Daming Yinghua

Chapter 88

Liu Shimin sat on a wooden board.

It was unloaded from the imperial ship.

Yan Siqi did not sink the ship, but just ran aground on the edge of the reef, which is really a great contribution.

Eighty percent of the planks are still good, all kinds of rivets can be used, and the bamboo sail is even more undamaged.

After Liu Shimin saw what Cai Feng did, he planted seeds of suspicion and fear in his heart towards the Ming navy ships in the nearby waters. He was afraid that the stupid port would not be reliable, so he decided to dismantle the leaky ships of the imperial court. Make a new boat, send people back to Yuegang directly, and find the prefect of Zhangzhou to pick them up.

The Siraya tribe has been fishing and hunting for generations, and they are very skilled in boating. Aunt Wen sent young and strong people to help. After two or three days, the big boat by the sea was like a crab that had been shredded into eight pieces. All the important parts were spread out. on the beach.

Under the clear light of the full moon, Liu Shimin stared at the board he was sitting on.

Thick, dense, not even a worm scar, a beautiful material.

But so what?
The most important bilge leaks without being hit by an enemy ship.

Just like the current imperial court, all the bright things are on the surface, but the inside has long been rotten.

This country should be returned from the hands of the fourth son's descendants.

Liu Shimin twitched the corners of his mouth, raised his head, and saw a man and a woman walking by the moonlight.

They are a good match, but Lang has love and concubine, Liu Shimin thought to himself.

When the two arrived, Liu Shimin said: "Azhu, I have something to ask you, Xianglin, sit down and listen together."

Ma Xianglin brought a intact ship's side, rubbed the surface to make sure there were no burrs or protruding tenons, and then put it on the beach, sitting side by side with Zheng Haizhu.

Liu Shimin was silent for a while, and then said again: "Girl, our family and you have gone through adversity together, come on, tell me, do you want to marry Yan Siqi?"

Zheng Haizhu opened her mouth, let out a soft "ah", and widened her eyes: "Why did my father-in-law ask this question? I have already combed it myself."

"Hey," Liu Shimin waved his hand, "Are all Buddhist disciples in the monk's nunnery really? Our family is not running on you, but we don't care about these pretense. When you wanted to fight for your own property in the clan, you had to bring My nephew is wandering and wandering, so it might be a last resort to comb himself, right?"

After Liu Shimin finished speaking, he closed his eyes calmly, and he saw that Ma Xianglin's right fist was clenched, and his thumb was beating on the knuckle of his index finger.

That was the little action this kid would make when he held a gun to confront him.

Liu Shimin raised his eyelids again, and met Zheng Haizhu's gaze.

That gaze, which was nothing more than calm, actually carried a hint of suggestion as if a flash of inspiration had just dawned on him.

"Elder-in-law," Zheng Haizhu said sincerely, "Brother Yan is not my sweetheart, but a relative. I have no father, no mother, no brother, no sister-in-law, and my tribe has turned against each other. I live alone with my nephew. Fortunately, there is another man who knows everything from childhood. Fellow townsman, you took good care of me back then, and now you don’t let me suffer, and you are as close as your elder brother. If my father-in-law appreciates my elder brother’s heroism, he should be a moon elder for him, or find another beautiful woman. But today, I have another I beg your father-in-law to think about something related to your elder brother."

Liu Shimin stared at the woman without any avoidance.

What he likes about this girl is that at least every time he faces Liu Shimin, she shows her cards first.

Unlike Ma Xianglin, who hides some thoughts.

Regardless of whether this girl is really honest and straightforward, or she understands people's hearts better than Ma Xianglin, at least she didn't treat Liu Shimin as a fool.

Liu Shimin then smiled: "What's the matter, let's talk."

"Can my father-in-law play the role of the emperor, just like Feng Xianglin's mother, General Qin, Feng Yan elder brother is the chieftain of Taiwan."

A moment of silence filled the space between the three of them, only the sound of the waves could be heard.

After a few waves came in and subsided again, Liu Shimin suddenly turned to Ma Xianglin and said, "Boy, did you first tell Ah Zhu about our family's intentions?"

Ma Xianglin was still immersed in a sigh of relief, when he was suddenly asked by Liu Shimin, he immediately flattened the corner of his mouth: "Xianglin is just going to invite Ah Zhu to come over. The father-in-law is kind, and he is afraid of breaking up the couple, how could Xianglin not know. "

Liu Shimin laughed, turned to Zheng Haizhu and said, "Girl, I'm telling you the truth, just to probe your mind, you only regard Yan Zhuangshi as your elder brother, and you also want to make a better future for him, next It's easy to handle. Our family is also planning to invite the imperial court to recruit him to guard the island."

Zheng Haizhu was ecstatic in his heart, but he still had a bit of anticipation on his face, and asked: "Eunuch, General Ma said that he was afraid of breaking up the couple. Eunuch wants to..."

"I'm not alone. The old chief of the Wen family also has the same idea. She wants to give her granddaughter to Yan Siqi."

