Originally, Xu De and Zhao Lian thought that this was a simple matter, but they didn't expect that after they finished talking about what happened, Dong Chengwu did not answer the words of the two, but fell into a long silence.

This made Xu De and Zhao Lian confused, and their expressions became serious.

In the eyes of Xu De and Zhao Lian, although the Zhen family is powerful and wealthy, it is not a problem at all for a provincial governor like Dong Chengwu. In the past, Dong Chengwu may still need to be afraid of some things.

For example, the Zhen family is a big local family, such as the prestige and strength of the Zhen family among officials, and so on.

But now it's different, the Zhen family is involved in such a big case, and the Zhen family is definitely finished. No matter how powerful the Zhen family is, no matter how many officials collect the Zhen family's money, it is useless.

When it comes to assassinating the emperor, no one dares to have anything to do with the Zhen family anymore, and no one even dares to have any contact with the Zhen family, and it's too late to hide, let alone help.

Even if Dong Chengwu accepted the Zhen family's money, it doesn't matter, after all, the Zhen family did not fall because of bribing officials, but because of plotting to assassinate the emperor. Even if bribery of officials is found, not too many people will be involved.

What's more, now that Dong Chengwu is the governor of Fujian, it is easy to cover up this matter, and neither he nor Zhao Lian has any intention of pursuing this matter.

After a while, Dong Chengwu slowly spoke: "Gonggong Xu, Lord Zhao, do you know the owner of Wufeng?" ”

Xu De and Zhao Lian glanced at each other, and nodded at the same time: "Of course!" ”

The owner of the Wufeng ship was only the title of this man, his name was Wang Zhi, and he was the most famous leader of the Japanese who roamed overseas, and in fact he had a very good reputation in the Fujian generation in Zhejiang, because he represented the interests of a people.

Compared with those robbers who were rampant, what Wang Zhi wanted was very simple, that is, to get the permission of the imperial court so that he could open the sea and trade.

It was for this purpose that Wang Zhi helped Hu Zongxian, the then governor of the southeast, to pacify the southeastern Japanese and even surrender to the Ming Dynasty. In Hangzhou, he was ensnared by the imperial historian Wang Bengu, and was later killed.

In fact, Wang Zhi didn't understand, the moment he chose to surrender, his fate was doomed, and he had to die.

Maybe he is a pirate, and in business, Wang Zhi is a capable person, but he is pondering people's hearts, and in officialdom, Wang Zhi is a novice. At that time, Hu Zongxian and Wang Zhitui's policies violated many interests.

Hu Zongxian and Wang Zhi thought that they had made great contributions to quelling the Japanese rebellion in the southeast, and that they had done their best to serve the country, but they had violated the interests of many people.

Hu Zongxian may be forgivable, he is an official of the imperial court, and he has some ambitions in his heart, wanting to do something for the people and the country. Wang Zhi is different, he just wants an opportunity to open the sea, an opportunity to trade normally.

But there are people who are unwilling to give this opportunity, that is, the big families in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Fujian, those big gentry.

These people controlled the maritime trade in the south of the Yangtze River, they smuggled and even raised the Japanese pirates, which is why most of the Japanese were Ming people. These men hired samurai who had been defeated by the Japanese kingdom and organized fleets, and they controlled the profits of the sea trade.

Once Wang Zhihai succeeds, then they will suffer the most.

As for whether the Japanese invaders made a big fuss in the southeast, they didn't care so much, so there was Wang Zhi, who was forcibly killed in the case of surrender. This matter was not only not pursued by the imperial court, but was considered a great merit.

Wang Bengu, who killed Wang Zhi, was not only not dismissed, but from then on.

When killing Wang Zhi, Wang Bengu was just patrolling the imperial history, after killing Wang Zhi, Wang Bengu went straight up, from the patrol to the deputy envoy of the Shaanxi military garrison, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, the deputy imperial envoy of the criminal department, the servant of the ministry, and finally achieved the secretary of the ministry, which shows how many people are pushing behind this.

After Wang Zhi's death, some of Wang Zhi's old troops also took refuge in Wu Ping, Zhang Lian and other pirates in Fujian, and the trouble became even more serious.

It was not until the forty-fourth year of Jiajing that Wu Ping was defeated by Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, Liu Xian, and Tang Kekuan, and finally jumped to his death.

More than 20 years have passed since this incident, but no one will forget it, especially since many people have begun to reflect on it. Although many people tout Wang Bengu's contributions, there are also many people who are scolding Wang Bengu.

If he hadn't killed Wang Zhi, the southeast would not have continued to erode, and Wang Bengu was the culprit.

In Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, it is common for people to run boats in the South Seas if they can't survive, and many people revere Wang Zhi, and even worship the owner of Wufeng on the boat in order to keep safe. This made the people here, especially those near the sea, very distrustful of the imperial court.

When Wang Zhi was mentioned at this time, it was obviously not said casually, Dong Chengwu's words had a deep meaning.

"Lord Zhao, Gonggong Xu, now there is another Wang Zhi on the sea." Speaking of this, Dong Chengwu's face was full of bitterness: "This person's name is Li Dan, he is a native of Fujian, and he is very famous in Fujian. ”

Xu De was stunned, he regretted it a little, before coming to see Dong Chengwu, he should have gone to meet the people in the inner factory first.

