After Huang Bingwen left, Wang Chong bowed in front of Zhu Xizhong's sedan chair and said, "Knock on the prince." ”

"Wang Chong, let me ask you, is the pirate leader Lin Yiguan dead or not? Where is the huge amount of property that Yan Shifan shipped overseas? Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Chengguo, with a serious expression, asked.

I don't know what Zhu Xizhong saw just now, but when he heard this, Wang Chong was taken aback, and hurriedly replied: "Lord Qiqi, after exterminating the pirates of Iki Island, he took Yang Nuan, who was stranded in Satsuma, to return to China to report on his work. It wasn't until Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er returned from overseas that they knew that this traitor had fled by fraud, indicating that he still couldn't let go of that wealth, Shimazu Yoshihisa, the lord of Satsuma, set fire to his merchant ship in order to capture Lin Yiguan, which allowed us to catch Luo Amin, according to the results of the interrogation, we basically grasped the situation of Lin Yiguan's hidden treasure, but we didn't know how to hunt for treasures. ”

Zhu Xizhong nodded and replied: "This king thinks that since Luo Amin can be rescued, then Lin Yiguan may not be dead, the secret report from Dongchang from overseas says that the pirate group has a new leader, inheriting the mantle of Lin Yiguan, and must not indulge him, Xu Ling'er will go to Fusang again to assist Guo Guoqiang to continue to suppress bandits, if possible, first transport the bones of Lu Yunlong and others back to Jingshi, so that their souls can return to their hometown to rest in peace." ”

"Obey the orders of the prince."

"There is also Yang Nuan, who was born in a person, who has been stranded overseas for many years, still cares about his homeland, and has made meritorious contributions to assist you in suppressing bandits, although his family members are all Japanese people, but they admire the national prestige of my China, you must do your best to bring his family members back."

"I understand that I will never let down the high expectations of the prince."

"Now that you have a preliminary grasp of the location of the pirate's treasure, don't act rashly for the time being, it is not easy to transport this huge amount of money back, once it falls into the hands of the pirates, it will not be beautiful, and we will talk about it when the time is ripe in the future. However, this matter has reached the heavens, under the prodding of Huang Jin, Huang Bingwen will go to the south of the Yangtze River in the near future on the grounds of investigating Cai Dezhong, the former governor of Yingtian, and has already started the idea of treasure hunting. Now, go home and see your wife and son. ”

For the trust of the old prince of Chengguo, Wang Chong was quite moved, and thought to himself: If there is no strong support from the old man, not to mention the reward for meritorious service for the time being, with his compassionate heart and upright character, I am afraid that he has already been framed by a traitor and put in prison. ”

Zhu Xizhong stared at Wang Chong and said calmly: "Get up, you will have to patrol the nine sides with this king in the future, I am old, and the court will rely on you loyal and brave people in the future, go." ”

"Please take care of the old prince!"

When Zhu Xizhong's sedan chair moved back to the house, Wang Chong admonished Zhang Qianhu and others, and when he returned home, it was already dawn. Guo Yi's mother and son and the two maids hadn't gotten up yet, and Xu Ling'er, who was cooking breakfast in the kitchen, suddenly heard someone knocking on the door and hurriedly ran out.

Seeing that it was Wang Chong who came back, Xu Ling'er hurriedly asked, "Brother Chong, why didn't you come back until now?" Zhu Hui: Are they alright? ”

Wang Chong followed to the kitchen and briefly recounted what happened last night, and Xu Linger was quite surprised by the young man who was driving the car.

"Zhu Hui is really good, I don't know where to invite such a master, it seems that this kid has grown up, very alert, Ling'er, when you go to Japan on an errand, let him be a helper."

"Brother, just heard what you said, Huang Bingwen has not given up yet, even if it is on the grounds of investigating Cai Dezhong, he will still make up his mind with Chen Yuanhua, Tang Jing, Wu Xiang and Xuande Zhenren and others, if they really catch the Luo sisters, it will cause a lot of trouble to Lord Hai, although you are now in a high position, but there are not many people who can absolutely trust, therefore, Zhu Hui must continue to stay in Nanjing in case of accidents."

"I'm worried about your errands overseas, not only to prevent the resurgence of pirates, but also to rescue the two old men, and to help find Xu Kun, in order to let Lord Lu and the four deceased brothers return to their hometown, I don't know how many twists and turns, and what's more, how to get Yang Nuan's group of wives and concubines out safely, I don't know where to start, it's really difficult for Lord Guo."

