Qiu Yizhi was thinking wildly, but he heard the Japanese who was facing Li Zhi open his mouth first, and muttered a long string of Japanese words, but he didn't hear a word about it.

Qiu Yizhi was about to ask Li Shengjie what they were talking about, but he saw a person next to him take half a step forward and said, "Don't come unharmed, old ship owner!" The Japanese are saying hello to the shipowner. The old shipowner is well-informed, and looking at the family crests on the swords and flags of these widows, he knows that they are members of the Oda family, and their Oda master also brings it to the old shipowner! "I'm very fluent in Chinese, obviously a Han Chinese.

Li Zhi didn't answer, raised his eyebrows, and said to the Han man who passed the word: "I thought it was who, it turned out to be you Zhang Ergou, don't you help the Maori family do things?" It is said that the Oda family and the Maori family do not share the same day, you kid turns his face faster than he turns a book, when did he follow the surname Oda again? ”

Zhang Ergou smiled "hehe": "Where is not a mixed meal?" I still want to bow down to the old shipowner. Speaking of which, the old shipowner is my uncle and uncle who is separated by two floors, and I am afraid that you will have a high vision and think that I am ......."

Li Zhi didn't wait for him to finish, directly interrupted his words, and said: "Don't go to the old man's relatives and get down to business—didn't you say that Master Oda brought it to me?" Why don't you have any gifts, do you dare to say hello? Is he a monk in the temple when I am Li Zhi? Even monks, you have to prepare incense money, you come empty-handed, obviously looking down on the old man. If you look down on me, don't blame me for looking down on you. Alright, get off the boat and go! ”

Zhang Ergou originally mentioned the lord of the Wa Kingdom surnamed "Oda", firstly, he wanted to get straight to the point and show his intentions, and secondly, he wanted to honor the prestige of this Oda, but unexpectedly, Li Zhiquan did not buy it, but instead made a fuss about the Oda family and provoked courtesy.

He listened to Li Zhi's words, swallowed a mouthful of saliva nervously, and quickly turned around and whispered to the leading general beside him for a while.

The general listened to this for a long time, and his face was already very ugly, and finally he let out a long sigh and pulled out the saber at his waist.

There were also hundreds of sailors guarding Li Zhi's side, and they were all shocked when they saw this, thinking that this would-be robber was angry and intended to commit murder, so some stepped forward to protect the shipowner's left and right, some drew their swords and swords and prepared to fight, and some shouted loudly to bluff, and for a moment the whole deck was boiling.

Li Zhi was very calm, and drank: "What's the mess?" Don't mess around! ”

Although he shouted this sentence not loudly, it was extremely majestic, and the deck suddenly fell silent.

The leading general really had no intention of going against Li Zhi for the time being. I saw him holding the saber in his hand, reluctantly glanced at it a few times, and finally handed it to Zhang Ergou. Zhang Ergou took the knife and admired it, and then took a few steps forward and handed it to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi didn't use his hands to take it, but only glanced at the saber a few times with a cold gaze, and asked in a cold tone: "Is this the gift that the Japanese gave me?" ”

Zhang Ergou hurriedly nodded and agreed: "Yes, yes." The old shipowner knew about the brains of the Japanese people, and they forgot to bring gifts when they went out, so they took the family heirloom knife to the old shipowner. ”

Li Zhi nodded expressionlessly, and said lightly: "This knife still looks like an ancestral antiquity, not something from a wild village." Okay, take it. After speaking, Li Zhi didn't reach out to take it, but tilted his head slightly.

The old servant Lao Cai, who was standing behind him, took a step forward, took the knife in Zhang Ergou's hand, and handed it to the unknown person behind him.

But he heard Li Zhi say again: "Tell the Japanese people that I have received their wishes from Lord Oda, and tell them to get off the boat." ”

Zhang Ergou was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "No, the Japanese still have something to say to the old shipowner!" Please also ask the old shipowner to stay. ”

Li Zhizhen wanted to ignore Zhang Ergou and his widows, so he walked away. However, when he saw that nearly fifty of them had come at once, although they did not fall behind, they were always in turmoil. Besides, his base camp is still in the Wa Kingdom, and the Oda family is strong, so he can't easily get away with it.

So Li Zhi thought for a while and said, "The old man is unwell and can't sit for a long time, if the Japanese have anything to say, let them say it quickly." ”

Zhang Ergou was afraid that Li Zhi would change his mind, so he hurriedly said: "It's not a big deal." It was a general of their Oda family who was beaten to death, and it is said that the murderer was on the old owner's boat. Therefore, I will ask the old shipowner to make it convenient for him to hand him over to the widows......"

Zhang Ergou didn't finish speaking, but he heard Li Zhitian laughing: "Zhang Ergou, is it the first time that you kid has seen me?" Even if you are crazy, you can ask around, when have the people on the old man's boat been taken down? ”

Zhang Ergou was just about to speak, but he heard Li say directly: "But the old man sees that the broker of your Oda family is working hard, lest you be unable to pay the errand, and be tired to ask a question for you——" Then he asked in a loud voice, "Little cubs, which of you has killed a widow?" ”

His question was not good, the sailors guarding behind him actually shouted at each other, and there was a lot of excitement on the deck.

