I am the king of the dead

"The Sanbao eunuch has arrived in Manbasa, but the land is still endless."

"So, what I said is that the sea is on the other side of the sea, and there is land. This statement is not wrong."

Li Binyan stood in the sea breeze and said with a smile, "What do you think is the horizon?"

Tang Xing sneered and said: "You travel [-] miles a day, you think you are a god? What is the sky? What is the sky... what?"

Li Xian looked at the thoughtful Li Binyan and found that this man was very interesting. He seemed to have read a lot of books that Li Xian hadn't read.

Li Binyan said with a strange expression: "According to the Yuan Dynasty, Guo Shoujing went south to the Wanli Haitang, the Daming City where the desert was full of smoke, and then to Batu Salai, and a total of 72 astronomical observatories were established."

"At that time, we went to Koryo in the east, Dianchi Lake in the west, Zhuya in the south, and Tiele in the north. According to the survey of the four seas, we came to a conclusion based on the map of the four seas as an example. The shape is like a chicken, and the middle yellow lives alone in the sky."

"We actually live on a sphere, it's just that the sphere is so big that we can't see the arc."

"So if we keep sailing westward and go around in circles, we will be able to return to Daming."

The earth is huge, and Li Binyan wanted to see it.

Li Xian and Tang Xing looked blankly at Li Binyan who was muttering, what kind of strange theory is this?

What sailed west all the way back to Daming?

Li Binyan said with an even weirder expression: "I gave the report to His Majesty, saying that I want to go to the horizon, and I said that I can go back to Daming by sailing to the horizon."

"Your Majesty actually said, when I'm done with the affairs of the Shipping Department in Songjiang City, let me go to the horizon to see if I can return to Daming."

"Do you think I'm talking nonsense? I'm even ready to travel to the oceans."

"If we really live in a ball, I can really go back to Daming through star-stretching!"

"If we really live in a sphere, the earth we live in is really too big."

Li Xian shook his head again and again, Li Binyan made such an outrageous presentation, yet His Majesty actually replied to him specifically!

Really more popular than dead people!

Li Xian still had many questions, but he didn't know what those questions were. His Majesty was in Bei Ya, so he couldn't ask for advice.

Li Binyan said excitedly: "If there is really a ball under our feet, we can easily explain many, many phenomena, such as where does the moon go during the day? Has it fallen into darkness?"

"The moonlight is born when the sun shines, and the soul is born when the sun is covered. When the day is full, the light is full, and when the sun is full, the light is exhausted."

silence.

Li Xian and Tang Xing didn't know what Li Binyan was talking about. Isn't the moon just the moon?

It has been hanging in the sky, where else can it go?

They couldn't chat with Li Binyan.

Tang Xing said with a smile: "Isn't Governor Li most afraid of water? Go out on a boat to the horizon, how dare you think about it."

Li Binyan is afraid of water, which is well known in Mizhou Shipping Department, but Li Binyan adheres to the idea that drinking a few sips of seawater will not be afraid, and he has become a white strip in the waves.

At that time, Li Binyan never expected that he wanted to go boating on the sea to see the end of the sky.

Li Xian suddenly thought of a person, and said with a smile: "I think of a person named Belin, I think you two should have something to say."

"This person was born in a military household in Bosi Dinghaiwei, Ningbo City, but he was born in Nanjing and grew up in Nanjing. Duke Wei Guo has been restless since the Southern Yamen usurped the government and made trouble, so he found this person and asked him for divination."

"He is an astronomy student, and his master is He Hong, Dr. Si Li."

Astronomy students are from Daming Civil and Official Academy, which is affiliated to Qin Tianjian, but they are not outstanding students. There are only sixty students in total.

These astronomy students observe the sky, but they are often confused with yin and yang students. When someone dies in a powerful family, they always like to find them to choose a day for burial.

"You should be very chatty, he is very good at observing the sky." Li Xian said with great confirmation.

Astrology requires an astronomical map. The most magnificent astronomical map of the Central Plains Dynasty was made by Zhang Heng in the Western Han Dynasty. It has [-] stars in total, but it has been scattered.

Most of the astronomical maps in Li Binyan's hands were drawn by the astronomical officials accompanying Zheng He when he went to the Western Seas. They are sufficient, but not completely sufficient.

The more stars in the astronomical map, the more accurate the astrology will be.

Li Binyan looked happy and said: "It's easy to say, just introduce him to me!"

