The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 741: The King of Ahoka

"Don't blame me, Lord Kang. I just met a few imperial censors at the north gate. We exchanged pleasantries and wasted time. I wonder where the Princess, Prime Minister Lu, and the others are now? The Emperor previously gave a verbal order that since we are on the way, we should also go to Yunyang, so he asked me to escort them..."

Kang Guangxu rode on his horse, looking at Lin Zhenyu with contempt: "What are you talking about, Princess and Prime Minister Lu! They are all important criminals of the court. Emperor Guangde has taken away the princess title, and Lu Xiangsheng is now a commoner! You still call them Princess and Prime Minister!"

Lin Zhenyu was speechless.

Kang Guangxu glanced at the Ryukyu soldiers following behind the giant. The foreign warriors were short and stocky, with thick eyebrows and high cheekbones. They had a bun that was completely different from the Qi people and looked a bit like Jianzhou Tartars.

Kang Guangxu knew that these barbarians were not easy to deal with, so he stopped being angry and said sarcastically:
"It seems Commander Lin was so busy with military duties that he almost forgot to escort the prisoner to Yunyang. From Dagongfang to Longshengguan, it's only five or six miles. Others would get there in half an hour, but you took three! Commander Jiang and I were waiting here for a while, and worried about missing the prisoner's journey, we sent the military escort on their way."

"Thank you, Minister Kang."

Lin Zhenyu suppressed his anger, saluted, pointed to the three-way intersection ahead, and waved his hand suddenly. Two scouts rode on horses, one on the left and one on the right, searching the left and right forks. He himself led a team of soldiers and chased from the middle.

After the Ryukyu soldiers escorted Lin Zhenyu away, the head servant approached and asked, "Master, if you didn't want to make friends with him, why did you do this?"

Kang Guangxu slapped the servant on the head and said angrily, "Do you know how his father tortured our Kang family? You only know that I was exiled to Ningguta, but you don't know that I was almost killed by that bastard Lin Yu on the way!"

The head servant had never seen the master so angry. He was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly and did not dare to ask any more questions. He was about to turn around and slip away when Kang Guangxu called him back.

"come over."

"Everything is arranged?"

The head servant said quickly, "Master, the troops are ready. The Five Cities Army and the Raincoat Guards have all been dispatched. They are all experts who can defeat ten enemies with one. We will ensure that nothing goes wrong."

"Don't let them show their flaws."

"Don't worry, Master. I've made all the necessary arrangements. Everyone's in civilian clothes. We'll just say it was done by thieves. After all, thieves are everywhere outside of Nanjing."

Kang Guangxu nodded and grinned, "Alright, Shi Tianxing, you've been with me for so many years. If this is successful, I'll reward you handsomely... Kill Liu Yufei a thousand times, kill Lu Xiangsheng a thousand times! Don't think you can rebel against the emperor and kill his men and then leave the capital safely and live a carefree life in Yunyang!"

The head servant, Shi Tianxing, smiled flatteringly and echoed, "If this is accomplished, the master will surely win the favor of the emperor and surpass Kang Jingxiu..."

"Master, why don't we get rid of that kid named Lin together..." As he said this, he gestured towards his neck.

Kang Guangxu was furious and raised his hand to hit someone again. Shi Tianxing didn't dare to dodge, so his palm stopped in mid-air and slowly fell down.

"Didn't I just say that Lin Zhenyu is the emperor's chess piece in his plan for Hubei? How could a chess player destroy his own chess piece? Unless that chess piece is useless! Lin Zhenyu is useless now?"

"Little fool!"

"Also," Kang Guangxu looked at Shi Tianxing coldly, "This matter must be kept to yourself. Don't tell anyone, and don't even try to involve Emperor Guangde in it. Otherwise, you know what will happen!"

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At dusk, passing by a mountain pass, Lin Zhenyu led the Ryukyu soldiers to catch up with the prison van.

After handing over the prisoner to Jiang Sheng, the military officer who was escorting the prisoner van, Lin Zhenyu was responsible for the subsequent escort.

It was June and the weather was hot. The soldiers of the Wucheng Bingmasi were carrying their weapons and pushing the prison cart, which was quite difficult. Seeing this, Lin Zhenyu asked the Ryukyu soldiers to take out the dry food, fruit boxes, wine, dried shrimps and fish meat they had brought with them, most of which were Ryukyu specialties, and invited Jiang Sheng and the soldiers of the Bingmasi to rest in a small pavilion in front and leave after a banquet.

