Chapter 187: Retreat
The hall of the General's Mansion in Shamen Town has already set up a banquet like flowing water. Li Jing is master is the top position, Zhen Donghai and other pirates are all on the left side of the hall, and on the right side are Lin Wei, Wang Chong, Lin Wu, Zhang Hong, Li Wei and other Shamen Town officers. In order to show the grandeur, today's banquet is of a very high standard, one person and one case, there are no tables and stools in the hall but a small table, and they sit on soft futons.
In the hall, a group of dancing girls was specially arranged, and behind the curtain, a group of musicians played the pipa and beat the small drum, and there were also kabuki singing on the side to help the fun. A group of young maids walked through the banquet in the hall like butterflies, serving tea and water to everyone, pouring wine and serving food.
In addition to the men, there were also many female guests at today's banquet. On the pirate's side, Meghan was dressed in a nervous leather outfit and Julie in a full costume next to the four masters. And here in Shamen Town, Li Jing brought his wife Gui Niang and Wan'er out today, and at this time, they were placed next to him one on the left and one on the right. It can be seen that Gui Niang and Wan'er are a little nervous about Li Jing's arrangement, but they are full of unexpected surprises.
In addition, only Lin Wei and Zhang Hong have been married and have a wife on the side of Shamen Town, but both of them are relatively old-fashioned, and they did not bring their wives to appear on today's occasion. On the contrary, Li Hui'er, Yu Youniang and Xiao Yulou The three women seemed to be deliberately competing with Megan, uninvited, and they were all dressed up, and they rarely wore that gorgeous skirt, with a lot of jewelry on their heads, a flower on their foreheads, shawls on their arms, and palace silk tied to their belts. Fortunately, the three women didn't have the scary makeup of the lead powder on their faces, otherwise Li Jing would definitely drive them out. In addition to these three women, Wang Yueying also came along.
The chef of today's banquet was Li Jing, who specially asked Mrs. Xiao to borrow her personal cook. A number of famous dishes from Jiangnan Huaiyang were served. The whitebeard who saw these pirates who had been floating on the Liao Sea for decades was an eye-opener. Colorful. It is full of color, flavor and flavor, and is more delicate and beautiful than the dishes commonly eaten in the north. Especially after being paired with Wuliangye liquor, a new product in Shamen Town, this group of pirates all ignored the little image left, and drank Husai in the sea, like a starving ghost reincarnated.
In the middle of the feast, the pirates also ate up the first round of dishes and drank enough wine. Li Jing got up and said, "It is an infinite honor for the Bai family and several other masters to be able to bring their brothers to my Shamen Town as guests!" Come. Let's give a toast to all of you! ”
Everyone in Shamen Town responded in unison, and Lin Wei, Wang Chong and other civil and military officials all nodded in unison and stood up, raising their glasses high.
The white beard was full of red light, and he was half drunk, and he smiled and said, "We are all rough people who don't understand the rules, and we are worried about causing inconvenience to Brother Ji Yu and other brothers when we come." It didn't take long to go to the island, but I really felt the enthusiasm of your brothers, and I did it! ”
Everyone toasts and drinks it all!
Then the second wave of wine and food came up, and after a round of drinking, the people on both sides who had already started the game began to fight each other. Li Jing and Lin Wei, Lin Wu, and Wang Chongyi formed a righteous alliance against the four brothers Whitebeard, Yellowbeard, Redbeard, and Blackbeard. And Li Huier and Yu Youniang, Xiao Yulou, and Wang Yueying were widowed by the crowd, and the four of them directly picked Megan and Julie. The hall was bustling with activity. It's noisy.
The relationship between Zhen Donghai and Li Jing was more wonderful before, although it was an alliance, but who was in the initiative of the alliance has not been directly stated. Before that, the pirates just regarded Li Jing as a retreat for them, and didn't really take Li Jing, a yellow-mouthed boy, too seriously. But after the First World War on Cat Island, their opinion of Li Jing has changed a lot, especially Whitebeard's heart has changed a lot. If it weren't for that, a group of their pirates, who only joined forces with Li Jing to fight a battle, would never have been able to follow nearly 3,000 pirates from all ages in the East China Sea to Shamen Town, Dengzhou, that was too risky, in case Li Jing sold them, they would not have to resist.
After arriving in Shamen Town, they were given a very big impact everywhere from the first time they went to the island, looking at the fortresses, the uniforms of the teams, and the neat pace of the Shamen Town soldiers, they realized that Li Jing was not only the two hundred people who could fight, but there were too many people he could fight. Li Jing is not only supported by nobles, but has real strength, and his strength is even completely above Zhendonghai, which has more than 20 years of time.
A jar of wine was opened, and as time passed, the atmosphere in the hall reached a climax. The pirates in the East Sea of Zhendong and the officers of Shamen Town have begun to call themselves brothers, and they are about to cut off the heads of chickens and burn yellow paper to officially worship.
Li Hui'er's four women bullied the crowd and dealt with Meghan and the others, but after drinking to the bottom, they were the first to be unable to hold on. Three of the four women drank down, but Wang Yueying was better. Li Jing had to let Gui Niang, Wan'er and Wang Yueying work together, one by one, and helped the three of them back.
