It was getting late, and Qin Lin, Zhang Zixuan, Huo Chonglou and others rested overnight in Guazhou Town, and when they crossed the Yangtze River again and came to Zhenjiang Mansion, it was already the morning of the next day.

The prefect of Zhenjiang had already waited in the lobby, and he didn't ask about the case, and he didn't answer the paper, and he was restless in the public seat, and when the official reported that Qin Lin and his party came, he jumped up like a spring under his buttocks, and trotted to the door of the yamen to greet him, and said with a smile on his face:

"Chief Qin, the humble post did as you ordered, and sure enough, an outsider of unknown origin came to ask empty-handed, and the humble post has been well entertained, and let Master Qian Gu sit in the second hall with him."

Qin Lin smiled and asked the prefect to lead the way.

The Ming Dynasty has already been a pattern of civil and noble martial arts in the Wanli year, although the real power of Jinyi Wei is large, there is no reason for the five-grade prefect to lead the way from the five-grade deputy thousand households, but Qin Lin said naturally, this Zhenjiang prefect also feels that it should be subordinate, and he bows down to lead the way in front like a pawn.

Huo Chonglou looked envious in the back, although the secretary of the Dongchang factory could scare many businessmen and low-level officials, but it was still too far from the "realm" of Qin Lin's arbitrary drinking order prefect! I couldn't help but wonder: If Chief Qin became the overseer of Dongchang, how refreshing would it be to do things under him?

Looking at Zhang Zixuan, who was smiling like a flower, Huo Sifang sighed again: It's a pity that the previous factory governors are all fathers-in-law in the palace, uh~ Even if the court intends to reuse it, I'm afraid that Chief Qin can't bear to be this beautiful lady next to him!

When Huo Chonglou was thinking nonsense, Qin Lin had already followed the prefect to the second hall, the yamen hall was for trial, and the second hall in the back was for the guests, and sure enough, there was an old man with high cheekbones, thin eyes, and a big cake face waiting there, and the old master of Qian Gu was accompanying him to talk.

Seeing Dong Weng come in, the old master of Qian Gu stood up and arched his hand.

The prefect of Zhenjiang introduced Qin Lin: "This Mr. Quan Zheng Yinquan claims to be a big pharmacist on the sea, and he has all the medicines that the Jiangling Prime Minister's Mansion wants; Mr. Quan, General Qin is the young hero of Jinyiwei, this time it is his old man who buys medicine for the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the two of you are so close. ”

Quan Zhengyin squinted his eyes and looked at Qin Lin, his already small eyes almost became a thin slit; Qin Lin also observed him, although his facial features were almost the same as those of Chinese, but there were still some differences when he looked closely, and the four words "Goryeo stick" immediately appeared in his heart.

"Chief Qin is going to make medicine for the Prime Minister's Mansion, I don't know if the amount is needed?" Kwon Jeong-eun asked tentatively.

Qin Lin smiled: "500,000 silver can be paid in cash, and you can eat as much as you want." ”

Quan Zhengyin was stunned when he heard this, mung bean's eyes were as big as soybeans, and he looked at the prefect of Zhenjiang and Master Qiangu, and closed his mouth and didn't speak.

Qin Lin made a gesture, and the prefect immediately sneered and took the master away: "You two talk slowly, there are still some chores to do, so I will not accompany you." ”

As soon as the two of them left, Quan Zhengyinhuo stood up, stared at Qin Lin, and asked menacingly: "Your notice asking for medicine, did you ever say that Zhang Taiyue intends to rehabilitate Zhaoxue for Mr. Wufeng?" You're just a deputy Qianhu of Jinyiwei, what does it have to do with the Jiangling Prime Minister's Mansion? ”

"Don't get excited," Qin Lin sat upright on the Taishi chair for a long time, and made a gesture to signal Quan Zhengyin to sit down and talk slowly: "Needless to say, the relationship between this official and the Jiangling Prime Minister's Mansion is needless to say, you just need to know that this Miss Zhang is the pearl of Mr. Taiyue's palm, that's it." ”

Zhang Zixuan smiled, she was still wearing men's clothes, but as long as she was not blind, she could see that she was a beautiful woman, I saw her take off her belt and gently throw it to Quan Zhengyin.

