Yu Ren also knew that Qu Jing was reasonable. In fact, he had already thought about this problem, but he hadn't thought about what to do next.

"Why don't you go to us! The second master has always valued Yu Xianggong. If Yu Xianggong takes everyone to the second master, he will inevitably be reused. The brothers of the family can be regarded as having a home. Huang Ji'an said.

"No, I can't. Our brothers were all brought up by the eldest lady. Should go back to Hirado. Xiao Qi also rushed over at some point. Although he has always been not very assertive, he can be said to be absolutely loyal to the Li family.

Now hearing that they actually suggested taking the brothers to defect to Xu Xinsu, Xiao Qi immediately stood up and resolutely objected.

Qu Jing interjected, "Now the eldest lady has long since lost power." The big boss received the eldest lady near Chicken Coop Island that day, and announced on the spot: cancel all the powers of the eldest lady. Besides, there was a misunderstanding between Leader Yu and the big boss. Since our brothers have taken Yu Xianggong as their leader, we should take him as the master.

If we go back to Hirado, the big boss may be disadvantageous to Leader Yu, and when the time comes, what should we do? And the brothers killed Jiang Xuanzhao, the steward sent by the big boss, but they were afraid that it would be difficult to explain when they went back. ”

Xiao Qi shook his head. "I don't care, I'll go to Xu's house anyway. I'm going to go, you're going. I took my brothers back to Hirado. ”

Qu Jing's face was embarrassed. You must know that the brothers here were under Xiao Qi's command according to Li Ying's orders before leaving. If he really took his brothers back to Pinghu, then that means that Yu Ren could only go to Nansha Island alone.

Yu Ren didn't expect that Xiao Qi, who had always been not very assertive, would be so persistent this time. However, Xiao Qi's persistence also won Yu Ren's respect more and more.

"In my opinion, this matter should not be entirely decided by a few of us. After all, this is a matter related to the future and fate of our brothers, and we have no right to make our own decisions.

When he went to the Xu family, he said that he had disconnected from the Li family from now on. went to Hirado, and the eldest lady was seized by Li Da's family again. It's hard to say what will happen to the fate of our eldest lady's old department.

It's better to let the brothers choose for themselves! ”

This time, Xiao Qi didn't object again.

So, Yu Ren had all the brothers on the island gathered together, and then announced their plans to the crowd. That is: he was going to take his brothers to Xu Xinsu, but Uncle Xiao insisted on taking everyone back to Pinghu.

So, now leave that choice up to you.

"If you are willing to follow me to Xu's house, please stand on my side. If you are willing to go back to Pinghu with Uncle Xiao, please stand by Uncle Xiao's side. Yu Ren announced.

There was a commotion below, and someone asked, "Why do we have to go to Xu's house or go back to Pinghu?" Isn't it okay for us to stay in Chen Qianshan? ”

"Chen Qian Mountain has a lot of mountains and little land, and the supply is insufficient. If we stay here, we will not have enough to eat for a long time.

Although the officers and soldiers did not come to attack the island at the moment, it was because their warships had just been burned by us. However, the imperial court would soon send new warships. When the time comes, they will attack the island again, and it will be difficult for us to defend it any longer. Now, taking advantage of the future of the officers and soldiers, we can evacuate more calmly. If we wait until the time when the officers and men attack the island before leaving, it will be difficult and the losses will be very large.

Therefore, in the long run, Leader Yu decided to abandon this island. When we get past this limelight, we can also consider getting it back in the future. ”

Qu Jing explained to everyone.

There was a commotion in the crowd, and everyone was talking. But the two teams were quickly separated. Except for more than a dozen old men of the Li family who came from Hirado with Li Ying back then, everyone else chose to stand on Yu Ren's side.

Xiao Qi was a little gloomy, but he didn't say anything. Yu Ren asked everyone to arrange Xiao Qi and a dozen brothers who were going back to Pinghu first, and bring them two warships, with more gold, silver and supplies on board.

Before leaving, Yu Ren personally sent Xiao Qi to the ship. "Uncle Seven! It's not that I don't want to take my brothers back with you, it's really a last resort! At this time, the Li family was a traitor. Ying'er has been seized of power, and Jiang Fuxiang is playing right and wrong in front of your master. Most of the brothers were recruited by the eldest lady after she arrived in China, and they did not want to leave the country and go to a foreign country to make a living.

