"My lord, never!" Ruan Fulan said with a bitter face: "Don't dare to hide the errand, my father is indeed old, his body is not as good as day by day, this time the errand is coming, unfortunately the body is not only the problem, but now it is half better, I hope that the errand can stay for a few more days, and then I will definitely give an explanation to the errand." ”

Nguyen Phuc Lan meant that he wanted to continue to persuade his father.

But Su Baiyi waved his hand and said: "I know what you think, the prince is not worried, because this time the envoy is burdened with a heavy responsibility, and he really can't stay here longer, but you don't need to worry too much, the envoy is not going back to Daming." ”

"Ah......" Ruan Fulan said strangely: "If the angel doesn't return to Daming, it will be ......"

Su Baiyi's fingers suddenly pointed to the south and said, "This envoy is going to the south." Champa and Zhenla are friends of my Ming Dynasty, during the Yongle period, Zheng and Zheng Gonggong went to the West seven times, and Champa was the first stop of the Western trip. Now that I have heard that these two kingdoms have been oppressed by the great city of Siam, and that the people are not living well, I have come here to patrol the heavens, to proclaim the will of our great emperor, and to protect the neighboring countries. ”

As he spoke, he went around to Ruan Fulan's side, patted him on the shoulder with his hand and said: "The envoy is ready to leave the day after tomorrow, the prince can rest assured, wait for the envoy to go to the south for a turn, and after deciding on all the things in the south, he will come to Fuchun on the day of his return to the north. ”

"This ......" Ruan Fulan was stunned and frozen.

His father, Lord Ruan, originally planned to take advantage of the Zheng clan's attack on Gaoping to take the opportunity to withdraw south and settle on the Cham and Zhenla kingdoms.

Do you still dare to attack?

If you still go to attack, won't you have to be the enemy of the Ming Dynasty?

Although the Ming Dynasty is currently in internal and external difficulties, there are not only external enemies but also internal thieves, but once these difficulties are passed, it is not easy to clean up Guangnan. Even the Ming Dynasty didn't have to take action in person, just a little assistance to Cham and Zhenla, and Guangnan could not make contributions.

"Actually, it can be like this!" Su Baiyi pulled the stunned Ruan Fulan to sit down again, and said with a slight smile: "Lord Ruan wants to deal with the Zheng family, and the Gaoping Mo family also wants to deal with the Zheng family, and the Zheng family is also the enemy of my Ming Dynasty. ”

Ruan Fulan's heart moved.

If the five parties join forces, the Zheng family basically doesn't have to fight, and they are scared.

"Yes...... What does Daming want? Ruan Fulan's eyes narrowed slightly.

There is no such thing as love without a cause.

Da Ming rushed to attack the Zheng clan like this, he Ruan Fulan didn't believe that there was no plan, but if there was a plan, there was the Mo clan in the north, and it might not be easy to get some land across a force.

"Haha, don't worry!" Su Baiyi picked up the cup and drank a glass of water and said: "Naturally, my Daming will not run in vain, but I will not compete with Guangnan for interests, what we want is very simple, and I have said it before." ”

"Already said?" Ruan Fulan looked confused.

Su Baiyi said with a smile: "It's not a secret, what we want is food, as well as planting rubber, once this Zheng clan is defeated, you are all winners, and you have to promise to give me grain Daming." Of course, we don't want this rice for nothing, but buy it at the market price. ”

"Hmm!" Ruan Fulan breathed a sigh of relief, this reason makes sense.

And if they just buy rice, they can basically accept it, because the rice here is harvested three times a year, and there is no risk of starvation by the sea, so it is not impossible to transport grain.

But once the Zheng clan is defeated, the benefits for them in Guangnan can be described as huge.

Because Champa, Chenla, and Da Ming, they are far away from the Zheng family and cannot share the territory, and the Zheng family's territory can only be divided between the Mo family and his Ruan Phuc family.

Ruan Fulan's breathing suddenly became a little heavy, and he almost blurted out that Su Baiyi had fortunately kept his mind clear for decades of political life, and said, "In this matter, the villain will convince his father as soon as possible." ”

"Hmm!" Su Baiyi smiled slightly, looked at the endless blue sea, and said: "Don't talk about these troubles, let's come out today for sightseeing and experience the meaning of the immortal family floating in the sea. ”

Ruan Fulan didn't realize it just now, but at this time he suddenly found that the ship had sailed to the depths of the sea, facing the sea breeze was very strong, and the big ship was going against the wind without any delay, and the black smoke coming out of the high chimney was like a giant dragon winding in the air, and the hull of the ship passed, plowing a white ripple in the sea, and the speed was several times faster than that of the usual galleon.

"My lord, where are we now?" Looking at the vast sea in front of him and the land in sight, Ruan Fulan couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He was naturally afraid that Su Baiyi would take the opportunity to hold him hostage.

Su Baiyi said with a smile: "Is the prince still afraid that I won't be able to tie up the ticket, don't worry, we are the envoys of the Great Tomorrow, don't do such dirty things, just listen to the prince of the world loves our Daming spirits, so he made a temporary decision and took the prince to Daming for a drink by the way." ”

"What? Go to Daming! Ruan Fulan jumped up from the chair and looked behind him a little nervously, but saw that the sea was vast, where there was still a little land, and there was no shadow of a ship, so he couldn't help but sit down again.

