On the Bay of Bengal, a few white sails are like clouds.

Four brigs escort a Daifuku ship on the clear blue and mirror-like sea.

Although this speed seemed to the sailors on the ship to be extremely slow, the passengers on board still tied themselves tightly to the mast and turned pale. They had vomited their gastric juices and bile.

These passengers were representatives of the three forces of the two secular and religious systems of Us-Tibet, which departed from Shigatse and traveled south via Yadong all the way to the city of Barisal.

As the chief envoy and head of the delegation of the Tibetan monks and lay forces in the Usti, Gyatso was firmly tied to the main mast with a cow hair rope, and watched in amazement as the sailors came and went calmly and laughingly walking around the deck.

"These Han people really have some stakes! And so on this boundless sea! ”

On that day, as the leader of the secular forces, Gushi Khan and his eldest son, Dayan Ozir Khan, the religious forces led by the 4th Great Erudite Treasure Wise and the 5th Great Sea Master, immediately colluded with each other. Even the half-push and half-push process is omitted.

The reason is very simple.

The purpose of the high monk and the living Buddha is to curb the resurgence of the white religion with the help of the economic power of the Han people in the south, affecting their own territory and survival. And why aren't Gushi Khan's father and son worried about their own territory?

The Khalkha Mongols in Qinghai believe in the Kagyu White Sect, which is a mortal enemy of the Yellow Sect they use to call on the people, if the White Sect echoes and attacks them in the north and south. Then the days of Gushi Khan will be better!

Another point is that Gushi Khan also saw the best weapons and armor made by the Han people in the south that his subordinates had purchased in Shigatse, and after Diba Sonam Raodan learned that these were the main commodities of the southern merchants.

At this time, Gushi Khan, from Balikun, Urumqi, to Sichuankang, Ganqing, and now the Wusi-Tibet region, the entire west and Central Asia were influential figures.

Influence is influential, fame is big, and there are many enemies who will naturally be offended.

In order to clean up these enemies who are in the open and in the dark, who have been exposed and who have not been exposed, one by one. Gushi Khan was also in urgent need of various weapons, food, and money supplies. If you can get these from the Han people in the south. Nature is superb!

Therefore, the main topic to be discussed by the two parties and the three families is who to send to contact the relationship and sign a series of documents. and in what name and in what capacity should we visit the country?

After all, someone has been to Shenyang. I have also vaguely heard some things from the mouths of the officials and generals of the Eight Banners. Nowadays, the Han people in the south are loyal to the Ming Kingdom, and in several battles, the soldiers and horses of the Eight Banners have been defeated and killed. So. Gu Shi Khan felt that for the sake of business, it was better not to use the name related to the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty.

As a result, the two sides happily found out the canonization documents, seals, letters and other things of the Wusi Zangdu Division, which had long been thrown into the basement of the Potala Palace, as the identity of the southward defense to negotiate with the southern Han people.

As for the candidates for the envoys, naturally the three families had to send people, and the people of Gushi Khan, the people of the fourth great erudite treasure and wise man, and the people of the fifth great sea master, constituted the main force of this mission.

And the envoy himself is a close confidant of the 5th Great Sea Master, Zhong Maiba. Chen Gyatso served.

This figure, who served as the second Diba after Sonam Gyatso and took charge of the administrative power of Uszang, was still a young man of the same age as the Fifth Great Sea Master at this time, but he had already entered the ranks of the Great Sea Master's cronies and became a figure that the Great Sea Master deliberately cultivated.

Speaking of the relationship between Chen Gyatso and the Fifth Great Sea Master, and the cause of incense, we have to extend our gaze a little further.

In history, the fifth sea master went to Beijing to see Fulin in the ninth year of Shunzhi. When entering Beijing for the pilgrimage, the route is from Drepung Monastery to Sera Monastery, and on the way to Zhongmaipa. Stay overnight at Aso's manor, this Zhong Maiba. Asu was the brother of Gyatso Gyatso, who was born that night by Drommepa. Aso's wife, Buchikashigeru, sleeps. Ten months later, Sangyel Gyatso was born. And the attitude of the fifth great sea master towards Sangjie Gyatso, exactly like Qianlong's treatment of Fukangan, he was promoted at a young age, and entrusted with important tasks, becoming the second of the Zhongmaiba family after his uncle Chen Gyatso, the fifth Diba in the history of Uszang, and exhausted the manpower and material resources of Uszang to repair the Red Palace, after more than two years of hard work, finally completed the expansion project of the world-famous Buda Sangyel Gyatso statue in 1693.

