Chapter 478: Out to Sea
When Shi Jinxiao heard Yan Hong mention that he was Xia Yan's protégé, he quickly got up and left his seat, knelt on the ground and said, "Yan Xiqing misunderstood the official." At the beginning, the lower officials worshiped under Xia Yanmen, not out of sincerity, but really forced to hear. Since Shi joined the pedestrian division, he has not made an inch, all because of Xia Yan. Shi is in the prime of life, and he is full of ambition to serve the country, and he is also full of articles about economic saints, how can he be so busy all his life. Now Yan Xiqing has Yuanfu as a helper, and second, he has the favor of the heavenly family, giving the word pure minister, and his achievements in the future, how can it be limited? In the next Bucai, I am willing to worship under the Xiqing Sect, change the court, and be a pawn from now on. The affairs of the Xia family are undertaken by me and will fulfill Xiqing's wishes. ”
Yan Hongwan didn't think this was the case. The dignified Jingjing Jinshi actually handed a protégé post to the brocade-clothed eagle dog who was more than 20 years younger than him, and he was willing to be a pawn from then on. This change of door is already more embarrassing, and if you make a dog for Jinyiwei again, it will be even more shameless. Well, he is a fellow jinshi and not a serious jinshi, but even if he is a fellow jinshi, he is not comparable to a brocade eagle dog. It seems that Shi Jinxiao is indeed desperate, so he simply made a desperate bet.
Thinking of this, Yan Hong didn't help Shi Jinxiao to get up, but said: "Xia Nuxia's fairy-like character, although I have admiration for her, I have no blasphemy intentions, and I am afraid that I can't afford the kindness of Jun." Not to mention, she is strong in martial arts, and ordinary people are difficult to defeat, so be careful that it is easy to catch a tiger. ”
Shi Jinxiao saw that the other party did not object, but was entangled in the problem of technique, and said happily: "This is not difficult. Xia's heart is completely unguarded against his subordinates, and I talk to her more about Xia Yan's old things to lead her mind. Then persuade him with strong liquor, put medicine in the wine, and he was not afraid that she would not comply. Wait until it's done. I'll be an iceman again as an elder. Naturally, the teacher got his great wish. Indulgence is not harmonious. The disciples will also take all the sins on themselves, so that the teacher will not be implicated in the slightest. ”
Since he wanted to worship Yan Hong's disciple, he even changed his title, calling the other party his mentor according to the rules, and calling himself his subordinate Mu En. Yan Hong said again: "I really don't think anything wrong about her, this heart can be seen every day, don't bend my mind." Plus, after she woke up. What if you kill yourself in anger? Besides, if she is ashamed and angry, she fights with me to the end, or sees through the mechanism and kills people, how can she resist? ”
Shi Jinxiao hurriedly said: "Don't worry, teacher. Although Xia Yan is dead, the Xia family clan is still there. Afterwards, I will be the matchmaker, if she does not allow it, I will threaten the life and death of the Xia family clan. Since she is a member of the Xia family, doesn't she care about the life or death of the Xia family's clan? As for seeing through the mechanism. also has her own subordinates to bear it, and then threatens her clan. It is expected that she will not dare to be unreasonable to her teacher. ”
Yan Hong sighed secretly in his heart, this Shi Jinxiao was so shameless that in the blink of an eye, not only did he want to betray the granddaughter of the master, but even his family was going to be used as a bargaining chip to blackmail. He was silent for a long time, and then nodded Shi Jinxiao's face with two fingers and said, "You, you!" I have a lot of admiration for Miss Xia, but I don't have dirty thoughts. This piece of acacia is said to be a cheap trip to steal incense and jade, and the name of the teacher is bad in your hands! But if this happens, you are also my elder, what are you still doing on your knees, get up and talk quickly. ”
Shi Jinxiao heard Yan Hong say this, and it was clear that he was allowing himself to surrender. Overjoyed, he hurriedly took out the protégé post from his sleeve and handed it over. Yan Hong also took it unceremoniously. He took out another gift list, all of which were the profits obtained from trading with the Portuguese with Yan Hong's help this time, including gold and silver, as well as some goods.
