Daming: From the end of Hongwu

408 Chapter 406 - General Xiao Zhen and Second Sister Shi
Zheng He and Dunzi in the city have been waiting for Xiao Qi.

When they heard the report from the outside that Xiao Qi had returned and had already reached the door, they hurriedly let Xiao Qi in.

Xiaoqi strode in, bent over and saluted, "See the general and the governor."

Zheng He looked at the energetic Xiao Qi, and a doting smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Every time he saw Xiao Qi, he looked at this kind and generous young man, every time he would think that if this was his own It would be nice to have a younger brother, but every time he thinks of Xiao Qi's big brother, he thinks the thought that arises in him is quite funny.

However, this does not affect his love for Xiao Qi.

"There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to call those heretics." Zheng He said.

Xiaoqi grinned, and he, with a free and easy personality, was not polite to Zheng He: "Brother Sanbao, Brother Dunzi, Chen Zuyi's people have brought them back, and they have arranged a residence for them, but there was a little accident during the period."

"What accident?"

Xiao Qi picked a melon and fruit on the table, peeled it, took a bite, and began to narrate vaguely.

After Xiao Qi finished his narration and finished eating the fruit in his mouth, Xiao Qi slammed his mouth and thought it was quite delicious, so he leaned over to pick and pull it from the fruit plate.

However, this plate of fruits seems to be the one he ate before.

Seeing this, Zheng He smiled and picked up the two plates of fruit on the table behind him and put them in front of Xiao Qi.

Xiaoqi grinned: "Thank you Sanbao."

With that said, Xiao Qi quickly picked out a few from the plate, then picked up one and handed it to San Bao, saying, "This is delicious, do you want to try it?"

Zheng He shook his head.

Xiaoqi looked at Dunzi again, and Dunzi shook his head, signaling not to eat, Xiaoqi smiled, and ate it by himself.

While eating, Xiao Qi asked, "By the way, what about Shi Jinqing's daughter?"

Zheng He thought for a while and said, "I'm going to discuss with Chen Zuyi's people soon, don't let them get into trouble, first find a room in your yard, and take care of them all, remember not to treat them badly, wait After we have discussed and worked out our tactics, we may need Shi Jinqing's assistance."

"Okay." Xiao Qi responded.

Afterwards, several people chatted for a few more words, and then Xiao Qi said goodbye and left.

……

Xiaoqi and the others are mooring this time because they need to discuss matters such as building the city, and they are waiting for the trade wind, so they will stay in Manga for two or three months this time.

During these two or three months, naturally not everyone will live on board.

Like the kings and envoys of some other small countries, they will take this opportunity to communicate with Zheng He and King Managa, and the trade teams from various countries on the fleet who are going to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty will also conduct some trade here.

Therefore, King Manlajia specially arranged an area for Xiao Qi and the others to live in.

And because Xiaoqi and the others live in this area, this area is now the most lively place in the entire Managa Kingdom.

There are not only people from all over the world walking around on the street, but also special products from various countries are placed everywhere.

Xiao Qi seemed to be quite familiar with the trade teams from various countries. Second Sister Shi saw Xiao Qiyi come to this street, and from time to time greeted some people familiarly.

Sometimes Xiao Qi would murmur a few words that he didn’t know where to go, making both sides laugh out loud, and sometimes when facing others to sell their goods, Xiao Qi would laugh and scold heartily: “Grandma’s , and wanted to fool my tea bricks and tell you guys that I am too smart to be fooled by you.”

The others didn't take it seriously either, and laughed with Xiao Qi.

After arriving at Xiaoqi's residence, suddenly a foreign woman with a veil covering half of her face ran over and stopped Xiaoqi. She was holding a birdcage in her hand, and there was a lively parrot in the birdcage.

Xiao Qiyi patted his head and said, "Oh, why are you still here?"

The woman hurriedly said in Chinese with her feet curled up: "I have learned, I have learned." As she spoke, the woman teased the parrot, trying to get the parrot to speak.

The parrot didn't lose the chain, opened its mouth, and spit out eight words quickly: "Wanfu, Mr. Zhao, and Wanfu, the princess."

The tone is a bit weird, but it still makes people hear the real meaning.

Xiaoqi suddenly became interested: "My good guy, I can really learn it. It's not bad. If this is given to my elder brother and sister-in-law, it will definitely make them very happy."

Afterwards, Xiao Qi turned to look at the woman: "Okay, I want this bird, and I'll give you a good tea brick."

Who knew that the woman shook her head like a rattle.

She raised a finger and said, "Satin, one piece."

Xiao Qi's eyes widened immediately: "You lion opened your mouth!"

The woman hugged the birdcage tightly with her backhand: "If you don't give it to me, I will go to Daming to find someone else to change it. My bird will say 'Wanfu Zhaogong, Wanfu Princess', and I don't believe it can't be exchanged."

Xiaoqi was speechless for a moment, did this woman think that the words he wanted the parrot to learn were common auspicious words for the Ming Dynasty?

