The four ships gradually approached each other.
Li Ping's main ship and a merchant ship began to drift to the left of the ironclad ship.
The other ship began to drift to the right.
When the sailors on the ship saw the emperor standing at the bow, they knelt down and shouted something.
All the officials leaned on the deck handrails and watched the ships merge happily, whispering to each other.
Although everyone has taken a boat before, few have taken a boat out to sea, and large ships are rarely seen.
This scene is obviously still attractive.
Emperor Jing put his hands on the awning and asked, "What are they shouting?"
An official nearby hurriedly flattered: "They must have seen Your Majesty and shouted "Long live His Majesty!"
Just as they were about to approach and everyone on the ironclad was watching with great interest, something incredible happened!
For some reason, the deck of the other merchant ship was in chaos, with everyone running around and shouting.
Emperor Jing's eyes fixed, and he asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
Fang Zheng walked forward and looked at the other side curiously: "They are all running towards the cabin. Maybe something happened inside? Our ironclad ship is quite unique. The other side may have been distracted and something went wrong with the work on the ship."
Emperor Jing nodded slightly.
That should be the case.
Everyone thought so, but not long after, the other party's hull showed an obvious abnormal tilt.
The crew members panicked and threw various floating objects into the sea, then started jumping off the boat like dumplings.
The officials of Jiangling Port were immediately shocked and said, "Your Majesty, it seems that their cabin is leaking seriously! I'm afraid the ship will sink soon."
"Save people!" Emperor Jing gave the order immediately.
Those who fell into the water were closest to the ironclad ship, and the enemy's other ships had already rushed ahead, making it difficult to turn around.
The best option right now is to rescue people on their own.
It's just right that we've been sailing on the sea for such a long time and it's time to return home. It won't be a problem to take them along.
Upon receiving the order, the sailors on the ironclad ship first dropped anchor, then picked up the ropes on the ship and threw them towards the shipwreck, shouting loudly.
Seeing this, the person who fell into the water hurriedly swam towards the ironclad ship.
After swimming for a while, he finally reached the side of the boat, grabbed the rope and was pulled up.
Li Ping was among them. His whole body was soaked in sea water, his hair was scattered on his back, and he was breathing heavily.
There was a gleam of excitement in his eyes.
Success! Everything went as expected, and the other side really came to rescue.
The other two ships will turn around and surround this ship in a moment.
As long as they succeed in holding the emperor hostage, then everything will be settled!
When he was halfway pulled, Li Ping touched the hull and felt something was wrong, so he knocked it twice.
When the sound of knocking metal was heard, Li Ping's whole body trembled violently.
Iron! How can this ship be made of iron?
Before he could think about it, he was dragged onto the deck.
At this moment, there were more than ten people on the deck, half-lying on the ground, panting and looking distraught.
All of them have excellent acting skills.
Li Ping did the same. After getting on the boat, he stole a glance at Emperor Jing.
Seeing that he was surrounded by guards, his heart trembled twice, and he quickly lowered his head to catch his breath.
At this moment, more than 20 people have been rescued, and the people below are still being pulled onto the boat one after another.
Li Ping took a deep breath, stood up, faced Emperor Jing, and staggered forward.
He had only taken two steps when he was stopped by the Jinyiwei and told to keep his distance.
Li Ping knelt down and shouted excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for saving my life! Long live Your Majesty, long live His Majesty, long, long live His Majesty!"
A group of death warriors knelt down and shouted one after another.
Facing the people's three cheers of "Long live the emperor", Emperor Jing smiled slightly and took the initiative to stride forward and asked: "Where are you from? What happened on the ship?"
There were four people guarding me, and two children, five steps...a bit far away.
Li Ping gritted his teeth and looked at the assassin not far away from him.
The assassin was a personal guard assigned to him by his father, with great martial arts skills. The two of them had already discussed countermeasures in advance.
The assassin understood what he meant when he saw this, and he knelt on the ground and kept moving towards Emperor Jing, saying excitedly: "I am so lucky to see your Majesty today, and I didn't expect to be rescued by your Majesty."
"Our fleet is a merchant ship of the Song family, heading to the west for trade. Unfortunately, we encountered many pirates on the way, and we hit a reef while resupplying. The ship was already badly damaged, and we kept repairing it along the way before we managed to get back to Dajing. I didn't expect... I didn't expect such an incident to happen right at our doorstep."
"What a pity for my shipload of cargo...how can I explain this to my boss!" As he said this, he began to cry and talk about the bad things that happened to the merchant ship along the way.
Another five people took the opportunity to come forward, gathered around him and kept comforting him.
Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao leaned against the railing, looking at the sunken ship, with sweet smiles on their faces.
They all thought of a happy event at the same time.
That's great, I picked up a shipload of cargo for free and have someone salvage it later.
This sea area should not be that deep, so it might be possible to hook the boat up with a hook.
"Hey, how much do you think this cargo is worth?" Li Yuanzhao bumped Fang Zheng with his shoulder.
"Who knows? A few tens of thousands is still a profit, a few hundred thousand is still a profit." Fang Zheng said, touching his chin.
"Does this count as robbing people's property?"
"No, didn't you hear that guy say he couldn't explain to the boss? That means they don't have the ability to make money! Wealth belongs to the virtuous!"
"Yes, that makes sense."
Fang Zheng turned around and looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, take a rest first. Wring out the water from your bodies first to avoid catching a cold. Then go to the cabin to rest. Someone will bring you hot water in a while."
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