"In that case, please come in quickly and discuss this matter together."
Lu Zhen was very happy to have a helper.
When they were on the boat, Ji Gang told him that the dozen or so people on the boat were all highly skilled in martial arts.
It would be great to have these people helping us.
Li Xiao and others entered the house one after another, while the guards were waiting outside the door.
"Who is this"
Gu Cheng frowned slightly and found that the person in front of him was somewhat familiar.
Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly explained: "I am the deputy Qianhu of the Yan Army's central guard, and I came with me to protect the princess."
Gu Cheng suddenly realized that he did not recognize Zhu Gaoxu, "I see, no wonder he looks so familiar. We must have met before. In this case, let's come in and discuss it together."
Everyone took their seats one after another, and finally Gu Cheng said: "Thanks to the princess's help, I am a little more confident about this matter."
Zhu Ningyun, who had the most distinguished status, sat on the upper seat and said, "How is the discussion going now?"
"Go back to the princess."
Ji Gang handed over his hands and said: "The biggest problem now is that if you want to convict Feng Wen, you must seize the stolen goods and intercept the team transporting tea. It's a pity that our operation failed last time. They were a lot more careful, and the spies who were released must be intercepted." , haven’t come back yet, and no trace of them can be found.”
As soon as this statement came out, the scene became slightly silent.
Now that he has been alerted, if he is not arrested and brought to justice today, Feng Wen will definitely stop after finishing this business. When they are free to deal with him, there will be endless troubles.
The other party moved the goods last time, and it is too difficult to trace the goods now.
Gu Cheng asked: "Don't you have any clues?"
Ji Gang shook his head: "We can only wait for the spies to pursue him, but Texas is so big, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Li Xiao said: "That's not the case, there are already clues!"
Hearing this, everyone looked at Li Xiao.
Li Xiao said: "This Feng Wen has commandeered a merchant ship, which is probably used to transport goods. As long as we find this ship, we can intercept this batch of goods."
"Is there anything else going on?"
Ji Gang was surprised: "How did you know that Feng Wen had commandeered a merchant ship?"
Li Xiao smiled awkwardly: "Because what they requisitioned is our ship."
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Everyone suddenly realized that no wonder the princess and her party suddenly came to help them.
This is what feelings are like.
Lu Zhen was overjoyed, but he was worried that he had no clues. He could find it without any effort at all.
Feng Wen would never have thought that they would inadvertently commandeer the princess's ship.
"Very good!"
Ji Gang looked at Li Xiao and said: "I have been on the young master's ship and know its appearance. I will personally lead people to search for traces on the canal now."
Li Xiao waved his hand: "No need, I already arranged for someone to look for him before I came here."
Hearing this, everyone looked happy.
This Young Master Li Xiao is really reliable!
"Young master is really considerate!"
Ji Gang praised loudly, and then said: "If this matter is completed, the princess and the young master will definitely be added to the credit book."
"Don't."
Zhu Ningyun waved her hands and said: "The credit for this time is all yours."
"Well."
Ji Gang understood what the princess meant. They didn't want to show up, "In that case, I will follow the princess's arrangements."
"Then now we just need to wait for the news. Once we get their route, we can catch them all, but"
Ji Gang remembered what happened last time and said worriedly: "This Feng Wen is very cunning. He arranged a false route last time and set up traps waiting for us to jump in."
"Maybe."
Li Xiao took out a black object and said, "Maybe I can hear their plot."
"????"
The people present were full of questions. How could they hear their conspiracy?
Seeing that his brother-in-law had taken out another new gadget, Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly came over and asked, "What good thing is this?"
"This is called a bug."
Li Xiao explained: "There is a bug on the ship. The one I have is the host computer. It can hear the voices inside the ship. As long as he talks in my room, I can hear him."
This is a high-tech technology that Li Xiao had drawn from the system before, with an effective range of ten kilometers.
But it won't work if it exceeds the range.
"This is impossible"
Zhu Gaoxu was stunned.
This brother-in-law is getting more and more outrageous, and the things he brings out are more and more beyond imagination.
Others were also full of disbelief.
"Well, I have already planned to start industry in the Ming Dynasty anyway."
"It's not impossible to bring it out. Let them see the power of technology."
