Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Mandu has been a little overwhelmed recently. The loss of the pirate ship, the death of his leader, and the recent reprimands from Goryeo have all made him angry.

He pressed the woman's head roughly and said, "Hurry up, I'm very angry now."

He closed his eyes and thought about things. The strange cries coming from outside made him feel a little irritated. Occasionally, his mind flashed with the recent order from the Goryeo court asking him not to move lightly in the next two days, which made him even more unhappy.

If the pirates don't plunder, do they go out to farm?
What are you eating while staying at home?
Let me be honest, at least you have to give me enough food and clothing to comfort me! How can so many people survive with just a mouth?
Is it possible...

Mandu frowned and pressed the woman's head tightly with a ferocious expression. After a while, he let go and snorted.

Are you planning to let the people below kill me and replace me with someone else?
"Cough cough cough-"

The sound of the woman coughing made him a little irritated, and he kicked her: "Get out!"

The woman quickly stood up, covered her mouth and opened the door, looking at a burly man who was about to come in. The burly man patted her with a smile, told her to go quickly, and then walked in: "Peak Master, someone from the Li family is here."

"...At this time?" After tying the rope around his waist, Mandu strode out: "Let's go and hear what they are talking about!"

The howling of ghosts and wolves outside stopped at some point, and the originally ferocious pirates showed a flattering smile to an old man who was standing in the main seat and admiring the tiger-skin chair, but his mouth full of rotten teeth was really disgusting.

When Mandu walked in, he looked at his subordinates who didn't know where to put their hands, and uttered "humph" and immediately asked the people around him to move away. After looking at the old man for a while, the pirate leader stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Captain Li, long time no see. Please move aside to discuss this matter."

The old man turned around, looked at him with cloudy eyes for a long time, and nodded: "Let's go."

Mando maintained a smile on his face, waved his hand to let the surrounding pirates disperse and do their work, then walked over and led the butler to sit in a stone room, which was guarded outside by his confidants. A woman with a numb expression came in and put down the tea.

"What is the purpose of your visit this time, Steward Li?" Mandu was very respectful, with his hands on his legs, his head lowered, not looking directly at the old man.

"...The master has been very unhappy recently." The old man stroked his beard, glanced down at the teacup, and did not touch it: "The pirate activities in the coastal areas are too frequent, even the navy has been alarmed."

"But they are not my people!" Mandu raised his head and argued hard.

"You provoked them." The butler lowered his eyes, twirled his beard, and continued slowly: "The navy couldn't find those pirates, and the king asked the master to clear the sea as soon as possible." He put down his hand twirling his beard and pointed at the young man opposite him and said: "So you have to take responsibility for your own affairs. You go find those pirates and defeat them, so that you can continue to be sheltered under the name of the Li family."

The young man opposite clenched his fist.

"...These are the master's original words." The old butler snorted, stood up, walked to the door, turned around and looked at the young man sitting there: "I'll give you a suggestion. It's best to do it quickly and beautifully to satisfy the master, otherwise..."

The door opened and he walked out.

The figure walked away, and a henchman opened the door, watching Mando slam his fist on the table.

bang——

The tea jumped up.

"Too deceiving!"

"Peak Master..."

The young man with red eyes turned his head suddenly and said: "Send someone to contact Japan. Aren't they trying to win us over? Tell them that I need a place to stay."

He pounded the table again: "I gave you face, but you climbed up the ladder. I won't serve you anymore!"

The confidant opened his mouth, then lowered his head and walked out. He stood at the door and thought for a while before coming back in: "Then Huang Chuanggen and the others..."

"They have their own business, you don't have to worry about it." After taking a breath, Mandu slowly calmed down: "As long as they run fast enough, they will bring trouble to Qi State."

The confidant responded, retracted his figure, and strode outside, calling out the name of the leader below. Soon, a boat headed southeast.

……

On the sea.

The smell of blood was floating in the cabin. Han Kai walked in the aisle wearing an iron helmet with black plush. The sticky and slippery blood made a "gurgling" sound on the soles of his feet. He kicked open the captain's cabin door and walked into the relatively spacious space. He frowned and went into the house to look around. The wooden boxes and cupboards made a banging sound.

"Damn it, there's not even a speck of gold dust."

He kicked the bed board, causing it to jump. The fierce man took off his helmet and touched his bald head: "What kind of person are you? You go out without any gold or silver. These Koreans don't know any etiquette. You deserve to be killed."

Just as he was muttering, he heard the sound of running outside, and a soldier came in and clasped his fists: "Report to the Sima, a group of Song people were found in the cabin below."

"Ah?" Han Kai was stunned and put the helmet on his head: "Let's go and take a look down there."

He strode out, and the soldiers quickly made way to the side, following him towards the cabin below. In the aisle, soldiers dressed in Qi army uniforms dragged corpses to one side from time to time, and a strong smell of blood was floating in the air.

Han Kai walked down the stairs and went under the cabin. In the damp and cold environment, several people in brocade clothes shivered and huddled together. When they saw a general-looking man coming down, they stood up immediately. Someone stepped forward and saluted with trembling teeth: "This... Your Majesty, we are all Song people. We hope you can help us. Thank you very much."

Han Kai took a look and saw seven men and three women. There were two short young men at the beginning, and the rest looked to be in their twenties. They were well dressed and had fair skin. They should be young men and women from wealthy families. He stroked his steel beard with his hand and muttered softly, "... what the hell, they are all piglets."

"Huh? What did you say?" The young man and woman in front didn't hear clearly and were stunned.

"Come here." Han Kai was too lazy to pay attention to them. He turned to the soldiers and said, "Take these pigs... and go to the general to inform him and ask him how to deal with them."

A group of young men and women were shivering and waiting for Han Kai. The young man who spoke had his eyes twitching twice, and he managed to squeeze out a sentence with difficulty: "Thank you, my king."

Han Kai glared and said, "Call me General!" He shook his head, turned around and walked out, muttering, "He looks like a fool. No wonder he was kidnapped. Is this all he can get for money? I don't know what these Korean pirates are thinking... Tsk, they are so inexperienced."

He thought he was just mumbling, but his voice was loud enough. A young man behind him clenched his fist and wanted to go forward to argue, but the person who spoke grabbed his hand. He shook his head, then let go angrily, and followed behind a few soldiers with strange expressions, trembling.

On the flagship, Hu Yanqing returned to the cabin, held down his sword while looking at the nautical chart, picked up a pen to mark something, then stroked his chin in thought. Outside, a general came running and knocked on the door.

"Enter."

The messenger opened the door and clasped his fists: "General, the two Simas Liu and Han found some captured Song people and sent someone to ask what to do with them."

"...Song people?" Hu Yanqing repeated with a frown, suspecting that he had heard it wrongly.

"Yes, that's what the sailor who came to deliver the message said." The soldier nodded, "They said they were all young men and women, well dressed."

"Take me to have a look."

Huyan Qing put down his hand, and the soldier stood up in response and walked quickly outside. A personal soldier came over with a cloak, and Huyan Qing took it and put it on. The moment he walked out of the warehouse, a gust of wind and snow whistled past, and tiny snowflakes hit his face, instantly taking away the warmth from his body.

On the choppy sea, several ships had already dropped anchor. Soldiers were pulling ropes to drag the hanging people aboard. Hu Yanqing frowned as he looked at them, then turned to look at the messenger: "How many people are there in total?"

"It is said that there are about ten people on each boat, so there should be more than twenty people in total."

"What are you doing with so many civilians?" Hu Yanqing touched his chin, somewhat puzzled.

In the sight, young men and women were escorted by soldiers and walked over. (End of this chapter)