"This Li Dan is a native of Quanzhou, when he was young, he went to Nanyang to do business, and later was captured by the Franji people in the Sulu Sultan (Philippines) and worked as a slave for several years, and then he escaped from the Sulu Sultan and went to the Wa Kingdom."

"After arriving in the Wa Kingdom, Li Dan quickly unified the Ming people there, and with their support, Li Dan formed a fleet."

"Befriend the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, hire the Japanese Emperors, form a fleet, and begin trading between the Ming Dynasty and the Sultan of Sulu." Speaking of this, Dong Chengwu sighed: "Over the years, this Li Dan has become bigger and bigger. ”

"It is said that he befriended a Wakuni named Tokugawa Ieyasu, and now he is fighting in Wakoku, preparing to unify the Wakoku."

Zhao Lian and Xu De were all shocked, and this is the case? Xu De looked at Dong Chengwu and asked with a serious face: "Governor Dong, have you ever played these things in the imperial court?" ”

Glancing at Xu De, Dong Chengwu said with a smile: "How does my father-in-law think I should play?" ”

"Named a big widow? This Li Dan has never invaded the Ming Dynasty, although these things are well known in Fujian, but there is no actual evidence, and it is not even known whether this Li Dan exists! ”

When Dong Chengwu said this, Xu De and Zhao Lian didn't understand, how could this situation go to the court? Maybe you will be scolded if you play it, so why bother? Only Xu De knows that if Dong Chengwu plays, not only will he not be punished, but he will also be reused.

The emperor of his own family is very interested in these things, but it makes no sense to talk about them now.

After pondering for a moment, Xu De asked again: "Then what is the relationship between this Zhen family and Li Dan?" ”

It is said that this Li Dan is from the Zhen family, and some people say that Li Dan's mother is from the Zhen family, but the details are unknown, but everyone knows that the relationship between the Zhen family and Li Dan is very close. Of these families related to maritime trade in the southeast, only the Zhen family is the first to look forward. ”

"Once the Zhen family is moved, I'm afraid that the southeast will be a swing and repeat the scourge of the Japanese invaders!"

Hearing this, Xu De and Zhao Lian were silent, no one can afford to wear this big hat!

Once the southeast is swept away because of this matter, and the scourge of the Japanese is repeated, then the matter will be troublesome. Xu De is more aware of his emperor's plans, the emperor has been reorganizing the army in the past few years, but his main energy is concentrated in the north.

The emperor's intention to prepare for the conquest of the Mongol Tatars can be said to be obvious, especially after defeating Warat, the court no longer doubts this. But if something happens in the southeast, it will disrupt the emperor's plan for the Tartars' conquest.

There are Japanese robbers in the southeast, and the Mongolian Tartars are taking the opportunity to go south, so they will repeat the old things in the Jiajing period.

Altan Khan's entry into the army has always been regarded as a shame by today's saints, so he scolded Yan Song for misleading the country, and even complained a lot about his grandfather, but this was overheard by Xu De, and he never dared to say it to others.

That battle was called the "Gengxu Change", and Xu De still remembered that after defeating Wara, the emperor was once drunk and brandished a sword to kill Qiu Luan.

If there is a matter of Japanese robbers in the southeast at this time, what will the emperor be in his mood?

But let go of the Zhen family?

Xu De subconsciously shook his head, and let go of the Zhen family at this point, let alone the emperor, he felt aggrieved. Especially knowing that the Zhen family colluded with the Japanese and even dared to assassinate the emperor, they were so unscrupulous.

"Gonggong Xu, is this matter a secret to Your Majesty?" Dong Chengwu looked at Xu De and said with some hesitation.

As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is the responsibility to defend the land and kill the thief, but Dong Chengwu doesn't want to be trapped, once Fujian makes trouble with the Japanese invaders, he will bear the brunt, and it is the people who suffer. It's too big, so let's ask for advice first!

"We can send someone to monitor the Zhen family, not that they are getting away."

Seeing Xu De looking at him, Dong Chengwu hurriedly added.

Zhao Lian had a gloomy face at this time, and said directly: "This official thinks that this move is inappropriate, and now it has been found that the Zhen family is the main culprit who plotted to assassinate His Majesty, so looking forward and looking backward is not the way to be a minister." ”

"Not moving the Zhen family for the sake of some rumors in the market will damage the majesty of the imperial court, and you can't do it."

Xu De glanced at Zhao Lian, who had a righteous face, and sighed in his heart, this guy said it well.

Dong Chengwu's face also became gloomy: "Why does Lord Zhao turn a blind eye to the people of the southeast? The Zhen family is hateful and should be killed, but they must not be killed so rashly. When the court is prepared, it is being killed. ”

Seeing that the two of them were arguing, Xu De hurriedly interrupted the two of them.

"The stakes are high, and it's not for us to make up our minds." Xu De said directly: "Our family will immediately write a secret performance and send someone to send someone to the capital for 800 miles to expedite it, and everything will wait for the emperor's ruling." ”

As for whether the Zhen family will run away, Xu De is not worried at all, there is an internal factory, how can it be so easy to run. As for the Zhen family getting the news, he pretended not to know if he knew each other, once the Zhen family tried to escape, then he was forcing himself to do it.

After listening to Xu De's words, Zhao Lian didn't speak, he acquiesced to Xu De's words, and if he had an attitude, he would just argue with reason!