Daming: Me!The auspicious beast unicorn of the old Zhu family

Chapter 148 Use the plan!Old fox Zhang Shicheng!

Seeing that Sasaki Kojiro deliberately changed the topic, Zhang Shicheng understood that the other party didn't want to say more.

They are all well-versed old foxes, so naturally they didn't ask any more questions, and immediately replied with a smile: "That's for sure, the banquet has been prepared a long time ago, and I'll wait for Mr. Sasaki to bring you here."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Shicheng made a "please" gesture to Sasaki Kojiro, wanting Sasaki Kojiro to go to his boat.

At this time, Sasaki Kojiro subconsciously glanced at Zhu Xie, intending to ask Zhu Xie's meaning.

But this glance fell into Zhang Shicheng's eyes, which added a lot of guesswork.

The most direct feeling in Zhang Shicheng's heart was surprise.

Just imagine, if Sasaki Kojiro had to get Zhu Xi's consent to do anything, wouldn't that prove that the status of this young boy in front of him is far higher than that of a Japanese general? !
Therefore, in Zhang Shicheng's heart, he already subconsciously regarded Zhu Xi as a more noble existence than Sasaki Kojiro!

Zhu Zhe gave Sasaki Kojiro a look, acquiesced that it was fine, and then Sasaki Kojiro and Zhang Shicheng went up the wooden bridge shoulder to shoulder.

Isn't Zhu Xi worried about Sasaki Kojiro's rebellion?
Of course not, with Yuhua, the omnipotent medical sage, if he poured any kind of poison on Sasaki Kojiro casually, he just obeyed and didn't dare to have the slightest intention of disobedience.

Zhang Shicheng was very cautious. Although he agreed with Zhu Po's fleet to enter his pirate island, he made Zhu Po's men wear blindfolds, and his own men drove the boat into the island.

This method can effectively prevent outsiders from discovering the route to enter the island, and it is more conducive to their defense in the island.

When Zhu Po saw the light again, they were already in a cave.

Although sunlight can shine in from the east side of the cave, torches are still lit on the other three walls of the cave, which makes the whole cave appear more transparent.

The cave has obviously been polished and rested, the stone walls are very flat and smooth, and there are two rows of long tables made of simple wood. The redundant things have been cleaned up, and it is spacious and bright like an auditorium.

And here was the main hall where Zhang Shicheng and his pirate group used to discuss matters and hold banquets.

At this time, on the long table, there are all kinds of fruits, game, wine and delicacies. Although this is a pirate, there are quite a lot of fire supplies.

Zhu Bing couldn't help frowning, because the more extravagant Zhang Shicheng lived, the more innocent caravans and people he robbed!
Such an existence must be eliminated!

Because the cave has a certain degree of airtightness, the aromas of the barbecue, fruits and fine wines all come together, making people feel tongue saliva and index fingers twitching.

"Abandoning shabbiness, it is nothing compared to eating on land, with simple tea and light rice, clear soup and little water, please General Sasaki, please don't mind."

Zhang Shicheng walked directly to the chairman in the middle, and said politely to Kojiro Sasaki.

Sasaki Kojiro replied immediately: "Hey~~!"

"General Zhang is really polite. If such a sumptuous banquet is still called shabby, then the general's past few decades may be regarded as a waste of life!"

After the two exchanged pleasantries and business exchanges, the banquet officially began.

I have to say that the specifications of Zhang Shicheng's banquet were really not low. In addition to delicious food and wine, there were also a group of musicians and dancers.

I'm afraid that even Comrade Zhu's emperor is not as comfortable as Zhang Shicheng, the pirate king...

Between pushing cups and changing cups, toasting and toasting, Zhang Shicheng has been looking for opportunities to test Sasaki Kojiro and Zhu Xiong, trying to figure out Zhu Xi's true identity.

Fortunately, Zhu Bian has dealt with old Comrade Zhu since he was a child, and he is a little more skilled than Zhang Shicheng in his casual speech.

After working for a long time, Zhang Shicheng still doesn't know anything about Zhu Xi...

"General Zhang, General Sasaki, you two are huge, and I hope that you will never be able to catch up."

"One more toast to the two generals, Zhu Wang went back to rest."

After drinking for three rounds, Zhu Xi saw that Zhang Shicheng and Sasaki Kojiro were almost drunk, so he also got up to leave.

