Li Qi turned his head to ask Qingde, and Qingde told Li Qi how Chen An was a Zen and how he came to Xingsheng Temple to become a monk.

After Li Qi heard this, he was silent for a long time, and said to Li Shengyu: "Master Huiyin, this matter is big, I can't be careless, I want to rush back to Longcheng and find some old elders of the Chen Dynasty to identify them, so that I can decide whether to welcome Chen An, you stay in the temple for the time being, don't go anywhere, I will come back tomorrow." ”

Li Shengyu nodded gratefully and said, "That's nature." True gold is not afraid of fire refining, although Li Yushi went to find those chamberlains and ministers in the palace who had served An'er to come and identify him, there was no difference. ”。 After that, she asked Chen An to thank Li Qi again.

Li Qi hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Little Master, don't thank me. If you are really a descendant of the Chen family, you should be restored to the throne. After that, Li Qi paid a farewell to the mother and son of the holy doll of Farewell Li, and went out of the temple and returned to the city.

After Li Qi left, Qingde congratulated Li Shengju: "Master Huiyin, congratulations, your mother and son have finally come to the end of their hardships." ”

Li Shengju bowed back and said: "With the auspicious words of the abbot of Qingde, if my son can be reset, he will definitely reshape the golden body of Xingsheng Temple and rebuild the temple." ”

That night, Li Shengju personally cooked, made a sumptuous vegetarian table, and invited the abbot of Qingde, although Chen An was small, because of his noble status, he did the main seat, Qingde sat on the head, Li Shengeven accompanied by the prime minister, and the three of them gathered together, chatting while eating.

Li Shengfu picked up a glass of vegetarian wine, toasted Qingde first, and said: "For more than a year, my mother and son have been taken care of by the abbot, and the little woman is grateful, so I will do it first as a respect." With that, he drank the wine in his glass.

Qingde drank this glass of wine, returned a glass and said: "The queen mother despends herself in our temple with the dignity of ten thousand times, and the old man is honored." This time, the queen mother can keep the clouds open and see the moon, and there will be great achievements in the future, which is really a blessing for the country and the people. ”

Li Shengyu said to Chen An: "An'er, after you return to the palace and reinstate, don't forget the care of the abbot of Qingde for us, and you must make him the protector of the country." ”

Chen An nodded and said, "Respect the order, the queen mother." If only Master Kongwen had been by my side, he would definitely be able to assist me in a great career. ”

Li Shengyu also felt the same way when he heard it, and said: "I can also see that Master Kongwen and his apprentices are all extraordinary, Wen can govern the country, and Wu can Anbang, but it's a pity that they are in such a hurry, I don't know what and why?" ”

Qingde smiled and said: "Queen Mother, don't you see, as soon as the Ming army arrived, a few of them hurried to leave, and I suspect that a few of them are Jianwen's relics." ”

Li Shengfu sighed and said: "Abbot Qingde, how can you see it?" ”

Qingde smiled and said: "The Queen Mother also said, a few of them, Wen can govern the country, Wu can Anbang, then why did they escape into the empty door, and why from the Ming Dynasty to here, why the Ming army came, and hurriedly avoided, can only be an explanation, they are not allowed by the current Ming Emperor, and who the current Ming Emperor hates the most, and the one who will want to die and then be happy is nothing more than the relict of Jianwen." ”

Li Shengyu sighed and said: "Once the son of heaven and a courtier, similar to me, the two families of Annan and Chen Li have a vendetta against each other, I really don't know when it will stop." An'er, if you are reinstated, you should be amnesty to the world, and no longer hold the former ministers and clans of the Li clan accountable, so that the world can be peaceful and the people can be happy. ”

Chen An said: "I listen to the queen mother. If I can find a few people from Master Kongwen, I will definitely make them great officials and let them deal with those Ming troops. ”

Li Shengyu touched his head and smiled: "I didn't expect you to have such a plan at such a young age. You have to hide this kind of words in your heart, and you must not let those Ming people such as Li Yushi and others know about it. Even if we find Master Kongwen, we must let them work for us quietly, and we must not spread the word, otherwise it will invite disaster. Do you remember? ”

Chen An nodded and said, "I remember." ”

While he was talking, there was a commotion outside, and Li Sheng asked Chen An to stay in the house, and she and Qingde went out of the nunnery to check the movement.

