The faces of the soldier standing at the front and the few people behind him immediately changed as the ship of the unique shape of the ship sped towards them, because the speed of the ship was far beyond their imagination, and according to their estimates, the speed of the ship reached at least fifteen or sixteen knots, a speed they had never seen before.

Behind the soldiers, a merchant-like Western man exclaimed, "Oh God, what kind of ship is this?" It's like they can fly! ”

The soldier's eyes froze, and he said word by word: "The speed of this ship is at least fifteen knots!" ”

Soon, the ship that greeted them was in front of the Spaniards, who had come to Weihaiwei for the first time, a ship of a very strange shape, with a prominently sloping bow post and a recessed bow shape. The ship has three masts, each with five square sails hanging on each mast, and the length of the ship is roughly estimated to be more than 40 meters, and the width is 9 to 10 meters, and the ratio of length to width is about five to one.

"It's a kind of ship we've never seen before!" The eyes of the soldiers at the head suddenly widened, and the most senior Spanish naval officer was undoubtedly familiar with the ship, whether it was the Spanish galleon, the English Galen, the Korean turtle ship, or the Ming Daifuku ship, he had never heard of such a ship with such a speed and such a strange shape.

Soon, a high-pitched, slightly metallic voice rang out on the swallow-shaped ship opposite: "The ships in front of you immediately slow down, lower their sails, reduce their speed to two knots and close the cannon hatches, or we will show you to take decisive measures for the enemy." ”

An interpreter who knew Chinese hurriedly said to the military manager: "Bert. Major Bushby, this Ming ship is warning us to lower our sails and slow down, otherwise they will open fire! ”

"Hmph...... These arrogant Ming people! "This name was called Bert. Bushby's major had a look of displeasure on his face, although Spain has begun to decay, the pride of the former "Invincible Armada" can still find a shadow in him, but he also knows that when he comes to other people's territory, he has to lower his profile. Soon, the three armed merchant ships began to lower their sails under his command, and slowly approached the dock with the swallow ship in front of them, and then docked in the harbor.

It was only as they approached the port that they were stunned by the neat rows of docks. Stand Bert. A businessman behind Bushby immediately clutched one hand to his chest and pointed to the pier and exclaimed, "God...... How did the Ming people build such a wharf, and why was it so smooth! ”

At this time, they were presented with a neatly built port with more than a dozen piers and hundreds of berths, although there were not many ships here, but the neat rows of docks, the neat structure and the looming large-caliber artillery on the pier still made Bert. Major Bushby's face changed slightly.

He turned his head and asked, "Lawrence, are the ports of the Ming Kingdom so neat and huge?" ”

The merchant named Lawrence behind him also shook his head solemnly: "No, I have been to their Fujian, Zhejiang and other places, and their wharves are actually not much different from ours, most of them are made of stones. This is the first time I've seen a port as neat and large as this. ”

Bert. Bushby said to himself in confusion: "Then it is strange, it stands to reason that such a large port is enough to accommodate a large fleet, but how come I can only see some merchant ships and small warships?" ”

Lawrence spread his hands and said helplessly: "I don't know about this." ”

As he spoke, the ship quickly approached the dock, and the sailors on board threw out the cable and were soon picked up by the people on the pier, and then the ship docked and finally stopped.

When Bert. When Bushby and the others stepped on the dock, they saw an official wearing a green official uniform walking up and bowing his hand to the two of them: "The contemptible person is the chief secretary of Weihaiwei, please explain your intentions." ”

Almost as soon as Mao Xiang finished speaking, the translator on the side translated the words to Burt. Bushby and others, only to see Bert. After giving a military salute to Mao Xiang, Bush said solemnly: "Lord Bookkeeper." I'm Lieutenant Bert of the Royal Spanish Navy. Bushby, I have come to see you with great sincerity at the behest of Admiral Antony, and we hope to be a sincere friend with you. ”

"Making friends?"

