Nanjing Palace, the inner garden of the west palace apse, the king of Yan has ascended the throne as the emperor, became the freshly baked Yongji emperor, here is the place of Yongji's Yan residence. In the not-so-bright hall, Chen Renxiao was alone in front of the king, and Yongji was holding the recital of Li Yuan, the governor of Yingtian, thoughtfully.

Finally, he asked, "How did you check the grain ship that Li Yuanzuo reported?"

Chen Renxiao sat cross-legged on a large chair and said: "When we entered the city, there was a shortage of soldiers, and many documents and files of the Governor's Office and the Military Department of the Five Armies were destroyed by the soldiers, and it is difficult to verify, but I asked the officials and officials who issued this ship, and it seems that this is indeed the case." ”

Emperor Yongji said coldly: "Is this indeed the case? There is a deposed emperor in Nanjing City, and his guard leader is called Liu Li. A few days later, a grain ship appeared in Hushuguan, which happened to be from Nanjing, and Zhen Haiwei forcibly hijacked the boat in disregard of my strict orders and sent the boat to Wusongkou. And the commander of Zhenhaiwei happens to be Liu Li's brother... Now you tell me that this is indeed the case, is there such a coincidence in the world?"

Chen Renxiao still said calmly: "Your Majesty's holy candle shines, and the little ones have nothing to hide, but there is no real evidence, so what can I do." ”

Yongji threw the chapter on the Longshu case, and said hatefully: "There is no evidence? Liu Mingshan dared to despise Yu Zhen, is this also no evidence?" He stood up and said: "Does he really think that he can resist me with the strength of a guard? I defeated the millions of people in Chongwen!"

Chen Renxiao's eyes suddenly widened and said: "Your Majesty is angry, the Son of Heaven must act in accordance with the laws of the Son of Heaven, and he must not punish the innocent or the suspected." Emperor Gao cherished human life so much, and the mountain village man could not be unjustly killed, let alone the commander of the first guard. And although Liu Mingshan is insignificant, if he dies at sea, supports the abolition of the emperor, and the murderers are everywhere, and the society is in danger, what should Your Majesty do. ”

Yongji was furious, swept the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the dragon book case to the ground, and shouted loudly: "I am rich all over the world, why can't I have a husband?!"

Chen Renxiao was not afraid, he said quietly: "The minister has repeatedly thought about it, and he must be cautious in dealing with Liu Mingshan, and he must not act rashly. The minister has a plan: to divert the tiger from the mountain. that is, he captured the abolished emperor, and let Commander Liu have a word of suffering. Without the abolished emperor, what else would Liu Mingshan have to worry about, wasn't he ready to capture at that time?"

The abolished emperor Chongwen has now really become Yongji's heart disease, Chongwen is not dead, how can his throne be stable. His nephew is incompetent in governing the country, but he is a good hand at escaping, and he slipped away from his hand several times, making him impetuous, angry, and angry. But Chen Renxiao's composure calmed him down, he forcibly suppressed his anger and shouted: "Speak!"

Chen Renxiao said quietly: "The abolished emperor fled to Wusongkou, just to go to sea to escape for his life, Your Majesty can want him on land, can't he be wanted at sea?"

Emperor Yongji pondered for a while, and said: "Although I have the order of the sea ban, but it is common for the coastal guards to patrol the sea, and he escaped in the name of the Zhenhai Guard, where can I want him?"

Chen Renxiao showed an imperceptible sneer, and he said: "Now that pirates and gangsters are rampant, Your Majesty can issue an edict to form a long-term naval division of the left guard of the navy, the right guard of the navy, the Guangyangwei, and the Henghaiwei, as well as Zhenhaiwei, Jinshanwei, Guanhaiwei, Hainingwei, Jinshanwei and Changguowei along the coast of Zhili and Zhejiang, and the Changchang naval division to jointly patrol the East China Sea in the autumn, and each guard can demarcate the defense area and clear out the pirates and fugitives in the defense area within a time limit. In this way, even if he Chongwen Emperor was at sea, how could he escape the search and capture of thousands of sailor warships on the ocean. He didn't go out to sea, and as soon as he went out to sea, he entered His Majesty's court. ”

Emperor Yongji pondered for a moment and said, "What if he is afraid of search and arrest and refuses to leave the Zhenhai Guard fleet?"

