Compared with the two pirate kings from She County, Huizhou Prefecture, and Wang Fulin were the same township during the Jiajing period, Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, after the Japanese pirates were swept away by famous generals such as Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, the pirates of Guangdong and Fujian who still ravaged the coast almost all came from two places next to each other - Zhangzhou Mansion in Fujian Province and Chaozhou Mansion in Guangdong.

On the border between the two provinces, there are Nan'ao Island and Dongshan Island, which have been the most active places for smugglers and pirates for decades. But now, after repeated strikes, one guard is scattered all around, which makes it difficult for large-scale pirates to move an inch, and more pirates have to break up and disperse their actions.

However, apart from piracy, Chaozhou is also the richest place in the whole of Guangdong except for Guangzhou. The share of the Chaozhou merchants in the Haojing sea trade is also not trivial, but compared with the wealthy merchants of Guangzhou, the Chaozhou merchants tend to be outside the serious business, the sword is on the sidelines, and there are not a few families involved in smuggling, and some families are even inextricably linked with pirates, providing supplies, supplies and even other kinds of support behind the scenes, and sometimes even spending a lot of money to open up the joints between the government and the guard.

Because it is a place where crime and commerce are all extremely prosperous, the bustling and prosperous capital city of Chaozhou is not much inferior to that of Guangzhou Fucheng, but there are some differences in the size and population of the city. It is also the place where the water system meets, and the water transportation is extremely developed, if it is not for the ban on the sea by the imperial court on the bright side, the prosperity will only be excessive.

Therefore, finding someone in such a bustling city was originally like looking for a needle in a haystack, especially for Wang Fulin, who came here for the first time, but it was very lucky. It was Dumoud who brought him today. This talent is like a guide for an old horse. Smoothly took him to an alley away from the bustling streets.

Du Maode did not know the owner of the mansion in the depths of the alley, but only followed Wang Fulin's instructions and inquired along the way, until he found this place. After all, those wealthy businessmen in Chaozhou who stay in Haojing all the year round can speak fluent Cantonese dialect, and when they arrive in Chaozhou, they have to face the baptism of Chaoshan dialect that is not a system with Cantonese dialect at all, but belongs to the southern Fujian accent, this time if there is no Du Maode. Even if Wang Fulin's so-called "outstanding" language talent will become deaf and dumb here. At this time, he came to the door of the house smoothly, looked up at the words on the lintel, and Wang Fulin knocked lightly on the door.

It was an old servant who opened the door. He looked at Wang Fulin who knocked on the door with some doubts, and when he learned that he was here to see his master, he did not mean to open the door wider and let people in, but carefully interrogated again, and then slammed the door shut, as for whether to report or turn people away. This is unknown.

Faced with this treatment, Wang Fulin touched his nose. For the first time in his life to receive this kind of treatment, he was not very angry, but felt a little funny. After all, there was such an experience of getting along in the past, and I heard it from Zhang Jiaoyu of Xiangshan Academy, but I passed by Chaozhou Mansion and Haiyang County but passed through its door and did not enter, so it was a little too much to say.

"Which old friend is visiting?"

Wang Fulin didn't wait too long, with this very fluent official accent, the door was opened again, and what came out was a middle-aged man with a lot of gray hair between his temples and about forty-five or sixteen. As soon as he looked at him, his gaze swept over Du Maode and fell on Wang Fulin, and then his eyes widened incredulously: "You, you, you...... You are ......"

"Master Feng, it's been a long time." Wang Fulin smiled and made a gesture, and when he saw that the former Shexian School Palace Feng Jiao, that is, the one he had always called Master Feng, was still in a sluggish state, he coughed dryly and said, "What, I am not welcome as a student?" I just came here as soon as I arrived in Chaozhou Mansion, and no one knew I was coming. ”

"You...... Ahem, look at me at all. ”

Master Feng hurriedly returned the salute and let Wang Fulin in. Seeing that there was only one entourage following behind, except for Du Maode, after he drove the old servant away, he didn't care about that much, and dragged Wang Fulin to go in and whispered: "You are not the little showman you were back then, why are you so careless when you go out, just take one person?" If something goes wrong, you let Ye Xianzun ...... Ahem, what should I do with Lord Ye? White Arowana suits, fish and shrimp can play, you should understand this truth! ”

Du Maode only knew that Master Feng had been a teacher in the Shexian School Palace back then, and when he saw him meet, he reminded Wang Fulin like this, obviously the degree of closeness was far greater than the relationship between ordinary teachings and Xiucai, and he couldn't help but be a little curious. When Master Feng invited Wang Fulin directly to the study, he hesitated for a moment, intending to stay outside, but saw Wang Fulin beckoning to him, and finally followed in. But as soon as he entered the room like this, when he heard the next conversation between Master Feng and Wang Fulin, he found that this middle-aged man who had been a teacher and was called Master Feng by Wang Fulin was indeed very familiar with Wang Fulin.