I hope Uncle Seven can understand. ”

Xiao Qi glanced at the island again, and seemed to be a little reluctant to say, "The eldest lady was raised by me since I was a child, and it is my honor to be able to work hard for the eldest lady." In the past five or six years, following the eldest lady to run a business on the island has been the happiest day of my life. It's just that the good times are gone. ”

Xiao Qi sighed a few times. "I know you young people have ideas. I'm old, so I'm not going to hold you back.

I'll do my best to explain it to you in front of my lord. I hope to resolve the master's misunderstanding of you. ”

Yu Ren didn't speak, he knew that Li Dan was a stubborn person, and once he decided on something, he would not change it easily. Besides, now Li Ying has also gone back. If even Li Ying's can't talk about this misunderstanding, Xiao Qi, an outsider, will naturally be even more powerless.

But Yu Ren was still grateful for Xiao Qi's concern. He gently held Xiao Qi's hand, "Uncle Seven! You don't have to worry about me. Let's go to Hirado, and we'll be separated from each other from now on. You have to take care of your body, and if you have the chance, I will go to Hirado to see you. ”

When Xiao Qi heard this, he was very moved, he had no children and no daughters in his life, so he not only had the loyalty of a servant to his master to Li Ying, but also had an emotion similar to that of a father and daughter. It's just that because of the difference in identity, Xiao Qi has never dared to think about it.

At this time, after listening to Yu Ren's words, the elder emotions in Xiao Qi's heart were hooked, and he almost burst into tears.

"Alright, it's getting late, and it's time for you to set sail." Qu Jing on the side urged.

After Yu Ren got off the boat, Xiao Qi stood on the side of the boat and shouted to Yu Ren, "Xiao Yu, you can rest assured." As long as I, Xiao Qi, still have a breath of air, I will not let people destroy this God-given marriage between you and the eldest lady. ”

After speaking, Xiao Qi loudly ordered to start the boat.

Yu Ren stood on the pier and silently watched the two boats drift apart, and finally disappeared.

Two days later, Yu Ren took the remaining dozen or so boats north to Xu Xinsu.

Because this time it was not only Yu Ren alone, but also more than 400 of Li Ying's subordinates, in addition to many family members, no less than 1,000 people, old and young. As a result, Yu Ren had to divide them into several batches. In advance, Yu Ren asked Huang Ji'an to return to the island to report Xu Xinsu first.

By the time Yu Ren arrived at Nansha Island with his fleet, Xu Xinsu had already led a large group of men to meet him at the dock. Several important leaders of the Xu family have almost arrived. Xu Hai, Liu Long, and Young Master Liu.

Yu Ren glanced at Qu Jing who was standing beside him, and saw that the originally worried look on his face was slightly relieved. My heart also relaxed. He knew that Qu Jing's concern was just a representative, and almost all the brothers who came with him could be said to have this kind of worry.

After all, they had to take refuge in the Xu family because they were defeated by officers and soldiers and had nowhere to stand. It's really hard to say whether it can get people's attention. Moreover, when Li Ying was there, some of them were not too polite to the people of the Xu family. Now that they have lost power, whether they will take the opportunity to embarrass them, no one has a bottom in everyone's hearts.

Xu Xinsu saw Yu Ren leading Qu Jing, Liu Qiang and others down from the boat, and hurriedly took Xu Hai and them to meet them.

"Ahh Finally, I have come to look forward to you. The day before yesterday, Ji'an came to tell me that everyone was coming to Nansha, and my heart was like a dream.

To tell you the truth, I have long had an idea that the brothers of the Xu and Li families should be brought together, whether under the banner of the Li family or the Xu family. I also mentioned it to my niece Ying, but she didn't agree at the time.

I didn't expect it to come true today. ”

After speaking, Xu Xinsu held Yu Ren's hand tightly, and then enthusiastically met Qu Jing, Liu Qiang and others. Qu Jing and others wanted to bow to Xu Xinsu and kowtow. Xu Xinsu stopped him.

"From today onwards, we are all brothers. There is no more Li family and Xu family. If anyone dares to embarrass these new brothers who are here today, don't blame me for not giving him face. Xu Xinsu said to the group of subordinates who followed him and came to greet him.

Yu Ren saw that Liu Long's face was a little unnatural. After hearing Xu Xinsu's words, Liu Long hurriedly called a close subordinate, I don't know what he said in his ear, and then the man hurried away.