The bright sunlight suddenly pierced through Liu Ming's eyes, penetrating through his mind. He felt an inexplicable panic and fear, and his body subconsciously struggled to find a place to hide. At this time, a man with a goatee and a robe came over and said, "Lord Liu, you are awake." ”

Liu Ming leaned against the bulkhead, hiding from the sun, and it took a while to calm down a little. He soon remembered that he was on the treasure ship, on the voyage, but why he was lying here and couldn't remember it for a while. The pain in the door of the head and the pain in the limbs followed.

He looked back at the cabin and saw that there were some lying people around, and they had bandages in different places on their bodies. He also quickly realized that this was the medical building on the treasure ship.

"Goatee" handed a cup of water, and Liu Ming immediately held the iron cup and drank it.

"Slow, slow."

Liu Ming poured a cup of water and asked, "What's wrong with me?" ”

The goatee stared at him with strange eyes, as if looking at a buffalo. "Goatee" looked at it for a while, then reached out to open Liu Ming's eyelids and took a closer look. Liu Ming shook his head and moved away, and the goatee reached out and twisted his beard, looking thoughtful.

"What's wrong?" Liu Ming asked again. However, the meaning of his questions before and after was different.

Goatehood said: "Don't you remember? The night before, the fleet encountered a strong wind and waves, and Lord Liu was knocked unconscious in the rudder below. Thunder, boom! Boom, heavy rain and waves...... "This guy seems to know ventriloquism, and he compares the scene there.

Liu Ming's brain suddenly felt a sharp pain, and the bumpy cabin, the undulating black water, and Tang Jing's shouts in the darkness suddenly surged up. He subconsciously covered his ears: "I know, I remembered!" ”

There was a whistling in his ears, like a cicada hissing in his ears, which made him very uncomfortable, and the hand covering his ears was even harder. His brain began to dizzy, and he retched a few times, almost not spitting out the water he had just poured into his stomach.

After enduring it for a while, the symptoms gradually subsided. Liu Ming gasped, still a little sick to his stomach.

Goateho said: "The wounds on Lord Liu's head and torso are all skin wounds, so they don't matter." However, it is best to take the medicine for a month and rest for a while. Retire first. ”

Liu Ming nodded gently.

He sat down on the edge of the bed and leaned over to reach his head to the window. As far as the eye can see, there is a sparkling and tranquil sea, and the sound of the waves is even soothing and not loud. The glittering blue water is so wonderful, and the clear sky is full of white clouds, and everything is like a dream.

It's like the monstrous storm that happened just now, and now it's completely gone, as if it didn't happen at all.

Soon Liu Ming noticed something strange, he looked out of the window, but he didn't see even a boat. He even had some delusions as a result, feeling like he was dreaming. But soon he realized that this was not the way it should have been in his dreams.

In the quiet scenery, the people around are also very calm, and there is no longer a crazy mood out of control. The robed healer was attentive to his work, the wounded lay quietly, and one of them only occasionally let out a slight moan.

"Ha ......" suddenly came a voice.

When Liu Ming turned his head to look, it turned out to be Tang Jing who came in.

Tang Jing hugged his fists and said, "I heard that Liu Zhijun woke up, so I came to see you." He seemed to notice that Liu Ming wanted to stand up and salute back, so he ran up with a few arrows, pressed him with one palm and said, "No need." ”

"It's a big life." Tang Jing gave a thumbs up, "I also have a lot of courage, I didn't hear Liu Yuanjun snort that night, and some martial artists were so frightened that they called Daddy and Mother." As far as the literati are concerned, I admire Liu Yuanjun very much. ”

He seemed very happy to see Liu Ming wake up, his emotions were a little excited, and he talked a lot: "Previously, Liu Yuanjun went to Annan and went deep into the tiger's den, and all the people around him died, but he was still able to escape from death. This time, I see that Liu Yuanjun really lives up to his reputation. ”

Liu Ming looked back left and right, and said in a deep voice: "I went to sea this time because the people in my family broke the law. ”

Tang Jing was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

Liu Ming immediately asked the doubts in his heart: "What are other ships in the navy?" ”

Tang Jing said: "We are separated. But don't worry about Liu Yuanjun, we have been going around in circles for the past two days, just to see if there are any brothers who have survived the sea. After a few days of searching, the treasure ship will head northwest to find the coastal land first. Then go south by the sea, and you will definitely find the brigade. ”

Liu Ming asked again: "What about the losses in the army?" ”

"Our treasure ship is not a big problem, the broken mast and the damaged shipbuilding are easy to repair when they arrive at the port, and there are not too many casualties. The hull skeleton is perfectly fine, and the treasure ship is sturdy! Tang Jing said.

Liu Ming said: "It's still General Tang's exercise, and he is not afraid of danger." ”

Tang Jing showed a strange wry smile, "I'm this fate, the storm makes me feel like that...... It's very fresh. ”

Liu Ming pondered and chewed on his words.

