Wei Yangyang remembers very well that he said that he lived in a place where there was a lack of sweets, and he had to wait for two months to buy paint, and he had to wait for himself on Breeze Island.

Because she was recuperating from her injuries, Wei Bingyue relayed her description and affirmed Minghuang: "That is in a place where no sugar or pigment is produced. Moreover, if you can receive two letters in ten days and come to Gusu, that is, a one-way route, at most five days, you can find this place, you can know that their range of activities is between this base camp and Breeze Island. ”

Jiangnan does not produce sucrose, so this is a bit difficult, and the scope is too large. He ordered someone to find him first, although this old man was not familiar with the world, and he was obsessed with the study of firearms every day, but he was a local, very familiar with the situation in Gusu, and most importantly, he was very reliable. After listening to Wei Bingyue's introduction, Yu Jingxian asked: "Although we don't produce sugar here, we can buy sugar shipped from the north, and moreover, it produces honey." What's more, now is the time of fruit production, every household has a fruit tree, and you can pick it on the roadside, how can you not eat sweet food? ”

Shen Minghuang nodded: "When pirates go ashore to loot, they naturally rob gold, silver, and grain, and will not loot some sugar, honey and fruits to go back, so it is very likely that they live on an island." And this island does not produce any fruit, so it is said that it cannot be sweetened. Moreover, they have only recently grabbed the paint. Wei Bingyue added: "The most recent time, they went to Feng County in Yongyin Province. It was ten days before the two of them met, on the day the letter was written. After he finished speaking, he took out a small box from his bosom and took out the small portrait drawn by Yifan with his cheeks.

Yu Jingxian didn't know calligraphy and painting, but Shen Minghuang knew all kinds of four treasures of study. He picked up the small statue and looked at it, and said, "The paper is Hangzhou paper from Linxian." Wei Bingyue said: "They were in Fengxian ten days ago, and they went to Linxian again, and finally returned to their lair. He only got the paper six days ago, that is, it only takes four days to go from Fengxian to Linxian to Laolai. ”

Shen Minghuang concluded: "An island that does not produce fruit should be within five days of Gusu at most, and within three days of Fengxian and Linxian, and it should be able to accommodate tens of thousands of people, so it should not be a small island." When he said that, the scope was rapidly narrowing. Yu Jing first looked for a few places on the map, and finally pointed to a point: "It's here, Hanwon Island." ”

Shen Minghuang and they are all outsiders, so they don't know. Yu Jingxian explained: "This won island is in the center of Hangwan, but it is not a sand island, but a stone island, so there is not a single tree on the island, only some grass. Therefore, there is no fruit here. From here, they can get to Gusu in just one and a half days, and it only takes two and a half days to get to Qiantang and Yongyin. Moreover, this won island is very large, and there are more than 10 stone islands around, so there is no problem for 20,000 or 30,000 people. "The situation on Won Island that he said, and all the evidence they received, are consistent.

Shen Minghuang laughed softly: "So, we have been looking for a long time, and they are right under our noses." Wei Bingyue asked: "Is it possible that we use a giant ship to block the exit of Hangwan and catch turtles in the urn?" Yu Jingxian shook his head: "No, the sea is changing rapidly, unlike on land, you can set up an ambush on land, just wait quietly." However, at sea, if there is wind and waves, the ship will capsize, and the mouth of the bay is too big to block it all. ”

Wei Bingyue asked again: "Then, now that we know this location, can we send fishing boats to pretend to be fishing, and often pass by there, so as to find out if they are going to sea?" Yu Jingxian nodded: "This is okay, but when they go to sea, we don't know where they are going to rob it, and there is still no way to prevent it." ”

Wei Bingyue changed the subject: "Old Yu, my sister detonated the dragon this time, but the dragon's lead encountered water and did not explode. Yu Jing heard him say this first, as if he meant that what he made was not good, so he replied angrily: "Isn't that just right?" Save that little girl's life. Wei Bingyue didn't dare to offend him, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, yes, but is it possible to develop a gunpowder that can explode in water?" Yu Jing replied first: "I'll go back and ponder." As soon as he talked about firearms, he immediately came to his senses, and regardless of whether Shen Minghuang agreed or not, he directly said goodbye and said, "Your Highness, I will go back first." ”

Then he said that he would leave, making Shen Minghuang cry and laugh.