Hearing Wang Chong mention so many tasks in a row, Xu Ling'er smiled slightly and reminded: "Brother Chong, don't forget, there is still a big matter." ”

At this time, Wang Chong couldn't help but be stunned, and suddenly remembered a big event, and said seriously: "Ling'er, your boss is not small, since you don't want to go back to Liaodong, and you don't want to go to Datong to meet Rusong, in my opinion, that Li Sunchen of the Korean State has a lot of ambitions, and his future achievements may not be under Rusong, if you have the opportunity, brother, I will ask someone to be a matchmaker for you......"

Xu Ling'er lowered her head shyly, and hurriedly said: "Brother, don't say it again, the big thing I said refers to the fact that the Shimazu family is going to come to tributary trade, and they are also looking forward to exempting the city from customs duties, and even want to go to Beijing to meet the driver to ask for a reward, we have to get an idea as soon as possible, where to go?" ”

Wang Chong realized that this was indeed a big headache, sighed, and said: "Yes, the Shimazu family did help us, and my uncle also promised people that they could let the imperial court exempt them from customs duties and add another reward, which is really difficult, so far, this matter has not dared to be mentioned to the old prince of Chengguo, but if he does not reply to Shimazu Yoshihisa, I am afraid that my uncle's life will not be easy, not to mention that there are still many errands to do." ”

"Ningbo City's tariffs, should be collected or have to be collected, wait for me to go back to Master Guo to discuss, be sure to let Luo Amin believe that Lin Yiguan is dead, let her cooperate with us wholeheartedly, if we can find the treasure hidden by Lin Yiguan, anyway, it is not easy for us to transport it back to China, take out some and distribute it to them, we should refund their tariffs, I don't know if it will work."

"Ling'er, don't be too naïve, Lin Yiguan studied under the super big pirate Xu Hai, the art of hiding treasures is extremely secretive, Wang Zhi and Xu Hai have been exterminated for so many years, the treasures they hide are still a mystery, even Wen Tao and Ma Wu and others can't help it, not to mention, there are countless pairs of jackal eyes, always staring at that wealth, and they must not act rashly at present." Wang Chong replied without worry.

Xu Ling'er blinked, and then said: "Brother, there is another way, that is, let Tang Jing in Nanjing cooperate with us, anyway, we take his shortcomings and let him come to trade with the Shimazu family, it is nothing more than Tang Jing to lose some silver, deal with the Shimazu family first, and don't let the imperial court catch our shortcomings, otherwise, I am afraid that the powerful people of Guo Guo will be driven out by the Shimazu family." ”

"This is a very good idea, this Tang Jing is greedy for Xu Kun's million taels of silver, and losing this amount of money should be nothing to him."

"Brother, if we want to do this, we have to cooperate with Xu Tiju of Ningbo City, if we don't rely on the old prince of Chengguo, we have to count on Lord Hai, please ask Lord Hai to come forward to contact Xu Tiju, it will definitely be done, after the fifth day of the first month, I will return to Nanjing to arrange this matter."

Wang Chong nodded and replied: "Okay, just do it, we must keep my uncle's position in the Shimazu family, if those wolf ambitions want to conquer the Ming Dynasty and surrender to India in the future, we must be able to know ourselves and the enemy, and take precautions." Actually, I think the Lin brothers are very talented, Wen Tao's talent is far above his brother, if he is willing to join our Jinyiwei, he will definitely become the pillar of the country......"

mentioned Wen Tao, Xu Ling'er was in a state of confusion, and hurriedly said: "Brother, everyone has their own ambitions, don't be reluctant, maybe Wen Tao can become a generation of national teachers, so that the two countries will never fight each other." ”

"If Wen Tao can become the national teacher of the Orientals, maybe there will be no more Japanese robbers, but I hope the heavens will bless him."

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, Xu Linger said goodbye to Wang Chong and Guo Yi, and hurried to Jinling, without saying anything all the way.

The next day, Xu Ling'er lived in the Tang Mansion, so she took Zhu Hui to visit Hai Rui, and came to the official residence of the Governor of Yingtian, and found that there was no New Year's atmosphere here, and the life in the mansion was still very simple, and his respect for Hai Rui arose spontaneously.

The two met Hai Rui in the study, and after a few brief greetings, they cut to the chase.

