Smuggling Daming

Originally, according to the original agreement between the Grand Master and Daming, as long as Daming is willing to send troops, the old port will be under the jurisdiction of Daming. This is a good thing for both Daming and the Han people in the old port. In terms of land and population, the Old Port has also found a strong backing, so it no longer has to worry about being invaded by others.

However, under the above major premise, the Grand Imam also agreed to several additional conditions, that is, to return the property of the Lu family and other families that had been invaded decades ago, and to demolish the mosque built on the old house of the Lu family and restore it. into the original house.Originally, this was a matter of no reproach. After Qu Lie took over the defense of the old port, he also felt that it was not a difficult matter, so after he became familiar with the defense of the old port, he called the Grand Master and Qiu Ju. Discuss this matter.

"General Qu, it's nothing to return the Lu family's property. I can decide on this point, but the old houses of the Lu family have been converted into mosques by us, especially the mosque in the Lu family's old house. It has become the largest mosque in the old port, if it is demolished, it may cause panic and anger among the people in the old port, and cause some bad things to happen, so I ask for your understanding, General!" Qiu Ju stepped forward and saluted Qu Lie. The face pleaded.

"Oh, according to what you mean, you don't want to abide by the conditions you agreed to before?" Qu Lie's face changed after hearing this, and he stared at Qiu Judao coldly. , They Ming Dynasty has always been the overlord here, especially after defeating the Portuguese last time, the Ming generals like Qu Lie are very arrogant.This was the first time he dared to play tricks in front of him.

"The general misunderstood. We don't want to renege on our promises, but we have other remedies. For example, we can convert their houses into money and then compensate them, or we can build a similar house in another place in the Old Port for them. , Even double the compensation is fine, but the mosque really cannot be demolished!" Qiu Ju said pleadingly at this time, as a Muslim.In any case, he cannot stand by and watch others demolish the mosque that is in use.

Speaking of which, Qiu Ju's proposal to double the compensation is enough to show his sincerity. If it were Tang Bohu, he would probably think about it seriously, and might even help them persuade Mr. Lu and the others.But Qiu Ju forgot one thing, the Qu Lie in front of him is a general.The orders issued by the above have always been carried out to the letter, so Qiu Ju told him that he had found the wrong person.

"Hmph, I don't care what your ideas are, and I don't care how you want to compensate. When I came here, the general received only two military orders. The first is to aid the old port. The second is to supervise the return of the property of the Lu family and other families. , and demolish the mosques built on Lu's old house. Now that I have completed the first military order, I will complete the second military order. I will give you seven days. If you are still unwilling to demolish after seven days Mosques, then don’t blame me for being ruthless!” Qu Lie flicked his sleeves, turned around and left with a cold snort.

"This... this..." Seeing that Qu Lie was so unreasonable, Qiu Ju was at a loss for a while.In his opinion, he had already shown enough sincerity.Even if Qu Lie refuses to agree, there is no need to refuse so unfeelingly, right?

"Ahem~, Qiu Ju, this General Qu will not agree to your request, what we have to do now is to rush to the port of Malacca as soon as possible, and then convince that Lord Tang and the Lu family, otherwise, after seven days, The other side is likely to bombard the mosque, and then there is really no room for recovery!"

I saw the Grand Priest who had been sitting there without speaking, suddenly coughed a few times and said, the Grand Priest is not young anymore, the last trip to Malacca has cost him a lot of energy, this time Returning on Qu Lie's battleship, he caught wind and cold on the way, which made his body very bad, and he coughed constantly every day.

Qiu Ju was also surprised when he heard the words of the Grand Master. Although he had not been in contact with Qu Lie for a long time, he also knew that Qu Lie was a hot-tempered person, and what he said definitely counted. I must dare to do it.

Thinking of this, Qiu Ju didn't dare to waste any more time, and immediately stood up and bowed to the Grand Master, "Great Master, I troubled you to go there last time, and you have been wronged so much, this time I will let you go." I'll go there myself, and as for the old port, I'll thank you for your troubles!"

Although the head teacher is Qiu Ju's third grandfather, in such a formal occasion, Qiu Ju can only call the other party's position, and in the whole Old Port, only himself, the third grandfather, has enough prestige to overwhelm everyone .

