Chapter 159: Treat, behead, and treat as a dog!
Chapter 159: Treat, behead, and treat as a dog!
Not long after, Master Qian brought Gu Wuji.
Lord Wu stated his intentions.
Gu Wuji was surprised and happy.
It turned out that Xu Qing had already had a plan. Once he successfully took over Dongming Island, he planned to establish a base on Dongming Island.
Dongming Island has a superior geographical location and is close to Jinhua Prefecture.
And Meng Yuxuan is the lieutenant general of Jinhua Prefecture.
Whether the imperial court continues to crack down on East China Sea pirates and South China Sea pirates in the future, or opens up trade routes, Dongming Island has extremely important strategic significance.
The imperial court is going to set up an important military base here, and this place will inevitably develop into a major commercial center.
Xu Qing alone cannot eat such a big cake.
He had several considerations.
Now with Gu Wuji, Xu Qing has been given new ideas.
Gu Wuji was not a direct descendant of the Duke of Wei, but he received a lot of favors from the Duke of Wei.
Therefore, Xu Qing planned to invite Gu Wuji to open a martial arts school on Dongming Island. This was the case on the surface, but privately he was planning to establish a secret connection with Duke Wei and underwrite the transportation of goods for Duke Wei's faction.
They could even charge lower fees than Dongming helps them.
After all, Jinhua Prefecture already belongs to Zhijiang Province, and Duke Wei’s power is not that great.
Tolls still need to be paid.
Since we have to pay money anyway, we might as well give it to Xu Qing, a fellow native of Nanzhili, so that everyone can benefit from it.
After all, in Nanzhili, everyone was fighting among themselves, but when they went out, they were the most friendly fellow villagers, and they would stick together if they could. This did not prevent the Duke of Wei from adding insult to injury if Xu Qing got into trouble one day.
People are out there trying to make money and play with women. Is it possible that they don't even try to make money if they have a grudge?
Xu Qing secretly did business with Duke Wei through Gu Wuji. If Duke Wei did not agree, would other gentry and nobles in Nanzhili also refuse?
He refused, and Xu Qing blocked this route from then on. All the goods from Duke Wei's mansion were priced high, while others even had discounts. After a while, Duke Wei's subordinates forced him to make peace with Xu Qing.
Unless Duke Wei dares to attack Dongming Island.
The problem is that Dongming Island has already been conquered by the imperial court.
Of course, this is another key point. Can Xu Qing guarantee that the court will give the business of Dongming Island to Xu Qing?
Xu Qing naturally has a way to deal with this.
He went through life and death, but he was not promoted and was not given any money. Even a saint would not bully him like this.
If the Prime Minister had thought about it, it would not be so excessive.
Besides, it’s not like Xu Qing refused to give a share of money to the imperial navy.
As long as he can distribute the money to the navy without hesitation, the imperial court will be unable to stop it. Moreover, if Xu Qing is not allowed to do this business, it will be given to other powerful people. Who knows, in a year or two, these guys will lose Dongming Island and let the Dongming Gang take it back.
Instead of this, it’s better to give it to Xu Qing.
The key point is that the location of Dongming Island and the shipping route to Nanzhili are separated by the Giant Whale Gang.
The Giant Whale Gang's forces to the north are Jiangning Prefecture and King Lin.
It was equivalent to being attacked from both the north and the south by Xu Qing.
The cooperation between Duke Wei and Dongming Island was equivalent to controlling the Giant Whale Gang both on land and at sea. In addition, Gu Wuji had received too many favors from Duke Wei and had no connection with the local people of Nanzhili.
Gu Wuji is the middleman and also the Duke of Wei's minion, so his identity is perfect.
In this way, the reason why Gu Wuji came to Xu Qing privately was also explained.
After he returned, he brought the good news. Even though the Duke of Wei still had doubts in his heart, they could not refuse the benefits.
Can only accept.
This is also the case when one becomes powerful. No matter what the people above think, in the final analysis, one has to bring benefits to the people below. If one fails to do so, one will be replaced.
The warriors of the late Tang and Five Dynasties explained this principle most clearly and thoroughly.
When you give money, they will help you put on an extra piece of clothing and call you His Majesty; when you don’t give money, even if you are really His Majesty, they will directly bury you.
And there is another benefit to Xu Qing supporting Gu Wuji.
Now everyone in the martial arts world knows that Yan Kong betrayed Xu Jieyuan and fled to the Giant Whale Gang.
Xu Qing wanted to let these people know that if they followed Master Xu, even if they had a grudge against Master Xu in the past, as long as they were useful, Master Xu would still take them to a good life.
If you betray Master Xu, even if you find a new backer, Master Xu can still beat you up.
Once Xu Qing's plan succeeded, he also took care of Duke Wei's side, King Lin and Dongming Island, like a pair of pliers, clamping the Giant Whale Gang. Duke Wei also took control of the Giant Whale Gang's industries on shore.
