Chapter 277 Brothers Rebellious

The best-selling lake silk robe, a belt with amber inlaid jade, a scarf on the head, black boots with soft bottoms, and three slight beards under the jaw, looking like a scholar with a wealthy family.

He was holding his hands and was admiring the calligraphy and paintings of rosewood inlaid with gold and tortoiseshell mother-of-pearl screen. The curtains of tassels were lifted up next to him, and two people walked out one after another.

The man in front has a jade face, a handsome face, a simple white robe, and no decorations. The beauties behind are light and soft, fresh and green, and their appearance is really more vivid than flowers and jade.

The prefect Liu hurried forward and said happily: "This is our Governor Yang and Lord Cheng."

The joy of the prefect Liu was not for Yang Ling. The so-called "people are excited when they are happy. When Liu was appointed as the Tongzhi, he knew that Wang Feiling's prefect Wang's younger sister was charming, but although he was secretly coveting, he did not dare to be disrespectful at all. Now that he bought her back to the house, not only was the girl beautiful, but also thought about her identity, so he naturally loved her more.

Wang Jiumei knew that her family had committed the serious crime of selling the country and expelling Japanese Japanese. She was very lucky to not be in a fireworks place or being sold as a slave. So she was kind-hearted with him. The prefect Wang was satisfied with the bed. She was as energetic as a newlywed boy. She felt even more energetic when she was doing business. Not only did she not delay official business, she came to work early in the morning. He heard that this person was from Donghai. He knew that this matter was very important to Yang Ling, so he personally led him in.

Yang Ling and Cheng Qiyun were also looking at the man, looking at him neither the sea dog he had heard of or another big thief snow cat. While he was confused, the gentle middle-aged scholar had already stepped forward and knelt down on his knees, touching the ground with his forehead, and said respectfully: "The grass man Ma Kong heard that he had seen Lord Yang, Lord Cheng."

Yang Ling and Cheng Qiyun looked at each other and smiled: "It turns out that they are neither cats nor dogs, but horses."

The prefect Liu took the opportunity to bow and said, "The officials still have official duties to do, so I'll say goodbye."

Yang Lingxu helped him and smiled faintly, "Get up, sit down, please sit down, come and watch the tea!"

The three of them sat down. Ma Kongwen looked at it carefully and saw that the governor of the six provinces with great power and beautiful eyes were full of heroism and beautiful eyes. The beauty sitting next to him was the only beauty in his life.

A light dress is as pure as snow. It is spotless when applied to the delicate skin. A shiny jade hairpin is inserted horizontally on the bun, like ink and black hair, as bright as a mirror, and is dazzlingly beautiful.

The two sat together, they were really a handsome man and a beautiful woman.

Yang Ling looked at him and said, "You are from the East China Sea?"

Ma Kongwen hurriedly bowed and said respectfully: "Yes, Caomin is ashamed. He was a failed scholar. Because he had no livelihood, he was wandering in the East China Sea. Mengmaoye... Mengxuemao took in and made a living and made a living."

Yang Ling smiled and said, "Oh. So it's Xuemao's man." This should be Xuemao's military advisor and aide. Since it was sent by Xuemao, Cheng Qiyun should be considered to be rightly guessed.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Cheng Qiyun. Cheng Qiyun pursed her lips and smiled slightly. A shallow charming dimples appeared under the corner of her mouth, and she also glanced at him with her eyebrows and eyes as if she was like smoke, and her charming eyes were full of pride.

Seeing that her competitive spirit was still unabashed, Yang Ling felt funny in her heart, and looked away at Ma Kongwen and said, "I wonder what the master of Xuemao Island sent me to come and see you?"

Ma Kongwen hurriedly said, "I dare not, I dare not, the owner of the Cat Island should have come to meet the adults in person, but now the East China Sea is troublesome. I heard that Cao Tianchong, who defected to the Western foreign ghosts a few days ago, was slaughtered by someone on the island and destroyed the mountain gate. The owner of our island was worried that the foreign ghosts would retaliate against him, which would harm him. Therefore, he was on guard day and night and could not get rid of his body, so he asked Cao Min to pay his respects to the adults on his behalf."

Dulong Island was clearly destroyed by the imperial naval army. The court did not disclose the matter, and Ma Kongwen did not expose it. He just explained it vaguely for Xue Mao. In fact, Xue Mao refused to come. Naturally, he lacked confidence in the imperial court and was afraid that he would be taken hostage by the imperial court.

The two sides had a discussion. It turned out that after Haigouzi gave gold, pearls and jade treasures, and the beauty of wealth and wealth were to Yang Ling, the matter was kept hidden from Xuemao. However, Xuemao had a confidant beside Haigouzi, and had already secretly learned about this. She secretly waited for news from the court in order to make a decision.

