Chapter 603: Heart to Heart
After hearing this, Tianlang said nothing for a long time. He didn't expect that Wang Zhi could actually frame Chen Sipan and frame him for the secret spy on the island. This turned black and white and pointed a deer as a horse, which really made him convinced. But this would be fine, at least it solved a big problem for himself. Now Wang Zhi would at least not point his finger at the people along the coast of the Ming Dynasty. Although he could not gain mutual trust in joining forces to destroy Chen Sipan, the current ending may be the best result after experiencing the Fengwu Change.
Thinking of this, Tianlang nodded and said, "Brother Xu, I will report this matter to Governor Hu after I go back, saying that you are dedicated to the court and take the initiative to eliminate the pirates and thieves for the court. Governor Hu will also give you the rewards you deserve based on your contributions. At least the original reward will not change, and the ban on trade will be discussed at the right time."
Xu Hai waved his hand: "This is two different things. This time we are giving you Tianlang and Governor Hu a face, not the emperor. What you want to tell Lu Bing after you go back is told that he should not use this kind of thought with us in the future. This time we take the overall situation into consideration and endure it. But next time we have to play tricks with us, don't blame us for being rude. You also know the situation here, that is, ship owner Wang and me, who are the leaders in charge, are thinking about recruiting peace. The brothers below are used to being wild and want to fight against the court to the end, let alone those Eastern people."
Tianlang sighed: "It's hard for Brother Xu. This time I, Tianlang, owed you a favor. I should think of how to compensate you in the future."
Xu Hai smiled slightly: "Tianlang, this matter has ended here. I won't say much. What I want to ask now is why did you and Iga Tianchang suddenly become friends? He was brought by Yan Shifan. You competed with him that day. You could take his life, but why did you stop halfway? If you didn't show mercy, you wouldn't be so hurt. Do you still talk about the martial arts morality of the Central Plains to an old ninja demon in the East?"
Tianlang complained secretly in his heart. Everyone present that day was top masters with sharp eyes. Especially Yan Shifan, I was afraid that Iga Tianchang's daughter had already guessed 50% or 60% of them, so his colored eyes never left Iga Tianchang's breasts. Perhaps it was because of this that Iga Tianchang completely turned against Yan Shifan.
But Xu Hai is not as strong as Yan Shifan. His position was facing away from Iga Tianchang that day. He didn't see the specific movements too clearly, so he became suspicious. Thinking of this, Tianlang had an idea and laughed: "Why did that day, Feng Wu was in the wrong first. I forced the sword of separation, which was just to win back some face. I didn't want the momentum to be completely suppressed by Yan Shifan and did not have the intention to hurt people's lives. Although Iga Tianchang made all the killer moves, I didn't want to take human life on the island."
"Actually, Iga Tianchang did not do his best. You don't know that the last few swords he chased and attacked me could have penetrated my body. But he always had the strength to leave, probably because he was afraid that he would use too much force and would really hurt his life. It was difficult to explain to the owner of Boat Wang on the island. It was because I saw through this that I dared to land and be hit by her sword."
Xu Hai's expression became relieved: "No wonder I saw that Iga Tianchang's sword was only an inch away from you, but I could not stab it in, unless your light skills were exactly the same. But Tianlang, your martial arts are not good at light skills, and they are not as good as him in this regard. This is also a way I can't figure it out."
Tianlang nodded: "Iga Tianchang's powerful ninjutsu skills are the only ones I have seen in my life. If he wanted to take my life that day, it would not be too difficult to have Yan Shifan's help, so I actually regretted being so arrogant at that time. In order to fight for a breath, Yan Shifan was afraid of death, but Iga Tianchang was fierce and weird. Even if I fought him again, I might not be able to win."
Xu Hai smiled: "But you were a blessing in disguise and became friends with him. Why? Does this ninja king also appreciate your character and are willing to make friends with you, a child?"
