Li Tai said depressedly: "Father, haven't you noticed, now the ministers have been bribed by Li You, how can you get it like this?" ”

Li Shimin knew that he was provoking the relationship between himself and Li You, he frowned slightly, and said, "Don't talk about this, how is the Furong Garden repaired?" If you're short of money, I'll give you some. ”

In the blink of an eye, the time has reached the Spring Festival of 638.

Magpie's flying pigeon communication station has established a link between Yangzhou and Chang'an, and after the New Year, the Great Navigation Plan will be implemented.

Yangzhou in the Tang Dynasty and Yangzhou in modern times are not the same concept. Yangzhou is a prefecture of Huainan Province of the Tang Dynasty (the prefecture is a large state, there are seven prefectures in the Tang Dynasty, including Luoyang Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture, etc.) under the jurisdiction of 19 counties, the capital is in Jinling, and the jurisdiction is all the way to the coastal area.

A few months ago, on the sea northeast of Rudong County, Yangzhou Prefecture, a merchant ship from Datang Danzhou was heading in the direction of Yangzhou.

On this morning, the rising sun radiated ten thousand rays of light, scattering countless pieces of gold on the surface of the sea, and these pieces of gold jumped dreamily, giving people infinite reverie.

A pretty girl of fourteen or fifteen years old stood on the side of the boat, looking out in the direction of the rising sun.

Soon after, a red-faced, middle-aged sturdy man and a delicate middle-aged woman came to her side. The girl turned back to them and smiled sweetly, and said, "Daddy, Auntie." ”

The middle-aged woman said with concern: "Xiwen, the sea is windy, wear more clothes." ”

The girl said, "Auntie, it's okay, my daughter is not cold." Oh, you see, the sunrise over the sea is so beautiful. ”

The middle-aged woman smiled: "You, you watch the sunrise on the sea every day, and you haven't seen enough yet." ”

The girl said, "It's different. Every day at sunrise, there are new changes. ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "It makes sense, our family cherishes literature and asks deeply, and the perception is different." ”

This is a family of three, the man's name is Gongsun Deguang, the descendant of the famous general Gongsun Chan of the Three Kingdoms, is the former deputy commander of the Dandong Naval Army, not long ago because of discord with Shangguan, after resigning, he returned to his hometown in Jinling by merchant ship. The middle-aged woman is his wife Wang, and the girl is his daughter Gongsun Xiwen.

The middle-aged woman said with emotion: "It's been 12 years since I left home, and I'm finally back. She is also from Jinling and has been living in Danzhou with her husband.

Suddenly, the sailor who was watching from the ship's tower shouted: "There is a ship ahead, go and tell Tsunade (the captain)." ”

Soon after, the sailor shouted in horror: "Oh no, it's a pirate ship, it's a pirate ship of the Wa Kingdom!" ”

The middle-aged man said suspiciously, "How can there be pirates from the Wa Kingdom here?" "It's rare for pirates from the Wa Kingdom to cross Haizhou south, so I don't know how they came here.

The pirates of the Wa Kingdom were known for their cruelty, and after they robbed the ships, they would kill all the men on the robbed ships, and the women were even more miserable. In short, there will not be a single mouth left alive.

There were two pirate ships, one intercepting head-on and the other outflanking from the side.

The crew and passengers were terrified, and the ship was in chaos.

Gangshou (the captain) ran to Gongsun Deguang and said in horror: "General Gongsun, what do you think is good? ”

Gongsun Deguang saw that the two pirate ships were two-masted and two-sail clippers, according to their size, there were about 60 people, and the men on his own ship added up to about 50 people, which was less than 40 miles away from the mainland, and if he resisted and bought time, he might be rescued.

"Immediately sail the ship to the shore, leave behind the sailors necessary to control the ship," he said, "gather the rest of the men, issue them weapons, resist the pirates, and buy time." ”

Soon after, the men on the ship gathered, and there were more than thirty people in all, all of them in shock.

Gongsun Deguang said: "Don't mess around. Pirates are cruel, and if they don't resist, there is only one way to die, and it is better to fight to the death than this. It is only more than 20 miles from the coast, and there will be patrol ships of the Yangzhou Navy Division nearby, as long as we can hold out for an hour, we will definitely be saved. ”

When the head heard his mobilization words, he secretly admired in his heart, it was clear that there were still 40 miles away from the coast here, and there were no patrol ships from the Yangzhou Navy Division to know. But after he lied like this, the hearts of those men were full of hope, and they calmed down one by one.

Gongsun Deguang divided the men into four teams and temporarily appointed the person in charge to defend the bow, stern and sides of the ship.

The merchant ship turned towards the coast, and the two pirate ships went from interception to pursuit.

The merchant ship is a 3-masted and 5-sail seagoing ship, although the ship is large and bulky, but in the case of wind, the speed is not slow, although the pirate ship is small and brisk, but the speed difference between the two sides is not large, according to this speed, even if they reach the coast, they may not be able to catch up.

When the people on the ship saw this, their hearts felt a lot more relaxed.

However, the pirate ship still pursued it with all its might.

It lasted like this for more than half an hour, and when Gongsun Deguang saw that the pirate ship was still pursuing, a bad thought suddenly flashed in his heart: "Oops, there may be an ambush ahead." ”

Sure enough, the observation post shouted: "General Gongsun, there is a pirate ship ahead." ”

Gongsun Deguang quickly judged the situation, he quickly came to the helm barn, and said to the leader: "Leave them alone, go full speed, if the pirates dare to intercept it, they will sink it." ”

Then he went up to the ship's building and shouted, "Attention, prepare to fight." ”

The merchant ship rushed towards the pirate ship, and the pirate ship also rushed towards the merchant ship, and the two ships were getting closer and closer, and the two sides were only one stone's throw away, and at this speed, they would soon collide together.

Gongsun Deguang came to the helm warehouse again, and when he saw the nervous appearance of Gangshou and the others, he smiled easily: "Don't be nervous, they don't dare to collide with us, they will give way immediately." ”

Before he could finish speaking, he saw the pirate ship on the other side deviate from its direction, and lowered its sails and turned around, ready to stick it up as the merchant ship passed.

This is also a tactic that the pirates must adopt, and if the two ships are facing each other, the pirates will not have a chance to board the merchant ship at all. They had to travel in the same direction so that the two ships could be relatively stationary and the pirates could board the merchant ships.

Everyone was glad that at the current speed, the pirate ship would be difficult to rely on.

Suddenly, the wind at sea weakened, and the speed of merchant ships gradually slowed down.

Gongsun Deguang's heart was half cold, he knew that the pirates would soon come up, and in the face of hundreds of well-trained and crazy outlaws, these ordinary people on the merchant ship would not be able to hold out for long.

Gongsun Deguang sighed and prepared for the worst. He came to the cabin, took out a short knife, handed it to his wife Wang, and said, "Cuilian, I'm afraid we are in a catastrophe today, don't fall into the hands of pirates." Once I'm dead, kill yourselves. ”

After all, Wang is the wife of a soldier, and he did not panic. She and her husband have a deep relationship, and if Gongsun Deguang is dead, she will not live alone. She said with tears in her eyes: "Husband, don't care about us, we will definitely not let you feel humiliated." ”

Gongsun Deguang glanced at his daughter, gritted his teeth, grabbed the Tang knife and went out.

Wang's mother and daughter hugged each other, waiting for the final moment.

A pirate ship approached, and the pirates screamed, and their faces were clearly visible. 8)