After coming out of the capital, except for the small turmoil on the first morning, Shuangxie's trip south was basically smooth, so I will briefly describe it here...
After walking for about half a month, 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" arrived faster than they did. By the time they arrived in Hangzhou
, just in time to catch up with the Sun Mansion holding a big banquet to celebrate Sun Yixie's great achievements.
When Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai saw this, they thought together: If they were to appear in public at this moment, they would have to be dragged into Mr. Sun's house to celebrate together for ten or eight days before they could escape. That would not be possible...
After all, they have the emperor's orders now, and there is also a Dongchang Fifth Stallman and a Jinyiwei General Banner supervising them in the name of escort. If they procrastinate here for two weeks before leaving, it will cause delays.
The matter of recovering a national treasure will definitely be reported to the public.
Seeing that someone may have shown his character here, many of the decisions made by the emperor Zhu Fu seemed to be quite casual, but in fact they were 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 instructions for supervision and regular reporting.
kind of insurance.
The two Zhao and Wei people, one stayed in Ningbo and the other in Nagasaki, actually left two intelligence contact points in these two places, which 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 also have a careful idea of monitoring and balancing each other.
Zhu Ya even considered the aspect of "letting Jin Yiwei stay in the country" and "letting eunuchs, who are not easily tempted, be temporarily stationed overseas"... It can be said that this can avoid all kinds of risks of betrayal to the greatest extent.
Shuang Xie also knew very well that although the emperor seemed easy to talk to, he was not easy to talk to, 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 family letter, Sun Huang also wrote it in front of Wei Qian and General Zhao Qi. In addition to reporting that he was safe, it was vague about other situations. He only said, "I still have important things to do. I don't know."
It’s time to go home and celebrate”, without mentioning the purpose of the 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, the Great Emperor also had several long "sea ban" periods. During this period, only a few countries were able to conduct maritime trade with the Emperor in the form of "tribute", and Ningbo Port was the
The only designated port for trade with Japan.
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 day of Bailu, with the joint preparations of Zhao Zongqi and the local Jinyiwei, Shuangxie finally gathered the needed application materials. He and Wei Qian bid farewell to Zhao Qi and boarded a ship.
Ocean ship bound for Nagasaki.
This ship, of course, is not an official ship with the title of "Special Envoy of Dashu", it is just an ordinary merchant ship. After all, they are carrying out a "secret mission" this time, and they cannot let Japan know that they are here to recover the goods.
Xielongbi's.
Because of this, they also concealed their identities: when boarding the ship, Eunuch Wei pretended to be an old businessman, while 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, and there are also Japanese; 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, whether your ship will go to China or overseas after leaving the port... they can completely turn a blind eye.
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.
In those days, how long it took for an ocean-going ship to reach its destination mainly depended on the wind, and there was no rush.
Of course, the captain of this ship would not be in a hurry, because he never thought about reaching the destination... No, on the third day after leaving Zhoushan, the captain was with his fellow pirates.
Meeting at sea.
Please note, I am talking about "pirates" here, not "Japanese pirates".
Because the leader of this group was not Japanese, but from the Central Plains, everyone knew him, so he was nicknamed "Kang Haijiao".
Yes, this guy is still alive.
When he first met Shuang Hue, Kang Haijiao was still a little bandit entrenched in the "Dragon King's Cave", relying on his disguise to trick 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" and was moving around to collect blood swords.
The result of that time was that Kang Haijiao's contact fell into Sun Yixie's alienation scheme and led a group of people to chase Kang Haijiao without any explanation, causing him to be seriously injured and fall into the river and follow the waves into the sea.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, as the saying goes, "good people don't live long, but harm will last for thousands of years"... 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.
It's just... that he managed to survive, but he didn't dare to return to the Central Plains because he was afraid of Xiao Zhun.
After more than a year of this, Kang Haijiao now "made a comeback" on the sea, pulling up a pirate team composed of a mixture of Central Plains and Japanese, based on a very small outlying island east of Zhoushan, and became
One of the most notorious pirate leaders entrenched in this sea area.
The bow of the merchant ship today, including part of the crew, had been bribed by Kang Haijiao. They deliberately drove the ship within the "hunting" range of Kang Haijiao, allowing the other side'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, fate has arrived - Kang Haijiao unexpectedly met Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai again, and also brought along an old eunuch with extremely strong martial arts skills.
