Su Yuan felt very puzzled after hearing the name "Haigui Island" from Zhou Shu.

He usually studies various maps when he has nothing to do. He has never seen the logo of this island on various maps of the East China Sea.

But then he thought that maybe the island was not included in the official map.

This kind of thing is very common in this era. Most countries do not have enough ability and time to explore all the islands in the nearby waters.

Naturally, there may be some inhabited islands that are not recorded in official or private charts.

This sea ghost island is very mysterious, and Zhou Shu only knows one name.

Su Yuan asked someone to ask Furukawa, but he had never heard of this place.

However, an elder from the Qingzhou sect provided some clues.

He said that he had also heard a senior mention that there was an isolated island somewhere in the ocean, and there lived an old man on it, called the "Old Man Sea Ghost."

The strength of this old sea ghost is very terrifying, and it is said that he has reached the level of a great master.

But these are just rumors. No one has personally been to Sea Ghost Island, let alone seen any old Sea Ghost people.

Su Yuan was quite concerned about this matter. He was very curious and would like to inquire into the details of anything he was interested in.

Especially since this matter is related to his revenge, you must pay more attention to it.

He asked Shen Lian to pass on information to intelligence personnel in various places, asking them to pay attention to the matter about Sea Ghost Island and Old Man Sea Ghost, and report back immediately if there is any information.

During this period, news about Qi Jiguang from Dongbo also came back.

He has led his troops to suppress two rebellions so far. Although there are only two rebellions, these two are the most powerful rebellions and have the largest number of people. There are thousands or more people in each location.

But this number will still be broken by the Bei'an Army, especially since the rebels are all passionate Eastern Japanese youths. Facing the heavily armed Bei'an Army, even if they shout "Long Live" to break their throats, they are still cannon fodder.

Qi Jiguang was also ruthless in his suppression.

After defeating the rebels, he would first recruit them to surrender and let the prisoners understand the Bei'an Army's policy. If it didn't work, he would kill them all.

In his view, if these stubborn people are not eliminated, they will only cause trouble and increase instability in the future.

Su Yuan had no objection to this.

Some people who accept death just can't change. You can't just arrest them and provide them with good food and drink every day, and beg them to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, right?

That's not Su Yuan's style, nor is it Bei'an Army's style.

The Bei'an Army will not engage in seven captures and seven releases. They will only capture once and then persuade them to surrender. If the opponent is unwilling to surrender and shows a strong desire to fight, then the Bei'an Army will execute him.

Letting the enemy go and causing trouble for his future self is not Su Yuan's style.

Qi Jiguang's side is progressing smoothly, and the daimyo god Qianle Reimu is also busy.

After she talked with Su Yuan that time, she knew that she was not a puppet because Su Yuan would not treat people harshly.

Both of them hope that the people will get better and better, so Qianle Lingmeng, the god of Su Yuan's policies that benefit the people, also works hard to help implement them.

With her as a famous name with high prestige among the people, the new policy was implemented faster and faster.

This made Su Yuan feel that it might not take as long as expected, but within just one month, Dongbo could be completely stabilized.

only--

His good mood did not last long.

Soon, he learned that the Xifeng Kingdom's ships appeared in the East China Sea and were heading towards Xiali.

After Lu Wuyou learned about this, he immediately came to the office to find Su Yuan.

"Your Majesty, do we want to give Xia Li a warning?" He said, "Xia Li also has a certain amount of trade with us now. If it is used as a warning, it can be temporarily suspended."

"No need." Su Yuandao, "We rejected her, now it's normal for her to hug her on another thigh."

"But... Your Majesty, if we don't react at all, will it encourage Xifeng and Xia Li's arrogance? After all, Xia Li knows that we are currently at war with Xifeng Country."

As early as Su Yuan seized the ships of Xifeng's third fleet and later executed some rebel Xifeng prisoners, Xifeng Kingdom had officially declared war on Su Yuan and Bei'an.

It's just that since the declaration of war, neither side has taken any substantive action.

There is no trade between the two sides, so there is no talk of interruption. Moreover, both sides are very far from each other's territory, separated by oceans, making it difficult to mobilize troops.

Su Yuan would not go to sea easily without making complete preparations. As for Xifeng Kingdom, he suffered a big loss last time and would not take the risk to deliver it himself again.

That's why it wants to form an alliance.

