Abuse reformation

The arrival of Dai Wang and his party did not attract the attention of local officials in Ningzhou.

In coastal areas like Ningzhou, apart from basic fishing and farming, people rely on sailing merchants to do business to make ends meet.Even though Japanese pirates are rampant now, many people will still take risks and fight to support their families.Going out to sea for business, the turnover of people in the city is huge, even if there are a few fresh faces occasionally, it is not surprising.

So Situ Xiuze from Ningzhou, who disguised himself as a caravan and traveled secretly, was naturally ignored by this group of mediocre and lazy local officials.

They couldn't have imagined that such a big man would appear in this small coastal city.

This actually gave Situ Xiuze great convenience.

Although this trip was under the banner of exterminating Japanese pirates, he knew in his heart that all of this was just a cover to deceive others.

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, he who missed the throne is now a dying dog.

So let them think so.

It won't be long before they will know who is the real owner of this girder!

Thinking about it, Situ Xiuze narrowed his eyes.

It's just that before he implements the real plan, he has to deal with an important person.

Shi Chao hadn't slept much for ten days.

Before coming here, he confidently boasted to His Royal Highness the King of Chu in Haikou and promised that the matter would be done beautifully, but when he arrived on the ground, he found that the matter was not as simple as he thought.

Half of the guards in the city are a group of remnants and defeated generals, and the remaining half are lazy people who have not practiced even though their hands and feet are sound.How can such a loose sand beat the organized and disciplined Japanese pirates?

But this group of officials in Ningzhou didn't seem to be very interested in exterminating Japanese pirates.They seem to care more about what they eat and drink today than how to deal with the enemy.

Every time he went to find the state magistrate and magistrate to discuss strategies to deal with the enemy, the other party began to find excuses to avoid playing Tai Chi with him.Either the old mother is sick and needs to be served, or I am sick and can't get out of bed.

At the beginning, he really believed the other party's words, but after several times in a row, he knew that this group of people did it on purpose!

Damn, they are all a group of people who are greedy for life and afraid of death!

He wanted to force the other party to cooperate, but he never thought that once his attitude was tough, these shameless magistrates would start crying and screaming.

No matter how angry he is, it won't help if the other party operates like this.It's like punching cotton, no matter how you look at it, you feel aggrieved.

Some orders are not allowed, and some prohibitions are not stopped.This group of people doesn't listen to scheduling at all.Therefore, even Shi Chao, who holds thousands of elite soldiers, only feels that heroes are useless at this time.

After coming to Ningzhou for so many days, not only did they not find the Japanese pirates' lair anywhere, but they were also played around by this group of people.The Japanese pirates in the city are like inexhaustible weeds. Even if a batch of them are caught and executed, there are still thousands of them.What's even more unimaginable is that among this group of prominent people, there are actually many people from Daliang!

He didn't understand why this group of people wanted to be bandits and join those Japanese.

The mess of no progress in front of him is already annoying, and coupled with the pressure from the court from time to time, this makes Shi Chao even more depressed.

Xu was isolated and helpless these days, but he couldn't help but miss Ye Huai.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with eunuch Ye's supervision of the army in the past, he did think about going to Ningzhou to send the other party away and lead the army to fight alone.But now when he was really left alone, he began to feel overwhelmed.

It would be great if this Ye Hongfu was here.This dead eunuch was deep-minded and scheming, and he liked to play cards unreasonably, presumably he would be able to solve the problem in front of him.

……

After the attack that day, not only Ye Hongfu, but also the two attendants who followed him disappeared.

He also sent people to look for it.However, a hundred li radius was turned upside down, not to mention a person, not even a corpse was found.The situation in Ningzhou was urgent, and he gave up searching after that.

Thinking about it, Shi Chao couldn't help exhaling deeply.

Didn't it mean that the disaster will last for thousands of years? Something really happened to Eunuch Ye, right?