After Yu Jing left first, he looked at Wei Bingyue: "What do you think?" Wei Bingyue replied: "That day, His Highness deliberately said in front of my sister that there was no ambush at Songpu Wharf, and we did not set up an ambush, so Snow Butterfly dared to swagger and bring people over." Doesn't this mean that there are internal ghosts? Shen Minghuang nodded: "Yes, I secretly found someone to bury the fire and thunder, but I said it publicly that there was no ambush." Moreover, we really didn't transfer troops, so Cheek Butterflies will be so sure that we really don't cheat here. Wei Bingyue smiled silently, a person who can know whether they have transferred troops or not, naturally, will not be a low-level general, then it is not something he can comment.

Shen Minghuang first expressed his opinion: "The only people who can know whether we are transferring troops in Gusu are naturally the local generals in Gusu. He thought about it again and said: "However, pirates can wreak havoc in Ling and Zhejiang for several years, and it is obviously not something that Pei Youzhi, a Gusu guerrilla, can cover. Wei Bingyue exclaimed: "Your Highness is saying, Chief Wang?" He is talking about Wang Chengdan, the general soldier of Ling and Zhejiang, the same as his father Wei Shuping, from the third rank official, one of the nine general soldiers of Dayang!

Shen Minghuang did not answer his question, and continued: "Na Bo Yifan said that they had a very hard life, but every time the pirates came, the losses reported by the various governments were definitely not a few. He is the best among all the princes, and it can almost be said that he has never forgotten: "I remember that in the past two months, among the losses reported by various prefectures and counties, there were sixteen catties of honey and forty catties of brown sugar. ”

Cheek Wave Yifan is the son of Cheek Wave Snow Butterfly, and he is not a small soldier, how can he have honey and not give it to him? This shows that the pirates never grabbed the honey at all. Was this robbed by pirates, or did someone pretend to be a pirate? Wei Bingyue nodded: "The last general has also heard that some generals have looted and looted, which is counted on the head of the enemy." ”

Shen Minghuang said again: "Moreover, the pirates are on Won Island, how can it be that they have not been eliminated for several years?" General Wei is from the Ministry of War, so he should know better than me, right? Wei Bingyue hurriedly expressed his loyalty: "Yes, the last general knows that some generals will raise their own dignity, so that they can make meritorious contributions many times or force the imperial court to allocate more money to suppress them." But rest assured, Your Highness, our Wei family has never done anything like this. ”

Shen Minghuang smiled at him and said, "Well, how can I not be at ease with the Wei family. The Wei family has been firmly in Haixi for more than 100 years, trusted by the previous emperors, and their loyalty to the imperial court is beyond doubt. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come all the way to transfer you. Wei Bingyue was relieved and said, "Yes." Our Wei family is loyal to the emperor. Shen Minghuang said: "In this way, the explanation makes sense." There has been no war in Ling and Zhejiang for almost many years, as long as the pirates are kept, they can often make meritorious contributions, and they can also rob the people's things by the way, so the generals at all levels are very cooperative with Wang Chengdan. Wei Bingyue thought for a while and said, "No, there is one person who does not cooperate, and the settlement of Qiantang Mansion will be settled." But he is very strange, the first two years of fighting pirates were very hard, but in the past two years, it seems that he has suddenly lost his combat effectiveness, I don't know why. ”

Shen Minghuang looked at him: "General Wei, you Haixi are in charge of the General Guard, so you only need to fight, and you don't need to know the rules of officialdom." Hearing him say this, the look on Wei Bingyue's face became even more puzzled. Shen Minghuang explained: "But I have lived in Huadu for a long time, and I naturally know that I watch those old men quarrel in the court every day. Others don't work hard to suppress bandits, but only to work hard and cut off other people's financial routes, won't it arouse the envy of others? I looked at his records, obviously he was a very capable general, but for three consecutive years, his name was not on the military exploits reported by Zhezhou County to the officials. He should have been promoted a long time ago, but he was recognized by the officials as mediocre and still a small guerrilla. must have been wearing small shoes, so he didn't dare to work hard in the past two years. ”

Wei Bingyue nodded: "I see." If you want to come to this officialdom, it is much more complicated than the battlefield. He added: "Then I still stick to my original opinion, and the pirates should be led to Qiantang." The terrain was open enough for cavalry to attack. And, Anluo, can help us. ”

Shen Minghuang pointed to the map: "Okay, then we will settle in Qiantang." But how to lure the pirates away and how to hide it from Wang Chengdan still has to be carefully agreed upon. ”