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At noon, the Dutch envoy arrived at Min'an Town. The Dutch envoy who was stuck on a deserted island had longed for Ming Dynasty's delicacies. No, he immediately went to the largest restaurant in town to satisfy his craving.

There was no shortage of money, and for the sake of safety, the Dutch envoy Abigail and his five guards went into the private room to dine. The accompanying Ming officials were dining next door, each having his own meal.

While eating, Aibi Ge suddenly heard words like "pirates" coming from the private room next door. She couldn't help but become curious, so she motioned to her companions to cover, while he eavesdropped.

Among the Dutch, he is the only one who understands Ming Dynasty Mandarin. Therefore, although his position was not high, he was sent as an envoy to communicate with the governor's office.

"Sun Zhongcheng is ruthless and will show no mercy to any pirates. This time, in order to deal with Xu Xiang's group of pirates, he actually sent a civil servant with such a high level of political participation and two generals to Xu Xiang's lair. It’s thrilling to think about, if we can’t escape, our Ming Dynasty will suffer heavy losses!”

"Yes, when I heard it, I was shocked. It is said that the Xu Xiang pirates did not agree to recruit, they just went to negotiate, and they sent so many adults there. It was really scary!"

"..."

Aibi Ge was shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help but have a new understanding of the Fujian governor of Ming Dynasty. You know, if you are just going to negotiate, you can just send someone from the government to at least show your sincerity first before sending senior officials, right? It seems that this Fujian governor is really no ordinary person!

With this thought in mind, he continued to listen.

"But what's even more unexpected is that while Sun Zhongcheng sent so many adults to negotiate, he already knew that the Xu Xiang pirates would not be recruited, so he secretly sent troops to ambush them. As expected, they caught them and defeated the Xu Xiang pirates."

"Yes, this is a big victory! It is said that Sun Zhongcheng hated pirates so much that most of the pirates who were caught had their heads chopped off and hung on the shore for fear!"

"This is not surprising. Think about it, how many pirates have been killed by Sun Zhongcheng since he took office? It can even be said that Sun Zhongcheng is much more powerful than the previous Nan Zhongcheng. As long as he can capture those thieves, what means Everyone is willing to use it!”

"..."

Hearing this, Aibi Ge couldn't help but feel a thump in her heart. They had suffered a big loss at the hands of Nan Juyi, the former governor of Fujian. I think at the beginning, Nan Juyi was also very cunning. He lied to the Netherlands and said that they wanted to negotiate and trade. As a result, the delegation went ashore to negotiate with him, but they were all caught by him at the banquet. The two bow warships he sent were also attacked. No one can escape.

Sun Chuanting, the new governor of Fujian, actually hates pirates more than Nan Juyi, and is so unscrupulous. Could he be deceiving himself this time?

Thinking of this, he immediately remembered that a year ago, Sun Chuanting sent someone to come to the door and said that the Portuguese were transporting food for them. If the Netherlands did not transport food, they would send heavy troops to destroy them. Then he said that the Ming Dynasty was about to begin. As long as the sea transports food and obeys the laws of the Ming Dynasty, trade can be conducted openly and honestly. Now that I think about it, this...isn't this coercion and inducement?

When Aibi Ge thought of this, for some reason, she suddenly lost her confidence and felt a little bad.

"You don't know that Sun Zhongcheng has actually been planning to deal with these red barbarians for a long time. It is said that the battle plan in Taiwan has been drawn up and he is just waiting for the return of the Zheng family navy."

"Don't say nonsense, be careful if you are overheard."

Aibi Ge heard that someone from the government in the private room next door seemed to be coming to check. He quickly sat back down and pretended to eat and drink with his companions. After waiting for a while, someone from the government, the accompanying official surnamed Kang, came over and asked when we could set off. Don't let Sun Zhongcheng wait in a hurry, otherwise everyone would be in trouble.

"Immediately, immediately!" Aibi Ge quickly replied, "Your country's food is so delicious. We will be on our way as soon as we are full."

Seeing the official surnamed Kang go back, Aibi Ge signaled again, asking his companions to continue to cover, while he went to listen to the corner again.

"Those Hongyi are indeed a group of barbarians. They are just a restaurant in the town. They just eat and drink. They are really worthless. Don't worry about them. It looks like they will have to eat for a long time."

"Haha, our Ming Dynasty is not comparable to those barbarian countries. Otherwise, they have traveled thousands of miles to come to us, and they still want to rob our Ming Dynasty, right?"

"..."

With a gloomy face, Aibi Ge heard the government officials next door telling jokes about Holland. He could feel that these officials looked down on them at all. But in order to hear more useful information, he had no choice but to suppress his temper and continue to listen.

"But speaking of it, these Hongyi are really powerful, which makes Sun Zhongcheng a little afraid. Otherwise, they wouldn't have put so much effort into it!"

"What did you say? The fear is true, otherwise why not let Hongyi's warships dock?"

"Don't you know that Sun Zhongcheng's number one confidant, General Liu Shen, who has just made great achievements, has led his elite troops to Changle. It looks like he is going to fight. I don't know if it is true?"

"What, is there such a thing? I didn't meet you on the road!"

"Stupid, this road is the road used by the Hongyi people next door to Fuzhou. How could General Liu Shen go this way!"

"What do you mean? Are you going to deal with those Hong Yi?"

"I don't know what Sun Zhongcheng thinks, how do I know?"

"..."

Hearing this, Aibi Ge couldn't listen anymore. Thinking of his dealings with the Ming Dynasty over the years, he felt afraid. Could it be that this Sun Chuanting, like the previous Nan Juyi, was also a man of bad faith, who clearly asked his side to help him transport food, and then turned his back and became ruthless?

The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed!

After listening for a while, he couldn't listen anymore and felt that he would be in great danger if he went to the governor's mansion. Not only himself, but also the fleet in Taiping Port are also in danger. He gritted his teeth and made a decision quickly.

He whispered to his companions, then pretended to be happy and called the waiter over, asking them to add wine and food next door to express his gratitude for their company. Then he escaped, rode wildly, and returned to Taiping Harbor.

What he didn't know was that at almost the same time, a bow ship approached the Dutch warship. A Ming man boarded the ship and communicated with the Dutch. It took a long time to leave. Then, these Dutch warships also took action, taking a defensive posture and approaching Taiping Port. At the same time, they also sent people to the grain ship to try to get the grain ship to leave the port. However, the Ming army watched and was stopped.

Because of the past history, the trust between the two parties is like a piece of tissue paper that will be broken at the touch of a touch.