However, Cheng Qiyun only made He Sihuai's last trip to Shuangyu, which was a common discussion, and never approached the actual content. The sea dog was reluctant to show it too urgently, so it was difficult to urge him, but he was inevitably nervous.

He secretly sent people to Fuzhou. He heard that Yang Ling loved the beauty of the foreign race where he sent him. He would go out with two people wherever he went. Only then did the seagull feel relieved and summoned the old spirit and other confidants. The scalpers unanimously believed that Yang Ling was deliberately delaying the time in order to lower the price, so he calmed down and refused to mention the recruitment matters on his own initiative.

Unexpectedly, he was not anxious, but Xuemao was anxious. Seeing that the two sides had close contacts, he didn't know anything about it. After Bai Xiaocao announced that he would accept the court's envoy, Hai Gouzi had no open contacts with the court. This clearly means that the two sides had entered the substantive negotiation stage and must have had more secret exchanges. And he was always out of the matter, so how can he not be anxious?

He didn't believe that Haigouzi would harm him, but Haigouzi wanted to take charge of the court's amnesty and try to seek benefits for him as much as possible. This incident alone made Xuemao extremely unhappy. After seeing the military force of the imperial navy at the Battle of Dulong Island, Xuemao was shocked and could no longer help but meet Haigouzi.

When He Si met Haigouzi, he had "inadvertently" revealed that he had already contacted Xuemao. Although Haigouzi was half-believing and half-doubted, the thorn pierced into his heart. When he saw Xuemao visiting, although he was as intimate as before, he had already taken care of it in secret.

Xuemao pretended to discuss the situation in the East China Sea with him, discussing the possibility of accepting the court like a beautiful man Wang and Bai Xiaocao. He often talked about double words and was a little angry. He originally secretly pointed out that he had already heard of his interactions with the court, and told this sworn brother not to treat himself as a fool.

But no matter how I heard the preconceived sea dog, it was like a snow cat who was dealing with the court without telling it. However, his power was slightly inferior to his own territory and his territory was not as large as himself. Now that the imperial court is stationing troops in Ryukyu, it can be said that it directly poses a threat to his territory, so naturally it is impossible to give him higher conditions. This is a jealousy.

This made Haigou feel superior, so he suddenly revealed a little information that he was negotiating with the court, and said that in order to obtain the greatest benefit, Xuemao should cooperate with him more, brothers should work together, and keep calm and force the court to offer higher prices.

In order to An Xuemao's earth center, he couldn't help but secretly boast about how close he had to Lord Yang and how the court valued him. This was originally a deliberate show-off in front of his brothers, with some warnings:

"You are also negotiating with the court. Don't be unaware of it. My relationship with Lord Yang is much closer than you. You should not be so mean and follow me honestly. If I eat meat, you will be inseparable from your soup."

But the two of them had their own ulterior motives and were no longer as heart-warming when fighting together. The two of them held guns and rods, and they hid their knives in their words. In the end, they parted in disagreement and became even more grudges in their hearts.

The snow cat returned to his island, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable. Wang Meiren was the first to surrender to the court and would definitely be favored by Yangling. Bai Xiaocao, the rich man who had milk or mother, did not care about the size of power as long as he continued to make money. Now Haigouzi bargained with the court with his own forces. If the court really agreed to his conditions, the credit and benefits were also from Haigouzi. He was a bargaining chip on his gambling table. How could he swallow his tone?

Xuemao thought about it, so he called his confidant Ma Kongwen, hoping that he would give him an idea.

Ma Kongwen was so stupid that he was a Song Jiang-like figure. Even if he was allowed to sit on the throne of the entire East China Sea, he still couldn't forget to have a legitimate origin with a wife and son. He gave him a sixth-rank official garment, and he felt that he was more glorious than the first-rank mountain king.

Now, when he heard that he had the opportunity to accept the court's amnesty and became an official in the court, he was so happy that he could dress up the snow cat and send it to Yangling as a "Bimawen". At that moment, he had no idea of ​​persuading, and when he persuaded him, he felt that he was a little late. The benefits were snatched away by the sea dog.

But after all, the court had not contacted him yet. He came to the door rashly and was afraid that the court would detain him, so he couldn't help but hesitate. Ma Kongwen saw it and was anxious. He simply patted his chest and wanted to come for him. As soon as Xuemao agreed, he rode a fastboat and rushed to Fuzhou with a positive attitude of "10,000 years too long, seize the day". He couldn't even wait for the rule that officials would only meet guests after the Si hour. As soon as the sky was dawn, he ran to the Governor's Office.

