Hu Baiqi heard Xu Wenchang say this, sighed, and slapped his fat face again: "That's it, but I should be beaten." ”

Xu Wenchang sighed and said, "The matter has come to this, but there is no need to blame yourself too much." It's just that the third prince will act in the future, and he must think twice, and he can't be like this. He pondered for a moment, and then said: "I heard that Xu Hai's wife, Wang Cuiqiao, came south with Huhou this time, but there is one?" ”

Yan Hong nodded and said, "Exactly, she also came up with some ideas along the way." Does Mr. Xu want to meet her? ”

Xu Wenchang snorted and said: "There is not enough success, more than failure, what do you see her doing?" If you recruit An, you will stay well, and you will provoke Li Wenzao, I don't know if it is dung or rice bran in my head! If it weren't for the fear that I would be afraid of my plan to recruit the Japanese and protect the country and the people, I wouldn't have bothered to save this Xu Hai. ”

Yan Hong knew that Xu Wenchang's words were actually scolded by Xu Hai, and he also knew that it was not unreasonable for the other party to be angry. Xu Hai's impulsive assassination did not have any rescue position for Hu Zongxian himself. Let's not say that the assassination of officialdom is a taboo among the taboos, and if you don't do it well, you will become a public enemy of officialdom. Just Hu Zongxian, who was in the process of recruiting An, actually sneaked into the city with a murder weapon, which was enough for Hu Zongxian to drink a pot. In Xu Wenchang's view, this couple of widows is indeed not successful enough, and there are more failures.

However, Yan Hong knew more about what happened to Wang Cuiqiao after all, but he couldn't watch Xu Wenchang scold. He had to smile bitterly: "Among them, Xu Hai also has his own difficulties, not blindly fighting bravely and not knowing how to advance and retreat. ”

Xu Wenchang snorted and said: "I also know his hardships, I think at the beginning, I was also Wang Cuiqiao's benefactor, and I also know a little about her past." It's just that the overall situation is current, how can the overall situation be ruined for these old things? He still has something to say, Hu Zongxian also coveted Wang Cuiqiao at the beginning of recruiting Xu Hai. Finally, he can still hold on to it, so that he won't spoil his plans for beauty.

Wang Cuiqiao said that Li Wenzao was framed at the beginning, but Hu Zongxian refused to believe it. In other words, with his position, it is impossible to be an enemy of Zhejiang officialdom and Shilin seniors for the sake of a prostitute. According to Xu Wenchang's thoughts, as long as An Xu Hai is recruited first, and then An Wang Zhi is recruited, Chen Dong, Ye Ma and others will naturally be fine. And after recruiting Chen Dong, Ye Ma and others, if you can really find out the evidence of Li Wenzao's collusion with the Japanese Kou, and then slowly concoct him, it will not be too late, but these words are not easy to explain to Xu Hai, let alone explain to Wang Cuiqiao in person. In this case, how could Xu Hai not be angry when he was so whimsical that he went to assassinate?

Hu Baiqi saw that Xu Wenchang said so harshly, but he opened his mouth in a daze, wanting to help defend something, but he didn't know how to speak. Yan Hong nodded and said, "Mr. Xu taught me a lesson." Just talk about it now, but how can it be good? ”

Xu Wenchang said: "Now the coastal situation is on the verge of breaking out, but we can't wait. I didn't come alone this time, I came with me, as well as the 300 standard battalion under Master Hu. It's just that they won't be as fanfare as Yan Huhou and Hu Gongzi. They've all disguised themselves and infiltrated the city in batches before I arrived. ”

Yan Hong couldn't help but be speechless. 300 standard battalions, such a strong combat effectiveness! You must know that the governor's standard battalion quota is only 3,000 people, especially these 3,000 people are recruited by the governor himself, not hereditary guards, generally speaking, not only the source of soldiers is one in a hundred, but also the food is sufficient, well-equipped, and the training is also in place, which can be said to be the trump card in Hu Zongxian's hand. This time, Lao Hu took out one-tenth of it to Xu Wenchang at once, which can also be said to be bloody. With the standard battalion of 300 governors, it is probably overwhelming to deal with the little security forces directly under the administrative organs of Jiashanyin County, Shaoxing Prefecture.

Xu Wenchang also saw Yan Hong's expression, and continued: "I originally planned to set fire to the city tonight, and then snatch Xu Hai away and go out, Yan Gongzi and Sanshao don't have to worry, their subordinates are measured, and they will never hurt innocent people." ”

Xu Wenchang's idea made Yan Hong startled, and his hair almost stood up. If it weren't for Hu Baiqi here, Xu Wenchang would be worried about accidental injury, and he was afraid that he would not have explained this matter in advance. This night, you have to start a serious move, the combat strength of the Inspector Battalion is not weak, I am afraid that he will really get his hands on it. However, Xu Wenchang, your old man is a resourceful man, how did you come up with such an idea of fighting hard? This governor standard camp robbed the Japanese robbers, do you want Hu Zongxian's head anymore? He hurriedly said: "Mr. Xu, this plan can't be helped. ”

Xu Wenchang pouted disapprovingly and said, "Why can't you do it?" This place is not Yan Gongzi's residence, even if it is chaotic, you can't blame it. When the time comes, Lin Yangqian will be derelict in his duties, and Li Wenzao will have no way to defend him, so he will take off their official positions. ”

It turned out that Xu Wenchang saw that the situation was critical, and he was afraid that Lin Yangqian would be impulsive, or Li Wenzao would make a black hand, or Wang Zhi would have a wrong idea, and the two bandits Chen and Ma would send troops. No matter if it is moved first, Hu Zongxian will be bad at that time. It was also the situation that forced him, so he had to use such a ruined method, first using soldiers and horses to rob people and criminals. Turning around and putting it on the sea, as long as the people are released, Wang Zhi will definitely not allow Chen Dong to send troops, and Hu Zongxian's urgent need can be solved. As for how to deal with it in the future, it can only be said step by step, and it is better to explain to the imperial court in the future than to really be attacked by the Japanese invaders.