Although Zhang Shicheng was curious about Zhu Xi's identity and had deep doubts, but Zhu Xi offered to withdraw from the meeting, and Zhang Shicheng was not willing to force him to stay, after all, Sasaki Kojiro was the honored guest on the surface.

So, after Zhu Bing drank the cup again, he left the "main hall" with unsteady steps.

However, as soon as he walked out of the cave, Zhu Yan felt more than one pair of eyes immediately noticed him, and sneered in his heart: "Sure enough, even though he entered the island with the relationship of Sasaki Kojiro, Zhang Shicheng still didn't trust them, and arranged personnel to monitor him .”

"As expected, he was an opponent that my father attached great importance to. Just this cautious awareness has far surpassed most of the enemies I have seen before..."

After thinking about it, Zhu Bing stretched himself and went back to the place where Zhang Shicheng arranged for them to stay.

Zhu Bing didn't do anything, but fell asleep comfortably.

It wasn't until night approaching Yinshi that Zhu Bian suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight.

The time when human beings are most likely to get sleepy is Yin time. Zhu Bing chooses to fall asleep early to recharge his energy and wait for this node.

Zhu Bing's identity in Zhang Shicheng's eyes is not bad, so he will not send any particularly powerful or very special people to monitor him.

In addition, after nearly four or five hours of surveillance, you will definitely feel very tired.

The slack in consciousness, the sleepiness late at night, and the long-term exhaustion, this is the best time for Zhu Bian to act!
Stimulating the unicorn blood in his body, Zhu Bing's speed immediately gained a qualitative leap, and then under the cover of night, his whole body was like a ghost with a dragon but no tail, quickly shuttled over this kind of pirate island.

It's not that Zhu Xi hadn't thought about the strategy of capturing the thief first, but considering that these pirates might betray even the boss for their own sake, he gave up this idea.

In the end, he still chose the original plan, and put medicine in the food or water sources of the entire island, so that Zhang Shicheng's people, like Sasaki Kojiro before, completely lost their mobility and became fish on the chopping board.

According to the impression in his mind, Zhu Xi looked around with the "stone cave main hall" where the banquet was held before as the center.

what to look for?
Of course it was the kitchen.

Zhu Po's thinking logic is that since Zhang Shicheng arranged the banquet hall here, in order to save time and other conveniences, the kitchen will naturally not be too far away from the banquet hall.

And this is the right answer.

Sure enough, not far from the main hall of the cave, Zhu Po found the kitchen on the island.

Because it needs to supply the food of the entire island, the kitchen area is not small, it is more than half the size of a football field in later generations.

Zhu Bing hurriedly found the water tank next to the stove, and was about to take out the medicine powder given by the medical saint Yuhua from his arms, when he heard a scolding sound behind him!

"who?!"

This voice is also very familiar to Zhu Bian, it is actually the owner of the island, Zhang Shicheng!
Zhu Po couldn't help being a little depressed, and really couldn't understand why Zhang Shicheng would appear in the kitchen at this time? !

After frowning tightly, Zhu Bing immediately recovered his smile, turned around and glanced at Zhang Shicheng, and then pretended to be surprised and said first: "General Zhang?! Why are you here?!"

Zhang Shicheng was slightly taken aback, and before he could react, he replied: "I drank too much wine at the banquet, and didn't eat anything. In the middle of the night, I'm so hungry, so I came here to find something to eat."

After answering Zhu Po's question, Zhang Shicheng thought: "Hey?! Why should I answer his question so carefully? Shouldn't I ask him?"

Before Zhang Shicheng could open his mouth, Zhu Xi "stealed" him again. He said, "That's really a coincidence. I can't drink too much. After sleeping at this hour, I suddenly woke up from hunger, so I wanted to find some food to fill my stomach. Fill your belly."

After hearing what Zhu Po said, Zhang Shicheng stared at him for a long while, and after seeing Zhu Po's heart a little terrified, he said solemnly and seriously: "Brother, wise people don't speak dark words."

"I saw that General Sasaki was respectful and respectful to you, brother Zhu, and treated you with extra courtesy, so tell me frankly, what is your identity, brother Zhu?"

Originally seeing Zhang Shicheng's serious look, Zhu Bing's heart sank slightly, thinking that his appearance in the kitchen in the middle of the night would definitely arouse Zhang Shicheng's suspicion.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Shicheng was so focused on Zhu Bian's identity that he didn't even think about it in other directions!
Although this also made Zhu Xi feel a little surprised, it really helped Zhu Xi.