Tang Jing said again: "How much the navy has lost and how many ships have sunk and damaged, we still don't know for the time being. But in my experience, there is a part of the fleet that has not fallen into the storm, except for the fleets around us. ”

He sat down beside Liu Ming and gestured on the straw mat with his fingers, "At that time, the two hundred warships of the navy were heading in the direction of south-west, and the formation spread its wings like a goose-shaped array, and the sea between the left and right wings of the fleet was very wide.

We commanded five ships, large and small, in front of the left wing of the navy, going farther into the sea. And when we passed through the eye of the storm, the time was very short, which confirmed that we were not in the center of the eye of the storm, but on the edge of the storm. Therefore, the general believes that it is possible that the ships on the right flank of the Navy did not hit the storm. I'm not sure how many ships were lost, though. Only by waiting to find the naval brigade and ask Shangfeng to know. ”

Liu Ming nodded and said, "Fortunately, this ship is in danger." Otherwise, it is not a pity for me to die, and it will be a loss to General Tang and the imperial court. ”

"Hah!" Tang Jing shook his head and said, "Liu Yuanjun just can speak." However, it is not easy to pass the Jinshi examination, and you are more expensive than a martial artist like me. ”

When he had finished speaking, he stood up and said, "I can't stay any longer, but I have to go on deck to say goodbye to my dead brother." ”

Liu Ming supported his body with one hand, slowly stood up and said, "I'll go too." ”

Tang Jing looked him up and down, then turned around and said, "Help Liu Yuanjun." ”

The two sergeants clasped their fists and said, "Obey!" ”

When the group left the medical building, Liu Ming was behind the railing and had already seen many people standing on the deck. He watched as he slowly descended the wooden staircase, still gently supported by two sergeants to keep his balance.

The soldiers were all dressed in cyan military uniforms, standing neatly on the deck, and a blue background and yellow picture of the dragon sun and moon flag fluttered high above the crowd. Some of the sergeants were carrying the wrapped corpses on wooden frames, with solemn expressions, slowly walking to the side of the ship, and then placing the bodies in two rows on the deck of the ship.

There are a lot of black characters written on the white cloth strips, one of which reads "Ming Yingling", and the other says "Imperial Child", and the others flutter every time you see clearly. The incense and candles were lit. A few people have been spilling paper money, and there are many money papers floating on the deck and on the sea; From a distance, it looks like duckweed on the sea.

When Tang Jing stepped onto the deck, the military music also played a slow and mournful tune.

Seven or eight generals greeted him, and together with Tang Jing, Liu Ming and others, they walked in front of the corpse. Tang Jing first folded his fists and bent down to the corpse, and everyone also bowed silently.

After worshipping a few times, Tang Jing turned around to face the crowd and said, "The brothers who are lying here, as well as those who have not been found, have all been registered. Ben will first present the roster to the commander of the capital, and then hand it over to the imperial court from Shangfeng. If the living person is rescued later, the name is crossed out again, and the general himself signs and seals. ”

Everyone listened intently. Liu Ming found that this general did not have any superfluous words, what he said was very practical, and the roster was mainly related to the pension of the fallen soldiers, as well as the practical benefits of the children of their families to be raised by the imperial court, and they could enter the military preparation institute, Xianshutang and other places set up by the imperial court to study and be taught.

Tang Jing said loudly again: "The corpses of the fallen brothers cannot be returned to their hometowns, the weather is hot, and they will rot in a few days, and if they stay for a long time, they will have a plague. But when the brothers got into the belly of the fish, they became big fish, and they were able to enjoy themselves freely in the sea and the sky. Or follow our ship to the seashore and find your way back, I don't know. But if you want to say that the body is buried in the ground, maybe the future generations will dig it out and expose the corpse to the wilderness, it is better to be safe and steady in the sea! ”

When he had said this, he held up the incense and said, "Brothers, go all the way. ”

The crowd cried in unison. Then the military musicians began to beat gongs and drums, and sang the words of the Taoist priest in a long voice, probably saying that what king of the temple, the money for the road was left, and it was convenient not to be embarrassed.

"Bang ......" a row of firebolts fired at the sky, followed by a second row. After three rings, the sergeants on the side of the ship lifted the wooden frame one after another, leaned against the railing, and let the corpse wrapped in the military flag slide into the sea.

The noisy banging of firebolts and gongs and cymbals was deafening, and Liu Ming's brain ached again, and the screams of cicadas sounded in his ears again. The sweat on his forehead also came out, and he stood there frowning and gritting his teeth.

The feeling of dizziness made him want to vomit, and he hurriedly raised his head and opened his mouth into the air to breathe.

The sun in mid-air was dazzling, he squinted his eyes, and saw the dragon sun and moon flag on the high flagpole in the halo, and the yellow dragon with teeth and claws stared round, entangled with the sun and the moon, an ambition to annex the eight wildernesses and look at the heavens and the earth, floating in the air forever. That was the weather of the Ming Dynasty, and yellow was also the will of the emperor and the emperor.

Huge sails obscured the sky, and the treasure ship was still moving slowly on the water. The bronze cannon in front of it shone with glittering light, and the pointed bow of the ship was like a sharp sword out of its sheath.