The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Chapter 296 If you don’t do it, you won’t stop.

Liu Xiang waved his hand: "In this case, I will not kill the accompanying villagers for the time being. You must do good things for me in the future."

When the villagers heard that they had escaped death, they all looked at Wang Wenlong with gratitude. Liu Xiang put down his food, and his men went to the village to collect chickens, ducks, wine and meat to make a meal.

Liu Xiang called Wang Wenlong over and inquired about the sea situation in detail. Wang Wenlong wanted to please him and said some insightful words. Liu Xiang soon discovered that Wang Wenlong knew a lot about the sea in Fujian.

Liu Xiang said: "Since you are a scholar, I think you know some writing. Can you write a household registration?"

Wang Wenlong instantly understood what Liu Xiang meant. There were no photos in this era, so he could pretend to be someone with a little money. This guy had really decided to settle down here.

This village is so small that it doesn't even have a guarantee. There used to be a scholar, but he was killed by Liu Xiang just now. Liu Xiang is running the business here. After a few years, he may be able to clear his identity.

Wang Wenlong nodded and said yes, and in order to please the other party, he took the initiative to suggest: "If the king wants to settle down here, in addition to running the government, he also needs to arrange fields and families for his subordinates."

Liu Xiang thought it was very reasonable and said happily: "I will arrange it tomorrow!"

This village was originally remote. Several local wealthy families occupied many women in the village. The wealthy families were killed. Although the women in the family had objections to being married off to pirates as wives and concubines, they did not dare to speak out.

If Liu Xiang was talking about taking these men back to sea to become robbers at this time, I'm afraid these men of his would rebel.

Wang Wenlong helped Liu Xiang up and said with a smile: "Liu Haizhu, actually I have some thoughts of my own to help you organize the village. I have some difficulties at hand and want to ask Haizhu to borrow some people."

The reason why Wang Wenlong had to wait until today to tell Liu Xiang his identity was because he had to wait for Liu Xiang to settle all his men in the village.

Liu Xiang was stunned after seeing the thing, "Are you Wang Jianyang, the melon and vegetable immortal?"

Seeing Wang Wenlong nod, Liu Xiang's expression changed. Kidnapping a prison student and tying up a famous official are completely different things. If a famous person like Wang Wenlong is caught by him and the news spreads, he will definitely become a leader in Fujian officialdom. He was the target of public criticism, no matter how many people died, the local officials in Fujian would definitely kill him. What's more, Wang Wenlong had a close relationship with Xu Xueju. Xu Xueju was now the deputy maritime patrol envoy in charge of all the guards in Fujian. Liu Xiang instantly gave birth to He wanted to kill Wang Wenlong to prevent the news from leaking.

As he said this, Wang Wenlong took out his official uniform and the letters he had with Xu Xueju to prove his identity.

As for some Japanese rogues under Liu Xiang who were robbing people and did not want to live a stable life in the village, Liu Xiang also arranged a sum of gold and silver for them at Wang Wenlong's suggestion and prepared to send these people away.

"Borrowing someone?" Liu Xiang looked confused.

Shen Yixiu and Li Guoxian were stunned by this situation, and even thought that their husband-in-law was going to become a strategist in this pirate group.

Wang Wenlong's name is so great in Fujian that even if Liu Xiang is just a pirate, he has heard of Wang Wenlong's name.

It is impossible for Liu Xiang to sink the boat, and it is safe for Wang Wenlong to reveal his identity at this time. As expected, Liu Xiang could only give in.

Liu Xiang had been a pirate before, but now it was the first time he planned to manage his own power. He felt that Wang Wenlong's mind was very useful and he really wanted to recruit Wang Wenlong under his command.

Those with perseverance have perseverance. Now Liu Xiang's men were happy to see that their identities could be cleared and they would have the prospect of becoming a powerful force in the future.

Wang Wenlong said: "Master Liu Hai, actually I am not called Wang Zicai, nor am I just a supervisor. My real name is Wang Wenlong, with the courtesy name Jianyang, and I am an assistant teacher of the Imperial Academy."

The next morning, several Ming pirates and powerful Japanese under Liu Xiang all divided their wives, and even directly occupied the magpie nest and moved to live in the homes of wealthy families who had been slaughtered by them. Then Liu Xiang followed Wang Wenlong's suggestion to recruit local villagers. Help repair the ship.

Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "Don't worry, Liu Haizhu. Haizhu only killed a few big families and didn't hurt ordinary people. I have no intention of embarrassing Haizhu, and if the news here spreads, I will not be a good person in Fujian. "

In just two days, Liu Xiang had completely managed the village into his own base. Wang Wenlong was running up and down the whole process because he repeatedly told Liu Xiang not to harm the interests of the villagers, which made the people in the village feel grateful to Wang Wenlong.

Liu Xiang felt relieved when he saw Wang Wenlong's sincere face, but then he cupped his hands and said quickly: "I don't know Mount Tai, please ask Duke Jianyang to let me go."

On the third day, Liu Xiang was directing the ship repair. When he saw Wang Wenlong approaching, he was very happy and said: "Brother Zicai, I have sent my men to contact the smuggling channels. When the ship is repaired, I will transport the goods to Japan for business."

Wang Wenlong smiled and said: "I have an enemy in Fuzhou who is difficult to deal with on the road. I want to ask Lord Liu Hai to borrow some Japanese help."

