In the early morning of the next day, they came to the official residence of the governor of Fujian, and heard that an old man had come to visit, only to see Pang Shangpeng, a feudal official, wearing a black yarn of the third grade and a red python robe, personally greeted him out of the mansion. 【Fengyun Reading Network. 】

The two of them greeted the governor, and Pang Shangpeng, who was full of smiles, bent down slightly to salute, still as modest as the shopkeeper of the money village back then, and invited them into the mansion to talk.

At this time, Pang Shangpeng stood up, bowed deeply to Guo Yi and Ling'er, recalled his experience of being reborn in the sea, and wiped the emotional tears from the corners of his eyes and said: "I really didn't expect that two well-known chivalrous girls from all over the world came to visit, Pang was not polite, please forgive me!" ”

The two hurriedly got up and returned the salute, and Xu Ling'er replied: "The huge person is too polite, it's really a little girl." ”

"Huge people, there is nothing to do to go to the Three Treasures Palace, this time I came to Fuzhou to help." Guo Yi preached straight to the point.

Pang Shangpeng nodded slightly and asked, "So, you are from Jingshi, right?" What is the attitude of Lord Liu towards the cross-sea suppression of bandits? ”

In view of the fact that they ran into a wall at Hu Shouren's place, the two did not dare to mention the plan to go to the tortoiseshell port to persuade Lin Feng to surrender, so they glanced at each other, Guo Yi replied: "When the old prince of Chengguo was alive, our two sisters undertook the task of suppressing bandits across the sea, and this is where our duty lies. ”

In fact, Pang Shangpeng was asking, what is the imperial court's attitude towards the expedition to the tortoiseshell harbor pirate gang? Hearing her answer to the question, she shook her head slightly, and then asked, "So, may I ask what the two girls have to do?" ”

"When Akimepo was exterminated, one of the leaders lamented, 'One man's ambition killed a flock of lost lambs.'" And now, the more than 3,000 people who are left on the tortoiseshell port, most of them are the remnants of Lin Daoqian, who fled overseas because they were worried about the liquidation of them by the imperial court, so as long as they control the head of Kou Lin Feng in the tortoiseshell port, they can not only resolve this crisis, but also serve as the ocean base of the moon sky elders. Xu Linger replied.

"It makes sense." Pang Shangpeng nodded with satisfaction and said, "Don't hide it from the two of you, except for Lin Feng, there have always been people in Tortoiseshell Harbor who have been secretly in contact with the old man, and I know their situation well. To be honest, the old man had wanted to solve this problem for a long time, but it was not easy to control Lin Feng. ”

"Tortoiseshell Harbor isn't going to be monolithic, is it?" Guo Yi asked.

Although the Hawksbill Harbor is not monolithic, Lin Feng now claims to be the king, and he still uses the pretext of the registered Jinyi Guard to deceive the trust of the locals and blackmail the imperial court to recognize the status he has achieved. However, as far as the old man knows, the reason why Tortoiseshell Harbor can be today is all due to Lin Feng's wife Luo Amin, but it is a pity that she is the descendant of Luo Wenlong. Pang Shangpeng sighed, and then said: "To tell you the truth, the Manila authorities will never let them hold out until the end of the year. ”

"In that case, why does the governor keep urging General Hu to go on an expedition across the sea?" Xu Ling'er asked puzzled.

"Hehe, the old man's impeachment of Hu Shouren has nothing to do with this matter." Pang Shangpeng replied with a smile.

Pang Shangpeng confirmed Mark's words, the seemingly calm Tortoiseshell Harbor has actually reached the point of desperation, and Hu Shouren knows this, so he refuses their request.

This time, I came to mediate the grievances of the two feudal officials, and then I found that the contradiction between the two was not as they guessed, and I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

"Huge man, we need to go to Hawksbill Harbor ......"

Before Guo Yi finished speaking, Pang Shangpeng waved his hand, interrupted her decisively, and said with a smile: "There is really no need for this, as long as they don't take refuge in the Westerners, let them fend for themselves." ”

"What if he took refuge in the Westerners?" Xu Ling'er asked.

"The old man has already identified Lin Feng's pulse, even if he takes refuge in the Westerners, the Westerners will definitely not be able to tolerate him, and can only accelerate his demise."

