Pampering the sea

On that piece of paper, there was a sketch of Chu Zhiling, carefully traced, phoenix eyes, straight nose, sharp jaw, face slightly sideways, as if looking down at something, eyes seemed to be full of concentration With tenderness and tenderness, there is a faint smile on the corners of the thin lips.

In the lower right corner of this sketch paper, there is a very small, very cartoonish navy girl in a blue and white navy suit, with a big head and big eyes, and her body shrinks exaggeratedly to a little bit.

"Uncle is really handsome, even more handsome than my father." The child smiled at Chu Zhiling.

Chu Zhiling's face was pale, as if he was being shocked by an electric shock. He raised his hand tremblingly, grabbed the clothes on the child's chest, and pushed him against the wall out of control, asking in a low voice, "Where did you find this?" of?"

"What did you pick up, this is..."

At this moment, Ji Mo's voice came from the half-open door: "Captain Chu..."

Chu Zhiling quickly stood up, subconsciously hid the child behind him, and tried his best to look as normal as possible: "What's the matter?"

"I just saw that the admiral of Ming Dynasty is really a woman."

"What?" Chu Zhiling's eyes were dark, and his fists were creaking.

A woman... let him, who has never been defeated in the sea, lose twice in a row?

What a shame, what a shame...

Chu Zhiling frowned: "I don't believe it. The woman who came here must not be the admiral of Ming Dynasty. It is impossible for a woman to have such powerful means, absolutely impossible."

"But this woman is really powerful. She can speak not only the languages ​​of many countries, but also knows our etiquette in detail. Moreover, she does have the air of a general in every gesture."

"Really?" Chu Zhiling snorted and laughed, "Then I'll go meet her."

Soon after, in the conference hall.

On the oval negotiating table, all the officers sat down one by one. Xin Yue sat in the position facing Chief of Staff Xuete. He had been chatting for a while, and there was a strong smell of gunpowder just now. Now, the whole conference room suddenly fell into death General silence.

"I would like to ask all the officers, what is your sincerity in asking me to negotiate?"

Xin Yue tapped her fingers on the table and tapped it lightly three times. She raised her head slightly, her face was as indifferent as ice and snow, and said indifferently: "Although I am a woman, I have also carried guns and fought wars. I have already run away, this does not constitute a reason for you to turn a deaf ear to my proposal."

Xin Yue has always restrained himself from getting angry, because the most taboo thing during negotiations is to quarrel without grace.

"Mother..." The boy had just called out, but Chu Zhiling covered his mouth and said in a low voice, "You promised me to be quiet."

At this moment, Xiaozhi, Chu Zhiling and Little Wushu are hiding behind a secret door in the conference hall. In order to prevent others from noticing them, they never looked there at all. In fact, they are far away from the conference center. It's a little far away, even if you look at it, you can't see the situation there clearly, only the voices of the people can be heard in a trance, and if you listen hard, you can still hear it clearly.

"Admiral Xin, we came all the way to your country, didn't we just want a few million taels." After a laugh, Deputy Chief of Staff Hill clasped his hands and said in a cold voice.

"Then opening up the coastal ports from Quanzhou to Guangzhou for the East India Company's trade, and free trade between the two countries, is such a condition not attractive enough? As far as I know, your company invaded China's coast at the beginning. It is because our closed-door policy hinders free trade."

"What did you say?" Several officers showed incredible expressions on their faces. China has a vast land, a large population, and a large market. If free trade can be carried out, it will definitely bring huge benefits to the East India Company, and this is the Dutch officer. We didn't even dare to think about it before, because due to the pirates' rebellion a while ago, Ming Dynasty's ban on the country has become more and more stringent. It is almost impossible to change the mind of Ming Dynasty rulers.

After the short-term excitement of Niu Lai Wenlu, the business manager, he said coldly: "These are all what you mean by Admiral Xin, right? Do you have your emperor's personal promise? What's more, what you said, Chu Zhiling The captain can give us the same."

"What did you say? Chu Zhiling?" Xin Yue clenched his fists, his face turned pale, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "You can't lie to me? Chu Zhiling is already dead, how could he follow you guys?" The East India Company made a promise? Let me tell you, Chief Merchant, your trick of increasing your status and increasing your bargaining chip is not appropriate enough."

"Stay here quietly, I'll come back when I go." Chu Zhiling patted Xiao Zhi's face lightly, "Don't make any noise, those people outside will kill you."

Xiaozhi grabbed Chu Zhiling's sleeve, and said pitifully, "Uncle, I'm alone, I'm afraid."

Chu Zhiling reached into Xiaozhi's arms, took out the piece of paper on which Chu Zhiling's portrait was drawn, stuffed it into Xiaozhi's hand, and clenched the child's little hand into a fist, Chu Zhiling rubbed it with a light smile. Rubbing the child's head: "Uncle is here, do you know?"

"Oh." The child nodded softly.

He could no longer hide his identity. Chu Zhiling put his hand on the doorknob and gently opened the door. He could no longer hide it. If he wanted to destroy Ming Dynasty, the Dutch army alone would not be able to do it. He had to return to the sea. He traveled north and south to mobilize personnel.

For revenge, for his brothers who died tragically, even if he is condemned by thousands of people, even if he is spurned by others, he must kill all the sailors who hinder his progress, and let Zhu Yan die without a place to bury him.

The veins in Chu Zhiling's hands were bulging, and his eyes were as sharp as a leopard's, shining with a ruthless light.

The negotiations in the conference hall came to a stalemate, and the atmosphere became very dignified. Xin Yue took the lead in breaking the silence, raised his head and said, "Even if Chu Zhiling is alive, so what, he is just a pirate, and pirates are always ruthless, how can his words be trusted?" ?" Xin Yue stood up, took off the helmet on his head, put it heavily on the glass table in the conference hall, and said in a deep voice, "I promise with my life's glory and my head, I will definitely convince the emperor, Open Quanzhou to Guangzhou and even more ports as treaty ports, so that the two countries can conduct free and peaceful trade..."

"Ha ha."

At this moment, a laugh suddenly came from the huge meeting hall. The voice was very cold, with a trace of ridicule and disdain.

The man who appeared suddenly was leaning against a door. His face was too far away to see clearly. I just felt that the moment he appeared, the whole atmosphere instantly dropped to freezing point. Looking from a distance, the man was dressed in a deep purple suit, Tall and straight, like a stalwart jade tree.