Compared with the ordinary idle people in the market, Yan Hong, who is the core of everyone's envy and hatred, is more worried than enthusiastic about this wedding. Therefore, in addition to the arrangements made by the first term of the palace and the frequent invitations to participate in the banquets of the young masters in Beijing, he only devoted his energy to rectifying the affairs of Jinyiwei. According to the personnel of Jinyiwei Middle School that Lu Bing mentioned to him last year, Yan Hong began to visit the personnel, check the case files, and have a better understanding of the current establishment and strength of Jinyiwei from a higher perspective.

In addition, there are many things that need to be dealt with in the further advancement of the opening of the sea. Yan Hong already knew that the Ming Dynasty followed the system of the previous dynasty and set up a city department to manage the tributary and trade affairs of overseas countries, which was subordinate to the political department or the salt department. However, during the Hongwu period, Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang City Bosi were mainly set up for the tributaries of various countries, and the tributaries of various countries offered some tribute to the Ming Dynasty, often in exchange for several times the value of the reward, to put it bluntly, the tribute for the Ming Dynasty was a loss of money and a shouting business, and the Ming Dynasty did not study how to obtain commercial benefits from it. Since then, these cities have been cancelled many times, and in the Jiajing period, they were all abolished because of the rampant Japanese invaders. Then, even if the city department is re-established, how to change it from a simple institution for receiving tributes to an institution that can realize trade and effectively make up for finances; In addition to the municipal shipping department, what kind of means should be used to manage private vessels, these are very specific issues.

Although Yan Hong also has a lot of understanding of the situation in Jiangnan, after all, he is in Beijing at the moment, and he lacks first-hand information. Most of the studies are court stories. And for the past two years, Zhao'an Xu Hai and Wang Zhi. The changes that followed events such as the Great Destruction of the Japanese Invaders are not understood. Therefore, he sat in Beijing City, which is equivalent to making a car behind closed doors here, and it is also quite a headache. He also specially transferred a few capable cadres from Jiangnan Jinyi Wei to come back, but they were still on the way, and these personnel in charge of Wei were not enough to help open the sea and trade.

In addition to studying these official duties, Yan Hong returned to the back house. is to mess with his wives and concubines. Lu Lanzhen was originally a sensible young woman, knowing that her husband was busy with national affairs, and she didn't come to bother her, but every time Yan Hong returned to the house, Lan Zhen asked the mandarin duck to prepare supper and hot water to take care of Yan Hong. Sometimes Yan Hong needs to stay up late to read, and Lan Zhen also accompanies him silently. On the other hand, Sun Yuerong is pregnant these days, not only vomiting from time to time, but also weak. The temper also became more and more irritable, and it was all dependent on Hua Yuexian and Geng Jinling to take care of him. Zhang Qingyan also came to accompany him from time to time, and he didn't make big trouble. There are also two pendants and treasure toads, one is in his small bedroom, and the other goes straight into the study, when it is his turn to accompany Yan Hong, they all use all kinds of gentleness, so that Yan Hong can enjoy the blessings. It is Hu Wanniang and Taosong Village in the dust nunnery outside the city, Yan Hong also took the time to go there, but it is also an endless style, which is not interesting. In this way, relying on the care of these beauties inside and outside the house, Yan Hong can also relax in his busy official business.

On the morning of this day, Yan Hong was busy for a while in the Jinyi Wei Yamen, and he was sitting in his own government office drinking tea and blowing water with the old man Mu Denggao, when he suddenly heard the general flag guarding the door to say: "Yan Yanshi, there are guests from Jiangnan outside." ”

Yan Hong thought to himself, although he ordered the Jiangnan Jinyi Guard cadres to come to cooperate with the work, but if these people came, they could come directly to see it. said that he was a guest from Jiangnan, could it be that he was sent by Wang Cuiqiao or Xue Yanniang? He immediately smiled at Mu Denggao and said: "Brother Mu, there is an old man in Jiangnan, and my brother is lost first." ”

Mu Denggao hurriedly said: "Yan Yan will take care of his own affairs." Serious matters. The old man also has to go back to his own office to handle some official business. "Old Master Mu is a mixed seniority and eats rice in Jinyiwei, how can he have any official duties. borrowed this sentence, got up and left Yan Hong's office, and went back to his office.

Yan Hong went out of his own office, and when he rushed to the gatehouse to look, he saw that the captain guarding the gate was busy serving tea and pouring water, and there were three people sitting on the chair, and two others were standing aside. Seeing Yan Hong coming, these people hurriedly stood up and saluted. The first one, about 20 years old, looks tall, plump, face like a full moon and fat, eyes like Lang Xing hidden in the clouds, and is heroic between gestures, it is the old acquaintance of Jiangnan, Hu Baiqi, the third son of Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang. He and Yan Hong met two years ago, when they saved Xu Hai together in Shaoxing, and later saved Wang Zhi together in Hangzhou, which can be called a friend in distress and an important chess piece in Yan Hong's great cause of opening the sea.