Mao Xiang showed a strange smile. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and with a hint of pride, he said: "I will convey your words to our Hou Ye, but it is not up to you to see or not." What I want to tell you is that since you have come here, you must abide by our laws and rules here, and you are not allowed to bring any firearms ashore, and you are not allowed to fight and fight here. Otherwise we will deal with you according to the law here. ”

Looking at this Ming official, who almost had his nostrils facing the sky, Major Bert frowned, and his eyes swept over several of his companions on the side. He found that they were all strange, and he had heard that the people of the Ming Dynasty were all like this when they treated them as Westerners. Holding back the unhappiness in his heart, Major Bert patiently continued: "Of course, it is no problem to go ashore without firearms, but I also ask you to convey to your Marquis that I have come to see the Marquis on the orders of His Excellency Antony, the Governor of the Lordship, and I ask him to take time to meet us. ”

"Bastard!" As soon as Major Bert's words were finished, the Ming State official on the opposite side became angry: "You and other small countries really don't know the rules, how noble is our family's marquis, how can you see it if you want to see it, it's really unreasonable!" ”

After speaking, the other party waved his sleeves and turned to leave, leaving only Major Bert, who was trembling with anger, and only after a long time did he come up with a sentence: "This ...... This unreasonable guy, I'm going to duel him! ”

"Major Bert, don't be angry, it's already very polite for the other party to talk to him so much." Lawrence on the side persuaded: "Besides, what he said is not wrong, as far as I know, this Marquis of the Ming Kingdom is a very famous general, and he has more than 100,000 troops under him who can fight well, and just last year he led that army to kill the Tatars in the north to the point of blood, so I advise you not to cause trouble here." ”

"Hmph...... No matter how powerful he is, he is only on land, and on the sea, our great Royal Spanish Navy will not be afraid of him. At this time, Bert was still not convinced.

Listening to Bert's hard words, Lawrence just smiled faintly: "Okay, let's not talk about this, since we have landed, let's take a stroll first and see what is worth buying here." ”

"You are the great one among us. It's up to you. Bert shrugged his shoulders and eventually followed Lawrence and the group down the street......

"Bijiang, are those Spaniards still honest?" In Weihaiwei's temporary residence, Yue Yang looked at Mao Xiang, who had come to report the situation to him, and asked with a smile.

"Back to Master Hou's words, those Yi people dare to be dishonest? And against them? Mao Xiang said disdainfully: "If it weren't for the Hou Ye's order not to embarrass them, the humble post would have ordered them to be driven out." ”

"You!" Looking at Mao Xiang Yueyang, who looked indifferent, he shook his head helplessly: "I told you a long time ago, you have to broaden your horizons, this world is very big, our Daming is just one of the countries, whether in the west or east, there are countless countries, and it is not harmful for us to have more contact with them." Closing off the country will only make us more and more arrogant, and it will not do us any good. ”

Mao Xiang didn't dare to refute Yue Yang's words, but just bowed his head and said, "Yes, I understand!" ”

"Alas...... You! Although Yue Yang did not agree with the current general contempt of the Chinese people, he also thought that it was much better than those modern young people who knelt down and licked when they saw foreigners. Many people in later generations think that the moon outside is better than their own round, and everything is foreign, and some girls are even more proud to sleep with foreigners, but they don't know that they have actually lost the most noble things when they do this.

Seeing that Yue Yang did not speak. Mao Xiang asked again: "Master Hou, then should we ignore these Yiren?" ”

Yue Yang pondered for a moment and then smiled: "Don't worry, let them dry for two more days, and if they haven't left in two days, then bring them to see me." ”

"Yes!" Mao Xiang saluted Yue Yang before retreating.

After Mao Xiang quit to go. Yue Yang walked back to the backyard at this time, and then Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan and Wang Yue came up to greet him. Just last month, the three daughters couldn't bear the lovesickness in their hearts and found Weihaiwei from Jinan, and their statement to Yueyang was that they were ordered by Sister Hai Lanzhu to supervise whether Hou Ye was cheating, so as to report to Sister Hai Lanzhu in time. Regarding this statement, Yue Yang has a noncommittal attitude. However, in the next few days, these three girls were severely punished by our marquis in law, and they got up slowly one by one after three poles every day.

