On the vast sea, a fleet of thirteen cargo ships and five armed cargo ships were sailing on the sea from Bengang, Taiwan to Nagasaki. These eighteen ships were filled with porcelain, silk and various valuables produced by the Ming and Nanyang.

The ship sailing in the middle was a large blessed ship. In addition to being loaded with cargo, the blessed ship was also equipped with three red cannons, sixteen bowl guns and dozens of muskets. For ordinary cargo ships, this armed merchant ship can be said to be armed to the teeth.

On the front deck, Shi Daxuan, wearing a black robe, leaned against the mast, and there was a cigarette that was now very popular in the Ming Dynasty in his mouth. Looking at the scenery in front, his face was full of comfort.

As one of the eighteen Zhizhis in Zheng Zhilong Group, Shi Daxuan is very respected by Zheng Zhilong on weekdays. However, since he was mainly responsible for the maritime trade of Zheng Zhilong Group in the past, he was not famous on weekdays. However, if he mentioned his son, I believe many people would know him. His son was either someone else, or Shi Lang, the general of the Qing army who led the Qing soldiers to conquer Taiwan in another historical time and space.

As an old man who often travels in Taiwan, Nanyang and Nagasaki, Shi Daxuan is already very familiar with this route. It can be said that he will not make a mistake even if he closes his eyes. Now their fleet has arrived at the Tsukuma Strait, less than a hundred nautical miles away from Nagasaki. At most, they can go ashore in Nagasaki in the evening, and at that time they can enjoy the performance of geisha in the teahouse while tasting the delicious food of Fusang. When they think of the petite and weak and fair skin of Fusang women, Shi Daxuan feels a fever surge from his lower abdomen.

At this time, a middle-aged man in his forties with dark skin and short stature, wearing a wide robe, wearing a pair of wooden clogs on his feet, and a nota knife hanging around his waist walked to him. What is particularly noteworthy is that the man's hair on his head was shaved off, and he tied a bun behind him, which looked quite strange.

This is a very typical Japanese samurai dress. The reason why Japanese samurai dresses like this is because samurai's hair is often scattered for various reasons during war battles. At this time, the hair in the middle and front of the head will cover the face, block the view, and affect the battle. So a samurai shaves off the hair in the middle and front of the head. In this way, even if the hair is scattered during battle, it will only be scattered on both sides and back of the head, and will not affect the vision. Due to its obvious effect, samurai will follow suit, and over time it has become an unwritten tradition. However, this kind of shave is limited to the samurai class.

The Japanese samurai walked to Shi Daxuan and asked respectfully in Chinese language: "Sir, it seems that we can arrive at Nagasaki before dark. I hope you can stay in Nagasaki for a few more days this time. Our mistress hopes to toast you personally tonight to thank you for your care for the young master over the past two years."

Shi Daxuan's eyes stayed at the middle-aged samurai for a while, and then smiled and said, "I dare not be a good man, Ishii Jun is polite. Asen is not only your young master, but also my Shi's young master. It is appropriate to assist the young master."

"No... you said it wrong." The middle-aged samurai, Jiro Ishii, said seriously: "The mistress invited you out of a mother's love for the child and gratitude for you. Please don't refuse, please!" After that, Jiro Ishii bowed deeply to Shi Daxuan.

Seeing Jiro Ishii solemnly invited her to his mistress, Shi Daxuan sighed softly in his heart. It seemed that his plan to have fun tonight was about to fail.

At this time, a slightly tender child voice rang next to him, "Uncle Shi, Uncle Ishii, it turns out you are here, no wonder I can't find you everywhere after I get up."

As the words fell, a child about four years old, wearing a royal blue long gown, who was very pink and cute, walked to them. While speaking, he grabbed Shi Daxuan's hand and said happily: "Uncle Shi, I heard from Uncle Ishii that when I arrived in Nagasaki, my mother invited you to visit my house. Is that true?"

Seeing this child, Shi Daxuan's face showed a hint of love on his originally plain face. He bent down and smiled, "Yes, Uncle Shi is going to Asen's house for dinner tonight. Asen said okay?"

"Of course it's fine!" The child clapped his hands with joy, "Uncle hasn't been to Asen's house for a long time. This time Asen asked his mother to make her best sashimi for you."

"Uh..." After hearing the word sashimi, Shi Daxuan's expression stiffened for a moment, and then he smiled again and nodded reluctantly: "Okay!"

"That's great...he's okay..." After hearing Shi Daxuan's agreement, the child clapped his hands happily and jumped up.

Seeing the happy look of the child, even Jiro Ishii, who always looks serious, showed a hint of love on his face.

"Shi Dangjia...I found an unknown ship in front of the left, and they were coming like us!"

Suddenly, the sound of a lookout hand came from the mast behind.

"Unknown ship?"

Shi Daxuan and Ishii Jiro looked at each other and saw the solemn expression in each other's eyes. Unidentified ships sailing towards themselves were undoubtedly a dangerous signal for merchant ships sailing on the sea.

He is worthy of being a veteran who has been drifting on the sea for nearly 20 years. When he heard an unknown ship approaching, Shi Daxuan immediately ordered without hesitation: "Tell me the order, all ships will be covered with sails, and ships with artillery will be guarding the outer edge!"

"yes!"

With Shi Daxuan's order, the sail drivers immediately began to hang sails. Under the wind, the speed of the ship was obviously happier, but because of the speed getting faster, the hull began to sway and tilt back and forth.

After all, the child was young, and as the deck continued to shake, he began to feel a little unstable.

Seeing this, Shi Daxuan said to Jiro Ishii: "Ishii, you will bring the Young Master Cabin immediately, the deck is not very safe."

"Hi!"

Jiro Ishii didn't say anything nonsense, quickly picked up the child and walked towards the cabin. However, before he could enter the cabin, he heard a slightly terrified voice from the lookout hand: "Shi Dangjia, it's not good, the navy is here... it's the navy of Ming Kingdom!"

"The navy of Ming Kingdom!"

Shi Daxuan's heart suddenly jumped after hearing this. He didn't talk nonsense, and strode to the left side of the ship, took out a thousand-mile mirror from his arms and looked towards the left. A sun and moon flag fluttering in the wind immediately appeared in front of him.
Chapter completed!