Divine Light Warrior

Chapter 483 Surrender together

The bearded elder almost turned defeat into victory and called on the people to split the ship in two. How to divide it? He said that you will be the captain for a while and I will be the captain for a while. Can the old captain agree with him? Of course he disagreed. He told him: "You can only be the captain if you are elected by more than half. If you don't have this strength, you can never even think about it." Indeed, some people began to support him, because the other ten elders The subordinates still have a certain degree of awe for this bearded elder. Under his instigation, these people easily defected. There were some people who defected, but generally speaking, the majority of them turned against him. Facing the old captain, the prestige that the old captain had accumulated over the years was still there. Li Kaiyang knew that it would be the end if all these people turned to him.

Most people had the upper hand and said that he should be the captain. This argument was still unacceptable. Although the old captain could insist on his position, it did not mean that anyone could change it if he wanted to. He said so. It aroused the response of some people, and he also felt a little regretful. He was too careless, and it would be easy to let go of this gap, so he turned to another topic and said, "I am a captain here. Before the old captain, I gave him the gift after going through various tests." If you want to take this position from me, you need to pass my test. Not only do you need someone to support you, you also need to be promoted by the previous generation of captains."

When the bearded elder heard this, he said angrily: "You clearly want to regret it. You don't want me to take turns being the captain with you, do you? You still think about those treasures?" The young man who helped speak just now said again: "You old captain, why are you so kind? Just tell them that those babies are well hidden and they will belong to everyone sooner or later."

The old captain looked at the unknown little pirate and said, "Of course he is telling the truth. I did put more gold and silver treasures in a cabin. The officers and soldiers came up to search and found nothing. You said that you were thinking of hope. I will share all the property with you, but we cannot allow some people with ulterior motives to rebel at the moment." He pointed at the bearded elder and said: "Just like he incited so many people to rebel against me, is it okay? No, don’t we have no prestige on the big ship? All of you who belong to me should be alert and arrest them all for rebelling."

The old captain suddenly gave the order, and most of the people responded. There was another big battle. The fight had just subsided, but it started again. The fire was enough for people to work. Now it is another fight. Of course, this fight It is also inevitable, because when things have come to this point, there is no way to tell the difference without a fight. If there is a fight, it will be decided immediately. Most people still do not support the long-bearded elder, because the die-hard brothers of those under him are dead. There were only seven or eight people left, who followed him and resisted. Soon dozens of people confiscated their weapons and pushed them to the ground. Naturally, the bearded elder did not cause any bad impact and was quickly and firmly tied up. Live in captivity.

At this time, he kept shouting: "You guys treat me like this, you guys treat me like this, I am the veteran of this big ship, can you treat me like this?"

The old captain asked him in front of so many people, "You are a veteran on this ship. Have I treated you badly? You live in a good place and have good food and drink. Aren't you satisfied? You still want to rebel against me. I Let me tell you, since the old captain entrusted this responsibility to me, no one can replace me. You still want to take turns being the captain with me. How can there be such a thing? Besides, have you seen these people? How many fights can there really be? Will he work for you? It’s not what you imagined.”

At this time, the bearded elder was already frustrated. He had become a prisoner. What other way out could he have? It was important to save his own life first, so he spoke softly, almost in a pleading tone. "Just let me go. In the future, I know I was wrong and I will never do anything right with you again. I will be my elder and no longer care about your ship's affairs. If you think I am in the way, give me You can give me some gold and silver so I can get off the boat, or you can give me a lifeboat and let me lead a few people out of here, but you must give me some treasure."

The old captain looked at him and smiled and said: "You are really greedy. You have made mistakes, and you still want to get a sum before leaving. There is no such thing in the world. Just give up. Now that I have arrested you , If you don't do it again, you will be locked up forever, so he sent people to lock the old captain in the pirate ship's cell. This cell was also very neatly built. After entering, the bearded elder was locked up. He was locked in a small dark room. There were no windows, and the door was tightly closed. There was only a square hole at the bottom through which a bowl could be inserted. This was probably where he was allowed to eat. Then he opened the shackles and found something inside. Clean bucket.

Living in such an environment, you will be suffocated to death. The old captain said to the others, "Those ten elders, I found out that they all have varying degrees of rebelliousness. In order to prevent them from going to this step, their elders They were all deprived of their status and imprisoned first. They were then released one by one after they showed repentance. Then his cronies tied up several other elders and locked them in a dark room.

Of course, the place where they were imprisoned was different from that of the long-bearded elder. The long-bearded elder was charged with Zhaozhu and was naturally much stricter. His room had no light at all, while the room where these people were imprisoned had a window door. It is also made of railings, so you can talk and communicate with the outside. They are not each in a room, but nine people are locked in a room together. Nine beds have been prepared, and the food and drink are better. That's it. Three days passed, and these drowsy people gradually woke up. When they woke up. Think about how they felt when they found out that they had been imprisoned in this prison. They started to curse, scolded the old captain, scolded him for his change of heart, and scolded him for being unreasonable. They all said that they had not made any mistakes. Why? Catch yourself.

The old captain came to explain to them in person and said: "Although you didn't do anything wrong at the time, you have this tendency. I have sent people to investigate. There are problems with each of your remarks. I am afraid that you will rebel. I just want to You will be locked up, but I will not punish you. As long as you are truly repentant, I will let you go."

