A Clash of Gods - Chapter 1046

[Chapter 1036]

Qi Ning put the night pearl in the brocade box, put it in the original place, closed the lid, and smiled: “The emperor has already prepared the northern expedition, but the most worrying thing is that the national treasury is empty. Of course, the deposit of silver must be included in the treasury, so as to share the worries of the emperor.”

Wu Dalin also said with a smile: “Master Hou is wise. This time Master Hou not only found out the real murderer who murdered the Grand Governor of Tantai, but also exposed the plot of the Donghai family to rebel, and now he can turn over such a huge amount of money to the court. I don’t know how the imperial court will reward you for your credit.” He lowered his voice and said, “It’s no problem to reward a duke.”

“A reward?” Qi Ning said with a half-smile, “Do you think the court will reward me as a duke?”

Wu Dalin said sternly: “How much credit the Hou Ye has made this time, the court knows it well, if even the Duke can’t reward it, then!” I felt that some words were still inconvenient to say, but the meaning was already very clear.

Qi Ning lowered his voice and said, “Even if the imperial court has made me a duke, what can I do?”

“This?” Wu Dalin was startled.

“It’s nothing more than a little more salary. It’s better to say it out.” Qi Ning sighed softly: “I should do what I should do, and no one will let me intervene in the things I can’t control. The benefits are not many, but the downsides. But there are quite a few, and it will do me more harm than good to seal me my duke.”

“Why do you say that, Lord Hou?”

Qi Ning whispered, “You said that if the court made me a duke, would anyone be dissatisfied?”

“This!” Wu Dalin hesitated for a moment. He was originally cautious in his words and deeds. Even though he was transferred to the Black Scale Camp and became Qi Ning’s subordinate, he still had reservations when speaking in front of Qi Ning, but today Qi Ning saved him. He was extremely grateful for his life, so he didn’t hide it at this time, and said in a low voice, “Gong Zhen Guo will definitely be dissatisfied, and he will even interfere with it and stop the emperor from rewarding the marquis.”

“If I was made a duke, like Duke Zhen Guo, Duke Zhen would naturally feel dissatisfied.” Qi Ning said with a smile, “It’s just that Duke Zhen is not dissatisfied with me for a day or two, I really don’t care if he is dissatisfied with me. displeased with me.”

“Then who is Lord Hou?”

“Leader Wu, the old marquis of the golden sword is a hero for establishing a country.” Qi Ning said softly: “He has made outstanding contributions to the South and the North, and has made countless contributions to the Great Chu, whether it is seniority or prestige, that is a general. I left him far, now he is only a marquis, and if nothing else, he can only be a hereditary marquis in this life, what do you think he would think if I was made a duke before his old man?”

Wu Dalin suddenly realized, nodded and said: “What Marquis said is very true, even if the old Marquis of the Golden Sabre has no ideas, the people around him will definitely be dissatisfied. And!” After hesitating, he still said: “And once Marquis is made a duke, The people of the world are only afraid that they will still ridicule the old marquis of the golden sword in their hearts.”

Qi Ning patted Wu Dalin on the shoulder and said with a smile: “You understand, maybe in order to sow discord, Duke Zhen will take the initiative to ask the emperor to make me a duke. When the time comes, shall I accept it or not?”

“But Lord Hou’s credit, shouldn’t the court forget it?” Wu Dalin said softly: “Master Hou solved the crisis in the East China Sea and found the real culprit who murdered the Grand Governor. If the court didn’t award a reward, I’m afraid it would be even more criticized.”

Qi Ning smiled and said, “I have my own opinion.” He glanced at the densely packed boxes in the warehouse, and frowned, “Leader Wu, you said that Jiang Mantian’s purpose of storing weapons here is to prepare for a treason?”

Wu Dalin was stunned, not understanding why Qi Ning asked this question, he nodded and said, “Master Hou, at the end of the day, the general thought that it was naturally used for rebellion, otherwise why would he secretly cast so many weapons?”

Qi Ning thought for a moment, then smiled: “What you said is true.” He ordered: “Everything in the warehouse will be loaded onto the ship according to the prior arrangement, and the people on the island will also be transported back here. Ambush people and wait for Jiang Yishui to throw himself into the net.”

“Master Hou, Jiang Yishui has insufficient supplies and cannot go directly to Nanyang, so he will definitely return.” Wu Dalin said in a low voice: “It’s just that they are coming to Tie Dao or Haifeng Dao,

That is yet to be known.

And will Jiang Yishui find out that the situation is wrong and not land on the island?

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“Jiang Yishui’s fleet now only wants to avoid the fleet pursued by General Xin. He thinks that everything is in Jiang Mantian’s calculations.” Qi Ning smiled lightly: “And at sea, the fleet is always moving. , there is no fixed location. Even if the Jiang family has carrier pigeon contact, such a moving target, carrier pigeons cannot transmit information, so Jiang Yishui will never know that both islands have fallen. As long as we cover up well, he will naturally I won’t see any flaws, and I’ll just wait for him to throw himself into the net.”

When the two came out of the warehouse, Wu Dalin ordered to bring all the people arrested on the island to the warship, and then ordered to load the goods in the warehouse onto the ship. Although hundreds of officers and soldiers were dispatched for this trip, the goods in the warehouse were solid. A lot of them did not remove the materials in the warehouse until dusk.

Wu Dalin arranged the ambush soldiers to stay on the island according to the previous deployment, and when the sun set, the fleet set off from Tie Dao and headed towards Haifeng Island.

