Zhang Gou'er kept wandering in front of the Lin Mansion until the sun was up, when he suddenly heard a sound of a gong opening from outside the village. [Full text reading. 】

Immediately afterwards, a large group of officials wearing soap clothes held high the signboard of "quiet" and "avoidance", and slowly walked into the village.

Zhang Gou'er knew that they were coming, so he hurriedly got into the gate of the Lin Mansion C, asked the guards to hide aside, and arranged tasks for more than 20 village warriors wearing Ming army uniforms......

"Lord Ma, the first and auxiliary minister of the Ryukyu Kingdom, has arrived, please open the door of the Lin family shochu shop as soon as possible!"

There were three shouts outside the door, and Zhang Gou'er, dressed as a Ming military captain, opened the door in person and asked sharply, "Who is making a loud noise here?" ”

The officials found that it was a captain of the Ming army, so they were so frightened that they took a few steps back, and a master turned over and dismounted and stepped forward, waved to Zhang Gou'er, and said respectfully: "Lord Ma, the first and auxiliary minister of the Ryukyu State, has arrived, and I heard that the Jinyi Guard Yamen has sent an envoy to Ryukyu, and I have come here to visit, please ask this little general, please ask your commander to come out and speak." ”

Zhang Gou'er nodded reservedly, ignored the master, strode to Ma Liangbi's sedan chair, opened the sedan curtain, and said loudly: "Master Ma, last night, our commander General Guo Yi went to your mansion to celebrate his birthday, and he hasn't come back yet, I haven't gone to look for you, but you have come to the door!" ”

found that this stunned Ming military captain had an extremely arrogant attitude, Ma Liangbi, who was wearing a black gauze and a red python robe, sat in the sedan chair and shivered, smiled awkwardly at Zhang Gou'er, shook his body and got off the sedan chair, paced square steps, looked up at the sky and asked: "Guo Qianhu entered the palace last night to meet Niang Niang Chitose, didn't she come back?" ”

"What do you say? Guo Qianhu entered the palace last night to meet Niang Niang Chitose? May I ask you, Lord Ma, we came to Ryukyu on an errand this time, because we have a secret mission, and there has been no note from the palace and the government, so how can Niang Chitose know? Zhang Gou'er asked pretending to be surprised.

Ma Liangbi straightened his belly, and asked with a face full of anger: "Since there is a secret mission, why did Guo Qianhu wear a flying fish suit to find the old man?" ”

Since Ma Liangbi is so vigorous and full of confidence when he speaks, Zhang Gou'er judged that Guo Yi may have had an accident, and I don't know if Xu Ling'er can subdue Concubine Niangniang? But no matter what the situation in the palace is, Ma Liangbi must be taken.

So, Zhang Gou'er replied with a smile: "Hehe, since you have caught up with Lord Shoufu's birthday, how can there be any reason not to go?" Of course, I'm going to pay homage to Lord Shousuke's birthday......"

"Well, that makes sense. Since Guo Qianhu appeared at the old man's birthday banquet, he must not have not gone to meet the gift of Yongwang Chitose and Niang Niang Chitose, and she may have been left in the palace by the concubine Niangniang to talk. Then, Ma Liangbi asked reservedly, "But I don't know why you all live here?" ”

Zhang Gou'er, who had stayed up all night, had red eyes and asked a little impatiently: "May I ask Ma Xiangguo, do you know why we are here?" ”

"Nothing more than the capture of the remnants of the pirate ......"

Without waiting for Ma Liangbi to finish speaking, Zhang Gou'er laughed loudly, stood on tiptoe and lay on Ma Liangbi's ear, and whispered: "Yes, Master Ma, we are only halfway through our errand, but the culprit has not yet been caught, therefore, we must keep it strictly confidential, but we can't leak the news, come, come, come, please follow me into the house and report to the adults in detail." ”

Ma Liangbi nodded and replied: "Well, I heard that this wine shop is run by the pirate remnants, and it has been under the protection of the prince before, otherwise it should have been closed up a long time ago." ”

"What Lord Xiangguo said is true, please come into the mansion to see our results." As he spoke, Zhang Gou'er picked up Ma Liangbi and left.

