"Gao Shishu? What did he come to do? ”

Hearing this name, Tao Lian made a move, and then frowned: "During this time, we are talking to the imperial court about Zhao'an, if we meet with him at this juncture, are we afraid that the imperial court will not suspect us?" Missing! Just say I'm asleep, and send him away casually. ”

The entourage looked embarrassed: "I also persuaded him, but he refused to leave." He said that if he didn't see you tonight, he would stay outside. ”

Tao Lian was in an irritable mood: "He is a majestic pirate, how can he act like a scoundrel, and he still depends on me?" ”

However, Gao Shishu acted out of line, and he didn't stop until he reached his goal, and if he didn't let him get his wish tonight, he didn't know what crazy he would be. Thinking of this, Tao Lian suppressed the restlessness in his chest and said to his entourage: "Forget it, then let him in." ”

"Yes."

After a while, the door creaked open, and Gao Shishu walked in with a smile on his face: "Brother Tao, long time no see." ”

Tao Lian was in no mood to greet him, and his spirit was cozy: "What are you going to do?" ”

Listening to the tiredness in his voice, Gao Shishu did not answer directly, but raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter, Brother Tao?" I don't think you're in good spirits, but what's going on? ”

Tao Lian sighed: "What else can it be, just the gang of people under my hands, they quarrel all day long, and there is no one who lives, and the noise makes me upset." ”

Gao Shishu's heart moved when he heard this, raised his eyes and glanced at him, and quietly tested: "It must be for the sake of Zhao'an, right?" That's normal, after all, the conditions for the imperial court are so harsh, and the brothers under Brother Tao are all hot-blooded and backbone men, if they don't make noise or make trouble, then there will be ghosts. ”

"Brother Tao is their Dinghai Divine Needle, in this case, as long as you stand up and say a word, and calm the hearts of the brothers, who would dare to make trouble without eyes? You say, don't you? ”

Tao Lian supported his forehead with his hand, his eyes were heavy, and he didn't say anything.

Tao Lian's silence made Gao Shishu feel flustered, he tightened his fingers on his side, and smiled reluctantly: "What, could it be that Brother Tao really has the intention of joining the imperial court?" ”

Tao Lian still didn't speak.

Gao Shishu's face changed, and his smile collapsed instantly: "The imperial court wants to divide the people under your hands, and it wants to rob your business for nothing, and what you repay is just a sesame-sized earl." Tao Lian, can you agree to such conditions? ”

Tao Lian's tone was not very good: "Isn't it that you haven't agreed yet?" ”

"But you hesitated! Doesn't that mean you want to say yes! ”

Gao Shishu's eyes bulged widely, and his expression was hideous: "It is said that you are a ruthless character who dominates the South China Sea and dominates the Southeast Seas, but what is the result?" You are now going to give up your net worth and wealth to the imperial court, just to beg for food under their hands like a dog? ”

"What do you mean to be like a dog?!"

Tao Lian raised his head suddenly, his gaze like a thorn: "You think I want to do this?!" The family business that I have worked hard for most of my life, thousands of people under my hands, and millions of net worth, do you know how much I have suffered and how many times I have sacrificed my life to get to where I am today? If it weren't a last resort, who would give it to someone else for nothing? ”

Gao Shishu sneered: "Heh, you are a dignified Tao gang leader, if you stomp your feet, the entire southeast sea will be shaken three times, what can you do?" After all, aren't you just afraid, don't make excuses for your cowardice! ”

"I'm afraid? Yes, I'm scared, because I'm afraid of death! ”

Tao Lian's eyes were red, and he stared at Gao Shishu's eyes: "In the exercise more than ten days ago, one hundred people against one hundred people, I brought a hundred brothers with the best kung fu under my hands, equipped with the best weapons and equipment, and the third son personally commanded it, but do you know what the result is?" ”

"Of the 100 people, ninety-three were killed and seven were seriously wounded, and on the side of the officers and soldiers, there was only one minor wounded! With such a big gap and such a terrifying combat power, how can you tell me not to be afraid? How can you not want to seek a way out? ”

"If it were possible, they could have besieged us there that day with their special forces. If it weren't for Mei Feng and the others being trustworthy, saying that negotiations would be just negotiations, otherwise you think you would still be able to see me alive? ”

Speaking of this, Tao Lian exhaled a breath and said in a soothing tone: "Today's imperial court is no longer the imperial court it used to be, the emperor is determined to clear the coastal pirates, so he even specially transferred the Dingguo Gongsu Banner from northern Xinjiang to Zhejiang, just to deal with us." ”

"And that Shen Baiyi, he is not a straw bag, the military formation in the exercise is very different from your description, there are multiple changes, and the killing efficiency is quite high, presumably it has been improved. If they apply this formation to fight us on a large scale, we will inevitably be defeated, and will there be a way out? ”

"That's because your people are too wasteful, looking ahead and backward, hesitating, it's strange if you don't lose." Gao Shishu raised his chin and looked at him contemptuously, "They have all become pirates, and they still have to pay attention to the bottom line, and they are not allowed to kill people when they rob." ”

"You are so indecisive, of course the court thinks you are a bully, who will lose if you don't lose? Nearly half of my hands are wandering warriors from Dongying, that is the real battle-hardened one against ten, let alone one hundred against a hundred, even if I only have ten people, I can still kill the officers and soldiers without leaving a piece of armor! ”

Looking at Gao Shishu's arrogant face, Tao Lian suddenly shook his head and smiled mockingly: "Gao Shishu, you are too arrogant, that is the imperial court, the Chinese orthodoxy that sits on the world, do you think that with our little pirates, you can really compete with them?" ”

"The reason why you feel this way is because you haven't seen the power of the anti-Japanese formation, and when you really see it, you won't say that. And what about the samurai? What about being in battle? For the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, it was just a matter of poking and stabbing with wolves and spears. ”

"You are proud of the Dongying warriors, but the military formation that Shen Baiyi studied, especially the weapon in it, is specifically to deal with the katana in the hands of the Dongying people. As long as the knife hits the wolf, no matter whether you chop or cut, you will be blocked to death, and you will not escape the fate of being killed in the end. ”

Gao Shishu was stubborn and arrogant, and he couldn't listen to Tao Lian's words at all, so he said viciously: "I don't care what kind of wolf and dog he is, you can't beat him because you're too stupid!" Said that you really practiced the drill, obediently went to the tip of the weapon, and the dogs were not obedient to you. ”

Saying that, Gao Shishu smiled sympathetically: "If I were you, I would agree to negotiate on the surface, but in fact, I secretly brought enough men and horses, and when the exercise began, I would kill the officers and soldiers, take the opportunity to take down the senior officials of Meifeng, and return to the sea with their lives as a threat." ”

"In this way, the court is a rat bogeyman, and it's not like what I say? Can you use it like you, and agree to recruit with great grievances? ”

Tao Lian's eyes widened, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and only after a while did he point at Gao Shishu and tremble: "...... You, you're crazy! What is the difference between you doing this and going to war with the imperial court! ”

(End of chapter)