It was already dark outside, and Hu Zongxian lit two candles with his own hands, and the candlelight reflected on his side face, which looked cloudy and uncertain.

"Brother Ruzhen, it is inevitable to appease Wang Zhi, let some news out, this is not necessarily a bad thing, besides, ......"

Qian Yuan stopped halfway through his words, and Hu Zongxian, who was opposite, had a frost on his face, which had never had much expression, and his eyes were full of anger.

"This kind of thing can only be done, it can't be said, once it is leaked, the Taoist officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee will inevitably write a letter to impeach......" Hu Zongxian suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a low voice: "Zhancai, why is it so unwise?!" ”

Qian Yuan smiled and lowered his head, "Brother Ruzhen, can Wang Wufeng help?" ”

After a long silence, Hu Ruzhen said in a low voice: "It's hard to say. ”

"Huh?"

"In the thirtieth year of Jiajing, Wang Zhide Ding Zhan and Li Wenshi, deputy envoys of Zhejiang Haidao, acquiesced in the opening of the sea and banned trade, and worked together with the officials, troops, and sailors to exterminate Lu Qi, Shen Jiu, and Chen Sipan, the leaders of the Japanese pirates." Hu Zongxian said indifferently: "So the temptation of appeasement is actually not great for Wang Zhi. ”

"Unless you promise to open the sea and ban trade?"

"Not bad." Hu Zongxian spied the expression of the young man beside him with the corner of his eye, "Otherwise, I can only use his name to lure him ashore and control it in ......his hands."

"It is impossible to keep this matter secret, and once it is known, the official of the DPRK and the Central Committee will inevitably write a letter of impeachment." Qian Yuan said with a smile: "If Wang Zhi dies, tens of thousands of Japanese robbers under his command will inevitably come ashore and invade...... Oh, it's not necessarily a Japanese now, most of them should be considered maritime merchants

But once Wang Zhi dies, it also means that the DPRK and China will definitely not open the sea and ban trade, and those maritime merchants can only turn into widows, then it will be a big trouble, Brother Ruzhen, is Qian right? ”

Hu Zongxian didn't say anything, he didn't know what he was thinking in his heart.

A long sigh sounded, Qian Yuan got up and paced back and forth, "In the thirty-third year of Jiajing, Qian and Brother Ruzhen met in the officialdom of Suzhou Wharf.

Since the intersection of Brother Ruzhen and Zhao Wenhua, Qian has known that although there are civil and military talents in the southeast, those who are peaceful will be Hu Jixi. ”

"At the end of the thirty-third year of Jiajing, the Japanese coerced Yuhang and Beixinguan, and Brother Ruzhen strongly persuaded Zhao Wenhua to go out of the city to face the battle, and won a complete victory in the battle of Linpingshan, which was the first time Qian fought side by side with Brother Ruzhen."

"In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing, Qian was coerced by the Japanese in Huizhou Mansion, and Brother Ruzhen sent troops to rescue him twice, how can Qian forget this feeling?"

"In order to calm the chaos in the southeast, how many people threw their heads lightly, how many people spilled their blood in the township, how many people died, Qian Mou visited the guards who died in Jiaxing a few years ago, and how many people sent their second son to Qian!"

"You Hu Ruzhen did not hesitate to cling to the top of the Yan Party, how can I Qian Zhancai use the next means?!"

Qian Yuan's tirade is not exciting, and anyone who listens to it will be moved, but Hu Zongxian didn't raise his eyelids...... After dealing with him for all these years, he deeply knows that this is a fox on the other side, and it is not an ordinary fox, it is a fox that has only become a spirit!

This conversation has been shadowy from the beginning, the words of the two are testing each other inside and out, hiding deep meanings, Qian Yuan now understands that Hu Zongxian is iron-hearted, and if he doesn't see a rabbit, he won't scatter an eagle!

After half a ring, Qian Yuan said with a slight displeasure: "Before the rumors in Beijing, Qian Mou had already said it carefully in front of His Majesty. ”

"What?!" Hu Zongxian jumped up, and Mu Ran's face changed all at once, with excitement, trepidation, fear, and hope......

"The year before last, I entered Beijing and faced the saint, and I praised you Hu Ruzhen in front of Your Majesty!" Qian Yuan said angrily: "As a result, after a year, Jiaxing and Huzhou have been eroded, and they really don't give me a long face!" ”

"Zhan Cai...... Hu Zongxian smiled bitterly: "This thing ......"

"So last year, I faced the saint, I had one thing to say in front of His Majesty, and two to say two, and as soon as I entered, I sued, first to sue Ruan He for incompetence, and second to sue you for Hu Ruzhen's immeasurable!" Qian Yuan was too lazy to put on a posture anymore, slumped in his chair and said, "I recommend Brother Wei Xi to be promoted to the governor of Zhejiang...... After that, His Majesty asked Hu Ruzhen if he could be the governor of Zhejiang......"

Hu Zongxian's heavy wheezing sound was clearly audible, and his nostrils were dilated!

