He had to turn back, draw a knife from the thin white soldier, and use his hands and feet together, and with great effort, he could pry open a crack in one of the smaller boxes.

I crouched down and shone a light on the gap with a lamp, and it was pitch black, reflecting a little metallic luster, but I still couldn't see what it was.

I simply strengthened my courage, slowly reached into a hand along the gap, and slowly touched it downward, and my fingertips touched a cold.

I gasped and withdrew my hand like an electric shock, completely unable to believe what I had touched.

It's impossible......

In a blink of an eye, I realized that the lamp was still placed on top of another box, and I quickly picked it up, feeling a sense of fear for the rest of my life.

Early the next morning, the ship arrived at Fengtianfu.

I was in my room when I heard the fat black warrior come and say that the ship had docked and that we could leave.

So he quickly woke up Dad and Ah Nuan to get off the boat.

I met Oriwa-kun in the cabin unexpectedly, so I saluted him and thanked him for his enthusiasm to give us a ride.

After I finished speaking, I realized that Oriha-kun couldn't understand Chinese at all, so I had to look up and smile politely at him.

felt that this smile fell in his eyes, and it made his gloomy gaze suddenly a little softer.

I never realized that my smile was so contagious, especially when I was dressed in men's clothes.

But the softness in Oriha-kun's eyes was fleeting, and he regained his coldness, bowed his head to me, and turned away.

This person is so unpredictable.

Thinking of what I saw in the secret room last night, I couldn't help but shudder, and hurriedly took my father and Ah Nuan off the boat.

After crossing the dock and entering Fengtianfu, we first found a small shop and had a hot and full meal. Yesterday on the ship of the Japanese samurai, I was scared, but now I am all hungry and cold.

Having solved the problem of food and clothing, I began to think about my current situation and my next steps.

Yangzhou, for the time being, can't go. The top priority is to think of a way to send Dad and Ah Nuan back to their hometown in Jinling.

In addition, what I saw on the Japanese merchant ship last night made me always worried, and if it really had something to do with the prince at this time, I should inform him as soon as possible, so that he could prepare as soon as possible.

was looking down and thinking, but heard my father sigh: "Girl, now our grandfather has no relatives in Fengtian Mansion, but what is good?" ”

Unaccompanied...... I rolled my eyes and comforted my father: "Don't worry, I'm in Fengtianfu, and I really have an acquaintance." ”

After eating, I found a clean inn in the market, settled my father and A Nuan first, and then walked to the Caoyun Office in the east of the city.

Through the guidance of the guard at the gate, I found the person I was looking for in the school yard behind the government office.

I saw that in the cold wind, a row of military men was naked, standing in line on the school field, and a burly man stood opposite, also naked, with a white porcelain-like back, a blue dragon fish pattern embroidery was particularly conspicuous.

"As a water army, you must have the posture of a water army!" The Arowana man crossed his hands on his hips, and his aura was high, "What is the posture of the water army?" Out of the water like a dragon, into the water like a swimming fish, alone to explore the deep pool, one day to cross the river! Can you do it? ”

Opposite him, a row of soldiers shivered with cold, and none of them dared to respond.

"Why can't you do it? To put it bluntly, it's just one word: lazy! Laziness is a disease, it must be cured! How to deal with the law? It's winter practice, summer practice! As he spoke, he swept his gaze in front of him, "Wang Wu, Zhao Si, you two come out!" ”

I saw the two soldiers in the middle, one as slender as a bamboo pole and the other as stocky as a water tank, looked at each other in embarrassment, stepped forward, hugged his fists and said, "My lord." ”

"From now on, you will do whatever I do, my lord." The Arowana man said, turned around and took out a bucket of cold well water from the well on the side, and raised his hands above his head, "See clearly!" As he spoke, he poured down his head.

On a cold winter day, the well water was cold and biting, and I couldn't help but shiver just by looking at it.

The row of military men in front of him all had jaw-dropping expressions; Wang Wu and Zhao Si, who came out of the ranks, even had a bitter gourd face, and even slapped their mouths: "Big ...... Adult ......"

The Arowana man shook the water droplets on his head, and was as calm as if he had taken a cold shower on a dog day, "Happy!" It's your turn! ”

The two of them were so trembling that they almost knelt down: "Big ...... My lord...... Can you not practice this? ”

"Yes!" The Arowana man was hearty, "Miss Cao, the daughter of our Si Cao's family, told me early this morning, let me send two of my men to practice with her, you two are idle, it's better to ......"

I don't know what a terrible existence this Miss Cao is, but I saw Wang Wu and Zhao Si looking at each other, and quickly ran to the well to hang two buckets of ice water, and one bucket was decisively poured on the head.

Behind them, a row of soldiers made a sad expression.

"Good! It's like my men," the Arowana man exclaimed, "Come on!" With that, another bucket of cold water was poured on his head.

