"At the moment, the news came last month that the leaders of the White Background Gang, Mo Laosan and Ruan Xiaoping, were killed by muskets, captured alive, and beheaded for public display two days ago. Before, the dwarf cattle and the red-headed ones were also wiped out by the government one after another, and most of the other gangs disappeared, or they surrendered to the government, and now there are more than 20 ships on the sea, and there are very few gangs with more than 1,000 people who can fight.

"As for our five flags, it's not much better, needless to say the black and white two flags, the blue flag gang Qianjun Biao's thirty ships of elite disappeared inexplicably at sea, and it is rumored that they have suffered a black tea tide, and thousands of bones are gone. Huangqi Xu Longsi is even more hateful! At the beginning, Chongming Bo was captured in the Northern Expedition, but he did not kneel in front of the ya, and he was killed. After Xu Longsi was Chongming Bo, he was actually driven by the government. Ashamed of the ancestors, it is simply inferior to pigs and dogs. ”

Li Yan heard that this was Xu Chaoyi's voice.

The Chongming Bo Xu Hui in his mouth was the general of the Zheng clan in Taiwan in the past, and the Zheng clan made several northern expeditions in the past, trying to overthrow the government and restore the old dynasty. This Chongming Bo was heroic in the Northern Expedition.

Xu Longsi, the leader of the Yellow Banner Gang, and even Zheng Xiu's biological mother, the Tenth Lady, are all descendants of Chongmingbo. Xu Chaoyi is a general surnamed Xu, if he hadn't married into the Red Flag Gang with the tenth lady, he should now call Xu Longsi the head of the family.

Xu Longsi's surrender to the government can be described as forgetting his ancestors. Xu Chaoyi's hatred for this old young master can be imagined.

"Uncle Chaoyi just went to visit the Treasure Boat King, how is his condition?"

This voice is slightly hoarse, but there is no lack of immaturity of a girl,

Li Yan moved a few steps slightly, and through the window paper, he could see clearly the appearance of the two people in the wing.

Xu Longsi has not changed much, his posture is still upright, and he is opposite a girl, who is slim. Dressed in a narrow blue shirt with broken flowers, he will cover his navel, his waist is wrapped in a dark red leather belt, and two white and tender feet are stretched out from the wide black pants of the sea bowl, and he is stepping on straw sandals underneath, which is refreshing and delicate.

"It's not ideal, Lin Ajin is critically ill, I don't think he will live long."

Xu Longsi listened to Zheng Xiu's question and replied sullenly.

Lin Ajin's background is the same as Xu Longsi, he was a general under the Zheng family in the past, and later the ancestors of the Lin family betrayed the surname Zheng, and refused to be a lackey of the government, so he simply became a pirate. The relationship with the Five Flags has always been quite delicate, but it is by no means close.

At the beginning, Li Yan had already essentially controlled the South Seas Pirate Alliance, and he wanted to ask for a few blueprints for the construction of big ships from the treasure ship king, and he also had to make peace through the Tianbo Division, which can be seen.

But this time is different from the past, the pirates of the South Seas are scattered, and the treasure ship Lin clan and the Red Flag Gang are cold. Zheng Xiu did not have the ideological baggage of the older generation, and in the early years, he often exchanged letters with this treasure ship king, and was commensurate with his uncle.

"The Five Flags Alliance, in my opinion, these five flags have existed in name only."

Zheng Xiu smiled bitterly.

Xu Chaoyi glanced at Zheng Xiu, and stopped talking, most of which was distressed.

Compared with the girl who was carved in pink and jade six years ago and behaved immaturely, Zheng Xiu's words and deeds now seem sophisticated. The situation is declining, and the temperament of Tianbaozai, the pillar of the red flag in the past, has changed greatly, Zheng Xiu has been helping for several years, and he has not seen a smile on his face for a long time.

"Uncle Chaoyi has something to say?"

Zheng Xiu obviously sensed Xu Chaoyi's emotions.

