Wu Zhi stroked his white beard and said slowly: "Today's Kangyu trade not only involves Hirado Yasusho, but also the Matsuura clan, the Ouchi clan, the Otomo clan, the Shaoji clan, the Shimazu clan, most of the people of Kyushu and temples and shrines, and most of the maritime heroes of the Seto Inland Sea. Once it becomes a conquest trade, there will be war immediately, and the shogunate will not be so reckless. ”

Chongwen said: "It seems that Mr. Wufeng has not received definite news, I came from Qicheng, and by chance, I participated in the negotiations between the Ouchi clan and the important ministers of the shogunate. Now that the shogun Kakune Yoshiken is seriously ill, the important ministers of the shogunate have secretly formed an alliance to support the shogun's concubine Yoshimitsu and carry out the exploration trade, and he will not hesitate to resort to force against opponents, and this is what he talked about with the Ouchi clan. ”

Wu Zhi's hand paused for a moment, but his face remained silent, and he asked in a deep voice: "Since the big sea relatives will meet with him, do you know the result of the negotiation?"

Chongwen said: "Exactly, as a result, Yoshihiro Ouchi killed his son-in-law Matsuura Yoshinobu on the spot, betrayed the Matsuura clan and Hirato Yasusho, and gave up the smuggling trade. The condition is ... He succeeded as the next shogun from the son Kamakura Gongkata. At present, the battle between the shogunate and the Matsuura clan is already on the line, and perhaps now the Kyushu probe Shibukawa Mitsuyori is transferring troops and preparing to enter Matsuura County. ”

"Ah?!" Wu Zhi was still silent, but Ye Zongman exclaimed: "The one who entered the mother, he really knows the face and does not know the heart, the old thief in the Ouchi is so treacherous, he betrayed us without a single shot, and lost his sincerity to the shogunate." ”

Chongwen shook his head and said: "I'm here to report to you, you are all in the same lineage as the Chinese, and you can't watch the shogunate exterminate the Songpu Party, capture all of you, and send them to Chen Renxiao's demon monk." ”

Wu Zhi's sharp eyes looked at Chongwen and asked, "Since Ouchi Yoshihiro has decided to break with Kangshang, why did he allow Da Wai to negotiate with Wen so much?"

Chongwen smiled and said, "Don't hide it from Mr. Wufeng, we are also Yoshihiro Ouchi's bargaining chips." On the surface, he had asked me to talk to me about cooperation with the new route, but in fact he had secretly betrayed me to the shogunate. At night, the shogunate set up an ambush and prepared to arrest us and others, and flattered Yongji, but we were killed out of the siege, and then we came to Goto. ”

Ye Zongman patted the table and praised sincerely: "It's so good to go to sea, and you can break the shogunate's tricks in one fell swoop." ”

Wu Zhi asked curiously, "New route?"

Chongwen said: "Exactly, we have discovered a direct route from Zhangzhou to Qicheng, and we are about to discuss this matter with you. ”

Wu Zhi sighed slightly: "I have heard that the north of the Ryukyus can lead directly to the country, but we people are old and tired, guarding the Hirado route and waiting for death, which makes the big sea laugh." ”

Chongwen observed silently, Wu Zhi's face was not abnormal, and then he said: "The new route is not owned by me alone, and the heroes who contribute to the new route have a share, this is what I said to Hirado Yashang." ”

Wu Zhi nodded and said slowly, "Understood." ”

At this time, Mao Haifeng came to the hall to inform that the wine and food were ready. Wu Zhi waved his hand heroically and said, "These things are discussed slowly, and we will get drunk in the cold house today." ”

This is a family banquet, Wu Zhi and Ye Zongman accompanied Chongwen and Chai Demei at the same table, Chongwen sat on the top, Wu Zhi and Chai Demei sat opposite each other, and Ye Zongman accompanied the prime minister. Mao Haifeng accompanied Huashan Yoshimasa, Laicai Niu and Xu Hai at the other table. The dishes are exactly the same, but the wine is different, the table of Chongwen is Jinhua rice wine, and the table of Laicai Niu is Taonan soju.

