Chang Mao was not idle in Nanyang, and was very active in expanding his territory and subduing the natives, especially looking for the gold mines marked by Madu in Nanyang. Wild Sand Literature Network

In the process of searching for gold mines, because of the deviation from the shipping route, a small country called Shunta was discovered, and the strange thing is that this country actually spoke the official dialect of the Song Dynasty, and the clothing and architecture were similar to those of the Central Plains.

For the arrival of the prospecting team, the Shunta country was very hostile, and even engaged in skirmishes. After a series of conflicts, confrontations, contacts and negotiations, it was realized that the other party was a remnant of the late Song Dynasty.

After the defeat of Yashan, a large number of Song people fled to Nanyang by boat, and elected Lu Zili, the youngest son of Lu Xiufu, as the leader in order to restore the country.

Later, the Nanyang savages were in civil strife, and these Song people moved to a place called Shunta again, Lu Zili knew that there was no hope of reviving the Song Dynasty, so he simply took the opportunity to stand on his own, and rarely interacted with foreign countries in the local farming and weaving industry, which was quite a bit of "only know that there is a Han, regardless of the Wei and Jin Dynasties".

As soon as he saw the Han people who came to the door, he thought that he was sent by the Mengyuan court, so he was naturally wary of the two sides, and it was inevitable that the two sides would follow the plan. When they knew that the prospecting team knew that Meng Yuan had been driven back to Mobei, and that the country that now occupied Middle-earth was called the Ming Dynasty, but that the emperor was a Han man in cloth, the small Shunta country immediately boiled.

Some people are happy to run to tell each other, some people cry and kowtow to the north, and then prepare incense, candles, paper money to sacrifice to the ancestors. The prospecting team also changed from enemies to guests, and was personally summoned by the king for hospitality.

There was a veteran of the Chang family in the prospecting team, who knew that this Shunta country was built by the remnants of the old Song Dynasty, probably out of curiosity, so he mentioned the matter of Madu.

After a short period of surprise, the king of Shunta insisted that when the ancestor crossed the sea, there was indeed a fleet lost in the wind and waves, and he also summoned a few old ministers to study.

The old minister rummaged through the cabinets and found a bunch of old things, and after research, he unanimously determined that the Liuru monk was a distant relative of Prime Minister Lu Cheng, and Xu Guogong of the Ming Dynasty should be the king's brother according to his generation, although the two sides are not related by blood, but they cannot be separated.

And immediately recorded this conclusion that seemed a little hasty, who dared to deny that the king was the first to turn his face with him, and at the same time sent the prince as an envoy to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, and when passing through Boni, the prince also paid a special visit to Xu Guogong's sister-in-law, and then went to Yingtian to see Lao Zhu.

He came at an inappropriate time, Lao Zhu was busy skinning the rebellious ministers and thieves, so he only let the officials of the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple entertain him, and then sent him to Ma Du.

Who called him and Madu "relatives", or a poor relative, if he did not accept it, it would be very bad for his reputation, no joke, this prince was really a poor man.

Just looking at his luggage and eating appearance, he knew that the son of the Shunta country was not very good, and even the decent clothes were all purchased by the big fish when he was in the mud.

Sure enough, it is not so easy to gain a foothold in the wilderness, Zhang Minzhu bought an industry in Penghu to recruit talents, just for the people of the Great Wu Kingdom not to have such a poor acid, and when Zhang Minzhu Ma Du was mentioned, he hated it.

Chang Mao wrote that after Zhang Minzhu and his party arrived in Boni, they asked to borrow two ships to transport some goods, and Chang Mao knew that it was Ma Du's friend and agreed, but the boat was lent out and never came back, saying that it might run aground and sink into the sea.

It would be strange if Madu believed it, and guessed with his toes that it must be this greedy woman who fell in love with the steamer, so he deceived him by trickery, and the poor sailors of the ship were afraid that they would never come back in this life, and Madu could only clean up the mess for him and try to compensate their families as much as possible.

The Lantern Festival should have been a noisy time, but the owner of the Ming Dynasty was blocking the people, because of the atmosphere of slaughter in the city, the whole year was strange, and people with conditions simply went to Fangshan nearby for the festival.

