Tianjin.

"What?"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince secretly boarded the whaler Kunpeng?"

He didn't see Zhu Houzhao for a whole day. Liu Jin also asked people to find Zhu Houzhao. Liu Jin still needed to discuss the matter of setting up the salt farm with Zhu Houzhao.

Liu Jin's men searched the entire Tianjin city but could not find Zhu Houzhao. They confirmed again and again that Zhu Houzhao had not returned to the capital. Liu Jin immediately panicked and began to search carefully.

Soon there was news that Zhu Houzhao secretly boarded the "Kunpeng" whaling ship and went out to sea to hunt whales.

After hearing the news, Liu Jin couldn't help but sit down on the chair, and prayed silently in his heart, praying that nothing would happen to this little ancestor, otherwise, Liu Jin would not have enough heads to be Emperor Hongzhi even if he had a hundred heads.

It's cut.

"I should have expected it a long time ago. Yesterday he asked a question without thinking. He probably wanted to go out to sea to hunt whales. He has been talking about this matter all the time."

"Now that I have the opportunity, how could I not go out?"

Liu Jin's eyes suddenly lit up when he thought of what Zhu Houzhao said when he was talking to him yesterday.

"This Zhu Houzhao~"

Liu Jin wanted to scold her in her heart.

"And this Liu Jin, he doesn't want to live anymore?"

Liu Jin thought of Liu Jin who had been following Zhu Houzhao. As a personal eunuch, he was always with Zhu Houzhao. When Zhu Houzhao went out to hunt whales, Liu Jin would definitely accompany him, and it was probably this Liu Jin who arranged it.

Yesterday, I even exchanged glances with this Liu Jin, and both of them confirmed that he was the right person.

Unexpectedly, Liu Jin was so bold that he dared to ask Zhu Houzhao to hunt whales. This shows that he was also a bold man. No wonder he would be able to cover the sky with one hand and become a famous eunuch in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

"It's too late to regret now, let's think about how to make up for it."

Soon, Liu Jin stopped worrying about the matter of Zhu Houzhao going out to sea to hunt whales. Anyway, everyone else had already gone to sea, and it was impossible to find him back now.

The sea is vast. Although the whaler is operating in the Bohai Sea, the Bohai Sea is also a sea with vast blue waves. It is even more difficult to find the whaler.

But Liu Jin decided to go to sea immediately. It would be best if Zhu Houzhao could return safely. If something happened to him, if he went to sea now, he might still be able to meet him at sea and save his life.

It can be considered as atonement for one's sins.

"Immediately arrange for the ship to go to sea. We will go to sea to find His Royal Highness. In addition, this matter must be kept highly confidential and no news is allowed to be leaked."

Liu Jin said to his student Tong Yuan.

"Yes, Master, I will make arrangements immediately."

Tong Yuan knew the importance of the matter, so he solemnly nodded and made arrangements immediately.

Soon, several large ships were loaded with food at the Tianjin Port. After filling the water, they hurried out to sea. On one of the large ships, Liu Jin looked at the rough sea ahead, with a look of sadness on his face.

At this time, the dark side has fallen. If it were in the past, Liu Jin would have enjoyed a nice dinner, then had a pot of tea, read a book, and had a nice sleep.

But now, he had to go to sea to search for traces of Zhu Houzhong in the vast sea, and he had to be on guard all the time. You can imagine Liu Jin's mood now, he was almost scolding his mother.

The other side.

The 'Kunpeng' was rapidly cutting through the waves on the sea, and the injured whale was scurrying around like headless flies on the sea.

This whale is really huge, almost eight feet long, and has amazing strength. It drags the huge "Kunpeng" flying above the sea.

At the same time, he kept rolling in the sea water, trying to tear off the harpoon gun on his back, but all this was in vain.

Zhu Houzhao's shot was extremely accurate. This harpoon gun was very powerful. It was firmly embedded in the back of the whale. Every time he pulled it, it continued to tear the wound, making the big whale suffer more pain and blood.

The water kept pouring out and filling the sea water, making the whale weaker and weaker.

"Haha, it is indeed a big whale that I shot with my own hands. It is really amazing. It has been two hours, and it is still so powerful."

"Tsk, tsk, you are indeed my brave whale general."

Zhu Houzhao was very excited at this time. Being able to hunt such a big whale made him very excited and full of passion. From time to time, he would go to the bow of the ship to look at the whale in front of him, and even gave the whale a shot.

a name.

‘Crunch~’

A sound of sour teeth came out, and Captain Tian Boyi couldn't help but frown again.

This whale is really too big and powerful. He now has no confidence at all whether the 'Kunpeng' can withstand it.

