Chapter 136: Chaos in Zhoushan
Yesterday morning, I left the island early and failed to find Yang Wen, so I had to risk infiltrate into Zhenhai County. I was captured, which eventually led to a confrontation between the government and almost became popular. If Qian Yuan had not arrived, I would have no idea what the consequences would have been.
When he returned to Zhoushan early this morning, Qian Rui couldn't help but feel embarrassed. He thought that Wang Zhi would have been laughed at this time, but delaying Wang Bengu's attack on Zhoushan, and when Yuan'er arrived at Zhenhai to gather the army, he was not worthless.
Standing on the bow deck, Qian Rui was thinking about how to explain the whole story with Wang Zhi, how to bargain, and Zhang Lian, who was lucky enough to try to get a piece of the pie at sea.
Zhou Ze, who stood beside him with his hands pressed the hilt, narrowed his eyes and looked at the closer and closer Zhoushan main island, and looked at the two warships escorting. The Wusong Navy had already set off for Xiangshan Island. He only had these 300 martial soldiers in his hand. If there was any disagreement, even if he fought all, he would have to protect the master to leave safely.
A drizzle fell, and the sea breeze blew Qian Rui and Zhou Ze all over his head and face.
"No." Qian Rui frowned, "The dock is a little messy..."
Zhou Ze took out the telescope from his arms and looked for a while, his expression changed, "Two young and strong men fought each other... Civil strife under Wang Zhi's command?"
"What?!" Qian Rui was shocked and snatched the telescope and looked carefully, "It's Wang Heizi!"
"Is this person Wang Zhi's confidant?" Zhou Ze stared at a big black man in the crowd.
"No." Qian Rui whispered with a gloomy face: "This person is from Guangdong and has been doing business in Fujian and Guangdong for many years. In the past few years, Zhenhai and Ninghai have successively set up cities to trade, so he defected to Wang Zhi."
Zhou Ze raised his right hand slightly, pulled out half of the long sword, "Kill?"
Qian Rui's mind changed rapidly, afraid that something would happen on the island, the ships gradually approached the dock, and the crowds fighting gradually stopped, turning their heads to look.
"Are you sure?"
Zhou Ze was a meticulous man. After looking carefully for a while, he whispered: "It seems brave, but it is actually uneven. The array is scattered and counted. All the three hundred martial soldiers are elite. Don't worry, Master."
The ship slowly leaned on the dock, and the martial soldiers holding shields took the lead to get off the ship, which attracted two groups of people on the other side to shout in unison. The two sides had just fought fiercely, and they were afraid that this was the reinforcements from the other side.
The two groups of people asked at the same time. After a moment, both sides realized that they did not know who was coming.
The opponent was in a stalemate, Zhou Ze acted quickly, the shield player quickly stalked forward, and the spearmen followed closely behind. The martial soldiers arranged in rows were disembarked, and soon spread out the formation and occupied the small dock.
Although there was the sea behind him, Wu Zu, who was the core of the Qian family's guard, was not afraid. With Zhou Ze's loud command, the wolf's hand took the lead and slowly advanced the formation.
"It's an official army!"
"The wolf-toothed squid is the Qi family army!"
"No, it's that guy Yang Wen..."
A mess of neighing sounded, and the two groups of people and horses on the opposite side were obviously not good birds. Seeing the well-equipped, armed warriors wearing iron armor and holding wolf teeth, they quickly woke up.
The person who has the accent of Fujian and Guangdong feels that it is the Qi family army, because Qi Jiguang is famous in Fujian and Guangdong, and the person who has the accent of Zhejiang feels that it is Yang Wen, because Yang Wen is Qian Longquan's confidant and is stationed in Zhenhai for many years. The difference between these two armies and other official troops is the symbol of wolf teeth.
Qian Rui was the last one to get off the boat, holding a telescope in his hand, pointing to the left and saying, "That was the guard of the original dock, the leader was Wang Zhi's adopted son Liu Jiao. Now I don't know whether it is death or life."