At this time, Hai Ruitong had learned that Huang Bingwen, who served as the chief criminal officer of Dongchang, arrived in Nanjing on the fourth day of the first lunar month, he rented a house in the three alleys outside the Xi'an Gate, gathered a few scoundrels, and secretly began to recruit troops, I don't know what he wanted to do, and then, Xu Linger told Hai Rui about what happened in the capital.

Hai Rui said worriedly: "Nowadays, a large amount of silver flows in from overseas, and the powerful in the south of the Yangtze River are rising, and these people have money, they don't care about the life or death of small families, showing off their wealth and fighting spirit, and they are competitive. ”

"The land of abundance in the south of the Yangtze River is also the granary of the world. Fortunately, the emperor is Shengming, and this place is governed by Hai Daren, which is really a blessing for the people, but scum like Huang Bingwen took refuge in Dongchang and went south to Jinling, nominally to investigate pirates, and secretly don't know what to do, how to deal with Huang Bingwen, what is the best strategy for Hai Daren? Xu Linger asked.

"Huang Bingwen came to Nanjing this time, he didn't live in the official post station, and he didn't go to the weaving house under the jurisdiction of the East Factory, knowing that he used the means of framing and framing to occupy Cuihualou, but there was no evidence, and there was no way to take him, and now he could only send someone to spy on him." Hai Rui replied.

Now, Zhu Hui is the general banner of Jinyiwei, and his speech and demeanor are also decent, preaching: "What Lord Hai said is very true, I am also secretly monitoring Cuihualou, this morning I found that there is a group of local tyrants and bullies from Cuihualou, straight to the three alleys outside Xi'an Gate, it seems that they are all on Huang Bingwen, these scoundrels are mixed together, like a hundred-legged worm, and it is really a headache to deal with them in the future." ”

Hai Rui nodded, cleared his throat, and said impassionedly: "We must thoroughly crack down on the local tyrants and inferior gentry, they are mad, annex land, build casinos, open brothels, and lend usury, those small families who sell their land, ignorant fools, take the cash and enter the casino, lose the silver, it is a male thief and a prostitute, become a scoundrel, in the long run, the country will not be a country, if the future will be invaded, the world will be in chaos, woohoo, govern the big country, if you cook a small fresh, the people are precious, the community is secondary, the monarch is light, born in distress, Die in peace, ask for the people's life, and ensure the stability of the society, Hai will not retreat, and will repay Jun's kindness with death. ”

"Local tyrants and shoddy gentry, scoundrels are like weeds everywhere, how to start?" Xu Ling'er asked.

"Starting from Xu Jie, a former scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion before Zhishi returned to his hometown, he lit this fire and formed a trend of burning the plains, to see which one of the heroes and strong, dare to do things that are unconscionable?" Hai Rui replied indignantly.

Xu Linger clearly remembered that when she followed Li Chengliang to meet Xu Jie, it was Xu Jie's wisdom and decisiveness that made a plan to arrest Luo Wenlong and eradicate the Yan father and son who misled the country and harmed the people; Later, I heard that Hai Rui scolded Emperor Jiajing for the sake of the country, if it weren't for Xu Jie's active rescue by the old prince of Chengguo, I am afraid that he would have died in prison, I wanted to ask Hai Rui again, why did he start with Xu Jie? Suddenly, she remembered Xu Jie's nephew Xu Kun, whose virtue was not much worse than Yan Shifan, so she smiled gloomily and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really difficult for Lord Hai!" ”

"Lord Hai, if you need me Zhu, please do not hesitate to instruct, now I am studying under Elder Yuekong of Shaolin, and there is also a successor of the Bishop of Changchun Yandao, dealing with those local tyrants and shoddy gentry, scoundrels, naturally."

"Good! A few years ago, I went to Qixia Temple to burn incense and met with Elder Yuekong. However, let me remind you, Zhu Hui, you became the chief flag officer of Jinyi Wei at a young age, and you have just entered the WTO, and you don't know how many ambitious villains there are in the world, and there are even more evil people who betray their conscience and act without a bottom line. ”

"Lord Hai, my Huaxia has been a state of etiquette since ancient times, and I practice the way of Confucius and Mencius, why do I have to do this?" Xu Ling'er asked in surprise.