Don't waste the chance to fool you when it comes to you!
Zhu Bing's thoughts turned thousands of times in an instant, and immediately thought of pushing the boat with the current, deliberately made a slightly depressed and entangled expression and said: "Alas..."

"General Zhang really has sharp eyes. I didn't expect the general to be recognized by General Zhang after meticulously concealing it for so long..."

Seeing Zhu Bing's incomparably deep appearance, Zhang Shicheng's eyes widened immediately, his face was full of shock, as if he had been frightened by something, he stammered, "I see Brother Zhu's age..."

"Could it be...Could it be...you are...?!"

Zhu Bing guessed who Zhang Shicheng wanted to talk about. Since Zhang Shicheng had already arranged such a good identity, why would he not use it?
Immediately, Zhu Bing nodded and said: "That's right, General Zhang, I am the Muromachi Shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu."

As soon as the words came out, Zhang Shicheng's face was immediately filled with fear, surprise, and shock...

Almost all expressions of astonishment ran to Zhang Shicheng's face at this moment!
"Your Excellency, General, I... am not... meeting the General... no... meeting..."

All of a sudden, Zhang Shicheng, who was used to the big wind and waves, was also a little at a loss. He wanted to salute, but felt that his status was not lower than Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.

But if he is not polite, he is worried that he will offend Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and Dongying will not continue to cooperate with him...

In the end, it was Zhu Xi who took the initiative to relieve Zhang Shicheng.

"Okay, General Zhang, there is no need to be formal. General Zhang is not from Dongying, and we are a cooperative relationship. Naturally, there is no need for so many red tapes."

Zhang Shicheng also hurriedly replied: "What the general said is very true, but this General Sasaki is really too negligent. The general came in person without notifying him in advance, which made Zhang lose his manners and lose his composure."

Zhu Po immediately waved his hands and replied: "General Zhang misunderstood, this general specially asked Sasaki to keep this matter a secret."

"This trip is really a secret, so in the future, I still have to ask General Zhang to continue to accompany this general to perform."

Zhang Shicheng immediately nodded and replied: "That's natural, that's natural."

"However, Zhang saw that the general's words and deeds are no different from Ming people, enough to confuse the fake with the real."

Hearing this, Zhu Xie's heart sank slightly. This sentence seemed to be praising Zhu Xie, but in fact, it was Zhang Shicheng's temptation that he did not fully trust Zhu Xie.

If this question cannot be answered well, it is very likely that Zhang Shicheng's doubts about Zhu Xi's identity will be deepened.

It's right to think about it, even if it's a secret trip, according to the security specifications of Japan's supreme leader, the shogun, there will definitely not be only such a few people...

The thoughts in his heart turned sharply, and Zhu Bing immediately replied without changing his face and heartbeat: "To tell you the truth, General Zhang."

"This general has been very interested in Central Plains culture since he was able to speak and read. My father also hired various Central Plains teachers to teach me."

"In addition to the purpose of coming today, I originally wanted to come to learn about the cooperation between Sasaki and General Zhang, so I wanted to keep it completely secret."

"Now being seen through by General Zhang, this general is really ashamed."

Zhu Xie's answer can be regarded as flawless, with Sasaki Kojiro's foundation, Zhang Shicheng didn't continue to doubt anything, and immediately smoothed things over: "The general is serious, it should be Zhang who is outspoken and ruined the general's plan." .”

"However, there is a saying in our Central Plains that it is better to meet by chance than to invite each other. Since tonight is such a coincidence, Zhang and the general will meet here for the same reason. Why don't we get some food and wine and have a drink?"

"It's not just the general who wants to know about Zhang, in fact, Zhang is also very curious about what you think of the general."

"Besides, the current situation in Ming Dynasty is changing extremely fast. Zhang also has some small revisions to the plan made before..."

Hearing Zhang Shicheng mentioned his plan with Dongying, Zhu Bing was overjoyed in his heart, this is really "there is nowhere to find it if you break through the iron shoes, and it doesn't take much effort to get it!" Dang even nodded in agreement.

Immediately afterwards, the two served some food and wine in the kitchen and sat at the stone table in the yard.

Just after drinking a glass of wine, Zhang Shicheng's words made Zhu Xi's heart tremble suddenly.

"General Ashikaga, Zhang believes that for the current Ming Dynasty, our plan should be changed, and we can carry out a surprise attack in advance!"

(End of this chapter)