The rise of the poor

Chapter 2140 Giving each other gifts

"Are Prince Hui's mother, wife and children really still alive?!" Mao Haifeng grabbed Liu Daqiang's hand and confirmed again.

For such a major event, it is never too much to confirm it. Don't report it yourself and make a mistake, making King Hui happy for nothing. At that time, you will not be rewarded for your meritorious service, but be convicted.

Isn't this making fun of Prince Hui, or his family?

Even if Prince Hui was his godfather, he could not tolerate himself making such an outrageous mistake. He would definitely be punished for multiple crimes.

"Of course they are alive. In fact, it doesn't hurt to tell you that they are in our camp now. If you want to confirm, just come with me to check it out later." Liu Daqiang pointed to the Zhejiang Army camp opposite.

"Mao Sang, you can't go! Be careful of traps!" Otomo Sadakawa spoke first.

"Brother Dayou, what you said makes sense." Mao Haifeng nodded, turned his head to look at Liu Daqiang, and asked suspiciously, "How do I know if you tricked me into joining the camp, smashed the cup as a signal, and captured me alive?! You went to so much trouble to set up this, you don't really want to force me to join the camp, do you?"

Damn it? !

You have a very rich imagination, don’t you?!

Liu Daqiang chuckled speechlessly, "Haha, Chief Mao, you are not worth our governor's trouble. If we really want to capture you alive, we can just chase you for a few more miles when we are in the process of winning. Why should we sit back and watch you build a temporary camp and then deceive you?!"

Mao Haifeng touched his chin when he heard this.

What the messenger said makes sense.

"Also, if you don't dare to go, why don't you send someone who knows Wang Zhi's mother, wife, and children to go back with me to confirm it?"

Liu Daqiang said speechlessly.

"Cough cough." Otomo Sadakawa couldn't help but cough to hide the embarrassment on his face.

Yes, it is not necessary for Mao Haifeng to go. Wouldn’t it be enough to send someone who is a recognized subordinate of Prince Hui’s mother, wife and children?

"Well, King Hui kept his identity secret, and there were only a few pirates who knew King Hui's exact place of origin, let alone those who knew King Hui's mother, wife, and children. As far as I know, besides me, the only person who knew King Hui's mother, wife, and children was Wang Xiaoyi, a close follower of King Hui. Wang Xiaoyi and King Hui were from the same village. However, Wang Xiaoyi almost never left King Hui's side."

"Me too. Eight years ago, when Prince Hui's identity had not yet been exposed, I followed Prince Hui back home and had the honor of meeting Prince Hui's mother. As for Prince Hui's wife and son, I have also met them."

Mao Haifeng said slowly with a wry smile.

This was a bit troublesome. In the entire temporary camp of the Japanese pirates, only Mao Haifeng had seen Prince Hui's mother once and could recognize her. None of the other Japanese pirates could recognize the appearance of Wang Zhi's mother, wife and children.

Otomo Sadakawa also frowned.

Liu Daqiang shrugged his shoulders disapprovingly. "Since there are other people who recognize Wang Zhi's mother, wife and children, it's not that simple. You can report the letter to Wang Zhi and ask him to send that man named Wang Xiaoyi to our camp to verify it."

"No, if King Hui needs to send someone to verify it, then the good news will be greatly reduced." Mao Haifeng shook his head vigorously.

Prince Hui's mother, wife and children are still alive, which is a great achievement.

Prince Hui's mother, wife and children may still be alive, and Prince Hui needs to send someone to verify it. Although this is also a merit, it is far less great than the previous one. Although the difference between the two is not as big as heaven and earth, the gap is also huge.

"This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either. What do you think we should do?" Liu Daqiang looked at Mao Haifeng and Otomo Sadakawa speechlessly and asked.

"Hey, um, can you bring Prince Hui's mother, wife and children to our camp so I can verify it?"

After hesitating for a while, Mao Haifeng said with a lack of confidence.

In fact, he also knew that his request was rude and unrealistic. How could the other party bring the mother, wife and children of King Hui to him for verification? If the other party really brought them, how could he let them go?

As expected, Liu Daqiang looked at him like an idiot and said, "Do you think it's possible? This is like throwing meat buns at a dog, which can never come back."

So, we reached a deadlock.

"Report, another envoy from the Zhejiang Army has arrived." A Japanese pirate outside the tent reported.

"Bring him in." Mao Haifeng ordered.

Soon, another Zhejiang Army soldier came in. He was a member of Zhu Ping'an's personal guard, named Huang Dashan.

"Dashan, why are you here? Does the master have any instructions?" Liu Daqiang asked when he saw the person coming.

"Brother Daqiang, the governor saw that you have not returned for a long time, so he asked me to come and take a look at the situation to see if you have encountered any problems in the negotiations?" Huang Dashan said.

So Liu Daqiang and Mao Haifeng told Huang Dashan the key issues they encountered in the discussion.

"I will go back and report to the master." Huang Dashan clasped his fists, turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait, it's not polite if you don't return the favor. I'm not someone who takes advantage of others. Your lord has returned our banner. Although this Japanese sword of mine is not an heirloom of my family, it was given to me by King Hui. It is said to be one of the three precious swords passed down by a Japanese daimyo, named Fuji. I give it to your lord."

As Mao Haifeng spoke, he untied the Japanese sword from his waist, looked at it reluctantly, and handed it to Huang Dashan with both hands.

Huang Dashan took the Japanese sword and nodded, "I will present this Japanese sword to you, sir, and then I will leave."

"You escort the distinguished envoy across the river." Mao Haifeng ordered two Japanese pirates to escort Huang Dashan across the river.

Then Mao Haifeng had people make tea and water, and prepare a few side dishes for Liu Daqiang and others to enjoy while waiting.

During the dinner, Mao Haifeng and Otomo Sadakawa asked questions in order to learn the military secrets of the Zhejiang Army, such as musket tactics, where the muskets and artillery were purchased, whether the soldiers of the Zhejiang Army were newly recruited, and so on.

However, Liu Daqiang had already been instructed by Zhu Ping'an not to talk about anything concerning Zhejiang military secrets.

Liu Daqiang also wanted to trick Mao Haifeng and Otomo Sadakawa into talking, such as how many Japanese pirates were under the command of Prince Hui, how many Japanese pirates were directly under the command of Prince Hui, how many Japanese pirates obeyed orders but not decrees, how many Japanese pirates could Prince Hui lure from the Japanese island, etc., but Mao Haifeng and Otomo Sadakawa were also cunning and always avoided the question.

Both parties knew the truth and pretended to be nice during the dinner.

Before they could try any further, Huang Dashan came back.

"What did your parents say?" Mao Haifeng asked impatiently. Having suffered a crushing defeat, he urgently needed this great news.

"My master asked me to thank Mao for the precious sword and to give him this token. This is the standard token of our governor's office. There are more than 300 of them, and there is no special mark. With this token, you can travel freely in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and you can also enter the governor's office to meet my master. My master said that Mao is welcome to visit Jiangsu and Zhejiang at any time." Huang Dashan handed a token to Mao Haifeng. (End of this chapter)