As the sun set, Jiang Mantian was already on Haifeng Island at the moment.

Standing on the edge of the cliff and looking out at the west, Jiang Mantian's expression was still calm and calm, but in the depths of his eyes, there was a chill that could not be concealed.

A slight sound of footsteps sounded behind him, Jiang Mantian didn't look back, and soon a voice sounded behind him: "Sir, I just got the news that Shen Liangqiu is dead, and the head is in the East China Sea Division Camp." ”

The corners of Jiang Mantian's eyes jumped slightly, but his voice was still calm and abnormal, and he said lightly: "The embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in the anthill, and our years of hard work were ruined on Shen Liangqiu. Shaking his head, he sighed lightly: "Stupid, stupid." ”

"He's not too stupid, it's just that his opponent is too smart." The man behind him said in a shrill voice, not without sarcasm: "Didn't Sir not expect such a result. ”

Jiang Mantian turned his head, but it was the Ghost King standing behind him.

The ghost king is short in stature, with a snow-white baby-faced mask on his face, which looks very infiltrating, and the light of the setting sun shines on the snow-white mask, adding to the weirdness and gloom.

Behind the ghost king, there was another person following, burly, but wearing a mask like a smiling Buddha on his face, at this time, he took two steps forward, also looking in the direction of the coast, and said softly: "Mr. Jiang, Qin Yuege escaped with injuries, and he will inevitably notify the East China Sea Division, they got the news, logically speaking, they should immediately launch a pursuit, but it is almost dark, and the water ghosts sent out have not sent any news so far, which is a little strange." ”

"Master Lu, it's not strange to say it's strange." The ghost king let out a strange laugh: "Shen Liangqiu is dead, the East China Sea division has no leader, Xin Ci has left the East China Sea for more than ten years, even if he takes over the military power of the water division, if he wants to mobilize the warship, I am afraid it will take some time." ”

Lu Shanghe looked at Jiang Mantian and asked, "Mr. Jiang, do you think the sailor will really chase in the direction of the South Seas?" ”

Jiang Mantian didn't answer easily, and after a little hesitation, he bowed his head and said: "The Jiang family has always traded with Nanyang, and they are extremely familiar with the route to Nanyang, and the sailors are naturally clear about this, and they will definitely think that Jiang has only one way to Nanyang." ”

"It will take a few months to get to Nanyang." The Ghost King said: "Third Master Jiang has been heading south with the fleet, but can the materials on the ship support them to reach the South Seas?" ”

"It started in a hurry, and although the fleet had made preparations, the supplies had not been fully replenished." Jiang Mantian frowned slightly and said, "The supplies on the ship will last for more than twenty days at most." ”

Lu Shanghe said: "The naval division's warships are not much faster than the merchant ships, and they are not familiar with the routes of the South Seas, the sea is vast, as long as they avoid the near sea, the sailors will not really chase all the way to the South Seas." ”

"The sailor nailed the target to that fleet, and I happened to use that fleet as cover." Jiang Mantian sneered: "As long as the sailor can't find the fleet, he will definitely think that we have gone to the South Seas and will not really keep chasing after him." When the sailors retreated, the fleet would naturally go to the warehouse to replenish supplies. ”

Lu Shanghe sighed: "Mr. Jiang took precautions and hoarded a large number of materials in the warehouse, which seems to be really clever now. He shook his head and sighed again: "It's a pity that Mr. Jiang still despises Qi Ning too much after all." ”

Jiang Mantian said: "I overestimated Shen Liangqiu and underestimated Qi Ning, and I didn't expect Qi Ning to find out the truth so quickly." As long as the body of the Shentai Burning Lin can be buried at sea smoothly today, all the problems will be solved, but I didn't expect that this last step would be missing, and the success would fall short. ”

Lu Shanghe sneered: "Mr. Jiang, although Qi Ning is young, he is cunning. If it weren't for him, Lu would have controlled the beggar gang, just because he intervened sideways, causing Lu to fall short.....! ”

The ghost king put his hands behind his back and said in a shrill voice: "As far as I know, when this Jinyi Hou was still the son of the world, his brain was dull, and he rarely went out, and he had very little experience, why is this Jinyi Hou now completely different from what I know?" ”

"This news is not fake." Jiang Mantian said: "When Qi Ning was still the prince of Jinyi, he was indeed dull-minded, like an idiot, and many people in the capital knew about it. The change of this person is that after an accident, I heard that this person was abducted out of the capital, many people thought that he would definitely die, but he was unexpectedly found by the people of the Marquis of Jinyi, and after coming back, the son of Jinyi became completely different from before, and the judgment was like two people. ”

The Ghost King thought for a moment and said softly, "If it is said that after being frightened, the brain suddenly becomes clear, then it is reasonable. But a young man who looks like an idiot, has no experience, and when an accident happens, he becomes cunning, and even the owner of Lu Zhuang and Mr. Jiang have been planted in his hands, which is not a simple matter. ”

"What do you mean by the Ghost King?"

"After you just said that accident, the prince of Jinyi judged the two of them to .....!" The ghost king pondered for a moment before he said, "It can't be that this brocade-clothed prince is really another person, right?" ”

Jiang Mantian was stunned, then shook his head and said, "That's not going to happen." Does the ghost king want to say that someone Li Dai Tao stiffened and pretended to be Jinyi? The people in the Jinyi Marquis Mansion are not stupid, if someone really pretended to be someone, they would have been discovered a long time ago, and this person would not have survived to this day. The Jinyi Qi family is a noble family of the Chu State, if this person is not the son of the Jinyi family, how can the people of the Jinyi Qi family let him inherit the title? ”

Lu Shanghe also said: "Ghost King, what Mr. Jiang said is extremely true, Li Dai Taozhuang is pretending to be someone, and there is almost no such possibility." After a slight groan, he said: "I just don't know if there is another master behind this person." ”

"Advice?"

