readx; When Gantai of Haichengzhi County heard that the Qin mission came from the sea, stopped the boat at the mouth of the Rongjiang River, and told him to rush to receive the order, his first reaction was impossible. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Because Haicheng County can be regarded as the most remote and impoverished place in Guangdong, not to mention the Qin Cha, even the governor has never been here, what is the Qin Cha doing here? Besides, even if he came, he should have come from the direction of the provincial capital of Guangzhou, and the news had arrived at least a month in advance, so the local authorities had prepared for it, and they had never heard of coming from the sea. Could it be that there are bandits pretending to be Qincha to lure themselves into taking the bait?

But when the sergeant of the letter showed the gold medal of Jinyiwei, Gantai no longer dared to doubt it. They may not know anything else, but this Jinyi Wei gold medal is familiar with it, and he is most afraid that Gan Tai hurriedly summoned the county chief and other subordinates and the third class of officials, and trotted out of the county seat all the way to the Rongjiang port.

Zhang Huangyan and Zheng Sen had already disembarked here and waited for a long time. Although Zhang Huangyan is only an eight-rank official, lower than the seventh-grade official of Zhixian, but because he has the identity of a Qincha and a large number of officers and soldiers to escort him, his momentum is majestic, and Gantai has to honestly kneel on the ground, and the mountain shouts long live.

At this time, Zhang Huangyan was dressed in a red official uniform, full of energy, and his spirit was high, and he unfolded the holy decree and read aloud: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict: Zhang Huangyan, a doctor of the Five Classics, said that Zheng Sen, the commander of the North Sea Fleet, sent an edict to the Nanyang countries, and in order to be familiar with the waterways, he specially recruited a number of egg people along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, and the details involved were handled by Zhang Zheng at his discretion. All local governments must help, and you must do this! ”

Gantai was originally in a nervous mood, but after listening to the content of the holy decree, he knew that he had not committed anything, so he relieved his heart and quickly kowtowed to receive the decree. Zhang Huangyan only let him, and immediately retracted it and said with a smile: "Lord Gan, there is only this way of the holy decree, and students will use it when they go to Qiongzhou and other places, and you will accept the decree." Well, really, right? ”

Gan Tai hurriedly smiled and said: "Lord Qincha said that he was joking, there is no such holy decree, and your oracle must be true." The adults have come from afar and the journey is hard, please enter the city to rest first, and the lower officials will vacate the county government. Although Haicheng County is a poor and remote country, the county government is still clean and comfortable, and the adults will live there..."

"Don't bother." Zhang Huangyan waved his hand and said with a smile, "The student has a holy order, and he doesn't dare to stop here for a long time." Please Gan Daren make a hard trip, and summon the egg people of your county to come here according to the will, and the students and Admiral Zheng will set off after the selection. ”

"This," Gantai said hesitantly, "it seems like a bit hasty today. Lord Qincha finally came to our Haicheng County for a trip, how can the gentry and elders in the city also do their best to fulfill the friendship of the landlord, and feast the adults for ten days and a half months. As for the holy errand, it can be handed over to the subordinate officials, and it is not necessary for Lao Qin to send the adults to bother..."

Zhang Huang Yantai glanced at it and said with a little sarcasm: "Just now, Lord Gan also said that your county is 'poor and remote', so students can't be bothered. If you really live for ten days and a half months, not to mention delaying the Holy Order, won't you eat your county even poorer? ”

"This, this, hey, hey..." These words made Gan Tai red-faced, he wanted to stammer this Lord Qincha, but he didn't expect this person to be young and vigorous, and he didn't eat the officialdom at all, but it made him, an old fritter in the officialdom who had been a county magistrate for more than ten years, at a loss.

However, Gantai thought about it, maybe it was because there were many people here, and it was inconvenient for Lord Qincha to say what he thought, so he quickly smiled flatteringly: "Lord Qincha has worked tirelessly for the imperial court, and he loves the people like a son, and the officials are very respectful. But since you have arrived in Haicheng County, you have to stay in the city for a night anyway, even if you leave tomorrow! At that time, you will sit high in the county office, although you will send the lower officials, if you have any orders, the lower officials will definitely do it properly for the adults, hehehe..."

Zhang Huangyan patiently listened to Gan Tai's words, and couldn't help but feel sick in his heart. He was born in a scholarly family, and his father also served as a minor official such as Wailang, a judge of the Salt Transportation Division, and a member of the Criminal Department. He knew very well the number of Gantai's roads: inviting the "Shangjiao" into the city was nothing more than eating, drinking, and having fun, gagging his mouth with silver and women, and when he returned, he would have to say a few good words to him. Perhaps with these few words, this person will be promoted to an official position and become rich, and both parties will be happy, but it will be innocent people who will suffer. Such officialdom is like a big sauce jar, almost no one can get out of the mud without staining, even if a few people want to change this situation on their own, they will eventually be ruthlessly swallowed up, and this has been the case for thousands of years.

Zhang Huangyan was also extremely disappointed in this dark reality, especially in the past few years, Liaodong lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and there were many thieves in the country, which made him feel that the country was going to die, and he was once disheartened, and even planned to stop pursuing fame, but to send love to the mountains and rivers, and be an idle cloud and wild crane for this life.

But the ascension of Emperor Chongzhen completely changed all this. First of all, it is an unprecedented Enke, which greatly subverts the outdated scientific research method and makes a large number of truly talented people stand out. Immediately followed by the emperor's continuous royal expeditions, and personally went to the city to supervise the battle in the defense of Beijing, even if the imperial concubine gave birth, he did not return to the palace, which greatly inspired the patriotic enthusiasm of many people with lofty ideals, including Zhang Huangyan, so that they still have hope for Zhongxing in the Ming Dynasty.

So after the Jingshi Defense War, Zhang Huangyan, who missed Enke, returned to Guozijian and was selected to the Foreign Affairs Yuan with his outstanding performance. Zhu Youzhen had only met him once, and he was quite appreciative of his talent and insight, and immediately appointed him as a doctor of the Five Classics, becoming one of the first officials of the Foreign Affairs Yuan. This visit was also the first important mission of the Foreign Affairs Yuan, and it fell to Zhang Huangyan again. The emperor's grace is so vast, how can Zhang Huangyan not secretly make up his mind that he must complete the mission excellently in order to repay the emperor's kindness!

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Therefore, as soon as Gantai's voice fell, Zhang Huangyan said politely and firmly: "It's still the same sentence, the holy order is in my body, and I don't dare to delay for a moment." The students are waiting for the adults, and it is not yet noon, and before sunset, I hope the adults will gather some egg people. ”

"This..."Gantai said in embarrassment, "Lord Qincha may not know, this group of untouchables live in a fixed place, and they are rude, it only took half a day to get them, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."

"Do you think you don't have enough manpower?" Zhang Huangyan immediately said, "Do you want the students to ask the navy under Admiral Zheng to assist?" ”

"Ah, no, no, no, there are enough people, enough..." Seeing that this Qin was so resolute, Gan Tai no longer dared to push back, so he had to lead his men to hurry away.

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At dusk, only to hear a commotion ahead, Gantai really led some egg people to come to the business. Zhang Huangyan was overjoyed at first, and then frowned: These people are all tied up!