Chapter 262: On the Island
On the west side of the island there is a pier built by man, and not far from the pier, two watchtowers stand tall. Because the entire circle of Ryukyu Island is a shallow sea area, large ships cannot approach at all, so they can only lower their small boats and cross people.
Lin Xiaoman saw it, but felt that it was a pity, it would be great if he could dig a direct channel to the sluice gate on the island, which would also facilitate the management of the boats. However, she would not be stupid to give advice to Zhao Zongchen.
I don't know if it was because they saw their ship in the watchtower, but several sand boats with square heads and square tails sailed out of Ryukyu Island, and on the bow of the ships stood several generals with long swords.
"Who's ahead? Don't stop the ship yet! I saw a leader on the bow of the ship shouting loudly. This ship could be seen at a glance as an official ship, but Shangfeng did not say that someone was coming, so they could only deal with it routinely.
The guard who was originally waiting by Zhao Zongchen's side appeared on the bow deck of the ship, and then raised the token in his hand and replied loudly: "I came to check on the order of Quanzhou Tongping Zhangshi, and I didn't send a ship to pick it up quickly." Probably because the voice was too high, too sharp, Lin Xiaoman only felt very harsh when he heard it.
Yang Shen half-tilted his face and whispered to Lin Xiaoman, "Didn't you find out that this person is a eunuch?" Lin Xiaoman's eyebrows jumped, eunuch? No wonder, he can serve the six princes with him, and he is like a housekeeper.
"What the hell is that Tongping Zhangshi?" Lin Xiaoman also leaned his head towards Yang Shen and muttered in a low voice. Yang Shen was silent for a moment and replied: "King Jin, that is, the second brother of the sixth prince, originally led the Quanzhou Jiedu envoy to Jiatong Pingzhang, but now he is imprisoned in the capital. The emperor will send the six princes to this Quanzhou city. It is estimated that the six princes went to sea this time to find out how many soldiers and horses the King of Jin held. ”
Lin Xiaoman's mind was suddenly confused, then her thief ship was really big enough.
The shouter on the sand boat was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't dare to hold it up, so he immediately saluted from a distance and replied: "Please wait a while, and the last general will go to reply to the general army to meet your lordship." With that, with a gesture, the ships sailed back as if flying.
The chief soldier of this Ryukyu Island is surnamed Cao, a native of Quanzhou City, and grew up in a slum. Fortunately, he was favored by King Jin. Follow the King of Jin to the sea several times. After his birth and death, the king of Jin arranged for him to lead troops on Ryukyu Island. Although he was born with five big and three thick, his mind was as thin as the embroidery needle.
In addition, he also has a scheming strategist under him, surnamed Sun. He respects Mr. It was fished up in the middle of the sea. At that time, the bubbles were all up. But I didn't expect this Mr. Sun to have a big life. I survived. According to Mr. Sun, he was on a merchant ship to join his relatives, but he did not expect that the merchant ship encountered pirates. He was robbed by pirates and dumped into the sea.
Mr. Cao checked Mr. Sun's body, and sure enough, there was a wound on the boss. I don't know if I should thank the pirate for throwing him into the sea, because the sea water is salty, so the wound shrinks slightly, so he doesn't bleed too much and dies.
Mr. Cao asked him to tell him the address of his relative and help him find it, but he never thought that Mr. Sun's relative had already moved away from this Quanzhou city. It happened that Mr. Cao was missing a document by his side, so Mr. Sun could also write and count, so he asked him to stay.
Mr. Sun did not refuse, after all, a penny is difficult to defeat a hero. He couldn't touch a single copper plate all over his body, and he still ate and lived in Cao Zongbing's house during his recuperation, so he naturally nodded and agreed.
And Mr. Sun also remembered Mr. Cao's kindness, and when the second pirate robbery occurred, Mr. Sun used a plan to let Mr. Cao capture the second leader of the pirates alive.
This made Mr. Cao greatly increase his face in front of King Jin, and also made Mr. Cao more convinced of Mr. Sun. No matter what happens after that, Mr. Cao must first discuss with Mr. Sun.
This time, after the king of Jin entered Beijing, he was imprisoned, and the six princes came to take over, and summoned Cao Zongbing several times, but he always refused for various reasons, which was the result of consultation with Mr. Sun. Mr. Sun told him that if he went ashore this time, he would definitely let the six princes be captured and taken down, who made him the king of Jin. It's better to send someone to the capital to discuss countermeasures with King Jin first, and then deal with it with procrastination.
Cao Zongbing also felt that it could only be like this, after a few years of good life, while making his heart wide and body fat, he was also much less courageous. And Mr. Sun's vague revelation made him very excited, although he was much less timid, but he wanted to. Hope swells up, and power is something that every man yearns for in his heart.
In the past, there was the king of Jin, and he had the grace to carry him, so he was naturally loyal to the king of Jin. Now that the King of Jin is imprisoned, according to what Mr. Sun said, this Ryukyu Island has always been managed by him, and if he wants, his children and grandchildren can be managed by his Cao family in the future.
Anyway, even if the imperial court no longer provides food, they will not starve to death. The materials on the island are sufficient for self-sufficiency, and the geographical location of this island is impossible for big ships to approach, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the imperial court does not dare to confront them.
Hearing that his subordinates reported that someone had come to see him with the token of Tongping Zhangshi, Cao Zongbing suddenly panicked and jumped up from his seat, could it be that King Jin has returned? Mr. Sun hurriedly stopped Mr. Cao, who wanted to go out, and said in a cold voice: "My lord, please be calm and don't be impatient, the person who came this time will definitely not be the prince of Jin, it must be the six princes or the people he sent." ”
When Mr. Cao heard Mr. Sun's words, he was immediately surprised: "The six princes have the guts? Dare to come to my Ryukyu Island single-handedly? ”
Mr. Sun smiled, do people have the guts, haven't they all come! It's just that this is not good to say in front of Cao Zongbing, he just touched his chin and said: "Since he dares to come, why don't we take him into the island, treat him with good food and good food, if it's okay, then it's best, just send people out completely." If he was restless, then he thought of a way to kill him, and then threw him directly into the sea to feed the fish, and said that it was the pirates who attacked the island, and the six princes were killed by the pirates. Then he applied to the imperial court for the equipment of the water division, and said that he would avenge the six princes. ”
After hearing this, Mr. Cao's eyes lit up, a greedy look flashed on his face, and he asked hesitantly, "Mr. Sun, why didn't you just click him?" He stretched out his palm and made a cutting gesture.
Mr. Sun shook his head and persuaded: "I can understand the mood of the adults, although we are far away from the emperor in this day, we can't really turn our faces with the court, and it is the best policy to be friendly." Murder is just a strategy, after all, he is a prince, and he is also a prince who is quite favored by the emperor. (To be continued......)
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