Part 4 The Maritime Silk Road 65, A Critical Moment

The dark brown merchant ship carried a full cabin of raw silk, silk and porcelain and other goods, raised three masts, in the burst of firecrackers, the captain Lin Feng personally commanded the anchor, the merchant ship just left the dock, there came a Biao Haicheng County patrol officer sent people, for the person is Haicheng County Zhai Yin. One look β€»β€»β–³ book. Look at 1 a k

Song He, the chief flag officer of the Fujian Command Department Yamen stationed in Yuegang, was seeing everyone off on the wharf, and Elder Yuekong and Xuande Zhenren led the crowd to stand at the stern of the boat and wave goodbye to everyone, and suddenly saw Zhai Yin with a large group of officials, not like he was here to see him off, looking at his posture, it seemed that he was trying to arrest someone.

"Lord Zhai, why are you here too?" Song He asked.

"Brother Xian, I was going to see him off, but I suddenly remembered the surprise drum outside the yamen, and it turned out that the envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom had arrived." As Zhai Yin spoke, he shouted loudly to the Elder Moon Sky on the merchant ship: "Master, please let the big ship dock, the lower official has an urgent errand to do." ”

Seeing their fully armed appearance, Elder Yuekong did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly discussed with the captain Lin Feng, Shen Qi and others, and the merchant ship docked again.

Zhai Yin stood on the dock and said loudly: "Please don't panic and don't have to get off the boat, I received a report from the Ryukyu Kingdom early this morning that Jingming, Shen Mao, Li Dan and others fled, but they were really bewitched by Chen Xuewen, and now they come to arrest Chen Xuewen and bring them to justice." ”

At this time, Chen Xuewen was beside Zhu Hui, Yan Hai upstairs to form a society and gather righteousness, he thought that he could be the lord of Jiuao, but Lin Feng proposed to give this position to the literati Wu Xiang, which made him feel quite uncomfortable for a while, and he never thought that now he would become a criminal who bewitched Jingming and Shen Mao, and he was suddenly surprised.

Everyone turned their eyes to Chen Xuewen, even if he had ten mouths at the moment, he couldn't tell clearly, but he knew very well in his heart that this was Lin Feng's revenge for his actions at the port of Naha.

So, Chen Xuewen whispered to Zhu Hui and the others: "Brothers, please believe that I have never done such a thing, in order not to delay everyone's trip, I will be killed if I go to the case." With that, he disembarked without looking back.

Haicheng County and even Zhangzhou Mansion arrested Jingming and Shen Mao everywhere, and even drew pictures to write the bad deeds of the two of them into notices, and offered rewards to Fujian, Zhejiang, Ryukyu and other places, for which the trip was delayed for nearly a month, even if they fled to Ryukyu, there were still Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er, Zhu Hui was so strange, who came from Ryukyu to pass the word for Jingming? used this to frame Chen Xuewen, thinking of this, he also followed.

As soon as Chen Xuewen got on the dock, he was arrested by the official messenger, and Chen's mother, who came to see him off, cried loudly, and Luo Amin sisters, Han Xiaoyu, Zhang Min'er, Wu Lian and others persuaded each other with kind words on the side.

Zhu Hui also quickly got off the boat, came to Zhai Yin's approach, bowed, and asked, "Meet Lord Zhixian!" Who reported it? ”

Zhai Yin didn't have an official position, patted Zhu Hui on the shoulder and replied, "Good brother, don't worry, I won't mess around." ”

Zhu Hui knew that he would not mess around, and said: "My brother misunderstood, I suspect that this whistleblower is in the same group as Jingming, and I believe that my brother should also understand the reason." ”

Zhai Yin replied: "The person who came is an old man in his last years, he really wants to go to Manila with your merchant ship, he was supposed to come with me, but I detained him in the yamen." ”

With curiosity about the whistleblower, Zhu Hui asked, "May I ask who is this person's surname?" Why did my brother believe him? ”

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Zhu Hui hurriedly asked, "Could it be that Jingming and Shen Mao have been found by the Ryukyu government?" ”

According to the old man: Actually, it was Chen Xuewen who tricked Li Dan into taking refuge with Jingming and Shen Mao, and asked the three of them to go to Ryukyu to find the Minister of State Ma Liangbi, and then go to Japan to meet the lord of the Hirado domain, Matsuura Takanobu, who can get an official and a half-post from both sides, and can also do business between Hirado and Naha Port, this matter was heard by Princess Xu in the palace, and heard from Queen Ma, she immediately sent the palace guards to arrest her, but these three boys have been let go by Ma Liangbi, and now they have arrived in Japan, and the princess had to send a confidant to report the newsJust as you were preparing to set sail, he went to the yamen with a secret letter. ”

Listening to Zhai Yin's words, Zhu Hui felt that this matter was very strange, if Princess Xu heard the news from Queen Ma and learned that Jingming and others colluded with Ma Liangbi, she would definitely not send the palace guards to arrest her, but should have secretly informed Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er that the two of them would send someone to report the news, how could they send an old man who was in his last years?

