Jinyiwei work report

Five days later, Nanjing Jinyiwei Yamen.

Li Zhen looked at the scholar who had lost his book bag and was talking in front of him, and waved his hand impatiently, and the school captain stepped forward and dragged the scholar down.

"Come here today, let the rest come back tomorrow." Li Zhen ordered.

Five days have passed since I heard Hou Yi say "they are on Diren Island" before he died.

In the past five days, Li Zhen asked people to post a list and offered a reward to anyone who knew the location of Diren Island, but none of the people who came to reveal the list could tell any useful information, and some even thought it might be some kind of puzzle. Split words to solve the anagram.

Li Zhen is now "buying bones with thousands of dollars", otherwise he really wants to lock up these troublemakers.

Song Yingbai saw his impatience, and comforted him: "This kind of thing can't be rushed. There are so many people in the city, and there are many business travelers. I don't believe that no one knows the location of Diren Island. Or someone who knows is secretly observing , When we are sure that we really want to offer a reward, we will come forward."

Li Zhen aimed at Song Yingbai, and said suspiciously: "Actually, these past few days, I couldn't help but guess in my heart that the 'they are in Diren Island' in Hou Yi's mouth refers to who is in Diren Island? This 'they', Does it mean us, or the sharks? If it is the sharks, it seems to make sense, the human beings are all dead, and the sharks are on Diren Island, and if they want revenge, they will go to Diren Island."

Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Song Yingbai said in a low voice: "Yeah, I thought so too. And could Hou Yi be a hook that the Merman deliberately put back? Wanting to lure more people to the Merman Island? Human."

If they go to Diren Island by sea, it may be equivalent to the takeaway ordered by the Sharks.

Li Zhen said: "Don't tell me, it's really possible. It is said that the people who cleaned up the ship today found that the words Diren Island were carved on the deck with a knife. If Hou Yi didn't persist until he returned to land alive, then As long as someone finds these two empty ships, they will also find the words engraved on the deck, and in order to find the missing person, they will still go to Diren Island."

Song Yingbai said helplessly: "But even if you know it's dangerous, you can't go if things have come to this point."

On board was Bai Shangshu's concubine son, Yang Gonggong's adopted son, and even Du Tongzhi, the highest official of Nanjing Jinyiwei.

Since the two empty ships appeared, and Hou Yong died in the Jinyiwei Yamen, the officials in Nanjing have exploded in the past few days, crying and crying. It is said that they are raising money to save people.

And the family members of Jin Yiwei on the ship naturally pinned their hopes on Li Zhen, and there was an endless stream of people coming to him to make decisions these days.

It seemed that even if he didn't go in person, he would still be annoyed.

Besides, Eunuch Yang and Bai Shangshu also came to Li Zhen from time to time to ask him for advice.

Those people killed themselves, and then asked Li Zhen to clean up the mess.

Li Zhen naturally had a bad face, but after he finished his reproach, he had to do what he had to do. For example, Du Tongzhi, as a member of Jinyiwei, his life and death were uncertain, so he had to be brought back, otherwise he would not be able to explain to others.

Then go to the sea to find someone, but this Diren Island is worrying, there is no record in any book, and even the sea merchants don't know such a place.

Song Yingbai raised his head and sighed. Can't he carve a map when he has time?How can someone find this?

"Forget it, that's it for today, let's go eat, I'm hungry after a busy day." Song Yingbai suggested.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Li Zhen smiled, got up and walked out with Song Yingbai.

Since Song Yingbai arrived in Nanjing, because he didn't bring a cook with him, the cooking skills of the two servants were average, and Li Zhen was in the same situation as him, so they had been eating out all the time. Fortunately, they were not short of money and could afford it.

After sitting down in a restaurant, Song Yingbai just ordered food and drink, when Song Yingbai saw a person sneaking towards them.

It was none other than Zhuo Mingquan.

Song Yingbai hadn't seen him for a few days, and the scar healed and he forgot the pain, and Li Zhen was by his side, so he didn't rush to leave, but warned him not to approach with sharp eyes.

But Zhuo Mingquan turned a blind eye and continued to rub his way, and soon arrived at their table.

