Dong An walked up to Lu Gang and said with a smile: "This man's surname is Zou, and his nickname is Zou Scarzi. He was originally a rogue in the Sanqiao area. He only took up the post of Plum Blossom Guard Yuhou three days ago and is responsible for monitoring our area. He has been here for the past two days.
Many shopkeepers have come to tell me and told me to be careful about this person. He is evil-hearted and greedy, and seems to be Yan Xin's nepotism."
Lu Gang pondered for a moment and said: "Find out his background clearly. If it is really related to Yan Xin, then this person will be of some use."
Dong An is a little afraid of Lu Gang. Lu Gang looks gentle, but he is secretive and unpredictable. Hu Yun is a temperamental person, but this Lu Gang is not. Every word he says, even every word
They are all spoken out after careful consideration.
"I understand, I will find out today!"
Lu Gang said calmly: "He suffered a lot today and will definitely not give up. He will definitely come to take revenge. Be careful!"
"How does Special Envoy Lu think he will take revenge?"
Lu Gang smiled and said, "If you want to know the answer, it's very simple. Find out how he used to take revenge on others. The ruffians are nothing more than those routines."
"Thank you for the special envoy's advice. I know what to do."
Zou Shuan rushed to the commander of the capital Yan Xin like a gust of wind and reported his discovery to him excitedly. He actually discovered the stronghold of the Western Army.
Unexpectedly, Yan Xin's face darkened and she said to him sternly: "That is not a place you should mess with. You are not allowed to go to that teahouse in the future. Do you hear me?"
Zou Shuan opened his mouth wide and said for a long time: "But that is the stronghold of the Western Army. I saw the badge with my own eyes!"
Yan Xin is really a little impatient. How stupid must this person be to not understand?
"Is the other person a fool? If I show you my belt card, I won't be afraid of being taken away. Think about it carefully, why does he dare to show you his belt card?"
"Could it be that everyone knows where it is?"
"nonsense!"
Yan Xin angrily scolded: "Who doesn't know that the Western Army's intelligence stronghold is there? Only you, a fool, don't know. That's a place you can't afford to offend. Don't do it again, do you hear me?"
Zou Shuan was extremely depressed, lowered his head for a while and said: "I remember!"
He turned around and left gloomily. Yan Xin sneered and said to himself: "You actually sent this idiot to that area, and someone is wearing small shoes for you!"
Zou Shuan is twenty-six years old this year and has been a rogue for ten years. However, he has only been in the Plum Blossom Guard for three days. In essence, he is still a rogue. He does not know the rules of the Plum Blossom Guard and does not understand politics at all. He only
Knowing that he had suffered a loss from Changfeng Teahouse, he had to find this place back.
Even though Yan Xin repeatedly warned him not to touch Changfeng Tea House, he did not take the warning to heart. In his opinion, if he couldn't do it openly, he would be playing dirty tricks.
Zou Shuan used to lose in fights or fail in extortion. His favorite thing to do was to set fire to other people's shops or homes at night.
Of course, he almost never succeeded. Mainly because he was afraid of being caught by others, so he often threw a torch and ran away. The only time he succeeded was to burn down someone else's shop, causing heavy losses to the shop. He hid outside for several months.
When he came back, he found that the store had moved to Jingzhao, so he had no worries and bragged about it all day long.
At nightfall, Zou Shuan changed into black clothes and carried a bag on his back. In the bag were some inventory left before, a few torches, a bag of brimstone, and a fire sickle. Taking advantage of the cover of night, Zou Shuan set out.
His home was not very far from Changfeng Teahouse, about three miles away. Soon, he appeared opposite the teahouse. He stared at the teahouse with hatred, lit the torch with a fire sickle, and was about to throw it towards the teahouse. Suddenly, his
The hand was grabbed by someone, and it still felt the same familiar feeling. The wrist was pinched so painfully that it hurt to the bone. The torch fell to the ground with a 'snap!' and was stamped out by a kick.
