Suddenly I heard footsteps and a eunuch entered.
The Marquis of Jibei smiled: "Why is Eunuch Shi coming so late?"
"I don't come to the house unless I have something to do!" the eunuch said with a smile, and after saying a few words, the Marquis of Jibei ordered someone to avoid him and asked, "Did the prince ask you to come?"
The eunuch pondered for a moment and said, "Yes, King Lu has issued an order to make Pei Ziyun disappear into the sea. I made a plan and came to you."
The Marquis of Jibei was startled and said, "Is there anything I can do? As you know, I have reduced my military power. Now I only control 5,000 men and no navy."
"There is no need for five thousand people!" The eunuch stood up and said, "According to King Lu's order, I have persuaded General Chen."
At this point, he laughed sharply: "The island closest to the port is only twenty-five miles away. It is the only way to go. The navy that Pei Ziyun brought was only a thousand people. Even if he won, he would definitely lose a lot. Now there are only five hundred people at most. We can annihilate them in one fell swoop.”
When the eunuch said this, he paused: "Chen Ping is available at this time, but the navy cannot be transferred at will without any reason. In the name of patrolling the sea, he can only send out one thousand households. Although he has the upper hand in a fight, the tiger will beat the rabbit." We still need all our strength, and I’m afraid I’ll have to use your people.”
The Marquis of Jibei leaned back relaxedly and smiled: "Let me tell you straight, my soldiers cannot leave the camp at will. They can allocate five hundred, but no more will be enough."
"Very good!" The eunuch sat back, his eyes shining like a will-o'-the-wisp: "King Lu has also taken this into consideration. I still have five hundred people in my hands, all of whom are elites in the army."
"In addition, there are also Taoists from the Holy Prison Sect, a total of ten people."
"I also brought an order written by King Lu specifically to ban this person's Taoism - there is no mountain road to hide in the sea. Once caught, two thousand people will not be able to capture these five hundred people, so they will die."
"That's right!" After hearing this, the Marquis of Jibei almost laughed, but he held it back. Huo Qiqi said: "You reported this to King Lu. Since you have this intention, I will follow it."
Liujin Island
The sea breeze blew up with some fishy smell, the flags fluttered and made some rustling sounds.
In front of the beach, people kept shouting. Following the shouts, the captured pirate leaders rushed to the boat one by one. These needed to be transported back and presented to the court as captives. There were also some special gifts—lime heads, filled with He made several baskets, these are all achievements.
Pei Ziyun stood on the flagship, with the sun shining on his face. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he seemed to be waiting.
A team was hurriedly boarding the boat. When they arrived on the boat, they whispered: "Sir, the torture has been completed."
"What's the matter?" Pei Ziyun asked with his eyes focused.
Duizheng said: "Sir, we tortured them carefully. Those fifty people were the disarming subordinates of the Marquis of Jibei. More than thirty of them were killed in the battle, and there were more than a dozen left."
"It is said that the Marquis of Jibei has a relationship with the bandits, but unfortunately the contact documents were burned."
"Also, it is clear that the Tsushima Domain of Fuso was involved, with 20,000 koku. The pirates robbed the goods and dumped them through this point."
Pei Ziyun pondered secretly and suddenly ordered: "Kill all the people of Jibei Marquis and Shangyue Fan."
"Sir." The team was hesitant. Cai Zhenyuan, who was further away, heard it and said, "Sir, it would be unlucky to kill the prisoners afterwards."
Pei Ziyun said: "Cai Qianhu, things inside are not that simple. To fight against Japanese pirates, no one can say anything. It will take up to half a year to get rewarded based on merit."
After saying that, Pei Ziyun sneered: "But if you report these two things, it will be different."
"Even if it is discovered that the disarmed soldiers of the Marquis of Jibei are mixed with the water thieves, how much harm can be done to the Marquis of Jibei? The Marquis of Jibei can easily find an excuse to push back."
"Perhaps the governor only wants to see this situation, but the people of Jibeihou and the people of Shangyue Fan, one is from the inner town and the other is from the outer vassal, which involves the overall situation of the imperial court and Fusang. This matter involves all aspects."
"When the real report comes, our credit for fighting against Japanese pirates will be worthless immediately. Not only has it offended the Marquis of Jibei and aroused fierce opposition, but many people have taken the opportunity to oppose it. I'm afraid that if something goes wrong, not only will there be no credit, but we will be convicted. —You really want to get involved?"
"People who always want to make a big case will not last long."
"For us, only by encircling and suppressing the Japanese pirates can we immediately reward them based on their merits - we can wait until we get promoted to do other things."
Cai Yuanzhen suddenly understood and trembled all over. He understood and immediately said: "Sir Pei, I will take care of my humble duty immediately."
After Cai Yuanzhen finished speaking, he called a team: "Kill all these people immediately."
After ordering him to go down, Chen Jin changed into a piece of clothes with some silver patterns on it. He held a wine flask in his hand, poured a glass of wine, handed it to him, and said with a comfortable smile: "Jie Yuangong, the water thieves have been wiped out. You have made a great contribution this time."
The wind blew up, and Pei Ziyun took the wine and drank it in one gulp: "It's such a good wine."
"Of course, this is the parting wine my wife gave me." Chen Jin poured another glass of wine for Pei Ziyun: "Originally, before going to sea, I had already made preparations. I at least thought that I should stay outside for half a year. I didn't want to It was done in three days.”