However, after glancing at Song Yingbai, he paid more attention to Li Zhen and looked straight at him.

Li Zhen put down the wine cup, and said in a bad tone, "What's the matter with you?"

Song Yingbai thought, what is this for? Do you want to challenge Li Zhen to a duel?Hey, don't make a mess, okay?

But he didn't want Zhuo Mingquan to pull out a two-finger-wide note from his sleeve and hand it to Li Zhen.

Song Yingbai looked beside Li Zhen curiously, and saw that it said: Are you looking for Diren Island?Are you in charge of going to sea next time?

Li Zhen nodded: "Yes, you should have seen the reward list. What is written on it is true. We are indeed looking for Diren Island. Do you know where it is?"

Zhuo Mingquan shook his head seriously.

Li Zhen sneered, "Then you are here to amuse us?"

Zhuo Mingquan shook his head again, then pulled out a few inches of paper from his sleeve, searched for it, found a piece of text, and handed it to the two of them again.

Song Yingbai saw the words on it: But I can feel where the Diren Island is, and the sharks attract me. As long as I board the boat, I can guide you at any time.

He was startled, and looked at Zhuo Mingquan in amazement. Could it be that the home of the mermaids attracted Zhuo Mingquan and half mermaids so strongly?

Seeing that there was a breakthrough in him, Song Yingbai hurriedly said to Xiaoer: "Open a private room for the three of us, hurry up." Saying that, he threw out the reward.

Soon, the three of them came to a separate private room upstairs, which was more private and more suitable for talking alone.

Li Zhen asked in doubt: "Which direction is Diren Island now?"

Zhuo Mingquan pointed in one direction.

Li Zhen and Song Yingbai followed his finger to look towards the southeast.

Li Zhen took out the handkerchief, tied it to Zhuo Mingquan's eyes, then grabbed his shoulders, turned him around several times, and asked, "Which direction is Diren Island now?"

After Zhuo Mingquan stopped, he adjusted his body and pointed in the same direction again, which was exactly the same.

Now, both Song Yingbai and Li Zhen believed it.

Song Yingbai took off the veil on Zhuo Mingquan's face, "It seems that Diren Island is undoubtedly an island where sharks live, but do you want to go to sea with us?"

Li Zhen said very vigilantly: "What exactly are you planning? I told you, Song Yingbai has me, and you don't have to become a woman for him."

Zhuo Mingquan pouted, and reluctantly pulled out another piece of paper: My Lingzhu was taken away by the merman who beat me, I must get it back!That's why I'm going to sea.

Song Yingbai was a little surprised, and had to say that Zhuo Mingquan had a very good reason to go to sea. Since it was not for him, he could be allowed to go to Diren Island together.

"You lost your Lingzhu?" Li Zhen said, "No wonder you have been so honest recently." It turned out that he had lost the qualification to compete.

Zhuo Mingquan was stung, and angrily pulled out another piece of paper: I must board the boat, without me, you would not be able to find Diren Island.

Song Yingbai said puzzledly: "Since you know the location of Diren Island, why don't you go there yourself? You also want to guide us and take our boat?"

Li Zhen said: "In my opinion, I'm afraid he is not strong enough as a half-merman. Although he knows the location, he still can't swim there alone. If it doesn't work out, even if he is a real merman, if he wants to Going ashore is also not an easy task. Otherwise, the sharks would not have to wait for bait in the depths of the sea, and just go ashore to rob humans."

Song Yingbai thought it made sense.

Zhuo Mingquan pulled out a lot of notes, searched for them, and finally found a passage: When will we leave?

Song Yingbai glanced at his note, and even had a few words, such as: Don't let me go, I don't have beads, I will commit suicide!

It seemed that he was well prepared, even thinking about how he would react if Li Zhen and him refused him to board the ship.

Li Zhen said: "It's not confirmed yet, but since you can lead the navigation, it should be soon, within three to five days. After all, the longer it is delayed, the lower the possibility of those people being rescued."

