Hu Zongxian sighed and said, "that''s a pity. If you don''t have an official, you really can''t allocate troops and horses."
Wang Quan was a little surprised. He thought Bai Xiaowen wanted to get a family background. Unexpectedly, he refused Hu Zongxian''s solicitation.
Just then, the servant reported, "master, master Xu has arrived."
"Invite him in," said Hu Zongxian.
Bai Xiaowen was a little surprised. A master can let Hu Zongxian use the word "please"? He glanced at Wang Quan.
Not long after, a scholar in green came in and bowed to Hu Zongxian.
Hu Zongxian personally introduced to Bai Xiaowen: "little immortal Bai, this is my aide, Mr. Xu Wei."
Bai Xiaowen remembered that Xu Wei of the Ming Dynasty was not Xu Wenchang? As for Xu Wenchang, there are many unofficial history essays handed down, known as one of the three talents of the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Wenchang''s paintings have been sought after by many parties. Even Qi Baishi, a master of traditional Chinese painting in later generations, can''t help sighing when watching Xu Wenchang''s paintings: I''d like to be a running dog under Mr. sinomeni (Xu Wenchang''s nickname)!
Moreover, in history, Xu Wenchang gave advice in Hu Zongxian''s curtain and contributed to the fight against the Japanese cause.
"This is the white immortal who killed the bandit leader Chen one eyed? Please accept my worship!" Xu Wei bowed with a sincere attitude.
Bai Xiaowen quickly returned the gift with humility in his mouth.
Hu Zongxian: "Mr. Xu came at the right time. Little immortal Bai is sincere and wants to kill thieves and serve the country. I hope I can borrow a sentry with him. However, he can''t be an official due to the discipline of the school, so the governor is also in a dilemma. What can Mr. Xu do to achieve the beauty of both sides?"
Xu Wei said with a smile, "it''s simple. It''s nothing more than a title. The governor can allocate a sentinel sailor together with a warship and be led by a confidant school captain. Nominally, Bai Xiaozhen counselled military affairs with the ship. In fact, he secretly ordered the school captain to obey Bai Xiaozhen''s assignment. In this way, he can avoid suspicion and live up to Bai Xiaozhen''s heart of serving the country."
Hu Zongxian thought about it and said with a happy smile, "very good. This is the best of both worlds."
Xu Wei added: "in addition, didn''t the governor''s policy of persuading surrender discussed with me suffer from no one in the middle? Bai Xiaozhen is the right person."
Hu Zongxian nodded: "yes, I wonder if Immortal Bai is willing to go?"
Bai Xiaowen listened to the two sing and make peace. He was a little confused and alert at the same time. These two scholars are not good at stubble. It''s not enough to describe them as resourceful. Don''t let them put themselves in bags. If they are sold, they have to count their money.
"I don''t know who the governor and Mr. Xu advised to surrender?"
Hu Zongxian sat upright and took a sip of tea with a smile.
Xu Wei replied, "it''s one of the more powerful Japanese pirates. The head''s name is Xu Hai."
Li Shuyi''s heart sank. The Japanese enemy Xu Hai camp has a bad relationship with them. It is already at the "hostile" level.
Bai Xiaowen didn''t show any embarrassment. He nodded and said, "in the opinion of Duke Du and Mr. Xu, how sure is it to recruit Xu Hai?"
Xu Wei: "let''s start with Xu Hai. He was the old headquarters of the giant bandit Wang Zhi. Later, he betrayed Wang Zhi and set up his own house. After Wang Zhi gave his head, he became a powerful force among the Japanese pirates."
"When Xu Hai was young, he was a monk of Hupao temple in Hangzhou. His legal name was Pujing. He just didn''t abide by the rules and regulations and loved Wang Cuiqiao, a famous prostitute in Jiaxing. Later, he invaded Jiaxing with Japanese pirates and took Wang Cuiqiao as his wife."
"Speaking of Wang Cuiqiao, she is an official woman. Although she has fallen into the dust, she also knows right and wrong, good and evil. She often admonishes Xu Hai to do less evil."
"Therefore, to recruit Xu Hai, we must start with his wife Wang Cuiqiao. I can''t say anything else. I''m sure there''s still sixty or seventy percent."
Hearing Xu Wei say so much in one breath, Bai Xiaowen understood something in his heart. He has a wide memory and has a deep understanding of the history of the Ming Dynasty. By comparing the ending of Xu Hai, a big Japanese pirate in his memory, he knows that Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei did not deceive him - in history, Xu Hai really accepted Zhao''an.
At that moment, Bai Xiaowen said with emotion, "please send a letter from the governor, and I''ll persuade Xu Hai to surrender."
"Good!" Hu Zongxian stroked his beard and said, "little immortal Bai is really brave. We have heroes like little immortal Bai in our army. It''s just around the corner to put down the Japanese chaos."
Next to Wang Quan finally found a chance to speak and hurried to praise.
Xu Wei sighed: "it''s a pity that general Yu''s injury hasn''t recovered, otherwise he won''t be afraid of the Japanese pirates in Fujian."
