Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 331 The crime lies in words and hearings, and it is difficult to survive on the evil island
God seems to have a pair of invisible hands that are controlling everything, trying to prevent Zhu Youtang from leading the Chinese nation to real prosperity.

Based on the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, as long as private capital is successfully introduced this time, the imperial court can complete the mining of Luzon gold mines with the help of private capital.

If the Ming Dynasty could get an endless supply of gold from Luzon, it would not only improve its financial situation, but also have enough strength to create a new currency system.

Throughout the ages, world currency has been the true symbol of the strength of a country or even a nation. What Zhu Youtang pursues is to become a superpower that can print and issue banknotes to connect the world smoothly.

But things didn't go as planned. It seemed that someone had already seen through Zhu Youtang's plan.

This time, someone actually interfered. Not only did they murder Zhang Heling, Zhou Gui, Zhang Lun and other noble young masters, but they also wanted to bury the entire ship.

Once these seed players were all lost in the ocean, not only would the Ming Dynasty's plan to cultivate talents be frustrated, but it would also be a serious blow to Luzon's gold mining, and even directly affect the emperor's maritime strategy.

In the dark night under the violent storm, the sailboat carrying the young master and the Imperial College Health Supervisor became shaky and seemed to capsize in the ocean at any time.

Screams and prayers mingled together, and the whole scene seemed chaotic.

Even though Wang Shouren, Zhao Kuo, Li Yanwen and Cheng Si were swept from the deck into the sea by the waves, they had no time to care now. The first priority was to calm down the current situation.

"Hold it up! You must stand it!"

The captain of this ship is Su Can, last year's top martial arts champion. Faced with sudden bad weather conditions, he quickly organized the crew to change course and rescue themselves.

Originally, the best way was to get close to the windless zone in the shallow sea area, but now conditions no longer allow it. The best way is to sail away from this sea area.

Fortunately, the wind was blowing to the northwest. As long as they could adjust the sail angle correctly, they could use this strong wind to sail quickly north.

Although the risk of running aground at night is high, the current situation no longer allows them to take risks. Staying where they are is the biggest risk.

Boom!
Not long after sailing, the rope of one sail was blown off, and the sail and two crew members were missing.

"Adjust sail A to the dry position and sail B to the kun position. We must turn things around tonight!" Su Can came to the bow of the ship despite the violent storm and commanded his men.

Whether it is Enke's martial arts examination or the martial arts examination in the following years, the focus of the examination has become marine knowledge, resulting in them having a solid theoretical foundation for maritime navigation.

It is precisely because of his solid theoretical knowledge and rich sailing experience that he became the captain of the second ship to the Nanyang fleet this time.

"pull!"

"pull!"

"Pull again!"

……

Under Su Can's extreme maneuvers, the canvas changed direction to take advantage of the strong wind blowing from the southeast, and the ship left the storm zone very quickly.

"Did we escape?"

About half an hour later, the surrounding wind became significantly lighter.

Su Can frowned and realized that the ship's anchor had been cut off deliberately: "The Seven Dou Stars are there, let's continue sailing in the direction of the Seven Dou Stars!"

It was impossible to anchor here at all. The wind from the southeast was still enough to blow the entire ship to the coast, so we had to move forward.

"Wang Shouren is missing!"

"Zhao Kuo and Li Yanwen are missing!"

"Cheng Si from the Jin Yiwei Hundred Household is no longer on board!"

……

Since the ship had arrived at a relatively safe area, Su Can also wanted to find out who had cut off the anchor, but after checking, he found that four people were missing.

If one or two people suddenly disappeared, it might just be a navigation accident, but the successive disappearances made him realize that there might be a shocking conspiracy.

But this matter is not important now. The top priority is to ensure the safety of the remaining people on the ship.

The night is very long.

Relying on the pull of the Big Dipper, the ship, which had lost a sail, seemed to be moving forward aimlessly. The people on the ship knew that their life and death depended on the sky.

The next morning, the sea had already returned to calm.

However, the currents in the sea here were very turbulent. Just when they thought they were going to run aground on the rocks, a three-masted ship came towards them.

"East China Sea Guard!"

"That's the flag of Donghaiwei!"

"Haha...we are finally saved!"

……

After seeing the flag of Ming Dynasty East China Sea Guard, a group of students ran to the deck and shouted excitedly, feeling lucky to have survived the disaster.