Xu Ling'er then asked, "So, what if he takes refuge in the Orientals?" ”

"Well, the old man didn't think about it."

"It is very likely that Lin Feng will collude with the Japanese and plot against Luzon and Ryukyu, if they let their Y plot succeed, what will happen to the huge people?" Guo Yi asked.

"Daming is in danger!" Pang Shangpeng slapped his head and asked in surprise, "May I ask what you have a good plan?" ”

Guo Yi nodded and replied: "Lin Feng's Y must not be allowed to succeed, if you can't exterminate the pirate group, you have to dismantle it, otherwise there will be endless troubles." ”

Xu Ling'er said: "Huge people, now that the imperial court has begun to implement the sea ban again, we plan to go to the tortoiseshell port to persuade Lin Feng to surrender, hoping to use the tortoiseshell port as a trading base in the future, even if it is a good way out for them, and I hope that Lin Feng will change his evil and return to the right, and hand over the huge amount of money he has hidden, if we can achieve this purpose, we can ensure the long-term peace and stability of our mainland coast." ”

"Although the idea is good, however, you two female dolls go to Tortoiseshell Harbor, the old man is not at ease after all, let's wait for this matter to be discussed."

Guo Yi knew that the so-called waiting was to ask the Fusi Yamen of Jinyi Weibei Town, and hurriedly said: "Huge people, arrows are on the bow, and they have to be sent." I can't wait any longer, please write a letter to the folks of Hawksbill Harbor, in order not to embarrass the huge people, there is no need to make any promises, just to appease these lost lambs, we have our own way to break up the pirate group. ”

Pang Shangpeng nodded while listening, he knew it in his heart, but he still said without worry: "In this case, in the name of the governor yamen, go to appease them, the old man still has to send a guard to protect you, even if you encounter the Western navy, it is easy to deal with." ”

The two of them were immediately overjoyed, nodded at the same time, and said in unison: "Thank you for the huge man!" With that, I got up and wanted to leave.

"Sit, sit, when you get to the old man's place, you have to have a light meal anyway, right?" Pang Shangpeng smiled and waved his hand at them, and continued: "It's really good if you surrender the soldiers without a fight, and the old man can't just take a meal to send you?" However, as you mentioned just now, you hope to use the huge amount of money in Lin Feng's hand to support Elder Moon Sky to sail to the New World, in the old man's opinion, Lin Feng is not so easy to fool, and Elder Moon Sky may not use this stolen money in his hand. ”

The two looked at each other and sat down again.

"Don't hide it from a huge person, Elder Moon Sky has been doing business in the ocean for several years, and due to an accident in Nanjing, the funds he has accumulated have almost been consumed." Xu Linger preached.

Pang Shangpeng replied seriously: "Elder Moon Sky is not only an admirable anti-Japanese hero, but his future achievements will never be inferior to Xuanzang and Master Jianzhen!" Old man Rong will ask Fuzhou City Bosi tomorrow for two merchant ship tickets, and give them to the Elder of the Moon Sky, and he will come to Tortoiseshell Harbor to gain a firm foothold, and the old man will send them a few more, so please rest for a day and leave tomorrow. ”

Excited by this unexpected gain, they decided to stay in Fuzhou for an extra day. The governor's mansion hosted a banquet to entertain Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er, and Pang Shangpeng and the young Mrs. Liu accompanied him.

Before the banquet, Pang Shangpeng said: "There are no delicacies from the mountains and seas, just a common meal of four dishes and one soup, please don't laugh at the old man for being stingy." ”

"You're welcome." The two replied in unison.

Mrs. Liu poured rice wine for everyone, and said with a smile: "My lord takes Lord Hai as a model, and is usually very strict with his family. ”

"The old man naturally won't forget the experience of doing business in Jinling back then, that Huang Bingwen framed Hai Daren five times and three times, and the old man was almost framed by the 'text prison', if it wasn't for Zhu Zongqi to help Hai Daren turn the tide, I'm afraid he would have been victimized by J Yu." At this time, Pang Shangpeng stood up and said, "Come, the old man will give you a drink." ”

After three rounds of drinking, everyone talked about the anecdotes of Jinling, and sighed at the fate of Xu Kun, Huang Bingwen, Tang Jing, Chen Yuanhua, Shen Qi, Li Jifang, and Tie Niu's mother and son.

