Chapter Forty-Seven: Unexpected Conflict

When the battle was over, Chao Wei ordered the sails to be lowered and the pirate ships were scavenged. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the busyness of everyone, Chen Wei and Chao Chong stood at the bow of the boat together, looking at the sea area of the dish dye, and felt a lot of emotion.

Chao Wei looked Chao Chong up and down, as if he wanted to get to know him again. Chao Chong touched his face and said with a smile: "I have the word handsome written on my face!" ”

Chao Wei smiled and said, "The young master can not only be described as handsome, but also a few brothers under your command can also be called heroes. ”

Chao Chong said: "I found Uncle Wei a great advantage! ”

Chao Wei was not used to Chao Chong's jumping thinking for a while, and asked curiously: "How?" ”

Chao Chong said solemnly: "Can I tell the truth?" ”

Chao Wei nodded and said, "Of course!" ”

Chao Chong patted Chao Wei on the shoulder and said, "Honesty! Especially when complimenting others, there is no exaggeration at all. Huh"

Chao Wei knows that he has been tricked, but his curiosity is more than good, and ordinary people will humbly say two polite words such as "dare not be", "praise falsely", "dare not dare", whether it is modesty or hypocrisy, they can't escape this clichΓ©, but this Chao Chong does not shy away from complimenting himself and his brothers, which is really rare, and he is really a wonderful person.

Chao Wei said: "I can see the young master's care and maintenance of his brothers, but there is something unclear below, please advise." ”

Chao Chong didn't take a stubble directly, but pointed to some of the pirate corpses floating around the big ship and the red-stained sea and said, "Uncle Wei stayed here and didn't leave, I'm afraid there is some deep meaning, right?" ”

Chao Wei nodded and said: "The young master guessed well, there are dragons in the sea, and they are particularly sensitive to the fishiness of the vessels, and these corpses and utensils can definitely attract a lot." If you can hunt one or two, it will be a lot of wealth. "The dragon he said should be a shark.

Chao Chong said: "You see, on the sea, I have a lot of things that Uncle Wei needs to advise, so I don't dare to give advice, let's communicate with each other." ”

Chao Wei smiled: "The young master's idea is extraordinary, so I'm not welcome." Then his face became serious and he said, "There is just a question, since the young master takes care of his brothers, why should they take risks?" ”

Chao Chong said disapprerovitically: "Do you mean jumping ship to fight?" ”

Chao Wei nodded.

Chao Chong said: "Because of trust!" My companion is not a chick hiding under my wings, but an eagle that can fly freely. I believe they can beat the odds, I believe they can be stronger, and I believe they understand what I mean. If I don't give them even basic trust, how can they trust me? ”

"Trust?" Chen Wei slowly reminisced.

Chao Chong nodded and said, "Not bad!" Fellowship with others is important in heart-to-heart communication. As a leader, you should not be a loner, but a leader! Doubt can turn your closest friend into an enemy, while trust can turn an enemy into a friend and a friend into a brother. ”

At this time, Chao Wei was just a small person in control of a boat in the end, and he didn't need the balancing power skills of those court politicians, so he took Chao Chong's words for granted, and happily hugged his fists and said: "In Xia Chao Wei, he wasted his thirty-five years old and became the owner of the Chao family's Flying Fish." Can I be friends with the young master? ”

The other party reported to his home, what else did Chao Chong say, naturally he also hugged his fists and said: "In Xia Chao Chong, eighteen years old, we have experienced the test of life and death together, we have long been friends, haven't we?" ”

Chao Wei laughed and said, "Yes, we have been friends for a long time!" ”

When the two of them were talking and laughing for a while on how to capture Jiaolong, Chao San came over with a bald head and said to Chao Wei: "Big brother, there is still a living one!" ”

Zhang Xiucai was powerless, and in the face of this rout, he hid in a hidden place in fright, but was still discovered. So he hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, and Chao San saw that the other party was dressed strangely, and perhaps knew some useful information, so he brought him to Chao Wei.

