Under Fu Qianhu's order, the soldiers retreated a distance of two hundred steps, leaving only Lu Qi and Gu Gonggong, who were still standing beside him.

The development of things was too sudden, which made Gu Gonggong scratch his head for a while.

"What does Fu Qianhu mean?" Gu Gonggong looked at him suspiciously: "What kind of person is he, if he is a widow, why don't you rush up and take him down on the spot, but he said hello?" ”

Before Fu Qianhu could answer, the Buddha took the lead in giving a literati salute and said with a smile: "The name of the lowly is not enough to worry about, just because of the perennial business in the West, the boat often uses the Buddha statue to accompany the body, and the idler gave him the title of 'Buddha Jun'." ”

"Doing business in the West?" Gu Gonggong suddenly felt like a great enemy.

Because of the maritime ban of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty and other countries were all illegal trade, except for the official tributary system, and the great maritime Silk Road was almost cut off.

However, there must be brave men under the heavy rewards, because the high profits brought by the huge demand led to the rapid development of private trade, and a large number of smuggling merchants emerged.

In the absence of systematic supervision, these smugglers collude with coastal officials to become pirates, dump each other, and plunder civilians.

So far, where can Lu Qi not understand?

Fu Qianhu was already in cahoots with the Japanese and Fujian merchants, he was the court official who supported the Fujian merchants, and that Buddha must be the Fujian merchant who hired all the big ships in Yu County a few days ago.

They pretended to be the so-called "trouble" in order to loot the prosperous and rich Yu County to fill their pockets!

Father-in-law Gu also figured out the trick, and looked at Fu Qianhu with disbelief and angry eyes: "Fu Guo! You...... You bad breed who eats inside and out! You ignored the laws of the imperial court, and actually fornicated with a criminal businessman and deceived our family here? ”

"Hahahaha......" Fu Qianhu looked up to the sky with sarcastic eyes and smiled: "Why should Grandpa Gu be angry?

You, as well as Cui Tongzhi, the prefect, and those surnamed Zhu in the capital, you gentlemen and princes who sit in the Ming Hall, how do you know the suffering of the people below?

With the ban on the sea, where do coastal fishermen go to find a way to survive? Jiangsu and Zhejiang are better here, but the situation in Fujian is even more serious!

Fishing is not allowed, and even shipbuilding is not allowed, and those who have more than two masts in their homes are arrested, and the officers and men of the guard station take the opportunity to increase their authority layer by layer, causing how many fishermen to starve to death while guarding the huge sea? It's like asking for food with a golden bowl!

They hated the Ming officials to the core, let them go to counterattack the rich land, and then take the silver to honor the prince and prince, so that they turned a blind eye to smuggling.

Hahahaha, if it weren't for the harsh government of the imperial court, how could there be a steady stream of Japanese people on the sea! ”

Buddha Jun said with a smile: "I don't have any opinion on the ban on the sea, but thanks to them, I was able to earn some money to make a living." ”

"Hmph." Fu Qianhu sneered twice: "The Buddha is too humble, right?" Your fleet is in control of a shipping lane, and who won't give you some advantage from the passing ships? I'm afraid that a mountain of gold and silver has already been piled up! ”

Seeing that Fu Qianhu revealed his identity as a pirate, some breathtaking viciousness flashed in the Buddha's smiling face:

"Fu Qianhu is really worried about the country and the people! In the past, when I suppressed the Kou, why did I have to report the death and injury of a hundred and ten soldiers, but I don't know how many soldiers should be killed or injured in such a big scene today? ”

At this time, a burst of applause came, and Lu Qi smiled: "Okay! One is to occupy the island as a thief, and the other is to raise a self-respect, a pair of officials and bandits who are perfectly matched! ”

Father-in-law Gu finally recovered from the shock: "Then you bring our family up...... Don't? ”

"Not bad!"

Fu Qianhu smiled cruelly: "I just wanted to bring Master Lu back." After all, he killed many of the Buddha's subordinates, and if he didn't bring him, the Buddha would be afraid that it would be difficult to eliminate the hatred in his heart!

Who would have thought that Grandpa Gu, you were going to get on the boat? On the contrary, fortunately, with you, Zheng Yishi thought that Dongchang was going to blame him for eating empty salary, so he hurriedly asked Master Lu to also come on board to testify.

Hahaha...... Now as long as you kill the two of you, and then let the Japanese invaders go, and only push everything on your heads, and only say that you have lost the battle, what will the court say? ”

Gu Gonggong was so shocked that he took two steps back, and said inwardly, "You...... Don't you dare! ”

Buddha Jun noticed Lu Qi's gaze and smiled treacherously at her, like a giant python about to choose someone to devour: "Hello, Master Lu?" ”

"Oh! That's right! Fu Qianhu patted his forehead and pointed to the drowsy Chen Hai who was standing with the soldiers in the distance: "And the brother-in-law of Master Lu!" Look at my memory. ”

As he spoke, he waved his hand at the soldiers and shouted, "Bring that fisherman here!" ”

Lu Qi's brows jumped.

I heard the chorus over there, and there was already a soldier who took down Chen Hai and tied it up.

"What? What? What's going on? Chen Hai woke up, but he didn't know what had happened and was pushed all the way.

