Xin Ci also frowned and pondered, but Qi Ning quickly changed the topic and said, "General Xin, I said that there are two things I want to make clear to you. ”

"Master Hou, please speak!"

"Do you know the origin of Mo Yanbai?"

Xin Ci showed a trace of doubt on his face, and said, "Shen Liangqiu said that this person used to be a soldier in the East China Sea Division, and later became a deserter, but the last general thought that this matter would not be so simple. The boat he brought was not an ordinary fishing boat, nor was it a cargo ship, and the group on board looked like they had been living at sea all year round, and they were not officers and soldiers, nor fishermen, so ..... There's only one possibility! ”

Qi Ning sighed: "General Xin is very wise, and he has already seen it. ”

"Master Hou, is this person really a bandit?" Receiving Qi Ning's acknowledgement, Xin Ci's face changed slightly.

Qi Ning took out an object from his arms, handed it to Xin Ci, and said, "Can General Xin know this thing?" ”

When Xin Ci saw that thing, he was even more surprised, and said in a lost voice: "This is ..... Black carp? ”

"It seems that General Xin really knows, so it's easy to say." Qi Ning said.

"Back then, the old marquis was preparing to build the East China Sea Division, and the emperor rewarded him with a lot of things, and this black jade black carp was one of them." Xin Ci Zhengse said: "The old marquis likes this thing very much, after the prince took over the post of the governor of the East China Sea, the old marquis gave this thing to the prince, that is also to hope that the prince can be peaceful, who would have thought .....!" He shook his head, but immediately asked, "Master Hou, where did you get this thing?" As far as the last general knows, most of the governors have always carried this thing on his body, and no one knows that he has this thing on his .....! ”

"That's the first thing I'm going to say to General Shin." Qi Ning said solemnly: "General Xin doesn't know, Mo Yanbai has a bandit in the East China Sea, called the Black Tiger Shark....!" ”

"It's him!" Xin Ci was taken aback: "How many days ago ......?" ”

"The black tiger shark is sick and hides on a lonely island to recuperate, which is also planned by Shen Liangqiu." A sneer appeared on Qi Ning's lips: "I believe this is also what he has planned a long time ago." The Governor was killed, and the dragons were leaderless, so he directed and acted in this scene, and I saw it with my own eyes, so if he made a great contribution, it increased the possibility that he would take over as the Governor of the Navy. ”

The corners of Xin Ci's eyes twitched, and he stopped talking.

The Black Tiger Shark had been in trouble with the East China Sea Division several times before, and the Water Division had been humiliated several times, although the East China Sea Division tried its best to control this matter and prevent these shames from spreading to the outside world, but Xin Ci was a high-level member of the Lantai Military Group, so he was naturally clear about this matter.

"I know that General Xin doesn't have a crush on the Black Tiger Shark." Qi Ning motioned for Xin Ci to sit down and speak, and after the two sat down, Qi Ning said: "Mo Yanbai and Shen Liangqiu used to have a hatred that did not share the sky, what kind of hatred is it, and now there is no time to elaborate, Shen Liangqiu is in a dilemma with the East China Sea Master, and its ultimate purpose is to let the Metropolitan Governor notice him, so that he can have the opportunity to sit down and talk with the Metropolitan Governor." ”

Xin Ci was stunned, but he instantly understood the key to it, and said: "The last general understands, he wants to raise his price and negotiate with the Grand Duke." Realizing something, he said in a low voice: "Master Hou, is it ..... Does the Black Tiger Shark want to accept Zhao'an? ”

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Exactly." In fact, before the Metropolitan Governor was killed, he had already had private contact with Mo Yanbai, and the black carp of Moyu was a token of the meeting between the Metropolitan Governor and Mo Yanbai. ”

"I see." Xin Ci nodded slightly and said: "Being able to surrender to the imperial court and avoid the disaster of the East China Sea is naturally excellent, but it's just .....!" ”

Qi Ning said, "General Xin, I know your worries. There have been many conflicts between the black tiger shark and the navy before, and some people still think that the black tiger shark killed the officers and soldiers, even if they surrender, I am afraid they will have to be punished. ”

Xin Ci said: "Master Hou is wise. In the past few years, the black tiger shark has gathered the bandits of the sea and mountains and gathered on the island, which has indeed formed a great threat to the imperial court, and if they can take the initiative to surrender, the imperial court will also be very happy. However, as the Hou Ye said, Mo Yanbai sent people to kill officers and soldiers, and the last general was only worried about .....! ”

"General Shin, I know what you said. The spies sent by the Black Tiger Shark were captured by Shen Liangqiu's people, and they were all beheaded and hung on wooden poles. Qi Ning said: "But those heads all disappeared overnight, and the officers and soldiers guarding the heads were killed, and the East China Sea Division has always thought that the black tiger shark did it." ”

Xin Ci frowned and said, "Isn't it?" ”

"It's not." Qi Ning said: "Those so-called pirate spies are actually people arranged by Shen Liangqiu, and the real culprit who snatched those first-level killers of the sailors is also Shen Liangqiu, his purpose in doing this is to make the prestige of the Metropolitan Governor discredited, and secondly, it is also to make people feel that the Metropolitan Governor will be depressed because of the black tiger shark." ”

Xin Ci's eyes showed a look of surprise and said, "That incident was done by Shen Liangqiu?" He clenched his fists and said angrily: "This person is really ruthless. ”

"Shen Liangqiu has already moved to kill the capital governor, and he has been arranging it." Qi Ning said: "His purpose is to obtain the position of the Governor of the Water Division. ”

Xin Ci groaned slightly, and finally said: "Master Hou, the black tiger shark is sincere, I don't know what Master Hou wants?" ”

"I was about to discuss with General Xin!"