Chao Wei has always looked down on this kind of submissive soft bones, and snorted coldly: "Who are you?" ”

Zhang Xiucai thought that the other party might be the leader, so he knelt on the ground and said with tears in his eyes: "I'm a poor person!" The villain Zhang Wenqian was born in the Zhang family in Jinling, and went to sea with his father to do business two years ago, but he was unexpectedly hijacked by this thief, and his father and family were all killed. In the past two years, I have been lying on my salary and suffering from humiliation, just waiting for the opportunity for revenge, asking the heroes to call the shots for me, killing Li Guangtou, eliminating harm for the people, and avenging me! The villain is willing to be a cow and a horse, and repay the great favor for slaves forever! ”

Chao Wei said coldly: "You can't distinguish between truth and falsehood, and I don't need a soft bone like you to repay you." If you want to live, tell some valuable information, who is Li Guangtou? ”

Zhang Xiucai said to the suppressed fat man: "It's him!" ”

Thunder and a few of them came over to join in the fun, and said: "Shouldn't the bald head be you, this bald head is round, and you can't leave your hands behind, haha"

Zhang Xiucai smiled and said: "The villain's bald head is fake. After speaking, he opened his five fingers and grabbed Li Guangtou's head, the fat Li Guangtou wanted to struggle, but was twisted by the villagers, Zhang Xiucai grabbed Li Guangtou's long black and thick hair, pulled it hard, and grabbed it whole, revealing Li Guangtou's fat and round scar. It caused everyone to laugh.

It turns out that this is the true face of Li Guangtou.

Zhang Xiucai held the wig, and said with tears in his eyes: "The parents of the body and skin are affected, I hate that Li bald head for shaving my long hair and making a wig to put on myself." Whenever he went out to rob, he asked me to stand in the open and block arrows for him. Woo, this traitor really deserves a thousand cuts! Heroes, call the shots! ”

Chao Wei was also amused, and said, "What does it matter to me that your hair is shaved?" Let's say something useful. ”

Zhang Xiucai stopped crying, and just wanted to speak, Li Guangtou, who had been thinking about a way to survive, knelt down and said, "Hero, he knows a fart." I know everything, I know everything, ask me, ask me, I'm willing to say anything! ”

Li Guangtou also wanted to understand that if he didn't say anything, he would definitely die. If you say it, you may become worthless and die, or you may get a glimmer of life.

Li Guangtou launched his own four strategies. The first policy: talk about interests.

Li Guangtou said: "All the heroes are out and about, running to the sea is nothing more than asking for money, and the villain is willing to redeem the villain's life with all his family wealth!" ”

Zhang Xiucai jumped out and said: "Heroes, don't believe him, this person is the most sinister and cunning......"

Li Guangtou knelt on the ground like a fat toad, and kept kowtowing: "The villain is sinister and cunning, and the villain is despicable and shameless, but the villain's life is not in the hands of the hero, if you move your fingers casually, the villain will die." Where do you dare to play tricks. ”

Chao Wei's face is colorful.

Li Guangtou was secretly happy in his heart, squinted at Zhang Xiucai, and said secretly in his heart: "If you want to fight with me, you are still too tender." ”

Li Guangtou struck while the iron was hot, stretched out five fingers and said: "The villain is willing to redeem the villain's life with 500,000 guan!" ”

Chao Wei and the surrounding Zhuang Ke were shocked when they heard this, this fund was the income of their entire merchant ship for four or five years, if they could, they could ......

Chao San pushed Chao Wei's shoulder next to him and said, "Ship owner, be careful if you have a life, you won't have a life." ”

Chao Wei suddenly realized, thinking that he had seen so many winds and waves, how could he be obsessed with money, and under self-blame, he regarded Li Guangtou as the object of anger, and said to the left and right: "Full of nonsense, demagoguery, give me a palm!" ”

After a burst of crackling palms, Li Guangtou's cheeks were red and swollen, and his eyes were full of tears, and he launched his second strategy: talking about love.

Li Guangtou slurred his words and said: "Pity my old mother and young son are still waiting for me to go back to reunite on the island, all the heroes are doing well!" ”

Zhang Xiucai pointed at Li Guangtou and scolded: "He has no parents and family at all, he plays with the kidnapped girl all day long, and does all kinds of evil!" ”

Li Guangtou scolded secretly, how could he forget this scourge, he knows his family background, if he can escape the catastrophe this time, he must be killed first, he knows too much!

Chao Wei said to Zhang Xiucai: "Your origin is not yet clear, if you dare to say more, I will break your legs." As for you Li baldhead, you still dare to coax, call me! ”

Li Guangtou held his head in his hands and said, "Don't fight, don't fight!" There's something to say below. Li Guangtou launched his third strategy: talking about strategy.

Li Guangtou said: "The heroes take this line of the commercial house, and I am well-known in this area, and the leading handles around me are familiar with me, if we can cooperate, all the merchants, I will escort and dredge the relationship, knock out those disobedient merchants, and dominate the Goryeo market, wouldn't it be able to make a lot of money!" ”

Speaking of the collusion between merchants and thieves, Chao Wei remembered that three years ago, his fleet of six ships was ambushed by pirates, so many brothers died in the sea, and there seemed to be the shadow of the Tian family in Cangzhou behind him, so he was extremely angry in his heart and scolded: "Shut up! Believe it or not, I'm going to kill you right now! ”

Li Guangtou cried: "Don't, don't, what conditions do you have, you say it, how can you spare the villain's life!" ”

This is precisely the fourth strategy of oral retreat: to negotiate conditions. But once you take the initiative to talk about the conditions, it also means that you lose the initiative and can only be at the mercy of others.