"Report-"

A small soldier hurried into the tent, "General... General, it's not good!"

Seeing this, Shi Chao couldn't help but frowned, "What's the fuss? Get your breath back before you talk!"

"Dai, Dai Wang is here! At this moment, a group of Japanese pirates are being escorted outside the camp!"

"what?!"

Hearing the news, Shi Chao's eyes widened.Before he had time to think, he got up immediately, "Lead the way!"

The two stepped out of the tent quickly, but before they reached the outside of the camp, there was a sudden stop.

I saw a person standing in a daze outside the barracks, wearing a jade-colored straight gown and holding a sandalwood-sprinkled golden folding fan.This whole body attire looks like a rich man who came out to play, which is very out of place with this chilling military camp.

This person is the acting king Situ Xiuze.

Although he had already heard the news of Dai Wang's coming to Ningzhou from his subordinates, Shi Chao couldn't help being surprised when he actually saw the person in front of him.

Emperor Tianjing passed away. A month ago, the palace summoned the acting king to return to Beijing. However, there was a sudden heavy rain in the south, and the flood broke the dam and flooded the farmland.Dai Wang, who was inconvenient to travel, wrote a letter to stay in Taizhou to deal with the flood.

Right now, the disaster situation in Taizhou should have been almost resolved, but instead of returning to Beijing, King Dai came to Ningzhou... Why?

Although Shi Chao was a vassal of King Situ Xiuyun of Chu, he was not very clear about the political struggle between the two factions of King Dai and King Chu.He had always only listened to the King of Chu, and to put it bluntly, he was a reckless man who would fight wherever Situ Xiuyun pointed him at.

Even if he knew that the purpose of Dai Wang's visit to Ningzhou was impure, he couldn't think of the key point at all.It's just because his head, which is more than brave but not strategic, has always only cared about practicing martial arts and fighting soldiers, and never thought about the game behind the politics of the court.

Therefore, when Situ Xiuze suddenly appeared in front of the camp, Shi Chao had a rare feeling of being at a loss.

Of course, this hesitation did not last long.He quickly adjusted his mood and took on the aura of the general Pingwa, looking at the person in front of him with a wary expression: "His Royal Highness, why are you here?"

Situ Xiuze closed his fan and looked at him fixedly, "Of course this king is here to help the general."

Shi Chao frowned, "Your Highness, don't play charades with Shi, Shi is a warrior, and he can't understand the twists and turns in the words of you literati."

Situ Xiuze didn't answer, but just clapped his hands.Shi Chao was puzzled, but just as he was about to continue asking, he saw a group of tied-up people stumbled over, being driven by Dai Wang's men.

With just one glance, his eyes widened.

These people are...

You can't go wrong, it's the mustache!This group of people is the group of Japanese pirates who set fire to attack the camp that night!

Thinking of the tragic situation in the camp that day, Shi Chao couldn't help but get angry.Before he could roll up his sleeves and grab the man by the collar, the next second, a clear and gentle male voice sounded beside his ears——

"These Japanese pirates were met by the king on his way back to Beijing."

Hearing this, Shi Chao calmed down.The tiger's eyes suddenly became sharper.

Met on the way back to Beijing?How can this be?

There is no need to go through Ningzhou to return to Beijing from Taizhou. Does Daiwang think he is stupid?

Just when he was about to open his mouth to expose the clumsy lie of the other party, he saw Situ Xiuze lowering his eyes, and an inexplicable sadness appeared on his handsome face.

"Because of the sudden flood in Nanzhili, this king was not able to return to Beijing to see his father for the last time. Seeing that the disaster has eased, this king finally returned to Beijing, but he never thought that something like this would happen again on the way."

As he spoke, he raised his head abruptly, looked at Shi Chao sharply, and said in a stern voice, "General Shi, what exactly do you do!"

Shi Chao:? ? ? ! ! !

Situ Xiuze's head-turning coquettish operation directly confused Shi Chao.

