Chapter 119: The road is uneven
Toyotomi Chie is not very fluent in Chinese and can only speak plainly, but Wang Changfeng sounds like he knows that the period was extremely dangerous and he must have gone through a lot of hardships. Now he finally knows the whereabouts of Zhen'er, but he was kidnapped by thieves again.
, I couldn’t help but worry again.
Wang Changfeng asked: "Based on your understanding, what did Ashikaga Yu plan to do when he sent your father and Zhenji to Kyoto?"
Toyotomi Chie thought for a moment and said: "My father is the overlord of the party. He has always only respected the emperor superficially and did not obey the emperor's orders. If Chie is not wrong, Ashikaga intends to hand over my father to His Majesty the Emperor.
In exchange for her own official position. As for Miss Zhen'er, maybe she wants to dedicate her to His Highness the Crown Prince. I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince has turned ten years old, and it's time to choose the Crown Princess."
Wang Changfeng's heart skipped a beat. Earlier, Zhu Minmin was caught by an old monster and forced to get married. Now Yu Zhen'er was kidnapped by the Japanese pirates and wanted to be a princess. What kind of evil did the two girls around him do to deserve to be treated like this?
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Thinking of this, I blurted out: "How far is it from here to Kyoto?"
Toyotomi Chie stared with big eyes and said: "Does Mr. Wang want to go to Kyoto to save people? Chie also has this intention, but Kyoto is not our Kyushu city and is heavily guarded. I heard that there is an elusive hidden force around His Majesty the Emperor.
Once the army is sent into the palace, I'm afraid they won't be able to get out for the rest of their lives."
Wang Changfeng said coldly: "Even if there are copper walls and iron walls and eighteen levels of hell, I still have to go through it to rescue Zhen'er."
Toyotomi Qianhui clapped her hands and said: "Qianhui admires Mr. Wang for being so determined. With Mr. Wang's cultivation and joining forces with Qianhui, there is still a little hope that we can rescue them." After that, he turned to a follower and said something.
Then he said: "This man knows the fastest waterway to Kyoto, why not let him serve as a guide in the cabin."
Wang Changfeng nodded and motioned Liu Zhiyuan to take the man to the cabin to make arrangements.
Wang Changfeng fell into deep thought. If what Li Xiaowan said was true, Toyotomi Chie had obviously hidden something from him. Maybe he was afraid that he would ask about the secret of the devil, or maybe there was another hidden agenda. But in any case, he finally knew the truth.
The most urgent thing right now is to rush to Kyoto City in Fuso Kingdom to rescue people as soon as possible.
Moreover, one of the two ships escaped. Although it was intended to let go, if the other party really sent a large army to pursue it, it would probably be very troublesome.
After a day's sailing, the ship has arrived at Osaka, the important town in Kansai, Japan. After disembarking from Osaka, it takes less than two days to reach Kyoto City.
Osaka is a good port in Kansai, Japan. It has been a trading port since ancient times. There was an endless stream of merchant ships entering and leaving Osaka. At this time, the Ming Dynasty and the Fuso Kingdom still maintained trade relations. Merchants from both sides had frequent exchanges. Many distant ships were moored in Osaka Port.
Ming Dynasty merchant ships crossing the ocean and Ming Dynasty merchants wearing Central Plains costumes can be seen everywhere on the streets of Osaka.
A few years ago, the Northern and Southern Dynasties of Fuso Kingdom merged, and the decades-long war situation was temporarily alleviated. Emperor Gokomatsu is now in power, but the actual power is General Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, in order to favor the surrounding states,
country, changed Taizu's policy of banning the sea, reopened trade with Fusang Kingdom, and the trade between the two sides became active again.
Although there were still many Japanese pirates wreaking havoc along the coast of the Ming Dynasty at this time, the two sides still maintained general official contacts.
Wang Changfeng and his party were disguised as merchant ships transporting goods from the Ming Dynasty. They were mixed in among the large and small ships, but they were not too conspicuous.
After landing, the group changed into Ming Dynasty official clothes. Liu Zhiyuan and a few of his capable men pretended to be merchants who came here to trade, while Wang Changfeng brought his family and followed his family's caravan to the Fusang Kingdom. In order to avoid
Attracting attention, Toyotomi Chie and several others also changed into Ming Dynasty costumes.
The group of people swaggered through the bustling streets of Osaka, not caring about the envious looks cast by the people around them.
Although women from the Fuso Kingdom are famous for their beauty, many people's eyes still almost popped out of their eyes when they saw such a young master taking three beauties out for shopping at the same time.
Especially the samurai and ronin who can be seen everywhere on the street, they often cast malicious glances.
But what makes them a little strange is that these people don't seem to care about other people's eyes at all, and instead wander around on their own.
Zhu Minmin and Princess Long San were most interested in the knickknacks sold on the streets of Fuso Kingdom, and wished they could hang out in front of each stall for a long time. As a result, Wang Changfeng and Toyotomi Chie had to wait helplessly beside them.
At this moment, I heard a commotion in front of me, and someone shouted something in Fusang dialect.