"Don't forget the ghost king, the Jinyi Qi family is not an ordinary family." Lu Shanghe sneered: "Beigong Liancheng, one of the five great grandmasters in the world, is from the Jinyi Qi family. ”

The Ghost King's voice was slightly surprised: "Could it be that Beigong Liancheng has always been by his side?" ”

Jiang Mantian also showed a look of shock, and after a little contemplation, he said: "Ghost King, Lord Lu's guess may not be unreasonable. If Beigong Liancheng has been hiding behind Qi Ning, then all this can really be explained. Beigong Liancheng's martial arts have entered the realm of transformation, unpredictable, Qi Ning's brain was dull at the beginning, if Beigong Liancheng made a move, it may not be able to make Qi Ning enlightened. Qi Ning has no experience, but these few times he has repeatedly damaged me and other major things, if Beigong Liancheng is behind his back, Qi Ning naturally knows how to deal with it. ”

"Do you think Beigong Liancheng has been guiding Qi Ning behind his back?" The Ghost King chuckled lightly and said lightly: "Beigong Liancheng has an indifferent temperament, for him, the biggest temptation is only the way of the sword, except for the sword in his hand, he will not care about anyone, nor will he care about anything, how can he hide behind Qi Ning's back and point fingers." He shook his head and said, "Maybe there is really another master behind Qi Ning, but it can never be Beigong Liancheng." ”

Lu Shanghe and Jiang Mantian glanced at each other before asking, "Mr. Jiang, your plans for many years have been wiped out, what should you do next?" ”

"Wiped out?" Jiang Mantian smiled faintly: "Lord Lu Zhuang is serious. It's just that it's not as convenient as before, the foundation hasn't been shaken, and we have enough strength to launch a counterattack. ”

"Oh?" Lu Shanghe chuckled lightly and said, "I want to hear about it!" ”

"Jiang knows what Lord Lu means." Jiang Mantian looked at Lu Shanghe's eyes under the mask: "Lord Lu Zhuang feels that if he loses the East China Sea, the trade on the sea will be cut off from now on, and it will be difficult to achieve great things without a continuous supply of silver." ”

Lu Shanghe sighed: "Mr. Jiang, with all due respect, if the maritime trade is cut off, our biggest source of silver will also be cut off, and the major affairs of the hidden lord will be hit by this." ”

"Mr. Lu's words would have made a lot of sense if they had been placed a few years ago." Jiang Mantian said: "But at the moment, there is something wrong. The Northern Expedition of the Chu State has to be sent, and the time will not be long, as long as the Chu army moves north, then all the problems we face will be solved. ”

The ghost king laughed and said, "Master Luzhuang, Mr. Jiang's words are not wrong, as long as the Chu army goes north according to our thoughts, the East China Sea will still be in our hands." ”

"Oh?"

"You haven't been here for a long time, but you should know that Mr. Jiang has been engaged in maritime trade for so many years." The ghost king said with a smile: "Many people know that the Jiang family in the East China Sea is the richest man in the East China Sea, but they may not know that if you really want to talk about it, the wealth in Mr. Jiang's hands is only more than the silver in the treasury of the Chu State." Over the years, Mr. Jiang has been worrying about how to spend some silver, so every year there will be a large amount of silver to buy people's hearts. ”

Lu Shanghe sighed: "Silver is indeed a good thing. ”

"Mr. Jiang not only has the wealth of the country, but also has a wise mind that understands human nature." The ghost king smiled: "It was with Mr. Shen's mouth that Shen Liangqiu took refuge in us and became one of our pawns. Shen Liangqiu died, it was nothing more than being eaten by the opponent A chess piece, the chess game is still there, and it is not yet known who will kill the deer. ”

Jiang Mantian smiled indifferently and said, "Money can make ghosts grind, and the ghost king said it well." Master Lu Zhuang, the death of Tantai Zhilin, although it is true that we are facing the current predicament because of this, it is not a bad thing. The Tai Huang is too old to bear, and the Lan Tai Burning Lin is also dead, and the control of the Tai family over the Navy Division is definitely no longer as before, although Xin Ci temporarily commands the Navy Army, but Jiang dares to guarantee that the officers and soldiers of the Navy Division are already panicked. ”

"That's true." Lu Shanghe chuckled: "For decades, the East China Sea Division has been in the hands of the Lantai family, and now the commander of the Navy Division does not have the surname of the Lantai, which will naturally make the officers and soldiers who are used to the Lantai family as the commander panic." Although Xin Ci is a famous general who went out of the navy, he has been away from the navy for more than ten years, and it is simply a fool's dream to convince the officers and soldiers of the navy in a short period of time. ”

"So once the Chu court issued an order for Xin Ci to command the navy, then Xin Ci would inevitably have to drastically rectify the navy." Jiang Mantian said slowly: "Among the water army, there are many descendants of Shen Liangqiu, and these people must have guessed in their hearts that once the imperial court officially orders Xin Ci to become the governor of the capital, Xin Ci will definitely open a knife on them, and the big knife hangs on their heads, of course these people will not be killed." If Xin was given enough time, he might really be able to slow down, cut meat with knives, and rectify the navy little by little, but ...... The Chu army's northern expedition has not given much time to Xinci, and this is precisely where we can take advantage of it. Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Silver is sometimes indeed a good thing, it can make many people bow down to orders and become pawns in our chess game!" ”