279 Sharpen the knife
Zheng Erba was the partner of the sea dog when he was not born, when the two of them were in the same boat to rob the house, this person was fierce and brave when he fought, but he was temperamental and lacked scheming, and the partners of the past years were all mixed up one by one, and the sea dog became a sea thief with 13,000 people and horses sitting on 19 islands, and he was just a small leader.
But after all, there is such a relationship, so although Zheng Erba knew that he couldn't help but get into trouble for a while, he never expected that the sea dog would be so ruthless, and he would send him to Fuzhou to give that Yang a beheading knife.
Zheng Erba burst into tears when he was tied to the mast, and he cursed, which annoyed the fur seal's entourage, and at that moment someone knocked out his full mouth of teeth with the handle of a knife and stuffed it into a ball of broken canvas. Zheng Erba's eyes were split, his mouth was full of blood, and everyone who looked at that look was compassionate.
Yang Ling was furious when he received the news that the pirates had murdered the ship, but then he received these bound pirates, and he couldn't help but turn his anger into joy, and he praised the people sent by the sea seals, and gave back some gold and silver gifts to show encouragement.
Then Yang Ling ordered someone to prepare a small boat in front of the envoy, tied Zheng Erba and several pirates to the boat, the boat was full of firewood and grass, and drove the boat to the sea to set fire to it.
The sea dog was anxious to block Yang Ling's mouth, lest he use an excuse to lower the price, but he didn't realize how seriously this incident had caused his loyal subordinates. Yang Ling's disposition of Zheng Erba was transmitted back to Shuangyu, and the group of thieves was even more secretly sad about the death of rabbits and foxes.
In the past, no matter how cruel the punishment was, the sea seal dealt with his subordinates severely, and even because some of his subordinates disobeyed him, he was smeared with grease and oiled, and the sky lantern was lit under the cliff, but after all, it was a matter between pirates. Now that his subordinates are tied up to the imperial court and handed over to the officers and soldiers to deal with, the thieves are resentful, and his prestige and control are rapidly eroding.
"At the beginning, the adults carried out three strategies against the coastal bandits: suppressing, appeasing, and luring them to surrender. Now that the pirates have been eliminated, there is no place for them to live in the southeast half of the wall. The remnants of the Japanese no longer dare to plunder the big city, and now they are drilling into the mountains and forests, and they are almost the same as calling Huazi.
They had neither supplies nor soldiers, and their natural attrition in the mountains alone weakened their combat power to the extreme. However, the officers and men of the guard station became more and more courageous, and there was no fear of them in terms of mentality, and it was only a matter of time before they were eliminated.
The Japanese who retreated to the water were unable to advance or retreat due to the double interception of the Daming Sailor and the Sailor, so they had to take refuge in the sea dogs and snow cats. Now the snow cats turn their faces and don't recognize people, and the widows living on the island are like catching turtles in an urn, and there is no way to enter the sky and no door to the earth, so they have to wait to be killed, so the problem of widows can be ignored now.
In terms of Fu, Wang Meiren has already descended among the four major Kou in the East China Sea, Bai Xiaocao saw the opportunity early, and has also taken the initiative to vote. The other is simply armed merchants, who value wealth rather than power, and will not have two hearts after being attached to the imperial court.
Worrying are fur seals and snow cats. These two people are ambitious, and they are by no means characters who are willing to live under others, and they can't stand the constraints when they enter the officialdom, and sooner or later they will have to rebel. Moreover, it is impossible for the imperial court to promise to give them the freedom and power to be the king of the sea at ease, so they can only get rid of it. ”
Cheng Qiyun said one by one with her fingers, while habitually pacing in the room.
She knew very well that Yang Ling was listening to her and was savoring her every move in a fascination, so with a gesture, she showed her mature and charming charm to the man she loved.
Her soft robe was not bound with a bandeau inside, and a pair of round and plump breasts were jumping and shaking playfully in the robe, and Yang Ling's heart was also jumping and shaking.
"Come, sit down and say", Yang Ling peeled the precocious lychee and said to Cheng Qiyun.
His chin tapped his thighs, and Cheng Qiyun glanced at him delicately, but he still leaned over meekly as he said.
The fragrant buttocks are plump and soft as boneless, even if they are separated by a layer of light and soft ayaluo, they can still feel that wonderful roundness and straightness. Yang Ling couldn't help but hug this lovely and pitiful child, passed under her ribs with both hands, peeled off the last piece of red silk, and handed the lychee ball as white as ice and snow to her tender and plump lips.
