Joy of Life: I'm really not a saint

Although the word "Master" was spoken in a light tone, a hint of displeasure was revealed in the tone!

Seeing Chen Xiao's smiling face, Xia Qifei raised his tea and drank it, and he also had an idea in his mind.

This is the top-level game, and it is also a confrontation between the two countries. Why should you make yourself suffer?

He did not answer the question, but asked first: "Sir, forgive me for being blunt, but do you want to borrow the people from my water fort to wipe out the navy there?"

Fan Xian did not deny it, but he still corrected him, "Eradication is only the worst-case scenario. This time we are just taking precautions."

Xia Qifei nodded and said, "Let's not talk about the fact that the men in my water fort are usually idle and unorganized. Even if I want to integrate this force, it will take some time. If things get out of control by then, how can we resist the opponent's elite soldiers and generals?"

Fan Xian frowned. This was a difficult question to answer.

In his mind, the people from the water fort were only there to serve as a deterrent and would not really go to the extent of wiping them out.

Xia Qifei continued, "Even if the Lord allows me to enter the Supervisory Council, I have a legitimate reason. But if the court really gets serious, my Jiangnan Water Fortress will not be able to escape responsibility anyway!"

Fan Xian stared at Xia Qifei coldly and said without any emotion, "Master Xia, are you unwilling to agree to my request?"

"This"

"I just want answers!"

Just when Xia Qifei looked embarrassed, Chen Xiao smiled and said, "The other party is the Jiaozhou Navy."

Although Fan Xian had guessed it before, this time it was finally confirmed.

It is the Jiaozhou Navy, and it can only be the Jiaozhou Navy!

This information can be confirmed by himself later, but the Supervisory Commission's investigation into Jiaozhou will take time. Not only does it have to prove that the other party left the camp without orders, but they also have to investigate and collect evidence along the route that the other party sent troops.

But even now, although I have confirmed that it was the other party who did it, I have no evidence to show.

Now that the Ming family is gone, the other party can easily push the blame and refuse to admit it.

This was also what made Fan Xian feel difficult. He did not want the Jiaozhou navy to be completely destroyed, as that would only make the nearby Dongyi City happy, and the one that would benefit the most would be the Northern Qi behind the scenes!

It would be enough for him to kill the main culprit and those who are involved with Junshan Society!

Fan Xian felt very troubled. He had no evidence in his hands, but he wanted to bring the Jiaozhou Navy back under the control of the imperial court. What should he do?

"Don't worry, Master Fan. Xiao has some solutions!"

Chen Xiao's true colors are revealed.

"Oh?" Fan Xian became interested. The navy was a real and powerful force, unlike the Ming family, a merchant clan. If it was not handled properly, there would be mutiny at best and rebellion at worst. No matter whether he could suppress it or not, he would get into trouble!

Some people may ask, if it is so troublesome, why does Fan Xian keep pestering the other party?

Even those islanders who were killed were not good people.

Since you want to deal with the Jiaozhou navy, why don't you report all of this to the court, but instead act on your own?

Fan Xian didn't want to take on all the responsibilities. In fact, the Jiaozhou Navy killed too many people on that island! He also knew that the Ming family might be the most important, but there were also other families whose water transport was involved with the Jiaozhou Navy.

In the smuggling business in the south of the Yangtze River, the Jiaozhou Navy undoubtedly plays an extremely important role, especially on the routes to the various vassal states in the Dongyi City. Trying to bypass the Jiaozhou Navy is nothing but a daydream!

And over the past ten years, without the other party's protection, this smuggling business would not have been so smooth!

Perhaps, this is the reason why Chen Xiao and Si Gu Jian came?

At this point, Fan Xian was not sure about Si Gu Jian's attitude. Were they here to disrupt his plan or to help him? If they were disrupting, then there would be nothing to talk about. But if they were helping, what good would that do for Si Gu Jian?

Chen Xiao first glanced at Xia Qifei, but didn't rush to speak.

Upon seeing this, Xia Qifei realized that what happened next might not be something he could participate in. He bowed and was about to leave the cabin, but was stopped by Fan Xian.

"Please give priority to the things I told you before, Master Xia. I don't care about other things, but you still have to give me this explanation!"

Fan Xian said in a deep voice that he came to find Xia Qifei not only to get an explanation, but also to confirm the news about the navy behind the scenes.

