refused Hu Zongxian's stay, and Shen Mo did not go back to Xixi Villa, but lived in a noisy post house.

At this time, the post house was already full, but fortunately, the post man was an old acquaintance with him, and admired the name of Xie Yuangong, so he gave him a plaque, and then drove away the businessman who lived in the upper room and vacated it for him to live...... At that time, only seventy percent of the residents of the inn were real officials, and the rest were business travelers who took the above slips or simply bribed the post keepers to live in, which was a tacit secret.

After staying in the post house for three whole days, the silent report still hadn't been written, not because his thoughts were exhausted, but after repeated consideration, he felt that he had to wait a little longer and see the next changes in the imperial court.

Yes, he did promise Hu Zongxian to play the emperor to help him speak, but Shen Mo knew that this matter was very important, the so-called 'Japanese invaders in Beijing' was just the tip of the iceberg, and there may be intricate connections hidden behind it, for a groom official who was about to get married, he never wanted to be entangled at this time, and it was best to stay out of the matter.

But the frustration is that sometimes it's not you who are looking for trouble, it's trouble that is looking for you. Only one day later, the Holy Decree arrived, ordering him to assist the Minister of the Imperial Mission in thoroughly investigating the whole story, and now he completely stopped thinking about staying out of the way.

threw half of the report into the brazier, sighed silently, and instructed Shen An: "You go back to Shaoxing and tell your family, postpone the wedding......"

After a while, Shen Mo was reading in the house, and he heard a commotion outside, faintly as if there were words such as 'Qincha', his heart moved, and he ordered the iron pillar to go out to watch, only to know that it was Su Songxun who had pressed.

Shen Mo put down the book and ordered: "Change your clothes and go to meet your future colleagues." ”

As soon as he was wearing the crown, he heard his own soldiers come in and presented a letter of worship: "My lord, Lord Su Song has come to pay a visit. ”

Shen Mo hurriedly said, "Hurry up, please...... Oh no, I'll welcome it myself. So he hurried out, and saw in the small courtyard an official of twenty or thirty years of age, with a white complexion, a short black beard, and a very elegant appearance.

"In Xiasu Song, I patrolled the king and saw Xie Yuanlang." Seeing the silence coming out, the official smiled and bowed his hand, his voice soft and clean.

Shen Mo hurriedly returned the salute and said: "I have admired Brother Runlian's name for a long time, and I will finally see it today, which is really a blessing." ”

Wang used the word to run the lotus, and said with a smile when he heard the words: "Xie Yuanlang has a good reputation, but he is just a small official, where does he come from?" ”

The gentleman who is as gentle as jade is always likable, and silence is not exempt from vulgarity, and he can't help but feel close to him, and hurriedly let him into the house and invite him to take a seat. ”

Wang Yongjiwen smiled and said, "Didn't Xie Yuanlang come earlier?" ”

Shen Mo shook his head and smiled: "Brother Runlian still call me clumsy, I have been dizzy when I heard the word Xie Yuan recently." ”

Wang Yong shook his head and said: "Brother Humble Yan, I received the holy decree the day before yesterday, and I was afraid that I would fall behind Zhao Butang, so I hurried over. He smiled and said, "It is said that the old gentleman is a quick temper. ”

Shen Mo smiled: "It seems that there are rumors." At this time, Tiezhu served tea, Wang Yongji took the teacup, took a sip and said, "What do you think of this errand?" ”

Shen Mo also took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I became this Zhejiang patrol by mistake, but I am too young and naïve, I have already made up my mind, follow the pace of Zhao Butang and Brother Runlian, I will do what you say." ”

Wang Yongji smiled bitterly: "Brother Humble Yan is too modest, but he really speaks the heart of my generation. Saying that, he sighed and said, "I won't tell you, I followed Mr. Yu to suppress the ...... of the Japanese bandits."

Shen Mo's face tightened, and he asked in a deep voice, "Did you catch a live mouth?" ”

"Caught." Wang Yongji lowered his voice and said: "A Han man with a shaved hair style and wearing a Japanese costume was injured by a fire gun and fell unconscious, and when the soldiers took the head, they found that he was not dead. ”

"Where are the people now?" Shen Mo straightened up and asked.

"I've been taken into custody by Governor Cao." Wang Yongji said softly, "But I checked his whole body at that time. ”

"How?"

"My hands are calloused, the soles of my feet are narrow, my toes are together, and my face is not rusty like the sea breeze." Wang Yongji said softly: "Judging from this, I feel that he is a master on land, and he should not be begging for a living at sea." ”

"Well, Zhejiang Hu Zhongcheng also said that there are guides on the shore who collude with them." Shen Mo nodded and said, "What about the rest of the widows?" ”

"I also caught two widows, but the injuries are very serious, I'm afraid I can't save them." Wang Yongji was deeply impressed: "This is a group of outlaws, unless they are seriously injured and unconscious, they will continue to fight, and no one will surrender until the end." ”

"Brother Yi Runlian, what is the origin of these widows?" Shen Mo asked softly.