Cheng Qiyun glanced at him sweetly, lightly opened her lips and took the lychee in her mouth, her lips squirmed, and she suddenly turned around and turned her lips, and a sweet taste crossed into Yang Ling's mouth.
Cheng Qiyun spit out the nucleus into the dish with a smile and said: "Well, the sea dog has been working hard in Shuangyu for many years, and judging from the news sent back by He Sigai, if you use ship artillery to attack the fortification, with the power of the current artillery, it will be difficult to break through the fortress at all." At the same time, they were not familiar with the sea routes of Shuangyu, and the cost of casualties was too great, so it was not advisable to attack hard.
As for the snow cat, the sea route is far, especially the way to bypass the sea dogs, if you can't take the sea seals and go out to cut down the cats, I am afraid that the sea seals will cut off the retreat of our sailors, and the front and back will be attacked, so it is also impossible to attack hard."
Yang Ling wiped her hands with a snow-white silk scarf, and her hands swam into her robe like swimming fish, caught the two crispy and plump balls, and chuckled: "So we lure us down and come soft." Just now".
He clenched his hands and pressed against Cheng Qiyun's small earlobes and said, "How can I do it both now, and Yun'er has an idea?" ”
Cheng Qiyun shrank her neck as if she was afraid of itching, her beautiful collarbone tightened, and the two clumps of crisp milk below were smooth and firm, and she was pulled and jumped slightly.
"Hmm", Cheng Qiyun bit her lip and groaned softly, blushing and said: "When it comes to luring surrender, the difficulty is that we can get rid of them without damaging the dignity of the court." The imperial court can't go back on its word and do things like recruiting peace first and then slaughtering it.
Yun'er originally wanted to provoke the relationship between the cat and the dog, and look for opportunities to take advantage of it. For this reason, I also set up early and planted eyeliner around them.
However, now it seems that due to the conflict of interests, the gap between the two thieves is difficult to reconcile, and the pirates don't know when something will happen, so it is better to solve it quickly. Therefore, Yun'er thinks that she should adapt to the situation and adjust the original plan in a timely manner."
Yang Ling became interested and said with a smile: "Let's hear it, what is my Yun'er good way to harm people?" ”
Cheng Qiyun glanced at him and said, "I mean, both prongs and knives at the same time." The plan is to trap and kill the snow cat, but this will inevitably startle the cat and dog, causing the fur dog to be alert. Therefore, when killing cats, you have to use troops against the sea seals at the same time. As for the reason, it is very easy to do, just say that he is unwilling to accept the court's recruitment, procrastinate perfunctory, and have ill intentions, and the court will change the appeasement to suppression."
Yang Ling has actually been thinking about ways to get rid of snow cats and sea seals, and he already has an idea in his heart to deal with sea seals. It's just that since you want to recruit An Snow Cat, the momentum must be a lot of trouble, if the Snow Cat really raises troops to vote, how can you justifiably get rid of him at that time?
So Yang Ling frowned slightly and said: "Now I'm not afraid that the snow cat won't come to vote, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to find a handle to clean him up." I can't keep spending time with him in Fuzhou, and I'm afraid of things for a long time. As for the fur seals, you also have a way to deal with them? ”
Cheng Qiyun turned around and said with a smile: "Yun'er will only harm people, not fight." If you want to pit the snow cat, I'll do it. If you want to beat a dog, you should go out of the horse."
Yang Ling's eyes flashed, and he smiled slightly: "Me? What can I do? ”
Cheng Qiyun pursed her lips and said sourly: "Isn't there anything you can do about adults?" A few days ago, I saw that the adults ordered Zheng Erba and a few pirates to be burned, and people thought that the adults were holding the wisdom beads."
Yang Ling laughed, his hands tightened, hugged her slender waist and said: "If you want to slaughter a dog, you have to slaughter a cat first, and if you want to slaughter a cat, you can't startle a dog." Speaking of which, you still have to start at the same time, the time has to be just right, I just want to know now, how are you going to do it to the snow cat? ”
Cheng Qiyun put her arms around his neck, kissing him sweetly with pity, and at the same time told him his plans. By the time the plan was finished, his temples were already messy, and his pretty face was dizzy.
