Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

After listening to Yu Jingming's story, Gu Yunji looked at him solemnly: "So what do you want to do here this time? You have been living in exile for more than half a year, and you really can't live anymore. Do you want to come and seek refuge with the government?"

Yu Jingming lowered his eyes and looked a little lonely: "Maybe because I still have some prestige in the original gang. After the old gang leader died, Gao Shishu has been looking for my whereabouts. My life is indeed a bit difficult. But I I’m not here to seek refuge with the government, but to make deals with you.”

"I have an important piece of information about Gao Shishu. As long as you promise to give me the status of a good citizen living a normal life in Daxia, and at the same time protect my livelihood for the rest of my life, I will tell you the information. I think this condition is right for the three of us. For a bit, it should be easy to do, right?"

Su Qi smiled half-heartedly: "You said it's not like you can't live anymore. If you live well outside, how could you just ask us to give you the status of a good citizen? It's really not like your style to act like this. I'm afraid you're desperate?" "

"But having said that, you, Master Jade Hall, have followed Tao Lian for many years. Even if Tao Lian is dead now, there are not only Gao Shishu and his family of pirates on the sea. With your reputation, it is not difficult to find a small pirate group to join. Maybe you can even become a pirate group." Why do the core members have to come to us?"

Yu Jingming sighed: "I, Yu Jingming, have been a pirate for half my life. I am really tired of living a wandering life. For the remaining half of my life, I just want to return to the mainland and live a stable life for decades."

"Of course, on the other hand, the imperial court has had a tough attitude towards Japanese pirates in the past two years, and has also trained anti-Japanese special forces. After you finish taking care of Gao Shishu, I am afraid that the next one will be those pirates, big and small. If I continue to do this kind of robbing families and homes, won’t I die sooner or later?”

"He who knows the current affairs is a hero. I don't ask for anything else now. I just want to save my life. I would like to ask the three of you to help me."

"You are honest enough." Gu Yunji smiled, with an unclear expression, "Okay, tell me, what is your information?"

Yu Jingming insisted: "Before I tell you the information, I ask Governor Mei to agree to my conditions - protect my life and give me a living."

Mei Feng lowered his head to drink tea and said calmly: "Whether I can agree to your conditions depends on your intelligence. After all, you Yu Jingming used to be a pirate. To be precise, you were also the leader of the Japanese pirates who harassed our coast. Although we tried to recruit you in the past, it does not mean that I can still take non-strong measures against you now."

"What's more, you have been in exile for more than half a year. How do we know where you have been? What have you done? What if you are a murderous gangster? What if what you just told is a lie, and you have actually surrendered to Gao. Shishu, do you want to come to our place to be an undercover agent? Why should I trust you? "

Yu Jingming's eyes darkened: "I know that now I am not the Yu Hall Leader who follows Gang Leader Tao, and I am not qualified to negotiate with Governor Mei. But I feel that the request I made is not too harsh. For you, it is nothing more than It’s just a piece of cake, even if my information doesn’t meet the expectations of the three of you, you haven’t lost anything.”

"Although I, Yu Jingming, was a pirate in the past, I am still literate and useless at all. I don't ask for wealth, as long as you can give me an upright identity, even if I am a clerk in the government office. I am also satisfied with the copying and writing of the junior official. Can't the three of you agree to such a condition?"

Seeing that the three of them still didn't speak, Yu Jingming suppressed his blush and finally couldn't help but said: "Don't you want to know why Gao Shishu suddenly stopped his offensive recently and became so conservative and peaceful?"

Mei Feng stopped drinking tea and his eyes sharpened: "You know?" Yu Jingming breathed a long sigh of relief and puffed up his chest proudly: "Yes, I know, this is exactly the information I want to tell you. "

Mei Feng weighed it for a while and finally agreed decisively: "Okay, I agree to your conditions and allow you to work as a copy clerk in the yamen. At the same time, you will hide your experience and give you the identity of a good citizen. This is my Meifeng’s personal promise, I guarantee with my personality, I will keep my word.”

"Okay, your goal has been achieved. Now can you tell me why Gao Shishu became like this?"

"Because he bought a large number of the most advanced firearms from the Franji merchant and wanted to train a 'Navy Division'. The reason why he became so peaceful during this period was, on the one hand, to accumulate strength, and on the other hand It is to make the imperial court relax its vigilance so that he can make surprise attacks in the future."

Hearing this, the three people's eyes froze and their expressions became serious: "Are you telling the truth?"

Yu Jingming said firmly: "I swear, what I said is absolutely true. Because for more than half a year, I have joined a caravan of Folangji people incognito, and I have gained a good position among them by virtue of my ability. , this is what I saw with my own eyes and heard with my own ears.”

Although it is not yet proven whether what Yu Jingming said is true, judging from the fact that Gao Shishu, who has always been radical in his behavior, suddenly became so conservative, it is indeed possible.

The imperial court's firearms manufacturing technology is at the forefront of the world, but similarly, the level of Westerners is not bad either.In particular, Franji merchants who were keen on ocean-going trade could not successfully escape from pirates of all sizes along the way and safely transport their goods to their destination without a certain amount of armed strength.

The reason why the pirates have been so rampant in recent years is precisely because they have seized some firearms and small warships in their battles with the Westerners, and have the strength to fight at sea, so they dare to challenge the imperial court openly.

On the other hand, the imperial court's coastal defenses were lax, weapons and equipment were backward, and soldier training was also behind, making it impossible to make up for it in a short time.However, the imperial bureaucracy was huge and its operation efficiency was very low. Gu Yunji and others wrote to the central government to explain the matter a month ago. They only received a reply in the past few days, saying that they thought it was feasible and were ready to start drafting the regulations.

A month passed, and the anti-Japanese situation in Zhejiang changed several times before the imperial court gave a definite answer.Next, we will draw up charters, allocate money, dispatch troops and generals, research firearms and warships...and so on. I don't know how much time it will take. When the navy really starts to practice, it may not be until the Year of the Monkey and the Moon of the Horse.

Gao Shishu's men are all pirates who have been wandering at sea all year round. They are very familiar with maritime operations. As long as they have good enough hardware facilities, they can be trained quickly.If they were to be equipped with advanced firearms and train a "naval force", the consequences would be disastrous.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunji and the others felt a little heavy.