Cheng Qiyun watched coldly, and saw his feelings. She thought about it for a while, remembered some information about the popular man in front of Xuemao, and said softly: "It turns out that it is Ma Xiucai. You are from Jianhu Town, Shaoxing. You are a native of Confucius and Mencius. You are quite talented in the local area. After passing the scholar in the second year of Hongzhi, you went to the province for the fifth year of Hongzhi. Unfortunately, unfortunately, unfortunately, you failed the exam again. On the way back, your parents died and you were not worthy of money. From then on, you will be in a foreign land. Alas, this is also a misfortune. Otherwise, if Ma Xiucai studied hard for three years and then took the exam, maybe he would have passed the imperial examination long ago, governed one area, and be the parents of the people. Not only would he be glorious, but his neighbors would congratulate them together, but he would also be able to rest in peace even if his parents knew about the spring."

As soon as Cheng Qiyun said this, Ma Kong burst into tears when he heard it, and he couldn't help but cry and knelt down, crying: "Ma Kong heard that he was reading the books of sages in vain. He was ashamed of his parents who raised me, ashamed of his fellow villagers, ashamed of the emperor and the court..."

Yang Ling glared at Cheng Qiyun: "I'm hurting people again!"

Cheng Qiyun grimaced to him, then smiled and helped Ma Kongwen up, and advised softly: "Scholar Ma, don't be sad. You are displaced and have no food and clothing, and you are forced into a thief. My official also heard that the scholar can still keep himself clean and never be with the thieves. Now Xuemao intends to accept the court's amnesty, and Ma Xiucai mediates it. It is of great significance. If the court pardons, there will be some rewards. By then, he can become a court official and benefit the people."

Ma Kong was so grateful that he heard this. Such a beautiful woman who was as beautiful as a flower, was polite to persuade her, her eyes were fascinated and the fragrance blew at her nose. He couldn't help but straighten her waist and said happily: "Thank you, Miss Cheng... Lord Cheng, Cao Min came here just to discuss the matter of recruitment with the two adults. After all, although Cao Min was like an arrow, Xue Mao was in charge of many islands and people, and most of her subordinates were arrogant and unscrupulous thieves. If there was no definite news, they would not be able to appease them."

Cheng Qiyun blinked and smiled, "Of course, it's just.... The Lord of Shuangyu Island has agreed to the court. He promised that as long as the court agreed to his conditions, you can guarantee that you two islands will accept the recruitment together. Aren't you always advancing and retreating with Shuangyu? Why.... Didn't the Lord of Shuangyu Island mention you about negotiating with the court?"

"Uh..... This is naturally discussed, but it involves many subordinates on the island, and there is no further news from the court, so they are inevitably worried and thought about it. The owner of Xuemao Island asked me to contact the court directly." Ma Kongwen said randomly, and secretly hated in his heart: The barber really took our chips to help him get his own benefits, hum!

Yang Ling interrogated: "It's not that the court has no further news, but it's because I am also waiting for the imperial decree. However, according to my official's wish, Haigouzi asked to be the chief commander of the East China Sea, and the leaders of Shuangyu were all awarded the fifth-rank military generals or above, and the Master of Xuemao Island was awarded the title of the fourth-rank..."

"Sir!" Cheng Qiyun hurriedly interrupted his big mouth and said in a sweet voice: "Ma Xiucai asked for tea, the best-quality Dahongpao. Speaking of the imperial court news, it should have been spread recently. The emperor is eager to pacify the sea and open up sea trade. He has long said that it is impossible to recruit soldiers and use troops. I believe the conditions of the Lord of Shuangyu Island. The emperor will agree. You can report to the snow cat and wait for another ten days and a half months."

"Are you still waiting?" Ma Kong was already furious: "He asked to be the governor himself, he was a second-rank high-rank official. The leaders under his command were all fifth-rank or above, and our Guida Island is the fourth-rank official. What about me? Isn't it ranked seventh-rank or eighth-rank? The sea dog in heaven and earth is the best place. Fortunately, I came here, otherwise our Guida Island people would be cheated!"

"Sir", Ma Kongwen couldn't sit still, so he quickly stood up and said sincerely: "Sir, thank you, Lord, I'm so proud. Caomin told me one thing. Although Shuangyu and Guidao are in the same spirit, they all have their own belongings. If they have much difference in their treatment, I'm afraid Xuemao and his subordinates may not agree."

