Water Margin Survival

Just as Wang Lun left the pier and returned to the city, on a fishing boat coming from the north, a middle-aged man with dark skin and a capable expression was looking at the twenty or thirty huge ships moored on the pier, thinking. .

At this moment, the sentry boat cruising on Jeju Island had already approached these dozens of fishing boats. The man came to his senses when he saw this, and shouted in a somewhat blunt Chinese: "Islander Zhao Xian, my fellow clan asked me to come to your lord. Let's send fish!"

This Chinese-speaking aborigine has been here at least three or five times, so the little bosses on patrol have some impressions of him. In addition, Ou Peng once ordered that these islanders be allowed to enter the city for trading. The people on this sentry boat didn't make things difficult for Zhao Xian, but said: "Today is different than usual, don't rush, follow me ashore!"

Zhao Xian nodded again and again, saying yes, seeing the sentry ship sailing to the front of the fleet to lead, Zhao Xian loudly gave instructions to his fellow clan behind him in local language, worked for a long time, and then sat down to rest.At this time, the eyes of other islanders on the boat were full of admiration and admiration for this person, and some fishermen hurriedly handed over clear water for this great hero of his family to quench his thirst and soothe his throat.

I saw Zhao Xian took the water, but didn't drink it first, but walked to the stern and respectfully handed it to a sick young man.This person is the same as Zhao Siam, with a short stature, but the arm stretched out to catch the water is delicate and delicate, completely different from the dark-skinned fishermen around him.

The man took the water but didn't intend to drink it, he just motioned for Zhao Xian to sit over, apparently he had something to say.Zhao Xian was very respectful to this man, and immediately sat down beside this man without any nonsense.

There was a smile on the corner of the man's mouth, and he said to Zhao Xian: "It's lucky to have you, otherwise we would have the scourge of extermination!"

Zhao Xian was a little surprised when he heard the words, not the content of the words, after all, people kept saying similar things to him these days.What surprised him was that the nobleman in front of him communicated with him in half-baked Chinese, Zhao Xian subconsciously turned his head to look at the other people on board, and immediately replied in Chinese: "Your Majesty thinks too highly of me. If the army from the Song Dynasty intends to destroy our race, they can’t be defeated by just a few words! Not long ago, the Koryo Navy Division is a clear proof, with 3000 dead and injured, almost equal to my islanders!"

The man called Shizi nodded and sighed: "In the first war, 3000 people in Korea were destroyed. If you want to harm us, I am afraid that you and I will not be here to talk! I have been listening to you since I was a child. Growing up with stories about crossing the sea, I was extremely curious about this country, but this time they were so close to me, I was suddenly a little scared!"

Zhao Siam was shocked when he saw that, and hurriedly tried to comfort the prince, but he was stopped by the other party, and the young man asked solemnly: "Only you have been to the Song Dynasty, now you tell me, these Song people, Why are you here?

"When Star Master and I met a respectable adult, I heard from him that he was under the command of Generalissimo Jinghai of the Song Dynasty. He was sent by the Emperor of Song Dynasty because of the uneven sea and territory!" Zhao Xian thought for a while, and then Said, "My son, please rest assured, I can feel their kindness!"

"What kind of kindness?" Shizi asked.

"It's a feeling of intimacy, completely different from the high-ranking aura of the Koreans. The Koreans destroyed the Guoguo not long ago, although they kept the titles of Star Master and Prince..." Zhao Xian remained silent at this point, as if Aware that a taboo may have been committed.

The prince smiled wryly when he saw this, and said: "You are the most daring person in my clan. Now the future of my entire clan rests on you, and these soldiers from the Song Dynasty only recognize you. My father and son have no control over your surname." What else can you not say? Besides, you watched me grow up, and you taught me Chinese, so what fear do you have?"

Zhao Xianlian said he didn't dare, and after a while of evasion, he hesitated to tell the truth: "That's because we didn't want to completely arouse our resistance, and the tribute that should be handed over has doubled compared to before, because the rights of the star master and the son are not the same. You haven’t lost much, so you won’t resist. If you don’t take the lead, the clansmen will have nothing to do, and the Koreans can use you to take everything from us to a greater extent! Timber, fish, prey, and even women… But from We don't see this in the people of Song Dynasty. They encourage us to sell them everything we can exchange. They have such a strong fleet and soldiers who are very proficient in water, but they buy fish from us and use precious food and our request Don’t they know how to fish? I don’t think so, they are showing kindness!”

"Where does this kindness come from?" Shizi asked puzzled.

"When Xingzhu and I met the lord of the Song Dynasty, he took a piece of good paper and wrote four Chinese characters on it. When Xingzhu saw it, he was shocked and said that it was not exactly the same as the one carved on the cliff on the island. , You must know that the pattern was there when our ancestors hit it, but I don’t know what it means. After listening to the adult’s explanation, I realized that it is called "Xu Shi Guohe", which means that a long, long time ago, a man named Xu Shi Someone stayed on our island, this person is very famous, he was the first emperor sent overseas to search for fairy grass in the thousand years before the Song Dynasty!"

