When the car arrived in Nanjing, Xiao Dingtian, the navy commander newly promoted by Zhou Shixian, did not follow him into the palace. Instead, he led hundreds of people to stay outside the palace. They were uneasy. After all, Nanjing was too big and complicated.

Under Xiao Dingtian's governance, the Nanjing Water Camp can still be used. At least after some mediation, he basically pulled over all the boats that can still be used in the water camp. There are four to five thousand soldiers in the water system around Nanzhili.

The delivery capability is available.

But for now, the combat effectiveness of this navy on rivers and seas is out of the question. After all, only two ships have guns, and the others may have to fight hand-to-hand in the end.

Zhou Shixian can't take care of the navy for the time being, and the Qing Dynasty has no navy. He can't invest any resources in it in the short term. He can only send capable people to revitalize the existing resources.

After Zhou Shixian boarded the ship and left Nanjing, Lu Jiude and Wang Chaodong first separated, and then came to a remote mansion in Waiguo City to the east of Nanjing.

The two of them each brought five or six personal guards, all of whom were walking in casual clothes and did not ride horses to avoid attracting unnecessary attention.

"Eunuch, are these people you are looking for reliable? What the prince-in-law wants is not crooked melons and cracked dates." Wang Chaodong couldn't help but wonder after hearing Lu Jiude's words.

"It's not reliable. You have to look at them. They are all desperadoes and their martial arts are not bad, but they have to be screened to see if they can do things, and then they will be given to Ye Bushou for training."

Lu Jiude said with a sullen face, "The prince-in-law won't let us use all the troops. The mission of the assassination team is extraordinary. There is no room for any mistakes, so this is the only way."

Wang Chaodong listened and said nothing. He knew that Zhou Shixian wanted to use this power in the dark to do some shameful things to help the cause of resisting the Qing Dynasty. It was a taboo to select people from the army because it involved too many things.

The two of them soon walked into the backyard of this remote mansion. The exit to the backyard was guarded by more than a dozen capable soldiers wearing strong armor, and there were more than fifty strong men inside, each with a murderous look on their faces.

This is a secret stronghold arranged by Zhou Shixian for Lu Jiude. There are secret sentries arranged by Lu Jiude within one mile of the mansion. As long as someone approaches, he will know immediately. The precautions are not lax.

When the leader of the guard saw that the person coming was Lu Jiude, he immediately stepped forward to greet him. He cupped his hands and said, "Sir, everyone is here. I'm just waiting for your lecture."

Lu Jiude nodded, smiled sinisterly, and immediately stepped forward. Wang Chaodong followed him. Looking at the fierce leader's respectful look, he felt that his aura was actually much weaker than that of a eunuch, and he felt in his heart

Somewhat strange.

"Is this the purpose of the consort sending me here?" Wang Chaodong secretly speculated in his heart.

The fifty or so thugs, bandits, broken soldiers, coolies, and criminals recruited from all over the surrounding area were originally forming small groups to brag. At this time, they saw a skinny man in casual clothes walking up, and even those

All the armored soldiers had to follow behind him, and they couldn't help but gather together and cast their eyes over him.

When Lu Jiude came closer, those with sharp eyes could immediately tell that this was a eunuch, and some people even laughed at it. Most of these people had been living in Nanjing for many years, and they had seen all kinds of people. Lu Jiude had been a eunuch for so many years.

, his words and deeds are too obvious, and naturally many people can see through it at a glance.

Among these people, there were also those who were short-sighted. Immediately, a person with a lively personality, big or small, laughed and said: "Why, you recruited us, and then we were made to look like eunuchs?"

After saying that, he burst out laughing.

Lu Jiude frowned slightly and stared coldly at the laughing people in front of him. Those people were all desperadoes, and there was almost no one without blood on their hands, but at this time they were being stared at by an old eunuch who had led the army for more than ten years.

Even though I was wearing it, I felt a chill on my back.