Yang Ling was extremely unhappy and said calmly: "Are you threatening me? Humph! The imperial navy has invincible giant cannons. I don't want to commit more murders, so I accept the recruitment. Tens of thousands of Japanese pirates were killed by me. If the sea dogs also accept the recruitment, the snow cat island hangs in the vast ocean. What else can I do?"

When Ma Kong heard this, he was in panic and sweated on his forehead. He hurriedly explained: "I dare not, I dare not, the people in Caomin dare not threaten the adults, Caomin... The whole area and the bottom of Guida Island really want to submit to the court, and sincerely submit to the court..."

Cheng Qiyun picked her eyebrows at Yang Ling, and expressed her satisfaction with the image of the martial artist who pretended to be stupid. Then she said to Ma Kongwen: "No wonder the adults got angry about this matter. At that time, he heard that Shuangyu and Guidao had already discussed it, so he carefully considered the conditions of the Haigouzi and then reported it to the court.

The great affairs of the court cannot be complained about. Now the emperor has reported it to the emperor. If the conditions are proposed to be revised... Ma Xiucai, by then Lord Yang and I will not be able to afford it."

Her pretty face turned cold and she said lightly: "At that time, I have to use the navy to kill him, a life of life."

Poor Ma Kongwen arranged the housework for Xuemao and made plans to rob the sea. He was scheming but Cheng Qiyun's opponent. He was sweating like rain for a while. Yang Ling and Cheng Qiyun's singing and reunion made him feel at a loss.

Cheng Qiyun's eyebrows frowned, and she looked very beautiful, and continued, "You don't have to cover up. I can tell from your words that I have heard from you. I guess Hai Dog said something big to please Lord Yang, and he didn't discuss some things with you, right?"

Ma Kongwen hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, Lord Cheng sees it clearly."

Cheng Qiyun sighed quietly: "I think the sea dog wants to cause facts. By then, the tree has been completed and the snow cat is hard to support it, so she had to agree. However, it is difficult to change the affairs of the court."

She raised her hands behind her back, walked slowly for a few steps, and said, "Since the snow cat didn't know in advance, such conditions really made it difficult for him to appease his subordinates... So, there are many islands on the sea, and most of them are stationed in the remains of Japanese pirates and some Japanese pirates who fled back to the sea.

If the snow cat can raise troops from Turtle Island, sweep the archipelago, and wipe out these remaining Japanese pirates one by one, with this contribution, it would be legitimate to write another letter to seek military merit for you. What do you think?"

"This...", Ma Kongwen was a little moved, but hesitated and said: "I'm not hiding it from my lord. Those Japanese pirates gave a large number of gold, silver and beauties to the sea dog and snow cat, just asking for the temporary residence of those empty islands, this..."

Cheng Qiyun sighed and said, "Ma Xiucai is indeed a scholar. He is both kind-hearted and kind-hearted, but also a little foolish."

When Ma Kongwen was said by the beauty, he suddenly turned red and said, "Mr. Cheng said this... Where did he start?"

Cheng Qiyun said: "In the past, Xuemao was a pirate. It is appropriate to talk to them about these morals in the world. Now that they have accepted the court's envoy, they are officials of the court. They will be the heavenly and the earthly officials for the court to eliminate Japanese pirates. Who dares to say that he is traitorous? This is to understand the righteousness deeply! Those who are loyal to the court will be commended for the sake of justice, let alone those Japanese pirates cannot say a word about relatives in any way."

Yang Ling nodded and said, "It's reasonable, huh... If Xue Maoer is willing to do this for the court, I can ask the court for him and establish an official who is on par with the sea dog. In addition, he can leave some of the captured Japanese people, property, and women as military expenses. The rest will be used to suppress the court. If Ma Xiucai can accomplish this, his official, as the governor of the six provinces and the imperial envoy, will immediately appoint you an official position to facilitate your work."

Ma Kong felt a little angry when he heard this. He said, "Okay, after I go back, I will report to the island master and will try my best to persuade him to serve the court."

The two sides discussed the details of the recruitment for a while. Yang Ling and Cheng Qiyun were very serious about the treatment of naval troops, garrisons, military pay, etc. after the future adaptation of the pirates on Guidao, without any perfunctory treatment. Ma Kong heard the words and looked at him and believed that the court was sincere in recruiting the recruitment.

After talking for more than an hour, Ma Kongwen had a clear idea in his heart and also understood the most unfavorable situation of Guidao accepting the enlistment among the four major bandits in the East China Sea. If you want to gain greater benefits, you can only rely on helping to combat the Japanese and make military achievements. So he hurriedly stood up and said, "Two sirs, Caomin will go back now. Once there is news, report it back to the sir."

