defend the truth

Their cooperation is more tacit than imagined, and after a while, they can already understand the meaning in the eyes of both parties.

That was the common desire, with the help of the twinkling light in the eyes, it formed a thread and truly tied the two together.

After the laughter faded away, Tan Kewen changed the subject and asked, "Junior Brother Li was in the west of the city last night, so he wasted a lot of time!"

Li Weizhen said indifferently: "I made the city lord laugh. I wanted to visit Senior Li next time. I wanted to thank Hui Hui for his generous help, but I also wanted to get rid of this thin face and ask Senior Li for another favor. It's a pity, go It's bad time."

Tan Kewen was not surprised that Li Wei really confessed. He said with a half smile but not a smile: "Uncle Li is an old school, he will help you at the wedding that day, even I was surprised. If it wasn't for Uncle Li, he watched me grow up, I also know what he is like, and I even doubt that you may be his illegitimate child!"

Hearing this, Li Weizhen spread his hands, shrugged and said: "That must be a misunderstanding, I have absolutely no blood relationship with Senior Li!"

Tan Kewen nodded and said, "Of course, as long as you are somewhat related to the Li family. With the Li family's current development momentum, how can such a bright pearl like you be left out?"

Then, Tan Kewen paused, and suddenly said with emotion: "In fact, the four major families have been passed down for thousands of years, and it is inevitable that they will gradually decay. It's just that when I come to my generation, at a glance, they are all dead branches and leaves. , it's becoming more and more obvious!"

"The Li family is fine. Li Chongming is still considered a middle-aged man. If there is no wind and no waves, he can still work in office for at least 50 years, and he may not be able to cultivate a successor."

"The current situation of the old Luo family is the most serious. The person who sits as the head of the family is an old man who is over a hundred years old. He has been in power for more than 70 years. He is not in love with power. He really can't choose a junior who can become a success. "

"The Huo family is showing signs of revival. Huo Ming and Huo Lang, brothers, no matter who succeeds in the future, they can keep the Huo family's prosperity for at least another hundred years."

"As for my Tan family, it's... okay!"

When talking about his family, Tan Kewen's eyes were a little gloomy.

However, Li Weizhen, who has always been well-informed, did not intend to expose it, but said in a puzzled way: "Your four big families dominate one side and have a prosperous population. How can you not cultivate talents? It is not rumored that you just With all the money, can a piece of wood become a golden alchemist?"

Tan Kewen twitched the corners of his mouth, smiled disapprovingly, and seemed to ask some questions that were not answered: "Wealth can bring fame, but it is only an accessory. It is not the same thing as power. Power is not something that can be bestowed on paper. It depends on It's about how many people you can influence and how many people you can control."

"Your fame can come from your family status, but it is even higher than your family status. It must be unique and irreplaceable. In the entire family, you don't have to be convinced by everyone, but absolutely no one can question you face to face!"

"If you want to grasp power, you need more than just here."

Tan Kewen stretched out the five fingers of his right hand and clenched them into a fist.

Then, with his index finger, he pointed to his head and heart, "I still have to look at this, and here."

"I never believe in the counterattack of a piece of trash. If someone has all three of these, then he is definitely a genius!"

Li Weizhen probably heard the implication in Tan Kewen's words. A person who has nothing but force and courage will not be able to sit firmly as the head of the family.To be able to act as a leader must be the real ability to break out on your own.

Just like Tan Kewen, he was able to be the city lord not because his father was the city lord.

Tan Zhuohua, the mayor of the city, has lost his morality, and his past achievements have all become historical evaluations for fame, leaving no honor for Tan Kewen to inherit.

Before Tan Kewen succeeded to the throne, the biggest obstacle blocking his path to power was not criticism from the outside world, but differences within the family.

He is young, has potential, and is outstanding, but he has too many ideas of his own and is not easy to be controlled. This is the biggest concern of the elders.

Therefore, at the beginning, the candidate for the position of city lord should have been a dispute between Tan Kewen's two family uncles.

But before the official announcement of the candidates, a rather sensational ship robbery occurred on the route of the Funan City caravan passing through the "Xingzhou Island-Liuding Strait".

At that time, the pirates around Xingzhou Island saw that Funan City had no owner, so they rushed out and robbed seven cargo ships belonging to the Luo and Huo families.For goods, ships and hostages, the ransom offered by the pirates was as high as 800 million spirit stones.

While Funan City was still discussing whether to pay the ransom, it was Tan Kewen who led an elite disciple of the Nansha Sword Sect to sneak into the enemy camp and rescue all the hostages.The ships and cargo that were supposed to be the most valuable were ignored by him, which was completely beyond the expectations of the pirates.

Because most of the so-called hostages were just ordinary crew members, and there were only a dozen or so Qi trainers among them. Even if they included clan children, they were not important figures, so it shouldn't be worth taking the risk for them!

After that, for as long as a month, Funan City did not pay the ransom for the seven cargo ships and their cargo.

Even the ransom has been reduced to a relatively reasonable price of 500 million spirit stones.