Chao Wei stepped forward and kicked Li Guangtou over and said: "I asked you to say that there was useful information, but you instead pulled these useless things for me, deliberately looking for death!" Say, why ambush our merchant ships, and send out five pirate ships at once? ”

Li Guangtou hurriedly got up and said: "The villain is also bewitched, saying that there are rare treasures on the hero's ship, and this is ......, otherwise the villain will never dare to kill himself." ”

Zhang Xiucai was afraid that Li Guangtou would not die, so he hurriedly said: "He is talking nonsense, it is clear that someone promised to kill all the people on the boat, and let him be an official on land!" ”

Chao Wei pointed at Zhang Xiucai and said angrily: "You dare to challenge my majesty again and again, beat me, and break his legs!" For this kind of soft bones, Chen Wei has always hated it.

"Wait!" Chao Chong spoke out to stop and promised to be an official on land? In other words, the power of the government has intervened, and this is the sea area of Liao, and the pirates are also Liao, is the government of Liao interfering?

Chao Wei saw that Chao Chong stopped him, so he suppressed his anger and stopped talking.

Chao Chong said to Zhang Xiucai: "Who gave him a promise?" ”

Li Guangtou hurriedly said: "I said, it's ......"

Chao Chong glared at Li Guangtou and said, "Shut up, I want to hear him!" ”

Zhang Xiucai said: "It's a young man in brocade, Li Guangtou calls him Mr. Xiao." ”

Oh, is the surname Xiao?

Chao Chong asked, "What is the identity of the surname Xiao?" ”

Zhang Xiucai shook his head and said: "I don't know this villain, but he seems to have said something: crying and laughing in the middle of the night is known, and he will go straight to the Shengting Xie Diao Camp!" ”

Xie Diao Camp! Chao Chong and Chen Wei were stunned at the same time, it seems that Chen Wei has also heard the rumors of the Liao State Xie Diao Camp.

"Xie Diao Battalion!" A sound of surprise came from behind Chao Chong, and Scarface came over with a few brothers, and saluted Chao Wei, "Ship owner, I wonder if you can hand these two people over to us for disposal?" ”

With a sense of arrogance.

Chao Wei hesitated a little, and before he could answer, Chao Chong raised his hand and said, "The two prisoners I desperately captured, before the interrogation is finished, are you going to snatch them when you come out of the cabin?" ”

Scarface snorted coldly and said, "Who is Your Excellency?" I can't afford to talk to a milky, dry kid! ”

Chao Chong smiled instead: "In Xia Chao Chong, it is better to have a name and a surname than some people who hide their heads and show their tails and don't even dare to reveal their parents' names and surnames!" ”

The strong men behind Scarface collectively took a step forward and pressed their hands on the handle of the knife at their waists.

Thunder and Dongfang Xiao remained silent, showing a sneer, and their seemingly lazy positions surrounded these people faintly.

Uncle Quan of the caravan came from the side, and when he saw this, he hurriedly said: "Don't be angry, why hurt the peace for the sake of two dying people." Let me introduce, this is the young master of my Chao family. The young master, these heroes, are the owners of the goods this time, and the owner of the family specially explained that they should be treated well. How about we get closer to each other, why don't we give me a face, go into the guest room together, and have a drink? ”

A person behind Scarface shouted: "A businessman, what kind of thing is it, and we want us to give you face!" ”

Uncle Quan's face was suddenly embarrassed, and Chao Wei and everyone on the ship also changed color.

Chao Chong smiled angrily: "Since face is just bullshit, then none of us should show it."

Scarface took a step closer to Chao Chong and said, "Young man, I don't care who you are, don't mess with someone you shouldn't mess with!" ”

Chao Chong leaned his face closer to Scarface, first smiled and admired the scar on his face, and then said: "The sea is vast, dangers are lurking, once a person falls into the sea, there is no life." But the boat is such a small area, and if there are too many people, it will be crowded. But as far as the eye can see, the deck is full of my brothers and villagers, who should go down to rest? ”

Scarface said in a deep voice, "You dare to threaten me!" ”

Chao Chong still smiled and said: "I don't dare, it's just that my brothers have just finished killing, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to control the murder for a while." Also, the scar on your face, it's beautiful. ”

"You!" Scarface realizes that he has underestimated this Chao Chong, and if there is really a conflict halfway, he is afraid that it will be detrimental to this cargo.