In the biography of the Fifth Great Sea Master compiled by him, there is a very vague description of his origin, "This Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva, the incarnation of the Holy Body, left a pearl on a pearl there. ”

Listen, doesn't it feel much more elegant than Xia Yuhe on the shore of Daming Lake? Oh, what is that Sangyel Gyatso, and Brother Pig? By the way, this Sangyel Gyatso should be the prototype of the Sanjay Lama who worshipped Lord Wei in the Lu Ding Ji.

Sanjay Gyatso is the most famous Diba, not only because of his talents, but also because of his mixed evaluation of him, and because he was in power during the fifteen-year vacuum of the 5th and 6th Great Sea Masters. Sanjay Gyatso was educated by his uncle since he was a child, and he was well educated and nurtured. At the age of eight, he was sent to the Potala Palace, where he began a rigorous, comprehensive scholastic education under the direct training of the 5th Great Master of the Sea. (Is it the same as Fukangan, who has been brought up in the palace since he was a child?) It seems that the Fifth Great Master wanted to train Samgyel Gyatso not only to become a Buddhist scholar, but also to train him as his successor, that is, an activist with great knowledge, political courage, and keen and capable of doing things. In addition to the general course of Buddhism, he also dabbled in various subjects such as Sanskrit, poetics, medicine, astronomy, calendrical, literature, and history, and achieved excellent results.

And the position of Diba held by the Zhongmaiba family, although this era has changed from the ruler of the entire Uszang to the great steward in charge of the administrative affairs of the entire Uszang, it still has great power.

The one who made countless people chant "First, it's better not to see each other." In this way, you can not fall in love, and the second best is not to know each other, so that you can not be lovesick", the author of the 6th Great Sea Master Cangyang Gyatso, is the reincarnated spirit child selected by the hand of Sangjie Gyatso.

With so many origins, it is not surprising that the Fifth Great Master of the Sea strongly recommended Zhan Gyatso to go as an envoy.

As for the other two, Gushi Khan was brought into Usizang by the 5th Great Sea Master, and the 4th Great Erudite Treasure and Wise Man was his master, and neither of them would bother with him on this kind of issue.

So, after a long journey of more than two months. This is where Gyatso spits on the mast.

"Just out of the estuary and spitting like this? If the sea comes, the storm rises. Don't vomit to death? Li Huaxuan, who came out of the cabin with a firearm and was about to shoot a few waterfowl at sea for fun, saw this scene and couldn't help but pout his lips to express disdain.

"The third son. Do you want to put them down in Yangon? Let the officials there escort them to Hue via Siam. I'm afraid that these barbarians who can only ride horses don't take their lives! ”

A battalion officer proposed to him his own construction.

Truly. Although Li Huaxuan deliberately chose a wide and sturdy fortune boat for the sake of safety, and specially told the sailors not to sail too fast, so as not to be unbearable to the guests in the distant highlands, but he did not expect that the situation would be so strict.

"No! Sue the kitchen, get them some sugar water, drink enough juice, and be sure to walk quickly! ”

Li Huaxuan also disregarded the life and death of Chen Gyatso and others, and if he said that he had no selfishness, he would be a ghost. In addition to going to Hue to receive his 10,000 recruits who had been recruited in Fuso, he wanted to show his abilities in front of his father, mother, and uncles.

In addition to expanding the territory, there are also people from afar to pay tribute, this kind of achievement, but several brothers and sisters have never completed it!

"Pass the order! They're throwing up anyway, so let's just pull up the full sails and go full speed! The more time passes, the greater their sin! ”

Li Huaxuan looked at a group of waterfowl passing in the sky in the distance, raised the firearm in his hand and took aim, and then put it down again, at such a distance, if the gun was released, it would have no effect except for making the birds listen to it.

Perhaps after reaching the physiological limit, the body's emergency response skills began to activate automatically, and after the lucky boat hung up its full sails and began to move at full speed, the Tsgyatso vomited less fiercely. After drinking some warm sugar water from the ship's room, the miserable white face tortured by seasickness gradually turned a trace of blood.

"Envoy, are you feeling better?" Seeing that Chen Chen Gyatso gradually took on the appearance of some people, Li Huaxuan began to pretend to greet him again, and personally untied the cow hair rope that bound Chen Gyatso. "It's windy on deck, so it's better to have tea and drink in my cabin."