Therefore, in order to get the money as soon as possible, the pirates of Xingzhou Island who gathered together because of their interests had no choice but to transform themselves into sea merchants and began to distribute the looted goods in batches in order to realize them.

Unexpectedly, Tan Kewen had already set his sights on the major port markets for bulk cargoes. As long as the goods on the list flowed out of the market, the merchant ships disguised by the Xingzhou Island pirates could be traced.

Therefore, in his own way, he turned against his own body and hijacked the bulk cargo ships of the pirates.

Not only that, after stopping the bulk cargo operations of the pirates, Tan Kewen also led [-] newly built warships, and took the initiative to attack the holy stone bay, which is the key fortification of Xingzhou Island.

Three hundred pirates were tied to the bow of the vanguard battleship, to show that the decisive battle was unshakable.

The reason why they attacked Shengshiwan was because three of the seven captive cargo ships were parked in the bay there.At the same time, there is also a huge ship called the "Moving Castle of the Sea" by the pirate forces on Xingzhou Island-the Sea Demon King.

The armor covered by the Sea Demon King's hull is claimed to be able to withstand most of the slashing attacks of the Golden Core Sword Immortal, and once the spiritual shield is activated, it will even make the Golden Core Sword Immortal sigh.

Moreover, the Sea Demon King not only has 36 continuous-fire mountain crossbows on both sides of the ship building, but also a "Balrog Cannon" with triple muzzles on the front deck. After a mile, it can still penetrate a three-foot-thick masonry wall.

Not to mention that these fireballs can instantly form a high-temperature flame with a range of ten feet after the explosion, even if there is no combustible material on the sea surface.

And within a quarter of an hour, this Balrog cannon can fire [-] fireballs, even if none of them hit the target, it is enough to trap many ships in the sea of ​​flames, unable to escape.

If this big killer was to attack the coastal towns, it would be a hundred times more terrifying!

But Tan Kewen has already seen through the weaknesses of the Sea Demon King's slow speed and poor flexibility, and the fleet he leads is all composed of seemingly vulnerable "light ships".

After the forward troops lured the Sea Demon King out of the bay with a feint attack, they relied on the number of warships and their agility to form a firepower network with the less powerful but faster-firing "Speedlight Shock Cannon" to intercept the Killed most of the fireballs.

When the heavy artillery was unable to do anything, the Sea Demon King wanted to return to the harbor, but was trapped in the encirclement by the vortex technique jointly launched by a large number of Nansha Sword Sect disciples who were proficient in water magic.

With the retreat route cut off, the Sea Demon King's spiritual shield was finally exhausted after three hours of fighting.

Afterwards, Tan Kewen led a team of more than forty elite sword repairmen to launch an air strike on the Sea Demon King.

Under the cover of the team's desperate efforts, Tan Kewen successfully slashed the front deck of the Sea Demon King with the strongest flying sword in his life. One blow pierced the port side compartment, causing a large amount of water to flood the hull, and the hull turned to the left. sideways.

This successful air strike will not cause the Sea Demon King to sink into the sea, but it will let the pirate master understand that the general situation is over.It is worth thinking about whether to resist stubbornly and sink into the sea with the ship, or to find another way out.

In the end, Tan Kewen accepted the letter of surrender from the pirate leader on the deck of the Sea Demon King.

The seriously injured Sea Demon was able to slowly sail back to the dock for repairs, at the cost of releasing the seven detained cargo ships.

In this battle, Tan Kewen's side was sunk three warships, 26 crew members were killed, 53 were seriously injured, 16 were seriously injured and 110 were slightly injured. Disciples of the Nansha Sword Sect, no wounded.

The casualties of the pirates are unknown, and the Sea Demon King was severely damaged.

It is worth mentioning that among the seven cargo ships, two returned empty, but Tan Kewen did not intend to pursue it any further.

From the book's point of view, although Tan Kewen won the battle, he still suffered a loss.

But today, more than two years later, the Sea Demon King still appears in the waters around Xingzhou Island from time to time, and the Xingzhou Island pirates no longer disturb the merchant ships with the flag of Funan City.

After that battle, the power that Tan Kewen has now has been achieved.The flying sword in his hand can indeed scare people a lot, but his means and behavior are even more admirable.

Many guys who should have been his enemies finally chose to cooperate with him, which is why he can sit firmly in a high position.

Just like today's Li Weizhen, it is another example of Tan Kewen's mind and vision.

Today's Li Weizhen has 1000 million spiritual stones hanging on his head, but anyone who knows his identity is unwilling to have anything to do with him unless he has a deep friendship, so as not to be implicated by him.

Tan Kewen is one of the few people who is willing to bet on Li Wei's real body for a future. More importantly, they have no friendship in the past.

It is hard to imagine how many shares Tan Kewen holds in a similar bet.

If this person likes to play chess, he is definitely a master who is keen on Fuzi and Dragon Slaying!

Such a guy who is a Jindan swordsman, a military strategist, a politician and a businessman, said that he wants to be a king instead of a city lord!

How could Li Weizhen be surprised?