Chapter 592 Cold vs. Yan Shifan

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Yan Shifan's evil one-eyed eyes shone brightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Heavenly Wolf, do you think that you have the royal gold medal to come to the island to negotiate?" To tell you the truth, Yan just can't trust you Jinyiwei, so I have to go to the island to check and see what you can do that is detrimental to the national character and the interests of the Ming Dynasty. Afterwards, Yan should report this matter to the emperor, and there is no need for you to talk nonsense here. ”

The heavenly wolf did not hesitate to continue: "Yes, since Yan Shifan said that it is harmful to the national dignity, then may I ask Lord Yan, you have been here for a long time, and you have seen the owner of the Wang ship sitting on a dragon chair like this, wearing a yellow robe, and claiming to be the king of Hui again and again, and saying that it is not my people of the Ming Dynasty, and you do not obey the orders of my Ming Emperor, so disobedient and disobedient, as a high-ranking official of the imperial court, you should not stop it in person, but say that I am damaging the national dignity, it's so funny!"

Yan Shifan's head began to become shiny, and beads of sweat also came out: "Heavenly wolf, Yan Mou will not do these boring verbal disputes with you today, as the saying goes, I follow the customs of the locals, and I am not an envoy officially sent by the imperial court to negotiate, so naturally I don't need to dwell on these details." Today I will only talk about the matter of peace talks, and the fact that the owner of the ship Wang has stopped his attacks on the southeast coast in the past few months is enough to see his sincerity, but when you go to the island today, you do not talk about trade matters, but you want to say anything about recruiting peace, do you want to deliberately stir up the major affairs of peace talks? ”

Heavenly Wolf smiled slightly: "Then in Mr. Yan's opinion, why did I come up to raise Zhao'an, just to stir up the Yellow Peace Discussion?" ”

Yan Shifan sneered: "The reason why Wang's group is doing business at sea is attacking coastal towns. It is also because I implemented the sea ban policy in the Ming Dynasty, so that these hundreds of thousands of brothers who rely on the sea for food have no way to make a living, just like Mongolia. Now that the two sides have just begun to make contact, there is no minimum of trust, and you don't talk about the ban on trade, just say Zhao'an, isn't this forcing peace to be negotiated? Sky Wolf. The emperor and Governor Hu authorized you to come to the peace talks, not to sabotage the peace talks, do you understand?"

Wang Zhi nodded: "Xiaoge." Mr. Yan is reasonable, we have not had contact with the imperial court for many years, and we have been fighting for many years, even if we want to recruit An. It also has to wait for the two sides to have a basic mutual trust. Otherwise, I nodded, but I was afraid that the brothers would not want to, so it would be better to talk about trade first. ”

Heavenly Wolf's eyebrows raised: "Mr. Yan, since you are known as the elder of the small pavilion and can handle the government with full powers, and Ling Zun is the head of the court and can decide the national policy, why don't you directly order the abolition of this sea ban." And what do you want me, the messenger of peace, to open this mouth? ”

The eyes of many Japanese leaders suddenly turned to Yan Shifan, and Yan Shifan's face did not change. Smiled indifferently, with a strong hand, the folding fan in his hand was opened at once, he gently shook the folding fan, and said confidently: "This sea ban is the former cabinet chief assistant Xia Yan, in the third year of Jiajing, in the official position of the Ministry of Rites, on the grounds of Ningbo's tribute, it is said that there are many illegal businessmen along the coast who go to the sea for the sake of the sea, it is advisable to strictly implement the sea ban of Taizu, the emperor at that time has not yet grasped the power, in the Great Rites Discussion, oh, that is, to the emperor's biological father to fight for the name and tablet of the matter is subject to Xia Yan and others, That's the right thing to do, Ship Owner Wang, today I also brought Xia Yan's recital, please take a look at it and see who proposed this sea ban!"

Yan Shifan said, and took out a book of white-skinned folds from his sleeves as if he were juggling, it looked like it was at least twenty years old, and the ink on the cover had begun to fade, Wang directly passed the folds, opened it and looked at it twice, nodded and smiled: "Sure enough, it is the handwriting of Xia Yan, the former cabinet chief, I can't imagine that it is this thief who instigated the emperor to carry out this ban!"

The leaders of the Japanese robbers suddenly found the object of hatred, and they shouted and scolded one after another, and their words were even more fierce, eager to directly devour Xia Yan alive.