The two second-generation officials sat opposite each other in the luxuriously decorated cabin decorated by Li Huaxuan and began to find out about each other.

"Your honor, I came all the way from Uszang, but it was very hard."

"I am worried about the three sons, this road is a downward road, although the road is not very easy to walk, but the climate is good. Compared with the banks of the Nianchu River and the Lhasa River, it is much wetter and warmer. ”

"Oh? Roads are not clear? Your honor, this time I met my father, no matter how Wu Sizang and I talked about Nanzhong, there was a small Jianyì below. ”

"The third prince will learn the origin of Huzi's family, and what he says must be a wise saying, and he will listen to it in the next time."

"In the city of Barisal, I have heard many stories from the kings of the land about the great trade between Uszambi and Bengal, but the roads are rough and difficult. My father often said to people that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads. Only when the road is clear, can the goods flow smoothly. In order to facilitate trade between the two sides, I plan to repair the road between Bangladesh and Uszang, and widen and repair the original road. ”

With a road that can make the caravan of horses and camels pass smoothly, whether it is the weapons, armor, cloth and silk that Gushi Khan wants, or the porcelain, bronze ware, sugar, clams and other things that the monks and nobles of Wusi Zang need, or the salt, spices, and cloth that the people at the bottom of the two families need, they can be transported to Usi Zang in large quantities through this road, and at the same time, the production of Wu Si Zang can be transported to Bangladesh for sale. The great erudite treasure of the wise man confessed the merits.

"It's good! After the lower official met Ling Zun, he discussed the matter with his son? ”

I made a wishful thinking in my heart. Chen Gyatso picked up the wine bowl in his hand and flicked it lightly with his fingers a few times, and after saluting the heavens, earth, ghosts, and gods, he drank it all, turned over the bowl and showed Li Huaxuan the bottom of the bowl.

"I'm going to do it!" The two guys looked at each other, and their hearts were full of such awareness.

Hue. Wang fu. In Li Shouhan's study, our Uncle Ning Yuan, Lord Li, was gossiping with Zheng Zhilong, who had completed the mission to the north, and by the way, he was talking about what he had seen and heard in the north.

"So, the imperial court has a new grace for my Li family?"

Shouhan was a little sarcastic, and he was also a little dissatisfied with the appearance of the big man and the emperor this time. When you ask for money, food, and weapons, you should be confident. And then when he attacked himself in the court, he was also righteous and strict. Damn, is there such a strange regime in the world?

Lao Tzu is born with obligations, isn't it? The obligation to hand over money and food to supply you, and the army that has been trained and adjusted with great difficulty was dug into the corner by you, and then you still used Lao Tzu as a target to criticize and write in the court. Lao Tzu was born a cheap seed?

"Not bad. The three sons who have come out to do things have been rewarded. And the eldest lady was deeply loved by Queen Zhou because she repeatedly escorted money and grain to the north for worship, and was rewarded with the title of county lord. The emperor specially issued a decree to allow the eldest lady to use the honor guard and costume of the county lord. ”

"Humph! These dog thieves! For the group of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals in Liaodong and the Central Plains, they are constantly favored, they are rewarded for losing battles, and they are looting prefectures and counties to increase their official positions. Don't mess with Lao Tzu, really provoke me, Lao Tzu stopped the money and food, look at what the soldiers in Liaodong eat! ”

Zheng Zhilong didn't hear Shouhan's rebellious words, not to mention scolding the imperial history of the court in his study, even if Li Shouhan took out a dragon robe to drape himself at this time, Zheng Zhilong would not feel strange. Over the years, what has Shouhan done that is recognized by the court bigwigs? To be honest, if it weren't for the money, food, and military exploits, what the imperial historians said was exactly what the cabinet ministers wanted to say.

"However, the eldest lady and Shi Lang led the crowd to Jinzhou Liaodong, and they also got a glimpse of some situations."

Zheng Zhilong carefully organized the vocabulary.

Li Huamei and Shi Lang took the fleet to transfer the grain, grass and weapons in Nigu to the front line of Jinzhou and Ningyuan, which was built by Wang Chengen to Chongzhen at the palace dinner, in order to reduce the use of Tianjin to transfer to Beijing, and then from Beijing to Liaodong. Liaodong's documents urging food and wages flew like sparks, although the military department and the household department checked, at this time the grain, grass and weapons stored in Liaodong can supply the whole army for at least three months, but there is the emperor's eagerness to defeat Huang Taiji in a war, and who dares to come out and say that the emperor is not in a hurry in advance, let the grain and silver money enter Beijing, pass through our hands, and then send it to Liaodong after a layer of drifting?