Wang Changfeng looked at Toyotomi Chie, who said calmly: "It seems that someone from the Ming Dynasty stole something and was caught."
Wang Changfeng didn't take it seriously at first, but after hearing what Toyotomi Chie said, he became suspicious. The people of the Ming Dynasty were stealing in Fuso Kingdom, which was detrimental to the country. As an official of the imperial court, since he caught up, why should he do it?
Ask about it.
Wang Changfeng said: "Let's go over and see what's going on." After saying that, he packed lunch and walked over.
At this time, there were many people gathered in front, most of them were ordinary people from Fusang Kingdom. The crowd cheered loudly and seemed to be very interested in watching the excitement.
Wang Changfeng took a few people to find a location with few people and looked into the middle.
I saw five or six Japanese samurai among them, all with long swords hanging on their waists, and they were chattering something, as if they were angry.
Surrounded by them was a middle-aged short fat man with a huge head, like a winter melon. He was less than five feet tall, which was quite funny. He was wearing Ming Dynasty clothes, and he must be here for trade.
of merchants.
The fat businessman held a green cloth package tightly in his arms, which looked quite valuable.
Toyotomi Chie said: "This person probably stole something and was caught by those samurai. Now he wants to get it back."
Wang Changfeng frowned. It is easy to steal some money in public, but it is impossible to steal such a big package. He looked carefully again and saw that the green cloth of the package looked ordinary, but in fact it was woven from mulberry silk.
, embroidered with cloud patterns, it should be a fine fabric commonly used by wealthy officials in the capital, and is definitely not a product of Japan's Fusang Kingdom. Judging from these two points, I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as it seems.
At this moment, one of the warriors suddenly took action and kicked the businessman in the back.
The businessman was suddenly kicked and couldn't stand. He staggered forward a few steps and fell to the ground. However, he still held the package tightly in his arms and refused to let go.
Several warriors around laughed loudly, and the onlookers also burst into cheers.
The businessman struggled to stand up when another warrior rushed over and punched the businessman in the abdomen. The businessman took two steps back, bent over in pain, and coughed violently.
At this time, one of the samurai, who seemed to be a small boss, became impatient. He pulled out his gun, raised it high above his head, shouted, and threatened to chop it down.
If this knife continues, I'm afraid the businessman's head will be dislocated, and at least one of his arms will be severed.
The businessman was so frightened that his face was ashen and he was trembling all over. However, he was surrounded by several warriors. He had no way to go to heaven and no way to enter the earth.
Liu Zhiyuan came over and whispered: "Master, do we care?"
Wang Changfeng shook his head, raised a hand, and flicked the warrior lightly.
There was only a very slight sound of breaking through the air, and then the warrior suddenly screamed in pain, and the gun in his hand fell to the ground. He covered his wrist and screamed in pain, his face was extremely painful.
One of the warrior's hands was seen hanging down limply, as if the wrist had been hit by something unknown and had been broken.
The incident happened suddenly, and several other warriors were also frightened. They drew their sabers and looked around vigilantly, ignoring the businessman who was almost killed by their swords just now.
Wang Changfeng's face moved slightly, he flicked his fingers, and made a few slight sound of "chichichi". Then, only a few "dang-dang-dang" sounds were heard, and the weapons in the hands of the warriors seemed to have been hit by something heavy.
, unable to hold it any longer, it flew towards the onlookers from his hand, causing a burst of exclamations from the crowd.
The few warriors saw that the momentum was not going well and knew that there were experts in the crowd. They did not dare to fight. They hurriedly rubbed their wrists and ran to pick up the gun. After a while, they disappeared without a trace.
Seeing that there was no excitement to be seen, the onlookers dispersed instantly, leaving only Wang Changfeng and the others and the fat businessman.
At this time, the fat businessman seemed to understand something when he saw how Wang Changfeng and others were dressed. He hurried over and knelt down, thanking him endlessly.
Wang Changfeng winked, and Liu Zhiyuan immediately understood. He quickly stepped forward to help the businessman up and said, "We are all citizens of the Ming Dynasty. We have to take care of each other when we are outside. You are welcome."
The businessman nodded in agreement and asked, "Are all of your benefactors also merchants from the Ming Dynasty?"
Wang Changfeng smiled and did not answer him. Instead, he asked: "What happened just now?"
The businessman looked at the package in his arms, sighed, and said: "It's all because I was careless and exposed my wealth. Those Fuso warriors saw it, and that's why I got into trouble. They must have said that I stole it from them."
I want to take this thing away. This thing is related to my family and life, so how can I give it to them casually. But if the benefactors hadn’t come to rescue me just now, I’m afraid my body would have been gone.” He said.
Then he started to sigh.
Wang Changfeng became somewhat interested when he heard what he said, and continued to ask: "What kind of business do you do? Are you going out alone?"
The businessman sighed again and said: "It's a long story. If my benefactors want to listen, I will naturally tell you everything. But this is not the place to talk. If it is convenient for my benefactors, you might as well follow me.
A conversation in the inn."
Chapter completed!