It was very difficult for Zhao Xian to speak. After all, many words were newly learned, and it was even more difficult for the prince to listen, but he could vaguely feel from a few words that his clan might have some kind of blood relationship with the adults from the Song Dynasty. This made him suddenly a little proud.

"That day, what did my father and this lord talk about, can you tell me?" The prince said to Zhao Xian very sincerely.

"The lord stated in advance that he was only under the command of Generalissimo Jinghai, and the Star Master asked to see the Generalissimo. The lord agreed to report at that time, and everyone said some polite words later! The lord asked the Star Master about us. When I heard that there were more women than men in our tribe, they expressed their willingness to intermarry with my islanders and marry forever. The star master did not express his position at that time, and the adult did not force him. He gave many gifts when he left. You also know about the matter!"

Zhao Xian didn't hide it. He and the prince in front of him were both teachers and friends. It's just that this small tribal country doesn't pay much attention to it.

"Father is still worried about Goryeo!" Knowing father Mo Ruozi, only heard the son sighed softly, "A hundred years ago, my family was hit hard and tens of thousands of people died (the last volcanic eruption on Jeju Island in history ), finally regained some vitality, and the Koreans came to bully them again, and now, while Grand Admiral Song Jinghai is here, it is difficult to make friends, and he is only hesitating, I am afraid that the good opportunity will be missed by then!"

The son talked about the fault of the star master, Zhao Xian really didn't want to interrupt, but at this time the fishing boat under his feet had already arrived at the pier, Zhao Xian hurriedly asked the son to get off the boat first, and then ordered the islanders who came with him to pick up the goods and go ahead In the city, he deliberately lagged behind and stayed by Shizi's side.

"When will we be able to build such a big ship?" Because there was no one else around, Shizi sighed in local language this time.Looking at the gigantic ships that are above thousands of materials, Shi Zi couldn't take his eyes off for a long time.

"Let's not talk about us, even Goryeo rarely builds such a sea ship. I don't know that ordinary sea ships sink when they enter the water. But the sea ships of the Song Dynasty can still sail safely even if there are several cabins leaking! So Song State The ships are big and safe, how can Koryo be their opponent?" Zhao Xian said. "I saw even bigger ships in the Song Dynasty more than ten years ago, but it was a pity that the officials of the Song Dynasty handed me over to the Koreans to send me back to the island..."

After expressing these exclamations, Zhao Xian didn't speak any more, and kept his head down all the way thinking about something. The prince didn't interrupt, but just kept looking at the surrounding environment. The two walked behind the fish delivery team for a while, Finally, a majestic city tower appeared in front of his eyes. Zhao Xian was fine, at least he had seen some things in the world, but that son lived in a stone cave and a thatched cottage since he was a child. He had never seen such a majestic building. He was shocked when he saw the giant ship just now. I am so envious, I can't bear the excitement in my heart at this moment, and I can't help but sigh: "If you can stay here for one night, you will not lose money in this life!"

At this time, the towers of the four gates of the new city had been repaired, but the city wall had not yet been built, so the prince misunderstood it. Zhao Xian laughed and said nothing, so he just invited the prince to the city.Unexpectedly, at this moment, he suddenly saw a fast horse galloping not far away, and a big man immediately looked familiar. Seeing him coming towards him, Zhao Xian hurriedly said hello to the prince, and hurried forward, Said: "President Li arrests the head, the villain is polite!"

"Old Zhao, we heard from the prefect that we invite you to come to the mansion to talk tonight, what do you think?" the knight immediately said straight to the point.

Zhao Xian subconsciously glanced at Shi Zi, saw him nodding slightly, and immediately said: "Your Excellency invites you, how dare you refuse! I'm sorry to arrest Mr. Li, and answer for the villain. I will definitely visit at night!"

The knight on the horse nodded when he saw that, and rode away. The prince looked at his back and said: "What a big man, his horse is even more majestic, much stronger than the mount of General Gaoli I saw earlier. But why does this person look different from other Song people?"

"I heard that the state of Song has a radius of tens of thousands of miles and tens of millions of residents. There are also many people from other Fan kingdoms who settled there. This person may be from Fan!" Zhao Xian explained.

"What does he do?" the prince asked.

"His surname is Li Mingyun, and he is the chief arrester in this city, who arrests thieves. He has five hundred arresters under his command, all of whom are in the city. I know him because I come here many times!" Zhao Xian replied. .

"He is a fan, he can be the chief arrester and manage [-] subordinates, it seems that the state of Song is not strict with the fan!" The son sighed thoughtfully. (To be continued.)