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"Master, what do you mean?" When the tall apprentice heard this, a look of worry suddenly appeared on his face, and he asked quickly.

The short apprentice was also a little surprised and looked at his master without saying anything.

Zhang Wu looked at the two apprentices with the same worried look on his face, sighed and said, "I hope my worries are unfounded, right?"

At this point, he seemed to be lost in memories, lowering his head slightly and looking at the ground.

The two apprentices looked at me, and then at their master, waiting for him to speak.

After a while, Zhang Wu raised his head again, looked at his two apprentices, and said with a firmer tone: "There should be nothing wrong! Haven't you noticed? Not only are the Spaniards' attitude towards us Ming people much worse than before, Yes, even the aborigines look down upon us, and they often just want to stir up trouble when they have nothing to do!"

Hearing this, the short apprentice nodded repeatedly and said angrily: "Those monkeys themselves have no ability at all, they just bully others. The horses and dogs who came with us to Luzon were robbed by them, and their people were also robbed." Injured!"

After hearing this, the tall disciple nodded and said bitterly: "Even when walking on the road, they are still arrogant. If you avoid them, they will deliberately bump into you, just to cause trouble!"

"That's right!" Zhang Wu sighed again after hearing this, "I remember in the past, it was us Ming people who brought prosperity to this place. In the beginning, the Spanish were also polite to us. , those natives...the monkeys were even more respectful to us, thinking that they could work in our shop and make some money. But later, there were more and more of us, which is what I and you just said. So , the Spaniards became more and more strict with us. They had few people, so they instigated the monkeys to find things against us, just like now, in the end, there was that massacre!"

This massacre occurred in the 31st year of Wanli. The Spanish governor at the time ordered: "Don't let anyone go, kill anyone you encounter." Hack and kill”. This was the first of the three massacres of Chinese people led by the Spaniards in Luzon in history, known as the "Dalun Mountain Massacre" in history.

"Well, after the massacre that year, the Spaniards immediately discovered that there were no barbers, no tailors, no shoemakers, no cooks, and no farmers or herdsmen in Manila." Zhang Wu said with a self-deprecating smile, "Because of these All the work was done by us Ming people. Without us Ming people, they would have no food to eat, no shoes to wear, and no matter how much money they grabbed, they would have nowhere to spend it. However, they began to 'treat' us well again and recruit Ming people. When people come to Luzon, I originally thought that they would gain wisdom after suffering a hardship, but now it seems that they still have no memory!"

"We Ming people don't have long memories, right?" the short disciple blurted out immediately after hearing this. After the words were spoken, he came back to his senses. As a disciple, how could he talk about his master or his own people like this? So he quickly changed his words and said, "I, I didn't mean that. I meant, it's those …”

Zhang Wugang's face turned red when he heard this, and he seemed a little angry, but soon he sighed and said: "Actually, you are right, we don't have long memories! Robbers are robbers, and putting down the butcher knife is a Buddha. !”

Having said this, his face became unusually serious, and he said to his two disciples: "There is something very wrong with the Spaniards and those monkeys right now. In all likelihood, they will be harmful to us Ming people again. Don't be afraid of a Ten thousand, just in case, I think you should leave Luzon and wait and see for a while!"

Hearing this, the two apprentices looked at each other, and then the taller one said to Zhang Wu: "Master, why should we leave? There are so many Ming people in Luzon, and now they have not taken action. , as long as we unite, are we still afraid of them?"

The two young men were unwilling to leave Luzon like this. They were so full of blood that they naturally chose to fight.

When Zhang Wuyi heard this, he couldn't help but sneer, as if he had heard a good joke, he looked at the tall disciple and said: "Unite? When did we Ming people unite? Tell me, if we want to unite, where is the backbone? Who are the backbone? Are they those wealthy businessmen?"