"Oh, I just think it's more important to be cautious when times are turbulent. Yang Zuowu, Feng Kaiming has a lot of henchmen in the gang, and he is intertwined, if he kills him rashly, his henchmen will be dissatisfied, and once the red flag is in civil strife, everything will be suspended. Even if the two of them were killed, the collusion between the two big leaders of the Red Flag and the government would really hurt morale. According to me, there are people in the gang who killed Yang Feng and no one disagreed, and only Tianbao Longtou is the only one. Since the evidence of their collusion with the government is conclusive, they should still ask the head of Tianbao to come out of the mountain and punish the two of them in order to set the record straight. With the prestige of Tianbao's faucet, it is also enough to ensure morale. ”

Zheng Xiu was expressionless: "In a while, all the leaders will come to the martial arts hall to discuss matters, and it will be too late to inform Brother Tianbao at this time, and there may be complications." When I kill Yang Feng and the two thieves, I will naturally report to Brother Tianbao. ”

Chaoyi thought for a while, but still said: "I'm just afraid that Yang Feng and the others will play mouthpieces in the martial arts hall and shake people's hearts, so don't mention anything else." That Yang Zuowu and Xue Ba, Zhao Xiaoyi, nephew Nong and others have a very personal relationship, and these three people are all henchmen of Tianbao Longtou. Yang Zuowu also married his daughter to Xue Ba, I'm afraid that if it makes a big fuss, it will affect these people. ”

Zheng Xiu was silent for a while, and then he spoke: "Uncle Chaoyi, then how do you know that Xue Ba, Zhao Xiaoyi, and nephew Nong are not colluding with the government?" ”

"This ......"

"Xue Ba is brave and upright, but simple-minded, easy to be deceived, you also said, Yang Zuowu is his father-in-law, nephew Nong is a descendant of the five women and Miao, cunning, greedy for vanity, Zhao Xiaoyi is the leader of the black flag, Brother Tianbao was enwei and Shi Cai convinced him. Several black flag leaders in the past are now in charge of the government, how do you know that he won't be mindful? ”

Xu Chaoyi was stunned by Zheng Xiu's question, and was speechless for a while.

Zheng Xiu pursed her lips and smiled: "Uncle Chaoyi, I just said it casually. In my opinion, these three people are still innocent. It's just that the red flag is the last bit of foundation left by my mother, I don't dare to bet, and I can't bet either. Since Brother Tianbao was entangled with that Huo Ding Po six years ago, his personality has become more and more eccentric. ”

The girl's eyebrows were low: "I visited her several times, but I only felt that he was sometimes sober, sometimes confused, sometimes heroic, sometimes dull. I occasionally see him making waves in the sea, and his martial arts and spells are all unfathomable, and sometimes I feel that he is very powerful...... I can't see through Brother Tianbao, let alone guess what he will do, now is the time for the Red Flag to survive, if he comes to the bottom of the kettle again, and the Red Flag treasury is empty, the Red Flag's century-old foundation, wouldn't he have to be buried with him......"

Li Yan touched his chin a little ashamed and couldn't help coughing.

"Who!"

Zheng Xiu's five senses are actually sharper than Xu Chaoyi.

Li Yan walked to the front of the threshold, and the facial features on his face were still Zheng Yunsheng's.

"Yunsheng?"

Xu Chaoyi's face softened a little. "I told you to guard Brother Tianbao's courtyard, what are you doing here?"

Li Yan's Adam's apple trembled for a while, and then he said hoarsely: "It was the Tianbao leader who called me, and he said that he didn't need so many people, so he just asked me to protect the Xiu Alliance Master." I had no choice but to ask what the leader of the Xiu Alliance meant. ”

Xu Chaoyi frowned and looked at Li Yan in front of him, and just said, "Since the head of the Tianbao Dragon doesn't like you to guard in the other courtyard." Go and rest,"

After he finished speaking, Li Yan didn't move.

"What are you doing?"

Xu Chaoyi's tone lowered.

"Yunsheng didn't dare not listen to the words of the Tianbao leader, and asked the leader of Chaoyi to forgive me."

Li Yan looked directly at the other party

Xu Chaoyi was about to have a seizure, Zheng Xiu grabbed his hand and thought thoughtfully: "Have you seen Brother Tianbao?" Brother Tianbao said this to you personally? ”

"Yes."

Zheng Xiu stared at Li Yan for a while, and suddenly a smile bloomed: "That's fine, you can stand behind me." ”

Li Yan nodded and stood behind Zheng Xiu.

After a while, the silky voices came from far and near, and five old men in their forties and fifties, with rickety figures and turbans, arrived first.

"Xiumeng Lord, Chaoyi."

The old man in the lead looked around: "Why don't you see the dragon head of the Tianbao?" ”

"Ning Lao and a few others sat down first, and then they knew."

These people are the only remaining old men of the Red Flag Gang, and they can go through Zheng Yigui, the Tenth Lady, and the three leaders of Tianbaozai to this day, and they are all highly respected. Many of the cadres of Hongqi are the sons and nephews of these people. Some elderly people are suspended from their posts at the entrance of the hall, taking care of some errands such as money and food, school, and punishment.

Zheng Xiu appeased them, and there was a cup of tea, and the other young leaders also arrived one after another, and they sat in a circle.

