"I can't figure it out!" Yu Dayou said with a frown, "In theory, if forty-three ships were thrown away, the brothers on the ship should have been killed. How could he just stripped naked and sent back? When did the pirates be so polite?"

“Besides…

Wang Zhi still has the forty-five ships that defeated the Ming Navy? He only escaped 2,000 people at the beginning, and he couldn't figure it out."

"Sir, I'll go back and find out." Lu Liang said.

"No need!" Yu Dayou shook his head and said, "You won't find out. After you go back, you will forget about this matter. Don't reveal a trace of interest when you go."

"Why?" Lu Liang asked in confusion.

"This matter is not simple. Although I don't know the truth about this matter, there is definitely a conspiracy in this matter. I have a feeling that if you have a slight interest, Hu Zongxian will kill you immediately. In fact, I suggest you leave immediately and run away."

"and you……"

"I? If I can't figure out something, go find someone to figure it out."

"Who is so powerful?"

"Don't ask about this, you may escape immediately. If I don't die, I will help you after Hu Zongxian falls. Or if you forget this, don't let Hu Zongxian think of you."

"I... go back."

"Then remember to forget what happened today, and don't care about the forty-three ships."

"I see."

"Go!"

"General Yu, say goodbye."

"Take care of yourself!"

"Take care of yourself!"

Lu Liang turned his horse on his back and left Suzhou City, and galloped towards the Navy Camp. Yu Dayou returned to his home, took out the war horse, rolled over and galloped towards Hangzhou.

Hangzhou.

The prefect's office.

Luo Xin, He Nian and Wang Ziren sat in the second hall, all of whom were slightly locking their eyebrows. The three of them were wondering why the merchants of the vassal states had not come yet.

Now that the Japanese pirates have been pacified, those merchants from the vassal states should have come! Emperor Jiajing has already sent an order again. On the one hand, it is commendation, but on the other hand, it is urging Luo Xin to make money quickly, and the treasury is empty again.

Emperor Jiajing was still very poor. Although Luo Xin had earned him more than 5 million taels of silver, it was really not enough. In addition to repaying the salaries of officials, it was not enough to rebuild the north and provide relief to the victims. Beijing City is still the broken appearance after being attacked by Huang Taiji, and there is no money to repair it yet.

He Nian and Wang Ziren really couldn't understand. Now there are no Japanese pirates in the southeast. Don't those vassal merchants know? If they know, why haven't they come yet?

Luo Xin's thoughts were different from them. He knew that the merchants of the vassal state must have come, and the worst was the first batch of merchants of the vassal state should have arrived. However, now that it has not arrived, there is only one reason. Hu Zongxian sent troops to pretend to be pirates and robbed them.

The people who arranged to monitor the Navy camp have informed Luo Xin that forty-five sea ships had gone out of the Navy camp. There is no doubt that Hu Zongxian took action.

In order to destroy Luo Xin's business, he had already tried his best to do everything he could, and he ignored the national laws at all. His purpose was to dismiss Luo Xin from office and then put Luo Xin to death.

Luo Xin raised his hand and rubbed his brows, and said in his heart: "Luo Sheng and the others should have received their letter. Have they done their own plan?"

Wan Daquan appeared at the door and looked at Luo Xin, and Luo Xin got up and walked towards the back hall. When he came to Wan Daquan, Wan Daquan whispered:

"Zheng Piaotou came in through the back door and is waiting for you in your study."

Luo Xin nodded, came to the study room, opened the door and walked in. Zheng Paoto hurriedly stood up and bowed:

"Meet the Lord."

"What's the news?"

"The news came back from the navy."

"speak!"

"The ship that set out is back."

"Huh?" Luo Xin's heart was beating. Since the ships that set out were all back, it proved that they had successfully robbed. So, what did Luo Sheng do to eat?

"But you are back two boats." Zheng Biaotou said in a low voice.

Luo Xin almost kicked him out. Is he so breathless when he spoke?

"Only two ships come back?"

"Yeah, there are only two."

"Where are people? How many people are back?"

"All are back. But..." At this point, a strange look appeared on his face: "But they were all stripped away, and their armor and weapons were gone."

A happy look immediately appeared between Luo Xin's eyebrows. He knew that Luo Sheng had taken action. In this way, with Hu Zongxian's personality, he would never dare to send a navy to the sea anymore, at least not in a short period of time. He was thinking at this moment, what was Hu Zongxian's mood now?

Suzhou Prefecture.

The lobby of the Governor's House.

"You mean the pirates who appeared later did not kill you, but just took away your armor and weapons?"

"yes!"

"Then how did they treat those merchants of the vassal state? But they confiscated the goods and then released those merchants of the vassal state?"

"No, they took away all the people, ships and cargo from the vassal states."

The expression on Hu Zongxian's face relaxed a little. This was good news among the bad news. Although he suffered huge losses and lost forty-three ships, he always had a way to deal with it. As long as the pirates who appeared later snatched the merchants of the vassal state, it would destroy Luo Xin's management of the Maritime Bureau.

and……

Since the pirates released all the Ming soldiers back, it proved that they did not dare to do anything. Maybe this was just a demonstration against him, Hu Zongxian, and wanted Hu Zongxian to invite them to rest.

As the saying goes, killing people and preventing fires is recruited. Those pirates may have this idea.

Now Xu Hai, Ye Ma and Xin Wulang are all dead, and Wang Zhi has become a defeated general. Perhaps the pirates are afraid, afraid that the Ming soldiers will wipe them out again. Moreover, they may not know that the deaths of Xu Hai, Ye Ma and Xin Wulang, and Wang Zhi's defeat were all done by Luo Xin. After all, Hu Zongxian is the king of the southeast, and those pirates should think that these achievements were obtained by him in Hangzhou City, so they wanted to demonstrate to Hu Zongxian and show goodwill to Hu Zongxian.

"Well, this is not bad! It's a blessing to have a loss!" Hu Zongxian touched his chin and said in his heart: "If he could contact the mysterious pirates, then subdue them and let them attack Luo Xin, and he bluffed and suppressed the pirates. Emperor Jiajing would definitely not dismiss himself from office.

This is how to raise the enemy and respect yourself!”

Hu Zongxian's mood improved again. He had already determined that since the mysterious pirate released his people back, he would definitely contact him on his own initiative, so he would wait.

Hangzhou Prefecture.

The second hall of the prefect's yamen.

Zheng Biaotou had already left the back door, and Luo Xin returned to the second hall. Seeing that He Nian and Wang Ziren were still frowning, he smiled and poured two cups of tea for the two:

"Don't be sad. There will be a road when the car reaches the top of the mountain. The boat will naturally straighten when the pier."
Chapter completed!