For more than a year, Wang Chong rescued hundreds of refugees in Satsuma and Heto and other places, plus nearly 100 members of the merchant group, all of whom were sitting on the mountain, and most of the silver accumulated over the years had been spent, and they urgently needed to make money through trade, so Xu Linger and Guo Yi decided to go to Ryukyu to build a trading base and continue to raise Sichuan capital for the New World.

Time flies, like a white horse, and now Elder Moon Sky and Xuande Zhenren are in their old age, hoping to reach the "New World" as soon as possible and establish an "ideal country".

Everything was arranged, and everyone stayed in the town for another day, and with a sad mood, Lin Wenjing set up a banquet to entertain; Xianru also set up a dojo and a Dharma platform to pray for everyone's blessings......

The next rì early in the morning, Xu Ling'er and Guo Yi set off with everyone, Lin Wenjing and Xianru and others were full of tears, and came to see everyone off.

Xu Ling'er recognized that they had pretended to be Chaya Shiro Jiro's subordinates and went to the Sakaimachi pier to deceive Qing Ji, and they were immediately furious, urging them to step forward and prepare to fight, Guo Yi, Jingkong, Jingming, Song He and his wife, and Han Xiaoyu followed closely, and a melee was about to begin......

Suddenly, only to hear Xianru shouting "stop", the monks and soldiers all stopped, and Xu Ling'er and others also put away their blades.

The person at the head was none other than Yakuro, the son of Konishi Ryonzo, who also drank off his ronin, hurriedly bowed to Xu Ling'er, and said loudly: "I am Yukishi Yukicho Konishi Yukicho under Chikuzen guarding the door, Konishi Ryunza is my father, I am responsible for escorting you to Sakai Town, and I have prepared a passenger ship over there, please rest assured, I will escort you back to Satsuma safely, please understand the good intentions of Yushiba Chikuzen Mamoru Lord." ”

Lin Wenjing, who came to see him off, only then did he understand that all this was planned by Yushiba Hideyoshi, and he felt more and more that the monkey was a great character.

Obviously, he wanted to send monks and soldiers to escort him, but in view of the fact that the young Konishi Yukicho was extremely arrogant, he had to be escorted, considering the agreement between Xu Ling'er, Guo Yi and Yushiba Hideyoshi, he thought that it was okay to be escorted by them, so he no longer disputed with him.

So, Lin Wenjing, Xianru and others were sent out of the town ten miles away, and only then did they reluctantly say goodbye to everyone.

The group did not stop at Sakai Town, accompanied by Governor Konishi, to the pier, boarded the passenger ship waiting here, and after more than a day of sailing, arrived at Akimeura in the south of Satsuma, and lived in the home of Nankobo Fumito......

Xu Ling'er found that Wen Tao's family was much bigger than before, and Guo Yi explained that now that it is difficult to return to a family, Guo Guoqiang bought a nearby house and gave it all to the members of the business group to live in.

After settling everyone, Guo Yi didn't even drink saliva, and hurriedly went to Guishan City to meet her uncle Guo Guoqiang, Xu Linger was worried that she would do extreme things, so she accompanied her.

At this time, Guo Guoqiang was taking care of two boys at home, Wang Hu was about six or seven years old, and one was less than two years old......

Xu Linger greeted Guo Guoqiang and greeted each other; Guo Yi let go of the two children, comforted them a few words, sent them away, rubbed his red eyes, lay on his uncle's shoulder and cried bitterly, Guo Guoqiang only then knew that Wang Chong was killed.

It can be seen that Guo Yi regrets it very much, Guo Guoqiang didn't say much, in order to let their uncle and nephew talk, Xu Linger quietly walked out.

"Auntie, why didn't my father come back with my mother?" Wang Hu asked.

I didn't hear Guo Yi mention that she gave birth to a second child, Xu Ling'er felt a little strange, held the little one in her arms, and asked, "Hu'er, is this your younger brother?" What's his name? ”

Xiaohu'er replied: "His name is Ah Zhen, and my father picked him up from the battlefield." ”

Xiao Ah Zhen couldn't speak yet, and made a "ah, ah, ah" sound at Xu Ling'er, as if he was also asking why his adoptive father hadn't come back yet?