With this in mind, Li Xiao turned on the console directly.
There was a sizzling sound coming from inside
Almost half an hour later, a voice came from inside:
"This batch of goods is probably the largest we have ever shipped. It contains 300,000 kilograms of tea leaves. This business is enough to earn six million taels of silver. There must be no mistakes!"
"After finishing this business, take a break for a while. Being targeted by Jinyiwei is not a good thing."
"Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. As for the route, should we still take the original route? Do we want to ambush along the way?"
"There is no need for an ambush. We have killed all the imperial guards brought by Ji Gang. Time is tight, so we must deliver this batch of goods as soon as possible."
"To be on the safe side, let's take a detour and disembark from Linyi County."
"Your Majesty is wise, let's do it now"
Sizzle.
As he spoke, his voice disappeared.
It is estimated that the host and receiver are too far apart and there is no signal.
Li Xiao looked at everyone present.
Suddenly, he found that these people were looking at him blankly.
What happened before him was beyond his expectation.
What's this?
This is witchcraft!
People at home can hear the voices of others talking thousands of miles away.
All three views are shattered!
"Sorcery! This is sorcery!"
Lu Zhen looked at Li Xiao and said: "No wonder you can cure the old lady's disease, you are simply not a human! Is this something a human can do?"
Li Xiao: "????"
Come on, why am I not a human being?
Ji Gang was also numb.
This was simply outrageous. He had never heard of such magical means.
If there is such a thing.
It will be too easy for them, Jin Yiwei, to handle cases in the future.
Using this thing to record sounds is evidence!
Ji Gang stood up suddenly, looked at the main unit of the bug, and said in shock: "You are really not a human being, what kind of magic is this?"
Gu Cheng was also numb and looked at the black object in disbelief: "What is this? It can't really be a witchcraft, right?"
"presumptuous!"
Zhu Gaoxu scolded: "You guys know nothing. The person in front of you is the founder of Xuehua Baiyan. What does this mean to Li Xiao?"
Everyone was stunned.
"You are not Li Xiaoyao, you are Li Xiao!"
It turned out that this person was Zhu Di's son-in-law, the founder of Snowflake White Salt.
The snowflakes and white salt had spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, and the court was extremely shocked.
Being able to use poisonous salt mines to extract exquisite white salt is already miraculous.
Li Xiao's name has long been widely known.
"It turns out to be Li Xiao."
Ji Gang frowned and said: "Extracting white salt is still within our cognitive scope, but such a thing is simply unimaginable."
Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu also looked at Li Xiao: "Although I know you did this, it's too outrageous. How did you do it?"
Zhu Ningyun found that her husband was becoming more and more amazing.
I could understand it before, but I can’t understand it now.
Was Xiaolang really photographed by a god to save him?
"Guys, don't make a fuss."
Zhu Ningyun walked beside Li Xiao and said softly: "Xiaolang, is this really witchcraft?"
Li Xiao smiled and shook his head, "It's not magic, it's science."
"Science?" Zhu Ningyun didn't understand.
"Actually, you can all do it. It's a very simple principle."
Li Xiao smiled lightly and said, "Come on, let me give you a demonstration."
Li Xiao had already prepared to explain the principle of this bug.
Upon hearing this, everyone gathered around to see how Li Xiao explained this sorcery.
Li Xiao took out a round iron sheet, two wooden cups, a 1 mm thick steel wire, a wooden stand, and a rocker.
"Pay attention, you all know these things, right?"
Everyone looked at them one after another, and then nodded. They really knew these things.
"Okay, next, let's use these things to make a simple gramophone."
Li Xiao assembled the parts.
Soon, a simple gramophone was formed.
"Come, come and speak, speak to this cup."
Li Xiao pointed at Ji Gang, and then started to rotate the rocker, and the two wooden cups began to rotate.
Ji Gang was a little confused, but he still started talking to the cup: "There is bright moonlight in front of the bed, I suspect it is frost on the ground."
After finishing speaking, Li Xiao turned back and then started to rotate the joystick.
A magical scene happened.
Ji Gang's voice came from the mouth of the cup: "There is bright moonlight in front of the bed, I suspect it is frost on the ground."
