Ten days later, the three ships arrived at the northernmost port of Sriwijaya.

When the boat approached the sea case, Qu Ping saw the big stone on the shore at a glance, on which were engraved the words "returned".

Qu Ping looked at his surroundings and estimated the damage that had been done on the shore when the storm hit.

Judging from these two words, it should be Xiao Lu who left it for herself.

It seems that Xiao Lu's mother and daughter have no accidents, so Qu Ping is relieved.

Everyone got off the boat and rested. Qu Ping asked Zhuang Wei to go to the local government officials to come over, ask if Song Jun had suffered any losses at that time, and ask Zhao Chengzhang if he had left anything for himself.

Zhuang Wei went to the local officials. Qu Ping pulled Li Jun aside and said, "Brother Li......"

"The prince still doesn't call me that." Li Jun said. Now that Qu Ping has reached the ground, it is equivalent to a tiger returning to the mountain, how dare he let Qu Ping call himself like this again.

"You're my savior, of course I'm going to call it that." Qu Ping insisted, "I've already arrived at the shore, I don't know what your plans are next?" ”

"A good man is home all over the world, and I am now a sea dragon, of course, I rely on the sea to eat. Besides, I still have dozens of brothers to take care of! Li Jun said proudly.

Qu Ping hesitated for a moment and asked, "Are you interested in coming with me?" ”

"What?" Li Jun thought he had misheard.

Qu Ping repeated: "Come with me and exert your energy!" With your talents, it's not just about taking charge of these three boats! ”

Li Jun thought for a moment and said, "Although the ship is small, the weight it carries is not light. These three ships are the place where my seventy or eighty brothers carry hope, and this is their home. ”

"Brother Li's word 'righteousness' is at the head, and I admire it very much. However, their home should be a stable home, not a wandering home. ”

“…… This is our destiny. Li Jun said bitterly.

"Everybody has secrets, some of them may have made mistakes, and some of them have been abandoned. If you believe me, I can arrange a safe home for them! ”

Li Jun couldn't bear to refuse directly, and said, "Why is the prince so bothered? ”

Qu Ping said: "I want you to go with me, and I also want to repay your kindness!" ”

"What if I refuse?"

"I'll respect your choice, but I still hope you'll consider my offer again, no, request?" Qu Ping said solemnly.

Seeing Qu Ping's warm invitation, Li Jun couldn't bear to refuse, so he said: "It's better to be like this, the prince will help me settle my brothers first, and I, Li Jun, will return to the Great Song Dynasty with the prince." But I declare first, if it is not my wish, please let me go! ”

Qu Ping said: "No problem. ”

I believe that when Li Jun arrives in the Great Song Dynasty, he will definitely fall in love with the Great Song Dynasty and his own land again during the time he spends with Qu Ping.

Qu Ping had another bold idea and said, "Are your brothers willing to be soldiers?" ”

Li Jun was stunned for a moment, what kind of whimsical idea is this, he has different races, different beliefs, and different backgrounds here, is it material to be a soldier?

Qu Ping said: "The Great Song Dynasty has a military base in Srivijaya, if your brothers do not refuse, you can join our army, and you are guaranteed to be well paid!" Of course, the premise is to obey management. ”

Li Jun thought for a while and said, "I'll ask." ”

Li Jun walked back and told his brothers the truth, saying that he was going to return to the Great Song Dynasty with Prince Qu Ping, and he might not come back in the future.

This kind of pheasant becomes a phoenix, how can you have the ability to refuse, it's too late to thank you!

Li Jun told Qu Ping the opinions of his brothers, and Qu Ping had already seen everyone's joy and already had an answer.

When Zhuang Wei invited the local officials, the local officials saw that Qu Ping would not die and that the storm could not take him away, so they immediately worshiped Qu Ping as a god for a while, and bowed their heads.

Qu Ping learned from local officials that Zhao Chengzhang had led the fleet back to the Great Song Dynasty, and Xiao Lu's mother and daughter, escorted by Wu Zhishen and 500 elite soldiers, went north to the Great Song Dynasty by land.

The answer is known, Qu Ping can finally let go of the pressure in his heart and breathe a sigh of relief for the time being.

Next, Qu Ping wrote a letter of recommendation, asking Li Jun's group of brothers and sisters to take the letter and report to the Great Song Dynasty military base in Sanrivijaya.

He took Li Jun and Zhuang Wei with him, and prepared to go all the way north and return to the Great Song Dynasty.

Qu Ping borrowed some silver from the local officials, asked him to take his letter, and then went to the Great Song station to ask for more money. Without money, I can only eat and sleep on the road.

Just as the three of them were about to leave, a thin black man grabbed Li Jun's arm and cried and said incoherently in broken Chinese: "Great country...... I...... You...... Walk ......"

Li Jun said: "Xiao Hei, what's so good about you following me, look at you behind you, there are still a few of your compatriots, and you can also have a common speech." ”

Xiao Hei shook his head vigorously and said, "No...... You...... Help me......"

Qu Ping listened hard, why did he want Li Jun to save him, could it be that Xiao Hei's black compatriots often did unspeakable things to him.

Qu Ping looked at Xiao Hei, thin and dry, 1.75 meters tall, it looks like he is about fifteen years old, this figure is indeed quite easy to be bullied.

Li Jun said: "I saved you, you want to follow me?" ”

It turns out that this "rescue" is in the past tense, and it is easy to misunderstand if it is not clear.

Xiao Hei suddenly pulled out a knife in his left hand at this time, and pretended to stab forward, which frightened Qu Ping and Zhang Jun. Just as the two of them were about to fight back, Xiao Hei turned forward, and the knife was against his chest. Fire Book Bar

Everyone didn't understand what the little black evil was singing. Xiao Hei put down his hand and spoke again in the face of Li Jun, he spoke his native language in a hurry, and no one could understand it.

