The demon girl Ruonan was very efficient. Zhu Ping'an told her in the evening that he wanted to meet the leader of their village. When he got up and washed up the next morning, the demon girl Ruonan replied to Zhu Ping'an, saying that their leader agreed and asked Zhu Ping'an to meet in the grove southwest of the county town at noon.
"There are many small woods outside the southwest. Which one is it?" Zhu Ping'an asked while brushing his teeth with toothpaste.
"Hehehe... ... Naughty little brother, I will take you there and I promise you won't get lost." The enchantress Ruonan said with a giggle, and as she spoke, she handed Zhu Ping'an a cup for him to rinse his mouth.
"Okay." Zhu Ping'an nodded, took the cup of water handed over by the enchantress Ruonan, and began to rinse his mouth.
"The people from the village said that you can only bring two people at most to this meeting." The demon girl Ruonan added.
"No problem." Zhu Pingan nodded.
"Hehe... Naughty brother, aren't you afraid that I will sell you out? Our village can have a good New Year if we kidnap you, a dog official." The enchantress Ruonan blinked her beautiful eyes at Zhu Ping'an and giggled.
"There are 70,000 Wuxi Miao people, but they still dare not touch a hair of mine. How many people can you have in your village?!"
Zhu Ping'an rinsed his mouth and spit out the mouthwash, then glanced at the demon girl Ruonan with a smile and asked leisurely.
"Arrogant!" The enchantress Ruonan rolled her eyes.
After breakfast, Zhu Pingan went to the county government to arrange work, took Liu Mu and Liu Dadao, and left the city with the demon Ruonan. On the way, Zhu Pingan briefly told Liu Mu and Liu Dadao the true identity of the demon Ruonan, and also briefly told them the purpose of this trip.
"Ah? Ruonan is actually from the Shanzhai?"
After learning the identity of the evil woman Ruonan, Liu Dadao's mouth opened as big as a bellows in surprise.
Although Liu Mu was also surprised, he was not as surprised as Liu Dadao. In fact, he had long suspected the identity of the demon girl Ruonan and felt that she was not that simple. He secretly watched her for a long time. However, the demon girl Ruonan was very experienced and had strong anti-reconnaissance ability, so she never revealed her true identity.
"Young master, as the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall. They have long been plotting against you. This trip is undoubtedly like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. Please think twice." After Liu Mu learned the whole story, he stepped forward to stop Zhu Ping'an and gave him some advice, looking at the evil woman Ruonan with vigilant eyes to prevent her from doing anything bad to Zhu Ping'an.
"That's right, sir. Why go to so much trouble? Just gather some troops and go over there. We don't need to worry that they won't surrender."
Liu Dadao also echoed.
"Haha, don't be so nervous. In fact, Miss Ruonan and I have known each other since the imperial examination." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and whispered to Liu Mu and Liu Dadao, "Miss Ruonan fabricated an identity to sneak into the government office this time because she mistakenly thought I was a corrupt official. After the misunderstanding was resolved, it was nothing. If she wanted to do something bad to me, she would not have waited until today, let alone take the risk to go to the Wuxi Miao camp with us to surrender. Nowadays, the Japanese pirates have repeatedly invaded the border, and it is time to use people. If we can recruit their strongholds, we can buy horse bones with a lot of gold, and drive the surrounding strongholds in Jingnan to surrender, which will not only solve a major problem of bandits harming the people, but also get a group of fresh troops to fight against the Japanese pirates. Kill two birds with one stone, why not do it."
"Young master, even if the boys and girls can be trusted, what about the other people in the mountain stronghold? The bandits are profit-driven, short-sighted, and prone to act rashly and impulsively. Please think twice." Liu Mu advised again.
"Don't worry, I'm a fifth-rank official of the court, representing the dignity and face of the court. If you do anything bad to me, it would be a provocation to the court and a slap in the face of the court, which will lead to death. The 70,000 Wuxi Miao people dare not touch a hair on my head, and their mountain strongholds dare not do anything bad to me. Besides, with the two of you here, can't you protect me?" Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and said to the two of them.
"Don't worry, sir. With us here, no one can hurt you." Liu Dadao promised, patting his chest.
Liu Mu glared at Liu Dadao, who scratched his head, not knowing what he had done wrong...
"Nothing in the world is 100% safe. You may choke when eating or drinking water... You can't just stop eating because of choking. As the parent official of Jingnan, it is my job to protect the country and the people. I will also be appointed as the assistant of the Zhejiang Provincial Criminal Investigation Department and be responsible for organizing militia training. I have no choice but to do my duty on this trip."
Zhu Ping'an said to Liu Mu, his eyes full of determination.
"Young master, please teach me a lesson. Dadao and I swear to protect you until our death." Liu Mu said firmly.
"I swear to protect you till my death." Liu Dadao also said.
Zhu Ping'an was deeply moved when he heard this.
However, just when the mood was moving, something ruined the mood. The demon woman Ruonan spat and said angrily, "Pah, pah, what are you talking about? It's as if we are a group of sinister villains. Don't worry, I guarantee with my life that the nerd will not be in any danger on this trip."
"That's the best." Liu Mu and Liu Dadao snorted.
"What's your attitude? It was obviously the nerd who asked me to meet him..." The seductive woman Ruonan said angrily.
"Okay, Miss Ruonan, please lead the way." Zhu Ping'an smiled slightly and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation.
"It's not far ahead. Do you see that forest? It's inside." The enchantress Ruonan snorted, twisted her waist, and continued to lead the way. She pointed to a forest not far ahead and said to Zhu Ping'an.
Just as Zhu Ping'an and his party were walking towards the grove, Wang Zhi, who was far away in Ligang, Zhoushan, received an official reply from the court.
Before receiving the reply from the court, Wang Zhi was always expectant and had great hopes for the court. He hoped that the court would agree to his request to open ports and trade, and that he could travel around the world and achieve great things.
However, things were not as wishful thinking as Wang Zhi thought.
Wang Zhi was excited to welcome his confidant back, but when he opened the imperial court's reply, he was greeted with a bucket of cold water. The imperial court's reply not only did not agree to his request to open the port and trade, but also severely reprimanded him for violating the imperial ban and going to sea, forgetting the righteousness of China, entering the foreign country to be a traitor, seducing the Japanese, and causing trouble in the southeast. He interfered with national policy and left harm to the people. His crimes were extremely serious and his evil deeds were heinous... ... He was ordered to change his ways and attack the pirates who burned, killed and plundered to apologize, and then see the effect... ...
Bang!
Wang Zhi read the letter and became furious. He slammed the letter on the table, drew the Japanese sword from his waist and chopped it with the sword.
"This is too much!"
"This is too much!"
"This is too much!"
Wang Zhi hacked and roared angrily, and soon the imperial reply was chopped to pieces.
For a moment, the maids and guards around dared not breathe, and watched tremblingly as Wang Zhi chopped the letter to vent his anger.