When Hu Zongxian heard General Yu''s three words, he also showed a sad face and said, "if Zhifu hadn''t been injured, how could Japanese pirates break the disaster of Quanzhou''s mansion."
As soon as Bai Xiaowen heard the words "General Yu" and "Zhifu", he immediately guessed that they were talking about Yu Dayou, a famous Anti Japanese general.
This is obviously a clue to a branch mission. Bai Xiaowen immediately asked, "who was General Yu hurt? What''s the situation now?"
Xu Wei said, "General Yu was outnumbered in a naval battle with the Japanese invaders half a month ago. He was stabbed by a real Japanese leader with a sword and was seriously injured. General Yu has always guarded Fujian. As soon as he was injured, the Japanese invaders dared to plunder Fujian''s governments. The governor was originally supervising the war in Zhejiang, so he had to come to the town."
The so-called "real Japanese" leaders refer to the real Japanese pirates.
In the Japanese chaos in Jiajing, less than 30% of the real Japanese pirates and more than 70% of the others are almost all Japanese pirates disguised by Ming people, also known as "fake Japanese".
Those Ming people who pretended to be Japanese pirates were basically squatters, city scoundrels, who entered the sea for pirates for the sake of huge profits from smuggling.
Therefore, after Bai Xiaowen joined the Anti Japanese Ming army camp, he received a decline in reputation. Most of the Japanese pirates camp are fake Japanese with Chinese surnames, and only a few are real Japanese with Japanese surnames.
Of course, whether fake or real Japanese, their hands are stained with the blood of the people of the Ming Dynasty, and their sins are the same. In Bai Xiaowen''s view, fake Japanese are particularly hateful.
"Is there no good doctor for diagnosis and treatment?" Bai Xiaowen continued to dig deep into the task clues.
Xu Wei said, "after general Yu was injured, he fainted and didn''t wake up. The governor sent a medical officer for diagnosis and treatment, but no toxin was found in the wound. We can only suspect that it was caused by the secret magic spell of the real Japanese. Therefore, the governor specially invited immortal sun of the Quanzhen sect to exorcise the evil. It''s just..."
Xu Wei''s desire to talk stopped again. It was obviously tempting others to continue questioning. It was also a good inducement.
Bai Xiaowen asked interestingly, "just how?"
Xu Wei stroked his beard and said, "immortal sun has profound Taoism. At a glance, he saw that general Yu was not poisoned, but was infringed by the evil power of the real Japanese demon law."
"Did immortal sun treat him?" Hu Zongxian asked.
Xu Wei said: "I''m here to report to the governor. Immortal Sun said that he has a method to help General Yu get rid of demons, but a clever woman can''t make bricks without rice. This method needs a herb called ''ghost Artemisia'' to do it. Immortal sun himself needs to accompany General Yu and help him suppress evil forces, so the matter of looking for herbs can only fall on us."
"Where can I find this herb?" Hu Zongxian asked.
Xu Wei: "immortal sun once visited Nanyang and saw this kind of ghost Artemisia on Wusha islands and reefs in the northwest of Ryukyu."
"Wusha island and reef?" Hu Zongxian frowned.
"What''s strange about this island and reef?" Bai Xiaowen asked appropriately, playing the role of a good listener.
"This is one of the strongholds of the Japanese pirates Xu Hai. It''s not easy for the officers and soldiers to go to the island on a large scale. If Xu Hai''s suspicion is aroused, the recruitment will add variables," Xu Wei said.
Bai Xiaowen understood. It turned out that this branch line task would fall on its own without deliberately digging. Xu Wei, a smart man, really won''t mention Yu Dayou''s injury for no reason.
Bai Xiaowen immediately volunteered: "I was going to deliver a letter to Xuhai''s nest, so I''ll take the job of finding medicine."
Of course, Xu Wei and Hu Zongxian are very happy to see Bai Xiaowen''s knowledge. Bai Xiaowen took the opportunity to say, "can you bring more soldiers on this trip? The boat is hard, so you can have a rest, so as not to be tired and unable to fight when you really meet thieves."
Bai Xiaowen didn''t use this reason wisely, but Hu Zongxian generously agreed. The number of soldiers at one sentry is only 90. He, the governor of Zhizhe, commands 100000 people. Of course, he can be the master.
Spirit world rule prompt message: "elite Branch Mission: find medicine and start."
[mission objective: go to Wusha island reef, find ghost Artemisia and give it to Quanzhen Taoist sun Xuanqing.]
[task difficulty: a]
[task duration: 48 hours]
[task reward: unknown]
An attendant bowed his head and whispered a few words beside Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian sighed and said, "the gentry and people in Quanzhou City sat around the Yamen again. The governor went to appease one or two."
"The governor worked hard." Bai Xiaowen, Xu Wei and Wang Quan stood up together.
Hu Zongxian said with a smile, "fortunately, the governor has a little confession about the thief token brought by immortal Bai and some recovered property."
After Hu Zongxian left, Xu Wei led Bai Xiaowen to Yu Dayou''s nursing home.
