Early the next morning.

"The last general, Yu Dayou, has an urgent matter to ask to see the governor. ”

"Your Excellency the Governor is still sleeping...... Oh, General Yu, why don't you listen?"

"The last general, Yu Dayou, has an urgent matter to ask to see the governor!"

Yu Dayou's voice raised, almost like thunder.

Therefore, Governor Hu Zongxian was woken up early in the morning.

Stretching, Hu Zongxian sat up from the bed: "Okay, let him in." ”

Yu Dayou strode into the main cabin where Hu Zongxian was sleeping, saluted, and said, "Have you ever seen Bai Xiaozhen?"

Hu Zongxian was a little confused: "Bai Xiaozhenren? What's wrong?"

Yu Dayou was silent for a moment, and then handed a note to Hu Zongxian: "This is the note left by Bai Xiaozhen in the room, please take a look at it." ”

Hu Zongxian took the note and opened it to look at it carefully.

"General Yu Junjian: I have found out the clue to the Japanese who stabbed you, and it is the leader of the real Japanese Kou, Matsuura Shinkuro. The plague of the Japanese in Fujian has basically subsided, and I have done nothing to stay here, so I am determined to go to sea to find out the whereabouts of Matsuura Shinkuro and kill the Japanese people. One is to avenge General Yu, and the other is to explore the evil spells used by the other party, as a way to increase knowledge through experience. ”

"The three pro-military captains under General Yu, Zhang Ting, Yuan Yuan, and Zhou Zhan, are all warriors who can fight and are good at maneuvering boats. I used a little trick, under the pretense of the authority of the governor, to order the three of them to go with the ship, and I did not inform General Yu of the urgency, and I hoped to forgive the sin. ”

Seeing this, Hu Zongxian already felt that something was wrong, and summoned Xu Wei over with a stack of voices. He continued to look at it, and his hands and feet suddenly froze.

"However, only three lieutenants were not able to sail the ship, so I borrowed two hundred soldiers from the account of the Governor. When General Yu presented the note to the Governor, don't forget to apologize for me. ”

Yu Dayou was a little confused: "Duke, how can Bai Xiaozhen easily borrow two hundred personal soldiers from your account, it seems that you still don't know?"

Hu Zongxian had a calm face and hurriedly put on his robe: "Maybe it's just a joke...... Where is the sergeant on duty? Go and find my personal guard commander Zhou Shun to come over!"

Yu Dayou has a stomach problem, and he can only hold it in his stomach. Although he has a rough temperament, he can still see that Hu Zongxian is in a bad mood.

After a while, Zhou Shun, the commander of the guards, and Xu Wei, the master, arrived together.

Hu Zongxian didn't have time to say hello to Xu Wei, so he asked Zhou Shun: "Last night, Bai ...... Bai Xiaozhenren, have I ever looked for you?"

Zhou Shun was a little surprised, and said, "Back to the Governor, exactly." ”

"He asked you to borrow troops?"

"Yes. ”

"You lent it to him?" Hu Zongxian's face almost fell with ice slag.

“...... Yes," Zhou Shun was a little confused, "Why did the Governor ask this, last night it was obviously you who personally took Bai Xiaozhen to find me on the last general's warship, and allowed him to go to sea secretly with two warships and two hundred personal soldiers." ”

"What nonsense!" Hu Zongxian said angrily, "You can't even recognize me?"

Zhou Shun hurriedly knelt down, panicked but swore an oath: "Dugong, what the last general said is the truth, and it is indeed you and Bai Xiaozhen who found it together!"

Xu Wei, who was on the side, exchanged a few words with Yu Dayou, quickly figured out the situation, and said: "Zhou Shun, even if the governor wants to lend troops to Bai Xiaoyou, he will summon you to the flagship to give orders, how can you deign to go to your ship in person?

Zhou Shun said honestly: "The last general also had doubts at first, but after listening to the conversation between Bai Xiaozhen and the governor, he said, 'It's a matter of confidentiality, and the governor is personally accompanied', and the last general thinks that maybe the governor will deign to be in person instead of announcing ...... in order to avoid people's eyes."

Hu Zongxian's face stiffened: "You didn't ask clearly?"

Zhou Shun hung his head: "The last general...... The last general did not dare to ask. ”

Xu Wei said with a smile: "The governor is very strict in governing the army, and the order is prohibited, and he has a great reputation in the hearts of all the soldiers. Zhou Shun saw that the Duke was really present, and he didn't dare to say much, which was reasonable. ”

Yu Dayou remembered that on Kinmen Island, several personal soldiers cowered in the face of Xu Hai and were ordered to be beheaded by Hu Zongxian on the spot, and nodded secretly in his heart.

Hu Zongxian said angrily: "Where do I have a real body? I have been sleeping in this cabin last night and have never gone out for half a step. ”

Xu Wei smiled and said, "This must be Bai Xiaoyou's spell." I heard that the Taoist magic can call the wind and rain, scatter beans into soldiers, although Bai Xiaoyou is young, but he is a master disciple of the hidden Xuanzong, and it is not strange that he can use one or two puppets, illusions and other spells. Being able to hide from people around Zhou Shun who are familiar with the governor shows that he is not shallow. ”

Hu Zongxian's face twitched: "This ...... This little Taoist priest has made me miserable!" He wanted to scold the "demon way", but thinking of Bai Xiaowen's merits and the help he gave these days, he still didn't scold.

"What are you doing in a daze? Zhifu, go and chase after you! If the little Taoist Bai doesn't listen to me, he must have crossed east to Japan and attacked the Japanese Kingdom. Be sure to intercept him!" Hu Zongxian said.

Xu Wei shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Duke, it's too late." Since Bai Xiaoyou set off last night and had a smooth ride, he should have arrived in Ryukyu at this time. The soldiers he took away were all personal soldiers who had followed you for many years, and they were extremely skilled in handling ships and boats, how could General Yu catch up. ”

Hu Zongxian sighed: "Bai Xiaodao misunderstood me! If the gossip clearer knows, what should I do?"

Xu Wei smiled slightly, but he was confident: "Don't worry, in fact, Bai Xiaoyou is very measured in doing things, and he has left room for remedy." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"If Bai Xiaoyou took away the soldiers and horses under the imperial court, there would be a lot of people talking, and he would definitely not be able to keep secrets. But what he took away were personal soldiers who were loyal to the Governor! The personal soldiers did not belong to the control of the imperial court, and even if there were 200 fewer people, it would be easy for the Governor to cover up. Xu Wei said.

The problem of empty salaries in the Ming Dynasty army was serious, and many soldiers and soldiers under the imperial court, such as the three major battalions of the Beijing Division, local guard posts, etc., could not even eat, so naturally they could not talk about combat effectiveness.

In a sense, it can be regarded as armed families raised by large families, and they are all supported by the generals themselves. For these pro-soldiers, the generals are the parents of food and clothing, the so-called who serves the bowl, who is in charge, of course, the pro-soldiers have to work for the generals, and the importance of loyalty to the generals is greater than loyalty to the court.

This is also the reason why Yu Dayou was called "the general" by Zhang Ting and others. When Yu Dayou was in a coma, why didn't Hu Zongxian take the initiative to transfer Yu Dayou's personal soldiers, but asked these personal soldiers to take the initiative to ask for help by looking for medicine? This is also the reason.

Of course, the transfer can still be transferred, and even Yu Dayou himself has to obey orders, not to mention his own soldiers. It's just that he crossed the general to dispatch the other party's personal soldiers, some crossed the line and committed taboos, and the cautious Hu Zongxian was of course unwilling to do so.