He wanted to order the rope to be cut off countless times, but in the end he didn't say anything because the banknotes in his arms were too hot to touch. If he couldn't make this young man happy after collecting the money, he might suffer a lot when he went back.

.

He is still self-aware.

Although he is a captain with a high income and is considered a capable person in Tianjin, compared with these young masters from aristocratic families, he has no comparison at all, so he does not dare to offend these people at all, for fear of losing his current status.

everything of.

"I'm really sorry. If I had known I wouldn't have accepted their money, I wouldn't have had this problem. I could hunt my whales in peace and live my small life. Why do I want this little money? My income is nothing.

It’s not like you can’t earn this money.”

"If you ruin this young master's interest now, there will definitely be no good fruits to be gained. But if something happens to this young master, he will definitely suffer a lot when he goes back. It's difficult."

Tian Baiyi's intestines turned green. Now that he was riding a tiger and couldn't get out, he could only pray silently that the whaling ship was strong enough to withstand the pull of the whale.

All the sails on the ship have been lowered to reduce the pulling force as much as possible. There are always people on the bow of the ship with sharp machetes ready. If the situation goes wrong, they still have to cut the rope.

It doesn't matter whether it's money or not, the key is that everyone's lives matter.

"Crunch~"

There was another heartbreaking sound, and everyone on the boat felt dizzy. Only Zhu Houzhao continued to praise his brave whale general, fearing that the world would not be in chaos.

Fortunately, their whaling ship was manufactured by the Tianjin Shipyard, and the design adopted was also derived from the mature bottlenose whaling ship design of later generations.

This kind of ship is the most successful whaling ship in later generations. The triangular design of the front of the ship not only plays a good stabilizing role, but is also conducive to the forward movement of the ship and can minimize the noise generated when the ship moves forward.

Pulling forces and stresses produced when the ship rolls.

Time passed slowly, and no one on the boat was in the mood to eat. Everyone was on tenterhooks. Only when the whale was exhausted and the boat stabilized would everyone be in the mood to eat.

"The direction we are heading now is also towards Tianjin Port. If we can hold on, we will be able to return to port tomorrow morning."

Tian Boyi did not forget to take out tools such as compass and sextant and look at the stars in the night to determine the position and direction.

"Huh~"

"This whale is finally exhausted, and you can feel more at ease now."

Another full hour passed, with the bright moon in the sky and the stars shining brightly. Captain Tian Boyi finally breathed a sigh of relief when he looked at the big whale that had stopped moving.

With his first whaling experience, he knew that the whale had lost its strength due to excessive bleeding and would be tossed a few times in the future. Basically, it would not move anymore and would turn white by tomorrow morning.

Feeling sick.

"Ready for dinner~"

Nothing happened anymore. Tian Boyi finally felt hungry and gave the order.

"It's finally time to eat. I'm already starving to death."

"I was on tenterhooks before and didn't feel hungry, but now I'm very hungry all of a sudden."

"Haha, we can successfully capture whales like this, and we can catch them this time."

"It's much bigger than the whale I caught the first time. I estimate it's at least eight feet long and may weigh more than 200,000 kilograms."

"It's probably close to that. It's so powerful that it scares me all the time. I'm afraid it will tear our boat apart."

After hearing Tian Baiyi's words, the crew members on the ship also breathed a sigh of relief and began to discuss and prepare for the meal.

"General the Brave Whale, please move. Why can't you move?"

Here, Zhu Houzhao hurriedly came to the bow of the ship. Looking at the big whale that had rarely moved in front, he couldn't help but scream out.

"..."

"Isn't this person a fool?"

"It's really puzzling that these gentlemen are holding on after being full. They are hunting whales here and then asking why they are not moving. Isn't this because they are holding on after being full?"

"Sick~"

When the crew members on the ship heard this, they couldn't help cursing in their hearts.

It was this young man's idea to catch this big whale, which made everyone worried for several hours. Now it's good, they even said why this big whale doesn't understand. I really can't understand what he is thinking.

"Sir, let's have something to eat."

Liu Jin came over with some food in his hand and said.

"You are not allowed to eat. My brave whale general is about to die. You are still in the mood to eat. I will punish you not to eat at night."

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was really a child, very willful and unreasonable, which made Liu Jin helpless and crying. He was already very hungry, and now his stomach was growling.

Now that Zhu Houzhao didn't let him have dinner, how was he going to spend the night? If he was hungry all the time, he wouldn't be able to sleep at all.

But as for Zhu Houzhao, he didn't dare to stop at all, and he had to smile and let Zhu Houzhao eat something. He was a rich man, and gold was very valuable, so he couldn't go hungry.
To be continued...