Su Ba wanted to follow Konishi Yukicho and others to Hirado, but Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er both thought that there were many things that needed to be explained to him clearly, and the sky was about to dawn, and everyone hadn't closed their eyes all night, so they suggested that he stay for a few more days. 【Fengyun Reading Network. However, Suhachi thought that if the Japanese could not find themselves in Naha Port, they would most likely come to the Lin family's shochu shop to make trouble, so he still insisted on leaving.

Zhang Gou'er said with emotion: "Although the vicissitudes of life and the reversal of the world, now my brother has changed his mind and become a new man. However, the last time we met, you commanded Tie Niu and the others to put me in a sack and almost suffocated me to death. ”

So, Su Ba smiled slightly, turned his face to Zhang Gou'er, closed his eyes and replied, "Then ask Zhang Gongzi to beat me." ”

Zhang Gou'er pretended to raise his eyebrows, raised his fist with bared teeth, but hugged Su Ba, patted him on the back, and shook his head gently.

At this time, Luo Aping arranged for everyone to rest, how could Zhang Gou'er sleep? He ran to the porter and waited for the arrival of Yukicho Konishi and others, and no one came to make trouble until after noon.

Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er didn't stop at all, they looked through Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao's notes together for a long time, hoping to find clues to Xu Hai's hidden treasure, but unfortunately, it was full of some daily trivial matters of Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao during her pregnancy, and she didn't even mention Xu Hai's name, let alone any clues of hidden treasures.

Closed the notebook, and spread the nautical chart on the table, staring at the string of Western characters in the upper left, they carefully identified it for a long time, and they didn't understand too much, it seemed to say that Wang Cuiqiao wanted to dedicate this huge treasure to the gods, and then looked at the turtle-like island in the picture, neither could see where was the Ryukyus, nor could they tell where Taiwan was, and there was not even a text mark, there were a lot of virtual and real lines, but they did not mark the location of the "gods".

Just as they were worried about this inexplicable chart, Mr. Mark knocked on the door and walked in, and said with a red face: "Miss Guo, Miss Xu, please do me a favor, and don't let Miss Louise pester me anymore." ”

Guo Yi replied with a smile: "Mr. Mark, if everyone is doing things together, it must be that you don't look down and don't look up, and it doesn't necessarily mean that she is pestering you; Besides, Mr. Yanashita Megumi is holding a beauty in his arms, and he is still sitting still, can he make your heart ape when he usually meets? ”

"So, what is a heart ape?" Mark asked hurriedly.

Guo Yi expressed his support for his attitude of being good at learning, and immediately explained: "What you see in your eyes is obviously an ape, but you imagine it as a horse, this is the heart ape horse." Hehe, you should understand that Miss Louise doesn't necessarily have a crush on you, but you mistakenly think she is pestering, so don't be sentimental in the future. ”

Guo Yi once explained to him about self-inflicted affection, so Mark's eyes widened, pondered carefully for a while, and replied with a rather ashamed bow: "I understand, in fact, I am also self-inflicted with Miss Xu Ling'er." ”

At this time, I saw Xu Ling'er's face flushed, with a rather embarrassed expression, Mark whispered "I'm sorry", turned around and was about to leave, when he suddenly heard Guo Yi shouting: "Come back." ”

Mark immediately turned around and found Guo Yi pointing to a piece of parchment on the table, and hurriedly ran over and asked, "Which country's map is this?" ”

"We can't see what this place is, Mr. Mark is well-informed, please take a closer look." Guo Yi replied.

So, Mark stared at the picture for a long time and asked in surprise, "Where did this come from?" ”

"Don't worry where you got it." Guo Yi suddenly became serious, and also asked, "Tell us what is written on this picture?" ”

"Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao, who converted to Catholicism, donated a huge amount of treasure to God, if anyone wants to get it, go and get it, as long as you are willing to pay the equal price!" Mark replied.