At this moment, it was inconvenient for the officials to stop him, and Ma Liangbi was very helpless when he met such a bastard, but he felt that pulling and pulling was unorthodox, so he hurriedly shook off his hand.

So, Zhang Gou'er began to hold Ma Liangbi's sleeve, only to see him swing his wide sleeves to both sides, revealing a stern gaze, this is a threat, if you dare to be rude, you are welcome.

Zhang Gou'er hurriedly changed his smiling face, respectfully opened the door of the mansion, and gave a deep salute, and shouted loudly: "Welcome to the first and auxiliary ministers of the Ryukyu State, Lord Ma is honored to come to the temporary guard of the Jinyi Guard Yamen, please!" ”

Everyone knows that the Lin family's soju shop is a cash cow, and Ma Liangbi has long wanted to include it in his pocket, but looking at this posture, could it be that the Jinyi Guard of the imperial court has already taken the lead? Hehe, it doesn't matter, since you are on the territory of the Ryukyus, are you still afraid that your little sesame official will not succeed?

Taking a deep breath of the mellow fragrance wafting from the winery, looking at the high-walled compound with red walls and green tiles in front of him, Ma Liangbi looked fascinated, and walked into the Lin Mansion with an elegant step, his guards just wanted to follow, but were stopped outside by Xiang Yong wearing Ming army clothes.

Ma Liangbi crossed the shadow wall, suddenly heard a commotion outside the mansion gate, and hurriedly asked, "Why are you blocking the official's guards?" ”

Zhang Gou'er replied confidently: "Master Ma, when Guo Qianhu comes back later, there are military affairs to discuss with Master Ma, there are many people and inconveniences, please forgive me!" ”

Listening to him explain like this, Ma Liangbi knew in his heart that Guo Yi had been controlled by Concubine Zheng, and he was worried that something would happen to him, so he turned around and walked out.

At this time, two smiling maids stood in front of him, said a blessing, and said softly: "Please follow the slave to the living room to drink tea." ”

Zhang Gou'er took the opportunity to run to the door, drank back the village Yong who pretended to be the Ming army, slapped his face, and from the ear rooms on both sides of the mansion gate, a large group of flowery maids ran to the guards, all with smiles on their faces, and invited them to the lounge outside the mansion to taste wine.

So, Zhang Gou'er said: "Everyone, please forgive me for the poor hospitality, when our chief comes back later, there is something important to discuss with Lord Xiangguo, let these girls accompany you for a drink now." ”

When Ma Liangbi got rid of the two maids and bypassed the shadow wall, his guards had already been taken away by those girls, and when he saw that the door of the house was closed, and there was no figure in the courtyard, the lonely Ma Liangbi suddenly shuddered......

Zhang Gou'er, who was hiding in the porter, secretly observed, and saw Ma Liangbi, who was full of anger, waving his long sleeves, sometimes stomping his feet, sometimes sighing, but he didn't dare to shout......

Zhang Gou'er thought that the time had come, and rushed to Ma Liangbi's approach and put a sharp blade against his chest.

found that the other party showed a fierce appearance, Ma Liangbi was immediately frightened, and regretted that he had thrown himself into the net......

"What kind of horse and donkey are from Xiangguo, hehe, you are dying, what else do you have to say?" As he spoke, Zhang Gou'er pulled him into a side room.

After being silent for a long time, Ma Liangbi threatened: "Good boy, you are not small! ”

Zhang Gou'er didn't bother to talk nonsense with him, threw him to the ground, and suddenly rushed over to two townspeople, and couldn't help but tie him up.

So, Zhang Gou'er continued to play with the sharp blade in his hand, and said with a smile: "You dog thing who colludes with the Japanese Bandits, the master will let you taste the taste of Ling Chi today......