Hai Rui replied in an accentuated tone: "The way of Confucius and Mencius focuses on educating people's hearts, and there are many people who have no choice but not to learn and have no skills, and there are far more villains in the world than gentlemen, believing in the Buddha is the way to be born, doing good deeds and cultivating the next life, so those who believe in it believe it, and those who do not believe it are far away; And such as Wang Jin, Xuande Zhenren and the like, then with the 'present world newspaper' as a bait, demagoguery, so that those evil people, knowing that they can not do it, they tell some mysterious and mysterious allusions to the cultivation of truth all day long, deceive people to cultivate immortals and cultivate the Tao, and deceived to the Forbidden City, and won the trust of the first emperor, the first emperor knew that the art of immortality is a deception, and still holds a fluke in his heart, and is willing to be deceived by it. The original intention of the true monarch of morality, those who pursue the present world to enjoy the glory and wealth of the world, but also dream of becoming immortals, believe in these side doors, in my Ming Dynasty is like a carp crossing the river, only to kill decisively, to protect the peace of the world! ”

In his opinion, Wang Chong and others were too pedantic, which led to the loss of many fighters during the hoeing and rape, and now with the support of Hai Rui, an idea suddenly came to mind, and he said excitedly: "Lord Hai, I understand, I will definitely live up to the high expectations of adults." ”

So, Hai Rui patted him on the shoulder and praised: "Good! Heroes! Accompany the old man to have a few more drinks today. ”

The servant set up three dishes and one soup, roasted cabbage, roasted tofu, fried river prawns, and a pot of old chicken soup.

When the three of them came to the living room, Hai Rui personally picked up the wine jar, filled a big bowl for each person, and then filled each person with a bowl of soup, and said with a smile: "This governor is not very particular, please don't laugh." ”

"Hai people are famous for their incorruptibility in the world, and it is a blessing to be able to dine with Hai people today." Xu Ling'er replied.

After drinking two spoonfuls of soup in a row, Hai Rui found that the bowl was full of chicken ribs and could not find a piece of good meat, so he asked the old family: "Why don't you slaughter a chicken when you have a distinguished guest at home?" It makes no sense to take this pot of soup and boil it again! ”

The old family was quite aggrieved: "Master, the last old hen in our family, didn't you let me send it to the soup kitchen yesterday?" ”

Hai Rui smiled awkwardly when he heard this, shook his head and said: "Compared to those displaced victims, we can still eat enough, come, come, don't be polite, eating and drinking well is the way of heaven!" ”

Xu Ling'er couldn't help but feel sad, how could there be such a governor in the world? She picked up a big bowl of wine and raised her eyebrows: "In this life, take Lord Hai as a model, and give me a glass to my lord!" ”

Zhu Hui also got up and toasted: "Master Hai, true gentleman!" A toast to you! ”

The three of them drank heartily, sometimes laughing......

After eating, the two said goodbye to Hai Rui and went out of the official residence of the governor of Yingtian, when the day was just up, Xu Ling'er wanted Zhu Hui to accompany him and go to Qixia Mountain to meet Elder Yuekong.

But Zhu Hui refused to go anyway under the pretext that he was afraid of seeing Zhang Min'er. When he returned to Tangfu, he found Song He sitting in the gatehouse, grinning and talking, listening to Wanxi like a cloud, and half-open his mouth in a daze......

Zhu Hui listened outside the door for a while, and when he talked about the Quanzhen disciple Qiu returning to the east, returning to Yanjing to stay in Taiji Temple, and changing his name to Changchun Palace, he couldn't help but push open the door and said loudly: "Hu Baoyi, you, the heir of the Quanzhen faction, have a place to use!" ”

Finding that Zhu Hui was back, Song He got up and asked, "Brother, what's the good thing?" ”

At this time, Wanxi stopped at the door and asked, "What happened to Qiu Zhenren?" ”

Zhu Hui glared at her, smiled mysteriously, and replied, "Go away, don't miss our military affairs." ”

The angry Wanxi flashed to the side, Song He walked out quickly, and when he arrived at a place where no one was, Zhu Hui asked in a low voice: "There is a Jinyi guard general named Huang Bingwen in the capital, have you ever heard of it?" ”

"This bastard bullied my father when I was young, what do you ask him to do?"

"He's in Nanjing right now."

"I came to Jinling to play, what is he doing here for the New Year?"

"What? Come and bully my brother, I'm coming! ”

"He dares! Grandma's bear, kill him! ”

"That's right! Brother, let's think of a piece, let's kill him tonight! ”