Zhu Hui's heart flashed with inspiration, thinking that after rescuing Lin Feng from the hands of Bee Suga Xiaoliu, he had been making small movements, and now Princess Xu sent this old man to run all the way over, and even wanted to follow the merchant ship to Manila, could it be said that this old man was Bai Haishan? He was ordered by Princess Xu to contact Lin Feng?

This matter was originally instructed by Lin Feng, mainly to hate Chen Xuewen's betrayal of him, and secondly, to verify that Jingming and Shen Mao had contacted Princess Xu and gained her trust, but he did not expect that since Princess Xu had sent Bai Haishan, now Zhu Hui and Zhai Yin had been chatting endlessly, and they were secretly anxious in their hearts, so they sent someone over to urge, so as not to miss the time to set sail.

Zhu Hui felt that the situation was serious, and in order not to arouse Lin Feng's suspicions, he decided to return to the merchant ship immediately, and asked Zhai Yin to quietly send the old man from Ryukyu over in the name of congratulatory gifts to the two elders.

Due to the large number of sailors on the ship, as well as many merchants on merchant ships, generally speaking, there are no secrets on the ship, in order to hide people's eyes, Zhai Yin asked the old man to dress up as a Taoist priest, and took the opportunity to give gifts and blessings to the two elders, and sent him into the cabin of the Elder of the Moon Sky.

Seeing that Chen Xuewen, who betrayed him, was arrested by the government, Lin Feng was secretly proud, and thought to himself: Who are my opponents like you stinky boys?

The merchant ship set sail again, and under Zhu Hui's arrangement, he quietly changed the cabin for the Elder of the Moon Sky and Xuande Zhenren, and let Bai Haishan live in this spacious and comfortable cabin alone, and he also mistakenly thought that he had received preferential treatment from Lin Feng.

When Bai Haishan was lying down and resting, Zhu Hui quietly opened the door and came in, and when he saw the white old man, he bowed down and bowed, and said respectfully: "Junior, Zhu Hui, meet Mr. Bai!" ”

This person is Bai Haishan! He was not surprised when he heard Zhu Hui's words, and asked with joy on his face: "Your Excellency, could it be that Lord Lin Daao is under his command?" ”

"Exactly." Zhu Hui replied: "Due to the large number of people on the boat, it is inconvenient for the owner of Lin Daao to come to visit, so he arranged to take care of Mr. Lin down, please take care of it!" ”

So, Bai Haishan tentatively asked some about the customs and customs of Satsuma, Hirado and other places in Japan, and Zhu Hui answered them one by one, so he was relieved and let him live in this cabin with him.

The ship sailed for a day and a night, and in the early hours of the morning, a hurricane suddenly arose on the sea, setting off huge waves several feet high, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and it rained heavily, and the whole ship was about to fall apart......

Both of them rolled out of their beds, and the frightened cries of the sailors and the cries of the ship's merchants were heard incessantly.

The two of them just got up from the floor, and with the violent shaking of the hull, they suddenly fell to the ground again, as if they felt that the ship was about to overturn, at this time, they suddenly heard someone arguing loudly, Zhu Hui could understand that this was Tang Jing, Shen Qi and others and Cai De and Lin Feng had a dispute, the former ordered Liu Meng to command the sailors to retreat to Hainan Island downwind, and Lin Feng commanded Cai De and others to go to Xisha against the wind......

Listening to their noise, the two sides were about to fight, Bai Haishan asked, "Master Zhu, who is the captain here?" ”

"It's Lin Feng, the lord of Tai O!" Zhu Hui replied.

Bai Haishan couldn't believe that Lin Feng, the owner of Daao, who had many years of sailing experience, was so ignorant! If he watched the sky at night last night, failed to show the eye of the storm, and encountered a hurricane at dawn, this can be forgiven, at this extremely critical juncture, he is still directing the sailors to venture forward, unless he wants to sink the ship full of cargo to the bottom of the sea, let everyone accompany him to send him to death, otherwise, it is impossible to make such a move!

"We have to stop Lord Lin's crazy moves!" Bai Haishan said, and rushed out of the cabin desperately, and Zhu Hui also followed closely behind him.