At this time, Ma Liangbiquan suddenly understood, and begged: "Please spare the little general's life, let the old man go, and you can take Guo Qianhu back immediately." ”

Zhang Gou'er put the knife on his ear, turned around and asked the two villagers: "Two elder brothers, you two have been executioners, how many knives did Ling Chi have?" Is it starting with the ears? ”

A villager smiled and said: "General Zhang, we are still doing this, you go and get a basin, put some blood on him first, treat such a dog thief, no matter what, cut 9,999 knives, and then carry this pile of rotten R into the palace, when the time comes, ask carefully, why dare to detain the goddaughter of the old prince of Chengguo for no reason?" Is the king of the Ryukyus enthroned by our imperial court? ”

Finding that these two showed off the executioner's tools, Ma Liangbi hurriedly knelt on the ground, kowtowed like his mother J pounding rice, and cried and begged: "Spare your life, spare your life, spare your life......"

After breaking through Ma Liangbi's psychological defense, Zhang Gou'er temporarily withdrew his hand and asked, "Do you know why I dare to kill you?" ”

"Because, because Guo Qianhu was arrested and arrested, the old man is going to rescue Guo Qianhu ......"

Before Ma Liangbi finished speaking, Zhang Gou'er scolded: "You are still not honest!" ”

"Old man, willing, willing to go to the palace as a hostage, and exchange Guo Qianhu for ......"

"Put P!" Zhang Gou'er was furious, and then asked, "Do you know why we came to Ryukyu?" ”

Ma Liangbi, who was dejected, hurriedly shook his head.

At this time, Zhang Gou'er kicked him hard and shouted: "This time I came to Ryukyu to arrest the thief Ma Liangbi!" ”

Ma Liangbi already had a ghost in his heart, worried that there was still the eyeliner of the prince in the palace, so he leaned back in fright, almost planted it, and asked tremblingly: "Excuse me, you, why did you say this?" ”

"Let me ask you, what did you do last year at Tongdu Temple in Jeolla Province, North Korea?" Zhang Gou'er asked loudly.

Hearing this, Ma Liangbi's heart calmed down a lot, and hurriedly replied: "Please forgive the old man for being blind, he was confused at that time, and he asked Elder Jingcen to release a pirate leader in Tongdu Temple, and the old man has long regretted it. ”

"Hehe, what's the use of remorse? Let me ask you again, who is the pirate leader's last name? How many benefits did you take from them before you went to North Korea to release him? Zhang Gou'er continued to ask.

So, Ma Liangbi had confidence in his heart and calmly replied: "Wronged, wronged!" At that time, how did I know that he was a pirate leader? It's just that I heard that he was the shopkeeper of the Lin family's shochu shop outside Shuri Castle in the Ryukyus, and was detained by the monks of the Japanese kingdom for no reason, so the old man thought, Ryukyu and Korea are both subject countries of the Ming Dynasty, how can they be at the mercy of the Japanese invaders? It is really hateful that the Korean state has locked up our Ryukyu subjects for no reason! ”

"Do you know how much harm he has brought to the court after releasing this person?" Zhang Gou'er asked sharply.

Ma Liangbi hurriedly shook his head like a wave drum and shouted wronged......

"Have you been wronged? Any idea why we live here? Do you know the depth of your sin? After the pirate leader fled back, he entrenched himself on Nan'ao Island and continued to rebel, and was suppressed by the Fujian General Army and the Liangguang Governor, so he went to Luzon Island to attack Manila. Not long ago, he blew up more than 20 Western warships in Pengaslan Bay, causing the Spaniards to wantonly kill Chinese and overseas Chinese on Luzon......

Ma Liangbi knew the recent events in Luzon, and he was indeed a little scared when he heard Zhang Gou'er explain the ins and outs so clearly, so he crawled on the ground and wept bitterly, begging: "As far as this matter is concerned, it is not entirely the responsibility of the old man, at that time, there was also a minister in North Korea ......"

Zhang Gou'er immediately interrupted him and shouted: "Your business is your business, and you have to rely on Lord Zheng of Changshi!" ”

"Our Ma family has been loyal to the imperial court for many years, assisted the three generations of Ryukyu kings to fight against the Japanese and spared the old man's life......"

