I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 430 Bad news! The court lost a good minister, Su Liang lost a close friend

May 15th, late at night.

On a sea area between Korea and Dongying Island.

The moon is as full as a mirror, and the sky is filled with stars.

The waves reflecting the starlight rolled and surged with the salty sea breeze.

The sea and sky merge into one color.

Three large two-masted ships with sharp bottoms were heading eastward with the wind, and were moving forward at a rapid speed.

on the deck.

The one-armed Cao Hu and Du Lei stood in the wind, looking ahead.

Two days ago.

The plan to attack the island has already been arranged.

"Yeah." Cao Hu looked at the sea ahead and became excited.
Tonight, he is the commander-in-chief, and Du Lei and Du Lei's soldiers are also under his command.

The owner behind the scenes.

In addition to armor and weapons, each person has a crossbow, a hundred wind-fire guns and twenty wind-fire thunders.

They have swords, guns, armor, shields, bows and arrows, and even hundreds of crossbows.

They may be Liao people, they may be Koreans, or they may be Japanese people.

"Understood! I was too arrogant before. If I couldn't do my job, I would definitely report it to the police."

These pirates are all gangsters who do all kinds of evil. Killing them can be regarded as eliminating harm for the people.

This island is the base camp of that group of pirates.

Except for a few fishermen at sea, most are desperadoes wanted by various countries.

First, the boats were lowered, and the soldiers armed with crossbows went first to attack and kill the pirates on sentry duty.

The surrounding bonfires were almost extinguished because they had not been refueled for a long time.

The remaining three people also yawned and almost closed their eyes.

Faintly looming ahead, an unnamed island appeared.

The island is very small.

Du Lei nodded, looked forward, and said: "This battle tonight is quite rich, let's have a good time!"

Only six pirates stood on duty on three wooden observation towers about ten meters high.

They finally found the group of pirates who wanted to dominate the maritime smuggling trade.

Then, occupy all the other party's ships docked on the shore to prevent pirates from escaping.

The crossbowmen took the boat and took the lead towards the Unnamed Island.

But no matter who their boss is, they cannot escape the fate of total destruction tonight.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Almost in the blink of an eye, the crossbowmen killed all six pirates on the observation platform.

This group of pirates seemed to feel that they were outnumbered and had armor and crossbows. They never expected that anyone would dare to attack them.

Cao Hu waved his hand, and the soldiers began to take action.

Therefore, the defense arrangement is very lax.

The grass and vines below are so dense that some people are hidden and cannot be seen at all.

Du Lei said: "Brother Cao Hu, the boss is very loyal. He was so angry when he saw you broke an arm. Don't act out of anger again in the future. If you get injured again, I'm afraid you will never be able to go to sea."

This group of pirates has an armed force of about 300 people, including Koreans, Japanese, Khitan, and Song people.

The area is about the size of three ordinary villages.

All are elite.

"on!"

Finally, enter the island, attack the lair, and completely eliminate the opponent.

There are boats parked on the east and north sides of Wuming Island, while there are cliffs in the other two directions.

Of these six people, three were sitting on it and sleeping.

With such weapons and equipment, and the ability to secretly control some merchant ships, it is obvious that there is a very powerful owner behind the scenes.

The latter didn't have time to make any sound.

The leader is a Japanese named "Big Bearded".

About half an hour later.

This time, Du Lei and Cao Hu brought more than 500 people.

……

It's easy to kill this group of people.

Compared with firearms, the biggest advantage of crossbows is that they make very little noise.

Then, six crossbowmen climbed up to the observation platform, changed into pirate clothes, and began to look at the entire island, pointing out the location of the pirates' lair to the soldiers below.

Not long after.

A small group of soldiers rowed small boats to control the pirate ships offshore, and then set up an ambush at a location where the pirates might flee.

Another group of soldiers landed on the Unnamed Island one after another, and Du Lei and Cao Hu finally came ashore.

soon.

The soldiers found each other's lair.

The island has limited places to live, and there are well-trodden paths and flickering lights, so it's not difficult to find where the other party gathers.

at this time.

A soldier ran out and said to Cao Hu: "Brother, in addition to pirates, there were also imprisoned women in the opponent's lair. They were all imprisoned in a wooden fence. There were about thirty people, most of whom were dressed in clothes. Not neat.”

Obviously, these women are the pirates' playthings at night.

Cao Hu said: "Give up the wind, fire and thunder attack for the time being. Send people to protect these women first, and then ambush the pirates. There is no need to leave anyone alive."

"Yes." The soldier immediately ran forward.

If no one is left alive, this battle will be much easier to fight.

And this moment.

