The words of the golden boy and jade girl in the sedan chair were understood by outsiders, but they all pretended to be confused, so as not to stop the sedan chair and take the county lord from Tianxiao's hand and send it back to the palace, without annoying their young master.

Therefore, everyone pretended not to know about Danying along the way, so they pretended to be deaf and dumb and went to Tianjin Wei, and their own general Sun Litang and the partial general Fang Shichuan led a team of majestic soldiers and horses on the dock to catch them.

Bai Zizong, the sailor leader on the dragon and phoenix, and Higashino Suo, the leader of the escort ship, also led people to line up on the deck and the edge of the ship to greet the young master and his party.

Wang Bao asked Zhong Lei and Zhao Hu to lead the ship first, and then Azaguri and the iron-headed monk carefully led the sedan chair to the ship, and entered the dock barracks by himself, and asked the guard to take paper, pen and ink, and wrote a letter to the palace, saying that the county lord of Danying would not cause trouble if there was nowhere to find trouble in the palace.

Out of the barracks, he handed the letter to Feng Li and said: "General Feng, I have already written clearly in the letter about the county lord, and I excused myself that due to the inconvenience of the trip, I will send Lei Long and Jiao Yi to protect the county lord back to the palace when I return to Jiangnan." You handed over this letter to your confidant and hurried to the capital, and handed it over to Cheng Hongcheng's father-in-law for forwarding, don't make a mistake. ”

Feng Li took the letter, called his nephew Feng Guo, and gave him a few words.

Feng Guang nodded and took the letter into his arms, took the horse and got on the horse, and left the dock.

Feng Li let the soldiers and horses board the ship, and then gave way to Wang Baoqian for a while, and the two of them walked hand in hand on the big ship.

"Brothers, set sail. ”

Bai Zizong greeted, and the sailors hurriedly anchored and pulled the sails, left the Tianjin Wei Wharf, and sailed to the sea.

"It's a big ship. ”

Feng Li felt this way when he boarded the big ship, and Wang Bao said: "This ship is the largest, most robust, and most gorgeous dragon and phoenix ship in our dynasty, and it is also the emperor's beloved, and now it belongs to our young master." Come, let me take you around and get acquainted with it. ”

Feng Li hurriedly said: "This is very good, then there is Lord Laowang." ”

Wang Bao introduced the dragon and phoenix ship all the way as he walked.

"The ship was four hundred and eighty feet long and one hundred and twenty feet wide, with a double hull, four iron decks, three leather sails, iron armor at the bow, a phoenix tail rudder at the stern, a buttress on the edge, and an iron hull wrapped in iron sheets. The ship is equipped with a sailing compass, three two-masted boats and eight dragon boats for shallow water, which is also convenient for landing on the island. Lo and behold, General Feng. ”

The two of them got out of the cabin and entered the aisle, and Wang Bao said, "There are twenty-eight sealed cabins on both sides, a toilet and a storeroom, which are for you to use." ”

As he spoke, he went up to the deck from the other side.

"Look, what a gorgeous three-story pavilion. The eaves, the flower railing, the promenade, and the viewing platform on the top are all outstanding works of the best craftsmen. ”

Come to the first deck.

"There are four wings here, two of which we occupy, and the other two for you. This is the back hall, and the other is the front hall. This one is the dining room, and the one next to it is the dining room. Lo and behold, this is the shower room and the toilet in the back. ”

As soon as the two of them stepped on the stairs to the second floor, it happened that Tianxiao came out with Dan Ying's hand, and saw Wang Leopard and the two hurriedly retreat.

"It seems that the lord is quite interesting. ”

Feng Li said with a smile, and Wang Bao said: "General Feng, don't look at the young master, but you can be smart, and your kung fu is good, you will know later." To tell you the truth, someone assassinated the young master in the palace. If it weren't for the master's hard work, he would have been rested a long time ago. Fortunately, he was stabbed on his left arm, and the wound was large, but it did not hurt his muscles and bones, which was really a great luck in misfortune. ”

After a long sigh, Feng Li said, "Lord Wang, this is the case with the court dispute. If someone's position is challenged or threatened, they will be eliminated. It's just that the young master escaped this. ”

Afraid that it would disturb the young master, Wang Leopard and the two returned to the deck, and saw a group of soldiers vomiting, looking in pain, Zhong Lei and Dexi and Dongye Suo were giving the soldiers seasickness pills one by one.