It is a small ivory carving seal, the carving is extremely exquisite, the inscription on it is "Fengyun Jihui" four words, and the side of the tooth seal is engraved with the words "Shangbao Supervisor Feng Imperial System" and "Qin Ci Yuanfu Young Master Mr. Zhang".

Quan Zhengyin was shocked, stood up and saluted respectfully, holding the tooth stamp back to Zhang Zixuan with both hands: "Sure enough, it is the daughter of Mr. Zhang, the first assistant of today's ruling government, and the people of a small country do not know the true face, and they are disrespectful and disrespectful!" ”

Qin Lin smiled, "Then, Mr. Quan should also tell the truth, since you understand my prescription, your identity shouldn't be a secret." ”

Quan Zhengyin said solemnly: "Don't hide it from General Qin and Miss Zhang, Quan is under the command of Mr. Wang, the owner of Wufeng!" ”

Hearing this, Fat Lu suddenly slapped his head: So that's the case!

Qin Lin's prescription, the names of the four herbs of iron washing broom, tribulus terrestris, hump oil, and schisandra chinensis, each takes the four words "wash", "yuan", "peak", and "five", and changes the order to "Wufeng Xiyuan", that is, "Wufeng Washing".

It is also said that it is the Jiangling Prime Minister's Mansion to buy medicinal materials, and everyone knows that Hu Zongxian, the commander of the anti-Japanese war and the famous general, was attacked by the government and the opposition because of the matter of appeasing Wang Zhi, and then was falsely accused of being Yan Song's party and went to prison, and died unjustly in prison.

These two things are connected, which means that Zhang Juzheng intends to rehabilitate Wang Zhi, maybe other people can't understand the meaning, but Jin Yingji and Wang Zhiyu's party, as long as they see the notice, they will definitely understand.

Qin Lin was not mistaken, after Jin Yingji and the others transported away Caoyin, they still left hidden piles in Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and other places to inquire about the news, and the prefect of Zhenjiang posted the notice to the wharf, embankment and other places, and they were immediately discovered, and Jin Yingji immediately sent Quan Zhengyin to inquire about the news.

"Quan is just a pawn, if Zhang Xiangye really intends to redress the grievances of my old master, if General Qin wants to get back 500,000 silver, my master is still waiting for negotiations on the river, don't be presumptuous, please go to the river," Quan Zhengyin gave a deep salute, and said with a smile: "My master said that he and General Qin are old friends of Jinling Tianxiang Pavilion, and they want to be good to each other, and I hope that General Qin will live up to the promise of a beautiful woman." ”

Qin Lin coughed dryly, and Lu Fatzi and Han Feilian covered their mouths and laughed.

And Zhang Zixuan glanced at him and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that Brother Qin has a wide range of friends." ”

Her voice is crisp and moving, and her appearance is charming and bright, but everyone feels a strong sour taste in their ears.