Now that all these have come to fruition, he doesn't want to waste any more time on this person.

Originally, he was thinking of recruiting Xia Qifei into the Supervisory Council and then sending him undercover into the Junshan Society. However, now that Chen Xiao and Si Gu Jian were both on this ship, this plan undoubtedly failed.

After all, Si Gu Jian is a member of Junshan Society!

"Don't worry, sir. Xia will do it right away!"

The change in the way they addressed each other proved that there was a rift between them. Xia Qifei hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Xia is blind and has offended you today. Please forgive me. But our previous cooperation is still valid."

"It's good that Master Xia understands. You must know that if you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall. It is best for people to rely on themselves."

"After all, Master Xia still lives in Qing Kingdom!"

Xia Qifei's heart trembled, and he clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Xia understands!"

Xia Qifei felt a chill on his back and understood Fan Xian's threat. He took his subordinates back to heal their wounds and left the cabin with a worried look on his face.

The food and wine in the cabin had gone cold, and only the person in charge was left.

Chapter 286 Si Gu Jian’s pressure!

"Now that all the irrelevant people have left, let's have a good talk!"

Although Fan Xian made an undignified threat in front of outsiders, he still slowly raised his glass and toasted Chen Xiao from afar.

Although the Grand Master Si Gu Jian is now in the private room opposite, Fan Xian still has the confidence to do these superficial efforts.

"First, tell me what your solution is."

"As for your purpose." Fan Xian smiled slightly, "I believe you will tell me, right?"

Chen Xiao smiled shyly, found a new wine glass, slowly poured tea into it, and said, "Xiao is young, so I'll use tea instead of wine!"

After drinking this cup, he did not hesitate to tell us how to deal with the Jiaozhou navy:

"The admiral of Jiaozhou Navy is named Chang Kun. Six days from now will be his birthday. All the senior officers of the navy will gather in Jiaozhou City to celebrate his birthday. As for the 20,000 soldiers under his command..."

Chen Xiao smiled slightly, and Fan Xian already understood.

Even though there are as many as 20,000 people controlled by Chang Kun, on the day of the banquet, there should be only a few generals and officers left behind to guard the camp. At that time, no matter whether Chang Kun uses a soft or hard approach, he will be slow to react.

But Fan Xian was not satisfied.

"These are all the information that my Supervisory Office can investigate. With this information, this method does not seem difficult to think of!" Fan Xian thought about this plan. This is obviously a risky plan!

And he completely treated Chang Kun as a fool.

The situation is so tense now, even if it's the Jiaozhou Navy Admiral's birthday, he wouldn't be completely unprepared and guarded, right?

If there is a mistake in any link, even if you are a ninth-grade master, there will be no return.

"That depends on how big Master Fan's appetite is!"

"Are you only going to kill the ringleader, or are you going to capture all the senior commanders of the Jiaozhou Navy?"

"Mr. Fan has always had a big appetite!" Fan Xian gave the answer.

If not, if only Chang Kun was killed, there would be Zhang Kun, Wang Kun and others who would control this navy again! He didn't believe that from beginning to end, only Chang Kun participated in this matter and defected to the princess!

At this time, Fan Xian was also a little curious. Logically speaking, how could Chen Xiao be so confident in such a risky strategy?

Where does his confidence come from?

"Since Lord Fan has this idea, then we have come to the right place!" Chen Xiao slowly poured himself another cup of tea and listened to the noise outside the cabin. Seeing that there was only the sound of waves hitting the wall of the ship besides the silence, he nodded with satisfaction.

He raised his hand towards the next private room and said, "What if the one who caused the trouble is a Grandmaster?"

this.

"Why?"

Fan Xian asked this question without any reason, but when all his questions came to his mind, only these two words remained.

Why?

"I don't have an answer for you, Master Fan."

Chen Xiao smiled slightly, his eyes were lively. His cultivation was basically the most mediocre among all his fellow disciples. Facing Fan Xian's aura that suddenly rose, he felt his heart beating.

"Master Fan, please hold back your arrogance. I can't bear it."

Fan Xian had not expected that Li An would allow a disciple with such low cultivation to come to Jiangnan. Upon hearing this, he restrained his aura.

Chen Xiao first breathed a sigh of relief, then said: "This is a coincidence. I came to Jiangnan on the orders of my master just to convey a message: Lord Fan has been delayed in Jiangnan for too long, and my master is getting impatient."