Mao Haifeng is in his early 20s, but he is a fine person, and he arranged for the cook to send wine and meat to the dock ship. I heard that the daughter who went to sea was also on the ship, so I specially made a dish according to the noodle dish and carried it to the captain's cabin in a food box.

The dishes are all home-cooked, but unlike the clear soup and low water of the servants, this is authentic Huizhou cuisine. Not to mention the heavy soup and heavy oil, what is rare is that in the remote sea area of this country, where did the pheasants and bamboo shoots in the Yishe Mountain, the eels and stone frogs in Jixi come from, which is a simple local vegetable, which is also owned by the Yellow Mountain, and there is nothing in the land.

Seeing Chongwen's look of surprise, Ye Zongman smiled and said, "It's not easy to put down these dishes. It's just that the water and soil of the five islands are quite similar to Huizhou, and Wufeng has made every effort to find vegetable seeds, fish, turtle and bird species from his hometown and stocked them in this Fujiang Mountain. Most of them are dead, and in the past 10 years, there are only these few types of population reproduction, and there is no such blessing for non-distinguished guests. ”

Chongwen secretly screamed ashamed, this table of banquets is afraid that it is not expensive. At that time, in the palace, I had never eaten any delicacies from the mountains and seas, but such a difficult table of home-cooked banquets was also unique.

Chongwen casually praised a few words, and the guests and hosts began to chat casually, talking about the folk customs of Dakang and the land, and the strange things at sea, which are also very compatible. Ye Zongman diligently persuaded Chongwen to drink, Chongwen ate very refreshingly, this is the life of people, the marinated meat and fried rice on the sea, and the raw pickles of the people are really enough.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Wu Zhi suddenly put down his cup and asked lightly: "Listen to the accent, the big sea is from Nanjing, and with some Huaiyou accent, I want to come to the ancestors and have some connections with the royal family." ”

Because of the rise of the Sun family, most of his subordinates are Huaiyou heroes, so the palace and the family of heroes are not pure Nanjing accents, with a slight Huaiyin. Wu Zhi is old and sophisticated, and when he heard Chongwen's accent, he naturally thought more, and Chongwen replied casually: "Yes, it is the Huaiyou clan on the lower ancestor." ”

Wu Zhi nodded, and asked again: "If my expectations are correct, the ship that went to sea is the Dakang Naval Division warship." Could it be ... Da went to sea and was born as a Dakang sailor?"

Chongwen chuckled in his heart, he finally understood the reason why Wu Zhi was a little cold. With the accent of the Dakang Xunchen family and the standard warship of the Dakang Sailors, he suddenly appeared in front of the Dakang rebellion, and did not reveal his surname and origin, which was really suspicious. Yan knew that he was not doing things for the imperial court, and he intended to get close to Wu Zhi, intending to be unfavorable to him.

Suddenly, Chongwen felt dizzy, his hands and feet were sore, how could a few glasses of rice wine be like this. He secretly screamed in his heart, and his hand held the handle of the knife, but he couldn't pull it out. The next table suddenly roared with a tiger, Laicai Niu overturned the table, Huashan Yoshimasa and others had softened, Laicainiu's eyes were wide open, and he stood upright on the ground.

Several strong men rushed into the hall, Ye Zongman stood up and shouted: "Don't use your blade, don't hurt anyone." Several strong men pounced on it, and the Lai Cai Niu was weak and struggled, and finally was knocked down by several people together, like a mountain collapsing to the ground.

Chongwen couldn't open his eyes anymore and slowly fell to the ground.

The warm winter sun shone on the peach wood couch, and through the seven horizontal curtains, you could see the bronze charcoal stove burning red charcoal, without a trace of smoke. A bronze smoker on several cases, a strong fragrance serpentine came out, gradually permeating the entire bedroom, making people even full of comfort.