"I can't go with you, you don't understand what you say, and you laugh at me."

The three of them walked onto the pier and began to take people to check the armaments and food on board.

By the time Li Binyan, Li Xian and the others finished their work, the lights were already on.

Li Binyan walked down the pier, looked at the sea to the south and said, "With the army gathered here, the pirates in Zhoushan must know what we are going to do. How are they going to deal with it?"

"We are separated from the pirates in Zhoushan by Hangzhou Bay. They must know that we have arrived."

Tang Xing looked at the surface of the sea and said with a smile: "Why don't we use our ship as a bait to lure them into attacking our Shi Ship Division?"

"They must know that we are gathered here. At this time, they must be thinking of a way to avoid being wiped out. Burning our ships is obviously a good way."

"Will they be fooled if we act like we don't understand naval warfare and are careless?"

Li Xian thought for a while and said: "But if they launch a sneak attack and we are not prepared, wouldn't we be playing into the enemy's hands?"

Tang Xing and Li Binyan glanced at each other and laughed loudly.

During the Jingtai period, I didn't have any kung fu for fishing, dare to say that I am a courtier of Jingtai?Isn't that the same as not knowing how to fight crickets during the Xuande period?

Tang Xing and Li Binyan were in the Mizhou Bureau of Shipping, but they often dealt with Japanese pirates' sneak attacks. They summed up a set of effective methods to lure the enemy into deep, gather and annihilate them.

In comparison, Jiaozhou Bay is not as easy to set up an ambush as Songjiang Mansion Beach.

Tang Xing looked at the sea surface shimmering with moonlight at night, and said with a smile: "Then let's try."

At this time, on Wengzhou, the main continent of the Zhoushan Islands, there was a lot of voices and bright lights.

The three of Yue Qian walked on the streets of Wengzhou, looking at the crowded streets, and occasionally bought some snacks with Jingtai Tongbao to satisfy their cravings.

For example, roasted garlic and pepper shrimp, which is a palm-length shrimp with a shell, is divided into two from the middle, salt, garlic, and pepper are added, and a charcoal fire is placed on the bottom, the shrimp is roasted until it is red, and it is full of oil. Taste with pepper and put on a bamboo stick.

On the islands of Zhoushan, Jingtai Tongbao can also be used, and half a grilled shrimp only needs ten Tongbao.

During the ten days on the island, Yue Qian, Ji Duo and Yuan Bin ate a lot of seafood, such as fresh shrimps in pepper vinegar, steamed sea bass, boiled swimming crab, sea oyster soup, and stewed razor clams.

"After the naval battle in Zhoushan, I will bring a few sea chefs back to Beijing for Your Majesty. They are crunchy and oily. They are delicious!" Yuan Bin's grilled shrimp is not as fine as Ji Duo's, and Ji Duo has to peel the skin carefully every time.

Yuan Bin directly feasted on it.

"Eat less, won't you be unable to eat when you are eating later?" Yue Qian said with a smile.

The three of them landed on the island with the letter card of the Yang family of Ganpu this time.

As the second largest branch of the Zhoushan Islands, the Ganpu Yang family is very convenient in Wengzhou, where you can go wherever you want.

These letters are naturally captured by His Majesty.

"That's right." Yuan Bin threw the half-eaten shrimp to the wild dogs on the side of the road.

The Zhoushan Islands are very large, including Jintang Mountain, Xie Mountain, Mo Mountain, Dai Mountain, Yang Mountain, and Seven Mountains.

Island: There are often mountains in the sea to rely on, which are called islands, and those that can live in water are called islands.

For example, when Cao Cao was in Changge Xing, there was a saying of Shandao Yuzhi.

The Wengzhou where Yuan Bin and the others are located is the largest island in the Zhoushan archipelago, Zhoushan Benzhou.

Wengzhou should have been where Dinghai Zhongzhong and Zhongzuo were located.

In the fifth year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty moved 11 people from Changguozhou (the ancient name of Zhoushan) to Shaanxi. Since then, the Zhoushan Islands have been separated from the control of the Ming Dynasty.

The Zhoushan Islands were controlled by countless pirates.

During the reign of Yongle, Emperor Taizong Wen sailed south to the Western Ocean, and the pirates on this island fled.

In the 19th year of Yongle, after the capital was moved, as the guard system continued to collapse, the Zhoushan Islands were once again occupied by pirates.

The Zhoushan Islands are too close to Daming, even if it is a flat-bottomed boat, they can come by boat.

