The group walked more than ten miles and came to a small city. This small city is built on a hill, the walls are about two feet high, all made of large stones, and the city gate is so narrow that only one carriage can enter and exit.

When everyone entered the city, they saw that this city was only the size of Jingshi Palace, with several narrow alleys and thousands of households.

Ba Zhi led everyone to a relatively spacious courtyard, respectfully invited everyone to enter, and said, "This is my Zuo Shi Shi Mansion (City Lord), please come in." ”

Anyway, he led everyone into the house, the house is also made of stones, a total of three courtyards, the front of the courtyard is according to the office of the subordinate officials, the middle is according to the main hall of the office, the back is for the dependents to live, its regulation is far inferior to the small county government in the remote places of the Ming Dynasty, and it can not enter the eyes of Zhu Yunwen, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Coming to the lobby, everyone sat down, and the next person served fragrant tea, and after a pleasantry, Ba Zhi drank fragrant tea, and seemed to inadvertently say to Zhu Yunwen: "Master Kongwen, do you think I want to compare it with the palace of the Ming Dynasty, which is bigger and which is smaller?" ”

When Zhang Shixing first heard this, he didn't want to laugh, but suddenly thought about it, Ba Zhi's words had a deep meaning, as if he was touching their bottoms, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and hurriedly looked at Zhu Yunwen, but saw Zhu Yunwen's face as usual, sitting upright, and clasping his hands together and saying: "Amitabha, Ba Zhi's donor said that he laughed, the poor monk has never been to the palace, how to know the size of the palace." However, the Jiming Temple of the poor monk is much more spacious than the donor's mansion, but this is all outside the body, not worth mentioning. Good, good. ”

Ba Zhi smiled slightly: "I'm also Yelang arrogant, let's laugh." We are a small country in the Ryukyus, and the place is only the size of a county in the Ming Dynasty. ”

Huang Zhan also said to the Buddha: "Lord Bashi, you can't be arrogant, your Ryukyu is located in the key Jinjin, known as Wanguo Jinliang, rich in sulfur, famous horses, and I have trade contacts with the Ming Dynasty, North Korea, Japan and other countries, and it is very profitable. ”

Ba Zhi shook his head and said, "Master Empty Seal has praised it. We are a small country in the Ryukyus, but we are divided into three and are constantly fighting each other. If it weren't for Emperor Taizu Gao's order for the three kings to stop the war and stop the army, I really don't know when our three kingdoms will fight, and how many Li people will be killed and wounded. After the death of Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Jianwen didn't sit for a few days, and now your Ming Dynasty has changed the Yongle Emperor, which has made our Ryukyu people panic, and you have also seen that our uncle Wang Ziying of Shannan is also ready to move, and wants to remove me, Zuo Shi, so that he can be the king of Shannan. ”

Zhang Shixing heard it on the side, and remembered what happened to him, so he didn't fight anywhere, and said to Ba Zhi: "Ba Zhisi, with me Zhang Si in Ryukyu for a day, I will let that Wang Uncle Wang Ziying's treacherous plan not succeed." ”

When Ba Zhi heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly got up and said, "Thank you Brother Zhang for your help, I can't ask for it." If Brother Zhang doesn't dislike it, he will be the head of my Zuofu City, responsible for training the soldiers in the city, and the clothing and food of your master and apprentice are the same as my according to the division, what do you think? ”

Zhang Shixing glanced at Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Yunwen said slowly: "Ba Zhisi, we are here to preach by Tang Yingshen, we have been here for many days, and we are going to return to Daming in a few days, I'm afraid my apprentice won't be able to help you." ”

Ba Zhi said with a smile: "That Shen Daocheng went to Quanzhou, it is estimated that he will come back in April and May next year, I see that you will live here with peace of mind, and when the monsoon comes again next year, if you want to return to Daming, I will personally send a boat to send you back. ”

What he said was reasonable, and Zhu Yunwen couldn't refute it, so he had to nod and agree.

Ba Zhi was very happy, and immediately wrote a letter of appointment, and ordered someone to take out the gold, silver and silk as a dowry and give it to Zhang Shixing, who did not shirk and accepted it on the spot.

