Be a master through ancient times

There is also an advantage of having a good relationship between Zhang Hu and them, that is, it becomes easier to inquire about news.

Chu Ci first asked some other things on the sidelines, and when he felt that the time was right, he began to inquire about the water bandits.

The person who was asked immediately became very vigilant: "Why are you asking this?"

Chu Ci calmly explained: "When we came from Xijiang Province, we heard people from Taiping County talk about it. I heard that it came from Nanfu. I don't know if it is a rumor?"

The man frowned: "Does Xijiang Province know?"

When Chu Ci heard this, he immediately asked: "You mean, the rumors of the water bandits are true?"

This person looked a little embarrassed, he didn't expect that he just asked casually, and this person immediately noticed the hidden meaning in his words.He hesitated, wondering if he should tell him about it.

Chu Ci saw the struggle on his face clearly, so he took a step closer and whispered: "The incident of the water bandits has spread, and the government can't hide it if they want to. Instead of letting rumors fly around, how about Why don't you just tell everyone the truth, so that the people will not lose their opinions in panic. As far as I know, some people from Nanfu have already left this place. You have been patrolling this sea area all day long. Haven't you noticed any changes in the people? "

The man was taken aback for a moment, and he found that what Chu Ci said seemed to be quite right. Recently, when they patrolled the sea, they also observed that there were a lot of ships leaving Nanmin Province recently.But they only thought that these people were going to Xijiang Province to do business, they never thought that they were going to escape!

The looseness on his face gave Chu Ci hope, so he continued his efforts and continued to persuade: "For you sailors, these water bandits may not be a fear, and you can even gain military merit by exterminating water bandits. But For these people, the water bandits are no different from the big worms in the mountains. How could they not be afraid? What's more, things are confusing and confusing, and there are different opinions. What the people hear may be much more terrifying than the reality. In this kind of Under the circumstances, are you still unwilling to tell everyone the truth of the matter?"

This person's persistence became more and more loose, and after a while, he surrendered under Chu Ci's contemptuous and indignant eyes.

"Actually, these water bandits are Japanese people, but they didn't kill the people of Wei, they killed merchants from foreign countries who came to do business."

"What?" Chu Ci was shocked, it seems that the rumors of the people seeing the water bandits killing people and throwing their bodies turned out to be true!

"When we were patrolling the border of the sea area that day, we saw a merchant ship approaching from a distance. Behind this ship was a pointed boat, sailing very fast, and stopped in front of the merchant ship in a short while , and began to shoot arrows at the boat. Later, they hooked the hull of the boat with iron hooks and climbed up, and then killed them with a thin and long knife."

The expression on the man's face became serious: "We planned to step forward to rescue, but... But the commander said that the scope of those people's fighting is outside our country's waters. According to regulations, we cannot intervene in other countries' struggles."

Chu Ci couldn't believe what he heard: "You mean, you just watched the people on that merchant ship being killed by those Japanese?"

"We didn't want to either!" The man instinctively defended himself, but Chu Ci's words could not be refuted. They really watched the merchant ship being looted in front of their eyes that day.Even if they couldn't bear to go to the rescue later, they couldn't save the businessmen who had been killed.

Not only that, both those who sailed the boat and those who agreed to go to the rescue were beaten ten times by the commander for disobeying the military order, and then they were sent here to be soldiers on the boat, and they were not allowed to go to the open sea again. patrolled.

After listening to the whole process, Chu Ci felt very disdainful towards those who watched with cold eyes.If the two countries are really at war outside the Great Wei sea area, then it is understandable for them to watch from the sidelines, because the two sides are evenly matched, and the war is also a joint decision of the two countries, and no one else can comment on it.

But what is the truth?The fact is that those people who traveled thousands of miles to Dawei to do business were brutally killed by those Japanese in front of the Wei navy.

If the surviving people go back and publicize what the Great Wei Navy has done, I am afraid that people from that country will never come to Great Wei to do business in the future.

I am afraid that this is the purpose of those Japanese people. They deliberately killed these businessmen, and then faked it as the illusion that the water bandits killed people, so that everyone thought that there were dangers everywhere in the territory of Wei, and they might even suspect that these water bandits were killed by the water bandits. Instigated by the Great Wei court to sow discord between Great Wei and other countries.

Thinking of this, Chu Ci broke out in a cold sweat. He really hoped that he was thinking too much.He has no intention of blaming these soldiers, after all, they are also controlled by others.The first rule that needs to be followed in the military camp is obedience. The four characters of military orders like mountains are not a joke.Moreover, these people are a bit bloody, otherwise they wouldn't have ended up where they are today.

