"My sir!" He Nian almost cried: "Are you really not in a hurry? How long has it been, those merchants from the vassal states should have come!"

"No hurry, no hurry!" Luo Xin smiled and said, "Those who should come will always come."

"Sir..."

A burst of rapid footsteps came, He Nian stopped the sound, and the three of them turned their heads and saw Wan Daquan walking in with Yu Dayou hurriedly. When Yu Dayou saw Luo Xin, his eyes lit up, and he walked forward a few steps and bowed:

"I will pay homage to the Lord."

"General Yu, please sit down." Luo Xin hurriedly stood up and greeted him with a smile. He Nian and Wang Ziren also stood up and greeted each other with Yu Dayou. Then the four of them sat down again. Luo Xin asked in a voice:

"General Yu, you are not in Suzhou, why are you here?"

"I can't figure out one thing, so I'll ask the adults for advice."

"What's the matter?" Not only Luo Xin was curious, but He Nian and Wang Ziren were also curious.

"Half a month ago, the navy dispatched forty-five sea ships."

"The navy was dispatched?" He Nian frowned and said, "There are no pirates now, what are the navy doing?"

Wang Ziren also frowned and asked, "Did Hu Zongxian learn about Wang Zhi's whereabouts and go to chase Wang Zhi?"

"I don't know!" Yu Dayou shook his head and said, "But the navy who went out today has returned, only two ships have returned."

He Nian and Wang Ziren's faces changed drastically, and He Nian said anxiously: "What do you mean? Did they be defeated by Wang Zhi? All the ships were stolen by Wang Zhi?"

Yu Dayou's expression became more and more strange, "But the people were almost injured, but their armor and weapons were stolen. In other words, someone defeated the navy at sea, but did not kill the Ming soldiers. He just stripped them naked and then gave them two ships to come back in a row. Sir, I really can't figure out why this happened?"

He Nian and Wang Ziren looked at Yu Dayou in amazement, with completely disbelief on their faces. After a while, Wang Ziren thought and said:

"Will there be another pirate who did not want to go against the Ming Dynasty, so it left room for the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers?"

Yu Dayou ignored He Nian and Wang Ziren, but just stared at Luo Xin. He found that Luo Xin's expression had been very calm when he was telling the matter. This made him admire him, but he also admired him.

"Sir, please help me solve my doubts."

He Nian and Wang Ziren also looked over, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on Luo Xin's mouth and said, "First of all, I think Hu Zongxian has only two reasons for sending troops.

The first reason." Luo Xin raised a finger and said, "Chasing Wang Zhi."

"The second reason." Luo Xin stretched out another finger and said, "They went to rob the merchants of the vassal state."

"Robbery...the merchants of the vassal state..."

Yu Dayou, He Nian and Wang Ziren's faces changed. Luo Xin put down his hand and said softly:

"Do you think Hu Zongxian used his courage to chase Wang Zhi on the sea? Or is he capable of finding Wang Zhi's hiding place?"

Yu Dayou, He Nian and Wang Ziren looked at each other, and then they all shook their heads. The sarcasm on Luo Xin's face magnified.

"In this way, he was going to rob the merchants of the vassal states. On the one hand, he could get rich, on the second hand, he could destroy the Maritime Bureau I run. On the third hand, he could raise a bandit and take self-respect. He killed three birds with one stone."

The second hall suddenly became silent, and Yu Dayou asked, "How can I explain that they were stripped of their legs back?"

"Let's analyze it again. The only pirates famous in the southeast before were Wang Zhi, Xu Hai, Ye Ma and Xin Wulang. The remaining pirates were not as good as the weather, right?"

"Yes!" Yu Dayou and the other two knew this very well.

"Let us recall how Ye Ma died? If no one had secretly snatched the boat that Xu Hai and Ye Ma parked by the sea, would you think Ye Ma die?"

"You mean..." Yu Dayou's eyes lit up and said, "There is a pirate who we, Wang Zhi and others have never noticed, that is, those pirates who are not in a climate, who suddenly attacked Xu Hai and Ye Ma's sea ships and snatched their sea ships?

So, did they do the snatching the sea ships of Wang Zhi and others before?"

"It should be!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "The current situation is that three of the four major enemies on the sea died, and Wang Zhi also became the defeated general. I am afraid that the mysterious pirate has become the overlord of the sea at this time and replaced Wang Zhi.

To be honest, the two robberies of Xu Hai and Wang Zhi's ships were important factors for their victory. If they hadn't robbed Xu Hai and Wang Zhi's ships, Wang Zhi and others would have withdrawn from the sea long ago. We would not have almost killed Xu Hai, killed Ye Ma, killed Xin Wulang, and annihilated the Japanese pirates. From this point of view, they all made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty. From this point of view, they had never stepped on the shore and had never done anything to burn, kill, loot, which proves that they did not have the intention to go against the Ming Dynasty. They just wanted to make a fortune, so they just robbed the ships and equipment of the Ming Navy, but put the people back. This is not surprising."

Yu Dayou pondered for a moment and said, "Hu Zongxian is the behead, but that pirate should also be wiped out."

Luo Xin shook his head and said, "You and I can't kill Hu Zongxian because they just speculate and have no evidence. The pirate can't kill, because they don't know where they are?"

"Bang!" Yu Dayou punched the table hard, and anger appeared on his face.

Luo Xin patted his shoulder and said, "Don't think so much. Hu Zongxian is busy with so many ships. As long as he doesn't cause trouble for me, I won't pay attention to him. Similarly, as long as the pirates don't come to destroy the Maritime Bureau, I won't pay attention to them."

"Sir, if you let it go, Hu Zongxian will quickly erase the matter and will still target the adults. The pirates will continue to grow and will still cause trouble to the Southeast." Yu Dayou said in a narrow voice.

"This is something that can't be done." Luo Xin sighed and said, "Hu Zongxian and Xu Jie join forces, and I have no choice but to deal with him. Even if I report to Your Majesty, I can only impeach Hu Zongxian's defeat. As for the previous speculations that have no evidence, I cannot report it. If you cannot hurt Hu Zongxian, you will make Your Majesty more worried about the Japanese pirates in the southeast and let Hu Zongxian continue to guard the southeast. After all, when Hu Zongxian was in the southeast, Wang Zhi was defeated, Xu Hai, Ye Ma and Xin Wulang died in battle."

"But... what does these achievements have to do with Hu Zongxian?"

"But it has nothing to do with me. So, since it wasn't me, who did it? Is it you or Qi Jiguang? No matter which of you two, you are all under the leadership of Hu Zongxian, and this contribution will naturally be due to Hu Zongxian."

"This... I can't do anything about him?" Yu Dayou said unwillingly.

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Chapter completed!