The huge hull of Taiping gently drifted across the slightly undulating sea surface. The waves splashed up and hit the hull. It shattered into countless water droplets, and fell on the water surface. In the distance, countless smoke from cooking was rising. Under the smoke from cooking, a city appeared in front of everyone. The sailors on the boat cheered. After sailing on the sea for many days, they finally arrived at their destination, Quanzhou.

Min Ruoxi stood on the top of the building, wearing a thick white fur, staring at the closer and closer city, Quanzhou, Chu State, and this was her homeland.

"Empress, Quanzhou is ahead." Zhou Li pointed to the city in the distance and introduced to Min Ruoxi.

Min Ruoxi nodded and took a deep breath. After sailing on the sea for many days, they had already cut off news from the land. They didn't know where the battle between Chu and Qi had developed.

"Empress, two ships are coming in front of you." Ying Gu whispered on the side.

"That is a ship from the Quanzhou Tax Inspection Department, responsible for collecting taxes on ships entering and leaving the Quanzhou port." Zhou Li was quite familiar with this place, glanced at it and smiled. "Of course, he is also responsible for anti-smuggling. It is an armed ship."

"Responsible for anti-smuggling?" Min Ruoxi's lips curled slightly. The base camp of Ning, the largest pirate in Chu State and the smuggling leader, is in Quanzhou.

Understanding Min Ruoxi's meaning, Zhou Li smiled and said, "Of course, they can only be responsible for killing mosquitoes and flies. There is no way for tigers. On the contrary, they are still the guard dogs of tigers and lions. When some things are not convenient for tigers and lions to take action, it is their turn to show off."

"The official bandit family!" Min Ruoxi sneered. Whether it is the princess of Da Chu or the queen of Da Ming, she always doesn't like such things. "General Zhou Li, you can deal with them."

"Yes, please go back to the cabin and take a break. There is no need for much. I believe that the county magistrates of Quanzhou and the leading figures of Quanzhou will gather at the port to welcome you." Zhou Li bowed slightly.

Min Ruoxi nodded. She would not be unknown when she came back this time, but would make a big fuss.

Min Ruoxi took Yinggu and Eunuch Le away. Zhou Li stood up straight, turned around, and looked at the ship of the Quanzhou Tax Inspection Department that was getting closer and closer, and his eyes slowly narrowed.

After two years of departure, Zhou Li is back.

The two tax inspection department ships rushed to the Taiping Ship in the distance. On the ship led by Li Kang widened his eyes and looked at the ship that was getting bigger and bigger in front of him, his face full of horror.

His face turned red, of course, it was not that he had a blushing face. He was drinking with several subordinates before leaving the boat. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, he should naturally gather together to celebrate. He was a deputy in the Tax Inspection Department here and was born in Quanzhou Navy. In order to be transferred from the Navy to the Tax Inspection Department, he almost took out all his savings in the first half of his life to succeed.

Of course, all the efforts are worth it. After more than two years in the Tax Inspection Department, he not only had already recovered the capital he had invested before, but also gained a lot. The Tax Inspection Department is not comparable to the dilapidated yamen of the Navy.

Quanzhou Tax Inspection Department is a wealthy yamen. As long as it is a ship entering this port, don’t flatter him and act in his face? Of course, there are also people who don’t miss him, but naturally he can’t afford to offend these people. But in Quanzhou, there are only Ning’s family.

The reason why he was able to become a deputy in the tax inspection department was Ning's promotion.

I heard that a boat was coming to Quanzhou Port. Li Kang, who had been drinking halfway, was very interested and could make a fortune again. But his subordinates said that there was a big ship, and the ship was big, so of course there was more oil and water.

But now, he felt a little cold. Is this a damn big? This is not an ordinary civilian merchant ship, it is a warship, a standard warship. Li Kang was born in a navy and still had a clear distinction between warships and merchant ships. When the sea breeze blew, he was frightened again and his drunkenness disappeared long ago.

Of course he knew that in Quanzhou, there was only one person with such a huge warship, the Ning family, but the Ning family's warships never docked in Quanzhou Port because they were too eye-catching. Even though Quanzhou is now the Ning family's one-man show, this kind of thing is still a taboo. The Ning family would not drive the warships into the port with such a big fanfare.

Who else was besides the Ning family? Li Kang was a little confused for a moment. But no matter who it was, the person who could own such a warship was probably not something that his own small tax inspection department could afford.

The sailors on the tax inspection department began to whisper the flags to the warships opposite and asked the warships opposite to stop the ship for investigation. Li Kang was a little worried that the other party would ignore them at all and just crush them directly. With the other party's size, he could easily press his two ships of three hundred materials into the water.