Yang Ling listened to the muttering for a long time, and finally bowed his head and said, "Make it." I immediately sent people to summon the officers and soldiers of Song Xiaoai, Meng Sihai, and Jiang Zhou to secretly enter Fujian. ”
All kinds of ships, large and small, as far as the eye can see, and the sails are spread like clouds.
The snow cat looked back at Turtle Island, which was like a giant turtle exploring the sea, and sighed with some attachment: I am leaving, I have been here for most of my life, and every stone on the island is very familiar.
Now, it's finally time to return to land. The poor boy who was penniless back then is now a prosperous maritime admiral, and he is glorious to his ancestors.
He looked at the busy troops with satisfaction, this is the capital, when I replace the new warships and artillery of the imperial court, with heavy troops and sitting on one side, even the imperial court will be afraid of three points at that time.
Hehe, the fur dog wants to be the Grand Governor? Dream on. I said that I have taken refuge in the imperial court today, and he is low in the water, and he may be assigned to my management when the time comes.
He touched the decree in his bosom, and for a moment it seemed as if he were dreaming. This is what Ma Xiucai has seen, it is really a golden silk Suzhou embroidered double dragon to grab the pearl, a genuine emperor's holy decree, and it will never be wrong.
The fleet of ships gathered from the more than ten islands under his control was already covered with the sea, and the snow cat boarded his own boat, and waved triumphantly, "Go!" ”
Countless fleets of ships marched towards Fuzhou Bay, and since the first ship sailed out in the early morning, the ships from various islands gathered were endless, and it was not until the afternoon that all sailed out of Turtle Island.
Fuzhou Wharf, at this moment, is also a banner exhibition, and the armor is like a cloud.
The sea crashes on the shore and the sound of the waves is soothing. Amid the sound of seagulls chirping, the vesseled fleet had sailed to the pier. The honor guard of honor to greet is distinctive, and it is mighty. The Band of Ceremonies played a joyful tune. Yang Ling led more than 100 officials from the Fuzhou military and political departments, plus the gentry and celebrities in Fuzhou who had heads and faces, and waited for the snow cat under the colorful silk shed.
In order to avoid the suspicion of the snow cat, in addition to the honor guard on the dock, only 3,000 scattered cavalry bravely stationed on the dock. Today, Governor Liu is very busy, and he has to arrange for the snow cat's troops to stay and eat, arrange for people to unload personnel and property as soon as possible after the snow cat's large and small strange ships enter the port, arrange for carriages and horses to transport them to the station, and also command the empty ships to leave so that the follow-up ships can continue to enter. Although he didn't have to do these things personally, the commander Zhang Luo was also busy sweating.
The main ship of the snow cat entered the port, and the whine of a horn sounded on the dock, low and majestic, followed by the noise of gongs and drums, firecrackers, and the general soldier He, Liu Zhifu and others rushed to the dock to greet them.
The snow cat stood at the bow of the boat early, and as soon as the ship anchored on the shore, the gangplank had just been hit, and the cable had not yet been tied, and he led his three sons and seven famous leaders out of the boat with a spring breeze on his face.
He Sichang accompanied aside, introduced the people on both sides, greeted each other, and thanked each other, the snow cat listened to the identities of these people, and felt that Yang Ling was very courteous to him, and his heart was both happy and bright, and he couldn't help but thank him repeatedly. Afterwards, the officials accompanied them to talk, laugh and feast, and walked into the color shed to meet the Qincha.
Yang Ling python robe and jade belt, sitting on the long case paved with red silk, there are two guards standing on the left and right, holding the sword of the monk Fang of the Qinchajie seal. As soon as the snow cat entered the color shed, he smiled, hurriedly grabbed two steps, knelt down on his knees and said: "Wen Hancheng, the condemned prisoner of the criminals, knock on Lord Yang, the governor of Qincha."
Yang Ling hurriedly stood up from behind the case, greeted him with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Admiral Wen, Lord Wen, hehehe, the past is over." You will be an important minister of the court in the future, and the emperor's kindness to Lord Wen cannot be overstated, and your lord should be loyal to state affairs in the future, and do his best to serve the court, so as to live up to the emperor's love."
"Yes, yes, thank you Lord Yang for your kindness, Wen is a rough person, he is used to being arrogant at sea, he doesn't know the etiquette, he doesn't know the rules, and I hope that the adults will take care of him in the future."
After the greeting ceremony, Yang Ling read out the holy decree on the spot, let the snow cat change into a new three-grade military general's robe on the spot, and then walked with him affectionately and walked into Fuzhou City.
