I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 166 Is This a Japanese Pirates Party or a Seafood Party?
I have to say that these Japanese pirates really know how to choose places.

There are more than 60 islands in Penghu Island. The letter only marked Penghu Island, but did not say which island to go to.

Obviously, after arriving, they were led there.

In this way, the navy can't find anyone if they want to make a surprise attack.

I'm not sure which island it's on. If I raided rashly, I guess it would have been discovered by the other party before I got close.

Time passed in a blink of an eye.

On the night after day 10.

A full moon hangs on the sea, and the sea breeze blows on the sea, raising waves.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

There was the sound of oars beating the sea.

A very ordinary sea boat quickly approached the waters of Penghu Island under the vigorous oars of the boatmen.

A middle-aged scholar, standing on the deck with a folding fan in his hand, looked at the faintly visible island in the distance and smiled.

"Your Highness, we have arrived!"

A short man wearing a bunt walked behind the middle-aged scholar and said something in a low voice.

The middle-aged scholar looked back at him, "What did you call me!"

The man froze for a moment, then stretched out his hand to pat his mouth.

"No, it's Mr. Wang!"

The middle-aged scholar nodded in satisfaction.

"Remember, we are from Hanwang, and I am Wang Jie, the counselor of Hanwang."

The man chuckled, then looked at the island in the distance and said, "Sir, do you think they will believe us!"

The middle-aged scholar smiled slightly, waving the folding fan in his hand and said in confidence.

"Although these Japanese pirates claim to bear the reputation of Japanese pirates, most of them are lackeys raised by those maritime merchant families in the mainland. Those real Japanese pirates are just some thugs under their hands."

"They went to sea to become Japanese pirates because they wanted to use the name of Japanese pirates to smuggle goods."

"But this kind of thing is not allowed by the imperial court. Once the imperial court sends troops to seal the sea, they will surely die!"

"In order not to fail, they need a backer, a backer who can allow them to go to sea and trade in a fair manner."

"And our King Han is the best backer."

This middle-aged scholar was made up by Zhu Zhangui.

And the short and thick man next to him was none other than Li Hu, the commander-in-chief of the Ming Navy.

Originally, after getting the news that these Japanese pirates held a meeting in the Penghu Islands, Zhu Zhangui wanted to make a big siege, and directly came to capture the thieves and the king first.

But the next day news came from his father-in-law's side that they had captured the envoy sent by the King of Han to the south.

What made Zhu Zhangui even more unexpected was that the party was actually held by the King of Han.

The purpose is to unite all Japanese pirates and defeat Zhu Zhangui's navy in one fell swoop.

Of course, it would be even better if Zhu Zhangui could be killed.

After interrogation, the messenger confessed everything.

However, the emissary did not know which island to meet these pirates on.

Out of distrust of the imperial court, the gang of Japanese pirates agreed to meet, but they were required to meet at the meeting place.

It is also for this reason that Zhu Zhangui gave up the encirclement and suppression plan and chose to lure the snake out of the hole.

Originally, the generals disagreed with Zhu Zhangui's going on this trip in person.

As the saying goes, the son of a daughter can't sit down.

If Zhu Zhangui went to any danger, they couldn't afford it.

Once Zhu Zhangui had an accident, the best choice for all the generals of the Shenji Battalion and the Navy would be to kill themselves, so as not to hurt their families.

But sending others to go, Zhu Zhangui was worried that they would not be able to complete the task satisfactorily.

Zhu Zhangui did not bring any counselors with him on this trip, and he was surrounded by big bosses who fought and killed people.

Of course, besides Yu Qian, there was no one around him who could make a move.

Sending generals over, Zhu Zhangui was afraid that they would show their feet.

After much deliberation, for the sake of the whole plan, Zhu Zhangui decided to go in person.

But in order to ensure safety, the navy has made preparations dozens of miles overseas.

Once Zhu Zhangui's side sends out a signal, they will attack immediately.

Li Hu, the chief officer of the navy, was even more worried and brought hundreds of experts to protect him.

With Li Hu and these hundreds of guards, even if there is a conflict with the Japanese pirates, they can protect Zhu Zhangui's safety before the navy arrives.

"Sir, there is a boat coming!"

While Zhu Zhangui and Li Hu were admiring the sea view, the lookout post issued a warning of an approaching ship.

"Continue to inform, remember my explanation, whether we can wipe out these pirates in one fell swoop depends on whether they take the bait tonight."