"Congratulations on this great victory. I'm not an official of the imperial court, so it's hard to achieve meritorious service, but you are about to be promoted." Pei Ziyun raised his wine glass and the two of them clinked one.
"Yes, here's my respect to Mr. Xie Yuangong." Chen Jin smiled and filled up the wine again.
Suddenly there was a scream. Chen Jin looked over and saw the water thieves pulling them to the beach. Cai Yuanzhen smiled ferociously and chopped off their heads with a knife and ax.
Seeing this, Chen Jin felt dizzy and asked: "Pei Jieyuan, what are you doing? Killing prisoners?"
"These water thieves are committing heinous crimes. We don't have that much food or manpower to guard them on the road, so we can only kill them." Pei Ziyun smiled.
The sun shone on his face, which looked like it was stained with blood. There were screams and more than twenty people were killed in a row. Cai Yuanzhen ordered people to carry a basket of human heads to the boat.
A battalion is reporting: "Sir Pei, we have clearly counted the number of wounded. 251 were killed, 430 were wounded, and the remaining 400 are basically intact."
Pei Ziyun was silent for a moment: "The names of the war dead will be cleaned up one by one, and they will be cut down and cremated on the island. The ashes will be taken back, and the injured will be treated one by one."
"Yes, sir."
"After these things are done, we will set sail immediately." Pei Ziyun said.
"Yes, sir." Everyone around responded. No one had the intention to stay on this desolate island. Even Chen Jin knew that the Taoist had taken over some prisoners and people, and even some Japanese pirates, and he didn't take it to heart. superior.
For a moment, thick smoke billowed from the island, seeming to break through the sky. Seeing that the matter was completed, Pei Ziyun ordered: "Set sail immediately!"
"Yes!" Everyone shouted as they returned home, and the ten warships sailed into the sea and headed for the land. In the blink of an eye, they traveled for a long time.
Night sailing was not a good thing in ancient times, so we stopped at a small island on the way. This small island was about one mile in size. It didn't even have fresh water, so it was just a place to grab an anchor.
The fire crackled on the deck, and the meat cooked in the hanging pot gave off a mouth-watering aroma. When the talisman in his arms became hot, Pei Ziyun returned to the room and took out the talisman.
"Master, we counted and found that there are seventeen ships on Liujin Island, all of which are Japanese pirate ships."
"There are 211 households with 2,400 dan of food. We also found a warehouse with 6,000 guan of money. Among the 500 prisoners, we found 50 people who were forced to become thieves and treated them separately. They." The Taoist said with excitement.
Pei Ziyun pondered for a while: "Okay, but the island must follow my instructions. First, treat them separately. If they don't want to be controlled, they can be killed. In troubled times, heavy rules must be used."
The Taoist said seriously: "Yes, Master."
He also ordered some trivial matters and closed the talisman. This time the water thieves were annihilated. The biggest gain was not gold and silver, but two islands, farmers, and boats.
Stretch out your finger and click to contact Yu Yunjun.
After a moment of inspiration, Lord Yu Yun appeared, brushed his hair, and asked: "Master, how are you doing now? Have you found the water thief?"
It was obvious that she thought it was only three days ago, so she was afraid it would only start, so she wasn't too worried.
Pei Ziyun smiled: "Haha, Master, I'm fine. There's no need to look for the water thieves. They've all been wiped out. But I have something important to say."
"Huh? Master, tell me." Yu Yunjun was surprised at first, but then responded immediately.
Pei Ziyun said: "Master, please immediately send someone to report to the governor that we have won a great victory, but we will wait outside the port for a few days."
"Why do you have to wait a few days?" Yu Yunjun was a little surprised.
"Master, if you tell the governor about this, he will understand." Pei Ziyun said with a cold light: "Even if my estimate is wrong, it will only take a few days, and there is still food on the ship."
Governor's Palace
After the governor finished reviewing the official documents, he came out to relax and ordered people to play music. At this time, a man passed several corridors and looked from a distance, only to see the governor and a few Qingqing guests on the waterside pavilion chatting and laughing.
The autumn air was crisp and clear, and the governor listened to the song until the end of the song, with all the lingering sounds gone, and then he turned around and said, "What else do you have to tell me?"
"Sir, this is a letter from Songyun Sect."
"Oh, why didn't you just send it to me and transfer it to Songyunmen?" The governor was a little surprised, and saw this man holding the letter to the governor with both hands.
The governor didn't think much of it at first, so he took it out and took a look. He was startled and overjoyed: "What? It's only been three days since he defeated the Japanese pirates and beheaded the two leading thieves?"
"Behead 500 people, capture 100 prisoners, and hand over 20,000 taels to the court. Okay, this is a great victory!" The governor twirled his beard and said with a smile on his face: "I thought it would take him half a year or even a month. In the new year, I have prepared to supply a year's worth of food and grass, and I don't want to capture it in just three days."
"If it's true, it's very commendable. This saves a lot of food, grass and military pay."
The governor seemed calm, but in fact the strong impact caused his heart to beat and his blood to surge. At this moment, his three political achievements were completed. This alone, not long after the founding of the country, could make him a uncle!
Thinking of this, the Governor's breathing became a little rapid. He calmed down and then woke up. Then he said silently: "Waiting outside the port? Why don't you just come back?"
After turning around for a few times, he suddenly realized something and immediately ordered: "Go and investigate Chen Ping's movements immediately to see if there is anything unusual."
Seeing that the man was about to go out, he shouted: "Come back, there is still news about investigating the Marquis of Jibei!"
(End of chapter)