It was already a day later for Yu Guozhen and his entourage to return to Xinxiang.

The official road from Qin'zhou to the neighboring capital city has been renovated because of the strength of Xinxiang, although it is not a cement road, but only paved with yellow sand, but the traffic is much better than that of other places.

This is also to facilitate the use of the Lingqu to transport Xinxiang's products to the north, especially deep into the hinterland of Hunan and Jiangxi.

When they arrived at the city of Qinzhou, the messenger came, and the queen of the Wa Kingdom, Xingzi, had arrived.

"Sure enough, who is the envoy with you?" Yu Guozhen asked.

"Abe's Mid-Autumn Festival is here again."

"What else is there to say?"

"The East China Sea Fleet is heading south at the same time, counting the time, it should have already joined the South China Sea Fleet by now."

"Good!"

This news made Yu Guozhen extremely happy, he clenched his fist lightly, Yu Dahai led the main force of the East China Sea Fleet to the south and joined the South China Sea Fleet led by Luo Jiuhe, such strength is far superior to the Dutch, and now it is time to settle accounts with the Dutch!

Although Batavia and Manlaga had been renamed Faxian City and Zheng He City by Yu Guozhen, and were under the rule of the governor of Luzon, Hu Jingshui, in fact, these two cities, including the southern part of Taiwan, were still under the control of the Dutch. If you want to break them, it is obviously impossible to use the tactics of raiding Luzon, you need to use a larger number of navies, and you may even have to fight a protracted war, so Yu Guozhen has sent someone to inform Yu Dahai and lead the main force of the East China Sea Fleet to the south.

What he didn't expect was that before the people he sent out arrived, Yu Dahai had already taken the initiative to go south. No doubt. This is Jiang'an's idea, and Yu Guozhen is more and more excited about Jiang'an.

"Let's go to meet Abe Zhongqiu, he should know about our defeat of the Zheng family and the Dutch alliance, and I will also listen to his report on the outcome of the affairs of the Wa Kingdom." Yu Guozhen said to Song Xiance: "Mr. Song will accompany me to meet and coordinate the matter of sending out materials. I'll leave it to Mr. Zhang first. ”

Abe Zhongqiu already knew that Yu Guozhen and Song Xiance were not in Xinxiang, and went to other places to do business. He originally thought that Yu Guozhen was going to Taiwan or Luzon, but he didn't expect that after only one day in Xinxiang, Yu Guozhen would come back and pass him to see him. Hearing the news, he did not rush to leave, and first came to a luxurious suite in the "Xinxiang Guest House" where he lived. He saluted to the female official at the door and said, "The junior minister Abe asks to see the sky in the Mid-Autumn Festival...... Queen, please report it again. ”

The female officer looked indifferent. glanced at Abe's Mid-Autumn Festival. He turned around and entered the door. After a while, she came out and said, "Your Majesty let you in." ”

This suite is not very different from the rest of the State Guest House, with a wooden floor and wooden planks on the walls, which does not look like a reinforced concrete building, but a traditional Daming wooden building. But because the aesthetic of Xinxiang is different from other places, these boards are not painted vermilion or dark red. And the bright beige, coupled with the glass windows and horse lanterns. There was no oppression in the room. Abe Chukai knelt down and didn't dare to look up. Salute directly: "The minister meets Your Majesty in the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”

After a while, a soft female voice sounded: "The right to accept the words of the people, please start, now far away in a foreign land, and under the fence, many places need the support of the right to accept the words, there is no need to be formal." ”

These words made Abe's heart sink in his heart. The response to him is, of course, Her Royal Highness Koko, the current queen of the Wa Kingdom, who has always been docile and virtuous during her time in the Wa Kingdom, and is obsessed with the arts such as waka and tea ceremony. However, as the queen, she is nominally high, and ordinary people can't see her at all, and only more than five officials can visit her. Therefore, it is the first time that Abe Chukai has heard such a statement.

He suddenly became a little worried about whether this queen would really be beneficial to the Tokugawa family if he was a puppet when he was in the Wa Kingdom and came to the Ming Kingdom as a hostage.

But at this time, he didn't allow him to think too much, and he bowed deeply again and thanked him: "Yes, Your Majesty has been summoned by Nanhai Bo to go and meet him, and I think that soon after coming, Your Majesty will be able to meet Nanhai Bo." ”

"Hmm...... Qing can tell me what kind of character this Nanhai Bo is. ”

In the heart of King Xingzi, this Nanhai Bo, who coerced the Wa Kingdom and forced her to act as a hostage, is really a very complicated character. At first, she was terrified of this man, after all, even such a powerful force as the Tokugawa Shogunate had collapsed under the anger of Nankai Bo, and if it was not for the peace with Nankai Bo, the inheritance of the Tokugawa Shogunate would be very difficult. But when she was picked up on the ship by the tiger guard, she was courteous along the way, and all kinds of enjoyment during this period were even better than the Tokugawa shogunate's tribute to her as the queen, which made her feel a little longing in her heart: Nanhai Bo should have attached great importance to her, otherwise he would not have been treated so favorably, perhaps, he is really an amorous gentleman?

It had only been a day since she arrived in Xinxiang, and her impression of Nanhaibo was even more complicated, because she had seen places that she had never seen in her dreams.

It's a garden-like city, as beautiful as a picture. The person who can build such a city must be a great hero.

Girlish feelings are always poetry. After feeling all kinds of aura on Yu Guozhen's body, Xingzi couldn't help but start outlining Yu Guozhen's appearance, conversation and behavior, and couldn't help but want to hear more about Yu Guozhen.

