Chapter 331: The Crime Is in the Words, and It Is Difficult to Survive on the Island of Evil

It seems that God has an invisible hand, manipulating all this, trying to stop Zhu Youtang from leading the Chinese nation to true prosperity.

With the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, as long as private capital is successfully introduced this time, the court can use private capital to complete the mining of the Luzon gold mine.

If the Ming Dynasty court gets an endless supply of gold from Luzon, it can not only improve its own financial situation, but also have enough strength to build a new monetary system.

Throughout the ages, world currency is the true symbol of the strength of a country or even a nation. What Zhu Youtang pursues is to become a superpower that can issue paper money to circulate around the world.

It's just that the sky doesn't fulfill people's wishes, as if someone has already seen through Zhu Youtang's plan.

This time, someone actually interfered, not only murdered Zhang Heling, Zhou Gui and Zhang Lun and other noble sons, but also wanted to bury the entire ship.

Once these seed players are all buried in the vast ocean, not only will the Ming Dynasty's talent training plan be frustrated, but it will also be a heavy blow to Luzon's gold mining, and even directly affect the emperor's marine strategy.

In the dark night under the storm, the sailboat carrying the young master and the students of the Imperial Academy became shaky and seemed to capsize in the ocean at any time.

Screams and prayers merged together, and the whole scene seemed very chaotic.

Even though Wang Shouren, Zhao Kuo, Li Yanwen and Cheng Jin were swept into the sea from the deck by the waves, they had no time to take care of it now. The first priority was to calm down the current situation.

"Hold on! You must hold on!"

The captain of this ship was Su Can, the martial arts champion last year. Faced with the sudden bad weather conditions, he quickly organized the crew to change course for self-rescue.

Originally, the best way was to approach the doldrums in the shallow sea area, but now the conditions no longer allowed it. The best way was to leave this sea area.

Fortunately, the wind was blowing wildly in the northwest direction. As long as they could adjust the correct sail angle, they could sail quickly to the north with this strong wind.

Although the risk of running aground at night was very high, the current situation did not allow them to choose to take risks. Staying where they were was the biggest risk.

Bang!

Not long after sailing, the rope of a sail was blown off, and the sail and two crew members disappeared.

"Adjust sail A to Qian, sail B to Kun, we must turn the tide tonight!" Su Can came to the bow in the storm and gave instructions to his subordinates.

Whether it is the military examination of Enke or the military examination of the following years, the focus of the examination has become marine knowledge, which has given them a solid theoretical foundation for sea navigation.

It is precisely because of his solid theoretical knowledge and relatively rich sailing experience that he became the captain of the second ship of the fleet heading to the South China Sea this time.

"Pull!"

"Pull!"

"Pull again!"

...

Under Su Can's extreme operation, the canvas changed direction and took advantage of the strong wind blowing from the southeast, and the ship quickly left the storm zone.

"Are we escaping?"

About half an hour later, the wind around was obviously much smaller.

Su Can frowned and found that the anchor of the ship was deliberately cut off: "The Seven Dippers are there, let's continue sailing in the direction of the Seven Dippers!"

It is impossible to complete the anchoring here now. The wind from the southeast is still enough to blow the entire ship to the coast, so we have to bite the bullet and move forward.

"Wang Shouren is missing!"

"Zhao Kuo and Li Yanwen are missing!"

"Jinyiwei Baihu Cheng Jin is no longer on the ship!"

...

Since the ship has come to a relatively safe area, Su Can also wants to find out who cut the anchor, but the investigation found that four people were missing.

If one or two people suddenly disappeared, it might just be a navigation accident, but the disappearances one after another made him realize that there might be a shocking conspiracy.

But now this matter is not important, the top priority is to ensure the safety of the remaining people on the ship.

The night is very long.

Relying on the traction of the Big Dipper, the ship that lost a sail seemed to move forward aimlessly, and the people on the ship knew that their life and death were determined by heaven.

The next morning, the sea had already returned to calm.

The currents in the sea were very turbulent, and just when they thought they were going to run aground, a three-masted ship came towards them.

"Donghaiwei!"

"That's the flag of Donghaiwei!"

"Haha... we are finally saved!"

...

After seeing the flag of the Ming Dynasty Donghaiwei, a group of students ran to the deck and shouted excitedly, feeling lucky for their survival.

