After listening to Taihao's words, Yuzhen pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Taihao, what you said is very reasonable. We really don't have complete control over the thoughts and actions of the people in the city. But as the lord of a city, it is our responsibility to ensure the safety and stability of the city and to prevent the existence of forces that want to disrupt the peace of the city. For those who would rather go to the seas as pirates than settle down in their homeland, I could have done something to stop them. ”

Tai Hao smiled slightly, his eyes revealed a hint of expectation and respect, and asked, "What do you think about the matter of resisting the Japanese?" His voice was gentle and steady, making Yu Zhen feel a solemn aura.

Yu Zhen looked at Tai Hao's eyes that were eager to get an answer, and asked rhetorically, "I wonder if Lord Tai Hao has already investigated the organization of the Japanese Kou?" ”

Tai Hao replied truthfully: "It's a shame to say that the matter of resisting the Japanese has always been the responsibility of General Nanzhu, the general who defended the city, although this official has sent secret agents to explore the movements of the Japanese and obtain information about the Japanese invaders, but the secret agents sent out have not returned yet. ”

Yu Zhen asked, "Where is General Nanzhu now?" ”

Tai Hao said: "General Nanzhu decided to build a large camp between Wenchuan City and Fuchuan City, and he has been busy selecting a site and building a large camp for the past few days......"

"Lord Taihao!" General Nanzhu shouted Taihao's name and came to the front hall.

Tai Hao watched General Nanzhu come back, and said with a smile: "It's really 'said Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived!'" 'General Nanzhu is back! ”

Taihao and Yuzhen got up together to greet General Nanzhu, and Taihao asked, "Why did General Nanzhu come back suddenly?" ”

Nanzhu arched his hand and said, "Lord Taihao, I came back to tell you that the camp will be built soon, and tomorrow we can welcome the arrival of soldiers from every city to support." ”

Taihao listened to it and was overjoyed. responded: "I didn't expect the camp to be built so quickly, it's really hard General Nanzhu!" General Nanzhu, let me introduce to you, this is Lord Yuzhen, the lord of Shechuan City. ”

Nanzhu arched his hand and said: "Lord Yuzhen, don't come to harm!" ”

Yu Zhen also politely replied: "General Nanzhu, after a few years, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

Tai Hao asked curiously, "Listen to the meaning of your two words, do you know each other?" ”

Yu Zhen smiled: "Lord Taihao is right, this official worked with General Nanzhu a few years ago. ”

Nanzhu nodded and said, "With the help of Lord Yuzhen, I believe that the Japanese will soon be driven out of the territory of the Eastern Empire." ”

Tai Hao said: "Just now Lord Yuzhen asked about the organization of the Japanese Invaders, and I felt very ashamed of this, because I have not been able to completely understand the organization of the Japanese Invaders, and I also asked General Nanzhu to tell Lord Yuzhen about the organization of the Japanese Invaders." ”

Nanzhu said: "The organization of the Japanese is more complicated, but in the southeast coastal area, it can be mainly divided into three major groups. Each group contains a group of pirates from the Eastern Empire, who are the subjects of the Eastern Empire, but have become traitors of the Eastern Empire. In addition, there were some samurai who were strong in martial arts, but in Japanese society, they already belonged to the declining class. They came to the Eastern Empire, naturally with their own purposes. Finally, there were some ordinary pirates composed of bankrupt peasants, hooligans, ruffians, etc. Although they originally had a low social status, after rigorous training, they also mastered good knife skills, and they were the most numerous. ”

Yu Zhen asked, "What about ...... What are the three major groups? ”

Nanzhu continued, "The area of activity of the first major group is mainly in the southern tip, and the places where they frequently disturb include Izumikawa Castle in the Eastern Empire, the Nankai area, and the Ryukyu Island. The leader of this group is named Watanue Yasuyi, and there are two leaders under him, namely Yuji Ogata and Takashi Hoshimiya. However, the number of members of this group has been significantly reduced. It is said that some time ago, when they were robbing the island of Ryukyus, they were severely attacked by the indigenous people of the island. Among them, Takashi Hoshinomiya was unfortunately killed in a shipwreck, and Yuji Ogata was also seriously injured. The leader, Watanue Yasuyi, injured one eye because of this, and after that war, the group had only about two dozen members. ”

Taihao shouted, "Okay! The fight is good, the people on Ryukyu Island are so brave that only two dozen members can no longer pose a threat to us. ”

Nanzhu smiled: "It is true that it does not pose a threat to us, the pirates from the Eastern Empire in their group have now run to other groups, although there are still a few warriors of the Wa Kingdom, but they are not a threat to us." ”

Yu Zhen asked again, "Then...... What about the remaining two groups? ”

Nanzhu said slowly: "The remaining two groups are located in the middle of the sea and the other in the north, but sometimes they are not clearly divided, because the winter in the north is too cold, and in winter, they will concentrate in the middle area. Among them, the pirate group led by the pirate dog and Jishan has been rampant all these years, and they have long been 'lonely in the south' on the sea, sending the Japanese to invade the southeast coast of our country, and becoming the leader of the Japanese bandits. The number of pirates in this group reached more than 100,000. There are many big and small leaders under the dog's crooked subordinates, and these battles are all fought with them. There is also a group whose main area of activity is in the northern area of Dengcheon Castle, Raecheon Castle, and Micheon Castle, as well as the territory of the Silla Kingdom, and only comes to the southeast in winter. The leader of this group is Toshio Tono, and for several years, the armies of the Eastern Empire have often fought against it, and a few days ago, spies came to report that the number of Japanese pirates in Tono Toshio's group was less than 1,000. ”