Guo Yi and Xu Linger were taken aback at the same time and hurriedly put the picture away.

Mark went on to explain: "This is supposed to be a nautical chart drawn by a captain, and I am afraid no one can understand it unless he is himself." ”

Xu Ling'er asked, "Mr. Mark, have you heard of Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao?" ”

"I've heard that she was the wife of a pirate leader, and she was said to be very beautiful; It is also said that she is a legendary heroine, and all pirates obey her command, and there are many versions of her legends, and there are several of them told by my master alone. Mark replied.

There are three versions of the cause of Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao's death, but what did she do when she was alive, I'm afraid it is difficult to find an insider now, so Guo Yi asked curiously: "So, what rumors have you heard?" ”

So, Mark briefly recounted the relevant rumors......

Mark had not yet come to the days when the pirates and the pirates were in trouble, but his master Simon Almeida had dealings with the pirate leader, and Wang Zhi was still a businessman; Then, the fierce Xu Hai is an out-and-out pirate, everyone is afraid of him, he is simply a demon, perhaps because of this, his beautiful lady joined the Society of Jesus in order to atone for her sins, and became a very devout Christian.

There is a legend in the church that even the "King of Satsuma Hui" Wang Zhi obeyed the command of Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao, so Xu Hai dared not buy Wang Zhi's account unscrupulously; Some people also say that Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao is very kind-hearted and often rescues those people who have been kidnapped by pirates, and many people are grateful to her, making her prestige higher and higher; Some people even say that after the pirate was recruited by the Ming Dynasty, she did not surrender with Xu Hai, but disappeared with her lover......

After listening to Mark's story, it didn't seem to provide any valuable clues, and after a moment of silence, Guo Yi asked, "Mr. Mark, have you heard of the legend of pirates hiding treasures before?" ”

Mr. Mark shook his head, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and then replied: "I remember hearing my master, Mr. Simon Almeida, say that after the pirate leader Wang Zhi surrendered, his huge treasures were robbed by Xu Hai, of course, this is just a legend, after so many years, few people have cared about this matter, let alone looked for evidence to confirm it. ”

Guo Yi suddenly remembered one thing, and his heart suddenly brightened, after the pirate Wang Zhi surrendered, he lived in Hangzhou for three years, he has been a maritime merchant for 20 years, and he has been a pirate for 20 years, and the money he has accumulated, not to mention that the rich can rival the country, and it will not be unfair to Yan Song and others who are greedy for money, so why did he finally die in a sedan chair?

It seems that this legend is not empty, before Wang Zhi surrendered, his wealth must have been hijacked by Xu Hai, therefore, Xu Hai left behind an unimaginable wealth, more than 10,000 times more than the money that Lin Feng mastered.

Wang Zhi, the "Satsuma Hui King" who is also a merchant and a thief, Xu Hai, a pirate leader who is as ferocious as the devil, Luo Wenlong, a student of the Hanlin Academy who went to Zhao'an, Wang Gonggong, the great eunuch of Dongchang in the Ryukyu Palace, Lin Wenjun, a pirate remnant who was once entrenched in Qiumepu, and now the mysterious old man Su Ba once met, what kind of intricate relationship is there between these people?

For so many years, no one has mentioned the "treasure" of pirates, why did it suddenly appear at this time? Could it be because Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao's daughter became the princess, but why did Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao's notes and this nautical chart be in the hands of that old man? What is the relationship between him and Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao? Why do all the people know nothing about him? The super wealth left by the two pirate giants, no matter who it falls into, will probably plunge him into extreme madness, and perhaps it is for this reason that Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao declares that she wants to donate this wealth to God.

Most of the relevant stakeholders have already passed away, since the overseas bandits, it is the first time they have heard about the treasures left by Xu Hai, whether it is Lin Feng or Luo Amin, they don't know anything about it, maybe only the prince can say it clearly.

