"I heard from my father that our Chen family was originally one of the first batch of maritime merchants to respond to the imperial court's call and go to Southeast Asia after the opening of the sea in Yingzhou. They made a lot of money while taking advantage of the political turmoil. They were very prosperous for a while, but they also attracted covetous people.
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"The commander of the Yingzhou Navy at the time hinted that my grandfather asked for shares to be donated to him. But my grandfather believed that the opening of the sea was a major government matter. The beginning of the opening of the sea was the time to set an example. How could officials be allowed to wantonly destroy the maritime business?
It is also under the jurisdiction of the Customs and Excise Department. My family pays taxes according to regulations, so why should we look at the face of the local military attache? I just ignored it.
"Unexpectedly, the commander of the Navy actually colluded with the Yingzhou Prefecture. He used a few Izumo pirates who were randomly captured as perjury to falsely accuse my family. They charged my family with colluding with the pirates and ransacked my house.
“Not only was all the property controlled by the Navy, the Yingzhou Prefecture, and a bunch of officials, big and small, were embezzled and divided up, but all the men and women of my grandfather’s generation were beheaded, and the rest of the men were taken to the mines to serve as hard labor for life, while the women were beaten.
Entering the education department...
"My father was twenty-four years old at the time. He was a young and strong man. However, after half a year of hard labor, he was tortured into a state of disgrace. Fortunately, there was a riot by the mining slaves and there were martyrs outside to help, so my father did not die in the mine.
He was lucky enough to escape, and later he sneaked across Nanyang with the help of some contacts from his previous voyage..."
Hearing this, Shen Lang was really speechless and felt a little awkward about his status as a "court eagle dog".
In the era of feudal imperial power, the government often forced the people to rebel.
Officers and soldiers are often more cruel than bandits.
Not only is he greedy, but he also has "righteousness" and weapons in his hands. With a little willfulness, he can blatantly crush a family of good people to pieces.
Shen Lang took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice:
"Sister Yu, who were the Navy Commander and Yingzhou Prefect who persecuted your family back then?"
"Hey, your eyes are so fierce, do you want to help my family take revenge?"
Chen Yuniang chuckled, tapping Shen Lang's chest lightly like playing a piano with her fingertips:
"My sister is very happy that you have this intention. But let's forget it. My father can't even take revenge, and he doesn't dare to let me take revenge. He has never told me the names of those two bastards, and he has never allowed me to ask.
…
"So, sister, I really don't know who those two bastards are. Besides, what can I do if I know? They are officials and we are thieves. Can we still complain to the officials and complain?"
I can help you report your grievance to the official. My immediate boss is the hard-headed and hard-boiled God Catcher Mu Qingxue!
Even if you are a thief now, your family was still a good citizen who was wronged and framed, and your family was ruined.
Mu Qingxue even dared to investigate the Duke of Ying. With her temperament, once she knew about this old injustice, she would definitely pursue it to the end!
Shen Lang said in his heart:
It doesn't even matter if you don't know who the enemy is. When I return to Yingzhou, according to the time clues, it will be easy to find out who the naval commander who served in Yingzhou was and who the governor was.
With this thought in his mind, he didn't show much expression on his face, he just sighed softly:
"If you hadn't suffered such an unjust injustice, with your talent, Sister Yu, you might have become a famous teacher in Dachu, mastered magical skills, and become a world-famous martial arts rookie..."
Chen Yuniang smiled disapprovingly:
"That's not necessarily the case! If my father had not lived in Nanyang and became a pirate, he would not have been able to steal my mother. Without my mother, even if my father married a wife and had children, the child he would have given birth to would not be me, Chen Yuniang!
"
"...Okay, Sister Yu, you are right."
"Oh, why did you get involved with me without realizing it? Didn't you just talk about Duke Ying?"
Shen Lang nodded:
"Well, I was just about to say. Although Sister Yu, you said before that when pirates become more powerful, they will not listen to the orders of Duke Ying, but I feel that this matter is not that easy.