In the middle of the night, I finally arrived at Haifeng Island. At this time, Haifeng Island was completely controlled by the officers and soldiers. The group of people who were controlled by the ghost king to guard the island on the island had already surrendered obediently when the officers and soldiers attacked the island. They were also sent to the beach to be guarded.

The warehouses on Haifeng Island were also found by officers and soldiers according to the map. In addition to the warehouse that Qi Ning and Qin Yuege had seen when they landed on the island, there are two other warehouses on Haifeng Island, just like Iron Island, which not only store a large amount of weapons, and a huge amount of gold and silver treasures are stored on the island.

This time, the pirates under Mo Yanbai and the officers and soldiers joined forces. The pirates were led by the second master Gu Haiqing, and the officers and soldiers were led by Tang Hui and Zhu Shuo.

Gu Haiqing is not only the second head of the black tiger shark Mo Yanbai, but also Mo Yanbai’s confidant brother. Mo Yanbai has long been willing to surrender, so Gu Haiqing has long known about this, and this time he is also leading his subordinates to show their best. , and Tang Hui and Zhu Shuo, under Qi Ning’s grace and power, knew that this battle was about the future, and they did their best. These two were not people with wine bags and rice bags, and they acted according to Qi Ning’s deployment. Take Haifeng Island.

After Qi Ning returned from Tie Dao in the middle of the night, Zhu Shuo and the others were waiting. Seeing Qi Ning, he hurried to meet him and explained the situation on the island. Qi Ning saw that hundreds of people were being guarded by officers and soldiers. , circled around, but found no trace of Lu Shanghe, let alone Qi Yu’s figure, frowned and asked, “Have you searched carefully on the island?”

“Reporting to the Marquis, I have carefully searched all the passages, and there is no omission.” Tang Hui cupped his hands and said: “All the people who were hiding inside were searched out, and in a stone room, an old blind man who was imprisoned was also found. , asked who he was, but he didn’t explain, I don’t know if he was mute, he had wounds on his body, and the humble general had someone treat his wounds, and he is currently guarded alone.”

Qi Ning knew that the old blind man he was talking about was definitely King Muye.

At the beginning, King Muye was a first-class expert, but now he has been reduced to this, which is also embarrassing.

There were no figures of Lu Shanghe and Qi Yu among the captives. Qi Ning knew that these two might have escaped. Qi Ning had already planned the worst when attacking Haifeng Island.

Although he had a map in his hand, the terrain of Haifeng Island was complicated, and Lu Shanghe was very familiar with the underground passages. When attacking, it was impossible to be silent. Lu Shanghe was a cunning person. And of course.

Even if the ghost king, Qi Ning has never seen it, although he doesn’t know the ghost king’s true appearance, but the ghost king’s stature is short and dwarf, it is easy to identify, but there is no dwarf among the prisoners. The ghost king is naturally not among them.

In addition to the prisoners, there are many corpses neatly placed not far away.

Taking Haifeng Island is different from Tie Dao. Iron Island can be said to be invincible, but Haifeng Island has gone through a lot of fighting. Although the battle is not fierce, many people still lost their lives.

Qi Ning checked the corpse in the past, but he didn’t find Lu Shanghe and others. He didn’t hold out much hope. Lu Shanghe and others had great martial arts, and naturally they couldn’t easily die at the hands of a group of officers, soldiers and pirates. He raised his head and looked into the distance. The sea under the darkness of night is boundless. If Lu Shanghe and the others fled Haifeng Island, it would be very difficult for them to find their whereabouts.

It’s just that Lu Shanghe is like a lost dog, and he finally found shelter in the East China Sea. Now that his nest has fallen, it is not easy to make waves again.

Qi Ning instructed Tang Hui to bring the supplies onto the boat first, ask where King Muye was, and walked over.

At this moment, King Muye was behind a rock. Two soldiers were guarding him. When they saw Qi Ning coming over, the two soldiers hurriedly saluted. Qi Ning waved for them to step back first, and then walked to King Muye. Wang sat on the ground with his back against the rock, looking extremely scruffy and disheveled. Although he had lost all his internal strength, his response was slow. He felt the movement, and his body moved suddenly. Qi Ning squatted down in front of King Muye. Looking at the eyes of King Muye, seeing that his eyes were cloudy and dull, knowing that he was indeed blind, he sighed lightly.

King Muye immediately faced Qi Ning, and Qi Ning said softly, “Senior Mu still remember me?”

King Muye was shocked and lost his voice: “Is it you? Little brother, you!” Realizing something, his voice became cold and stern: “Who are you?”

He had already heard that Qi Ning’s voice was the person who was in the underground prison that day. Today, the officers and soldiers attacked Haifeng Island. Although he could not see it, he could hear it. He already understood what was going on in his heart. A little surprised, but immediately realized something was wrong.

“I promised Senior Mu, I would help you get out if I had a chance. Now, it seems that I have not missed the appointment.” Qi Ning said, “It’s just that the Jade Young Master has disappeared. He must have seen him when the officers and soldiers were killed. The situation is not right, and even rushing to escape, even Senior Mu can’t take care of it.”

“That beast!” King Muye’s tone was full of hatred, and he clenched his fists and said, “Who are you? How are you going to deal with this old man?”—

ps: Mrs. Tian has been overthrown by the essay collection, and the supplementary extras will be sent out recently when there is a chance. Everyone pays attention to the WeChat public account, and will publish it there as soon as there is news.

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