The gramophone recorded Ji Gang's voice and played it back.
quiet!
Extremely quiet!
Everyone who saw this magical scene was stunned! ! !
No one said a word for a long time.
Amazing!
They all knew the ordinary things Li Xiao took out.
But when put together, it's a bit incomprehensible.
Why do you repeat the voice Ji Gang said?
Why?
Why?
How did you do it?
Zhu Ningyun spoke first and broke the silence: "What is Xiaolang's principle?"
Li Xiao explained: "By making the pointer vibrate through the lines carved by the sound waves, the original sound can be restored. Do you understand?"
Everyone shook their heads, "I don't understand!"
You know so little, who can understand?
However, Ji Gang was the first to discover the wonderful use of this thing. This thing can be used by Jin Yiwei to investigate cases and collect evidence.
"Sir, this thing you assembled can... I'm willing to spend a lot of money to buy it."
Ji Gang pleaded.
Although he didn't understand the principle.
But as long as you buy this thing and let the craftsmen study it, you will definitely be able to figure out the reason.
"Sorry, this thing is not for sale. It is not for sale."
Li Xiao immediately took back the gramophone he had just made and handed it to Zhu Gaoxu, "Take it back and present it to King Yan."
Zhu Gaoxu carefully put it away and said happily: "Haha. He is indeed a good son-in-law of King Yan."
Others looked at the gramophone and drooled with envy.
Li Xiao just showed off his skills, allowing everyone to confirm that Li Xiao was not performing sorcery, but was using science even though he didn’t understand what science is.
"Isn't it a bit far-fetched?"
Li Xiaodao: "The top priority should be to quickly intercept the cargo ship? I just heard that they will land in Linyi County."
After Li Xiao said this, everyone came back to their senses and thought of business.
"Yes, with Li Xiao's help, we now know exactly where the other party landed. Let's set out quickly and catch them all!"
Ji Gang stood up and said.
"Okay, without further ado, let's set off quickly!"
Several people stood up one after another.
Gu Cheng looked at Zhu Ningyun and said: "The princess has a rich body, so don't go. Why not wait for news in the mansion? I will have someone arrange a room for the princess."
Zhu Ningyun nodded.
Li Xiao looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said, "I will also stay with Ningyun. Overlord, you take the brothers."
That's it.
Li Xiao and Zhu Ningyun stayed and waited for news at the mansion.
Gu Cheng and others quickly rushed towards Linyi County with their troops and horses.
Gu Cheng and others rode fast horses all the way to the dock in Linyi County.
At this time, Zhu Gaosui had been following the ship and had been waiting secretly. He was about to send someone to deliver the news when he suddenly found that his second brother and a group of people were already behind him.
"Second brother, why are you here? You know about it before I deliver the news?"
Zhu Gaosui was stunned, this was simply outrageous.
Zhu Gaoxu: "It's a long story. Your brother-in-law performed sorcery. Oh no, your brother-in-law already knew the location using a gramophone."
Zhu Gaosui was stunned. He seemed to have missed something and asked, "What is a gramophone?"
"That's what it is."
Zhu Gaoxu handed the gramophone to Zhu Gaosui and said, "Now is not the time to talk about this. You can watch the show next to you, and leave it to us."
distance.
Feng Wen's people were unloading the goods from Sui to the shore.
Because there was no deep-water dock, Li Xiao's ship ran aground.
It is not easy to re-launch the big ship now. It is obvious that these people have no intention of returning the ship. It is really a gang of bandits.
"Damn it, the ship ran aground, now we have to be delayed in Texas for a few more days, damn it!"
Seeing the ship stranded, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but cursed.
Zhu Gaosui touched the gramophone in his hand and said, "Second brother, I'll leave it to you. I'll go give this thing to Ye Busu and give it to my father."
Zhu Gaoxu nodded: "Go, this is what my brother-in-law dedicated to his father."
"Okay, second brother."
Zhu Gaosui took the gramophone and slipped away first.
Gu Cheng and others, as well as the people brought by Zhu Gaoxu, are not ordinary people.
The veteran Gu Cheng followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world when the country was founded. He brought with him elite cavalry. Zhu Gaoxu was also a fierce general, and the ten personal guards behind him were all powerful characters.