Yan Shifan smiled proudly: "Heroes, please be calm and don't be impatient, listen to Yan Mou's words, this Xia Yan deceived the monarch, misled the country, and even befriended the border generals, plotting against him, and was ordered by the emperor to correct the law on the spot a few years ago." It's just that after all, it is impossible for the emperor to publicly admit that he was coerced by Xia Yan and forced to issue this sea ban, plus you have been making a lot of noise in the southeast over the years, and the court cannot explicitly cancel the sea ban in a hurry, but the emperor has a will, and you go to the sea for a reason, and its feelings are pitiful, and it is appropriate to appease it, so you can secretly cancel the sea ban, and first start sea trade with the Wang ship owner, in order to solve the needs of the brothers' food and clothing, and then officially cancel the sea ban when the time is ripe. ”

Yan Shifan's words touched the hearts of Wang Zhi and the others, Wang Zhi smiled, and the other leaders of the Japanese invaders laughed even more, and praised Yan Shifan for knowing the overall situation and doing as he said.

The Heavenly Wolf watched Yan Shifan and the Japanese Bandits dance with a blank expression, full of joy, until these people were silent, and the Heavenly Wolf said coldly: "Lord Yan, what you just said is the official conditions given by the Imperial Court in your capacity as a squire of the Ministry of Works, or as an official envoy of the Imperial Court and the Council?" Can I make a contract and then sign it? ”

Yan Shifan's pupils contracted suddenly, and then he smiled: "Heavenly wolf, I'm just proposing a proposal as an outsider, you are the messenger of the formal negotiation, and you will sign the peace agreement." ”

All the Japanese robbers suddenly woke up from the welcome just now, and after a long time, this Yan Shifan is just a mouth-cannon party, and the direct peace agreement still has to be signed by the wolf before it is counted, many people have already muttered in their hearts, Yan Shifan's words are all said to his side, but he doesn't pay lip service, and when he really wants to take responsibility, he hides far away, and it doesn't seem to be as reliable as he said.

Sky Wolf smiled slightly: "So Mr. Yan is not qualified to lead this peace discussion, right?" ”

Yan Shifan suddenly changed color and said: "Heavenly wolf, you are the envoy of the peace conference, this peace agreement is naturally signed by you, but Yan is worried about state affairs and specially came to mediate, if you insist on going your own way and ruining the peace conference, today's matter, I will report to the emperor word for word and cure you for the crime of missing the plane and misleading the country." ”

Sky Wolf's voice revealed a hint of confidence and coldness: "Since Mr. Yan has not been authorized by the emperor, he is not qualified to participate in this peace negotiation, Ship Master Wang." We are here today to formally discuss the matter of peace, and it is better to avoid these irrelevant idle people. ”

Wang Zhi's face sank: "Lord Heavenly Wolf." Although this Mr. Yan did not participate in the peace talks as a high-ranking official of the imperial court, he was also invited by me Wang Zhi as a friend, and you and I may not be able to talk directly with each other. He's not the idler you said, and I won't let him avoid it. ”

Sky Wolf laughed: "If Ship Master Wang doesn't let this Mr. Yan avoid it." It doesn't matter, it's just that I'm going to talk about some confidential things next, but I'm afraid that there will be a lot of people. If it gets out, it will be bad for Mr. Wang. ”

A cold glint flashed in Wang Zhi's eyes: "What does Lord Sky Wolf mean?" What confidential things can be done against me in an open-board negotiation? All of us here are our brothers for many years, and Mr. Yan is also a good friend of ours, and there are no outsiders. There is no need to shy away from anything. What's the matter. Lord Sirius, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Sky Wolf's mouth: "Since this is the case, then let's talk about this time Ship Master Wang asked us to join forces to eliminate Chen ......"

Before the Sky Wolf's words fell, Wang Zhi immediately said in a deep voice: "Sky Wolf, don't talk about this in advance, and how can this kind of thing be said in public?" ”

The wolf was secretly happy in his heart, it seemed that Wang Zhi was going to join forces with the official army to annex Chen Sipan, but he really didn't communicate with the leaders of his subordinates. After all, Wang Zhi and Chen Sipan once formed a bloody alliance and formed brothers. If he took the initiative to betray the alliance and attack Chen Sipan, he was afraid that the people would not be convinced, and only a few high-level leaders such as Xu Hai should know about it.

