Chapter 376: Taking a Stand
After watching the warrior fall to the ground, he slowly withdrew his flintlock pistol and said in a cruel voice: "Just because you are a small grass mustard family is not qualified to challenge this marquis. Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info go back and tell your patriarch that within a month, Lord Ben will personally land on your island, tell him to wash his neck and wait for Lord Ben to come! β
The arrogance, the extreme arrogance made the remaining warrior not know what to do, and his companion was beaten to death in front of the king of Luzon and his ministers, but the king of Luzon did not express any opinion. It was clear that he was also biased towards Tang Ming's side, and the warrior could only endure it silently even if he was angry at the moment, looking at the black muzzle of the flintlock pistol still aimed at him, he bent down and picked up the corpse of his companion, turned around and showed a hideous smile to the king of Luzon, and strode out of the main hall.
There is nothing more to say, and the hatred now is not just unstoppable, which has seriously damaged the reputation of their grass mustard family. And the performance of the King of Luzon is now also classified among the objects of their hatred. The surviving samurai believed that within a few days, the seas around Luzon would be surrounded by countless Japanese ships.
The strength of the Kusaka family is not only reflected in the large number of samurai members, but also their strength at sea. Otherwise, those Japanese who usually do all kinds of evil at sea would not have been driven out of the waters of Luzon by their grass mustard family with a word. Since the Cao Ji family has the ability to drive away the Wako, it naturally has the ability to recruit them, and the position of the King of Luzon just now has seriously damaged the reputation of the Cao Ji family, and he openly sided with Tang Ming.
From this moment on, that is, all the previous cooperation between Luzon and the Grass Mustard family was terminated, and they turned against each other, and the wrath of the Grass Mustard family Luzon also had to bear it. After the samurai left with a rage, the hall fell into extreme silence. All the ministers of Luzon did not expect that the king would actually make a big turn halfway, and instead of maintaining neutrality as agreed by everyone in advance, he openly stood on Tang Ming's camp.
The ministers knew that the king was a big gamble, in fact, the king also had his own considerations, judging from Tang Ming's unhesitation in killing the warriors of the grass mustard family in front of everyone just now. He was infected by the confidence exuded by Tang Ming, and knew that Tang Ming's performance was not arrogant, but had absolute strength, so he was willing to bet on it.
Tang Ming looked at the king with a smile, he understood that this was a manifestation of the king's determination and position to himself, the wall, Tang Ming was not interested in such a person, it could be said that he hated it. The king is a smart man, he knows how to make trade-offs, but as a king, he not only bets his own net worth and life this time, but also bets on the future fate of Luzon, which is a bit big.
Withdrawing the flintlock pistol back into his hand, Tang Ming suddenly asked the king curiously, "The king believes so much that I have the strength to fight against the grass mustard family?" β
Tang Ming's fluttering words suddenly made the ministers present breathe, they actually knew very little about Tang Ming, only knew that he was the youngest marquis of the Ming Dynasty, and recently he was building a large number of buildings on Ryukyu Island across the sea in Luzon. As for Tang Ming's true strength, they only knew that the three pirate brothers who were entrenched in the waters of Luzon were destroyed by him, and they didn't know anything else.
At this moment, Tang Ming asked the king with such an unconfident rhetorical question, which immediately made the ministers worry about their future. The king suddenly chuckled, and said confidently: "This king has always believed in his eyes, although the stakes this time are a bit big, but after the same thing is done, Luzon will also win more benefits." Wealth and danger are sought, there is no free lunch in this world, and this king is willing to take all the risks for this! β
Tang Ming nodded with a smile and said: "Since this is the case, then the candidate will leave, the day of Tang's return is the beginning of the real establishment of diplomatic relations between you and me, the king can wait for the good news with peace of mind!" β
After speaking, Tang Ming hugged his fists and saluted, and walked outside the main hall with Zhu Yong's head without looking back. Yan Ruwei looked at Tang Ming's departing back, his mouth opened as if he had something to say, but in the end, he still didn't say it. After hesitating for a moment, he said to the king beside him with a worried face: "Although the strength of Daming Weihaihou is not weak, the grass mustard family is not easy to mess with, is there any need for the king to make such a reckless decision?" β
Yan Ruwei had already said this very politely, and after hearing this, the other ministers nodded in agreement. The grass mustard family is not only strong in its own right, but what is even more terrifying is their appeal among the Japanese invaders. If the power on the sea is controlled, will Luzon be far from extinction?
A wry smile appeared on the king's face, and he replied to the question: "What does Yan Aiqing think of Tang Ming's temperament?" β
Yan Ruwei was stunned for a moment, but quickly replied: "He is kind and decisive, but his methods are too ruthless."
The king continued unhurriedly and asked, "Then do you think Tang Ming is a smart person?" β
Yan Ruwei didn't think about it, so he replied: "It's definitely not stupid!" β
"What do you think of the Grass Mustard family?"
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Yan Ruwei couldn't answer anymore, since the Luzon Kingdom cooperated with the Caojiao family, there were indeed no more widows on the sea. However, Luzon also pays huge benefits for this every year, and the annual tribute to the grass mustard family has reached one-third of the financial revenue of the entire Luzon state.
Even so, it is still unable to satisfy the growing appetite of the grass mustard family, and they have recently begun to put pressure on the king frequently, wanting to share greater benefits in the fat of Luzon. The Mustard family's personnel stationed in Luzon not only have a transcendent position, but their voice in matters at sea almost overshadows that of Luzon itself.
Seeing Yan Ruwei's speechless appearance, the king smiled even more deeply on his face: "The grass mustard family is a group of wolves that can never be fed, or a group of wild wolves with great selfishness, can you sleep peacefully at night with such a group of wolves?" Can Luzon really develop under the noses of such a pack of wolves? Cooperation with the Grass Mustard family was nothing more than a stopgap measure for us, and now that we have a better option than them, why should we continue to live with a pack of wolves? β
"Neither side is stupid, on the contrary, they are both people who eat people and do not spit out bones, in such a situation, do you think we can really maintain neutrality and reap the benefits of fishermen? Don't be naΓ―ve! There was a hint of helplessness in the king's words. (To be continued.) )