After coming out of the capital, except for the small disturbance 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 banquet to celebrate Sun Yixie's great achievements.
When Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai saw this, they thought together: If they were to show their faces in public at this moment, they would have to be dragged to Mr. Sun's house to celebrate together for ten or eight days before they could escape. That would not be possible...
After all, the two of them now have the emperor's orders, and there is also a Dongchang Fifth Stall 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 the 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 seem to be quite casual, but in fact they are 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.
Of the two Zhao and Wei people, one stayed in Ningbo and the other in Nagasaki. In fact, they left two intelligence contact points in these two places, and they 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 to avoid all kinds of risks of betrayal to the greatest extent.
Shuang Xie also knew very well that the emperor seemed easy to talk to, but in fact he was not easy, 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 safety, it was vague about other situations. He only said, "There are still important things at hand. I don’t have time to go home to celebrate.” He didn’t mention the purpose of his 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 could 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, and bid farewell to Zhao Qi together with Wei Qian, 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 the Japanese side realize 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... people can completely turn a blind eye.
To make a long story short, the ship that Shuang Xie and Eunuch Wei boarded was basically floating on the vast sea every day, 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 and his fellow pirates were there Rendezvous at sea.
Please pay attention, I am talking about "pirates" here, not "Japanese pirates".
Because the leader of this group was not Japanese, but a native of the Central Plains. Everyone knew him, so he was nicknamed "Kang Haijiao".
Yes, this guy is still alive.
When he first met Shuangxi, 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: 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 about 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: 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.
However, as the saying goes, "Good people don't live long, but disasters last for thousands of years." After falling into the sea, Kanghai Jiao did not die.
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 Chinese and Japanese, using a very small outlying island east of Zhoushan as a base, 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 party'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.
I think all the readers can guess that this time Kang Haijiao is really exhausted and his life is not long...
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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. 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 serving as swordsmen and I are serving 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 they ask you to, and die if they ask you to die?
Only Shuang Xie, 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 dead after being tricked by you? How come he is not only alive now but he 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 uttering 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 much."
"Hey~" Eunuch Wei raised his eyebrows, "How many of you have four such enemies?"
"How can there be more than four?" Sun Yixie said, "The 'Four Enemies' are an organization and there is no accurate number."
"Ah?" Eunuch Wei was a little confused. After thinking for a while, he wanted to ask: Why should an organization with no accurate number of personnel add an accurate number to its name?
But before he could complain, Kang Haijiao from across the street interrupted their whispers.
Without him, I just recognized Shuangxiong.
"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 recognize 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 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's good that 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 that it was a year since Kang Haijiao last saw Sun Yixie? The last time I saw Huang Donglai, it was almost two years ago... This version of him 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 Zodiac and other major events that Shuangxiong has participated in; in Kang Haijiao's impression, Sun Yixie is still the third-rate guy he was 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 blessed with innate divine power and superior light skills, but he is also surrounded by nearly a hundred pirate subordinates with varying martial arts skills.
In such a comparison, the strength of the two sides is very different.
"Ha... You've already been recognized, what are you hiding from?" Kang Haijiao, who thought he was sure of victory, finished laughing and said sarcastically to the two people in the crowd, "You two 'young heroes', why don't you come out and reminisce about old times?"
When he mentioned the word "Young Hero", Kang Haijiao specially emphasized it, and the meaning of ridicule was very obvious.
Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai both jumped 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 that 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?"
"Haha..." 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, the two of them were stunned for a moment, and 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'!"
