1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1787

If it was a few years ago, Lin Xing would never dare to speak to the military officer leading the army in such a tone. After all, this Jinyiwei Baihu is a military officer of the sixth rank, and his actions are not restricted by the local government. To ordinary people, he is considered a big shot. Lin The most feared thing about the maritime business done by the bank is that it will be investigated by the government.But today is different from the past, Lin Xing is now serving the Haihan Kingdom, and he knows the weight of the big backer behind him, let alone a small hundred households, even if there are thousands of households with higher official positions, the governor , Commander, so what, Lin Xing dared to let them suffer on the spot.

It would be far from enough for Lin Xing to just take away the food seized by Jin Yiwei today. He must find out why the other party targeted Hai Han so much and whether there was someone behind it.He didn't intend to let the other party leave here until the truth came to light. Of course, if the other party wanted to try to break through by force, then he didn't mind letting these Jin Yiwei have a taste of the power of the Haihan musket.

Deng Qing never expected that in such a short period of time, he would fall into complete passivity.He didn't want to deal with the group of armed men in front of him, but the other party obviously didn't intend to give up, but wanted to settle with himself.In the past, he only heard that the Haihan people acted arrogantly, and he thought it was an excuse for those people's inability to deal with it. It wasn't until today that he really saw it that he truly felt the helplessness of the people involved.

If he couldn't walk or fight, Deng Qing was unwilling to be humiliated, and his face turned red and white at the same time, which was wonderful.

"Hurry up, have you thought about it? Time is precious!" Lin Xing beckoned, and someone behind him handed a musket to his hand. Lin Xing raised the gun and said, "If you don't eat a toast, then I will You're welcome!"

Deng Qing weighed the pros and cons, and the most beneficial choice for himself at the moment was probably negotiation. He snorted coldly, took off his saber and threw it to his subordinates, and walked towards an open space by the side of the road with his hands behind his back.Seeing this, Lin Xing sneered twice, and followed without haste.

Lin Xing was not worried about what kind of tricks Deng Qing could play at this time. The group of people he brought out could be regarded as the elite of the Golden Shield Escort in Zhejiang. Most of them had the experience of serving in the Haihan Army. Military training, many of which are veterans who have fought overseas.As far as Deng Qing's group has such a small amount of manpower, it is already a bit of a slasher to them.

Of course, the most important thing is that this place is within the territory of Ningbo Prefecture, no matter how big the incident is, there is no need to worry that it will not end.If Jin Yiwei really wanted to resist to the end, then if these people were killed, they would be killed. Not only would the Ningbo government not hold them accountable, but they would even provide official protection and cover up the truth.Afterwards, even if the Jinyiwei Yamen wanted to hold them accountable, there would be nothing to investigate, and there would be no evidence left for them.

"I want to know who sent you to Ningbo and what the purpose is. After answering these two questions, you and your subordinates can leave here. If you still don't want to cooperate, then I don't mind spending a little more time teaching you You behave." After walking to the side of the road, Lin Xing unceremoniously asked the other party a question.

Deng Qing's mood has recovered a little at this time, and he shook his head when he heard the words: "This is a military secret. Your Excellency's request is too unreasonable, and I am sorry!"

"So you don't want to cooperate?" Lin Xing nodded and said, "You chose it yourself."

Lin Xing raised a hand and snapped his fingers. Before Deng Qing could react, he heard a gunshot, and then one of his men fell to the ground.This shot hit the head directly, and the brains were scattered, and he died on the spot.

"How dare you kill Jin Yiwei!" Deng Qing roared angrily.But he may not have noticed that the tone in this tone is somewhat lacking in confidence, because he really did not expect that the other party would really kill people in broad daylight, which shocked him too much.

Lin Xing replied calmly: "Are you Jinyiwei? I'm sorry, I think you are just pretending to be Jinyiwei, and the crime will be aggravated! The establishment of diplomatic relations between Haihan and Ming Dynasty is known all over the world, and Ningbo is also a trading port designated by the Ming Dynasty. What about the real Jinyiwei?" Maybe seize the goods we bought from Daming through legal channels, and even try to arrest us. Besides, I have already gone to the magistrate's office to inquire, and the government has not arranged for anyone to seize our goods, you little thieves Dare to pretend to be Jin Yiwei, and want to kill and steal, and we will kill you out of self-defense, this should be reasonable?"