"How's it going, is it okay?" Li Jing looked at Meghan and the others, and killed three of them, they were still the same as those who had nothing to do, except for the slight redness on their faces, which became more and more charming, and they couldn't see that they had just drunk a full bucket of wine.
"What can we do, but your little lovers are all lying down." Megan grinned.
"Don't talk nonsense, that is the county lord of the golden branches and jade leaves, the cousin of the current emperor. The other two are not simple, one is the daughter of the Du Defense Envoy, and the uncle is still the prime minister. One is the baby daughter of the Xiao family, the No. 1 scholar clan in Jiangnan. No matter which one it is, if it's really annoying, you can't deal with it. Li Jing smiled.
"Otherwise, they can't afford to mess with us, what about the county lord? And what about the prime minister's niece? We are pirates, and the laws of the Tang Dynasty can't control our heads. You are afraid of them, but we are not afraid of them, and those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Julie sneered from the side.
"You can't talk about pirates anymore, from now on, you will be the tenth general and deputy ten generals of my fleet in Shamen Town. You're all officers and soldiers, and you're not pirates anymore. ”
Megan's hand grabbed Li Jing's abdomen again at some point, making him glaring angrily. She grinned as if she was not in trouble, and deliberately stretched out her pink tongue and licked her delicate red lips, "Seriously, what about the battleship you promised us, what about the sailors, and what about the crew?" ”
"The three main warships are still under construction, and a group of sailors and crews have been recruited, but you still need to be selected. As for the boats, don't you both have a warship, and I can pull out twenty speedboats for you, and a few more seagoing ships for you to refit them. As for more, that's the matter of the two fleet commanders, I can pull out Yanglizi Island to you as a fleet base, and just go directly to Zhang Bingcao for money and food later. ”
Julie suddenly said coldly: "I see that there is a row of newly built houses next to the general's mansion in this town, with green bricks and green tiles and a small courtyard, which is very good, and Meghan and I want one by ourselves." ”
Li Jing said helplessly: "Okay, which set do you fancy and talk to me again, and I'll let someone arrange it for you." "There are 36 houses built in advance, all of which are single-family houses with courtyards of blue bricks and green tiles, which Li Jing specially built for the senior civil and military officials of Shamen Town. The house has not yet been built, and several sets have been robbed by Li Huier and several women, and now they want to go to two sets.
When it came to the house, Julie still looked like an iceberg, and she didn't even say a word of thanks. Li Jing was a little depressed and pulled away Megan's tricky hand. After these days of contact, Li Jing also has some preliminary understanding of these two women, Meghan has a bold appearance, often speaks with provocation, and often makes some bold movements. But if you really think she's a woman, you're wrong. She can tease you, but if you want to eat her tofu, all that awaits you is fists and kicks. Julie is even more eccentric, and usually likes to dress up very grandly and pretty, but once you look at her a few more times, or say something inappropriate, you will find that you will never know that her dagger has been pulled out of your neck. It is said that Julie is not only good at playing with knives and dressing up, but her greatest ability is that she is proficient in more than a dozen languages, such as Persian, Roman, and even Tubo, Turkic, Khitan, Silla, Bohai, Goguryeo, and other languages.
"Shamen Town is a good place, and I, Aye, said that the big boss wants to stay." Megan said suddenly.
Li Jing was stunned, Whitebeard wanted to stay, what does this mean? He looked at Megan in a daze, waiting for her words to explain.
"You avenged me Aye, they have not been able to avenge for twenty years, and I, Aye, they are very grateful to you. The big boss is in his sixties, and he says he's had enough of the days of dying at sea and licking blood with knives. He had thought about washing his hands in the golden basin before, but he didn't know what to do when he retreated. Before, it was also the intention of the big boss to take the initiative to contact you and propose to join forces, and he had already begun to arrange a retreat. Megan put away that smile and said with a little emotion.
"The big boss has been sighing since he went to Salmon Island. He said that now the revenge is also avenged, and the brothers also have you as a good ally, so he doesn't have to worry about other things, he just wants to retire and live a stable life for a few years. He thinks Salmon Island is good and wants to stay on the island. ”
"What about those brothers in the East China Sea?" Li Jing asked. Some of this was too sudden, and he was a little at a loss.
"Zhendonghai will be handed over to me Aya, and there are two uncles in the third and fourth masters to assist him. In the future, Zhen Donghai will still be a staunch ally of Shamen Town, and will obey your call at any time. ”
"And what about your father's reaction?"
"My father and two uncles, as well as many uncles, all supported the decision of the big boss, and few pirates died well, and if they wanted to have a peaceful rest of their lives in the house, everyone supported him. There is still a problem, the elders I brought this time who have long since retired, after listening to the decision of the big boss, also plan to move to Salmon Island to spend their old age in peace. ”
Li Jing's mind is messy, does Whitebeard really want to give way and retire? And if he retires, why do he still take those old pirates with him? That group of pirates is not a group of pirates who fall down as soon as the wind blows, but all of them are a group of old hooligans and old pirates who are not dead, although many of them are disabled, but they are no worse than ordinary young pirates. Such thousands of old and immortal pirates suddenly plan to move to Salmon Island for retirement? It's a little weird. (To be continued.) )