In order to appease the strong men stranded on Luzon Island, there were many Cai De's subordinates among the sailors on this voyage, and when they were arguing, Bai Haishan and Zhu Hui climbed to the command cabin with a roll, seeing the big ship crumbling in the storm, Zhu Hui knew that Bai Haishan was right, and Lin Feng's crazy actions must be stopped.

Lin Feng had already made Cai De ready to flee after capsizing, Bai Haishan saw the clear posture of this camp, and knew that Lin Feng's group was not well-intentioned, but he couldn't figure it out, why didn't Lin Feng inform himself?

"Lord Lin Daao, don't come unharmed!" After saying a greeting, Bai Haishan didn't have any reaction from Lin Feng's group, and staggered to their approach, and asked, "The old man has traveled thousands of miles to come to the Lord of Daao, have you forgotten that the old man is still on this boat?" ”

Lin Feng hesitated for a moment, and immediately guessed that this person might be Bai Haishan, and before he could speak, Cai De, who had a very arrogant attitude, ran up and scolded: "Where is the old way of the bull's nose making trouble here, get out of here!" ”

Bai Haishan mistakenly thought that this Cai De with a full face was Lin Feng, and was so angry that he was speechless, and the smart Zhu Hui had already judged the situation at this time, and immediately pulled out his sword and stabbed Cai De to death at Lin Feng's feet.

The angry Lin Feng also pulled out his knife and slashed at Zhu Hui, scolding in his mouth: "Stinky boy, are you crazy? Zhu Hui, who was quick with his hand, flashed the knife, grabbed his arm, and after subduing him, he let Zhang Gou'er and others escort him away.

"Everyone, now that the captain is dead, everyone obeys my command, I am Bai Haishan, the great helmsman under the owner of Wufeng back then."

When they heard that such a big pirate suddenly appeared on the ship, everyone was unconscious, and their mouths grew in shock, as if they had forgotten that they were on a stormy ship, and the Grim Reaper was approaching them step by step......

"In my capacity as the protector of the Masonic Society, I would like to announce to you that now, Mr. Bai Haishan is the captain of our ship, please all obey his command!"

When all the sailors heard Zhu Hui's announcement, they all cheered and jumped for joy, and under the command of the experienced old captain Bai Haishan, the merchant ship adjusted its course after several roundabouts, and finally avoided the eye of the storm, and when the sun rose, the sea was already calm.

After gaining Bai Haishan's trust, Zhu Hui and Zhang Gou'er accompanied him into the command cabin and listened to him tell the intention of coming from the Ryukyus.

In that year, after three years of not finding the unknown big 6, Bai Haishan led the fleet into the cannibal archipelago, sacrificed nearly half of the sailors to escape, and hurriedly buried the treasure he brought on the desert island, and was about to return, but encountered a shipwreck, he fled to Malacca alone, because he was penniless, he was sold to Cebu Island as a slave by Westerners.

At that time, the expedition of the Spanish colonizer Legazpi had just occupied Cebu Island, but their colonial rule encountered fierce resistance from the locals in Luzon and Mindanao, the islands were full of smoke, and the Chinese merchant ships were almost extinct.

In the past ten years, Bai Haishan has continued to reflect deeply and repent painfully, he knows that the gold and silver treasures that the pirate king has accumulated all his life are actually all the people's fat and people's anointment, and he has a conscience, and he can't sell the treasure to the Westerners, and he doesn't want to let this huge treasure sleep on a desert island in the vast sea, and he wants to escape back to the big 6 and report the matter to Lord Hu Zongxian.

King Suleiman of Luzon, with the support of the local Chinese and overseas Chinese leaders, took the lead in resisting the colonial rule of the Westerners, but unfortunately died by a cannon, Manila fell, and the Westerners occupied Luzon.

Bai Haishan was brought to Manila by the colonial army, and he heard that Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, who accepted Zhao'an, had all been killed by the imperial court, and the grievances between the two of them will be described in detail in the fifth volume of "Pirate Ship".

In order to thank Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao for saving her life, Bai Haishan decided to return the treasure map and Wang Cuiqiao's relics to her daughter, and smuggled from Manila to Fujian.

When Lin Feng retreated to Tortoiseshell Harbor, Bai Haishan, who had gone through hardships, smuggled from Quanzhou again, and finally arrived in the inner city before Miss Xu was about to enter the palace.

Bai Haishan according to Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao's instructions back then, as soon as he arrived in Licheng, he contacted the prince, but it was a pity that the prince at that time was in a life-and-death struggle with Queen Ma in order to support Shang Kangbo, so he acted very cautiously and did not see the prince.