Xu Ling'er held back her tears and held Hu'er in her arms, not knowing how to answer the questions of the two children......

At this time, Guo Yi's crying voice came from the house, and Hu'er asked, "Auntie, why is my mother crying?" ”

Xu Ling'er couldn't hold back any longer, hugged the two children tightly, and tears spilled on their foreheads......

Hu'er was already sensible, and suddenly realized that his father might no longer be alive, so he hurriedly broke free from Xu Ling'er's arms and ran into the house crying.

Xu Ling'er chased after Ah Zhen with her arms and shouted, "Hu'er, don't disturb your mother and uncle......"

When Xiaohu'er entered the door, he said loudly: "Mother, I'm going to kill Oda Nobunaga!" ”

So, Guo Yi hurriedly hugged Hu'er, and suddenly trembled, as if he was afraid of losing the child, but he couldn't say a word.

Guo Yi's hatred for Oda Nobunaga comes from his mother's words and deeds to her, at that time, she was the age of Hu'er, and now, she is afraid of repeating the mistakes of the past, in the young Hu'er's heart, planting the seeds of hatred prematurely, in the process of her son's growth, causing him to act recklessly in the future, it is too late to regret it.

"Son, your mother's surname is Oda, and your younger brother Azhen is also surnamed Oda......"

At this time, Guo Guoqiang, whose face was full of tears, understood what Guo Yi meant, stepped forward to hug Hu'er, and said: "Child, your father has turned into an Arhat, and you will still be able to see him in the future......"

Hu'er glared and replied, "Uncle, I also want to become an Arhat and help my father kill Oda Nobunaga, a madman!" ”

Guo Guoqiang hugged Hu'er tightly and persuaded softly: "Hu'er, if God makes it perish, it must first make it crazy, since you know that Oda Nobunaga is crazy, why provoke him?" Let God clean him up, Hu'er, don't talk nonsense in the future. ”

Guo Yi has long realized how terrible the hatred buried in his heart since he was a child, it will distort people's nature, think about his mental journey over the years, and not listen to his uncle's dissuasion, not only failed to take revenge, but put his beloved husband into it......

Guo Guoqiang was born in Jiangnan and grew up in Beijing, he was grateful to the Ming Dynasty and loyal to the imperial court, as a branch of the imperial family, he never married, and willingly became a low-level samurai in the Shimazu family, although he never said much, Guo Yi was sure that he must have his own plans......

Listening to his son's childish voice, Guo Yi held back his sadness and said: "Uncle, after a few more rì, Sister Ling'er and I are going to Ryukyu for a trip, and maybe maybe Luzon again, you usually have a lot of errands to do, I want to send Hu'er and Ah Zhen to Shishan Honganji Temple, so that they can follow Xianru to worship the Buddha and read and write, I don't know if this arrangement is good?" ”

Guo Guoqiang shook his head and replied very resolutely: "Not good! ”

Xu Linger and Guo Yi were shocked, they knew that Guo Guoqiang was dedicated to worshipping Buddha, although he was not a monk, but he was more devout than a monk, through these years of interaction with Xianru, it can be said that Xianru is a trustworthy person, I thought this was a better choice, and I never wanted to be strongly opposed by Guo Guoqiang.

"Lord Guo, the big treasure ship of Akimepu is about to be built, Elder Moon Sky and others will soon go to sea and sail, and some people are ready to return to China, you have to work as an errand for the Shimazu family every time, and the two children are still young, what can I do?" Xu Ling'er asked.

"Miss Ling'er, it's not so easy, since the two Venerables of Elder Moon Sky and Xuande Zhenren have made up their minds, I don't need to say more, but, according to my experience, they will have to wait a few years to sail to the sea." Guo Guoqiang replied.

"May I ask why Lord Guo said this?" Xu Ling'er asked puzzled.

"There are many missionaries from the sea in Satsuma, and I have heard from them that the ocean will drain the wealth of a small country at a time, and it will not necessarily be able to rule over the indigenous people there. Therefore, the daimyo of their own country, including Oda Nobunaga, were only staring at Korea, the Ryukyus, and the Ming Dynasty, and were never willing to take risks to open up new continents. In addition, I'm worried that the money in Elder Moonsky is almost spent, so since you two are going to Ryukyu, let's find a way to earn more money to help them. Guo Guoqiang replied.