Ma Kongwen pushed a small box and a bag forward, saying, "Sir, this is a gift from the snow cat to the adults. A few small decorations are not worthy of respect. I heard that the adults are from the north and must not be used to the hot weather here. There is also an ivory mat here to cool down and cool down the heat, cure diseases and prevent disasters. Please accept it with a smile."

Yang Ling asked a few words, then stood up and sent him away. When he went out, Yang Ling twisted Cheng Qiyun's plump buttocks and said with a smile: "Ma Kongwen was full of energy and went back to harm others. Haha, you are broken yourself and you are also taught to become bad."

Cheng Qiyun snorted from her nose, glanced at him in a charming way, and said softly: "Is he a good person? Why did he teach him badly?"

When he turned his head and saw the bag on the table, Cheng Qiyun walked over with enthusiasm and opened the bag to repair the bag. He saw that it was as bright as jade, as soft as silk, and shiny as silver. The patterns were delicate and exquisitely made, just like the legendary gauze of fish man.

Cheng Qiyun gently stroked the smooth and cool ivory mat and said, "Yun'er once heard that this kind of ivory mat is a treasure in the foreign land. Taking the best ivory with unique skills and woven it, then asking the best weaver to weave it. A mat will take at least three years, and even if it is worth ten thousand gold, it will be cool and as smooth as jade when lying on it, it is smooth and comfortable, as soft as it is as if it is in the clouds."

She said this and turned around and smiled charmingly, "My adult is a good person, not a bad person. Good person, how about trying this ivory mat tonight?" She laughed and said, "Yun'er wants to see if the adults will be good people all night and not 'bad people'..."

After hearing Ma Kongwen's reply, Xuemao was indeed very moved. He swept away Japanese pirates in the name of the court, which can not only obtain a large number of gold, silver, treasures and beautiful women with legitimate reasons, but also invite military merits and snatch benefits from the sea dog. Why not do such a thing?

The command of the snow cat was passed on. As the intensive war on the seashore was already smoking, the leaders of the islands began to sharpen their knives and attacked the Japanese pirates protected by them.

These Japanese were either old, weak, women and children, or escaped from the net when they were defeated and fled back to the island. Some of these islands were temporary residences of Japanese pirates, and some were islands where fake Japanese were stationed in the past. They were neither solid fortifications nor limited defensive weapons. They were not the fierce pirate opponents who touched the seaside near Qing with their eyes closed.

This time they fled from Japan to the coast of the Central Plains. Not only did they robbed the property from the Ming Dynasty this time, but they also brought all the property from Japan. Although the wealth was rich, women, especially those with outstanding beauty, were the places where the thieves under Xuemao used to rob sea boats and could not harvest.

Seeing that the profits are abundant, these lustful pirates did not keep their index fingers from moving. Once they let go, they would not be willing to act on their own territory in a regular manner. Some pirates saw that they had enough money and gained limited benefits, so they began to have the idea of ​​Japanese pirates protected by the sea dog.

At first, they had a little concern and only attacked the Japanese who were among the two forces. Gradually, they became more and more greedy. As long as they heard that there were Japanese living in a place, they would happily set sail to grab them. The Japanese who escaped by chance would cry to the sea dog.

The sea dog was furious when he heard the news and immediately asked the old spirit to meet the snow cat, asking the snow cat to be fair.

Xuemao remembered that Haigouzi, a brother who had been betrayed by him, asked the court for the title of second-rank governor without hiding himself, but let him let the fourth-rank official run around and get angry, so he could not say good things.

He said to the old cat without any hesitation: "Brothers, life is not easy. They all stretched their necks and stared at each other, waiting for the Dog Master to ask for a gift for everyone, but there is no accurate letter yet. My family is not as wealthy as Dog Master, so let everyone drink the northwest wind.

Besides, the court is suppressing the Japanese. Although we have not yet surrendered to the court, the news of the Japanese pirates will be known to the court. It is not a good thing, right? I am also sharing the worries of the Dog Master and helping him eliminate future troubles, haha.

I said, "Old Sperm, don't make things difficult for you. No matter what I said, you will reply to Master Dog, saying that I'm sorry for my snow cat. Isn't it just a few Japanese? Is it necessary to turn against this brother? If Master Dog is really unhappy, come and tell me again. My snow cat has three swords and six holes, and go and take a thorn to Master Dog!"

Seeing the old spirit leaving helplessly, Xuemao smiled coldly: "Mom's fourth-rank official, you are the governor, let me be the general? If you are unkind and I am unrighteous, don't blame me for being unrighteous without hiding it. Hehe, when I make a contribution to Lord Yang, who may be the governor?"
Chapter completed!