Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume III: The Turbulent Central Plains

Chapter 1 The famous general Jingbian controls Yidi

Section 2 The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple

Seeing this, Yuan Mingxuan hurriedly looked for Ma Wu, the steward on the ship, only to see a deputy steward running over in a hurry, glanced at the fleet in the distance, and immediately exclaimed: "How could you meet this little demon king here!" ”

Yuan Mingxuan frowned and asked, "Do you recognize that group?" Where's Steward Ma? ”

The deputy steward said with an unkind face: "Steward Ma went to deal with things on other ships." The leader of this group was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy named Zheng Yiguan, who often led his men to beg for a living on the sea from Liaodong to Shandong. Lord Yuan, don't look at that Zheng Yiguan is not very old, but his methods are extremely old and spicy! All ships that come across must hand over a certain amount of property, and those who are obedient are better, and they are considered to be ruined and spared disaster; If you encounter disobedient people, ten out of ten ships will sink and die. It's just that this little devil has always done something to the Francophone and North Korea and the Japanese, and I haven't heard much about embarrassing the Ming ships, so what's wrong with today? It's coming at us! ”

Yuan Mingxuan was also amazed after hearing this, and said, "There is still such a young man? In time, he must be a hero! ”

"Oh, my Lord Yuan, don't sigh here, let's get ready!"

Yuan Mingxuan asked, "Are you ready to fight?" ”

"Of course!" The deputy steward said: "Although Zheng Yiguan is a hard stubble, our Qian family is not easy to mess with!" After saying that, the deputy steward shouted to the sailors beside him: "Copy the guy! ”

The ship was bustling with activity, with the sailors taking up all sorts of weapons ready to engage them, the archers and musketeers using the side of the ship to prepare for fire, and the sailors on the masts signaling to the rest of the ships to prepare for battle.

At this moment, the fleet in the distance began to smash the hull horizontally, and then Yuan Mingxuan and the others saw no less than ten large and small cannons sticking out of the three ships!

"It's over! They have artillery! The deputy steward said mournfully.

Yuan Mingxuan became anxious when he heard this, and said, "What did you say?" Don't we have artillery in our fleet? ”

"Of course not!" Ma Wu said: "We went to Haojing Ao to buy artillery this time, and there should be enough space reserved on the ship, so we didn't bring artillery this time!" ”

Yuan Mingxuan's heart suddenly sank, and he said secretly: "This is a serious problem!" ”

Just when Yuan Mingxuan realized that the situation was urgent, the three pirate ships in the distance stopped the road, and the big sea boat led by him put down a small boat, only to see a few people rowing towards the Qian family's fleet in the small boat, and a young man who was only thirteen or fourteen years old was sitting in front of the small boat, looking at Yuan Mingxuan with a serious face.

"Is that young man Zheng Yiguan?" Yuan Mingxuan pointed to the young man and asked.

The deputy steward next to him had a difficult look on his face and said: "This, I don't know about this, I haven't seen that Zheng Yiguan, but I heard that it is a teenager." ”

Yuan Mingxuan shook his head and said in his heart, "How could Steward Ma use such a deputy steward to take charge of the fleet?" I can't help at all when it comes! ”

Yuan Mingxuan pondered for a while and said, "Deputy steward, you'd better let everyone prepare, even if the other party has artillery, but after all, they have fewer people and fewer ships, and if we really fight, we won't necessarily lose." ”

The deputy steward smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Yuan may not know much about the situation of naval battles, and the most important thing is that there are more ships and fewer ships at sea. ”

"So what's the most important thing?"

"Whoever has a big ship, who has more artillery! We can't win, if we really fight, we will all become the target of Zheng Yiguan. ”

As he spoke, the small boat leaned against the side of the Fu boat where Yuan Mingxuan was. The deputy steward glanced at Yuan Mingxuan, and when he saw that he nodded, he beckoned the sailors to pull a few people on the dinghy onto the boat.

As soon as the boy got on board, he exclaimed, "Whose fleet are you?" Where are you going? ”

Yuan Mingxuan stepped forward and said, "Who are you and what are you doing here?" ”

"Yo he! You have to be clear, now I'm asking you! The boy said with a sneer.

Yuan Mingxuan was in a stalemate for a while, and said, "Lushun Qian family, as for where you are going, you don't need to know. ”

The young man stared at Yuan Mingxuan for a while, and then said, "I really don't need to know, because from now on, your ships and people have been requisitioned by my eldest brother!" ”

When the deputy steward heard this, he hurriedly said, "Who is your eldest brother?" Is it Zheng Yiguan? I've heard that Zheng Yiguan will never embarrass the Ming fleet! ”

"Have we embarrassed you? It's just a requisition, and I'll give it back to you when it's used up. Also, my eldest brother is indeed Zheng Yiguan, but that was his previous name, and now my eldest brother is called Zheng Zhilong! ”

Yuan Mingxuan sneered and said, "Hmph! To put it nicely, you teenager actually said robbery so implicitly, but it is also embarrassing for you. ”

"My name is Zheng Zhihu! Don't keep calling me a teenager, a teenager! I can tell you, we are not pirates, we are Ming maritime merchants! My eldest brother is the sworn brother of Liu Yunwei, the son of the Liaoyang Qilin Tiger, how could we do the work of the pirates! Zheng Zhihu shouted with a red face.