That's right, Wang Wenlong thought about it and found that he had no other choice after being targeted by Gao Yin. Only by beating Gao Yin to death could he solve the problem of his confidant. If he hadn't met Liu Xiang, he would not have had such an opportunity.

There are more than thirty Japanese pirates under Liu Xiang who are about to be deported. These people can't even understand Chinese, and they don't know who they are killing when they kill people. They can be used to do dirty things.

As for whether the news will be leaked, Wang Wenlong would also be worried if Liu Xiang was still a desperado at sea, but now Liu Xiang has decided to settle down and develop his own power, and he needs a clear identity, as long as he is also involved in this matter , then everyone is a grasshopper on the same rope, and the risk will be greatly reduced. Hearing this, Liu Xiang had a playful look on his face, thought for a while, and said: "It is quite difficult for these Japanese to cross the state, and it is difficult to organize..."

Wang Wenlong said: "That man is quite wealthy. If he succeeds this time, he may have a lot of income. As long as things are done secretly, Liu Haizhu can get the funds to expand the village in one fell swoop. Maybe he can even build a few more sea-going ships." .”

Liu Xiang's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He has now decided to use Putian as his base to build his own territory. However, all the money he robbed with the Japanese pirates was in Anping Port. With the imperial court's siege of Anping Port, all the original accumulation has been lost. Otherwise, there is no need to take risks. Come to attack this village.

If we could really acquire a few more sea ships, we could expand and even annex the surrounding villages...

Liu Xiang thought for a while, then laughed and said, "How many men and horses does Lord Jianyang need?"

"The other party has a lot of background. If the news leaks out and you want to cause trouble, just bring the Japanese who are about to be dismissed. Don't even tell them your destination."

Liu Xiang nodded and said: "This matter is simple. I will take the people there myself. No one who understands Chinese except me will ask him to participate."

"That's very good. Thank you Lord Liu Hai."

"Gong Jianyang has spoken, how can I dare to disobey him?" Liu Xiang directly began to praise Wang Wenlong.

The next day, Wang Wenlong settled his family in the village, and Liu Xiang took more than 30 Japanese people in makeup and followed Wang Wenlong northward.

These Japanese pirates were short, black and strong. They wore the clothes of the Ming Dynasty, and each carried a sickle on his waist. They pretended to be a group of peasants and did not violate the peace. The weapons they carried were all bamboo spears and bows. Needless to say, no one can tell the problem with the spear after hiding the iron spearhead. When the bow is unstrung, it looks like a fishing rod without looking carefully. It is not eye-catching at all if you carry a cloth bag on your shoulder.

Liu Xiang dressed up as a village head, and Wang Wenlong also painted his face black, wore a shabby Confucian shirt and a cloth bun, as if he were a counting house.

This team of more than 30 people looked like bankers from some village helping people to do farm work. They were not eye-catching.

A group of people stayed overnight at Xiaoxing. They passed through Fuqing in two days and came to ambush at the official road outside Changle County. They sat swaggering on the official road, cooking soup and rice. As spring approached, many landowners came to make appointments. People came to farm, and passers-by just thought they were waiting for customers to arrive. Even because they were dressed in poor clothes and encountered guardsmen crossing the border several times, the officers were not even interested in questioning them.

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Fuzhou, Gao Yin's mansion.

"Damn!"

Gao Yin slammed the chair and cursed: "These thieves are too courageous!"

The chaos among all living beings has been going on for seven days, and it shows no signs of subsided.

Wang Yu and other members of the Communist Party of China already had the right to speak out in public opinion in Fuzhou. While they attacked Gao Yin's residence, they continued to write confessions and send them to various government offices in Fuzhou. They also posted the confessions all over the city to publicize what Gao Yin and his men had done. evil deeds done.

When both civil and military forces are used together, the effect is outstanding.

Gao Yin initially hoped that his Tiqi minions could scare away the students, but he did not expect that those scholars were all well-fed and strong, and many of them even brought their own slaves to surround the mansion with his men. The scoundrels were beaten in one place but they didn't have the upper hand.

What's even more troublesome is that Gao Yin's people did too much in Fuzhou. The petitions posted by the scholars were very effective. I heard that the scholars from Fuzhou were in the front, and a large number of Fuzhou people also came to participate in the siege.

Faced with such a scene, Gao Yin's gangsters also became frightened and did not dare to offend the public. Instead, they retreated one after another. Even Li Bagin, seeing the situation was not going well, actually ran away.

Today, this group of scholars couldn't break into his mansion for a while, and in anger, they actually burned down the Wangjing Pavilion outside his mansion.

You must know that Wangjing Pavilion was specially built by Gao Yin to express his filial piety to Emperor Wanli. At this time, it was poured with tung oil and lit. The blazing fire could be seen by Gao Yin in the garden at home, and people outside the house could also be heard looking at the pavilion. Get burned and cheer loudly.

Seeing that Zhu Sheng even dared to burn the pavilion built for Emperor Wanli, Gao Yin was really scared.

Gao Yin said angrily: "What did Zhu Yunchang do? Why haven't you sent troops here yet?"

"Zhu Futai is seriously ill and there has been no news for a long time. It is difficult to arrange this matter." Lin Shiqing advised: "Father, the situation is urgent now. It is best to ask Lin Zongwen to lead people to kill him first. Otherwise, if these thieves attack Let’s set a fire in this mansion... I’m afraid something will go wrong.”

(End of this chapter)