Although Yu Dayou was lying on the bed and couldn''t wake up, only from his body shape, he could see that he was a strong man, like a tiger in his sleep, and ordinary people didn''t dare to come near.
Beside Yu Dayou sat a Taoist priest with gray hair, wearing a purple robe and meditating in peace. Bai Xiaowen can''t match this bearing.
Bai Xiaowen and his party came to the house. Before they opened their mouth, the Taoist priest had opened his eyes. In his eyes, he looked at everyone''s faces.
"Did the medicine seeker bring it?"
"Immortal Hui Sun: this little immortal Bai is a disciple of the hidden Taoist sect named ''Xuanzong''. He was so angry that he killed the bandit leader Chen Duyan and volunteered to help General Yu find medicine." Xu Wei introduced Bai Xiaowen''s identity in three or two sentences.
Immortal sun narrowed his eyes and said, "Xuanzong? I haven''t heard of this hermit sect, but I''m ignorant."
Bai Xiaowen was embarrassed. He just wanted to explain a few words, but sun Zhenren spoke again calmly:
"That''s right. Taizu took the Zhengyi sect of Longhu Mountain as the authentic Taoist sect and led Taoism all over the world... Other sects have little power, which is due to their strength. I''m a Quanzhen Taoist sect. If it weren''t for the ancestral Master Yu Yin, I''m afraid there would be only a way to practice in seclusion."
Bai Xiaowen read the telegram and sighed. He followed immortal sun''s words and said, "What immortal said is that my Xuanzong has been declining for a long time. In our generation, only me and my younger martial sister are left. Even the official ultimatum of the righteous sect has not been issued."
Since they are not the authentic Taoism of Longhu Mountain, immortal sun and the "white immortal" naturally have a feeling of sympathy for each other. Then they nodded and said, "well, practitioners are home all over the world, have a clear mind and cultivate their nature, and the Du ultimatum is just a piece of paper. The achievement of immortality depends on hard cultivation, not on the silver seal of Longhu Mountain."
At present, sun Zhenzhen explained the morphological characteristics of "ghost Artemisia", saying:
"Fog gauze island and reef, where ghost Artemisia grows, is often haunted by ghosts. I was worried that the officers and soldiers would be difficult to deal with, but since a Taoist friend came forward, it should be all right."
Bai Xiaowen thought to himself that he knew that this drug search task had a difficulty rating of A-level elite task, and it must be very difficult.
Bai Xiaowen secretly lost an insight to immortal sun and was prompted to deduct 100 power points. He didn''t pay for power points, but he knew in his heart that the strength of this immortal sun must be not weak, at least better than Chen one eyed and others.
After asking for some precautions, Bai Xiaowen walked out of Yu Dayou''s door.
With a hula, Bai Xiaowen was surrounded by a group of Ming soldiers.
"The Taoist priest, how is the injury of my master?" asked a dark and strong Ming army captain.
"Yes, when will the Lord''s injury be healed?"
"We are still waiting for the Lord to recover and take us to the battle to kill thieves..."
A group of tough soldiers asked.
Bai Xiaowen looks at Xu Wei.
Xu Wei sighed, "these people are general Yu''s own soldiers. General Yu is always generous, generous and easy-going. He is quite loved by his soldiers..."
Bai Xiaowen nodded to show understanding.
Xu Wei raised his voice and said to the soldiers: "this little white immortal is going to sea to help General Yu find medicine. Don''t get in the way and miss General Yu''s diagnosis and treatment."
Bai Xiaowen suddenly said, "Mr. Xu, the governor said he would allocate two sentinels to me to help me sail into the sea. I think these close soldiers of General Yu are available. How about taking them to find medicine?"
The personal soldiers around the generals of the Ming Dynasty are much stronger than the ordinary guards. One can fight three or five. Yu Dayou is a military general of the Ming Dynasty. His personal strength is excellent. His personal soldiers must be strong.
According to the rules of the spirit world, these soldiers are elite templates, and there are even experts with rare elite templates.
Xu Wei was a little embarrassed: "these people are close friends of General Yu. Even the governor is hard to mobilize..."
The dark captain shouted, "we volunteered to go into the sea with the little immortal to help the general find medicine!"
Xu Wei continued to be embarrassed: "but... Duke Du may not be allowed. If you leave the camp without permission, it will violate military discipline."
"Please Mr. Xu!" the dark captain knelt down. Hula, knelt down.
Xu Wei hurriedly said, "what are you doing? Get up quickly... Alas, well, I''ll tell the governor and ask him to order you to go to sea."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and glanced at Xu Wei. Pretend, continue to pretend. Xu Wei, a smart man with a long heart in his hand, would take the initiative to talk about Bai Xiaowen''s going to find medicine if he didn''t have the idea of sending Yu Dayou''s personal soldiers to the sea? This size is a secret.
Hu Zongxian is probably happy to send these close soldiers out to do some business. It''s hard to move them in the barracks. Isn''t it a free meal?
Sure enough, after Xu Wei pretended to ask for instructions, Hu Zongxian immediately agreed. Bai Xiaowen led two carefully selected sentinels to the sea and set sail into the sea!