"Of course it's okay!" The man carefully avoided the girl's eyes and avoided looking at her. He looked around with the corner of his eye, looking for an escape route: "But it's a bit late today. Let's talk about anything tomorrow!"
It was late at night, but the man did not fall asleep. He held his breath, put his ear close to the wall, and tried his best to hear the sound next door. After confirming that there was no movement, he suddenly turned over and sat up, carefully opened the door and went out. After a while, he came back again. He took a long breath and whispered to himself: "This woman is really troublesome. If you are lucky enough to survive, don't come back! It makes me have to think of ways to take care of my hands and tail, and I can't even sleep!"
"Sure enough, Mr. Lang guessed right. You asked me to assassinate Jin Huicheng because you wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife!"
A woman's voice came out from the darkness, and the man felt that his hair was about to stand on end. He subconsciously held the handle of the knife at his waist and shouted, "Who is it?"
"What's wrong? You haven't seen me for a few hours, and you can't hear my voice?" With two gentle knocks, the oil lamp next to the bed was lit, and a faint yellow light appeared, reflecting the Xiaoman's figure, the light split her face into two with the bridge of her nose as the central axis, one bright and one dark, one yin and one yang, which looked particularly terrifying.
"It's you!" The man forced a smile and said, "Why can't I hear it? What's wrong? Why did you stay up in the middle of the night and come to my room? Let's talk about it tomorrow!"
"Of course I have something on my mind and can't sleep!" Xiaoman smiled slightly: "By the way, who are you talking about when you just said "women are nosy" and "cooking hands"? Shouldn't she be a little girl? "
"Where, where!" The man laughed and said, "You heard it wrong. I didn't say anything about "women are nosy" or "take care of their hands". I just complained that the toilet was dirty and smelly. I went to the toilet just now, so I just complained a few times! Ha ha ha ha! "
"Did you just go to the toilet?"
The man was about to say yes when he suddenly heard a man's voice coming from behind him: "No, he is lying!" He was startled, and when he was about to draw the knife, he found that his hands had been grabbed by someone, and he twisted his backhand. The joints of his wrists were removed. Just when he was about to scream, his mouth was blocked and he could only make a whine. Then he was pushed to the ground and beaten to death by a flurry of punches.
A few minutes later, the man was dragged up from the ground and pushed roughly onto a chair. The pain all over his body was unbearable, but he could only endure it.
"Brother Xiaoyi, let him see it first!" Xiaoman said.
"Yes!" Wu Xiaoyi waved his hand, and several people came in from outside. Each person was holding one or two heads, which were placed in front of the man one by one. The dim light shone on the faces of these heads. The man could From the familiar faces, we could see fear, despair, and confusion. Just a moment ago, he had discussed matters with these people, but it was obvious that the yin and yang were already separated.
"Do you have anything else to say?"
The man shuddered, and Xiaoman's question turned into "If you don't tell me, go to hell!" in his ears. The original contempt for this woman in his heart disappeared, and he hurriedly shouted: "I have something to say, I have something to say!"
"Very well, tell me!"
"I just went to see these people so that they can kill you tomorrow!"
"Kill me? Why?"
"Because the superiors didn't want you to come back alive from the beginning!"
"What do you mean?" Xiaoman clenched his fists: "Why don't you want me to come back alive? Is it because I am a holy bone?"
"Not just for this reason!" The man nodded: "The superiors think you are too difficult to control!"
Seeing that Xiaoman didn't get angry, the man carefully explained that it turned out that the three major holy bone families in the early Silla Dynasty, Jin, Pu, and Xi, in order to monopolize the royal power, adopted the strategy of intermarriage within the three families. Their descendants are no longer holy bones and automatically lose the qualification to inherit the royal power. As a result, a large number of incestuous marriages occurred among these three tribes, and a large number of naturally born offspring appeared to be deformed and mentally retarded. This is also the reason why female protagonists became kings one after another. This is the case for several holy bones controlled by this organization. They all have more or less flaws, and each faction in the organization supports one and fights among themselves. Xiaoman suddenly appeared, and there was no strong supporter behind her, so the various factions reached an agreement to let her die.
tacit understanding.
"You are really -" Xiaoman said this, tears already welling up in his eyes: "What do you think of our holy bones? Are they playthings for you to manipulate?"
