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 really 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 was leading a merchant ship, he was not without some resistance. Even if you encounter pirates, you won't have no news at all.
A few days later, the deputy general reported.
Tang Ding had been very anxious these days, and he couldn't wait to ask the deputy general before he could speak.
"Has the person been found?"
"No, no," the deputy general hesitated, not daring to look into Tang Ding's eyes.
Tang Ding breathed heavily in anger and immediately asked.
"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 the 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? Did you find it?" Tang Ding asked anxiously.
The lieutenant general looked pale, 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 lieutenant, saying loudly, "Tell me, are you trying to kill me?"
The lieutenant 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 Jiugang was just telling one side of the story, it might be a lie. But there were tens of thousands of Ming people gathered in Old Port, including many wealthy businessmen. It was impossible for these people not even to know Han Du's apprentice Yu Qian.
Moreover, there is still the Shi family 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 this person for me!" Tang Ding ordered angrily.
"yes!"
In an instant, the shrill sound of the horn resounded throughout the harbor. The naval warships that were originally floating peacefully in the port 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, they will all be bitten by the navy 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 so big that not even the Ming Dynasty can completely conquer it.
Finally wipe out all the pirates.
Although the previous Japanese pirates were wiped out by Han Du, 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 being fellow Ming people. As long as they don't rob merchant ships on the waterway, the navy usually won't kill them all.
And these Ming pirates are also very self-aware, they dare not fight
rob merchant ships, but they can rob natives. You can also grab 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 news, 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 great that day, with clear skies and no hint of storm. Since it was impossible to encounter a storm and get lost, 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, would like 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 the emperor of the 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 casual 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 him?
"Yes." The messenger bowed and quickly turned around and went out.
But soon, the messenger came back.
"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 finishing speaking, he didn't wait for the ordering soldiers to pass on Li Ying. Tang Ding quickly got up and ran all the way outside.
As soon as Tang Ding came out of the commander's tent, he 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."
"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.
"Xiaoguan also heard that Brother Yu was missing, and then he remembered something he had told him." Li Ying explained quickly.
"What's the matter?" Tang Ding asked immediately.