"Ahem, ahem," Qin Lin's cough seemed to be more serious.

~~~ Three miles downstream of Zhenjiang Wharf, there is a flat boat parked in a shallow water bend, Qin Lin and others take it, there are already three boatmen waiting in the boat, immediately after boarding the boat, the oars are like flying, and the river goes straight down as fast as a galloping horse, and it takes less than a moment to walk more than 20 miles of waterway.

There were also many sailor warships patrolling on the river, but none of them took care of the small boat, and turned a blind eye to it, and occasionally a warship came to ask questions, and a small flag was waved a few times, and the warship ignored it and drove away.

Huo Chonglou looked at it and was dumbfounded, thinking that the law and discipline of the imperial court were so wasted?

Zhang Zixuan didn't think it was strange, and praised in a low voice: "I often hear officials say that Wang Zhi's prestige was great back then, and people ran together, and the coastal government and garrison were proud to make friends with Mr. Wufeng, and even twenty years later, it is still said that there is still residual prestige!" ”

Others felt strange when they heard it, Zhang Zixuan, as the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, didn't hate Wang Zhi very much, and there seemed to be appreciation in her words.

As everyone knows, when Zhang Juzheng appeased Altan Khan, he was the same as Hu Zongxian when he appeased Wang Zhi, and the same Chinese and foreign Qingliu said that they could be killed and tried their best to appease the public.

It's just that Zhang Juzheng has the right to schem, resists the pressure and succeeds in appeasing, and opens the tea and horse market, so the north has been safe and sound for decades, and Altan Khan is called a minister and a tribute every year; Hu Zongxian was knocked down by Wang Bengu and a clear stream, and he failed to be appeased, but he caught fire, and Wang Zhi, who rushed to Ningbo to negotiate the opening of the sea ban, was killed, and then the maritime business group under Wang Zhi was divided and collapsed, and part of it launched a retaliatory attack on the Ming army, part of it became a pirate, and part of it declined and was annexed by other forces.

The master of the East China Sea, Wang Zhi, who "is not controlled by the sea, cannot survive", the real murder of the Japanese and the Franc machine pirates, the Goryeo pirates lost their suppression and became more and more rampant, the southeast of the Ming Dynasty fell into ten years of chaos, Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou and other famous generals spent great efforts and sacrificed 100,000 soldiers and civilians to pacify it.

In Zhang Zixuan's mind, Hu Zongxian's appeasement of Wang Zhi is actually the failed version of Zhang Juzheng's appeasement of Altan Khan.

Lu Fatzi heard about the story, only said that Grandpa Qi is a big hero and hero, and the widow is a cruel and vicious person, and he was puzzled when he heard the words, and asked: "Miss Zhang, I heard that Wang Zhi is a widow, what are you?" ”

Zhang Zixuan shook her head: "Although the scourge of the Japanese is caused by Wang Zhi, Wang Zhi himself is a maritime merchant and not a Japanese criminal, and the common people hate the Japanese who kill people and sell goods, but they welcome the maritime merchant very much. ”

On the one hand, there is a strictly restricted tributary trade, and on the other hand, powerful people with government backgrounds can smuggle at will, for example, only Yuegang in Fujian can open the sea for trade, but the folding fans and Korean ginseng that are full of Ningbo and Hangzhou, as well as the boatloads of tea, porcelain and silk exported on the Jiangnan Canal, are the most obvious evidence. (Cat's note: There are many so-called Qingliu civil officials in Jiangnan who benefited from this smuggling business, including the later Donglin Party) But the tributary trade is the political trade of the imperial court, and the lord demands the title of the heavenly kingdom; The benefits of smuggling by the powerful are also shared by officials and dignitaries at all levels, and the people do not get the benefits.

Only the grassroots maritime business group headed by Wang Zhi is truly supported by the common people, because they can participate in maritime trade in a fairer and more reasonable way through the maritime group, instead of being exploited by powerful smuggling groups.

So Wang Zhi "has great prestige, and people run together." or give fresh food, or give wine and rice, or sacrifice children", and the pedantic governor of Zhejiang, Fujian coastal defense military affairs, and Zhejiang governor Zhu Su can only lament that "the three-foot boy also regards pirates as his parents and his military gate as a generational enemy", "Hangzhou's home is a family of thieves, knowing that pirates are greedy for their huge profits, and let them pile up goods, and escort them".

Among the coastal people, even the three-foot boy admired Wang Zhi, and hated the officers and soldiers who protected the powerful smuggling syndicate to attack the civilian sea trade.

(To be continued)