Seeing Lu Qi standing here, Chen Snapper hurriedly asked her for help: "Uncle! What's going on? I'm just a little ordinary man, I've never gone out to sea to fish, uncle, please help me say a few words! ”

"Stop shouting!" Fu Qianhu showed a sinister smile: "Your uncle himself is difficult to protect." ”

"What?!"

Chen Shan looked at Lu Qi in disbelief, but saw her standing there without saying a word, ignoring it.

"Master Lu is worthy of being a young talent, he is so calm and calm when he encounters things, and when he sees him next, he can't help but love talents." Buddha Jun approached with a smile.

"Nicknamed Buddha Jun, he is also compassionate on weekdays, and he can't bear to kill or hurt people, but he is shy as the head of the fleet, and he wants to give an explanation to his subordinates.

So be it! As long as Master Lu kowtows and begs for mercy on the spot, he will spare your life and accept you as a clerk in the team, how about it? ”

Lu Qi raised his head: "Oh? As long as I kowtow and beg for mercy, will you let me go? ”

"A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase."

"Wishful thinking!"

Lu Qi burst out: "What Buddha?" Are you worthy to call yourself a gentleman? But pirates! How many lives did you officials and bandits collude to burn and loot in Yu County, and now what kind of mercy do you say and can't bear to kill?

And you, Fu Qianhu, what are you talking about to force the people to rebel? Could it be that colluding with thieves to lie about their injuries and eat empty salaries is also forced by the court? ”

"Shut up!" Fu Qianhu interrupted her angrily.

The Buddha over there couldn't hold it anymore, pulled out a knife from his robe, and approached with a cruel smile: "It's really a toast and don't eat and drink......

Chen Snapper and Gu Gonggong were still in a daze, but Lu Qi suddenly burst out, kicked down the soldier who was pressing Chen Snapper, and pulled him out and ran: "Hurry up!" ”

"Oops! Don't leave us behind! Father-in-law Gu hurriedly chased after him.

Chen Hai was full of sweat: "What's the matter?" What's going on? ”

The three of them riveted their strength, and they rushed out dozens of paces away in less than ten breaths, but the predator behind them was not in a hurry to chase.

"The whole island is ours, where can you go?" The old god of Buddha is following on the ground.

Fu Qianhu was more cautious: "Someone! ”

The soldiers in the distance shouted in unison, and a small colonel came up and hugged his fists: "Thousand households!" ”

"Fang Cai will have learned that the eunuch Gu Gonggong, and Lu Yun, the chief bookkeeper of Yu County, have fornicated with the Japanese and deceived us to this island, and want to cooperate with the outside to attack the pioneer ship!

Now that Ben has seen through it, they have fled to the island! All the soldiers on the ship landed to search for their whereabouts, and once they were found, they were taken down! ”

"Yes!!"

……

Lu Qi and the three of them didn't dare to stop for a second.

There are indeed stone Buddhas everywhere on the island, and if you carefully identify the mountain path, you can also see the traces of the stone steps that once climbed the mountain, and along the traces all the way up, the ruins of the stone temple gradually appeared on both sides.

Passing through the broken mountain gate, you can see moss-covered bricks and wooden pillars in the distance, huge towering ancient trees hanging vines, and the sound of unknown birds and birds in the distance.

Walking around the ruins of the main hall, you can see a huge square well that is hundreds of steps wide.

I don't know how deep the well water is, and there is a Buddha statue in the water that I don't know how high it is, and only half of the Buddha's face is exposed on the water, and he closes his eyes slightly, looking down at the small Lu Qi and the three of them.

Just as they were being shocked by such a spectacle, they suddenly heard noisy footsteps from behind, accompanied by the shouts of the soldiers, and the three of them realized that they had been discovered!

"Quick! I've found a spy! ”

Lu Qi hurriedly pulled the two of them and continued to run.

"It's really a thief shouting to catch a thief!" Gu Gonggong held his waist and panted, he was not diligent, but he did not have the physical strength of Chen Hai.

But Chen Hai is not much better now, he stayed up all night, and he was still tied with a rope on his body, and he was stumbling:

"Let's run down and go to the sea! As soon as they get into the water, I'm sure I'll be able to get rid of them! ”

"No way, no way!" Father-in-law Gu hurriedly shouted: "Our family can't swim!" ”

Suddenly, a group of soldiers rushed out of the oblique spurs to block the way, and fired horizontally at this side: "The spy is gone!" Why don't you surrender soon? ”

Chen Wei swallowed his saliva and stood still: "Uncle, what can I do about this?" ”

Gu Gonggong screamed: "My life is over!" ”

It's almost the highest point on the island.

Looking into the distance, Lu Qi took the burden off his back and opened it.

A firework ignited with the fuse, and the tail flame emitted a long falcon-like roar, exploding high in the air.

The soldiers rushed up, tied Lu Qi and the three of them into a knot, held them against the fire, and pushed them all the way in front of Fu Qianhu and Buddha Jun.

Gu Gonggong shouted all the way: "Our family is not a spy, Fu Guo is a spy!" You pawns who don't distinguish between right and wrong, don't let go of our family soon! ”

The soldier raised his foot and kicked his ass: "Presumptuous! ”

"Oops!" Gu Gonggong was kicked to the ground.

At this moment, two cannon shots rang out from the sea.