In order to prove his idea, Chu Ci asked him: "When you witnessed the Japanese killing people, were there fishing boats around to witness the whole thing?"

The man recalled it for a while, then shook his head firmly: "What happened that day happened in the outer sea, very far away from the shore, and it was impossible for fishing boats to come here. In order to prevent the Japanese from ambush, we I purposely inspected the surrounding area, but I didn’t see any fishing boats nearby.”

Chu Ci bowed his head and thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "Then, have you ever thought about how the raging rumors from the outside world came out? Since no one saw it, why did these people still spread the rumors with their noses and eyes, as if Have you seen it with your own eyes?"

This person also reacted to his question. In fact, it wasn't Chu Ci who mentioned this matter, and they didn't know how it was spread outside.

Chu Ci asked again: "Did such a thing happen after this, and it happened to be seen by the common people who were fishing?"

After hearing this, the man shook his head without thinking at all: "Impossible, we have strengthened our sea patrols since that incident. Although I am not in the patrol team now, there are many brothers in the camp. They all said , Since that day, I have never seen the pointed boat again. I have never found any traces of merchant ships being attacked."

"That is to say, it is impossible for anyone other than the sailor to know what happened, but the rumors outside are so vivid. Does it mean that the person who spread the rumors was the person who witnessed the incident on the boat that day? Where is someone in the whole process? But, what is their purpose? This is a little unreasonable." Chu Ci lowered his head in thought, and said to himself.Little does he know that his thoughts have been heard by others.

The person who heard it was the soldier in front of him. After hearing Chu Ci's words, he made an expression of being wronged.

"Although our brothers in the navy are not heroes, they are not such insidious people. Telling this matter is obviously harmful to us, so how could they tell others about it? !"

"Don't get excited, just listen to me." Chu Ci said, "What I just said is just a speculation, and this speculation is just listing all the possibilities one by one, not someone who really doubts the navy. "

"Then tell me, what else is possible?" The man's tone was still a little unhappy, and he felt that Chu Ci was clearly talking about him.

"There were three groups of people at sea at the time. One group was from the navy battalion. One possibility was that they leaked the news. The other two possibilities were the surviving merchants on board and the water bandits who carried out the looting." Chu Ci listed out his conjectures one by one, but his statement did not convince the person in front of him, but made the other party sneer.

"You are obviously guessing randomly. You have guessed all the people who were there at that time. What kind of possibility is this?"

Chu Ci sighed: "Brother, please continue to listen to me. If it is the second possibility, it means that these businessmen hold a grudge against the inaction of the Great Wei Navy, so they deliberately spread these remarks to create confusion for the Navy. Trouble. But from what you said just now, these people came to do business with the help of a person on board who was proficient in two languages, and this person has been killed. Then this possibility can be temporarily ruled out, because they cannot be in the In just a few days, he learned the language of Wei and reached the level of being able to spread rumors."

This person was originally disdainful, but now that he listened to his analysis in a logical manner, the disdain on his face turned into interest.

"And what about the last one?"

"If the last possibility is true, then we Dawei must be careful." Chu Ci looked solemn, "If this rumor was spread by the Japanese, it means that when they suppressed the bandits last year, the nails they planted were not caught. We pulled it out. There is also a group of people who use the name of the people of the Great Wei, and secretly work for the Japanese. This group of people has ulterior motives and their intentions can be punished. Their purpose must not be simply to create panic. They must have left behind Just looking at it, half a month has passed since that incident, but the rumors have not only not been dispelled, but it can even be seen from the fact that they are still rampant."

This person was surprised that Chu Ci knew everything about the bandit suppression last year. He stared at Chu Ci carefully for a long time, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he shouted: "You are the mysterious man who helped the Navy Yamen find clues." People? No wonder you have a letter from the admiral in your hand!"

Chu Ci was stunned at first, but when he understood it, he not only laughed: "I can't be called a mysterious person, but it just happened that he heard something that day."

"It really is you." The man sighed, "Since it was you who said it, then this matter should not be too different from what you said. I didn't expect that group of Japanese people would not change their nature, and they started fighting against Wei again. My idea. I must report to Shangfeng and take precautions early."

Chu Ci felt a little flattered that he had such a great influence, but the benefits were also obvious. This person had obviously begun to trust him, and believed in what he said.

"It's not too late to report to the peak, but I suggest that you better not write to your commander first. It would be great if you could directly write to the admiral."

"Why?" The system of the military barracks is not much different from that of the government office, and it is a taboo to submit a letter to a higher level.

"I always feel that your commander is a bit difficult..." Chu Ci said that, and it was up to him whether he would listen or not.