Yan Hong heard Xu Wenchang say so unhurriedly, and said dumbfounded: "But Hu Duxian's standard camp, attacked the prison, and robbed Xu Hai, the leader of the Japanese Bandits, when it comes to the court, it doesn't matter at the bottom, Hu Lao Duxian is afraid that it will be inconvenient." Moreover, if Lin Yangqian's dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, he would kill Xu Hai in prison, but what about it? ”

Xu Wenchang sneered: "This matter is easy. Since Li Wenzao and Lin Yangqian have made it clear that they want to give Hu Lao Duxian a good look, I naturally don't have to be polite to them. After robbing Xu Hai, he asked Hu Lao Duxian to go to the book first, only saying that he had found out that Li Wenzao had colluded with the Japanese and committed many illegal acts, and even made a secret agreement with Chen Dong and Ye Ma to land and burn Jiangnan. This Xu Hai is a witness, but Li Wenzao is waiting to be extinguished. Anyway, after Xu Hai fished it out, do you think you can't find evidence? As for Lin Yangqian's nerdy behavior, Xu didn't dare to say that he knew it well, and he knew everything. If he jumps off the wall in a hurry, I have my own means here. ”

Yan Hong couldn't help but shoot when he heard it, Xu Wenchang was really a master who didn't play cards according to the convention. But he thought about it for a while, and said: "Mr. Xu, if you do this, Xu Hai can certainly get rid of it." But the focus still fell on the word "Wakou", even if the imperial court punished Li Wenzao, it was difficult to mention the matter of opening the sea in the future. If the sea is not opened, there will be Zhang Zhi and Li Zhi even if there is no Wang Zhi on the southeast coast, and tens of millions of businessmen and people will still sail to the sea to confront officers and soldiers in order to pursue profits. When will this matter be understood? ”

When Xu Wenchang heard this, he didn't tremble. He never dreamed that the word Kaihai would come out of the mouth of Yan Hong, a gentleman. And Hu Baiqi opened his mouth even wider. To tell the truth, coastal private trade is an open secret, and the annual loss of sea trade taxes by the imperial court is unknown. However, even my father only mentions this kind of thing occasionally, and Yan Hong, the guy in front of him, how do you think of him as a gentleman like himself. He would have thought of such a major event as opening the sea to trade. Hu Sangongzi couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself.

However, Xu Wenchang reacted faster, and said with a little fluster: "Yan Gongzi, is this matter serious?" Listen to what you're going to do. "Let's just wink. Yan Hong and Hu Baiqi understood and retreated one after another.

Yan Hong knew that his wisdom was far inferior to that of the smart man opposite him, and with his help, he was much better than doing it alone. As for the fear that smart people will "share the work" as depicted in some novels, it is even more nonsense. People who think like this really can't get mixed up with the officialdom of the country. The grandson of the old man of the first auxiliary pavilion, he is the only one who robs others of the credit, how can anyone share his credit? And the credit is not the cake, it is not that it is getting smaller and smaller, on the contrary, it can be bigger and bigger. Only when you have the idea of sharing with others can you really get the credit. If the eggs are not born and you first calculate how to grab the chicks with your colleagues, then most of them will not even be able to catch half a chicken feather.

Therefore, Yan Hong faced Xu Wenchang unhurriedly and explained his original plan and inventory. It includes not only the plan he originally envisioned to rescue Xu Hai, but also the grand plan of recruiting Xu Hai to win over Wang Zhi and realize the opening of the sea ban.

After listening to Yan Hong's narration, Rao is Xu Wenchang was well-informed, and he couldn't help but be excited for a while, and he was not calm and calm. At the beginning, he was also young and righteous, and he saw with his own eyes the situation of the coastal people suffering for their livelihood and taking risks and helpless to become thieves.

But since he got older and experienced more things, he gradually didn't even dare to think about the opening of the sea. On the one hand, smuggling in the sea trade involves a wide range of people, and many of the wealthy families along the coast have colluded with the Japanese and profited, and they have used money to cultivate and make friends with the government and form a network of relations between officials and businessmen.

On the other hand, although one of the main sources of the Japanese pirates was that the coastal merchants violated the sea ban to make a living, at the same time, there were also a large number of bandits who were accustomed to burning, killing and looting, and colluded with those Japanese and European pirates who were bent on making a fortune in China. Even if the sea ban is lifted, it will not be possible to eradicate these people in a short period of time. Even the relaxation of the sea ban in a short period of time may also boost their arrogance. In this way, the first person to stand up and advocate the relaxation of the ban is likely to be unkind, but will end up with sewage. None of the gentlemen in the court are fools, who would cause such trouble?

Therefore, the trouble of recruiting An Wang Zhi also lies in this. Wang Zhi himself was originally a businessman, but he also worked as a bandit. He had authority in overseas trade, but he did have the blood of many good citizens on his hands. Now, Wang Zhi is bent on opening the sea to trade in the Ming Dynasty and whitewashing his identity as a Japanese robber into a serious businessman. However, even with Hu Zongxian's authority today, the noble Wei Guogong, who was in charge of Nanjing with the country, would sell him three points of face, but it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky if he wanted to open up sea trade.