"What's so surprising!" Ning Zhiwen curled his lips, "Head of Zhou, you are not just a pirate, you are also the actual controller of Bozhou, Qiguo. You should be familiar with politics, right?"

Zhou Shuguang glanced at Ning Zhiwen and smiled bitterly: "To be honest with Brother Ning, Zhou's clan's control of Bozhou is not because Zhou has any talent in politics, but because of the connections and huge wealth that the Zhou clan has accumulated in Bozhou for hundreds of years. Of course, there are also the words of Zhou's clan who relied on Zhou's clan to make a living. The words of Zhou's clan are more useful in Bozhou than the emperor's words, relying on this point."

After hearing this, Ning Zhiwen couldn't help laughing, "Brother Zhou, it seems that you are thinking about this with the mindset of the people in the martial arts world. But for a country, if you use this thinking to think about problems, you will undoubtedly suffer a great loss."

"I wish to hear it carefully!" Zhou Shuguang said seriously

"The Ming Dynasty has already eaten Qin State, and the next step is the Ming Dynasty's goal is Chu State." Ning Zhiwen said without hesitation. Brother Zhou thought about it carefully. For our Ming Dynasty, is it more threatening to Cheng Wuben or Bian Wushuang?"

Zhou Shuguang thought seriously: "In terms of military strategy, the two may be comparable, maybe Bian Wushuang is stronger, but as far as Chu State is concerned, Cheng Wuben's influence is too great."

"Not bad!" Ning Zhiwen nodded vigorously: "For the Ming Dynasty, Cheng Wuben's influence is too great. Daming would rather face Bian Wushuang, who was stronger invasive than to face Cheng Wuben, not to mention Cheng Wuben, there is a very complicated entanglement with the Ming Dynasty. The establishment of the Ming Dynasty can be said that Cheng Wuben made great efforts. If one day the two sides face each other, the Ming Emperor would not want Cheng Wuben to die in his own hands."

"So, kill someone with a knife?"

"There is no coexistence between Cheng Wuben and the Emperor of Chu. All we have to do is add another fire to make the oil in the pot boil. If the Emperor of Chu sees that Bian Wushuang has the ability to replace Cheng Wuben, he will not have any psychological pressure to kill Cheng Wuben. We just want Bian Wushuang to take over Jinghu with the halo of victory, and minimize the bad impact of Cheng Wuben's death."

Zhou Shuguang was silent for a while: "Is Cheng Wuyuan successful enough to sit and wait for death? If he is unwilling to accept it, he will die. He just needs to raise his arms and shout, and he is afraid that the State of Chu will be in chaos!"

A layer of inexplicable feelings floated between Ning Zhiwen's eyebrows, "Cheng Wu was originally a fool, and he was willing to bear the infamy of not saving the king for the sake of Chu State. For the stability of the Jinghu defense line, he did not hesitate to win a lifetime of reputation and relied on his troops to force the emperor to meet all his requirements. So in the end, he would definitely be willing to not split the Chu State and not to let him go for the sake of his previous efforts. He would willingly send himself under Min Ruoying's butcher knife."

"It's really hard to understand such a person!" Zhou Shuguang said with emotion: "But such a person makes people admire Min Ruoying from the bottom of their hearts. He is really blind. Such a loyal minister can't tolerate it? No wonder the Chu State, which was once the second largest in the world, has fallen to this point now!"

"Cheng Wuben was loyal to the State of Chu, but was not loyal to Min Ruoying. No emperor could tolerate such a person." Ning Zhiwen sighed: "Just like Cao Yun from your Qi State, isn't he also idle at home now? With his identity, I'm afraid he is loyal to the Great Qi and not necessarily to Cao Tiancheng?"

The two looked at each other and picked up the wine glass at the same time. Speaking of people like Cheng Wuben, people always feel a little ashamed to have a common understanding in their minds. People like Cheng Wuben are either crazy or saints. Whether they are crazy or saints, they are destined to have good results in this world.

In fact, even Ning Zhiwen didn't know Bian Wushuang's true identity when he knew Bian Wushuang abandoned Qin and joined Chu, he was also shocked. As Bian Wushuang entered Chu State and was grandly received by the Emperor of Chu, he still vaguely guessed the thoughts of Emperor Chu. When he received an order from the Ming Dynasty, he asked him to cooperate with Bian Wushuang to defeat Zhou Jiyun and plan to take back the six eastern counties, he probably guessed that Ming State would continue to work hard on the road to taking down Cheng Wuben.

He just didn't know that Bian Wushuang and Qin Feng had already had a cooperation agreement.

The cooperation between Bian Wushuang and Qin Feng is only limited to the highest level. Even in the Ming Dynasty, there will never be more than one person who knows about this matter.

"What do I need to do?" After drinking a few glasses of wine, the two of them felt a little better again. Zhou Shuguang asked bluntly.