"Yes!"

Li Hu responded, and ordered the guards around him to remind him again.

"Hey, how's your harvest today? How many fish did you catch!"

Soon, a small boat approached, and a man dressed as a fisherman on the boat shouted at the big boat while arranging the fish.

Zhu Zhangui nodded slightly at Li Hu.

Li Hu took a step forward, and replied according to the secret signal agreed by the two parties.

"Oh, the fishing net had a hole, so I caught two sea crabs, and one escaped!"

"Ha ha…"

The fisherman laughed, and then asked.

"Are the crabs running male or female? How many claws have they grown?"

Li Hu laughed four times as required, and it was still a very awkward smile.

"It ran half male and not female. When I grabbed it, three of its claws were torn off, and two were broken when it fell into the sea. There are still a few left. It's too dark to see clearly!"

The fishermen who were picking up the seafood threw the fish in their hands aside and cupped their hands at the big boat.

"Dare to ask what your name is, so that I can report to my superiors."

Li Hu bowed back and answered loudly.

"My husband's surname is Wang, and he is the second young master's shopkeeper."

"It turned out to be the shopkeeper Wang's. I'm sorry and disrespectful."

The fisherman saluted the middle-aged scholar who stood on the deck without looking at him.

"Please wait for a while, I will go back and report to the head of my family."

"It's too cold, go and come back quickly, don't let my husband freeze."

Soon, the boat disappeared into the darkness.

"Whoever came up with the docking code, it's nothing!"

Watching the boat disappear, Li Hu shook his head speechlessly.

Zhu Zhangui chuckled lightly.

"As for secret codes, it's most normal to talk here and there. If it's too serious, it's still a secret code."

After about three sticks of incense, light slowly appeared in the darkness in the distance.

"coming!"

Zhu Zhangui reminded, Li Hu and others grabbed the handle of the knife at his waist and the handle of the gun in his arms, and got ready.

A big boat with a torch on it slowly approached.

Zhu Zhangui vaguely saw that the boat was full of men with swords and bows.

"If you dare to ask, Mr. Wang is in person!"

A rich and fat man stood on the deck at the bow, and greeted Zhu Zhangui with his hands.

"Exactly, I haven't asked your name yet!"

Zhu Zhangui suppressed his throat and bowed back with his hands clasped.

"Sir, just call me Sea Urchin King!"

The corner of Zhu Zhangui's mouth twitched.

This is obviously the nickname of the other party.

The two boats approached quickly, and a wooden plank was placed on top of the two boats.

The fat man smiled apologetically.

"Just in case, please feel wronged, sir, and I will take you ashore!"

Zhu Zhangui and Li Hu glanced at each other, not afraid of the other's tricks, they took a few people onto the other's boat.

"Take care of Mr. Wang's men!"

After Zhu Zhangui and Li Hu boarded the boat, the fat man gave instructions to his subordinates, smiled and invited Zhu Zhangui to board a small boat before heading towards the island.

Prudent enough.

Seeing the other party's arrangement, Zhu Zhangui frowned.

The boat moved slowly, and the people on board did not talk to each other.

Entering the island area, the small boat was replaced by a larger boat, and it took half an hour to approach an island.

After changing to the boat again, Zhu Zhangui and his party officially landed.

The place to go ashore is a sandy beach.

There were many people standing indistinctly on the beach, each holding a weapon, wary of the surroundings and other people.

It was obvious they weren't on the same team.

"Sir please!"

After landing, the fat man smiled and stretched out his hand to lure him, and walked towards the cliff of the island in the dark.

"Please don't blame me, sir. The Ming navy is roaming around everywhere. If we attack with fire, it will easily expose our position."

Zhu Zhangui supported Li Hu while walking forward, and replied with a smile: "It's okay, it's better to be careful!"

A group of people walked to the edge of a cliff.

The fat man told Zhu Zhangui and the others to wait a while. He stepped forward and groped on the cliff, and opened a curtain.

"Sir, please, the masters are already waiting inside."

Zhu Zhangui glanced at the cave with faint fire, patted Li Hu on the shoulder, and strode in.

The cave was not deep, and after walking tens of meters, a huge cave appeared in front of Zhu Zhangui's eyes.

The cave is about the size of a basketball court, and there are piles in the east and west, with about 20 people sitting or standing.

In the middle of the cave, there is a table of eight immortals.