Ba Zhi ordered someone to set up a table of vegetarian seats in the main hall to entertain everyone, and invited his father from the backyard, his predecessor Zuo Shi Sishao, and his sister Mu Ming to accompany him to the banquet.

I saw that Na Sishao was tall and thin, his beard and hair were white, his eyes were like electricity, and he had a kind of domineering spirit. His sister Mu Ming has thick eyebrows and apricot eyes, is heroic, and her gestures are quite chic.

Everyone invited Si Shao to sit on the seat, Zhu Yunwen on the left, Zhang Shixing on the right, followed by Ba Zhi and Mu Ming, Mu Ming did not avoid suspicion, sat next to Zhang Shixing, and Huang Zhan was under her.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Si Shao stroked his beard with one hand and pointed at Mu Ming with the other, and said: "The little girl is not talented, and when she was young, she also went to the Ming Dynasty to study, so she changed her name to Mu Ming." ”

Huang Zhan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and for the first time in the many days he had been on the run, he had a feeling of meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign country, so he said to Mu Ming: "I don't know who Miss Mu Ming studied from?" ”

Mu Ming flashed his big eyes twice and said, "The little girl studied under Fang Xiaoru, a scholar from Hanlin. ”

When Zhu Yunwen and the others heard this, their faces darkened.

When Mu Ming saw this situation, he asked: "I heard that your Ming Dynasty changed the emperor, and my teacher Fang Xiaoru was punished by the Ten Clans and died a very miserable death. ”

Of course, Zhu Yunwen and the others knew the ins and outs of this matter, but because of their identity and inconvenience, Huang Zhan had no choice but to say apologetically: "Miss Muming, we don't know very well what this matter is, the monks don't ask about the world. But I believe that justice is in the hearts of the people. ”

Although Huang Zhan had this prevarication, Na Ba Zhi seemed to refuse to give up, and asked: "I heard that Emperor Jianwen is a benevolent and gentle king, and the new emperor is his fourth uncle, who actually took away his nephew's world, and killed himself by self-immolation, and this fourth uncle usurped the throne, which is quite similar to the situation in our Shannan Kingdom, although you are a monk, but as a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, how do you view this matter?" ”

Zhang Shixing couldn't help but hear this, and said loudly: "Everyone who is a chaotic minister and thief will be punished, although he steals the throne now, he will be killed in the future." ”

Ba Zhi smiled and said, "Not necessarily." After that, he ordered someone to take out a piece of paper from the study and hand it to Zhu Yunwen, who saw that the paper was a copy of an edict of the Yongle Emperor, which read: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: I am the concubine of Emperor Gao of the Ming Dynasty, because Jianwenjun has no way, listens to slander, and cuts the feudal domain for no reason. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and after being recommended by the subjects, I will be the emperor, and the yuan will be changed to Yongle. It is used to send envoys to foreign countries, broadcast the intentions of the people, and when the envoys arrive, the barbarian chieftains call the ministers to pay tribute. Weier Ryukyu, in the southeast of China, lives far overseas, and has not been reported in time. I hereby send an envoy to send an edict to know it. ”

After reading it, Zhu Yunwen's heart was like a knife, and he was afraid that Ba Zhi's father and son would see the clues, so he closed his eyes and remained silent.

But I heard Nabashi say: "This holy decree was brought to me by Hosokawa Goro, the head of the Japanese mission, and our king of Shannan, Chengtian, copied a copy to me, and I will show it to you." ”

Zhang Shixing took it from Zhu Yunwen's hand, glanced at it quickly, and then handed it to Huang Zhan, and said to Ba Zhi: "No matter what this Yongle Emperor says, for a thousand years, he can't escape a usurpation." ”

Si Shao said: "Zhang Jiaotou is righteous and strict, and the old man is deeply admired. However, Tang Taizong of your country killed his brother and ascended the throne, and Song Taizu was added to the yellow robe, all of them were usurpers, and they were still the kings of the ages. ”

Zhang Shixing said angrily: "If I encounter this incident, I will follow the straight path, although I have no regrets in death." ”

