The estuary wharf, thousands of sails stand in a forest, and the shuttle comes and goes. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Sun Yueling stood on a tall fortune boat, looked at the gradually departing port, and waved his hand to the farewell officials.

At Zhu Qinxiang's request, he finally went to Taiwan as an envoy to Taiwan this time, leading an envoy delegation composed of officials from various yamen walks of life to Taiwan.

The important officials of the envoy corps to Taiwan this time included him, the prefect of Fuzhou, the political secretary, and the affairs of the judges, and so on, headed by his Sun Yueling, and there were a total of 60 people, including officials of all sizes and subordinates. In addition, Zhu Qinxiang also ordered Yu Zhigao to transfer 400 Fuzhou sailors as escorts to escort them on this mission.

Twelve large ships left the harbor and headed south along the coastline. They would first arrive at the Yongningwei Sea in Quanzhou Prefecture and then head east to Taiwan. Among the twelve large ships, in addition to the three official ships, the other nine ships belonged to Ao Fuyong, Yan Siqi and Li Dan, and the three maritime merchants each had three ships, loaded with inland raw silk, tea, silk and other goods, which would not only be transported to Taiwan, but would also be trafficked to Japan, Siam and other countries by Taiwanese merchants in exchange for a large amount of silver and other rare goods such as pepper and ivory.

According to Zhu Qinxiang's meaning, Sun Yueling not only had to show his authority to the Dutch and promote the maritime trade policy of the Ming Dynasty, but also to show them favor with the goods of these nine cargo ships.

But Sun Yueling didn't think so, what he knew was that these Dutch belonged to the Dutch East India Company, although they ostensibly sought trade, but in essence they belonged to the role of colonists, not much different from pirates, if they did not agree with their forced trading, forced buying and selling, then they would use force, and use force to knock on the door of the Ming Dynasty.

Fortunately, the current Ming Dynasty sailors are obviously not dilapidated to the point of being unable to fight, and now they are far from being comparable to the backward and entrenched whip dynasty, and they are not what these Western robbers can come and rob when they want.

The two ships of the Ming Dynasty sailors who came with the envoys were all kind of tall lucky ships, which were not only equipped with large Fulong cannons, but also various advanced firearms such as firearms, rockets, and spray canisters.

On the main ship of the envoys, Li Dan led Zheng Yiguan to Sun Yueling, who was standing on the bow of the ship, and said with a smile: "My lord, after arriving in Taiwan this time, Li must entertain the adults with the best local specialties, so that the adults feel that the trip is worthwhile!" ”

Sun Yueling smiled, this Li Dan is a businessman through and through, and he has never forgotten to please him, an important person in the government, and his words and deeds are very respectful to him. He has also long understood Li Dan's background, although he and Yu Zhigao are also involved, but most of them are business contacts, this person is not keen on intervening in the battle of the government, but he is bent on making his business bigger and stronger, and Yu Zhigao's lackey Xu Xinsu cannot be regarded as a class. The reason why he clinged to Yu Zhigao was not to monopolize trade, but only to be able to obtain greater resources. Immediately smiled and said: "Boss Li is polite, to be honest, the Ryukyu envoy has really not been there, after arriving there, Boss Li wants to be the guide of the envoy, take the envoy everywhere, take a look." ”

Hearing Sun Yueling say this, Li Dan smiled even more happily, and the fat on his face trembled, and said: "This nature, this nature, I must do my best to serve the adults." Adults but driven, in the next must obey the fate! ”

Sun Yueling said: "At that time, it will be hard for Boss Li." For a maritime merchant like Li Dan, to be honest, he doesn't reject it in his heart, this kind of businessman only pursues the value of money, and he is still able to keep to himself, and can act according to the wishes of the government, which is better than Xu Xinsu's boldness, disobedience to the court, and willingness to be a national thief. Although Li Dan's background may not be so innocent, in this year, especially those who go to sea to earn a living, it is obviously unrealistic to ask them to keep to themselves like ordinary people.

