The distance between the four ships gradually approached.
Li Ping's main ship and a merchant ship began to drift to the left of the ironclad ship.
The other ship began to drift to the right.
When the sailors on the ship saw the emperor standing on the bow of the ship, they all knelt down and shouted something.
All the officials were lying on the deck handrails, happily watching the ships merge, and whispering at the same time.
Although everyone has taken a boat in normal times, they have almost never gone out to sea by boat, and there are also very few big ships.
This scene is obviously somewhat attractive.
Emperor Jing put up an arbor and asked, "What are they shouting?"
The officials on the side quickly flattered him: "They must have seen His Majesty and shouted long live!"
Just as it was about to approach and everyone on the armored ship was watching with gusto, something incredible happened!
For some reason, there was a chaos on the deck of a merchant ship on the other side, with everyone running around and shouting.
Emperor Jing's eyes narrowed and he said in a deep voice: "What happened?"
As soon as Fang Zheng stepped forward, he also looked at the other side curiously: "They are all running to the cabin. Maybe something happened inside? Our armored ship is quite strange. The other side may have been distracted and something went wrong on the ship."
Emperor Jing nodded slightly.
That's how it should be.
Everyone was thinking this, but not long after, the opponent's ship's hull tilted obviously and abnormally.
The crew members panicked, threw various floating objects into the sea, and then jumped off the ship like dumplings.
Officials at Gangneung Port were immediately shocked and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that their cabin must be seriously leaking! This ship is probably going to sink in a while."
"Save people!" Emperor Jing immediately ordered.
These people who fell into the water were closest to the ironclad ship, and other ships on the other side had already rushed ahead, making it difficult to turn around.
The best option right now is to let them rescue people.
It just so happened that it was time to return home after sailing on the sea for such a long time. It wouldn't be a problem to pick them up together.
The sailors on the ironclad ship were ordered to first drop anchor and stop the ship. Then they picked up the ropes on the ship and threw them to the sunken ship, shouting loudly.
Upon seeing this, the man who fell into the water hurriedly swam towards the ironclad ship.
After swimming for a while, I finally reached the edge of the boat, grabbed the rope and was pulled up.
Li Ping was among them, his whole body soaked in sea water, his hair hanging on his back, and he was breathing heavily.
His eyes sparkled with excitement.
Success! Everything went as expected, and the other party took the initiative to come to the rescue.
The other two ships will soon turn around and flank this ship.
As long as they successfully kidnap the emperor, everything will be settled!
When he was being dragged halfway, Li Ping touched the hull and felt something was wrong, and knocked twice.
The sound of tapping metal sounded, and Li Ping's whole body suddenly trembled.
Iron! How can this ship be made of iron?
Before he could think about it, he was already dragged to the deck.
At this moment, there were more than ten people on the deck, panting and half lying on the ground, looking like they were lost.
All of them have excellent acting skills.
Li Ping did the same. After getting on the boat, he took a sneak look at Emperor Jing.
Seeing the guards surrounding him, my heart trembled twice, and I dared to lower my head and take a breath.
At this moment, more than 20 people have been rescued, and the people below are still being pulled onto the boat one after another.
Li Ping took a breath, stood up and faced Emperor Jing, staggering forward.
After taking only two steps, Jin Yiwei stopped him and signaled him to keep his distance.
Li Ping knelt down and shouted excitedly: "Thank you so much for saving your life! Long live your Majesty, long live, long live your Majesty!"
A group of dead soldiers knelt down and shouted one after another.
Facing the people's three cheers of long live, Emperor Jing smiled slightly and took the initiative to stride forward: "Where did you come from, and what happened on the ship?"
There were four people guarding him, as well as two children, five paces...a little far away.
Li Ping gritted his teeth and looked at the dead soldier not far away.
The dead soldier was a personal bodyguard assigned to him by his father. He was highly skilled in martial arts, and the two of them had already discussed countermeasures in advance.
Seeing this, the dead man understood what he saw. He knelt on his knees and kept moving in front of Emperor Jing. He said with great excitement: "The common people are really lucky to see Tianyan today. I didn't expect to be rescued by His Majesty."
"The Cao Min fleet is a merchant ship of the Song family, heading to the West for trade. However, there are many pirates on the way, and they hit a reef while replenishing on the way. The ships were already scarred, and they were repaired along the way before they managed to get back to Dajing. I didn’t expect...I didn’t expect that such an incident would happen at the doorstep of our house.”
"It's a pity that my cargo...how can I explain it to my employer?" As he said, he started crying again and talked about the unfortunate things that happened to the merchant ship along the way.
Five more people took the opportunity to come forward and crowded around him to comfort him.
Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao leaned against the railing and looked at the sunken ship, with sweet smiles on their faces.
Suddenly, I remembered a happy event.
What a wonderful thing, you pick up a cargo of goods for nothing and have them salvaged later.
This area of the sea should not be that deep, so it might be feasible to hook the boat up with a hook.
"Hey, how much do you think this cargo is worth?" Li Yuanzhao bumped Fang Zheng with his shoulder.
"Who knows, you can make tens of thousands, you can make hundreds of thousands." Fang Zheng said, touching his chin.
“Does this count as robbing people’s property?”
"It doesn't count. Didn't you hear that guy say that he can't explain it to his boss? That means they don't have the ability to make money! Wealth belongs to the virtuous!"
"Yes, that makes sense."
Fang Zheng turned around, looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, rest for a while. Wring out the water on your body first to avoid catching a cold. Then go to the cabin to rest. Someone will bring you hot water in a while."
Hearing the voice, Li Ping suddenly raised his head, his burning gaze shot towards Fang Zhengyi, and he quickly hid it the next second.
Founder!
He was only eleven years old back then! The bloody dog thief pushed him onto the bed and tortured him! And pinched him...
Thinking about it brings blood and tears, today is the time for revenge!
Fang Chenyu stood next to Emperor Jing, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and he walked to Fang Zhengyi quietly.
She tugged at the corner of his clothes and whispered, "Dad, I don't think something is right."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"I don't think that guy is a good person." Fang Chenyu pointed at Li Ping quietly.
"Judge a book by its appearance, what nonsense. You don't even know how to grow hair yet!"
"Really dad, I got into so many fights, and Zhang Peng from our school looked at me like this. I felt like he was trying to cause trouble."
Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows: "Little beast! No wonder your academic performance can't improve. You dare to beat Mr. Zhang's grandson. Just beat him twice. Just wait until I go back to deal with you!"
"Dad, listen to me. Look at those people who keep getting closer to my grandfather. If this person looks at you like that, there is something wrong."
"Shut up!" Fang Zhengyi reprimanded, "We met each other halfway, no one knows anyone, what's the problem! He is a commoner who wants to get closer and take a second look at the emperor when he sees him. Is it possible that he can jump from the sky? An enemy comes out, have you peeked at the novels in my study again? You've been dreaming all day long."
"Uncle, look at my dad!" Fang Chenyu jumped angrily.
"Go, go, go with your grandfather, don't make trouble here." Li Yuanzhao started to yell at others.
Fang Chenyu flattened his lips and walked back to Emperor Jing unconvinced and angrily. He pulled Li Yu and said, "Old Li, I think there is something wrong with these people, especially that one!"
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