Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "Then these two should be promoted. Who knows, they might even catch the eye of your leader, Xu Hai."
Luo Longwen shook his head and said, "The second leader won't let them go so easily."
Bai Xiaowen asked curiously, "There's such a thing? Could it be that the second leader, Xu Hong, dares to disobey the orders of the first leader, Xu Hai? "
Luo Longwen said, "This is an unwritten rule among the pirates. Every leader will have a few strong subordinates. As the overall leader, Master Xu won't easily ask the other leaders for people. Of course, if Master Xu asks, Master Hong won't dare to say anything. However, this kind of thing is taboo and will easily cause the other leaders to complain. "
After a pause, Luo Longwen added, "Master Xu and Master Hong are cousins. Moreover, Master Xu was once taken care of by Master Hong's father, Xu Weixue. Back then, under Wang Zhi, if it weren't for Xu Weixue, Master Xu would have been killed by Wang Zhi. With this layer of incense and brotherly affection, Master Xu treats Master Hong differently. "
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "So that's how it is. I understand."
"Immortal Bai, please send a few capable subordinates to follow me to the island. After I give the secret letter to the madam, she will write a reply. After all, I am one of Master Hong's subordinates. If I repeatedly make excuses, it will easily arouse suspicion. Therefore, I'll have to ask your subordinates to bring back this letter. "
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "I'll personally go with you. However, once your identity is verified, I'll need your help to cover it up."
Luo Longwen nodded and said, "Immortal Bai is indeed skilled and bold. Don't worry, as long as Immortal Bai is careful with your words and actions and doesn't take the initiative to reveal any flaws, I guarantee that no one on the island will discover your identity. "As he spoke, he took out a few bamboo tablets and handed them to Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen took the tablets and saw that there was a carving of a ghost head on it. The carving was very rough.
【Wokou Identity Tablet: This is the identification of the pirates under Xu Hai's command. With it, you will become a neutral or friendly target in the eyes of the pirates under Xu Hai's camp. If the other party discovers your true identity, the identity token will automatically lose its effect.]
According to Luo Longwen's explanation, this seemingly simple bamboo tablet actually had as many as seven cuts in the code. Even if someone who didn't know the inside story tried to imitate it, it would still be very difficult to fool them.
Bai Xiaowen thought to himself that the wisdom of the ancients should not be underestimated. Wasn't this equivalent to the RMB's anti-counterfeiting logo? The pirates of the Ming Dynasty from hundreds of years ago already knew these things.
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi changed their clothes into the tattered clothes that were given to them when they first entered the Jiajing Plane. Then, they smeared dust on their faces, and the image of two low-level pirates appeared.
Soon after, Bai Xiaowen called for a few of his bodyguards to disguise themselves a little. They were also given bamboo badges and boarded Luo Longwen's small boat. They paddled towards the main island of Foggy Yarn Island, where the pirate leader Xu Hai was temporarily staying. Naturally, the famous prostitute Wang Cui Qiao was accompanying Xu Hai.
Seeing that Bai Xiaowen was willing to board the small boat, the scholar Luo Longwen's attitude towards Bai Xiaowen was a little less guarded. After all, the enlistment of the government and the army had yet to take place. At this time, Bai Xiaowen followed him ashore and entered the base camp of the pirates. If there was a trap, he would really die without a burial place.
Luo Longwen admired Bai Xiaowen's courage to attend the meeting.
However, Luo Longwen didn't know one thing, and that was that Bai Xiaowen was an awakened one, not a person from the spirit world. When he felt that something was wrong, as long as he didn't enter a state of combat, he could leave the Jiajing Plane and return to Earth in ten seconds.
Therefore, the courage of an awakened one was generally much greater than that of a native of the spirit world.
Bai Xiaowen and Luo Longwen sat opposite each other in the cabin of the small boat, drinking a pot of wine.
Bai Xiaowen was a university student in the Christian era, a web novelist, and a student of a top university in the Era of Spiritual Ability. He had a deep understanding of ancient literature. Chatting with Luo Longwen, this scholar, about the present and the past, made Luo Longwen regret not having met him earlier.
Actually, this was also very normal. What kind of people did Luo Longwen, this scholar, usually face? Burly pirates, murderous Wokou bandits. As the saying goes, "White snow in spring, high and low". His stomach was full of such things, and no one liked to listen to his poems and rhymes.
After being a soldier for three years, even a sow could be compared to a cicada. Luo Longwen had been a bandit for many years, so when he met an "intellectual", he would definitely find him pleasing to the eye.