"Nanhai Bo is the only hero seen in his subordinate's life, and a person like him must be reincarnated as a god." Abe Mid-Autumn opened his mouth and promoted Yu Guozhen to a very high position, because he was worried that Xingzi was unwilling to stay in Xinxiang, or snubbed Yu Guozhen because of arrogance. In Abe's Mid-Autumn Festival, Yu Guozhen is wise and gentle and affectionate, and is simply described as a strange man who is unparalleled in the world and on the earth.

The more he said this, the more Xingzi's heart pounded.

Yu Guozhen's achievements are in her eyes, so even if Yu Guozhen himself didn't say anything, her heart was already full of admiration - as for whether admiration can turn into admiration, it depends on how they get along in the future.

Abe Mid-Autumn Festival didn't dare to let Yu Guozhen wait for a long time, and after talking for a while, he said goodbye, and then went out directly. Just when he went out, he saw a group of people coming over, most of them were women, the leader, he knew, it was the big shopkeeper of the Xinxiang Guest House, Ma Jiaoma Wanrong.

Ma Wanrong is now holding two positions, on the one hand, she is the shopkeeper of the Xinxiang Guest House, and on the other hand, she also runs interest classes in the school, teaching painting and opera. Even on the banks of the Qinhuai River, where the crowd gathers, she is also a first-class character, and where has Abe seen in the Mid-Autumn Festival, when he saw her coming, he hurriedly avoided saluting.

"Mr. Abe, thank you, slaves and these sisters, when they heard that the queen of your country is coming, they all want to pay a visit." Ma Wanrong pursed her lips and smiled and naturally returned the salute, different from the cautiousness when she was on the bank of the Qinhuai River, after arriving in Xinxiang and feeling the relaxed and lively atmosphere here, her whole person changed. At first, she was reluctant to show up, but in the past two years, as Xinxiang has developed faster and faster in the outer enclave, she needs a more formal hotel, so she volunteered to set up this Xinxiang Guest House.

"Ahh......h

But before he said what he refused, Ma Wanrong knew what he meant, so she added: "This is also what Mrs. Fang meant, I am afraid that the prince of Xing will be lonely from afar, let us talk to her, and let us introduce some Xinxiang rules to her." ”

Ma Wanrong's words made Abe's mid-autumn words swallow back again.

This is not the first time he has come to Xinxiang, through various channels, he also knows about the situation in Xinxiang, knowing that Yu Guozhen has supreme authority in Xinxiang, but Yu Guozhen himself has great respect for his wife and concubine in his family. As an eldest woman, although Fang Ziyi does not interfere in government affairs, her influence is great. The other two ladies, Liu Ru is in charge of the "Xinxiang Daily", in charge of public opinion, and is respectfully called Mr. Liu, and Yu Lian is in charge of the school.

Xingzi wants to live better in Xinxiang, and he has to flatter these three ladies, unless he can get Yu Guozhen's favor, he can be on an equal footing with them.

"Since it is Mrs. Fang's order, then please go, please go." Abe Mid-Autumn Road.

Yu Guozhen asked him to meet in an hour, so although he delayed a little, he would not miss something. When he arrived at Yu Guozhen's office, there were still more than ten minutes before the appointment, but Yu Guozhen still summoned him in advance.

Seeing this short widow saluting himself respectfully, Yu Guozhen had mixed feelings in his heart.

Although it was not the first time, he still felt strange when he thought about the complicated relationship between the two countries. After settling down for a moment, he smiled and said, "Mr. Abe, it's really hard to go back and forth, I heard that the Tokugawa family is a little unstable, can you leave at this time?" ”

Abe Nakashi's heart sank, and before the Tokugawa family stabbed himself, he had already carried out a purge in the house, killing all the die-hards, preventing them from making a name for themselves, angering Nankai Bo and causing the Tokugawa family to perish. But these diehards can't be killed once or twice, taking advantage of Abe's Mid-Autumn absence, their remnants are ready to move, but fortunately, the tiger guards stationed in the Wa Kingdom went out and slaughtered thousands of people in one go, which suppressed them.

He thought that Yu Guozhen wanted to be held responsible, so he lay on the ground and apologized: "It's the incompetence of the foreign minister, and please ask Your Highness to see the loyalty of the foreign minister, and you can temporarily not pursue the foreign minister's capital crime." ”

"No, no, you are mistaken, those who are guilty will naturally be punished, and you don't know what to do with you." Yu Guozhen said: "I'm just afraid that if you delay in Xinxiang for a long time, it will affect your grasp of the overall situation of the Tokugawa family." Now that the Tokugawa family is withering, you are the pillar of optimus, and if you support the Tokugawa family, the Wa Kingdom will not be chaotic, and the Wa Kingdom will not be chaotic, which is in line with my heart. ”

Knowing that what Yu Guozhen said was hypocritical, Abe was still extremely grateful, and he bowed down respectfully and said: "Yes, yes, I must do my best, do my best, and die!" ”

"This time the queen came to Xinxiang, it's all right, I wasn't there yesterday, so I was a little slower, in order to welcome the queen, I am going to hold a grand fireworks show, please watch the queen and Mr. Abe, the place of the party, it is in the port, the time is the day after tomorrow, and there will be a car to greet it." Yu Guozhen asked a few words about the situation of the Tokugawa clan of the Wa Kingdom, and then turned the topic to the Queen of the Wa Kingdom.

"Your Majesty has thanked Your Highness for the invitation...... The minister was flattered. Abe Mid-Autumn felt that something was wrong, but he still responded. (To be continued)