Chen Renxiao said lightly: "If he dares to hide in Wusongkou, it is equivalent to being under the nose of His Majesty, and it won't be long before Li Yuan will find him out." ”

Finally, Emperor Yongji nodded and said, "This strategy is feasible. ”

Although Emperor Chongwen is well-fed, he is not a playboy who eats all day long. Under the strict supervision of Emperor Gao, he not only had to learn the classics of the sages, but also learned the art of riding and archery and the art of war with the generals of the court, and at the age of 25, he was at the peak of his vitality, and the little wind chill would not have lasted so long.

It's just that the country is ruined, and he suddenly finds himself in a harsh society, with resentment and lingering sickness.

After Wang Hui's death, the catfish boy became his personal servant, serving his daily life. The catfish boy didn't know the true identity of Emperor Chongwen, but he was a smart little guy by nature, and he was keenly aware that this was a great nobleman, so he served wholeheartedly, and Emperor Chongwen's illness slowly improved.

In order to guard against Li Yuan's secret agents, Emperor Chongwen and his entourage still couldn't come and go at will, so they could only hide in the west courtyard of the government office. After meeting with Liu Guan, Liu Mingshan also quietly left Wusongkou and returned to the Zhenhai Acropolis, leaving his close staff member Huang Qian in Wusong, responsible for liaising with Emperor Chongwen and his party, which was also the only channel for the fugitives to communicate with the outside world.

When the first autumn rain fell, Huang Qian quietly came to the West Cross Courtyard, and Liu Guan let him go to the wing room and closed the door to talk secretly.

Huang Qian said in a low voice: "The Jingshi has come to the Holy Decree and ordered the Yangtze River Sailor and the Zhili and Zhejiang Zhuwei Sailors to jointly go on an autumn patrol. ”

Liu Guan raised his eyebrows and said: "It sounds like good news, that person's illness is almost cured, can we be mixed in the patrol fleet and go south to Shuangyu?"

Huang Qian shook his head and said, "The new emperor in Nanjing is not so easy to get along with, he knows it... You may be here, so how can I give you the opportunity to go overseas? Liu Gong thought that this was actually a trap. ”

Liu Guan asked, "How can you see it?"

Huang Qian said: "Our town has 4,000 households under the jurisdiction of Haiwei, Chongming Sha Institute, Baoshan Institute, Liuhebao Institute and Wusong Thousand Households Office, all of which are important coastal defense places that control the mouth of the Yangtze River. But this time, the defense area divided by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is in Suzhou Yang, which is equivalent to a reversal of the Jinshan Defense Zone, which is very abnormal. ”

Liu Guan immediately understood, and he said worriedly: "This is equivalent to cutting off our back road. ”

Huang Qian said: "Exactly, and let us face the islands of Suzhou Yangzhou, our intentions are not good. Suzhou has high winds and waves, dense reefs, and dangerous sea conditions. If we do send troops to suppress it, a large number of pirates will retaliate... My Zhenhaiwei has never had a peaceful birthday again. ”

Liu Guan secretly thought that Zhuwei went to the sea in a big way, and Shuangyu was under the joint search and suppression of Guanhaiwei and Changguowei, at least for the time being, it was not a safe place, and it seemed that the hiding place to discuss with Brother Mingshan was not feasible.

He groaned and said, "What if you go north to the Green Water Ocean and the Black Water Ocean?"

Huang Qian waved his hand and said: "That is the defense area of the Yangtze River Naval Division, and thousands of warships are cruising on the sea, and they can't get through. ”

Liu Guan asked, "To the east? Let's go to the depths of the East China Sea." ”

Huang Qian said worriedly: "The defense areas of Hainingwei and Linshanwei are in Qianchen Mountain and Daqu Mountain, which just block our eastward shipping lane. ”

Liu Guan said with a smile: "Chen Renxiao's guy really looks down on us, a large army has been arranged in the east and north, and the sea route back to the mouth of the Yangtze River has also been blocked. Thousands of warships, tens of thousands of troops just to catch a few of us, into the mother, he really went to the capital. ”

Huang Qian said: "Liu Gong's intentions, we can't mess around, let alone drill into their traps, you just hide here and wait for the opportunity." ”

Liu Guan said firmly: "No!"

