Standing at the door of the cabin, Zhang Hui stretched his waist long, looked up at the rising sun in the east, and walked out. On the deck, Pan Motang, who was squatting on the ground and rubbing the boat board hard, saw Zhang Hui coming out, stood up, threw the rag in the bucket aside, and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, get up early!"

"How come you are?" Zhang Hui smiled and said, "I finally saw the sun. I've been moldy these days! General Pan, do you need to do this deck cleaning work yourself?"

"I'm used to it." Pan Motang said: "As long as you are on the boat, these tasks are done every day. Mr. Zhang, did you often take a sea boat?"

"The first encounter in my life!" Zhang replied.

Pan Motang was stunned: "Then you are really amazing. This time you go to sea, the wind and waves are really big, and most people can't stand it. Seeing that you have nothing to do, I thought you often take a boat!"

Zhang Hui laughed and pounded his chest: "Just with my physique, what can the little wind and waves do to me?"

"Mr. Zhang, this really has nothing to do with physique or something! Look at the people who come with you this time, many of them have lost their shape!" Pan Motang said with a smile.

"It's all useless." Zhang replied.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Pan has also met many scholars. Compared with them, you are really not a scholar. But I heard that you are the most knowledgeable person in the world." Pan Motang said. "This reminds me of an old saying, "You are not swollen in the bottle."

"This is the highest evaluation of me." Zhang Hui said happily: "General Pan, have you read books before? I see that you have written well in every stroke of your handwriting. You don't have many years of experience, but you can't write it."

"It's not to be hiding Mr. Zhang. I was a scholar in my early years. Later, I had no choice but to go into the sea and did a business that was not capital. First, I became a master in the pirate group, and then gradually became more powerful, and I became popular with my former boss and became the leader myself!" Pan Motang smiled. "Speaking of this, this really has to do with the books I have read for many years."

"You have something to say, you have such a big article in your mouth!" Zhang Hui was a little surprised at the other party's confession. "But putting down the butcher's knife and becoming a Buddha on the spot is good."

"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, I really don't think I'm holding a butcher's knife, but I'm just asking for a future." Pan Motang shook his head and said, "To be honest, do you think the generals killed fewer people than me in the towns on the land? I'm afraid I'm just a fraction of them."

Zhang Hui was stunned. After thinking about it, it was indeed the truth. He couldn't help but shake his head: "I'm thinking about it. This world is like this. You are a magistrate on the sea. Why are you willing to surrender to Li Xiang in the end and be restrained by this? You must know that the rules of the army under Li Shuai are the strictest."

Seeing Zhang Hui sitting casually on a large plate of cables and looking like he was about to talk for a long time, Pan Motang also took two steps back and sat on the side of the ship.

"I used to rob Jin Mantang, but this was a man, but later he became friends." Pan Motang said: "Over the years, we have cooperated well. He has become the richest salt merchant, maritime merchant, money shop owner, and I have also become the most famous and powerful pirate at sea."

Zhang Hui smiled and said nothing. One has money and a way, and the other has a knife. When two people cooperate, how can Jin Mantang not make a fortune?

"Jin Mantang came to me and told me about Li Xiang, and I was moved." Pan Motang said.

"I'm old and don't want to wander on the sea anymore?"

"That's not. I'm used to the days at sea. It doesn't matter whether I go ashore or not." Pan Motang said.

"Why is that?" Zhang Hui asked with interest.

Pan Motang sighed, "Mr. Zhang, I have also been a student. I am not afraid to forget the country! Jin Mantang told me about Li Xiang's all kinds of things. I thought this was a very amazing person. I was afraid that Jin Mantang would lie to me, so I sent someone to the ashore for a long time to investigate, and then decided to follow Li Xiang."

Zhang Hui stroked his hand and sighed: "Just this sentence of being humble and not daring to forget the country is shameful to many scholars and officials!"

"Mr. Zhang praised me." Pan Motang smiled and said, "I was impressed when I first met Li Xiang. A pirate, Li Xiang dared to use it without any doubt. He distributed a lot of money, and was not afraid that I would take the money away. I thought that at least I would have to return a military supervisor or something, but in the end, there was nothing."

"Don't doubt people, but don't doubt people. This is Li Xiang's style." Zhang smiled and said, "Even if Han Qi shows that the carriage and horses are not opposite to Li Xiang, doesn't Li Xiang use him? He just wants to be together and keep a small difference. Although I have objections to this, overall, the general direction is still good."

Pan Motang laughed: "I actually don't agree with these things. Sometimes I think Li Xiang's heart is really too big. Raising a tiger is a disaster. Just like what we are going to do this time, is it really necessary?"