Looking at the two apprentices who were a little stunned, he shook his head and said with a bit of hatred: "That time more than thirty years ago has already proved that we Ming people cannot unite. Now, there will be no exception. You Look, among us Ming people, some are friends with those monkeys, and some are friends with those Spaniards. They think that even if the Spaniards and those monkeys do something, they will not attack them. It has nothing to do with themselves. Hang up! Believe it or not, if the Spaniards give us any benefits, they can betray our own people!"

The short disciple was extremely angry when he heard that. He clenched his fists with both hands and veins popped out on his arms. If those scum among the Ming people were in front of him at this time, he would definitely rush up and punch them to death!

The tall disciple was equally angry, but obviously more rational than the short disciple. He nodded with hatred and said: "Master is right, some people can do such a thing."

At this point, he remembered something and said again: "Master, if this is not the case, I have an uncle from the same village who is begging for food under Master Liu Da. Otherwise, I will go find him and take care of the people here. Under the circumstances, let’s see if Mr. Liu can come over. I heard that he has a good relationship with Xiyi!”

When Zhang Wu heard this, he immediately shook his head and said: "It's useless. Not to mention those pirate leaders, there are some who care about our life and death. What they care about is how to steal more money. How can we expect to be killed by these beasts who kill without batting an eyelid?" Do they think they are life-saving Buddhas? Besides, when I gave those Spaniards haircuts, I heard them say that Mr. Liu and the Hongyi were in the same group, and they were enemies of the Spaniards. If they come to Luzon, you Do you believe these Spaniards will attack us immediately?”

Hearing this, the tall apprentice couldn't help but frown. This road was not feasible, but if he was asked to obey his master and escape like this, he was unwilling to do so, so he lowered his head and thought about it again.

The short apprentice interrupted and said: "Master, let's unite those Ming people who can unite. Let's stick together and see if the Spaniards dare to take action. At worst, we will fight them!"

Hearing this, Zhang Wu shook his head and seemed very tired. He lay back on the Taishi chair and said in a low voice: "It would be nice if it was that simple. Do you know that those Ming people can unite? Do you know that you can unite?" Are there any Ming people who secretly defect to the Spaniards? Listen to my advice and leave Luzon temporarily to wait for the limelight before talking!"

"Master, what about you?" After hearing this, the tall apprentice raised his head and looked at Zhang Wu and said, "We're leaving, shall we go together? No matter what, let's go back to Daming."

After hearing this, Zhang Wu's expression changed, but then he regained his depressed expression and said: "I left Daming with my family when I was twelve years old. Now so many years have passed, my family have died here, and there are no relatives in my hometown. Go back? Can I go back? Besides, I am a humble person, so what if I go back to the Ming Dynasty?"

At this point, he saw that both apprentices wanted to speak, probably to persuade him, so he shook his head again and continued: "Actually, since we went to sea, according to the court, we are foreigners doing business and have low status. Like us The imperial court was disgusted by this. This is not what I said. Last time the Spaniards massacred so many Ming people, the imperial court said this in its reply to the matter. Since we left the Ming Dynasty, we have It has become a rootless tree!"

"Master, no!" After hearing this, the short apprentice hurriedly said, "We are Mingren. This is a fact that no one can change! Do others think that we are not Mingren? Our hometown is in Ming dynasty!"

"So what?" After hearing this, Zhang Wu sighed and said, "If life in the Ming Dynasty is better, will I come out? Will you come out? There are always wars in the north, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, what can the government do? What? If they can live well, who would take such a big risk and leave their hometown? "

"Master, it's really not true! What you said is all about the old man!" This time, even the tall disciple said, "The government is much better now than before. As long as we abide by the rules, nothing will happen to us. And we A cold-faced King of Hell has come to Fujian, and all the rich and powerful people have been brought under his control, and the local officials no longer dare to blatantly bully us people!"

After hearing this, Zhang Wu was a little curious and looked at his apprentice with disbelief on his face.

When the short apprentice saw it, he also echoed: "Master, it's true. And the pirates along the coast were afraid of him, so they fled to Nanyang."