When the prince found his niece from the people and asked her to pass it on to the long history Zheng Zhen, Bai Haishan finally found Wang Cuiqiao's daughter, buried the treasure map and those pamphlets in the farmhouse on the outskirts of Licheng, and could only hope that Miss Xu would find a way after becoming the princess.

How did Princess Xu know that this treasure was so far away? After becoming a princess, she was afraid that others would know her life experience, and even her own uncle who raised her did not let go, forcing him to hang himself, and then, she teased her old friend Ma Feng to dig out the treasure map, and even wanted to kill the insider Bai Haishan, because she did not have her own cronies, it was not easy to do this.

Su Ba used the trick of dropping the bag, gave Ma Feng a fake picture, gave the real picture to Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er, and told them the true identity of Princess Xu, which scared Princess Xu to death, she had nothing to do with these two brocade guards, which forced her to accept the reality, and Guo and Xu swore as godsisters, and regarded them as dependent, but she always believed that these two people posed a huge threat to her in the Ryukyus.

Princess Xu knew that she was Luo Wenlong's daughter, and Lin Feng was her brother-in-law, so when Lin Feng appeared in front of her, her eyes lit up, and she wanted to leave Lin Feng in the inner city as a support, of course, Lin Feng himself was willing, but unexpectedly, when she figured out the location shown in the treasure map, Lin Feng suddenly changed her mind, and Guo Yi stayed in Naha Port as an official, which made her very disappointed.

Bai Haishan is also an extremely smart person, the reason why he didn't hand over the treasure map to Princess Xu was because he was afraid of causing her trouble, but in fact it was to see who took the treasure map in the end. When he and Ma Gongzi had a very close relationship with Su Ba, the lame man appeared, he knew that Princess Xu was entrusted to no one.

Who knew that Su Ba was Huang Bingwen, the criminal officer in charge of the Dongchang who was famous in Jinling, after he took the treasure map, he seemed to have realized that he was being followed, and his anti-reconnaissance ability was extremely strong, and he quickly got rid of Bai Haishan, so that Bai Haishan mistakenly thought that the treasure map fell into the hands of Ma Feng, just as he was about to contact Ma Feng, this kid followed Xu Kun away, and there was no more of his whereabouts after that.

Until one day, he heard that Ma Feng took a few muddy boys to hunt for treasures in Japan, and he quietly followed, but Ma Feng and the others had been controlled by Lin Feng, he didn't know Lin Feng, but he knew Lin Feng's name, and he also pinned his hopes on Lin Feng.

Bai Haishan originally wanted to contact Lin Feng, but now Lin Feng is actually not free, but is controlled by others, until Zhu Hui brings Lin Feng back to Yuegang, he still doesn't know, but he stares at the vicinity of the palace day and night, waiting for Lin Feng to send someone to contact Princess Xu, or see where Princess Xu goes?

It wasn't until Jingming and Shen Mao kidnapped Li Dan, quietly fled back to Licheng on a merchant ship, and contacted Princess Xu according to Lin Feng's instructions, just when they were having a secret meeting, Bai Haishan suddenly appeared and almost scared Princess Xu to death.

According to Lin Feng's explanation, it is best to spread Chen Xuewen among the merchants of Naha Port to trick them into fleeing to Japan, so that as long as he hears the rumors, he will know that they have contacted Princess Xu, and it doesn't matter if the government arrests Chen Xuewen or not, anyway, he can't tell if he has a mouth.

Because Li Dan was too important to Shen Qi, the government made a big effort to arrest Jingming and Shen Mao, and even sent their portraits to Naha Port, Jingming didn't expect that their escape would cause such a big trouble, and they just needed someone to go back to Yuegang to deliver the letter, so they just sent Bai Haishan, who wanted to contact Lin Feng.

Along the way, Li Dan was very honest, he was afraid that Jingming and Shen Mao would kill him, and told them about his past business in Tortoiseshell Port, saying that he was also Lin Feng's cronies and descendants, so he was able to save his life, but he also knew that with so many secrets, even if he escaped back to Yuegang, he was afraid that he would have to die at the hands of Lin Feng, so he took this opportunity to fully display his talent for speaking and coaxing Princess Xu to be excited, and immediately agreed to let him come forward to be the big shopkeeper, which made Jingming and Shen Mao so angry that they gritted their teeth.

In this way, Bai Haishan went to Yuegang on the order of Princess Xu, and now Lin Feng had followed the merchant ship out, and in desperation, he ran to the yamen to beat the drum to complain.

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