Lin Xing's words were sure of Deng Qing's handle. The actions of this group of people in Ningbo Mansion did not greet the local government. The only thing that could prove their identity was a waist card, but Lin Xing was determined to give it to the other party. If you are charged with a crime, you will definitely ignore this kind of evidence.

Deng Qing also has troubles and can’t tell. If the normal case-handling process is followed, as long as the target of the investigation is not a local official, Jin Yiwei usually has to notify the local government office in advance to avoid misunderstandings when handling the case. Sometimes the local government may also be needed. Some people help with the case.But this time Deng Qing's mission in Ningbo was to cause trouble for the prefect Qu Yutong, so it was impossible to inform the local government in advance. Even when they stayed in the inn in Changxing Town, they used false identities to cover up.

Of course, if the opponent is just an ordinary civilian, then Deng Qing will definitely not care about 21. After arresting the person, there will be no chance to splash dirty water on him, but the opponent he met today is extremely difficult. His own side became suppressed, and immediately killed one of his own side as soon as he came up.This is the first time Deng Qing has encountered such a cruel method in the years he has been working as an errand in the Jinyiwei Yamen.

Although Deng Qing is not a good man and a believer, when he realized that the other party really dared to kill, he still felt afraid.He originally hoped that the other party would consider the consequences and would not use force easily, but now it seems that he was thinking too much, and the Haihan people didn't even think about how to end the conflict after killing people.

But Deng Qing couldn't really tell about his mission in Ningbo, otherwise he would definitely not be able to do business after returning, and his official career would probably end there, and most of the official positions of these hundred households would not be kept.Taking a step back, even if you confess these two problems to the other party immediately, will the other party really keep their promise and let you go?Deng Qing felt that was not necessarily the case. Killing a Jin Yiwei would definitely leak the news, but if he killed all the people he led, it might be difficult to track down Hai Han's side afterwards.If you were in the position of the other party, then of course you should kill them all for safety. After all, only the dead can completely keep secrets.

"I know what you are thinking, so let me put it bluntly. If you are willing to cooperate, at least you will not die immediately. If you are not willing to cooperate... I think the rest of your life should not exceed the time of a cup of tea. !" Seeing that Deng Qing kept silent, Lin Xing could roughly guess what the other party was worried about, so he continued to put pressure on him.

But this made Deng Qing make up his mind. Since it is very likely that he will not be able to survive, it is better to fight for the last time. If he loses, at least the family can get a pension, but if he is lucky, maybe Things will turn around.

Deng Qing was thinking about how to attract the person opposite him to his side, and then capture him as a hostage to escape.If you still can't get away in this way, you can only fight for one to protect your capital, and fight for two to earn one.

Just as he was about to use words to lure Lin Xing closer, there were several horses galloping towards this side from the direction of Ningbo City on the official road, and they were all dressed in Ming army uniforms.Deng Qing wanted to get these cavalry closer, so he tried to attract their attention and make them stop. No matter which guard these cavalry belonged to, he took over the command as a hundred households of Jinyiwei. .

Deng Qing quickly cleared his mind, and was no longer eager to speak to Lin Xing.And Lin Xing didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, and he turned his head to look at it leisurely.

To Deng Qing's surprise, these cavalry slowed down when they were ten feet away from the scene of their conflict, then reined in and dismounted, and walked quickly towards this side.When Deng Qing was still wondering about the purpose of these cavalry, he saw the officer leading the team bowing his hands to Lin Xing and saying: "Master Lin, keep people under the gun!"

Lin Xing did recognize the person, this was a cavalry commander in Ningbo City, and it was said that he was somewhat related to Huang Tao, Commander of Guanhaiwei.The last time Huang Tao came to Ningbo City to do business, he invited Lin Xing to dinner, and the cavalry general surnamed Xu was there to accompany him.

"I didn't expect to meet acquaintances in such a remote place. President Xu has been gone for a long time!" Of course, Lin Xing could see that this was not a coincidence.