Under attack from both sides, the Giant Whale Gang had no room to struggle and could only cooperate with Xu Qing obediently and continue to serve as dogs for the Duke of Wei.
Moreover, the Duke of Wei’s Mansion was not afraid that the Giant Whale Gang would side with Xu Qing. After all, he controlled the roots of the Giant Whale Gang members.
In this way, it was natural that only Tianyou, the leader of the Giant Whale Gang, was injured, and everyone else could get the power they wanted.
Of course, ideas are just ideas. To realize them, it depends on whether Xu Qing's fist is strong enough.
Can we take over Dongming Island and expel the Dongming Gang from this sea area?
After all, interests are gained through struggle, not by empty words.
If the imperial court had not trained the navy, no matter how powerful it was, it would not have been able to force these pirates to hand over their territories and retreat.
Not to mention that Gu Wuji responded quickly to Tianfu and brought the news back to Duke Wei.
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On the other side, Dongming Island.
This day is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Everyone was supposed to be celebrating the Lantern Festival happily, but the bandits on Dongming Island ended up being in mourning.
After the Dongming was captured, they lost control of the waters around the island. Even if they wanted to break out, they would be intercepted and attacked by the patrolling warships nearby.
Only a very small number of people were able to break out. Even so, they could not hide from the perception of Taoist masters like Xu Qing, and were often hit by a flying sword as soon as they rushed out.
Xu Qing’s main task at present is to catch and kill those fish that have escaped the net.
And there are only a few exits on the island, so they are easy to guard.
Once someone breaks through, the navy will naturally give a signal.
In addition, there was also the landing navy, which, under the command of Meng Yuxuan, advanced step by step and gradually occupied the small town of Dongming Island.
Meng Yuxuan's military formation was extremely powerful, and his soldiers were well-trained. After several people formed a formation, they were able to deal with some pirates who knew martial arts, and wait for their companions to come over, then kill or capture them together.
Finally, only a few dozen core people were left on Dongming Island. They hid in the Wanyun Restaurant in the town and were surrounded by the imperial navy.
Seeing that no one tried to break out, Xu Qing also came to the outside of Wanyun Restaurant.
Everyone has worked very hard these past few days, but the dawn of victory is already in sight, and there are abundant treasures on Dongming Island and the Dongming.
With this seizure, everyone got a lot of money in addition to the travel expenses.
Under the stimulation of gold, silver and other valuables, no matter how tired one is, it will be swept away.
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"Xu Jieyuan, you came at the right time. I received news that a ship has arrived on the sea outside. A leader named Fang from the Yizi Huijian Sect in southern Fujian wants to invite you to be his guest and have a talk with you." Meng Yuxuan said something.
Xu Qing nodded, "What does he want to talk to me about?"
"Mr. Fang probably wants to pay some kind of price in exchange for letting you let go of the remaining people on Dongming Island." Meng Yuxuan did not shy away from saying this directly to Xu Qing.
Xu Jieyuan should be credited with the main contribution to the successful capture of Dongming Island.
What's more, on the battlefield, the most respected people are those who braved life and death to climb the ladder first, and Xu Qing's contribution is even greater than those who climbed the ladder first.
Xu Qing smiled and said, "Brother Meng, do you think we should talk?"
Meng Yuxuan said, "I heard that the Yizi Huijian Sect often accepts the business of protecting smugglers at sea. If Xu Jieyuan wants to do business southward, it would be better to have some dealings with them. I can send someone to go up with you, and then use warships to keep an eye on these people. I think they won't dare to act rashly."
Xu Qing waved his hand and said, "If he wants to talk, let him come to Wanyun Restaurant. I will wait for them inside and treat them to Yuanxiao tonight." Meng Yuxuan was surprised and said, "Xu Jieyuan, are you planning to enter Wanyun Restaurant now? However, there are several powerful characters inside, and we haven't conquered them yet."
In fact, Meng Yuxuan mainly wanted to drain the opponent's energy to avoid unnecessary deaths and injuries, and he wanted to capture him alive.
This was specifically instructed by the Prime Minister.
Because the Dongming Gang has an important account book that needs to be obtained from these people.
Xu Qing: "The people here are not simple. If we attack by force, there will inevitably be unnecessary casualties. Leave this matter to me."
When he said this, the soldiers around him heard it clearly. In the army, such things would naturally spread quickly.
In fact, if you think about it, Xu Jieyuan's actions have avoided a lot of casualties.
It can be said that all the low-level officers and soldiers of this navy owed a favor to Xu Qing.
Now Xu Qing has taken the initiative to clean up Wanyun Tower, which is an even greater favor.
Meng Yuxuan sighed in his heart, but did not refuse.
Xu Qing's move may be suspected of winning over the hearts of the troops, but the prerequisite is that you really dare to do so.
How can one not be impressed by such demeanor?
