Chapter 146: Sacrifice to the Heavens

In order to remove all the belongings in the cave, Zheng He mobilized hundreds of crew members and spent a full hour to clean up the entire cave. And so, there was a surprising and exhilarating scene, the silver beach, covered with boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, full of colors and dazzling, in front of these treasures, even the light of the sun was eclipsed, and everyone sincerely felt that there was no more beautiful picture in the world than this scene.

The thousands of pirates who were escorted down from the ship watched this scene with great distress, robbing the wealth that had been accumulated for more than ten years, but now they had to give it to others, wouldn't it be in vain for more than ten years? Click, click, these are all heartbreaking sounds.

But even though there are 10,000 unwillingness in his heart, no one stands up to oppose it, the surrounding axe men and archers are not joking, the most terrifying thing is the ten strong men holding the thunder, each of them holds a thunderbolt in their hands, and there are several pinned to their waists, if they are thrown into the pile, the consequences are unimaginable.

"Tell your lordship, all the treasures in the cave have been moved, a total of sixty-five boxes, please instruct." A guard in charge of carrying came to Lord Zheng's side to report excitedly, although the treasure was not his, but it was enjoyable to look at.

"And all the treasures that have been removed from the gold and silver shall be carried to the treasure ship." Zheng He ordered.

"Yes!"

The crew excitedly carried the box full of treasure to the treasure ship, and the beaming appearance was like a harvest, and the box contained the fruits of the harvest.

Zheng He walked up to Luo Buyi and the dozens of captains, and opened his mouth to ask, "Is that all?" With such a large pirate group as yours, there is only one place to hide treasure? I don't believe it. ”

"Chief Zheng, we really only have this one place to hide treasures, can't these gold and silver treasures explain a qiē? That's what we've been working so hard to save for decades. Luo Buyi said with a bitter face, if he wasn't afraid of being caught and feeding the sharks, he would have fought with these 'robbers' in front of him.

"These treasures. It belongs to your pirate group, don't you have a private collection? Zheng He frowned and asked, "Now if you say it." I can let you live, if you don't say it, then don't blame these axe men under me for not being merciful. Of course, you can also report to each other, if anyone can provide information. Not only can you survive, but you can also get gold and silver treasures as a reward, and again, there are only ten places. ”

Yes? Again?

These pirates showed a painful expression on their faces, thinking that when they arrived at the lair and explained the location of the hidden treasure, they would be able to pick up a life, but they didn't expect that the Zheng leader in front of him would play this game again, and the previous ten people had not been selected. Isn't this about extermination?

"My lord, it's really gone, our brothers are all blessed and share hardships, we usually live together, who will hide it privately? Besides, the village is so big that you can see it all at a glance, how can there be any place to hide things? "Luo Buyi really has the heart to die, that is, the courage not to die.

At this time, hundreds of guards with knives walked back from the mountain. One of them came to Zheng He's side, attached it to his ear, and whispered, "My lord." They have searched all the way, but no other caves have been found, and no belongings have been found in the house. ”

Zheng He nodded after hearing this, and glanced at Luo Buyi on the side, it seemed that the other party was not lying. In fact, it doesn't matter if the other party is lying or not, whether they hide their belongings or not. For him, it didn't matter anymore, because the treasures he had seized now were enough for him to use on the road.

"With God's blessing, it's really different, not only has the battle become better, but even the loot captured is more than before," Zheng He thought in his heart. He is considered to have been on the battlefield for a long time, and has killed countless enemies, but it is the first time that so many treasures have been captured like today. What is really missing, what is coming. Worried about the lack of money for this voyage, the treasure was delivered to the door by itself. With these things, are you worried about not being able to exchange for the materials needed for sailing?

"Luo Buyi, for the sake of your honesty, I will spare you this time, and these subordinates of yours, if you dare to do this next time, you will definitely be thrown into the sea to feed the sharks." Zheng He said coldly.

He didn't plan to hand over these people to the government, because this place is in a remote area, with mountains on one side and the sea on the other, and the nearest government is dozens of miles away, if these pirates are escorted, it will take at least two days, and they will also take care of the food and accommodation of these pirates.

At the same time, he did not intend to kill all these pirates, although these people in front of him usually run rampant on the sea, smashing and looting, and doing all kinds of evil, but for those who have surrendered and have no power to fight back, he has never killed them. What's more, the dog jumps over the wall when he is in a hurry, the rabbit bites when he is in a hurry, there are thousands of pirates here, although they are tied up, but if they really force these people to hurry, it will inevitably be another fight. The treasure is already in hand, and there is really no need to do it.

