The princess waved his hand to Guo Yi, signaling that she didn't have to be nervous, and said with a smile: "The Sprinkle family told the greedy Jingming that the coffin is the most valuable treasure in the world, and it can only be transported to Ryukyu to be opened by the Sprinkler family, otherwise, anyone who dares to open the lid of the coffin will die violently." [Full text reading. 】”

"How can these nonsense words that deceive children work?" Guo Yi sneered, and then said: "That Jingming will inevitably open the museum with Huang Bingwen, if they find that there is nothing valuable, it will be strange if they don't throw it into the sea!" ”

"Please rest assured Guo Qianhu, the shipowner's saddle will not let them open the coffin, that Taoist Jingming also hopes that the Sprinkle family will write a letter to Gonggong Feng, recommending him to join Jinyiwei to garrison overseas and serve the factory Gonggong, as for Huang Bingwen, who has done a lot of evil, he will die if he dies, and he is to blame." The prince replied.

"No!" Guo Yi said decisively: "Huang Bingwen, who sincerely repents, may still be of some use to the imperial court; And the ignorance, the greed for money, and the pure light, will do bad things. He has long been dissatisfied with the voyage to the New World, and has always dreamed of befriending the powerful people of the imperial court, returning to his hometown to swagger and deceive, how can this kind of person be trusted? ”

found that Guo Yi's emotions were getting more and more excited, and it could be seen that she knew Jingming very well, and she must be worried that Wang Gonggong wrote a letter of recommendation, or let this kid deceive the banner of Dongchang, maybe Jingming will not come back.

From this point of view, Han Xiaoyu's worries are not unreasonable, Xu Linger said: "A wise man has a thousand worries, or there is a mistake. Father-in-law, you may have miscalculated this time. What my sister said is not unreasonable, Jingming and Huang Bingwen are not trustworthy, please help us contact the ship quickly, and we will go to the Diaoyu Islands immediately, so as not to miss the big matter of my father-in-law. ”

The princess replied confidently: "As far as the Sa family knows, under the bluestone slab, there are still many mechanisms, and the person who goes in to carry the coffin may not be able to come out alive. ”

"May I ask my father-in-law, does the ship's owner Saddle know about your relationship with Jingming?" Xu Ling'er asked.

"I don't know." The prince shook his head and replied.

"It's over." Guo Yi sighed, and said helplessly: "That Jingming is the best at fox and fake tiger power, if they have arrived in the Diaoyu Islands now, Jingming, who is greedy for life and afraid of death, will not dare to go to the tomb easily, he will give orders to the saddle under the banner of your father-in-law, and after transporting the coffin out of DX, and then * Huang Bingwen will open the coffin for inspection, if he finds that there is no treasure in the coffin, he will be annoyed and angry, I don't know what he will do?" Maybe he killed Huang Bingwen, carried the flag of the East Factory, and ran back to the mainland directly. ”

When the prince heard this, he immediately panicked, hurriedly stood up, and sighed: "The Sprinkle family is really old and confused, just thinking that the four of you quietly came to Ryukyu to help Shang Kangbo restore, in order to separate you, took advantage of the weakness of Jingming's greed for money and took the opportunity to support them. ”

"Even if there is no Jingming and Huang Bingwen, do you have to carry the coffin?" Xu Ling'er asked.

"Ma Saddle should have gone a long time ago, but the Sprinkle family suddenly encountered an accident and delayed their trip. Coincidentally, just yesterday when an old bastard was sent away, Na Jingming suddenly picked out a banner outside the post house, and pulled Huang Bingwen to find the Sprinkle family to go treasure hunting, and in desperation, he let them follow the saddle. ”

The three of them couldn't help but be stunned when they heard it, they didn't know who the "old bastard" the prince said?

So, the prince continued: "Okay, according to the two girls' wishes. Don't hesitate, Second Miss, please help take away their luggage, and the Sprinkle family will arrange stirrups to send them to sea. ”

After helping to carry all the luggage and returning from the guest rooms of the National Post House, the prince wrote a simple letter asking them to go to Naha Port to stirrups, and he hurriedly said goodbye to everyone and returned to the palace.

