The atmosphere of the meeting was very dreary, and the current situation was very serious. Especially now that the situation on the island is changing rapidly, and no one is really penetrating the enemy, it seems that everything is too late. Discussions went back and forth, but to no avail.

Tian Xiaotong is undoubtedly facing a dilemma, either fight hard, or temporarily retire and try again in the future. The result of the hard fight is obvious, and at the very least, it is a lose-lose situation. The Badu soldiers of the island have been fighting with outlaws at sea all the year round, and they have been tempered to be very brave, not to mention the large number of people. Tian Xiaotong was unwilling to take this step, otherwise why wait until now.

Evacuate temporarily, which is not okay either. Not to mention how the situation on the island will evolve in the future, just say that Yang Qian and the others will not give her time to wait slowly. As soon as the island was destroyed, there was a gap in maritime trade, and if Tian Xiaotong did not control the island, then he would not be able to fill the gap. This is a far cry from the plan my father had made.

Everyone was silent, and their eyes all turned to Tian Xiaotong to see how she decided.

After a while, Tian Xiaotong suddenly asked Ji Jiao: "Uncle Shi and Ji Mengwan hid well, why did they suddenly appear and threaten Lu Yi with words, so that he finally gave in and told the truth." ”

Ji Li replied: "Lu Yi is my old subordinate, he is a person with no ambitions, greedy for money, and grass on the wall. Such a person should have stayed away. But he always came up with a clever way to please me, so I stayed with me. Such a person is easy to deal with. When I saw that he actually came to accept bribes in person, I thought it was very abnormal. This kid is not very capable, and the shelf is not small, it is difficult to do this kind of thing. ”

"That's ......" Tian Xiaotong's mind was spinning rapidly, and he was thinking of thousands of strategies.

Ji Jiqi said: "Why do you ask this, is it related to our big plan?" ”

Tian Xiaotong was about to open his mouth to answer, when he suddenly heard a series of neat and abnormal steps coming from the street.

"Rui Hansheng, quickly go downstairs and ask Qin Xuanjie, who is guarding the door, what happened. Tian Xiaotong frowned, had a bad premonition, and added: "Go quickly, go back quickly." ”

"Yes, my subordinates will go immediately. Rui Hansheng got the order, hurriedly ran downstairs, and after a while, ran back, and replied: "A notice was posted on the island, announcing the implementation of a three-day curfew and martial law during the day. During this period, no one was allowed to go out into the streets, and any merchants who needed to leave must be accompanied by the army and leave immediately. ”

Ji Jiao sat down on the stool, full of grief in his heart, and said sadly: "The implementation of curfew and martial law during the day means that my son's life is only in these two days. ”

Tian Xiaotong was unusually calm at the moment, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that the situation is already very urgent, and they don't plan to hide it anymore." He paced back and forth in the room, thinking about his next steps.

"Father, don't be sad. It is not a good thing that my younger brother is suffering from illness and can be relieved beyond the suffering of the world. Ji Mengwan came to her father and comforted him in a low voice. But he cried into tears, and his tears turned into rain and fell to the ground.

Tian Xiaotong glanced at the father and daughter, and did not feel much in his heart. Then he turned his head to look at Niu Shao and said, "You go carefully tomorrow to get a set of soldiers' clothes, and then go to Li Kecun." Let him come to the inn to meet me, understand?"

"Senior sister, your head is really bright. Ling Xuanshuang was overjoyed and boasted: "The proclamation said that no one was allowed to go to the street, but it didn't say that soldiers were not allowed to go on the street." You're hiding from the world!"

Tian Xiaotong smiled slightly and said, "The situation is very chaotic now, and it is also the most favorable. Let's take a gamble, betting that Lu Yi is willing to be on our side. Let's take advantage of the chaos to blend into the palace and capture the thief and the king. ”

When everyone listened, their spirits were lifted. Ji Li wiped his tears with his sleeve, covering a trace of coldness and surprise in his eyes.

The sea breeze is in the middle of summer, making people feel cool. Yang Qian and Tuoba Shiruo stood on the lookout of the pier, looking at the vanishing sea level and the starry sky.

At this time, through the light of the fire, I saw two strong men, pulling up the wooden cage containing the person who had molested Tuoba Shiruo, and the person had turned into white bones.

Tuoba Shi didn't think so, and said: "Fu Jingyuan convened the leaders of the village tonight to discuss whether to participate in the ocean trade, do you think the meeting will be successful?"

Yang Qian said: "It will definitely be negotiated." ”

"So sure?" said Takuba, surprised, "why do you believe it will happen?"

"Two words, interests. Yang Qian said with a smile and looking at the sky.