"Don't dare, don't dare anymore." After hearing this, Luo Buyi hurriedly said, as if he was afraid that the other party would regret it, "Chief Zheng is really a hero, and I, Luo Buyi, obey you." Little ones, why don't you thank Chief Zheng for his grace of not killing? ”

"Chief Xie Zheng, Chief Xie Zheng." All the pirates knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zheng He, and the fierce and vicious appearance before also disappeared without a trace, looking like sheep being encircled together.

"Robuyi, do you know why I let you go?" Zheng He asked lightly.

"Because of honesty below."

"Wrong, because I can catch you once, I can catch you twice, three times, four times...... Do you understand? ”

The corners of Luo Buyi's mouth trembled, and he nodded with an ugly expression. When it comes to this, how can he not understand? The other party didn't take him as a pirate in his eyes at all, so he let him go. Humiliation, naked humiliation.

"If you go back to the inland to farm, or fish at sea, change your past mistakes and start anew, then it is naturally the best. If you go back to your old business and continue to be pirates, then you expect not to let me meet you, otherwise I will see you once, beat you once, beat you once, rob you once, understand? Zheng He shouted.

"Yes, little one remembers."

"Humph!"

Zheng He ignored the pirates and turned to walk towards the gold and silver treasures piled on the beach.

"My lord, according to your request, the gold and silver have been left behind, and the rest of the treasures have been moved to the ship." The crew came to Zheng He's side and said respectfully.

When Zheng He heard this, he walked over and counted it himself, and there were more than a dozen boxes of gold and silver, which looked somewhat shabby compared to the jewels that were moved to the ship.

"God, you really don't want only gold and silver, no jewelry? Otherwise, how about I get a few more boxes of jewelry from the ship for you? In the eyes of outsiders, Master Zheng is talking to himself, but in fact, Zheng He is communicating with God.

"Zheng He, if you have this heart, I only need gold and silver, you can keep the jewelry yourself, the voyage has just begun, and there will be more places to use money in the future."

"Thank you, God understands, it's just that how should I supply you with this gold and silver?" Zheng He asked suspiciously, "There are too many people here, I'm worried about scaring them." ”

"Then when you make an offering, close the chest with gold and silver, and after you have made an offering, you will take your people with you, and I will take the gold and silver in the box, and I will not be cheaper than those pirates."

"I see." After communicating with God, Zheng He slowly turned around, looked at the crew standing on the shore and asked loudly, "Do you know why I left this gold and silver?" ”

The crew shook their heads, and everyone had a little puzzlement in their eyes, could it be that Lord Zheng was really going to reward which pirate if he told the whereabouts of the treasure as he said before? Isn't that a bit of a waste?

Or, is Master Zheng going to reward his subordinates for meritorious deeds? Thinking of this, the crew members all became excited, looking at the dozen or so boxes of gold and silver, their eyes lit up.

"I know that each of you today is very heroic, but the naval battle is about the right time and place, and the people have us, and the time and place are all determined by God, and you can be rewarded, and at the same time, God also needs to worship. Therefore, for the sake of today's victory and for the sake of peace in the future, I will sacrifice this gold and silver to heaven. Zheng He said loudly, his face solemn and full of awe of God.

All the crew members were stunned when they heard it, worship the sky? Sacrifice to the heavens with gold and silver? What is the ritual? Is it an ordinary festival, or is it a sea festival? The ordinary ritual is to set up a table and burn incense, and after the sacrifice, the offerings are withdrawn and people leave. If it is a sea festival, the offering must be thrown into the sea after the sacrifice is completed. If it's the former, that's it. If it's the latter, it's a waste.

"Lord Zheng, it's no problem to worship the sky, all of us who go to sea should sacrifice to the sky and pray for God's blessing. How do you say it's going to be sacrificed? The crew asked curiously.

"To worship the heavens is to use the way of worshipping the heavens, right here, with real money and silver to worship."

"Don't take it away?"

"No."

The surrounding crew members were stunned for a moment, and a deputy hurriedly stepped forward and said, "My lord, why don't we kill pigs and sheep, and have a ceremony to pay tribute, thank God, there is no need to use all this real money." And if you really keep the gold and silver here, wouldn't it be cheaper for these pirates? If we don't take it, they will. ”

When the pirates not far away heard this, they were overjoyed, no matter what the sky or place, as long as it was gold and silver treasures, no matter which way of the gods, they all grabbed them and took them for themselves. More than a dozen boxes of gold and silver, enough for them to make a comeback.

Heaven forbid, don't let Chief Zheng take the gold and silver away......

The pirates silently prayed to the heavens in their hearts, as if they had forgotten that they were robbing the heavens this time, how could the heavens bless them? It's scary to be uneducated.

…… (To be continued.) )