Bangkok.

Bangkok is the largest port in Siam and an important port in Indochina, located on the lower reaches of the Chao Phraya River and bordering the Gulf of Siam.

Although Bangkok is not the capital of Siam today, it became the capital of the Bangkok dynasty due to its prosperous business and convenient waterways.

The appearance of the Ming fleet immediately caused a sensation in Bangkok, Zheng He had docked at the port of Bangkok when he went to the West, so there are many legends of Zheng He when he went to the West, and no one would have thought that they would be lucky enough to witness the Ming fleet again two hundred years later.

As the largest ship in the world, Zheng He's treasure ship has naturally become the focus of attention of the people of Bangkok Port, and the port is crowded with people from ten miles and eight towns to see the excitement, and they can't help but admire in front of this sea giant.

The Westerners who came to pan for gold in the port of Bangkok were also surprised by Zheng He's treasure ship, and never imagined that the ignorant and backward Eastern countries in their eyes could build such a huge ship, which required a high level of technology.

Since the port of Bangkok was a gathering place for Western merchants, Li Hongyu vigorously invited those merchants to do business in Daming after he came ashore, especially to open factories and enterprises, and promised many preferential policies for this.

At the same time, Li Hongyu was also secretly inquiring about the French merchant who had sold arms to Sun Hongye in Guangzhou, and according to the agreement between Sun Hongye and the French merchant, the French merchant should deliver the goods in October of the first year of the Apocalypse.

But now it is almost October of the second year of the Apocalypse, and there is still no news of the French businessman, which can't help but make Li Hongyu feel a little apprehensive in his heart.

Although in Li Hongyu's view, French businessmen usually regarded themselves as gentlemen, so they valued credit very much, but that was more than 300 years later, and God knows whether the French in the 17th century would have kept commercial contracts.

Li Hongyu inquired among the Western merchants in Bangkok, and no one knew the French businessman Li Hongyu was talking about, after all, the East was too big, and the information exchange between Western merchants was limited, so even businessmen from the same Western country did not necessarily know each other.

Li Hongyu was very disappointed in the matter of the French businessman, he didn't care about the deposit paid, the key was to get the purchased arms to equip the sailors, if he broke the contract, it would disrupt Li Hongyu's training plan for the sailors.

"Sir, Ruan Youyi has a conflict with a group of red-haired Yi, and the two sides are ready to duel!"

At noon that day, Li Hongyu was eating local Bangkok food with Yang Li'er, Youlan and Yamashita Sakura in a restaurant in Bangkok, when an attendant hurriedly came to report it.

"Duel?" Li Hongyu was slightly stunned when he heard this, and was quite surprised by this, he didn't expect Ruan Youyi to clash with Western life.

However, Ruan Youyi is now young and vigorous at the age when he is easy to be impulsive, so it is normal to have conflicts with others, after all, Li Hongyu was also a young man with strong blood, and if he is emotional, he will not care about the consequences.

"What's going on?" Subsequently, Li Hongyu asked in a deep voice, it stands to reason that Ruan Youyi is a measured person and should not easily conflict with life.

When the entourage heard this, he briefly told Li Hongyu what had happened, and it turned out that several red-haired people were molesting a girl on the street, and Ruan Youyi couldn't see it and stepped forward to stop it.

Those Hongmaoyi didn't look down on Ruan Youyi and the others at all, thinking that Ruan Youyi and the others were local natives, and besides, one of them was taller than Ruan Youyi and others, so the two sides fought back and forth when they didn't agree with each other.

However, those Hongmaoyi would not have imagined that the retinue that Nguyen Chao Van gave to Ruan Youyi was the elite of the Nguyen regime's army, and had received military training from the Portuguese.

Therefore, those businessman-looking Hongmaoyi suffered a loss and were beaten by Ruan Youyi's men.

Just when Ruan Youyi wanted to leave, several Western soldiers appeared at the scene, and they were from the same country as those who were beaten, so the leading Western officer proposed to duel with Ruan Youyi.

"Duel?"

After learning what happened, Yang Li'er couldn't help but look at Li Hongyu curiously, "Brother Sheng, can they Westerners fight in private?" ”

In the Ming Dynasty, officers are forbidden to fight in private, and violators must be severely punished, so not only Yang Li'er, Youlan and Yamashita Sakurako also showed puzzled looks.

"Westerners like to settle disputes by duel, which is a legalized act in their country, and life and death are in order."

Li Hongyu smiled a little helplessly when he heard this, and then got up and said to Yang Li'er and the others, "Let's go, let's take a look." ”

Obviously, Li Hongyu didn't want Ruan Youyi to have any accidents, although later generations recorded that Ruan Youyi was both civil and military, but these things could not be fully believed, and there were many personal emotions mixed in them.

