Dengzhou (now Penglai, Shandong) is located in the northernmost part of the Jiaodong Peninsula, bordering the sea on three sides, facing each other across the sea from the Liaodong Peninsula, is a coastal defense military town belonging to the East Jingdong Road, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, it has stationed heavy troops here, practiced water warfare, in case the Khitan invaded from the sea.

During the Tang Dynasty, Dengzhou, Quanzhou, Yangzhou and Mingzhou (now Ningbo) were known as the four ancient ports, and were important foreign trade ports in the north. In 1074 (the seventh year of the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty), due to national defense needs, the Northern Song Dynasty closed the port of Dengzhou, canceled the route from Dengzhou to the Liaodong Peninsula, the Korean Peninsula and Japan, and implemented the policy of "Denglai Sea Ban", prohibiting all ships from entering this sea area.

The port function as a foreign trade port was replaced by the Mizhou Port on the shore of Jiaozhou Bay, and the Dengzhou Port was turned into a military port.

In the northwest of Dengzhou City, at the eastern foot of Danya Mountain, there is a naval base, that is a water-walled port built in 1042 (the second year of the Qing calendar of Song Renzong), which is close to the mountains and the sea, and the concealment is very high, and there is a horseshoe-shaped sand embankment to defend the fence.

The warships moored in the harbor are slender and long, resembling a swordfish, and the speed is very fast, which is suitable for sea operations, so people call this military port "swordfish village". "This is the only naval base in the Jingdong region of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it is regarded as a barrier to defend the maritime security of the Jingdong region.

Danya Mountain is not high, the altitude is only about 50 meters, but the Penglai Pavilion that stands on the top of the mountain is very famous. This pavilion was built in 1061 (six years of Jiayou in the Northern Song Dynasty), the palace pavilion is magnificent, and the volley is as high as 15 meters. Penglai Pavilion and Yellow Crane Tower, Yueyang Tower and Tengwang Pavilion are known as the four famous buildings in ancient China. Standing on the Penglai Pavilion, when the waves are calm, the Liaodong Peninsula is faintly visible in the north.

In the sea area between the Jiaodong Peninsula and the Liaodong Peninsula, there are more than 30 islands of all sizes, and there are only five that can be seen clearly by standing on Danya Mountain, and the nearest island is the mysterious Shamen Island (now called Temple Island), which is about 60 miles away from the coast.

Salmon Island is a terrifying place, synonymous with hell. The law of the Song Dynasty stipulates that those who commit capital crimes and are pardoned are assigned to Shamen Island. The stabbing of Salmon Island is one of the most severe punishments for stabbing. Once you land on the island, it is equivalent to embarking on the road of no return, "the most to die".

In the Song Dynasty, what was the greatest punishment for prisoners, not to kill their heads, let alone to match the northwest frontier fortress, nor to match the southern frontier, but to match Shamen Island.

In the Jiaodong Belt, most of the people call Shamen Island a place where the gods give up, it is full of demons and monsters, and whoever goes is worse than dead, so most people would rather die than be worthy of Salmon Island.

Shamen Island is under the jurisdiction of Dengzhou, and there is a garrison on the island to guard the prisoners, so it is also called Shamen Village, and the village is the military camp. The military and administrative magistrate is called the prisoner, also known as the lord of the village.

The current owner of the village is called Miao Fulin, he is a short and fat man, he squinted a pair of shrimp eyes, and complained to Uncle Zhang: "Wang Zhizhou, you have to quickly increase the money and food, and send more soldiers, now the prisoners have been seriously overnumbered, the original quota was 300, and now there are more than 600 prisoners, and the number of prisoners has doubled, but the money, food and soldiers have not increased much, and there are many difficulties in management." ”

Zhang Shuye knew that there had been an incident of prisoner abuse on Salmon Island. It was around 1068 (the first year of the reign of Emperor Xining of the Song Dynasty), because there were too many prisoners on the island, and the land was too narrow to accommodate, the owner of the village at that time was named Li Qing, and he simply ordered that the oversized prisoners be put into his pocket and thrown directly into the sea, and more than 700 prisoners were disposed of in this way in two years. This matter was later discovered by Ma Mo, the governor of Dengzhou, and reported to the imperial court, and Li Qing heard the news and committed suicide in fear of crime.

