Chapter 9: Zhang Cai's Self-Help

It is normal for the son to go missing, and when the parents rush to the scene as soon as possible.

But when this scene appeared in the royal family, the meaning immediately changed. After all, one is a prince who cannot inherit the throne, and one side is the active emperor. As long as there is no short circuit in the brain, it will generally prevent Zhang Hongbin from going to sea.

Zhang Hongbin still went to sea, but he did not go to Yuewang Island, but went to Nanyang, and then transferred to Taiwan Island.

This is just a very normal territorial inspection, and the waterway and crew have been carefully audited again and again, so you can be sure that there will be absolutely no problems with your trip. However, the sea is really difficult to reassure, but even the planes of later generations are difficult to guarantee that there will be no accidents, and it is too courageous to hesitate.

It's just that except for Zhang Hongbin himself, I'm afraid that few people know why Zhang Hongbin didn't go to Yuewang Island, but instead inspected the territory.

This is what happened the night before the sailing, and two things followed.

The first was an anonymous letter, which stated one thing: Withdraw all the officials and soldiers of the Republic in Wei, or your son will die.

This is the first time that the kidnappers have sent a letter, and it is ridiculous that their whereabouts are known to others, and they don't know what the waste of the intelligence bureau is for. It can be seen from the content of the letter that the Wei State, especially Luo Rucai, directly became the biggest beneficiary of this incident. In particular, the other party's son was also kidnapped by himself, so now that his son has been kidnapped, and the letter is the same content, then Luo Rucai naturally became the first suspect.

If you think about it in depth, it's another possibility.

If he removed these guys, it would be an inevitable result for Wei to become independent, and Luo Ru knew that he would not let him go, even if he didn't do it, he had to declare independence.

What about the results of independence? Either accept the construction from the Ming Empire and merge with them, or face the joint attack of the Ming Empire and the Republic alone, the Republic is obviously out of reach, then the only result is to force Wei to the side of the Ming Empire, and the final result is that after helping the Great Wei to modernize, its results directly become the property of the Ming Empire.

Therefore, in the end, it should be the Ming Empire. It's just that I don't know if it's Li Zicheng's person or Chongzhen's person.

This actually can't stand scrutiny, if it is Chongzhen, it must be Li Luo's people, or Chongzhen hides the dead soldiers trained by Li Luo. The latter is not impossible, but it is impossible to hide it from Li Luo, and if it is Li Luo...... But he wouldn't do such a stupid thing that would cause him to start an all-out war.

The fool was locked up like this, and the real culprit could only be Li Zicheng, or his subordinates.

In order to make the merger smoother, or in order to be able to gain more authority in the center later? Zhang Hongbin can't deduce this for the time being, but it doesn't matter, before he really wants to be completely revealed, he will just play with him!

Sitting on the island of Taiwan, the fleet will inevitably directly block all the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River, and even blockade Tianjin, and point to Beijing!

When someone else's son threatens someone else, he has to bear the wrath of others, and this is a matter of course.

However, the key to making him so open-minded is that Yue Wang Island sent back new news.

Zhang Cai has indeed not found it yet, but the enemy's trace has been preliminarily locked, and all that remains is to confirm the authenticity of the trace, and then follow the trail all the way to find it. Fortunately, the search and rescue forces have prepared enough compasses, otherwise it will not be easy to find a trace of a person in the desert.

Zhang Hongbin went to sea, and on the other side, in the desert region of Western Australia, fifty miles from the nearest village, here was a desert oasis that the kidnappers had managed to discover. It is amazing that groundwater flows out of the ground, forming a small pool of about 30 square meters. The pool, which is formed by the groundwater, is alive for a hundred meters around it.

In fact, the desert is not impossible to grow things, and Populus euphratica is the best thing, but if there is no water, no matter how hard you try, you can't do it. Even poplars, which are highly drought-tolerant crops, need water to survive.

Zhang Cai, here at the moment. The hands were tied behind his back, his feet were firmly tied, and the only thing thankful was that the mouth and eyes were not blocked, and there were no more restrictions other than these two places.

"His Royal Highness King Yue, I didn't expect you, with your noble status, to end up like this." A gloomy man with a hooked nose smiled faintly.

"This is indeed the fault of this king, I didn't expect that in a foreign land, there will still be others who come all the way here to kidnap this king. But haven't you ever thought that you kidnapped this king, but I'm afraid you won't be able to leave this continent? Zhang Cai was very calm at the moment.

There's no need to pretend to be stupid and cute, the other party knows who he kidnaps, and there's no reason not to do an investigation.

