At the end of Haishi.
Today is already the third night in the dungeon, Liang Zhen didn't feel sleepy at all, he took out the jade pendant in his bosom, held it in his palm and rubbed it lightly, the only thing left from Zhu Yunxuan was this one, the flowers and candies in the bamboo tube It's a pity that they were all lost in the water.
In the middle of the night, there was a vague noise from outside, and the choking smell of smoke gradually filled the air. Liang Zhen leaned on the haystack, frowned secretly, but he was not worried.
Two quarters of an hour later, someone appeared outside the cell door, swung a knife and cut off the iron chain on the cell door, and reminded Liang Zhen in a hoarse voice: "Let's go, Master Liu sent me to pick you up."
Liang Zhen stood up, took a look at the other party, and asked casually, "What happened outside?"
"Don't ask so many questions," the other party said impatiently, "Hurry up and go! Don't play tricks!"
Liang Zhen looked up at the palm-sized window on the top of the wall, outside the window was the boundless night, smiled, and went out to follow him.
As they walked outside, the smell of smoke became stronger, and at the end they could only barely move forward with their sleeves covering their noses. They left the dungeon through a secret passage and reached the pier by the sea.
When you come out of the secret passage, you can see the flames shooting up to the sky behind you when you turn around. It is the most conspicuous mansion in the center of the island that is on fire. There are screams and shouts everywhere on the island, as if you are in hell.
The person behind gave Liang Zhen a push: "Don't look, hurry up and get on the boat."
There were three boats parked at the pier, including the one that brought deserters back that day, which should be the last three boats left on the island. The master named Liu Gen was also a ruthless person, not only set a fire , Not even a single boat is going to be left for the people on the island, and they have made up their minds to trap them here with no way out.
The three ships quickly set sail, and people kept rushing to the beach, watching the ship leave, kneeling down and crying in despair.
Liang Zhen was pushed into the cabin at the station. Apart from Liu Gen, there were a few people inside who had never seen him before. Liu Gen should be the one with the highest status among these people, and he persuaded them to join him and defect to Dayan. . On the floor beside him lay the lord who had been tied up by them. His hands and feet were bound with hemp rope, struggling in vain, his mouth covered with tape could only make a whimpering sound.
Liang Zhen raised his eyebrows. He only intended to persuade them to kill the lord. He never thought that they would capture him alive. He really made up his mind to give Emperor Dayan a big gift to show his sincerity .
Liu Gen was quite polite to Liang Zhen, and invited him to sit down for tea, while the others were extra vigilant, and one of them even bluntly suggested to Liu Gen: "Why do you have to bring him, this man is very cunning, who knows he Will it plot against us again, why not go to the Dayan court by ourselves?"
Liu Gen looked at Liang Zhen who was still smiling without any fear, frowned and shook his head: "No, we go rashly, maybe the ship will be sunk by the artillery fire of the Dayan Navy before we even touch the shore. He is here, at least he can help communicate in the middle."
Liang Zhen smiled and said: "Master Liu is really a smart person, don't worry, you are so sincere, I will do my best to help you sell well with the Dayan court."
It is true to take you back to die.
Hearing what they said, the lord lying on the ground struggled even harder, his face was ferocious, his eyes were staring, and he was about to bleed, but no one paid any attention to him.
The boat gradually left the island, and Liang Zhen finally knew why these pirates who had been hiding in this ghostly place for more than two hundred years got in and out of the island. , in order to find a safe way to get in and out. More than two hundred years ago, they stumbled into the island by mistake and found this island, and they were able to struggle to survive until now.
It's not that the Dayan court had no guesses about this, and even sent experts who understand the changes of tides and wind directions at sea to detect it. It's a pity that this island is hidden too deep, and the chances of all the right times and places being right are too low. Most people never come back, and they will not try again easily after the end.
God's will originally left them a way to survive, but they wanted to fall into the grass and become bandits, and finally came to this step of self-destruction.
Coming out was much slower than going in. The boat sailed for three days before leaving Guishen, and it was still two days away from Quanzhou. Liang Zhen is eager to return home, but he doesn't show it on the surface. He spends most of his time in the cabin, and occasionally walks around the deck, and there are always people following behind him intentionally or unintentionally. He doesn't care. Believe it or not, Liu Gen doesn't care. It's important, as long as the ship lands in Quanzhou, he doesn't need to worry about the rest.
On the evening of the fourth day on board, Liang Zhen had just stepped out of the cabin when he saw someone crawling up from the bottom cabin with his head down, holding a food box in his hand. It should be a boy delivering meals to the master who was imprisoned in the bottom cabin. The opponent's figure was a little staggering, Liang Zhen suddenly stopped when he passed by, gave him a sideways glance, and in the next moment raised his hand and clasped the opponent's shoulder forcefully.
But he didn't expect that the man's hand would conjure up a dagger out of thin air, and he stabbed at him with his backhand. Liang Zhen subconsciously turned sideways to avoid it, and let go of the hand that was clasping the other's shoulder, letting him take the opportunity to walk away from him. Get out of your hands.
