After coming out of the capital, except for the small turmoil on the first morning, Shuangxie's journey south was basically smooth, so I will briefly describe it here
Approximately Half a month later, the group of them arrived in Hangzhou.
After the "Dead Zodiac Incident", Sun and Huang stayed in the capital for a few more days before receiving the imperial order, so the plaque saying "Served in protecting the country" came faster than they did. , when they arrived in Hangzhou, they caught up with the Sun Mansion holding a banquet to celebrate Sun Yixie's great achievements.
When Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai saw this, they calculated that if they appeared in public at this moment, they would have to be dragged to Master Sun's house to celebrate together for ten or eight days before they could escape. It can't be done
After all, they have the emperor's orders now, and there is also a Dongchang fifth stall and a Jinyiwei general flag supervising them in the name of escort. If they are dragging their feet here If I leave for two weeks, I will delay the recovery of the national treasure, and I will definitely be reported to the police.
Seeing that someone may have shown his character here, many of the decisions of the emperor Zhu Fu seem to be quite casual, but in fact they are full of sophistication.
On the surface, he had great trust in Sun and Huang, and even sent two masters to "serve" and "protect" them, but secretly, he still gave Wei Qian and Zhao Yi supervision and supervision. Regular reporting instructions as a form of insurance.
Of the two Zhao and Wei people, one stayed in Ningbo and the other in Nagasaki. In fact, they left two intelligence contact points in these two places, and they could regularly report the progress of this mission to the capital. .
In addition, because these two people belong to Jinyiwei and Dongchang respectively, they will have a careful idea of monitoring and balancing each other.
Zhu Yao even considered "letting the Jin Yiwei stay in the country" and "letting eunuchs, who are not easily tempted, temporarily stay overseas." This aspect can be said to avoid all kinds of betrayal to the greatest extent. risk.
Shuangxi also knew very well that the emperor seemed easy to talk to, but in fact he was not easy, so they did not dare to make mistakes.
When passing through Hangzhou, Sun Yixie just asked Huang Donglai to write a letter home for him, then quietly went to see Mr. Xue and asked Mr. Xue to take the letter home for him.
As for this letter from home, Sun Huang also wrote it in front of Wei Qian and General Zhao Qi. In addition to reporting safety, it was vague about other situations, saying only that " I still have important things to do and I don’t have time to go home to celebrate.” He didn’t mention the purpose of his trip at all, let alone going abroad.
Wei and Zhao also understood Shuangxie’s intention of letting them read the family letter, and were very satisfied with Shuangxie’s method of doing things without making it difficult for them.
In this way, after only a short stay, the four people quietly left Hangzhou and headed towards Ningbo.
Similar to the history we are familiar with, Dashu also had several long "sea ban" periods. During this period, only a few countries were able to pay tribute in the form of "tribute".The Ming Dynasty engaged in maritime trade, and Ningbo Port was the only designated port for the Ming Dynasty's trade with Japan at that time.
It was just a matter of steps from Hangzhou to Ningbo, and it took a few days to make preparations.
By mid-August, on the White Dew Day, with the joint preparations of Mr. Zhao Qi and the local Jin Yiwei, Shuangxi finally gathered the necessary application materials and bid farewell to Mr. Zhao together with Wei Qian. flag and boarded an ocean-going ship bound for Nagasaki.
This ship is of course not an official ship with the title of "Special Envoy of Dayu", it is just an ordinary merchant ship. After all, they are carrying out a "secret mission" this time and cannot let the Japanese side Realizing that they were here to recover the Xuan Long Bi.
Because of this, they also concealed their identities. When they boarded the ship, Eunuch Wei pretended to be an old businessman, and Sun Huang pretended to be his two bodyguards and followers. .
There are a total of about a hundred people on this ship, 60% of which are permanent crew members, and the remaining 40% are merchants or ferrymen who gathered together before sailing. Most of these 40% are Japanese. There are people too; obviously although the government has banned large-scale foreign trade activities, private transactions similar to smuggling goods still exist, and they are very profitable.
To put it bluntly, as long as you can get the local government to supervise this area, you can completely turn a blind eye whether your ship will go to China or overseas after it leaves the port.
To make a long story short, the ship Shuang Xie and Eunuch Wei boarded was floating on the vast sea basically every day for a few days after it set sail, except for a short stop in Zhoushan for supplies.