So the wolf then said: "Governor Hu asked this official to come this time, the first thing to talk about is this matter, this matter is also greatly beneficial to Ship Master Wang, if Ship Master Wang is not interested, then leave now." ”

Wang Zhi gritted his teeth, stood up, and said with a bit of majesty in his calm voice: "Brothers, it's a matter of confidentiality, the old man has to discuss with this Heavenly Wolf Lord first, everyone go back first, as soon as there is a result, I will notify you immediately, if there is a serious matter, the old man will also let everyone decide together." ”

Wang Zhi has been operating in this gang for many years, and he has already said one thing, absolute authority, and he said politely and sincerely, in fact, everyone knows that if anyone really says half a word, it will definitely not survive tonight, so they all got up, respectfully saluted and retreated, and the bodyguards around Wang Zhi also came out one after another, and only Wang Zhi, Xu Hai, Mao Haifeng, Yan Shifan and Tian Wolf were left in the hall, and with the last Shangquan Shinyuki who went out closed the door heavily, the hall fell into a trace of darkness, Only the giant butter candles lit around were swaying with the wind passing through the cracks, illuminating the shadows of the people crookedly, revealing a strange feeling.

After Wang Zhi waited for everyone to withdraw, he said in a deep voice: "Sky Wolf, how can this matter be discussed openly in the hall?" If the surnamed Chen hears the news and has precautions, and then wants to find his lair, it will be difficult to go to the sky, don't you understand this truth? ”

Sky Wolf smiled slightly: "But Ship Master Wang just said that the people in the hall are all his own people, which is absolutely credible, so why worry about this matter leaking?" ”

Mao Haifeng, who was beside Wang Zhi, snorted heavily: "Sky Wolf, do you really not know or are you confused with understanding?" If this matter is known, not only will Chen Sipan's subordinates not surrender, but even our brothers may leave our father-in-law. ”

The Heavenly Wolf's face pretended to be surprised: "Oh, hasn't Ship Master Wang discussed this matter with the brothers yet?" ”

The muscles on Wang Zhi's face jumped, and he glanced at Xu Hai, and there was a hint of majesty in his voice: "Ah Hai, what's the matter, didn't you explain it in detail to the Heavenly Wolf?" ”

Xu Hai's forehead began to sweat, he stood up and saluted, and replied: "Ship owner, my subordinates told Sky Wolf, this matter is just a temporary intention, and the specific details have not been discussed at all, Sky Wolf, you also said that you will only talk about this matter after coming up with a formed plan, why do you mention this now?" ”

Sky Wolf smiled slightly: "Mr. Yan is also staying here, so he must be clear about this matter?" ”

Yan Shifan let out a breath from his nostrils with disdain, and hummed: "Heavenly Wolf, isn't it just to join forces with Ship Master Wang to destroy that Guangdong pirate Chen Sipan?" I already know about this matter, but compared to the ban on trade, this matter is really not important, I don't know what is the purpose of you not talking about trade, but you want to mention this matter, what is the purpose? ”

The sky wolf put away his smile and faced Yan Shifan: "There are fewer people at this time, and I can say some things directly." Yan Shifan, who gave you the power to make your own decision to open the sea ban? And who gave you power. Allow you to put all the sea ban on a dead man like Xia Yan? Your Yan family father and son have controlled the government for more than ten years, and it has been several years since Xia Yan was beheaded last time, if you really had the heart to abolish this order, you could have made a compromise to the emperor a long time ago, but your father and son, as Zaifu, did not do this, but asked me to sign this kind of agreement directly on the occasion of today's peace conference, Yan Shifan. Who is sabotaging the peace talks? ”

Yan Shifan licked his lips and protested: "Heavenly wolf, since the emperor has given you a gold medal. If you can come to Shuangyu Island to negotiate peace with Mr. Wang, it is already a ban on the abolition of the sea, but if the emperor publicly orders it now, it will be tantamount to saving his own face. This will make a big fuss for the traitorous parties in the DPRK and China. As a courtier, we should share the emperor's worries, if you don't mention this, do you want the emperor to publicly admit that this order is wrong? ”

The wolf laughed: "Yan Shifan, your father and son don't mention it, but you want me to mention this kind of national policy with a brocade guard, is there anything more ridiculous in the world?" To tell you the truth, the emperor did not give me the authorization to directly talk about the opening of the sea ban this time. Don't continue to lie to the owner of the ship here, I, the Heavenly Wolf, have come by order today. What can be negotiated and what cannot be negotiated is very clear, if you Yan Shilang want to negotiate, please go back and ask for the emperor's will, and then come over as an envoy of the imperial court. ”

Yan Shifan choked on the Heavenly Wolf speechlessly, his one eye narrowed into a slit, and the unstoppable hatred and murderous aura continued to leak out of that slit.

