One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-One Digging Three Feet into the Ground
After thinking for a moment, Tang Ding decided to wait and see.
But he waited for a few more days and still didn't get any news from Yu Qian.
"Is there something wrong?" Tang Ding suddenly became nervous and immediately ordered the deputy general.
"Go and find him!"
"Yes." The deputy general was terrified. After all, he was the one watching Yu Qian.
Only after following Yu Qian for a while, he felt that Yu Qian would not encounter any danger, so he gave up following Yu Qian. Unexpectedly, Yu Qian actually disappeared.
The whole of Nanyang is under the patrol of the navy. Who has the courage to take action against Qian?
What's more, although Yu Qian is leading a merchant ship, he is not without resistance. Even if he encounters pirates, he will not have no news at all.
A few days later, the deputy will report.
Tang Ding had been very anxious these days and asked impatiently before the deputy general could speak.
"Has the person been found?"
"No, no" the deputy general hesitated, not daring to look into Tang Ding's eyes.
Tang Ding was so angry that he took a deep breath and asked immediately.
"Where is he going to end up?"
“Old Port!”
Tang Ding pointed sharply at the deputy general and said loudly, "Go to Old Port immediately and find the person no matter what."
"yes."
After the deputy general left, Tang Ding was so discouraged that he sat down on his chair, shook his head and sighed.
"Yu Qian, please be sure nothing happens to you, otherwise how can I explain to your teacher?"
Another few days passed.
"How's it going? Have you found it?" Tang Ding asked anxiously.
The deputy general's face was pale, he lowered his head and did not dare to look into Tang Ding's eyes, and said quietly, "Say it over at Old Port, say it."
"What do you say over there?" Tang
Ding immediately stood up and hurried to the deputy general, loudly saying, "Tell me, are you going to kill me in a hurry?"
The deputy general gritted his teeth and said, "Master Yu has never been to Old Port at all."
"What? Never been there? This is impossible!" Tang Ding's eyes widened.
The deputy general said quickly, "The general also thinks it is impossible, but the news from Luzon is that Mr. Yu is indeed planning to go to the old port, and they also watched Mr. Yu's ship leave south. But the general has asked many questions in the old port.
people, but none of them saw Mr. Guo’s boat.”
"It should be true."
If it was just a one-sided statement from Jiugang, it might be false. But there were tens of thousands of Ming people gathered in Jiugang, including many wealthy businessmen. It is impossible that these people did not even know Yu Qian, Han Du's apprentice.
Moreover, the Shi family is still in Old Port. With the relationship between the Han family and Shi Jinqing, it is impossible for Yu Qian to go without even saying hello.
"Look! Dig three feet into the ground and find him!" Tang Ding ordered angrily.
"yes!"
In an instant, the shrill sound of horns resounded throughout the harbor. The naval warships that were originally floating peacefully in the harbor all set their sails and divided into dozens and headed in all directions.
The naval warships were like a comb, cleaning up the entire Southeast Asia from south to north and east to west.
Pirates throughout Southeast Asia are in bad luck. As long as they are caught by the navy, whether they are Ming pirates or native pirates, the navy will bite them to death and will not stop until they are wiped out.
Although the Ming Dynasty occupied the entire Nanyang, the navy also patrolled frequently to protect the waterways. But as the saying goes, where there are interests, there will be disputes. Nanyang is too big, and even the Ming Dynasty cannot completely control it.
Finally wipe out all the pirates.
Although the Japanese pirates were wiped out by Han Du in the past, some Ming people who wanted to get something for nothing took the initiative to collude with the Nanyang natives and once again became pirates on the sea.
Normally, the navy would turn a blind eye to these Ming pirates for the sake of fellow Ming people. As long as they did not rob merchant ships on the waterway, the navy would usually not kill them all.
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And these pirates of the Ming Dynasty were also very self-aware. They did not dare to rob merchant ships, but they could rob the natives. They could also steal a lot of wealth and make a lot of money.
But this time, the navy was like a red-eyed bull. No matter what, or even listening to the explanations of these pirates, it rushed over and crushed them into powder.
But even though Tang Ding turned over the entire Nanyang, he still couldn't find Yu Qian's whereabouts.
Judging from the comprehensive information, Yu Qian indeed left Luzon and headed towards Old Port.
Moreover, some merchant ships encountered Yu Qian's ship halfway.
But just in the second half of the journey, Yu Qian disappeared without a trace.
The weather was very good that day, with clear skies and no storm at all. Since it was impossible to encounter a storm and lose track, why didn't Yu Qian go to Old Port?
Just when Tang Ding was in a state of panic, a messenger stood at the door to report.
"Commander, Li Ying, the governor of Lanfa Governor's Mansion, wants to see you."
"Li Ying?" Tang Ding raised his head and glanced at the messenger, muttered something in his mouth, and immediately shouted in a deep voice.
"not see!"
The governor of a place combines military and political power. To ordinary people, and even to high-ranking officials of the imperial court, he is an extraordinary figure.
But Tang Ding
He didn't care about this at all. If it were normal days, he might still have a chat with the other party. But now that so many days have passed and Yu Qian has not been found, how can Tang Ding still have the leisure to be polite to the other party?
"Yes." The messenger bowed and quickly turned around and went out.
But soon, the messenger came back again.
"What's wrong?" Tang Ding became angry.
"Commander, Li Ying said he has news about Mr. Yu."
Before the messenger could finish speaking, Tang Ding suddenly opened his eyes and interrupted, "What? He knows where Yu Qian is? Please come!"
"No, I will go see him in person!"
After saying that, Tang Ding quickly got up and ran outside without waiting for the messenger to send word to Li Ying.
As soon as Tang Ding came out of the commander's tent, he immediately saw a man wearing a third-grade official uniform, pacing back and forth anxiously outside the camp gate.
"Are you Li Ying? Do you know the whereabouts of Yu Qian?" Tang Ding ran over and asked impatiently.
When Li Ying saw Tang Ding, he quickly bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, Li Ying, pays homage to Duke Xin!"
"No need!" Tang Ding waved his hand fiercely and asked eagerly, "Do you really know the whereabouts of Yu Qian? Tell me quickly, where is he?"
Li Ying straightened up with a wry smile. Seeing that Tang Ding had misunderstood, he quickly explained, "My lord, please forgive me. I don't know where Brother Yu is."
"I don't know?" Tang Ding suddenly frowned and looked Li Ying up and down.
If he hadn't heard Yu Qian talk about Li Ying before, and the two of them were on good terms with each other, and they were Yu Qian's good friends, Tang Ding would have wanted to order the arrest of Li Ying.
"Xiaguan also heard that Brother Yu was missing, and then he remembered something he had told him." Li Ying explained quickly.