How long it took for an ocean-going ship to reach its destination in those days mainly depended on the wind, and there was no rush.
Of course, the bow of the ship was not in a hurry, because he had never thought about reaching the destination. On the third day after leaving Zhoushan, the bow of the ship was with him. The pirate companions met at sea.
Please note, I am talking about "pirates" here, not "Japanese pirates".
Because the leader of this group is not Japanese, but a native of the Central Plains. Everyone knows him and is nicknamed "Kang Haijiao".
Yes, this guy is still alive.
When he first met Shuangxie, Kang Haijiao was still a little bandit entrenched in the "Dragon King Cave", relying on his magic skills to fish and fish with the people in the nearby Chenjia Village.
The result of that encounter was that Kang Haijiao was attacked by Sun Yixie, who was new to the world, using lime powder and dragon dog boxing techniques, and was knocked down into the underground river.
However, after some "survival in the wilderness", Kang Haijiao not only survived, but also had adventures, learned a set of superior light skills called "Climbing the Sky Crossing", and returned to the world.
The second time, Kang Haijiao met Sun Yixie and Lin Yuancheng who were preparing to go to the Seven Heroes Meeting in Dengzhou City. At that time, he had become Xiao Zhun's "mercenary" to collect The blood sword is moving everywhere.
The result of that time was that Kang Haijiao's contact fell into Sun Yixie's alienation plan and led a group of people to pursue him without any explanation.Killing Kang Haijiao caused him to fall into the river with serious injuries and follow the waves into the sea.
However, as the saying goes, "Good people don't live long, but disasters last for thousands of years." The Kanghai Jiao did not die after falling into the sea.
He was picked up by a fishing boat at sea. With little medical help, he survived again by relying on his tenacious vitality.
He managed to survive, but he did not dare to return to the Central Plains because he was afraid of Xiao Zhun.
More than a year has passed, and now Kang Haijiao has "made a comeback" on the sea, pulling together a pirate team composed of Central Plains and Japanese, using a very small pirate ship in the east of Zhoushan He took the island as his base and became one of the most notorious pirate leaders entrenched in this sea area.
Today, the bow of the merchant ship, including some of the crew, had been bribed by Kang Haijiao. They deliberately drove the ship within the "hunting" range of Kang Haijiao, allowing the other party's pirate ships to approach.
According to the plan, after the pirates board the ship, they will kill all the unsuspecting crew members and passengers, and everyone can share the loot together.
But today, it was fate that Kang Haijiao met Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai again, and also brought along an old eunuch with extremely strong martial arts.
I think all the readers can guess that this time Kang Haijiao is really exhausted and will die soon
"Everyone has come up, are you sure you haven't missed anything?"
After the pirates boarded the ship, only a moment later, all the passengers on the merchant ship were captured and gathered on the deck. At this time, Kang Haijiao asked questions at the bow of the merchant ship without hesitation. road.
"Yes, Mr. Jiao, they are all here." The captain replied with a relaxed look.
Now that things have happened, the captain no longer needs to hide his collusion with Kang Haijiao. The dozen or so crew members who were bribed with him have also taken the initiative to stand with the pirates. Together.
Seeing this scene, many of the passengers realized that this was a sign that they would all be silenced soon.
But now that people are cutters and I am fish and meat, what else can they do?
In this vast sea, there is nowhere to escape. You have to get on the deck even if they ask you to get on the deck. , do you have to die if I ask you to die?
Only Shuangxi mixed in the crowd was still whispering, "Damn it, it's this guy again, he's not dead yet"
"I have to ask you. When you were in Dengzhou, didn't you brag about your strategies and say that this person was already dead if you tricked him? But now, not only is he not dead, but he has become one of the four emperors. "
"My lord, he is the Fourth Emperor, the Pirate King, not the King of the Sea"
After hearing the two of them say a few words, Eunuch Wei interjected, "Look at what this means, you two and this guy." The pirate leader is an old acquaintance."
"So be it." Sun Yixie curled his lips, "Anyway, one more of him is not more, and one less of him is not more."
< p>"Hey" Eunuch Wei raised his eyebrows, "You have four such enemies""There are only four." Sun Yixi said, "The four enemies are an organization, there is no accurate number."
