Could it be that Bai Qi's Mental State Is Distorted?
Just as Zhu Li had expected, the pirates did not dare to make an enemy of the imperial court. They did not even dare to appear in his sight.
After the fleet arrived at Jiangxia Port, Qin Wu disembarked with a dozen personal guards and headed straight for the Water Transport Office.
In ancient times, water transport was mainly used to transport grain from the south to the north. It was a method that the imperial court focused on developing.
Compared to using carriages to transport grain, it was obviously more convenient to use water transport.
As long as the pirates did not touch the water transport, the imperial court would not have the time to attack these petty pirates!
However, the Water Transport Yamen had to be the one who knew the most about the pirates in this area.
Jiangxia's Water Transport Hall was a small local government office, and the highest official stationed there all year round was the Water Transport Inspector.
Jiangxia's imperial inspector was called Fu Guoqing. When he heard that the guards of Zhu Li, the king of Han, had come to his yamen, he was scared out of his wits.
Who was the King of Han?
It was said that this lord was a ruthless person who dared to kill even the Jinyiwei. Why did he come to the Water Transport Yamen for no reason?
Fu Guoqing, who was feeling uneasy, did not dare to ask any more questions. He received Qin Wu very politely.
"Lord Fu, let's cut to the chase. His Highness wants to know more about the pirates in Jiangxia. Tell me everything you know."
After drinking Fu Guoqing's cup of tea, Qin Wu went straight to the point.
"Water thieves?"
"How could I know about the pirates? It would be more appropriate for wangye to ask the magistrate of Jiangxia County.”
When Fu Guoqing heard this, he heaved a sigh of relief and began to divert the blame.
As long as this prince wasn't here for him, it was fine.
Speaking of which, he was just a small official. There was no need for him to be remembered by a dignified prince, right?
"Is Lord Fu being careless with us?”
"Your water transport yamen has been floating on the river all year round. How can you not know about the situation of the pirates?”
Qin Wu sneered.
It had to be known that the people responsible for transporting grain were the official imperial court army. However, the number of troops was limited. For example, the Water Transport Hall in Jiangxia County only had a few hundred soldiers.
Not to mention whether the water transport yamen could care about who the thief was, even if they wanted to, they were powerless!
With hundreds of people against hundreds of people, it was a question of whether they could win this battle. Therefore, the soldiers of the Water Transport Yamen had never thought of doing things like suppressing bandits.
Even if the county magistrate of Jiangxia County would request for water transport to send troops from time to time, they would at most pretend.
But if the water transport yamen did not know about the situation of the pirates, who would believe it?
"Lord Qianhu, you can't say such things!”
Fu Guoqing's expression changed when he heard that.
"That's right. Our words carry little weight. I reckon Lord Fu won't take us seriously either!”
"Since Lord Fu is unwilling to say, then please come with us. Our prince has invited you!”
Qin Wu was too lazy to waste his breath on this kind of official who only knew how to kick the ball. Bringing Zhu Li out was equivalent to directly using a big move!
As expected, when he heard this, Lord Fu's face instantly turned pale.
"Don't tell me Lord Fu is waiting for His Highness to personally invite you?”
Qin Wu saw that he still wanted to shirk, but he questioned him coldly.
"Lord Thousand Households, please calm down. I will follow you!”
Fu Guoqing shivered and quickly agreed.
Not long after, Fu Guoqing appeared on Zhu Li's boat.
Facing Zhu Li, the King of Han, the little bit of intelligence that this old man had suddenly disappeared without a trace. Just the aura that Zhu Li had intentionally or unintentionally emitted was enough to make him tremble with fear.
The old man answered whatever Zhu Li asked. He had a clear understanding of the situation of the water villages near Jiangxia.
It was the same logic as mountain bandits building their strongholds in the deep mountains or high mountains. The lair of the pirates was in the Yangtze River.
This was also the reason why the constables and bailiffs of the imperial government could do nothing to these pirates.
Especially on the river, these bailiffs were no match for these pirates!
From Fu Guoqing, Zhu Li learned about the three water villages near Jiangxia.
Each village had a mountain top, as if the world was divided into three parts. They also stipulated the water territory of each village.
The number of people in these water villages ranged from 200 to 300.
The total number was only 800.
"Lord Fu, you don't have any friendship with those pirates, right?”
Zhu Li stared at Fu Guoqing and asked with a faint smile.
"No! Absolutely not!"
"Your highness, don't worry. This lowly official just passed by here today to pay his respects to your highness, but this lowly official didn't hear anything and also doesn't know anything!”
Fu Guoqing immediately shook his head and said.
He knew that Zhu Li was warning him not to tell the water thief!
In reality, how could Fu Guoqing dare to do that?
It was obvious that these pirates were no match for Zhu Li!
This man was an existence who had killed so many people that even the Tartars were terrified!
"This king likes smart people. You may leave!"
Zhu Li nodded in satisfaction.
Qin Wu had already recorded all the information about the pirates. There was no point in keeping Fu Guoqing here.
After Fu Guoqing left in fear, Qin Wu marked the exact location of the three water villages on the map.
"Your Highness, these three water villages are separated by a distance of at most three to four Li. If we attack one of them alone, the other two will soon receive news.”
"If we want to capture them all in one fell swoop, I'm afraid we'll have to take down all three strongholds at the same time!”
Fu Guoqing analyzed his opinion to Zhu Li.
"It's been twenty days since we left the Ying Tian Prefecture. How's your control of the water?”
Zhu Li changed the topic.
"All of our brothers have learned how to swim, and some of our brothers seem to be born with it. They swim like loaches in the water!”
Qin Wu hurriedly replied.
"In that case, after nightfall, you, Geng Han, and Tang Zheng will each lead a team of 80 people to attack these three water villages.”
Zhu Li nodded in satisfaction.
"I accept your orders!"
Qin Wu immediately became excited.
It had been a long time since he had fought with the Tartars. Although he was only dealing with a group of thieves this time, it was better than nothing. He could treat it as practice!
Moreover, it was the first time for Qin Wu and the others to fight in the water!
Qin Wu received the order and went down to prepare.
"They're just a bunch of thieves. There's no challenge in fighting them.”
At this moment, Bai Qi's voice rang out in Zhu Li's mind.
"That's not true. After all, this is the first time these soldiers of Hanzhong have fought on the water.”
Zhuge Liang said with a smile.
"The Killer God is familiar with the art of war and is good at using troops. He should be able to see that I only want to train my soldiers.”
"If we really want to fight, we will fight with the Wala in the north. These little thieves don't need this king to waste his energy!”
"This first battle in the water can only be considered a small test.”
Zhu Li said unhurriedly.
He did not know why Bai Qi's hostility was so strong.
Could it be that his heart was twisted because he died so miserably?
One had to know that in history, Baiqi was considered a genius in both civil and martial arts!
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