"As far as the old man knows, the minions of Dongchang came to arrest Chen Yuanhua, and he had the opportunity to abscond with the money, but not only did he not escape, but before the accident, he withstood the pressure of Tang Jing and others and returned all the silver to the depositors, and when he sent his son away, he only gave ten taels of silver." Speaking of this, Pang Shangpeng sighed and asked, "Although this person is from a pirate, why is he so benevolent?" ”

"It is said that Chen Yuanhua is a Christian, and he may be afraid that if he does too much unrighteous things, he will go to hell in the future...... Guo Yi replied.

"Not really, if he's afraid of going to hell, he's not a pirate." Pang Shangpeng continued: "The power of example is infinite, he was infected by the spirit of Hai Daren, and the old man witnessed the process of his transformation, so he firmly believed that Elder Moon Sky would succeed. ”

Xu Ling'er couldn't help but sigh: "Now the Westerners send missionaries to move around, even in Japan, Luzon and other places that are deeply influenced by Chinese civilization, many people are bewitched by it, and change their beliefs, once the Ming people, subject countries and neighbors are conquered by Christianity, then, we have lost not only friends, but more importantly, the hearts of the people, if we can't prevent trouble, it will be difficult to turn things around in the future!" ”

"With such an opinion, it is worthy of being a heroine among women! Come, old man, I will toast you again. ”

After staying in Fuzhou for a night, the governor Yamen sent them two merchant shipping tickets, the name of the owner of the ship was the anti-Japanese hero Elder Yuekong, Pang Shangpeng brought a message, hoping that Elder Yuekong, Ma Wu and Lin Shaoqi and others could come to Fuzhou to do business.

In the second year of Longqing, the imperial court allowed the sale of the east and west oceans, and the Fuzhou City Shipping Division only issued 50 tickets from the east and west, which shows that the value of these two tickets is very expensive.

When the news of the Governor's Yamen sending an envoy to Hawksbill Harbor reached Hu Shouren's ears, he knew that he could not stop them, so he invited them into the palace again, and inquired in detail about their plan of action, which, based on his experience with pirates, considered the possibility of dismantling the pirate group very small.

For the sake of prudence, Hu Shouren wanted to write a letter to Feng An, asking her to accompany him personally, but Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er believed that there were still many remnants of Lin Daoqian in Taiwan, and in order to prevent Lin Feng from taking the opportunity to send people to Taiwan to make trouble, Feng An had to stick to his post.

According to the arrangement of the governor's yamen, an elite army would be sent to escort them, so Hu Shouren told Feng An about this task, and when he left, he wrote another letter, asking them to hand it over to the prince when they returned to Ryukyu.

Guo Yi and Xu Ling'er opened the letter and looked at it, only to see that it was written:

Jianqi is the only one on the sea, and worships the halberd gate for the concubine, and the soul of the ten miles is not ambiguous, and the smoke and the moon are accompanied by dusk.

"Lord Commander, I heard that this is a poem written by Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao before her execution." Xu Linger sighed.

Yes, it was the poem she wrote. But as far as the old man knows, the gentleman she accompanies at dusk in the poem is not Xu Hai. Hu Shouren replied.

"The first two sentences are easy to understand, they are nothing more than talking about her persuading Xu Hai to surrender, so who is the Ten Mile Heroic Soul referring to?" Guo Yi asked.

So, Hu Shouren explained: "Wang Cuiqiao is from a family of eunuchs, only because his father committed a serious crime, ran to Nanjing alone to save his father, Xu Hai claimed to be able to help his father exonerate, deceived her to Japan, and became the pirate leader's wife of the village, when she learned that she was fooled and tried to escape, she met a fellow villager in Shandong, it is said that this person is a Christian, his family had an accident and went into exile, the distance between the two families is ten miles, this is the origin of the soul of ten miles. Of course, no one has ever seen this man, and I believe this is more than just a legend. ”

"It is said that after Xu Hai's death, Luo Wenlong proposed to Wang Cuiqiao, but Lord Hu Zongxian did not allow it, which caused Luo Wenlong to take refuge in Yan Shifan......"