Jiang Sheng clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Commander Lin. However, I'm in a hurry to return to the capital to report, so I won't drink this wine. Since you're here, please set off as soon as possible and don't miss the time. We must arrive at the next military station at the appointed time, and there can be no delay. The military laws of the Great Qi are strict, as you know. There's a place ahead called 'Luan Cao Gang'. It used to be a peaceful place, but recently a group of bandits have appeared from nowhere, blocking the road and robbing people. They come and go like the wind. Take care, Brother Lin."

After hearing this, Lin Zhenyu was quite grateful. He immediately handed over the task, said goodbye to the soldiers of the military, and escorted the prisoners on their way.

After walking a few steps, the prison car suddenly stopped in front of it. The soldiers were talking about it. It turned out that the eldest princess's guard was seriously injured and would die if he didn't apply medicine and receive treatment.

At this time, they were still more than ten miles away from the next military station. There was no village in front and no shop behind. There was no doctor in the team. The guard was stabbed and his life was in danger.

The skinny guard took two steps forward and whispered to Lin Zhenyu, "Qizi, I studied medicine at the Osaka Lanxue School. I was taught by the Dutch."

Lin Zhenyu quickly said, "Then go and treat him. I heard that this guard is very loyal and was injured while protecting his master."

Wuzi smiled and said, "Didn't you let me serve as a personal soldier all the way to Nanjing without saying a word? Now you want me to be a doctor? What's the reason?"

Lin Zhenyu's expression changed, and after a while he said, "Even if I owe you a favor this time, I will repay you later!"

The Wu family girl blinked, her eyes twinkling like stars: "It's a deal!"

"It's a word."

While he was talking, Wu Zi, who was dressed as a personal soldier, had already taken out a medicine bag from his luggage, jumped on his horse, waved his whip, and shouted loudly:
"Gee! Get out of the way!"

A man and a horse rode away in the twilight.

Lin Zhenyu looked at the back of the Wu family girl for a while, and before he knew it, it was completely dark.

Father, you met Mother by chance in Kyushu. And then, by some strange coincidence, I ended up with this Japanese woman. She's like a sticky candy; no matter what I do, I can't get rid of her. Mother says the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is.

Father, if you can hear me now, tell me what I should do.

"Does General Lin like this woman?"

An elderly Ryukyu soldier looked at Lin Zhenyu with a smile while smoking his pipe.

Pan Huan is Lin Zhenyu's old subordinate. He met this veteran when he first arrived in Ryukyu and now he is his confidant.

"Old Pan, don't talk nonsense." Lin Zhenyu restrained his inner restlessness and gave orders skillfully in Ryukyuan.

"She really likes you. She kept staring at your face on the way." Lao Pan shook his pipe to make the tobacco burn more vigorously.

Lin Zhenyu turned his head away, not wanting Lao Pan to see his smug expression:
"Her family is all dead. Perhaps she wants to assassinate me, an official appointed by the imperial court."

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After taking a dose of medicine, Zhao Xianzhen was out of danger. People began to say that there was a guard beside General Lin who was a medical officer. He had a handsome appearance and could be said to be as handsome as Pan An.

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I unknowingly arrived at a hill of weeds.

The scouts in front came back and reported that they encountered robbers.

The Ryukyu soldiers were facing a formidable enemy.

Lin Zhenyu raised the telescope and saw a group of robbers in the distance. The leader had a face as black as tarnish and a tall body. In the firelight, he wore an iron helmet on his head, a suit of iron chain mail on his body, and a black silk robe underneath, which was tightly tied with a belt. He also had several muskets on his body.

Behind him followed a group of minions, about a hundred in number.

Lin Zhenyu, confident in his bravery, said to the crowd, "I'm going to go meet him first. You guys keep an eye on the prison van."

Lao Pan said, "General Lin is going to die alone, isn't he?"

Lin Zhenyu said to the Ryukyu soldiers, "If I can't defeat him, it won't be too late for you to come up later."

After saying this, he rode forward and, from a distance of a hundred steps, spoke to the bandit leader about the underworld:
"Brother! I invite you to come down and have a drink in the mountains."

The thief leader stood in the night and did not respond.

Lin Zhenyu added, "I've traveled all over the world, made friends all over the world, and the ancestor left me this bowl of rice. Do you want to eat all over the world? We'll eat a line of the road, you go and eat a piece, and leave this line of rice for us to eat!"

The other side still did not answer.