"Xu Hai will be killed, Wang Zhi can be controlled, if you want to quell the southeast rebellion as soon as possible, it is necessary to pay equal attention to appeasement, Hu Ruzhen and Wang Zhi are fellow villagers, secretly corresponding, intending to appease." Qian Yuan said slowly: "If you change to a governor of Zhejiang, it will be difficult to follow Cao Gui, and if you don't talk about anything else, the possibility of appeasement of Wang Zhi will be much smaller......

"And after that?" Hu Zongxian wiped the sweat stains on his palms and personally lifted the teapot to pour tea for Qian Yuan.

"Pour a bowl of herbal tea in winter?" Qian Yuan muttered before he said: "In the end, Brother Wei Xi was immediately promoted by the court to the governor of Zhejiang, and Brother Ruzhen naturally stayed. ”

Hu Zongxian sat down and muttered, "Emphasis on soothing and suppressing...... Equal emphasis on repression......"

"I have crossed the clear road in front of Your Majesty, if you can successfully appease Wang Zhi, even if the official of the Daoyan Department writes to impeach, Your Majesty will know it in his heart." Qian Yuan analyzed: "It is impossible for you Hu Ruzhen to enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and return to the court in the future......"

"Of course, if the Yan Party is defeated and retreats, and Huating takes the position, maybe......" Qian Yuan added another weight, "If there is Gao Xinzheng, it will be fine." ”

"Gao Xin Zheng?!" Hu Zongxian swallowed his saliva, "His Royal Highness King Yu also knows?" ”

"Of course I don't." Qian Yuan blurted out, and then said slowly: "However, before Qian went south in May last year, he proposed in front of His Highness to open the sea and ban trade, and Gao Xinzheng was also present. ”

From that turning point, Hu Zongxian's mood changed completely with Qian Yuan's words, and he rubbed his hands happily...... Emperor Jiajing reigned for thirty-six years, it is difficult to say who walks in front of him or Yan Song, even if the Yan Party is defeated first, as long as King Yu and Gaoxin Zheng Ken are protected, they will be able to escape no matter what!

"Do you understand now?"

"Got it!" Hu Zongxian slapped the table, "lure Wang directly to attack Shaoxing, Ningbo, and Taizhou, with Qi Jiguang and Liu Xian as the main force to contend with it, mobilize troops to encircle and suppress, and then secretly send envoys to contact Wang Zhi, promising to open the sea and ban trade after appeasement, and drive him to send troops to cut off Xuhai's back road!" ”

Hu Zongxian was in high spirits at this time, "If he refuses to send troops to help, why should it be cheaper to open the sea and ban trade...... Anyway, it's not the first time he's done this kind of thing! ”

After walking back and forth for a few steps, Hu Zongxian suddenly stopped, "Zhancai, it's okay to say that you can be appeased, but the sea is open to trade, I am afraid that there will be many impeachments by the officials of the DPRK and the Central Branch, and Your Majesty will ...... it."

"In front of Your Majesty, I have said at least five times that the sea is open and trade is forbidden." Qian Yuan said lazily: "But in the end, Your Majesty still allowed me to patrol Zhejiang...... Yuwangfu is still waiting for the silver to be used! ”

"In other words, the appeasement and the ban on trade must be linked?"

"Not necessarily." Qian Yuan coughed, "Didn't Brother Shicai Ruzhen also say it...... There are things that can only be done, not said...... Anyway, Your Majesty and His Royal Highness should know it in their hearts. ”

Regarding this, Qian Yuan has his own plan, and later generations once commented that the Hubu Shangshu of the Jiajing Dynasty was actually Emperor Jiajing himself, and this was an emperor who wanted money to die.

After pondering in his heart for a long time, Hu Zongxian gritted his teeth, "It's decided, I will send someone to the Japanese country immediately after returning to Hangzhou, but there is one thing, the foolish brother has something to say first!" ”

"Say."

"The opening of the sea is forbidden to trade, and this matter is handled by Zhancai, and the Governor's Office does not participate."

"Yes, but the sailor must provide escort, and what about the sand boats and fortune boats allocated by Nanjing?!"

"I'll talk about that later." Hu Zongxian had a little headache and continued: "In addition, to appease Wang Zhi, Zhancai must come forward. ”

"Yes, I also want to meet this Wufeng Ship Master." After Qian Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Hu Zongxian straightly, and asked after a while: "Finished?" ”

"Hmm."

"Now it's my turn?"

Hu Zongxian sighed in his heart, in fact, in the past two years, he and many of his confidants have been worried about appeasing Wang Zhi, after all, this is a private act, and he does not dare to write to His Majesty, and even Yan Song and Zhao Wenhua dare not leak it.

And Qian Yuan crossed the clear road for him in front of Emperor Jiajing, kept him as the governor of Zhejiang, and was willing to contact King Yu for him, Hu Zongxian wanted to get it with his heels, and this time the favor was too great...... I'm afraid that Qian Yuan will be very ruthless this time!