Zhou Ze nodded, pointed to the right and said, "Boy Liang, stare at that side."
"You are not as old as me, who are you calling Liang Boy Liang?" Liang Sheng's nephew Liang Wanning muttered, pulled out the short spear on his back, tried the weight, and suddenly stepped forward and threw it out two steps.
A black shadow swept through the air, and the spear tip of the short spear easily teared the chest of a big man who was about to move.
After a shrill scream, Wang Heizi led more than 200 people under his command to retreat. Although the rain was not heavy, the ground was already muddy, and many people fell in panic.
Wang Heizi refused to retreat too far. He stared at the other side for a while and cursed inwardly, "Your official army went to the island to suppress bandits, there is no reason, just catch me and fight."
Soon, among the other group of people, three or four big men cried and shouted, sitting or kneeling in front of the official army.
"Mr. Fang, you are back... the old ship owner..."
"Those damn Guangdong people have rebelled, and there are still several Fujian people..."
"Captain Xu was killed by them!"
Qian Rui shook his body slightly, swallowed, and accompanied by Zhou Ze, he helped the person sitting on the ground up, "Tell me clearly, who is wrong?"
"Southern Barbarians, Chen Qisan has rebelled..."
"It is said...it is said that the old ship owner was killed by them, and Leader Xu was also dead..."
"It is said?" Qian Rui gritted his teeth, suddenly slapped the guy, and roared angrily: "Who told you, where did the news come from? Where is Liu Jiao?"
The big man finally woke up a little and wiped the snot and tears on his face hard. "Today, the old ship owner summoned everyone to discuss the matter. Before noon, Liu and his brothers escaped, and a hole was cut in their stomachs. They only said that Guangdong people, Fujian people rebelled, and Xu leaders were killed."
"When everyone was out of mind, Wang Heizi killed him from somewhere. He had never seen the people under his command before. Leader Liu was stabbed twice again..."
Qian Rui rubbed his eyebrows hard, and for some time, he didn't know where to ask. Wang Zhizong had capsized in the gutter for so many years.
The problem now is that I don’t know whether Wang Zhi is dead or alive, nor how big the scale of the rebellion is. But judging from Wang Heizi’s snatching the wharf, the other party wanted to capture all Wang Zhi’s direct descendants in one place.
Although he knew that the person in front of him was not lying, Qian Rui still couldn't believe it.
If the news that Qian Yuan had arrived in Zhenhai had already reached Zhoushan, let alone Wang Zhi himself, those Fujian and Guangdong merchants would never dare to have such thoughts. After all, everyone knows that Wang Zhi and Qian Yuan are deeply involved, and Qian Yuan himself became famous in the southeast for attacking Japanese and was called "money beheading".
If Zhoushan doesn’t know that Qian Yuan has gone south, but everyone knows that the official army is about to attack Zhoushan, and at this time, internal rebellion, aren’t you afraid of being beaten up in one go?
Qian Rui was confused, gritted his teeth and thought for a moment, and ordered Zhou Ze to send someone back immediately.
"Or... evacuate for the time being?" Zhou Ze asked carefully.
The subordinates rebelled, Zhoushan was in chaos, and Wang Zhi's life and death were uncertain. Without knowing the truth, evacuation was the safest choice.
But Qian Rui could not accept such a result.
No matter why the Fujian and Guangdong maritime merchants rebelled, one thing is certain: they will not establish an alliance with Qian Yuan again like Wang Zhi.
After all, Wang Zhi and Qian Yuan have a deep relationship, and Wang Zhi is the Jinghai Bo, who was enthroned by the imperial court. Those Fujian and Guangdong maritime merchants attacked Wang Zhi. Once the Southeast Tong business starts again, they may not choose to form an alliance with Qian Yuan. Although there are few similar candidates, they are definitely not without them.
Moreover, once Wang Zhi died, it would be difficult for Fujian and Guangdong to control the overall situation. The sea will never be calm anymore. Can the route to Japan and Nanyang be safe?
Chapter completed!