From Luo Longwen's words, Bai Xiaowen learned a lot about the Wokou's camp.
For example, Xu Hai's camp and Ye Mazi's camp were fighting fiercely over territory. Xu Hai's camp obviously had the upper hand, and Ye Mazi was complaining incessantly.
Another example was that the leader of the other Wokou camp, Chen Dong, had appeared and tried to mediate between Xu Hai and Ye Mazi. Because of this, the second leader, Xu Hong, had cursed him incessantly. Chen Dong must have been worried that Xu Hai's camp would become stronger after swallowing Ye Mazi's camp, so he had appeared to mediate.
When Bai Xiaowen heard this, he asked, "Mr. Luo, do you think this mediation will be successful? Xu Hai and Ye Mazi have been fighting for so long, will they agree to mediate? "
Luo Longwen sighed, "It should be successful. Ye Mazi has lost many of his generals and can't take it anymore. It is said that this time, Chen Dong's appearance was secretly invited by him. Xu Hai wouldn't dare to ignore Chen Dong and continue fighting. If Chen Dong and Ye Mazi join forces, Xu Hai won't be able to stop them. "
"Then what about this offer of amnesty? How likely does Mr. Luo think it is? "
Luo Longwen pondered for a moment before saying, "It's hard to say … Madam is very willing to give amnesty, and has tried to persuade Xu Hai many times. However, Xu Hai hasn't revealed any intention of giving amnesty. It's hard for outsiders to guess his thoughts. "
Bai Xiaowen frowned and deliberately said, "So, Xu Hai still doesn't know anything about the offer of amnesty. What hope is there?"
Luo Longwen hurriedly explained, "Outsiders can't guess Xu Hai's thoughts, but Madam can. She asked me to get in touch with the imperial army, which vaguely means that Xu Hai may also have the intention of giving amnesty. After all, as pirates on the sea, you have to eat and sleep in the open. The sea breeze is like a knife. It's better to accept the offer of amnesty and become a rich man. "
"What about the other leaders?" Bai Xiaowen gently tapped his fingers and said, "What are their attitudes? If Xu Hai is willing to give amnesty, will they agree?"
Luo Longwen hesitated and said, "I can't say for sure. I'm only Sir Hong's subordinate, so I don't know much. "
"Then you should know Xu Hong's thoughts, right?" Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "From what you said, he and Xu Hai are cousins, so he should be of the same mind as Xu Hai."
Luo Longwen was silent.
Bai Xiaowen understood a little in his heart.
Bai Xiaowen used this as an excuse to inquire about the inside story of Luo Longwen joining the Wokou pirates. However, Luo Longwen avoided the topic and kept the reason of why he joined the Wokou pirates a secret.
Bai Xiaowen only asked one question. Seeing that Luo Longwen didn't say anything, he didn't ask anymore.
When they arrived at the main island of Foggy Yarn Island, Luo Longwen arranged for a remote bamboo house for Bai Xiaowen and the others to rest. He quietly left with the secret letter.
At this time, it was already five o 'clock, and the bright moon was hanging in the west.
Bai Xiaowen called a few of his bodyguards who were accompanying him, "You guys rest for a while. When the sun rises, go and spread the news."
The bodyguards were a little confused, "Spread what news?"
"You guys are chatting among the low-level pirates … Say that the leader may be about to be given amnesty, and even sent an envoy to the Ming army. The attack on Chen Duyan's fleet that day was one of the conditions of the secret agreement with the Ming army! Who asked Chen Duyan to destroy the Quanzhou government and humiliate the governor of the Ming army? "
The bodyguards that Bai Xiaowen selected all had Jiangzhe accents. Among the fake Wokou pirates, many of them were bankrupt fishermen from the Jiangzhe and Fujian coasts. Their accents wouldn't be exposed.
One of the bodyguards hesitated and said, "Taoist Master Bai Xiao, is this … really possible? Aren't we here to deliver a secret letter? "
Bai Xiaowen said lightly, "When the governor agreed to let you go out to sea, what did he say?"
"… We will listen to Taoist Master Bai Xiao's orders." The bodyguard lowered his head.
Bai Xiaowen nodded, "That's right. It was the governor's idea to spread the news. Just do as he says."
"Yes." The bodyguards nodded and went to rest.
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi walked out of the door and looked at the rows of dilapidated bamboo houses on this desolate island. Occasionally, they would see a few Wokou drunkards lying by the roadside, reeking of alcohol. The two of them secretly communicated through the team channel.
