The rise of the poor

Chapter 2288 Difficult to Enter

After returning from the clinic, Luo Longwen completely dispelled his doubts about Ah San. "I deserve to die! I actually doubted the miracle doctor who saved my life!"

So what if they flee? Compared to my life, what does fleeing one bed matter? I could easily buy thousands of beds with just a few of my fingers, but I only have one life.

After clearing up the doubts, Luo Longwen focused on his task, which Yan Shifan had assigned him—to eliminate Zhu Ping'an. If conventional methods failed, he would secretly collude with the Japanese pirates to kill Zhu Ping'an!

Luo Longwen came to Ligang this time to meet Wang Zhi and kill Zhu Pingan.

Before coming to the capital, they had already received news that Zhu Pingan had reached a preliminary consensus on the pacification of Wang Zhi and had reached a crucial step. If Zhu Pingan's pacification was successful, then Zhu Pingan would have made a tremendous contribution, and no one could suppress him.

Conversely, if Luo Longwen could persuade Wang Zhi, then killing Zhu Ping'an would be easy.

The simplest way is to use Zhu Ping'an's followers to attack and kill him. The chances of success are extremely high. Wang Zhi has already reached a consensus with Zhu Ping'an on the issue of amnesty.

Even if they don't attack Zhu Ping'an, as long as Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates attack Zhejiang again, Zhu Ping'an's attempt to gain amnesty will be a complete failure.

Zhu Ping'an's offer of amnesty was never officially permitted; it was merely tacitly approved. If Zhu Ping'an's offer of amnesty fails, and he is tricked by Wang Zhi, who pretends to offer amnesty but actually takes the opportunity to attack Zhejiang, then Zhu Ping'an will be greatly guilty.

This crime is enough to condemn Zhu Ping'an to eternal damnation.

It's not easy to gain a state of amnesty, but it's very easy to undermine it. Luo Longwen was extremely confident about this.

Luo Longwen was confident he could persuade Wang Zhi if he could get a meeting with him.

As for meeting Wang Zhi, Luo Longwen was also very confident because he had Xu Hai's personal letter of introduction.

However, the idea was good, but reality was harsh.

Luo Longwen, carrying Xu Hai's handwritten letter, went to Wang Zhi's private office to pay his respects, eager to complete his mission quickly, kill Zhu Ping'an as soon as possible, return to the capital to report back, and receive praise and reward from Donglou.

Wang Zhi's official residence was a replica of a government office, with a huge plaque that read "Huiwang Mansion" hanging on it. It was more than twice the size of a normal government office plaque. The more something was faked, the more it wanted to prove something!

As a result, it backfired and made the whole thing look even more fake!

Looking at Wang Zhi's official residence, Luo Longwen couldn't help but think to himself that it was a hodgepodge and made people laugh.

However, Luo Longwen knew what he was supposed to do, so he suppressed his complaints, put on a respectful smile, stepped forward and clasped his hands in greeting to the Japanese pirates guarding the door, "General, I am Luo Song, recommended by General Xu Hai, the Grand General of the Pacification of the Sea, and I have come to pay my respects to Prince Hui."

As he spoke, Luo Longwen took out a ten-tael silver ingot from his pocket and stuffed it into the hand of the Japanese pirate on duty.

The Japanese pirate on duty picked up the silver, tossed it in his hand, took a bite to confirm it was safe, then put it in his pocket. He squinted at Luo Longwen and said indifferently, "Xu Hai?! Who does he think he is in front of our Prince Hui? Just because he recommends someone, does our Prince Hui have to see him?!"

Luo Longwen was stunned, then coughed, "Ahem, we're all in the same boat, seeking wealth and power at sea, and fighting against the imperial court together. We're still on good terms."

"Heh, favors? Does Xu Hai even have the nerve to talk about favors?! Back then, Xu Hai was working for our Prince Hui, and he even tried to assassinate our Prince Hui with his heartless and treacherous ways. It was only because our Prince Hui, the Prime Minister, was magnanimous that he let him go. But now that he's grown up, he's betrayed our Prince Hui and gone off to work on his own!"

"I don't know if the 'favor' you're referring to is the favor for his assassination attempt on our Prince Hui, or the favor for his betrayal of our Prince Hui?!"

The Japanese pirates guarding the gate were full of resentment when they mentioned Xu Hai, and they even looked at Luo Longwen with disdain.

Luo Longwen clasped his hands and coughed, then said with a forced smile, "Ahem, those are all things of the past. We must look forward. Now, General Xu and Prince Hui are working together on a great cause at sea, resisting the imperial court and supporting each other. I was recommended by General Xu to work with Prince Hui on this great cause. I would appreciate it if the general could do me the favor and inform him."

Upon hearing Luo Longwen's words, the Japanese pirates at the gate flew into a rage. "What's past?! You think it's all over with just 'past'? You think his assassination attempt on Prince Hui is just forgotten?! There's no such easy thing in the world. Tell me, if I slept with your wife and then said it was all in the past, would you be happy?!"

"I'm willing. Women are like clothes. I'm capable of having a whole closet full of clothes. You can wear whatever you like."

Luo Longwen said calmly.

"Holy crap, you're a pervert!"

The Japanese pirates at the gate were dumbfounded after hearing Luo Longwen's words, shocked by his shamelessness and perversion.

"Hehe, General, may I inform them now?! I was recommended by General Xu. I have important matters to discuss with Prince Hui." Luo Longwen said with a forced smile.

"You say you were recommended by General Xu, so you are? How can I confirm that you were recommended by Xu Hai?"

The Japanese pirates at the gate still refused to inform anyone inside.

"I have a personal letter from General Xu. Please do me a favor," Luo Longwen said, slipping another silver ingot to the Japanese pirate at the door.

The Japanese pirate at the door immediately beamed and stuffed the silver into his pocket, then beckoned to Luo Longwen, "Give it to me, let me see."

Luo Longwen then reached into his robes and took out Xu Hai's handwritten letter, handing it to the Japanese pirates at the door with both hands.

The Japanese pirates at the door unfolded Xu Hai's handwritten letter and stared at it intently.

Uh

Luo Longwen frowned upon seeing this. This guy can't read, he's holding the letter upside down and pretending to read it.

"Ahem, General, the letter is upside down," Luo Longwen reminded the Japanese pirates guarding the door.

"What do you know? Xu Hai's letter has to be read backwards." The Japanese pirate guarding the door denied that he had taken it upside down, glared at Luo Longwen, and said in a pretentious manner.

"Yes, yes, as expected of a general." Luo Longwen smiled obsequiously, secretly wishing he could hang this Japanese pirate up and whip him.

"This letter is not right." The Japanese pirate on guard at the door pretended to look at it for a moment, then glared at it and said with a long face.

Upon hearing this, Luo Longwen was so shocked he almost fell over. "What?! The letter is wrong?! What's wrong with the letter?! This is Xu Hai's own handwriting. My men saw General Xu write it with their own eyes."

“I said it’s wrong, and that’s it. I’m confiscating this letter,” said the Japanese guard at the gate, stuffing a stack of letters into his pocket.

"No, General, something's wrong with this letter. And besides, that's my letter! Why did you put it away?!"

Luo Longwen became anxious.

"Outrageous! What do you think you're doing?! Forcibly seizing the guards of the Prince Hui's residence?! How dare you act so presumptuously at the gates of the Prince Hui's residence! What do you want?! Speak, did Xu Hai send you to assassinate our Prince Hui?!"

The guard at the gate turned the tables, his hand on his katana, and fiercely reprimanded Luo Longwen for his insolence. (End of Chapter)