They prostrate themselves in the darkness, staring at their prey like wolves.
Just waiting for an order, the skills will tear these people into pieces.
Great. I didn't expect things to turn around so quickly. Ji Gang was extremely emotional. Ever since he met Li Xiao, things have become smoother.
This Li Xiao is really my lucky star.
At this moment.
Feng Wen's people were transporting goods from their clothes and did not realize that they were being targeted.
"Is everyone here?"
Feng Wen asked.
The man in black said: "This time we have arranged for five hundred people to deliver this batch of goods, as well as five hundred elite soldiers dispatched from the house. It will be foolproof."
Feng Wen nodded: "Very good! Even the King of Heaven can't touch my goods. Last time, Ji Gang really overestimated his capabilities and thought he could catch me with a dozen or so guards. It's a joke."
The man in black complimented: "That's who the prince is. No one in the Ming Dynasty can go against you."
While the two were talking.
Suddenly the ground began to shake.
Rumble——
The sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded.
Feng Wen frowned: "What's going on?"
The man in black looked from a distance, and then realized something was wrong: "No! Enemy attack! Someone is coming to kill us!"
Feng Wen's expression changed, "What's going on? Stop them quickly!"
"Everyone, prepare for battle!"
The man in black immediately began to direct his men to resist.
The soldiers drew their weapons and got into formation.
Obviously, these people are not ordinary, they are all selected elite soldiers.
If they meet ordinary bandits, they are simply no match for them.
Unfortunately, they met Zhu Gaoxu and Gu Cheng.
There are cavalry here, and Zhu Gaoxu and Gu Cheng lead the charge.
The scene suddenly became chaotic.
"Hahaha, so happy, so happy!"
Zhu Gaoxu, like Lu Bu, came into the world and rushed into the crowd with a big halberd. Every time he swung the halberd, a head fell to the ground.
"If you dare to commandeer my ship, you are seeking death!"
The depression in Zhu Gaoxu's heart finally found another place to vent. He was eager to kill and rushed directly to the place with the most people.
The guards around him followed closely, and the Eleventh Cavalry was like a sharp knife, with rivers of blood flowing wherever it went.
Gu Cheng looked at Zhu Gaoxu and said in surprise: "Is this Deputy Qianhu so powerful? When did such a person appear in our Ming Dynasty?"
Feng Wen's men obviously had more people, but they lacked strong command, and they were quickly defeated and fled in all directions.
War often does not end when the last man is beaten, but halfway through the fight, the soldiers of the defeated army have almost no fighting spirit and flee one after another.
Now that they have entered this scene, Feng Wen's soldiers began to flee.
"It's over, it's over, that person is Ji Gang!"
"Ji Gang and Lu Zhen are still alive? Aren't they dead?"
"Impossible! Even if they are still alive, how did they find us?"
At this time, Feng Wen stood in the distance and stared blankly.
What's going on with these people?
How did you find him?
Why is it so fierce?
If Feng Wen had known that he had caused trouble by commandeering a ship, he would never have commandeered the ship, but it was a pity that he had no idea what was going on.
Feng Wen asked the servant next to him: "Why is Ji Gang still alive? How do you do things!"
The servant said in horror: "Your Majesty, they did kill all the people on the boat that day. I don't know why they suddenly appeared!"
"waste!"
Feng Wen was so angry that he chopped off the servant with one knife.
"Damn it, I'm in trouble, it's important to escape first."
"The green hills left behind are not afraid of being without firewood."
"As long as you don't catch me, you can still bring this matter to my father Zhou Xuan."
Feng Wen felt something was wrong and wanted to escape secretly.
But Jigang hated him deeply.
He killed more than a dozen brothers in that battle.
How could Feng Wen be allowed to run away like this?
When Feng Wen sneaked into a woods, Ji Gang also appeared like a ghost.
"Prince Feng, you are well and well!"
Ji Gang played with the Xiuchundao in his hand and appeared in front of Feng Wen.
"Ji Gang! You are crazy. You dare to intercept and kill me. Do you know who I am?"
Feng Wen's expression changed and he revealed his identity.
"Of course I know, he is the son of the Duke, haha"
Ji Gang sneered: "But so what? Today, the Holy Emperor has killed many princes, just like your father."
