The thin man looked straight at Tian Chunlai, "Who are you?"

"Why do you need to ask more? Just tell Boss Kou that his former friends in Shouzhou will visit. Tian Chunlai said calmly.

The thin man looked around suspiciously for a while, then looked around, but hesitated and felt a little hesitant.

During this period, there were many people coming and going to the lake, which made the eldest brother unable to sleep or eat. Later, he was unwilling to see outsiders again. He could see that the eldest brothers were under tremendous pressure now. As the eldest brother himself said, the future fate of the brothers in the lake was here. If they took the wrong path or went the wrong path, they would make the brothers in the lake different from each other, and he had to be careful.

As the boss's confidant, he also vaguely knew that forces from all sides were trying to win over the boss, such as those from Jiangdu, those from Luzhou, and those from Jiangning, who all promised many benefits, but the boss just listened and did not express his opinion.

The person in front of me was obviously also a lobbyist, but I don’t know where he came from.

Seeing that the thin man refused to report, Tian Chunlai was not angry and said with a smile: "The people who come are all guests, but they can't see each other. What will happen after seeing you? Don't you ask your boss to decide whether it is a disaster or a blessing. The decision is not all in your boss's hands. Is there such a difficult situation?"

Tian Chunlai's indifferent attitude made the thin man make a decision. He nodded and, a starling fell quietly on his shoulders, and then flew away quickly.

The boat continued to slide forward, but the lean man's expression had returned to normal.

Tian Chunlai didn't care. At this time, the water bandits in Chaohu were still calm. It can be seen that Kou Wenli is still very appealing among these people. No one wants to be a water bandit for the rest of his life. If he could find a good background, who would not be willing?

However, it is important to choose the right candidate. Choosing the wrong person may be a mistake that is rare to turn around in a lifetime. Choosing the right person may be a blessing for the descendants, and not tolerate Kou Wenli being careless.

It can be imagined that Xu Zhigao and Yang Pu should have extended an olive branch to Kou Wenli. If Xu Zhigao gets this power, it is equivalent to setting a nail in Yang Pu's hinterland and attacking Yang Pu's hinterland at any time. If Yang Pu obtains this power, he can stabilize the hinterland and use this power to launch an attack on Xu Zhigao's confucian area with the navy controlled by Xu Zhixun.

Until now, Kou Wenli has not made a decision, which shows that Kou Wenli still has some vision and knows that the big players have not taken action yet, everything is still full of uncertainty.

The withered reed marsh slowly appeared in my eyes, and the endless but complex scenery in the lake made anyone who did not belong here afraid.

Even if a master of heaven comes here, looking at the complex and difficult-to-identify terrain, he can only sigh. Thirty or fifty people drill into the reed marsh, even if you have an army of 100,000, you will still be helpless.

Tian Chunlai was leisurely admiring the scenery of Chaohu Lake in winter, not caring about the vigilant attitude of the thin man, but he was thinking in his heart how to convince the other party after seeing Kou Wenli.

If only Xu Zhigao or Yang Pu came to lobby Kou Wenli, Tian Chunlai would not be afraid. The deep hatred with the Yang family made it unlikely that Kou Wenli would be able to follow Yang Pu, and Xu Zhigao's side would be more likely.

However, Xu Zhigao was more like an invader in the eyes of the people of Luzhou. Although Kou Wenli was dissatisfied with the Yang family, it did not mean that Xu Zhigao, who was hostile to the Yang family, could be recognized by him. The Xu family has always adopted a hostile policy towards Luzhou, which made Yang Xingmi. Many of the gentry and grand clans in Luzhou were difficult to stand out in Jiangdu. Kou Wenli was also very clear about this. It can be said that the entire Luzhou people were unreliable in the minds of the Xu family.

What made Tian Chunlai a little worried was the Qian family of Yue.

It seems that the Qian family of Yue Kingdom seems to be far from Chaohu, but with the Qian family of Yue Kingdom, it is impossible to see the importance of Chaohu water bandits.

The Yang and Xu families fought to death, but the Chaohu bandits controlled the hinterland of Luzhou and the main throat of the Ruxu River entering the river, and their power even extended to the front lines of Hezhou and Xuanzhou. This was undoubtedly an important pawn for the Yue Kingdom, who was determined to take over the south of the Yangtze River.

As long as you can obtain this strength, it will be much easier to manage Hezhou, Runzhou and Xuanzhou, especially as an important weight to compete with Xu Zhixun Jiangning Navy, which is extremely critical.

The Qian clan has gathered talents and has endured and hiding for so many years. It can be said that the most urgent thing for the Yang and Xu families to fight is Yue Kingdom, and even more than Huaiyou. Now that I have this good opportunity, how can I not be willing to put the bait?