But if this bird arrives in Daming, based on the ability to say these two sentences, it is estimated that many people in Daming will rush to buy it, and then send it to Zhao Guogong's mansion.

Think of this.

"That's right, I can't even recognize it." Xiaoqi said: "But I don't have silk now, you raise this bird for me, and when I get to Daming, I'll exchange it with you."

When the woman heard this, she immediately smiled.

She didn't doubt Xiao Qi's words, because the people in the fleet, who didn't know all the high officials on the fleet, were polite when they saw Xiao Qi, so since Xiao Qi agreed, he would definitely not break his promise.

On the way back, the woman carefully protected the parrot. At this moment, she regarded the parrot as more important than her life. She even began to imagine in her mind that after she changed to silk and satin, she could cut a skirt for her daughter as a luxury. In exchange for money, they have lived a prosperous life ever since.

……

On the other side, Xiao Qi had already walked into his residence. After he ordered Liao Yu to take care of Second Sister Shi and the others separately, he put the matter aside.

But Second Sister Shi was not as relaxed as Xiao Qi, she was uneasy in her heart, constantly thinking about what Xiao Qi would do to them.

But for a few days it was calm.

Not only that, apart from being restricted in her freedom, she never lacked three meals a day. This discovery reassured Second Sister Shi a lot, and when she was relieved, she couldn't help worrying about Chen Zuyi's fraudulent surrender.

On this day, Second Sister Shi kept banging on the door to see Xiaoqi.

After the caretaker was annoyed, he asked someone to report it to Xiaoqi.

Soon.

Xiao Qi came over, he opened the door and walked in.

Xiaoqi was in a good mood today, and as soon as she went in and saw Second Sister Shi, she couldn't help but joked, "Yo, why is she still a black girl, could it be that she's not white?"

Second Sister Shi was furious: "You're the only one."

Xiao Qi stretched out his arm to look at the complexion and said, "It's really darker."

Second Sister Shi tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart, gritted her teeth and said, "I am Shi Jinqing's daughter, if you imprison me privately, aren't you afraid that your superior will punish you?"

"Don't be afraid." Xiao Qi said seriously.

Second Sister Shi had prepared a lot of words, but all of them were suppressed at once. She gasped for a long time, and finally said angrily: "I don't want to communicate with you anymore, you take me to see your superior."

"No." Xiaoqi refused cleanly.

This time, Second Sister Shi was completely ignited again.

Like a furious lion cub, she shouted at Xiao Qi: "Do you know that I have something important to inform Zheng Qinzheng, if I miss the important thing, can you afford it!"

"That won't take you either."

There was a loud bang.

Second Sister Shi kicked over a table angrily, her eyes sparkled, thinking about the possibility of holding Xiao Qi hostage.

Seeing that Second Sister Shi was indeed about to explode, Xiaoqi smiled and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, I believe you can see it these days, as long as you stay in this yard, it won't ruin our big business, you will It's safe, after we discuss with the people sent by Chen Zuyi, we will let you go back."

Second Sister Shi became even more furious for a while.

"You are stupid, how can you trust Chen Zuyi, he is deceiving you, why don't you use your brains more."

Xiao Qi frowned, and was about to argue a few words, but then he thought about what he was talking about with a little girl, waved his hands boredly and said: "Okay, you can scold first, remember to eat later, don't get tired."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Qi turned around and walked out.

Second Sister Shi's voice suddenly sounded in the room.

"You bastard!"

"You are stupid!"

"You Daming are all idiots!"

"Sooner or later you die of arrogance."

"You will surely pay for your arrogance."

……

Xiao Qi shook her head speechlessly, this bitch is very stubborn.

After that, the days passed day by day, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, Zheng He had reached a consensus with Chen Zuyi that as long as the trade wind came, Zheng He would lead the fleet to Palembang and reorganize all of Chen Zuyi's ships and troops.

The two sides talked about it very harmoniously.

Zheng He was very clear about Chen Zuyi's plan. It was nothing more than planning to take advantage of the opportunity to board their command ship to snatch it during the reorganization, and at the same time make other ships attack first when Daming's troops were unprepared.

In the chaos, if Zheng He was not prepared, Chen Zuyi might really succeed.

But unfortunately, Zheng He is not a fool.

On this day, Zheng He observed the direction of the wind and knew that the trade wind was coming, so he called Xiao Qi.

"It won't take long for us to weigh anchor and set off. You know exactly what to do when you go to Palembang this time. Chen Zuyi has been circling this sea area for many years, and it's time to completely dig out this cancer."

Xiao Qi nodded and said: "What orders does the general have, just give the order, and I promise to complete the task."

Zheng He pulled out a sea chart and said: "Actually, I'm not worried about defeating Chen Zuyi if I'm prepared. I'm afraid that Chen Zuyi will escape again. If so, it won't take a few years for the pirates to come back again, so I want you Go to this place."