Ruan Youyi is not yet twenty years old, and he has been busy studying and has not had much contact with military training, at most in terms of physical fitness, plus the people of Annan are generally thin and short, and they are at a disadvantage in terms of experience and physique, so it is difficult to be the opponent of a professional Western officer.

In fact, Li Hongyu is still quite interested in duels, and this method is similar to the "heads-up" in later generations, which is the act of deciding the outcome by force.

According to some historical records, duels came from the early years of the Common Era, and were a very popular habit of fighting in the barbarian countries of Europe, because there was no law and no arbitration, and the only way to resolve disputes was to see who had the harder fist and the sharper sword.

Although with the progress of civilization, people who have escaped from barbarism have begun to feel that if they settle disputes by fighting, what is the difference between them and wild beasts? As a result, laws designed to protect victims have emerged.

However, the advent of law does not solve all problems: in the early days of European society, it was not uncommon for the defendant to be brought to justice by legal means despite the fact that the evidence was conclusive.

This is where duels come in handy, and it is widely believed that the righteous side will be blessed by God, giving him the power to defeat his opponent completely.

It was customary for no one to appeal after a duel, and it was believed that those who flinched in a duel must be guilty, while those who performed valiantly must be innocent.

In Europe, there are three main reasons for dueling, namely judicial duels, honor duels and political duels.

As the name suggests, a judicial duel is a duel to resolve legal disputes, a duel of honor is actually a battle of honor and love, and a political duel is a fight between people with different political views.

Generally speaking, the duel of honor is the most widespread and well-known, and many people draw their swords for honor and love, and the most famous incident is the death of the Russian poet Pushkin in a duel with his rival.

It is worth mentioning that a duel does not necessarily end with the death of one party, and can be terminated by factors such as one party admitting defeat, one party being injured, or the duel has passed for time.

For the military of Western countries, duels are seen as a form of chivalry, and whoever retreats in a duel is considered a coward.

And Ruan Youyi is a rising star in the officialdom of Annan, and he is at the age of strong blood, so he will definitely not admit defeat in the fight.

In this way, the two sides can easily form a situation of endless death, Li Hongyu does not want to see this scene alive, in his opinion, although the duel is crowned with chivalry, but it is just the courage of a horseman, and this is not a fair way, those who are physically strong have an innate advantage in the duel.

The location of the duel was chosen in the open space next to a grove on the dock, and when Li Hongyu felt it, the scene had been surrounded by people who were watching the excitement, and they were shouting there excitedly, cheering for the dueling people, and the situation seemed very enthusiastic.

Under the opening of the entourage, Li Hongyu and others squeezed into the crowd, only to see Ruan Youyi, who was holding a knife, had a few blood marks on his body at this time, panting in his mouth, and struggling to wave the knife in his hand to cut a tall Western officer who was fighting with him.

The Western officer looked very relaxed, defusing Ruan Youyi's offensive with ease, and after finding the opportunity, he used the saber in his hand to lightly cut a bloody mark on Ruan Youyi's body.

It can be seen that the Western officer has occupied an absolute advantage on the field, Ruan Youyi is not his opponent at all, and he looks powerless in front of the Western officer who is more than 1.9 meters tall.

Li Hongyu recognized that the Western officer was wearing a Spanish military uniform, and his rank seemed to be lieutenant, and his skillful movements meant that he was a master with rich combat experience.

What made Li Hongyu feel secretly glad in his heart was that the Western officer was just playing Ruan Youyi, and had no intention of taking his life, otherwise Ruan Youyi would have died a long time ago.

"Bring the bow!"

Li Hongyu looked at Ruan Youyi, who was panting in the field, and knew that Ruan Youyi was not only messed up now, but also his physical strength was at the limit, and there was no point in fighting any longer, so he could only be teased by the Western officer, so he stretched out his hand to the entourage behind him and said.

The entourage immediately handed over a bow and an arrow to Li Hongyu, who then drew his bow with an arrow and aimed it at the Western officer in the field.

Seeing this, Yang Li'er, Youlan and Yamashita Sakurako couldn't help but secretly glance at each other, with a look of surprise on their faces, could it be that Li Hongyu wanted to cast a cold arrow and kill that Western officer? But this does not fit Li Hongyu's style.

"Gonzalez, be careful!"

Several Western soldiers who were leisurely watching the battle in the crowd noticed that Li Hongyu aimed his bow and arrow at the Western officer in the field, thinking that he was going to kill the Western officer, so they shouted at the Western officer and then pulled out the swords on their waists and rushed towards Li Hongyu.

At this moment, Li Hongyu let go of his hand with the arrow, and the arrow in his hand flew out with a brush, which surprised the Western officers who rushed over.

The Western officer known as "Gonzalez" looked at Li Hongyu after being warned by his companion, and just happened to see the arrow flying over, because of the sudden incident he could not avoid it, and watched the arrow fly closer.

"Oh my God!" Seeing this, the onlookers at the scene suddenly burst into a huge exclamation, thinking that Gonzalez was dead.

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