The boat speed continued to accelerate and soon entered the reed marsh. The waterway in the reed marsh is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow. Occasionally, there is a wider area, but there are almost yellow reed poles around it, making it impossible for you to identify it.

Of course, Tian Chunlai knew that these water bandits had their own secret notes to mark, but they knew everything that outsiders could not recognize, which was also the foundation for their survival.

Half an hour later, a starling fell on the shoulder of the thin man. As soon as the thin man reached out, the starling jumped into the man's hand. The man took a small bamboo tube from under the starling's feet, took out the paper strip from the tube, and threw it into the water after a brief look.

"Let's go, the boss is waiting for you."

****

It was already three hours later when Tian Chunlai met Kou Wenli.

The lean man's boat quickly met with a medium-sized clutch, then got on the clutch together and went straight into the center of the lake.

After three hours of running, I even enjoyed a famous grilled fish feast on Chaohu Lake on the boat, and finally got to the dock.

Although I don’t know where the docking place was, Tian Chunlai knew that it was already on land, not on the island in the middle of the lake. This is normal. How could a giant bandit like Kou Wenli not set up a dark nest on land? The cunning rabbit’s three holes are all the right thing to do.

"Wenli, it's really hard to see you." As soon as Tian Chunlai got ashore, he saw a man in black clothes marching quickly. His slightly gloomy face did not look like a character who lived on the water for a long time, but he had a bit of a literary temperament. It's just that his rough palm proved that he was not a person who lived by writing.

"Brother Chunlai, don't be surprised. During this period, he was like a mouse drilling into a bellows. He was angry everywhere, but he had nowhere to stay. He was extremely frightened." The man in black came forward and hugged Tian Chunlai enthusiastically, looking very happy.

"Is that so? Someone Guan Wenli is very good at everything, and he wants to get the wind and rain." Tian Chunlai smiled.

"I know the joys and sorrows. Isn't Brother Chunlai just here to give me some advice?" The man in black smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It would be fine if it was just one person. There are still one or two thousand brothers under his command. Some and brothers have been in the wind and rain for twenty years. At this time of storm, I have to find a way out for my brothers."

"I'm not Li Shiqi. I've been too much of a guide to Mijin. In fact, Wen Li should have made a decision in his heart." Tian Chunlai said lightly while walking: "Those who promise to make a profit must have some intentions, otherwise, the same is true."

Kou Wenli is an opinionated person who is not something that outsiders can lobby for. In fact, he has shown a lot that he has no intention of accepting the recruitment of others. He just doesn't know if there are any envoys from the Qian clan of Yue. If he has been here, why Kou Wenli is unwilling to accept the recruitment of Qian clan? This is what Tian Chunlai wants to understand.

"Haha, Brother Chunlai knows me." The man in black said with a sigh: "I'm not to hide it from Brother Chunlai. There are many people coming here during this period, but I have been frightened. I am just a bandit. Even if there are one or two thousand brothers, they may be able to be used by others now, but what about the future? Why do I believe that you can make a fortune?"

This is probably the biggest doubt and uneasiness of the bandits such as Kou Wenli.

Characters like them have never been accepted by the gentry and prominent families. Whether it is Yang Pu, Xu Zhigao, or Qian, they are all wealthy families. It can be said that in terms of bloodline ties, they are disgusted with these bandits.

Just like ant thieves roaming the Central Plains, Jianghuai, no one is willing to recruit them. Even characters like Zhu, who are vulgar and dare not secretly connect with them, and never dare to make them public. Like characters like Jiang Feng, who are not afraid of heaven or earth, they must avoid them.

At this time, for the sake of their own strategy, the vassals naturally threw balls to Kou Wenli and other Chaohu bandits. However, once the matter was done, it was inevitable that the birds would be kept hidden and the rabbits would be cooked. Kou Wenli was extremely panicked at this time. How could these vassals fulfill their promises?

In a sense, Jiang Feng also had this idea. He wanted Kou Wenli and the others to be the gangsters and do some dirty things that could not be made public to the public. Tian Chunlai believed that Kou Wenli was willing to do these things, but you had to give them a chance to bleach themselves. Now Jiang Feng can only say that he had a rough idea. Whether Kou Wenli could believe it depends on Tian Chunlai's trip.

In Tian Chun's opinion, Jiang Feng is quite kind, and at least he will give Kou Wenli and the others a chance. Even if this opportunity is humble, if it is really a too beautiful thing, I am afraid Kou Wenli and the others will not believe it.

"Wen Li, I came here for this time, but Wen Li, I am afraid that I cannot give you too good conditions. I am afraid that I must be mentally prepared. Whether it is successful or not, Wen Li will consider it yourself. If there is anything incomprehensible, if someone can say something, I will say something that I cannot say, Wen Li will realize it yourself. I believe that the previous groups of people have also made many promises to Wen Li."
Chapter completed!