat and leaves, it's hard for you to find it, but if you leave the meat where it is, the fly will definitely come back. ”

Zhao Chengzhang patted his thigh and said, "It's still the princess who understands the prince!" Then he looked at Qu Ping with a look of adoration and said, "Lord, is this the truth?" ”

Qu Ping was noncommittal, and said expressionlessly: "This is not what I said. Chengzhang, you have been in Jinghai for a few years, and you still swore to me that there were no pirates on the sea. Tell me, what is the matter with these fifty or sixty thief ships and seven or eight hundred pirates? ”

Zhao Chengzhang said with a bitter face: "Lord Wang, I have traveled so many times on this sea, and I really haven't met him. I asked the coastal states and counties, and they all said that they were safe and sound in their respective jurisdictions. ”

"It's a face glare!" Qu Ping scolded, "It looks bright on the surface, but the filth inside is a mess!" This matter must not be simple, you have to dig deeper! ”

Zhao Chengzhang had never seen Qu Ping so angry, so he bowed his head and agreed: "Yes, Lord Wang." ”

Xiao Lu saw Qu Ping angry and persuaded: "You can't blame Lord Zhao for this, no matter how good the rice is, there may be a hidden grain in it." In my opinion, the kings and others of Liuqiu Island are also careful to hide. It stands to reason that when they expressed their obedience to the jurisdiction of the imperial court the day before, they should have spoken out about their difficulties, why did they wait for the East Window incident to seem to know that the fire burned their eyebrows? ”

Qu Ping said angrily: "Where is this Rice Valley, it's just rat, you can't clean it up!" ”

Qu Ping had long felt strange, Wang Yuanwai didn't talk about pirates for a long time, was he afraid of pirates, or did he deliberately hide and cover up?

What kind of bear-hearted leopard gall did the pirate eat to dare to blatantly commit adultery under his own eyelids? A pirate gang of seven or eight hundred people should already be a powerful force, why has Zhao Chengzhang never heard of it?

Aren't the adults of Quanzhou, Fuzhou, the closest to Liuqiu Island, knowing? Could it be that these pirates are only operating around the island of Liuqiu? However, they even dared to rob foreign ships, and it was impossible for foreign ships to leave the rich Song Dynasty in their own country, and instead go to the remote Liuqiu Island to trade.

If you think about it, there must be a big secret hidden under this matter.

Since he was bumped into by Qu Ping, he would definitely not let it go, not to mention that this matter took the initiative to bump into himself.

Zhao Chengzhang admitted that he was derelict in his duties, and the most important thing now is how to save and make amends.

Zhao Chengzhang blamed himself: "After this incident, I will definitely personally ask the emperor for guilt." ”

There is still a long way to go in the future, Qu Ping didn't want to put too much pressure on Zhao Chengzhang, and said, "Okay, I don't blame you." These pirates have been able to hide from you for so many years, either by hiding themselves or by having a huge protective umbrella. Wait and see the show! ”

Zhao Chengzhang secretly swore in his heart that he must completely wipe out these pirates, return a peace along the coast, and also return his own Jinghai Division to a correct name.

Pirates, like bandits, originally originated from the local population, either as traitors, or without enough food, or because they were lazy to eat, in short, they wanted to make money quickly, be happy, and show off their might. In addition to the most basic robbery activities for a living, they sometimes rebelled against the government and robbed local tyrants.

Pirates, also known as pirates, pirates, bandits, island bandits, green guests, and so on.

The beginning of the Central Plains Haikou originated from the great maritime uprising led by Sun En and Lu Xun in the last years of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, from 398 AD to 411 AD, which lasted 13 years, and it is said that there were nearly a million pirate armies, of course, there must be a lot of water. Their footprints not only set foot in inland rivers, but also spanned the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, which were magnificent and rampant.

In the past, ships were generally small and could not withstand wind and waves, so the range of pirates was naturally limited. With the development of science and technology, the increasing size of sea ships, pirates also have a substitute tool to set foot in the open sea. The most famous ones are Fang Guozhen at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Wang Zhi in the Ming Dynasty, Deng Zhilong in the late Ming Dynasty, Zhang Baozai in the Qing Dynasty, etc.

Eight huge ships sailed at sea for two days, and they were almost at Penghu Island. Qu Ping estimated that the timing was about the same, so he ordered the fleet to turn around and return to the river.

Zhao Chengzhang didn't dare to ask, guessing that it should be a trick to lure the snake out of the hole.

Twenty miles northwest of Liuqiu, forty ships of various sizes are sailing towards Liuqiu.

In front of the deck of a large ship in the middle, stood two sturdy, slightly similar men in their forties, they were shirtless, one of them had a strange tattoo on his body, and two sea dragons extended from his back to his arms, which looked very terrifying. On the other hand, a moray eel was tattooed, which was extremely ugly.

The two people tattooed with moat and moray eel are the brothers Zheng Guang and Zheng Qing mentioned by Wang Yuanwai.

Zheng Qing stared viciously in the direction of Liuqiu, and said, "Big brother, I said a long time ago that these people are unreliable, and they dare to pay so much safety fees every month, and they dare to look at us!" "Flying Library

"Thankfully, we kept an eye on it and planted a brother on the island." Zheng Guang spoke in a calm voice, just listening to him, it would definitely be difficult to connect with the vicious dragon behind him. However, the dog that bites people does not bark, and no one who has seen Zheng Guang is ruthless dares to speak to him loudly.