Today's Red Flag, counting nephew Nong and Zhao Xiaoyi, has a total of sixteen big leaders. The powerful leader has about thirty boats in his hands, with a few thousand people, and the smallest one has more than a dozen boats with more than a thousand people. Each big boss can be pulled out individually, and they can compete with the old pirates such as white-bottomed, red-headed, and dwarf bulls. The number of people is about 18,000.

In addition, there are 400 small bows, ranging from a few people on board to no more than 10 people, a total of nearly 30,000 people, and the structure is relatively loose. These bows usually sailed, and they were indistinguishable from the ships of the twenty-four chiefs, and only at the critical moment, according to the dispatch of the dragon's head, they were arranged into the fleet of the fourteen great chiefs. Kill the enemy together.

Nominally, the leader and the bow are of the same rank, and the cost and use are the same.

The method of coexistence of the leader and the bow of the ship was designed by the Ten Lady. In the past, when the leader had an accident or wanted to wash his hands of gold, the Ten Ladies would promote one person from the hundreds of bows to be the new leader, and abandon the cronies of the previous leader. And it is expressly forbidden for the leader to have too close contact with the bow of the ship in order to ensure his rule, the only exception is the former Tianbaozai.

Tian Bao Tsai himself was one of the fourteen big leaders at the beginning, and ate and slept with hundreds of shipwtows, had close relations, and controlled the treasury and the exchange of eyes and ears. Later, when he became the leader, he was naturally able to catch it.

After Li Yan ascended to the throne, he promoted Xue Ba from the bow of the ship and promoted him to the position of leader, but the critical artillery and big ships were still commanded by himself. In the past six years, there was a leader who washed his hands in the golden basin, and Li Yan also asked Cha Xiaodao to take the position. Controlled dozens of ships and became one of the fourteen Grand Commanders.

In addition, Li Yan singled out his nephew to the position of the fifteenth leader, and led a cadre of five women and Miao descendants and some crew members, although the ships were scarce and the manpower was only a thousand, but with the strange evil arts, the position of the leader of the nephew was still very stable.

As for Zhao Xiaoyi, the government has been purging in recent years, and the black flag has existed in name only. He led thousands of his subordinates to join Tianbaozai's command, which is the sixteenth big leader, and his subordinates gather the elite of the Black Flag, and their strength is strong, except for Xue Ba, the rest of the big leaders are not his opponents.

In addition, there are less than 200 Gaoli ghosts led by Chaoyi, with copper heads and iron arms, and invulnerable. It is the guard of Tianbaozai, Zheng Xiu and others. Xu Chaoyi's own prestige among the hundreds of bows is also extremely high. Although Xu Chaoyi himself is not counted as the sixteen leaders, everyone is commensurate with the leader, and his real status in the Red Flag Gang is only below Tianbaozai.

Zha Xiaodao came in, and at a glance he saw Li Yan behind Zheng Xiu, and raised his eyebrows at him.

Li Yanquan didn't see it.

"I said Chaoyi, isn't there a Tianbao dragon yet?"

The person who spoke was five short in stature and full of red light, and it was Yang Zuowu, who was secretly accused of colluding with the government.

Zheng Xiu was not in a hurry: "Uncle Zuowu, don't be impatient, Brother Tianbao will be here later, but before he comes, I have a major matter related to the life and death of the Red Flag, and I want to discuss it with the leaders." ”

"It's not a coincidence!"

Yang Zuowu said like a bell: "I also have a major matter related to the life and death of the Red Flag, and I want to discuss it with the leaders!" ”

Xue Ba yawned: "Isn't the government coming to beat us on Lantau Island?" Have you fought less in the past ten years? He has no return. ”

The fierce boy in the past is now in his early twenties, but the fluff on his mouth has not disappeared, and the childish spirit in his smart eyes has not been removed.

Yang Zuowu drank heavily, and he looked at Zheng Xiu leisurely: "Lord Xiumeng, my business is related to you, so I'll talk about it first." ”

Zheng Xiu smiled and groaned: "What I want to say is also related to you, Uncle Zuowu, so let me say it first." ”

Yang Zuowu stood up: "I'm afraid I have to say it first." ”

"You are presumptuous!"

Xu Chaoyi and Zhao Xiaoyi chanted at the same time, and then glanced at each other.

Zhao Xiaoyi swallowed his saliva, but still spoke: "The leader of the Xiu Alliance is the co-leader of Nanyang, and if there is something really important, he should naturally say it first." ”

"Yes, Uncle Yang, what's the matter. I also have to ask Sister Xiu'er to say it first. ”

Xue Ba also helped.

