Chapter Ninety-Five: Stick to Your Own Opinion and Investigate to the End
Although Zhou Yu interpreted the sea charts and provided everyone with the location of the headquarters of the Japanese Invaders, he had to go with the army, and seemed to be very enthusiastic about this naval battle, which also made Li Mi feel very worried.
Although almost everyone no longer doubts Zhou Yu's identity, and even rushes to it, Li Mi is still not at ease.
There are all kinds of indications that this may really be the Grand Governor of Sun Wu thousands of years ago, whether in terms of knowledge or other aspects, he has shown the characteristics and abilities of this kind of god man more than once.
But Li Mi still didn't give up, although there was no tangible evidence to deny the identity of this Zhou Yu, but Li Mi was still uneasy.
Because he doesn't like to be calculated, and Zhou Yu seems to have calculated everything from the beginning, Li Mi and the others were almost led by his nose.
Li Mi is as if he has walked into someone else's movie, while Zhou Yu is the director, like a god from above, looking down on and controlling the development of the situation.
Zhou Yu may not be a person from the Japanese Invaders, if this is the case, he will not design to kill more than 100 Japanese Pioneers, but he may not be well-intentioned, and he must not be too optimistic about everything.
But Li Mi could only worry in his heart at this time, but he couldn't refute it, because Fan Rongkuan and even Wu Weizhong and others had already been gearing up, as if with the help of this military god, it would be as easy as picking up military merits to fight the Japanese Invaders this time!
At such a moment, no one can listen to Li Mi's advice, so why should he do more?
Li Mi could dissuade Wu Weizhong and ask him not to get involved, but before there was enough evidence, how could Wu Weizhong give up such an opportunity?
Now that the Japanese are in decline, Wu Weizhong is about to fulfill Qi Jiguang's last wish, and it is not my intention to truly make the marquis, but I hope that Hai Boping will be peaceful.
If this conspiracy can be thwarted, it will be able to completely wipe away the little money that the Japanese have left, and the coastal people will really be able to live in peace in the future!
As for Lu Wutai and others, Li Mi didn't even think about it, even if these people were not brainwashed by Zhou Yu, they were very disgusted with Li Mi, and they didn't deal with Li Mi in everything, where could they listen to Li Mi.
And Chen Heguang, the prefect, was so pressed that he couldn't raise his head, and this time was also a good opportunity for him to cheer up, and this prefect naturally couldn't stay out of the world.
Song Zhiwei has always been a staunch supporter of Li Mi, and even if everyone is lost in the ecstasy of discovering Zhou Yu's Grand Governor, he can still stay awake and focus his energy with Li Mi on investigating the whereabouts of the Japanese Invaders.
However, this time, the ability shown by Zhou Yu and the temptation he brought were too great, and even Song Zhiwei couldn't avoid falling into it.
If Li Mi is a person of this era, maybe he is the same, even more fanatical than others, who doesn't want to take a second look, how Chibi Zhou Lang commands thousands of ships and crisscrosses the seas?
Li Mi silently withdrew from the room, not listening to them discuss military action.
Asakusa Kaoru was robbed, Jian Dingyong had already rushed back to Wu County to deal with it, Li Mi was the tolerance of Wu County, and it was said that he should have followed the county to go back, but Chen Heguang and others left him behind, and he couldn't leave.
Li Mi didn't know anything about fighting, and he couldn't stop these fanatical admirers, so he went in vain, thinking that he would go back to investigate the prison robbery, and by the way, he would arrest the escaped Asakusa Kaoru.
Because his grudge with Kaoru Asakusa is too great, Kaoru Asakusa doesn't get caught for a day, and he Li Mi can't feel at ease for a day.
Moreover, he originally wanted to go to Hangzhou Mansion to test the Zhang family, for fear that the Zhang family would break this big thing, but now that there is a god like Zhou Yu, he is afraid that the Zhang family will not be able to do bad things.
After thinking about it, Li Mi still decided to solve the top priority first, that is, to confirm the authenticity of Zhou Yu's identity!
If you want to continue to investigate Zhou Yu, you can only trace back to the source, and now the clues are only Cai Gecun and Yao's family, they are the first group of people to contact Zhou Yu, whether it is useful or not, it is also the only choice left, there is no other way.
I don't know why, after making a decision, Li Mi was a lot more relieved, or maybe it was because he had been working day and night without touching his feet for days, and he was already tired, Li Mi slept exceptionally peacefully tonight!
The next day, Song Zhiwei also came to look for Li Mi and wanted him to go with the army, but Li Mi had already made a decision, Song Zhiwei shook his head and sighed secretly, and set off with the army.
The whole Po Long Qi became deserted again, the people and horses evacuated, as if it had become a wild place, Qi Changkong also followed Zhou Yu, and Li Mi was left with only Qiu Dong alone.
I heard that Wu Baizhi is still dressed as a man and has blended into Fan Rongkuan's team, and she can finally mess with her Fan brother.
Li Mi wanted to remind Wu Weizhong, after all, he didn't want Wu Baizhi to die in the chaos, although there were Ming sailors, although there were Zhou Yu, although there was a famous general Wu Weizhong, but he was facing a murderous and inhumane widow, if Wu Baizhi had an accident, Wu Weizhong would have to suffer the pain of losing his daughter.
However, they set off early, and Li Mi had no choice but to remind him, so he had no choice but to give up.
Fortunately, Song Zhiwei left Cao Jian'an and the others behind to assist Li Mi in the investigation, and still obeyed Li Mi's dispatch.