"Since Mo Yanbai dares to come today, Master Hou must have already given him some promises." Xin Ci said: "Before the death of the Metropolitan Governor, he also handed over the black jade black carp to the black tiger shark, so naturally he was very concerned about the black tiger shark Toucheng, and the last general naturally had no opinion. ”

Qi Ning nodded and said, "If nothing else, the imperial court will naturally accept their surrender." However, after the final will of the imperial court, it should be necessary for General Xin to deal with this matter on the spot, and there are thousands of people under the Black Tiger Shark, once Zhao'an is recruited, it is natural to properly settle these people, what does General Xin think? ”

"If they surrender, you can give them silver taels, and you can also ask the local government in the East China Sea to allocate land to them, and how about sending them home to farm?" Xin Ci suggested.

Qi Ning thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "General Xin, although these people accept Zhao'an, in the final analysis, they don't really want to go back to their hometowns to farm and live a poor life of living and working in peace and contentment. You are the veteran general of the Navy, and you know the temperament of those people better than I do. ”

"Master Hou hit the nail on the head." Xin Ci immediately nodded and said: "These people are all jackals, even if they are sent back to their hometown, they may not be able to do their duty." ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "Although these people are a rabble, they have several benefits that are precious. ”

"What did Master Hou say?"

"They are very familiar with the waters of the East China Sea, and they are all proficient in water, and they are still reckless when they go to the sea, and they still have the courage to fight hard." Qi Ning looked at Xin Ci with a hint of a smile: "If you can make good use of it, it will be a force." ”

Xin Ci frowned slightly and said, "Does Master Hou want to incorporate these people into the water army?" This...... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. ”

"The East China Sea Army is the elite of the empire, and when recruiting sailors, it is also very strict." Qi Ning said: "They ordered and forbade it, if they really let that group of recruits and bandits enter the army to serve, they will definitely let that casual habit come in, and it is not an overnight thing to let them integrate into the navy." What's more, they were born as pirates, and the officers and soldiers of the navy looked down on them in their bones, and the two sides might not clash with each other in the future. ”

Xin Ci said: "What the Hou Ye said is extremely true. Feeling that Qi Ning seemed to have thought of a way back for these people, he asked: "Master Hou, I don't know how you think these people should be settled after they surrender?" ”

Qi Ning said: "How to settle it, we have to discuss it carefully when we go back." But if these people can still make great contributions to the court in the future, I hope that General Xin will be able to write to the court with me and treat them more kindly! ”

"Meritorious?" Xin Ci suddenly didn't understand.

Qi Ning hesitated for a moment before he said: "After this matter returns to the city, I will carefully plan with General Xin, I still have one more thing to do now, and I ask General Xin to deal with the aftermath here." ”

Xin Ci immediately got up and said, "If Master Hou has any orders, please speak." ”

"I'm going to go to that ship." Qi Ning groaned slightly, and then said, "Leave this matter to me to deal with!" ”

Xin Ci suddenly understood, and bowed deeply again.

Qi Ning came out of the cabin, the officials on the deck were in groups of three or five at this time, and they were talking in a low voice, seeing Qi Ning come out, the officials immediately quieted down, and at this time Xin Ci also followed out of the cabin, Qi Ning turned back to Xin Ci and said: "General Xin, you can take two warships back first, I'll go over there to have a look, and I'll go back soon." ”

"We're waiting here..... It's okay, the last general will obey the orders of the Hou Ye. He wanted to wait for Qi Ning to come along, but when he saw Qi Ning wink, he understood what Qi Ning meant, and immediately changed his tone.

Qi Ning didn't talk nonsense, only left Wu Dalin and a few other guards, got off the warship, and went straight to Mo Yanbai's boat, Xin Ci knew that Qi Ning didn't want people to be too busy here, so he immediately ordered the two transfer boats to return to the dock.

Shen Liangqiu was killed, and the officers and soldiers of the navy were leaderless, so they could only obey Xin Ci's orders at this time.

Qi Ning arrived at the side of the boat, boarded the boat, everyone on the boat had been instructed in advance, and when they saw Qi Ning boarding the boat, they all stood respectfully on the side, one of them came forward and saluted, Qi Ning asked in a low voice: "Where are the people?" ”

"Grass people Gu Haiqing, yes..... is the second master under the tiger master. The man was very respectful: "Master Hu has orders, no matter whether he can come back or not, when we see Hou Ye, we must obey Hou Ye's orders, and the person Hou Ye wants to see is in the cabin." ”

Qi Ning was dressed in brocade clothes and jade belts, and everyone here had also been instructed by Mo Yanbai in advance, Gu Haiqing, as the second leader, was second only to Mo Yanbai in the status of the bandits in the East China Sea, and he was also a very shrewd person, so he naturally knew that the young man who came on board the ship must be Jinyihou.

Jin Yihou nodded slightly, Gu Haiqing had already raised his hand to invite Qi Ning into the cabin, Qi Ning told Wu Dalin and the others to wait outside and enter the cabin by themselves, and Gu Haiqing and the others did not follow up.

A short section of the cabin walked out, there was a cabin on the left hand side, the wooden door opened, Qi Ning walked to the cabin door with his hands behind his back, only to see a slender figure standing in front of a window, with his back to this side, wearing a purple long dress, it was the woman who had just appeared at the bow of the boat.

Qi Ning entered the cabin, closed the door with his backhand, walked behind the woman lightly, stopped two steps away, put his hands behind his back, stared at the woman's back, and said straight to the point: "Shen Liangqiu has confessed everything, and he has also been corrected on the spot, I don't know what else Mrs. has to say?" ”

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