After all these people were silent and did not dare to make a sound, Lu Jiude gently raised his hand, summoned a guard soldier, and said softly: "The one who spoke just now cut his tongue, and then chopped it up and fed it to the wild dogs.

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The volume of this sentence was neither too loud nor too low, just enough that the fifty or so strong men could hear it.

However, when these words were spoken, not only Wang Chaodong beside him, but also the fifty or so ferocious strong men suddenly turned pale, but the armored soldier was not surprised at all.

He immediately stepped forward, wearing armor on his body and holding a steel knife in his hand. He was naturally able to capture an unarmed bandit who was about the same size as him but far less trained than him.

Wang Chaodong saw that the strong man's tongue was cut out alive in front of dozens of people, and he couldn't help but shuddered in his heart. It was not that the picture was too bloody, but that the screams were too sad. Lu Jiu

De is too cruel. Even someone like him who has been on the battlefield can't help but be a little scared.

And after all this, everyone saw that the man who had no eyes to see and made fun of had his tongue cut out, and then he couldn't speak, and was dragged down by two armored soldiers with a bloody face.

No one at the scene dared to speak boldly, and everyone had fear in their eyes.

"We don't have that much nonsense to say, just two points."

As Lu Jiude spoke, he held out two fingers: "First: Those who are willing to stay will be paid four taels a month, and will never be deducted. A mission will be twenty taels, and if they perform meritorious services, they will be rewarded with silver. But

Obey orders, just do everything, don't ask why. You just need to know that this is a life-threatening job.

Second: If you want to leave, stand on the side and you can leave now, but if anyone dares to leak what happened today, we will not be lenient."

After Lu Jiude finished speaking, he stared at the people in front of him again. When he recruited them in advance, he didn't tell them what they were going to do. He only said that it was a big deal, there was money to be made, and it was a long-term business.

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But these dozens of desperadoes, who had just been frightened by Lu Jiude's tongue-cutting and beheading, were just looking around, looking at each other, and did not dare to speak.

In the final analysis, they are just gangsters, robbers and gangsters. Facing a local official like Lu Jiude, once they show the momentum of commanding thousands of troops, how can they dare to be so arrogant?

When no one spoke, Lu Jiude said again: "I will give you ten seconds to make a decision. If you don't say anything, then it will be considered that you all plan to stay."

Wang Chaodong listened and watched without saying anything. He knew that Lu Jiude was putting pressure on these people. This was a very common method.

Soon, more than a dozen people stood aside. Although they were not good people or kind people, they lost their courage after being frightened by Lu Jiude just now.

When Lu Jiude saw this, he immediately smiled and said: "In this case, our family won't force you to stay. We will each get some travel expenses later and say goodbye. But you all have to remember that if today's things are rotten into your stomach, who will?"

Don’t let a single word slip out.”

Immediately, he winked at the armored soldier beside him. The other party understood the situation and immediately stepped forward to take away the people who decided to stay. The remaining dozen people also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this.

When Wang Chaodong heard Lu Jiude's decision, although he felt it was a bit hasty, he didn't say much. He mainly came to visit. Lu Jiude seemed to have more momentum than him except that he had been an official for many years.

However, after the other thirty people were taken away, Lu Jiude suddenly said: "Liu Tao, deal with all these people."

"Here!"

The armored soldier on the other side of Lu Jiude, who had a scar on his face that was cut all the way to the corner of his mouth, immediately responded. Then in Wang Chaodong's surprised eyes, he swarmed up with five armored soldiers, and five or six armored soldiers rushed in from outside the door.

Soldiers in strong armor.

Before Wang Chaodong could react for a moment, the dozen strong men who thought they could still get their travel expenses had already turned into corpses on the ground screaming.

"Master Wang, let's go too."

Lu Jiude turned around and walked out the door. Looking at Wang Chaodong who was a little stunned, he felt a little funny in his heart. He pretended to be quite sophisticated, but in fact he was still very young.
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