Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Danyan Jiao saw that Hou Yao didn't know much about the gang, so he explained:

“You said last time that Nanhai Guard would not deal with us again, and then I asked them to incorporate almost all the small pirate gangs in South China Sea.

After the Sea Breaking Fleet attacked Donghaiwei, almost no merchants came to the South China Sea, and those medium-sized gangs could no longer survive, so they asked to join us.

You didn't accept them just because they could, so we asked them to join Blackfish Island first. Now apart from us, there are only a dozen pirate villages left in the South China Sea. "

Hou Yao was very surprised and said:

"Hey, Lao Dan, you can do it. You can recruit all the gangs in the South China Sea without spending a single soldier. You deserve a commendation."

The one-eyed dragon hurriedly waved his hands and said:

"No, no, it's not my credit, it's all the Young Master's. If the Young Master hadn't given me money, they would definitely not have joined us so easily."

When pirates gave out money, although Hou Yao was not the first, he was definitely the one who gave the most.

Usually, the money given out by pirate gangs is enough to support a family's food and drink. No matter how much money they receive, the pirates themselves have to fight and rob them.

The treatment on Heiyu Island is that they are given enough money to survive for the whole family. They can no longer be called pirates, but can be called navy.

Although the expenses of more than 1 people are not small, with Bao'an County's current earning power, this amount of money is really not in Hou Yao's eyes.

"One code is one code, no matter what, you will take the greatest credit in this matter, and rewards and punishments must be clear.

Well, what reward do you want?How about not awarding you 2 taels of silver? "

The one-eyed dragon smiled bitterly:

"No, young master, I'm just a lonely old man. I can't spend all my money now, and I have nowhere to spend it if you give it to me. You'd better keep it for yourself and spend it on more important things."

Hou Yao thought the same thing. He was over 50 years old, and he was alone. The thing was not very useful, and his life was dull and boring.

"Well, if you think of anything you want, just tell me."

The one-eyed dragon chuckled:

"Sir, when One-Eyed Jiao gets old, he treats his gang leader as his own daughter. Now that life is getting better, he just wants to see her get married and have children. You should work harder."

Hou Yao frowned and said unhappy:

"What do you mean when I say this? You're hurting me, aren't you? If that bitch is so easy to deal with, why am I still here playing with you stinky old men?

If you don't lift the pot, go, go, get out, gather people to complete the task, pay attention to this task, and see who has the ability to take over your shift.

I plan to let you retire after this mission is completed and go back to the Yamen to take care of yourself. "

The one-eyed Jiao Lao burst into tears and said:

"Thank you...thank you, my lord."

After he finished speaking, he turned and left.

Liu Chengfu also resigned to Hou Yao and said, "Sir, let me set off with Uncle Shan."

Hou Yao agreed: "Okay, you can go together. Jiang Hong, you also go with them. This mission can only succeed and cannot fail."

"Yes, son."

After the One-Eyed Jiao and the others left, Hou Yao glanced at the remaining generals.

"Okay, they went to steal the ship, what should we do? We don't seem to have enough troops for a frontal attack."

Zhu Liangao stood up and cupped his fists and said:

"Please rest assured, Sir, I will guarantee it with my head. With the current strength of our army, although I cannot guarantee that I will be the strongest army in the world, I will definitely not be able to withstand it with the mob of the Pohai Gang."

"Oh, you are so confident. Since you said you can have a chance, let's fight openly. Let's get ready and set off."

After Hou Yao finished speaking, he was ready to leave, but Zhu Liang'ao had no intention of leaving.

"What, what are you doing?"

Zhu Liangao knelt down on one knee and said, "Sir, you can't go."

Hou Yao's eyebrows jumped. His first reaction was that Zhu Liang'ao wanted to seize power, and his mood suddenly became bad: "What do you mean?"

Zhu Liangao lowered his head:

"Actually, it is best for us not to send troops, otherwise no matter whether we win or lose this battle, your lord will be liquidated by the imperial court in the end. Your lord is responsible for the hope of the revival of Great Xia. If your future is ruined because of the city of Guangzhou, it will not only be your loss. , the loss of the imperial court will also lose the hope of the people of the world."

Hou Yao was so excited by these words that he really didn't expect that Zhu Liang'ao valued him so much.

"General Zhu is exaggerating. I'm just a magistrate. In fact, I'm already tired of being a magistrate. It doesn't matter whether I do it or not. The worst case is that I just don't do it. Okay, go get ready. We will send troops to Guangzhou early tomorrow morning. .”

Zhu Liang'ao was unmoved and continued to ask for orders:

"Sir, under your governance, Bao'an County has undergone earth-shaking changes in just over a year. Everyone lives and works in peace and contentment. You have talents in the world. I will never allow officials like you to destroy their futures." The people of Xia need you. Please hand over the command of this battle to the last general. The last general will definitely live up to his command."

Hou Yao was about to retaliate against this stupid thing, when suddenly the other generals also knelt down and said:

"My lord, please think again."

Hou Yao's heart was shaken, not to mention Wang Tianze, Yu Ruijin, Shao Zhixin and other generals who were later promoted, even the old man Lei Xingguang and Ma Feixing knelt down.

Is this his own fucking army?When did Zhu Liang'ao, that bitch, gain such high prestige?