There were three men sitting at the table. At this time, the three of them were chatting without saying a word, drinking tea and eating snacks.

When they noticed someone coming in, everyone in the cave looked over.

The fat man stepped forward and smiled at the three of them.

"Let me introduce to the three masters. This Mr. Wang is the treasurer of the Second Young Master who invited us over."

Then he turned around and introduced Zhu Zhangui.

"These three are the three masters of the sea, namely the sea crab, the sea oyster, and the conch!"

Zhu Zhangui was speechless!
"I've seen three sea brothers!"

When the three of them heard this address, the corners of their mouths twitched fiercely.

The tall sea crab smiled.

"I have a special status, so I can only be called by this kind of nickname, please don't blame me, sir!"

Zhu Zhangui smiled and waved his hands.

"It's okay, I can understand it!"

Several people greeted each other politely, and the fat man invited Zhu Zhangui to take a seat.

"Originally there was a sea hedgehog coming, but it turned out that this guy was unlucky a few days ago and was wiped out by the court's navy, so today only the four of us came."

Zhu Zhangui nodded slightly.

"I have also learned about this, and I also deeply regret the murder of Brother Sea Hedgehog."

The scene quieted down.

Several people are unfamiliar, and four are thieves, one is an official, I really don't know what to talk about.

After a while, the oysters were the first to open their mouths.

"Mr. Wang, I was invited here today because of the promise of the Second Young Master. I don't know what we need to pay to get that promise. To be precise, what do you need us to do."

Zhu Zhangui glanced at the others, and saw that they didn't intend to chat, so he said bluntly.

"My son hopes that you can help him severely damage the navy. It would be even better if you can kill the eldest son's son."

The corners of the four of them twitched.

They also want to defeat the Ming Navy, but the question is if the Ming Navy can be easily defeated, will they need to be forced to hide on the island every day and dare not go out.

Meet with others, but also hide and hide, risking hitting the rocks and going out to sea in the middle of the night.

The sea urchin king sighed, reached out to exchange Zhu Zhangui for a cup of hot tea, and said helplessly.

"Mr. Wang, to be honest, the navy of the government is too strong. Let alone our family, even if we are together, it is not enough for the other party to eat."

"That is to say, we have survived until now by being familiar with the terrain. Without the protection of those reef islands, we would have no choice but to flee overseas."

The Conch on the side also nodded.

"This is the imperial navy from before, not to mention now. I heard that they are all equipped with artillery. If they start firing, it's like God is angry."

"The sea hedgehog that was wiped out was directly bombarded by the opponent's artillery fire and fell apart on the spot."

"You want us to defeat this navy. To be honest, you really think highly of us."

To be honest, if these people hadn't been cornered by the Ming Navy, they really didn't want to have contact with people from the imperial court.

Cooperating with people in the imperial court is simply seeking skin from a tiger.

Those people in the imperial court are notoriously dishonest.

If the front foot cooperates with you, the back foot will do more to betray you.

If it weren't for the tempting conditions put forward by the second son, and they were forced by the navy to almost sail away, they would not have participated in today's meeting.

Looking at the helpless four people, Zhu Zhangui felt happy in his heart.

Before he came, he wondered if today's meeting would be the same as the scene of Zuo Shandiao. These guys were arrogant and domineering when they came up, and then they fought with him.

Before Zhu Zhangui came, he had already thought of various countermeasures.

But I didn't expect that after this meeting, the confrontation did not happen, but turned into a complaint meeting.

"My son is also aware of the difficulties of the masters. To put it bluntly, with everyone's strength, if you choose to attack by force, it will undoubtedly be a sheep in a tiger's mouth."

The four sighed helplessly.

This is the situation the Japanese pirates are facing now.

I can't fight, but I don't know where to run.

Even as soon as they ran away, they might be blocked by the Ming Navy on the other side, and then they would be completely cooled off.

"We here know the hardships of the masters, so we are trying to figure out how to find an opportunity to defeat the navy in one fell swoop!"

Several people looked up at Zhu Zhangui expectantly.

If they can defeat the navy, they will be able to return to the happy days before.

As for what to do if the imperial court re-establishes a navy.

Hehe, it's really like the navy's battleship is making dumplings.

The boat is built with real money.

As far as they know, in order to build this naval force, His Royal Highness the grandson poured tens of millions of taels of silver into it, and together with the previous four or five years of collection, this force was assembled.

It would be impossible to build another one without an investment of four to five years and ten or twenty million taels of silver.

