Sima Jiong came to the bottom of the transport ship, and he shouted: "I am Sima Jiong, the clerk and military judge of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, and His Royal Highness the King of Qi specially sent me to deal with this matter. Whoever calls the shots above the people, please come out and speak. ”

Prior to this, the subordinates of the eldest grandson Shunde already knew their future whereabouts, so they all took off the official uniforms of the Tang Dynasty, and Sima Jiong could not see the identity of the people above. A middle-aged man said, "What did His Royal Highness King Qi ask you to do?" ”

Sima Jiong said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qi heard the news of Xue Guogong's accident, and he was very worried, he specially sent me to deal with this matter and granted me the right to make a decision on the spot. I am now discussing with you on behalf of His Royal Highness King Qi. ”

The middle-aged man said angrily: "His Royal Highness King Qi is also a dishonest person, he had already promised Xue Guogong and us to let us reach Jeju Island safely, but you poisoned Xue Guogong. ”

At this time, someone next to him said, "Don't talk nonsense with him, they are not good things, even if they go to Jeju Island, he will harm us." ”

"Fight with them." Someone shouted.

Sima Jiong calmly waited for them to finish venting, and sure enough, after a while, these people were shouting and out of energy. Sima Jiong said: "The matter has happened, I understand that everyone is angry, but such a noisy and noisy will not solve the problem, please listen to me patiently." ”

The people above said a few more nonsense, and the middle-aged man stopped them and said, "Say it." ”

Sima Jiong said: "How His Royal Highness the King of Qi treats you, from Luoyang to Yangzhou to Dengzhou, you have also seen it. Now I can tell you plainly that the reason why you are treated like this is because the queen mother entrusted Her Royal Highness the King of Qi to do it, Xue Guogong is the uncle of the queen mother, how could she harm him? Things turn out like this, and no one wants to.

His Royal Highness King Qi was worried that you would be impulsive in trouble, so he specially sent me here. His Royal Highness the King of Qi has decided to set up an official office on Jeju Island, appoint me as a temporary county commander, and other officials will be elected from among you, and you will be restored to the status of commoners in the Tang Dynasty, and you can return to the mainland freely after three years, and no one will discriminate against you. ”

As he spoke, he took out the letter of appointment written by His Royal Highness King Qi for himself and said, "If you don't believe it, you can take a look at this." ”

A rope was lowered from the transport ship, and Sima Jiong tied the appointment letter to the rope and asked them to pull it up.

The people above discussed for a while, and the middle-aged man said: "Things have come to this point, so many people have died, will the court still let us go?" ”

Sima Jiong said: "Since His Royal Highness the King of Qi has granted me the right to make decisions on the spot, I promise you that if you stop the confrontation with the government from now on, you will not be to blame for the past affairs, and those naval officers and soldiers killed by you will be compensated by the imperial court. ”

The crowd talked for a while, and the middle-aged man said, "How can we trust you?" ”

Sima Jiong said: "What do you think of this? Send down the wounded officers and men of the ship, and take the rest hostage for the time being, but do not mistreat them. Everything will wait until Jeju Island arrives. ”

The people above discussed for a while, and the middle-aged man said, "Can you write a guarantee for us on behalf of His Royal Highness King Qi?" ”

"Yes." Sima Jiong said. Then he wrote a letter of guarantee, signed his name, and gave it to the people on the transport ship.

Sima Jiong said: "I hope we will trust each other, and I will definitely do what I promised you." But what you promised me, I hope you will keep your promises. ”

A short time later, the men above lowered the cage and sent down the four wounded naval officers and men.

Then, Sima Jiong walked through all the transport ships that transported Changsun Shunde's subordinates, and the fleet finally continued to march towards Jeju Island.

On the "Chang'an", Wang Jue said: "It's hard work, Lord Sima, things have finally calmed down temporarily. ”

Sima Jiong sighed and said, "Things are like this, even if you get to Jeju Island, there will still be a lot of trouble." Originally, the plan was good, and when I got to Jeju Island, I let these people attack Jeju Island, but now it seems that others can't count on it at all. ”

Wang Jue said in his heart: "Your Majesty is far away in Chang'an, he doesn't care so much, and His Royal Highness King Qi is really not easy." ”

That night, on the transport ship during the day, several men armed with steel knives touched the middle-aged man's cabin, raised their knives and killed the middle-aged man. Then, they took control of the wheelhouse and forced the transport ship to head in the direction of Baekje to the north.

"Lord Totong, no, the transport ship has broken away from the fleet and headed north."

On the "Chang'an", Wang Jue was woken up by a sentry in his sleep, he asked about the situation, and hurriedly came to Sima Jiong's cabin.

Wang Jue briefly introduced the situation and asked, "Lord Sima, what should I do now?" ”

Sima Jiong had already thought of various plans to deal with the crisis, and he said decisively: "Attack immediately and sink it." ”

Three sail battleships caught up with the transport, and in a moment of incense, it was sent to the bottom of the sea. As for what exactly happened on board, it became a permanent mystery.

Sima Jiong ordered a large number of marines to board all the transport ships, forcibly disarmed those men under Changsun Shunde, and imprisoned them in a centralized manner.

However, Sima Jiong personally went to explain to them, saying that what he promised was still valid, and hoped that they would remain calm and restrained.

The flotilla continued its march towards Jeju Island.

Surrounded by the sea, Jeju Island consists of 26 small islands, and the island's mild climate is suitable for growing crops and abundant fisheries.

At this time, Jeju Island was home to 23,000 local indigenous people who had their own country called Tamna. The Star Lord, the Prince, and the Tunai (King, Shogun, and Inner Minister) were all descendants of the Silla Go-Yi clan, and in the last years of the Han Dynasty, they came to Jeju Island and established the Tamna Kingdom. The current star lord is called Fu Dashi, and the prince is called Fu Dayu, they are brothers, and they are called Fu Yingbei, who is the cousin of the star lord.

Due to the underdevelopment of navigation technology in ancient times, Jeju Island has not been disturbed by foreign forces for thousands of years, and the local people have always been known for their "three nos", which means no thieves, no gates, and no beggars. The locals live a subsistence life of fishing, hunting, farming, and farming.

Ten years ago, several fleets of Baekje came to Jeju Island, and more than 100 Baekje warriors made the whole country of Tamna fearful, and the star lord Fu Dashi, the prince Fu Dayu, went to Jubasong, the capital of Baekje with the Baekje people, and accepted the canonization of Yu Zhang, the husband of the warrior king, and Tamna became a vassal state of Baekje from then on. However, at the beginning, Fu Yuzhang did not take a fancy to this barren island, but only asked them to pay a symbolic tribute.

Three years ago, a Baekje man discovered that Jeju Island's climate and pastures were suitable for raising horses, and the city began to suffer. The Baekje people encroached on a large amount of land for the locals, established a horse breeding factory at the foot of Halla Mountain, which currently has more than 3,000 horses, and stationed 500 soldiers in the area for this purpose. These Baekje people bully men and women and do misdeeds, and the people of Tamna dare not speak out.

This morning, a Baekje coastal patrol boat left the pier to patrol along the island, and they had just rounded the Nine Tails Reef when they saw many small black spots on the western sea. Then, the little black dots grew bigger and bigger, and gradually became a huge fleet.