When Luo Shengdong was about to enter the White Tiger Hall with a few cronies, he was stopped by the guards at the door: "There is an order from the upper peak, please listen to the announcement outside the Luo Bai General Hall." （.）”

Luo Shengdong gritted his teeth secretly, it seemed that as soon as he arrived in Shuizhai, someone had already reported the news. Now deliberately blocking himself outside, it is clear that there is a kind of knocking meaning. However, at present, the shape is unknown, and Luo Shengdong does not dare to make a rash mistake, so he can only stand outside obediently and wait.

After a long time, an order came out from the hall, allowing Luo Shengdong to go in and see him, but his subordinates needed to stay outside the hall. Luo Shengdong tidied up his outfits, adjusted his breathing slightly, and strode in.

On the main seat in the hall sat an old man over fifty years old, wearing a black gauze hat and a red plate supplement, it was He Wenhui, the general of Yazhou Water Village.

This old man He has been in the barracks for more than 30 or 40 years, and the most praised thing is not how many outstanding military exploits he has made, but as long as he is in the place, there has never been any large-scale armed conflict of war nature, and he is nicknamed "General Peace". He was able to rise all the way to the rank of general, not because of his exploits in expanding his territory and killing the enemy, but because he did not make any mistakes for decades. If you think about it, it seems that this is also an alternative talent.

According to the rule left by Ming Taizu back then, "those who are over 60 civil and military officials listen to Zhishi", and General He, who was about to reach the threshold of one-size-fits-all retirement, was supported by the military department to Yazhou in such a remote place without oil and water as the last stop of his career, and it stands to reason that he would be somewhat unwilling. But General He did not have this mentality, because if he didn't come to this place, it is estimated that he would not be able to upgrade from a garrison to a general before he retired. In other words, if this Yazhou general is a real soldier, I am afraid it will not be his turn He Wenhui to sit in it.

In addition to He Wenhui and several of his personal soldiers, there was another person in the hall, who was exactly the same as Luo Shengdong, but a little shorter than him, and this person was his rival Wei Sanzhu. This Wei Sanzhu was looking Luo Shengdong up and down at this time, and there was a mocking look in his eyes that could not be concealed.

Luo Shengdong turned a blind eye to Wei Sanzhu, knelt down and saluted directly to He Wenhui in the hall, and said: "The lowly Luo Shengdong has returned from the East Sea Tour and returned to Lord He." ”

He Wenhui didn't ask Luo Shengdong to get up, but said slowly: "The old man went to Qiongzhou Mansion on business, because his business was delayed in Qiongzhou Mansion for a few days, and he came and went for more than ten days, he left later than you and returned earlier than you, is this Yulin farther than Qiongzhou Mansion City?"

On February 17, he left the village and led his team eastward, and on February 18, he was attacked by pirates near Yulin Bay, and the brothers fought land and sea for three days, and finally defeated the pirates on the day of Qingming. However, the ship was damaged in the battle and could not sail back to the water village, so it had to run aground near Yulin. Fortunately, a pirate ship was captured, and it took many days to repair the damage before it could be restored. Luo Shengdong replied unhurriedly according to the lines he had already made up.

He Wenhui nodded and said: "It sounds reasonable, but Yulin is only a hundred miles away, and it will take twenty days in the middle, why don't you send someone to report back?"

Luo Shengdong said: "One is that there are many wounded brothers, and most of them have difficulty moving after the war, and the other two groups of messengers sent are intercepted and killed by the remnants of pirates in the area of the Linchun River, so they can only wait for the ships to be repaired and withdrawn from the waterway. In addition to the five personal soldiers who returned together this time, there are still more than 30 people in Yulin to recuperate and guard the warship, all of which can be used as witnesses. ”

Luo Shengdong said as he muttered secretly in his heart, all the brothers who are still working as coolies, don't blame me for talking nonsense, if I don't save my life first, I won't be able to save you from it.

He Wenhui heard Luo Shengdong say decently, and he was a little undecided. At this moment, Wei Sanzhu, who saw that the atmosphere was not right, interjected: "Luo Shengdong, you probably don't know yet, but your soldiers came back before you! You were defeated and captured in Yulin on February 18, so why do you have to fight hard to defeat the enemy? Lie about the military situation and deceive the officials, you are so bold!"

Luo Shengdong said in his heart that if you kid don't help point out this stubble, Lao Tzu will not be able to continue the performance, and then he suddenly got up in anger and said: "I counted the personnel after the war, and found that there were two people who could not be found, and I thought that they fell into the sea during the war and did not find out, I don't want these two people to become deserters!

Wei Sanzhu sneered: "Are these two deserters, or are you Luo Baizong a prisoner, I think something is wrong!"

He Wenhui pondered for a long time before asking, "Luo Shengdong, you said that you defeated the pirates, apart from the ship you got back, is there any other evidence?"

Luo Shengdong glanced at Wei Sanzhu with a provocative look, and then said unhurriedly: "The lowly soldiers are now waiting outside with the pirate head, and a number of pirate swords and guns have been captured, and the fire guns, three-eyed guns, and earth cannons have also been captured, and they are now all placed on that ship, ready for inspection by the adults at any time!"

