This Nan Juyi was the governor of Fujian, but he supported Zhong San, a pirate on the coastal island of Zhejiang. On the surface, he seems to have crossed the line. In fact, this is not the case. Li Ying saw from Nan Juyi's behavior that this person was not simple.

At least, unlike the other governors, he was ignorant of maritime affairs. was able to plan such a big deal as soon as he took office, and he was behind the scenes, using a plan to kill people with a knife. How could this Nan Juyi be a simple person.

If it weren't for the fact that Yu Ren captured the thief and captured the king, Zhong San was captured. Li Ying still doesn't know who the real person behind the scenes is.

If that happens, she is very likely to be like Liu Qiang, who doubts her second uncle Xu Xinsu. In this way, Xu and Li, the two largest maritime forces, are likely to have a firefight.

As soon as Li Ying thought of this consequence, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

What a stake! Interests! This two-bird plan is simply too profitable. As long as Zhong Laosan is not caught by their Li family, no matter whether Li Ying can break through Chen Qian Island or not, the split between the Li and Xu families will inevitably occur.

Obviously, this Nan Juyi must have been paying attention to their Li family for a long time. And this man is also very good at planning. Fortunately, he found the fox behind his curtain in time, otherwise, the Li family would be destroyed by this old fox sooner or later. And even if the Li family is destroyed, they may not be able to know the mastermind behind the scenes.

Terrible, terrible.

Li Ying secretly warned herself that from now on, she would rein in her edge. The power that can turn light into darkness tries to turn light into darkness. Especially those forces that hide on land. As the saying goes, if the wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. That's not bad at all! Although their Li family did not provoke anyone, nor did they provoke the government, they even did a lot of good deeds in various places every year. However, in the end, it could not escape the suppression of the government.

After Li Ying learned that the person who instructed Zhong Laosan was Nan Juyi, she immediately summoned Qu Jing and said her thoughts.

Qu Jing also agreed with Li Ying's idea. He even believed that Li Ying should suspend the business of selling Li Jialingqi to maritime merchants in Zhejiang and Fujian in order to confuse Nanjuyi. made him think that although their Li family had captured Chenqian Island, they themselves had suffered heavy casualties, and they were no longer able to maintain the position of the overlord of the southeast sea.

However, Li Ying was still reluctant to give up the nearly one million taels of silver sent to her door every year. What's more, some of this silver is to be distributed to the other owners of various islands and islands that follow him, if she suddenly doesn't accept this money. Then the owners of other islands, large and small, will also lose this income. They will also break away from their Li family again. In this way, the southeast sea will return to the original chaos of piracy. This is the last thing Li Ying wants to see.

In the end, the result of the discussion was that all the personnel and business of the Li family turned from light to dark. All shops on land no longer use the word "Li Kee". Originally, he openly used the identity of the Li family, and immediately found various reasons to resell it to someone else's name. The only thing that remained unchanged was the betrayal of the Li family's maritime navigation flag.

Of course, Li Ying is only responsible for conveying the order. The specific execution was carried out by the local chiefs and the treasurers of the various trading houses. In the past few years, the Li family has hundreds of shops on the southeast coast, and the number of employees is even thousands. And that's just for land-based business. The number of people running on the sea and the merchant fleets in charge of various places is even more than that.

Such a large industry, once it is noticed by the government, even if they want to transfer the industry, it is not possible to do it in a short time.

At this time, what Li Ying wanted to figure out most was whether this Shi Tingzhu could also be sent by Nan Juyi? And Jiang Jiulang's betrayal, will it have anything to do with him?

These questions are so important that they are almost related to the survival of the Li family. If Shi Tingzhu and Jiang Jiulang were both Nan Juyi's people, then the Fujian governor's understanding of the internal situation of their Li family was far deeper than she expected. If the situation is really bad to this extent, Li Ying is afraid that she can only choose to withdraw from part of the base temporarily, instead of just letting her subordinates keep a low profile and turn from light to dark.

However, Li Ying was not discouraged, she instead regarded Shi Tingzhu's escape this time as an opportunity, and she decided to use this Shi Tingzhu to find out the backer behind him. If you have the chance, it's best to find a way to get rid of him. If it doesn't work, at least be prepared.

