"Crackling...... Crackling ......"

In a deafening sound of firecrackers, the fleet led by Liu Xiang slowly sailed into the port of Xiamen, and Liu Xiang saw the huge lanterns hanging on the wharf and a few lion dances that were performing the wharf, and there were many people who came to see the excitement around the wharf and the Ming officers and soldiers who were responsible for maintaining public order.

After seeing this scene, not only Liu Xiang was taken aback, but even many leaders standing behind her were taken aback.

He has always been very bold, and Li Hu, who dared to vaguely express his dissatisfaction with Liu Xiang just now, was also taken aback by the scene in front of him: "My good ...... This...... Isn't that welcoming us? ”

"Of course it's welcoming us." Liu Yizhou's voice sounded beside him, but Li Hu felt that Liu Yizhou's face was not a little happy: "It seems that Jiang Ningbo really looks down on us, and he actually sent such a big battle to welcome us." ”

Feeling the unhappiness in Liu Yizhou's heart, Li Hu couldn't help but wonder a little, and asked puzzledly: "Second master, isn't it good that the imperial court attaches importance to us?" ”

"Good...... Absolutely. ”

Liu Yizhou was extremely depressed in his heart, he couldn't tell Li Hu that Jiang Ningbo had put up such a big battle to meet them, this was obviously buying people's hearts, didn't you see the appearance of these people next to him who were blushing with excitement and thick necks? But Liu Yizhou can't say the reason, others warmly welcome his group, and he can't say that the other party did something wrong, don't mention how angry it is in his heart.

When Liu Xiang and his party stepped onto the dock, they saw a young man of twenty-five or sixteen years old, dressed in a python robe, wrapped in a jade belt, and with a sword hanging from his waist, striding towards them surrounded by several officials in scarlet robes and a group of guards in iron armor.

When Liu Xiang saw the comer, he hurriedly took the lead in bowing: "The sinner Liu Xiang led a kind of brother and all his family members to come to the court to ask for surrender and ask the uncle to punish the crime!" ”

The young man headed by Yang Feng was Yang Feng, seeing Liu Xiang fall to the ground, he laughed heartily, and quickly stepped forward to help Liu Xiang up and said loudly: "Miss Liu's words are serious, Ben Bo has heard that Miss Liu is righteous and heroic, although she is in the bandits' den, but she has great righteousness, and she can't bear to see Zheng Zhilong and these pirates harming the people, so he resolutely broke with those vacans who did all kinds of evil, and now he is grateful for the prestige of the court and has taken refuge in the court." Ben Bo has already played the imperial court, and with the approval of the emperor's decree and the Ministry of War, Liu Xiang was appointed as the deputy commander of the Fujian Navy Division and the rank of guerrilla general, and all the subordinates brought by him were organized into the second fleet of the Fujian Navy Division, which is still commanded by Liu Xiang! The existing official document of the Ministry of War is here, please Miss Liu Xiang to receive the official document! ”

With that, Yang Feng took the official document from the hand of a family member behind him and handed it over.

Looking at Yang Feng, who was looking at him with a smile, Liu Xiang's eyes turned red and he knelt down and said loudly: "Liu Xiang thank Lord Longen!" ”

Seeing Liu Xiang kneeling down, all the leaders, sailors and thousands of family members standing next to him also knelt down and shouted loudly: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Hooray...... Hooray......"

The people and craftsmen on the dock also cheered, they were indeed happy, with Liu Xiang joining, the Fujian sailors are no longer an empty shell, their safety is also guaranteed, and they are no longer afraid that one day when they stay at home well, suddenly a pirate will fall from the sky and loot their home.

Looking at Liu Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, took over the official document of the Ministry of War with both hands, Yang Feng said with a smile: "General Liu, please get up!" General Liu...... General Liu ......"

"Ah...... Oh......"

Liu Xiangleng, who hadn't adapted to her new name for a while, realized that from this moment on, she was no longer a pirate wandering the sea, but a serious court official, a Fujian coastal defense guerrilla general appointed by the emperor.

Looking at Liu Xiang, who was a little embarrassed and blushing, Yang Feng smiled slightly, and took out a tray from Jiading's hand and handed it to her, "General Liu, after reading out His Majesty's will, now these things are a small gift from Ben Bo personally, please accept it." ”

Liu Xiang took the tray a little ignorantly and looked at it, on it were two three-eyed firearms and a long knife with exquisite workmanship, when she looked at the other party with some doubts, she heard Yang Feng say solemnly: "General Liu, now that you have become an official of the imperial court, you should take it as your responsibility to protect the Ming Dynasty and raise my Ming prestige on this sea area of ten thousand miles." ”

"Liu Xiang dares to disobey!" Listening to Yang Feng's words, Liu Xiang's expression also became serious, and he bowed solemnly.