"It's okay, I won't throw up tomorrow. ”

Wang Bao said a word, and introduced the dragon and phoenix ship.

"The second floor of this pavilion is the core of the dragon and phoenix ship, and it is also the most luxurious. There is a golden palace, a sleeping palace, a stage, and a stage, which is the residence of the young master, and take care of your subordinates not to break in or peep. ”

Feng Li responded, and Wang Bao said: "The top platform is larger, which can not only enjoy the scenery, but also be used to supervise and command the battle in case of war. ”

As he spoke, the sky was getting darker, the sea breeze was howling, the waves were lapping, and the northern generals were not accustomed to water, and the seasickness was so dizzy that he vomited all the things in his stomach, and then he staggered into the upper bunk of the cabin and went to bed early.

Fortunately, they will be able to leave the sea and enter the river in a few days and return to Pukou City, and this group of northern soldiers will also be spared the suffering of seasickness.

Back in the cabin, Tianxiao asked Danying.

"Do you like kung fu?"

Seeing that Dan Ying didn't seem to understand, she hurriedly made a fist and said with a smile: "This is kung fu, I know a lot, it was an old grandfather who taught me." This old man said that as long as I practice hard and practice hard, no one will be able to beat me in another ten years. County Lord, you are my best, best best friend, if you like kung fu, I will teach you how to practice. ”

Dan Ying clapped her hands and said, "It's great not to be bullied." That's great. I practice, I practice. Then you teach me quickly, I can't wait. ”

Tianxiao nodded and smiled, led Danying to Dexi and Ruyi in front of them, and said, "County Lord, you are optimistic." ”

suddenly clicked on the Dexi acupuncture point and said, "Look, county master, this slave can't move, so I've ordered the acupoint." ”

As soon as the words fell, the hatch opened, Zhong Lei walked in, and saw that the young master and the county lord had no signs of seasickness, and his heart was calm.

Looking at Dexi again, it seems that it is to make people point to the acupoints, knowing that it is Tianxiao's doing, he took action to solve the Dexi acupoints, and picked up the young master and the county lord with a smile and said: "The kitchen made the young master's favorite sauce duck, and the county lord's favorite food is called Hua chicken." After eating, I'll teach you some kung fu, how about it?"

Dan Ying clapped her hands and shouted "good"

, Tianxiao nodded and said, "Uncle Zhong, from today onwards, you will teach me and the county lord kung fu one by one." When I grow up, I will take the county lord to take revenge and kill those great evildoers. ”

Zhong Lei nodded and smiled: "Young master, it's naturally good that you have this heart." Let's go, let's eat first. ”

And he got out of the cabin.

After sitting down in the front hall, there is auspiciousness, Ruyi went to the kitchen to get the delicacies and put a table, Dexi invited Zhao Hu, Wang Bao, Azaguri, and the iron-headed monk.

Seven people sat down around the table, poured wine as they wished, and began to eat and drink.

Zhong Lei said: "Boss, second, the young master just spoke, saying that from today on, let's teach him and the county lord kung fu one by one." Today is me, tomorrow's boss, the day after tomorrow is your second, and then Azaguri, the iron-headed monk, and General Feng. Let's just take this turn, and when we get to Tianbo Mansion, there will be more people, and we will arrange it. ”

Wang Bao nodded and said "Okay"

, Zhao Hu asked with a smile: "Young master, then do you want to learn yin or yang, hard or soft?"

Unexpectedly, Tianxiao said: "The old man said, the rivers and lakes are sinister, if you want to be top-notch in kung fu, yin and yang must be perfected, rigidity and softness must be combined, and you must be proficient in all eighteen kinds of martial arts, so that you will not suffer a big loss." If you have any tricks, you will give them to me and the county lord at that time. ”

Bai Zizong, the leader of the navy on the dragon and phoenix ship, can also be regarded as a remarkable figure.