He asked, "Should I send someone to follow you?"
"No need. Too many people would be a burden to me. If I can't win, I can come out at any time. Just help me cover." Xu Qing said with a smile.
Meng Yuxuan couldn't help but laugh along.
Afterwards, Xu Qing came to Wanyun Tower.
When the people inside saw Xu Qing coming alone, they opened the door.
"Boy, this is not the place for you." A ferocious pirate grinned and raised his mace to hit him.
However, a ray of knife light was raised up, accompanied by a loud thunder, and the knife light flashed like lightning and fell on the mace.
Not only was the mace knocked away, but the ferocious pirate's limbs were also paralyzed by a strong force.
And the knife light slashed over.
In the blink of an eye.
The ferocious pirate's head rolled down from his body at the door, and he died with his eyes open.
Then, the sturdy body fell backwards and blood flowed out.
Xu Qing stepped over the headless corpse, looked at the people in the restaurant, and said calmly: "Now, does anyone still think that I shouldn't come?"
"Who are you?" A Japanese man holding a folding fan asked in poor Middle-earth Mandarin.
"I think some of you should recognize me."
"He is Xu Gongming from Jiangning." said a swordsman.
He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, but did not dare to draw it.
From what he had just done, he had already concluded that the opponent's kung fu was probably no weaker than that of their sect leader.
Next to the swordsman was a young man in gorgeous clothes, who looked pale at the moment.
The rest of the warriors were all shocked when they heard this name.
Whether it was the battle with the Giant Whale Gang or what happened on the Dongming, they already knew about it.
This man was the top scholar in Nanzhili, and also a devil on the sea.
The Japanese leader holding a folding fan said: "Our princess will be back soon. She has a Taoist master by her side. You Yu people should not be too arrogant."
His words temporarily boosted the morale of the warriors.
Xu Qing ignored their words, looked at the swordsman and the young man in brocade clothes beside him, and asked, "Are you from the Yizi Wisdom Sword Sect?"
"Yes, my father is the sect leader." The young man in brocade clothes said hurriedly, ignoring the glances from the swordsman beside him.
The swordsman could only look up to the sky and sigh.
Why did he bring the young master to Dongming Island for fun!
Xu Qing smiled slightly, no wonder.
It seems that the leader of the Yizi Huijian Sect has no choice but to come to Wanyun Restaurant as a guest today.
He almost teleported to the young man in brocade clothes and said slowly, "Young Sect Master, is it fun here?"
The young man in brocade clothes shook his head violently, "It's not fun at all."
"Don't worry, your father is here. If nothing unexpected happens, you'll be fine."
"Really." The young man in brocade clothes widened his eyes, extremely happy.
The swordsman next to him looked ashen.
Once the identity of this young master is exposed, the sect leader will be controlled by Xu Gongming.
Jiangning Xu Gongming, haven’t you heard of him?
That's a man-eating tiger.
At this time, the surrounding warriors and pirates subconsciously surrounded Xu Qing.
Xu Qing glanced at the people around him and asked, "Does anyone want to take action?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the restaurant immediately became quiet.
Everyone saw Xu Qing kill the pirate with his sword just now.
That feeling of oppression is no worse than that of the first-class samurai in Fuso Island.
If this kind of person continues to advance, he may become a true martial artist and found his own school.
What's more, there is the imperial navy outside.
They have survived until now just to survive.
If he was really brave, he would have broken out long ago.
But in that case, they would be similar to those who broke out before. Even if they managed to escape, they would be killed by Xu Qing's flying sword.
And after being surrounded, their spirits remained tense.
Now that Xu Qing came in alone, everyone felt relieved and it seemed that there was still a chance to surrender.
What's more, this man is not a human being. They cannot defeat him. Surrendering to such a martial hero is in line with the values of the Fuso samurai.
When this thought arises, the world will become broad.
Seeing this, Xu Qing smiled slightly.
This smile was particularly evil.
Because four demon gods appeared.
The Vajra King, the Yaksha King, the Asura King, and the Rakshasa King.
Each of them has a majestic face and surrounds Xu Qing. They are great protectors who suppress the world and intimidate all living beings.
And Xu Qing was in the center surrounded by the four demons.
In the eyes of the warriors, he was undoubtedly the legendary Fifth Demon King.
Some warriors who believed in gods could not help but bow down.
This is also because after Xu Qing's continuous killing, his thoughts have become more clear and his soul has become more powerful, so he can control the four demon gods at the same time.
Even so, the power of the soul was quickly depleted.
But the good thing is that under the power of the demon god, the psychological defenses of the warriors were broken down, and some even knelt down to Xu Qing.
Like a running dog, crawling at the feet of the devil.
This is the Heart-Breaking Style!
It's the last day of this month, and I still need dozens of votes to reach 3,000! I beg for the monthly tickets from all the big guys!
(End of this chapter)