Chongwen knows that this is milk and head incense, which are very precious, and one grain is worth 100 gold. This incense comes from the grease on the Persian fragrant wood, which burns when it sees the fire, and a grain of incense wafts all over the room, which lasts for a long time. Chongwen couldn't be happy, although he couldn't get into the tiger's den, but he was plotted again and again, which filled his heart with a gloomy sense of frustration.

Lifted the incense brocade quilt and sat up, with only a white middle slip on his body, no rope binding, no shackles, and no pain. It's just that there is still a disgust in his chest, a strange smell in his mouth, and he walked a few steps on the floor barefoot, but there was nothing else abnormal.

This is a suite, there is a small bedroom outside the inner bedroom, and when I heard him get up, the door curtain was raised, and a blonde bearded girl came in. Under the golden clouds and misty sideburns, there are deep sunken eye sockets, turquoise eyes, snow-white skin, and a sharp nose bridge. But he was dressed in a skirt and a good outfit, and he walked around with a clanging ring, and the fragrance was everywhere.

It's not much like a prison cell, but like a golden house for hiding.

The bearded girl said in a slightly stiff Mandarin: "My lord, you are awake, I will serve your lord to freshen up." ”

Chongwen raised his hand to interrupt her and said, "You wait a minute... Who are you? Where is Wu Zhi? You call him, I have something to say to him. ”

Hu Nu said softly: "I am Persian Nuloris of Wufeng Hall, and the master has gone to Pinghu and ordered me to serve the guests of Wufeng Hall. ”

Chongwen frowned, and asked again, "So... My ship?"

Hu Nu said: "The big ship in the harbor is gone, and there was a lot of disturbance last night, and there are still guns and cannons. Somehow the big ship left, and the people of the village retreated, and the master went to Hirado early in the morning. ”

Chongwen was a little confused, he never believed that the people of Longwang Island would abandon him and run for his life, why did Liu Guan leave overnight?

He recalled the defense and manpower of Kiba Town, and couldn't help but smile bitterly, relying on the few people on the boat, it was impossible to break into the village and save himself. Not to mention that there is too much difference in manpower, there are also cannon positions on the fence wall, these villagers are all Kang-style big bow in their hands, and the single bamboo bow of the non-servants is comparable, many people have armor on their bodies, and Kiba Town is by no means a city in Fangjin and Yura Village.

While he was thinking wildly, the door curtain flickered, and Hanako walked in with a basin and a cup, pushed Loris aside, and said to Chongwen: "I'm here to serve His Highness Da Chuhai to freshen up." Although her Chinese is a little stiff now, she has grown too much, and her daily communication is basically unhindered, which is very much due to the catfish.

Chongwen looked at Loris, and she shrugged helplessly.

Seeing the little maid Hanako, her mood suddenly brightened, Chongwen laughed, freshened up a little on a few cases, dried a cloth towel, and rinsed her mouth with salt water. Hanako waited for Chongwen to put on a green robe, a large black belt, and a soap-striped scarf. Only then did he smile and said, "Can any of you get me something to eat, since Mr. Wufeng refuses to add a knife and saw, you can't starve me to death." ”

Loriss said softly: "Your Excellency is a distinguished guest, the master has ordered you to serve well, please come with me." ”

Beyond the bedroom was an elegant hall, where Chongwen sat at a table and a half. Loriss brought a black lacquer food plate from the kitchen, with a bowl of rice soup and several plates of delicate dim sum, red water chestnut snow lotus, ghee snails, rock sugar frosted plums, and rose cakes, all of which were Kang-style snacks.

Hanako stopped Loris, didn't let her approach Chongwen, took the food plate, put it in front of Chongwen the same, scalded the dishes and chopsticks with a clean water bowl, and served Chongwen to eat. Chongwen is also not polite, Meimei used a morning meal, yesterday there were not a few mouthfuls of food on the stomach, and now I want to make up for it a little.

The two women had cold faces and didn't look at each other, as if they were in a cold war.