Zhu Hui followed the master's order, escaped from Shen Qi's house alone, and went to the Bashi River Estuary to investigate, and sure enough, an official ship of the governor's yamen came, and he inquired about the Chinese businessmen on the dock to find out that Pang Shangpeng sent a Lord Liu to handle the case, and only arrived at the dock at dawn, and now, this Lord Liu has been taken into the governor's mansion.

The current situation was extremely critical, Zhu Hui was about to go to the governor's palace to find them to theorize, and suddenly remembered the master's words, so he reconnoitred on the dock and found that Zhang Biao, who was dressed as a military general, had brought a lot of "Ming troops" and was waiting on the official ship.

Elder Yuekong's judgment was really good, the so-called "Lord Liu" must be Liu Qian, presumably he was negotiating with Governor Lavizares under the banner of Pang Shangpeng, in a vain attempt to swallow up the property of the "Freemasonry" merchant group and drive the members of the merchant group out of Luzon. Now, Bai Haishan, Xuande Zhenren, Felipe and others should all be controlled by them, once they succeed, maybe they don't plan to go back, and it is very likely that they will also go treasure hunting.

Being able to come up with such a plan would never be done by Liu Qian's generation, the person behind the scenes must be an old and cunning master, so Zhu Hui hurried back to report to the master.

When they came to the door of Shen's house, they found that the officer who came to perform official duties was Gonzalez, and Zhang Gouer and others asked Mark to act as an interpreter and negotiate with him. It can be seen that Gonzalez does not buy a dog and Mark's account, and seems to be ready to arrest someone.

Facing Gonzalez, who was "going to take revenge", Zhu Hui couldn't help but feel angry in his heart, and wanted to rush up and beat him, but after thinking about it, he couldn't be so reckless.

At this moment, another group of officials from the governor's palace suddenly came, and Gonzalez conveyed the order of the governor of Lavizares, read out a long list of lists, and sent soldiers to break in and arrest them.

After hearing this, Zhang Gou'er rose up to resist, attracting Song He and Elder Yuekong, and after a while, Shen Qi, Tang Jing, Chen Xuewen, Wu Xiang and others also came out, so Gonzalez began to count the number of people, and Zhu Hui, who couldn't bear it, was no longer silent, rushed to Gonzalez's approach, and grabbed him by the collar......

Mark exclaimed, "Master Zhu, they are preparing to arrest you, why are you coming back?" ”

At this moment, Zhu Hui's heart had confidence, he nodded at everyone, indicating that he had verified the judgment of the Moon Sky Elder, and then, taking a deep breath, adjusting his emotions, let go of Gonzalez, and clasped his fists and said: "Please slow down, the so-called envoy of the governor and the governor's yamen is fake, and the officials on the dock are also fake, it is this group of people who stole General Fernando's navigation charts, kidnapped Mr. Felipe, Master Xuande Zhenren, and our captain Bai Haishan, they went around stealing and deliberately creating trouble, The purpose is to provoke the authorities and take the opportunity to attack us, so please do not be fooled. ”

Listening to Mark's translation, Gonzalez asked, "How do you prove that they are fake?" ”

"Of course you can prove it." Zhu Hui replied unhurriedly: "The person who is now negotiating with Governor Lavizares in the Governor's Mansion is the head snake of Yuegang, he tried to buy and sell Mr. Felipe by force, and the merchants who have been to Yuegang know him, as for the military attache on the official ship, it is Zhang Biao, who arrested Felipe and others in prison, and now he has been removed from his official position. Although Mr. Felipe had been kidnapped, there were other witnesses, and if they didn't believe him, they could prove it if they brought in the merchants who had been to Moon Harbor. ”

"Are you sure?" Gonzalez's eyes widened in surprise.

So, Zhu Hui smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and replied solemnly: "In the Vito Cruz military camp, we have dealt with the Japanese invaders together, please believe in your comrades, this time you can make another miraculous achievement." ”

After Mark had finished translating this sentence, he was going to go to the merchants who had been to the Moon Harbor and take them to the yamen of the governor's palace to testify. Because Mark's name was on the arrest list, Gonzalez didn't let him go, but he didn't arrest anyone anymore, and sent a musket team to guard the courtyard, deciding to investigate the situation clearly.