And Ye Xianzun or Lord Ye mentioned in Master Feng's speech, as Wang Fulin revealed the title of his father-in-law without care, he realized that Wang Fulin was actually married to the daughter of the original county commander, and he couldn't help but have some speculations in his heart. However, when Master Feng smiled and recalled the old things, he realized that it was clearly not Wang Fulin who borrowed the power of the county commander in charge of the county, but that the county commander got Wang Fulin's help, so he made great achievements in politics and was promoted to make a fortune, so when he married his daughter, he didn't mention the surprise in his heart.

However, the two who reunited after a long absence obviously did not mean to just talk about the old love, and the topic gradually changed. Especially Wang Fulin came to find Master Feng today, in addition to visiting the old days, it was also for another thing: "Actually, if it weren't for the fact that when I visited Haojing and passed through Xiangshan County before, Zhang Jiaoyu of the Xuegong said that Master Feng and you are the same townsman, even if I arrived in Chaozhou Mansion, I would not have known that you were close at hand." Few people know about my trip because it was for ......"

Rao is Master Feng has always known that Wang Fulin is a bold person, when he heard that Wang Fulin came here to hide from the world, and only obtained the tacit approval of Ling Yunyi, the governor of Liangguang, no one else knew that when he was going to appease the pirates, he still only felt as if his head was about to explode. Being in Chaozhou Mansion, of course he knew how terrible a creature like a pirate was, and he couldn't help but persuade him immediately. If you can't persuade you, you can take your eyes to see the middle-aged scribe Wang Fulin is the only one with him today. It can be seen that the other party smiled bitterly at himself. He shook his head again, he knew that the other party must have done a lot of work, so he was immediately discouraged.

"How can you be so arbitrary about such a risky thing!" Master Feng couldn't help but take out the first time he saw Wang Fulin alone in the past, he couldn't help but say that he had a big face, and he counted angrily and anxiously, "Even if it is something ordered by the peak, it depends on whether it can be done or not." How can you carry everything on your shoulders, if you have three long and two short, what will you do with your family? Also, such a big thing, you and I have nothing to do with it, what if it leaks out? You've always been the safest at doing things, but this time you're so reckless! ”

"Master Feng, I naturally know your kindness. Although I told the people in the procuratorate when I left that I was not allowed to reveal my whereabouts to outsiders, I arrived at Chaozhou Mansion. I don't go to see anyone else in the government, and no one knows I've been there. In case there is a mistake when I need to deliver the message, then I don't dig a hole for myself to jump? Master Feng, I have known you for so long, and you should be very clear about my proportions. This Chaozhou Mansion, if you can't believe it, who else can trust it? I'm here not just to catch up, but to help me! ”

Although Master Feng has long passed the age when he can be easily moved, after he has been away from She County for several years, he has now crossed the two levels of the township examination and the two levels in one fell swoop, and Wang Fulin, who has entered the career with the top three, actually showed such a deep trust in himself and asked for help, how could he be indifferent? So, he didn't care that he had already given up his plan to find another official position, sat up straight, and asked with a serious expression: "How do you need my help?" ”

Seeing the goat-faced Master Feng's attitude, Wang Fulin couldn't help but secretly rejoice-sure enough, so many years have passed, although it is no longer an edict, this Master Feng is still a zealous person who is anxious for justice and righteousness, otherwise why bother to come to a serious lesson just now?

So, he immediately owed a debt and said, "I plan to use Master Feng as a contact center, and if there is anything, I will send a letter to you first, and then to Guangzhou." And if there is any information in Guangzhou, it will also be forwarded to you. Once you need to alarm the local government of Chaozhou, you must also work Master Feng to come forward. In addition, I need a guide who is fluent in Teochew dialect, preferably familiar with Zhelin and South Australia. ”

When Wang Fulin entrusted the contact relay point to Master Feng, and then left the Feng family, Du Maode, who had basically just spoken a few words to Master Feng when Wang Fulin introduced him, finally couldn't help but ask: "Childe trusts this Master Feng who used to be a teacher in She County so much?" ”

"There is no doubt in employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people, just like I hired you, put your heart in your heart and believe in it. What's more, I know Master Feng very well, I have no relatives in this Chaozhou Mansion, and those officials only hear his name, but I don't know who he is, not to mention, I don't want some people to know the news of my arrival for the time being. ”

Wang Fulin smiled, but he knew in his heart that he had been running around all these years, although he had been in danger, but he had made a lot of friends after all. Therefore, even if he was suddenly ordered to come to Guangdong, which is thousands of miles away from his hometown, he can still find someone who can be trusted, which is the biggest reason why he can avoid fighting alone at a young age. Of course, what I said to Master Feng just now was half true and half false, and the contact point was true, but it was mostly useless to contact the officials of Chaozhou Government.