"Ah" Eunuch Wei was a little confused. After thinking for a while, I really wanted to ask an organization that has no accurate number of personnel, why should it add an accurate number to its name?
But before he could complain, Kang Haijiao from the opposite side interrupted them. This whispers.
Nothing else, just recognizing the double harmony.
"Who is this?" When Kang Haijiao said this, his voice was loud.
After saying that, he laughed, and while laughing, he took a few steps forward, hoping to see clearly and not to recognize the wrong person.
"Hahahahahahaha" After walking to a place only two or three meters away from the "captives" and confirming that the two people mixed in the crowd were indeed Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai whom he knew, Kang Haijiao Finally, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh wildly. After laughing a few times, he shouted, "The sky has eyes, hahahahaha"
Some people may be surprised, but with Kang Haijiao's little ability, he met Sun Huang It’s good that you didn’t kneel down and beg for mercy right away. Why are you still smiling?
Then you might as well recall whether it was a year ago when Kang Haijiao last saw Sun Yixie, and whether it was a year ago when he last saw Huang Donglai. It's been almost two years and this version is too far behind.
In addition, Kang Haijiao has been working as a pirate in the past year and has not set foot in the Central Plains for a long time. Therefore, he is responsible for all the major events that Shuangxiong has participated in, such as the Seven Heroes Association, Swords and Demons, Dragon Head Cup, Thirteen Dead Zodiacs, etc. I don't know; in Kang Haijiao's impression, Sun Yixie is still the third-rate guy who only knows how to spread lime powder and yin people a year ago. Although Huang Donglai may be a bit stronger, he is still the "young master of the Huangmen who just came out of the world."
As for Kang Haijiao himself, he was not only endowed with innate divine power and excellent Qinggong, but he was also surrounded by nearly a hundred pirate subordinates with varying martial arts skills.
In such a comparison, the strength of the two sides is very different.
"Haha, you've been recognized, why are you hiding?" Kang Haijiao, who thought he was sure of winning, finished laughing, and said sarcastically to the two people in the crowd, "You two young heroes, come out and talk about old times. "
When he mentioned the word "Young Hero", Kang Haijiao also specially added the accent, and the meaning of ridicule was very obvious.
Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai both jumped up when they saw each other. There was nothing more to say. Just go out. However, they had no intention of dragging Eunuch Wei into their side. They just moved forward without saying a word. He walked out of the crowd.
Eunuch Wei also understands what they mean. Since this pirate leader does not know our family, we will just mix in the crowd and wait and see for a while, and then take action when necessary.
On the other hand, as Sun and Huang walked out of the crowd, Kang Haijiao, who had calmed down a little, suddenly thought of something, which immediately changed his expression slightly.
So, when Sun Huang came to stand in front of the crowd, Kang Haijiao immediately asked tentatively, "Why isn't that boy named Lin with you today?"
Obviously, Kang HaiJiao was still wary of Lin Yuancheng, because even before he left the version, Lin Yuancheng's strength was enough to scare him.
"Don't worry, Xiao Lin is not on this boat." Sun Yixie replied weakly, "If you don't believe it, you can check again."
In fact, there is no need for Sun Yixie to say it, Kang Haijiao He had already started scanning the crowd.
He spent about two minutes and looked at it carefully twice. After confirming that there was really no Lin Yuancheng in the crowd, he breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, the proud expression returned to Kang Haijiao's face. He snorted coldly and continued, "Well, even if he is here, I don't care. Am I still afraid of him?"
< p>"Ha" Huang Donglai couldn't help but sneer, "Your shameless virtue is quite similar to that of Brother Sun."Before "Mao" Kang Haijiao spoke, Sun Yixie counterattacked, "I am such an upright person."
As soon as these words came out, Huang Donglai and Kang Haijiao shouted in unison at the same second, "You are still fucking upright"
After saying this, both of them were They were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other, which inexplicably led to an awkward silence.
"Uh-huh." A few seconds later, Kang Haijiao pretended to clear his throat and brought the topic back to his own pace from Sun Huang's cross talk, "Anyway, since we met here today, let's You have to settle the score carefully." At this point, some painful memories flashed through Kang Haijiao's mind, which made him look ferocious and gnashed his teeth, "Come on, if you have a grudge, you will have a grudge, and if you have a grudge, you will have revenge.",