The messengers between Ningbo and Hangzhou became more and more frequent after that, and this kind of large-scale recruitment of security could certainly not be negotiated at one time, and the pirates had to test the government, and the government had to test the thieves. The two have to talk about the conditions, but also the benefits, and test each other, where the other party's bottom line is.

The advantage of the government lies in the previous Ningbo War, the official army won cleanly, and Xu Yang lost the old capital, so the psychological advantage is different. In the days that followed, even those messengers were greatly influenced by Peking Opera and the Tianfei Sect, and some of them even joined the Sect.

After that, their position was shaken, and the details of the old club were almost sold, and the leader of Zhao'an this time was also leaked: Xu Yang's little wife, the princess Yuzi of the Tsushima family, and Xu Yang's nephew, the future leader of the Xu family, Xu Dong.

By the time of the Lantern Festival, the Yang family had already traveled from Hangzhou to Ningbo, just to reduce the time spent on the road by messengers. The Lantern Festival here is generally a little less lively than Nanjing, because there are many merchants and rich places, and the festive atmosphere is always there. Xue Niangzi is also a wonderful person, and the Chamber of Commerce came forward to organize a dragon and lion dance team, lanterns, and various patterns were prepared, and accompanied the Liu family to several foreign goods shops to buy, like a daughter-in-law who is bent on pleasing her mother-in-law. Liu's heart was soft, and in the end, he didn't dislike her for being old, but took her hand and even said that she was a hard-working person.

Yang Chengzu was in the room, fighting with the ladies and daughters, while talking about the situation on the other side of Shuangyu, "Xu Yang has to be regarded as a character, he came out to fight the world in his teens, and he broke into such a foundation with his bare hands, and he is by no means an idle person." But no matter how good he is, most of the time he can't imagine that the people around him will betray him. Xu Yang's own son is not angry, he can't hold back the scene at all, Xu Dong is his nephew, in fact, he is similar to his son. Under him, he is the number one person, and the entire foundation of the Xu family in the future will be his. Such an important corner will actually turn against the water, and it can only be said that Xu Yang's qi is exhausted. ”

"And that Yuzi princess, this is Xu Yang's pillow person, she will actually fight back, you say, will she have a hand with Xu Dong?" Guo Jiujie asked curiously, as a young lady of the Xungui family, she has a lot of gossip in this circle, and she is not exempt from vulgarity. Like this kind of thing, it is the most interesting thing, I heard that this princess is younger than Xu Yang's son, Xu Dong is young and strong, and in her mind, she has already made up many stories.

The mother is concerned about another thing: "They ...... Could it be a trick? On the rivers and lakes, we are deceitful, and we can't say anything else, so we really believe what we believe. They insist that their husbands go to the island, in case it is a trick of the envoys, but what should they do? I always feel that it is not safe here, husband, I don't allow you to go, if you go, in fact, it would be good to find someone to go for you, I think that Huang Gonggong is good, he has the royal flag in his hand, and he can speak instead of the court, which is more suitable than you go. ”

In the past few days, the matter of Zhao'an has been going smoothly, but the pirates also have their own requirements, that is, that Yang Chengzu go to the island, express his sincerity, and give himself a guarantee of safety. The local government also has the power to recruit thieves, but it is difficult to ensure the safety of thieves after recruiting them.

Whether it is the extermination of the big clan, or the government to clean up the old accounts, or the revenge of the capable bitter master, there are always some unlucky pirates who are caught and beheaded by the government after laying down their arms. For example, Wang Zhi, the owner of the Wufeng ship in another time and space, was relieved to go ashore to negotiate with the government after receiving a safety guarantee from Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, but was arrested by the patrol who was not right with Hu Zongxian, and then beheaded.

The pirates wanted a guarantee that they wouldn't lay down their weapons and be hacked to death, which wasn't too much. But the condition they put forward was that Yang Chengzu would go to the island and make a promise in person, which made the women in the family feel a little uneasy. The Li sisters' strategy is mediocre, but they also know the saying that soldiers are not tired of cheating, and they are worried that as soon as their husbands go, they will be detained as meat tickets.