At this moment, the person standing on the deck observing with a telescope was Xu Shiying, the governor of the East China Sea.

Originally, he thought that the emperor was too cautious, but when he saw that the hull of the ship in front of him was already crumbling, and that the other party was waving a flag for help towards him, he realized that the emperor was a true British master.

Due to the timely appearance of the Donghai led by the Governor of the East China Sea, Xu Shiying, the crisis on the ship was quickly resolved, and he personally escorted the ship, which carried the hope of gold mining in Luzon, back to Tianjin.

Of course, after learning that Zhang Lun, Wang Shouren, Cheng Si and others were missing one after another, Xu Shiying also dispatched his own ships to search for the incident.

It was just that the situation at that time was too confusing. Since I didn’t know how long the cut anchor had been floating, but I didn’t know the specific coordinates, a search turned up nothing.

Fortune plays tricks on people, causing disasters that will last for thousands of years.

Cheng Si, a member of a well-dressed family, was rescued by a passing merchant ship. He then followed the merchant ship directly back to Songjiang Shipping Department. Instead, he was the first to return to land.

He knew that the other three people must not be as lucky as him, and they must have all fed the fish by now. He immediately concocted a fact and said: "I was ordered to escort the imperial envoy south. Chen Zheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, returned to Guangzhou. Escort the students of the Imperial College and the disciples of Zhu Xun to return to the capital. On the way back, people disappeared on the boat one after another, and I thought that there were villains plotting against my companions. On the night of the fourth day of November, during the storm, I discovered Li Yanwen, a student of the Imperial College of Ship Medicine. Wang Shouren, the crown prince of Xinjian Bo, and Zhao Kuo, prince of Jing Bo, were thrown into the ocean. I wanted to go forward and arrest the culprits, but I didn't want my ministers and Li Yanwen to be swept into the sea by the wind and waves! Your Majesty, please immediately search for Wang Shouren, Zhao Kuo, and Zhang Lun, and also ask the court to severely punish Li Yanwen for this. Wait for the villain!"

Thanks to the Ming Dynasty's gradually improved Tangbao system, this matter was quickly reported to the capital.

When the current saint heard this, he was immediately shocked.

Faced with the villains who dared to harm the emperor's relatives, Emperor Hongzhi immediately ordered local officials to search for Wang Shouren and others. At the same time, Li Yanwen was wanted across the country.

History has undergone subtle changes at this moment. At the end of the third year of Hongzhi, a student named Li Wenyan from the Imperial College of Shipbuilding Medicine was wanted by the imperial court, and officials at all levels were ordered to take him to the capital for trial once discovered.

Just when the capital was turbulent, an island in the southeast ushered in a sunny day.Wow……

Li Yanwen naturally didn't know that even though he survived this shipwreck, he would all become prisoners of the imperial court. However, he woke up in a daze and spit out all the water in his mouth.

When he was blown away by the wind and waves, he luckily caught a wooden plank that fell on the sea. He, Wang Shouren and Zhao Kuo used the buoyancy of the plank to float on the sea for an unknown length of time.

Originally, he felt that he could not bear it anymore and was about to give up, but he woke up from a wave, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Wang Shouren and Zhao Kuo.

"Where is this place?"

"This is an island, we are saved!"

"How can we be saved? We are obviously trapped here!!"

……

Wang Shouren and Zhao Kuo woke up first. They had just explored the situation on this beach. Faced with Li Yanwen's inquiry, Zhao Kuo looked very frustrated.

This is a lush green island with a silver beach about a mile long, but the more beautiful it is, the more it looks like a beautiful cage.

Zhao Kuo licked his dry lips, but looked at Wang Shouren and said, "What should we do now?"

The water in front of the beach was very shallow and clear, but they had been soaking in the sea for at least a whole night, and now the three of them seemed thirsty and hungry.

"Let's find water first!"

Wang Shouren noticed that there were fish swimming in the shallow water, but this sea fish that shuttled like ghosts was like a moon in the water and could not be caught with just his hands.

If there was no food, the three of them might be able to hold on for a while, but it would be absolutely impossible without water.

"Is there no rain on the ground?"

The three people walked towards the forest, but when they saw the empty forest, they were completely dumbfounded.

Even though the violent storm was still vivid in their minds yesterday, the dry ground in front of the three of them now looked like it had never rained at all.

