The ship is gradually about to dock, and the vision of the people on the boat gradually becomes clear, and they can clearly see that there are many people on the shore who greet them, no, it should be said that they are welcoming Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan had long expected such a scene in his heart, and now he was standing at the bow of the boat, looking at the shore with all his eyes, as if he wanted to see someone eagerly, but although he could already see the crowd on the shore here, but after all, the distance was still a little far, he could only see the crowd, but he couldn't tell who it was, but even if he couldn't see it clearly, Zhang Fan could still feel that the person he was looking forward to must be coming.

The boat is getting closer and closer to the shore, and the people on both sides can already hear each other's voices, and at this time, the faces in the crowd gradually became clear, as if with a kind of magic, Zhang Fan saw the person he wanted to see in the crowd, his mother Zhao, and the Zhao family standing in the crowd also saw Zhang Fan, and suddenly Zhao's eyes were red, and I don't know whether it was moved or some other emotion Tears couldn't help but flow out, Zhang Fan saw his mother's appearance, His eyes were also red, and he was about to cry when he saw it, but fortunately, Yingyue beside him held his hand below, as if to remind him to pay attention to the occasion, Zhang Fan also stopped his tears in time, after all, there are many people here now, if he sheds tears, people don't know what rumors will be spread when they see it.

By his mother's side, Zhang Fan can see that his beloved wife Ru Xue is now holding up a big belly, supported by her sister Zhao Xue, and her eyes are also looking at Zhang Fan tightly, seeing Ru Xue's appearance again after more than three months, Zhang Fan is really happy, but this happy momentum has passed, Zhang Fan can't help but start to blame Ru Xue in his heart, after all, Ru Xue is pregnant with Liujia, counting the days, it has been almost six months since she was pregnant again, although it is still early before giving birth, But from her current figure, it can be seen that it is definitely inconvenient to move, Zhang Fan understands very well in his heart, Ru Xue will appear here, and it is not the responsibility of other people in the family, after all, Ru Xue's temperament Zhang Fan himself is the most clear, and he is definitely well-behaved and lovely on weekdays, but if she really wants to be stubborn, no one can resist her, plus the Zhao family treats Ru Xue very much, more than Zhang Fan, thinking about it, it is normal for Ru Xue to appear here, Zhang Fan does not want to see Ru Xue, On the contrary, he could be said to be thinking very much in his heart, but Zhang Fan was more worried about Ru Xue's safety than his longing, after all, she is now pregnant with a child, and there are so many people here, if something happens, it will be over.

On the side, there was Luo Ling'er's figure, she looked at Zhang Fan's eyes, concerned and a little apologetic, Zhang Fan knew what she was apologizing, but he didn't mean to blame at all, after all, Luo Ling'er was not Yingyue, she could walk thousands of miles back to Yangzhou alone, and if that was the case, Zhang Fan would be in trouble.

"My lord, it's Lord Zhang who has come to greet you," Liang Chao's voice on the side interrupted Zhang Fan's thoughts.

With the direction pointed by Liang Chao's finger, Zhang Fan saw the most powerful group of people in the crowd, led by his teacher Zhang Juzheng, followed by some officials of the Ministry of Rites, to be honest, such a pomp was taken aback by Zhang Fan, Zhang Juzheng is a member of the cabinet after all, his identity is second only to Gao Gong, the first assistant of the cabinet and Li Chunfang, the old man, and Zhang Fan's teacher, let the teacher come to greet the students, this is just too much, and Zhang Juzheng's status is slightly lower than that of the cabinet minister, The Ministry of Rites, this should not be, as the top boss of the Ministry of Rites, it is already a very high standard to greet here, to what extent, second only to Longqing Imperial Driver came here to greet in person.

Zhang Fan felt that this was a bit excessive, he just went down to Jiangnan and investigated and punished a group of corrupt officials, although he was also in the Jiangnan War, but he was not the protagonist, Qi Jiguang was, and even when he was commanding the operation in the early stage, the situation there could simply be described as bad, Zhang Fan really couldn't think of any reason to let the Ministry of Rites come to welcome his return.

In other words, is it for himself to put on the two Portuguese people he carried, Zhang Fan just thought of this possibility in his mind and gave up, combined with the consistent style of the Ming Dynasty in the past, no matter how powerful the foreign afterlife is, at most it is good to send a servant to come to the rescue, most of them want them to go to Beijing to meet the emperor.

If it was Zhang Juzheng who made this decision himself, Zhang Fanna would not believe it even more, how could a cautious person like Zhang Juzheng make such a thing.

