The morning light was faint, and the first warm light came through the half-hidden window.

Yang Xu slowly opened his eyes, the tide was set, the blush on his face had not completely faded, and he was also powerless up and down. It was only when she touched the empty bed on the other side that she sat up in shock.

Fortunately, the soreness and pain all over his body showed that this was not just a dream of the void. Yang Xu breathed a sigh of relief, but suddenly he couldn't understand why he was looking forward to Ye Yingwu's last step so much, and there was a feeling of relaxation after it was completed.

"Awake?" A sudden voice came from the side, Yang Su subconsciously looked at it, Ye Yingwu was dressed in white, sitting at the table, holding a book in his hand and reading it with relish, but now there is obviously a more beautiful scenery than a book, so Ye Yingwu's eyes have shifted to Yang Xu, not leaving an inch.

"You haven't seen enough?" Yang Xu said angrily.

Ye Yingwu shook his head: "It's beautiful and delicious?????? Besides, I obviously extinguished the candle flame last night, how can I see clearly if I have a night pearl or not. ”

Yang Xu didn't speak this time, and buried himself in the quilt.

Putting down the book, Ye Yingwu said a little angrily: "When is it still lying on the bed, hurry up and eat." It is estimated that I will be able to pass through Anqing Mansion this morning, and it will not take long to reach the mouth of Poyang Lake. ”

Yang Xu poked his head out of the futon and said with a bitter face: "Can you let the concubine freshen up?" I'm in such a hurry. ”

"Usually you wear men's clothes, and you don't see how to freshen up." Ye Yingwu said helplessly, knowing that Yang Xu was embarrassed to let himself see it, this was trying to get people away. At that moment, Ye Yingwu stood up and stretched his waist.

Then in Yang Xu's expectant eyes, Ye Yingwu just wanted to walk to the door, but suddenly a wicked smile flashed across the corner of his mouth, and he turned around suddenly: "Since the lady is shy, then let the husband do it for her personally, and the husband is not shy." ”

The voice did not fall. Before Yang Xu could react, Ye Yingwu had already pounced on him like a hungry tiger.

A full quarter of an hour later, Ye Yingwu appeared in the cabin hall with Yang Xu, and the man in white, Yushu, was in the wind. Chic and uninhibited, no one would have thought that this was the Xingzhou Ye Envoy who was on the horse and wearing armor to kill the world. And the woman he was holding tightly had her hair just pulled into a bun, and the lake-green skirt on her body was dragged to the ground, and she was even a little disorganized. But the strong affection that bloomed in her eyes was enough to melt the hearts of everyone who looked at her.

Lu Wanyan and Wang Qinghui, who had already sat down, saw Ye Yingwu coming over, and hurriedly stood up, but they were completely different from Yang Xu who was without makeup, although the two of them were dressed plainly today, the makeup on their faces was carefully painted, and the eyes of the men and women who looked at this pair who had obviously just happened were full of resentment.

After all, tossing and turning in the middle of the night is the most tormenting.

The two maidservants standing behind Wang Qinghui and Lu Wanyan did not hide the dark circles on their faces at all, and standing there was simply a strong spirit.

Ye Yingwu was a little thief-minded, and he didn't forget to help Yang Xu, but fortunately, Yang Xu has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is finally stronger. There is no way to be like Qiqin, who was tossed by Ye Yingwu at the beginning and couldn't walk.

It's just that being a thief is temporary, and for Ye Yanei, who used to laugh proudly in Willow Lane, Thirty-six Flower Street, Lin'an, it is not the first time, nor is it the last time, what is there to be ashamed of. So Ye Yingwu's gaze at Lu Wanyan and Wang Qinghui was hot again, it was completely like a wolf staring at the lamb that was almost in his mouth.

"Ahem, husband, sister Su Niang, please take a seat." Lu Wanyan said softly, but he lowered his head and said that he didn't look at Ye Yingwu.

Ye Yingwu smiled calmly and sat down directly, opposite Lu Wanyan. One left and one right, Yang Xu and Wang Qinghui. Lu Wanyan seems to be very acquainted at least now.

At this time, most of the concubines had no identity, and the concubines were also daughters. The concubine needs to serve on the side when the princess and the eldest lady are eating. And concubines can also be given away at will, and basically have no personal power.

But in Ye Yingwu's heart, since he has already slept, he naturally can't deny it, although the names are different, but Ye Yingwu is treated equally. And for Lu Wanyan. Obviously, she has vaguely sensed Ye Yingwu's thoughts, not to mention that for her, her mother's Lu family has betrayed or rebelled against Ye Yingwu several times, in fact, she has no external force to rely on in the Ye family except for Lu Xiufu, the brother, which is far from enough for an eldest woman, so what Lu Wanyan really relies on is Ye Yingwu's favor and the support of other wives and concubines.