"Is that true? Is your eldest brother Zheng Zhilong really Liu Yunwei's sworn brother? ”

"Bastard! The name of the unicorn tiger is also what you can call? ”

When Yuan Mingxuan heard this, he immediately burst out laughing, and kept laughing for a while, and the whole person couldn't stand laughing; The deputy steward on the side let out a sigh of relief and said, "Why didn't you say it earlier, this young man?" I have been nervous for so long in vain, this is really a big water that has washed the Dragon King Temple. ”

Zheng Zhihu was also a little hesitant when he saw this, so he asked, "What do you mean?" Do you know Kirin Huzi too? ”

The deputy steward pointed at Yuan Mingxuan with a smile and said, "Do you know who this is?" This is the military advisor in Liu Qian's camp, who was sent by Liu Qian to work on business. ”

"What credentials do you have?"

Yuan Mingxuan immediately took out a token of Hanwei Yingbaizong, which was the seal letter that Liu Yunwei specially handed over to Yuan Mingxuan before parting.

Zheng Zhihu was stunned when he saw it, and hurriedly said: "It's really my own family!" After saying that, he hurriedly sent his men back to the fleet to report the news.

After a while, everyone saw that the three ships in the distance had withdrawn their guns, and another dinghy had been lowered, and they were coming towards it.

Seeing this, Zheng Zhihu said, "Lord Yuan, look, my eldest brother is also here. ”

After a while, Zheng Zhilong boarded the boat, and under Zheng Zhihu's introduction, he laughed and greeted Yuan Mingxuan, and said, "Hello Lord Yuan, I have seen Lord Yuan in the next Zheng Zhilong!" I really didn't expect to see my family here. ”

After speaking, Zheng Zhilong told the whole story of how he met Liu Yunwei and how he married Liu Yunwei. Yuan Mingxuan and the deputy steward were all amazed after hearing this, and said, "This is really not an acquaintance!" ”

At this moment, Ma Wu also rushed back from other boats in a small boat, and as soon as he got on the boat, he saw Zheng Zhilong and said, "Master Zheng, let's meet again, do you still know me?" ”

"Haha, it's the horse steward!" Zheng Zhilong said with a smile.

Yuan Mingxuan also smiled and talked to Zheng Zhilong for a while, and then asked, "I don't know where Ship Master Zheng is going?" ”

"Go to Japan!"

Yuan Mingxuan couldn't help but be very surprised when he heard this, and asked again: "Are you going to run to the sea?" Then the country of Japan is weak and the people are tired, are there any previous goods, is there anything worth going? ”

"Haha, I didn't go to Japan specifically to run to the sea." Zheng Zhilong said with a smile: "Lord Yuan, now whether it is Liaodong, North Korea, Jiangnan or Nanyang, the trade routes on this sea have been completely divided by all forces, all parties in the Ming Dynasty, the countries of the Franc Machine, and even the big families of Korea and Japan, the forces of all parties are intertwined, and there is no way to live in these places for a little shrimp like me!" Therefore, I wanted to break out of a new world with my own strength, and the entry point of this new world was chosen in Japan! ”

After hearing this, Yuan Mingxuan couldn't help but look at Zheng Zhilong, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old in front of him, and thought: "No wonder the little general would call such a childish young man a brother, just Zheng Zhilong dares to think and dare to do this, he is far stronger than most people!" This is really a young hero, and he will definitely achieve extraordinary achievements in time. In addition, the little general's vision is getting more and more vicious! ”

At this time, Zheng Zhilong asked, "I don't know where Lord Yuan is going?" ”

Yuan Mingxuan said with a smile: "The little general sent me to Haojing Ao to do some things. ”

Seeing that Yuan Mingxuan just brought it lightly and didn't say much, Zheng Zhilong immediately understood, and quickly turned the topic elsewhere.

Everyone talked for a while, and Zheng Zhilong saw that the wind direction was gradually changing, so he said: "Lord Yuan, Ma Guan, the trade wind doesn't wait for anyone, I still have to go east, so I will leave first." If there is a chance in the future, let's get drunk again! ”

Yuan Mingxuan said with a smile: "Ship Master Zheng is easy to go, I wish Ship Master Zheng success in going to Dongying and being able to break into a new world!" ”

After Zheng Zhilong and Yuan Mingxuan separated, they returned to the fleet with Zheng Zhihu, and then the three sea ships set sail for Japan, slowly disappearing between the sea and the sky.

Looking at the shadow of the sail in the distance, Yuan Mingxuan couldn't help but sigh and said: "First the little general met Zheng Yiguan by chance, and then we met Zheng Zhilong, who has changed his name, our Hanwei camp and this Zheng Zhilong are really fateful, and they can meet twice on this vast sea, maybe this is the arrangement in the dark." Maybe in the near future, this Zheng Zhilong will also be a good fate for our Hanwei Camp. ”

Ma Wu on the side asked, "Lord Yuan, let's also set off, it will take a few days to get to Haojingao." ”

"Alright, sail, let's go."