This Nan Juyi is the governor of Fujian, but he supports Zhong San, a pirate on the island off the coast of Zhejiang. On the surface, it seems that he has gone too far. In fact, this is not the case. Li Ying came from Nan Juyi

His behavior shows that this person is not simple.

At least he was not like other governors who knew nothing about maritime affairs. He was able to plan such a grand project as soon as he took office, and he also stayed behind the scenes and resorted to the tactic of lending a knife to kill people. How could this Nan Juyi be a simple man?

If it hadn't happened that Yu Ren captured Zhong San, Li Ying still wouldn't know who the real instigator was.

If so, she would most likely be suspicious of her second uncle Xu Xinsu like Liu Qiang. In this case, Xu and Li, the two largest maritime powers, would likely have a fight.

When Li Ying thought of this consequence, she couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.

What a benefit! What a benefit! This plan of killing two birds with one stone is simply too beneficial. As long as Zhong Laosan is not caught by the Li family, no matter whether Li Ying can break through Chen Qian Island, the Li and Xu families will inevitably split.

Obviously, this Nan Juyi must have been paying attention to the Li family for a long time. Moreover, he is also good at planning. Fortunately, he discovered the fox behind the scenes in time, otherwise, sooner or later, the Li family would be killed by this old fox.

Even if the Li family is destroyed, they may not know the mastermind behind it.

Horrible, so terrible.

Li Ying secretly warned herself that from now on, she must restrain her sharpness. The forces that can turn light into darkness should try their best to turn light into darkness. Especially those forces hidden on land. As the saying goes, if a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it.

.It’s really good! Although the Li family has not provoked anyone or the government, they even do a lot of good deeds in various places every year. However, in the end, they still cannot escape the suppression of the government.

After Li Ying learned that the person who instigated Zhong Laosan was Nan Juyi, she immediately summoned Qu Jing and expressed her thoughts.

Qu Jing also agreed with Li Ying's idea. He even believed that Li Ying should suspend the business of selling Li Jialing flags to maritime merchants in Zhejiang and Fujian to confuse Nan Juyi and make him think that although the Li family captured Chen

Qiandao itself suffered heavy casualties and was no longer able to maintain its status as the dominant force in the southeastern sea.

However, Li Ying was still reluctant to give up the nearly one million taels of silver that came to her doorstep every year. What's more, some of the money was to be distributed to other island owners who followed him. If she suddenly refused to accept this

If the money is lost, the island owners on other islands will also lose this income. They will also break away from the Li family again. In this way, the Southeast Sea will return to the original chaos of pirates. This is

What Li Ying didn't want to see the most.

In the end, the result of the discussion was that all the people and businesses of the Li family were changed from open to dark. All shops on the mainland no longer used the word "Li Ji". Those who originally used the Li family's identity publicly were immediately resold for various reasons.

Under someone else's name. The only thing that remains unchanged is the sale of the Li family's maritime navigation flag.

Of course, Li Ying is only responsible for conveying all the orders. The specific execution is done by the leaders of various places and the shopkeepers of each business. In recent years, the Li family has hundreds of shops along the southeast coast, and the number of personnel has increased.

It's thousands. These are just those who specialize in land-based business. The number of people who run ships at sea and are responsible for protecting merchant fleets in various places is a few more than this.

Once such a large industry is noticed by the government, even if they want to transfer the industry, it will not be possible in a short time.

At this time, what Li Ying wanted to understand most was whether Shi Tingzhu was also sent by Nan Juyi? And could Jiang Jiulang's betrayal be related to him?

These issues are so important that they are almost related to the survival of the Li family. If Shi Tingzhu and Jiang Jiulang are both from Nan Juyi, then the Fujian governor knows much more about the internal situation of their Li family than she expected.

It's much deeper. If the situation is really that bad, Li Ying may have to temporarily withdraw from part of the base, instead of just letting her subordinates keep a low profile and turn from light to darkness.

However, Li Ying was not discouraged. Instead, she regarded Shi Tingzhu's escape this time as an opportunity. She decided to use Shi Tingzhu to follow the clues and find out the backer behind him. If there was a chance, it would be best to find a way to remove him.

.If it doesn’t work, at least we are prepared.

