CHAPTER XXIV

The king of the Sultanate of Johor had already received information that the marquis of the Ming Dynasty was here, and he was the person who could represent the Ming Emperor, and he suddenly seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info immediately sent someone to contact Daming's fleet and asked to see Hou Ye, but the guard said that Hou Ye had just gone out.

These courtiers searched everywhere, and finally saw the Marquis Shen, who was protected by several guards, and the courtiers led by him said, "Please forgive me for disturbing below, there are the Sultan's courtiers, the Sultan sent me to invite the Lord to the palace for a banquet, please get on the sedan chair!"

"No need, I'd better ride a horse, do you two want to sit in a sedan chair? Be a bride! Whoever sits is my bride!" Xiao Lang'er said jokingly.

"Who is going to be your bride," Rulan glanced at Xiao Lang'er coquettishly.

"Don't you want to, then I'll give you to the Sultan as a gift!" Xiao Lang'er laughed.

"I haven't made a sedan chair yet!" Windsor is still a big girl, this is the first time! Saying that, she got into the sedan chair, Rulan saw him get in, and slapped her fat buttocks, "I hate it, leave me here alone!"

"It's so squeezed, you've got me in your chest. "It's all your ass too wide!" the two of them were fighting inside, bitterly carrying their four sedan chairs.

Xiao Lang'er rode on the big horse, and the two beauties kept opening the curtain, winking at him or grimacing.

Xiao Lang'er didn't pay attention to the two of them, but he was also the Marquis of Daming, so he looked a little good. Riding a big horse with his head held high, his eyes not squinting. "Just pretend!" Windsor sneered.

King Ala Uddin Shah III, the Sultan of Johor, waited for a long time in front of the palace gate, and finally saw the Marquis of the Ming Dynasty coming, and muttered in his heart, why is this man so young?

Seeing the Sultan standing there waiting, Xiao Lang'er raised his hand, stopped, and got off the horse, after all, someone else is the king of a country, so he has to give some face. Rulan and Miss Windsor also came out with their thin waists twisted and walked slowly behind Xiao Lang'er.

"Daming Shen Lang greets Your Majesty!" Xiao Lang'er arched his hand, as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, he would never have to kneel, not to mention that this was a subject country of the Ming Dynasty. His status is similar to his, and the two of them are equal.

"Marquis Shen has been tired all the way, please go to the palace!" Ala Udinsha III took Xiao Lang'er's hand and walked towards the palace.

In the royal palace, the lanterns are colorful, a festive celebration, this palace occupies not much space, the palace is not very high, it is a kind of Arabic style building, round dome, built very beautifully.

Entering the palace and avoiding everyone, Alauddinsha III said, "I don't know how long I have been looking forward to the arrival of the envoys of the kingdom, and today has finally arrived, I hope that the kingdom will be the master of me and return my society!"

"Why is that?" asked Xiao Lang'er.

"My ancestors were the kings of the Kingdom of Malacca, but they were destroyed by Portugal from the west, and they forced our ancestors to flee here and establish a state, and now they are three generations, but the Portuguese saw the importance of this place, and if they want to occupy it, they have to move the capital from Bintan to Batu Sawa. He also established the Governor's Palace there, and just for the sake of stability in his rule, he retained me as a sultan, and once I gained a foothold, my sultan was also in danger, and I hope that the envoys of the kingdom would make decisions for me?" said Alauddinsha III, with tears in his eyes, after a pause. "As long as I drive them away, I am willing to pay tribute to the kingdom every year. ”

"How many soldiers and horses are there in Johor now, how many ships?" asked Xiao Lang'er.

"Not to mention, most of the small countries were killed by the Portuguese, and now there are less than a thousand old and weak soldiers, and they are only able to maintain law and order, and they are not able to fight, and there are only seven ships, and they are only doing business and maintaining the expenses of the palace. The Sultan said sadly.

"And how many people are there in Portugal here!"

