Because Wang Zhi did a very good job of secrecy, no one knew what was on these ships, and Xu Hai didn't expect that such a "trivial matter" would cause the sea overlord to be furious. [No pop-ups. 】

When he came to the island, Xu Hai was dumbfounded, he had seen the world, but he had never seen such a huge amount of wealth.

To his surprise, the island was full of swarthy New Guinean natives, a limited number of pirates who did not obey his commands, even though he also brought with him a murderous guard, and if he clashed with these "barbarians", he would not necessarily be their opponents.

Knowing that Xu Hai and his wife were coming, Bai Haishan immediately came to see them and asked straight to the point: "General Xu, Wang Zhi is mobilizing a large army and will soon surround this island, where should we go?" ”

As a disciple of St. Francis Xavier, Bai Haishan had participated in the expeditions of the Spanish Empire, although Xu Hai did not know Bai Haishan and had heard of him to some extent.

Upon discovering that Wang Zhi had asked this devout Christian to undertake this secret mission, Xu Hai immediately understood the mystery and asked, "Your Excellency, you were hired by Wang Zhi, and now Wang Zhi is mobilizing a large army to come to conquer, may I ask where you should go?" ”

At this time, Bai Haishan noticed that Wang Cuiqiao was nodding silently, so he replied decisively: "General Xu, please let us go." ”

After being silent for a moment, Xu Hai slapped the table and said sharply: "If you wanted to leave, you should have left a long time ago, why didn't you leave for a long time?" Could it be that you are waiting for someone? ”

Bai Haishan replied calmly: "I'm waiting for news from General Xu. ”

"Why is that?" Xu Hai was very puzzled when he heard this.

"General Xu should have seen it all, Wang Zhi has accumulated a lifetime of money, enough to buy the entire southeast coast, with such wealth, what do you think Wang Zhi will do after being recruited?" Bai Haishan asked.

Xu Hai thought for a while and replied: "I think that the king is a thief who is not dead, and he will definitely let the court make him the 'King of the Pure Sea'." ”

"So, will the court seal him?" Bai Haishan then asked.

Xu Hai was very sure: "It's impossible!" ”

For Wang Zhi and others, who were also merchants and thieves, if it weren't for their collusion with the Japanese invaders to invade the mainland, Bai Haishan would even have sympathy for them. At that time, although Emperor Taizu Gao formulated a ban on the sea at the beginning of the founding of the country, he was relaxed in the implementation process. In the second year of Jiajing, the Japanese tributary mission in Ningbo had a "battle for tribute", which led to the wanton rebellion of the Japanese in the southeast coastal area, Emperor Sejong demanded strict implementation of the ban on the sea according to the Ministry of War's "Statement on the Pirates Caused by the Sale of Large Ships to the Sea", but there were "strict prohibition factions" and "relaxation prohibition factions" within the imperial court.

If the "Chi Ban faction" is in power, the Bai and Wang families will not suffer a tragedy; Wang Zhi and his fellow villagers Xu Qianxue, Ye Zongman and others would not easily fall into the grass, in those years, they were engaged in overseas trade in Guangdong, because they bought the forbidden goods of the Francophone merchants for profiteering, and were not tolerated by the government, forcing them to leave Guangdong and go to Ningbo to take refuge in the pirate leader Xu Dong.

This pirate gang is entrenched on Shuangyu Island, relying on extremely powerful military armaments to escort overseas trade, resisting the arrest and encirclement of the imperial court, and is extremely arrogant.

In the twenty-first year of the reign of Jiajing (1542 AD), Wang Zhi introduced the merchant of Franco to Matsuura Takanobu, the lord of the Hirado domain of Japan, and brought Western missionaries to Iki Island. At that time, in Japan, due to the "battle for tribute", the power of the Muromachi shogun was lost, and the daimyo from all over the country competed for power, and Wang Zhi, Xu Dong and others trafficked Western muskets in Japan, and they were able to make a fortune and establish good relations with many daimyo lords.

In this year, Wang Zhi established his own armed base in Pinghu City, Xu Dong built a large port on Shuangyu Island in Ningbo, but the good times did not last long, in the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing (1548 AD), Zhu Kun, the governor of Susong, led a large army to encircle and suppress, Wang Zhi was also on the island at that time, he got the news in advance, and was able to escape, but Xu Dong was captured by officers and soldiers.

After Xu Dong was killed, everyone jointly elected Wang Zhi as the leader, so that the power of the Hui merchant group was able to expand rapidly, they gave up Shuangyu Island, all entrenched in Japan, since then, nicknamed "Wufeng Ship Owner", Wang Zhi, began to call himself "Satsuma Hui King".