So he took a step back and said, "What is my background, you can ask." Conflict is really unnecessary. How about let's take a step back? ”

Is it in vain to say that each of them takes a step back, but does not mention how to back down?

Chao Chong nodded and said, "Clever choice." I'll ask them a few more words, and you can choose to sit in on them. ”

Scarface was naturally reluctant to continue asking Chao Chong, for fear of asking some bad information, but he couldn't use force, so he had to make up his mind to listen and act again.

Chao Chong glanced at Scarface

Name: Zhou Yong (Forbidden Army Leader)

Health: 2500/2500

Commander-in-Chief: 67

Force: 84

Intelligence: 65

Politics: 38

Glamour: 36

Affinity: Hostile

Characteristics: Jing meticulous (delicate, reliable.) οΌ‰

Since the other party is a member of the forbidden army, I am afraid that the Great Song Dynasty government is involved in it, and this is related to the Xie Diao camp of the Liao State, and the water in it is afraid that it is very deep.

This Zhou Yong obviously didn't want the news of Xie Diaoying to leak out, and Chao Chong didn't want to be too deeply involved, so it was better to quickly cut through the mess and solve the matter, and then the goods arrived and got out as soon as possible.

Having made up his mind, Chao Chong remained silent and asked Zhang Xiucai, "Where is the brocade man now?" ”

Zhang Xiucai said: "Dead, I saw him kicked into the sea after being picked to death by a spearman." ”

Chao Yang also leaned over, and when he heard Zhang Xiucai say this, Chao Yang recalled: "I did pick a young man in brocade to death. If I had known this, I should have stayed alive. ”

Is it alive? It seems that it is not necessary. If the mastermind behind the scenes is the young man in brocade, he was born in the Xie Diao camp, the goal of the young man in brocade is already very clear, and the key point of the whole operation has also been found.

Li Guangtou interjected: "That surnamed Xiao is not a good thing, and I also know a lot about him......"

Chao Chong didn't want to be troubled, and glared: "Palm!" ”

Lei Ting picked up a big slap in a dustpan next to him, and slapped off several of Li Guangtou's front teeth at once, Li Guangtou's mouth was crooked, and he couldn't say it now.

Chao Chong saw Zhang Xiucai with a nervous face, stared at Li Guangtou very worriedly, and said with a smile: "Are you afraid that Li Guangtou will die?" ”

Zhang Xiucai nodded and said, "Yes...... Yes. ”

Chao Chong said with interest: "Why? ”

Zhang Xiucai gritted his teeth and said, "I just want him to die in my hands." ”

"Want revenge?" Chao Chong stared at him.

Zhang Xiucai nodded fiercely and said: "Yes, for seven hundred and twenty-six days, I have been thinking about it all the time!" ”

Chao Chong stretched out his hand to Shi Qianyi and said, "Bring the short knife." ”

After Shi Qian handed the short knife to Chao Chong, Chao Chong walked up to Zhang Xiucai, grabbed his palm, put the short knife into his palm and said, "Although in the eyes of others, you are just a coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death. But I'm willing to give you a chance to become a man. Go, the shame of men, can only be washed away with the enemy's moss. ”

Zhang Xiucai's face changed many times, surprised, excited, frightened, angry, and finally finally mustered up the courage to approach Li Guangtou, raised the short knife but hesitated to stab it.

Li Guangtou was stunned for a while by the thunder slap, and as soon as he came to his senses, he saw Zhang Xiucai, who was trembling standing in front of him, actually holding a knife and wanting to kill himself. ”

Zhang Xiucai was slapped in the face, and subconsciously wanted to bow his head, and suddenly woke up, what are you doing? Father's hatred, his many years of humiliation, the opportunity is right in front of him, why is he so cowardly, why don't you dare to stab it? Shame, shame, haven't I suffered enough shame? I don't want to be able to hold my head up for the rest of my life, and live a miserable life?

No! As the hero said, "A man's shame can only be washed away with the enemy's moss." "Ah, I'm going to kill him! Lee bald head must die!

Because the courage that comes from self-blame is also courage. Zhang Xiucai, who was full of courage, rushed up and stabbed down, but he didn't want to pierce Li Guangtou's fat shoulders, Li Guang's eyes were full of tears, and he reached out to grab the knife.

The two began to fight, Li Guangtou won in body fertility, Zhang Xiucai won in Jing strength, and was young. Everyone gathered in a circle, watching the two big bald heads compete for the short knife like a child, and everyone let out a few chuckles from time to time.

