Ji Yan cleared his thoughts for a moment and asked, "Xiaguan wants to know, why did you and the envoy arrange for Xiaguan to go to Ryukyu that day?" ”

When Wang Jinghong heard this question, he asked expressionlessly: "Do you think that it was overkill to make adults and me that day, right?" ”

In fact, Ji Yan was full of confidence that he could get a "big job" that day, after all, in front of Zheng He, he had already shown the killer weapon of crossing the human clan, and recited famous poems and sentences that had not yet appeared at that time.

However, the result disappointed him, is Zheng He and Wang Jinghong not understanding the wonders of Lin Zexu's poetry? No, although the two of them can't be regarded as great Confucians, they are still knowledgeable and well-informed, and Ji Yan himself can appreciate the beauty of the poem, why are the two of them indifferent?

Ji Yan replied: "The lower officials don't dare, but on the Ryukyu Island, there are only more than ten Japanese robbers......

"What's wrong with more than ten people?"

Ji Yan knew that if he said it again, he still implied that Zheng He and Wang Jinghong were overkill him, so he didn't dare to answer at the moment.

Wang Jinghong didn't say anything more, he closed the booklet, stretched out a map rolled on the desk, and beckoned Ji Yan to walk to the edge of the desk.

Wang Jinghong pointed to the location marked "Ryukyu" on the map and said, "This is Ryukyu." Then he pressed his thumb on the Ryukyu on the map, and at the same time his index finger also pointed to the map, similar to how we use a compass to draw a circle, the index finger started from Zhejiang, drew a semicircle, and landed on the Japanese island of Kyushu.

After Ji Yan read this, he was really ashamed and wanted to kneel down for Wang Jinghong immediately. He took a step back, bent down deeply, bowed at almost right angles, held his hands above his head, and said to Wang Jinghong: "The lower official is extremely ignorant, and I hope that the deputy envoy will not blame." ”

Wang Jinghong didn't blame him, but said quietly: "It is true that there are only a handful of Japanese pirates in the Ryukyus, but their location is not trivial for the entire Oriental Sea, and it is the central meeting place of the sea routes of Japan, Korea, Zhejiang, Taiwan and other places. In addition, although the northern country of the Ryukyu Mountains is subject to our Ming Dynasty, it has always been in contact with Japan, and if it is allowed to develop and grow, the entire East will never be at peace in the future. ”

Seeing that Wang Jinghong finished drawing on the map, Ji Yan actually understood the intention of the arrangement at that time, and listening to Wang Jinghong's slow explanation to him at this moment, he felt that every word was like a needle prick.

Wang Jinghong looked at Ji Yan, who was hunched over and motionless in the center of the tent, muttered, opened the booklet and kept writing.

After about a pillar of incense, he raised his head and said, "Ji Tongyi, if there are no other problems, you go and call Captain Mei, and then come over together." ”

Ji Yan took the order and left.

As soon as he got out of the camp, Ji Yan let out a long breath, feeling that he was really incorrigibly stupid just now, and he was also a little smooth under Zheng He's tent, so he was a little pampered and arrogant, but fortunately, Wang Jinghong only punished himself slightly, and he was not really angry. After calming down, he trotted all the way to find Mei Yuning.

Mei Yuning was not difficult to find, Ji Yan explained to him the intention of coming and preparing to leave for Heianjing, and the two immediately returned to Zheng He's tent, and Wang Jinghong was still the only one in the tent to write on the booklet.

Seeing Ji Yan and Mei Yuning coming, Wang Jinghong regained his usual cordiality, and said with a smile: "In such a hurry, Ji Tongyi called Captain Mei here, but there is an errand that requires the cooperation of the two of them. Captain Mei, Ji Tongyi told you that we are about to leave for Heianjing, right? ”

Mei Yuning bowed down and replied, "Lord Hui, yes, Ji Tongyi has already told his subordinates. ”

Wang Jinghong nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Our brigade of men and horses and vehicles and baggage are going all the way, and the Japanese side must be mobilizing the army, which is too ostentatious, so those prisoners in our camp will be handed over to the two of you to be quietly taken to Heianjing, and meet us at Anguo Temple outside Heianjing." Of course, the two of you are the leaders, Captain Mei, how many men do you expect to need to secretly escort twenty-three Japanese captives to Heiankyo? ”

Twenty-three captives?!

Ji Yan recalled in his heart that they should have only captured in the Ryukyus, uh, with the five people of that family, it should be fourteen people, where did the twenty-three captives come from?

