As for why Ma Wu released Xu Yi and Zhu Junwang, Xiao Nishilongzuo, who didn't know what was going on, didn't dare to ask more, and the three of them got off the boat on Tsushima Island, and he took the initiative to get close to the two.

"Doctor Xu, since you are the Langzhong of Mrs. Otani Castle's family, you can also be regarded as a retainer of Lord Oda, although the old man is a merchant in Sakai Town, he is actually loyal to Lord Owari Kuni, Hamashiro Hashiba Chikuzen, we are a family."

Without waiting for Xu Yi to answer, Zhu Junwang smiled slightly and replied unceremoniously: "Mr. Konishi Longzuo, the so-called Tao is not the same, so let's leave it at that." ”

"Tsushima Sect Master Zong Yichun is a friend in business, he won't treat us slowly, why don't you stay here for a few days, how about asking Lord Yichun to send you across the sea?" Ronzo Konishi asked.

Xu Yi replied, "Thank you, but we can't stay here for long. ”

"Please rest assured, as long as there is a boat, you can leave here at any time, I have to stay here for a few more days, you can rest assured."

So, Zhu Junwang and Xu Yihou began to discuss, and both of them thought that Zong Yichun was more reliable than Xiao Xi Longzuo, so they agreed.

"Where do you two want to go after you leave Tsushima?" Ronzo Konishi asked.

Xu Yihou and Zhu Junwang glanced at each other and did not answer.

Konishi Lonzo smiled and said, "This is not far from Iki Island, and there are a lot of you Ming people there, so you might as well ask Yoshi-chun-sama to send you to Iki Island first." ”

Both of them knew that Xiao Nishilongzuo harbored evil intentions, and after thinking about it, Ling'er and Zhu Hui were most likely sent to Iki Island by Hu Jiuguan and others, so they agreed.

The three of them went together to meet the then governor of the Tsushima clan, Soyoshijun, and came to the door of the family governor's mansion, Konishi Ryoza presented his name thorn, and repeatedly emphasized to the family guarding the door that although he was a merchant in Sakai Town, he was a retainer of Oda Nobunaga's subordinate Hashiba Chikuzene, at this time, the news of Oda Nobunaga's conquest of Mino spread throughout the Japanese archipelago, and the family did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly led them to see Muneyoshijun.

Located in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula and Japan's Kyushu Island, across the sea from Busan on the Korean Peninsula, and in the middle of the Strait, Tsushima is the sixth largest island in the Japanese archipelago after Honshu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

The Tsushima clan was the ruler of the island, and when the Mongols crossed the sea for the second time, Kublai Khan's iron hooves stepped into Tsushima, and the governor of the Tsushima clan, Tsushima Clan, led the islanders to stop the Mongol-Goryeo coalition army, and was rewarded by the Japanese emperor.

After the Onin War, the Muromachi shogun's power fell, and the Japanese archipelago fell into war, and the defeated samurai families fled to the sea to become Japanese pirates, who not only harassed the Ming coast and the Korean Peninsula, but also did not spare Tsushima.

Since Tsushima Island was not suitable for farming, the Zong family was mainly engaged in trade with Korea, and the Joseon Dynasty closed the trade ports due to the Japanese Raiders, much to the annoyance of the then governor Zongyi.

In the twenty-fourth year of Tianwen (the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, 1555 AD), Zongyi fought fiercely with the Japanese in Sagaura, Tsushima, captured a Japanese warship, and extradited the Japanese to Korea, and wrote to the king of the Lee family of Korea, strongly demanding normal trade with Korea.

The then governor of Tsushima, Jong Yoshi, was deeply moved by the attitude of taking the initiative to crack down on the Japanese invaders, and King Lee reopened the port of Busan and gave priority to trade with Tsushima Jong.

After Monkey Hideyoshi defeated Mino Daimyo Saito Ryuko in Sumamata, Oda Nobunaga rewarded him with Nagahama Castle as a residence, and since then, the monkey has his own territory, and he has never forgotten that when Oda Nobunaga unifies Japan, he will serve as the general of the expeditionary force, conquer the Ming Dynasty, descend to India, and enter Europa......