And Ye Yingwu's current back house has been made and has not been done, not to mention Wang Qinghui, who occupies one of the future wives, Qiqin has followed Ye Yingwu for the earliest and longest time, and she is also the sister that Lu Wanyan has always respected in Xingzhou at that time, so it is naturally impossible to treat Qiqin as an insignificant concubine. What's more, what is standing behind Qiqin is the drunken spring breeze and the Inviting Moon Building, which is the huge Qinglou restaurant communication system represented by Qiongluan, which is indispensable in the Tianwu Army.

The same is naturally true for Yang Xu, although with Yang Xu's background, he can only be a concubine, but in addition to this identity, Yang Xu is more important than the leader of the six doors of the Tianwu Army and the Jinyi Guard, and now the two major Ye Yingwu ear and eye systems all over the world have been more or less under the leadership of Yang Feng and Yang Xu's uncle and nephew, so with this, Yang Xu actually has the status equivalent to a flat wife.

So for the two concubines Qiqin and Yang Xu, don't look at Qiqin's indisputable appearance, Yang Xu is very arrogant every day, but it doesn't mean that Lu Wanyan thinks that the two of them are easy to bully, for Lu Wanyan, who is lonely, maintaining a peaceful and stable back house is her best choice, and she naturally can't think of it for a while.

Seeing that Lu Wanyan was a little stunned, a trace of solemnity also appeared on Wang Qinghui and Yang Suqiao's faces, Ye Yingwu couldn't help but sigh softly, for him, the fire in the back house is the last thing he wants to see, and now which of these women is not extremely smart, sitting here with a look of intrigue and wanting to calculate with each other. However, there is no solution.

Since ancient times, women's harems have seized power in a chaotic manner, but it is because they have nothing to do.

If you have nothing to do, then I'll find something for you to do. Ye Yingwu sighed softly, and usually brought a lot of people together to enhance the relationship between sisters, and the back house was naturally stable. This point is the means of checks and balances, and Ye Yingwu is still very clear.

"Look at what, look!" Ye Yingwu stretched out his hand and patted the table gently, "In the future, all sisters will sleep on the same bed, and some are when they watch." Now eat first. ”

It's just that Ye Yingwu immediately said in surprise: "Hey, the three of you don't look at each other." Why do you see so-and-so? Do you also find that looking at the world, a certain Ye Yingwu is the most handsome??????"

After being silent for a moment, Lu Wanyan couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then the other two people also laughed. Ye Yingwu sighed helplessly. I'm a bunch of illiterate guys, I'd better eat with my head bored.

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Unlike Ye Yingwu, who was surrounded by three flower-like beauties and still didn't know the blessing, at this time above the East China Sea, Bai Nutao was frowning. Looking at the coast in the distance.

Most of these natives are already here, except for a few in the central mountains of the island, and of course there are more than a dozen tribes large and small that have to choose to surrender under Li Si's brutal methods, and are now building camps under the supervision of Li Si and Wang Da.

In fact, for these natives who have not been enlightened, Li Si is still very kind, and even the wages paid to them are specially negotiated with their leaders, of course, they are just some worthless gadgets, but these natives who have never seen such exquisite ornaments and food are naturally overjoyed, and they work harder to serve Li Si.

The natives were actually still in the Stone Age, and their tribe had only a very small number of iron tools. They also traded with the merchant ships of the Southern Song Dynasty, and never thought of using these precious iron tools as weapons, and even as sacrificial items.

These natives armed with the most primitive bows and crossbows and stone tools, whether it is Bai Nutao or Zhang Gui, actually did not pay attention to them, after all, although they only have nearly a thousand people, but with the bows and crossbows on the sea ships, assault muskets, firewater thistles, earth-shaking thunder and other large and small firearms, it is enough to kill these natives back and forth three or four times.

This is simply not the level of warfare of an era.

However, neither Li Si nor Ye Yingwu planned to exterminate these natives, but planned to assimilate these natives with the powerful force of the Han nation and the cultural and technological capabilities that were ahead of the world at this time. After all, in Li Si's opinion. With these people participating in the construction and reclamation, it will naturally make the development of Yizhou Island to a higher level, and in Ye Yingwu's heart, he naturally thinks more long-term. These mountain natives are actually in good shape, which is the best choice for forming mountain foot soldiers, coupled with the humid and hot climate in the south and the natural conditions along the coast, even the sailors and jungle foot soldiers can choose from them, for such a good cannon fodder, Ye Yingwu naturally does not want to give up in vain.