With one Nan Juyi as a warning, she could not guarantee that there would not be another Nan Juyi in the government. If she could not find out the identity of this person, it would be too dangerous for the enemy to be in the dark. So, this

Li Ying decided to investigate the matter herself.

However, Li Ying was not in a hurry to set off immediately, because he heard that Shi Tingzhu also drove a boat. This type of boat generally cannot go long distances on the sea, otherwise it will be very dangerous. If there is a storm, then

It was beyond hope. Therefore, Li Ying immediately wrote several secret letters and asked people to arrange for carrier pigeons to be sent to various temples along the coast of Zhejiang immediately. She asked them to keep an eye on Shi Tingzhu secretly, especially in Ningbo.

According to Li Ying's judgment, the only place where Shi Tingzhu can reach land safely is Ningbo Mansion. But he doesn't know if he will enter Ningbo City.

In these cities on the southeast coast, Li Ying had secretly sent people to work hard for several years according to Qu Jing's suggestion. Each city had secretly arranged for several informants of the Li family to operate in the city with different identities in order to collect information.

Information related to their Li family and useful to them.

Therefore, Li Ying believed that as soon as Shi Tingzhu appeared in the city, he would be discovered by them. And whether the instigator behind him was Nan Juyi or not, he would not be a simple person. Therefore, Li Ying judged that this person

He must live in the city, which means that if Shi Tingzhu wants to find him, he will definitely enter the city. However, it is not yet certain whether the city he wants to enter is Ningbo City.

Early the next morning, Li Ying boarded a merchant ship belonging to the Li family and headed for Ningbo. Along with her were Yu Ren and Ying'er. Yu Ren was rushing back to Hangzhou to attend the meeting between the Donglin Party and Wan Song three days later.

Most of the seven-day appointment period for the academy competition has passed. Now that Li Ying's problem has been solved, it's time for him to rush back and fulfill his promise.

Since there were still three days left, Yu Ren was not in a hurry. He planned to go to Ningbo with Li Ying first, and then Li Ying would send a boat to take him back to Hangzhou along the canal. In this way, it would only take him one night to get to Hangzhou.

Moreover, he can also raise money on the ship and save taxes. Of course, the more important thing is: he can stay with Li Ying for an extra day or two. For Yu Ren, every inch of time he spends with Li Ying is precious.

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As soon as their ship arrived in Ningbo, Li Ying received news from a local cousin at the dock that they had discovered Shi Tingzhu's whereabouts. Li Ying was overjoyed and wanted to rush there with Ying'er. Yu Ren was worried

Li Ying was safe, so he followed them to look for Shi Tingzhu.

At the dock, the person who reported the news to Li Ying and the others was a thin boy of fifteen or sixteen years old named Shi Huzi. His apparent identity was to work at the dock as a porter for the merchant ships coming and going, which was equivalent to a modern porter. Because of this

At that time, Ming Dynasty's overseas trade was already very prosperous. Thousands of ships docked here every year in large national ports like Ningbo Port. Therefore, there were more people who specialized in porters and made a living by handling goods.

Get up. In fact, Shi Huzi's identity is the spy arranged by the Li family in the Ningbo Pier area.

Under the leadership of Shi Huzi, Li Ying, Ying'er and Yu Ren, dressed in men's clothing, soon arrived at the place where Shi Tingzhu appeared.

This is a relatively quiet narrow street in the east of Ningbo Fucheng. Shi Huzi led a few people to a narrow alley and knocked three times in front of a dilapidated looking door.

The door opened. A man in his thirties or forties looked outside and quickly let them in.

After closing the door, Li Ying introduced to Yu Ren that this sturdy black man was called Shi Qingsheng, who was Shi Huzi's uncle. Both of them were important informants of the Li family in Ningbo City. Shi Qingsheng was even more important in Ningbo City.

person in charge.

Shi Qingsheng quietly reported to Li Ying how he discovered Shi Tingzhu.

"I discovered that boy appeared in this area around noon. When I saw that the boy looked almost the same as what the eldest lady said in the letter, I quietly arranged for a brother to keep an eye on him. When I saw him, I moved in

In a small inn on the street in front. I quickly asked Huzi to go to the pier to prepare to deliver a message to the island, but unexpectedly I met the eldest lady at the pier."
Chapter completed!