Zou Shuan was so frightened that he slowly turned around. Behind him was the man who looked like a black tower, staring at him with sharp eyes. There were several big men surrounding him like wolves.
Zou Shuan completely forgot that he was Marquis Yu of the Plum Blossom Guard, and was accustomed to his identity as a rogue. He was so frightened that his whole body trembled, his legs went weak, and he collapsed on the ground.
Wei Yanzong grabbed his neck like a chicken and dragged him into the teahouse.
At dawn, a carriage stopped in front of Zou Shuan's house. Wei Yanzong handed him a small bag, "Have you remembered everything I told you?"
Zou Shuan nodded repeatedly, "I remember it, little man!"
"Let me say it for the last time, the general trend of the world has been decided. Now that you have boarded King Yong's ship, even if you cannot become a high-ranking official, you can still be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of your life. You are a smart person and you should know what choice to make!"
"I know I know!"
"Get off the car! If anything happens, I will contact you."
Zou Shuan almost missed his footing and slowly got out of the carriage. The carriage started immediately and quickly moved away.
Looking at the carriage going away, Zou Shuan quickly opened the bag. Inside was ten pieces of white silver, a total of two hundred taels. Zou Shuan was filled with sadness and joy for a moment. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
There are a series of islands off the coast of Chaozhou on Guangnan East Road. The population here is very sparse, and only a few fishermen live there. It was still dark, and ten large ships surrounded one of the islands from all directions.
These ten large ships were the fleet led by Liu Dajiang. Chen Qing gave them four major tasks: eradication of banditry, expansion of territory, trade, and treasure hunting. The first task was to eradicate banditry, that is, to fight against pirates.
On the trade routes from the Song Dynasty to Southeast Asia, dozens of pirates of various sizes were active, but most pirates only dared to plunder lone ships. They did not dare to provoke groups of ships and often stayed away.
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But the pirates along the coast of the Song Dynasty had another threat. They would go ashore to plunder small coastal counties and rape women. They came and went like the wind, and there were sea ships. The government had nothing to do with them. Gradually, this pirate group grew stronger.
They began to attack official ships. Two 3,000-stone supply ships transported by the Quanzhou government to Daliuqiu Island were robbed by this pirate group.
Although they are daily necessities and not worth much, the nature of robbing official ships is very serious, and if there are one, there will be two, and if there are two, there will be three. The Quanzhou government immediately sent people around to inquire about the whereabouts of this pirate. At this time,
Liu Dajiang led a thousand men and ten large ships to Quanzhou.
According to the information obtained by the Quanzhou government, the leader of this pirate group is called Zhou Wangyi. The entire pirate group consists of more than 300 people. They live on an island off the coast of Chaozhou. They are usually honest fishermen, but when the moon is dark and the wind is high,
, they turned into thieves and started their criminal activities.
The details of the leader Zhou Wangyi were also found out clearly. When he was young, he was a member of a pirate gang in Nanyang. The pirates had a fight among themselves and eventually disbanded. Zhou Wangyi returned to his hometown and began to form his own pirate gang. For more than ten years,
, they killed people, looted goods, and raped women on the coast of the East China Sea. They were full of evil and have always been a cancer on the southeast coast.
Chen Qing was also determined to completely eradicate this pirate group.
There is a narrow bay in the southeast of the island, where dozens of medium-sized ships are moored. They appear to be fishing boats, but are actually pirate ships disguised as fishing boats.
The commander, Han Xiaowu, was rich in combat experience and said to Liu Dajiang: "Bi Shi suggested that we divide our troops into two groups, and 500 people go into the village to arrest and suppress. Many people will inevitably escape after hearing the news and come to the ship. I will lead hundreds of others."
Ambush halfway and intercept these escaping pirates."
Liu Dajiang was a good person and respected the advice of professional soldiers. He said happily: "Let's do it. I will lead one to five troops to encircle and suppress. The general will lead six to nine troops to intercept, and the tenth troops will stay on the ship."
The two men immediately split into two groups and acted separately.