Xu Ling'er argued: "Elder Moon Sky sailed to the New World, and he didn't have the idea of ruling those aborigines, but just wanted to spread the civilization of Chinese Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to the four seas and live in peace with the aborigines, and had no intention of encroaching on them. ”

Guo Guoqiang said: "No matter what, I am afraid it will be difficult to make the trip without millions of taels of silver. Of course, it's not so easy to make money, don't forget, Lin Feng has a lot of silver in his hands, I heard that he is now trapped in Luzon, think of a way, it's best to let him contribute the silver in his hand. ”

Through the interaction with the Luo sisters, Xu Ling'er had long had the idea of persuading Lin Feng to surrender, and when she heard this, she suddenly became enlightened.

So, Guo Guoqiang continued: "Since Elder Yuekong and the others will not be able to leave for a while, then take the children to Akimeura, and resolutely not send them to Ishiyama Honganji." ”

Guo Yi nodded and replied, "Just listen to my uncle's arrangement, and when we transport the bones of Lord Lu and Chong'er from Kyoto, we will bring the child back to Beijing." ”

At this time, Xu Linger took out the Dharma Buddha shrine and dedicated it to Guo Guoqiang with both hands.

Guo Guoqiang enshrined the Buddha shrine on the shrine, began to burn incense and worship, and asked in surprise: "Isn't it lost in North Korea?" Where did you get this back? ”

"Uncle, this is Xianru's return, I don't know why you don't trust him so much." Guo Yi replied.

Guo Guoqiang explained: "It is evident that there is no Amitabha Buddha in the south and the righteous name of the wicked, and it is deeply believed by the grass people, low-level samurai, and even pirates and bandits. To be honest, I'm not worried about sending Hu'er and Ah Zhen to Honganji. But you don't know, he has a son named Jiaoru, who is only a few years older than Hu'er, who is rich and very reckless, and in my opinion, this kid will have to cause a monstrous disaster to Honganji sooner or later. The so-called ten-year tree and hundred-year tree man, it is best not to grow up with such a child. ”

understood Guo Guoqiang's thoughts, Xu Linger and Guo Yi were no longer entangled, so the two began to prepare for cooking, and Guo Guoqiang also followed up in the kitchen.

Xu Ling'er asked, "Lord Guo, do you still have any contact with the imperial court now?" ”

"Since the death of the old prince of Chengguo, the palace newspaper has never been sent, I have written to the commander Lord Liu, so far there is no news, until Wang Chong came back, I did not know the changes in the court situation." Guo Guoqiang replied.

Taking advantage of Guo Yi's time to go out to buy rice, Xu Linger asked: "Lord Guo, I haven't dared to ask my sister about it, how did she run out of the house?" ”

"Well, it's all my fault for being careless. Some time ago, when he was busy helping Shimazu Yoshihisa and Ito Yoshisuke of Takahara Castle fight, Yi'er left a letter, leaving her two children, and secretly went to Gifu Castle under the pretext of going to Owari Province to pay homage to her father's shrine. ”

Hearing this, Xu Ling'er couldn't help asking: "At that time, wasn't Brother Wang Chong at home?" ”

Chong'er came to Rì to shoulder three important missions, one of which was to transport Lord Lu Yunlong's coffin back to China, so he sometimes went to Kyoto to contact those old ministers of the shogunate; Second, he was still helping to find the refugees who had been left behind in Rìmoto, helping them to return to China, and for those who did not want to leave, they were all sent to Akimepo to become sailors; Third, he was also responsible for investigating the treasures hidden by Lin Yiguan. As far as I know, he was not at home at the time, but went to Kyoto. ”

"What did he do in Kyoto?"

"He heard that the army of the Oda family was all preparing to go to Mikawa to help Tokugawa Ieyasu fight against Takeda Katsuyori, so he went to Kyoto to find Araki Murashige for help, and wanted to take this opportunity to transport Lord Lu's coffin out of Kyoto.

(End of chapter)