"You don't understand this! Although Uncle Xu and our master are brothers, they were just escaping from Luzon. At that time, the Westerners massacred us Han people in Luzon, and our master

In order to cooperate with Mr. Xu to fight against the Westerners and completely get rid of their control, they joined forces.

Later, our master chose to settle in Japan, and Xu Erye chose to return to China. Although our Ming Dynasty had already opened and closed the sea, there were still many restrictions on seaborne goods. Therefore, a lot of secrets were produced

A black merchant ship going overseas.

At this time, the military strength of the Ming Dynasty Southeast was also much worse than before, and there was nothing that could be done about these black ships. Coupled with the harassment of the Westerners, the strength of the Ming Dynasty at sea plummeted. Xu Erye gradually became my Daming Southeast

The boss of the sea.

However, since our eldest lady returned to China with the gunboat, Mr. Xu’s limelight in the Southeast Sea has been taken away by the eldest lady. Although the eldest lady later invented this business of selling flags, Mr. Xu was also among them.

I have benefited a lot. But, you have to think about it! If our eldest lady goes back to the East and gives up all the southeastern waters of the Ming Dynasty, how much more money will Xu Erye make a year? If nothing else, just sell it

With the command flag alone, I estimate that I will earn at least one or two million more!

With such great benefits in front of you, do you think Mr. Xu will not be tempted?"

"But if this happens, won't our Li family and Mr. Xu be going to fight?" the young man asked.

"This is the genius of Mr. Xu. When did he and our eldest lady turn against each other? There was no time when the two of them met in peace and harmony. Mr. Xu secretly resorted to tricks, and that was just for all of us.

It’s a speculation, who has any solid evidence?”

At this point, the middle-aged man's tone suddenly became serious. "Mingzi, please remember this. No matter what the occasion, you can't speak ill of Mr. Xu. Otherwise, if the eldest lady hears it, you will never say anything bad."

I will spare you lightly."

Mingzi obviously didn't understand the middle-aged man's advice, "Why? Has the eldest lady not realized that Mr. Xu has ulterior motives for our Li family?"

The middle-aged man snorted. "You underestimate the eldest lady too much. Who is the eldest lady in our family? Since she took over the domestic business of our Li family from the master, the influence of our Li family in the country has increased.

ri Qianli. Five years ago, almost no one in Ming Dynasty knew about our Li family, including those who went abroad all year round.

But now, look at it. As long as the person who builds a boat in the southeast half, whether in Songjiang Prefecture or Quanzhou Prefecture, if he doesn’t sell our Li family’s face, his boat will not even be able to leave the harbor. The eldest lady is better than you

I am a thousand times smarter. How could she not see Mr. Xu’s little actions? However, she didn’t say that, and she didn’t take any action against the Xu family. She must have a deep meaning.

In short, you will be right if you remember my words."

After that, the room became quiet again, and the two of them stopped talking.

Yu Ren leaned against the wall and sorted out the words of the two people in his mind. He finally understood the general idea. It turned out that the Li Yu family was not a high official or a rich man, but a giant pirate on the sea.

No wonder the pirate Zhong Qi he met after going to sea in Fuzhou was so frightened when he saw Li Yu's small flag on the ship.

Listening to the tone of these two people, it seems that Li Yu is the real leader of their Li family. This Li family should be the maritime overlord in this area. She was also the one who attacked the city in Lianjiang, Fujian. Those arrogant pirates

His subordinates. No wonder she can take him with her, so that she can move freely among the pirates and know everything well!

However, Yu Ren didn't understand why pirates like them dared to be so arrogant, not only settling on land, but even building their own base in a big city like Hangzhou.

Also, listening to the conversation between these two people, it is obvious that the pirate group of the Li family has become semi-public. Why does the court still ignore it? Is it true that it is powerless to control it as they said? Yu Ren finally solved it

After asking a question and finding out Li Yu's identity, it brought more questions.

Yu Ren squatted under the eaves for a while, hoping to hear some useful information. However, the sound of even breathing gradually came from the room. Yu Ren knew that the two people had fallen asleep, so he had to quietly return to Liu Qiang

's residence.