At this moment, the person standing on the deck and observing with a telescope was the Governor of Donghai, Xu Shiying.

Originally, he thought the emperor was too cautious, but when he saw the hull in front of him was already shaky and the other party was waving a flag for help, he deeply realized that the current emperor was a true hero.

Because the Governor of Donghai, Xu Shiying, led the Donghai to appear in time, the crisis of the ship was quickly resolved, and he personally escorted the ship carrying the hope of mining gold in Luzon back to Tianjin.

Of course, after learning that Zhang Lun, Wang Shouren, Cheng Jin and others had disappeared, Xu Shiying also sent his own ships to search the scene.

However, the situation was too chaotic at the time. Since they didn't know how long the ship had been drifting after being cut off, they didn't know the exact coordinates, so they found nothing after searching.

Fate plays tricks on people, and the disaster has lasted for thousands of years.

Cheng Si, a member of a well-dressed family, was rescued by a passing merchant ship. He then followed the merchant ship directly back to Songjiang Shipping Department. Instead, he was the first to return to land.

He knew that the other three people must not be as lucky as him, and they must have all fed the fish by now. He immediately concocted a fact and said: "I was ordered to escort the imperial envoy south. Chen Zheng, the left minister of the Ministry of Works, returned to Guangzhou. On the way back to the capital while escorting the disciples of the Imperial Academy and the disciples of Zhu Xun, one after another people disappeared on the boat. I thought that there were villains plotting against my companions. On the night of the fourth day of November, when there was a storm, I discovered Li Yanwen, a student of the Imperial Academy of Ship Medicine. Wang Shouren, the crown prince of Xinjian Bo, and Zhao Kuo, prince of Jing Bo, were thrown into the ocean. I wanted to go forward and arrest the culprits, but I didn't want my ministers and Li Yanwen to be swept into the sea by the wind and waves. I would like to ask your majesty to immediately search for Wang Shouren, Zhao Kuo, and Zhang Lun, and also ask the court to severely punish Li Yanwen for this! Wait for the villain!"

Thanks to the Ming Dynasty's gradually improved Tangbao system, this matter was quickly reported to the capital.

When the current saint heard this, he was immediately shocked.

Faced with the villains who dared to harm the emperor's relatives, Emperor Hongzhi immediately ordered local officials to search for Wang Shouren and others. At the same time, Li Yanwen was wanted across the country.

History has undergone subtle changes at this moment. At the end of the third year of Hongzhi, a student named Li Wenyan from the Imperial College of Shipbuilding Medicine was wanted by the imperial court, and officials at all levels were ordered to take him to the capital for trial once discovered.

Just when the capital was turbulent, an island in the southeast ushered in a sunny day.

Wow……

Li Yanwen naturally didn't know that even though he survived this shipwreck, he would all become prisoners of the imperial court. However, he woke up in a daze and spit out all the water in his mouth.

When he was blown away by the wind and waves, he luckily caught a wooden plank that fell on the sea. He, Wang Shouren and Zhao Kuo used the buoyancy of the plank to float on the sea for an unknown length of time.

Originally, he felt that he could not bear it anymore and was about to give up, but he woke up from a wave and opened his eyes to see Wang Shouren and Zhao Kuo.

"Where is this?"

"This is an island, we are saved!"

"How can we be saved? We are obviously trapped here!!"

…

Wang Shouren and Zhao Kuo woke up first. They had just explored the situation on this beach. Faced with Li Yanwen's inquiry, Zhao Kuo looked very frustrated.

This is a lush green island with a silver beach about a mile long, but the more beautiful it is, the more it looks like a beautiful cage.

Zhao Kuo licked his dry lips, but looked at Wang Shouren and said, "What should we do now?"

The water in front of the beach in front of them was very shallow and clear, but they had been soaking in the sea for at least a whole night, and now the three of them seemed thirsty and hungry.

"Let's find water first!"

Wang Shouren noticed that there were fish swimming in the shallow water, but this kind of sea fish that shuttled like ghosts was like a moon in the water and could not be caught with just his hands.

If there was no food, the three of them might be able to hold on for a while, but it would be absolutely impossible without water.

"Is there no rain on the ground?"

The three people walked towards the forest, but when they saw the empty forest, they were completely dumbfounded.

