Chapter 358: Speculation
Zhong Buli buried his father, but he couldn't do anything about the Wang family at all. Because the Wang family is a branch of the Wang family in the capital, although it is a branch of the concubine, but the concubine of the Wang family is different from other families. The concubine of the Wang family is in charge of the affairs of the royal family, and it can also be said that the children of the royal family are specially designed for the concubines of the Wang family.
Therefore, the Wang family's branch attaches great importance to the one that came out of the concubine, even if He Zhifu avoids three points to the Quanzhou Wang family. Zhong Buli handed it over, but it was also refuted. There was no way to ask for help, and the Wang family knew that Zhong Buli actually wanted to sue them. So Ji forcibly occupied the Zhong family's ancestral house, drove Zhong out of the house, and let him live on the streets.
If it weren't for Sun Brahma passing by and just invited a doctor to Zhong Buli who had passed out in a coma, I'm afraid that Zhong Buli would have died back then! From then on, Zhong Buli followed Sun Brahma to the Pearl Island, and with his ingenuity, he managed the Pearl Island in an orderly manner.
Therefore, if you can come up with a way to lure the snake out of the hole, there should be only this bell on the Pearl Island now. Yang Shen propped his hands on the desk and tapped his fingers gently, not knowing what he was thinking. The captain came in and saw the general's appearance, how dare he disturb. Quietly put the clairvoyant on the table, and quietly withdrew.
Sun Brahma didn't expect his plan to be discovered, they didn't go out, Yang Shen and they didn't come in, it became a stalemate between the two sides. And when Lin Xiaoman's boat arrived, the patience of both sides was almost exhausted.
Yang Shen's face was cold, the water for grain and grass on his side had begun to be greatly reduced, and if it dragged on any longer, it would inevitably run out of food. Although people have been sent to Ryukyu Island to transport food and water, after all, the sea is no better than the land. There are too many unknowns at sea.
Tapping on the table, he jerked to his feet and slapped his palm on the chart. Either way, he was bound to win this time. Just as he was about to give the order, he heard a report from a man outside the door. It was said that there were ships approaching, but it did not look like the ships they sent out to transport grain, nor did it look like war ships, but it looked like merchant ships.
But how could there be merchant ships here? Yang Shen frowned when he heard this, picked up the clairvoyance and walked out of the cabin towards the stern. They were in an encirclement posture, so the bow of the ship was aimed at the Pearl Island. And the merchant ship apparently came from the stern. I don't know who it is. So bold to come this way. After all, the waters around the Pearl Island do not belong to any navigation routes. Unless the merchant ship is directly connected to the Pearl Island, there is only one possibility, and it is a pirate transport.
If this is a combination of the pirates, they are really the enemy! Yang Shen held up clairvoyance. The merchant ship is still a little far away. It's not entirely possible to look closely. He thought about it. Summoned the lieutenant general and told him to go down. Have their ships lined up in a figure-of-eight shape, with each ship within effective range of the middle.
If the ship is a pirate transport. Then it is bound to stop and dare not act rashly. If you sail in, you only need to retract the two boats at the back, and this boat will also become a turtle in a cage.
The lieutenant general was ordered to go down, quickly stood on the other side of the bow of the ship, waved the command flag in his hand, and waved it quickly. The people on the boat next to him saw it, and quickly gave the order down, only to see the originally stationary ship slowly moving.
This action not only made the pirates uneasy, but even the people on the ship Lin Xiaoman, who was standing on the deck and heading towards Pearl Island, were also uneasy. The crew came up and persuaded: "Boss, there seem to be many warships ahead, why don't we go around!" They didn't know that Lin Xiaoman came this time to find the warship led by Yang Shen.
Hearing the crew say this, Lin Xiaoman suddenly asked excitedly: "Is Pearl Island about to arrive?" ”
"Owner, look at the black spot on the sea over there, that is Pearl Island. It's just that there are pirates stationed on the island, and now there are warships, so it must be the imperial court that is encircling and suppressing pirates. If we drive any further, we will be in danger of being unjustified. "The crew member was a veteran, and he was telling the truth.
Lin Xiaoman nodded and said to him: "I know your worries, please rest assured, we are not going to Pearl Island, we are looking for those warships." "She came this time, not only by people, but also by a boat full of supplies. The silver she got before cost 50,000 taels, all of which she bought for food and water, and even she saved a lot of it in her own space warehouse. There are also salt and other seasonings, she can be said to have been bitten by a snake once, and she was afraid of the well rope for ten years. Anyway, it doesn't matter if you buy more of these things and store them in the space, and they won't be bad.
When the old crew heard the owner say this, his eyes suddenly widened. Dare to feel that this is a ship that transports supplies to the officers and soldiers of the imperial court? No wonder he persuaded the owner again and again just now, but the owner didn't care. He retreated uneasily, ordinary people are most afraid of seeing the official master and entering the official door in their lives, both of which will make them immortal and take off two layers of skin.
Moreover, this time the imperial court wants to encircle and suppress the pirates of Pearl Island, which is known as a thief near the coast, and the old crew members naturally struggle very much. It stands to reason that whether a thief is a thief or not, the profession of a pirate is to rob merchant ships at sea for a living. Although the pirates on the Pearl Island do not kill people, it is normal for people who can be traders to lose their families because of this robbery.
But if you compare those who oppress the common people as officials and soldiers, these soldiers of the court are just pirates with permission certificates! The pirates on the Pearl Island only robbed money, and the soldiers of the imperial court were killed.
If it weren't for the persecution of those officers and soldiers in the imperial court, how could he and his son sell themselves to the shipyard to support their families. It's just that after they were bought, they didn't get on the warship, but were directly given to Lin Xiaoman's ship by King Su as a shipwright, which made the old crew and his two sons very happy, after all, no one wanted to get on the warship. In the event of a war, it is unknown whether they will survive or not.
But now, a few days after the joy, the old crew learned such a news, which was completely a bolt from the blue.
"Come on, hang lanterns marked with the word forest all around the deck." Although it was daytime, there was often a white fog on the sea. People will suddenly not be able to see things in the distance, so Lin Xiaoman asked the people below to light up the angry lantern and hang it. As long as the other party is not blind, he will be able to see the words on the lantern clearly.
Lin Xiaoman believes that if Yang Shen sees this Lin character, he will definitely know that she is coming!
Yang Shen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw the ship sailing smoothly. Could it be that your guess is wrong, this is really an ordinary merchant ship? He picked up the clairvoyance again and looked over at the boat. Suddenly, his hand shook slightly, as if he didn't believe his eyes. (To be continued......)