The flagbearer on Li Xiang's flagship main pole is waving the flag in his hand to send a signal.

Although Zhao Hongyu's fleet has wireless walkie-talkies with a signal range of about ten miles, this kind of anti-heaven thing cannot be disclosed to Li Xiangzhi for the time being.

After all, Li Xiang had just taken refuge in him, and he had to observe it.

If Li Xiang is not trustworthy, then there are some things that can't be made known to him.

Of course, Zhao Hongyu doesn't have to worry about Li Xiang's matter.

Today, in Nagasaki, the Imperial Intelligence Agency has been set up, and all the personnel are in place. On Li Xiang's flagship, there are many intelligence officers of Chinese descent who use ordinary soldiers as a cover, and they can judge whether Li Xiang is trustworthy or not through daily observation.

Since the day the imperial intelligence department was established, Wang Shan, Zhang Tie and Song Hu have set up a strict inspection system for those who join the empire or take refuge in them, except for genetic people.

However, this kind of investigation is not known to outsiders and is still carried out in secret.

Therefore, even Li Xiang, he didn't know that there were already many pairs of eyes staring at him around him.

However, in addition to the investigation of people like Li Xiang, such as Tokugawa Kayo, Hattori Kizo, Iguchi Sozo, and Yuji Kawabe, there are such people around them.

These intelligence agents, selected from among the genetic people, are authorized to kill their target if they find signs of rebellion.

And about this, Zhao Hongyu also agreed.

After all, this was done to keep him safe, and the Empire's safe.

In addition, the Ministry of Intelligence is also very concerned about the interior.

After all, among the genetic people cultivated in the early days, there are still brain-dead European and American fans.

Therefore. The intelligence services had to pay attention to such a situation on an internal basis.

Although brain-dead fans are brain-dead, you can't underestimate their destructive power.

Once the brainless fans go crazy, it will have a very powerful damage to the security of the empire.

Therefore, it is necessary to strictly control the outside, but it is also the same internally.

The obvious advantage of this is that it can detect the signs of error early and then quickly stifle them.

In turn, the safety of Zhao Hongyu and the stability of the empire were ensured.

Fortunately, it has been a year and a half since the establishment of the Imperial Intelligence Department, and so far no factors affecting the stability of the empire have been found.

At the earliest. In addition to the internal genetic people who are suspected of being brain-dead fans, the Ministry of Intelligence also mainly examines those Indians in Manhattan, as well as European and Native American citizens who graduated from the Brainwashing Academy.

Now, as the empire's territory expands, and after Zhao Hongyu extends the empire's tentacles to Europe and the East, the Imperial Intelligence Department has more to do.

When Zhao Hongyu left Kyushu, the Ministry of Intelligence naturally wanted to monitor and investigate these people who stayed in Kyushu, which was also an inevitable thing.

Hattori Chiyo them, and Li Xiang and these people. For the empire, it has always been an outsider.

Even if they are sincerely coming to them, they are not really recognized.

There will still be ideological gaps, and although genetic people are cultivated, they always think of themselves as 'modern people'.

Therefore. When they look at ancient people like Li Xiang and Hattori Chiyo from the perspective of 'modern people', they will always show a faint contempt in their bones.

It's just that this contempt is well hidden, and it's not easy for everyone to notice.

Moreover, most of the genetic people under Zhao Hongyu's command. They are all cultivated in batches, and most of these mass-cultivated genetic people do not have independent intelligent thinking, so there is no way to express such emotions.

Otherwise. Li Xiang: They must be able to feel this faint contempt.

Li Xiang slowly walked to the bow of the boat with his nephew, the cold sea breeze blew Li Xiang's silver hair, and he said to his nephew Yang Biao: "Now we have taken refuge in the Song Empire and have a foothold here in Kyushu. It should be impossible for Zheng Zhilong's side not to know the news, after all, in this place in Nagasaki, there will definitely be Zheng Zhilong's spies. ”

Yang Biao didn't interject, but stood there and listened carefully to his uncle's analysis of this matter.