If he was really asked to lead troops on an expedition, it would be okay if he lost, but if he won, how could he still mess around?

How can you command these people?

Thinking of this, he was in an extremely bad mood at the moment:

"Zhu Liang'ao, are these things you should consider? Your mission is to fight. As for the rest, I have my own sense of discretion. Now listen to my general's orders and immediately prepare troops and horses to send troops to Guangzhou City."

Zhu Liangao knelt on his knees and kowtowed:

"Sir, as long as you show up with us in Guangzhou City, it will be tantamount to treason to the imperial court, and there will be no chance of survival. The imperial court will never leave a magistrate who dares to raise private soldiers. His future will be ruined only for him. one;

Secondly, we must pass through Dongguan to rescue Guangzhou. If we are in a stalemate with the rescue operation in Guangzhou, logistics will become a big problem. If the magistrate of Guancheng sends troops to cut off our food supply, the consequences will be disastrous.

Therefore, whether it is public or private, adults cannot lead armies to go to war.I don't dare to obey the order at all, so I ask you to take it back. "

"Sir, Master Zhu is right. Bao'an County can live without warriors like us, but it must not live without you."

"Sir, the war is dangerous and you really can't go on the expedition. Please take back your life."

"I beg you, sir, to take back your life..."

"Sir, please take back your life..."

Hou Yao suddenly felt chilled. This was a naked kidnapping by morality.

To be honest, if it wasn't Zhu Liang'ao, just ask someone else and say to him, "I can take care of it. Just rest at home."

He wished it would be easy, but now that the person speaking was Zhu Liang'ao, he was even more worried.

Even though she had saved his life, she couldn't get him to join. Finally, the princess asked him to join.

How could such a person who was loyal to the Xia court be confident that the power of the army would be handed over to him?

This made him even more determined to lead the troops in person.

But what Zhu Liang'ao said was correct. If he went on an expedition without a righteous name, his official career would be ruined.

Hou Yao thought for a while and found that it was not difficult to solve this problem. Leading troops on his own would definitely be a rebellion, but leading troops from the Ji family would not be considered a rebellion, right?This matter will eventually fall on Ji Wenjun.

"Okay, we are going on an expedition under Princess Yi's orders. You don't have to worry about this. Just go and prepare."

The princess's affairs in Bao'an County are not considered top secret, and basically everyone present knows about it.

Hearing that Hou Yao had moved the princess's belongings out, Zhu Liang'ao stopped insisting.

"The order of the last general."

Zhu Liang'ao led a group of generals out of the meeting hall.

Hou Yao had mixed feelings in his heart. Before, he only thought that Zhu Liang'ao could let this army possess the military soul in advance, but he never expected that the military soul would be out of his control. He really shot himself in the foot.

After gathering his mood, Hou Yao also walked out of the meeting hall. Chen Junnan was waiting at the door:

"Hey, it's rare to see you look so bad. What happened?"

Hou Yao smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"Let's go back to the Yamen."

Chen Junnan chuckled:

"I know what happened inside just now. Are you worried that Zhu Liang'ao will not be well-raised? The Master said: Death will relieve all worries. As long as one hundred thousand silver, I guarantee that he will not see the sun tomorrow morning. How about this idea? ?”

Hou Yao gave him a displeased look:

"Pay attention to your size. You will die in front of the battle. Do you still want to win?"

Chen Junnan shouted in surprise:

"Oh, are you really thinking about killing him? I think you have become more and more utilitarian recently."

"What a mess, there is no way I can kill Zhu Liang'ao. Although this person is very annoying, he is also a person worthy of respect. Let's go, it will be dark later."

After saying that, he walked out first.

Chen Junnan looked at his back thoughtfully, and then immediately chased after him.

"The horse is over there..."

……

Princess Hotel

Hou Yao told Ji Wenjun what happened recently, and Ji Wenjun immediately jumped up in shock.

"What? My uncle was defeated? Then where is he? King Pohai is going to attack the capital? He is so brave. Quick, send me back to the capital quickly. I want...I want...what should I do? Wuwuwu ….”

Hou Yao held her in his arms and comforted her:

"Don't worry, we definitely can't help the capital city. The sea-breaking fleet is good at water warfare but not land warfare. It's not that easy to capture the capital. The important thing now is the sea-breaking navy surrounding Guangzhou City. If Guangzhou City If it is breached, it will strengthen the bandit army and echo the King of Breaking the Sea to attack the capital. Our most urgent thing now is to repel the bandit army outside Guangzhou City."

After Ji Wenjun experienced the initial panic, he gradually recovered:

"Don't you have an army? Why don't you go to the rescue? If you tell me this, what can I do?"

Hou Yao touched Ji Wenjun's face:

"If your father knows about my formation of a private army, no matter whether we win or lose, we will definitely be liquidated afterwards. Therefore, I can only ask you to issue a decree to recruit local braves and go out for rescue, so that I can send out troops for rescue."

Ji Wenjun thought for a long time, then raised his head, looked at Hou Yao firmly and said:

"No, as long as you use your banner, my father will eventually liquidate you. Only if I go to war in person can my father's concerns be dispelled. He will not be afraid of a daughter. At most, he will marry me off as soon as possible... ”.