Madam, don't do this!

Chapter 81 Xiao Rizi and Ning Jian, both deserve to die (3)

The evening breeze blew through the pavilion with a hint of warmth, and Yang Siyao's hair fluttered behind her.

Looking at Yang Siyao's appearance, Song Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He was also a little worried that Yang Siyao would not be able to accept this sudden bad news, but it seemed that although Yang Siyao had become a little evil, her will had not completely collapsed.

This is a good thing.

After all, this kind of blackening is not directed at oneself.

The expression on Yang Siyao's face seemed to have completely returned to normal. If it weren't for the traces of water droplets hanging on her long eyelashes, Song Yan would even suspect that the extremely weak girl before was just an illusion he accidentally saw.

"Now that the deal has been concluded, I will act quickly. You know I don't have many people under my command. After returning to the Luo Mansion, I will ask mother to arrange for some people to infiltrate Langya and investigate your sister's affairs."

This is Song Yan’s biggest weakness at the moment.

He lacks people around him whom he can call upon, people who belong to him.

But this time, if he could subdue Yang Siyao, he might become the first one.

Yang Siyao nodded slightly. "I will also tell my cousin everything I know. What you want to know is probably what happened between Yang Miaoqing and the Japanese pirates, right?"

Song Yan nodded. "If the information I received is correct, ever since Yang Miaoqing lost his position as head of the household, Steward Wang has almost completely eliminated all of Yang Miaoqing's personnel within the Duke's Mansion. It's unlikely that Yang Miaoqing personally went to the sea to contact the Japanese pirates, right?"

In the distance, Wang Qingshan on the steps suddenly pricked up his ears, but he even forgot to smoke his pipe.

"Almost, but not absolutely." Yang Siyao shook her head and smiled: "Yang Miaoqing has been in charge of the Song family for so many years, there will definitely be some fish that slip through the net."

"However, although I know there is a fish that has slipped through the net, I don't know where it is or who it is."

"However, I have some clues about how Yang Miaoqing got involved with the Japanese pirates. Cousin, you should know that the Yang family also has a merchant caravan and does overseas business. In the past, the Yang family's merchant ships were also plundered by the Japanese pirates, but just over a decade ago, the Japanese pirates suddenly stopped targeting the Yang family's merchant ships."

"Rumor has it that the Yang family paid a high price to hire a group of warriors to form a ship protection team, and then brought back 300 Japanese pirate heads. This move frightened the Japanese pirates and made them dare not attack the Yang family merchant ships again."

Song Yan's expression darkened. "Let me guess. These must have been spread by the scholars sponsored by the Yang family. They might even have written flowery articles praising this behavior."

Yang Siyao smiled and nodded.

"In fact, could it be that the Yang family informed the Japanese pirates of other merchant ships' departure information? The ocean is vast, and it would be very difficult for the Japanese pirates to find merchant ships. They also urgently need an insider."

"So, they are connected?"

There has never been a shortage of such beasts since ancient times.

Those who could commit such brutal acts were usually from aristocratic families, local gentry, or wealthy merchants. For these people, looting other merchant ships would bring them greater profits, so why would they care about the lives of others?

Yang Siyao's smile remained unchanged: "My cousin is really smart."

"As for those three hundred heads, they should be villagers from certain villages, right?"

"Yes."

Fucking hell.

Song Yan prides himself on being a modest gentleman, but at this moment he couldn't help but want to curse.

No matter what era it is, traitors deserve to be killed. These beasts are more hateful than foreigners.

Yang Siyao glanced at Song Yan and spoke again, "As for collusion with the Japanese pirates, they naturally need someone to be in charge of liaison. Over the years, the liaison personnel must have changed a lot. I suspect that someone who was once in charge of liaison with the Japanese pirates was arranged to be with Yang Miaoqing."

"This person must be elderly."

"Most likely they were replaced because they were old and frail and could no longer travel the ocean regularly."

"That's all I can offer. I can't think of anything more."