Therefore, although Zhang Gui and Bai Nutao seem to be unstoppable. But in fact, there are not many natives who have been killed along the way, most of them are some stubborn diehards, and the natives who do not want to resist bloodily and do not want to surrender easily, are constantly driven south and south by the army, and finally arrive at the southeast coast.

There is no turning back.

Now they have only a choice, die or surrender.

A small boat slowly approached the shore, and behind this small boat, three or four canoes of the local aborigines followed in the distance. At one time, the natives also owned dozens of canoes along the coast, but when they brazenly challenged Bai Futao's fleet, these canoes were all that was left in front of them.

Bai Futao had always believed that the best way to make his enemies soft was to scare them, and now it seems that this may indeed be a truth. Because the natives standing at the front of the boat were holding a white flag in their hands.

This guy who dresses up and doesn't want to be Han Chinese, his name is Ba Rang, although this name is only guessed by Bai Nutao and others based on his very tongue-twisting pronunciation, Ba Rang was originally the son of a tribal leader in the north of Yizhou Island, and the tribe near the coast used to trade with merchant ships, so Ba Rang can also speak a few words of Chinese, although it is difficult to understand the meaning of Bai Nutao and Zhang Gui, but after all, he is a person who can speak Chinese.

Such a person, for Bai Nutao and Zhang Gui, who had a headache because of the language barrier along the way, it is better than nothing.

And this time, the persuasion of these indigenous tribes entrenched in the south of the island was also made by this Ba Rang, and I am afraid that only he can understand the meaning of Bai Nutao and Zhang Gui, and then pass it on to his clansmen almost intact.

Surrender does not mean destruction, but represents this jurisdiction and the development of civilization. Represents the exchange and cooperation between the two communities.

Since Ba Rang came back with confidence this time, I think it has already been negotiated.

Bai Nutao breathed a sigh of relief, the soldiers led by Zhang Gui on the land had approached the last tribe of the indigenous people, so it was obvious that Zhang Gui had already received the news at this time. Sure enough, a clipper boat was breaking the waves not far away, and the flag flying on it was Zhang Gui's flag.

A large red flag with the word "leaf" written on it was also erected in the south, and the footsteps were as slow as the tide, although soft but with irresistible strength. Rows and rows of Zhang Gui's corporal soldiers marched forward in a neat formation. Although they are exhausted from the north of the island to the south of the island, at this last moment, no one will lose face, and no one will damage the dignity of the red flag flying above their heads.

Whether it is the original Haikou or the sailor.

Because this flag gives them the strength to be proud of and move forward.

The sound of the waves seemed to want to compete with the robes on land, the sailor warship was also slowly sailing forward, the bed crossbows on the warships were slowly filled, and the stone throwers were slowly and methodically in place. As he ran, the sailors and soldiers quickly approached with muskets or crossbows, staring at the shore with blazing eyes.

One by one, small boats were lowered from these huge sea vessels. The bow of the boat was also a red flag fluttering. On the first two boats, Zhang Gui and Bai Nutao stood on one side, and on the other boat that followed closely was Ba Rang, who was a little scared.

The canoes looked at the menacing enemy, and suddenly lost the courage to confront them, and quickly retreated, which attracted a burst of laughter from the sailors and soldiers.

"Be careful." Bai Futao frowned and roared.

He originally liked to rush to the front, and led the troops strictly, so he was quite prestigious among the soldiers, and this voice roared, and the originally noisy sea was suddenly quiet and only the sound of the waves remained. More than a dozen small boats slowly docked. The soldiers armed with the crossbow of the god arm rushed ashore under the cover of the shield hand to establish a solid defensive line, and then the soldiers with assault muskets followed behind, protecting Zhang Guihe and Bai Nutao in the middle.

It's just an indigenous man on the shore who was originally armed with all kinds of rudimentary weapons and was waiting for him. They all put down their blades, but the vigilance and dissatisfaction in their eyes were something that anyone could perceive. Most of the people here were coerced by the terrified people from the north, so they didn't know what kind of powerful ability these menacing enemies had, and it was natural for them to be reluctant at this time.

Bai Nutao looked at Zhang Gui, Zhang Gui bowed slightly, and Bai Nutao immediately sneered and said, "Someone is coming." Put the gun! ”

This move was given to them by Ye Yingwu at the beginning, and there was actually no need to do it with real knives and guns when dealing with the natives, because for these people who have not seen the world, let alone firearms such as assault muskets, even divine arm crossbows and so on can make them frightened.