Wang Zhi's face changed, and he hurriedly asked, "Heavenly Wolf, are you really not talking about opening a ban on trade this time?" ”

Sky Wolf nodded: "Ship Master Wang, today is the first contact between our two sides, and the most urgent thing from you is, of course, to open the sea and ban trade, but in the eyes of the imperial court, the most important thing is to establish mutual trust, and only with trust can we talk about future cooperation." ”

Wang Zhi said in a deep voice: "But the last time Xu Hai went to see Governor Hu, Governor Hu agreed to secretly ban trade, why did you come to the island this time, but you have to regret it?" ”

Sky Wolf laughed: "This is to blame for this good friend Mr. Yan, if it weren't for Lord Wang, Leader Xu and Leader Mao joined forces with Mr. Yan to make trouble in Yiwu last time, which destroyed the already small trust between Governor Hu and Governor Hu, and this time there would be no talk about the ban on trade." ”

Wang Zhi was so choked that he couldn't speak, and glanced at Yan Shifan dissatisfied, this matter was indeed his own fault, although he knew that the wolf was making excuses, but he still couldn't refute it.

Yan Shifan put on a smiling face: "The last time it was a misunderstanding, in fact, it wasn't what I meant, but Zheng Bichang and He Maocai, the two bastards, have been fishing behind my back in Hangzhou all these years. ”

The corners of Xu Hai's mouth hooked, as if he wanted to open his mouth to expose Yan Shifan's lies, but he still held back, but there were already three points of disdain in his eyes when he looked at Yan Shifan, after all, Yan Shifan was in contact with Xu Hai face-to-face, and now he is completely clean, like a ruffian scoundrel with three indiscriminate subordinates, how can he still have a little bit of the demeanor of a powerful minister in the court.

The wolf didn't bother to talk to Yan Shifan on this issue, he sighed: "Ship Master Wang, Mr. Yan originally recommended Governor Hu to come to the southeast, but he sent two big corrupt officials to restrain him on the back foot, Governor Hu should be grateful to Mr. Yan for his recommendation, and he planned to obey Mr. Yan's orders, but it is a pity that Mr. Yan's actions over the years have destroyed this trust, and even destroyed the hard-won trust between Governor Hu and Ship Owner Wang. I have full discretion to decide on the matter of war and peace, and he insists that I will not discuss trade this time, and I cannot act against his will. ”

Wang Zhi's brows tightened, and he said, "Heavenly Wolf, there is really no room for turnaround?" ”

Tianluo shook his head: "This time Governor Hu said, if we insist on only talking about Zhao'an, I am afraid that Captain Wang will not agree, after all, you may not be able to trust the government now, but the matter of trade cannot be discussed this time, so the two sides may wish to make a step forward, we express our sincerity, this time by our official army to eliminate Chen Sipan, only need Captain Wang to provide reliable information, and send a capable team to intercept Chen Sipan's retreat." ”

"Ship Master Wang, now you have no opponent at sea, Chen Sipan sneaked up on your fleet back then, killed the uncle of the leader of Xu, and once forced you Ship Master Wang to shake hands with the enemy and make peace, signed an alliance under the city, with the wisdom and martial arts of the owner of Wang, naturally want to avenge this great revenge, now is a good opportunity, after destroying Chen Sipan, get the treasure he has been operating for many years, and be able to open up the trade route between Nanyang and the Franco, isn't it more than one stone?"

A trace of excitement flashed in Wang Zhi's eyes, and in an instant, he said coldly: "Heavenly wolf, I understand the kindness of you and Governor Hu, but even if Chen Sipan can be eliminated smoothly, there are still tens of thousands of brothers under him who need to be absorbed, which requires a lot of money, in order to show the sincerity of the peace negotiation in the past year, we have almost not attacked coastal towns and merchant ships at sea, and we have more than 100,000 people here to spend a lot of money, and we are just sitting on empty water, and now there are tens of thousands of mouths, not to talk about opening the sea and banning trade, how can I continue to operate?" (To be continued......)