Fan Xian was speechless for a moment, and then felt a little embarrassed and angry!

Does Li An really think that the Ming family is easy to deal with?

This is not a fight, we are just going for a slow cooker approach!

But from what Chen Xiao revealed between the lines, it was obvious that Ang Lee had already arranged the clues to the affair between the Crown Prince and the Princess in Kyoto!

"As for the proposal to use Senior Si Gu Jian as the leader, it was naturally proposed by him himself."

Si Gu Jian is a master, there are really few people in this world who can arrange things for him. Emperor Qing, who is also a master, is not qualified, and the same is true for Li An of Northern Qi. It is more likely that he is willing, or forced to do it by the general trend.

Obviously, this kind of trivial matter is not included.

"That's exactly what I'm asking!"

Fan Xian did not get entangled with Chen Xiao. To put it nicely, he was just a puppet and a messenger. The one he should really face seriously was Si Gu Jian!

Perhaps this is Jiangnan, and Si Gu Jian came here in secret and should not show up, but if he kills Chang Kun, he will also be exposed!

In the opposite room, Si Gu Jian's old voice came out:

"You are wondering, since we are both smuggling routes of the various vassal states around Dongyi City, why should I help you kill Chang Kun?"

"That's right!" Fan Xian responded loudly.

How much profit can this smuggling bring to Dongyi City in a year?

It is not difficult to see that Taiping Money House has already ranked first in the world.

If Chang Kun is banned, the smuggling route from Jiangnan Neiku to Dongyi City will be ruined. Not to mention how much manpower and financial resources will be spent to rebuild the route, the time required alone is not small, not to mention that if the person is entrusted with the task, the risk of being exposed will be increased!

"I want to kill Chang Kun only because he crossed the line!"

As an important node on the smuggling route, Dongyi City can tolerate it no matter how much profit he takes or how much goods he leaves behind.

But they cannot do things in a high-profile manner for the sake of their own circle and send out the navy to kill, as this will only make the smuggling issue public!

With Emperor Qing's power, how could he not know that the Jiangnan Internal Treasury was engaging in smuggling with other countries?

Did you really think that the emperor was far away and the princess and Fan Xian were doing it in secret? It was just that they turned a blind eye.

But once it is made clear, Emperor Qing has to do it whether he wants to or not.

Not to mention that the Jiaozhou navy was pretending to be the Dongyi City navy, which made Si Gu Jian even more intolerable!

Carrying all kinds of blame for so many years is actually nothing, just paying some money to Emperor Qing. But sending troops to Qing territory to kill people, doesn't this give Emperor Qing an excuse to send troops?

"Senior, you went to Jiaozhou to kill people, aren't you afraid of being held accountable by His Majesty?" Fan Xian pointed out the only problem in the plan.

"Not only will Emperor Qing not hold me accountable, he will even thank me!"

Si Gu Jian laughed in his old voice, his throat was full of hoarse friction sounds, making people feel particularly uncomfortable: "At most, he will have a worse impression of you and look down on your ability. Perhaps, this situation is more pleasing to you?"

Fan Xian looked a little surprised, but he didn't deny anything.

"Originally, it would be very appropriate for you to join in this matter. It can be said that it is a sure thing." Fan Xian dragged out his words a little, and even paused for a moment to focus everyone's attention on himself again, "But this time I don't plan to ask you for help!"

"Boy, are you kidding me?"

An aura that was ten times stronger than what Fan Xian had just felt came from next door!

What is breathtaking is that this momentum contains Si Gu Jian’s unique murderous intent and sword intent!

Fan Xian felt a tightness in his chest, his heartbeat slowed down, and his breathing became a little irregular. He quickly circulated his domineering true Qi to relieve the discomfort.

After a long silence, Fan Xian slowly raised his body and looked at the room opposite with interest. After a while, he said in a teasing tone: "Since it is a cooperation, it must be mutually beneficial!"

"But if one party is hiding something, then there is no sincerity!"

Chapter 287: Plan made.

The premise of cooperation is no concealment and a sincere attitude from both parties.

The pressure did not stop because of Fan Xian's words, but became stronger and stronger!

Just when Fan Xian couldn't help but touch the dagger on his body, the pressure disappeared like a spring breeze, and Si Gu Jian's question came out instead: