In a place like Guangzhou, except for those ladies and daughters who pay attention to the rules, ordinary rich and noble families go in and out either on horseback, or in a sedan chair, or a mule cart with double-sided screen windows for ventilation, just like the green cloth screen sedan chair made by Du Maode at the moment, which is relatively rare. At this moment, he could clearly see the way to this trip, and therefore he could clearly know that this was indeed the way to the Inspectorate. So, when the sedan chair really stopped at the back door of the courtyard, and then an entourage greeted him with a smile, he couldn't help but straighten the hanging soft towel on his head when he got off the sedan chair, and then entered the door.

But he knew why he didn't go to the front door. After all, his other identity is not visible.

The entourage led him through the back door, but he only led him into a corner door and retreated, and the next person who was greeted was a round-faced young man. The other party gave him a deep look, and then smiled and said, "Senior Du, the junior is Chen Bingchang, the secretary of Master Wang." ”

"I've seen Secretary Chen." Wang Fulin's two staff members around him are all from Xiucai, but their backgrounds are different, Du Maode heard of them when he went to the city to go to the countryside to test, and he immediately returned the gift meticulously.

The two made a confrontation with each other, Chen Bingchang led the way in front, and led Du Maode to the door of a hall, and he said: "Wang Ye lives and meets guests, or in the front yard hall, or in the study room in the second courtyard, this is the usual place for Wang Ye to sit and rest, the east wing is the residence of me and Xu seniors, and the west wing is said to be reserved for Du seniors." ”

Du Maode realized that his little thing was clearly understood by Wang Fulin, and any worries and the like had already been put aside. However, regardless of whether Xu Xiucai recommended himself or not. Just because Wang Fulin actually arranged it in advance. Solved his biggest crisis. At this moment, his own people have not yet been hired, but the place has been vacated, so he has to admit in his heart that just the fact that Corporal Lixian alone has directly thrown off the state and county chiefs he knows more than a few streets. Although it is said that most of the time the appointment of staff is the main guest, but the guest of the curtain is not always choosing the host, for fear of ruining the reputation?

"Thank you Chen Xianggong for reminding me." He calmed his emotions. But before entering the door, he lowered his voice and said, "Only Chen Xianggong, please pay attention in the future, sometimes, you still need to say nothing." ”

Chen Bingchang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, until Du Maode entered the door, he pondered while returning to his room, but when he stepped into the threshold, he realized the deep meaning slightly. Although he has paid great attention to the difference between the former and the after, it has to be said. Compared with Xu Danwang and Du Maode, two new or soon-to-be-recruited talents, his relationship with Wang Fulin is much more intimate. This can also be seen from Wang Fulin's usual name for him. So much so that he can't help but take more than half a step, say things that shouldn't be said, and do things that shouldn't be done.

Thinking of this, he gently knocked on his head with his fist, and said to himself: "Remember it in the future, listen more and watch more, talk less and do less!" ”

As soon as Du Maode entered the main room, his eyes fell on the young man sitting with a smile behind the big case in the center. The furnishings in the main room are very elegant, including some famous calligraphy and paintings, and rare utensils, but at this moment, the young man in the jade-colored robe, who looks no different from the ordinary Xiucai, is writing, and the relaxed demeanor is harmoniously integrated with the environment, which is more like a picture of leisure than those calligraphy and paintings. Although he had long heard of the age of the new Inspector Imperial History, and knew his old and spicy methods under his young appearance, he still couldn't help but be stunned for a moment before he stepped forward to salute.

"Sit, it's not a public court, just feel free." Wang Fulin smiled at this time and dropped an unfinished letter he had written to Tan Lun, and then said bluntly, "Xu Sheng was ordered by me to go to Haojing, and recommended a few people to me before leaving, the first of which is you. If it were just that, I wouldn't have arranged such a painstaking arrangement in Datong Village, but because I had heard about your little thing that was not humane to outsiders, I took precautions. ”

After sitting down, Du Maode thought that Wang Fulin was going to say hello, but the other party actually went straight to the point like this, and he already knew the reason for his past, and his heart moved, and he couldn't help asking: "Could it be that Wang Ye knows Xinchang Lu Daxia?" ”

Since the Danyang Shao Daxia incident, Wang Fulin has been very uninterested in the word hero, and when he heard the title of Du Maode, he wanted to correct it, but in the end he skipped this section. Of course, he would not say that Lu Guangwu traveled the world on the orders of his teacher He Xinyin and visited the reckless heroes, but said lightly: "Yes, I have known Lu Gongzi for a long time, and we have only met before. ”

Rao is Du Maode's extremely smart person, but at this moment, he was surprised and delighted because he suddenly heard the news of his benefactor and deceased, and instinctively thought that his matter was revealed to Wang Fulin by Lu Guangwu. Although he deliberately made those few strategies that would definitely be posted in the Gongyuan before, wanting to let Qiu Sihai feel relieved and trying to attract Lu Guangwu, he didn't seem to succeed in the end, but when he found that he had escaped now because of Lu Guangwu, he couldn't help but be full of gratitude, but at the same time, he was even more grateful, and Wang Fulin, who only listened to Xu Xiucai and Lu Guangwu's recommendations successively, took such pains to protect his family of three.

At that moment, he immediately got up from his seat, went to the center and bowed: "The students and their wives and children at home can be saved, thanks to Wang Ye!" ”

Wang Fulin immediately stood up from behind the big case, and after he stepped forward to help the person up, he said with a smile: "You don't have to thank me, I might as well tell you plainly, I came to Guangdong, originally to assist Ling Zhitai to extinguish the Luo Panshan Yao Rebellion, who expected that by coincidence, first Haojing's trip to manage the sea trade, and then by Ling Zhitai's order, I would not allow those pirates in Guangdong and Fujian to regenerate incidents." I use Xu Sheng because he can communicate freely with the Franc machine and is familiar with the situation of Haojing. I use you precisely because of your past. ”

Du Maode had seen Yin Zhengmao before, and had more or less contact with officials at all levels in Guangzhou, and knew that these people in the officialdom often like to sell everything and make you unpredictable. Therefore, when Wang Fulin let go of his hand, he was also very straightforward.

"Wang Ye values it, and the student doesn't dare to quit. But among the pirates. There is no faith. Second, there is no benevolence. It's about interests, it's about strength. If you don't have the strength, you will be swallowed up. If there is no benefit, although the brothers will turn against each other. This time, Qiu Sihai and others want to bring me back, because now Lin Afeng has been severely defeated in Luzon, and after sneaking back to Guangdong and Fujian, he is becoming more and more embarrassed because of the continuous attacks from the government, and if I am in the middle of the plan. Not to mention anything else, at least he can be more comfortable in cooperating with other pirates, but the most important purpose of their visit here is that these people under Lin Afeng's command are interested in surrendering. ”

After Qiu Sihai was taken down, Xiaobei did not immediately order someone to interrogate, and Wang Fulin was not in a hurry. This kind of die-hard pirate, if he thinks he is important in the first place, will inevitably play all kinds of tricks, and if he is discarded and left unattended. Then maybe there will be something else to gain by then. However, Du Maode actually knew the purpose of these guys' hard work to infiltrate Guangzhou. This is still a very unexpected surprise for Wang Fulin.

Of course, he would never think that the purpose of these people coming here was to surrender, so Lu Guangwu and Zheng Mingxian's trip would be very smooth and safe. After all, the Imperial Court had a poor reputation in this area of appeasement, and of course, pirates were equally notorious in this matter of surrender. It can be said that both sides are half a catty to eight taels, and all of them are not much better!

"All this was revealed to you by Qiu Sihai?"

Wang Fulin narrowed his eyes slightly, and when he saw Du Maode nodding, he asked some details in detail, until he learned that Lin Afeng's command had gone from tens of thousands of people and hundreds of boats at the beginning of his heyday - of course, this number had to be marked with countless question marks - to now there are only a few dozen boats left, at most only a few hundred people, he silently groaned, and asked for a long time: "What about Lin Daoqian?" ”

"Lin Daoqian may also have sneaked back to Chaozhou Mansion. After all, he was an outsider in Siamese Pattani, and although the local natives respected him a lot, and many people joined him, he still hoped that there would be more villagers, otherwise he would be overstretched in case the natives rebelled, and the king of Siam was said to have planned to drive him away because of several strict orders from the imperial court. And Lin Afeng couldn't survive in Luzon, also because his men and horses suffered heavy losses, and he couldn't bear those Francophone people. ”

Du Maode only knew that there seemed to be a little difference between the Franco-Robot who captured Luzon and the Franco-Robot who took root in Ho Jing, that is, Macau, but he didn't know much about the deeper things, but this did not prevent him from gaining insight into a little deeper connotation.