Sure enough, Mr. Xu responded, "Shopkeeper Lin, don't be joking. I came here from Ningbo City to look for you. I rode my horse all the way, lest I might not be in time. Fortunately, it seems that the business has not been delayed yet."

Lin Xingdao: "I don't know what to trouble President Xu to come here?"

Mr. Xu took two steps closer, lowered his voice, and said, "Master Qu made a special order to come down and persuade Master Lin not to fight with Jin Yiwei." After finishing speaking, he took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Lin Xingdao : "This is Mr. Qu's warrant, please have a look."

Lin Xing had a lot of contacts with the magistrate's yamen, and he also recognized Qu Yutong's handwriting. He unfolded the letter and saw that it was indeed Qu Yutong's handwriting.The content of the letter was very simple, it was to ask Lin Xing to try to avoid taking drastic measures and conflict with Jin Yiwei.Lin Xing had discussed the details of the action with He Xiao before, and it seemed that after He Xiao reported to his boss, Qu Yutong did not agree with their arrangement, so he sent someone to warn Lin Xing again.

Of course, Lin Xing is now a Haihan citizen, and Qu Yutong has no right to give him direct orders, so he can only persuade Lin Xing in a more tactful tone that enough is enough.But Qu Yutong probably didn't expect that his buffer measure was still a step too late, and Lin Xing had already made the first move here.

Lin Xing can probably figure out why Qu Yutong didn't want to have a conflict with Jin Yiwei. After all, Haihan is not afraid of offending Jin Yiwei. Get out of the way completely.If in the future because of this kind of thing, Jin Yiwei's hornet's nest is stabbed, and people are sent to Ningbo Mansion every three days, it will be really annoying.

Lin Xing pointed to the corpse that had been dragged to the side of the road and said, "Mr. Xu came one step late. These people wanted to withhold the food we bought and planned to fight us. We have already killed one of them. I It might as well be like this, Mr. Xu will evade for a while, and then give me an hour to deal with the matter here."

General Manager Xu didn't respond, but Deng Qing over there said: "Is this an officer from Ningbo Mansion? This officer is Deng Qing from a hundred households in Fusi, Jinyiwei North Township. He was ordered to investigate the case in Ningbo. When he met this group of Haihan people If there is a misunderstanding, are you willing to mediate?"

Xu Bazong did not respond to Deng Qing, but continued to persuade Lin Xing: "Master Lin, if the matter becomes too big, it will not benefit everyone, so let's stop it!"

Lin Xing spread his hands and said, "I've already killed one of them, and they know who I am. I don't care, but if you let them go, do you think they can be grateful to the prefect?"

"This..." Xu Bazong actually didn't quite understand the cause and effect of the situation in front of him. He only knew that Haihan dispatched the Golden Shield escort to receive the grain from Shaoxing, but why Jinyiwei seized the grain and seized it? He has no idea how the conflict with the Haihan people came about, and there is no way to persuade them to fight.

"If these people leave here alive, there will be trouble in the future." Lin Xing said in a low voice: "I am not afraid of trouble, but I don't know if Zhifu Qu is afraid of trouble. If you insist, then I can give in, but later Whatever happens, we won’t take the initiative to take care of it anymore.”

Mr. Xu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Master Qu has already expressed his attitude, and I can only follow Mr. Qu's opinion. Please forgive me, Mr. Lin!"

Lin Xing sighed and said, "That's fine, I'll leave the mess to you to clean up."

The goal that was about to succeed was interrupted by such a distraction, and Lin Xing could no longer stick to his own opinion.He could understand Qu Yutong's difficulties, but he still felt a little sorry for the failure caused by being forced to let go.Even if Lin Xingdang ordered his subordinates to gather and close the team, he didn't even bother to say hello, and the group went east along the official road.

Watching Lin Xing and his group leave, Deng Qing finally heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that his narrow escape was thanks to the cavalry who rushed over, so he hurried forward to thank them.But Xu Bazong didn't give them any good looks, he just cupped his hands and said: "This lord should also know how powerful the Haihan people are, it's best not to make this matter public, otherwise it will anger the Haihan people, and everyone will have a hard time in the future !"

Deng Qing nodded in agreement, but he had already cursed Lin Xing countless times in his heart.

(End of this chapter)