Wang Jinghong was also a little stunned when he saw Mei Yuning, and guessed that the two of them had doubts about this number, so he explained: "These twenty-three captives are the twelve people you captured alive in the Ryukyus, plus the other eleven people who were captured in the Zhoushan Islands before the envoy set off. This gang of thieves is the gang of thieves who had the audacity to land in Songjiang and Suzhou at night a few months ago, kill our officers and soldiers, and rob people's households. ”

Ji and Mei glanced at each other, and they all thought the same thing: it turned out that there was such a story.

After explaining, Wang Jinghong smiled and asked again, "How is it, Captain Mei, how many people do you think you need?" ”

Mei Yuning made a calculation, had a plan, and replied: "Lord Hui, you need thirty-five capable sergeants, as well as some silver money to hire a few carriages. In addition, we will have to wait until the horse-and-chariot procession of adults has left. ”

Mei Yuning continued: "Ji Tong Yi can leave with the carriage and horses of the envoy tomorrow, but he needs to send out a troop at Osaka Castle, and prepare the carriage there, and I will escort the prisoners by boat to arrive at the Osaka Pier at night after tomorrow, and then the Ji Tong interpreter will lead the carriage to the dock to meet at the dock. ”

After listening to Mei Yuning's plan, Wang Jinghong picked up an iron talisman on the table and said, "Captain Mei." In this sub-mission, you will immediately count thirty-five sergeants, and you will be under your command. Mei Yuning stepped forward and took back the talisman with both hands.

Wang Jinghong turned his head to Ji Yan and said, "This time, Ji Tongyi will cooperate with Captain Mei, and there must be no omission." ”

Ji Yan saluted and received the order, and then the two retreated out of the camp.

Out of the big tent, Ji Yan first saluted Mei Yuning, and said with a smile: "My trip is all up to Captain Mei." ”

Mei Yuning looked at Ji Yan and said with a smile: "I heard that this Osaka City is busy with commerce and trade, and there are many singing and dancing wine shops, and I hope that Ji Tong will not enter Gentle Township by mistake and delay serious things." ”

Squeezed his eyes and patted his chest, reassuring: "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't care about it." ”

He said this a little earlier.

As soon as the second day dawned, the officials of the Japanese envoy convoy of the Ming Dynasty appeared at the door of Zheng He's tent, and there were bare mountains on three sides except the sea, and I don't know where they jumped out.

Zheng He and Wang Jinghong prepared their men and horses in front of the Japanese officials, and then set off, and the destination on the first day was Osaka Castle.

The group of more than 200 people, vehicles and horses traveled slowly and the mountain roads were narrow and difficult to navigate, so it was almost dusk when they arrived in Osaka Castle, and they camped a few miles outside Osaka Castle.

That night, Ji Yan ordered three accompanying sergeants, sneaked out of the camp at night, and hid in the woods outside Osaka Castle for the night.

On the second day, the convoy went to Heiankyo from outside Osaka City, and before departure, the Japanese side asked to count the number of people again, and after the counting, it was found that there were four people missing, Wang Jinghong replied with a smile that it was one person who was not eating properly, and had diarrhea and fever, and was sent back to the camp for treatment. Although the Japanese officials were slightly dissatisfied, they could only whisper a few words of grumbling and fool the past.

And Ji Yan had already brought a few Hongwu Tongbao and led the three captains to dress up as merchants in the Ming Dynasty, and mixed into Osaka Castle early in the morning.

Japan's appearance before the Meiji Restoration, in a word, was "total Tang Dynasty", from clothing to culture and food, it basically imitated the Tang Dynasty. Let's talk about eating first, fish belly is sashimi, which is one of the favorite dishes of the Tang Dynasty, and it was still very common in our country during the Song Dynasty, but in the Ming Dynasty, our people did not like this relatively primitive way of eating.

After talking about eating, let's talk about dress, the Japanese kimono is an improvement from the clothing of the Tang Dynasty in China, which goes without saying, the "Essentials of Dress" written in the Edo period pointed out: "[Kimono] along the Tang Dynasty clothes and its system is similar." Benbangtong China also began in the Han Dynasty and flourished in the Tang Dynasty. The imperial court ordered the virtuous ministers to compromise with the Han and Tang dynasties because of the clothing of the ancients. ”

The overall Tang Dynasty means a comprehensive imitation, the women's clothing of the Tang Dynasty is the most open era of dress in the ancient history of our country, and the Japanese kimono worn by ordinary people naturally realizes that this way of wearing is too easy to get into trouble, so it has long been improved, but in some places in Japan, there are also people wearing full-breasted skirts that are very similar to the Tang Dynasty era.

At this moment, there are four Ming Dynasty merchants dressed up in the time of looking for the carriage and horse market, passing by this "individual place", Rao is Ji Yan from the modern era, he has never seen this way of dressing, especially at this time it is nearly May, the weather is getting hotter, only to see that the clothes are tied over the shoulders, the shoulders are covered with a tulle short drape, the chest skirt, half open and half covered, making people reverie.