Zhuo Mingquan agreed with this point, nodded vigorously, and then pulled out the last paragraph of the note: Thank you

Song Yingbai really didn't know how to evaluate him. He sat down expressionlessly, and said like an interviewer: "Then you go back and wait for the news."

When Zhuo Mingquan heard it, he was very happy at first, but then he thought of something, his face changed, and he gestured to Song Yingbai, and he was about to open his mouth to speak.

Song Yingbai hurriedly stopped him, "Don't talk! Are you afraid of alarming your brother-in-law and sister?"

Zhuo Mingquan nodded.

"Then you have to make it clear to them, just say that you go out to sea with the boat to save people." Li Zhen said: "However, you are already an adult, and you want to get back the most important beads. You should think of a way yourself. We will not take the initiative to tell them."

Zhuo Mingquan understood Li Zhen's hint, nodded firmly, turned around and left the private room.

But before leaving the door, he still reluctantly glanced at Song Yingbai.

Song Yingbai shivered, and said to Li Zhen, "I hope that Zhuo Mingquan will find a good partner in addition to retrieving the Lingzhu when he goes to sea this time."

Li Zhen smiled and thought, this is the same as my purpose.

Song Yingbai saw him smiling happily, and stretched his waist, "It's really great, if I knew that Zhuo Mingquan could feel Di Rendao, I would have found him earlier."

Li Zhen looked towards the sky, the clouds were thick, and the eaves were filled with red rays of light, "...With Zhuo Mingquan here, the most critical problem has been solved. Tomorrow, as long as you choose a boat, you can go to sea."

Song Yingbai followed Li Zhen's gaze, looked out of the window, and said with a smile, "The sunset over the sea must be prettier than this."

Li Zhen liked Song Yingbai's optimistic attitude, and nodded heavily: "Well, definitely."

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Last time, two ships with almost 200 people were basically filled with strong manpower from various civil servants, but they never returned. As a result, this time when they went to sea, each family could not find any more people, only ten people, and they did not dare to come back. To send a son, the Bai family only sent a nephew Bai Lipeng who was a concubine.

Eunuch Yang's side is still generous, sending [-] people, and an adopted son Yang Ming.

On Li Zhen's side, Jin Yiwei asked those who were willing to go out to sea to find Mr. Du to sign up voluntarily. In half a day, [-] people signed up.

Among the thirty people, some wanted to go to sea to save their friends, and some wanted to make a wave of advanced capital in the future. After all, being able to bring Master Du back was also a great achievement.

So the rescue team gathered 60 people.

But the ship was convenient, so Li Zhen contacted the people in Jin Yiwei who had merchant ships, and quickly found a satisfactory ship.

Captain Liu Qi, the biggest feature is that he has only one eye, so he was nicknamed Cyclops Seven.

He has been selling all kinds of goods between Nanyang and Guochao mainland all year round. Although he does not belong to the last group of maritime merchants, his strength should not be underestimated.

I heard that Li Zhen is going to borrow a boat to go out to sea, bring his own team, and personally steer Li Zhen.

He had about 20 people under his command, so only 100 people were loaded on a ship full of 80 people.

However, although the number of people is not as many as those who sent them to death, the strength of the hull and weapons are much stronger than the previous two ships.

On board were several cannon bought from Franz.

Song Yingbai watched and praised, hoping to use these cannons to threaten the sharks and force them to hand over the hostages.

He sent a letter to Zhuo Mingquan in advance, and he replied that he would be there when the boat sailed.

And Song Yingbai didn't see him until the boat sailed, and Li Zhen could see that he was in a hurry. Seeing that the boat was getting farther and farther away from the pier, let alone Zhuo Mingquan, he didn't even see a hair of him. with.

Without Zhuo Mingquan, there is no way to go to Diren Island.

Just when the two were secretly anxious, they heard a commotion, and they saw a woman appearing on the deck with a knife against Zhuo Mingquan.

The woman is in her twenties, has a wheat complexion, and her hair is dark and shiny, combed into two braids, with two big bony rings on the braids, and she is not dressed like a woman from the imperial court. Looking at her facial features, the eye sockets are deeper. And the tip of the nose is slightly raised, which is obviously a cute appearance, but the eyes are very fierce.