Luo Aping accompanied Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er to Naha Port, and without much effort, she found the ship's owner's stirrup on the dock, and showed the letter of the prince's father-in-law.

The sailors began to carry food and fresh water to the boat, and the stirrups invited Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er to board the ship, at this time, Luo Aping took out the silver and handed it over, and said: "Horse owner, I don't know how much money this trip will cost, don't be too little, if it's not enough, when you come back, go to the Lin family shochu shop to find the slave family to get it." ”

"Shao Nainai is polite." The stirrup pushed away the silver handed by Luo Aping, hurriedly bowed down, and said with a smile: "Since it is entrusted by my father-in-law, I will do my best and not take a penny." ”

Guo Yi, who was about to board the ship, asked puzzledly: "Horse owner, why is this?" ”

The stirrup replied: "The girl doesn't know, we are all fishermen from Zhejiang, who were plundered by those crazy robbers, and died nine lives before we ended up here. ”

"Having said that, every family has to live, and firewood, rice, oil and salt are indispensable, so please accept it." Luo Aping said and handed over the silver again.

"Hehe," the stirrup shook his head with a smile, pushed the bag of silver back, and said seriously: "Yesterday when my brother went to sea, the prince had already given him a sum of silver, enough for two trips, if I take Shao Nai Nai's money again, I will not be able to live with my conscience." ”

Although the Ma brothers have long been separated, each has its own family, but the stirrup still insists on reluctantly, Luo Aping had no choice but to give up, standing on the dock and waving goodbye to Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er, until the sailboat disappeared into the vast sea, and then left the dock with tears.

With the owner Stirrup at the helm, the sailboat sailed down against the Kuroshio Tide and arrived in the waters near the Diaoyu Islands in the early hours of the next morning after a one-night voyage.

Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er woke up and walked out of the cabin, stood on the deck and looked eastward, only to see a red glow flash in the sky, accompanied by colorful clouds, a red sun rising, slowly breaking through the clouds, and the sea suddenly sparkling......

At this time, the stirrup, which had not closed their eyes for a night, beckoned them to eat, and suddenly, from behind the nearby reef island, more than a dozen speedboats suddenly appeared, surrounding the fishing boat, and then, only to hear the horn in the distance, a tall warship, appeared on the distant ocean.

The stirrup was suddenly frightened and sifted through the chaff, and exclaimed: "The sailors of the Ming army are here, how can this be good?" ”

Xu Ling'er hurriedly replied: "This is Guo Qianhu who commanded the Yamen and the Fusi of Beizhen in Jinyi, and she will be fine if she comes to negotiate with the officers and soldiers."

Looking carefully at the two sassy and heroic girls, the stirrup's eyes widened in surprise and muttered, "I—I'm not dreaming, am I?" ”

At this time, the soldiers on the speedboat all pointed their bows and arrows at everyone on the deck, only to hear someone ask in a loud voice: "Where did the ships come from, dare to offend my fishing islands?" ”

So, Guo Yi took out the waist card of the brocade guard, stood on the bow of the boat and replied loudly: "Brothers of the Ming army, listen to the truth, I am Guo Yi, a left-thousand-household under the command of General Wang Chong of the Fusi Yamen of Beizhen, and I came from Ryukyu to perform official duties, and I invite your commander to come and talk." ”

"You must not act rashly, General Feng's warship will arrive later." The patrol officer and soldier replied.

Seeing this scene, the stirrup breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly remembered that his brother Ma'an must have fallen into the hands of the officers and soldiers when he came here yesterday, and not only worried about them again......

The battleship in the distance was getting closer and closer, and they didn't know what kind of generals they would meet, Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er couldn't help but be a little nervous......

The oncoming battleship had three tiers, six mast sails, three Hongyi cannons on the bow, and the deck was covered with heavily armed soldiers, numbering as many as 100 people......

Xu Ling'er suddenly showed a look of surprise and said excitedly: "Sister, this is General Feng An who sent me to Liaodong. ”

"Is it really her?" Guo Yi's expression suddenly relaxed.

