In Kyushu, everything is not so optimistic.

Wang Zhi has never confronted the Ming Dynasty, in addition to leaving room for submission, and more importantly, he is unwilling to cut off his own financial route. Daming has always been the largest customer of maritime trade, with a strong demand for all kinds of commodities, and can also provide a full range of goods output, which is more comprehensive and stable than the single product of Japan's main silver, Franc's main gun, and Nanyang's main spice.

Although the benefits of robbing Hangzhou are not small, they are not as good as the East China Sea trade.

Without the king of the East China Sea and the stable channel of trade in the East China Sea, tens of thousands of smugglers will inevitably form into bandits, wreak havoc on the coast, and cause chaos for more than ten years.

Therefore, now, Yang Changfan must stabilize the situation, at least to keep the benefits of maritime trade greater than robbery.

But the stall in front of you is not so easy to manage, who is not an outlaw who goes to sea smugglers? In addition, there are more outlaw widows mixed in.

This plate is not easy to pick up.

In order to take over, Yang Changfan was also deliberate, and he held Wang Wei high early, although he was entrusted by Wang Zhi, he did not dare to be the king, he knew that he was too dissatisfied with himself, and he had to buy time for them to obey him.

Therefore, as soon as he returned to Kyushu, he immediately worshiped Wang Cao as the king, and others couldn't say much.

Second, he sent an envoy to communicate with the Daimyo, the Franco merchant, to inform Wang Zhi of his death, to inform him of the burning of Hangzhou, and to inform the young master that he had taken over, and everything was as before.

Third, release Xu Hai.

Robbery is robbery, businessmen are businessmen, Wang Zhi has not been able to control Xu Hai, and Yang Changfan has no such plan. Let him out to rob just to muddy the East China Sea, so that the court can focus on Xu Hai, just like Wang Zhi has always done.

These three articles are only a stopgap measure, and there is still a lot to be done to gain a foothold in the East China Sea.

According to Xu Wenchang's view, there is no shortage of generals in the East China Sea, but what is lacking is talent.

The reason is also very simple, people with talents have long been promoted to the court as officials, who will come to the sea to work hard?

After all, the old Xiucai Su Hui under Wang Zhi's curtain is almost the most cultured one, and his literary talent is about one-third of Wang Cuiqiao's, if there is no Yang Changfan, how can Wang Zhi's death not be chaotic?

As for the former eldest son Mao Haifeng, except for Zhao Guangtou, no one really treats him as a thing. Although he was loyal to Wang Zhi, he was not in the right way with most pirates, and those rough people especially looked down on his behavior, and many pirates jokingly called him "Miss". As for Wang Xuan, it is better to count on him than to expect Wang Zhi to come back to life.

It can be seen from this that Wang Zhi's East China Sea Empire is completely based on personal authority and personal charisma, and once this person falls, everything will collapse.

Soon after returning to Kyushu, some people have already proposed that Wang Zhi is dead, and everyone might as well divide the industry and mix it up, if there is no Zhao Guangtou personally in charge of the treasury treasures, I am afraid that it will be robbed long ago. In short, there is not much time left for Yang Changfan.

On the 10th day of July, further news came, under the reports of many parties, after investigation, Hu Zongxian had been convicted of betraying the country, his eldest son was beheaded in Beijing, and his clan was confiscated into the army, and his subordinates Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang and others were passive and slack, dismissed from their posts and returned to Beijing to be investigated. The conclusion of the coffin is the biggest culprit of the catastrophe in Hangzhou, and the cauldron that has been stinking for thousands of years is so buckled on Hu Zongxian's head.

When Hu Zongxian heard the news, he closed his diet and cried bitterly for three days.

Although he knows that he is not a righteous man and a gentleman, such a crime is too big, too wronged, and he has been a patrol by the emperor's side for ten years, and he has been loyal to his duties and stabilized the southeast for two years, in exchange for such an ending?

When Hu Zongxian was dying, Xu Wenchang finally came in with a bowl of porridge.

Seeing Xu Wenchang, Hu Zongxian had mixed feelings, and said with his last strength: "Why does Wenchang treat me like this!" ”

"Drink porridge." Xu Wenchang only brought porridge to Hu Zongxian, "Wei is a lifetime, and one person is assisted." This difficulty for you is really a certain number of heavens. ”

"Then Yang Changfan is the way of heaven?"

Xu Wenchang shook his head and said, "No." Today's Ruzhen came step by step, don't you see the death of Zhang Jing and the rampant Wenhua? The impeachment of the government and the opposition is by no means groundless. ”

"Is it all my fault?" Hu Zongxian laughed miserably, "In this case, what face do I have to live in the world?" If Wen Chang still remembers the friendship of the two years, just give me a rope. ”

Xu Wenchang put down the porridge and sighed: "Frankly speaking, I also thought that Ruzhen would die in Hangzhou, but I never thought that Yang Changfan would be able to pull you back." ”

"Yang Changfan's heart is really vicious," Hu Zongxian hated...... "He didn't let me sacrifice for the country to justify my name, but tied me here and tied all my sins and all shames to me...... It's really damning......"

"Ru Zhen wants to know what Yang Changfan thinks?"

"What else?"

Xu Wenchang turned around and said, "Come in." ”

The door opened, and Yang Changfan bowed his head and entered the room.

"The door of this country is always so short, it's not happy." Yang Changfan walked up to Hu Zongxian in three or two steps and said with a smile, "What, don't you want to live anymore?" ”

Hu Zongxian was silent.

"Let's have a sip of porridge first." Yang Changfan personally picked up the porridge and sent it to Hu Zongxian, "The pain of losing a child, the loss of honor, of course, is sad, but there are still the living, your wife, three concubines, two sons and one daughter are still here, can you leave it behind?" ”

Hu Zongxian closed his eyes and said nothing.

Yang Changfan was still holding the porridge: "Burn a Hangzhou and make me a ****, what do you think it's for?" ”

Hu Zongxian looked sideways slightly.

Xu Wenchang sighed: "Ru Zhen, it was enough to kill you to calm the anger of the people and sacrifice Wang Zhi. In order to protect you, Changfan burned a Hangzhou. ”

Hu Zongxian finally opened his eyes.

"A Hangzhou, just for me?"

"Don't think about it carefully, is there any benefit to burning Hangzhou? If they don't kill you, and they don't do something, will they leave? Will they obey me? ”

“……”

"Can you drink porridge?"

Hu Zongxian avoided his head again.

"Then take a step back and say, Zhang Jingping's rebellion is true, and the chaos is false, when the strict party is destroyed and Jiajing returns to the west, there will be a day of rehabilitation." Yang Changfan turned to ask, "What about you?" It is a sure thing that you will betray the country and compensate Hangzhou, who do you think will rehabilitate you? Hangzhou was looted and burned by us, this is a great shame, who will write '10,000 Japanese robbers outwitted Hangzhou' into the history books? It only makes sense to use the combination of the inside and the outside, and to explain it with you, a traitor. In addition, you have such a reputation as an official, the strict party does not accept it, and the non-strict party disdains, can you have a day of rehabilitation? ”

Hu Zongxian couldn't help but tremble when he heard it.

Yes, no one will dig out their true selves in the future.

Yang Changfan still felt that his strength was not enough, and finally threw out a big killing weapon-

"How does this kind of traitor compare to Qin Hui?"

Now it's finally frying.

"Hugh compares me to this man!" Hu Zongxian glared angrily.

"But that's just the way it is." Yang Changfan smiled and pointed to himself, "I am a thief, the first traitor in the ages, leading the Japanese to burn Hangzhou!" (To be continued.) )