"After all, those Franco-Rangians who captured Luzon, Manraka and other places are said to have the support of their country's imperial court, while Lin Daoqian, Lin Afeng and others are regarded as rebels by our court, and even if they are appeased, they are also ordered to go ashore for the people, and they are not allowed to go to the sea again, and if they do not obey, they will send troops to clear them to the end. Therefore, these pirates may be able to catch the Franc machine by surprise with a surprise attack, but if they fight for a long time, they will be weak in follow-up. In the final analysis, this is the difference between a rabble and the power of a nation, whether it is a large country or a small country. ”

For such an answer, Wang Fulin is undoubtedly quite satisfied. The difference between these can be seen, which shows that Dumoud has real materials. After asking this person about other things he knew about the thieves in Guangdong and Fujian, he pointed to the things on the desk and said, "This is some notes I got from Xu Sheng, about the Franco, this matter should have been done by Xu Sheng, but now I have to bother you to preside over it." The so-called Franco-Rang country, in fact, includes many countries in the West, among which the geography, national conditions, strength, etc. are different, and I have learned some of them in the past, and I have also made some corresponding records, which must be sorted out, so that I can play the imperial court. In addition, I made an agreement with Bishop Janerou in Ho Mirror to send a few people to their St. Paul's convent to learn their language so that they could translate their books. ”

"You must know that unlike the Xiongnu, Turkic, Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongolian in the past, the Franco-Rang people came from overseas, and the writing was not formed with the help of our dynasty, and it must have its own uniqueness. Moreover, its strength is extraordinary when it sails on the seas, and it needs to be better understood. Some of the elders in the DPRK and China are complacent, and even if they may not pay attention to my performance, they can't help but do it. I will find some candidates through Lianxi Academy, and if you are free in the future, you can check with Chen Bingchang. ”

Du Maode was in Guangdong, and had followed pirates to the South Seas, and his understanding of the Fran machine was naturally far better than that of ordinary officials, and when he heard Wang Fulin say this, he only felt happy and convinced, and immediately responded: "The student must do his best to sort out these notes first for Wang Ye's reference." ”

After getting down to business, the rest of the conversation was naturally relaxed. Du Maode had some guesses in his heart about the foothold of his family of three before, but he didn't ask much tacitly, but he didn't expect Wang Fulin to say directly: "If your wife and children go back to their hometown outside the city, you won't rest assured that you will come to the farmland to be harvested, just ask a few people to help, as for their mother and son, they will continue to live in Neizi." I originally planned to let Xu Sheng's family move over, but Xu Sheng thought that his wife and children were used to it in the Yue's family, so I didn't force him to send him over. ”

Wang Fulin saw that Du Maode was not as surprised as Chen Bingchang was when he learned that he had brought his wife to Guangzhou before, and secretly said that this was the person who had endured hard and endured among pirates for a few years, so he immediately continued: "As for your restraints, Chen Bingchang came to me to practice, and he has thirty taels of restraints a year. When Xu Sheng used to do general work in Haojing, he had 1200 taels a year, so I gave him 120 taels first. As for you, speak for yourself. I'm not as big as those pirates who don't have a lot of money, but I'm not poor. However, for the time being, you can't show up in front of people like Chen Bingchang and Xu Sheng, just in case. ”

When it comes to future work and salary, Dumoud is not as uncomfortable as other scholars, but he is really embarrassed to speak on his own. Thinking that his wife and children were still sheltered in Wang Fulin's private house, he quickly had an idea: "Since Wang Ye knows about my past, does he plan to use me to appease those pirates in the future?" ”

"Not bad."

Even so, although the contemptible people do not love money, for the sake of their wives and children, they have to ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of their lives. The rest of my ability is limited, and I can be on the same level as Xu Sheng, but if I need to go to Lin Afeng's place in the future, I will also ask Wang Ye to take care of the student's family. ”

Hearing that Du Maode directly entrusted his family, Wang Fulin couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then remembered Lu Guangwu Zheng Mingxian, who had no news yet, and he knew that it was likely that Du Maode would really need to take a trip, and this trip was undoubtedly quite dangerous. Therefore, he nodded and said in a deep voice: "If there is any case, Jun's wife is my sister-in-law, and Linglang is my son." ”

"Then the student will thank Wang Ye for this promise!"

The two officially finalized the distinction between the guest and the host, and when Wang Fulin got up to send Du Maode out, he happened to see Wang Siming coming in from the third gate. The porter, who was missing half of his ears, stepped forward quickly to give a salute, and then said with a strange face: "Childe, there are many new imperial examination people outside, saying that they are here...... I came to meet the teacher. ”

Meet the teacher......

Du Maode then remembered that when he participated in the township examination before, Wang Fulin seemed to be the prison officer. But looking at the other party's age again, thinking that it would be difficult for those people outside to be younger than him, he suddenly had a very funny feeling in his heart. At this moment, he saw Wang Fulin looking at himself sideways, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, if you hadn't deliberately made a mistake in your strategy and made a fuss, maybe you were one of the people who came to visit the teacher at this time?" ”

Du Maode, who couldn't cry or laugh, smiled when he saw Wang Fulin, and directly ordered Wang Siming to bring people to the hall, even if he was as serious as him, he also had an urge to go over and watch the excitement.

I'm afraid this next scene is rare in a century, right? (To be continued.) )