Without waiting for Guo Yi to finish speaking, Hu Shouren shook his head and replied: "This is a false rumor, maybe it was made up by Luo Wenlong himself, so that he can continue to live overseas and inherit Xu Hai's mantle." In fact, on the night when Luo Wenlong married Wang Cuiqiao, she committed suicide after writing this poem. If she really loves Luo Wenlong, why did she commit suicide, if she died for Xu Hai, why did she trick him into accepting the court's recruitment? ”

"In this way, Luo Wenlong did worship heaven and earth with Wang Cuiqiao? Could it be that she regretted it? Guo Yi asked suspiciously.

Hu Shouren shook his head and replied: "Actually, Luo Wenlong was very good to her, and he was angry with his original wife in his hometown in Huizhou for this reason. At that time, I knew very well that when everyone had not yet seen through Luo Wenlong's true face, Lord Hu Zongxian was even ready to give the court a sigh of relief and crown Wang Cuiqiao as his wife, because her death was very strange, which caused all kinds of rumors. ”

It seems that Luo Wenlong's actions ruined his family, and for this reason, he sent his two daughters to Akimeura.

"May I ask your Excellency, were you in Pinghu City, Zhejiang at that time?" Xu Ling'er asked.

"Yes, I was strangling the rebels outside Pinghu City at that time, and after returning to the city, I drank their wedding wine, and when Wang Cuiqiao learned that Xu Hai had thrown himself into the water and died, he did not have any sadness, and Yang Tianchang sighed: The slave and maid are finally free. Then when everyone was not paying attention, he entered room D alone and hung himself on the beam with a three-foot white silk. ”

Hu Shouren's memories seem to have solved the mystery of Wang Cuiqiao's death, but there are still many doubts, Guo Yi couldn't help asking: "At that time, what was Luo Wenlong's attitude towards this?" ”

"Of course, Luo Wenlong is indignant, but he can't blame others, this is Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao's own choice." Hu Shouren replied.

Guo Yi pondered for a moment and analyzed: "Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao chose to commit suicide at this time, which really made Luo Wenlong, who seduced her, helpless. However, judging from her behavior, it is obvious that there is some unknown secret behind it, and perhaps only the prince can solve this mystery. ”

Hu Shouren, who was full of melancholy, said: "No matter what secrets Wang Cuiqiao is hiding? But I know that it was with her help that she successfully recruited pirates entrenched in Japan, and made a miraculous contribution to the country and the people. Nowadays, a forest style is such a headache, thinking that back then, there were so many pirates who colluded with the Japanese pirates, and they were everywhere along the southeast coast, how could they be killed cleanly by killing alone? From this, it can be seen how difficult Lord Hu Zongxian is, if there is no Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao to help in secret, I don't know when I will be able to clear the sea frontier. ”

Guo Yi and Xu Linger couldn't help but praise in unison: "Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao should be a heroine among women!" ”

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Off topic

History of the Ming Dynasty? The Biography of Pang Shangpeng recorded: "In the winter of the fourth year of Wanli, Fujian was first convicted by the old official. Impeachment and dismissal of the chief military officer Hu Shouren, subordinate to the official Xian to serve his duties. The first assistant Zhang Juzheng had a close relationship with Qi Jiguang, but instead condemned Pang Shangpeng with tautology, and deposed Pang Shangpeng in the fifth year of Wanli. For the sake of consistency, this book has advanced Pang Shangpeng's tenure as governor of Fujian by several years, which is hereby explained.

Regarding the legend and deeds of Mrs. Wang Cuiqiao, why did Luo Wenlong support Lin Feng to entrench in Qiumepo? Is it just for Yan Shifan to flee to Japan after the failure of the rebellion in the future? These mysteries will continue to be revealed in the fourth and fifth volumes of this book.

"The History of the Ming Dynasty: The Biography of Pang Shangpeng" recorded: "In the winter of the fourth year of Wanli, the old official Fu Fujian began. Impeachment and dismissal of the chief military officer Hu Shouren, subordinate to the official Xian to serve his duties. The first assistant Zhang Juzheng had a close relationship with Qi Jiguang, but instead condemned Pang Shangpeng with tautology, and deposed Pang Shangpeng in the fifth year of Wanli.

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