Came to the outside of the courtyard, only to see countless rockets in the night sky, flying from all directions, swishing, just like a shower of stars in the sky, and like a fire crow flying around, falling on the roof, in the bushes, between the open space, after a while the whole Xingsheng Temple was on fire, Qingde was shocked, while calling people to provoke fire, while ordering people to open the courtyard door, to check the end.

A few monks had just opened the backyard door, when dozens of feathered arrows suddenly flew from the darkness and shot the monks to death on the spot.

Qingde seemed to understand something, raised his hand to the sky, the old tears were horizontal, and shouted hoarsely: "The Buddha is above, have you seen everything?" This is to destroy my Annan, and the Ming people will be punished by heaven. ”

Before he could finish speaking, a feathered arrow thrust into his chest, and he snorted and fell to a pool of blood.

At this time, Chen An ran out of the room, threw himself into Li Sheng's arms, and cried: "Queen Mother, I'm afraid. ”

Li Shengfu held him tightly in his arms, looked at the fire around him, and said calmly: "An'er, don't be afraid, die with you for your mother." ”

Zhang Shixing and others took a boat down the Xuanjiang River, walked all the way and stopped, walked for five or six days, came to Haishan Town, stayed in the town for a few days, they found a sea boat to go to Srivijaya, and used a gold leaf, before they got on the boat, only to see that the boat was crowded with people who dragged their families and mouths, all of them wanted to avoid the war, so they went to Nanyang.

Several of them still found a corner to sit down, each with their own concerns, no one wanted to speak, this to Nanyang, I don't know what the road ahead is, really busy like a lost dog, anxious like a fish that has slipped through the net, so not sad.

The big ship left the port, raised its sails, and it was not long before it sailed out of the bay and came to the endless sea, where the waves were as flat as a mirror, the white gulls were flying, and the sea breeze was blowing, refreshing the hearts and spleens, and the depressed mood of the people was relieved at this point.

Not long after the boat drove on the sea, I saw a large island on the left-hand side, the island was luxuriant and lush, and there were large and small ships moored in the harbor, no less than hundreds, and not far from the harbor, there were more than a dozen boats cruising back and forth, as if patrolling. Suddenly, one of the clippers found the boat Zhang Shixing was on, and immediately raised its full sails and came by chopping the waves.

The captain of the ship saw that it was not good, and thought that he had met a pirate, so he hurriedly turned the rudder and fled desperately south.

After not escaping for long, the boat behind gradually chased closer, and fired a few cannons, and the water splashed to the sky, and the boat boss was frightened and hurriedly stopped the boat.

The boat in the back approached, and several Dayu forbidden soldiers jumped on the boat, slapped the boat boss in the face, and scolded: "What are you running, are you the spies of the Ming people?" ”

The captain of the ship covered his face and defended aggrievedly: "You didn't hang the flag either, and we didn't know that it was my Dayu military master, and we thought you were pirates?" ”

The forbidden soldier hit the ship boss a few more times and scolded, "What pirates? Our Dayu country is not dead, where are the pirates? ”

The boat boss Lianlian made a succession, and those forbidden troops stopped.

One of the leaders of the Praetorian Army asked, "Captain of the ship, where is your ship going?" Who are the people on the ship, and are there any spies of the Ming army? ”

The captain of the ship said with a smile: "The people on our ship are all good people who go to Nanyang Srivijaya to do business, and there are no Ming army spies. ”

The leader of the forbidden army snorted and said: "Whether there is a Ming army spy or not, it's not you who has the final say, but the military master, I have the final say." ”

After that, he glanced at some of his men, and several of them searched the guests on the ship one by one, but in fact they were just extorting some money, and those who paid honestly said that they were good citizens, and those who did not pay the money happily, or had no money to pay, were slandered as spies, and beat them severely, and they had to extort some money before they stopped.

