Li Shengjie is not a stupid person, and he finally knew the reason for the matter, so he hurriedly nodded and said, "It's all right, just wait for the adults to come over and announce the decree." ”

"Okay, young shipmaster, if you want to hold the holy decree below, please help the old shipowner to the deck!" Saying that, Qiu Yizhi took the holy decree from Lin Shuhan's hand, and strode out of the door.

But I saw that the deck, which was already very neat, had been wiped clean and remarkable, and all the sailors of the ship had gathered on the deck, and all of them fell to their knees without saying a word, and the flags that had been flying high on the mast were also lowered, and they did not know where they were hidden. In the most empty part of the deck, a table had been put up, on which was placed a rather large copper stove, in which three high incense sticks were inserted, and cigarettes were rising.

Li Zhi, with the support of Li Shengjie, slowly walked onto the deck, and finally stood firm with his son's strength, but he was already sweating profusely.

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi took out the bright yellow holy decree from the cover, held it in his hand, and nodded slightly at Li Zhi.

Seeing this, Li Zhi hurriedly shook off Li Shengjie's hand, knelt on the ground at once, and kowtowed three times. Li Shengjie was also busy learning from his father's appearance, and knelt down and bowed three times. The sailors behind him were already kneeling and did not dare to stand up, so they could only kowtow in place.

The heads of the hundreds collided with the wooden deck, making a neat and clear "thump" sound, startling a flock of seagulls foraging next to the side of the ship.

If it was repeated three times, everyone was already dizzy, and Li Zhi, who was already injured, was even more injured, sweating profusely, and the two arms that were trying to support his upper body were trembling.

The princes and ministers who originally understood the rules had to say some eulogies such as "longevity without borders", "the emperor's grace", and "congratulations to heaven" when they performed the "three bows and nine bows" ceremony, but Qiu Yi saw that Li Zhi was already very weak, so he no longer took the salute, and unfolded the holy decree and recited: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says, ......"

This decree was drafted by Zhong Li Kuang.

Zhong Li Kuang's great talent is far from being comparable to those rotten Confucians who specialize in drafting wills in the Hanlin Academy, but if only in terms of articles, Zhong Li Kuang's literary talent is not inferior to that group of nerds. The decree he drew up was not only fair and imposing, but also concise and simple in its wording, so that a person like Li Zhi could hear it clearly.

I only heard what it said: "I heard that the sheep has the grace of kneeling and the crow has the righteousness of feeding, and the people of the big man are not good?" Li Zhiyi is a grass people, wandering in foreign domains, although it violates the law, but it is excusable; I also heard that it vibrated Dongying with its voice, and it did not damage the prestige of the country, so that the Japanese people also knew that I am a great man, and there is no one? I was favored by the emperor at a young age, and I knew that the sage had the golden mean, and the sages talked about the law of subordination, so I followed the law according to the etiquette and exempted Li Zhi from all the sins before, and I was not to blame in the past! ”

Li Zhi heard Qiu Yi's thoughts here, and quickly straightened his body, but he whimpered and couldn't speak, just kowtowing like garlic.

Qiu Yizhi continued to read: "I also heard that Dongying is far away from the ocean, and has always been unsubordinate, but I remember the difficulties of the people, and I am unwilling to move the army lightly, so I named Li Zhijing Haizhonglang the post of general and ate the viscount Yulu, hoping that he will feel the grace of heaven and do not lose hope." ”

Qiu Yizhi paused, quietly raised his eyes to look at Li Zhi, and saw that he had been so shocked by the good news that he had forgotten to kowtow and thank him, and felt funny in his heart, but he still wanted to remain solemn, so he cleared his throat and continued to read:

"I also heard that Li Shengjie, the son of Li Zhi, is skilled in arching and horses, strong in martial arts, brave and resolute, benevolent and righteous, if you add experience, you can be called a pillar, so after a hundred years of grace and permission to Li Zhi, Li Shengjie also attacked the viscount, and the descendants have another will."

