When Qiu Yizhi heard him say this, he had already guessed that he must have something in his heart, so he smiled and said: "Brother Xian, although you and I have different identities, we are also lifelong friends, what is there to avoid?" Just tell me. ”

Li Shengjie said hesitantly: "This ...... This one...... The ladies that my brother brought on board...... There's a girl in there, and I'd like to ask...... Be...... Have you already made a promise? ”

Qiu Yizhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and seemed to guess his thoughts: "There are three female dependents I brought this time, oh no, there are four in total." Among them, Wu Ruofei is the son-in-law of Mr. Lin Shuhan, Yang Qiaoer is Zhao Chengxiao's wife, Yang Yinger is a widow, and He'er is ......"

"Yes." Li Shengjie immediately interjected, "It's He'er, how is He'er?" ”

Only then did Qiu Yizhi understand the young shipmaster's thoughts, so he said bluntly: "Brother Xian is afraid that he has taken a fancy to Miss He'er, right?" It is true that she has never been married to others, but some of them are festive, but the virtuous brother must know. ”

Li Shengjie was puzzled: "Holiday? Miss He'er is innocent and innocent, what can she do? ”

Qiu Yizhi sighed, and told Li Shengjie in detail about He'er's origin, as well as her relationship with Wen Lingjiao, the Holy Maiden of the Tianzun Sect, and Wen Honghui, the sect leader.

Li Shengjie was originally engaged in the smuggling business, although he was rich and a little more decent, he had to deal with the three sects and the nine streams on weekdays, and he knew more or less about the affairs of the Tianzun Sect, and he also knew that she was an important figure in the Tianzun Sect during his previous contact with Wen Lingjiao and He'er, but he didn't expect them to be so deeply involved in the cult.

Seeing that Li Shengjie gradually fell into deep thought, the expression on his face became more and more solemn, he shook his head and said, "Don't hide it from Brother Xian, Miss Wen is nowhere to be found now, but before leaving, she entrusted He'er to me. Although the foolish brother is not talented, he also knows the truth of a promise, no matter how tricky He'er is, I will keep her safe......"

This was originally a common sentence, but it actually provoked Li Shengjie's competitive heart: "What my brother can keep, I will also keep." It's a big deal if I take her to Japan, no matter how long his Wen Honghui's hand is, he can't reach out to Japan, right? ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, her eyes lit up - if you want to keep He'er away from Wen Honghui's grasp, there is indeed no better way than to let Li Shengjie take her to Japan; And Li Shengjie is such a person who values love and righteousness, even if he gets tired of it in the future, he will not treat He'er where he will go - although he lives overseas, it is no better destination for He'er, who has lost his parents since he was a child.

Qiu Yizhi was about to agree, but he heard a noisy sound of horses' hooves coming from the dock under the boat. Following the sound and looking into the distance, I saw dozens of torches moving quickly towards Li Shengjie's warship.

Li Shengjie also heard the voice, saw the firelight, and saw that so many people and horses were gathering on his side, he couldn't help but be a little worried, and asked Qiu Yizhi: "Brother, why are there so many people, it seems that they are still officers and soldiers, won't they go against me?" ”

Qiu Yizhi was already in the shadow of the firelight, and vaguely saw the color of the flag, knowing that the person who came must be the official army of the imperial court, so he replied with a smile: "What is Brother Xian worried about?" Isn't your old father also the emperor's Jinghai Zhonglang general, and he attacked the viscount title again-you are also an official of the imperial court! ”

Li Shengjie listened to this, and then he was a little relieved, but he was used to smuggling business, and his long-term status as a prisoner of the imperial court made him dare not be too big, and still ordered all the sailors on the deck, lit the torches, and illuminated the entire deck as if it were daylight, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.

When the official and military teams under the ship approached, Qiu Yizhi stood up straight on the boat and asked in a loud voice: "Is it Zhang Long and General Zhang?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a general riding out of the group, making a gesture towards the boat, and replied: "Zhang Long pays a visit to His Highness Yi, and asks His Highness Yi to get off the boat and speak." ”

Qiu Yi saw that the person who spoke was wearing a green brocade robe, wearing silver armor, with three short beards on his face, and his face was quite heroic, and it was undoubtedly Zhang Long.

This Zhang Longyuan was Emperor Zheng Rong's most trusted guard when he was still the king of Youyan, specializing in the security of the inner courtyard of the palace and participating in Youyan's military affairs, and he was the one who watched Qiu Yizhi and the three princes grow up.

Qiu Yizhi was also very happy to see this person come to greet him in person, and was just about to get off the boat through the suspension ladder to talk to him, but heard Lin Shuhan whisper: "My lord, now that the night is thick, I don't know how the situation is changing, why don't you ask General Zhang to get on the boat and talk?" ”

Qiu Yizhi thought that now is indeed the time when he can't make a difference between the pool, Lin Shuhan did have some truth in what he said, so he nodded, and said to Zhang Long under the boat: "General Zhang, it is inconvenient for me to get off the boat, why don't you ask the general to board the boat?" I have confidential matters of important importance, and I am meeting with the general. ”

When Zhang Long heard this, he seemed to be a little reluctant, and discussed with a few of his subordinates for a while, and then got off the horse and climbed up the deck along the suspension ladder.

Qiu Yizhi watched Zhang Long and the others' every move clearly on the boat, and when Zhang Long stood still on the deck, he arched his hand with a smile and said: "General Zhang, I called you here in the middle of the night because I have a very important matter to discuss with the general, and the general should not be surprised." ”

Zhang Long is no longer just a palace guard, there are endless things to do and people to see around him, Qiu Yizhi used the gold medal to order the arrow to let him put down the affairs at hand, make a special trip here, and let him personally climb the suspension ladder to the boat to talk, of course he was a little unhappy in his heart, not to mention that he has been busy and exhausted recently, and he has no good mood.

