"Just what?" Lao Zhu suddenly turned around and looked at Mao Xiang.
Mao Xiang's body kneeling on the ground couldn't help but tremble, and he said truthfully: "It's just that when Wei Chen led people to rush into the mansions of the three trading houses, all three owners had already taken poison and died."
When Lao Zhu heard this, a smile appeared on his gloomy face. It's just that this smile is very cold, which makes the person who sees it feel chilled to the bone.
"Go back to the palace!" Lao Zhu unexpectedly did not pursue anything here, but drove straight back to the palace.
Lao Zhu boarded the imperial banquet and left quickly.
This made Mao Xiang, who was kneeling on the ground, stunned for a moment, wondering what was going on. But since the emperor had already left, he had no choice but to get up and follow closely.
Lao Zhu sat in Yuhu and knocked on the window with his fingers.
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions." The old eunuch's voice sounded softly from outside the palace.
"Secretly summon Han Du back to Beijing!"
"According to the order."
...
Just when the sky was bright in the capital, Handu suddenly became quiet after a night of wind and waves, and the swaying ship.
Han Du was originally in a daze, but at this moment he suddenly woke up. Look at the flame of the oil lamp pointing straight upward without any sway.
Han Du pulled off the clothes covering his body, looked at Jiang Ming with wide eyes, and asked, "Has the storm stopped?"
Jiang Ming heard this, felt it carefully, and replied: "It seems, it seems to have stopped."
Han Du took the first step, stepped over the stairs and opened the lid on the deck. Walking onto the deck, I saw a beautiful and windy scene all around. It was as if the violent storm he had just experienced was an illusion.
Jiang Ming, who followed Han Du up, looked around. Then he burst into laughter and said, "Uncle, the wind and waves have really stopped."
Han Du was not as excited as Jiang Ming, and said dejectedly: "The wind and waves have stopped, but the Japanese pirates' boat has also been lost."
When Jiang Ming heard this, he was just stunned for a moment, and then said happily: "Uncle, just throw it away. The sea is not as good as the land, and there is nothing we can do about it."
Han Du let out a long sigh and could only say that the lives of those Japanese pirates should not be cut off. He was about to catch up, but he encountered a storm. What could he do?
"Set up the sails and return to sailing." Han Du waved his hand listlessly.
Unlike Han Du's listlessness, he wanted to go back as soon as he heard that. Both Jiang Ming and the navy officers howled happily.
Even the speed of raising the sail can almost catch up with the speed of removing the sail.
"Where is our other warship? Will they be okay?" Han Du saw that he was the only warship on the vast sea, and he couldn't help but worry about the situation of the other warship.
"Uncle, don't worry. Since we are all fine, then they will definitely be fine too. They know how to get back on their own, so we don't need to worry about them." Jiang Ming casually comforted Han Du.
"That's good." Han Du nodded.
When we returned, we couldn't see the earth. But everyone believes that as long as they follow the sea breeze, they can always bring everyone back to the beach. Therefore, the mood on the faces of the navy officers and men was very happy.
Han Du spent the night hiding from the wind and rain below the deck, enduring the damp and cold night. Now sitting on the deck, being basked in the sun, I feel warm and comfortable all over my body.
Therefore, I stopped going back below the deck and just sat down here to chat with Jiang Ming.
Just as the two were sitting and chatting, the people above Wangdou noticed something, and the alarm sounded.
"Uncle, General, there is a ship coming towards us in front."
"Is it the navy's ship?" Han Du asked quickly.
Even Jiang Ming comforted Han Du and said there was no need to worry about the people on the other ship. But in the violent storm of the sea, anything could happen, so how could Han Du not be worried?
Therefore, as soon as he heard the trace of a ship ahead, Han Du quickly asked if it was another warship.
Without waiting for the soldier to answer, Han Du stood up suddenly and took out his binoculars to take a look.
"How is it? Are they from the other ship?" In fact, Jiang Ming was also worried about the people from the other ship. Although Jiang Ming felt that everyone was on the same warship, since he was safe and sound, he thought that another ship would be safe and sound as well. However, the most fearful thing in everything is the eventuality.
Therefore, Jiang Ming also had to see the people on the other ship with his own eyes before he could truly feel relieved.
"No." Han Du put down the telescope and uttered two words heavily.
Just when Jiang Ming was confused, Han Du suddenly became excited and said loudly: "It's a Japanese pirate! It's true that you can't find anything even if you break through iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get here. Everyone, prepare to fight."
The gong clanged violently.
All the soldiers filed out from below the deck and stood on both sides.
"Uncle, can you show me to the general?" Jiang Ming stretched out his hand.
Han Du put the telescope in his hand.
Jiang Ming picked up the telescope and observed carefully. Suddenly he said: "Uncle, something is wrong."
"Is something wrong there? Isn't this a Japanese pirate?" Although he only took a photo with the Japanese pirate, Han Du was sure that he would not be wrong.
The characteristics of Japanese pirates are obvious and they are very easy to recognize.
"They are Japanese pirates," Jiang Ming put down his telescope, turned to look at Han Du, and said, "But they don't seem to be the Japanese pirates we are chasing."
"How do you say that?" Han Du was surprised. Are these Japanese pirates a new batch?
"Uncle, please take a look," Jiang Ming returned the telescope to Han Du.
Han Du looked at the Japanese pirates again.
"Uncle, there weren't many people on the Japanese pirate ship we were chasing back then. But now, this ship is full of people."
Han Du couldn't help but nodded after hearing this. This is indeed the case. There are probably no less than three or four hundred Japanese pirates on this ship. There were three to four hundred people on board such a small boat, so only the Japanese pirates and other desperadoes dared to do this. If you are unlucky, a big wave may capsize the boat.
Just like the storm we experienced before, if the ship in front of us encounters it, it will almost inevitably be destroyed and everyone will die.
Seeing Han Du put down the telescope, Jiang Ming sighed and said, "I just don't know where these Japanese pirates want to go and what their purpose is."
"No matter what they want to do, they are just going to pay birthdays! If we encounter them, we can only count them as unlucky." Han Du had no intention of letting go of the Japanese pirates in front of him.
He turned around and said to Jiang Ming: "Now it's up to you to take command. We must wipe out all these Japanese pirates."
"Follow the order!" Jiang Ming replied seriously.
After that, they immediately began to organize the soldiers.
The Japanese pirates on the opposite side also discovered the Ming Dynasty's warship at this time. Some people were nervous, some were afraid, and some were excited.