Comparing Zhuo Mingquan to her, not only is he a little shorter in imposing manner, but even his appearance is set off to make him more delicate.

The woman said to Song Yingbai and Li Zhen: "This man can't speak, but the note he carried said that he knew you and you invited him to board the boat. Is it true?"

After finishing speaking, he said to Zhuo Mingquan in a low voice: "If you dare to lie, I will slice you up and feed you to the fish!"

Song Yingbai hurried forward, "That's right, he is our friend, his name is Zhuo Mingquan, let's get to know each other." Then, he pulled Zhuo Mingquan to his side.

The woman looked at Zhuo Mingquan, "Then why don't you just get on the boat, instead of hiding in the cargo warehouse."

"Manao, don't be rude!" Liu Qi scolded at this moment, and then said to Li Zhen: "My daughter is used to being wild, and she is usually negligent in discipline, so don't blame her."

Like Liu Qi, a big businessman who originally went out of Jinyiwei, like Pan Yuetai, is now making money, and when he gets old and can't do it anymore, he will bring his ships and manpower to "surrender", and at worst he can be in the city. Find an official position in the navy.

However, how high the position can be obtained depends on the report of the boss, that is, Li Zhen. At least he must be sure that he is a loyal and patriotic lurker.

Manao also made an apology to Li Zhen and the others, "I don't know they are your guests."

Li Zhen stared at Zhuo Mingquan and said, "I don't blame Ma Nao girl, she just fulfilled her duties and guarded the safety of the ship. It's all because this guy is reckless and hiding in the warehouse!"

Zhuo Mingquan refused to accept Li Zhen's control, snorted, and flicked his sleeves to go to the boat rail to see the sea view.

"Where are you going?!" Song Yingbai grabbed him, "I'm waiting for you, hurry up and come to the meeting."

Song Yingbai, Zhuo Mingquan, Li Zhen and Liu Qi came to the captain's room to study the sailing route.

Liu Qi knew that the purpose of Li Zhen's trip was to go to Diren Island, the mermaid's lair.

However, even he, who has rich experience in sea travel, didn't know the location of Diren Island, but Li Zhen insisted that as long as the boat sailed, he would truthfully tell the location. Out of Li Zhen's trust, he didn't ask any more questions.

"Next step, which direction shall we sail?" Liu Qi took out the nautical chart.

Li Zhen said to Zhuo Mingquan: "Tell me, which direction should I go?" He pointed out their current location on the map and the directions of east, west, north and south.

Zhuo Mingquan couldn't read the map, so he just pointed in one direction.Then he pulled out a note from his sleeve, which read: Once the direction is off, I will notice it!

Li Zhen said to Liu Qi: "Listen to him, he has special abilities."

Liu Qi was a little envious, "Little brother has such qualifications, why don't we go out to sea and do business together in the future!"

Zhuo Mingquan didn't want to, it was so good on land, there was everything to eat and play, and everyone was nice, so he didn't want to live a boring life at sea.

He shook his head like a rattle, and then pulled out a note from his sleeve: No

Song Yingbai saw that his EQ was so low, so Liu Qi just said it casually, and it was fine to just get away with it, there was no need to seriously refuse, so he quickly put away his note and stuffed it back into his sleeve.

Liu Qi smiled and said, "It's okay, little brother is upright."

After determining the direction of sailing, the rest is the long and boring sea life.

Song Yingbai was not afraid, after all he could breathe underwater, at least he would not drown even if the boat capsized, so he was very calm.

I felt tired on the deck, so I went back to my room to read a book. Although the room is not big, it is a private space anyway.

Because the hull is very large, basically everyone with a bit of dignity has their own room, and the others live not badly, four or eight, but there are also large bunks.

Such a big ship, when sailing, is very stable unless it encounters a big storm, making people feel that it is not at sea.

Song Yingbai brought a few storybooks on board to prevent boredom, but none of them came in handy. In recent days, he has been playing horse tags with others. According to Liu Qi, when he is depressed at sea, he relies on them to relieve his boredom.

Song Yingbai studied it, and this is the predecessor of Mahjong.