After listening to General Nanzhu's words, Tai Hao said: "Listening to General Nanzhu's narration has given us a deeper understanding of the situation of the Japanese Invaders, so it seems that our biggest target enemy is the Japanese Kou group headed by Inu Crooked and Jishan. ”

Yu Zhen nodded and said: "Some pirates of the Eastern Empire, such as Dog Crook and Cishan, colluded with foreign enemies and oppressed their compatriots. But they are the key to our fight against the Japanese invaders, and as long as they are captured, the plague will be calmed. ”

Nanzhu said: "Lord Yuzhen is right, but Inu Crooked and Cishan rarely lead troops to fight in person, and it is said that Inu Crooked now lives in the five islands of the Wa Kingdom for a long time, and Cishan is also commanded on the far sea. It's harder to catch them than to climb to the sky. ”

Yu Zhen said: "For the battle with the Japanese Invaders, we can't attack strongly, that will cause us heavy losses, our soldiers of the Eastern Empire are compared with the Japanese Invaders, and the ability to fight on the water is definitely not as good as theirs, this official thinks so, Lord Taihao and General Nanzhu led the troops to fight the Japanese Kou head-on, and beat the Japanese Kou, and the official sent his men to the five islands of the Japanese Kingdom to appease the dogs. ”

Tai Hao said: "If we can really appease those pirates, it will not be a bad thing for us. ”

Nanzhu said: "How sure is Lord Yuzhen that the pirates can surrender?" ”

Yu Zhen pondered for a moment and replied, "Inu Crooked and Cishan were originally the people of Shechuan City, so I should start with Cishan first. But how to persuade him to surrender, I have to think carefully about countermeasures. ”

Tai Hao said: "The wife and brother of the pirate Cishan are now imprisoned in the Wenchuan City prison, and my plan is to publicly behead him in a few days, so as to attract the rescue of the pirates. ”

Yu Zhen said: "Lord Taihao's move is not allowed, that will anger the Japanese invaders, you must know that there are 100,000 Japanese robbers in the Dog Crooked Group, and when the time comes, all of them will attack the coastal border, which is very unfavorable to us." ”

Tai Hao thought for a while, and responded: "Lord Yuzhen is right, this official really didn't think it through, fortunately, Lord Yuzhen arrived today, otherwise it might really be a big mistake." ”

At this time, a soldier came to report and said, "My lord, there is an old man outside the city gate who wants to enter the city and come to find Lord Taihao." I told him that the whole city of Wenchuan was under martial law and that no people were allowed to enter, and he said that he had come from the capital and had come here to see you on the orders of the emperor, but he only rode one horse. The old man said that his name was Yan Fang, do you want to let him in? ”

Hearing that Mr. Yanfang had come to Wenchuan City, Tai Hao was puzzled at first: "Why did Mr. Yanfang come here?" Immediately, he instructed the soldier: "Quickly ask Mr. Yanfang to come into the city, don't let him ride a horse, and bring Mr. Yanfang in a carriage." ”

The soldier left in response, and Tai Hao said to Nanzhu and Yuzhen: "This Mr. Yanfang knows astronomy and geography, and has the strange ability of clever calculations and calling for wind and rain. ”

Nanzhu nodded and said, "If that's the case, we will soon wipe out all the pirates." ”

Yu Zhen said: "The Japanese have been harassing the southeast coast for so many years, and they have not been eliminated, but they have kept their ranks growing. If Lord Taihao and General Nanzhu come, the good days of those would-be robbers will come to an end! ”

Before Taihao and Nanzhu could respond, Yu Zhen turned his words, looked at the sword worn by Taihao's waist and asked: "I see that this sword worn by Lord Taihao looks like that of the 'Sword God' Jiuqiu, could it be that Lord Taihao is Jiuqiu's apprentice?" ”

Tai Hao arched his hand and responded, "Exactly, I have learned some swordsmanship from Master Jiuqiu. Does Lord Yuzhen know my master? ”

Yu Zhen said with a smile: "About ten years ago, when I first joined the official ranks, the heroes of Jiuqiu helped me fight against some bandits, and the heroes of Jiuqiu were a chivalrous man who was loyal to the monarch and loved the people, and his noble character made me admire!" But then I heard that the heroes of Jiuqiu had retired to the rivers and lakes? ”

Tai Hao smiled slightly, and said in a firm tone: "That's right, my master no longer cares about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. ”

Yu Zhen couldn't help but sigh: "But the rivers and lakes are sinister, loyalty is difficult to complete, and there are fewer and fewer chivalrous people with noble character like Jiuqiu Daxia." ”

Tai Hao also nodded in agreement, and at this time, in his heart, he had already aroused the feeling of missing his master. He couldn't help but sigh and said, "The first emperor invited the master to go out of the mountain before, but due to physical reasons, he could not serve the country again, so he could only send his apprentice to ......."

After listening to Taihao's words, Yu Zhen couldn't help but sigh: "Many chivalrous people on the rivers and lakes have their own legendary stories, but there are very few chivalrous people like Jiuqiu Daxia. ”

Nanzhu also joined the topic: "I have also heard of the name of the Jiuqiu hero, but I have never been able to see his true face. ”

About a moment later, a soldier walked in, knelt down and saluted, "Lord Qiyu, Mr. Yanfang has been brought, and now he is waiting outside the door!" ”

Taihao, Yuzhen, and Nanzhu hurriedly got up and walked to the door to greet Mr. Yanfang. After Taihao saw Mr. Yanfang, he took a few steps forward and arched his hand: "Mr. Yanfang, why did you come to Wenchuan City?" ”

"The old man was ordered by the emperor to come to Wenchuan City to take a look at Lord Taihao." Yan Fang smiled, "Lord Taihao must have been very busy with official business recently, right?" ”

Taihao responded: "Mr. Yanfang, let's go in and talk." ”