After that, Qiu Yizhi read a large series of encouraging words, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he read the word "Qin this", and said with a smile: "The old ship owner, the young ship owner, the emperor's decree has been read, the two of you hurry up and thank you for receiving the decree!" ”

Li Shengjie has little experience, he only knows that the emperor has conferred the official titles of his father and son, but he doesn't know that these few words are the goal of ordinary people's lives and even generations, and many people have been ruined and burned because of this.

Li Zhi beside him was like a mirror in his heart, learning from the appearance on the stage, and kowtowed one after another: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" Thank you, Lord Longne! ”

Seeing this, Qiu Yizhi smiled and folded the holy decree as it was, handed it to Li Zhi, who was kneeling on the ground, and helped him up again, and said, "Old shipmaster, you will be a lord in the future." To put it mildly, 'one person attains the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven', the prestige of the Li family will be very different in the future! ”

Li Zhi was already in tears, holding this holy decree, as if he was holding hundreds of thousands of taels of gold, his hands trembled, and he said: "This is all the emperor's grace and the work of the adult's recommendation!" My lord is the benefactor of my Li family. No matter how big my Li family is, I don't dare to be rude to Lord Qiu! ”

Qiu Yizhi was very helpful when he heard this, and thought that Li Zhi had only mixed up with the title of viscount in his life, and he was already an earl at a young age, and he was even more proud, but he had to be humble in his mouth: "In the next yellow-mouthed son, if you dare to be rude in front of the old shipowner, then it is called Tuoda!" ”

Greetings and flattery, although meaningless, are necessary, and they are an indispensable lubricant between people.

Li Zhi and Qiu Yizhi smeared the lubricant layer after layer, and finally said: "How should this holy decree issued by the Holy Lord be preserved?" The old man was originally a grass people, and he was suddenly blessed by God, and he didn't understand the rules, so he asked Lord Qiu to make it clear. ”

The Way of Qiu Yi: "According to the rules, the holy decree should be enshrined in the ancestral hall of the clan. The old shipowner is now living overseas, and he is afraid that there is no Li family ancestral hall in the Japanese country, so he can temporarily set up a special house on the ship to preserve it, and after the shipowner returns to his hometown, he will build an ancestral shrine and enshrine it again. ”

Li Zhi listened and nodded, thinking: The proud thing in life is nothing more than the fresh clothes and angry horses returning to their hometowns, enjoying the envious eyes of their father, fellow villagers, relatives and friends, and he has become an official today, and he wants to return to his hometown to show off.

However, Li Zhi was now highly poisoned in his body, and he delayed for another five or six days, and his injuries were getting worse day by day, and he must immediately return to the Japanese Kingdom to seek an antidote, otherwise he would not be blessed to suffer these things outside his body, so he called the old Cai Tou beside him and said: "Lao Cai, today is a day of great joy, you take five thousand taels of silver from my body's own treasury, reward ten taels to one of my brothers, and the rest of the money is used for the next table of banquets. ”

However, Qiu Yizhi waved his hand and said, "The old shipowner doesn't need it. Others don't know, but it is really clear that the poison in the old shipowner's body is afraid that it will be heavier day by day, let alone a day, even if it is an hour, it will not be delayed. In my humble opinion, this banquet is better to wait for the old ship owner to recover, return to Dahan, and you, I and Mr. Lin will have a happy banquet together! ”

Qiu Yizhi's words were in Li Zhi's heart, so he immediately took over the conversation and said: "In this case, the old man will no longer be reluctant, and the old man will pull the anchor and set sail, and go and return early from the morning, I hope to return to the Han as soon as possible, and then listen to the advice of the adults." ”

So a few people greeted each other and said goodbye, and Qiu Yizhi greeted Lin Shuhan, Wen Lingjiao, Yu Chi Jiming, He'er and the other eight personal soldiers under him, and got off the boat.