"Since Brother Zhou has decided, I will say that if I want to recover the six eastern counties, I will first defeat Zhou Jiyun's offensive against Jinghu County. Whoever wants to win in Jinghu must gain absolute control in the water battle." Ning Zhiwen stared at Zhou Shuguang and said

"I understand, that is, I must lose this battle with you!" A hint of unwillingness flashed in Zhou Shuguang's eyes. In fact, after the Zhou family took over the navy of Qi, they had gradually regained the disadvantage of Qi's army in Jinghu County, and the war had slowly burned to the core position of Jinghu County.

"Yes," Ning Zhiwen nodded and said, "Of course, the Ming Dynasty will not let the Zhou family lose your losses. You will make up for the Ming Navy. It has been made clear in the secret decree of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. When the Zhou family joins the clan, a powerful fleet will be sent to you."

"A fleet with five-layer warships as flagships?" Zhou Shuguang's eyes suddenly shone.

Ning Zhiwen laughed: "Brother Zhou, you are too greedy. You must know that with the current financial resources of the Ming Dynasty Maritime Affairs Bureau, you have done your best to build a five-layer warship. Before the Ming Dynasty unifies the continent, there will be no second five-layer warship. What you are preparing for is the latest Taiping Line warship of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty even willing to give you the flagship naming rights of this fleet."

"Then can I call it Bozhou?"

"Since you have given the right to naming, you can call it whatever you like!" Ning Zhiwen said

"Okay, then that's it." Zhou Shuguang clenched his fists: "I will ask Baozhen to stare at the manufacturing of those ships, of course, and will also bring some of our Zhou's top shipbuilders over."

"No problem at all," Ning Zhiwen smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, although you are going to defeat this battle, we don't want your elite sailors to die here. We have to plan a good plan. If you hide the truth, you will not only make you lose so that others can't see the flaws, but you will also quietly transfer your soldiers to the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, at that time, you will get those warships but no sailors will come to operate. Wouldn't you sigh at the ship?"

Ning Zhiwen said this, Zhou Shuguang put down his last layer of doubts, which was also the issue he was most worried about before. He was originally going to raise it, but he didn't expect Ning Zhiwen to say it first. This also shows the sincerity of the Ming Dynasty to him from another level.

"It's great that this is the case. Those brothers are making waves on the sea. It's really aggrieved them to tinker in this small river." Zhou Shuguang said with a smile. "When will it start?"

"No hurry, this matter must be planned slowly. Bian Wushuang has not arrived in Jinghu yet. When he arrives, he will definitely try his best to win over me. I think he can see the key to this war. I'm going to make a rough estimate. I'm afraid that the beginning of this war will be kicked off until next spring. It's really about to end. Brother Zhou, who is always required for half a year. If you lose in Jinghu, you're afraid that your situation in Qi will be very difficult."

Zhou Shuguang shook his head: "It may not be difficult, I believe you know that the emperor is trying to deal with me now! I was defeated in Jinghu, and the military strength in my hand was greatly defeated, and Emperor Qi would only laugh out loud. In that case, wouldn't I be the lamb in Bozhou that he could slaughter? And my defeat will inevitably make Zhou Jiyun lose the opportunity on the battlefield. I am afraid that it will be Zhou Jiyun's turn to fail next. If Zhou Jiyun is defeated, then the forces of our aristocratic families will be hit again, and the emperor will be so happy that he can't sleep."

"I heard that the emperor of your country killed many aristocratic families?"

"So far, I have been killing some second-rate and third-rate. The emperor like us dare not act lightly for a while. However, if this battle fails, I might be defeated in Jinghu and flee back to Bozhou in a panic, and then accept the emperor's invitation. Whether he wants money or the power of Bozhou, I will give him everything, and then I will crouch in my old house as an apartment house. I think to me, a big lord who surrenders to him, he will have a fortune in the city, and he will save my life?" Zhou Shuguang laughed.

"Brother Zhou has already thought of this section, so I feel relieved. In fact, the Ming Dynasty has prepared two plans for Brother Zhou. One of them is what Brother Zhou said. Brother Zhou transferred all his elite troops to the Ming Dynasty through the death of Xun. Then Brother Zhou stayed in Bozhou and used Brother Zhou's influence on Bozhou. When the Ming and Qi countries officially started war, the Ming Dynasty could occupy Bozhou without any effort."

"If these people from my Zhou clan control this fleet, will they not be exposed?"

"Of course there is an arrangement. After Brother Zhou's men take over this fleet, they will stay in Manila. Before Ming Qi officially breaks up, they will not show their faces. The ghosts of Qi are indeed extraordinary, but their hands cannot reach Manila. Whether it is the emperor or ministers of Qi, no one has ever paid attention to the sea."

"This is foolproof," Zhou Shuguang sighed, "The Emperor of Ming Dynasty, Brother Ning, you have a second plan first, what is that?"
Chapter completed!