The ten elders saw that they had nothing to say now. They had become prisoners. What else could they do? If you don't listen to others, you will definitely be killed. Everyone knows how to steer the ship according to the wind, and everyone knows how to switch sides and surrender. They have no hope now and can only hope that the old captain can treat them leniently.

An elder said to him, "Brother, please let me go. I have never had such an idea. I am loyal to you. I, the elder, will not do anything on this big ship. I will just be a Forget about being an ordinary seaman, I don’t want all the treatment I received before, is this okay?”

Upon hearing this, the old captain shook his hand and said, "Brother, I trust you, but the current situation cannot let you go. If you are let out, the situation on the ship will be unstable and it will be a threat to me, so I feel sorry for you. Stay here for a few more days, and then I'll let you out after everything is settled."

When he spoke to one of them, he actually spoke to the Ninth Elders together. Some of the Ninth Elders were not convinced now. Of course they were. Several people were hiding in the corner and looked at the old captain fiercely, with eyes that wanted to squirt. Bringing out the fire means letting them go, but they don't accept it. People like this are too harsh. They treat the old captain like this. Can they be let out? It definitely can't be released. Naturally, this elder who spoke softly took the lead and released him within a few days. After he was released, the old captain called him and temporarily said to him, "I know you are usually quite loyal to me, so I let him go." You can stay. The others will have to be tested for a while. You will still be your elder for the time being, and you will still have the same treatment as before. However, I hope you can do me a favor and go there to convince the other elders to let They are working hard with me. I have no intention of killing them all. You are in a coma these days and you don’t know that the bearded elder rebelled against me and led many people to fight and killed many brothers. He committed a heinous crime. , was also imprisoned in a dark prison. If he insists on going his own way and does not hold a meeting, there is only death waiting for him. I believe that many of you are kind-hearted and support the justice of our ship. I have left you with a life. hope."

Only then did the elder realize how critical the situation was. He knew nothing about what happened. After he came out, he met his cronies. After understanding the situation, he knew that the old captain had no choice but to do this. From this, he had to show his loyalty. If he didn't show his loyalty, the captain would not believe him, so he said again: "Now that I have left the cell and am free, what I said in it will still be different." Change, I firmly support the old captain and will not switch sides to the long-bearded elder. I don’t have much power myself. I have several subordinates who are loyal to me, and all my people have expressed their loyalty to the old captain, so you don’t have to worry.

Of course, the old captain already knew him well and knew that this man could not do anything extraordinary, so he let him go. Then he said: "I firmly persuade the other elders to be loyal to you. Don’t cause trouble on the boat.”

So he went to the door of the cell every day to chat with the other eight, telling how good the captain's magnanimity was to him. The eight elders were a little angry at first, but later they gradually calmed down after learning about the situation. , none of their people dared to come see them, because everyone knew that it would be a dead end to join in with these elders who were planning to rebel, so no one of them dared to get close to them anymore. Just like this, the ten elders They were all convinced one by one, except for one of them who always looked fiercely at the elder who came to persuade him. If he doesn't agree, he won't go even if he is let out.

Li Kaiyang asked him: "What do you want? What do you gain by going against him? You will eat the good fruit." The man said: "What I want is that he is unfair. I have never had any rebellious intentions, but he took me." Catch him, what does such a captain want him to do? From my perspective, let’s just replace him! "

He still said this kind of thing, but Li Kaiyang also saw justice in his eyes. This man really didn't look like a rebellious person, so he said to the old captain, "I think the remaining elder inside also Let him go. It seems that he is relatively righteous. If he has no rebellious intentions, lock him up. Of course he will hate you, but if you let him go, I am sure that he will not rebel against you. "

The captain looked at this elder. The two of them didn't talk much. He didn't know much about this person. This is a bit suspenseful. What if I let him go and he rebels?

Since Li Kaiyang recommended that he be released, he told Li Kaiyang, "After this person is released, the risk will be on you. You must ensure that he does not defect, otherwise we will lose everything."

So Li Kaiyang took on the obligation to supervise him. He observed him carefully every day. Now more than half of the treatment of the ten elders has been eliminated. The cronies under their command have all been organized to places far away from them, and they The only people they can come into contact with are the old captain's cronies. As a result, it is no longer possible for them to use whatever ideas they are thinking of, so this greatly reduces the risk. Moreover, every time they gather with more than three or five people, they must Being monitored, reported to the captain.

He used this movement to successfully control the ship, and Li Kaiyang also contributed a lot. After they took control of the ship, several people were able to interact openly. Cai'e also moved from that cabin to the one next to the old captain. In a cabin.

On this day, the old captain called Li Kaiyang and the others together, and they were ready to celebrate. All the wine, meat and fish were prepared, and a sumptuous table was set up. The old captain was very happy today, his face was glowing, and he gave Li Kaiyang and the others a toast in turn. Among them is the elder who was the first to surrender. This elder is actually not too old, and his status among the ten elders is also very low, so he can easily defect. This time, he acted very proactively. , played a great role in persuading the other eight elders, and frequently provided suggestions for future plans, so the old captain had a good impression of him, so he asked him to follow him. Things quickly took a turn for the better. Things are getting better on the big ship, and people's hearts are united.

This time, in order to appease everyone, the old captain sent someone to open the treasure house and let everyone take a look. Only then did people know that the old captain really did not lie to everyone. All the treasures were hidden in a hidden cabin and had not been stolen. Those officers and soldiers searched them away, so that they could get what they wanted. In this way, more than a hundred officers and soldiers on the ship all submitted to the old captain's command.