The rest of the voyage went smoothly, and it didn't take long to enter the Goto area. Because it was close to Hirado, the flotilla did not anchor in Goto and sailed directly to its destination.

Before Hirado arrived, he first encountered the outpost of a fleet, Wu Ping was taught by the old man Koo, knew some rules of the North East China Sea, recognized from the flag that it was a ship of the Xu and Wang families, and quickly sent someone to contact him, indicating his identity, and at the same time notifying the head of the ship, Dong 'Men' Qing, saying that he had met Wang Zhi's subordinate 'Mao' Haifeng, and the other party asked the head ship owner to go out of the cabin to meet.

In recent years, Nanao Shangzhai has been dilapidated and retreated to Penghu, while Xu Dong and Wang Zhi's forces are thriving, the two sides have fallen and risen, and the gap has been very obvious. But Lin Guoxian is an old ally of Xu and Wang, and they still communicate with each other with old friendship, and they don't turn their faces and deny people because of the rise and fall of power in front of them, and the four heavenly kings of Xu, Ye, Xie, and Fang all let Lin Guoxian have a seat, and the ranking of the heroes of the East China Sea and the corresponding etiquette can be inferred from this.

Dongmenqing didn't know who 'Mao' Haifeng was, and when he asked everyone, everyone didn't know, Yang Zhizhong counted Xu and the four heavenly kings under Wang, Xu Weixue, Ye Zongman, Xie He, Fang Tingzhu, and *** Haifeng, so he guessed that it was a second-level character. The east 'gate' Qing asked someone to tell Wu Ping that he would handle it, and said: "I have sworn that the ship will not dock and will not leave the cabin 'door', so you will deal with it for me." ”

When the 'Mao' Haifeng heard about it, he was furious, thinking that the East 'Gate' was slowing down, and with an order, he transferred more than ten warships, blocked the way of the Shuangli fleet, and ordered them to go back to Fujian!

Everyone was shocked when they saw this formation, and Wu Ping hurriedly sent a messenger to restate the relationship between himself and Lin Guoxian, hoping that the other party would let Lin Guoxian go for the sake of Lin Guoxian's face. At the same time, he asked the smart and clever people to knock on the side, and let their ears open to inquire about the origin of this 'Mao' Haifeng. It's okay not to ask, but when I inquire, I will secretly complain. It turns out that 'Mao' Haifeng is a favorite general under Wang Zhi, although he is young, he has made great contributions in the past two years, and the limelight has been directly 'forced' to the four heavenly kings! The subordinates of Dong'men' Qing are either accustomed to walking in the South Seas, or they have been away from the East China Sea for a long time, and they don't know much about the young generation of the North East China Sea, and they don't know anything about the rising star of 'Mao' Haifeng! That's when this misunderstanding came about.

'Mao' Haifeng had a slight intention of backing down after hearing Lin Guoxian's name, but looked at the double-headed carp flag fluttering on the main ship of the Shuangli fleet, and said coldly: "Since it is a series of Nanao and Penghu, why do you hang such an unfamiliar flag?" You go back and tell Wang Qing to let him remove this flag!" Respectfully come to my boat, and then change the word Lin, and I will let him go to Hirado! ”

Dong 'Men' Qing heard the reply, and jumped to his feet in anger in the cabin! said angrily: "I just opened the flag, and he will tell me to withdraw the flag!" I really depend on him, will I still use it in the East China Sea in the future! "He said that he would rather go to war than give in!

Left and right hurriedly came to persuade him, and Yu Buzhi said: "This is all our negligence in advance!" Didn't inquire clearly! I heard that this 'Mao' Haifeng is the one who can directly mobilize Wang Wufeng's fleet in a critical situation, not to mention it, let's just say that he has now mobilized manpower and ships, and we may not be able to resist it! ”

Yang Zhizhong said: "Not bad! What's more, we are guests from afar, they are the masters of long-term residence, the guest is the master, the weak is strong, this battle cannot be fought! ”

Dongmen' Qing said that he wanted to fight hard, but if he really lowered his head and lowered the flag, he couldn't agree to it anyway!

Yu Buqi also felt that this flag was really going to fall, but I was afraid that the brand of Qinghuaxiang business would be smashed! Because he said: "Wait for me to go around and see if there is a turnaround." It is hoped that both sides can take a step back and value peace. ”

The east 'gate' celebrated: "That's all." ”

After Yu Bu resigned, the East 'Gate' Qing asked himself in the cabin, and knew that although Fang Cai Yu Bu had put the fault on his head in public, the most wrong thing in this matter was actually the East 'Gate' Qing, the reason why he was not out of the cabin 'door' was not necessarily because of that oath, it was actually because of the pride after the Battle of Long Island and the integration of Chenjia Village, and he was praised by everyone, and he felt that he could be compared with Lin Guoxian, and regarded Xu Weixue and other four heavenly kings as idle, as for the four heavenly kings below, sending Wu Ping to send it was even if he gave the other party a face! Who would have thought that a careless person would cause such trouble!