Tianlang followed and said, "I don't know what he was thinking. It's just that he told me later that the whistle of Yan Shifan also disturbed his mind and footwork. The Moye sword I threw almost hurt his life, which was for Yan Shifan. So he saw through this matter that Yan Shifan's character, and he was just a chess piece he used. He was not a partner of equal cooperation at all, so he didn't want to have anything to do with Yan Shifan anymore. I hit him in the chest with that palm, but he didn't exert force. He knew that my subordinates were merciless and felt sorry for the injury to me so much, so he said he wanted to heal my wounds before leaving."
Xu Hai said with a "oh" and said meaningfully: "But if he just wants to cure your injury and settle your grudge with you, why do you need to leave on the same boat with Yan Shifan and Feng Wu, and then go back again? He has no friendship with Feng Wu, and her life and death have nothing to do with your injuries. Even if Yan Shifan wants to harm Feng Wu, you can't blame him."
Tianlang shook his head: "Mr. Iga has a weird temper and his thinking is different from ours. He said that I can't get angry with this injury. If I wake up and find that Feng Wu is not there and he has not fulfilled his protection responsibilities, maybe my injury will be repeated, because he thought Feng Wu and I were a couple, so I stood up to challenge him like that, and wanted to save my beloved."
There was no expression on Xu Hai's face: "Even if he safely sent Feng Wu back to the Central Plains and then came back to treat your injuries, why did he stay here for a long time? When you woke up, he would leave without saying goodbye? Tianlang, is your injury healed now?"
Tianlang secretly complained in his heart. Xu Hai's sense of smell was too sensitive. He now doubted whether he had collusion with Iga Tianchang, or even acted with Yan Shifan to show them. It seems that if he didn't explain this clearly, he would not be able to pass this level, and it would also affect the future peace talks.
Thinking of this, Tianlang gritted his teeth and said seriously: "That's because Mr. Iga accidentally heard Feng Wu and Yan Shifan conspiring for something to target a friend of mine."
Xu Hai's eyes were as sharp as lightning: "Feng Wu is your woman, how could she get involved with Yan Shifan? Tianlang, you are so confused and inconsistent, how can I trust you? I advise you to be honest. Don't even lose this minimum trust with me."
Tianlang shook his head: "Brother Xu misunderstood. Feng Wu and Yan Shifan are naturally enemies. Feng Wu had followed Yan Shifan for a while before. Later, he couldn't bear the evil of this person and fled back to the Jinyiwei. I once told you this. But what Brother Xu doesn't know is that I, Tianlang, have several close friends in the world, one of which is Qu Caifeng, the leader of the Wushan Sect."
Xu Hai frowned: "It's her? Tianlang, you are so good at it. You can actually have something to do with the white-haired witch." But he suddenly thought of something wrong and his face darkened, "No, Qu Caifeng's love is Xu Linzong. For him, even white-haired overnight, everyone knows this in the world. I knew it when I was in Hupao Temple in Hangzhou. How could she fall in love with someone else? What kind of relationship does it have with you?"
Tianlang quickly waved his hand: "Brother Xu, you misunderstood. Miss Qu and I are not a relationship between men and women, but a friendship between friends. When I investigated the White Lotus Sect in Shanxi in the Jinyiwei, I had a lot of contact with Qu Caifeng, who was still deceived by Yan Shifan and was accomplice for tigers. It was me that made her realize the true face of Yan Shifan. Miss Qu's Wushan Sect was the leader of the Green Forest of the Southern Seven Provinces. The traitor who hates the most to sell the country and seek prosperity, and since then he has broken up with Yan Shifan. It is precisely because of such a relationship that she and me are considered a friend of life and death, but that is the righteousness of brothers, not the relationship between men and women."
Xu Hai laughed, and the doubts on his face disappeared without a trace: "Tianlang, I understand that Feng Wu must not believe your words. He regards Qu Caifeng as his rival, and Yan Shifan even hated Qu Caifeng's betrayal. So the two hit it off and wanted to join forces to destroy the Wushan Sect and kill Qu Caifeng, right?"