"The villain has no intention of leaving, in fact, if necessary, the villain will accompany His Highness to die here. In this vast desert area, there are similar scenery everywhere, and it is impossible to say that the villain got lost, and took His Highness to the hinterland of the desert, and everyone died here. Besides, whether I want to kill you or not depends on whether your father accepts our conditions or not. If you can, in fact, the villain really doesn't want to hurt you, because the price is too great. The gloomy man didn't seem to be scared at all.

This is understandable, the people who can be absolutely trusted and will be bold enough to send out to do such things are often the most elite dead soldiers raised by a force. From the day they began their training, it was already destined that this life was not their own.

"So, in fact, on this continent, there are still zài your comrades? I'm curious about how you're going to get in touch, and how you're going to make sure your father has agreed to your conditions. Zhang Cai quickly smoothed out the context of the matter.

"Naturally, we have a way to do this, but we can't tell you about it." The man smiled sinisterly.

"I'm under your control now, are you worried that I'll run away?" Zhang Cai smiled harmlessly.

"Any risk that may exist cannot arise, and this is our guideline. We're sorry, but we can't sue you. But don't worry, as long as your father is interested, we don't want to make a big fuss. After all, it's not a good thing for our Lord either. Even if you encounter any danger in this environment, I will protect you, and even put my life on the line! The man didn't care about his life at all.

Zhang Cai understood that the dead soldier in front of him should be a dead man from Dashun or Daming, and he was a real dead man.

Since it is a dead man, there is no possibility of reasoning. Often, the dead are raised by orphans, without any involvement, and when they die, they die. Therefore, they hardly have any feelings, they are only born to complete the task, and even in order to complete the task, or better to complete the task, sacrifice is just a very normal thing.

However, he was indeed lax, and when he came to this foreign land, he thought that there would be no local enemies, after all, the fleet was all from the Republic.

It is indeed his fault that he ignores the fleet from the civilian sector, and thus the possibility that the enemy will most likely sneak into such a fleet and come here. But to make a teenager think so much is indeed embarrassing for others.

In retrospect, I was just about to have lunch when I was unconscious when a smell of aroma came. How the hell did he hide himself and get here away from the eyes and ears of others, this memory is completely gone. The only thing that is certain is the approximate location of the place, but how far from the town is also unknown.

"Personally, I think it's better to take my handwritten books back regularly, so that at least they can know that I'm still alive. Otherwise, if you don't even know whether you are alive or dead, how can the other party agree to your request? "Zhang Cai tried to propose a mention of the meaning of construction.

"This little thing has long been thought of, and I will leave a trail in a certain direction on a regular basis, when your people look everywhere. But this trail also represents a sign that I am still alive. And I am alive but not looking for our people, which means that you are still alive. "The other party has obviously decided on a qiē measure.

"So you're going to leave later?" Zhang Cai smiled.

"It's true that we had to go out for the sake of our food...... So, I've wronged you! The other party smiled and walked towards Zhang Cai.

Ten minutes later, a shrub growing on the edge of the oasis, five meters above the ground, Zhang Cai was tied there.

"That way, at least no beast will be able to hurt you. And the canopy can also bring shade, and His Royal Highness Lao will rest here for a while, and I will come back as much as I can. If the villain can't come back...... I'm sorry for that. The gloomy man smiled and left the oasis.

Zhang Cai didn't move, just waited silently.

Three minutes later, the gloomy man showed his face nearby, apparently he had been hiding nearby.

"Looks like it's really fine." Muttering under his breath, he finally left.

"It's okay, you made the right bet!" Zhang Cai grinned.

Immediately, on the inside of the sleeve, a metal object was popped out and held in his hand, which was a very small saw. But this small saw can be used to cut ropes. Strictly speaking, this was given to him by Zhang Hongbin before he came out, no matter whether there is a risk or not, such a self-defense device must be carried closely. This is a basis for the royal family's self-protection, so Zhang Cai is not easy to refuse anything.

Fortunately, everything was searched, and this thing was in the hidden pocket on the inside of the sleeve, but it was preserved, and Zhang Cai carefully sawed the first rope, and then there was more space, sawed the second and third.

The rope finally couldn't support his weight, and he fell to the ground.

It hurts, but fortunately there are no sharp stones on the ground, which is Zhang Cai's first feeling.

Immediately, after taking three quick sips of water, he ran towards the west. A mile away from the oasis, he dug a small hole with stones, and after drilling into it, he quickly filled it with new mud.

There was still a certain danger of being spotted in doing so, and the dirt near his head was not thick, just a thin layer, otherwise he would not be able to breathe. It would be very difficult for ordinary people to do this, but fortunately, he is young and does not weigh much, so he can barely hide himself under the ground.

He stayed like this for more than a day, during which time he seemed to hear something on the ground, but he did not react and continued to lie inside.

It was only by the afternoon of the next day that he came out and proceeded rapidly in a southeasterly direction.

He knows that the civilization of China is in that direction!