"how so!"

Wang Shouren looked at the empty forest and couldn't believe his eyes.Originally, his worst plan was that if there was no water source on the island, they would collect rainwater, but he found that he seemed to have overthought it.

"If there is no water on this island, will the three of us be dead?" Zhao Kuo's mouth was dry and he asked very worriedly.

Li Yanwen originally thought he had escaped, but he didn't expect to come to an island without water, and he suddenly sat on the root of a tree like a deflated ball.

Wang Shouren was not one to sit back and wait for death. He immediately pointed to the front and said: "There is so much vegetation here, there is no way there is no water. Let's look inside the island!"

At this moment, he knew the importance of survival skills, and finally understood why the court specially arranged a survival skills class for them.

This is a pine forest dominated by masson pine and black pine, but the surrounding area seems very quiet. There is a lot of white sand on the ground. The trees are widely spaced apart, making the place look very empty.

After about a stick of incense, they still found nothing.

The group of three people continued to go deeper, but they were almost frightened to death by a piece of tattered clothes hanging on the pine tree. For a moment, the scalps of the three people were numb, and they all felt that there was something indescribable on the tree.

"what is this?"

"Like goat footprints!"

"Let's go, as the teacher said: follow the footprints of the beasts, we may be able to find the source of water!"

……

Wang Shouren and the others suddenly made a discovery. Since there was a lot of sand here, a suspected goat's animal trail was clearly visible, so they decided to follow the animal trail to find water.

"Look, there is indeed water there!" Zhao Kuo was walking at the front and said suddenly very excitedly.

A goat was drinking water leisurely in front, but was frightened by Zhao Kuo's voice and ran away. After running more than ten meters, it couldn't help but hide in the grass and look here curiously.

Wang Shouren and the other three people took up the water from the well with both hands and drank it. As the sweet water entered their stomachs, they seemed to come to life again.

But suddenly, after half-drinking, Li Wenyan realized a question: "Since there is no one on this island, why is there a well here?"

"Huh? Yes, why is there a well here!" Zhao Kuo seemed to be belatedly asking, and he was also very confused.

Wang Shouren was about to find the answer, but when he looked at the water and saw a reflection, he seemed to already have the answer in his heart.

"Arrest all these outsiders!" An old woman who looked like a leader appeared behind Wang Shouren and ordered fiercely.

Wang Shouren and the other three saw that there were more than a dozen people in the house, although they all seemed to be women, and several of them were holding javelins with spearheads in their hands, so they acted obediently and captured them.

Even if you think about it with your buttocks, you know that these people who appear on the island will not be kind.

Either she was a villain who disobeyed the imperial decree, or she was a family member of a pirate gang. How could a serious woman live on the island?

Although Wang Shouren was restrained obediently, he said seriously: "I am also the son of Wang Hua, the uncle of Xinjian and the Imperial Academy's Jijiu. Who are you and why do you want to arrest us?"

"Looking at the thin skin and tender flesh, it turns out that he is the child of a wealthy family!" A woman looked at Wang Shouren up and down and said with a flirtatious look.

"I don't care who you are, but when you come to this island, you only have two choices!" The old woman looked very prestigious and said in a deep voice.

Zhao Kuo is a curious baby and asked very cooperatively: "Which two roads are there?"

"Have you seen those bones?" The old woman did not rush to answer, but pointed to the skulls in the pile of stone pits not far away.

Wang Shouren and the others had just been drinking water, paying no attention to the stone pits, but when they saw the countless skulls and rotten clothes, they were frightened.

I just happened to see the clothes hanging on the tree on the road, and this is where they came from.

"The food and water resources on the island are limited! If you want to survive on this island, you must bring out the corresponding things, otherwise you will all be executed by us!" The old woman looked at the three Wang Shouren who had been tied up. Even though he was fierce, he made a fierce statement.

Zhao Kuo's eyes brightened slightly, and he said loudly: "I have money on me and a 1000 tael deposit from Renyi Money Store. Is this enough for the three of them to live on the island?"

"What do we need the stuff on you for? Come on, it seems the three of them can't come up with anything decent, so just chop it off!" The old woman seemed to be too lazy to take another look, and said in a deep voice. .

"Elder, why don't we search first!" The beautiful woman who just winked at Wang Shouren hesitated for a moment and suggested suddenly.

(End of this chapter)