Seeing that the other party was about to run, Liang Zhen immediately kicked him in the back of the foot. The man reacted very quickly, he fell forward suddenly but did not fall, half kneeling on the ground, he backhanded and bullied Liang Zhen behind him. stabbed in the past.
Liang Zhen dodged again and narrowed his eyes slightly. He had already seen the other person's face clearly. It was the person who should have been locked in the hold. The other person gasped heavily, stared at him angrily, held The dagger rushed forward again, as if to fight Liang Zhen desperately.
For a while, the two of them fought together. Liang Zhen didn't expect that although the pirate leader seemed powerless, he was actually quite capable. It was not as easy for him to block the opponent's dagger with his bare hands. .
The people watching Liang Zhen saw that the situation was wrong, but they didn't dare to come forward to help, so they turned around and ran back to the cabin to call for help.
The other party's body was hollowed out by wine, but he was still not as good as Liang Zhen. After a few back and forth, he felt invincible and wanted to run. Liang Zhen had already reached out to hold him, but because of too much movement, he threw the jade pendant out of his arms. , hitting the edge of the deck. A big wave came, and the hull of the boat bumped a bit. Seeing that his jade pendant was about to slip off the edge of the railing, he had no choice but to push the person in his hand away, pounced on it, and grabbed the tassel the moment the jade pendant slipped down.
The next moment, a stabbing pain came from his back, and the lord who had fallen into madness laughed wildly, pulled out the dagger inserted into Liang Zhen's back forcefully, raised it up and wanted to stab it a second time, the people pouring out of the cabin had already It was pressed to the ground.
Liang Zhen was in a coma for two hours before waking up. There was no one with medical skills on board, so he just fished out some kind of seaweed they used to apply to the wound for him, and it was barely able to stop the bleeding.
Hearing that he woke up, Liu Gen personally came over to apologize to him, saying that it was their negligence, that the lord hid a dagger on his body, killed the boy who delivered the food and pretended to be him, and wanted to run away, but asked Liang Zhen to meet him up.
"Tomorrow you will be able to reach the waters where the Dayan Navy is stationed, and you should be able to reach Quanzhou Port in the evening. The wound on your back is only three inches from the center of the centrifuge. It is a blessing. Now the bleeding has stopped. It should not be a problem to go ashore to find a doctor for treatment. .”
Liang Zhen resisted the impulse to scold his mother and nodded, he lost the energy to make false claims and fell asleep again in a daze.
Liu Gen's prediction was correct. At dawn on the second day, they encountered the Dayan navy who was still searching for Liang Zhen's trace at sea, and they were immediately surrounded by the fleet.
After sleeping, Liang Zhen's spirits improved a lot. He just opened his eyes when Dayan's soldiers broke into the door. Looking at the dozen or so Dayan soldiers holding swords in front of him, he shook the dragon pattern jade pendant in his hand helplessly. , hoarsely said: "This is His Majesty's jade pendant, you send someone to inform your commander in chief."
He Huailing was also personally leading people to search at sea, and immediately came over after receiving the news, and brought a military doctor.
Liang Zhen's injury was much more serious than those pirates said, but fortunately the bleeding was stopped in time, otherwise his little life would have been confessed yesterday. Anyway, he couldn't die, Liang Zhen didn't care, and asked the serious He Huailing beside him: "How is Your Majesty?"
He Huailing glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is fine,...he will be fine when you go back."
Liang Zhen felt relieved, and raised the corners of his lips: "That's natural."
He Huailing: "..."
For the first time, he began to doubt, what was the purpose of returning to Beijing to lead troops to rescue him three years ago
When Zhu Yunxuan received the news, he was convening the courtiers to discuss matters, because he had previously stated that as soon as there was news about Liang Zhen, he would report it immediately, and those who came to report the letter did not dare to delay, and reported to him in public. Zhu Yunxuan was stunned for a moment, and stood up under the eyes of everyone. , rushed out.
A group of ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, and after a while they dispersed in embarrassment.
In the afternoon, Zhu Yunxuan's peregrine falcon flew in through the window and landed on Liang Zhen's bedside. He sat up in surprise, the peregrine falcon pecked hard on the back of his hand twice, and proudly raised one foot.
Liang Zhen smiled softly. He has nothing else on him now. After thinking about it, he simply cut off a strand of hair and tied it to Peregrine Falcon's leg. After pecking at Liang Zhen, he flapped his wings and flew out quickly.
Zhu Yunxuan's imperial chariot stopped at the pier from noon to evening. He originally wanted to board the boat and go to sea to pick up people, but changed his mind after receiving the things from the peregrine falcon, and waited on the pier with his fingertips around Looking at that strand of hair, a smile finally appeared on his face that had been gloomy for many days.
Approaching the port, Liang Zhen untied the fine cloth wrapped around his body, endured the pain to make the wound more hideous, and even got some blood on the newly changed clothes, then rewrapped the cloth in satisfaction, and lay down peacefully. Get down.
Now that he has been injured, it is natural to make the best use of everything, so that his Majesty can feel more distressed.