Yang Zuowu sneered: "If this Nizi is the queen of the country, she is naturally the co-owner of Nanyang, but if she is a private ......"

Almost before the words landed, Li Yan, who had been standing behind Zheng Xiu, was in a fluttering shape, and crossed most of the table and grabbed Yang Zuowu's throat.

Among the field leaders, Zhao Xiaoyi's skills are the best, and he can't really see it for a while. Only one of the Gorasto ghosts was recognized, but the name was unknown.

Li Yan was a little hesitant, he wanted to press it for a while and see it more clearly, but Yang Zuowu's words were out of control, and the situation might be beyond Zheng Xiu's control.

"Brother Yunsheng, what are you doing here? I haven't heard what Uncle Zuo Wu is going to say yet. ”

Li Yan glanced back at Zheng Xiu, and the girl was staring at her with good eyes.

“……”

Li Yan's heart sank, he was afraid that he underestimated Xiu'er. He let go of his hand, let Yang Zuowu, whose eyes bulged out, fall to the ground, and walked back behind Zheng Xiu.

Xu Chaoyi's face was complicated, just two steps of "Zheng Yunsheng", Xu Chaoyi thought that he couldn't catch it.

When the atmosphere was awkward, Feng Kaiming's eyes rolled: "Zuo noon!" Don't talk nonsense. ”

The affairs of Tianbaozai and the Ten Ladies are not well known, but most of them are tacit. Even Xiu'er's background has long been criticized, as for Zheng Yi's eunuch, after all, it is an ugly family, and very few people know about it.

Yang Feng and the others didn't know where to learn about the heavenly eunuch, and they suddenly found a treasure. The name of the Zheng clan on the treasure island is orthodox on the sea and the desire of the people. If this matter can make a big fuss, it can at least hit the personal reputation of Tianbaozai and Zheng Xiu, Yang Feng uses this as a reason to make trouble, which may cause the Red Flag Gang to fall apart, coupled with the encirclement and suppression of the government, a big event can be taken advantage of,

The two of them said a few words with red and white faces.

Until Yang Noon shouted loudly: "Although Zheng Laolongtou is brave, he is a heavenly eunuch, and it is impossible to have a queen!" ”

Ning Lao and the others finally slapped the table angrily: "Shut up!" ”

"Leaders."

Unexpectedly, it was Zheng Xiu who stopped several gang elders.

Zheng Xiu stood up and picked up the clay bowl on the table: "Yang Zuowu said such appalling words in the hall, Xiu'er naturally wanted to confront him in order to prove his innocence. But if something goes wrong......

Her eyes opened, and in an instant, blood poured into her pupils: "This old puppet is the one who insulted my deceased parents, and even more defiled the lintel of the Zheng family on the treasure island." I will not give up with him. ”

"I have a witness."

Yang Zuowu shouted.

Xiu'er smiled lightly: "Then ask your person to come out." ”

When Yang Zuowu saw Zheng Xiu's appearance, his heart sank for no reason, but he was ready to send it. He whistled, and a woman with a blank look walked in outside, all the leaders recognized it, this was Zheng Xiu's nurse Qiuru, who had followed the tenth lady for decades, and was the old man of the Zheng family.

"Qiuru, just tell me what you told me again."

Unexpectedly, the woman glared at Yang Zuowu viciously: "The surname Yang, you and Feng Kaiming deliberately plotted to frame the master's family, and you will not die well." I won't let you go! As he spoke, he touched the corner of the table, and immediately the blood flowed like an outpouring of blood, and no one knew whether he was alive or dead.

Yang Zuowu was dumbfounded, but subconsciously waved his hand: "This is all what she told me." ”

On the contrary, Feng Kaiming reacted faster, hurriedly pinched the woman's people, and shouted at Yang Zuowu: "He can't die." ”

"Of course he can't die, Brother Yunsheng!"

Zheng Xiu didn't call Xu Chaoyi, but called Li Yan.

Li Yanfu was so heartfelt that he kicked Yang Feng away one by one and hugged the woman.

Zheng Xiu stood up. One finger pointed at the woman, and the other pointed at Yang Feng: "Either Qiu Ru deliberately framed me as the leader of the Red Flag, or Yang Feng and the two wolves were ambitious." There must be something wrong with that. ”

She faced the elders and leaders: "I think the three of them will be taken into custody first." Xue Ba, Qian Tuo, the two of you immediately lead someone to detain Yang Feng's boat, and wait for the truth to be found out, and then make plans. ”

All this happened very quickly, and Zheng Xiu said it in a clear and unconvincing manner.

Xue Ba and Qian Tuo hesitated for a while, but they all agreed.