I only heard someone say: "Of course I have killed the Japanese people." Before Lao Tzu got on the ship, he was in a brothel in Sakai Harbor, and he was jealous of a samurai of an unknown family, and I kicked him to death without beating. If the old shipowner doesn't ask, he'll forget about it! ”

Some said: "Last month, Lao Tzu ran on a boat, and a few blind widows rowed a small sampan and wanted to come and rob us." It just so happened that the old shipowner asked me to try the artillery from Lan Guo, and as soon as Lao Tzu hit it, the sampan of the Japanese people sank...... It was a trivial matter, and I didn't think to report it to the old owner. ”

Someone else said, "Who hasn't killed a widow?" Why did the old shipowner ask such questions? You should ask how many widows have been killed! ”

The crowd chatted and talked for a while before the deck calmed down.

Li Zhi said with a smug smile: "Ergou, you heard everything." There are more than 500 people on my ship, and it seems that most of them have killed the Japanese people. ”

No matter how stupid Zhang Ergou was, he could hear what Li Zhi said about the opposite, and quickly replied: "Where, where, the old shipowner is making me happy." What the Japanese want is the one who killed one of the generals of the Oda family, and nothing else is to blame. ”

"Fart!" Li Zhi interrupted in a rough voice, "What do you mean not to blame for the past?" The old man said these words to you, just to give you face! Do you still want to come to Xingshi to ask for sin? The Japanese people also think too highly of themselves! ”

Zhang Ergou was so frightened by Li Zhi's roar that he could barely stand, and quickly explained: "It's not about asking about crimes, it's not about asking about crimes." The little ones talk so much that they forget how to say what to say...... Be...... It's a consultation, it's a consultation. I beg the old shipowner to look at my face, so I will first ask which eldest brother on the ship hurt the people of the Oda family, okay? ”

Li raised his eyes and said, "Face? You kid is here with me, where do you get face? It's the face of their Oda family, and it's not certain whether I give it or not! ”

When Zhang Ergou heard this, he was almost so anxious that he cried, and he tried his best to make amends, saying that he had said the wrong thing, which made the old shipowner angry.

Although Qiu Yizhi couldn't see his expression clearly behind him, from the tone of his voice, he could also feel that this Zhang Ergou was really panicked, so he sent Li Zhi to kneel down and kowtow. At this point, not only was Zhang Ergou completely overwhelmed by Li Zhi, but Qiu Yizhi was also deeply impressed by him - it seems that it is not a fluke that this person can start from scratch from a down-and-out poor scholar and create such a big foundation.

But I heard Li Zhi say again: "Okay, okay." Speaking of which, you Zhang Ergou can also be regarded as the nephew of our Li family, and it is not good for you to be too difficult. Okay, the old man is in a good mood today, so I'll help you ask more questions when I'm tired. ”

As he spoke, he asked in a loud voice, "Which of you has killed someone from the Oda family?" ”

When he asked, the deck was not as noisy as Fang Cai, and the group of sailors whispered for a long time before someone replied: "Old shipowner, if you kill the widows, you will kill them, do you still ask their names in advance?" Even if I asked, the Japanese people didn't understand Chinese, and they couldn't tell if it was ......."

Li Zhi nodded, looked at Zhang Ergou and said, "You also heard it, you might as well go out and ask, when did the old man have such patience?" It's a pity that this is a confused account, and it is indeed unclear that you can find out, so you will tell the Japanese people truthfully. ”

Zhang Ergou was helpless, so he had to turn around and talk to the leading general.

After a long time, the Japanese general himself walked up, carried a red helmet in his hand, bent down on the deck, and said a long list of Japanese words to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi looked at Zhang Ergou coldly and asked, "What did the Japanese say?" You translate for me. ”

Qiu Yizhi, who was hiding in the cabin, couldn't understand it, and asked Li Shengjie beside him: "Young ship owner, speaking of which, the old ship owner has been going to the Japanese country for decades, why can't he even understand the Japanese language?" ”

Li Shengjie smiled "hehe" and said, "How can my father not understand the Japanese language?" This is his rule, everyone who gets on the ship must speak Chinese, even if he talks to the Japanese people, he cannot speak the Japanese language. I asked my dad why he did this, and he said that it was to make us not forget our roots and not forget that we are big people. ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he was inexplicably excited in his heart, and he admired Li Zhi a little more.

Although Zhang Ergou on the deck didn't know Li Zhi's intentions, he had to follow Li Zhi's rules and said to him: "This Japanese man said that what they were looking for was to shoot the Japanese general who wore this set of armor. Old shipowner, please see, this suit of armor is very conspicuous, and it is easy to check. The old owner might as well ask again, even if it is not a person on the ship, maybe someone mixed up on the ship, it is not certain. ”

Li Zhi listened to it and thought: It seems that this group of would-be robbers came prepared, and if I don't give them an explanation today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to pass the test.

He thought again: But this Japanese general was killed by his son Li Shengjie with an arrow, and he must not hand over his own son to the Japanese to dispose of, so why not splash all the dirty water that killed the Japanese on Qiu Yi's head?

This thought was fleeting in Li Zhi's mind, and he knew that although Qiu Yizhi was now on his own ship, he could dispose of it at will, but there were many people on the boat, and once this news leaked out, he would form an inseparable bond with the imperial court, and his descendants and grandchildren would always be fugitives, and there would be no future. What's more, although Qiu Yizhi is a small seven-rank county order, he is connected to His Royal Highness the current Great Prince, and the more he helps him, the heavier the favor he will repay in the future. The deal was all about making money.

Thinking about these things clearly, Li Zhi finally stopped pestering and delaying with the widow and Zhang Ergou in front of him, and sneered with a "hum": "I thought it was who, this red-armored widow would be so swaggering, and he deserved to be shot to death." I've known about shooting this general for a long time......"

Zhang Ergou thought that Li Zhi was going to let go, so he couldn't wait to ask, "Then who is this person?" ”

"It's my son, Li Shengjie!" Li replied.