The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Xue Shao was stunned, his eyes quickly glanced at Hu Jing beside him, and he remained silent.

Hu Jing, who was standing by, felt his scalp tingling and he lowered his eyes without saying a word.

Qu Le also froze, and after swallowing, he replied, "I remember, what's wrong?"

"Then do you still remember why you followed Hero Hu to the capital?"

Qu Le's face flushed red. He felt that what he had done was not very authentic and a bit unchivalrous. He looked left and right guiltily, and after a long while he said "hmm" under Pan Jun's gaze.

Pan Yun said, "Recall the old things on the boat."

Qu Le was stunned: "What?"

Seeing how stupid he was, Pan Yun said bluntly, "You play well with the captives, so you can be less cautious when speaking. Leak the treasure map and tell them that the treasure map in Hu Jing's hands was finally taken away by the people of the Ouchi clan. We, the Jianghu people, went to the island to avenge the people of Quanzhou and to get the treasure map back."

Qu Le opened his mouth wide and asked quickly, "How did you know this news? Was the treasure map really stolen by the people of the Ouchi clan?"

Pan Yun: …

Hu Jing: ...

Xue Shao couldn't help but laugh, then he felt that this was not very friendly, so he forced himself to hold back the rest of the laugh, his face turning red.

Pan Yun said silently: "Yes, the picture was really taken away by the people of the Ouchi clan."

Qu Le stared: "What about Hero Hu? How is he?"

Pan Yun changed the subject and said seriously, "This was told to me by the hero Hu. He was injured, and seriously injured. He wanted to hand over the treasure map to the court, but the court was controlled by Wang Zhen. He was afraid that the map would not reach the hands of Your Majesty, so he was only willing to hand it over to the well-known Prime Minister Yang. But when he fled to the capital to avoid the pursuit of the Jinyiwei, the Jianghu people and the Japanese pirates, Prime Minister Yang died of illness, and he had no choice but to flee the capital..."

Qu Le looked sad and ashamed, and was hesitant to speak.

Pan Yun sighed and continued, "After he left the capital, he was found by the Japanese pirates who had sneaked into the Central Plains from the Ouchi clan. After a fight, he was seriously injured and the treasure map was taken away."

Hu Jing: ...He almost believed it.

"He contacted me through my great nephew. He knew I was going to go out to sea to fight bandits, so he asked me to retrieve the treasure map. That was all the money that the pirates had looted from the people of the Ming Dynasty. He had to bring it back to China no matter what."

Qu Le nodded repeatedly, feeling more and more ashamed: "I, I was chasing him before, and that's what my uncle said, those treasures must be brought back to Ming..."

He thought, if he didn't chase Hu Jing, would Hu Jing have met Prime Minister Yang long ago and the treasure map would have been handed over to the emperor long ago?
Qu Le felt like his heart was on fire when he thought about the treasure map falling into the hands of the village-slaughtering Ouchi clan.

Pan Yun patted his shoulder and said, "So, this time we went to find the Ouchi family not only for revenge, but also to retrieve the treasure map."

Qu Le nodded vigorously and said seriously: "I know, I will keep it a secret..."

"You don't have to keep it a secret," Pan Yun interrupted him and said encouragingly, "Spread the word."

Qu Le was stunned for a moment before he suddenly realized that Pan Yun wanted him to pass on a message to the prisoners.

He was puzzled: "Why did you tell them about this? Isn't it better if fewer people know about the treasure map?"

Pan Yun: "After all, we are outsiders, unfamiliar with Japan, and weak in numbers. The Ouchi clan is a Japanese daimyo, and their family power is great. It would be difficult for us to force the treasure map out by ourselves."

"But there are prisoners on this ship..." Qu Le was not completely stupid. He reacted now: "Do you want to pass a message to Yitiao Jianren and the others? Then why not just tell them directly?"

Pan Yun looked at him lovingly: "There is a world of difference between things in this world that are obtained with great difficulty and things that are easily obtained, even if they are the same thing."

Hu Jing's mood also recovered secretly. He glanced at Pan Yun and said slowly: "This kind of news is naturally more precious and true because it is obtained with great difficulty." Pan Yun nodded.

Qu Le understood, but felt a little uneasy. He rolled his eyes and asked, "Why don't you let your nephews go?"

Pan Yun asked, "Which of my four nephews got along well with the captives?"

Qu Le tilted his head and thought about it, then found that there really wasn't any.

After the four of them got on the ship, they hid in the cabin most of the time, claiming that they were practicing, but no one knew if it was true.

Pan Yun praised him, "Not only my four nephews, but also all the people on this ship, including Hero Gao, Heroine Song, and Zhang Weiyi, none of them are as friendly as you. These captives on the ship love to play with you and are willing to tell you if they have anything to say. The news leaked from you is more real. They were too deliberate in doing this."

Qu Le straightened his chest and said, "So, I am still useful, right? Fortunately, I sneaked onto the ship, otherwise you would be left alone right now."

Pan Yun nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, thanks to you, you can come on board is my blessing, but also the blessing of everyone on the ship."

Pan Yun was just about to teach him how to accidentally leak the news, but Qu Le had already waved his hand impatiently: "It's not a difficult task, I can do it myself."

Then he walked away with a proud and confident look.

Xue Shao watched him walk away, couldn't help but chuckle, and said to Pan Yun: "Fortunately he thought it was true."

Pan Jun sighed: "Yeah, it's not easy for Alliance Leader Lin."

Hu Jing said quietly: "I don't think so. I think it's even harder for me to stay with you."

Pan Yun looked at Xue Shao, but Xue Shao pretended not to hear anything and stared at the sea as if flowers were blooming in it.

Hu Jing himself felt that Xue Shao was so smart that his identity was not a secret to him at all, so he did not shy away from asking Pan Yun directly: "What are you going to do? What's the point of muddying the waters?"

Pan Yun: "Ah, didn't I tell you? My third brother and fourth sister are also in Japan. They are now destroying the Kikuchi family everywhere. I think I have to pass a message to them and ask them to keep an eye on the Ouchi family. At the same time, help them relieve some pressure."

Pan Yun smiled and said, "It's easier to fish in muddy water, so the muddier the water, the better."

Hu Jing: "Be careful not to mix up the broken porcelain and knives under the water. The water will become muddy, but if you step in, you will cut your feet."

Pan Jun stretched out his hand, and a silver-white gas ball condensed in his palm. He smiled and said, "I'm not afraid. I have shoes, thick leather shoes, so they won't hurt me."

Hu Jing snorted and turned away.

Xue Shao waited until he left before asking, "You specifically wanted to go to Shimane Prefecture, was it just for the Ouchi clan?"

Pan Jun: "Then what else can I do?"

Xue Shao lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then raised his head and said, "You mentioned treasures, could it be that there are treasures in Shimane Prefecture as well?"

Pan Yun stared at him blankly, and after a while he asked, "What is your basis?"

Xue Shao chuckled and shook his head slightly: "There is no basis for this, it's just a hunch. If it was just to kill the Ouchi clan for revenge, with your ability, you wouldn't have done such a thing. Since you did it, you must have some ulterior motive, so what is there in Shimane Prefecture?"

There are silver mines.

Pan Yun showed Xue Shao a brilliant smile, as dazzling as the silver-gold sunlight reflected from the sea. (End of this chapter)