The man lowered his head and did not dare to speak. Wu Xiaoyi, who was standing beside him, grabbed Xiaoman's arm and whispered: "Junior sister, you don't need to worry. At most, we will go back to Baekje now and tell the master and Wang Sima everything about this place, and they will make the decision." !」
"No, I won't go back!" Xiaoman shook his head: "These guys are more hateful than Jin Chunqiu and Jin Yuxin. I must give them a little good look!"
"That's okay!" Wu Xiaoyi sneered: "Anyway, I'm a little tired of being under Wang Sima, so I'll take a few more Silla people's heads to relieve my fatigue!"
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Zhouliucheng Port.
The deck stank.
This thing is a cesspool! This was Cui Hongdu's idea just after he boarded the deck. He thought it was the smell of fish at first, but he soon found out that it was not. This thing was much more smelly than fish, and it had already overcome the smell of the fish market not far away. It tastes like rotten fish and shrimp.
"Tear down all these things, this, this, and this -" Wang Wenzuo pointed at the debris on the deck and shouted to the craftsmen.
"Master Fu!" Cui Hongdu tried his best to suppress the desire to vomit: "This ship is so smelly, should we just take this ship to the Japanese country?"
"It's a bit smelly. I can't help it. This boat seemed to be transporting livestock on the last trip. Naturally, the smell is not very good, but it doesn't matter. It will be refurbished and cleaned before departure!"
"Okay!" Cui Hongdu shook his head: "Then why should the racket poles on the other two boats be removed? Those things are still very useful for dealing with besieging boats!"
"I am an angel of the Tang Dynasty who went to the Japanese country to announce the decree, not the king's master who went to conquer!" Wang Wenzuo waved his hand: "The shooting pole will make the center of gravity of the ship too high, and the ship will capsize if it encounters too big wind and waves at sea. What a waste of load!"
"How can that work! The Japanese can't be trusted. Who knows how they will deal with us!"
"For a ship, speed is the best defense!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "We are going to the capital of the Japanese. If the Japanese really want to take action, it will be of no use even if there are a hundred racket poles on this ship. ?The victory at Baijiangkou is our most powerful weapon!"
"Okay!" This time, Cui Hongdu was convinced. He looked at the busy craftsmen around him and suddenly had a ridiculous feeling: he cried like a mess on the first night on the ship to Baekje three years ago because he I feel that Baekje is the other side of the sea and the end of the world. I will die there and never come back. Today, three years later, I have to sail to a more distant country, which is farther away from Baekje than Baekje is from the Tang Dynasty. But I am preparing for the voyage, and all these changes come from this person beside me. man.
After inspecting the repaired cabin, Wang Wenzuo suddenly felt something strange. Soon he found that Cui Hongdu had been silent for a while. This was a strange thing. Although Cui Hongdu was the proposer of the plan to sail directly to the Japanese capital, he was also the most fierce. Opponents, during this period, he kept looking for reasons to persuade Wang Wenzuo to give up his plan to go to the Japanese capital in person, but for Cui Hongdu himself, it was not contradictory at all - in his opinion, he was the best candidate for the mission. , even if he died as a result, it would not be difficult for Shen Faseng, He Baoyong, and Yuan Aolie to replace him. And if Wang Wenzuo makes a mistake, everything will be over and no one can replace him. But Wang Wenzuo's attitude has always been very firm - he is the only suitable candidate.
"What's wrong, you're not talking anymore?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "You have always been opposed to my personal mission, haven't you?"
"Yes, actually I still think so now!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile, "But just now I thought I might be wrong!"
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
"Maybe I underestimated the weight of the Japanese in your heart!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile: "Just like we all underestimated the weight of Baekje in your heart back then! Do you still remember? That time you went hunting with us in Luweizawa. This time, everyone dreamed of going home as soon as possible, but you said Baekje is a good place.