"Did you let Lin Feng go intentionally or unintentionally? You naturally know in your heart that we have seized the Lin family's soju shop, and the interrogation has learned that you have received 100,000 taels of gold from the Lin family, so you went to Tongdu Temple in North Korea......"

Ma Liangbi originally had a fluke mentality, and wanted to put the responsibility on the head of Changshi Zheng Zhen, but when he heard this, he suddenly had nothing to say, he did it when he accepted gifts, but not so much, but it was a fact that Lin Feng was let go.

For this reason alone, it was impossible for the imperial court to send a group of brocade guards to Ryukyu to arrest him secretly, so Ma Liangbi was very calm in his heart and stopped quibbling.

Seeing noon, Xu Linger and Guo Yi still had no news, and Zhang Gouer was also anxious......

The two sides confronted each other for a quarter of an hour, but Ma Liangbi couldn't hold his breath first, and said tentatively: "I don't know why Guo Qianhu hasn't come back yet, after he met Yongwang Chitose and Concubine Niangniang, he should understand the loyalty of the old minister, so let's go and get a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and the old man will write a letter to Niangniang Chitose, how about you send someone to the palace and bring Guo Qianhu back quickly?" ”

So, Zhang Gou'er loosened the tie for Ma Liangbi, took a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and put it in front of him.

Maybe Ma Liangbi can see now that Zhang Gou'er and others will not kill him easily, so he played with his heart, his letter was written very simply, and asked Concubine Zheng to hand over Guo Yi to Ma Feng, the foreman of the palace guards, and quietly escorted her to the Lin family's soju shop to exchange hostages.

Zhang Gou'er was furious when he saw it, slapped him hard, and asked, "You still dare to let the hornet's nest go to see the concubine Niangniang Chitose?" ”

Ma Liangbi covered half of his face and asked in a panic: "The dog Ma Feng is the foreman of the palace guard, why not?" ”

"It seems that you don't have to write this letter. I warn you, wait another half an hour, if Guo Qianhu doesn't come back, your son will steal the secrets of the palace, privately collude with the Japanese to sell arquebuses, and plot to go to Japan to hunt for treasures, etc., all of which will be exposed, so that he will die without a place to be buried! ”

Obviously, Zhang Gou'er didn't dare to say it thoroughly, let alone mention Concubine Niangniang easily, but just said that the "treasure map" that Su Ba handed over to the hornet's nest was stolen from the palace by Ma Liangbi's son.

In fact, Ma Liangbi didn't know the details, because his son was "causing trouble" in the geisha house, he was taught a hard lesson, and searched out a treasure map, and asked about the origin of this picture, the hornet's nest said that it was stolen from the hands of the princess, so it just fits Zhang Gou'er's statement.

So, Ma Liangbi's face turned pale with fright, exclaimed, rolled his eyes, and fainted to the ground......

Zhang Gou'er hurriedly picked him up, pinched his middle man, and shook his big head vigorously......

Ma Liangbi didn't wake up after shaking for a long time, but the black gauze hat rolled to the ground, and the green silk drape coiled on his head spread out, looking at his image no different from that of a madman.

At this time, Zhang Gou'er also seemed very anxious, grabbed Ma Liangbi's hair vigorously, and quickly lifted him up, finally making him roll his eyes.

If this reaches the ears of Queen Ma, will it still be obtained? So, after waking up, Ma Liangbi hurriedly untied the big red python robe on his body, took off his clothes, and immediately knelt on the ground......

Zhang Gou'er was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Are you crazy old thing?" ”

So far, Ma Liangbi still doesn't know who the young man's surname is, and he doesn't care about the rank, he knelt down and climbed two steps forward, touched the ground with his head, and whispered: "It's all because the old man was confused for a while, and he fell into the bastard of Oda Nobunaga, as far as the treasure hunt is concerned, it has nothing to do with Concubine Niangniang and Ma Feng, this, this, this is the old man's fault, and he shouldn't ...... it."

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