A knife in love

Chapter 1575

Li Qiufeng saw that the owner of Wang Zhuang looked depressed, and hurriedly comforted him: "The Fusang people have been entrenched in Dongliao County for a long time, not to mention that the owner of Wang Zhuang is not in the Jianghu, even the Taishan faction, one of the top ten gangs in the martial arts, has been arrested. The Fusang people are in control. Fortunately, the conspiracy of the Fusang people has been exposed, so we don’t have to be afraid of them. Tomorrow, we will find a way to seize the big ship and set sail to sea. No matter how powerful the Fusang people are, we will not be able to let them go at sea.”

The owner of the Wang Zhuang was stunned, and said: "Have seized the big ship and set sail to the sea? Where did you start with this? Didn't you say that all the ships and boats on the dock in Dongliao County have disappeared?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head, and said: "We were all deceived by Morita Shinobi. Those ships did fall into the hands of the Fusang people, but they didn't go far. They were just hidden in a secret place by Morita Shinobu. This traitor personally brought people The purpose of searching the coast was to deceive the owner of the Wang Zhuang. The Fusang people wanted something on the big ship, but that thing was packed in an iron box, and there were traps around it. If someone wanted to force open the iron box, the trap would It will start and destroy the contents of the box. Therefore, the Fusang people have no choice but to play tricks with us, just trying to trick us into giving them the contents of the iron box."

The owner of Wang Zhuang's face was gloomy, and after thinking for a while, he said to Li Qiufeng: "Hero Li, these Fusang people are extremely cunning, I'm afraid they won't keep their promises, and after they get the things, they won't let us go. Instead, it will kill us."

Li Qiufeng smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "Li has fought with the Fusang people many times. He knows that these guys are insidious and cunning, and he will never let us go away alive. Now that the Fusang people are supported by Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, if we are here If we turn against the Fusang people, the whole army will definitely be wiped out. However, if we get on the big ship, no matter how many Fusang people there are, we can’t all rush to the big ship. At that time, we only need to kill the leader of the Fusang people who boarded the ship. Then you can escape from birth."

The owner of Wang Zhuang is still worried and looks depressed.Finally, Li Qiufeng lowered his voice and whispered in his ear: "Master Wang, you can rest assured that there is a very powerful mechanism on board. When boarding the ship, Li took advantage of Fusang people's unpreparedness to pull the mechanism. The brackets under the bow deck will fall off, and the deck will immediately become a trap, and the Fuso people who boarded the bow will have to fall into it. Hehe, at that time, we only need to remove the wooden boards on the bow, and the Fuso people on the shore will fall into it. No matter how many people there are, they can't help us!"

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, the owner of Wang Zhuang showed a relieved expression, and said in his mouth: "Hero Li is very smart and scheming, and I admire him very much. Since Hero Li has been prepared for a long time, Wang can rest assured."

Li Qiufeng glanced around and saw that everyone was sitting or lying on the bed, thinking about their own thoughts, and did not pay attention to what they were talking about, so he lowered his voice and said: "Li has told all my friends before, after boarding the boat, Be sure to walk quickly across the deck and stand close to the ship's side near the cabin. Otherwise, once the mechanism is activated and the deck collapses, you will inevitably fall into a trap. There are not only sharp bamboo guns coated with poison, but also crossbow arrows in the trap. If you fall into it, no matter how high your martial arts are, there is absolutely no chance of escape. Therefore, after Mr. Wang boards the ship, you must not stay on the deck, and quickly hide near the cabin to avoid being accidentally injured by the mechanism."

The owner of Wang Zhuang nodded, and said in his mouth: "Thank you, Daxia Li, for reminding me, Wang must be careful."

The two spoke a few more words, and then Li Qiufeng went back to his bed and sat down.Xiao Dong walked up to him and whispered: "Master Li, I have offended you so much before, please forgive me."

Li Qiufeng smiled and said: "Master Xiao is too worried. Li has a duty, so he has to conceal his identity. During the journey, Master Xiao took good care of Li, and Li is very grateful."

Xiao Dong said a few words humbly, and then said: "Lord Li, right now we are in the den of dragons and tigers, and we all rely on Master Li to lead us to escape. Although I have low martial arts skills, as long as Master Li gives orders, even if I want to be smashed to pieces , but at the same time.”

Li Qiufeng said in a low voice: "Tomorrow we are going to do this business with the Fusang people, but Li doesn't know what is in the iron box. If there is a careless response tomorrow, there will be another disturbance. Master Xiao, can you Tell the truth one or two?"

Xiao Dong looked around, then lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "I shouldn't have kept this matter from my lord in the first place. It's just that I didn't know the identity of my lord before, so I kept it secret. It's just that there are too many people in the room , can I ask Mr. Li to come down to the courtyard and have a talk?"

Li Qiufeng nodded, and followed Xiao Dong slowly out of the main hall.Although the people in the house saw the two walking out, no one dared to disturb them.When the two of them left the house, they saw that the sky had already dimmed and the surroundings were silent.The two stopped at the northeast corner of the yard, and Xiao Dong said to Li Qiufeng: "Actually, I am going to Fusang this time to make a fortune in business in name, but in fact I was ordered by several adults from the Ministry of War and the Firearms Bureau. I'm going to Fusang on a very secret errand."

Li Qiufeng frowned, glanced at Xiao Dong, and said, "Isn't the Firearms Bureau under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry? Why is it involved with the Ministry of War again?"

Xiao Dong was stunned, then cupped his hands and said, "My lord is worthy of being a hundred households in Fusi of Jinyiwei South Town, and he knows the situation of the Six Departments like the back of his hand. Just like what your lord said, the Firearms Bureau is indeed under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry. But counting from the time of Emperor Yongle's reign, , the Ministry of War sends officials to the Firearms Bureau to assist with errands, which has become a practice for nearly a hundred years. This is because although the Ministry of Industry is in charge of making firearms, they must be used by officers and soldiers after they are made. Only the Ministry of War knows whether a firearm is good or bad. Therefore, when it is built, If there are no competent officials from the Ministry of War to participate, there will definitely be troubles. The adults in the Ministry of Industry are afraid that because of poor firearms manufacturing, it will cause a catastrophe, and there will be the danger of ransacking the family and exterminating the family, so they are happy to send people from the Ministry of War to sit in the firearms bureau."

When Xiao Dong said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "However, our Ming Dynasty has strict laws and regulations. If the imperial edict has not been obtained, the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War will send officials to each other in private, which will inevitably cause trouble. In the past, the big case of empty printing , because the officials were afraid of trouble, they stamped the seals on the blank documents in advance, and filled in the words when they were needed. As a result, Emperor Taizu was furious when he knew about this, and raised a big case, killing tens of thousands of officials. Although Taizu It has been a hundred years since the emperor passed away, but the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War dare not break the rules blatantly. Therefore, it is absolutely a secret matter for the Ministry of War to send officials to the Firearms Bureau. I’m afraid I don’t even know about it.”

Only then did Li Qiufeng understand the whole story, but he thought to himself that Jin Yiwei's eyeliner and Dongchang's fans are all over the capital, and many small officials in the six ministries secretly work for Jinyiwei and Dongchang.For example, if the Ministry of War sent people to the Firearms Bureau to assist with such things as errands, it would be strange if Jin Yiwei and Dongchang didn't know about it.Most likely, the eunuchs in charge of the East Factory, the eunuchs of Jinyiwei Nanbei Zhenfusi, the commander of Jinyiwei and other officials deliberately turned a blind eye to the benefits of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War.

(End of this chapter)