So, Guo Yi said: "Mr. Mark, the time has come to test you, and I hope you can keep this nautical chart a strict secret, please don't mention it casually, especially not let the Jesuits know." ”

Mark nodded earnestly, and corrected, "I have followed Miss Louise's advice and am ready to quit the Society of Jesus, convert to Protestantism, and become a priest captain in the future. ”

After sending Mark away, Xu Linger and Guo Yi were about to contact Wang Gonggong, at this time, Su Ba and Zhang Gouer were already like old friends for many years, chatting together and having fun......

The two entered the city together, and at a specific place, they hung up the banner of "Wind and Snow Moon", and waited until the sun set, and did not wait for the prince to come, and returned to the Lin family shochu shop with a very melancholy mood, but fortunately, Konishi Yukicho and others did not come to look for trouble.

Before dinner, they brought Su Ba and Zhang Gou'er over, told them the reason for their visit to Ryukyu, and made Zhang Gou'er so angry that he had to kill Yukinaga Konishi and others, and then kill the monkey Hideyoshi.

Seeing this, Su Ba couldn't help but persuade: "Dog, don't fight and kill all day long, you have to learn more from the two sisters." ”

"I miss Master and decide to follow you." Zhang Gou'er is still not at ease.

Su Ba patted him on the shoulder and continued to persuade: "Young man, you are still here for a long time, to tell you the truth, I didn't plan to come back alive when I went this time." Guo Qianhu and Xu Qianhu are still going to stay in the Ryukyus to capture Inner J, you have to help them well, so that you can ask for credit for you in the future, after I leave, you will go to guard the warehouse in Naha Port, so as to cooperate with the actions of the two Senho adults. ”

"Don't you really plan to go back to the capital again?" Zhang Gou'er asked.

Su Ba dragged a stump leg and stood up, bowed deeply to Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er, and said seriously: "For Dongchang, Huang Bingwen has become a martyr, but I also know that this 'martyr' has been controversial and has been impeached by many imperial historians. His wives and children can't hold their heads up, and when you return to the capital in the future, you will visit them for me, and if they are willing, please take them out and let them follow the Elder of the Moon Sky, and the sea is wide and the sky is high for the birds to fly. ”

Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er agreed to his request, looking at the beggar in front of them, quite "the wind is sluggish and the water is cold", and they couldn't help but feel sad......

Su Ba suddenly asked, "What is written in the Western characters on that navigation chart?" Where did the pirates hide their treasures? ”

"We asked Mr. Mark to see it, unless it was the captain who drew this picture, but with that picture it was hard to discern what it was." Xu Ling'er replied.

"I thought that Wang Cuiqiao could explain it in the notes, so I carefully read it several times, just some daily trivial matters, I guess, there may be some passwords, I haven't seen it yet, please study it carefully, study it." Su Ba preached.

Xu Ling'er smiled slightly and said, "This is just a nautical chart, not necessarily a place for pirates to hide their treasures. ”

"To tell you the truth, I also thought so, during the days of dating with the hornet's nest, this kid told me in a conclusive way that the note given to him by Concubine Zheng was true, and asked him to go to the inn to find the old man, and went to ask for Xu Hai's treasure map, but the old man refused, from this point of view, it is definitely not empty." Su Ba replied.

"So, have you asked him about the current situation of the prince?" Guo Yi asked.

Su Ba replied sadly: "Maybe he always thought that the prince wanted to share this wealth with him equally, until now, the hornet's nest thinks that I am the prince's person, so, no matter how I tempted, he didn't say a word about the prince and the concubine, so I couldn't do anything, but judging from all kinds of signs, the prince is more than lucky in the palace, and the concubine may also be in danger." ”

If this situation really happens, the prince's hard work will be in vain, and if no one restrains the Ma father and son, they are very likely to fall to the Japanese Kou.