A row of assault guns "boomed" at the reef in the distance several times, like thunder.

Seeing the flash of firelight, the fragments on those reefs flew sideways, and they had been cut in half, and the natives who were still in a bad mood suddenly fell to the ground, and some people foamed at the mouth, obviously fainting with fright.

Most of them knelt there, their heads buckled, and their mouths were still muttering.

"What do you mean?" Bai Nutao frowned and looked at Ba Jean, who was a little pale beside him.

Ba Jean trembled for a moment, but he also knelt down, although he had seen such a scene from afar, but the first time he saw the power of firearms so closely, he still felt the coldness and weakness of his hands and feet, and he was stunned for a long time before he said: "Flash?????? Lightning, Thor, Ryujin's wrath! ”

The last few words Ba Rang was subconsciously said in the local language, Bai Nutao and others naturally couldn't understand it, but the previous pronunciation of "lightning" was very non-standard still made everyone understand. After all, when I saw firearms for the first time, let alone these natives, even if it was a normal Ding Zhuang in my own family, most of them would let out such a muttered exclamation and shock.

A few richly dressed old natives (of course, the so-called richly dressed that is, there are far more ornaments such as shells on their bodies than others) hurried over surrounded by the clansmen, just now not only put guns here, hearing the sound here, the southern foot soldiers also did not hesitate to light the assault rifles, and the natives who confronted them almost instantly collapsed, and the aboriginal camp was open without hindrance in front of these enemies.

In the face of these unknown weapons that came from afar, holding in their hands the unknown weapons that made them suffer and tremble, these indigenous elders finally chose to compromise, each of them held a scepter in their hands, bent down and slowly walked in front of Zhang Gui and Bai Nutao.

They offered their power to the conquerors in exchange for the survival of their people.

Zhang Gui and Bai Nutao glanced at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, a sudden change abruptly appeared, and several young indigenous men who came from behind suddenly took over, and their hands flashed brightly, and there were several iron knives, but some of the iron knives were rusty and obviously many years old.

With a whistle, a number of indigenous men armed with rudimentary bows and arrows stood up behind the rocks on both sides, ready to attack at any time. These young men who had erupted in a violent attack rushed straight to the elders of their own families, and slashed at the nearest Bai Futao with the blades in their hands.

Obviously, these natives saw that Bai Nutao and Zhang Gui were the leaders of these strange but powerful conquerors, and if they killed the two of them, it was obvious that the enemy would be defeated.

However, they are overestimating themselves. Bai Nutao smiled coldly, on the side of his body, the knife slashed into the air, this indigenous man obviously used this strange and sharp weapon for the first time, and he was stunned and didn't know what to do.

Bai Nutao grabbed his wrist and sneered, "Wait until you know how to use this thing first, and then come back." ”

It's just that the man will never be able to figure it out, because several blades are plunged into his chest at the same time, and hot blood gushes and spills all over the white sand. The other crossbowmen who were waiting for the battle also pulled the trigger without waiting for the order, and the divine arm crossbow roared and swept all the wind towards the opponent, and the most powerful individual crossbow of this era did not hesitate to take the lives of a full twenty natives, just a salvo.

Not only the native archers, but also the native men who roared up from three hundred paces away. The maximum range of the Divine Arm Crossbow at 370 steps allows it to wreak havoc on entire beaches.

It's just that those indigenous old men immediately understood what was going on after a short period of shock, and hurriedly knelt on the ground to ask for forgiveness, which was just the resistance of a few ignorant young people, and it was not at all the meaning of their entire group of nearly 10,000 people.

Bai Nutao just nodded.

Although they will be spared, they will also pay the price for the recklessness of these dead young people, and the tribes in the north who sincerely take refuge will be distinguished from the tribes in the south, and those in the mountains who are still resisting will become the inferior.

The racial hierarchy is enough for a people to fight among themselves.

And Zhang Gui, who was standing on Bai Nutao's side, shook his head: "The disaster has always been caused by the Xiao Wall, and the strong wall was destroyed in the hands of their own people, and this kind of thing is still caused by themselves." But in general, this Yizhou Island is finally calm, and those monkeys in the mountains should not be in the mood to care. ”

Bai Nutao squatted down and grabbed a handful of fine white sand, and said with a smile: "Yes, it's finally over, but to the north, to the south, and there." ”

Zhang Gui's expression moved, he reached out and patted Bai Nutao's shoulder, no longer paying attention to the natives who were sincerely afraid, but looking at the vast sea. Yes, thousands of miles of sea borders, pearl islands, and so much more for them to conquer. (To be continued.) )