The meaning of this alliance is to bring more allies together, so that the chance of winning is greater. Even if we lose, everyone will lose together, and the loss will be shared among each country in the alliance.

Su Yuan was well aware of these overseas Western tactics. It wasn't that he didn't intend to take action, he was just accumulating strength.

"Don't worry, Wuyou, Xia Li won't be able to dance for long. Once the situation in Dongbo is settled, we will take care of them next. Now, let them immerse themselves in the joy of finding a backer."

Lu Wuyou slowly laughed after hearing this: "Haha, Your Majesty, when that day comes in the future, Xia Li will definitely be even more desperate."

"The despair of the ruling class is the hope of the people at the bottom." Su Yuandao, "This is what we in Bei'an want to do, to make the rulers of every country feel fear and despair, and to make the common people happy and happy."

Lu Wuyou said: "What the prince said is absolutely true. Speaking of which, there are businessmen from overseas Western countries who like our Bei'an policy very much. They wrote it in a book and said they would take it back and publish it for the people of their country to read."

"This is a good thing." Su Yuan said, "The cultural field is also a part of the war. If we can occupy the high ground of public opinion and have the right to speak, people in other countries will be more likely to accept us."

This is a matter of course.

As the policy stabilizes and people's lives get better and better, of course, literati will come out to praise it.

This phenomenon is not unique to the East, it is the same in the West.

If we can make the West yearn for the East from the cultural field, it will also lay the foundation for future expansion into the West.

This aspect is actually already underway subtly.

For example, Bei'an sells tea, ceramics, jade, etc. to Western countries through the Saxon Kingdom. These will give Westerners a sense of the East.

As this understanding becomes stronger and stronger, when the Bei'an Army arrives in the future, the resistance it will encounter will be smaller.

Of course, in the final analysis, strength is the last word.

Without sufficient military strength, hard power is not enough, and soft power is useless no matter how strong it is.

…

Sunken Water City.

Tang Tiansheng and his party of hundreds of people came here from Tangjiabao.

This city, usually bustling with people, is now silent.

The common people received the notice from Tangjiabao and knew that Tangmen was going to "do business" in the city, so they all returned home in advance, closed the doors, and waited for the day to pass.

Tang Tiansheng walked at the front with a heavy face, followed by several elders and many inner disciples.

Tang Ziyu was also among the crowd. She held a mechanical crossbow in her hand and scanned the surroundings with burning eyes.

Several elders were walking and talking in low voices at the same time.

"There's something really wrong with this."

"How powerful is Jia Yi? Not only did he kill Tang Hu and others by himself, but he also killed Tang Lin's men?"

"Hard to say……"

"What are you old guys worried about? The castle master has taken care of you..."

Several elders simultaneously looked at the cylindrical object bulging under the gown around Tang Tiansheng's waist, and their eyes became a little longing.

They knew that it was the Tang Sect's most precious treasure, the peacock feather.

In the hands of people who don't know martial arts, that thing can exert great power and kill people with strong martial arts. But in the hands of masters, the power is even greater.

In the hands of a great master like Tang Tiansheng...even a great master of the same level, if he is not careful, he will die instantly.

Compared to the elders, Tang Tiansheng's thoughts were heavier.

He could vaguely guess what was happening at this moment.

A sent back Tang Hu's head, firstly to anger Tang Clan, and secondly to tell Tang Tiansheng that Tang Ming might still be alive. If he wanted his life, he would come and save him himself.

But the problem is...

Tang Tiansheng sighed faintly in his heart, and there was a speculation swirling in his heart that he didn't want to believe.

When a group of people arrived at the teahouse where the incident occurred, they found that the teahouse was closed, but there were several large characters written in blood on the door:

"If you want the people of Tang Clan to survive, come to the western suburbs."

Western suburbs!

"Master of the castle, there is a dense forest in the western suburbs, and Najia must be ambushing him in it!"

"So what? There are so many of us, and the castle master has brought us with him... there is no need to be afraid!"

"It makes sense. When A chooses the western suburbs, he might want to negotiate with us. If the negotiation fails, he can also use the dense forest to escape."

The elders had different opinions, and Tang Tiansheng made the final decision: "Go."

He had no choice but to go. From the moment he decided to leave Tangjiapu, he had actually fallen into Jiayi's trap. He knew this very well.

But he knew it was a trap, but he had to go in. One was for Tang Ming, and the other was for Tang Lin...or in other words, both for the future of Tang Sect.
To be continued...