As a natural port, it is also the largest smuggling lair in Ming Dynasty.

Here, you can even see the Kunlun slaves of Man Basa active in the street, and it is also known as the island of ten thousand countries.

Yuan Bin pointed to a shop with a red curtain, showing a look of understanding, raised his eyebrows and said: "Hey, stop, I don't know what the price is for a private nest opened by a Thai-Western person." !"

"Shengfan, why don't you go and ask?" Yue Qian tilted his head and said that he saw the store. The business should be pretty good. There was a constant stream of people coming and going, and a few Thai and Western women were active in it.

Ji Duo thought for a while and said: "The three of us rock-paper-scissors, whoever loses will ask."

Yue Qian and Yuan Bin nodded and said, "OK!"

"Rock paper scissors!"

Yuan Bin produced stones alone, while Yue Qian and Ji Duo produced cloth.

Yuan Bin scratched his head and walked towards the store. He walked a little slowly and hesitantly.

Because of the strict military discipline of the Ming Dynasty, Yuan Bin never visited this kind of feasting place.

Besides, these Taixi people are all red-haired, and they look different from Daming people. This is also the first time he has seen Taixi people's private nest.

Yuan Bin felt very strange!

Yue Qian said in a low voice: "Should we remind him? Every time rock-paper-scissors, he always pays a rock. He always loses."

Ji Duo said calmly: "If you want to say it, you can say it. I won't say it. I can't beat him."

"If you let him know, the two of us will cheat him with rock-paper-scissors every time, and he will definitely go crazy."

Yue Qian thought about it, and finally gave up on this plan.

Among the three of them, Yuan Bin has the strongest force, and Yue Qian and Ji Duo combined may not necessarily be Yuan Bin's opponent.

Yuan Bin walked into the private nest opened by the Taixi people, thought for a long time, and finally asked, "Do you sell grilled shrimp?"

A tortoise came forward, threw Yuan Bin out, and hurriedly said, "While going, go, what kind of grilled shrimp are they selling, and where are the cucumber eggs!"

A group of Thai and Western private prostitutes leaned forward and backward laughing.

Yue Qian and Ji Duole couldn't stand up, they squatted on the side of the road, pointed at Yuan Bin, and laughed wantonly.

Yuan Bin blushed and said, "No, you don't understand that feeling at all!"

"They are human beings, but they look different from us. They are completely different. They don't even know how to ask for a price!"

"It's like asking how much a goat is, it's weird!"

Yue Qian and Ji Duo laughed louder!

Of course they knew this strange feeling. Where did the soldiers in the north see Taixi's private prostitute?

It is strange that this can be asked.

Seeing their laughter, Yuan Bin finally became angry and said loudly, "Laugh again!"

"Okay, okay, let's stop laughing." Seeing that Yuan Bin was really angry, Yue Qian and Ji Duo stopped.

Yue Qian and Ji Duo looked at each other the same way, but still couldn't hold back, and burst out into even bigger laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

Yue Qian smiled and said, "No, haha, we usually don't laugh like that."

Ji Duo almost laughed out loud: "Unless you can't help it."

As for their accent, it doesn't matter at all on Wengzhou Island, because there are more than [-] languages ​​spoken here, and their accent is not a problem at all.

People here are from all over the world, everywhere, and they don't attract attention.

On the contrary, this kind of wanton and free and easy smile is more like a pirate than a pirate, and the three of them are extremely fierce and very evil. This is a place outside the law, who will care about them later?

Yuan Bin also had a smile all over his face, and said as he walked, "Let's go, let's go to the banquet, it's too late to eat."

Chapter 4 Prohibition of Assassination, Beauty Trap, and Money Buying

The three of Yuan Bin finally started eating, the table was full of seafood.

Bird's nest, shark's fin, big black ginseng, fish maw, fish bone, abalone, seal and pike are the eight delicacies of the sea.

Broiled clams, shark tendon, and fried fresh shrimp are three side dishes.

There is also a kind of seafood called Sanshi. Sea cucumber, bream, shark tendon, fat chicken, and pork tendon are stewed together. The taste is extremely delicious. This is soup.

There are also a few pieces of Langya crispy candy, sweet but not greasy, waxy but not sticky, crisp but not broken, it is a good after-dinner treat.

The three of Yuan Bin's mouths were full of oil, and they feasted on it. Sea food was inconvenient, and His Majesty didn't seem to have such a good fortune.