Chapter 166 The Eldest Young Master
The spies were already used to it: "Absolutely right, Your Highness, you may not know, but the pirates don't care at all. Women are for bearing children, and the more they can give birth, the better. As for men... they can either burn, kill, and plunder, or those who are delicate and weak can only do that."
Mu Xi forced herself to act experienced: "You continue."
The detective continued his story.
In short, Su Lan later got involved with Zhu Mingjun.
Or perhaps it's more accurate to say that Zhu Mingjun fell in love with Su Lan, the "Fourteenth Young Master," at first sight.
Suga Lan, taking advantage of her "natural beauty", played both sides between Zhu Mingjun Mu Cong and Wanzhushan Wang Jian Zhi, and even caused a rift between Zhu Mingjun and Jian Zhi, so that she could reap the benefits.
Mu Xi felt nauseous when she heard this gossip.
However, I am very curious about this person, Su Lan. Who hasn't seen a transvestite before?
But what exactly does it look like to be so successful in all aspects and yet cause chaos among the people?
However, this is just the beginning; there's more drama to come.
The conflict between Zhu Mingjun and Kan Nao can be summed up in one sentence: jealousy and rivalry.
Having never suffered a loss in such matters his entire life, Kan Nao was even less willing to lose to his "junior" Zhu Mingjun, so he decided to teach Zhu Mingjun a lesson.
Many people know that Kan Naoki wanted to teach Zhu Mingjun a lesson.
The intelligence agents naturally reported this to Dai Rong and Bai Su.
Bai Su and eight other generals strongly urged Dai Rong to take precautions as soon as possible. But Dai Rong simply wouldn't listen.
Hearing this, Mu Xi could deduce that it was probably around that time that Bai Su and the others planned to unite and control Dai Rong as a precaution.
The spies, unaware of the details, simply continued to speak.
About three months ago, one night, Kan Naoki dispatched about a hundred of his elite samurai to storm Zhu Mingjun's villa and capture him. Afterwards, people found Dai Rong unconscious inside the screen wall, having escaped the attack. After being rescued and brought back to his residence, Dai Rong fell seriously ill and remained bedridden for over a month.
Well...
Mu Xi had to use her imagination to guess that Dai Rong was placed under house arrest after being rescued by Bai Su and the others. She figured that even if Dai Rong had begged for Zhu Mingjun's rescue, Bai Su and the others would have refused.
Sure enough, the spy gave a brief account of the intelligence obtained from the pirates.
After Zhu Mingjun was kidnapped by Kan Nao, she not only didn't suffer any mistreatment, but was also able to continue her affair with her male lovers. This was mainly because Zhu Mingjun was always adventurous and constantly came up with new tricks, which perfectly suited Kan Nao's tastes. In addition, Kan Lan also had the sweet talk to coax Kan Nao, and the two of them kept Kan Nao quite happy.
Well, Mu Xi was speechless.
The investigation continues.
Zhu Mingjun was out of danger, but the eldest son of Kan Nao – “Young Master” Kan Osamu – was a different story.
The spies didn't forget to explain the previous sentence: the order of Kan Naoki's children was not an actual order, but rather whoever was stronger was ranked. The ranking was not based on any particular order, but only on strength.
So this "eldest son" wasn't Kan Naoki's first son, but rather... apparently... one of his sons, the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, or some unknown number.
However, he rose to power quickly and was very capable, thus eliminating his predecessors.
oh……
That's true too.
Mu Xi suddenly realized, otherwise, Guan Lan should be in her prime, how could she be ranked fourteenth? It seems that she has risen step by step to reach the fourteenth position.
"Young Master" Sugao possesses the heroic and valiant spirit of Sugao Naoki in his prime and is considered the most likely candidate to become the next "King of Wanzhu Mountain". He is also very ambitious, not only wanting to become the "King of Wanzhu Mountain" but also wanting to secure a place in Yansheng and completely expand the territory for all the pirates.
Therefore, the one who truly kidnapped Zhu Mingjun and used him as a hostage to extort 100,000 shi of grain from the Great Yu was actually this Guan Xiong.
However, Bai Su and his group naturally refused.
As a result, the two sides were locked in a stalemate for more than a month. Finally, Suga lost patience and launched a major offensive, which led to the chaos in the southern border.
After such a long delay, the people in Zhu Mingjun's household tried every possible method but failed to save their master, so they had no choice but to join forces with the local government.
Many of the local officials were former officials of the previous dynasty and had deep-rooted ties with Zhu Mingjun. So, after discussing it, they asked Prince Yu for help and added fuel to the fire by reporting false military information.
That's the gist of the matter. So, following the normal procedure, the next step is to negotiate with Suga.
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The salty sea breeze carried a strong smell of fish and sweat.
The flagship "Angry Dragon" had a flag with a dragon god pattern hanging from its thick mast, fluttering in the wind.
This is the most impressive warship that the Zhennan Army could provide.
Mu Xi, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe, with her hair tied up in a jade crown, stood on one side of the deck at the bow of the ship with a cold and aloof expression.
On the opposite side, on the pirate ship "Xiongba", dozens of shirtless, muscular, and dark-skinned pirate sailors stared at them with fierce eyes.
A sense of imminent danger permeated the sea breeze.
During this negotiation trip, Mu Xi was followed by Mu Xun and Bai Su.
Mu Xun was dressed in a black outfit, his figure was as upright as a pine tree, his face was as handsome as jade, and his gaze towards the opposite side was calm but carried an imperceptible aloofness.
Bai Su, dressed in military uniform, gripped the hilt of his sword, his eyes alert. Four elite guards stood guard on either side of Mu Xi, forming a protective triangle.
"Young Master Jin Fang?" A pirate leader with a hideous scar on his face gestured gruffly towards the cabin door. "The sea is windy, and we can't hear you very well. Our young master invites the young master aboard for a chat."
The wind was indeed strong at sea, and with the sound of the waves crashing, it was difficult to talk.
However, in order to negotiate, a raft had been set up between the two ships, and the other accompanying ships had also retreated more than 100 meters away.
Mu Xi raised her chin slightly and said in a louder voice, "It was already agreed beforehand that your Guan Xiong should come out and we can talk on the deck."
The scarred man then turned around and returned the message.
Before long, Sugao, the "eldest son" of the pirate leader Sugao, also stepped onto the deck.
Sugao was in his early forties, in the prime of his life.
He was tall and imposing, wearing only a half-open short jacket that revealed his bronze arms and chest covered with old scars. He had a square face, a wide mouth, prominent brow bones, and eyes as sharp as a hawk's, surpassing even the Grand Marshal Gao Quan in Moyang.
Those eyes sized people up as if they were prey waiting to be sold, especially when they saw Mu Xi and Mu Xun beside her, their gazes sweeping back and forth, their throats bobbing, revealing an undisguised lewd greed.
Mu Xi felt uncomfortable being stared at and took a deep breath: "You're Guan Xiong?"
Suga's rough laughter rang out: "Heh, heh, heh... If I had known that Prince Jin Fang was like this, I should have agreed to meet him sooner. Indeed, seeing is believing. This skin is even finer than a woman's... tsk tsk... The one next to him is probably Prince Jin Fang's second son. His appearance is also excellent. Looking at the entire 'Wanzhu Mountain' sea area, he is a top-quality commodity."
Mu Xi's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes had turned icy: "I have come here for Zhu Mingjun Mu Cong. The letter clearly stated that I must see Zhu Mingjun in person before we can negotiate. Where is he?"
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