Rise From the Humble

"No, don't worry, Zhu Ping'an will not kill us. After all, we are the first pirates to take the initiative to tie up the Japanese chieftain and surrender. You have heard of the principle of buying horse bones with a thousand gold. As long as Zhu Ping'an is a smart man, he will never kill us. Brother, do you think Zhu Ping'an is a smart man?"

The confidant of the pirate said confidently.

"If he is not a smart man, who else is smart? He is the top scholar, the smartest in the world. He is a genuine top scholar. Have we suffered a small loss from him? Take this time for example, we didn't even see them, but he killed us so much that there were few survivors."

The pirate said without hesitation. Although he was an enemy of Zhu Ping'an, he would never underestimate Zhu Ping'an.

To be honest, he had never seen anyone smarter than Zhu Ping'an.

Chief Ma Ye was not good enough, and Chief Xu Hai was not good enough, otherwise they would suffer such a big loss at the hands of Zhu Ping'an.

"However, we are pirates after all. Who doesn't have the blood of the common people on our hands? How can Zhu Ping'an spare us? These officials always claim to love the people like their own children. Zhu Ping'an is smart, but can he be an exception?

The pirate still has doubts. He is worried about Zhu Ping'an and is worried that they will fail to surrender and be beheaded.

"Don't worry, Zhu Ping'an will definitely not kill us. Although we have the blood of the common people on our hands, not killing us can save the common people from shedding more blood. He is a smart man and must know which is more important. In addition to the reasons I mentioned above, I will give you a few more reasons why he won't kill us." The confidant pirate said with a firm face.

"Tell me quickly." The pirate urged impatiently.

"This is the first example. Although we have the blood of the common people on our hands, you also know the principle of making meritorious contributions and redeeming sins with merit."

"It makes sense. Go on, go on. "The Japanese pirate nodded after hearing this and continued to urge.

The trusted Japanese pirate continued calmly: "For the second example, we will offer him the leader Ma Ye. Do you know how much contribution the leader Ma Ye has made to Zhu Ping An? Last time under the city of Suzhou, Zhu Ping An captured our leader Chen Dong, which made Zhu Ping An jump from the deputy envoy of the Zhejiang Judicial Inspection Office to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War and the governor of Zhejiang. This is a rare frontier official! The leader Ma Ye is as important as the leader Chen Dong. How much reward do you think Zhu Ping An can get? ! Such a great contribution was given to him by us. In terms of emotion and reason, can he kill us, the trusted Japanese pirates?"

"Well, it makes sense." The Japanese pirate nodded, thinking that the second example was also reasonable.

"For the third example, we are also very useful to him, Zhu Ping An." The trusted Japanese pirate continued.

"Ah? We are very useful to Zhu Ping An? "The Japanese pirate shook his head after hearing this," What use can we have? We can only fight a little, but compared with the firearms of the Zhejiang Army, it is nothing. "

"Of course we are of great use. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and the enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles. We are the old Japanese who followed the leaders Ma Ye, Xu Hai, and Chen Dong to capture Tuo Lin and make it their old nest. We know every blade of grass and every mountain and river in Tuo Lin's old nest very well, as well as the situation of the Japanese in Tuo Lin, the situation of the leader Xu Hai, and their collusion with the Japanese country and the real Japanese. All of these are of great use to Zhu Ping An. In addition, we have made many friends in Tuo Lin. If Zhu Ping An attacks the Japanese in Tuo Lin in the future, we can contact them and use them as internal support to help him. We are alive for the sake of the overall situation, and they will not kill us. "The confidant Japanese pirate cited two more examples of Zhu Ping'an not killing them.

The Japanese pirate nodded after hearing this, but he knew the reason, but he was still worried that Zhu Ping'an would not follow the moral code and would kill them.

Seeing the worry of this Japanese pirate, the confidant Japanese pirate added fuel to the fire, "Do you know who the original team of the Zhejiang Army was?"

"Didn't he recruit Yiwu people?" The Japanese pirate touched his chin. He really didn't know about this. He only knew that Zhu Ping'an went to Yiwu to recruit soldiers several times, and now most of the Zhejiang Army are Yiwu soldiers.

"Not Yiwu soldiers, the original team of the Zhejiang Army was a group of bandits, and Zhu Ping'an recruited them."

The confidant Japanese pirate said slowly.

"What? The original team of the Zhejiang Army was actually bandits?" The Japanese pirate was shocked after hearing this.

"Really, you are not kidding me, right? "The Japanese pirate asked in disbelief.

"Why should I scare you? You will know this if you ask less. Remember the last disaster? We survived with overseas relief. A group of bandits came down the mountain and wanted to rob Zhu Ping'an's relief food. As a result, they fell into Zhu Ping'an's trap and were recruited by him. The Zhejiang Army was formed with them. "The trusted Japanese pirate said slowly.

"Is that so." The Japanese pirate touched his chin.

"You said that bandits robbed houses, but their hands were not stained with blood. Could it be that the common people saw that they were handsome and took the initiative to offer them things with both hands? ! How is it possible? The blood on their hands is no less than ours. Zhu Ping'an can recruit them and form the Zhejiang Army with them. You think we are still useful if we tie up this hemp leaf head and ask him to surrender to Zhu Ping'an and give him such a great credit. Can he kill us?"

"He Zhu Ping'an can recruit bandits, but can't he recruit Japanese pirates? Bandits are nobler than us? !”

The trusted Japanese pirate asked two questions in succession.

The Japanese pirate's eyes became brighter and brighter. With the example of Zhu Ping'an recruiting bandits, he felt confident.

Zhu Ping'an recruited bandits before. If he could recruit bandits, he could recruit Japanese pirates.

Seeing that the Japanese pirates around him were already tempted, the Japanese pirates continued to say:

"Look at the dynasties. There have been few recruiting. Haven't you heard the story of Liangshan Marsh? The emperor of the Song Dynasty recruited all the heroes of Liangshan Marsh, and gave them gold and official positions. Even though Songjiang, the leader of Liangshan, was given a cup of poisoned wine in the end, who told him that he was the leader of the bandits? How could the court be at ease if the leader of the bandits was not dead? The other heroes of Liangshan were officials and rich, enjoying glory and wealth. The court did not take action against them. We are just small Japanese pirates. We We are not Japanese chieftains, so we don't have to worry about the court going back on its word after we are recruited. We are not worthy of it. "

"More recently, the court has mobilized foreign soldiers to try to wipe us out. The most famous among them are the Guangxi Wolf Soldiers. Do you know the Guangxi Wolf Soldiers? They were rebels who killed officials and rebelled at the beginning. The court sent troops to wipe them out. After a few battles, seeing that they could fight, they recruited them. Now they are dignified soldiers and eat royal food. With so many examples, are you still worried? "

The confidant of the Japanese pirate pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, and looked at the Japanese pirate with an encouraging look.

"That's right, you convinced me, I will listen to you, let's go to him Zhu Ping'an and win a fortune. "

The Japanese pirate gritted his teeth and made up his mind. (End of this chapter)