"Pirate head, you won't be killing good and risking merit, right?" This turn of events was obviously beyond Wei Sanzhu's expectations, and he was obviously not as arrogant as before when he questioned Luo Shengdong now.

Luo Shengdong smiled coldly and said: "Whether it is a good killing or a meritorious, you will know if you have seen it." ”

He Wenhui naturally won't give Luo Shengdong any more stumbling blocks at this time, in fact, he is also very curious about whether what Luo Shengdong said is the truth, but no matter which side Luo Shengdong and the two soldiers tell the truth, the other party will definitely be severely punished by military law for lying about the military situation, and nine percent of them will be beheaded.

The five pro-soldiers quickly dragged in the three wooden boxes containing the pirate's head, although these heads had been cut off for several days, but under the effect of lime, there was no obvious **, but the smell was inevitably a little rushing. At least half of these heads have obvious Southeast Asian appearance characteristics, and there are also a few widows with Yue Dai heads who are also quite easy to recognize, these people's heads are not usually cut on Hainan Island, and the theory of killing good and risking merit is naturally self-defeating.

The soldiers sent by He Wenhui to inspect the seized weapons on the ship also came back soon to return to their lives, as Luo Shengdong said.

At this time, He Wenhui's attitude immediately changed: "Don't give Luo Bai a seat yet!"

Luo Shengdong finally took a reassuring pill, and after thanking him, he sat down. On the other side, Wei Sanzhu was not sitting or standing, and he was so angry that he snorted. He couldn't figure out why things had taken a turn for the worse than they were, obviously the two little soldiers were talking decently, everyone from Luo Shengdong and below was captured by a group of short-haired pirates, and even the Haicang ship was taken away.

Thinking of this, Wei Sanzhu seemed to have grabbed another straw, and hurriedly said: "Slow down, those two little soldiers said that the people who fought with them were obviously a group of short-haired pirates, why didn't they see a short-haired one of these heads?"

"These two guys who turn black and white upside down!" Luo Shengdong looked angry, but he was secretly happy in his heart, and took this opportunity to take care of the affairs of the Haihan people by the way, so as not to look contrived when mentioned alone.

"My lord, this short-haired person is indeed a person, but it is not a South China Sea pirate who has come to attack, but an overseas righteous businessman. Luo Shengdong had already made a good draft about the origin of the Haihan people, and at this time he naturally threw it out: "When our troops were fighting hard with pirates, several ships broke into the battlefield to help our troops, otherwise it would be difficult for our troops to defeat the pirate fleet that was several times larger than our troops. After the war, it was learned that these ships came from another country thousands of miles overseas, but they were all descendants of the Han people, who called themselves Haihan people, and crossed the sea to Yulin to return to their homeland and do some ordinary business and trade. I see that these Haihan people are all knowledgeable and reasonable, not barbarians, and they have also helped me repair ships and treat the wounded afterwards, so why do you say that pirates?"

"Oh, that's it...... Then where is this Haihan people, where is it now?" He Wenhui heard that there were still some twists and turns in the middle, and he was also interested at the moment.

Luo Shengdong replied respectfully: "It's only three or five hundred people, and now they have settled in Yulin and formed a village. In addition, they also sent envoys, intending to travel to Yazhou City, but they were afraid that they would be mistaken for pirates because of the difference in clothing from our dynasty, so they temporarily stayed outside Nanshan Town at this time. My lord, these Haihan people can also testify to me about the battle with the pirates that day. ”

"In this way, it is those two deserters who are spreading rumors and causing trouble...... He Wenhui's face sank when he said this, and he said to Wei Sanzhu: "This official has already said that Luo Baizong is loyal to the imperial court and has strong combat power, and there will never be a capture by pirates, what do you say now?"

Wei Sanzhu trembled and said, "Those two ...... It must be a personal grudge against Mr. Luo Bai to spread rumors and slander, and he really should be killed!

"What are you doing here! Quickly take down those two people, and do military law!" As soon as He Wenhui took the Taiwan case, Wei Sanzhu hurriedly responded and went out in despair.

At this point, Luo Shengdong is almost certain that he has taken the initiative in this battle for the total. The rest of the thing is to work steadily, as long as you don't make any mistakes, this son should have the possibility of success.

"Mr. Luo Bai led the crowd to kill the enemy this time, and his achievements were outstanding, so I will write a war report today and send it to the capital city of Qiongzhou, and ask for credit for Mr. Luo Bai!" He Wenhui was also in a good mood at this time.

The sedan chair was carried by everyone, since He Wenhui gave face like this, Luo Shengdong naturally would not be ignorant, and hurriedly got up and said: "It is all adults who have good leadership and effective command, and only this small merit can be made by humble positions, and adults must not erase the merits of adults themselves by promoting humble positions." ”

"Okay, you Luo Shengdong, I see that you went out and came back this circle, and your mouth is much more powerful than Wei Sanzhu!" He Wenhui saw that Luo Shengdong was knowledgeable, and he also relaxed and joked with him.

He Wenhui has achieved the position of a general, and his vision is much higher than that of Luo Shengdong. In recent years, pirates along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong have become more and more intense, and the officers and troops are rarely able to achieve real victories. He Wenhui is thinking about his current strange position called a general, which is actually a thousand generals, and maybe he can make another move before he retires.