The hull of the boat shook slightly, the bow of the boat had already touched the shore, the rowing man put down the oars, and Ning Zhiwen also stood up. There was still a fog in front of me, and among the misty buildings, I could vaguely tell that it was a small island.

Ning Zhiwen stood still and did not move, and after a while, in the fog, there was a faint sound of footsteps, and the next moment, this piece of fog was swept away. Two people appeared in front of Ning Zhiwen's eyes.

The current person, with a burly body, thick beard, long legs and long hands, standing there, seems to be an extremely sharp sword, which forms a sharp contrast with Ning Zhiwen, who is like a Confucian student. Behind him, there was an unstunning, thin old man, holding a sword in his arms, standing there so casually.

Ning Zhiwen's gaze passed over the burly old man in front of him and fell on the little old man, but the little old man didn't look at him, but stared at the rowing man who was still sitting quietly on the boat.

"The Bozhou Zhou clan is really stronger than my Quanzhou Ning clan, and there is a grandmaster under his command, this alone makes the Ning clan ashamed." Ning Zhiwen sighed, "Over the years, the Ning clan and the Zhou clan have fought against each other at sea, and I think it is the Zhou clan's subordinates who show mercy, Zhou Shuguang." ”

Zhou Shuguang, the contemporary head of the Zhou family. The Zhou family under his rule is not inferior to the Quanzhou Ning family in terms of strength, or it is still excessive, in the Qi country, the Zhou family is also under the world's wealthy family, and Bozhou is under its control. Unlike the Quanzhou Ning clan's implicit control of Quanzhou in the Chu state, the Zhou clan's control of Bozhou can be described as above board.

"That's not mercy!" Zhou Shuguang grinned: "On the way to the naval battle, the Ning clan has its own way of foothold, even if it is not sent by Mr. Gui, on the vast sea, it may not be able to bargain, the grandmaster is also a human, not a god." ”

Hearing Zhou Shuguang say this, Ning Zhiwen seemed to be relieved, and clasped his fists at the little old man: "I've seen Mr. No Return." ”

The little old man nodded in salute, but his eyes did not leave the big man who was still sitting quietly on the boat.

Zhou Shuguang's eyes also fell on the big man, and after looking at it for a long time, he finally sighed: "Zhou thinks that my Zhou family's background is still stronger than the Ning family, but you have voted for a good master, and you can let the famous He Ren Mr. Tu He row for you, it's amazing." ”

The big man who rowed the boat finally stood up, "Da Minghe people slaughter." ”

"Zhou's Hu will not return!"

The two of them met in the air, sparks flew everywhere, and the air seemed to freeze. The sword in Hu Bugui's arms made a clear sound, and the paddle knife in He Ren's butcher's hand flickered, flickering and flickering.

Ning Zhiwen stroked his forehead with his hand, his face full of helplessness.

"If you want to have a discussion, you might as well go to the other side, you two can do it here, and the head of the Zhou family and I are going to suffer from the pond fish."

Zhou Shuguang smiled, "That's right, I have something important to discuss with the head of the Ning family, so please change places." However, although this place is hidden, the sailors and sentinels on both sides are still not far from here, and the movement is very large, which is inevitably eye-catching, and the two of them are invited to exercise a little restraint. ”

He Rentu nodded, and said with his finger to the side: "Not far from here, there is a sand dune, can Mr. No Return be interested?" ”

Hu Bugui nodded, took a step forward, and although there was a vast lake under his feet, he jumped into the water, like a large leaf, and flew away in an instant.

He Ren Tu Lang smiled, stepped to keep up, and Hu Bugui's lightness was different, as soon as he stepped on it, it was a splash of water, and the splash of water just supported his figure, and followed Hu Bugui unhurriedly.

Watching the two go away, Ning Zhiwen left the ship and landed.

"Please!" Zhou Shuguang simply said a word and turned around, but Ning Zhiwen didn't suspect anything else, but followed him and walked inside.

The island is full of aquatic plants, and now the snow is long, and this island is naturally covered with a layer of silver, and on the white reed poles, the roots of the ice ridge or fall down, then raise their heads, each with its own strange appearance. After a while, I saw that a small table had been set up in a small piece of the carved area, and the table was obviously ingenious, and the dishes on it were still steaming hot in this cold season.

"In the cold winter, Zhou prepared a pot of thin wine to drive away the cold for you!" Zhou Shuguang sat cross-legged on a felt carpet behind the small table, and stretched out his hand to invite Ning Zhiwen to sit down.

Ning Zhiwen smiled and said: "Originally, I invited the head of the Zhou family for a while, but I didn't expect the head of the Zhou family to be the main guest, but the Zhou family is a wealthy family, and the background is far better than my Quanzhou Ning family, so I don't have to be polite." ”

"What's the use of the background?" Zhou Shuguang sighed, poured a glass of warm wine for Ning Zhiwen with a pot, and raised his glass to invite, but he was lonely: "Now on the sea, your Ning clan has pressed my Zhou clan so much that he can't raise his head, and he has to put down his head and beg you not to kill them all, but inside, His Majesty the Emperor is aggressive, and he vows not to give up until he reaches his goal, and the Zhou clan is in trouble both internally and externally, and he is anxious. ”

Ning Zhiwen nodded: "The Ning family is lucky to find a good master to take refuge." Only today's situation is what it is, and the Zhou family master must have obtained a lot of specific information now, right? ”

"Bao Zhen has returned." Zhou Shuguang nodded.