His poker skills were successful, and he won 20 taels of silver from Bai Lipeng, Bai Shangshu's nephew.

But this kid's brand is very poor, and he can't afford to lose, so he threw his cards, "These people's lives are uncertain, so they still have time to play cards?" He walked away.

Yang Ming, the adopted son of Eunuch Yang, spat dissatisfiedly: "Who is he, he is still leading this game!"

"Forget it, it's getting late, everyone should rest." Song Yingbai smoothed things over and said to the onlookers: "It's over, it's over, everyone go back to sleep."

But Yang Ming refused to let go, and said viciously: "The bastard surnamed Bai is getting more and more unpleasant the more he looks at it, I really wish I could kill him!"

Song Yingbai felt that his thinking was very dangerous, "Don't think so, it's just a few days of leisure, everyone should unite and deal with the sharks."

Yang Ming looked at Song Yingbai suspiciously, "Are you going to fight against me too? Don't think that Eunuch Yang takes care of you, so you will put your tail up to the sky. You have someone protecting you in the capital, and you can call the wind and rain in Nanjing, but in Nanjing In this sea, you'd better weigh your own life!"

Song Yingbai said expressionlessly: "Hahaha, I'm really scared."

He, Song Yingbai, is soft and not hard, has he ever been afraid of threats? ?

At this time, the entourage on both sides saw this, fearing that the two would really have a conflict, they persuaded and dragged them, and separated the two.

Song Yingbai felt bored, so he left the room alone, and went to the deck to blow his mind to refresh himself.

Suddenly, he saw on the sea not far away, under the reflection of the moonlight, a figure swimming in the water, sometimes diving in, sometimes jumping out, it was Zhuo Mingquan.

"...What is that?" Manao appeared behind Song Yingbai, pointing at Zhuo Mingquan and asked in surprise.

"What what?" Song Yingbai pretended to be stupid, "The moonlight is pretty good."

At this time, Zhuo Mingquan also seemed to have noticed that someone on the deck had dived into the water, but he did not appear for a long time.

Manao rubbed her eyes, "Am I too tired?" She murmured and left.

Song Yingbai felt much better after blowing the wind for a while, and turned to go back to the room, when he heard someone talking suddenly, he immediately recognized Li Zhen's voice because it was so familiar.

Didn't he say he was not feeling well and went to bed in the morning? Why did he come to the deck?Who are you talking to again?

"Really, he's just so annoying." Song Yingbai said this to Liu Qi who was beside him when he saw Li Zhen holding the boat rail with both hands.

He froze for a moment, feeling for some reason that the "he" in Li Zhen's mouth was referring to him, Song Yingbai.

His feet seemed to be filled with lead, and he couldn't take another step forward. Instead, he hid sideways behind the mast and continued to listen to the two of them talking.

Liu Qi smiled and said, "I see you take good care of him, and I thought you were good friends."

"Friend?" Li Zhen's tone was disdainful, "I did tell him that, but it's also my fault that I didn't have any friends before, and I thought having friends would be a very pleasant thing, but it turned out not at all, annoying, really It's so annoying. Especially Song Yingbai, I can't breathe when I see his face now."

Song Yingbai was really out of breath, he was almost suffocating, Li Zhen thought he was annoying?

Liu Qi asked: "Since this is the case, wouldn't it be good to get rid of him?"

"No, he knows too many secrets from me, and he still has a little kindness to me. If I break up with him, others will say that I, Li Zhen, don't value loyalty. Alas, so I'm afraid I will continue to endure him! You don't even know, How much trouble did he cause me, made others think I was a broken sleeve, and even offended the empress dowager? You said, I offended the old man and left a bad impression on the emperor. How can I mess around in the future. That's it Not to mention, he was heartless all the time. When he was in the capital, he caused trouble for me, and at the same time got very close to a man named Pei Huaixuan. Yes, he saved me, but I didn’t save him too much, right? , As a result, he treats me like this, and now I feel annoyed when I see him. I still feel comfortable on my own, and it’s too cumbersome to have someone by my side.”

Song Yingbai's eyes became hot, he swallowed hard and rubbed his eyes.