Li Mi thought that Cao Jian'an and the three would have complaints, after all, who didn't want to follow Zhou Yu, the governor of Sun Wu, to see the scenery of this all-round talent in civil and military affairs?
Li Mi also wanted to be relieved, but Cao Jian'an saw it very openly: "Xiao Li catches the head and doesn't need to say so, we are just a public arrest, chasing clues, investigating personnel murders, it is serious, marching to fight, taking a boat to fire cannons, this kind of thing, is not suitable for us, although there is a metropolitan governor in charge, but someone has to charge into battle, and people will die in battle, no matter who commands it..."
"Although everyone is punished by the Japanese Kou, we also hate to eat their flesh, but if they are not in their position and do not seek their own politics, the things of the war should know how to do the war, if the tolerance goes to the war, and the sergeant comes to investigate the case, will this world be chaotic?"
"To put it mildly, this time thanks to Xiao Li Catcher and left our brothers, otherwise we will go to the battlefield, I am afraid that we will also be cannon fodder, and there will be no sound when we die."
Cao Jian'an is indeed reasonable, Li Mi will not say more, these three people are the old men of the Suzhou Mansion, they have been running around all the year round, and they are also very familiar with the villages under their jurisdiction, with Cao Jian'an and the three of them leading the way, and the carriage left by the large army, they soon came to Cai Ge Village.
At this time, it is also like a fantasy, among the green mountains and beautiful waters, a large area of mulberry fields is like a huge green jade, inlaid on the earth, but that Cai Ge Village is like an old turtle covered with moss, lying on the river bank weakly.
The houses in the village are like moss on the back of a turtle, dilapidated and old, and it is inevitable that people will feel a little sad to look at.
However, at the foot of the mountain at the back of the village, there are many small buildings, as well as large families with blue tiles and white walls, and there are also many newly built tiled houses around.
After entering the village, even Cao Jian'an and the others were a little surprised, because the old houses with "turtle back moss" in front of the village were no longer inhabited at all, and the villagers had moved to the new houses at the foot of the mountain.
At this time, Li Mi really felt how much benefit Zhou Yu brought to this village, when he heard Yao and others say that Zhou Yu helped the villagers improve the loom, so that their income increased greatly, and their lives were better than a hundred times, Li Mi did not have an exact concept, and now he has seen it thoroughly.
Walking on the smooth road of Puhesha Village, there was no mud, and Li Mi and others couldn't help but sigh with emotion, if there were more Zhou Yu like this in the Ming Dynasty, the life of the common people would be much better.
When today's early years are also hard work, Wanli more than ten years ago, the national strength is prosperous, known as Wanli Zhongxing, and the history of the Ming Dynasty is rare foreign war victory, also appeared in Wanli, is the three major expeditions of Wanli.
It can be seen that Wanli is still a very wise emperor, but it is only because he has a foot disease and has a lot of contradictions with the civil and military officials of the imperial court, so that he is disheartened and self-abandoned, so that the government is abandoned, making the officialdom corrupt and the people living like a year.
Li Mi has adapted to the environment of this era, and he has consciously and purposefully learned about the development of the situation in this era through the news channels of this era early on, instead of relying on his poor historical knowledge reserves.
So when he saw this brand-new Cai Ge Village, his mentality towards Zhou Yu also underwent a subtle change.
Regardless of whether this Metropolitan Governor of Zhou Yu is true or not, he has indeed brought earth-shaking changes to the people of Cai Ge Village.
After cleaning up his mood, Li Mi also came to Lizheng's house under the guidance of Cao Jian'an and the others.
Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was born in poverty, and he didn't have a good impression of officials, but he was very close to the people.
He doesn't pay much attention to the princes in the court, but he has great respect for sesame mung beans such as Li Zheng and the grain chief, and summons these local grain chiefs every year, because he knows that these grassroots people can do practical things, they are the largest group, and they are also the ultimate implementers of policies.
It is also because the Ming Dynasty likes to follow the ancestral system, so the status of the chief in the village is very high, and even in the county government, he will not be despised.
The name of the chief of Cai Ge Village is Cai Xuzong, he is a capable man in his early forties, it is the period of being in the prime of life, the old and the young in the family, although he is only the chief, but he also accepted a concubine!
Last time, the Yao family and the sixth man in the village were summoned, and Cai Xuzong took them, he naturally recognized Li Mi, although Li Mi was wearing a fast clothes, but the prefect and the magistrate had to consult Li Mi's opinion, Cai Xuzong and others saw it in their eyes, and naturally thought that Li Mi was a patrol of Weifu private visits, otherwise how could he be so respected by the prefect and the magistrate?
And Cao Jian'an and the three of them were patrolling and arresting the official yamen, and often went to the countryside to handle cases and inspections, and at that time they also needed the cooperation of the chief, so everyone was no stranger.
Cai Xuzong was respectful to Cao Jian'an and the others, and seeing that Cao Jian'an and others were bowing down to Li Mi, this lieutenant did not dare to trust Li Mi.
Before Li Mi came here, he had already thought about the direction of the investigation, after all, Zhou Yu had already gone out with the army, and the investigation would be clear as soon as possible, and Li Mi would also be relieved as soon as possible, and he would not be verbose at this time, and immediately said to Cai Xuzong.
"Cai Lichang, I have some questions, I want to ask Yao's, please take us around."
"This..."Cai Lichang's face was a little embarrassed when he heard this, although it was only a flash, but it still made Li Mi keenly catch it.
However, he didn't hesitate for too long, so he took Li Mi and the others to the head of the village, and finally came to the front of a dilapidated earthen house, but Li Mi frowned when he saw this situation.