"You and I were originally dragons in the sea, but now we are fighting in this stinky ditch, which is really ridiculous to think about." Ning Zhiwen shook his head and said, "The Zhou family master has a plan now?" ”

Zhou Shuguang slowly drank the wine in the cup, looked at Ning Zhiwen, and said slowly: "After Baozhen came back, he told me a lot, but the head of the Ning family must also know that this matter is not trivial, and I am not at ease after all just listening to his words, so as soon as you invite me, I will agree, just want to meet with you and ask about it." ”

"What does the head of the Zhou family want to know?"

"Does Emperor Ming really care about the sea?" Zhou Shuguang asked in a deep voice.

"If you don't mean to, why bother building a fleet? What is the strength of the Ming fleet now, presumably Zhou Baozhen has already told you, at least in this sea area, there is no opponent. ”

"I'm just worried that the Ming Emperor's formation of a fleet is just to prepare for the attack on Daqi, and it will be a thousand miles of sea territory, but there is no defense at sea, and the so-called naval fleet is like a chicken and a dog. And once the matter is over, I am afraid that the sailor will be shelved again. Zhou Shuguang said.

"If it's just for this, then this time the troops are sent to Manila, where do you want to get a military port there?" Ning Zhiwen asked rhetorically: "If it's just to attack Daqi, is it necessary to build a five-story ship?" You and I are both experts, but we both know very well that the effort required to build a five-story ship can catch up with building seven or eight or ten three-story ships. Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty went crazy and built such a super battleship just to demonstrate to the Qi people? ”

Zhou Shuguang was silent for a moment: "Do you really want to fight Manila?" ”

"The fleet has departed. The commander is none other than my youngest son, Ning Zeyuan. One of the two fleets has He Ying as the general, and the other has Zhou Li as the general. In fact, it's not to fight Manila, it's just to help Luo Yishui, and by the way, to get a foothold in Manila. Ning Zhiwen said with a smile.

"And then use this military port as a base, and shoot its influence into that sea area, slowly encroaching and encroaching, and the final goal is still to get out of this island chain and set your sights on the deep sea?" Zhou Shuguang asked tentatively.

"The master of the Zhou family has no rules." Ning Zhiwen said with a smile: "Now the strength of the Ming Dynasty is not good, and the main energy can only be put on this continent, and the sailor is just doing it easily, and he is earning and eating by himself." But after the Ming Dynasty unifies this continent, it is time for us to show our talents, Master Zhou, at that time, a unified continental country, how strong the strength is, you should know, there is no enemy on this continent, you can only go overseas to find it! ”

"Emperor Ming's spirit is grandiose and his vision is far-reaching, it is really extraordinary, compared to it, Emperor Qi is inferior." Zhou Shuguang took a deep breath and said, "I don't know, on the five-story ship of Daming, is there a place for my Zhou family?" ”

"The vastness of the sea and the grandeur of the outside world are unknown to others, so don't you and I know? Daming will not only have a five-story ship, the Zhou family master, above the sea, not only can accommodate you and me, but even other people, as long as they are under the sun and moon of Daming. "Ning Zhiwen said word by word." But to get to this point, we must first push the Ming Dynasty to unify this continent and establish a unified country, so that we can have enough strength to go outward. Thinking about it, the head of the Zhou family also knows that the strength of those countries outside the region has always been not to be underestimated, even if it is a small island country, it can gather hundreds of warships and crisscross the sea, we here, if we talk about land strength, or we can abuse the world, but when it comes to sea strength, at the moment, at most, we can protect ourselves! If the outside really attacks with all our might, there is no place for us to stand on the sea, and we can only shrink to the mainland. But are you willing? Finally, I have come to a king who is eloquent and willing to set his sights on the sea, and I will hold his legs tightly and not let go. ”

"Each other, each other!" Zhou Shuguang smiled and stretched out his hand to Ning Zhiwen. "I don't know what the head of the Ning family asked me to come this time, what specific thing is it for? I think there must be a big plan. ”

"Naturally, we want to help Bian Wushuang defeat Zhou Jiyun." Ning Zhiwen's ordinary words made Zhou Shuguang's mind flooded with huge waves.

Who is Ning Zhiwen, it is obvious that although he is fighting for the Chu State at the moment, he is a solid person of the Ming Dynasty, Bian Wushuang is a Qin person, and he has just voted for the Chu State, but Ning Zhiwen wants to help Bian Wushuang defeat Zhou Jiyun. What is it for? As far as Zhou Shuguang knew, Cheng Wuben had served Qin Feng in the Ming Kingdom for several years, and the relationship between them should be quite good. And now in order to support Cheng Wuben, all the new ordnance is directly sent to Cheng Wuben's army.

"Bian Wushuang?" He stared at Ning Zhiwen with wide eyes, "This is too surprising." ”