Chapter 186: Mary I's Handmaiden
"Master Gu, you are not at home at noon, why are you wandering on the street?" Zhang You got off the horse from a distance, and when he walked next to Gu Xiancheng, he saw that the other party still hadn't found out, so he couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder with a smile.
Gu Xiancheng was startled, looked back, stroked his chest and said, "It turned out to be Master Zhang, who almost scared the officials to death...... These foreign monks are a little interesting, and they actually know that they are complaining on the street, but unfortunately they are talking and snoring, and the officials have not heard a reason for listening for a long time. ”
Zhang You tiptoed to look in, and saw a military attache standing opposite the priests dressed as priests, and after a closer look, he actually knew that it was Yu Youde, the commander of the Dongcheng Soldiers and Horses. A priest was anxiously talking to him about something, but unfortunately most of it was in English, occasionally mixed with a sentence or two of Chinese, which was also a strange tone, Yu Youde frowned, obviously confused.
"It looks like his sister has been arrested by someone...... He spoke so fast that I couldn't understand it. Qian Wugua interjected, he had been with the pirate leader Wang Hai for many years, and he knew a little English, but he was also a half-witter, and now he has not used it for many years, and he has long forgotten it.
"Okay, old money, I didn't expect you to understand the bird language of Huang Maofan." Bi Hongquan praised, Lao Qian smiled, and said proudly: "That is, I think I had a lot of contact with these yellow-haired ghosts back then, don't underestimate them, these people are smart, and the Franc cannon was made by them." ”
Francophone is the common name of the Ming Dynasty for Portugal and Spain, there are many small European countries, the forces are intricate, and the people look similar, not to mention that the old money is not clear, even Zhang You is not very clear.
However, he is still sure that the priest who spoke is British, he studied in the United States in his later life, English is his second language, and he can tell the other party's strong British language with his eyes closed, as for whether the other party is English or Scottish, he can't tell - it seems that Britain is not unified today, right? Is the Queen of England Mary I or Elizabeth I?
"Lord Yu, hand them over to this official, you go and do your job!" Thinking about it, Zhang You separated the crowd and stepped forward.
Yu Youde looked back and saw that it was Zhang You, he was startled, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted, no way, the last time Qian Yonghe killed people on the street, it really scared him, the murderer was not guilty, and now he has become a serious Jinyi Wei Baihu, such a force is not something that he can provoke with a small commander of the Soldiers and Horses.
After saluting, he got up and said with a smile: "What kind of wind blew you over?" These foreign monks are very difficult, they talk to Rory, and they have been holding the official for a long time, and they can't understand a word......"
"It's okay, I understand!" Zhang You interrupted Yu Youde with a smile.
What, you can actually understand this bird language?
Not only Yu Youde, but Li Yan and the people around him were also stunned, and Qian Wugua asked with some disbelief: "When did the young master learn this bird language, why didn't the old slave know?" ”
"You don't know much," Zhang You glanced at the money gourd, and turned to the priest who was staring blankly at him in very standard English, "Are you English or Scottish?" I just heard you say that your sister was taken away, what's going on? ”
A field of eyeballs.
The priest was pleasantly surprised, and pounced at once, and his mouth kept talking: "Honorable sir, it's great that you actually know the language of our country......"
He wanted to hug Zhang You, but the action was too exaggerated, Bi Hongquan stepped forward first, if Zhang You hadn't reacted in time and grabbed him, he would have to kick him.
"It's a custom in their country, so don't be nervous." After comforting Bi Hongquan first, Zhang You took the initiative to hug the already frightened pastor, and explained in English: "They are my guards, and I thought you were trying to do wrong, I'm sorry, I scared you." ”
The priest reacted, bowed respectfully to Zhang Youshen, and said, "It turns out that you are still a noble adult, look at you so young, you must be born in a noble, right?" I'm Alfred Anderson from Scotland, and you can call me Zhao Minghan. My sister's name is Mary, who used to be the lady-in-waiting of the Venerable Mary I, Queen of Scots, and this time came to China with Father Luo Mingjian......
"Do you know what the name of the person who snatched your sister is?" Zhang You interrupted Alfred and asked.
Alfred frowned and said, "The language barrier, I don't know who they are, but the person in charge has repeated what 'Young Master Su' has repeated several times......"
"Young Master Su?" Zhang You looked at Yu Youde, who had not yet left: "Does Jingshi have a young master surnamed Su?" ”
"Young Master surnamed Su?" Yu Youde shook his head and said with a smile: "Forgive the official for being lonely and unheard, I really haven't heard of it...... What did he say? Does it have anything to do with this Young Master Su? ”
Zhang You then briefly repeated Alfred's words, and one of Yu Youde's subordinates interjected: "The young master surnamed Su who dared to rob the people's girls on the street did not, but he listened to the brothers who changed shifts, not long ago, Ma Decai and his gang hugged a yellow-haired woman to swagger through the market...... By the way, this Ma Decai was originally the son of a wealthy merchant in the east of the city, and he has always been friendly with Sun Zheng, the righteous son of the steward of the Ten Princes' Mansion, what is this kid talking about'Young Master Su', isn't it 'Young Master Sun'? ”
"Don't talk nonsense, Young Master Sun ......" Yu Youde glanced at Zhang You: "...... Sick in bed, I haven't shown my face for a long time, how can it have something to do with this? ”
The subordinate shrank his head, didn't dare to say more, and quietly pushed back.
Zhang You has already confirmed his guess, and said that foreigners can't speak clearly, and listening to Huaxia is like a book from heaven, the so-called Young Master Su must be Sun Zheng, that kid is so lustful, so what Ma De is happy to see, and snatched him up...... It seems that this Mary should be good-looking, and once served as the lady-in-waiting of the Queen of Scots. By the way, just now Zhao Minghan said that they came to Huaxia with Luo Mingjian, and Luo Mingjian is a famous person. Well, if this kind of thing can't be touched, it doesn't matter, since it does, even if Sun Zheng is unlucky.
Thinking of this, he took out a piece of broken silver from his arms and threw it to Yu Youde's subordinate: "Your guess is very reasonable, take it to the bar." Then he looked back at Alfred, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Come with me, put your heart in your belly, and it won't be long before you will see your sister." ”
"Really?" Alfred asked incredulously.
Zhang You didn't answer him, but looked back and ordered: "Old Qian, you go to the Ten Princes' Mansion and tell Sun Dexiu that before sunset, if I can't see Mary, let him prepare a coffin for Sun Zheng!" ”