Ye Xin's performance is perfect, he treats Mao Wenlong, the master, neither humble nor arrogant, and his etiquette and measurement are impeccable. A person like him is either really a rare good official, or he is the other extreme.

This was Mao Wenlong's first impression of Ye Xin, and because Ye Xin behaved too perfectly in front of him, Mao Wenlong was more inclined to the latter.

In the end, Mao Wenlong did not talk to Ye Xin more, lied that he was tired from the journey, and then asked Ye Xin to arrange his own accommodation.

Ye Xin didn't dare to slack off, personally led the way for Mao Wenlong, and came directly to the best courtyard in the mansion, and only after placing Mao Wenlong did he leave.

Mao Wenlong directly drove all the subordinates left by Ye Xin to serve him outside the courtyard, saying that he liked to be clean, and no one was allowed to disturb him without his orders. Haoda directly asked more than a dozen guards to defend the yard so that not even a fly could fly in.

Adou had already discovered that something was wrong with Mao Wenlong at this moment, and he hugged his fists and said, "Did the chief soldier find something wrong?" ”

Mao Wenlong hesitated for a moment before he said: "It's nothing, it's just that when I saw that Ye Zhifu just now, I didn't feel happy." ”

Adou was slightly stunned for a moment, and said: "This person is quite a big person, and he is deeply loved by the local people, why does the general soldier feel dislike about this person?" ”

Mao Wenlong shook his head and said, "I don't know why, when I saw him, my heart began to be unhappy. Everything about this man was so perfect, so perfect that one had to doubt it. Adou, wait a minute, you will secretly go and investigate carefully, and check the details of this person. ”

Adou paused for a moment, said no more, and directly agreed to Mao Wenlong.

Having arrived at Dengzhou Mansion, Mao Wenlong began to prepare for a meeting with Wu Sangui. To meet Wu Sangui is to be at sea, not on land.

Wu Sangui wanted to meet Mao Wenlong at sea, also out of consideration for his own safety, and also for maximum secrecy. After all, he still has a close relationship with Huang Taiji on the surface, so naturally he can't let Huang Taiji know that Wu Sangui has any contact with Mao Wenlong at this time.

In addition, the inland sea of Liaodong is connected to the inland sea of Dengzhou, so choosing to meet at sea is almost foolproof.

Mao Wenlong soon wrote a letter to Wu Sangui, informing him that he had arrived at Dengzhou Mansion and asked him to set a time to go to sea to meet.

A night was spent peacefully, near the coast of Dengzhou Mansion, and the sea breeze was quite strong at night, and Mao Wenlong was still a little uncomfortable with the climate here. After all, the temperature difference between day and night was still beyond the range he could bear.

Mao Wenlong got up early in the morning, for some reason, he couldn't sleep well last night, and he didn't feel sleepy, so he simply got up early in the morning. Just after washing, before Mao Wenlong could eat, he saw Adou, who had disappeared all night, come back.

"How? What was the takeaway from last night? After Mao Wenlong invited Adou to sit down in the room, he asked bluntly.

"Chief soldier, there is indeed something wrong with this Ye Xin, but nothing has been found yet?" Adou's face was a little uncertain.

"Tell me about it." Mao Wenlong said lightly.

"Last night, my subordinates kept observing Ye Xin in secret, and I saw him sitting in the bedroom until late at night before falling asleep. However, just when his subordinates thought that there was no situation, they suddenly found that this Ye Xin had disappeared out of thin air in his bedroom. Adou's brows furrowed, obviously, he was still very confused until this moment.

"Disappeared in his bedroom, which means that there should be a secret room or a secret passage or something like that in his bedroom?" Mao Wenlong's irresponsible speculation.

Adou also nodded and said: "My subordinates also thought so, and then I took advantage of his absence to go in and search, but I didn't find anything." ”

Mao Wenlong paused for a moment, and then said indifferently: "It seems that this Ye Xin should be a person with secrets, at least not as perfect as he behaved." You're going to work hard all night tonight, watch carefully. It's the fox that always shows its tail, no matter how well he hides it on the surface. ”

Adou nodded and said, "Yes, Chief Soldier." ”

Mao Wenlong saw Adou's serious expression on his face, and said with a smile: "Okay, this is just a matter of incident, don't take it too seriously." Stay and have a bite to eat together, then go to rest first. ”

Adou did not refuse Mao Wenlong's invitation, and had breakfast with him before leaving to rest.

At noon, Mao Wenlong unexpectedly received a reply from Wu Sangui, saying that he would meet at sea in Dengzhou Mansion two days later.

Mao Wenlong directly lit the letter paper on the candle, and after seeing that it was completely burned to ashes, he let Haoda lead the way and came to the dock by the sea together. At this time, more than 30 warships were docked at the dock, and there was a huge warship that stood out in the distance.

Because the draft of the big ship is too deep, it cannot be docked by the dock, so it can only be parked far away.

"Chief soldier, do you want to go up to the Fu boat in the distance to have a look?" Looking at the huge fortune ship outside, my heart was itching.

This lucky boat was a drawing that Mao Wenlong found from a shipyard in Nanjing, and then it was studied day and night by nearly a thousand craftsmen and made for nearly a year before it was built. Although the appearance of this lucky ship is no different from that of Zheng He's time, the inside has changed a lot.

Moreover, the current fortune ship is far smaller than the fortune ship in Zheng He's period. Because of the lack of wood to make the keel, and there are still many places that cannot be overcome technically, such a fortune ship is already the embodiment of the limits of those craftsmen.

"Why don't you see Lihui and them, where did they all go early in the morning?" Mao Wenlong looked around on the dock, but he didn't see Lihui and the others.

"Chief soldier, General Lihui, they have always lived on the ship, even if they dock on the shore, they still can't get off the ship." Haoda explained.

"Why? What's the use of staying on the ship if you can't stay on the shore even if you're all on the shore? Mao Wenlong was quite puzzled.

"The chief soldier doesn't know that once this ship goes to sea, it will be the foundation of all the soldiers. It is absolutely necessary to ensure the safety of the ship, and there can be no sloppiness, although this is the inland sea of Dengzhou Capital, and there are usually no accidents. But now the sea is not peaceful, especially those who are alive again. Haoda knew this, and he had heard Lihui complain to him before.

"The pirates of the sea are active again?" Mao Wenlong frowned deeply, and began to have opinions about the three brothers of the Lijia family.

The current navy has expanded to 50 warships, the number of the navy has reached more than 30,000, and the Fuship, which has only been launched for a month, has also entered service. Such a huge naval army actually made the Japanese arrogant on the sea of the Ming Dynasty?