Yu Ren estimated that his trip took at least an hour. How to explain it to Liu Qiang was a problem. Although he had always been good at telling lies, this was his first time at Wentao Court, and the situation was a bit different.

If I don’t understand, it’s not easy to find a suitable reason without being suspected by Liu Qiang.

Along the way, Yu Ren was thinking about how to explain to Liu Qiang that he suddenly ran out. Unexpectedly, when he returned to Liu Qiang's house, Liu Qiang hadn't come back yet. Only the boy who was cleaning the house for him sat down.

Dozing off in a chair.

Seeing this, Yu Ren immediately relaxed. At the same time, a feeling of sleep came over his heart. He did not wake up the boy on the chair, but ran directly to the backyard and opened the door of a room. He saw that the paving had been done inside.

He found a bed and knew it was prepared for him, so Yu Ren fell down and slept regardless.

It was a noisy night. First, he had a drinking fight with the Wu brothers, and then he was tricked by Liu Qisan and others. He had just been a spy again. Yu Ren was really tired. He slept very soundly this time.

When Yu Ren woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning. When he came to the front room, he saw Liu Qiang sitting on a chair, staring straight at the ground with his copper bell-sized eyes.

Yu Ren approached curiously, and was even more puzzled when he saw that there were no small things like ants on the ground for him to study.

"What are you doing?"

Liu Qiang was suddenly awakened by Yu Ren's words. He suddenly raised his huge head and asked Yu Ren, "What time is it now?"

Yu Ren looked outside and saw that the sun was near the zenith, so he said, "It should be almost noon!"

Liu Qiang slapped his thigh and said, "It's broken, it's broken, it's broken. This is going to be a big deal."

Yu Ren was confused by what he said. "What's broken? What's broken?"

Liu Qiang didn't seem to hear Yu Ren's words. He stood up from his chair anxiously. He kept pacing back and forth in the room, and kept saying, "What can I do? What can I do?"

Yu Ren watched Liu Qiang's iron tower-like body walking around in this small living room. At first, Yu Ren stood and watched. After a while, he felt tired and squatted down.

When he felt that his legs were numb from squatting, his body, bowed like an iron tower, was still pacing back and forth like a robot.

Yu Ren sat down. But Liu Qiang never seemed to want to stop. When Yu Ren counted to the 83rd lap, he finally couldn't help it anymore.

"I said, even if you practice Taoism and become a Buddha, this is enough for you! If you return to the truth in ninety-nine times, you have already gone through eighty-three circles!"

Liu Qiang finally stopped his burly body. He seemed to have just seen Yu Ren. "Ah! You're up!"

Yu Ren was really speechless. He had been walking around in front of this guy for almost half an hour. Just now he was asking himself what time it was, but now he seemed to have just noticed him.

"What's going on?" Originally, Yu Ren didn't want to ask. But since he overheard the conversation between the two soldiers, or more accurately, the pirates last night, he knew that Li Yu and the others were actually a group of giant pirates at sea.

After that, he planned to pretend to be stupid. Because, although he did not reject pirates, he knew that this kind of thing had always been an absolute crime. If they found out and discovered their secret, they might kill him and silence him.

Not necessarily. So, he was very careful in this matter.

Of course, if Liu Qiang could bring him to Wentao Court to see him, at least he and Mr. Qu no longer regard him as an outsider. However, even so, Yu Ren can only wait for them to take the initiative to reveal their identity to him. He

I believe that Liu Qiang will reveal his identity to him. Since he is willing to bring him here, it means that he does not regard him as an outsider.

Sure enough, Liu Qiang sighed, and took the initiative to clarify his identity as a pirate to Yu Ren, and then briefly told him about the situation of the Li family, and then slowly told Yu Ren the whole story.

It turned out that last night, when Liu Qiang went out, he also found those who were carrying the wounded. Just as Liu Qiang was understanding the situation with those people, he was called by someone sent by Li Yu.
Chapter completed!