"Who are we now? He is already a citizen of the Song Empire, and he is no longer the pirate he was at the beginning. Li Xiang tilted her head slightly, her eyes flickering constantly. Yang Biao, who was standing beside him, was stunned after hearing this.

It was as if he had some enlightenment.

"Kyushu was originally the territory of the Japanese people, but it was captured by the Song Empire by force, and now it has become the Song Empire. So that is to say, if Zheng Zhilong wants to attack here, then it is absolutely impossible to mobilize the Fujian Navy, because one bad thing is to declare war on the Song Empire, Zheng Zhilong definitely does not want to see such a thing happen, and with his status, he can't hold this matter. ”

According to the situation on Daming's side, coupled with Zheng Zhilong's status and identity, Li Xiang began to analyze his nephew little by little.

"So, I think he can use part of the Zheng family's strength at most, let's test it first. I pondered that if Zheng Zhilong sent someone over, the number of ships would definitely not be too large, and most of the fleet would definitely not be his direct fleet. ”

Li Xiang knows Zheng Zhilong too well, because they are enemies, so Li Xiang is very clear about Zheng Zhilong's character.

With Zheng Zhilong's temperament, he will definitely not give up on Wang Renzeng's death.

After all, Zheng Zhilong is now the uncrowned king of the Eastern Sea, and he must maintain his face and dignity.

As soon as he became the overlord of Shanghai, one of the twelve leaders in his hands was killed, which was simply a slap in the face.

So, no matter what, this breath still has to come out.

Otherwise, wouldn't it make others think that he Zheng Zhilong was easy to bully.

Once people think so, then it will be very troublesome for Zheng Zhilong to rule the sea.

After all, half of the fleet under Zheng Zhilong's command belonged to other people.

Isn't it because these people are now vassalized to him because he is powerful and fierce?

Because everyone didn't dare to offend him, for fear that they would not have a good life after offending him.

At the same time, now with Li Xiang's loss of power. Zheng Zhilong's rise has been unstoppable.

Under such circumstances, it is also very understandable that everyone takes refuge in Zheng Zhilong to save themselves.

However, Zheng Zhilong subdued these people with strength and deterrence, so he must always maintain such a strong posture, so that those people will not be ambitious.

Therefore, things like being slapped in the face should never be laughed at.

Besides, it was Wang Renzeng who died, this guy who outsiders thought was Li Xiangyan's lineage. Anyway. Wang Renzengna is also one of the twelve leaders, the old man who followed Zheng Zhilong.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Zheng Zhilong to put this matter in the past, as if nothing had happened.

However, Zheng Zhilong is not stunned, even if he wants to retaliate, he will not do it immediately.

He needs to understand some of the enemy's dispositions, as well as the enemy's strength, and then make a sound plan. will solve this problem.

In other words, Zheng Zhilong is the kind of person who is used to planning and then acting, not the kind of person who comes when he has a hot temper.

Therefore, in the case that he could not use the Fujian Naval Division and contact the Dengzhou Naval Division. It is necessary to test the quality of Kyushu here, that is, to weigh the weight of Kyushu.

If the early temptation of Kyushu showed his strength, then although Zheng Zhilong would not swallow this breath, he would at least give Kyushu a period of stability.

At a time when Zheng Zhilong was not ready for everything. He will not launch a full-scale attack on Kyushu.

However, if Kyushu is tempted and Zheng Zhilong discovers that Kyushu is actually not strong at all. Then what awaits Kyushu will be Zheng Zhilong's all-out attack. And Zheng Zhilong will also use his network to exert influence in the court.

Once he is allowed to capture Kyushu, then the credit of expanding the territory will definitely allow Zheng Zhilong to reach the top.

At that time, he obtained a high position in the imperial court, the Zheng family's fleet continued to be a pirate at sea, and he himself controlled the Fujian sailors...... He is the winner in life.

Li Xiang can be said to have a very accurate grasp of Zheng Zhilong's thoughts.

Even, Li Xiang felt that if he and Zheng Zhilong switched positions and put him in the same position as Zheng Zhilong, in fact, he could do about the same as Zheng Zhilong.