The rich people came, and the vendors, the opera singers, and the jugglers all followed. Especially for the first time the academy held a lantern festival, and the people were allowed to go in to visit, it attracted more people, and the flow of people was like weaving carts and horses, which was even more noisy than in the city.

"Horse eggs, buy horse eggs!" Lao Cui was also making a fuss on the ground, "his mouth kept shouting and greeting passers-by!" ”

Someone who knew him came over and joked with a smile, "Isn't your family called Ma Hou Dan, when did you change your name to Ma Gong Dan?" ”

Lao Cui smiled: "Hou Ye has become a grandfather, and it is not appropriate to call Ma Hou Dan again, you say yes or no, hehe......"

When Lu Heng heard this, he couldn't help but look back at Lao Cui, and then looked at Ma Du with a strange gaze.

Ma Du smiled and said: "That old man is my tenant, I gave him the secret recipe for making Songhua eggs, because I didn't want his dry shares, so I wanted to make a name for me, so I got such a nondescript name." I'm distressed about this, but it's been spread that it can't be changed, if you think it's funny, laugh, I don't mind. ”

"The little nephew doesn't dare, my uncle can not only think about the long-term plan for the society but also make a living for the small people, he is a model for my generation, no matter who sees it, he must be admired, how can he make fun of it."

Although this prince was a little poorer, he was quite smart, and he learned a standard Huai Western dialect after spending less than a month in Bo Ni.

His knowledge is not bad, the subset of poetry and songs in the history is handy, it seems that this Shunta country has not lost all the things of the ancestors, and has fallen into the company of savages.

"Comfortable, you can still shoot horses!"

Lu Heng looked dazed, "I don't know what this horse shoot means?" ”

"Uh...... Didn't Song Shi say 'pat the horse'? Then eighty percent is only available in the Yuan period, which means flattering people. ”

"Thank you uncle for your advice! However, the little nephew is not against the flattery, these two visited near Fangshan, only thought that they had reached heaven on earth, and asked others to know that this place was barren in the past, and the uncle turned this place upside down in just ten years, and the little nephew was sincerely admired. ”

Lu Heng sighed again: "They are also the remnants of the Song Dynasty who fled to the sea, but my uncle's branch has done a great job, even if there is only one person left, he can help the Holy Monarch drive out the Tartars and restore the Han family's clothes, and we can only struggle to survive on the wild island, and we are also bullied by the savages from time to time, which is really embarrassing!" ”

"That huge cause is not something I did, and the clothes of the Fuhan family are not something I can do alone, you are so flattering that makes me ashamed, what do you might as well say it bluntly?".

Lu Heng hesitated for a moment and said, "The little nephew is really puzzled, and I ask my uncle to solve his doubts." Why did I return to my homeland to see the Ming Emperor with all my heart, but why was I not summoned for a long time, but if there was something wrong, it was because the tribute was too shabby. ”

With Lao Zhu's vanity, it is almost impossible to see foreign envoys coming to the court, this is a great opportunity to show the prestige of the kingdom, and he likes to see those envoys dazzled and pious and humble in the majestic and gorgeous palace.

The reason why Lu Heng was not seen this time was because of Ma Du. Lao Zhu understands very clearly, I don't ask blindly when someone comes to your hometown, and I arrange to live in your house, this is my trust in you! But the more this happens, the more it shows that there is no estrangement between the two.

"It doesn't matter to you whether you see the emperor or not, anyway, the tributary relationship has been established, is it possible that Ling Zun still wants to return to his homeland with his people? Rather ** head than phoenix tail, with such a smart son as you, Ling Zun should not be confused. ”

"Even if my father is willing, I'm afraid that the Ming Emperor is not willing, and even if the country within the country is the arms of the Tang Dynasty and Song Zu, I'm afraid it can't be tolerated!"

Ma Du smiled and quipped, "Look at what you said, it seems that my Ming Emperor is inferior to the two of them." No matter how wise my emperor is, he can't give you what you ask for, but I can, so I will leave you here. ”

"Uncle knows what we want?"

"Survival requires development, isn't it?"

Lu Hengxi said: "Uncle is wise! ”

"This matter has to be considered in the long run, and there is no urgency." Ma Du patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go, advanced academy, there are a few interesting old men in the academy, if you know that you are the descendant of Prime Minister Lu Cheng, you will definitely be shocked." ”