In the thirty-first year of Jiajing (1552 AD), Chen Sipan, a pirate leader in Fujian, took refuge in Wang Zhi, and the local security situation suddenly became very stable, allowing the government to see Wang Zhi's influence; At this time, Wang Zhi, who was quite brainy, seized the opportunity at the right time and began to take the initiative to contact officials in various coastal areas to blackmail the government to open a port and open the city, and he promised that as long as the government acquiesced in maritime trade, he had the ability to ensure the safety of the coastal people.

Therefore, the government acquiesced to their opening of the port trade in Zhoushan Ligang, Wang Zhi was overjoyed, he wanted to revive the prestige of Shuangyu Port, actively maintain coastal order, and established the status of "sea hegemon", at this time, he began to put forward conditions to the imperial court, asking him to be named "King of the Pure Sea".

In the thirty-second year of Jiajing (1553 AD), in March, Yu Dayou's general army led the army to suddenly attack Ligang at night, Wang Zhi was caught off guard, in a hurry, sent Xu Hai, Chen Dong, Xiao Xian, Ma Ye and others to respond to the battle in a hurry, due to insufficient precautions in advance, resulting in the destruction of the Ligang base, after this war, Xu Hai and Wang Zhi completely parted ways, forming two major pirate groups.

The ambitious Wang Zhi was not only satisfied with being a bureaucrat after Zhao'an, but Xu Hai's strength was far weaker than Wang Zhi's, and he didn't even have enough bargaining chips to negotiate with the imperial court, and he didn't dare to offend this sea overlord easily, whether he accepted Zhao'an or not, he was always in a passive supporting role, so at the same time that Wang was directly recruited, he still continued to make trouble along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian to prove his strength.

After thinking about Xu Hai's situation clearly, Bai Haishan asked, "What will happen if you return this huge wealth to Wang Zhi?" ”

Xu Hai was not ambiguous at all, and replied with great certainty: "Wang Zhi will definitely pull the flag and rebel again!" ”

"And who can restrain him?" Bai Haishan continued to ask.

"If we talk about fighting, I'm afraid we are not the opponents of the Qi family's army. If Wang Zhi had become a great official, he would have been able to divide half of the country on the southeast coast with wealth as bait. Hehe, if this situation occurs, I'm afraid no one can restrain him except Ben Shuai. Speaking of this, Xu Hai looked quite proud.

"So, may I ask if General Xu is willing to accept the court's recruitment? so that he can be crowned a wife and a son in the future! ”

After listening to Bai Haishan's question, Xu Hai's face was very ugly, and he began to suspect that this was a good show planned by Luo Wenlong. Now, inexplicably wearing a green hat, which makes him hate Luo Wenlong to the core.

At this moment, Xu Hai couldn't help but turn around and glance at Wang Cuiqiao, stood up suddenly, and asked in a loud voice: "Could it be that you are helping that Luo Wenlong who recruited the heavens to kill?" ”

"General Xu, please don't get me wrong, there is no one here to help Luo Wenlong. The reason why I want to help you is because I have also seen through Wang Zhi's Y scheme, Wang Zhi's recruitment is fake, and the division is true, only the general You are the pillar that the court can rely on. ”

"Could it be that you, a so-called devout Christian, are also a lackey of the imperial court?"

Finding that Xu Hai pulled out his saber as he spoke, Wang Cuiqiao was afraid that something would happen to Bai Haishan, so he hurriedly said: "Don't say it again, General Xu has his own opinions." ”

Bai Haishan shook his head helplessly and left, in fact, he knew Wang Cuiqiao's difficulties, and sent Luo Wenlong to instigate against Xu Hai to surrender, it was her brother Wang Gonggong's idea, through this hijacking of Wang Zhi's treasure, Wang Zhi suspected that Xu Hai's head had already put him on a dead end, it was certain that he would definitely accept Zhao'an.

But the prince didn't know that his sister wanted to follow Bai Haishan to Oseiya, in order to change Wang Cuiqiao's tragic fate, he even asked Wang Cuiqiao and Luo Wenlong for fame in front of the emperor in the name of Dongchang, once Xu Hai was successful, the court would definitely not spare this hateful pirate leader, and it would be logical for her to remarry Luo Wenlong, so that she would be named the Lady of the Decree by the imperial court, and then she could also restrain Luo Wenlong, who was a heart ape.

If it weren't for Bai Haishan's sudden appearance, Wang Cuiqiao hadn't considered this possibility, but as she got to know Luo Wenlong more and more, she felt more and more that this person's heart was not right, and she was always very cold to him. Because Luo Wenlong is particularly good at stammering with the prince, Wang Cuiqiao is in a dilemma.