Fang, we can get a lot of things here. At that time, everyone thought you were crazy, but now it seems that you are right. We have all made a fortune and lived a life that we could not even imagine in the past! "
"So that's it!" Wang Wenzuo laughed. He walked to the side of the ship and looked at the river in the distance. The wind lifted his hair on his forehead, revealing his smooth forehead. He suddenly said: "Hongdu, what if we do something now?" Even if we don't do anything, we can be a rich man, marry a beautiful wife, have seven or eight concubines, have a bunch of fat boys, and live a peaceful life. But when we get old, we can't move in bed, and our death is approaching. When you are young, will you regret not taking that step when you were young? I don’t know what you think, but I will definitely regret it!”
Cui Hongdu was affected by Wang Wenzuo's words and said solemnly: "I can do the same!"
"That's good!" Wang Wenzuo turned around and looked at his friend with a smile: "Hongdu, do you still remember my promise?"
"Promise? What promise?"
"I just want you all to earn a hundred thousand dollars a year!"
"Oh oh oh!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile: "What happened! What happened? Saburo wants to regret it?"
"Of course not!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "I mean since you are willing to accompany me to the Japanese country, then you are a special one, you can get double!"
"Double? Two hundred thousand dollars?" Cui Hongdu laughed. He was infected by Wang Wenzuo's optimistic attitude and said with a smile: "Okay, then I remember, I will also settle the account with you if I lose a penny!"
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Yamato Country, Asukakyo, Kawahara Palace.
"People from the sea are really good at choosing time!" The prince, the eldest brother, smiled. The kneeling slave undoubtedly thought that waking him up so late would get him a whip: "Take him to the study and tell him that I will be there soon. past!"
Judging from the sky outside the window, it is now at least the first watch. Could it be that when the seaman comes at this time, I will be confused and slow to react, and can he profit from it? Katsuragi thought to himself: If this is the case, then brother, you will be greatly disappointed! The prince, the eldest brother, had to work late into the night and until the second watch every day - under the flickering light, he carefully reviewed the various reports and account books sent by Nakatomi Kamatashi until his eyes hurt and his handwriting was blurred.
The prince, the eldest brother, did not go to see the prince of the sea people immediately as he said. Instead, he wet his face with the warm water in the basin beside the bed, and went to the toilet unhurriedly. The night air made him excited. The skin feels a little cold. Dahairen is still young, so let him wait a little longer. Anxiety will always make people make mistakes. The eldest brother, the prince, emptied his intestines, put on a nightgown, and ruffled his hair with his fingers to make it look like he had just woken up.
The Prince of the Sea People was pacing back and forth in front of the bookshelf in the room. He was wearing a fine linen round-collared robe, with a short sword hanging on his waist. The scabbard and hilt were inlaid with amber and gems respectively.
"People from the sea, you are a rare visitor!" The eldest brother, the prince, opened his arms and said, "Why are you here so late?"
"Of course it is an extremely important matter!" said the Prince of the People of the Sea: "Someone is planning to rebel!"
"Conspiracy?" Prince Zhong, the eldest brother, motioned for Dahairen to sit down: "At this time? That's really not a good choice!" He shook his head: "Who wants to conspire?"
"The mastermind is Princess Saitama, and there are many participants!" Prince Hairen took out a list from his arms: "Brother, look at this list!"
The eldest brother, the prince, casually scanned the list, put it aside, and covered it with a copy of "Zuo Zhuan": "There are a lot of names on it! So how can I confirm the authenticity of this list?"
"Brother, you can interrogate!" Prince Dahairen said with a smile: "Princess Saitama, she has always hated you because of Yuma! And most of these people have also suffered losses because of your laws, so they all I miss you to death!"
"It's not surprising that they hate me!" Prince Zhong, the eldest brother, said with a smile: "There are only a few people sitting in that position who are not hated by others, but how did you get this list?"
"They roped me in! Princess Saitama wants to use me to attack you!" Prince Dahairen said: "She promised to marry me and elect me to the throne.
bit, and she will be my queen! As long as I can stand on her side! "
"She really has good intentions, Saitama!" Prince Nakadai laughed. He stood up, walked to the wall, took off the sword hanging on the wall, and suddenly asked, "Then why don't you agree? This is obviously the best for you!"
"Saitama is a very ambitious woman. If I promise her, she will point the knife at me after you are knocked down, brother!" Prince Hairen answered quickly, obviously he had expected Prince Nakada He would ask: "No matter what, you and I are brothers from the same father and mother. If you fail, it will be difficult for me to be alone!"