As soon as Qiu Yizhi and the others got off the ship, Li Zhi's giant ship pulled up the iron anchor, hoisted the huge sail, calmly turned around in the harbor, and sailed northeast. A dozen or so other big ships, which also carried the flag of Moby Dick, also followed closely and headed in the direction of the Wa Kingdom.

Seeing that Li Zhi's fleet was mighty and extraordinary, Qiu Yi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "The world is so big, and there are many capable people." Li Zhi was originally just a smuggling fugitive, but it is commendable that he actually saved such a large family business! ”

Lin Shuhan smiled on the side: "However, after such a turmoil, the two generations of the Li family will take the adults as the leader, which is commendable, right?" ”

After hearing this, Qiu Yizhi raised a subtle smile on the corner of his mouth, and then returned to normal, and said, "Okay, that's all for later." At present, the Japanese rebellion has not subsided, and the emperor has ordered me to organize Xiangyong in Shanyin County. ”

He suddenly saw Wen Lingjiao standing aside without saying a word, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Miss Wen, the Fake Altar Master Yu Mei is dead, and the backbone of the Tianzun Sect in Jiangnan Province has also been wiped out. Speaking of which, you and I have achieved our goals, I wonder what Miss Wen's plans are in the future? ”

Wen Lingjiao's mood has been extremely complicated these days.

She was originally ordered by her brother, that is, the head of the Tianzun Sect, to take over the power of the Tianzun Sect in Jiangnan Province after eradicating the false altar master, and personally organize the mission, trying to develop Jiangnan Province into a new stronghold for the development of the Tianzun Sect under the condition that the Tianzun Sect was severely attacked by the imperial court north of the Yangtze River.

However, although Yu Mei, the false altar master, died, the original backbone of the Tianzun Sect in Jiangnan was also buried in the flames. In this way, in fact, the new and old forces of the Tianzun Sect in Jiangnan have been exhausted, and if they want to make a comeback, how easy is it to talk about?

And the deep conversation between Qiu Yizhi and Lin Shuhan and Wen Lingjiao by the river had made her faith fundamentally shaken, and she saw with her own eyes that although the Tianzun Sect seemed to be numerous on the surface, it was all vulnerable in front of the imperial court, in the Japanese Kou, and even in front of such a down-and-out gentleman as Yin Tai. Not only could the body of the believers not resist the sharp steel knife, but under the threat of their lives, these devout believers did not hesitate to bend their knees and surrender, without any dignity to speak of.

The experience of these few days has made Wen Lingjiao's heart numb, and she is even more overwhelmed when she hears Qiu Yizhi's question - if she turns back to the north, she can only hide again, and under the pursuit of the imperial court, she will live in a dog's sleep; If you stay in Mingzhou, you will have no foundation at all, and it may be difficult to survive under the chaos; And his "supernatural" sect leader brother is even more elusive, and it is really difficult to rely on......

"If Miss Wen has nowhere to go, why don't you go back to Shanyin County with you? Although the small county is remote and remote, it is quite peaceful. If the young lady does not dislike it, she can go to the small county to live temporarily, and after she has recuperated, it is not too late to make plans. Qiu Yizhi said.

Wen Lingjiao was desperate, when she heard Qiu Yizhi's suggestion, she had to nod slightly and said, "Then disturb the son......" Although her choice of going to Shanyin County is not helpless, it is also the only reliable place to go at the moment.

Qiu Yizhi was overjoyed when he heard it, and hurriedly said: "Don't bother, don't bother, it's lively when there are more people!" As he spoke, he urged everyone to set off.

After some looting by the Japanese invaders, the city of Mingzhou was already a dead air, although the houses and bridges were still there, but the sound of chickens and dogs was not heard.

Qiu Yizhi deliberately passed by the "Huamao Building" where he stayed before, saw that the door of the building was closed, and knocked on the door for a long time before he came out tremblingly and came out of a shopkeeper who stayed behind to guard the door.