If you want to conquer the Ming Dynasty, you must use Korea and Ryukyu as a springboard, these two places have established a stronghold through Konishi Ryonzo and Hayashi Yiguan, of course, the monkey knows that there is a Tsushima Island in the middle of the Korean Strait, which is of great strategic significance, and has long intended to befriend the Tsushima lord Zong Yoshijun through Konishi Ryonzo.

Zong Yichun entertained Konishi Ryuza and others in the tea room, and said politely: "The retainers of Lord Yuchai Chimaemoru came to the cold house, and they were disrespectful, disrespectful, disrespectful!" ”

"Lord Yoshijun is polite, we hurried back from Korea, mistakenly boarded a merchant ship bound for the Ryukyus, and had to land in Tsushima, just in time to stop by to meet your lordship." Ronzo Konishi replied.

"Mr. Konishi Ryoza is not welcome, I have great admiration for Hashiba Chikuzen Mamoru Lord, who is said to have built Sumamata Castle overnight, and made great achievements for Oda Kamisuke to conquer Saito Ryuko and incorporate Mino Province into the territory. From the point of view below, the one who has the ability to conquer the heroes and unify the Japanese archipelago must be Lord Oda Kamisuke, and Lord Hashiba Chikumae Mamoru has an unlimited future! ”

"Now, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the younger brother of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki, is about to become a new generation of shogun generals under the protection of Echizen Daimyo Asakura Yoshikei, and I heard that Asakura Yoshikei has the meaning of 'blackmailing the generals to order the princes', I don't know what Yoshijun has to say about this?" Ronzo Konishi asked.

Zong Yoshijun laughed and replied: "In my opinion, at both ends of Asakura Yoshikei, so far, there has been no crusade against the rebellious Matsunaga Shu and Miyoshi Sanren, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki has made no achievements in Echizen for more than a year, and he has no ambition to be a person in the world at all. And after Oda Nobunaga occupied Mino, the world Buwu, moved his residence to Inabayama, renamed Gifu Castle, took the 'Qi' of King Wu's expedition out of Qishan, and used the 'Fu' of the holy city of Qufu in the hometown of the Eternal Master Omokong Sheng, which shows that Oda is a real person of the world, and it is a great honor for Yoshisumi to meet Mr. Konishi Takusa today! ”

So, Konishi Ryuzo sighed and asked, "It's a pity that all the merchants of the 'Zhonghe' in Sakai Town are blind, how many people in the world can have the vision of Lord Yoshijun?" ”

"Mr. Konishi Lonzo has won the award, the merchants of Sakai Town come from all over the world, they are well-informed, and they are doing a lot of business, and Yoshijun sighs to himself, and in the future, I would like to ask Lord Konishi Lonzo and the 'Zhonghe' to take care of him." Zong Yichun replied.

"Although there is a congregation in Sakai Town, it is in the hands of Western missionaries, and Tsushima is completely under the control of Yoshijun-sama, so if you and I cooperate......

"Thanks to Mr. Ryonzo Konishi's care, Yichun is grateful! In the early years, the Matsuura family of the Hirado Domain and the Shimazu family of Satsuma raised a group of pirates, so that the Ming and Korea have cut off trade with us, recently, we were those merchants from the South Seas, as well as Westerners, robbed a lot of business, now, I heard that the new monarch of the Ming Dynasty ascended the throne, opened the sea ban, and allowed the sale of the East and West two oceans, we intend to trade with the Ming Dynasty, and we have to ask Mr. for help in the future. ”

Ryonzo Konishi smiled: "Thank you for your care, I really can't ask for it, I can't ask for it......" said as the two clasped their hands tightly together.

Subsequently, Konishi Ryuza introduced Xu Yihou and Zhu Junwang to Zong Yichun and asked for someone to send the two of them to Iki Island.

Xu Yihou and Zhu Junwang stayed at Zong Yichun's house for a night, and the next day, someone put them on a merchant ship bound for Iki Island.

Iki Island is under the jurisdiction of the Hirado Domain, and the lord Matsuura Takanobu lives in Hirado Castle in the northern part of Hirado Island, and the Matsuura family has been known for having a strong group of naval warriors since the Heian period of Japan.

(The Heian period refers to the period between the relocation of the capital from Nara to Heiankyo in 794 and the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate in 1192.) ）

Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and other pirate groups were successively "recruited" by Hu Zongxian, but they were ruthlessly suppressed by the imperial court, and the remnants of the pirates and the defeated pirates all fled to Iki Island.

