Cao Zhi, a scholar-born man, was a scholar who had been studying Confucius and Mencius since elementary school, and could not eat human flesh raw. The reason why he said this is not because he did the pirate business and did not create a cruel and bloodthirsty image. I am afraid that anyone would bully him and steal his business and territory.

Now his reputation for cruelty and bloodthirsty murder has spread throughout Fuzhou Prefecture. With his increasingly powerful forces, he can firmly control the huge wealth path of robbing foreign merchant ships.

But Jiang Xia now yelled at him, which made Cao Zhi feel a little confused about how to deal with it. So he looked at Jiang Xia for seven or eight breaths, and finally he followed Jiang Xia and laughed loudly.

After laughing for a while, Cao Zhi clapped his hands and said, "Okay, interesting, it's so interesting. I didn't expect that among you six, the most interesting one was this little brother. Just for the courage of this little brother, I'll spare the dog official's life. Come and let him go."

The guards let go of Mao Wensong, and Mao Wen breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up a little unsteadily, and his legs seemed a little weak. Otherwise, the two yamen servants on the side saw that he was strange, so they quickly supported him, and I'm afraid he would really sit on the ground and couldn't get up.

To be honest, when things are in front of us, Mao Wensong has basically been abandoned. His arrival is at most to prove the sincerity of Fuqing County, and everything else depends on Jiang Xia.

Although Jiang Xia knew that Cao Zhi would not eat his meat raw, he knew how to stop when he was good. He took the dagger back and skillfully inserted it into the dagger sheath in the right boot, then clasped his fists and said to Cao Zhi: "Although it is rumored in the world that the leader of the gang Cao is cruel and bloodthirsty, the boy has always known that the leader of the gang is actually a man who values ​​love and righteousness and is not righteous."

"Oh? Tell me, how did you see it?" Cao Zhi was becoming more and more interested in Jiang Xia, so he couldn't help but ask with a smile.

"This can be seen from the fact that the gang leader only plunders foreign merchant ships and only takes 30% of the property at a time. Why the gang leader only plunders foreign merchant ships? It is because the gang leader is concerned about the love of fish and water and is unwilling to attack the villagers in the country. This is a matter of love. Why the gang leader only plunders and only takes 30% of the property at a time? It is because the gang leader is unwilling to intensify conflicts and let his brothers fight with others. This is a matter of righteousness. I would rather give up the wealth that is within your fingertips than to ensure that his brothers are not injured and die. Isn't this righteousness in the sky?"

Jiang Xia's words were so powerful that all the pirates standing around the hall heard them. Perhaps these people were a little confused in the past, why the gang leader was only willing to take 30% of his property. But now, they all understood.

"Bang!" Suddenly, standing not far from Cao Zhi, a man with a scarred face suddenly slapped himself. The man said with shame: "I have always opposed the practice of taking only 30% of the gang leader's property. It turns out that the gang leader is for us. I am really..."

"Three, what's the matter going on?" Cao Zhi said this lightly, and then looked at Jiang Xia with a little solemnity. The young man in front of him is not simple...

Cao looked at Jiang Xia and said, "Tell me, what are you here today? Don't tell me that it is to return my parents, wife and children. I know that things are not that simple. Just say the conditions."

Jiang Xia nodded, "The leader of the gang is wise. Since we have come and offered to release the gang leader's parents, wife and children, there are naturally conditions. The condition is that we hope that the gang leader can cooperate with Fuqing County and come out to eliminate the Haijiao Gang. As long as the gang leader agrees, the gang leader will promise to release the gang leader's parents, wife and children."

"Destroy the Sea Dragon Gang?" Cao Zhi frowned, then chuckled: "What a joke. The Sea Dragon Gang is not very powerful in the sea area of ​​Fuzhou. If I fight him head-on, I will definitely suffer a lot of losses. Just because of my parents, wife and children, I will let hundreds of my brothers die. Do you think I will do such a thing? You County Magistrate Xia is too whimsical."

"What the gang leader said makes sense." Jiang Xia nodded slightly, as if he agreed with what Cao Zhi said. "This is indeed not a worthy deal, but the prefect also promised. As long as the gang leader is willing to take his brothers to accept the recruitment, the gang leader can restore his reputation as a scholar, and the gang leader's brother can also settle down on the spot and start a new life..."

When Jiang Xia said this, Cao Zhi immediately prepared to speak. But Jiang Xia interrupted him first, "I know, the gang leader must have wanted to say that you are the number one pirate leader in Fuzhou now, with thousands of heroes, and it is so uncomfortable to occupy the mountain and be the king. But I would like to ask the gang leader, can you always be like this?"

