Yan Hong saw people talking about people and talking nonsense to ghosts, which made the main battle master and the two of them satisfied, and left with a smile. Someone else prepared the warm bed woman and sent it, but they were all blasted out of the house by Yan Qin. This made Xia Zisu have a little more affection for Yan Hong. She got along with Shi Jinxiao's uncle and nephew in the past three days, and she got along very well, but she didn't get along well with Governor Wang. The 400 households and the 50 official schools took the opportunity to spend all day drinking, and they all admired that they still followed Chief Yan out on an errand and had a good time. Even if you go out on weekdays, how can there be such a scenery?

On the evening of the third day, Wang Bai came to worship Yan Hong and said, "If you go back to Xiqing, that matter has already been done." Sosa presented the palindrome, and Xiqing asked to see it, it was written by him. As he spoke, he handed over a letter.

Yan Hong unfolded the letter, first surprised. The text of the letter is neat regular script, although it is a little awkward, but on the whole, it is more than ten times stronger than Yan Hong's handwriting, which makes Yan Hong very embarrassed. Looking at the content of the inside, it is probably envy of the Celestial Empire, loyal to the great Ming Dynasty emperor, no offense, welcome the Qin to come to the trench, and there is no reason for conflict. If we can promote the opening of maritime affairs, we will be thankful.

Wang Bai said again: "In addition to this, there is also a sincerity, specially brought to you." As he spoke, he called a few of his cronies and carried the two red lacquered boxes in. Yan Hong saw that the size of the first box was not large, but it made several strong men panting, and he was secretly happy in his heart. When I opened the first box, I saw that the golden light was shining, and the gold barcode in the box was neatly placed and dazzling. The contents of the other, larger box, looked unremarkable, shaped like a lump of mud, gray or dark in color. It's mostly the size of a fist. Wang Bai picked up a piece from it. Break it down a little. They were burned on the lamps and candles, and the smell was fragrant in the house. It turned out to be the ambergris.

When Yan Hong saw it, he smiled, nodded and said, "I received Captain Sosa's heart." is indeed sincere, I know in my heart, and I won't let him suffer. ”

Sending Wang Bai away, Yan Hong recruited Deng Zilong, the Yellow River Shuangxia, Wang Ting and other 400 households. Deliberate and plan. In the early morning of the next day, Yan Hong, Shi Jinxiao, Xia Zisu, Wang Bai, the Yellow River Shuangxia, Yan Feng, Yan Fu, Wang Ting, and other 400 households and 50 Jinyi officials boarded the Fengzhou together, escorted by two Haicang ships and several small warships of the Guangdong Navy, and went straight to the trench. Those attachés stayed in Guangzhou to listen to the letter, after all, the trip was a bit risky, and the people of this group were worth an extraordinary amount, and it would be very bad if something went wrong.

Seeing that Wang Bai also got on the boat with Qincha, Li Jinghu's face was quite unhappy. Actually, as the order of Xiangshan County. Li Jinghu also had the idea of sending troops to attack the trenches. He doesn't care about winning or losing, as long as he starts fighting. Even if Xiangshan County is pushed down by the Portuguese, it doesn't matter, it's good if you can't open the sea horizontally and vertically.

It's just that Li County Ling found that he couldn't command those officials and archers at all, and no one in the county helped him to fight this striker. And after hearing that it was Yan Hong, combined with the letter from his uncle Li Wenzao, Li Jinghu knew that the situation of Lu Dao might not be good. just talked about personnel and tried to persuade Yan Hong to use force. It wasn't until today's situation that I realized that this move was irreversible.

After sending off the Qincha and returning to the temporary pavilion, the personal chief came over with Li Fu and said, "Master, it seems that this Qincha is still together with Wang Dashen, which is really hateful." ”

Li Jinghu said: "What my uncle said is true, this Yan boy is really not easy to fool." Who wants to treat him as an incompetent fool again, who is blind? I don't know if Shi Zhuangshi has arranged them? I still have to wait for news in Guangzhou these days, and I can't go back to Xiangshan. ”

Li Fudao: "Don't worry, master, there are a few of them, the small ones are well arranged, don't worry about it." In my opinion, this Buddha Yi is barbaric, and when the little Yama King goes, most of them will have to touch a gray face, and when the time comes, there will be sword soldiers, and this sea will not be opened! ”

Li Jinghu sighed: "I hope so, I'm afraid that Yan Hong's methods are powerful, and Wang Dashen is his wing, things may not go so smoothly." Hey, if the sea is really opened successfully, my Li family is afraid that it will not be a good situation for a few years. ”

The southern part of the trench was the site where the Ming Dynasty approved the Portuguese to live. Originally, there were only a few backward natives in the local area, but after several years of development, it is now quite large-scale. Manueline stone architecture, twisted columns, kingly coats of arms and intricately carved window frames are a mix of Asian, African, European and even South American styles.