"Haha...... All right...... Don't pestle, everyone, Ben Bo will introduce to you, this is our Fujian Governor Xia Dayan, this is the political envoy Ding Youwen, and the envoy Tu Hongliang, you should know this even more, this adult is the Governor of Fujian and the Admiral of Fujian Navy, Lord Lu Guangbiao. ”

When Lu Guangbiao was introduced, Liu Xiang and the pirates behind him who had just defected to the imperial court even paid attention to Lu Guangbiao, knowing that from today onwards, this would be their top boss. When they saw Lu Guangbiao, who was tall and calm-eyed, smiling and looking at them, everyone subconsciously bowed down in unison, "I've seen Lord Admiral!" ”

"Everyone, please get up!"

Lu Guangbiao did not put on the role of the admiral, but smiled and supported his hands to signal everyone to get up, and then said kindly: "This governor Lu Guangbiao, added as the governor of Fujian and the admiral of the navy, from now on everyone is in a pot to scoop rice and eat robes, you have nothing to say when you first come to this governor, this governor said a word, from now on this governor will be with you to protect my Ming Dynasty's thousands of miles of sea frontier." ”

"Well said the Admiral!"

Regardless of whether what Lu Guangbiao said was true or not, his words still attracted a round of applause, Liu Xiang and Uncle Qin's eyes also inadvertently looked at each other, judging from Lu Guangbiao's performance, their nominal boss did not show any hostility towards them for the time being, which was a good start.

To be honest, before coming, Liu Xiang was actually full of apprehension and uneasiness like many people. As the head of a big force, she is responsible for her three thousand brothers and five or six thousand family members, if Yang Feng has the intention to trap them, once they go ashore, there is no room for resistance, but judging from the current situation, both Yang Feng and the local officials in Fujian are still trustworthy, and they have no intention of coaxing them ashore and then killing them all.

After everyone went ashore, Liu Xiang and thousands of his subordinates who had been wandering in the maritime merchants for several days found that hundreds of tents had been set up on a large wide flat land, and they were neatly arranged, just like a group of soldiers sent in neat formations.

Yang Feng not only let people set up tents, but also allocated tens of thousands of catties of food and firewood and other materials, this measure greatly stabilized everyone's hearts, as the saying goes, there is food in the hands of the heart, do not panic, as long as you can eat enough and have a place to live, people's hearts will not float, this is an eternal truth.

In the lobby of Yang Feng's mansion, Yang Feng asked Lu Guangbiao, "Have Liu Xiang, her subordinates, and all the family members been arranged?" ”

Lu Guangbiao said respectfully: "Uncle Qiyu, the tents and food have been prepared, General Liu and all the subordinates who came to take refuge, that is, his family members, are now in a stable mood and there is no sign of anything wrong. ”

"That's good!" Yang Feng nodded: "This Liu Xiang is a very capable person, with her, our pressure can be much smaller, so that we will no longer have the power to fight back when facing Zheng Zhilong." ”

Seeing Yang Feng's relieved look, Lu Guangbiao couldn't help but ask: "Uncle, the lower officials don't understand, Liu Xiang's daughter is certainly capable, but you entrusted her with a heavy responsibility as soon as she came, is this too risky?" Besides, she and her subordinates are used to doing business, if she can't stand the constraints of military regulations, once she defects and becomes a pirate again, this will be a serious setback for both you and the imperial court's great cause of suppressing bandits. ”

Yang Feng glanced at Lu Guangbiao, and he understood what Lu Guangbiao didn't say. If Liu Xiang defects and becomes a pirate again, Yang Feng, the first person responsible for appeasement, will have to pay all the responsibility, and the Donglin Party in the court, who already hate him to the core, will definitely not let go of this opportunity to launch the most fierce attack on him, and even if Zhu Youxiao protects him again, I am afraid that he will have to be removed from his post and investigated.

However, Yang Feng didn't care much about this, because he also heard another deeper meaning, Lu Guangbiao was vaguely expressing his dissatisfaction. The Fujian Navy Division was newly built, and it was finally possible for Liu Xiang to have such a powerful fleet as he should have assigned them all to Lu Guangbiao under his direct command, but Yang Feng organized them all into a second fleet and stationed them in Fuzhou.

However, there are only three warships that Yang Feng got back from modern society and some small boats that can't be put on the table, which are almost the same as the commander of the light pole, which is clearly the rhythm of the weak and the strong, how can Lu Guangbiao be willing?

After glancing at Lu Guangbiao lightly, Yang Feng said: "Admiral Lu, you can rest assured, in three months at the latest, our first batch of five newly-built sixth-level warships will be launched, and you will have eight warships in your hands at that time, and when the second batch of warships is launched at the end of the year, the number of warships in your hands will reach at least eighteen." Moreover, these warships are all equipped with twelve-pound guns, and this kind of strength is completely capable of going to sea to wrestle with Zheng Zhilong, can't you even wait for this little time? ”

Lu Guangbiao smiled a little wryly but didn't speak, but Yang Feng knew his thoughts, any general wanted the more soldiers he had, the better, but Yang Feng couldn't think so. As a master, he knows that he can't put all his eggs in one basket, Lu Guangbiao can use it, but he must not trust it unconditionally, otherwise he will become a fool.