"Should I betroth my granddaughter, or let my elder brother marry?" Zheng Haizhu asked staringly.

They have earned money together and escaped together together. Now that things have happened, Zheng Haizhu seems to have really integrated into this brother-sister relationship, saying "my big brother" very smoothly.

She is a modern person, and she doesn't have the nonsense of masculine supremacy.

She just thought, from the perspective of managing the treasure island, winning the trust of the imperial court, and gaining the support of coastal defense to defend against foreign enemies, Yan Siqi, who has a heroic temperament, cannot become a primitive tribe of matrilineal matriarchy like Grandma Wen's ordinary tourist husband back then. The foreign little son-in-law.

"Of course it's not a marriage," Liu Shimin also said with certainty. "In this section, our family has made a clear statement with the Wen family. At present, the Wen family's people and wealth are A Kun's dowry, but Yan Siqi's own team , and those given to him by the imperial court in the future must have the surname 'Yan'. Also, not all of the children born to him can be named Wen. Sealed by the imperial court."

Zheng Haizhu said: "Grandma Wen has agreed to all these?"

"I agree. Speaking of which, girl, you are really a good lobbyist. Did you tell the old lady about the sea map? The old lady is a transparent person, and she has figured it out in the past few days. If you don't belong to Daming, then Sooner or later, the island will fall into the jaws of Frankie, Hongyi, and even the Wa country in the north."

Zheng Haizhu finally showed a relieved expression, and said sincerely: "My father-in-law is even more understanding. My eldest brother is a citizen of Ming Dynasty. He is brave and righteous, familiar with the sea conditions, and he has done business with foreigners. He has never lost in a fight. Now guarding Who else is there besides him on this big island? My elder brother will definitely be able to keep the border of Daming peaceful like General Qin."

Liu Shimin smiled and looked at Ma Xianglin: "Listen to this lobbyist's mouth, what a coincidence, Jiang Lingtang is also praised."

Zheng Haizhu didn't focus on the style of this tall hat, but said with deep meaning: "Elder-in-law, judging from our actual voyage this trip, although this island is close to Yuegang, it is not far from Songjiang."

Liu Shimin was still smiling: "Alright girl, our family understands what you mean. I was thinking the same thing. When I return to the capital, I will talk about the two things together. The Holy Majesty and the Supervisor of Rituals will definitely understand."

Ma Xianglin was on the side, of course he understood.

Although Yuegang is now the No. [-] emperor Nanku, the territory of Fujian has been divided almost equally between the various forces in the DPRK and China.Liu Shimin is the admiral and eunuch of Suzhou weaving who has only been released for two years. Suzhou is just a stone's throw away from Songjiang, and the new prefect of Songjiang, Zhuang Yumin, is obedient. Naturally, Liu Shimin will build Songjiang Camp into a second moon port.

Now, if Yan Siqi is operated on the island and forms a bond of friendship and interests with such a person, Liu Shimin can bypass Yuegang and sail directly from Songjiang to Taiwan to help the emperor do business.

Apparently, Ah Zhu had the same intention just now, she was determined to facilitate the establishment of Songjiang Port.

It's just that Azhu's purpose is for Han Jiafu, Songjiang Fu, and Guokufu, and she thinks that Eunuch Liu also thinks the same way.

How could she have expected that Liu Shimin valued her several suggestions so much in order to more conveniently transfer gold and silver to the group in the shadows.

Thinking of this, Ma Xianglin couldn't help feeling sad.

When the day comes when the truth comes out, how will a woman like Ah Zhu, who is so demanding on honesty, treat him, a person who knew the whole story from the beginning.

Would you still consider him a friend?

and mother...

The mother supported the father's coffin, and Dun Dun warned him not to hate the court because of what a wicked person did, the words still lingered in his ears.

But he, Ma Xianglin, couldn't do it!

For many nights after that, he saw his father in his dreams, and when he was chasing after him, his father suddenly turned into a wisp of green smoke.

After waking up, he hated the distant capital and those people in the Forbidden Palace, until Liu Shimin, who also came out of the Forbidden Palace, told him that there was actually only one person he should hate, and his surname was Zhu.

He also told him that the person who should cooperate is also surnamed Zhu.

Of course it wasn't the obese King of Fortune Zhu Changxun who spent his days and nights in the fiefdom of Luoyang.

The moonlight was brighter, and Zheng Haizhu's face seemed to be coated with a layer of suet, which complemented her excited expression.

She was telling Eunuch Liu a new way of drinking tea. She said that instead of steaming or frying the tea leaves, they would knead them and cover them for a while, then warm them over a fire. After the tea was boiled, cow and goat milk would be added, just like in the old days in the Western Regions. The milk tea I drink has a strong taste from the Hongyi people and the Frankie people, and I will definitely like it.

She is really a girl who is as vibrant as the hibiscus flowers in Jinguan City.

Ma Xianglin thought.

The real joy of getting along in front of him dissipated a little bit of his heavy heart.

(End of this chapter)