Huang Zhan said on the side: "Then Tang Taizong took away his brother's world, and Wu Zetian took Li Tang's country." Song Taizu took the world of the Chai family, and Song Taizong took the world of his brother. It is necessary to know that the cycle of heaven and retribution is unpleasant. ”

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Ba Zhi hurriedly diverted the topic and said, "Zhang Jiaotou, you are a good martial artist, who did you learn from, and what is your boxing method called?" ”

Zhang Shixing didn't want to expose Xingzang, so he said vaguely: "My boxing method is called Neijia Boxing, which was passed down from Zhang Sanfeng, a real person in Wudang at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. My master is a walking Fang Langzhong, also surnamed Zhang, and I fell in love, so he passed on my boxing method and went to other places. I practiced diligently, and it was only after I figured out some doorways that made me smile. ”

Ba Zhi said: "My Shannan king's uncle Wang Ziying is extremely powerful, and the other ministers are the only ones who are the first to look forward, and only our left Shi is loyal to the king Chengtian, so that Wang Ziying hates us to the bone." If he learns that you are here, he will definitely send troops to attack him, and I hope that the head of the sect will train his troops and defeat him, and I will ask the king to reward you heavily. ”

Zhang Shixing waved his hand and said, "There is no need for a reward. I hate bullies the most in my body, and I will definitely help you defend Zuofu City and defeat that Wang Ziying. ”

Ba Zhi asked Zhang Shixing for some training methods, Zhang Shixing is also a battle-hardened person, but he didn't want to reveal his identity, just a little talk, and the five-body body that Ba Zhi, Sishao and his son admired was thrown to the ground.

They talked hotly here, Mu Ming and Huang Zhan talked about words, and they also talked in the alley, and both sides had a feeling of seeing each other very late.

Only Zhu Yunwen sat in the middle, without saying a word, and seemed to be settled.

Ba Zhi saw that the conversation was almost over, so he ordered someone to find a stone house nearby, arranged for Zhu Yunwen and others to live, and all living expenses were done according to the standards of the Sifu, and sent two servants and two maidservants to serve.

Zhu Yunwen was afraid of revealing his identity, so he returned the servant, under the pretext that the monks had to do everything themselves and couldn't be lazy.

After everything was settled, Zhang Shixing took office and began to train the soldiers and horses of Zuoshiki City.

There are more than 1,000 infantry and 100 cavalry in Zuoshiki City, which is the scale of a thousand households in the Ming Dynasty army. Zhang Shixing once served as the commander of Xiaolingwei and trained 5,000 soldiers and horses, so it was more than enough to train these more than 1,000 people.

In accordance with the Ming military system, he divided the more than 1,000 people into ten hundred households, and under the hundred households were also the general flag and the small flag, and then tested the martial arts of each person, and then interviewed one by one, and awarded officers according to each person's ability.

Then ten hundred households, two by two, a colonel, ten days a colonel, won a reward, lost punished, within two months, the more than 1,000 military horses in Zuo Shiki City were trained by him in an orderly manner, high morale.

Ba Zhi saw it in his eyes, was overjoyed, and praised his father Sishao: "This Zhang Si is really a strange person, in less than two months, he trained a plate of scattered soldiers in our Zuofu City into the strongest elite soldiers in the Ryukyu Kingdom. With this one person, we can fulfill our wish for the unification of the Ryukyus. ”

Si Shao said coldly: "It's been so many days, and you haven't figured out their details?" ”

Ba Zhi said: "I asked someone to inquire, they came to Ryukyu on the ship sent by Hosokawa Goro, as for the reason, I don't know." ”

Si Shao said: "According to my guess, they should be the subordinate ministers of Emperor Jianwen, the new emperor ascended the throne and wantonly killed the old ministers of the former dynasty. ”

Ba Zhidao: "Although we are nominally a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, but the state affairs are autonomous, and the Ming Dynasty never asks us about our internal affairs, we don't care who they are, as long as they are useful to us, we treat each other with courtesy, high-ranking officials are generous, and they are not moved if we don't believe them." ”

Si Shao frowned slightly and said, "It's just that Zhang Si is too clear to distinguish between good and evil, good and evil, and I'm afraid he can't be used by me." ”

Ba Zhi thought for a while and said, "Father, I have a plan to make that desperate person for my use." ”