Although it is no longer carried off the ship and sent directly to Liaodong, it is also a lot of money for two years of money and grain. Wang Dehua's father-in-law was very generous and recommended several of Wang Chengen's henchmen as the eunuchs of Admiral Nancao.

"Princess, don't be impatient, there will be new fruits in the south every year and every season, let's join forces, and we can't make enough money." This time it's our family to return you a favor! ”

However, when Shi Lang unloaded the goods with Li Huamei, and walked with several admiral eunuchs Nancao to Ningyuan City with Hong Chengchou's deputy general of the Governor Zhongjun, Shi Lang's eyes made a judgment on the various armies and towns in Liaodong that he saw along the way.

"The soldiers are arrogant and lazy, Wen Tian is martial, and the battalion is complicated, and the command may not be satisfactory. No matter how much food and equipment we give, we may not be able to win. ”

This is what Shi Lang said to Zheng Zhilong in private, and Zheng Zhilong truthfully reported to Shouhan.

The armies and towns of Liaodong, taking advantage of the fact that the emperor did not dare to be too in arrears of military salaries, took the traditional method of false claims to the extreme, and used the erosion and deduction of military salaries, and the deputy generals of the general army armed their own soldiers to the teeth. Except for the war horses, which are Mongolian horses, almost all of them are various equipment made in Nanzhong.

Shi Lang took advantage of Li Huamei's inconvenience to contact these military leaders and ruffians, and made close contact with the Qin army and Guanning army in various places in Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and drew the above conclusions.

"The only thing that Inspector Hong can rely on is the model brigade of Wu Biao's department that was dug up from the foot of the wall in our Nanyue army. However, there are many new recruits in the department, and only a few hundred of the original Guangdong veterans remain. This model brigade is also different from the scene when he fought Dolgon with the lord. ”

While he was talking, the official Cheng Qi outside the door hurriedly ran in from the office with an official document in his hand.

"Lord, the third prince ordered the clipper ship to be delivered from Barisar City with an emergency military situation!"

In Li Huaxuan's official document, he told his father that there was an envoy from Usizang who wanted to pay tribute to Hue, and he was ready to accompany him, and by the way, he would pick up the 10,000 recruits, and ask his father to order Yousi to prepare.

"This kid!" Shouhan couldn't help but smile when he saw that this official document was not like an official document, and that the family letter was not like a family letter.

"What is the messenger of Uszang doing here?"

"It's nothing more than trade and other things!" Shouhan answered Zheng Zhilong's question. "My family, you have worked hard recently, and you have made these trips from north to south, so it is better to leave the matter of receiving the Wusizang mission to you."

"The subordinates are ordered. Lord, there is one more thing, subordinates have to tell the lord one or two. ”

"Say, do you want to buy a ship's cannon? When the recruitment of these young sailors is completed, they will be sent to various ships for training, and the manpower will be freed up to go to the new ship. ”

"It's not a business business, it's a family business."

Zheng Zhilong's words were a little slurred.

"Brother Feihuang, you and I are in-laws, we naturally have to have a distinction between the top and the bottom in official affairs, but in private, we are close relatives, that is, the emperor and three poor relatives, what's wrong with you today? So unpleasant? Seeing Zheng Zhilong's twisted demeanor, Shouhan felt very strange.

"My lord, there is nothing to be said about the matter, it is just a little presumptuous judgment of his subordinates. However, if you don't say it, it is the disloyalty of your subordinates. ”

Zheng Zhilong was in Shouhan's questioning, and only then did he say what he saw and felt.

It's actually quite simple.

Our eldest lady Li Huamei, who usually doesn't let her eyebrows be shaved and killed, and talks and laughs in the midst of the stormy artillery, went to Jingshi, Jinzhou and other places with Shi Lang this time, but she has a good impression of Shi Lang's eyebrows. Li Huamei, who is unpretentious to others, although she is the same for Shi Lang, but in her tone and expression, Zheng Zhilong can still see something.

This kid of the Shi family, don't do anything, when the time comes, it will be unlucky to be even with my Zheng family!

What the? Shi Lang, this kid, actually fell into the eyes of my daughter?!

The minds of the two men in the room were churning. (To be continued......)