Under the recommendation of Zhao Chuan, Xu Sihai was introduced to Gan Ning. Gan Ning, a veteran of the rivers and lakes, had a chat with Xu Sihai. One was a second-time man, the other was an experienced veteran, and both parties were officials and bandits.

I have done this before, and the conversation was particularly smooth.

Soon Gan Ning and Xu Sihai were squatting together, arm in arm.

Seeing their elders squatting together and chatting like brothers, everyone knew that there was no fight to be fought tonight.

The two discussed their way back, and Gan Ning led the fleet and took Xu Sihai's men back to the headquarters of the East China Sea Fleet.

Gan Ning brought Xu Sihai and Zhao Chuan to Li Ru's camp and introduced them to Li Ru.

Li Ru was much smarter than Gan Ning and had different ideas. After hearing the news about Xu Sihai, he made a decision that shocked Gan Ning, Zhao Chuan, and Xu Sihai.

Li Ru: "Boss Xu, I need you to continue taking people with you, walking on the boat, and continue until I recall you."

Xu Sihai was startled, but he soon understood Li Ru's intention: "Well, my group has already entered the military camp, and besides, many of the people inside were sent by others."

Li Ru: "Don't worry about the manpower. Select some you can trust. You don't need too many. Let Commander Gan find some for you for the rest. I will arrange the rest for you."

Everyone present was not a fool. They all knew what Li Ru meant. He replaced the unreliable one next to Xu Sihai, pretended to be a smuggling ship, and continued smuggling. Not only could he collect intelligence, but he could also make some extra money. If necessary,

As soon as he changed into a military uniform, he could handle the business between the north and the south in one go.

Not only can it solve the current problems in the south, it can also put a big trap on the people in the north. This trap is made of steel and can trap people to death in one go.

Xu Sihai was thinking. When Li Ru saw Xu Sihai didn't speak, he knew that he needed to give him some good benefits.

Li Ru: "Boss Xu, I will give you the rank of General with a Thousand Men, the title of County Prince, and so on for your subordinates."

This condition is not bad. You must know that since Li Mingda ascended the throne, apart from giving some titles to Li Ru and others, he has not given any other titles to outsiders, and he also took back a number of them when he liquidated these official families.

At present, the titles of Tang Dynasty are becoming more and more valuable.

Xu Sihai was still about to refuse, but he saw Zhao Chuan and Gan Ning winking at him.

Zhao Chuan: Uncle, promise him.

Gan Ning: Lao Xu, agree.

With the two people's opinions, Xu Sihai nodded: "I will take orders."

Li Ru nodded with satisfaction: "Select the personnel now. Leave here as soon as possible before dawn and continue northward. If anyone asks you, just say that you met the officers and soldiers on night watch and escaped by luck. They asked why you had a strange face.

Just say that some brothers died and the rest were recruited again."

"promise"

Gan Ning, Zhao Chuan, and Xu Sihai left the camp.

Gan Ning took a long breath and patted Xu Sihai: "Brother, if you hesitate any longer, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you tonight."

Zhao Chuan also wiped the cold sweat on his forehead: "This Mr. Li is too scary. It's a blessing that he was sent by His Majesty. Just that look in his eyes made me scared."

Xu Sihai understood this time. He had lowered his head and didn't notice the look in Li Ru's eyes. His feelings were like this: "I'm old and my reaction is slow. If I was young, I would be thinking before and after."

Xu Sihai: "Thank you both for reminding me, otherwise today..."

Gan Ning: "Don't worry. If you have an official position, you will definitely be with me. When the time comes, I will take care of you. Li Ru will still have to give you this face. The premise is that you are loyal to His Majesty. Do you understand?"

~!"

Gan Ning's reminder was very serious. Xu Sihai was also understanding and nodded seriously: "I, Xu Sihai, keep my word. Since I have joined this company, I am His Majesty's man."

Gan Ning nodded with satisfaction: "As long as you say this, let's go."

Gan Ning, the spies from Jinyiwei and Baiqisi given by Li Ru, took Xu Sihai to Xu Sihai's five boats. Xu Sihai selected the ones he thought were reliable as quickly as possible.

For the rest, Gan Ning selected some reliable personnel who had been running on the river from among his subordinates. Zhao Chuan originally wanted to follow him, but Xu Sihai discussed with Zhao Chuan and decided to let Zhao Chuan stay as their future leader.

Identity of a witness and contact person.

Xu Sihai's idea is right. After all, the killing of donkeys has happened in all dynasties, especially with the existence of intelligence and law enforcement agencies like Li Ru who control Jinyiwei and Baiqisi, even with Gan Ning's guarantee.

, privately he still believes that having one of his own is the most reliable person.

Gan Ning also knows and understands Xiao Jiujiu in Xu Sihai's heart, so both parties feel at ease.

Xu Sihai selected people to leave, and naturally not all the remaining people could stay. First, he selected the people Xu Sihai already knew to be spies, and then conducted the second and third interrogations to sort out the people hidden inside.

Deep-seated spies continue to catch them.

Some people who have done too much evil and are not suitable for the army must also be eliminated. Their consequences will naturally not be good. Those who deserve to be killed will be killed, and those who deserve to be imprisoned will be imprisoned.

The rest was left to Zhao Chuan for isolation training, starting with reciting the scriptures of the Mingzun Holy Cult, and then physical and combat training, turning them from a gangster on the river into a peaceful soldier of the East China Sea Fleet.

Xu Sihai, who had left the East China Sea Fleet, looked at the spies of Jinyiwei and Baiqisi beside him, feeling helpless and grateful. Fortunately, he knew that most of his group had saved their lives.

As for the few people, they can only compensate their families, and he also knows that among this group of people, it is not clear who actually made it to the end, because the people from Baiqisi and Jinyiwei on the ship just told him,

The people on the ship need to be questioned to see if they are spies hiding for others.

The results of the interrogation frightened Xu Sihai. Among the group of people he thought were reliable, five or six more spies were kicked out.

These are all people he thinks he can trust, old subordinates who have been with him for many years. Unexpectedly, they are not your people at all. They are spies sent by the big families to monitor them, water thieves.

Among the large number of old thieves walking on the river, there will be a group of people like this. Although they do not belong to the same family, they all serve the aristocratic family.

horrible

Xu Sihai wiped the cold sweat from his head, but what reassured him a little was that some of these people still recognized Xu Sihai in their hearts and were willing to serve as double agents for Xu Sihai.

Xu Sihai followed the scheduled sailing route and arrived at Weishan Lake, the outlet of the Northern Canal.
Chapter completed!