Shi Qian said with a smile: "Boss Chao, the two of them look really funny. Have pity on my short knife, or I'll give them a knife by myself."

Chao Chong didn't smile, he looked at the duel on the field seriously, and said: "Even ordinary people, no matter how clumsy they look, they are fighting with their lives. Take a good look! This is an elegy for two men who desperately want to live! ”

Li Guangtou has been addicted to alcohol all these years, his body is obese, and his body has long been hollowed out. In the end, it was Zhang Xiucai who was slightly better than his youth, the short knife was pierced, and the moss flew sideways, Zhang Xiucai was no longer afraid, knife after knife, screaming and crying while piercing, until Li Guangtou's body was pierced into a sieve, Zhang Xiucai also squatted on the ground, crying and laughing: "Father, fellow villagers, I have finally avenged you." Hahaha...... Woowoo woo ......"

Chao Chong squatted down, patted Zhang Xiucai's shoulder and said, "Congratulations on getting a new life, work hard to live." Give him a boat, and whether he can survive in this vast sea depends on the will of God. ”

Chao Wei said: "Don't you need to ask him about that Mr. Xiao again?" ”

Chao Chong shook his head and said, "There's no need." ”

Scarface Zhou Yong said: "Why don't you kill him?" ”

Chao Chong glared at Scarface Zhou Yong and said, "I said, give him a boat!" ”

Scarface Zhou Yong snorted and looked away, no longer speaking.

The pirates drove five ships and gave one to Zhang Xiucai, and let him go with the river.

Zhang Xiucai sat alone on a boat of 300 stones, stammering and at a loss, what should I do? I can't Cao Boat by myself, not to mention that I can't do anything in the past two years except for sycophants. And there was not much food and fresh water on board.

Just when Zhang Xiucai was worried, there was a movement in the boat, and a wet person crawled out and said, "Are these people gone?" ”

Zhang Xiucai fixed his eyes and saw that it was Mr. Xiao, a young man in brocade, thinking of Mr. Xiao's martial arts, even if he was injured, he was not an opponent, so he said respectfully: "Mr. Xiao, who are you?" ”

The young man in brocade covered his hun mouth and said, "Fortunately, the position of my heart is different from ordinary people, otherwise it would be impossible to escape death." But that's not the end of it, as long as I get back to land, I'll kill them in a thousand ways. You, the one, go get me some strips of cloth. ”

Zhang Xiucai hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, yes." ”

Finding strips of cloth, the brocade-clothed young man took off his wet clothes, revealing a ragged pirate outfit.

On the sea, on the pirate ship, wearing brocade clothes and jade clothes, the characteristics are so obvious. And the purpose is actually to get rid of the golden cicada. Once things are unfavorable, take off the brocade robe, and immediately make yourself invisible among the pirates.

Mr. Xiao's surprise was that he accidentally ran into Chao Yang and was stabbed and almost failed.

Mr. Xiao asked Zhang Xiucai to bandage him and said, "Li Guangtou is really an out-and-out idiot! Such a person is innocent of death. You, on the other hand, are very good. Know what came to mind when I first saw you? ”

Zhang Xiucai shook his head and said, "The villain doesn't know." ”

The young man in brocade said: "I thought of it, you can change from a fake stand-in to a real Li bald head!" ”

Zhang Xiucai hurriedly said: "How can I!" ”

The young man in brocade said: "Why not, Li Guangtou's reputation is outside, but few people have seen his true face." As long as you use his fame to recruit troops, soon, you will be able to become another Li bald head, who dares to say half a word! ”

Zhang Xiucai said happily: "Lord Xie is promoted!" I tied the back of the adult. ”

The brocade-clothed young man said: "Hmph, I know that you were also forced to kill that Li bald head, he is simply innocent, as long as you ...... Yes...... You're a ......."

Zhang Xiucai pulled out the short knife of dyeing dishes behind the brocade-clothed young man, and said: "This is the weapon that Brother Chao gave me, he is right, the shame of men can only be washed away with the enemy's moss." You're the one who gives me shame too, damn it! After saying that, he stabbed him in the back several times in a row, and only then did he stand up until Mr. Xiao was dead and could no longer die. "There isn't much food and fresh water on board, and you know it for sure, how can you still want to share it with me?" I've seen too much of the pirates' methods. ”

Leaving aside Zhang Xiucai's boat that went down the river, Chao Wei and the others took advantage of the fishiness of this sea area to attract sharks, and after hunting three of them, they continued north, arriving at the port of Pusan, Goryeo three days later.