Do you say it's not a kidnapping?

His face turned slightly yellow, and he sneered: "Great Tomorrow Envoy, what did you do? ”

Su Baiyi still said calmly: "The prince misunderstood, this envoy is not to take you into the Ming Dynasty, he really just wants to invite you to a glass of wine, let's go to Yazhou, not the Ming Jingshi." ”

Ruan Fulan's face looked better.

Yazhou Mansion belongs to Qiongzhou, that is, near Sanya in the later generations, and it is not too far from Fuchun, only about 500 miles, or 250 kilometers, and Su Baiyi's boat runs at full speed, which is only ten hours.

The big ship set off from the sea outside Fuchun, about eight o'clock in the morning, and traveled all the way to the north, and finally came to the sea outside Yazhou when the sun was about to set.

Su Baiyi called Gu Zhong over and asked, "Is there a more prosperous place near Yazhou that is suitable for drinking?" ”

Gu Zhong said: "There is a coastal town in the west of Yazhou, which is replaced by Huangliu Town, which is only three miles away from the bay, which is quite prosperous and is a good place to eat and drink. ”

"Okay, then let's go to Huangliu Town."

The big ship turned westward, and when the sunset, as big as a wheel, fell to the end of the world, it reached the sea off the coast of Huangliu Town.

A few people disembarked at a rough little pier, changed to walk north, and arrived at a small town when it was dark, which was bustling with lights and wine shops, but it was a good place to eat and drink.

Su Baiyi even met a lot of blue-eyed and yellow-haired Westerners here, and asked strangely: "It's just a small town, why are there so many gringos?" ”

Gu Zhong said: "Your Excellency Governor doesn't know, now many of the Francophiles, West Songya people, and Dutch people are doing business in Guangzhou, as well as a part of Taiwan, they are coming and going by sea, and this place is a foothold because of the deep bay in the open sea, and this town has prospered." ”

Su Baiyi nodded.

Ruan Fulan, who was next to him, also looked around curiously, and when he was sure that this was the land of Daming, his heart was full of shock. As far as he knew, Qiongzhou Yazhou Mansion was at least 500 miles away from Fuchun, and now it was September when the wind was headwind, and it took three or four days to come here with the fastest warship, but the ship of the Ming Dynasty arrived in only one day.

This shocked him at the same time, but also a hint of fear.

If there is really a contradiction between his own family and Daming, with this kind of big ship, then for Daming, how is Guangnan different from fish and meat?

Su Baiyi naturally didn't know what Ruan Fulan was thinking, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "What kind of wine does the prince want to drink?" ”

Ruan Fulan bowed down and said, "Don't dare, dare to ask the angel what kind of wine he likes to drink?" ”

Su Baiyi laughed, suddenly remembered a paragraph in the future, and couldn't help but sigh and said: "This envoy has three major wishes in his life!" ”

"The villain listens!" Nguyen Phuc Lan leaned over.

Su Baiyi said: "Drink the strongest wine, ride the fastest horse, and sleep the most beautiful person!" Seeing that Ruan Fulan was stunned for a moment, he said again: "Let's go, that's it, I really didn't expect that there would be a bar in this small place." ”

It's really a bar.

Typical Western classical style, the owner is a Europa who speaks stiff Chinese, and the counter of the bar hides a variety of wines, not only traditional Chinese wines, but also foreign wines.

Business was good in the bar, with people coming in and out from time to time, most of them crooked nuts with red hair and blue eyes.

Su Baiyi found a remote corner and sat down, and said to the waiter who came: "All the wine you have here, bring a bottle of everything, and bring it all to me." ”

Ruan Fulan said: "If you want so much, we can't finish it?" ”

Su Baiyi smiled: "Then taste everything, the prince finally came to our Daming, and I have to let you enjoy it, and if you can't finish drinking, I will take it to the ship for the crew to drink." ”

Ruan Fulan laughed.

After three glasses of wine, the two of them spoke much more openly than before, basically saying something.

After drinking for about an hour, and eating some of their own food, they were all drunk.

Su Baiyi raised his eyes and looked at the sky outside, and said, "It's not early, we should also return to Fuchun, otherwise we will miss the matter of the prince tomorrow morning." ”

Several people helped each other to go out, boarded the ship at about eight o'clock in the evening, the big ship turned around on the sea, and quietly drove in the direction of Fuchun. Because it was night, and there were few people to see, there was no sensation when the big ship left.

After a night at sea, the next day when it was dawning, he anchored in the bay outside Fuchun.

Ruan Fulan opened the window and looked at the familiar scenery on the opposite shore under the starlight, and couldn't help but rub his eyes and said, "This is here?" ”

"It's here!" A boneless little girl hugged Ruan Fulan's "tiger body" from behind and said angrily: "My lord, now the boat is moored in the bay outside Fuchun, and after eating breakfast at dawn, you can go ashore." ”

Ruan Fulan sighed: "It's really like a world away, this Yazhou is thousands of miles away from Fuchun, but this Ming ship can be completed in one day, it's really a thousand miles of Yazhou in one day." ”