Zhang Shixing saw it in his eyes, angry in his heart, he wanted to get up several times, but Huang Zhan stopped him, and glanced at him, and said in a low voice: "Senior brother, if you can't bear it, you will make a big plan." ”

When the group of forbidden soldiers came to them, Huang Zhan took the initiative to take out half a gold leaf and handed it over, pointed at Zhu Yunwen and the others, and said with a smile on his face: "Master Jun, this is what a few of us have obtained by fate, and the whole body is only like this, please accept it with a smile." ”

After the leader of the forbidden army took it, he looked at the half of the gold leaf, but stretched out his hand again and said, "Bring it." ”

Huang Zhan was helpless, and reluctantly took out the other half of the piece from his arms and handed it over, and the leader of the forbidden army nodded and said, "This monk, you are honest." ”

He pointed at Zhang Shixing again and asked Huang Zhan, "Is this person with you?" ”

Huang Zhan hurriedly nodded and said, "Exactly, Master Jun." He is my junior brother, leading the practice. ”

The leader of the Forbidden Army snorted and went elsewhere.

After a while, a woman's exclamation suddenly came from the other side of the cabin, and I saw that the leader of the forbidden army grabbed the arm of a woman and dragged her outward, the woman seemed to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, although she was dressed in a thorn hairpin cloth, she could not hide her beautiful face.

Her old father next to her grabbed his daughter's arm and cried: "Master Jun, how can she be a weak woman who is a spy of the Ming Army, I beg you, let our father and daughter go." ”

The leader of the forbidden army said with a lewd smile: "Whether she is a spy of the Ming army or not, we all say it doesn't matter, just hand it over to our protector king for careful interrogation for one night, and we will know." ”

With that, he kicked the old man over, dragged the girl along, and walked out of the boat, where no one dared to stop him.

Zhang Shixing couldn't hold it anymore, jumped up, and shouted: "Stop!" ”

The leader of the forbidden army looked back and saw that he was majestic, and he couldn't help but shudder, and said inwardly: "This monk, don't meddle in your affairs, this is the person our protector wants from the king." ”

Zhang Shixing sneered and said: "The king of the protector of the country, but is that Li Cheng a dog thief, no wonder you are going to lose the country?" ”

The leader of the forbidden army was shocked when he heard this, and waved his hand to his subordinates and said: "You dare to be disrespectful to the king of my family, you must be a spy of the Ming army, come here, take it for me." ”

Several forbidden soldiers hulaxiang rushed up, each holding a knife and a gun, and slashed at Zhang Shixing.

The place on the ship was small, and it just took advantage of the inner fist to flicker and move, and the short and diligent progress, and in the blink of an eye, several forbidden soldiers lay on the ground and couldn't stop moaning.

The leader of the forbidden army, seeing that the situation was not good, immediately abandoned the girl, and wanted to escape back to his own boat, Zhang Shixing easily grabbed a forbidden army from the ground and threw it at the leader, the two collided, and the two plopped twice, and the two fell into the water one after another.

The Dayu Forbidden Army on the opposite ship realized that something was wrong, and shouted repeatedly: "Pan Liang, what happened?" ”

The leader of the forbidden army who fell into the water, after a few ups and downs on the sea, finally showed his head and shouted at his warship: "The protector king, there are Ming army spies on that merchant ship, quickly catch the spies." ”

At this time, Zhang Shixing threw the remaining few forbidden soldiers on the boat into the sea, and ordered the boat boss to hurry up.

The captain of the ship was frightened by his might, and ordered the sailors to rock the oars desperately, but the warship behind was busy saving people and did not chase after him.

Seeing that it was getting farther and farther away from the ship, everyone on board breathed a sigh of relief.

It didn't take long for the warship behind to catch up again, and began to fire cannons again, splashing a column of water several zhang high around the merchant ship, and the ship's boss looked at Zhang Shixing with tears in his eyes and said: "Master, let's stop, after all, they are warships, and there are cannons on board, otherwise, a boatload of people will accompany you to die." ”