All readers must have guessed that this time Kanghai Jiao has really run out of energy and will die soon...
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"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 the bow of the merchant ship without hesitation.
"Yes, Mr. Jiao, they are all here." The captain replied with a relaxed look on his face.
Now that things have happened, the captain no longer needs to hide his collusion with Kang Haijiao, and the dozen or so crew members who were bribed with him have also taken the initiative to stand with the pirates.
Seeing this scene, many of the passengers realized...this was a sign that they would all be silenced soon.
But now that people are working as swordsmen and I are working as fish and meat, what else can they do?
In this vast sea, there is nowhere to escape. Why don't you have to go on the deck if someone asks you to, and you have to die if they let you die?
Only Shuangxi, who was 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 after being tricked by you? Why is it that now he is not dead but has become the Four Emperors?"
"Your Majesty, he is the Four Emperors and I am the Pirate King... No! The King of the Sea!"
After hearing the two of them say a few words, Eunuch Wei interjected: "See what this means... Are you two old acquaintances with this pirate leader?"
"So be it." Sun Yixie curled his lips, "Anyway, one more of him among the 'Four Enemies' is not too much, and one without him is not too much."
"Hey~" Eunuch Wei raised his eyebrows, "How many of you have four such enemies?"
"There are only four." Sun Yixie said, "The 'Four Enemies' are an organization and there is no precise number."
"Ah?" Eunuch Wei was a little confused. After thinking for a while, he wanted to ask: Why does an organization with no accurate number of personnel add an accurate number to its name?
But before he could complain, Kang Haijiao from the opposite side interrupted their whispers.
Without him, I just recognized the double harmony.
"Hey! 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 more clearly and not to admit the wrong person.
"Ha! Hahahahaha..." After walking to a place only two or three meters away from the "captives" and confirming that the two guys mixed in the crowd were indeed the Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai he knew, Kang Haijiao finally endured the pain.
He couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh wildly. After laughing a few times, he shouted, "The sky has eyes! Hahahaha..."
Some people may be surprised. With Kang Haijiao's ability, it would be great if he didn't kneel down and beg for mercy immediately when he saw Sun Huang. Why are you still laughing?
Then you might as well recall, was it a year ago when Kang Haijiao last saw Sun Yixie? Was it almost two years ago when he last saw Huang Donglai... This version of his 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 has no idea about the Seven Heroes Association, Swords and Demons, Dragon Head Cup, Thirteen Dead Animals and other major events that Shuangxi has participated in; in Kang Haijiao's impression,
Sun Yixie is still the same third-rate guy a year ago who only knows how to spread lime powder and yin people. Although Huang Donglai may be a bit stronger, he is still the "young master of the Huang Clan who just came out of the world."
And what about Kang Haijiao himself? Not only is he endowed with innate divine power and excellent Qinggong, but he is also surrounded by nearly a hundred pirate subordinates with varying martial arts skills.
Such a comparison shows that there is a huge disparity in strength between the two sides.
"Ha... You've already been recognized, so what are you hiding from?" Kang Haijiao, who thought he was sure of victory, finished laughing and said sarcastically to the two men in the crowd, "You two 'young heroes', why don't you come out and talk about old times?"
When he mentioned the word "Young Hero", Kang Haijiao 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 along. They just moved forward and walked out of the crowd without saying a word.
Eunuch Wei also understood what they meant: Since this pirate leader does not know our family, we will just blend in with the crowd and wait and see for a while, and then take action when necessary.
On the other hand, when Sun and Huang were walking 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: "What? Isn't that boy named Lin... not with you today?"
Obviously, Kang Haijiao was still afraid 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, Sun Yixie didn't need to say anything, Kang Haijiao 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: "Humph... Even if he is here, I don't care. Am I still afraid of him?"
"Ha..." Huang Donglai couldn't help but sneer, "Your shameless virtue is quite a bit like Brother Sun's."
"Mao!" Before Kang Haijiao could speak, 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: "Are you still fucking upright?"
After saying that, both of them 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, we have to settle the score.
..." At this point, some painful memories flashed through Kang Haijiao's mind, which made him look ferocious and gnashed his teeth, "Come on, 'repay grievances and revenge'!"