"The Duke of Yingguo is a long-established nobleman who has been in Yingzhou for more than a hundred years, and his heritage is far beyond our imagination.
"He only needs to use his family as hostage, or use poison, poison, witchcraft, curses and other means to control the pirate leader and the important backbones of his gang, and the entire gang of pirates can be used by him.
"So, even though they are far away in Southeast Asia and even though they are powerful, that group of pirates may still be unable to escape the control of Duke Ying. They must obey him and obey his advice."
Chen Yuniang frowned slightly and muttered:
"Is it that powerful?"
"That's how powerful it is."
Shen Lang nodded solemnly:
"Your family's enemy is just a ruler, and your father is unable to avenge an official like the governor, and he doesn't even dare to tell you the name of his enemy. The Duke of Ying's Palace is the town of Yingzhou, and a century-old nobleman with a profound heritage, only
He will be stronger than Liu Guan."
Chen Yuniang smiled and said:
"But even so, can the group of pirates controlled by the Duke of Ying still be able to find you? This is Nanyang. You just need to stay anonymous and be careful. With me covering it, it will not be easy to find you!"
Shen Lang said in a deep voice:
"What if the pirates controlled by the Duke of Ying are none other than the lord of Shark King Island, Shark King Sha Wanli?"
"What?" Chen Yuniang was stunned for a moment: "This is impossible!"
"But that's the truth."
Shen Lang spread his hands:
"This hero's conference is probably also a plan of the Yingguo government. He wants to use this conference to twist the Nanyang group of thieves into one group for his use.
"Once this is done, all Nanyang thieves will be under the control of the Duke's Mansion. As an enemy of the Duke's Mansion, I am afraid that there will be no place for me even in this vast Nanyang. Sister Yu, if you are with me, you and the Feiyu
My brother will also be implicated by me, and may even be killed."
Chen Yuniang shook her head repeatedly:
"How is it possible? King Shark is the leader of the sea, he is heroic and loyal, he is well-known for his reputation, he is free and unrestrained, how can he be willing to be Chu Xungui's lackey?"
Shen Lang grabbed her hand and stared into her eyes:
"King Shark may be a good man, but as I said just now, the Duke of Ying has many ways to control people. King Shark is under his control and can only act according to his orders."
Chen Yuniang frowned and looked at Shen Lang:
"Although I am a pirate, I have also read books. With your age and status, how could you possibly know so many secrets?
"Even I don't know that King Shark is a member of the Duke of Ying. Other shopkeepers and leaders have never revealed such rumors... How did you know?"
Shen Lang looked at her calmly:
"I killed Ying Guo Gong's brother-in-law and was able to escape to Nanyang by sea. Naturally, I had friends in Gongmen. With the help of that Gongmen friend, I successfully escaped from Yingzhou Mansion. These secrets I know,
It was exactly what that friend revealed to me.
"In fact, the collusion between the Duke of Ying and pirates is no longer a secret, at least in the imperial court. At the beginning of this year, the imperial court received a secret report from a certain maritime trader who could not be exploited by the Duke of Ying, and even dispatched the Nanyang Navy to suppress the bandits.
, trying to seize evidence that Duke Yingguo colluded with pirates.
"It's a pity that the Yingzhou Prefecture, Yingzhou Navy, and even the Nanyang Navy all have informants from the Duke's Office. Therefore, Sha Wanli learned of the navy's attack in advance and hid deep in the Qianxing Islands, using the labyrinth of the islands to escape.
The channel escaped the encirclement and suppression.
"But the court has not given up and is still continuing to investigate, but it has not been able to seize the irrefutable evidence..."
"So what do you want to do? Help the court find evidence that the Ying government has colluded with pirates, bring down the government, and take the opportunity to deal with this enemy?"
Chen Yuniang looked at him warily:
"Hmph, I think you were not manipulated by your public friend, but you were sent here by that so-called public friend to work as an undercover spy!"