Because Xu Hai mistakenly thought that this was all done by Luo Wenlong, after Bai Haishan left, Wang Cuiqiao said with a lot of grievance: "Husband, if you have any doubts about the slave family, you might as well kill me now." ”

At this moment, Xu Hai has been thinking, who is the newborn child? In fact, he has a lot of spies by Wang Cuiqiao's side, and he has been guarding against Luo Wenlong, the two of them cannot have a skin-to-skin relationship, people are not as good as heaven, but they failed to prevent Wang Cuiqiao's secret meeting with Bai Haishan in Christ Church.

Seeing Xu Hai's doubts, Wang Cuiqiao reminded: "Husband, I don't know if you still remember that Luo Wenlong once helped you hire a doctor?" ”

Xu Hai didn't know how many doctors he had found to treat him, but it never worked, so he thought about it carefully and asked, "Could it be that Xu Langzhong, who is said to have obtained the true inheritance of the immortals?" ”

"Yes, Xu Langzhong once met a fairy at sea, and it was his prescription that cured your unspeakable secret."

At this point, Xu Hai couldn't help but think about the benefits, and couldn't help asking, "Madam, what do you think about Zhao'an?" ”

"As a disciple of the saint, Bai Haishan's statement has a certain truth, if the general accepts Zhao'an, he will be reused by the imperial court in order to contain Wang Zhi who has a bad heart."

Xu Hai has been a robber all his life, and most of the money he has squandered has been squandered, and seeing such a large amount of property from Wang Zhi in his hands, he couldn't help laughing: "Okay! In the words of Madame! The Sprinkle family has been suppressed by Wang Zhi for half a lifetime, this time let's also look at his jokes. ”

Wang Cuiqiao cautiously asked, "So, where should we hide such a large sum of money?" ”

"yes? Where exactly should it be hidden? "Xu Hai, like Wang Zhi, knows the temperament of his subordinates, all of them are the masters of the mother, and they dare not entrust any of them.

"Husband, before we arrive, Mr. Bai has every chance to escape, the reason why he stayed and waited for you, he must have his own opinions, you might as well ask him."

"Makes sense! Let's go and meet this saint disciple for a while. ”

When Xu Hai and his wife came to Bai Haishan, they found that he was praying sincerely, so they didn't easily disturb him, and after waiting for a long time, Xu Hai couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency Bai Haishan, what is the purpose of you hijacking all of Wang Zhi's family property?" ”

"Could it be that General Xu wants me to return it to Wang Zhi?" Bai Haishan said, drawing a cross on his chest.

"Things have come to this point, whether you pay it back or not, he can't spare you, but I don't know what your intentions are in dragging me into the water?" Xu Hai looked quite angry.

"General Xu, there is a new continent in the depths of the ocean, would you like to ...... with us?"

"It's just a P, Lao Tzu took the risk to get rich, is it to live in a place where birds don't?" Xu Hai, who had been a pirate all his life, had never thought of venturing to explore any new continent, and immediately interrupted Bai Haishan before he finished speaking.

Bai Haishan shook his head and asked, "General Xu, even if I hand over all this money to you, do you dare to ask for it?" ”

Xu Hai understood that Wang Zhi must not be allowed to seize the handle, and he must be transported away before the arrival of the army, but he did not want to lose control of this wealth, so he turned around and asked Wang Cuiqiao: "Madam, what do you think?" ”

"This operation can be regarded as a salary draw for Wang Zhi, if the general is willing to accept Zhao'an, he can be on an equal footing with Wang Zhi, such a good thing is unexpected!"

So, Bai Haishan took out a pair of nautical charts, pointed to an island, and said: "If I am allowed to transport it, this wealth will be hidden here, and it can be left to Mrs. Wang's daughter in the future. ”

At this time, Xu Hai no longer doubted the child, and couldn't help laughing out loud......

Wang Cuiqiao knew that she could not go, so she endured her grief and wrote in Western on this chart: "In the name of Christians, I have donated this wealth to God, and if anyone wants to claim it in the future, then go and take it, as long as you are willing to pay the equal price!"

Bai Haishan led the fleet away, and before Wang Zhi's army arrived, Wang Cuiqiao accompanied Xu Hai to Ryukyu immediately, and with the help of Wang Gonggong, the Xu Hai pirate group accepted Zhao'an, and soon they were beheaded outside the city of Pinghu in Zhejiang.

Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, was entrusted to let Wang Cuiqiao marry Luo Wenlong, and on the night of the candle in room D, she hung herself on the three-foot white silk......

(End of chapter)