Looking at the pretty faces of the three girls, there is still a trace of spring charm that has not been eliminated, as well as the unique charm of women unintentionally revealed when walking. Yue Yang felt a small flame slowly rise in his lower abdomen: "No, there is still business to do during the day, but it can't be too ridiculous." ”

As soon as Yue Yang sat down, the youngest Wang Yue walked over and said in a lazy and coquettish voice: "Xianggong, when are we going back to Shanxi?" ”

Yue Yang smiled slightly, "What...... Homesick? ”

"Well......" Wang Yue nodded: "A few days ago, Sister Hai Lanzhu said in the letter, if you don't go to her again, you will bring Xiao Yueyao, Xiao Yuefeng and Xiao Yueying to Weihaiwei, not only that, but she will also move the whole family over." ”

"Did Hai Lanzhu say that?" Yue Yang held his cheeks with his hand and looked at the third girl very suspiciously.

"Of course, it's true!" This time, even Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan's two daughters nodded in agreement.

Yue Yang smiled evilly: "If Hai Lanzhu and the others come over, then we won't be able to be together at night like these days, are you really willing?" ”

"Oh, Xianggong, you're dead!" When the three girls heard Yue Yang's words full of strong flirtatious flavor, they all turned red, especially Wang Yue, who took the opportunity to pounce on Yue Yang and be coquettish.

Yue Yang, who was shaken by Wang Yueyi, looked at the huge pair in front of him and couldn't help shaking like a flower branch, only to feel that his eyes were about to be spent, so he had to say helplessly: "Don't shake it, if you shake it again, it will fall down." ”

"Fall, something fall." Wang Yue couldn't understand for a while, and when she saw her lover's eyes staring at her chest with a pair of sinister eyes, Fang Xin couldn't help but be ashamed, and threw herself into the other party's arms and hugged Ailang tightly.

Although Wang Yue is the youngest of the three daughters, her figure is the hottest, especially after being watered by Yueyang for more than a year, it is as attractive as a ripe peach, and among the women in Yueyang, only Xiaolu in modern time and space can compare.

In desperation, Yue Yang had no choice but to hug Wang Yue and feign anger and said, "Okay, don't make trouble." If you make any more trouble, you will have to correct the law on the spot. ”

"Hmph...... I'm afraid you won't make it! Wang Yuejiao snorted, and her upturned nose wrinkled slightly, looking cute and seductive.

"Oh, I don't know who shouted the most fiercely and begged for mercy last night, and now that I've rested enough, I'm starting to wonder again?"

"Xianggong, you still have the face to say, it's not because you always targeted people last night, and you weren't as rude to Sister Xiangjun and Sister Xiaowan as you were!" Wang Yue looked very aggrieved.

"Yike...... Okay, you little girl, you're going to die, even we dare to say it. Even Li Xiangjun and Dong Xiaowan couldn't stand it anymore, so they rushed over and grabbed this little girl who dared to say anything and tickled her together. The three of them made a mess in Yue Yang's arms.

Yue Yang, who was already a little itchy, was so troubled by the third girl in his arms, looking at the turbulent scenes in front of him, the small flames that had been suppressed began to rise again, and he was about to drive the third girl into the bedroom to do something shameless, but the voice of the servant girl came from outside: "Master Hou, a father-in-law came outside, saying that he came from the capital to deliver the decree!" ”

"What...... Herald? ”

As soon as the maid's voice came out, the three girls who were originally playing were stunned, and they all stopped moving after looking at each other. The three of them stood next to Yue Yang as if they had been trained.