Li Dan said "not hard", while pulling Zheng Yiguan on the side and said: "My lord, this Yizi Yiguan is familiar with many Chinese, especially those red-haired words, if the adult arrives in Taiwan, he can act as an interpreter for the adult." ”

"Oh?" Sun Yueling became interested, looked at Zheng Yiguan and said, "Yiguan, I didn't expect you to know Dutch?" ”

Zheng Yiguanjun's face was slightly red, and he explained: "My lord, the grass people have stayed in Japan, Macao, Taiwan and other places for a long time, so they know a little bit of Fanbang's language. ”

Sun Yueling said with a smile: "Yes, yes, if this is put in the future generations, you will be a senior translator!" ”

Zheng Yiguan didn't understand what he said, but judging from Sun Yueling's expression, it should be a compliment, so he pretended to understand and expressed humility in a loud voice.

The fleet arrived at the Yongningwei Sea in the evening of the second day, and after docking for a little replenishment, it set sail again and headed east, heading towards Xiaoliuqiu Taiwan.

From Yongningwei to Taiwan, it is no better than following the coastline, that is, sailing into the depths of the sea, and the fleet must not only maintain its course, but also avoid the wind and waves at sea, so the speed is much slower than before, and it is estimated that it will take at least four or five days to reach Dayuan.

It's the turn of spring and summer, and the strong southerly winds and sometimes hazy weather at the sea make the journey even slower. The veteran sailors who sail out to sea know that it is not suitable for long-distance sailing in winter and summer, especially in such a fierce sea breeze season, if the course is not accurate, sometimes it will even be blown to the South China Sea by the sea wind, and it will never reach Taiwan.

Fortunately, the place where they departed was not a seaport like Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, but Yongningwei, which is located in the upper left of Taiwan, as long as the course and wind speed are calculated, it should not be a problem to reach Taiwan smoothly.

After two days at sea, the weather gradually improved, and although the sea breeze was still cold, the sky was already full of stars and clear.

Sun Yueling stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the endless starry sky.

The entire fleet was an endless ocean of black and inky black, with only the twinkling lights connecting the sailboats reminding them that they were sailing above the sea. In the midst of such a vast ocean, their fleet seemed extremely small, like an imperceptible ant, moving slowly on the huge and deep slope of the sea.

The sky bends with a bright moon, exuding a bright and cold light projected on the surface of the sea, making people feel that they are still in the world, rather than in the other world.

This situation is instantaneous, and it is like a world away.

That unreal feeling surfaced in his heart again, Sun Yueling felt as if he had been in the deep and boundless universe, the starry sky above his head and the sea under his feet were just a corner of this endless universe, and the whole world had become endless, never ending.

In an instant, his spirit seemed to have been connected to this boundless universe, and an inexplicable emotion surged from his heart and instantly permeated his whole body.

He couldn't help but tremble all over his body, so as to counteract the tremor that came from this inexplicable emotion. This emotion is neither happy nor sad, but more like a kind of emotion, moved by this deep and unfathomable universe, moved by this bright and vast starry sky, moved by this vast and obscure sea.

Subsequently, a latent trickle in the body rose from the dantian, swimming along the meridians of the whole body without control, and all the primordial orifices in the body were boiling, endless, surging and boiling, without stopping.

Under the traction of this true qi, the orifices in his body seem to have become an endless starry sky and a vast sea, and this Dao true qi is the guiding light that leads the way, activating all the original latent and stagnant and lifeless acupoints, and all the energy is swimming around the body along the meridians, as if condensed into the pure essence of the moon.

After a long time, Sun Yueling Fang recovered from this confused state, and his spirit was greatly boosted.

He knew in his heart that after this opportunity, his "Ziwei Duel" was even stronger, and the sixth "Xuange" had been completed, and he had moved towards the seventh "Beidou", and this important level, which was originally difficult to break through, was also broken through by the inexplicable tremor triggered by the magnificent scenery at that time, and reached an unpredictable situation.

Sun Yueling took a deep breath, his mind regained clarity, and his heart was clear and peaceful.

At this moment, bathed in the cold moonlight, he inexplicably surged with a wave of longing, which is a kind of long-term travel, incomparable longing for his hometown and deep nostalgia for the past, and even a kind of lovesickness for his loved ones who are extremely hopeful and looking forward to in his heart, he couldn't help blurting out the deep sea shrouded in moonlight:

"When the sun shines on the sea

I miss you

When the hazy moonlight sprinkles on the spring water

I miss you

Thoughts turn into clouds

Drift to

Out of sight, you in memory

miss

At the moment boiling, evaporating

Fill the space

miss

You can't be touched

It is setting like a sunset in my life."