Hao Qingqing was born in the green forest, and he knows more about this kind of thing, the green forest cottage was recruited by the unknown severity, and then there were many people who were killed by the government, and there were many people who were killed in a frenzy, and then there were many people who were killed. In short, the matter fell on their own men, everyone wanted to seek stability, and now the Xu fleet has become a dead tiger, even if they don't recruit An, they will definitely fight with their horses. The cost of wasting is thousands of lives, and as long as those lives have nothing to do with them, what does it matter?

On the one hand, the soldiers who did not know each other were killed and wounded, and on the other hand, her husband went to the adventure, and all the daughters of the Yang family, including the Liu family, no one supported Yang Chengzu to go to the island in person. Yang Chengzu himself doesn't care,

"Mi Niang, Qingqing, I also understand the truth you said, and I also know that you can win without recruiting An. But the way you said it was too slow. Shuangyu is a place that can be beaten down, but if the pirates know that the officers and soldiers will not surrender, they will definitely throw their lives to fight, and I am afraid that it will take a few months to really kill the island. We have been away from Jingshi for a long time, we have been in the south for two years, and we don't want to have a third one. Hurry up and deal with this matter, it's time to go back to the errand. ”

He pointed in the direction of Jingshi with his hand, "That is where my foundation lies, no matter how good Jiangnan Jingjing is, it is not my basic plate, I have no interest in military power or anything." My interest lies in Jinyiwei, if you want to grasp the situation and taxes, you always have to go back to Beijing to be convenient. Besides, my son and daughter are still in the capital, and if they don't go back, they won't know me. ”

Guo Jiujie shook her head and said: "I understand what you said, our family is in Beijing, my father is also going back to Beijing to work, and the relatives here are also a little annoying, so I want to go back." But you can also go now, anyway, if you go, others may not be able to defeat Shuangyu. You yourself said that leading troops to fight is not your forte, so why do you have to carry everything on yourself? Are you afraid of others and waste the seeds of your new army? ”

"That's not it, the new army is long live the sword, Jane is in the emperor's heart. If anyone dares to stumble on the new army, my brocade guard will not let him go, and most of the officers of the new army are from Anlu, so they can naturally make trouble in front of the emperor. All I was worried about was that the new army had spent too much time in Jiangnan and had missed a major incident. Such a quick knife, if it is only used to kill the widows, it will make a big fuss, their real stage is also in the north and not in the south, for a group of miscellaneous thieves, it is not worth wasting too much time. ”

He also comforted the people, "Although this seems to be risky, it is actually nothing to be afraid of, so what is the use of the Japanese assuming that I am taken hostage?" The Ming system is here, and if you catch a messenger, you can't get any money and food promises, but only the officials and soldiers who don't want to die. The southeastern clans hate me to the core, as long as they dare to detain me, those big clans will immediately buy their men and horses to attack the island, and let me burn the jade with those pirates. Since Xu Dong can see that Zhao'an is the way out, I don't think it has been mixed to the point of incorrigibility, he should understand this truth, so I went this time to be an ancestor, they have to eat and drink well, and the wine and beauty are waiting, and there will be absolutely no problem. ”

As the head of the family, if you really take the idea, others can't stop it, even if it's a wealthy lady like Sister Jiu, she won't go against her husband on major matters. It's just that the women with strong martial arts skills such as Mi Niang and Qingqing are determined to go with him.

Generally speaking, when encountering dangerous occasions, Yang Chengzu will choose to bring Leng Feishuang, firstly, the other party's martial arts are higher, and secondly, he has no substantial relationship with himself. A real woman is reluctant to be brought to a dangerous environment.

But this time, since he insisted that Zhao'an was not risky, it was not easy for these women to refuse, and the messenger sent there to contact him had already joined the Tianfei Sect and actually sat on the side of the government. also patted his chest and said that there would be no risk in going this time, and it would be able to appease the hearts of the Liu family and others.

On the eve of leaving, the ninth sister also sent Yuhuan over to accompany her, and leaned on the arms of the ancestor and carefully told him to be safe. even promised that as long as he didn't play with his life, even if he took Leng Feishuang into the house, he would have no opinion. Yang Chengzu patted his chest and said that this trip must be a success, there is no risk, at least in his calculations, there is no possibility of problems.