Qu Ping saw a clue and said, "He wants to repay you and protect you!" ”

With his small body and this vulnerable means, do you still need him to protect him? But Li Jun couldn't bear to refuse the kindness of this miserable orphan, so he had to nod and say, "Then you have to be obedient!" ”

Xiao Hei burst into a smile, revealing two rows of snow-white teeth, and nodded his head incessantly.

The four of them said goodbye to the people on the three boats and headed north.

Everyone walked and chatted.

Qu Ping asked, "What is Xiao Hei's level of Chinese?" ”

Li Jun said: "I have been with me for two years, and I can speak some simple words. Xiao Hei, called Wang Ye. ”

Xiao Hei looked at Qu Ping honestly, and shouted obediently: "Huang is good." ”

"You're a duck, your whole family is a black duck!" Qu Ping scolded with a smile.

Zhuang Wei taught Xiao Hei seriously: "Wang, Wuang...... King. Lord, it's not a duck! Come on, do it again! ”

The journey was smooth, and a month later, the four of them successfully arrived at the royal city of Siam, Ayutthaya.

The big city is not big, and it is not as good as the city of a state in the Great Song Dynasty.

However, Buddhism is practiced everywhere, and the city is full of temples and spiky towers. The people of the city were dressed very simply and plainly, just like the material and spiritual structure of Siam.

The material can be poor, but the spirit must be full.

The skin color of the four people looks very strange in the big city, and from time to time it attracts passers-by to look sideways.

Xiao Hei cowered and hid behind Li Jun, he saw the contempt in the eyes of others. The language may be different, but the meaning in the eyes is the same.

When you arrive at the King of Siam, of course, you have to visit the King of Siam, and in the name of diplomatic relations between the two countries, you can borrow a means of transportation from each other.

Otherwise, walking back like this, ten pairs of shoes would not be enough to wear.

But the four men swaggered to the palace, and the soldiers of the guard raised their spears with great disdain to stop the four of them, saying that they would not let them in.

Coupled with the language barrier, even if the four of them cut their throats, they may not be able to get in.

Qu Ping sighed: "If we had the money to buy horses or donkeys, we wouldn't have to come here to touch a nose of dust!" ”

The meager money he had borrowed from that official had long since dried up.

Li Jun said: "It seems that Siam has no horses, no donkeys, and no mules. ”

Zhuang Wei said sadly: "Then what should I do? ”

"But they have tamed elephant rides! We couldn't grab elephants, let alone buy them, so we had to ask the King of Siam to reward us with one or two. Qu Ping said, not knowing if this idea is whimsical.

It's a pity that he can't enter the palace now, and no one else can even borrow a dog, let alone an elephant.

Just when everyone was at a loss, a man about thirty years old had been observing the four of them for a while, although he was born like a local with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks, he was indeed of Han Chinese blood.

The man walked over and said, "Four fellows......" He glanced at Xiao Hei and changed his words, "No, three fellows, do you need help?" ”

When you hear the sounds of your hometown, you don't know how happy you are.

Qu Ping said: "It's really good that it's a fellow countryman!" Do you know the local language, can you translate it for us? ”

The man said proudly: "In Xia Hehao, you can call me Ah Hao!" I came to Siam with my parents from Teochew when I was young, and my family was doing some business, which was quite passable. Later, when my parents went to sea, something happened, and I was left alone at home, and the accumulated family funds were slowly used up. The old man said that a man stands at thirty and then starts a family. I don't plan to come here to get a job, and I can be considered worthy of my dead parents. ”

After listening to Qu Ping's heart, the grass and mud horses galloped past.

This Ah Hao is clearly an idle and empty master, he is even more whimsical than himself, and he still wants to enter the palace to find an official position.

Li Jun also thought so, he asked: "I don't mean to offend, do the Hao brothers think that the hobby of the King of Siam is to raise idlers?" ”

Ah Hao still looked like a child, and said with a smile: "The two of you don't know that several countries around Siam, such as Champa, Angkor, Cochin, and Bagan, and even Sriwijaya further south, have established a cultural and economic strategic partnership with the Great Song Dynasty, but Siam has not yet been favored by the Great Song Dynasty. Isn't the King of Siam in a hurry? I heard that the prince of the Great Song Dynasty and the Marquis of Jinghai personally led a team to inspect and make friends with the various states of the South Seas, if the King of Siam did not have a satisfactory translator by his side, how could he take the ship of the Great Song Dynasty in a friendly way? ”

Although this Ah Hao is idle and idle, he still has a certain vision and knows how to judge the situation.

Listening to Ah Hao's meaning, it seems that the disappearance of four giant ships led by King Xiang of the Great Song Dynasty in the storm has not been publicized everywhere.

Qu Ping said: "Brother Hao, it seems that you are planning to use us to throw stones to ask for directions?" ”

Ah Hao plucked his left ear with the little finger of his right hand and said, "So to speak." You want to go in, but you can't make sense; I also wanted to go in, but unfortunately there were no gifts. We are a win-win and mutually beneficial situation. ”

Li Jun said: "It is too common to throw stones to ask for directions, and borrowing flowers to offer Buddha is a good trick." ”

"What do you mean by this brother?" Ah Hao asked.

Li Jun pointed at Qu Ping and said, "Do you know who he is?" ”

Ah Hao looked at Qu Ping, just his appearance, this thin face, the same simple clothes as himself, there were three people in front and back, and there was a black guy. If you want to say that Qu Ping is a high-level class, you won't believe it if you kill yourself.

"Standing in front of you is the Great Song Xiang King!" Li Jun said, an astonishing sentence.