A knife in love

Chapter 1403

Li Qiufeng listened to Qi Jiu's story about the Japanese pirates, and thought that the Jin Yiwei who sneaked into the Japanese pirate army was really good, and he didn't know how much effort he spent to find out such confidential information.It's just a pity that he was discovered by the Japanese pirates in the end, and was murdered by the Japanese pirates.Although he was no longer on duty in Jinyiwei, he was still quite sad about the death of this hero.

At this time, the heavy rain was a little lighter, and the sound of raindrops hitting the wooden bridge was no longer as violent as before.I only heard Qi Jiu say: "Last year, after Fusang envoys made a fuss at the Bosi Yamen in Ningbo City, they fled all the way north and disappeared suddenly. The imperial court reported that most of these Fusang people were beheaded. Although a few people escaped, they were starved to death in the mountains, or were eaten by wild animals. However, the eyeliner we planted among the Japanese pirates sent back news that the leader of the envoy, Zong She, was very skilled in martial arts, although his Congren was beheaded by officers and soldiers one after another, but this person escaped. Although he escaped with his life, he was left alone after all, unable to grab the big boat and flee back to Fusang. But the officers and soldiers pressed him hard, and he had nowhere to stay in the south of the Yangtze River , I had to go all the way north. Liaodong is sparsely populated, and it is close to Dongyi. Zong She fled here, he could infiltrate Dongyi, and then escape from Dongyi back to Fusang. , but also to track down Zong She's whereabouts, we must not let this evil spirit who killed hundreds of officers, soldiers and civilians escape."

At this time, Li Qiufeng also wanted to understand something, he thought for a moment, and then said: "If this matter is as guessed by Brother Qi, the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast are plotting to gain a foothold in Liaodong, intending to seize Dongliao County as their Occupy the springboard of the entire Liaodong. To achieve this goal, Motianling must be controlled. Therefore, they deliberately pretend to be gods and ghosts on Motianling, and continue to kill people. There are two purposes. One is to deliberately create troubles, so that businessmen and The common people dare not approach Motian Ridge so that they can do things more conveniently. The second is to build Zhongkui Temple on Motian Ridge under the pretext of being haunted. In fact, they want to rebuild the city and block the throat for officers and soldiers to go south. Stay to the southeast coast The Japanese pirates are moving northward in a large scale, so they want to take Dongliao County as the foundation, first seize and occupy Liaodong, and then try to enter the pass, so as to overthrow the Great Ming Dynasty."

Qi Jiu nodded, and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid that's the truth."

Li Qiufeng thought for a moment, and then said: "Brother Qi didn't find any traces of the Japanese pirates at first. The reason why he became suspicious was because he heard Er Niu sing the songs of the Fusang people. Er Niu is just a fool, saying that he Of course no one believed that it was the Japanese pirates. Fortunately, everyone knew that he was a fool, so he could live longer. He said that he saw the big boat, and there were many people who died in Wangjiazhuang on the boat. I also heard that Wang The owner and his daughter said that in the past few years, many people have been planning to attack Wangjiazhuang. In addition to attacking Wangjiazhuang, they have repeatedly robbed and killed Wangjiazhuang's Zhuang Ding on the road when he was transporting medicinal materials. Nearly a hundred people have died in this Wangjiazhuang. Perhaps Er Niu was playing at the seaside and accidentally saw Japanese pirates robbing Wangjiazhuang of medicinal materials, and took Zhuang Ding, who was captured in Wangjiazhuang, on a boat, singing Fusang songs and leaving happily. Although Er Niu has a poor brain, he has a very good memory, so he actually memorized this ballad. From this point of view, either the bandits who wanted to seize Wangjiazhuang were recruited by the Japanese pirates as partisans, or they were originally Japanese pirates Pretending. Wangjiazhuang is the largest Zhuangzi in Dongliao County, and the owner of Wangzhuang has accumulated ten thousand yuan of wealth. If he can take Wangjiazhuang in his hands, Japanese pirates will not only have the owner of Wangjiazhuang. By recruiting troops and expanding their influence, they can also gain a foothold in Dongliao County so that they can seize Liaodong."

Qi Jiudao: "Brother Li has a good opinion, and my younger brother also thinks the same way. If it wasn't for the fact that elder brother Li has inquired a lot of information these days, I would never be able to figure out what the pirates want to do just by myself."

Li Qiufeng said: "Brother Qi, there is no need to be so polite between you and me. I am ashamed to say that I have been in Dongliao County for more than ten days, but I haven't had as many things to understand as you have walked on Motianling. Brother Qi has read many military books and is proficient in strategy, and he will definitely be a famous minister in the future. It is a great honor for Li to make friends with Brother Qi."

Qi Jiu heard Li Qiufeng praise him so much, and was about to say a few words of humility, when Li Qiufeng continued: "According to Brother Qi, who is the mastermind who built the temple on Motianling?"

Qi Jiu thought for a moment, and then said: "Although the owner of the Wangzhuang is in charge of building the temple, he is also very enthusiastic about it. But he is thinking about the business of the Wangjiazhuang, and he was urged by the county magistrate The mastermind must be the one who first proposed to build the temple. Today I listened to the chats of those peasants on Motianling. It was Master Pan who heard a senior People talk, that's why Lizhi County was urged to build the Zhongkui Temple in Motianling. When I was in Majiazhuang, I saw Master Pan and Ma Yuanwai secretly discussing matters several times. Ma Yuanwai colluded with many green forest cottages in Liaodong. So It seems that Master Pan is the most suspicious."

Li Qiufeng and Master Pan only met once at the Dongsheng Inn, now carefully recalling the situation that day, this Master Pan is extremely tactful and loves money like his life.If the Japanese pirates pay to buy them, it is not uncommon for this person to be a traitor willingly.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, he only heard Qi Jiu continue to say: "Although I said so, these are just my guesses after all, and there is no evidence yet. Therefore, we can't say that our inference is correct in a hurry. You have to pay attention to every move of Pan Shiye, Ma Yuanwai and others to know whether they are the accomplices of the Japanese pirates. And many things are still unexplainable. For example, the black and white impermanence that suddenly appeared in Wangjiazhuang that night, they shot to kill , What exactly do you want to do? Who killed Er Niu? Is it the hands of black and white impermanence? Also, who stole the big boat that Brother Li was riding on, and where is it hidden now? Japanese pirates It must have arrived in Dongliao County, and there are quite a few of them. So many Japanese pirates are right under our noses, but there is no trace left, isn't it too strange?"

Li Qiufeng nodded, and said in his mouth: "Brother Qi is right. Therefore, although we have some clues, we still have to hold back. You must pay attention to everything on Motianling, and you must not be sloppy. The Japanese pirates going north are some I don't know much about what kind of people they are, but the assassins of the Liusheng clan are well-trained, not only martial arts, but also ruthless. Once they are targeted by them, it is not easy to get away. Brother Qi is a heroic boy, and his martial arts are not weak. When it comes to fighting alone, or even against a group of people, it is not possible to lose. However, if you fall into the trap of Liu Sheng's killers, you will be in great danger. As for Liu Sheng Zongyan, his martial arts are at their peak, and the Central Plains can compete with him There are very few people who stand shoulder to shoulder with Liao Liao. If Brother Qi meets him, don't just show off your blood and courage, the farther you can get away from him, the better!"

(End of this chapter)