Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

When Hu Erkui arrived at the dock and saw a 500-ton Fujian warship, he couldn't help feeling a little confused.

This warship flying the Yellow Dragon Flag of the Qing Dynasty looks quite old, but one can still feel its former majesty.

Hu Erkui frowned and waved to the flag signal soldier beside him, indicating that he should ask the other party about his purpose.

After receiving the order, the flag signalman immediately began to communicate with the other party. After a moment, the flag signalman turned around and reported to Hu Erkui: "Captain, the other party said they were stationed here before."

Hu Erkui sneered when he heard this. He walked to the front of the dock and shouted at the warship, "Tell them, I don't know what this place was like before. Now this is the territory of the Heaven and Earth Federation. Tell them to go back to where they came from. If they dare to anger me, the cannonballs will not have eyes!"

Hu Erkui's voice echoed in the sea breeze, with unquestionable majesty and dominance. His eyes were firm and sharp, as if warning the other party not to challenge his bottom line easily.

Not long after, the warship carrying two thousand Qing soldiers turned around and left as Hu Erkui had expected.

Duolong secretly felt lucky. He knew that these soldiers of the Federation of Heaven and Earth must be the subordinates of Brother Wei. If the two sides really clashed, even if he had more than 2,000 men, he might not be able to win. Moreover, once they started fighting, how would he get along with Brother Wei in the future?

As for the emperor's request to investigate the resurrection of the Wei brothers, Duolong had already thought of a plan: the soldiers on the island were of low rank and knew nothing about the truth, so naturally there was no way to investigate. In this way, not only could an unnecessary fight be avoided, but the friendship between himself and the Wei brothers could also be maintained.

Seeing the Qing warships going farther and farther away, Hu Erkui's heart finally settled down. After all, there were more than 300 prisoners of the Tokugawa shogunate on the island. If there was any mistake, he could not bear the blame.

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On the third day after Wei Xiaobao set out for Qinzhou City Defense Port, Shuri Port welcomed another warship, which was flying the Qing Dynasty dragon flag, indicating that it was a warship from the Qing Dynasty court.

Just like last time, after confirming its purpose, the warship sailed directly to the port and stopped at the dock.

It was Long Keduo and his men who got off the warship, holding yellow brocade boxes in their hands, which contained the imperial edict of Emperor Kangxi and gifts for the King of Ryukyu.

After obtaining permission, the group entered the Ryukyu Palace and met King Shangning.

Long Keduo first expressed his apology for leaving without saying goodbye last time: "Your Majesty, I left suddenly last time because I had something important to do. Please don't blame me."

King Shangning smiled and said, "It's okay. Your Excellency, is there anything important that brought you here this time?"

Long Keduo replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, I came here this time on the orders of the emperor to once again convey the court's attention to your country. The emperor hopes that even if the vassal relationship between the two countries cannot continue, we should be able to maintain friendly relations and develop and prosper together." As he said, he handed the imperial edict in his hand to King Shangning.

King Shangning took the edict and read it carefully. The edict expressed Emperor Kangxi's concern for Ryukyu and promised to provide more support and help. At the same time, he also hoped that Ryukyu and the Qing government would strengthen trade and promote economic and cultural exchanges between the two sides.

After reading the imperial edict, King Shangning said, "We have always wanted to trade with the Qing Dynasty, but the Qing Dynasty has implemented the border relocation and sea ban. Our merchant ships will be detained by your naval commanders if they go there. Therefore, at present, no merchants here are willing to go to the Qing Dynasty. Only some smuggling ships are risking their lives to go there."

After hearing this, Long Keduo said, "Although we have implemented the ban on sea trade, we have not stopped officially licensed merchant ships from conducting trade in designated locations. Currently, the open cities are Guangzhou, Xiamen, Ningbo and Shanghai. As long as you have official license documents, you can trade in these four cities."

"How do I apply for a license?" asked King Shangning.

"Your Highness, I have written this letter by hand. You can send someone to the customs offices in these four cities to handle it." Long Keduo said.

"Then it's Lord Laolong's turn." King Shangning said.

Then Long Keduo wrote a letter of recommendation to King Shangning.

After finishing the trade, Long Keduo opened the brocade boxes filled with various precious items, including pearls, gems, silk, etc. These were gifts given by Emperor Kangxi to the King of Ryukyu to show his respect and friendship for Ryukyu.

King Shangning gratefully accepted the gift and said he would cherish the friendship. The two sides also had in-depth discussions on some specific matters and reached a series of consensus.

Finally, Long Keduo conveyed the emperor's concern for Wei Xiaobao, the commander-in-chief of the Tiandi Federation, and conveyed the emperor's order to reinstate Wei Xiaobao, and hoped that Lord Wei could return to Beijing with him to resume his post.

Prince Shangning looked at Longkeduo in great surprise, because he knew that Commander Wei was just a leader of the Anti-Qing and Restoration Society before. How did he become the first-class Lu Ding Duke in the Qing Dynasty, second only to the prince?

Afterwards, Long Keduo told the story of Wei Xiaobao's legendary past.

It turned out that Wei Xiaobao had become the confidant of the young Emperor Kangxi in the imperial palace in the capital, and was later appointed as the deputy chief of the imperial guards.

After that, he made many contributions, such as uncovering Oboi's conspiracy and suppressing the Rebellion of the Three Feudatories.

Not only that, he also helped Kangxi resolve the border dispute with Tsarist Russia and thwarted the conspiracy of Wu Sangui and the Shenlong Sect.

These achievements made Emperor Kangxi value him even more and he conferred on him the title of First-Class Lu Ding Duke.

After hearing this, King Shangning couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that Lord Wei had such a legendary experience!"

There was admiration in his eyes, and he felt even more respect for Wei Xiaobao.

Prince Shangning thought to himself that it was no wonder that Emperor Kangxi attached so much importance to such a heroic figure, and even he himself was full of respect for him.

When Long Keduo learned that Wei Xiaobao had left three days ago, he asked in surprise: "What? Lord Wei is gone! Where is Lord Wei now?"

King Shangning smiled and replied, "Lord Wei did not tell us his destination when he left Ryukyu, so I don't know where he is now."

Although King Shangning was grateful to the Qing court for its willingness to repair relations with the Ryukyu Kingdom and the Heaven and Earth Federation, he would not reveal Wei Xiaobao's whereabouts. Wei Xiaobao's itinerary was classified as top secret.

Longkodo frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "How can this be possible? I came here from afar just to see Lord Wei!"

King Shangning comforted him and said, "Don't worry, Lord Long. Lord Wei promised us that he would come back within two or three months."