Before Zhang Wu had time to react, he heard the tall disciple say with excitement: "Yes, the master may not know about the red barbarians over there. There are many powerful red barbarians there, running rampant in our Ming Dynasty." Coastal. Guess what happened?”

Zhang Wu couldn't help but sit up from his chair as he listened to one new thing after another. He looked up at his apprentice and listened curiously.

"The imperial court transferred the Denglai Navy from the north, and together with the Fujian Navy, they wiped out the Hongyi!" The tall apprentice said this with a little pride.

After hearing this, Zhang Wu frowned, shook his head in disbelief, lay back again, and said in a low voice: "You two are talking so much nonsense, and you made it up so well, are you trying to persuade me to go back? When will the imperial court How can he be so powerful? He cares about the people, suppresses corrupt officials, and can he wipe out the Western barbarians?"

Seeing that the two apprentices seemed to want to explain, Zhang Wu pointed at them and said: "If it is as good as what you said, why do you still run out?"

After he finished speaking, he felt that his two apprentices had nothing to say, so he closed his eyes, not wanting to see the embarrassment caused by the two apprentices' good intentions.

Who would have thought that as soon as he closed his eyes, he heard the tall disciple immediately answer him: "Master, the reason why I went to sea is because the imperial court opened the sea and allowed us people to go to sea to make money. I thought that while I was young, I would go out and have more adventures." Go ahead! If you make money, you can marry a beautiful wife!"

"Well, Master, this is how my disciple came up with the idea!" The short disciple echoed, "There are three brothers and five sisters at home. The family is too poor, so I wanted to go out and make more money!"

Hearing the conversation between the two of them, Zhang Wu couldn't help but open his eyes curiously and stared into the eyes of the two apprentices. He found no signs of lying and couldn't help but ask doubtfully: "Really?"

"Really!" The two apprentices said almost in unison.

Zhang Wu couldn't help but be really surprised after hearing this. Is this still the Ming Dynasty in his impression?

After being out for so many years, no matter what, he has gained some perspective. Although the Spaniards were fierce, he admired them a little. After all, the home country of these Spaniards was far away, thousands of miles away, but they still came here after thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. This kind of pioneering spirit is really rare.

Compared with this, the previous Ming Dynasty gave him the impression that he was like a rich man who liked to guard his own one-third of an acre of land, and lacked the pioneering spirit like the Western Yi. But at this time, he seemed to hear a hint of expansion outside from his disciple's mouth.

The short apprentice seemed to have remembered something at this time, and said to Zhang Wu excitedly: "Master, I heard that the emperor once said that those who dare to offend the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are! When we came out, there were people I said that if we are bullied outside, the government will make the decision for us!"

"Yes, there seems to be such a rumor. I have heard of it, but I don't know whether it is true or not." The tall apprentice also nodded, "But there is no trace of it, so there should be such a thing, right?"

Zhang Wu listened as if he were reading a book from heaven, but when he looked at his two apprentices, he didn't see that they were lying again, and he couldn't help but be surprised again. Could it be... Could it be that Ming Dynasty has really changed? If this is the case, wouldn’t Ming people overseas in the future be blessed? From now on, everyone in Ming Dynasty will have a backbone?

What if, behind all overseas Ming people, there is a strong motherland! So, does Xiyi still dare to raise his butcher knife to Mingren? Zhang Wu thought so, his eyes became brighter and brighter. He suddenly stood up from the Grand Master's chair, grabbed his two apprentices with one hand and said quickly in an eager tone: "What else is new in Ming Dynasty? Come on, tell me, tell Master!"

At this time, Zhang Wu was like a child who had been away from his mother's arms for too long. He suddenly heard the news about his mother and was particularly excited. At this time, he felt that he suddenly had roots again!

Seeing their master like this, the two apprentices looked at each other and smiled. Just when they were about to speak, they suddenly heard a knock on the door of the shop outside!

Thanks to Feng Zhaoying, dick117712, and Chaoyin1992 for the reward!