"I..." Cao Zhi opened his mouth to try to argue for a few words, but he couldn't speak.

Jiang Xia continued: "Now, Fujian, Zhejiang, Guangzhou, pirates and Japanese pirates have grown again. The reason is that the emperor ordered the navy to open up the sea area. Once one day the emperor took back his life, the first wave of attacks from the navy will inevitably be pirates from all over the country. As the leader of the gang, as the number one pirate leader in Fuzhou, he may be...

Okay, let’s take a step back. If the emperor does not take back his fate, the Ming Dynasty will always be overseas. Gangmaster, you can survive like this, but what about your children? What about your grandson? Will they also let them stay on this deserted island for the rest of their lives and never be able to walk freely on the shore and upright?

Now Fuzhou Prefecture and Fuqing County are willing to give the gang leader the opportunity. Why? First of all, it is because of the political separation of water and land. The army has no good way to eliminate pirates. Secondly, it is because the gang leader has never robbed the Ming merchant ships, so it can also give the gang leader the opportunity like this.

If one does not have long-term plans, one will have immediate worries. So I beg the gang leader to think twice and not miss this opportunity and regret it later. After all, not every pirate is called Tronsu. Oh, no. After all, not every pirate can walk on the shore."

After Jiang Xia finished speaking this, not only Cao Zhi had nothing to say, but even the two yamen servants Mao Wensong and him brought were all open and could not say a word.

Jiang Xia’s analysis just now was from shallow to deep, and everything was covered. Even Mao Wensong felt that even if he was Cao Zhi, he should have been moved by Jiang Xia.

Indeed, pirates seem to be glorious now, but this is due to the court's policies. Once the court is determined to eliminate pirates, with the powerful force of the Ming Navy, will the pirates still have the power to resist?

After a while of careful consideration, Cao Zhi raised his head and looked at Jiang Xia, "You are very good at speaking. I admit that you have moved me. But how do I believe that after we surrender, the government will not blame us for our past events?"

Jiang Xia smiled slightly and turned to look at Mao Wensong. Mao Wensong immediately understood and quickly handed Jiang Xia the two promises he originally wanted to hand to Jiang Xia.

Jiang Xia handed Cao Zhi two-part promise letters and said, "These two letters are promise letters given to you by the prefect and the county magistrate, with the seals of the two adults on it. The government wants to save face. As long as you have these two things in your hand, no matter whether it is the prefect or the county magistrate, you cannot regret it."

Cao Zhi stood up from the chair and walked to Jiang Xia to take the two promise letters. He nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you. But to express your sincerity, I hope you can send my parents, wife and children to me first."

Jiang Xia nodded immediately without thinking, and replied: "Okay, I will have someone send your parents here."

"It's parents, wife and children." Cao Zhi emphasized. But Jiang Xia looked at him with a very calm look, without saying a word. Cao Zhi looked at him with all his eyes, and finally defeated in the end, nodded helplessly: "Okay, I hope I can see my parents before tomorrow dusk."

"No problem." After saying this, Jiang Xia directly clasped his fists at Cao Zhi, "Then there is nothing else, I will say goodbye first. See you..."

After saying that, Jiang Xia turned around and walked towards the exit of the main hall without waiting for Cao Zhi to reply. After Jiang Xia walked like this, the rest of the people subconsciously followed him, as if the other five people were led by Jiang Xia.

It was not until Jiang Xia took everyone out of the main hall that Cao Zhi shouted: "Let's stay and leave after lunch."

When he heard about lunch, Mao Wensong, who had been extremely hungry, glanced at Jiang Xia. In fact, he wanted to stay for a meal before leaving. But Jiang Xia replied directly, "No need!" and then walked out.

Jiang Xia was walking fast, so everyone quickly got on the boat and started sailing. On the boat, Mao Wensong looked at Jiang Xia without any contempt, and instead he looked admiration. Yes, admiration. Respect and admiration.

Mao Wensong couldn't help asking Jiang Xia: "Brother He An, do you think that after we return Cao Zhi's parents to him, will he really help us eliminate the Haijiao Gang?"

Jiang Xia shook his head, not even thinking about it. He said, "Cao Zhi is a smart person. He knows what kind of choices he makes is more beneficial to him. After our parents hand them back to him, he will definitely not fight with the Haijiao Gang head-on, but will choose to find various excuses to delay us."

"Ah? Then since that's the case, why do we still return his parents to him?" Mao Wensong couldn't help asking.

Jiang Xia smiled faintly and said, "He doesn't want to go head-on with the Haijiao Gang, can he not go? I have my own way to force him to help us destroy the Haijiao Gang!"

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