Lin Zhenyu said angrily:

"The King of Heaven and the Tiger of Earth! Friends on the collapsed cage, do we have to break the plate?" (Breaking the plate means to tear the face apart)

The bandit leader roared, "Damn it! Don't speak that Liaodong jargon, I don't understand it! As the old saying goes, live by the mountains, eat by the mountains; live by the water, eat by the water. Our Daimao King! We value money more than our lives! Passersby, whether you are a soldier or a merchant, if you want to pass through here, leave a toll!"

Lin Zhenyu had no idea that this bandit leader was not called Dai Mao Wang at all. People in Nanzhili used to pronounce "big" as "dai", so in fact he was called Damao Wang.

Lin Zhenyu bowed and smiled, "So it's King Daimao. My apologies. I have plenty of money and I'd give it to you. But I have two employees who refuse to pay me. What should I do?"

The thief leader asked, "Who is your buddy? Let him come out. He didn't show any respect to the Daimao King when he saw him. Damn, there's no law, right?"

Lin Zhenyu waved his two sandbag-sized fists in front of the people and said, "This is my buddy."

"If you can beat me, I'll give you all the money for your journey. If you can't, get out of here as soon as possible, and don't call me the King of Daimao anymore! Just call me Daimao instead."

The thief leader yelled angrily, "Wow wow wow, damn it, you dare to stroke the tiger's whiskers?! You're mocking the Daimao King! I've been in the army myself, and I've chopped off at least a thousand heads... Since you're unarmed, I won't use any firearms. If you win, I'll let you go!"

As he spoke, he hung his double maces and firearms on the saddle, jumped off his horse, raised his fist, and hit Lin Zhenyu in the face.

The Ryukyu soldiers watched closely, but none of them stepped forward. Maiko was beside him, her heart pounding with anxiety. Lao Pan said leisurely, "The Daimao King is no match. How can a few hairs compare to the vibrating wings of the Great Peng?"

The girl from the Wu family ignored the nonsense and hid behind the horse, raising her musket and aiming at the Daimao King.

The Daimao Wang threw a punch, but Lin Zhenyu didn't try to block it. Instead, he dodged and got behind him. The Daimao Wang turned around and threw another punch at his heart. Lin Zhenyu dodged to the left and kicked his right foot, which hit the opponent's left ribs and knocked him to the ground. The Daimao Wang struggled to get up, and Lin Zhenyu jumped up and got close to him with Bajiding, shouting, "Hit!"

The Daimao King was like being hit by a hammer. His body flew back five or six steps and fell on his back. He kicked his limbs like a turtle turning over. How could he get up?
The Ryukyu soldiers screamed in unison. The minions behind the King of Daimao had never heard of such a sound before. They thought it was a mandrill or a wild ghost, so most of them ran away immediately.

It took Daimao Wang a long time to get up and yelled, "Forget it, I'm not Daimao Wang anymore!"

"King Daimao, all your men have run away!"

"What a bunch of idiots! They're already running away before the fight even starts!"

The thief leader looked at Lin Zhenyu, stamped his foot, and said in shame: "Dumb King, Dumb King, the name is just a face. Now the face is gone, the substance is gone, and all the subordinates have run away! I still have an old mother at home waiting for me to support... Forget it, I will go to Yixiantian to make friends tomorrow and not hang around in this messy grass hill anymore. See you later, brother!"

"Who is Yixiantian?"

"The chief leader of Nanzhili! The leader of Xiangling! Fu Yulou! Nicknamed "One Line Sky" in the underworld."

He is also a robber.

Lin Zhenyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He just felt that this foolish king was somewhat filial. He said loudly:
"Brother, please stay. The mountains remain unchanged, the rivers flow forever. May I ask your name? Which camp are you serving in?"

The Daimao King shook his head and said, "Speaking out would be an insult to our ancestors and a disgrace to the army. Please don't ask any more questions."

Lin Zhenyu stopped him and said, "My surname is Lin, my name is Zhenyu, and I'm a battalion officer of the Fourth Corps. Today, I've been ordered to escort the prisoners to Yunyang..."

Daimao Wang said: "Are you Lin Yu's son?"

Lin Zhenyu said, "Exactly. Do you know my father?"

After hearing this, King Daimao shouted loudly and said:
"Ah, no wonder I lost to you. It turns out you're General Lin's son. Like father, like son! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

As he said this, he bowed down and Lin Zhenyu quickly helped him up.

(End of this chapter)