This person was born in a scholarly disciple, although he is less than seven feet tall, with small eyes and thin eyebrows, a large nose and a large mouth, long body and short legs, but his head is sensitive, and he also makes two good knives.

He was originally a shopkeeper in the silk business, and he let the pirates rob the goods in the waters of Fujian and Zhejiang, and was thrown into the sea and almost drowned, but he was saved by a small pirate in Hainan.

Because of his active brain and good kung fu, he was finally forced to become a thief and became their pirate head.

I didn't expect him to really know how to operate, and after three or four years, he turned from a broken ship to a four-masted ship, and the number of people expanded from more than 20 people to more than 180 people.

Last year, after coming from Hainan to the coast of Liaodong and Jiangsu, and devouring two small pirates of 57 people, they began to compete with Korean pirates in the waters of Tamna Island.

He was a righteous man, and often gave half of the looted property to the fishermen and people along the coast of Dengzhou, so he was very appealing in that area, but because of the lack of clippers and artillery, he did not dare to go to the sea area of the Zhoushan Islands to eat.

Last time, I saw the dragon and phoenix ship trying to hijack it, but Zhong Lei was lured into the deep sea and knocked over one by one, and let the pirates soak in the sea for three hours before they were rescued by the leader of the dragon ship sailors, Higashino Suo.

But he surrendered, trying to find an opportunity and then kill Zhong Lei, and Dongye Suo and them, and rob this dragon and phoenix ship, then no one is afraid.

After Zhong Lei saw the pirate leader Bai Zizong, he did not dislike him because of his ugly appearance, on the contrary, he talked to him for tea and chatted about everything.

This Bai Zizong wanted to win Zhong Lei's trust, and naturally told the rise of pirates, pirates, and bandits along the coast for hundreds of years, as well as what he saw and heard about the coastal towns and towns.

"Tell me, where is the main nest of this pirate?"

Bai Zizong still had some knowledge in his stomach, and when he heard this, he grinned and said: "The coast of the Celestial Empire is quite long, from Liaodong, Lusu, Zhejiang, and Fujian in the north, and to Guangdong, Leizhou, and Hainan in the south. On this coast there were hundreds of large and small pirates, twenty or thirty small ones, and more than a thousand large ones. In my opinion, the important nest of Haikou should be in Shuangyu Port in Zhoushan. ”

Zhong Lei nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Do you know what kind of Haikou these are coming from?"

Bai Zizong was very engaged, and analyzed and said: "I can't say all this, but it must be very complicated, and there are generally such a few types of people. The first is the uprising team of the Yuan Dynasty, mainly Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen, after the surname Zhu seized thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, their old department also entered the sea and became a coward, which was passed down from generation to generation. The second is from Shang to Kou, like Wu Meigan, Chen Sipan, Lin Bichuan, Xiao Xian, Xu Hai, Wang Zhi, Chen Dong, Ye Ma, Deng Wenjun, Shen Nanshan, Xiao Xian, Deng Fang, Li Guangtou, Xu Dong, and the old subordinates or descendants of the Min people Jin Zilao, they are the strongest among the Haikou, with strength and the largest number of people. The third is the foreign pirates, including the samurai and ronin organized by the Japanese Japanese chieftains, the poor Japanese in northern Kyushu, the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Xiaoliuqiu, Pengxiang, Siam, Franco, Luzon and other countries. These foreign pirates are the worst, the most vicious, and the most hateful, and they often rob and harass the coastal areas of our Celestial Empire, or raid the coastal towns and towns, and leave after they are done, leaving you with nowhere to arrest. Fourth, Zhang Jing, Zhou Liu, Yang Yi, and Hu Zongxian transferred guest soldiers from all over the country, including Beijing Camp Sharpshooters, Zhuozhou Iron Bar Soldiers, Baoding Archers, Liaodong Tiger Head Gunners, Dezhou Xiangyong, Henan Mao Hulu Soldiers, Sui Chen Tuan Horse Army, Hanzhong Mine Apprentice Soldiers, Baoding Second Division Soldiers, Rongmei Tusi Soldiers, Guangxi Wolf Soil Soldiers, Huguang Tusi Soldiers, as well as Sichuan Qiang Soil Soldiers, and Shandong Archers. These guest soldiers have three religions and nine streams, although they are strong, they are brave enough to kill the pirates, but they are undisciplined and difficult to control, they often fight for merit and kill each other, harassing the people more than the pirates, plundering during the day, filthy women at night, and killing those who do not obey. What's even more infuriating is that many guest soldiers even went to the sea to become thieves, and in turn harmed the people. Fifth, during the period when Yan Song's old thief held the power of the government, he favored and bribed the public, the officials were evil and the government was in turmoil, and the people were forced to be greedy, suffering from servitude, and trapped in hunger and cold. Sixth, murderers in coastal towns and towns. Traitors, dismissors, monks, wild people, lazy or unwilling, as well as peasants, craftsmen, merchants, and other economically oppressed classes in politics, became bandits or pirates for their own ends. Seventh, when the Celestial Empire dismissed the pirates and suppressed the pirated ships in Shuangyu Port, most of the warships became pirates due to the deduction and lack of food and wages. I did a rough sketch, these seven parts of thieves, on land, on the island, and on the sea, there are more than 200,000 at least. Then this coastal area is not chaotic, which is strange. ”