Cao Hu and Du Lei found a high place where they could see the pirate's residence and stopped.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
After the soldiers quietly entered the pirate's residence, they saw the pirate lying on the bunk and started shooting.

Not long after, a frightened voice came.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! There is an enemy attack!"

The pirates woke up one after another and subconsciously went to put on their armor and get their weapons.

And this time.

The soldiers quickly started setting fire to the pirates' quarters.

It was very dry here, and coupled with the strong sea breeze, almost in the blink of an eye, a large number of shacks and wooden houses inside burned, forming a huge fire.

this moment.

The awakened pirates became the targets of the soldiers who had been ambushing them for a long time.

One hundred soldiers armed with firearms fired one at a time. Some pirates were shot through the head with wind-fire guns before they could see where the enemy was.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
boom! boom! boom!
This sneak attack was completely one-sided.

The pirates had never seen such a fierce attack.

It seemed like there were people all around.

In panic, they had no intention of fighting and fled in all directions.

but.

The soldiers had already calculated their escape route. If one ran away, they would kill the other.

It was as easy as a group of hunters hunting down a group of hares on a bare land.

There were curses, begging for mercy, and crying all around...

An hour later.

The sound gradually weakened, and the robbers were more than 90% dead.

at this time.

On the cliff on the west side of Wuming Island, there was a sudden "pop" sound.

A wooden boat fell on the sea from a height of nearly ten meters.

Then a rope hung down from above.

Two people jumped into the wooden boat with oars.

Followed by.

Another bearded man holding a crossbow jumped into the wooden boat.

Afterwards, the two paddled wildly, while the bearded man kept shooting upwards with his crossbow.

The wooden boat rowed very fast and rushed out more than ten meters in the blink of an eye.

And this time.

Cao Hu and Du Lei also saw the wooden boat through the firelight on the island.

Cao Hu said loudly: "Whoever holds wind, fire and thunder, use wind, fire and thunder!"

Immediately, a soldier rushed to the edge of the cliff and took out a wind fire thunder. After determining the direction of the wooden ship, he took a few steps back. Then the soldiers on the side helped him light the wind fire thunder.

The soldier took a few steps and threw the wind, fire and thunder.

And at this moment. The bearded pirate on the wooden boat took a long breath and said: "At this moment, the crossbows can no longer seriously damage us. Row quickly! Row quickly!"

at this time.

A flaming black mass suddenly fell from high in the sky.

The bearded pirate was astonished.

"boom!"

There was a loud noise, fire exploded, and seawater surged several meters high.

The wooden boat was blown to pieces.

All three people on board were blown away, leaving no chance of survival.

"Good throwing! Good blowing!" Du Lei couldn't help but praise.

This bearded pirate must be the leader of this group of pirates.

The sky is slightly bright.

After the soldiers searched the nameless island several times, they determined that no pirates survived.

At this time.

Cao Hu and Du Lei came to a shack surrounded by wooden fences.

Here.

The stench was overwhelming and filled with the smell of feces and urine.

It's like a place where pigs are raised and sheep are fed.

However, more than 30 women were imprisoned with disheveled clothes and red and swollen faces and bodies.

The women huddled together, shivering.

This place is separated from the pirate's residence by an open space. Under the protection of the soldiers, it was not damaged.

A soldier said: "Brother, these are Korean women and Japanese women, do we still care?"

"They were also poor people. They were dragged offshore, robbed a Goryeo merchant ship, put them on board, and asked the Goryeo government to accommodate them," Cao Hu said.

"Yes." The soldier cupped his hands.

Cao Hu looked towards the blue sea and watched the sun rise slowly.

The sea at this moment is very beautiful.

He murmured: "From now on, no one can stop my development momentum at sea. Japan Island must be mine!"

……

May 20th, afternoon.

Gaijing, the capital of Goryeo, is located in a luxurious mansion.

Lee Ja-yeon, Prime Minister of Korea, sat in the courtyard and took a long breath.

He just got the news.

Although Cui Chong was in danger of death, his life was finally saved.

After the debate between Cui Chong and Su Liang came out, the leader of Goryeo was furious.

He could not punish his father-in-law, nor could he punish Goryeo's Confucian mascot, so he placed all the charges on Cui Shang'an and directly sentenced him to death.

Although Li Ziyuan was not punished, the incident became known to the world.

He was also scolded by some officials as weak and incompetent. If he could not do great things that were beneficial to the court, even if he was the father-in-law of the country's leader, he might not be able to remain in the position of prime minister for long.

at this time.

Zheng Deyi, the housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion, walked over quickly.

