**Plot 2: [REDACTED]High Treason on the High Seas[END REDACTED]

[REDACTED] *Zhou Yu (/u/Andy0132) contemplated the threats to his nation. The Tibetan adversary to the west, rude, cunning, and sacrilegious, and Imperial Japan, secure on her islands to the east. Of the two, Tibet was of no consequence, merely a weak and divided nation, with their lands separated by snow and ice. Indeed, the only adversary worth fighting for him would be Japan, and her fleet.*

*By the dark of night, dressed in his Voluminous Robes™ to blend in, 周瑜 (Zhou Yu, /u/Andy0132), along with 沙可馬得 (Coats and Combat Boots) sailed out of the port of Quanzhou-upon-the-Yellow-River. Their objective? To sink or steal the Japanese fleet. Fortunately, the night was clear, with a moderate wind blowing them towards Japan.*

*They made their first top in Osaka Naval Base, by dead of night. 周瑜 approached the first guardsman on the quay, while 沙可馬得 slipped past him. The guardsman saw the regal stance and features of 周瑜, and thought that he was a Daimyo in the army. 周瑜 saluted back, went past the guardsman, and spoke in his excellent Japanese.*

*"We will need these boats, soldier. There has been an incursion."

"Incursion? By whom?", replied the soldier, sweat breaking out on his forehead.

"The Song bastards have sent out patrol fleets into our rightful waters. We will need to stop them. I'll be needing all of the ships in the harbour, soldier."

The guardsman, looking faint, stammered his consent, and ran off into the nearest outhouse to relieve himself, so terrified was he of the impending Song threat. Meanwhile, 周瑜 and 沙可馬得 slipped onto the flagship, silently. With a well-aimed strike, the sailor went down, without a sound. 周瑜 and 沙可馬得 then strode into the captain's cabin, and made him an offer he could not refuse.*

*"And what, pray tell, would stop me from having you all killed and handed over to the guards, spies?" demanded the captain of the Japanese fleet.

"Gold. More than you have ever seen in your life working on this ship. True, you could kill us, but you would never see so much as a single penny, while your family continues to suffer under the Japanese yoke.", said 沙可馬得, known for his silver tongue as the Song minister of diplomacy.

In the end, the captain's need for (and greed of) the money won out, and the captain obliged to their offer. He then sent out several other messages to his fleet, for his fleet was loyal to him, and not the Japanese emperor. True, there was resistance, and several ships were badly damaged by the infighting, but in the end, the fleet was now a Song one. Indeed, the Japanese fleet was now in Song hands.*

*Following their great victory, 周瑜 and 沙可馬得 returned back to Song territories, stopping at a cache along the way to pay the captain. The Japanese captain contemplated escape, but 沙可馬得 saw him.

"You'd be a fool to leave. They will have realized that there were never any Song incursions to begin with, and conclude that you have committed high treason against the emperor. You can stick with us, or they can cut your guts open and spear them on a pike."

Blanching at the words, the captain sagged against the walls of the flagship, went back to counting his coins, as the spies and sailors continued on. In order to avoid being intercepted by assassins after their journeys, 周瑜 would get off at Xiangtan (misinformation had been spread about him working on a project in Chongqing, and about him having been busy in Jinling), while 沙可馬得 would finish taking the fleet back to Bianjing, and swiftly hiding amidst the guards.*

INVESTED: 132 gold, /u/Andy0132 +5 plot points from Taichiquan, /u/CoatsandCombatBoots (this should sum to 25 plot points) (We got to Japan by using boats, just not with triremes, as those are military warships.)