"It's still necessary." Zhang replied: "Do you think Li Jing really didn't care? In recent years, we looked like we were full of flowers, but in fact it was not the case. Years of war, not only were the soldiers exhausted, but the court was really out of money. Unless Li Xiang also came to scrape the land and started the war at the expense of the welfare of the people, it might not be impossible to win, but the lives of the people are hard. The north has only been relieved for a few years. If this is the case, I am afraid it will be desolate again."

"Didn't it mean to be chaotic first and then to be marred?" Pan Motang said in a little puzzled.

"This is what makes Li Xiang different from others. He doesn't want the people to suffer too much, so the pace of war can only slow down and tie his own fence first." Zhang Hui explained: "Otherwise, the people's hearts that have finally gathered together will disperse again. It is difficult for people to gather, and it is easy for people to disperse!"

“That’s true.”

"There are many signs now. Next year, there will be a severe drought in our north, which will make it worse. Therefore, the war has to stop." Zhang Hui shook his head and said, "But the pseudo-liang is different. They will not comply with the people's livelihood and conditions. They will only launch wars regardless of everything. They can't defeat us, so they will go south, desperately expand their territory, take more people, plunder more wealth, and then come back to compete with us in the world."

"I understand, so Li Xiang pinched his nose and accepted this matter this time, and he wanted to use Lingnan's power to restrain the false beam." Zhang replied.

"Is there any good person in Lingnan Xiangxun?" Pan Motang curled his lips, "I have snatched their goods a lot in the past! Mr. Zhang, in my opinion, there is no essential difference between them and Zhu Wen!"

"There are still differences." Zhang Hui smiled and said, "At least, Lingnan Xiangxun can still protect the country and the people. The people under his rule can still survive. Once he becomes a descendant, he can integrate the power of the southeast and at least protect the southeast from being acquired by Zhu Wen. Of course, in this way, we will benefit from it. When we deal with Zhu Wen in the future, we will be much more calm."

"But Mr. Zhang, have you ever thought about whether we will defeat Zhu Wen in the future. Will we continue to fight Xiang Xun?" Pan Motang asked suddenly.

Zhang Hui was stunned for a moment: "I dare not guarantee this. Maybe it can be solved politically, maybe I have to fight it!"

Hearing this, Pan Motang laughed: "So, Li Xiang is just using Xiang Xun. In this way, the people in the north do not have to suffer, and the south will not become Zhu Wen's backyard. This is amazing! It seems that our Li Xiang doesn't take Xiang Xun seriously at all."

Before Zhang Hui could speak, Pan Motang continued: "It seems that our Xiang Li did not take the people in the south seriously. Xiang Xun fought for territory with the Zhu family to fight to death. Will the people not suffer? But it is true that the northern surname in the south is not the baby of our Xiang Li. There is no need to feel sorry for you, and you can't feel sorry for your own affairs first. Good, very good!"

"Do you think so?"

"Don't you think so?" Pan Motang smiled and said, "Only Li Xiang like this can make people feel relieved. This is what it looks like to achieve great things. If you are afraid of wolves in front of you and tigers in the back, you will be afraid of it. Then Li Xiang will be afraid of death and no place to bury him in the future. If this is true, I don't think there is any way out to follow Li Xiang! Yes, if Li Xiang doesn't have a few brushes, can he achieve this at this age? There are so many people in the world who inherit their parents' family business. Who can do this to Li Xiang? Think about the Supreme Emperor who is still lying on the bed and cannot speak. Tsk, a card in his hand is not better than Li Xiang? It's not a mess!"

Zhang Hui was speechless by Pan Motang. Thinking about it, it was really the case! Li Ze didn't want to fight now, but he couldn't sit idly by the south being defeated by the pseudo-liang and then included in his pocket, so he launched Xiang Xun and the pseudo-liang. No matter what the result of their fight was, the north always had a chance to breathe and had a great opportunity to accumulate strength. When the two of them fought to the death, the northern army would move south in large numbers and get the greatest result at the lowest cost.

After laughing a few times, Zhang Hui decided to start another topic.

"General Pan, do you know why Li Xiang asked you to bring all the navy out this time for the wedding?"

"Demonstration!" Pan Motang smiled and said, "I also distributed a full set of armor to our navy soldiers. When the navy fights, there is no reason to wear such heavy iron armor. It's just to put on a look. However, the leather armor designed by Zhang Gong and Li Xiang for our navy is a good thing. What is the lining made of? After falling into the water, the air can be bulged. This is excellent for the soldiers who fell into the water. During the water battle, most of the dead were drowned after being exhausted."
Chapter completed!