Feng Wen knew this was true, and his face turned pale: "This matter has nothing to do with my father, Ji Gang, why are you still haunting me?"
Ji Gang chuckled: "It's your duty, don't blame me."
Seeing that the threat failed, Feng Wen started to induce again: "Ji Gang, how much money can you make as a royal guard? Your salary is only a few dozen taels a year. Is it worth your efforts? In this way, you can let me live and sell these goods. , share half of the profit with you, enough for you to enjoy endless glory and wealth for the rest of your life! How about it? After selling this batch of goods, half of the profit will be three million taels of silver, three million silver! You will be the next life, the next life, I can’t spend all my money.”
"You killed a dozen of my brothers, do you think I will let you go?"
Ji Gang pressed forward step by step with a embroidered spring knife, and laughed: "Of course money is good, but you also have to live to enjoy it."
Feng Wen backed away and said in horror: "In this way, you don't have to wait for the goods to be released. If you let me go, I will give you three million taels now? How about just pretending that this didn't happen and I won't pursue it?"
Ji Gang smiled and said, "Oh? You have three million taels with you?"
"have!"
Feng Wen took out the vote from his body and said, "Here are three million taels of votes. Take it."
As he spoke, Feng Wen suddenly drew his sword: "Die!"
"Is this your little trick? I, Ji Gang, stopped doing this hundreds of years ago."
Ji Gang laughed and took action with Xiuchundao.
Ding ding ding——
The two men's swords crossed each other and they fought together.
Feng Wen knew that if he didn't kill Ji Gang today, he would be dead.
Who is Ke Jizang?
Qianhu, the deputy of Fusi in Beizhen, is highly skilled in martial arts and has superb skills with the Thunder Blade.
Although Feng Wen had been on the battlefield and had some martial arts skills, he neglected training and was content with enjoying himself, which was not enough in front of Ji Gang.
Swish swish——
After a few rounds, the sword in Feng Wen's hand was knocked to the ground, and Ji Gang's sword was placed on his neck.
"Ji Gang, you're done. If you catch me, my father won't let you go!"
"Stop talking nonsense! You are still talking nonsense even when you are about to die."
Ji Gang kicked him to the ground and tied his hand backhand with the rope.
When Ji Gang pressed Feng Wen back.
Zhu Gaoxu and Gu Cheng also finished the battle.
Those present were able to escape, while the rest were subdued and tied up.
As long as these people are caught and taken to prison and tortured, the local officials will be able to find out the corrupt officials behind them!
"Oh my god, how much tea is there!"
Gu Cheng was horrified when he saw these goods: "This is at least hundreds of thousands of kilograms of tea. It's so outrageous. How much money has been stolen from the imperial court! It's shocking!"
The other side.
Li Xiao waited until he fell asleep at Gu Cheng's mansion.
The next morning.
Everyone came back victorious!
In order to prevent things from going wrong, Ji Gang directly took people and sent Feng Wenya back to the capital.
Gu Cheng arranged a meal to celebrate the victory with Li Xiao and others.
After Li Xiao finished his meal, he didn't plan to stay any longer and leave.
The trip to Texas is finally over, there were some hiccups, but they are not major problems.
However, there is still a problem before us.
That means the ship has run aground.
"Princess, don't worry, Mr. Xiao, I will take care of this matter."
Gu Cheng patted his chest and settled the matter.
It took a lot of money and three thousand civilians to get the ship back into the water.
However, it has been three days since now.
Three days later, Li Xiao and his party finally set off again.
"Princess and Young Master, go slowly and have a pleasant journey south! When you two get married, I will definitely come to congratulate you!"
Gu Cheng and Lu Zhen waved goodbye to Li Xiao on the shore.
"See you soon!"
Zhu Ningyun and Li Xiao also waved their hands politely and said goodbye to everyone.
Let’s start our journey south again!
And at the same time.
The movements of Li Xiao and his party reached the eyes of Yan King Zhu Di and Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang at the same time.
Prince Yan's Mansion.
Zhu Di was in a daze looking at the items handed over by Ye Bu.
"Pressure cooker?"
"phonograph?"
"What's this fun thing again?"
(End of chapter)