So that's what Li Zhen thought of him?He felt a little sorry for him. When he was arguing with his brother, he was caught in the middle thinking that neither side would be hurt, but he never had the idea of ​​abandoning him.

Liu Qi persuaded: "Now we are at sea, which is different from land. Since you hate him, why not just say it and live a comfortable life for a few days."

Li Zhen looked up to the sky and sighed, "No, he can still be useful in catching the sharks. If you tell him to go away, he has to go back. Oh, I really hope to go back to land sooner."

Song Yingbai bit his lips tightly, and did not let go until he tasted the smell of blood, but his fists became tighter and tighter, wanting to go up and beat Li Zhen.

At this time, I heard Li Zhen say in distaste: "Song Yingbai really has no brains. He seems to really treat me as a friend and always pesters me. In fact, as long as he has some brains, he should know that we are very poor in terms of background and ability. It’s too far away, how could I really treat him as a friend, I don’t know what to do.”

Song Yingbai's lips trembled, he was discouraged all of a sudden, he didn't want to hear a word, he quickly turned around and got off the boat, opened the door of his house, and slammed the door panel loudly.

At this time, Li Zhen, who lived next door, heard a loud slam of the door in Song Yingbai's room, sat up slowly, picked up the cup on the table and took a sip of water.

He felt very uncomfortable in the past few days, but it wasn't like a headache and brain fever, but he was restless and wished he could be clean for a while.

He managed to fall asleep, but was woken up by the sound of the door next door. He couldn't fall asleep anymore, so he went out and went to the deck to blow some air.

"Mingquan, don't move, let me take a good look at you. It's so strange, why didn't I find you so beautiful before."

Li Zhen was taken aback, it was Song Yingbai's voice, he and Zhuo Mingquan stayed up most of the night, and they were so busy chatting?

He went looking for the sound, and saw Song Yingbai holding Zhuo Mingquan's face, and from time to time, he wiped his cheek with his fingers affectionately.

"I will help you get back the Lingzhu. Then you will become a beautiful girl and give me some children."

Li Zhen only felt that he was holding his breath in his chest, and the corners of his mouth twitched in anger. Song Yingbai, you are really duplicity.

Just as he was about to go up and mix them up, he heard Song Yingbai say, "Are you filming Li Zhen? What are you afraid of him doing? I and he were fake! You didn't realize your goodness before, so you lied to him together. Yours. How can he compare with you, you will have children with me in the future, you are my closest person, what about him? At best, he is a friend, in fact, he is not even a friend now. He adds to me He has caused too much trouble, and he is moody, so let’s just say that I was sent to Nanjing. This trash didn’t help me at all. Instead of relying on him, I might as well rely on Pei Huaixuan. Li Zhen can’t give me anything. What do I want him for? "

Li Zhen's head buzzed, and he hurriedly supported the mast.

"He usually likes to point fingers at me. I really annoy him to death, but because he has helped me a few times, he really considers himself a benefactor? Tsk, is it possible that I have to repay him to Li Zhen for everything in my life? Are you ready? I don’t know what to do! You are better, Mingquan, I will help you find the Lingzhu, trust me.”

Zhuo Mingquan nodded slightly shyly.

Li Zhen hammered the mast, and turned around and left regardless of whether it would disturb Song Yingbai and Zhuo Mingquan's affection.

When he was leaving, he heard Song Yingbai laughing in a low voice behind him: "Leave him alone, just pretend you didn't see it, why do I have to accommodate his emotions every time? Hehe..."

When he heard it, the anger that was originally full of him instantly turned into unspeakable sorrow, yes, why did Song Yingbai want to accommodate him?In fact, he had had enough of himself.

He quickened his pace and entered the cabin in a few steps.

At this moment, a pair of hands appeared on a rope tied to the stern of the boat, and then Zhuo Mingquan's face appeared.

This rope was tied before he dived, and the location was hidden.

He dragged the rope and observed it for a while, and finally climbed up when the patrolling crew had a blind spot.

He swam freely and felt really good. Zhuo Mingquan stood on the deck, twisted his clothes, yawned, and prepared to go back to sleep well.