What made him feel relieved was that the battleship opposite actually returned to the flagstone. He felt relieved when he saw the huge iron anchor falling from the ship into the deep sea.

At least he is not an enemy. He is not a brave man. He has lived a very comfortable life in the Tax Inspection Department for the past two years, so he naturally doesn't want any dangerous things to appear on him. He has already made up his attention just now. If the opponent ignores his banner, he will immediately order to escape.

This is no joke about a warship that doesn’t know where to come. Besides, I am a tax collector, not a war.

The ships of the Tax Inspection Department slowly approached, and all the tax officials looked up at the huge Taiping ship, each with their mouths wide open.

What a big ship.

Li Kang looked naturally different from them. His eyes first passed by the entire ship, not the Ning family's three-story warships, and the styles were very different. The second sight was the sailors on the ship. Except for those who operated the ship, the sailors on the ship were all wearing dark armor and stood with their swords one by one, from the bow to the stern. There were probably hundreds of such soldiers standing neatly and motionless, and they would not see their approach.

Li Kang had served as a soldier, which was very different from ordinary tax officials. With just a glance, he almost smelled the strong murderous aura and evil aura on those people. He had smelled this smell on the personal soldiers of the navy general and the people in the Ning fleet.

He couldn't help but complain. He dared to openly fight here with such naked, he was not something he could afford to provoke.

The people of Da Chu banned bows and crossbows but could not help but swords and guns, but armor was also prohibited. However, these people, not only were they wearing armor, but also had a crossbow hanging around their waists. He did not believe that the goods were commercially available on the ship, but only the weapons of warships.

He felt a little bitter. Damn, why is he on duty today, not the fat and big-eared guy in the Tax Inspection Department? Oh, by the way, that fat and big-eared guy is a remote Guanqi from Ning's family, and his surname is Ning. He has to go to Ning's family to pay New Year's greetings these days, so the tax inspection department can only be guarded by itself.

He stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the guards armed to the teeth. He didn't know what to do, but he was stunned.

"Boss, boss!" The taxpayers behind him gently poked him. The so-called ignorant people are fearless, compared to him, these taxpayers are more calm.

He was stabbed by Tax Ding, and then he came to his senses. He coughed lightly, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Li Kang, Quanzhou Tax Inspection Department, I don't know which ship owner is. Li Kang asked for a meeting."

Hearing Li Kang's shouting, the tax officials behind him were all a little dazed. They didn't know how much pain they felt when they wanted to Kang now. At this time, he felt that it would be better if he had drunk a few more drinks before and lie down in the yamen.

Above the huge warship, a man appeared in Li Kang's vision. Like those soldiers, he wore helmets and armor, but he was even more majestic. He stood above with his hands behind his back and looked down at Li Kang.

"Li Kang? It's you, do you still recognize me?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Li Kang immediately widened his eyes and tried hard to recognize the person above, the one-eyed dragon! He finally saw the face of the man on the boat.

"General Zhou Li, why are you?"

When he was a small officer in the Quanzhou Water Division, Zhou Li was the deputy general of the Quanzhou Water Division. Later, Zhou Li resigned, and he never heard of Zhou Li again. Later, he sacrificed all his family to join the uncle He Ying, the second young master of the Ning family, and was transferred from the Navy to the Tax Inspection Division. When he went to thank He Ying, he met Zhou Li again. However, at that time, Zhou Li had decided to leave the Ning family.

Two years later, he met Zhou Li again, but under such a scene.

Seeing Zhou Li appear, Li Kang sighed again. Since he was an old friend, there would be no danger today. General Zhou Li had a very good relationship with Ning, so of course he would not come here to cause trouble.

"A certain family is now the navy general of the Ming Dynasty." Zhou Li looked at Li Kang and said proudly: "This time, this general was ordered to escort the Empress of the Ming Dynasty and Princess Zhaohua of the Great Chu back to Chu State. Why? Do you want to come up and check it?"

Listening to the Minghuai reported by Zhou Li, Li Kang blinked and did not react for a moment.

Empress of the Ming Dynasty and Princess Zhaohua of the Great Chu. He suddenly became excited. These are not two people, they are one person.

"Empress, Princess Zhaohua?" His tongue was rolled up a little.

"Li Kang, when I was in the navy, I saw that you were still a talented person. Why did so many years have passed and become like this?" On the warship, Zhou Li looked at him with some disdain, "Forget it, I will not be difficult for you. Leave a boat to guide us. You, go back immediately to tell Quanzhou County Magistrate Hu Yicai and let him go to the dock to welcome Princess Zhaohua."
Chapter completed!