Here, the east 'gate' Qing was in the cabin to guard against arrogance and introspection, and over there, although Yu Buzhi said that his tongue was full of lotus 'flowers', he still said that he couldn't move 'Mao' Haifeng, and he came back to the east 'gate' to plead guilty, and the east 'gate' Qing had calmed down at this time, and said: "This time we are not the first, but he is now 'forced' people like this, and he does not leave us any room, that is to be an intentional enemy!" ”

Yu Buxi listened to a chill in his words, and secretly felt that it was not good, and said: "Chief Captain, do you really want to fight?" ”

"Now that the time and place are not here, how can we fight!" Dongmen' Qingdao: "Since he wants this flag, then I will hold it to him!" ”

When he said this, Yang Zhizhong, Yu Buci and others in the cabin felt the deepest not humiliation, but coldness! Dongmen' Qing's tone was full of murderous intent, and all his subordinates thought: "It seems that the chief ship owner wants to endure the humiliation of his crotch first, and then wait for the opportunity to retaliate!" With the 'sex' personality of the general owner, let's kill together, I'm afraid that Wang Wufeng won't be able to stop him when he comes! "I also think that if the East 'Gate' Qinghe 'Mao' Haifeng will fight, Hirado is afraid that there will be a bloody storm!

Li Rongjiu's 'sex' was straight, and he was still indignant: "How can you give it to him like this!" This battle may not be lost! ”

The east 'gate' Qing Senran said: "No! Give him the flag first! But Rongjiu, you've sharpened your knife! When you get a foothold in Hirado, you'll use it with me! ”

Li Rongjiu was overjoyed, but Yu Buqi hurriedly persuaded: "Chief Owner, 'Mao' Haifeng is Wang Wufeng's favorite general after all, and we have just arrived ......."

"It's just the first time I arrived, so I can't let people bully me and not fight back!" Dongmen' Qingdao: "I'm not sure about fighting him now, so I have to give him the flag first, and then grab it back!" Is there anything else you can do? ”

Yang Zhizhong, Yu Buci and others were speechless, sighed, and felt helpless, the two fleets confronted each other all night, and the next day Dongmenqing and others were about to lower the flag, Wu Ping hurriedly sent someone to say: "There are a few more big ships ahead." ”

After more than half an hour, Wu Ping sent someone to report, but this time it was good news, it turned out that the new ship was Li Guangtou's ship! After asking about the situation, he opened his mouth to mediate, and now he has come to invite the East 'Gate' to meet in the past. When Yu Buci, Yang Zhizhong and others heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Guangtou is famous, and he is a native of Fujian, so he is a fellow countryman and the first Fujian faction among pirates! In such a situation, the people of Qinghuaxiang are not worried that the other party is setting up a 'door' banquet.

After thinking about it, Dong 'Gate' Qing asked Yu Bu to reply to Li Guangtou, reiterating the reason why he swore not to leave the cabin 'door', and begged to anchor on a nearby island and meet "Uncle Li" on the island.

Li Guangtou is fierce, but he shows unusual tolerance for the request of Dongmenqing, and he agrees with a smile. The three parties stopped their boats on the nearest island. Li Guangtou and 'Mao' Haifeng went ashore first, Li Guangtou was in the center, 'Mao' Haifeng stood sideways, and the East 'Gate' Qing personally held the meeting gift, his face was full of joy, and he first met Li Guangtou, and when he looked closely, he saw that there was really no hair on the head of this pirate in the East China Sea for decades, and there were scars on the cheeks between the eyebrows, but the killing intent in his eyes was darker than expected, and it seemed that it was not as fierce as the legend, and the East 'Gate' Qing peeked at his two half-white eyebrows, and said in his heart: "He is old!" I don't know what happened to Xu Dong and Wang Zhi. ”

Li Guangtou was not polite, so he accepted his gift, and pointed to 'Mao' Haifeng to introduce him. The east 'gate' celebrated this and 'Mao' Haifeng. Li Guangtou said: "You two boys are good talents, and suddenly rush together, and you don't recognize each other, and it's common for some misunderstandings to happen!" But it doesn't matter if young people make trouble with each other, I even had a fight with Koo Lao back then! Come! If you still call me uncle, shake hands and forget about yesterday! ”

Dongmen' Qing stood up and said, "It's me who is wrong first, and I ask Brother 'Mao' to be magnanimous." ”

'Mao' Haifeng also stood up to shake his hand, fighting with him, not showing weakness, but his mouth was also quite polite, and said: "I have heard some things about the East 'Gate' brothers, but I didn't expect to meet today, fortunately, fortunately!" ”

Dong 'Gate' was stunned: "He knows where I came from!" But his face was silent, and he replied with a smile.