Thinking about it, Zhang Fan felt that there was only one possibility, that is, all this was Longqing's idea, and only Longqing would do this, but Zhang Fan really didn't know whether Longqing would act like this because of his favor, or whether he was just for the silver on these ships, but later, Zhang Fan could be sure, because behind Zhang Juzheng, he also saw many officials from the household department.

Everyone who greeted Zhang Fan had a smile on his face, whether it was fake or true, at least it made people look very comfortable, and there was one person who was an exception, I am afraid that he was the most anxious one among the people who came to greet him, Zhang Fan could clearly see the anxious and eager expression on his face, that person was Feng Bao, the current eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, the factory supervisor of the Dongji Factory, seeing his appearance, Zhang Fan felt funny from the bottom of his heart, it seemed that this Feng Bao wanted to sit in the position of the eunuch of the palm print and was about to go crazy.

As the big ship landed, the crowd on the shore immediately gathered around, and there were more people around who didn't understand what was going on, and most of them came to see the excitement, so although there were a lot of people at the scene, it didn't seem crowded.

As soon as Zhang Fan walked down, Zhao and his family wanted to step forward, but they stopped, because the people led by Zhang Juzheng took the lead and walked up, after all, the people of the imperial court, Zhang Fan must have to talk to them first, he couldn't help but give his family next to him a patient look, fortunately, Zhao and Ru Xue and others are also reasonable people, plus Zhang Fan is now standing in front of them peacefully, so they also retreated.

"Yuande, congratulations on your return, this journey is really hard for you," Zhang Juzheng walked up to Zhang Fan and said with a smile.

"Where, the teacher has an overreputation, and the student just did what His Majesty explained, so why do you have to work hard," Zhang Fan replied politely.

"You don't have to be presumptuous, what you have done in Jiangnan, now we are clear here," Zhang Juzheng waved his hand and said, "What's more, there are a lot of literati in the army, but there are really not a few people who have become generals for the first time, we have all seen the battle report in Jiangnan, how can it not be hard,"

"Hehe," this time Zhang Fan didn't refute again, just smiled, and then asked with a puzzled face, "Teacher, the student has something to understand, why did the teacher come to greet the student in person?"

"Of course this is Your Majesty's will," Sure enough, Zhang Juzheng said what Zhang Fan thought in his heart.

"However, this is too much," Zhang Fan said, "Not to mention that you are the cabinet minister of the current dynasty, even the identity of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, you should not be here to greet the students,"

"Well, you're right," Zhang Juzheng said, "but what you found and brought back in Jiangnan is really too shocking, if it weren't for the busy affairs of the DPRK and China, Your Majesty would have wanted to come in person,"

"This ......" For a while, Zhang Fan didn't know how to speak, he really didn't expect that Longqing would make such a small issue, although these tens of millions of taels of silver are indeed not a small amount, but for these silvers, the lord of Longqing actually wanted to come in person, but he was really poor and crazy.

Zhang Fan, who couldn't hold it back, finally asked, "Teacher, is this ...... Isn't it a bit too much, although the students in Jiangnan did confiscate a large number of officials for embezzled silver, but it is not enough to let His Majesty do this,"

"You said silver," Zhang Juzheng seemed to be stopped by Zhang Fan's words, and said after a while, "Oh, you said that the silver, well, tens of millions of taels is indeed not a small amount, no, I am not the person behind me who was sent by the household department, it is specifically for those silver things, but you seem to have made a mistake, do you think Your Majesty will be so enthusiastic about the matter of silver?"

"This ...... The student couldn't think of what could make His Majesty so excited," Zhang Fan asked.

"Just yesterday, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who learned that you were coming back today, was very happy and ran to the morning court without permission," Zhang Juzheng said, "At that time, His Majesty was also happy, so he didn't blame His Highness, His Royal Highness saw that His Majesty was not to blame, so he magnified his courage even more, and said what he had seen and heard in Jiangnan, at that time, the ministers below knew that a few days ago, His Royal Highness had been by your side, and they all said that it was no wonder that the prince showed up after he knew that the war in Jiangnan was returned,"

"This ...... It's really not because of the students," Zhang Fan was a little embarrassed.

"I know," Zhang Juzheng continued, "but what His Highness said later really shocked us,"

"Your Highness, what did he say," Zhang Fan hurriedly asked, he was intrigued by Zhang Juzheng's words.

"Your Highness said that you have found the 'heirloom jade seal'," Zhang Juzheng said.

Hearing this, Zhang Fan suddenly realized that Longqing would be so enthusiastic about this matter.