The people of the city saw Lord Qincha Yang and the big thief Snow Cat who belonged to Zhao'an entering the city hand in hand, and the courtesy was grand.
Subsequently, Yang Ling took the snow cat and his cronies to the most luxurious 'Shoushan Pavilion' restaurant in Fuzhou City, accompanied by civil and military officials and local gentry, and more than 300 people gathered together. The fish, crabs, shrimps, oysters, and delicacies on the table are naturally the best dishes, and there are singers and singers singing and dancing entertainment, which is very lively.
Those pirate leaders are all dressed in official clothes, as if they are also members of the imperial court, and they are greeted by others as adults, and they also bring out some adults' shelves at the beginning, and later they drink to the head, and they inevitably roll up their arms and sleeves, step on the stool and slap the table and shout five or six.
Everyone was drinking hot wine, Yang Ling saw Governor Liu coming in from the outside, so he raised his glass and toasted around, and walked over to him, the two stood under the pillar, Yang Ling said softly: "Is it arranged?" ”
Governor Liu nodded and said: "Yes, all arrangements are arranged in Jiangbianzhou, General He sent 8,000 officers and soldiers to be stationed in the east of the river, and the thieves were stationed in the west of the river, facing each other by the water."
Yang Ling snorted and asked, "They didn't suspect it, did they?" ”
Governor Liu smiled and said: "No, they have just surrendered, and the imperial court sent troops just in case, not to mention that they are tens of thousands of people, we are only 8,000 people, and there is a river across the river, the pirates are very relieved." The lower official has ordered a hundred pigs, thirty sheep, and four carts of good wine to be sent to them to drink happily."
Yang Ling said with a smile: "Well, they didn't give you any benefits?" ”
Governor Liu was stunned for a moment, his face was red and white for a while, and he said after a while: "Xiaguan is guilty, they did give Xiaguan a box of gold and silver jewelry, and two thirteen-year-old widows."
Yang Ling casually raised his glass to the two thieves who were drinking at the adjacent table, and then whispered to Governor Liu: "If you take it, take it, tonight the soldiers are in chaos, and if you stay there, you may lose your life."
This official also understands the truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish, but I just remind you not to go too far. Wang Feiling learned from the past, he may not have the courage to kill the enemy at the beginning, but he was just lured by profit, and he fell deeper and deeper, and finally couldn't extricate himself. ”
Governor Liu pulled up his shirt and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and his lips were still a little pale and said: "Yes, yes, the lower officials know moderation, know what to collect and what not to collect, and never dare to be greedy and pervert the law and harm the people." The pigs and sheep wine purchased today, the lower officials all paid the silver according to the price, and they did not dare to owe the people a penny."
Yang Ling smiled and said, "Okay, after a busy day, you can also go to the bar for a drink." You're a civil official, and it's none of your business tonight, just drink freely. ”
Yang Ling swayed back with his glass. Governor Liu thought about it for a while, the packmen and horses sent to transport the pirates' families and belongings today, as well as the rice and grain purchased from the people, were still on credit to the people's silver, and he didn't care about drinking, so he ran out first to call his own master and asked him to go and finish the matter immediately, and repeatedly instructed him not to deduct from it, and then returned to the banquet hall.
Yang Ling returned to the table and toasted two more drinks with the snow cat, using the excuse of convenience to walk towards the back house. He walked through the patio and the flower hall, and turned into a study on the right, where Cheng Qiyun was already waiting. As soon as Yang Ling entered the door, he asked anxiously, "How is it?" ”
Cheng Qiyun stood up and said, "Lord Han and Lord Peng led ten newly built centipede warships to set off first, this ship does not need to sail, it can be used for the first round of sneak attacks." The Zhejiang and Fujian sailors sent a total of 120 horses and 18,000 men to accompany them from afar. Our number of new warships has increased to twelve, and all of them have been dispatched to meet them just in case, and tonight, we will definitely be able to take Shuangyu."
Yang Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Okay! You go to Meng Sihai and Jiang Zhou to take a look, now that Han Chao and Xiao Ai are not in the camp, these two bastards must not make trouble. Tonight is the time for us to collect the nets and catch the fish, it's a bit windy, don't scare the fish away! ”
Cheng Qiyun covered her mouth and smiled: "Then adults are only afraid that they will be disappointed, you will catch this net, at most a cat and a dog." Still want to fish? Talking about fish, I'm afraid that even a small shrimp will never want to see one."
(To be continued)