Tianlang's heart twitched again: "Brother Xu said that Lu Bing still has the reason to destroy the Wushan Sect. This matter is related to the secret of the Jinyiwei. I will not disclose it below. But I have repeatedly stopped Lu Bing from acting, and the reason was to use the Wushan Sect to restrain Yan Shifan. But now it seems that Lu Bing saw that Yan Shifan had regained control of the overall situation of the court. In order to protect himself, he chose to work together to destroy the Wushan Sect first. This is a matter that can not only please Yan Shifan, but also eliminate his own great troubles."
A trace of confusion appeared on Xu Hai's face: "Yan Shifan just insisted on putting Qu Caifeng to death? As for?"
Tianlang sighed, thinking of Qu Caifeng's current dangerous situation, tears were so sad that he was about to fall: "It's actually all my fault for this. I hate Yan Shifan so much that I go against him everywhere. But Miss Qu is a person who hates evil and has become the mortal enemy of Yan Thief. Because the Wushan faction controls the Green Forest Forces in the seven southern provinces, she began to look for evidence of the guilt of Yan Shifan's subordinates. The evidence and silver embezzlement of these people are often robbed on the road, and finally turned into a memorial to impeach Yan's party to the emperor."
Xu Hai understood a little and nodded: "So that's it. The emperor has seen so many evidences of corruption from Yan Shifan and his followers, so don't care?"
Tianlang shook his head: "The emperor only knows how to cultivate immortals and seek Taoism, regardless of whether his officials are corrupt. He has known about the greed of the Yan Party for a long time, but he never cared about the fact that the Yan Party was greedy for the sake of special greed. Instead, he was very vigilant about the officials controlling the government and undermining the power of the monarch. Therefore, the honest and upright Lord Xia Yanxia was beheaded and abandoned, while Yan Song and his son were able to control the court because the emperor needed the treacherous party and the Qing school ministers to form checks and balances, so that he could sit firmly."
"But the emperor was still surprised after seeing so many evidences of the Yan Party's corruption. He did not expect that the Yan Party would embezzle so much money, which is equivalent to the treasury income of several years. What's more, now most of the key departments of the country are recommended by Yan Song from top to bottom. For example, if Hu Zongxian wanted to investigate the entire Yan Party, he would have to replace half of the officials, and the state machine would be paralyzed immediately. The court was in trouble and could not withstand the torture at this time. Therefore, after thinking about it, the emperor still endured it and let Yan Party go, and defeated another treacherous minister Qiu Luan, who opposed Yan Song and his son."
Xu Hai was not aware of the court, and was stunned when he heard it, and then sighed for a long time: "I didn't expect that there were so many struggles and darkness in the court, just like ours."
Tianlang smiled slightly: "But Yan Shifan was both hated and afraid after this. On the one hand, he was also finding a way out for himself, because he might not have such good luck to escape the disaster next time. This is the real reason why he went to the island in person and wanted to try his best to disrupt the dispute, because he wanted to take the power to deal with the owner of Wang Ship in his hands, and take the opportunity to take advantage of the Japanese. If there is any change in the future, he can also escape to Japan."
Xu Hai nodded: "Yes, the ship owner Wang can also feel that he wants to use us as a springboard. In the days before you came, he had always wanted to let the ship owner Wang take him to Japan. Fortunately, the ship owner Wang was alert and shirked him away, but I was very surprised. How could he get on the line of Iga Tianchang when he didn't go to Japan?"
Tianlang shook his head: "Iga Tianchang is interested in coming to Central Plains to develop. He asked his subordinate Iga Shibuwei to establish a relationship with Yan Shifan last time."
Xu Hai shook his head: "No, we also deliberately wanted to control the connection between the Iga school and Yan Shifan. Last time, Yan Shifan gave the Iga school money. It was the one we handed over to, Tianlang, this matter is very strange and important. It seems that I have to check it carefully. If you have the chance, please help me touch Iga Tianchang's tone."
Tianlang smiled: "Of course, if I meet Iga Tianchang next time, I will find an opportunity to ask about this. He has already had a quarrel with Yan Shifan, so he will probably not keep this secret again."