"Nearly three hundred musketeers, brave and good at fighting, plus fifteen warships cruising around, about a hundred men each, we are no opponent!" said the Sultan with a look of fear, who must have learned the power of the Portuguese musketeers.

"The musketeers against the Johor soldiers with knives and guns was nothing short of a massacre. In one war, four or five thousand Johor soldiers were shot, and Portugal only lost a dozen or so musketeers, which is not a class, so I have been waiting for the kingdom to come and call the shots for me. The Sultan begged.

"Your Majesty, after listening to what happened, I didn't expect the situation to be so serious, don't worry, I, as an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, will help you get justice, but the time does not allow it, and when I go back to report to the emperor, I will reply immediately. You wait for me for a year, and what you have to do at this stage is to keep your head down, drink every day, watch the singing and dancing, and don't show that you want to make a difference, paralyze the Portuguese governor, and cooperate with them to get things done. ”

"I didn't expect that Marquis Shen was so thoughtful, I have hope of recovering Johor, you can tell me if you need anything, as long as you can do it. As soon as the Sultan heard Xiao Lang'er's words, his frowns were stretched, and he made a gesture of his hand, and some girls with turbans took light steps to the center of the hall and began to dance merrily, compared with Indian dance, it was also very stylish, the dancers wore turbans, veiled, only a pair of beautiful eyes were exposed, the twisting of the neck and the movement of the jaw were particularly funny, and the dance was light and rhythmic.

The cheerful singing and dancing extended until late at night, and the Sultan reluctantly sent Xiao Lang'er and them out of the palace, and sent guards to escort them, but Xiao Lang'er refused.

Xiao Lang'er walked on the street with two beauties, it was already very deserted at this time, only the sea breeze blew over, and Xiao Lang'er and they suddenly smelled a murderous machine.

"There are assassins, everyone be careful, pretend to be okay and move forward!" Xiao Lang'er admonished in a low voice. In front is an uninhabited alley surrounded by stone houses.

More than a dozen black shadows outflanked them, holding Western swords in their hands, surrounding them and pointing at them with bright swords. Suddenly, I saw two beautiful women, blowing a sharp whistle, scolding in their mouths, all showing lewd smiles, and a few strong men also drooled disgustingly saliva and dripped down three feet long, stretching out their furry hands to touch them.

Windsor screamed in fright, and this scream made the strong men even more excited, and they got closer and closer. The four guards hurriedly rushed forward and drew their swords in their hands to defend themselves.

"Windsor, don't be afraid, I'll protect you!" Rulan pulled Windsor behind her and flew into a kick, and four or five big men were kicked and fell to the ground.

The other strong men saw that this girl still had a little kung fu, staring at the delicate undulating body, provoking their desire to conquer, and a strong man swung his fist and hit Rulan's chest.

"When Lao Tzu is not angry, the woman who dares to bully Lao Tzu, you don't want to live?" Xiao Lang'er has always wanted to train the two women and his subordinates. In an instant, he slapped each strong man in the face, and they were dizzy.

Then he handed it to the guards and the two women, and after a few blows of a pink fist and a black fist, the strong men fell to the ground.

"Stinky rascal, dare to humiliate me, my mother will kill you!" Windsor scolded, and stomped on every strong man's body. More than a dozen strong men were lying on the ground, humming in their mouths, unable to get up again.

Xiao Lang'er took them back to the boat and entered the captain's room, when Shi Lang walked in. "My lord, today a Portuguese envoy has sent you an invitation to come to the luncheon at noon to-morrow. "Give the invitation to Xiao Lang'er, Xiao Lang'er looked at the text on it, and he couldn't understand it, it was twisted and twisted, like a strange symbol.

"Your Excellency Lord Shen, welcome to the luncheon tomorrow at noon, please come to the Humble House to negotiate for him!"

"Windsor understands their language, okay, I'll take you to the banquet tomorrow!" Xiao Lang'er said happily.