"Alas...... This angel came at an inopportune time! Yue Yang muttered in his heart and said to the third girl: "Come out with me, go and see what will our majesty has." ”

When I came to the outer house, I saw a team of freshly dressed and angry horsemen standing in front of the door, and a middle-aged eunuch with a white face and beard was sitting in the living room drinking tea. When he saw that Yue Yang was stunned, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Father-in-law Qian, how could it be you?" ”

When the visitor saw Yue Yang, he immediately stood up and said with a smile: "Marquis Yue, I haven't seen you for two years since Jinling was separated. Our family has been missing you for a long time! ”

It turned out that this person was Qian Neng, the former eunuch of Jinling Town, and Yue Yang really couldn't imagine that it was this eunuch who hadn't seen him for nearly two years to deliver the decree, but how could he be here. This really surprised Yue Yang.

Yue Yang couldn't hold back the surprise in his heart and asked, "Father-in-law Qian, aren't you your eunuch in Jinling?" How do you do the errands? ”

Qian Neng said with a smile: "Our family is just the emperor's slaves, we have to do whatever the emperor tells us to do, so we have to pick and choose." ”

Looking at Qian Neng with a smile on his face, Yue Yang really couldn't understand how he could be so happy from a dignified eunuch to an errand runner, what was going on? But I haven't seen him for almost two years, and Qian Neng's attitude towards him has been a lot more humble, not like the appearance of holding a shelf when we met for the first time.

After the two exchanged a few words, they saw that several maids and servants had already placed the incense case, and Qian Neng said with a smile: "Marquis Yue, let's leave the old memories to the end, and now our family is going to read the emperor's will to you." ”

"Okay." Yue Yang walked to the incense case with a straight face and knelt down, Li Xiangjun, Dong Xiaowan and Wang Yue, the three daughters also knelt behind their husbands, and the four of them said in unison: "The ministers (Yue Li Clan, Yue Dong Clan, Yue Wang Clan) and others respectfully invite Saint An!" ”

Qian Neng walked to the incense case and said loudly: "Saint Gong'an......"

After finishing speaking, he took a yellow wooden box from the hand of the rider next to him, took out a holy decree from it, and said loudly: "I have heard that heaven and earth are divided into yin and yang, and people are divided into men and women, and I have married Princess Kunxing to Aiqing for nearly a year, and the wedding day is also imminent......

Yue Yang and the others listened to the holy decree, and looked at each other while listening, thinking that it was a big deal, and the feeling was that the emperor Lao Tzu was not at ease and came to urge marriage.

After Qian Neng finished reciting the holy decree, Yue Yang still knelt on the ground and didn't come back to his senses, until Wang Yue on the side said in a low voice: "Xianggong, I'm done reading...... It's time to get up! ”

Yue Yang slowly stood up and smiled bitterly at Qian Neng: "Father-in-law Qian, what the hell is going on?" Ben Hou still has a lot of things to do in Weihaiwei, why did he suddenly urge Ben Hou to return to Beijing? ”

Qian Nengxin said: "It's not that I'm afraid that your golden beetle son-in-law will run away." ”

Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to say so, he hurriedly said: "Marquis Yue, this still needs to be said, the emperor is not afraid that you will forget about your noble personnel, don't you know, the emperor has been in the palace these days, but he often talks about you, didn't you send someone to send the taxes from Shanxi and Shandong to the capital in advance a few days ago?" The emperor was a great joy, so he said that since Yue Aiqing was so loyal to the country, I couldn't treat him badly, so let him hurry up and go to Beijing to get married, and also fulfilled the wishes of me and the queen. That's why we were sent over. ”

"Hey...... The emotion is wrong! Yue Yang couldn't help but cry and laugh a little after hearing this.

After receiving the holy decree and sending someone to send the money to rest, Yue Yang discussed it with the three daughters-in-law, since the emperor Lao Tzu urged it, then wait until next month to go to Beijing to do the marriage, but Yue Yang thought of marrying a little Lori who was only thirteen years old, and he couldn't help but feel guilty (to be continued......