It is said that men need the most blood in two places, one on the neck and one on the lower body, but unfortunately, the blood supply of the heart is too poor, and most of the time, it is impossible to supply blood to both places at the same time.

At this moment, Ji Yan's three Jinyi Guard Captains are blood is supplied to the lower half of their bodies, so their brains are already out of blood and oxygen, and they are no longer working.

Ji Yan actually secretly swallowed saliva several times, he looked at this beloved man's beautiful clothes, and listened to Yingying's whispering, and his legs already felt that they were not his own. Fortunately, he eats a lot on weekdays and has a stronger hematopoietic ability, so he still leaves a little blood supply to his brain, and uses his only reason to convince himself first, and then pulls away the other three people whose saliva is about to flow to the ground.

They are members of the envoy team of the Ming Dynasty at the moment, and they are even more on important tasks, if they delay the trip by drinking and having fun here, Zheng He knows that they are in military affairs and still go to the kiln, it is estimated that they will not be able to cut off their heads no matter how many heads they grow.

The three lieutenants figured it out in the future, and should be grateful to Ji Yan for his sanity today, but at this moment the three of them haven't figured it out, so they are all sullen, and the four of them finally found the carriage and horse market, Hongwu Tongbao is really as Lin Anhe said, it is easy to use here, so it didn't take too much effort to prepare four carriages, and they each rushed to an inn with more merchants in the Ming Dynasty by the dock to stay.

Just wait for the night to come.

As soon as the time arrived, the four of them each drove a carriage quietly from the inn to the dock, not far away, under the faint light of the stars and moon, the sea was rippling, and a fortune boat without any logo and flag was slowly approaching.

The ship docked near the pier, and the four carriages had already docked at the other end of the pier, and the men took advantage of the night to carry the captives from the boat through the pier to the carriage.

On the boat were the sergeants selected by Mei Yuning, all dressed in civilian clothes, each holding a prisoner, and walking in turn.

Ji Yan rushed forward to meet and say hello to Mei Yuning on the trestle, and was about to discuss the future itinerary with him, but he didn't want to escort the Ryukyu Japanese leader Hideo, and the guard sergeant rushed to him from behind Mei Yuning's side and back, and a slam knocked Mei Yuning off the trestle

He stuffed a cloth in his mouth, and he couldn't say anything and could only whimper, but he was still very dishonest, probably because he remembered that Mei Yuning kicked him hard that day, so he saw the opportunity to retaliate at this time.

Ji Yan immediately instructed the other sergeants to keep an eye on Hideo, and then saw that after Mei Yuning fell into the sea, his limbs struggled indiscriminately, and it was obvious that he was not very good at water, although this place was close to the shore, but under the trestle, there was still sea water that could not be deeper than one person. Ji Yan is not ambiguous, anyway, he can swim, and when he saw this, he immediately turned over and entered the water, he first dived to the bottom of the sea more than one person deep, and then kicked up hard under his feet, taking advantage of his strength, hugged Mei Yuning, and pushed Mei Yuning to the side of the bridge pillar under the trestle, Mei Yuning reacted quickly, and grabbed the bridge pillar with one hand. The sergeant on the bridge also took advantage of the situation to pull Mei Yuning up.

The other sergeants were not ambiguous, punching and kicking Hideo, who just stared at him with red eyes and kept whimpering, and he didn't know what he wanted to say, anyway, it was not a good word, and no one wanted to hear it.

Ji Yan climbed onto the trestle and saw Mei Yuning sitting on the ground wet, hunched over, her hands in front of her chest, panting heavily.

Mei Yuning looked up at Ji Yan and muttered, "Thank you for saving my life." ”

Ji Yan twisted his wet clothes with one hand, stretched out a "V" with the other hand and put it in front of Mei Yuning's eyes, corrected him: "It's two lives, I saved your two lives, after returning to Beijing, you need to take out half a month to treat me to eat twice, otherwise I will have to follow you wherever you go." ”

When he said it, he also deliberately accentuated the word "two".

Mei Yuning lowered her head and said softly, "Ryukyu can't count that time. ”

Of course, Ji Yan disagreed, shook his head solemnly and said, "Of course, if I hadn't discovered the root of your illness in time, if you continued to eat, you would have to die." ”

Ji Yan actually didn't say much, people with allergies will fall into anaphylactic shock if they continue to eat things that cause allergies, and if they are not treated in time, they will indeed be fatal. Therefore, he said righteous words with great confidence.

Mei Yuning only lowered her head and didn't say anything more.

Ji Yan thought to himself, it's over, is this guy an iron rooster who doesn't want to have a treat?