Tuoba Shiruo smiled knowingly, and also looked at the stars in the sky.

In the Gathering Hall, the leaders of the Thirteen Illusion Dream Docks were almost all there. It's chattering, it's not lively.

Fu Jingyuan sat on the main seat, looking down at everyone in the audience. Asked Uncle Dong: "Look, have the leaders arrived?"

Uncle Dong's eyes swept the audience, and he replied: "Of the big masters, only the second and thirteenth masters did not come, and the rest of the people have arrived." ”

Fu Jingyuan remembered that they had something to do, so he said, "Then let's start!"

"Eat by the sky, sleep by the ground, do things by people, be a man by yourself! hey, hey, hey, hey!" all the leaders shouted in unison.

Fu Jingyuan got up and motioned for everyone to sit down, clasped his fists and raised his voice: "Brothers, I, Fu someone, have summoned everyone here today, just for one thing! ”

"Entering the door with a mouth, going out with an ear, God knows, you know and I know. The leaders stood up and clenched their fists, shouting in unison.

Fu Jingyuan clenched his fists and said, "Blood is an oath!"

A maid walked out with a bowl of liquor and a dagger on a plate. Let the leaders cut their fingers one by one and drip blood in the wine bowl. This kind of ritual also means that what the big boss says will be a shocking event.

After all the leaders had done this, the maid came to Fu Jingyuan with a bowl full of blood and wine. Fu Jingyuan drank it all in front of everyone. Turn the bowl over to show that the drink is dry.

Antai, the third master, had been running around outside before, and he rushed back after receiving an urgent order from the big boss. I didn't know what was going on, and when Fu Jingyuan finished the ceremony, he asked, "What is the matter that you are in such a hurry to recruit us back?"

The leaders in the audience also coaxed and asked.

Fu Jingyuan raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet. Then he said: "I believe everyone has heard of the affairs of the rivers and lakes. Since the death of King Pingnan, the six islands in the south of the Yangtze River are ready to move, and they want to follow Lu Xun's example when they chase the Central Plains. Our brothers have been bullied by them a lot, and we have been able to swallow our anger before, but now we have a good opportunity in front of us. ”

Yu Antai didn't understand the meaning of Fu Jingyuan's words, and said worriedly: "The forces of the six islands are not trivial, and we can't get along with them." ”

Fu Jingyuan said: "The three masters have misunderstood. I'm not going to face Rokushima head-on, but I'm going to get a piece of the pie. ”

As soon as these words came out, all the leaders exchanged heads and talked about it.

Fu Jingyuan said with a smile: "My friend is ready to attack Hangdao, once it succeeds, the trade of Hangdao will be vacant, this is our opportunity." ”

"Do you need our help?" asked Tiedu, the Seven Masters.

"No, we just need to take over the property of the island. Yang Qian will find a way to get the imperial court to recognize it, so that we can operate legally like the six islands. Fu Jingyuan explained.

Yu Antai said: "Once we take over, it means that we are enemies with the rest of the five islands, will we be their opponents with our strength?"

Tie Du echoed casually: "What the third brother said is reasonable, the strength of the five islands is very strong, and it is difficult for us to resist at all. ”

Eight masters Chang Hexiong also said: "It's better to refuse, after all, we are doing quite well now, why bother to provoke such strongmen again." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the leaders began to talk again. Some say they want to get a piece of the pie, some say they can't beat it, and some want to go but are afraid of the six islands.

Fu Jingyuan waited for everyone to discuss for a while before he spoke: "The reason why I want to participate in the maritime trade is also for our brother's consideration. There is some truth in the words of the eighth child. But if you think about it, how much anger we have suffered over the years. Didn't we do a knife licking blood business before?"

This rhetorical question made everyone bow their heads. Indeed, smuggling is openly against the imperial court and the six islands, and often can only be done secretly. It is inevitable to fight viciously when caught, and often the losses are not small. And escorts, etc., are often squeezed by the six islands.

Fu Jingyuan continued: "As for the worries in your hearts, I also know it. I'm not stupid enough to let someone else be a gunman. My friend has put an end to the island, and the spearhead must be pointed at the remaining five islands, so that we are fighting alone?"

"Who is Yang Qian? We haven't heard of this person before, is it really reliable?" Yu Antai threw out another question.

Fu Jingyuan said with a smile: "It doesn't matter who he is, who he represents is important." The county lord of Zhenbei Wangfu came with him, and the Zhang family in Suzhou was also on his side. ”

Everyone glanced at each other, and they all vaguely felt that this was not a simple matter, and something big must be happening behind it.

Whether you participate or not, it is related to the fate of the entire Dream Dock.