With a Nan Juyi as a lesson from the past, she didn't dare to guarantee that there would not be a second Nan Juyi in the government. If you can't find out the identity of this person, then it will be too dangerous to know the enemy. Therefore, Li Ying decided to investigate this matter herself.

However, Li Ying was not in a hurry to leave immediately, because he heard that this Shi Tingzhu was also driving a small boat. This type of small boat is generally not allowed to travel long distances at sea, otherwise it will be very dangerous. In case of storms, it will be doomed. Therefore, Li Ying immediately wrote a few secret letters, asking someone to arrange for carrier pigeons to be delivered to various places along the coast of Zhejiang immediately. Let them keep an eye on Shi Tingzhu, especially Ningbo.

According to Li Ying's judgment, the only place where this stone Tingzhu can safely reach the land is Ningbo Mansion. It's just that I don't know if he will enter Ningbo City.

In these cities along the southeast coast, Li Ying had already secretly sent people to operate them for several years according to Qu Jing's suggestion, and each city had secretly arranged for several eyeliners of their Li family to operate in the city in different capacities, so as to collect information related to their Li family and useful to them.

Therefore, Li Ying believed that as soon as Shi Tingzhu appeared in the city, he would definitely be discovered by them. And whether the commander behind him is Nan Juyi or not, he will definitely not be a simple person. Therefore, Li Ying judged that this person must live in the city, that is to say, if Shi Tingzhu wants to find him, he will definitely enter the city, but it is not yet certain whether the bottom of what he wants to enter is Ningbo City.

Early the next morning, Li Ying boarded a merchant ship of the Li family and headed for Ningbo Mansion. Also accompanied by Yu Ren and Ying'er. Yu Ren rushed back to Hangzhou to participate in the competition between the Donglin Party and Wansong Academy three days later. Half of the seven-day appointment was already over. Now that Li Ying's problem has been solved, it's time for him to rush back and fulfill his promise.

Because there are still three days to go, Yu Ren is not in a hurry. He planned to go to Ningbo with Li Ying first, and then Li Ying sent a small boat to take him back to Hangzhou along the canal. In this way, he only needs to spend one night to get to Hangzhou, and he can also save up his taxes on board. Of course, what is more important: he can stay with Li Ying for an extra day or two. For Yu Ren, every inch of his time with Li Ying is precious.

As soon as their ship arrived in Ningbo Mansion, Li Ying received news from a brother from a local cousin at the dock that they had discovered Shi Tingzhu's whereabouts. Li Ying was overjoyed, so she wanted to rush there with Ying'er. Yu Ren was worried about Li Ying's safety, so he also followed them to find Shi Tingzhu.

At the dock, the person who reported to Li Ying was a thin boy of fifteen or sixteen years old named Shi Huzi. His ostensible identity was to carry the merchant ships at the wharf, which was equivalent to a modern porter, because at this time, the overseas trade of the Ming Dynasty was already very prosperous, and thousands of ships docked here every year in a large national port like Ningbo Port. As a result, there are more people who specialize in mixing at the docks and making a living by moving. In fact, Shi Huzi's identity is the eyeliner arranged by the Li family in the area of Ningbo Wharf.

Under the leadership of Shi Huzi, Li Ying, Ying'er and Yu Ren, who were dressed in men's clothes, soon came to the place where Shi Tingzhu appeared.

This is a relatively secluded narrow street in the east of Ningbo Fucheng. Shi Huzi led a few people to a narrow alley and tapped three times in front of a door that looked a little dilapidated.

The door opened. A man in his thirties and forties glanced out left and right, and quickly let them in.

Closing the door, Li Ying introduced Yu Ren again that this sturdy black man is called Shi Qingsheng and is Shi Huzi's uncle. Both of them are important eyeliners of their Li family faction in Ningbo City. Shi Qingsheng is the person in charge of Ningbo City.

Shi Qingsheng whispered to Li Ying about his discovery of Shi Tingzhu.

"I found out about noon that kid in this area. As soon as I saw that the boy looked almost exactly like what the eldest lady said in her letter, I quietly arranged for a brother to keep an eye on him. I saw him living in a small inn on the street in front of him. I hurriedly asked Huzi to go to the dock to deliver a letter to the island, but I didn't expect to meet the eldest lady at the dock. ”

"And where is he now?" Li Ying asked.