"Uncle, do you mean that Zheng Zhilong will come first to test the strength of Kyushu?" , Yang Biao understood it.

Li Xiang nodded: "This is one of the ways to test Kyushu's strength, and at the same time, he can also dispose of some people through this incident, Zheng Zhilong, this guy is ruthless." ”

Li Xiang narrowed her eyes.

Yang Biao was a little confused at this time...... Dealing with some people with our hands? Who is Zheng Zhilong going to deal with, is there anyone still who doesn't deal with him now?

It seems that in the past, only his uncle and Zheng Zhilong fought back and forth, but now that they have taken refuge in the Song Empire, there is no way that there is still someone on the sea in the east who can argue with Zheng Zhilong.

"You, although you are very smart sometimes, but your cleverness still doesn't work in the right place." After Li Xiang saw his nephew's puzzled look, he raised his hand and slapped him on the head with some hatred.

Ouch hey!

"Uncle, why are you talking about beating me?"

After Yang Biao was slapped by Li Xiang, he deliberately screamed exaggeratedly.

For this nephew, in fact, Li Xiang still has high hopes.

Li Xiang has two daughters and a son, but unfortunately his son is timid by nature, and it is impossible to inherit his team and gallop on the sea.

So, Li Xiang has some thoughts about this nephew.

Now he is the Admiral of the Kyushu Naval Division, and there will always be someone to do this position in the future.

Although it is not up to him to decide who will do this position, at least he has to pave the way for his nephew Yang Biao.

As for his own son...... Let's let him be an ordinary person like this.

Besides, he, Li Xiang, has been a pirate all his life, and he has also accumulated a lot of money.

Although his son said that he could achieve nothing, he could at least be a rich man.

I heard that there is a lot of fertile land in the Americas, so I bought a large piece of land and left it to my son, so that he could be a happy landlord.

Because he has no hope for his son, he now has high expectations for his nephew.

Especially this nephew, who has been by his side since he was a child, is the child he has seen growing up since he was a child. Therefore, in his heart, he is no different from his son.

"Zheng Zhilong's real strength is actually the Zheng family's fleet under his command, that is, the pirate fleet that was not incorporated into the Fujian Navy." After Li Xiang slapped him, he began to explain to Yang Biao. "The other half of the strength is because of Zheng Zhilong's strong rise, and he feels unable to fight against the pirates under his command, and in order to prevent being annexed by Zheng Zhilong, they have secretly united together, and even the brother who betrayed me has also joined this alliance."

Yes, Zheng Zhilong's seems to be extremely powerful, but he is actually in danger inside.

It's just that on the sea here now, there is no one who can compete with Zheng Zhilong.

Therefore, those pirates who have taken refuge in the past cannot have any strange thoughts.

When let, take refuge and take refuge, but what should be guarded against is still to be guarded.

After all, everyone has their own interests, and the boat and people in their hands are the capital.

If the capital is gone, then the end of being a pirate is very miserable.

Therefore, in order to prevent being swallowed up by Zheng Zhilong, those pirates who took refuge in the past made an alliance in private.

They didn't want to oppose Zheng Zhilong, but said that when Zheng Zhilong wanted to do something to everyone, then they must unite against Zheng Zhilong.

"For these people, do you think Zheng Zhilong doesn't know their little abacus?" , Li Xiang sneered when he said this, "The reason why Zheng Zhilong didn't get them was because Zheng Zhilong felt that the gains outweighed the losses. And he was going to fight us at the time, so he had to stabilize these people. ”

"Now that we have taken refuge in the Song Empire, then Zheng Zhilong alone has the final say on the sea. How could he tolerate the existence of such a group of people who were ostensibly attached to him, but who had some small calculations. Li Xiang's eyes flashed. Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity, I think Zheng Zhilong will definitely send these people to test our catties and at the same time, he also wants to borrow our hands to deal with these people. ”

Li Xiang said this very clearly, and it was impossible for Yang Biao to hear it and not hear what his uncle was saying.

"Uncle, what should we do?" , Yang Biao thought about it after understanding, and then asked. (To be continued......)