Before he could react, he heard another barrage of reprimands from the opposite side——

"The third brother named you General Pingwa and sent you to Ningzhou to suppress the bandits, but instead of resolving the matter, you let the Japanese bandits escape? If this king hadn't captured this group of people halfway, they are now Taizhou is domineering!"

"The emperor's salary naturally has to share the worries of the emperor, but look at the people outside who have been harassed by Japanese pirates. Do you think you are worthy of them, you are worthy of your third brother, and are you worthy of the salary given to you by the imperial court?"

As a first-class actor of the "Royal Academy of Drama", Situ Xiuze's acting skills can be said to be superb.I saw his eyes were clear and straight, his voice was clear, and there was no trace of deliberate targeting on his face.It seems that he is really just dissatisfied with Shi Chao's poor handling of affairs, and really just worried about the people.

If he were a smarter person, he would have seen his tricks long ago, but the person he met was the simple-minded Shi Chao.

Although Shi Chao has a hot temper, as a general, his sense of responsibility and determination to defend his family and country are very heavy.

These days, he already felt guilty for failing to complete the tasks entrusted to him by the King of Chu, but Situ Xiuze's words now undoubtedly made his situation worse, making him even more ashamed.

Although he didn't understand what kind of identity and standpoint Dai Wang used to say these words, but at this time he had to admit that everything he said was the truth.

"His Royal Highness... yes, this minister is ashamed of the court! Ashamed of His Royal Highness Chu's trust!"

I don't know if it was because Situ Xiuze was too upright, or because Shi Chao had a guilty conscience, but for a while, his self-proclaimed Shi was changed from a casual Shi to a respectful minister.Even forgetting the clumsy lie that the other party said earlier about "meeting Japanese pirates on the way back to Beijing".

Seeing the other party's face full of annoyance and remorse, Situ Xiuze slightly tilted his head, and his lowered eyes flashed a bit of clarity.This kind of emotion only lasted for a second, and his face returned to the previous awe-inspiring.

"General Shi don't have to blame yourself too much. Although you have done this, it is not completely useless."

Hearing this, Shi Chao raised his head suddenly, stared blankly at the handsome young man in front of him, and heard him say in a deep voice: "The Japanese pirates are cunning and cruel, and the people in Ningzhou will live in misery every day if they don't get rid of them." , since the king has seen it, he can't ignore it."

"That's why I decided to give the general a helping hand before returning to Beijing. I will wipe out the Japanese pirates and restore peace to Ningzhou."

At the end of the sentence, he sighed again, "Only in this way can I feel at ease and face my father in a hundred years."

After listening to Situ Xiuze's words, Shi Chao couldn't help opening his mouth wide, silently admiring in his heart——

For the sake of the people, Dai Wang didn't even see his father for the last time.How can such a mind be possessed by ordinary people?

In the court, such as Zuo Xiangfeng Lang and others even slandered the acting king everywhere, they really treated the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain!

Thinking about it, he cupped his fists and said, "His Royal Highness understands righteousness, and it is indeed the blessing of Daliang and the people of Daliang. I... feel ashamed!"

On the side, Tang Jun, who had witnessed all this, couldn't help sympathizing with Shi Chao from the bottom of his heart.

The prince's mouth is a deceitful ghost, and this General Shi actually believed his words.I don't know whether he is stupid or their prince's acting skills are superb.

When he first heard the news about the former emperor Bintian, his prince's first reaction was not to be sad, but to find excuses to delay his trip to Beijing.From this point of view, no matter what the situation is, their prince will always make the most correct and most beneficial choice for him.

Such people are realistic, cruel and cold-blooded.But it is indeed a big deal.

Although the government is currently controlled by the King of Chu, the situation seems to be extremely unfavorable to them.But it is still unknown who will win the game.

For some reason, he had a faint premonition.

This trip to Ningzhou may be an important decision that allows them to reverse the decline.