Yan Hong waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. How can I take back these benefits that I promised you? If I can do good things with Shisu, you are my elder, and I should pay for filial piety. ”
Shi Jinxiao hurriedly shook his head and said, "I can't do it, I can't do it." It's better to have a different opinion on this matter, and the teacher will always be the teacher. ”
Yan Hongxin said, as far as you are a servile and servant knee, I am afraid that it will be embarrassing and useful. Whether it can be done as a loyal dog or not, we have to investigate and investigate. He said: "After returning to Beijing, I will take you to the Ministry of Officials." It is said that you are also a Jinshi of the National Dynasty, what happened to the Jinshi? Tong Jinshi is also a Jinshi, and the great talent of the king with stones should have been transferred elsewhere a long time ago, these people are really lazy. It doesn't matter, with me to support you, there is no difficulty. Wan Yi Wan Quan Cao is my grandfather's righteous son, and he is now in charge of the Qing Officials Division, so he is not expected to refute my face. ”
Shi Jinxiao's original plan, if he sacrificed Xia Zisu, he could change Yan Hong's false name as a protégé, get a Yan Hong's name thorn and a letter of recommendation, and his future experience in officialdom would be much better than before. Unexpectedly, Yan Hong was willing to take himself personally, and he had worked hard in the pedestrian division for several years, and finally saw the moon in Yunkai, who was finally guarding, and he was overjoyed. He thanked him for a while, and then took his leave and left.
Xia Zisu didn't know that she, the uncle, was ready to betray her as a step into her body. On the contrary, she also thinks that this Shi Shibo is easy to talk to, is kind, and is easier to approach than Wang Junmen. Hearing that Shi Shibo was also going to choose a location to open the port, Xia Zisu was very relieved, with his own parents here, he didn't have to worry about the embarrassment of being alone with Yan Hong.
Now that Shi Jinxiao has sold himself and taken refuge, he sees hope, and he is very careful in doing things. How to arrange this trip to the desert island, but there is a lot to say. Originally, if you really wanted to think of Taiwan Island, you would have traveled hundreds of miles from Fujian to the East China Sea. But since Yan Hong was bent on taking this opportunity to mingle with Xia Zisu for a while, he wanted to make a longer detour, so he actually went to the sea directly from Guangzhou, and then drove to the open sea, and by the way, he also inspected the sea route.
Shi Jinxiao proposed again, saying that if the shore is far away, the wind and waves will be big. Although the sea confrontation is majestic, it is the place where the imperial court relies on the power of the foreign government, and it is used to inspect the islands one by one, which is a little trivial, so it is appropriate to stay in Guangzhou and suppress Foyi. Qin sent here to survey the island, and he could bring two ships from the sea. It's just that although the Haicang ships are warships, they move up and down in the wind and waves, but they are not as agile as some ocean-going civilian ships. Therefore, it is recommended that Yan Hong hire another suitable civilian ship, which is more appropriate as the Qinchaza ship. In addition, they had to search for islands in the ocean, and those who had been to sea in this local area were also more experienced than the officers and men of the naval division.
Yan Hong was also very satisfied when he heard this suggestion. He was bent on seizing this opportunity to have more contact with Xia Shisu, maybe he could really have a raw rice cooked rice and steal jade and incense. But if there are Jinyi guards and Shui Yong officers and soldiers around, it will be inconvenient. Wouldn't it be unclean to hire a civilian ship now and bomb all the people who get in the way to the sea boat, leaving only some interesting local sailors on the civilian boat?
So Yan Hong arranged for Wang Bai to come forward and hired a big boat locally. This big ship belonged to a wealthy man in Guangzhou. The rich man's surname is Liu, when the sea ban was not strict, he also went to the sea to pass through, and now it is said that the Francophile in the secret and the trench also has a secret business. I heard that it is nominally traveling near the sea, but in fact it has a three-masted bottom, which is somewhat similar to the ship of the Franc Machine Country, and it is a complete ship that goes to sea. Those shipwrights and sailors who were accustomed to going to sea were also retained and used as the ships of Lord Chincha. When Liu Fuhao heard that Qin Cha was going to open the sea and choose a land, he was overjoyed and wanted to repay the service.