Speaking of this, Wang Fulin turned around and smiled at Du Maode: "Let's go, since the back road has been secured, it will be easier next." ”

Hearing this, Dumoud had to make one last effort. After setting off from Guangzhou, seeing that Qiu Sihai had been blindfolded and gagged and thrown in the car, he never knew what kind of charter Wang Fulin had, whether he wanted to take risks in person. However, just now when he heard that Wang Fulin asked Master Feng to recommend another guide who was proficient in Chaoshan dialect, he finally guessed it in his heart, but he still decided to give it a final try.

"Master Wang, you don't really plan to go to the pirates in person, do you? If both of us were in danger, wouldn't you be able to fulfill the promise you made to me? Moreover, since you are going to be a guide, you must also be aware that if you can't speak Chaoshan, it will be difficult to move an inch in the pirates. ”

Wang Fulin had already persuaded himself with Lu Guangwu and Zheng Mingxian, and he had already dispelled the idea of doing everything himself. There are specializations in the art industry, and some things can not be captured by guts. For several days, he has been changing the details of his plan according to various news, and the guide is to make up for the biggest shortcoming of being unfamiliar with geography and human feelings.

Seeing that Du Maode was still dutifully admonishing himself, he was silent for a while, and finally nodded and said: "If you enter the enemy camp alone, you take Qiu Sihai with you, and I will forget it, lest something go wrong when you improvise, and it will hinder your business." But when he said that, he had something else in mind.

Now at this juncture, Ling Zhitai, the governor of Liangguang, has begun to use troops to Luo Bishan, and I am afraid that even if it encounters an emergency, it is impossible to free up his hands to manage the emergencies here, so he can't count on any support from there. In addition to leaving a contact point on the side of Master Feng of Chaozhou Mansion, he needs to prepare another batch of helpers for Du Maode.

Du Maode finally took out such a sentence from Wang Fulin's mouth, and he was relieved. He was afraid that Wang Fulin would have to follow the pirates, it would be a life of death, and those pirates who could do anything didn't matter whether you were an official of the court or not - even if the deterrent power of officers and soldiers had become greater and greater over the years, if the pirates really killed people in a fit of rage, and then they would go out to Nanyang to die, where would they really be able to catch the murderer?

When Wang Fulin explained his other plan to him roughly, he was relieved and happy at the same time. When the matter was finalized, the two of them still followed the posture of the previous inn, one after the other, they distanced themselves from each other, and only pretended not to know each other, and when they returned to the small inn recommended by Du Maode before, Wang Fulin saw that Du Maode went straight to Qiu Sihai's room, so he sighed lightly and went back to the room by himself. It didn't take long for Liu Bo, who had been staring at him, to quietly enter the house and whisper: "Son, Du Xianggong has already taken that Qiu Sihai away, is there really no need to go with him?" ”

Wang Fulin did not answer Liu Bo's question, but asked rhetorically: "When he was taken away, what abnormal behavior did Qiu Sihai have?" ”

"Nope." Liu Bo hesitated for a moment, and added another sentence, "Or, at least I didn't see it." ”

There is no and no notice, and the difference is naturally very large. However, Wang Fulin couldn't be demanding, after all, whether it was Lu Guangwu, Zheng Mingxian, or Du Maode's trip, it was extremely risky. And since he planned to support Du Maode, he naturally couldn't stay in this Chaozhou capital city and stand still-after all, some merchants of the Chaozhou Merchant Gang might know him, otherwise he wouldn't have to find Master Feng.

"What about Xiuzhu?"

"Miss Xiuzhu is also very peaceful, she has stayed in the house and never came out."

For such an answer, Wang Fulin was a little surprised. But thinking that Xiuzhu came out this time, it was the result of Chen Bingchang's almost desperate guarantee, and he was relieved. Although she is a girl who does her own thing, her gratitude or feelings for Chen Bingchang are real, so she can be restrained.

"Pack up and prepare, and when the guide recommended by Master Feng arrives, we will go to Zhelin first, and then go to Nanao!" (To be continued.) )