Li Shuyi said, "There are so many Wokou pirates sleeping. If we secretly kill two of them, no one will find out, right?"
Bai Xiaowen said helplessly, "Bear with it. If you don't bear with it, you will spoil the big plan."
"What big plan do you have?" Li Shuyi smiled faintly, "Why do you want to spread rumors? I followed you all the way and didn't hear Hu Zongxian make such a request."
Bai Xiaowen smiled, "Of course it's to set a trap for the other two awakened ones in the Jiajing plane."
"You mean Zhao Zhixiong and Tai Shuisheng?" Li Shuyi's face turned cold when he mentioned these two names. However, she then asked in confusion, "What does the rumors of recruitment have to do with the two of them?"
Bai Xiaowen raised a finger, "First, these two have joined the Wokou pirates because they want to do something big. If the recruitment is successful, the reputation they have painstakingly accumulated in Xu Hai's camp will go down the drain. Do you think they will be willing? "
Li Shuyi shook his head.
"So, after hearing the rumors, these two will definitely take action. This is the premise of setting a trap for them."
Bai Xiaowen raised a second finger, "The leader these two are following is the Second Master, Xu Hong, Xu Hai's cousin. Based on my conversation with Luo Longwen, I can make a preliminary judgment that Xu Hong should be very opposed to the recruitment. "
Li Shuyi was puzzled, "Why? Luo Longwen didn't say that, did he? "
"Although he didn't say it, under the circumstances, not saying anything is equivalent to tacit agreement. When Luo Longwen is facing me, an envoy of the imperial court, he will definitely report the good news and not the bad news. He will say that one percent of hope is five percent, and five percent of hope is ten percent. His silence means that the possibility of Xu Hong agreeing to the recruitment is not even one percent. "
Li Shuyi nodded his head, convinced.
"So, I spread the rumors in advance to give Zhao Zhixiong and Xu Hong an opportunity to take action," Bai Xiaowen said, "If we were in Zhao Zhixiong's position, and the First Master wants to be recruited, but the Second Master opposes it. As the Second Master's subordinates, what should we do?"
"... Persuade the Second Master to establish his own faction?" Li Shuyi thought for a moment, then asked tentatively.
"This is the choice of a 'good person'," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "However, Zhao Zhixiong is different from you. Based on my short contact with him, this person will go to extremes. He will either not do anything, or he will go to extremes! So, I can almost say that his choice is to … incite Xu Hong, defeat the senior, and kill Xu Hai! With his prestige as the Second Master, he will completely take over Xu Hai's power! "
Li Shuyi's beautiful eyes widened, revealing a look of shock.
"Actually, it is not difficult to make this speculation. The main thing is to look at two words: benefits. Think about it, if he kills Xu Hai and supports Xu Hong, how much benefits will Zhao Zhixiong receive? "
"First of all, if he kills a high ranking leader like Xu Hai, and most likely a rare leader, the rewards from the treasure chest alone will be generous enough!"
"In addition, after Xu Hong takes over, in order to consolidate his position, he will definitely promote his trusted subordinates. Then, Zhao Zhixiong, who has made a great contribution, will quickly rise to the top of the Wokou pirates. He will become a leader like Chen Duyan, who can lead a fleet and attack a province!"
Li Shuyi nodded, "The benefits are indeed generous. So, how do you plan to deal with him? "
Bai Xiaowen smiled, "Right now, I only have a prototype of the plan in my mind. I still need to think about the specific details."
Li Shuyi said, "Don't try to be clever and end up with a blunder … If Zhao Zhixiong really receives such a big benefit, I will really die of anger."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can only catch a big fish if you use the bait. I am not sure if Zhao Zhixiong has any escape items or return items like before, so I put in the effort to set this trap. If I don't make a move, I will take his life. I will not give him any time to react! "
Bai Xiaowen had never been a broad-minded person. After being tricked by Zhao Zhixiong, if not for the Life Sharing System, he would have died. How could he not take revenge for this hatred?
Revenge does not wait overnight! Bai Xiaowen, who had always believed in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, planned to kill Zhao Zhixiong in the Jiajing plane.
After dawn, several bodyguards wandered around the island, spreading rumors of recruitment.
There were many pirates on the island, thousands of them. The pirates under the command of the various leaders did not know each other. This also gave the bodyguards space to spread rumors.
Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi waited in the bamboo house until noon. Finally, Luo Longwen hurried over. Behind him were two people in black robes.
As soon as they met, Bai Xiaowen went up and grabbed Luo Longwen's collar, suppressing his anger.
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