After Uncle Zhang inspected it at night, he found that the situation was indeed very serious, and he said to Miao Fulin: "I will immediately report the situation here to the imperial court, you have to keep your eyes open, perform your duties well, and once something happens, you must first be held responsible." ”

After saying that, Uncle Zhang went to the next island again.

In addition to Salmon Island, there are more than 30 other islands, which are more than 100 miles from the farthest island off the coast. Most of the islands are inhabited by fishermen, and some islands also have military facilities such as forts and beacon towers, and the naval troops of the Great Song Dynasty patrolling the sea are stationed.

Uncle Zhang visited and inspected the islands at night, and everywhere he went, he had to quietly inquire whether he had been to the Liaodong Peninsula by boat, and whether he was familiar with this sea road, because he had always had the secret mission given to him by Song Huizong in his heart.

Li Liangsi was gone, and Song Huizong had to think again.

In fact, as early as the Qin and Han dynasties, Dengzhou had opened up an international route to the Liaodong Peninsula, and then landed on the Korean Peninsula, or traveled along the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, through the Tsushima Strait, and arrived in Japan. During the Tang Dynasty, Japan sent envoys to China many times, all of which sailed along the "Maritime Silk Road", landed in Dengzhou, and the return voyage also departed from here. Until the middle of the Northern Song Dynasty, most of the envoys from Goryeo to China also entered and exited the country.

Uncle Zhang stood on the coast at night and looked into the distance, only to see the sky and water connected, the white waves surging, and the smoke and waves were misty. At this time, locals say that mirages are often seen during this season. Shen Kuo said in "Dream Creek Writings": "There are clouds in the sea of Dengzhou from time to time, such as the palace and the platform, the characters of the city wall, the crown of the chariot and the horse, which can be seen in the past. ”

However, in the past three years, Uncle Zhang has never seen a trace of a mirage. Again and again the look brought disappointment, which made him feel deeply sad.

Su Dongpo also came to Dengzhou to serve as the governor, which was October 1085 (the eighth year of Yuanfeng). Only five days after he arrived, he received an edict from the imperial court, ordering him to return to Beijing immediately and be promoted to the rank of chamberlain of the Ministry of Rites. Before leaving, Su Dongpo climbed Penglai Pavilion and looked into the distance, looking for a mirage. It was late autumn, generally speaking, the mirage appeared in the season has passed, maybe the sky has eyes, that day the sea suddenly appeared a gorgeous urban tower wonder, Su Dongpo was very excited, so he wrote a poem Ji Sheng: "The sea of clouds in the east is empty, and the immortals haunt the sky." Shaking the floating world, how can there be a pearl palace? I know that everything I see is a phantom, and I dare to bother with my ears and eyes. ------”

Uncle Zhang didn't have Su Dongpo's blessing at night, he walked around along the beach again, and was blown by the salty sea breeze.

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A few days later, the supreme governor of Salmon Island, Miao Prison, or Miao Zhai Owner, was pondering how many more prisoners should be executed in the next few days, when suddenly someone came to him to report that someone had gone up to the dock and indicated that they wanted to see him.

Salmon Island has always been a frightening place, not to mention that ordinary people don't come, not even pirates, but fishermen often come here to take refuge. But this time it was clearly not fishermen, but three clippers.

When Miao Fulin arrived at the wharf, three ships had already anchored in the sea pond surrounded by several islands, one docked, and several men were chatting with the soldiers by the side of the ship. One of the ten chiefs who followed Su Prison shouted: "Wu Na man, this is where the exiled felons are located, what are you doing here?" ”

A big man happily arched his hand and asked, "Is the Miao village master on the other side?" I'm here to send you money. ”

The sentence was too abrupt, and Miao Prison and a group of village soldiers were stunned, but there was a word "money" in this sentence, which made Miao Fulin's brain turn very fast, so he also arched his hand: "I don't know what to call my friend?" But why did it come from? ”

Dahan said: "The Sprinkle family's name is Lu Shinang, and they want to negotiate a deal with the detainees. ”

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