"Sure enough, it's her!" So, Xu Ling'er stood on the bow of the boat and hurriedly beckoned, shouting: "Sister Feng An, Sister Feng An, we are here......"

When the officers and men on patrol heard the name of the commander being called, they quickly spread out to make way for the sailing ship, and the owner of the ship, the stirrup, hurriedly returned to the cockpit and directed the sailors to approach the Diaoyu Islands.

The two ships came into close contact, and General Feng An asked in surprise, "Sister Ling'er, aren't you in Liaodong?" Why did you come here? ”

"Sister, it's hard to say." Saying that, Xu Ling'er couldn't help but shed tears, and said excitedly: "I really didn't expect to meet my sister here, please ask the chief soldier Lord Hu is okay!" ”

"Mr. Hu is all right! Please dock your boat. ”

Under the command of General Feng An, the two ships docked at a simple dock, both sides disembarked, and Xu Linger introduced Guo Yi to Feng An and explained the intention.

The three of them greeted each other, and Guo Yi asked, "May I ask where General Feng is stationed?" Why are you patrolling here today? ”

"The last general is stationed in Taiwan's Beigang on weekdays, but a month ago, Western missionaries who trafficked muskets to Japan killed fishermen on our island, and we have been patrolling here since we received the report." Feng An replied.

Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er both knew that this was done by Hu Jiuguan and other pirates, and they glanced at each other and did not bother to explain.

The owner of the ship, the stirrup, had been following them, and when he found that there was no trace of his brother on the island, he knew that they had fallen into the hands of the officers and soldiers, and secretly rejoiced that he had followed Jinyiwei today, at this time, he couldn't help but ask: "General Feng, did you catch a fishing boat yesterday?" ”

Feng An turned around and looked at the stirrup, and found that he was somewhat similar to the owner of the ship he caught yesterday, so he smiled slightly and asked, "What is your relationship with that saddle?" ”

The stirrup hurriedly bowed and replied, "General Feng, who is the younger brother of the saddle. ”

Xu Ling'er asked, "Sister, where is that fishing boat now?" May I ask if there were two coffins on board when they were caught yesterday? ”

"Yes, they dug up two coffins from the island, and many sailors died for them. When they were caught, there was a little Taoist priest with an extremely arrogant attitude, Zhengwei* a lame man who opened the coffin and examined the autopsy, but they couldn't tell who the deceased was, so I sent someone to escort them all to Beigang. Feng An replied.

Xu Ling'er smiled slightly, and then asked, "May I ask my sister, did the Taoist priest say who he is?" ”

Feng An thought for a while and replied: "The Taoist priest took a piece of dirty embroidery and insisted that he was a brocade guard, entrusted by the factory father Feng Gonggong, to come to the island on an errand, and the lame man was almost killed by him, but he didn't say half a word, but the words of the shipowner's saddle are quite credible." ”

Sure enough, as Guo Yi expected, the prince almost made it self-defeating, making the Taoist priest Jingming ruin his big thing.

So, Xu Ling'er continued to ask: "Then why didn't my sister return to the station?" ”

"Judging from the tip, the Western galleons that killed the fishermen on the island should come in the next two days, and they may come to the Diaoyu Islands to replenish fresh water, and we must catch these murderers, and we must not let the Western missionaries go unpunished."

According to the agreement reached between Simon Almeida and Oda Nobunaga, the Western missionary who helped transport the muskets was supposed to be Mark.

When Ma Stirrup heard that his brother had been taken away by officers and soldiers, he was very uneasy, and once again came to Feng An's approach and bowed, begging: "Please spare my brother, my brother, our brothers have been secretly helping the princes of the Ryukyu Kingdom for so many years, and they have no intention of colliding with the general, please do a lot of Haihan!" ”

Hearing that he was the eyeliner of Dongchang, Feng An asked puzzledly, "What the hell is going on?" ”

"Sister, I can't say a word about this matter, as long as the two coffins are intact, it will be fine." Xu Ling'er replied.

"Please rest assured, no one will disturb the souls of the dead, and it will not be too late for us to return to Taiwan to deal with it when we intercept the Western merchant ships."

(End of chapter)