On the other hand, Wang Wu and Zhao Si opposite him, with ice slag hanging on their hair and eyebrows, saw that their chief was unrelenting, and they all had an expression of wanting to cry, "My lord is brave, we really sigh to ourselves!" ”

"You don't have to be so modest," the Arowana man's tone was quite playful, "You are very brave on weekdays, and you dare to do things, but I don't dare to borrow a gut!" ”

The two of them glanced at each other, and suddenly knelt down in unison, "My lord! My lord! The little ones know it's wrong! ”

"What's wrong?"

Wang Wu cried: "You really shouldn't be so small that you should be a prestige on the dock and receive the protection fee of the boatman privately!" A small offense deserves death! ”

Zhao Si then confessed: "It's so small that it shouldn't be, I eat the wine and food of the fisherman at the dock every day, and I don't give money on credit!" ”

"Good!" The Arowana man was full of sneers, "It's a good confession, I'll spare you two buckets of water, is there anything else?" ”

The two of them knelt on the ice, trembling and crying, and at the same time summoned many nonsense things such as receiving the money from the shipowner and molesting the cook of Lord Si Cao's house.

"You are all optimistic, this is the end of bullying the people and taking bribes and harboring stolen goods. If you serve under me, you must know that the most important thing I don't see is the evil officials and soldiers who oppress the people! The Arowana man was condescending, carrying a bucket in one hand and a scoop in the other, and asked with his head bowed. Gone? ”

"Big ...... My lord, it's gone! ”

"Okay......" the Arowana man said, but suddenly took the scoop and poured the cold water in the bucket on the two of them, "My lord will make up for you again, and you will have to play cards with your brother!" How nice are you guys! Meaning! Think? ”

The two of them hurriedly blocked the cold water that was spilled, and shouted: "My lord! Too small to dare! Don't dare anymore! ”

On the other hand, the row of soldiers behind him all had a relieved expression, and no one came forward to intercede for them, which can be seen from the moral behavior of the two people.

The Arowana man looked at the sky and announced the end of the team, and when everyone dispersed, I saw a good show before I stepped forward: "Brother Shang's means of controlling it is ingenious and admirable." ”

Hearing this, the Arowana man turned around, and a surprised expression appeared on his clear-eyed face: "Brother Bai Xian, why did you come here?" ”

In the past, on the way back to Jinling, the fat man had been transferred to the sailors of Tianfu Caoyun Road to escort along the way, and the Arowana man in front of him was the sailor he met at that time, and his surname was still Mingke.

At that time, I was introduced to him by the Kei Shui Leopard, and I thought that this name was quite strange and stressful, so I called him Brother Shang.

Shang Ke is a person with a bright and casual personality, and he always thinks that I am a man, and he is quite familiar with the conversation along the way, and he has also caused a certain wolf to taste a little awkward.

However, this is all in the past.

"Plotted?!" Hearing what happened to me at the inn, Brother Shang was surprised, "Brother Bai Xian, who did you offend?" ”

The person I offended, I am afraid of scaring you when I say it, "I don't know it myself, but the things in the business field are nothing more than profit calculations, and it is not strange who touches anyone's mold." ”

Brother Shang nodded yes, "Now that Brother Xian is on my territory, I don't have to worry." Stay for two days, and I will send someone to escort you back to Jinling. ”

I hurriedly thanked me and said that I didn't have to, "Brother Laoshang, arrange a boat to send us back to Jinling as soon as possible, I still have urgent matters to report to His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

When Brother Shang saw that I was resolute, he stopped staying with me, and it happened that his subordinates came to report that a merchant ship of the Japanese tributary was passing through Fengtianfu and came to exchange documents as usual.

"Tributary merchant ships?" When I heard this, I couldn't help but exclaim, "They are the envoys of the Wa Kingdom? ”

Brother Shang was quite surprised by my reaction: "Why, Brother Bai Xian recognizes these Japanese people?" ”

"I kind of recognize it." I couldn't explain in detail in a hurry, "The tributary merchant ships of this Japanese country are strange, and I ask Brother Shang to send someone to detain them and check them in detail!" ”

Brother Shang's face was embarrassed when he heard this, but his subordinates on the side said: "This son, it's not that we don't want to investigate, but the merchant ships of Fanbang tribute can only go to Jinling according to the rules, and they will be inspected by the Caoyun Yamen. ”

Seeing that I was quite discouraged, Brother Shang became more and more curious, so he withdrew his subordinates and asked me, "What is the strange thing about this Japanese tribute ship?" ”

I had to completely recount with him what I had seen and heard on the Japanese merchant ship overnight.

"Such a thing?!" After hearing this, Brother Shang jumped up from the chair, paced back and forth in the room a few times, and finally stopped, and knocked his fist on the palm of his hand, "This ship is in the name of tribute, and we can't check it in Fengtianfu." It's better to send a boat to rush back to Jinling with the virtuous brother and you to inform the Caoyun Yamen of this matter, so that they can prepare as soon as possible. ”

I nodded yes.

So our grandfather and son were fortunate enough to take the official ship of Fengtianfu Caoyun Road and returned to Jinling privately under the pretense of public welfare.