In terms of escort, Deng Zilong led more than 100 Fujian sons and daughters to follow the civilian ship on two Haicang boats. The Guangzhou Navy Division also produced two small warships. Relying on these more than 100 soldiers and all kinds of firearms, even if the natives on the island of Taiwan are fierce, they are enough to deal with it.
It's just that those brocade guards brought out by Yan Hong from Beijing City, when they went from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Guangzhou, turned upside down, and became soft-footed shrimp. Now there are more than a dozen dead and injured people in the battle with Foyi, not to mention, the rest have to go to sea, and they are going to the far sea, and everyone has a headache. Especially since they all made a windfall this time, they all want to stay in Guangzhou to spend time and drink, and if they go to Dongfan Island to suffer, they will inevitably have the heart to retreat.
Yan Hong didn't force it, but simply sent an order down and asked 400 households to lead the Jinyi Guards to follow the sealing boat of the Fujian Navy Division to garrison Guangzhou as a response. Anyway, with the current force, whether it is the legendary Vajra Buddha or the natives, there is nothing to worry about. Wang Ting was still a little relieved in his heart, so he asked Liu Lian to lead the eight brocade guards, and still followed Yan Hong.
In the Yellow River Twin Heroes, Yun Chuqi was injured in the leg by a Buddha Yi crossbow arrow in the night battle, and Yan Feng was injured in the arm, which is about the hot climate in Lingnan, and there is some suppuration. Yan Hongxin said, there are no antibiotics in ancient times, don't be like Zhang He, you two brothers should be instructed to stay in Guangzhou to recuperate. Ye Zhengfei has been studying cannons all day long since he got Foyi's Golden Deer Boat, and he can't put it down. But Yun Chuqi still asked him to follow Yan Hong.
Yan Hong also saw that his family Yan Fu was very clever, if he saw that he had hooked up with Xia Zisu, don't go back to the house to complain, and make any trouble, so he ordered him to stay in Guangzhou as well, and take care of Yun Chuqi and Yan Feng by the way. With Yan Hong's personal guard, Ye Zhengfei was the only one left.
The entourage spent several days in Guangzhou, and the five ships that were going to sea were all prepared with fresh water and water. The Haicang ship led by Deng Zilong carried more than 100 Fujian officers and soldiers. Liu Lian's eight brocade guards were also on this boat. On the two small warships were more than 50 Cantonese officers and soldiers. And on the Qinchazaza ship, only Yan Hong, Shi Jinxiao, Xia Zisu and Ye Zhengfei, as well as the rice brain who is good at cooking. Liu Lian originally wanted Jinyiwei to get on the boat, which was considered a personal guard, but Yan Hong thought they were in the way, so he still blasted away. I thought that there are beauties with strong martial arts like Xia Zisu, why bother with others? Besides, in this vast sea, where did the White Lotus Sect come from to sneak attack? Therefore, only four junior officers of the Cantonese Naval Division were left on the ship, responsible for liaising with several other ships.
All the way down from Beijing to Guangzhou, as well as the gold and silver money obtained in the trenches, were naturally placed in Guangzhou, and Yan Fu and others were strictly guarded. I only brought some silver and silver tickets with me, ready to give a reward. But the two revolvers were on their bodies.
On an auspicious day, he bid farewell to Wang Xun, Wang Bai and other officials in the yamen, and Yan Hongyi and others boarded the ship, and did not want any guns and golden gongs, and straightened the anchor and untied the cable, and the five ships left the port.
In the pavilion, Li Jinghu listened to the report of the chief, saying that the Qincha fleet had already set sail for the sea. Li Jinghu couldn't help but sneer: "Heaven has a way to go, and hell has no door to cast." Yan Hong is looking for his own death, and that is also due to fate. Mr. Shi played a full role this time. Go for a run and tell your uncle that something is done. The little king of Yama met the real king of Yama this time, and Yan Song and his party will inevitably pursue the responsibility of Liangguang. In the land of two vast, how can the arrogant soldiers and fierce generals be willing to wait for death? At that time, civil strife will arise one after another, and the sea will be opened and all will be in vain. (To be continued......)