Steward Wang finally stood up from the steps, yawning as he turned and left, his next move unclear. After a brief pause, Yang Siyao continued, "Yang Miaoqing even produced a map with the Luo Mansion's location clearly marked on it, informing the pirates that the mansion contained countless gold and silver, as well as women ten times more beautiful than her."

Song Yan's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

This bitch.

But she was right about one thing. Both Luo Yuheng and Luo Tianyi were ten times more beautiful than her. Even Gu Banxia was no match for her. She was quite self-aware.

"Kill someone with a borrowed knife?"

Yang Siyao nodded and shook her head. "That's what I thought at first, but it's not that simple. For Yang Miaoqing, killing you might be the second thing she wants to do. The first is to rescue Song Zhen."

"So, based on my judgment, Yang Miaoqing's real plan is to arrange for people to secretly attack the soldiers guarding the city at night, open the city gates, and let the Japanese pirates into Ningping."

"Once the Japanese pirates start burning, killing, and looting, all the government soldiers, police officers, and even the jailers will likely be transferred away, leaving the jail empty. Yang Miaoqing currently has very limited resources at her disposal, and only in this way can she rescue Song Zhen from the dungeon."

Song Yan nodded, this is very possible.

"Didn't the Yang family arrange for someone to come and help?"

"Of course there were some in the beginning." Yang Siyao took a sip of tea. "No matter what, the Yang family has invested so much resources in Song Zhen, it's a bit hard to give up all of a sudden. Even if Song Zhen committed murder, his status as the legitimate son of the Duke's Mansion is still somewhat useful. It's not impossible to pay some price to help Song Zhen get rid of the crime. After all, the Yang family has plenty of money, and they did arrange some experts in the beginning."

"But, all these people are dead."

Sister-in-law and Yushuang?

"These masters were all cultivated by the Yang family at great expense. The death of one of them would make the Yang family extremely distressed."

"After discovering that Song Zhen was a bottomless pit, the Yang family gave up on him."

"Of course, I have another hypothesis. The Yang family no longer publicly arranges for experts to support Yang Miaoqing, but they may have secretly arranged for some first-rank warriors. They are not very powerful, and with a little concealment, they can easily disguise themselves as ordinary people and sneak into Ningping."

"These people are relatively weak and may not be a match for the mysterious master, but it shouldn't be difficult for them to help break out of the prison when the defenses are weak."

As expected of Yang Siyao, perhaps because women are meticulous, she considers things more carefully than herself.

"For something like this, the fewer people who know about it, the better. Why did Yang Miaoqing bring you along? Is this a trap?"

"Yang Miaoqing probably doesn't doubt me. After all, my sister is still in their hands, so she probably won't worry about my betrayal." Yang Siyao thought seriously, "But, this concerns her son, so she is still very cautious. Perhaps this is her last test of me. If I notify the authorities to arrest her, she will find a way to get rid of me."

"Of course, it's impossible to catch him. Yang Miaoqing had already thought of a way to escape."

Song Yan tapped his fingers lightly on the stone table.

If they want to attack a county town, there will be a lot of Japanese pirates.

At this time, the number of Japanese pirates was relatively large, but it was not as severe as during the Ming Dynasty, when dozens of Japanese pirates dared to invade the Central Plains, destroy several cities, and massacre countless towns and villages. In Song Yan's opinion, if these Japanese pirates wanted to create chaos in Ningping County, they would need at least hundreds, or even thousands of them.

By the way, who was the most powerful general in fighting against Japanese pirates in history?
Qi Jiguang.

Qi Jiguang seemed to have a military book, "Jixiao Xinshu", which recorded how to fight against Japanese pirates.

It should record the manufacture of wolf-whip and the training of mandarin duck formation.

However, no one knows when Yang Miaoqing is going to take action, how much time is left, and whether there is a chance to train a Qi family army.

In short, others can live, but the Japanese pirates must die.

If I don’t kill Xiao Rizi, wouldn’t it be a waste of my time traveling through time?

Here is the third chapter, 8,000 words completed today.

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(End of this chapter)