Even though the violent storm was still vivid in their minds yesterday, the dry ground in front of the three of them now looked like it had never rained at all.

"how so!"

Wang Shouren looked at the empty forest and couldn't believe his eyes. Originally, his worst plan was that if there was no water source on the island, they would collect rainwater, but he found that he seemed to have overthought it.

"If there is no water on this island, then the three of us will be dead?" Zhao Kuo's mouth was dry and he asked very worriedly.

Li Yanwen originally thought he had escaped, but he didn't expect to come to an island without water. He suddenly sat on the root of a tree like a deflated ball.

Wang Shouren was not one to sit back and wait for death. He immediately pointed to the front and said: "There is so much vegetation here, there is no way there is no water. Let's look inside the island!"

At this moment, he knew the importance of survival skills, and finally understood why the court specially arranged a survival skills class for them.

This is a pine forest dominated by masson pine and black pine, but the surrounding area is very quiet. There is a lot of white sand on the ground. The trees are widely spaced apart, making the place look very empty.

After about a stick of incense, they still found nothing.

The group of three people continued to go deeper, but they were almost frightened to death by a piece of tattered clothes hanging on the pine tree. For a moment, the scalps of the three people were numb, and they all felt that there was something indescribable on the tree.

"What's this?"

"Like goat's footprints!"

"Let's go, as the teacher said: follow the footprints of the beasts, we may be able to find the source of water!"

…

Wang Shouren and the others suddenly made a discovery. Since there was a lot of sand here, a suspected goat's animal trail was clearly visible, so they decided to follow the animal trail to find water.

"Look, there is indeed water there!" Zhao Kuo was walking at the front and said suddenly very excitedly.

A goat was drinking water leisurely in front, but was frightened by Zhao Kuo's voice and ran away. After running for more than ten meters, it couldn't help but hide in the grass and look here curiously.

Wang Shouren and the other three people took up the water from the well with both hands and drank it. As the sweet water entered their stomachs, they seemed to come to life again.

But suddenly, after Li Wenyan was half full after drinking, he realized a question: "Since there is no one on this island, why is there a well here?"

"Huh? Yes, how come there is a well here!" Zhao Kuo seemed to be late to realize it, and asked in confusion.

Wang Shouren was just trying to find the answer, but when he looked down at the water and saw a reflection, he seemed to have the answer in his mind.

"Catch all these outsiders!" An old woman who looked like a leader appeared behind Wang Shouren and gave an order with a fierce look.

Wang Shouren and his two companions saw that there were more than a dozen people, although they seemed to be all women, and several of them were holding spears with gun heads in their hands, so they immediately surrendered.

Even if you think with your butt, you know that these people who appeared on the island are not good people.

Either they are evil people who do not obey the court's orders, or they are the families of a pirate gang. How could a decent woman live on the island?

Although Wang Shouren was tied up obediently, he said seriously: "I am the son of Wang Hua, the Earl of Yixinjian and the Imperial College. Who are you and why do you want to arrest us?"

"Looking at your tender skin and flesh, you are indeed a child from a wealthy family!" A woman looked Wang Shouren up and down, but threw a coquettish eye.

"I don't care who you are, but when you come to this island, you only have two choices!" The old woman seemed very prestigious and said in a deep voice.

Zhao Kuo was a curious baby and asked very cooperatively: "Which two ways!"

"Do you see those bones?" The old woman did not rush to answer, but pointed to the skulls in the stone pit not far away.

Wang Shouren and the other two were just busy drinking water, so they didn't care about the stone pits, but when they saw the countless skulls and rotten clothes, they were shocked.

It turned out that the clothes hanging on the tree on the road just now came from here.

"The food and water resources on the island are limited! If you want to survive on this island, you must take out the corresponding things, otherwise you will all be executed by us!" The old woman looked at Wang Shouren and the other two who had been tied up, and immediately expressed her attitude fiercely.

Zhao Kuo's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately said loudly: "I have silver on me, and a deposit note of 1,000 taels from Renyi Money Store. Is this enough for the three of them to live on the island?"

"What do we need the things on you for? Come on, it seems that the three of them can't take out anything decent, so just chop them up!" The old woman seemed too lazy to take another look, and immediately said in a deep voice.

"Elder, why don't you search first!" The beautiful woman who had just flirted with Wang Shouren hesitated for a moment, and suddenly proposed.