Li Ziyuan said loudly: "Old Zheng, I'm looking for you! Can Big Beard get rid of that group of Song pirates? Once they get rid of them, let them quickly expand the scale of the smuggling business!"

The man behind the bearded pirate is Li Ziyuan.

Li Ziyuan and Cao Hu have similar goals.

He also wanted to start by occupying Japan's smuggling trade and gradually control Japan.

When the Song Dynasty, Liao Kingdom, and Xixia fought, and the Japanese Kingdom was controlled by Goryeo, Goryeo could quickly rise and become the dominant family.

His wishful thinking struck a chord.

You will even dream that he has become the prime minister of the best country in the world.

Butler Zheng De looked depressed.

"Master, I was about to report to you!"

"Big Beard's group was completely wiped out. Those who killed them also sent the women they kidnapped to our dock."

"What? How... how is it possible? I spent a lot of money to provide them with a lot of weapons!"

"The ones who killed them should be Song pirates. Their weapons should be more sophisticated. The Song court must also be involved. Should we condemn them through the court?"

Li Ziyuan looked gloomy.

"It's useless. The Song Dynasty court will not admit it. If we push them into a hurry, they may really go to war with us!"

"The best way at the moment is to inform the Liao State about this matter. If the Song State destroys us, the southern border of the Liao State will be in danger. Let them find ways to put pressure on the Song State!"

"You quickly deal with the affairs of Big Beard's group of pirates, and you must not let him have any relationship with me!"

"Yes, I'll go right away!" Butler Zheng Deyi strode away immediately.

Li Ziyuan let out a long sigh.

"Hey, that loser Cui Shangan, why are you provoking Song Guo for nothing? Next, Gao Li must keep a low profile and never provoke Song Guo again!"

……

May 22nd, Bianjing City.

As state capitals throughout the Song Dynasty, news about Taiwan's remonstrance officers administering justice and solving various problems continued to pour into Bianjing.

Only then did the people know.

It turns out that the government ordered Taiwanese admonishers to patrol abroad to monitor the implementation of the reform in various state capitals.

For a while.

Many local officials became nervous. When they saw the extraordinary person, they thought it might be the Taiwanese admonishment officer.

Fortunately, most of the inspections by the Taiwanese admonishers have come to an end.

The people were very excited.

Artists in Bianjing City even compiled some classic examples into storybooks.

Taiwan's admonishment tour has become a good talk.

……

Another day, the weather got hotter and hotter.

On an official road with dense trees, Sun Sheng drove a carriage and ran slowly.

Su Liang was lying inside and taking a nap.

It is expected that we will arrive in Bianjing in four to five days.

at this time.

One of Su Liang's guards suddenly rode a fast horse towards the carriage, shouting: "Urgent report from the court! Urgent report from the court! Urgent report from the court!"

Sun Sheng immediately grasped the reins and stopped the carriage.

After Su Liang heard the sound, he slowly opened his eyes.

Urgent report.

Generally, they are urgent or serious events between the DPRK and China.

Su Liang got out of the carriage and received the emergency report. After seeing the contents, his eyes turned red, he clenched and unclenched his fists, and his mood suddenly became excited.

After he calmed down for a while, he said to Sun Sheng: "Prepare your horses, I want to return to Beijing quickly!"

"Yes." Sun Sheng immediately ordered the guards to prepare several fast horses, and then took the urgent report from Su Liang.

Read the content.

He suddenly understood why Su Liang's mood fluctuated so much.

"Jian Yuan Zuo Zhengyan Zhou Yuan, during his external patrol on the East and West Road in Beijing, accidentally fell into the South Lake in front of the Imperial Academy in Nanjing in the early morning of the eighth day of May and drowned. He was 46 years old."

When Su Liang came to Taiwan to remonstrate, he and Zhou Yuan were both supervisors and censors, and they had a close relationship.

Advising in Taiwan.

Zhou Yuan is not outstanding and has no edge.

But all the officials in Taijian knew that Zhou Yuan was indispensable in Taijian.

A lot of the dirty work was done by Zhou Yuan. He was like an old scalper, working conscientiously.

Su Liang felt very sad. He thought about it and couldn't believe it.

Zhou Yuan grew up by the Yangtze River.

After chatting about Su Liang's rescue at the Yellow River, he also said that if he were here, he would definitely not be in that danger.

He is good at swimming in water.

The water of Nanhu Lake cannot compare with the Yangtze River and Yellow River.

Moreover, it is impossible for Zhou Yuan to be without guards around him. It is really hard to believe that such an accident happened.

After a while.

Su Liang rode on a fast horse and rushed to Bianjing City with Sun Sheng and other guards. Only after returning to the court could he learn more information.

(End of this chapter)