With the support of Luo Wenlong, Lin Yiguan, who was entrenched in Satsuma Qiumepu, suddenly emerged, he had more brains than his predecessors Wang Zhi, Xu Hai and others, on the one hand, he stepped up maritime trade, on the other hand, he befriended Yan Shifan, a powerful man of the Ming Dynasty, and used the followers of the Yixiang sect among the pirates to try to develop the Yizong organization to the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty, and when the conditions were ripe, he helped Yan Shifan, Luo Wenlong and others to pull the flag and rebel.

Although Deng Bichuan ranked first in the imperial court's wanted list, in fact, most of his pirates jumped to Lin Yiguan, Wang Chong and others came to Japan to suppress bandits, under the auspices of Sakai Town merchant Lin Daoxun, the hunt and killing of Lin Yiguan was listed as the top priority, and now, Lin Yiguan was "violently killed" in Shuri Castle in the Ryukyus, and the task of eradicating the Deng Bichuan pirate group on Iki Island was imminent.

After the destruction of Akimeura's castle, the surviving pirates gathered on Iki Island again, and at this time, the pirate power of Deng Bichuan gradually began to grow.

Xu Yihou and Zhu Junwang were in a very heavy mood on the way to Iqi Island, wondering if they could find Ling'er and Zhu Hui here, and they were also full of worries about their future fate......

"Old Zhu, although we can use the banner of Mrs. Xiaogu Cheng, I don't know if it will work for Deng Bichuan? What if he doesn't buy it? Xu Yihou asked worriedly.

"Brother, don't worry, what I can think of, I believe Miss Ling'er will also think of it, now Deng Bichuan is not treated by Matsupu Takashin, and he is also the same as Lin Yiguan, trying to take refuge in a more powerful feudal lord, may I ask my brother, who is the most powerful now?" Zhu Junwang asked.

"It should be Oda Nobunaga of Owari Province." Xu Yi replied.

Zhu Junwang said confidently: "Yes, if Miss Ling'er has already arrived on Iki Island, she will definitely threaten them with Mrs. Zhi'a, I have lived in the pirate's den for many years, and I know their temperament well, Deng Bichuan must hope to interweave the Tian family through this relationship, so he will never dare to be presumptuous easily." ”

After hearing these words, Xu Yihou's heart was much relieved, and she continued to pray silently in her heart, and when the merchant ships arrived on Iki Island, they were picked up by Deng Bichuan's men.

The brutal Deng Bichuan knew in his heart that these two old men were inextricably linked with the imperial court, and they were killed without hesitation in the past, but now it is not as good as before, due to the opening of the sea ban in the Longqing Dynasty and the sale of the East and West Oceans, the people on Iki Island are in turmoil, and many people want to change their ways and do legitimate trade.

In this situation, Deng Bichuan did not embarrass them, and treated the two old men politely.

Inviting the two old men to his home, Deng Bichuan asked about the opening of the sea ban by the imperial court, but did not mention Ling'er and Zhu Hui, but they resolutely refused to admit that they had a connection with the imperial court, which disappointed Deng Bichuan.

So, Deng Bichuan asked about their experience again, only to listen to Zhu Junwang talk eloquently, talking about his errand under the Asai retainer Kiemon, Xu Yi was the personal doctor of the Asai family, in order to cure Mrs. Aichi's infertility, when they went to North Korea to purchase medicinal materials, they were kidnapped during Kaesong, fortunately the Ryukyu merchant Ma Wu rescued, just because Ma Wu was in a hurry to return to the Ryukyus, so he put the two in Tsushima ......

At this moment, Deng Bichuan didn't know that Lin Yiguan had an accident in the Ryukyus, and after figuring out their experience, he really made an idea in his heart and tried to marry Asai Nagamasa, the brother-in-law of Tian Nobunaga, so he treated the two old men as guests and stayed at home to entertain them.

That night, a merchant ship returned from Busan, North Korea, and someone transported the luggage of Xu Yihou and others to Iki Island.

After learning about what happened in North Korea, Deng Bichuan was very shocked, and immediately ordered people to put the two old men under house arrest, and at the same time, sent his henchmen to Omi Kotani Castle to urgently verify their identities.