So far, it is not known who instructed Liu Qian and Zhang Biao, but it is certain that the person behind the scenes is by no means an idle person, and judging from this series of actions, this person is not only familiar with the situation in Yuegang and Manila, but can even influence the governor of La Vizares, and his plan of action is quite meticulous.

So, Zhu Hui asked Mark to be an interpreter and asked the official from the governor's palace who accompanied Governor Lavizares to negotiate with the Ming envoys?

The official of the Governor's Mansion claimed that Father Simon Almeida was in the Governor's Palace, which surprised everyone, and Mark found it incredible, and it was hard to believe that this priest was actually involved with Liu Qian and Zhang Biao.

The situation suddenly became a little complicated, if the Jesuits would interfere with it, Simon Almeida supported Liu Qian, even if the businessman accused Liu Qian of being a bastard who did all kinds of evil, but he couldn't deny that he was the "father-in-law" of the governor, unless Pang Shangpeng came to Manila in person, otherwise, there might really be nothing to do with this Liu Qian.

It can now be concluded that the theft of the charts from General Fernando's house should have been carried out by Liu Qian, Zhang Biao and others, and that Father Simon Almeida had an inextricable connection, and they colluded inside and outside, in addition to wanting to annex the property of the merchant group in Manila, and their next goal may also be to search for treasure.

After thinking about these issues clearly, Zhu Hui leaned down in front of Mark and whispered a few words for him to tell Gonzalez.

The officials of the Doge's Palace were impatient to take the list of people away and put Gonzalez in a dilemma, when Mark quietly told him that if General Fernando wanted to retrieve the chart, he had to hurry up now.

About a quarter of an hour later, Fernando, who had been suspended from his post for reflection, arrived, and as the military governor of the Spanish Empire in the colonies, the governor of La Vizares could only suspend him for reflection, but had no power to remove him from his post, so that Gonzalez and his men, as well as the officials of the governor's palace, all stood up and saluted.

The reserved Fernando, dressed in a military uniform, nodded slightly to Gonzalez and the others, called Mark aside for careful interrogation, and suddenly realized that all the cases were secretly instructed by Simon Almeida. So, he issued an order to immediately release Shen Qi and the others, temporarily control the officials of the Governor's Palace, let Gonzalez ensure the safety here, and he took Zhu Hui and Mark to Felipe's house to investigate the situation.

General Fernando asked about Liu Qian and Zhang Biao, and the merchants gritted their teeth when they heard that they had been sent to Manila by pretending to be officials, and they all expressed their willingness to testify at the Governor's Palace.

At this moment, Liu Qian, as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, was negotiating with the governor of La Vizares, presented the official documents of the governor's yamen, took out the "handwritten" letter of the governor Pang Shangpeng, and solemnly promised: As long as the Manila authorities cooperate well with the Ming Dynasty officials in handling the case, refer to the treatment of the Franco-Roman people in Macao, allow the Spaniards to establish concessions in Yuegang, and open Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and other ports, and allow them to trade and proselytize.

Lavizares had twice received the Ming Dynasty envoy Wang Wanggao, and was no stranger to official documents and Pang Shangpeng's handwriting......

As a result, Liu Qian also gave Governor Lavizares a condition, asking the Manila authorities to help arrest the imperial court prisoners Shen Qi, Tang Jing, Elder Yuekong and the so-called Nine Great Protectors, send them to the official ship, and hand them over to the Ming Dynasty government for disposal, and the rest of the people were all rushed into the sea and left to fend for themselves; Take out 30% of Shen Qi's property and give it to Governor Lavizares as a reward, and let them take the rest of their property.

Pang Shangpeng's "promise" and Liu Qian's conditions greatly surprised Governor Lavizarles, and he immediately agreed to all of them, so the negotiations went very smoothly. After the two sides reached an agreement, Liu Qian, accompanied by officials from the governor's palace, went to the port of the Bashi River to take over the freight yard and merchant ships, and only waited for the Western soldiers to send the twelve "Qin prisoners" to them, and they could slip away.

When General Fernando came to the Governor's Mansion with the witnesses, Liu Qian and the others had already left. However, Father Simon Almeida was still chatting with the Doge, and when he saw the menacing Fernando and the others, he suddenly realized that he had not been able to arrest these merchants in time, so he got up and said goodbye to Lavizares, and left the Doge's palace in a hurry.