Zhong Lei didn't expect Bai Zizong to be able to classify the Haikou so thoroughly, he was extremely happy in his heart, and asked: "I heard that Qi Jiguang and General Yu Dayou have won great victories in the suppression of the Kou, and they have killed a lot of Kou. ”

Bai Zizong shook his head and sighed lightly after hearing this, and said: "The two generals Qi Yu have indeed pacified the Japanese invaders who invaded the coastal areas of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong. The plague has subsided, but what about the Haikou Invaders? Alas! Out of 200,000, there are only 12 out of 10,000 Japanese Invaders, so the two generals Qi Yu have worked hard, but the result is still to cure the symptoms but not the root cause. At least, that's what I think. ”

Zhong Lei admired Bai Zizong's views very much, and felt that if he used it properly, he should be a good general with both wisdom and bravery, and he would be used by the young master to compete for the crown prince in the future, so he asked: "So, why did Zhoushan become the important nest of the Haikou?"

Bai Zizong hurriedly said: "That's due to the unique geographical location. The East China Sea is one of the three major marginal seas of the Celestial Empire, with a very prominent geographical environment, reaching the Korean Peninsula in the north, the Goto Islands of Japan in the east, the west coast of Kyushu, the Ryukyu Islands, and even the small Ryukyu. From Jeju Island in the west, it goes directly to the north bank of the Yangtze River estuary. In the south, it connects Hangzhou Bay, Zhoushan Islands, the coast of eastern Zhejiang, and the coast of Fujian. There are more than 100 large and small islands in Zhoushan, the terrain is dangerous, easy to attack and easy to defend, and retreat can go to Kyushu, the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Xiaoliuqiu, Pengxiang, Siam, Luzon and other large sea areas. ”

Zhong Lei smiled.

Since this day, he has treated Bai Zizong differently, and he has also asked the gang to treat his brothers well.

When the dragon and phoenix ship arrived at Tianjin Wei Wharf, Zhong Lei went ashore alone, exchanged a silver ticket for five thousand taels of silver and put it on the deck, opened the lid of the box, and said to Bai Zizong in a tentative tone: "You go to the sea to be a thief, presumably it is also forced by life, this is five thousand taels of silver, you and your brother go home separately, don't be a thief in the future." ”

Hearing this, Bai Zizong suddenly felt ashamed, and immediately knelt down and said to Zhong Lei: "My lord, Zizong is also a person who knows good and bad, and he is willing to vote sincerely, and swear that he will never have two hearts from now on." Today's words can be learned from heaven and earth, and if you violate it, you will be struck by lightning. ”

Then he said to his brothers: "I voted for the government today, and I will change my mind from now on, but I will never embarrass everyone." If you want to go, you should take twenty taels of silver per person as the fare, but don't go into the sea to be a pirate again. ”

Unexpectedly, these two hundred and thirty-seven brothers were willing to follow Bai Zizong, so they changed into military uniforms and became a convoy on the dragon ship.

Bai Zizong also changed from the original merchant to a pirate, and today he has changed from a pirate leader to a school officer with troops.