"Ahem~, you go, but you must remember that we were sorry for the Lu family and others, so you will be ridiculed by them if you go here, but you must be patient!" The Grand Master coughed a few more times He nodded and told him that he also attached great importance to his grandson, and had even decided to hand over the position of grand master to Qiu Ju to inherit after his death.

Coincidentally, if you take a fast boat from Old Port to Malacca, it will take exactly three days, and one round trip is six days. Qu Lie gave Qiu Ju seven days, that is to say, he still has one day It takes time to convince Tang Bohu and the Lu family. Of course, if you think about it a little deeper, you may find something more interesting.

Time passed quickly, six days passed in a blink of an eye, and there was no news about Qiu Ju who went to Malacca, but the news that Qu Lie was going to demolish some mosques in the old port had already spread, especially the old house of the Lu family. It is difficult to find a bigger mosque than this mosque in the whole Nanyang area.

Although the Muslims in the old port also know that the construction of this mosque is a bit disgraceful, they still insist that this mosque should not be demolished. At worst, they donate most of their wealth to the Lu family as compensation. This mosque is their spiritual sustenance. If it is demolished, it will not only disrespect Allah, but also deal a huge blow to the Muslims in Old Port, so they absolutely do not allow this to happen.

It is precisely because of this that on the last day of the seven-day period, all Muslims in the Old Port took action. They formed a team under the arrangement of the imam, and then came to the mosques that were about to be demolished, surrounded by human walls to protect them. own spiritual beliefs.

These Muslims are very clear that if they use force, they are not opponents of the Ming army, even if their number is more than ten times that of the opponent, and they don't want to fight with their savior, so they can only use this passive method. Men and women formed a long human wall, protecting the mosque with their own flesh and blood.

Qu Lie brought all the Ming soldiers under him to the mosque built on top of Lu's old house. These soldiers were fully armed, the musketeers on both sides had already loaded the gunpowder, and the spearmen in the middle had their bows and arrows ready. The hands are also ready, as long as the general gives an order, they will rush forward to demolish this large-scale mosque. If someone dares to stop, then they can only treat each other as an enemy.

"Master, hurry up and let these Muslims back away, otherwise accidental injuries will occur when the mosque is demolished later, and you can blame this general!" shouted, although Qu Lie didn't mind killing people, but in this situation, it's better to let them back away.

"Qu... General Qu, I'm afraid I'm going to break my promise this time. This... this mosque is the result of the painstaking efforts of all the Muslims in the old port. If you let it be demolished, it may immediately attract the wrath of Allah, and Qiu Ju has already I went to Malacca to discuss with Tang Zhifu, and I should be back soon, and there is still some time before the deadline we agreed on, so...so I ask General Qu to be considerate!" The head teacher said hoarsely, although Just saying a few words made him exhausted and out of breath, and his complexion was also very bad. It seemed that the previous illness was not only not cured, but also had a tendency to worsen.

Qu Lie stared at the head teacher with a murderous look for a long time, and he seemed to have a little compassion for the dying old man, and finally nodded and said: "Okay! It is true that the original agreement is still far away. I'll wait for a while, but if Qiu Ju hasn't returned by then, don't blame me for being rude!"

After Qu Lie finished speaking, he turned and returned to the army formation, but when his figure was blocked by the soldiers, the iceberg-like expression on his face immediately became very anxious, and at the same time he muttered: "Qiu Ju, Qiu Ju! , why don't you come back, if you don't come back, this general will be forced to be a villain for a while!"

The reason why Qu Lie flatly rejected Qiu Ju's proposal and insisted on demolishing the mosque was not just to carry out the order of the previous expedition, but to have another deeper intention, which is simple to say, that is to The Muslims in Old Port showed their prestige to facilitate Ming Dynasty’s future management. After all, there are nearly [-] Muslims in Old Port, and they have been separated from Daming for hundreds of years, and they are also very fanatical about religion and want to rule. For these people, it is far from enough to just lend a helping hand in times of crisis, they must pay equal attention to grace and power.

It is precisely because of this that Qu Lie acted so staid before, demolishing mosques regardless, and even using force, in order to let the Muslims in Old Port know that although Daming was kind to the overseas Han people, but he did not dare to violate the law. The people of Ming Dynasty, the army of Ming Dynasty has enough power to destroy them. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)