With that said, Zheng He clicked a position on the chart: "Chen Zuyi wanted to escape, so he could only escape this way. I will give you five ships. You go to Sanfoqi in advance, and you let Shi Jinqing wait until the trade wind comes." , cooperate with you to deploy control in this place, if Chen Zuyi is really lucky enough to escape to this place, you catch him for me."

Xiao Qi looked at the chart seriously, and after firmly memorizing the position, nodded and said: "I will take orders from a humble position, and I will definitely live up to the entrustment of the general."

Zheng He patted Xiao Qi on the shoulder and said, "If I don't believe you, I won't let you go. You will go down and prepare in a while, and you can start tomorrow."

Xiaoqi responded.

Afterwards, Zheng He explained some details to Xiaoqi, and when all the agreements that should be made were made, Zheng He suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, is the girl named Second Sister Shi alright?"

Xiaoqi nodded: "The food is good, the drink is good, but the scolding every day is a bit ugly."

Zheng He smiled and said, "Let her scold you. Anyway, there is a lot of meat. Remember to take her back with you when you leave. I think Shi Jinqing is also worried."

"Understood, the humble job will go down and prepare first."

"Well, let's go."

Xiaoqi resigned and left.

soon.

The next day arrived, and when the sky was still dark, Xiao Qi knocked on the door of Second Sister Shi's room.

After a sound came from the room, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.

Second Sister Shi pointed at Xiao Qi and said, "You are willing to come to see me, tell me, how long are you going to lock me up?!"

"I'm taking you back today." Xiao Qi rubbed his nose.

"go back?"

Second Sister Shi was taken aback for a moment, and then she came to her senses: "Have you discussed with Chen Zuyi? Have you accepted Chen Zuyi's attachment?"

Xiaoqi nodded: "Yes, and things can't be changed."

After finishing speaking, Xiaoqi was ready to receive Second Sister Shi's scolding again, but she didn't expect that Second Sister Shi fell to the ground in a daze.

next moment.

Second Sister Shi burst into tears.

This made Xiao Qi look weird.

quite a while.

Seeing that Second Sister Shi was still crying, Xiaoqi frowned and said, "Okay, okay, don't cry, won't this take you back, and besides, I haven't wronged you, so why are you crying?"

"What do you know?" Second Sister Shi cried and said, "My father and I volunteered to remind you, but as soon as I came, I was caught by your little guy, and I didn't even see Zheng Qin's face. Blame you bastard, you pay me Zheng Qin's face."

Xiao Qi rubbed his nose: "If I'm an asshole, I'll be an asshole, then can you go to the boat and cry, we should go, I still have something to discuss with your father."

"You... I don't have the face to see my father again. My father reminded me ten thousand times, but I still messed up the matter. If your Daming Fleet is destroyed by Chen Zuyi, what will we do in the future?"

As soon as this was mentioned, Second Sister Shi cried even harder.

Xiao Qi was speechless.

He waited for a while, but after waiting and waiting, there was no sign of Second Sister Shi stopping.

Xiaoqi had no choice but to say angrily: "It's okay, I'm convinced, don't cry, I'll tell you something."

Second Sister Shi was unmoved.

Xiao Qi raised her eyebrows and said impatiently, "If you cry again, I won't tell you anything, and I'll just tie you to the boat, believe it or not."

It's better to be a threat.

Second Sister Shi tried her best to stop, and finally stopped crying, but the tears were still streaming down the eyes looking at Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi curled her lips and said, "You didn't mess things up, we know that Chen Zuyi surrendered falsely."

Ok?
Second Sister Shi's brain froze in an instant, and she waited for a while before she said, "Then what are you discussing with his people?"

"If not, how can we bring them all out?"

Second Sister Shi's mouth grew wide in an instant: "Are you... are you going to..."

Xiao Qi nodded.

"But why didn't you tell me until now?" Second Sister Shi suddenly became angry again.

Xiaoqi said speechlessly: "We trust your father, as for you...you can trust you because you scolded us for two months, but you dare to say that everyone you bring is trustworthy? And let me remind you, Before our fleet departs for Palembang, you’d better not tell anyone about it, if you Srivijaya don’t have spies from pirates, I wouldn’t believe it even if you were killed.”

Second Sister Shi's brain reacted for a while, and she was speechless.

Xiao Qi curled her lips and said: "I don't know why your father let you go out, the girl's family is troublesome, can I go now?"

When Second Sister Shi heard that Xiao Qi said she was troublesome, she immediately wanted to refute, but she opened her mouth, but she didn't say anything. Her usual sassy temperament seemed to be tempered by Xiao Qi at this moment. up.

"I can go." Second Sister Shi said aggrievedly.

Xiao Qi then curled her lips and said, "Don't call me Daming an idiot?"

This…

Second Sister Shi's face turned blue and red for a while.

Wait until the two of them come outside.

Second Sister Shi looked at Xiaoqi's back, and secretly complained: "What are you looking like, who would have thought that you would have prepared and taken precautions early in the morning."

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