"Those people plan to defect to the Song Dynasty in order to use the strength of the Song army to exterminate us, who knows that the Song Dynasty fleet will ignore them at all. Hahaha! I really laughed at it! Zheng Qing laughed so much that his face was trembling, "Now that the fleet of the Song Dynasty is determined to go away, their wishful thinking is empty, see if I wait to go to the island and don't kill those people!" Big brother, why do you say that no one has established power on the island? ”

"Who dares? Isn't that just a bird? Sooner or later it will be swallowed by a powerful country! It's better to be wasted like this, and everyone can still compete for the head snake! ”

"Really? Hey, it's good that Brother Li didn't disappear back then, let's be the emperor of the soil on this Liuqiu Island, and we can have a good time together! Zheng Qing laughed.

Zheng Guang said: "Don't talk so far. My eyelids are jumping this morning, there will be no accident, right? ”

Zheng Qing said: "Big brother, don't you say that the main purpose of the Song Dynasty fleet this time is to cruise the countries of the South Seas, and it will not stop longer in the place where the bird does not." I also heard them complain in private, saying that the prince used the imperial court treasure boat to satisfy his own selfish desires and take his family to enjoy the mountains and rivers! ”

Zheng Guang said: "Although the master has gone away, we will avoid him in the future." I have heard that the fall of the Kingdom of Jin is mostly due to him. ”

"So powerful? When we brothers were together, where did we meet today's good times? At that time, everyone wanted to on Da Song's head. You say, the day has become too fast, rain when you say it's raining, and it's sunny when you say it's sunny! Zheng Qing said indignantly.

Zheng Guang sighed: "Yes, otherwise you and my brother would not be exposed to the wind and sun on this sea today." ”

Zheng Guang remembered in his heart the days when he was happy with dozens of brothers, when everyone was the first to say "righteousness", as long as they called "big brother", thousands of troops came to see each other. It's a pity that it has become Nanke's dream.

As soon as the ship docked, the Zheng Guang brothers rushed ashore with hundreds of pirates, brandishing knives and guns, and shouting strangely.

When the people in the vicinity saw this group of pirates, they were so frightened that they left their heavy objects and fled.

"Run for what? Let grandpa be close to you! Zheng Qingwei shouted with a smile, "Big brother, let's go directly to those guys who eat inside and out!" ”

The island is also close to the port of the city is more prosperous, and the rich and noble families live in the center of the street, just to facilitate trade with Haikou.

It can be said that whoever controls the port controls the lifeblood.

When Wang Yuanwai heard that the Zheng Guang brothers had come to the island, he hurriedly packed up the gold and silver, brought his family members, and was guarded by several family members, and took refuge in the depths of the island.

"Boss Chen, run, don't clean up!" Wang Yuanwai passed by the gate of Boss Chen, and did not forget to kindly remind him.

Boss Chen didn't have time to put on his hat, carrying a large bag of gold and silver treasures on his shoulders, followed behind Wang Yuanwai, and hurriedly fled.

A group of people hurriedly ran towards the east side of the street, but they didn't know that dozens of people with big knives on their shoulders jumped out of the east, and they were ruffian, and unceremoniously waved their knives to block everyone's way.

"Don't be busy, the two of us will be here soon, and we have something to tell you!" The leader said.

It turns out that they are also pirates, and they usually wander around the island, and people think they are ordinary ruffians.

The king's secret outside is bad, and there are pirates on the island, no wonder they can know everything. Wang Yuan was holding money outside, and when people were not paying attention, the cat was about to slip into the corner alley.

I didn't know that after running for a few dozen steps, I crashed head-on into the arms of a big man.

The man carried the collar of the king's coat and snickered: "There is really a way in heaven for you not to go, and there is no door for hell for you to break into." With such a wide avenue, you want to crash into Lao Tzu's arms towards the alley! ”

Wang Yuanwai heard that the voice was a little familiar, and when he looked down and slanted his face, his heart was about to break.

"Hero...... Eldest brother...... Zheng Dangjia...... You...... How did you get here...... Don't say a word...... "The king is incoherent in foreign languages."

This person is Zheng Qing, who led people from the flank to outflank him.

"Didn't I come to tell you personally?" Zheng Qing took Wang Yuanwai and threw him back into the street, shouting to everyone, "Folks! Don't be afraid! My eldest brother and I just came to ask a few people for an explanation, and the others went back to their own homes, don't hang out outside, and don't get in the way of Lao Tzu's eyes here, otherwise Lao Tzu's knife won't grow eyes!"

The Zheng brothers just talked to a few people with heads and faces on the island, and other inconsequential people listened to Zheng Qing's words, and they were grateful.

Zheng Guang came over from behind at this time with a calm mind, and threw several famous and surnamed characters such as Boss Chen, who had just been arrested, next to Wang Yuanwai.

Wang Yuanwai and the few people in front of him, you look at me, I look at you, and my heart is miserable. A few days ago, I talked to the important officials of the Great Song Dynasty about accepting the control of the Great Song Dynasty, as if they would soon be able to become officials and make a fortune, but I didn't expect that today they all became prisoners of Zheng Guang's pirate gang.

"Tell me, what did you do behind my back?" Zheng Guang pulled a bench from the side of the street, sat down with a golden knife, and said with Xiao Kill in a calm tone.