On top of the most conspicuous stone castle inside, a Portuguese flag is held high, and more than a dozen guards with guns and swords stand outside the door. In this castle is inhabited by the supreme leader of Portugal in Macau, Leonel. Morality. Sosa. It was customary for the Portuguese on the island to call him Your Excellency the Commander, but Mr. Sousa was not satisfied. He had just been canonized as a baron by the Portuguese regent Queen Mother Catarina, which was worth thousands of kruzado! How can you still call Your Excellency the Commander? He prefers to be called the Honorable Baron, or Lord Sosa.

Opposite Baron Sousa was a tall, well-proportioned and handsome young man in his early twenties. Although he was facing the supreme commander of the trench, the young man did not have the slightest respect, but instead frothed at the mouth and argued with Sosa.

"Your Excellency, I deeply regret your weakness. We are facing a group of infidels, barbarians! Although they bear the name of the Empire, their ships are backward, their equipment is poor, and their soldiers lack a sense of honor. They had nothing to do with the pirates and Tatars, but to allow them to trample the dignity of the empire under their feet again and again. The populace was so hateful for their emperor and officials that a single fuse was enough to detonate this powder keg. Look at the weak soldiers of the Governor of Canton! With a neat attack, we can capture that damn county town of Xiangshan, and then we can get support through Goa, arm their people, use their people to overthrow their government, kill their emperor, and we will be the king of this vast land! But now, you are content to stay on this small island, to live on an equal footing with some natives, and to give bribes to the greedy officials over there, begging them to be low. It's hard for me to believe. We should gather our soldiers, raise our sails, and beat the enemy to smithereens, and not hesitate here! ”

Sosa can run rampant on the seas and be the king in Macau, and he is by no means a good man and a woman. On the sea, some of those who disobeyed his authority were hanged by him, some were tied to the mast and sunburned, and even many were sent to God with arquebuses and swords by his own hands. It's just that the young man in front of him makes him have to suppress his anger and tolerate the other party's rudeness.

The young man's name is Pedro. Morality. Vasconcelos. He. Albuquerque. Just by looking at this stinky and long string of names, you can see that it has a lot of origins. This man was born into the Albuque family, whose ancestors followed the previous king João II in his southern and northern wars, and was canonized as a duke, and his reputation is still great today. Pedro was the second son of the family, his father held important positions in the court, he was the queen mother's right-hand minister, and his brother was also a leading figure in the navy.

As the second son, Pedro could not inherit the title of duke, and he was unwilling to be a second ancestor at home, or enter the court to find a position that could not be reduced. So he asked for a sum of money from his family, borrowed money from everywhere, and finally organized a fleet of voyages to the far east, intending to fight for wealth.

It's just that Pedro is arrogant and sits on the well. In his eyes, the Orientals, like the blacks and Moors, were all slaves, and they were not worth taking it seriously. After coming to the East, this guy relied on his own ships and guns, lawlessness, and burned and looted all the way. As a result, he did not die, and when he came to the south of the Japanese island, he attacked a Japanese merchant fleet. The merchant fleet paid Wang Zhi a protection fee, and the pirates who escorted the ships came forward to negotiate, and Pedro was so arrogant that without saying a word, he shot the pirates to death, and then ransacked the ships. This directly slapped Wang Zhi.

You must know that at that time, at that time, Wang Wufeng pressed the two oceans, and the ships of various countries were not allowed to exist if they did not obey the orders of Wufeng, how could they tolerate such an anomaly? The old shipowner gave an order, and the sails on the sea were concurrent, and the beacon smoke suddenly rose. Not only Chinese and Japanese, but even some Spanish and even Portuguese natives joined the siege. Pedro's fleet was well-armed and staffed by experienced outlaws, but his ships were besieged by hundreds of enemy ships, but they were too fierce to hold off the wolves.

In a fierce battle, Pedro's own flagship, the most advanced Galen-class battleship at the time, was able to break out of the siege and escape. It's just that his fleet, which he spent a lot of money to build, failed to succeed, and ships of all sizes were killed in the belly of the fish, only one Karak-class sailing ship, which was seriously injured and relied on the captain's means to escape with the flagship. The two boats evaded the pursuit and fled all the way to Macau. However, according to Macao's current ship repair capacity, it is difficult to restore its original combat strength.

Pedro arrived in Macau and was received by Sosa. It is important to know that Captain Sosa has been prosperous in the East in recent years, and has accumulated a huge fortune, but he inevitably wants to pursue prestige and wash away his reputation as a pirate and adventurer. He first bought a barony, and then felt that a nobleman like him who had an explosive house type was still discriminated against in high society. If you make friends with a famous family like the Albuquer family, it is best to have some more connections so that you can truly integrate into high society.

For this reason, Captain Sosa not only warmly received Pedro's remnants of the defeated army, but also provided him with shelter, food, and medical care. He even thought about marrying his daughter who was far away in Lisbon to Pedro and marrying him into marriage. (To be continued......)