After chanting a poem, Sun Yueling seemed to have lost all his strength, and his hands were propped up on the boat so as not to sit down.

There is only one life, but the innocence, friendliness, happiness, and joy that disappeared in the past years can no longer be found, only numb faces and empty and repetitive words spit out from this face are filled with this world of people who are busy and striving for fame and profit.

Just when he was sighing at the bow of the ship, Dongfang Shengping, who was standing on the lookout behind him, saw all this in his eyes, only felt inexplicable, and said in his heart: "What is this, my lord, I will tremble for a while, and I will be chattering for a while, what kind of nerve?" ”

"It's not good, is it that the adults have fallen into evil?" Thinking of this, he was shocked, and heard the older generation say that some of the souls who were buried in the sea could not return to their hometown, so they turned into a terrible sea spirit, specializing in absorbing people's souls.

Looking at this situation, it is very likely that adults are haunted by these unjust souls, so they are like crazy.

Thinking of this, Dongfang Shengping was not calm, jumped off the stage, ran towards Sun Yueling, and shouted: "Who is the demon who dares to intrude on my family?" ”

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A day later, the entire fleet arrived in Penghu City.

The Penghu Islands were still part of the territory of the Ming Dynasty at this time, and the Ming Dynasty army established a walled city here, stationed Xun soldiers, and managed this group of islands thousands of miles away from the mainland.

In the second year of the Apocalypse, the Dutch East India Company sent the captain of the fleet, Reyes Zorn, to occupy Penghu Island, and built the Hongmucheng Fortress and Wind Cabinet City on the island, using it as a base to constantly harass the coastal towns of the Ming Dynasty, in addition to monopolizing coastal trade, but also plundered a large number of Ming Dynasty people as their slaves, building castles and other facilities for them.

This move of the Dutch finally angered the Ming court, and in the third year of the Apocalypse, the Ming court sent a hardliner representative Nanjuyi to inspect Fujian. After Nan Juyi arrived in Fujian, he gathered elite soldiers and strong generals to fight a decisive battle with the Dutch in Penghu, and after seven months of fierce fighting, he finally repelled the Dutch, who had strong ships and cannons, and captured his adjutant Gao Wenlu alive. After this war, the Dutch withdrew from Penghu and retreated to the southern part of Taiwan, and did not dare to easily invade the coastal areas of Fujian.

Although the Ming repelled the Dutch in the Battle of Penghu, they won by wit, and they also lost a lot of money, spending more than 100,000 taels of silver. Although the Dutch were defeated in this battle, because they retreated in time, they did not hurt their bones, but instead took hundreds of people and goods to Taiwan to operate, trying to counterattack the Ming Dynasty at any time.

Although these Dutch Fanyi did not dare to blatantly invade the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, they also learned from this war, and no longer fought hard with the Ming Dynasty, but turned to win over officials at all levels in the military and political circles of Fujian, and recruited merchants from the coastal areas of Fujian to serve them as their compradors, and then controlled the trade exchanges along the entire coast.

Xu Xinsu was a Ming maritime merchant who was successfully encircled by the Dutch, and became a loyal lackey and agent of the Dutch, carrying out various activities in the interior for them.

Sun Yueling thwarted Xu Xinsu's actions in time, and from a certain point of view, he also clashed with the Dutch. Although at this time he did not understand what Song Ke, the commander of the Dutch fleet stationed in Taiwan, was thinking at this time, but he knew that this trip to Taiwan was bound to be dangerous, and the Dutch had always been domineering and barbaric, and now they had regained a firm foothold in Dayuan, and they might not necessarily accept the various maritime trade policies of the Ming Dynasty.

What made him even more worried was that Yu Zhigao, a veteran after the famous family, was actually involved in this matter. The reason why Xu Xinsu can be so arrogant and unscrupulous is because he is supported by him, the chief military officer of Fujian. Although there is no direct evidence of Yu Zhigao's succession at present, how can Yu Zhigao watch him break the good situation he has created?

Thinking of this, Sun Yueling's mood was even heavier. The stakes were too high for the Dutch to deal with, and even if they disagreed with the Ming policy, they could not cause any trouble. I am afraid that Yu Zhigao will disobey Zhu Qinxiang's orders and indulge these Dutch and pirates, which is the real Ming henchman. (To be continued.) )