At the same time, Wang Chong and Guo Yi conducted a second autopsy in Shuri Castle, and King Shangyong of the Ryukyu Kingdom also issued a letter of state, proving that Lin Yiguan had died "violently", and the two returned to Satsuma, and with Guo Guoqiang's cooperation, they were ready to eradicate the other leaders on the list of prisoners, and the first was Deng Bichuan of Iki Island.

Seeing that the two nephews returned safely, Guo Guoqiang was very happy and said: "Our efforts have not been in vain, and we can finally comfort the souls of Shopkeeper Lin and Lord Lu in the sky." Chong'er, Yi'er, wait for you to rest for a few days, let's have a good discussion and see how to crusade against Deng Bichuan on Iqi Island? ”

Wang Chong replied: "What my uncle said is extremely true, there are also Shen Nanshan, Chen Dong, Ye Ma and others in the imperial court's list of prisoners, but their forces are all very weak, so eradicating Deng Bichuan, who is entrenched on Iqi Island, has become the number one task. ”

Guo Yi shook his head and said, "No, Chong'er, don't be careless, I suspect that Lin Yiguan cheated to death." ”

Guo Guoqiang replied: "Lin Yiguan is cunning by nature, this possibility is not impossible, since the king of Ryukyu Shangyong has issued a document, and when Lin Yiguan is dead, when he appears again, we will still chase after him, and we must not let this unconscionable bandit go unpunished." Now, according to the information I have, Shen Nanshan, Chen Dong, Ye Ma and others are dead, only the brutal Deng Bichuan is still very arrogant, still robbing merchant ships everywhere, and when this task is completed, you can also return to China. ”

"Iki Island is under the protection of Matsuura Takanobu, the lord of Hirado Castle, and there is a team left behind by the pirate leader Wang Nao, after the destruction of Akimeura Castle, many people have come to Iki Island again, and with the strength of the three of us, it is not easy to eradicate Deng Bichuan." Guo Yi preached without worry.

"You're right, with the strength of the three of us alone, even with the addition of Fumitao and Ishikawa Goemon, it will be difficult to shake Iki Island." Speaking of this, Guo Guoqiang smiled slightly and asked: "Chong'er, Yi'er, we promised Shimazu Yoshihisa, I don't know if you still remember?" ”

Wang Chong mistakenly thought that Guo Guoqiang was in trouble, and replied seriously: "Uncle, but I don't know what happened?" If the nephew can do it, he will definitely not disappoint the uncle. ”

Guo Guoqiang said: "In order to let the Shimazu family cooperate with us, I promised them: Satsuma Prefecture is unique, can be directly connected to Ningbo Port, in the future the Ming Dynasty will reopen tributary trade, priority to the Shimazu family, now, Shimazu Yoshihisa learned that the new monarch of the Ming Dynasty succeeded to the throne, Longqing Dynasty compassionate merchants, the sale of East and West two oceans, strongly asked to obtain tributary qualifications, every day looking forward to the two of you Qincha to come back as soon as possible, in order to fulfill the promise." ”

Wang Chong was dumbfounded when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Uncle, how is this?" ”

"Uncle, in order not to embarrass you, the two of us will leave Satsuma tomorrow and go to Iki Island to assassinate Deng Bichuan." Guo Yi preached.

"When we pacified Akimepo back then, we used our strength to pull out Lin Yiguan's pirate stronghold, and this time we didn't have such good luck in pacifying Iki Island, so let's think about it." Guo Guoqiang said.

Wang Chong pondered for a moment and asked, "Uncle, do you want to ask the Shimazu family to come forward and help us eradicate Deng Bichuan?" ”

"Hehe, don't be afraid, you continue to pretend to be the imperial court, follow me to see Shimazu Yoshihisa tomorrow, I will borrow troops, be sure to eradicate the first evil Deng Bichuan, and pacify the pirates on Iki Island, in this way, your task will be completed, understand?" Guo Guoqiang replied with a smile.

Wang Chong still asked worriedly: "Uncle, borrowing troops from the Shimazu family can indeed destroy the pirates on Iki Island, and when the time comes, the Shimazu family will ask us for the qualification of Ningbo tribute, what should we do?" ”

Guo Guoqiang replied confidently: "You don't have to worry about this matter, I will handle it." ”