Even if the two of them were revealed, but they were not speculative in their words, 'Mao' Haifeng found an excuse and left, and when there were only two people left on the shore, Li Guangtou suddenly said: "Qingguan, you are two years late!" ”

The east 'gate' was stunned and said, "What do you say?" ”

Li Guangtou smiled: "When I heard that you were kicked out by your Lao Tzu, how many people on our side wanted to cultivate you!" But wait, wait, wait, I don't see you! I still think that your life is not hard enough, and you have been asked by the Sea Dragon King to be your 'daughter' in law! ”

These two sentences made Dongmen' Qing stunned, he has been trembling since he set off from Yuegang, lest his origin be discovered and killed, who knows that this "secret" turns out to be all the top people in the East China Sea! However, many of the actions that I thought were 'shrewd' after I went to sea were like playing in the eyes of these seniors! Suddenly, Dongmen' Qing felt like a fool for the past two years!

I heard Li Guangtou continue: "I didn't expect that there would be another 'dumb' news from the south soon! We guessed it might be you. It's just that you only came today, but the timing is a little unlucky. Two years ago and today, the situation was very different! ”

Dong 'Men' Qing asked, "What's the difference?" ”

Li Guangtou said: "In the past two years, the situation at sea has been different every day! Money comes fiercely, and people take it fast! We have at least ten times more money than we did two years ago! There are at least five times more people! The ship has been built, the cannon has been bought, and it is not the same as it was back then! Even among the younger generation, there are already three or four of them. Ten years ago, we would never have imagined that we could grow so fast in two years! As for why this is so, we can't say clearly. But Qingguan, you're only here now, it's late, it's late, and you can't get in the ranks! ”

As soon as Dongmen' Qing heard this, he felt a little unexpectedly cordial to Li Guangtou in his heart, knowing that if these words were not for his cronies, he would not have been able to speak casually, but Li Guangtou said for the first time that this friendship was really not small! The east 'gate' snorted and said, "It's not the right time, it's God arranging it." However, we Fujian people are not stupid, and there are enough people at sea, so we will not follow the *** of the Hui people and Zhejiang people all our lives! ”

Li Guangtou laughed when he heard this, and said, "How old are you?" It's not a small tone! That's it, there are not many of us Fujian people who have such a temperament, so I will give you two more pieces of news. ”

The east 'gate' Qing hurriedly stepped forward to listen, and Li Guangtou said, "Let's talk about a small one first." This year, the wind came unfortunately, and it was good that those who set off one step earlier, and those who were swept into it by that wind could not reach Hirado out of ten ships! As for the departure date scheduled after the gale, it should have arrived a long time ago, but I haven't seen one! Now all the merchants in Hirado have their necks broken, and they are looking forward to a new ship coming in! Qingguan, do you still have the goods? If it is available, it should be sold at a good price. ”

If these words are heard by Yang Zhizhong and Tang Xiuji, they must be happy to dance! Shipments from China to Japan are more than twice as profitable even in the off-season! In China, 80 taels of raw silk can be sold for more than 200 taels when shipped to Japan! This is still the purchase price of the normal season, and if it is a tight period, this figure will be doubled again, and the merchants of Hirado still have room to make a profit! The double carp fleet has a huge cargo load this time! If they can all be sold at this price, Qinghuaxiang will soon have a chance to become one of the first-rate businesses in the East China Sea!

Dongmen' Qing was secretly happy in his heart, his eyes blinked, and he said: "You have to lie to others, but you don't dare to uncle." Goods, more to go! ”

Li Guangtou laughed and said, "If this is the case, then I wish you a fortune!" ”

Dongmen' Qing asked again: "Even if you can make a fortune, it is also a blessing thanks to Uncle Li!" "I want to come thousands of miles just for money, and the news of Li Guangtou's 'dew' is extremely important to Dongmen' Qing! But he went so far as to say that it was just a "small" one! Isn't that big one even more remarkable? He bowed down and asked.

Li Guangtou said lightly: "After a while, the old guys on the sea may have to get together, and there should be a few young people present at that time." Hey! ”

This sentence was an understatement, but Dongmen' Qing was deeply shocked when he heard it, and said: "Everything has to be cultivated by Uncle Li!" ”

Li Guangtou said: "Then you have to fight for yourself!" I'm a rough person, and some words can't be said clearly, so I'd better wait for someone who understands to tell you. After a pause, he suddenly said, "That man went south to look for you, did you see him?" ”

This sentence really has no beginning and no end, and it is inexplicable to say that Dongmen' Qing asked: "Who?" ”

Li Guangtou said: "In this way, you haven't seen him yet." ”

Dongmen' Qingdao: "Uncle Li hasn't said who it is, how do you know that I haven't seen him yet?" ”

Li Guangtou said: "This is not simple? With someone as smart as you, you should have understood as soon as I mentioned it. I don't understand it now, but naturally I haven't seen it yet. ”

Dong 'Gate' Qing turned his mind and said, "What Uncle Li said, is it the owner of the Wufeng ship?" ”

Li Guangtou smiled and said, "Since you don't know yet, then I won't tell you, and you don't have to ask again." I promised him not to mention it to anyone. ”

Dongmenqing was strange in his heart: "Listening to his tone, it doesn't look like Wang Wufeng is looking for me." But what is worthy of such a special question from him will naturally not be an ordinary person! Who could that be? ”

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