"Mr. Yu said that these Japanese are all armed with Japanese knives, which in itself is an incredible thing." Afraid that he would not understand silently, Wang Yongji also explained: "Although the quality of the sword is very good, and the handle is a treasure knife, the process is extremely complicated, and the price is extremely expensive. ”

Shen Mo nodded slightly, did not interrupt him, and listened to Wang Yongji: "But Yu Zongrong said that this kind of person is also extremely rare in Yueben, and it is said that the most powerful prince, what is called Nobunaga, has less than a thousand." Said to him incredulously: "This time, there are exactly two hundred such warriors, who ran to Daming to send them to death, it is really inexplicable." ”

Shen Mo knew that those people were definitely not samurai, because in Yuben, samurai were all upper-class people with organized relationships and land tenants, and they would never leave their families and businesses to form a group to come to the Ming Dynasty. Those people can only be regarded as former samurai, after the defeat of the princes they attached to, the land was gone, so they had to carry the katana and wander around, and they had a very popular name, called ronin.

However, although it is a ronin, it is still a rare variety, and there are two hundred of them gathered at once, I am afraid that only Boss Wang Zhiwang can do it...... However, he will certainly not be reluctant.

So who did the 'good deeds', Shen Mo really can't come out, but what he can be sure of is that the mastermind behind this is not those sea tyrants, the reason is the same.

The two talked for a long time, but they had no clue, so they had to press it for the time being, and everything would wait for Zhao Butang to arrive. But after two days, the honor guard of Lord Qincha never appeared, and when the two of them were a little anxious and couldn't help but write to Nanjing to inquire, an old man in cloth came to the post station to find them and handed them a famous thorn.

As soon as they saw the name on it, the two of them quickly changed into official uniforms, followed the old man out of the post station, and twisted to a very inconspicuous small inn, where they saw the equally inconspicuous Zhao Shangshu.

Zhao Zhenji, the word Meng Jing, the number of continents, Jiajing 14 years of Jinshi, awarded Hanlin to edit, in the country of the superintendent of teaching and educating people for several years, promoted to supervise the imperial history, ordered to proclaim the army. Later, because he offended Yan Song, he was dismissed as an official. No matter how tired the official is to the household servant, he is angry and takes office. A few years ago, upon the recommendation of his teacher Xu Jie, Emperor Yun recovered, but he was still hindered by Yan Song and was appointed as the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, which was put on hold.

It was not until Zhang Jing resigned that he took over as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, in charge of the defense of Nanjing and Yingtianfu. Old Master Zhao was a layman in military affairs, but he still strengthened military discipline training, so that the combat effectiveness of the rotten Nanjing garrison was slightly improved, and he always remained vigilant. Only last month, when the Japanese suddenly approached the city, they reported in time, closed the city gate, and were not attacked into the city, causing a great shame and humiliation for those who had never come before or since.

But seeing the widows fleeing away, they had already made the old father and son of Zhao, who had a strong surname, almost faint, and from that day on, Zhao Zhenji began to scold his mother, from Zhao Wenhua and Yang Yi, to Hu Zongxian, Cao Bangfu, all of whom were named Lao Tzu by him.

So when he received the order from the emperor and ordered him to be the minister of the Qincha and thoroughly investigate the case, Old Master Zhao couldn't mention how excited he was. In the morning, he received the order, and in the afternoon, he left the errand at hand, only brought an old servant and a guard, and the three of them rode in the same carriage, and went to Hangzhou in a hurry.

He quietly entered Hangzhou, wandered around the streets and alleys for two days, and felt that the situation was almost understood, so he appeared and summoned the two deputies to come over. After a simple salute, Zhao Zhenji said in a deep voice: "The two of you have been waiting for a long time. ”

The two hurriedly said, "You should wait for the minister." ”

"What have you learned these days?" Zhao Zhenji is not tall, and his appearance is also very ordinary, but he has a dignity that is not angry and arrogant, so that the two of them dare not breathe, Wang Yongji replied softly: "I have analyzed the case with Shen Xun these days, but if you are not here, my lord, we don't dare to come nonsense, for fear of messing up your deployment." ”

"Qubble." Zhao Zhenji said with a cold face: "Even if I didn't come, wouldn't you come out and listen to the voices of the people, so that you can know in your hearts?" ”

The two of them smiled bitterly in their hearts: "There are no less than ten people watching outside, and if people don't want us to see it, they will definitely not see it, what's the use of us coming out?" But this can only be thought of, and only the face is only resigned to criticism.

(To be continued)