Xu Hai put away his smile and became serious again: "Tianlang, we who rely on the sea to make a living do not have so many loyalty and righteousness. We don't care about the world like you. We just want to live our own lives well and not force the court to go desperate. Although Yan Shifan is a traitor, he has power and power. If he wants to cooperate with us now to open the ban, I think ship owner Wang and I will not refuse. If he hadn't dared to open the ban to open the ban, we would not have chosen you as the object of negotiation. This is also the strangest thing for us. Why can't Hu Zongxian do what he can do? As a powerful little cabinet master in the world, he can't do it?"
Tianlang said seriously: "Brother Xu doesn't know about this. The reason why Yan Song's treacherous party can control the government is that they can understand the will of the holy people and will never take the initiative to take the risk. The emperor wants to lift the sea ban to lift the troubles in the southeast, but he can't take the face. Therefore, taking the initiative to bring this matter up will have to take huge risks. Even if it is a peace talk, it will be possible to settle accounts for the autumn future and be used as a scapegoat. Yan Shifan obviously will not do such a thing. Only Hu Zongxian is determined to pacify the southeast and benefit the people, so he will not care about personal gains and losses and bear this risk."
Xu Hai suddenly realized: "No wonder, then it's really not easy for Governor Hu to say that. It seems that we have misunderstood him before."
Tianlang nodded: "So Hu Zongxian is also in a dilemma. On the one hand, he knows that he can't beat you now, so he can only open a ban on trade. On the other hand, he must act as a military preparation to block others' mouths. In addition, he must be wary of Yan Shifan picking peaches and robbing the dominant power of trade. Because once Yan Shifan has the power to trade, he will definitely trade a large amount of silk that should have been tributed with you in order to make money. At that time, this matter will be exposed, and secret trade will become open. Yan Shifan doesn't care whether this matter is exposed. If he can take the opportunity to pull Hu Zongxian off and replace him with his confidants, he will be even more eager for it. However, once this matter is exposed, the emperor will not even be able to open a ban on trade secretly for face. At that time, there is only one way to go."
Xu Hai sighed: "It turns out that Yan Shifan's intentions are so vicious, but if the war starts again, what are the benefits of Yan Shifan? Didn't he stop going to Japan?"
Tianlang sneered: "That may not be necessary. Through this process of trading, Yan Shifan should have been connected with the Japanese long ago, and his property will be transferred to the East. Even if something really happens here, he can escape to Japan quickly. On the other hand, you cannot maintain a long-term war, and in the end you will still fight and stop. If he can destroy you, he will naturally take credit for it. If he can't defeat you, it can also be said that Hu Zongxian secretly communicated with the Japanese and did not cultivate military equipment, which made even the Japanese pirates unable to defeat him, so naturally he could not blame him. If the southeast is unstable, the emperor will be even more inseparable from Yan Shifan's people, and he will be even more touched."
Xu Hai slapped his thigh hard: "His grandma, Yan Shifan is really unscrupulous. Tianlang, since that's the case, why didn't you tell us these things earlier? Let us be wary of it?"
Tianlang shook his head: "After all, there are different identities of official theft. I shouldn't have revealed to Brother Xu about these secrets involving court. We could not have real trust in the past. I said that you may not believe it. This time, you should have seen Yan Shifan's methods and evil in peace talks. If I talk about it now, you may believe that if Feng Wu had not caused a big incident this time and the peace talks would have the risk of abortion in the middle of the journey, I would not want to disclose this to you even now."
Xu Hai nodded: "But now that things have come to this point, even Lu Bing, your immediate boss has turned to Yan Shifan. What should you do if Tianlang? After all, you are the Jinyiwei. Even if you care about Hu Zongxian, you can't really leave Lu Bing."
Tianlang gritted his teeth, his eyes became extremely resolute: "No, I joined the Jinyiwei to benefit the people, not to get promoted and make money. If Lu Bing helps the country, I will help him. If he joins forces with Yan Shifan to harm the country, then I will abandon him and even turn against him, and he will do whatever he wants."
Chapter completed!