At this time, Xu Ling'er said: "Don't hide it from Brother Su, the Western text on the picture says that Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao donated all the treasures to God, if anyone wants to get it, let him pay the same price to get it, maybe this is the password." ”

Su Ba was stunned when he heard this, lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and replied with understanding: "I know a little bit about Wang Cuiqiao's origin, because there is not enough in the Jinyi Guard Yamen, I can't touch the top secret, but it can be judged from this that Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao hopes to hand over this wealth to a virtuous person in order to realize the dream of 'reaching the world and helping the world'." ”

"Could it be said that the 'virtuous man' is only the God of Westerners?" Zhang Gou'er asked puzzled.

"This sentence is written in Western characters, you can understand it as the God of Westerners, and it can also be interpreted as the Buddha, or even the Three Halal Monarchs, in short, you must be a person of high moral virtue to use this wealth for the sake of purifying sentient beings, not for his own leisure, or even to claim the throne, therefore, he has to pay the same price to obtain, in order to be eligible to have this wealth, according to me, Elder Moon Sky is the 'God' referred to by Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao." Su Ba explained.

"It's a pity that Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao actually believes in the god of the red-haired ghost." Zhang Gou'er sighed regretfully.

"Not necessarily, the daughter of a concubine from an official family, sold herself to save her father and fell into the Qinglou, and her luck was not good, and she was bought by the liar Xu Hai and went overseas. Xu Hai was helpless to get on the thief ship, but he was more cruel than any pirate, and finally became an extremely terrifying big demon king; Wang Cuiqiao washes her face with tears all day long, and if it were not for the support of faith, she might have died long ago. You don't know, if there is no Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, Hu Zongxian, who appeases Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, will not even have a door, I am afraid that there is still trouble on the coast of the mainland, so she has made great contributions to the imperial court......"

Before Su Ba finished speaking, Zhang Gou'er hurriedly asked, "Isn't she Xu Hai's wife?" What does Wang have to do with her being directly recruited? What I know is that Luo Wenlong was infatuated by Wang Cuiqiao's beauty, and promised Zhao'an to marry her after that, and named her Mrs. Xuan, so she pleaded Xu Hai to accept Zhao'an. ”

"Hehe, what everyone can see is basically a superficial phenomenon, the reasons and truth behind the scenes, I'm afraid even the old prince of Chengguo may not know, after being a pirate for forty years, he said that Zhao'an will recruit An, how can there be such a cheap thing? The only person who knows about this matter is probably only the prince of the Ryukyu Palace, but the father-in-law's report to the imperial court is not necessarily completely true, not to mention, what happened between Wang Zhi and Xu Hai? I'm afraid it will always be a mystery. The reason why Zhao'an was able to achieve great success was that the heroes behind it pointed to two people......"

Zhang Gou'er interrupted Su Ba again: "One is the prince, and the other should be Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao." ”

"Yes, the core character should still be Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao. Therefore, it is not surprising that she declared that she would give this wealth to God. Su Ba replied.

Stringing together the whole clue, Xu Ling'er said: "When we first arrived in Ryukyu, I remember that the prince once said that he had just put a' The old bastard's sent away, referring to this old man, judging from this, the reason why this person appeared at this time should be because Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao's daughter became the princess, and he wanted to send Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao's relics into the palace, but there was no channel, so the concubine Niangniang asked her most trusted Ma Gongzi to come and ask for it, but was rejected by the old man, and when Brother Su appeared, he mistakenly thought that this was someone sent by the princess, which allowed Brother Su to get his hands. ”

"Eighth Brother Su, do you remember what that old man looked like?" Guo Yi asked.

After more than 20 years as a brocade guard, Su Ba has his own merits, found pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and after a while, he painted a portrait.

After looking at the Luo sisters carefully for a long time, they all shook their heads, so they took the opportunity to eat and found all the old people in the wine shop to identify, among them, many of Wang Zhi and Xu Hai's subordinates back then, no one knew this old man.

(End of chapter)