However, due to Qiu Yizhi's identity and the power of the gold medal arrow, Zhang Long couldn't help but restrain his temper, and said with a smile: "Your Highness Yi, where are you talking about this?" Don't say that you used the gold medal order arrow to pass me on, even if you took out the family rules of Youyan Wangfu to pass it on to me, I didn't dare not come. ”

Qiu Yizhi pretended not to understand the dissatisfaction in Zhang Long's words, and said to himself: "The matter is very urgent, and I don't talk nonsense with the general, so I ask the general to go with me to see a person, and when I see this person, the general will know that this trip is worthwhile." ”

Saying that, Qiu Yizhi didn't wait for Zhang Long to agree, so he turned around and walked towards the entrance of the cabin.

Zhang Long was a man who knew the details of Qiu Yi, knew that he had always acted unexpectedly, and that he was extremely trusted by the emperor—he had summoned himself from far and wide, and would not go to see an insignificant person for no reason—so he had no choice but to follow him into the cabin.

At this time, Qiu Yizhi stopped, blocked the entrance, and said: "General Zhang, there can't be too many people who know about this matter, don't come in with these guards under your command." ”

Only then did Zhang Long realize that five or six guards were also following him without leaving the ground. He Zhang Long is no longer what it used to be, and now he is in the Yangtze River defense line, it is not too much to be guarded at all times, and he himself has long been accustomed to it, if he is not followed by a few guards, he will feel uncomfortable.

But since it was Qiu Yizhi who spoke, he had nothing to worry about hypocrisy, so he could only repuls left and right, and followed Qiu Yizhi into the aisle of the cabin.

In order to prevent the leakage of secrets, and to prevent any accidents to happen to Zheng Gui, the king of Lingnan, Qiu Yizhi specially asked Li Shengjie to choose a cabin in the deepest part for Zheng Gui to live in.

Li Shengjie's ship was quite large, and one of Qiu Yi led Zhang Long and walked silently for a long time, before he reached Zheng Gui's room.

It was the first time for Zhang Long to board such a warship, and after walking in the cramped and narrow aisle for a long time, he couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, so he asked, "Your Highness Yi, who do you want me to meet?" How long will it take to see this person? ”

Qiu Yi didn't reply, and replied in a low voice: "Don't ask, you'll know later." The echo of the corridor made Qiu Yizhi's words extremely deep and mysterious, so that Zhang Long had a hundred questions in his heart, and he didn't dare to say half a word more.

After walking for an unknown number of steps, Qiu Yizhi finally stopped in front of a wooden door, which was extremely heavy, and was guarded by a hideous-looking and tall man on each side - it was two of Qiu Yizhi's eighteen personal soldiers.

Qiu Yizhi nodded at them, and said to Zhang Long in an unquestionable and non-negotiable tone: "General Zhang, we have arrived, you can go through the door and see who is inside." As he spoke, he pointed to a palm-sized hole in the door.

When Zhang Long heard this, he cautiously walked to the doorway, poked his head out and looked in, but saw that in the small cabin, there was only a table, a chair, and a toilet bed, on which a flickering candle was lit, and a person was sitting on the chair beside the table. I saw that this person was in his fifties, wearing a very casual casual clothes, sitting in a chair with his eyes closed but not moving, as if he was asleep, but there was an awe-inspiring and inviolable aura coming out of his body.

Seeing this person's demeanor, Zhang Long seemed to be familiar but couldn't remember, it took a long time for him to be enlightened, his whole head "buzzed", he subconsciously covered his mouth, and asked in a voice that was so pressed that he could barely hear it: "Your Highness Yi, this person is not the prince of Lingnan, right?" ”

Qiu Yizhi asked expressionlessly, "What?" Do you really know him? ”

Zhang Long was already a little panicked: "Recognize, recognize." When the general was still serving as the emperor's guard, he saw the king of Lingnan. But that was more than 30 years ago. Isn't the king of Lingnan making trouble in Jiangnan now? It is said that he also personally led the army to besiege Jinling, and the emperor sent several holy decrees a day to inquire about the battle situation ahead...... He...... How did he end up on this ship? ”

Qiu Yizhi heard Zhang Long speak louder and louder, quickly pulled him aside, and said, "How did the prince come here, you don't care about this kind of thing, you can't care about it." Don't ask too much, don't say more, the fewer people who know about this matter, the better, it's good for you and me, understand? ”

Zhang Long saw Qiu Yizhi's extremely serious expression on his face, he was already frightened by him, and hurriedly said, "I understand, I understand...... Even the King of Lingnan is not a long-term solution on this ship, right? His Highness always has to come up with an idea. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded: "What you said is to the point." That's what I called you here for. ”

Zhang Long was born as the emperor's personal bodyguard, and knew that if he provoked such a confidential matter related to the world's plan, if he mishandled it, he would be killed; And how to deal with such a big matter properly is far beyond his ability.

So Zhang Long almost looked at Qiu Yizhi with a longing look: "Presumably His Highness Yi has already made a decision, right?" How to deal with it, I hope His Highness can teach me, and I will do my best to help. ”

Qiu Yizhi saw that Zhang Long's impatient expression was gone, so he also said with a straight face: "This matter can't go wrong, only prudence can ensure that nothing goes wrong......" Then, Qiu Yizhi told Zhang Long one by one about the countermeasures that had already been discussed with Lin Shuhan.