Governor Lavizares was taken aback when he heard the merchant's cry, as the governor of the empire stationed in the colonies, he did not dare to come, and immediately sent someone to the dock to arrest Liu Qian; At the same time, Simon Almeida returned to his apartment, asked his servants to help him pack his bags, hid a few books and navigation charts he had stolen, and rushed to the mouth of the Bashi River with his servants, and found that the military had taken control of the "official ship of the Ming Dynasty", so they hurriedly ran into a dock, rented a speedboat, and fled from Manila in a hurry.

On the "official ship of the Ming Dynasty", Liu Qian, who was scared into a puddle of mud, fell on the deck and cried bitterly, Zhu Hui checked the prisoners and found that Zhang Biao was gone, so he squatted down and comforted Liu Qian, and he told the truth......

It turned out that Liu Qian, who was imprisoned in Southern Shaolin, practiced quietly, expecting Pang Shangpeng to release him as soon as possible, and waited for more than a year, and gradually lost patience, and suddenly one day, Zhang Biao, who had become a monk, came to him and quietly sent him to Yuzhenzhou, at this time, he knew that Shen Qi's business in Yuegang was getting bigger and bigger, and opened up a Silk Road from Yuegang, Manila to the New World.

Seeing this scene, Liu Qian, who was very disappointed, regretted it in his heart, and wanted to be a bookkeeper for Shen Qi, but was laughed at by Zhang Biao, and then he gave Liu Qian an idea, so that he could reclaim the lost family property and take the opportunity to seize Shen Qi's business in Yuegang and Manila.

After so many years of pampering, Liu Qian is no longer the only Mr. Ledger, after listening to Zhang Biao's words, he immediately moved his heart, after Zhang Biao's design, formulated a set of seemingly watertight action plans, and then boarded the "official ship" of the governor's yamen to Manila.

After listening to Liu Qian's words, it seemed that Zhang Biao was the mastermind, which made Zhu Hui dare not believe it anyway, so he asked where Xuande Zhenren, Bai Haishan, Felipe and others were imprisoned?

Liu Qian was stunned for a moment, immediately stopped crying, and waved his hands to say that he and Zhang Biao had just arrived in Manila, and they didn't know anything about the kidnapping of hostages except for wanting to take revenge on Shen Qi, and now, they just wanted to go back to Pang Shangpeng to ask for guilt.

General Fernando judged that if Liu Qian and the others did not have an internal response in Manila, they would not dare to do so, so he firmly believed that Simon Almeida was the person behind the scenes, and what made Zhu Hui quite puzzled was that between this priest and Zhang Biao, there was no connection between the eight poles, and how was the connection established?

The Spanish soldiers searched around the docks and eventually caught Zhang Biao and had Gonzalez take him to the Vito Cruz barracks, where Mark acted as an interpreter, and after a harsh interrogation, he confessed......

It turned out that after Zhang Biao resigned, he knew that Song He, who succeeded him, would not be able to do it for long, so he finished handling the affairs of the family, and took the initiative to go to Shaolin Temple to become a monk, looking forward to Tian Youcai reinstating him as an official.

Suddenly, one day, a businessman quietly came to find Zhang Biao, he mistakenly thought that Tian Youcai wanted to let him be reinstated, so he happily went to Xiamen, Tian Youcai did not rush to see him, but gave him a letter, Zhang Biao read it, according to the letter, he took Liu Qian to Yuzhenzhou, tried all kinds of ways to stimulate him, and then pretended to discuss with him, and finally formulated this plan of action.

Not long after, an official ship claiming to be the governor's yamen came to pick up Liu Qian and Zhang Biao. At that time, for Liu Qian, he hated Shen Qi and Zhu Hui and others to death, if he used the power of Westerners to kill the two of them overseas and regain the family property in Zhangzhou Yuegang and other places, even if he gave all those overseas belongings to Westerners, he would not feel distressed; As for the promise to Westerners, it's not the same as farting, after coming back, you don't have to take it seriously, even if the Westerners sue Pang Shangpeng, what can Lao Pang do with his father-in-law?

Although the two confessions of Zhang Biao and Liu Qian did not involve Simon Almeida, according to the priest's performance during the negotiations, the governor of La Vizares became suspicious of him and wanted to find him to continue the investigation, but found that he suddenly left without saying goodbye, which caused the governor to be furious, so he reinstated Fernando's authority and sent him to be responsible for solving the three disappearances, and with the consent of Archbishop Perez, the investigation of Simon Almeida was officially launched......

(End of chapter)