And more importantly, the wood used for shipbuilding is not ordinary wood.

Before the wood is made into a ship plank, it has been processed for several years.

Last year, in order to build warships, the navy bought almost all the timber accumulated in the coastal areas over the past few years.

Once the Daming Navy had an accident, it would be impossible without six or seven years to return to its peak.

Zhu Zhangui looked at the four of them.

"His Royal Highness's birthday will be in a month's time."

"According to the information we have inquired here, in order to win the hearts of the generals of the navy, His Highness will hold a banquet at the Quanzhou pier that day, and will also set up a water table to appreciate the generals of the navy!"

"Today's Daming Navy can be said to be the strongest maritime force in the world."

"Great strength will inevitably give rise to arrogance. With the pride of the sailor, thinking that none of you dare to stand out, you must dock the boat at the pier and go ashore to attend the banquet."

The four of them narrowed their eyes slowly.

They already understood what the other meant.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the navy was docked at the pier and most of the soldiers went to the banquet of His Highness the Grandson, they took the opportunity to sneak attack and defeat the Daming navy in one fell swoop.

Looking at the four people, Zhu Zhangui slowly got up and said to them.

"More importantly, there are also our people on the navy side, and he will apply to stay on the ship for defense that night."

"At that time, he will send someone to destroy the artillery on the ship and meet you."

"The navy has no artillery, and the time it takes for the boat to move over is enough for you to take them down."

"At the same time, when chaos arises, we will send people to do it."

With a smile on his face, Zhu Zhangui looked at the four people who were already excited, stretched out his fist and squeezed slightly.

"Our two sides work together, even if we can't wipe out the navy, we can still inflict heavy damage on them!"

"Once the navy is defeated, our side will also exert force in the court. If the grandson is not dead, if this happens, the emperor will definitely recall him in anger."

Zhu Zhangui looked at the four people and said seductively: "When the time comes, there will be no grandson, and the navy will be hit hard again. Then this sea area will return to your hands again."

"Similarly, our side will also suggest to the emperor to raise the forbidden sea again. As long as you lurk for a while at that time, after the court's attention is attracted by other things, you can continue to enjoy yourself happily."

"If our Second Young Master succeeds in ascending to the position in the future, we will never forget the kindness of your help. Our Second Young Master is also considering recruiting you after he ascends to the position in the future, and turning you into the new Great Ming Navy."

"At that time, as long as you are dedicated to the second son, the second son can turn a blind eye to other things."

The temptation of Zhu Zhangui's words made the hearts of the four thump.

The four of them are actually the spokespersons launched by the maritime merchants on the shore. They are the leaders of the party in name, but in fact they are just dogs of those people on the shore.

Who wants to be a dog to others.

Besides, even if it is to be a dog, wouldn't it be better to be a dog to someone with more power.

If it is true what the other party said, they will be recruited in the future and become generals of the imperial court.

Then who would be a pirate.

Wouldn't it be nice to be an official and make a fortune?

The four looked at each other and quickly communicated with each other.

After a while, he nodded slightly and smiled at Zhu Zhangui.

"We did it!"

Zhu Zhangui stretched out his hand with a smile.

The few people didn't hold it up, but continued: "But before we do it, we hope that the second son can write a letter of guarantee, so that we can have a bottom line in our hearts."

Zhu Zhangui naturally understood what they meant.

It's nothing more than wanting a handle in your hand.

If the second uncle repents in the future, they can reveal the matter and ruin the second uncle's reputation.

Isn't the emperor most concerned about reputation?

Cooperate with Japanese pirates to assassinate his nephew.

If this story spreads, the emperor's reputation will be bad in future history books.

"Don't worry!"

Zhu Zhangui looked at the four of them with a smile.

"Before the matter starts, my son will personally write a letter, which will be affixed with his royal seal and private seal, and will also send a little son over to you as a hostage."

The four of them were completely relieved when they heard this.

The sea urchin king promised with a smile.

"Sir, please go back and tell the second son that the young master is here, we will definitely take care of him as a family member, and we won't let him suffer any grievances!"

"After the future is done, I will personally send someone to send the young master back to Beijing."

Zhu Zhangui smiled and held out his hand.

The four also laughed and dropped their hands, formally forming an alliance.

ps: I fell asleep last night, and the other one only had a hundred characters written on it. I’ll see if I can take it out after work at noon. If not, I will update it before 9 o’clock tonight.

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