Huang Qian got up from the chair, slowly knelt in front of Liu Guan, and said: "I was originally an orphan in Huangyan, and I was adopted by the Duke of Xianqu, not only to provide food and clothing, but also to study with the children of the clan, as if I were my own child. After the death of Duke Xianqu, Duke Liu sent me as if I was in my heart, participated in the conspiracy, and served as a confidential officer. Huang received the great favor of the Liu family, Brother Li'er is gone, even if I die, I can't let you risk life and death. ”

Liu Guan silently pulled Huang Qian up and said, "What are you doing, I'm not acting rashly, you sit down and listen to me first." ”

Huang Qian had to sit down, and Liu Guan said: "The reason why we can safely hide in Wusongkou is because Zhenhaiwei is my Liu's navy, which is impermeable at all levels. But you go to sea? Li Yuan, the governor of Yingtian, will inevitably take the opportunity to dispatch a fine worker to Wusongkou, and after a long time, the news will inevitably leak, and then we will be caught in the urn. ”

Huang Qian was taken aback, nodded and said, "What you said is also reasonable. ”

Liu Guan sneered and said, "Chen Renxiao has no last resort, but he forgot that our Liu family is originally a family on the sea, and it is not easy to catch us on the sea." You immediately send someone to Zhenhaiwei in Taicang, and tell Brother Mingshan that I already have a plan to escape from the cage, so I will go to sea in the fleet of Zhenhaiwei Sailors, and let him arrange ships. ”

Huang Qian was silent, and only after a long time did he raise his head and say, "Where are you going?"

The chief soldier Shun, Lin Yanghao, and Li Qiqian came to the wing room where Liu Guan lived, and saw that the case was spread out on the case of the Liu family's Haidao needle book, and Liu Guan was lying on the case and watching intently. This is the treasure that generations of Liu sailors exchanged for their lives, and Liu Li handed over to him on his deathbed. Emperor Gao forbade the sea so severely, the government and the people's sea boats, needle paths, and patterns were all searched and burned, and the Liu family risked the death penalty to hide this thing, and now it is finally time to save their lives.

The three partners stepped forward, Lin Yanghao and Li Qiqian looked at the sea chart like a book from heaven, but the chief soldier Shun showed surprise on his face. Liu Guan asked them to sit down and said, "Emperor Yongji has issued an edict that the guards will unite with the autumn patrol, intending to lure us out to sea and arrest us at sea. I thought repeatedly, hiding here is also sitting and waiting, it is better to risk going to sea, Mazu Niangniang bless, maybe we can escape the net. ”

The chief soldier asked, "After going to sea, where are we going?"

Liu Guan beckoned the old man to come closer, pointed to the chart and said: "Look at the needle road, from Lizhou to the east, the direction of Jiayin is 2 watches in the 4th day and 2 nights, which is Jeju Island in the country of Lili, and the 6th watch in the direction of Maojia is the Pinghu of the country of Qi. Jeju Island is barren and poor, and there is no bullshit, so it is tasteless and tight to go there. I plan to go to Hirado to trade, and then return to Shuangyu when the east wind rises next spring. ”

Li Qiqian said with a big grin: "When we arrived at sea, we broke away from the Zhenhaiwei anchorage at night, without hanging the ship lights, and the officers and soldiers could not find us, and we would have already reached the depths of the East China Sea at dawn... If you enter the mother, death is also a life, and it is better than catching crickets in this bird place. ”

Lin Yanghao looked at the chief soldier and didn't speak. The chief soldier stared at the sea chart, and finally said: "Although it is a smooth sail to go east in this season, it is a thousand miles by sea to Jeju Island, and there are more than 1,800 miles to Pingdo. ”

Li Qiqian said with a smile: "That's better than waiting for death here, I believe that Lao Ah Shun will never lead us to death." ”

Chief Bingshun glanced at Li Qiqian disdainfully, and said: "You believe that you are lucky, I don't think so, no matter how you look at you, you don't look like a lucky person." ”

Liu Guan smashed his fist on the needle road book, and shouted: "It's so decided, all the way is to survive in death, Mazu Niangniang bless the fisherman's children!"