Yan Hong couldn't help but rejoice: "Who is my Dao, it turned out to be Hu Sangongzi, Brother Hu." Traveled thousands of miles to Beijing, but what did you do? ”

Hu Gongzi said with a fat smile on his face: "Yan Xiaoxiang is polite, didn't I follow my father's order to send you something." The things are still in the inn, I haven't seen your brother for a long time, so I came to say hello first. By the way, thanks to you for pointing me out a broad road. Now, brother, I'm on guard! Last time I helped Xiao Xianggong in Jiangnan to take the personal prisoners Li Hongyuan and Li Jinghu, plus I beat some Japanese criminals, my father rewarded him for his meritorious deeds, so he rose to this level. Little Xianggong, what you taught me earlier is really right, and I have to thank you well. ”

The garrison is a five-grade martial arts, which is only one level worse than Yan Hong's four-rank affairs. Of course, considering the backer behind Yan Hong and the identity of Emperor Jinyiwei's pro-army, Hu Baiqi and Yan Hong are incomparable. But seeing that this pure gentleman two years ago was able to make some achievements decently, you must know that when the two first met two years ago, Yan Hong was already a five-grade thousand-year-old, and Hu Baiqi was still a white body. Yan Hong is also quite proud of his previous teachings: "To turn such a dead fat man into a generation of fat generals, we can also be called a miracle." ”

Hu Gongzi said again: "I came this time, and I also recommended two great talents to Yan Xiaoxianggong." Nono, that's the two. This is Jiang Zhou, who is promoted by the Bo Division of Zhejiang City, and this is Chen Keyuan, who is the deputy promotion. ”

Yan Hong saw that these two people were both around forty years old, Jiang Zhou was of medium stature, thin, with a wide forehead and thick eyebrows, while Chen Keyuan was of medium and upper stature, slightly plump, with big ears and loyal eyebrows. Both of them looked polite and polite, but their skin was rough and dark. I don't know what wind and rain I have experienced. Yan Hong's historical level is quite average. Naturally, I heard the names of these two. There will be no overreaction either.

According to the official system of the Ming Dynasty, the city is extracted from the fifth grade, and the deputy promotion is from the sixth grade, according to Wu Jianwen, the third level is downgraded, and the quality of these two main and deputy promotions is actually higher than the military attache of Hu Sangongzi's five products, and even from a certain sense. It is no less than Yan Hong's brocade guard. But on the other hand, the city division in the later period of Jiajing is still in a state of stagnation, and this official who is promoted by the principal and deputy has no real power, and Hu Baiqi mainly relies on his father, so these two promotions are actually attached to the Hu family, and they dare not hold up in front of Hu Sangongzi and Yan Hong, and hurriedly salute Yan Hong: "You are courteous in Xia Jiangzhou." "I am willing to be polite."

Hu Baiqi smiled and said: "Yan Xiaoxianggong, you are both civil and military, you have repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and you have to be taken care of by the Long Live Lord." Naturally, it is the dragon and phoenix among people. But these two gentlemen are not trivial. It's not too early now. There is a restaurant near your Jinyi Wei Yamen, brother, I will be a host, and introduce you to the three of you. Mr. Jiang, Mr. Chen, you all know the deeds of this Yan Yanshi, he is the first corporal of Lixian, regardless of those red tapes, you two are also doing practical things, and you must get along with him. ”

Yan Hong said: "Brother Hu, this is what you are talking about, you are a guest in Beijing, and I will be a brother and I will be the east." Come and come, come and go. On the one hand, he called his two Jinyi Wei Zongqi from Feihu Mountain as his followers, and asked the Jinyi captain of the concierge to lead a few horses, with all the saddles and bridles, and invited these people from Zhejiang to get on the horses and march along the road of Beijing. Although Hu Sangongzi is obese, after all, he has been trained in Hu Zongxian's standard camp for more than a year, and now he is also decent on horseback. The two lifters were both scholars, and obviously lacked exercise on horseback, and were not used to riding horses. As for the two people standing next to Hu Baiqi, they are the generals of the Hu family, and the Hu Daye who knew him at the beginning is also among them. Both of them are strong martial artists, so it is natural for them to run on horseback. Although it is not as good as the two Jinyi Wei Zongqi from Feihu Mountain, it is much stronger than the two literati.

Not long after, he came to the Yan family's business in front of the drunken immortal building supervised by Yan Hong. At this time, Zhao Xiaochuan, the second young man who had just entered the Drunken Immortal Building and did not fit to entertain Sun Yuerong to the private room, had already been promoted to the foreman of the second junior high school, and when he saw the eldest young master coming with a few distinguished guests, he immediately stepped forward to greet him warmly, personally greeted the eldest young master Yan and several guests, and picked up a Qi Chu pavilion and sat down. Yan Hong ordered the high-quality wine and food in the department to be arranged to entertain the distinguished guests in Jiangnan. What bear's paw deer breast, goose meat hump, are all delicacies and delicacies, colorful.

The third son of Hu is used to spending all day and drinking in the land of Jiangnan and the paste, but he is also very interested in tasting the flavor of the northern country. As for Jiang Zhou and Chen Keyuan, it is obvious that they live a hard life on weekdays, and they are afraid that they will not see much of the big dishes in the drunken immortal building. But they still have the Sven of the reader, and they are still quite measured. As for Hu Daye and the other two standard camp guards, Yan Hong asked the two chief flags from Feihu Mountain to accompany them, and ordered wine and food to eat and drink in the next room.

Hu Baiqi ate a few chopsticks and dishes, and suddenly smiled: "Yan Xiaoxianggong, speaking of which, this time I brought Mr. Jiang and Mr. Chen to Beijing, and stayed in the post station outside the city last night. I had just ordered the food to be served, but I saw a team of officers patrolling. This look, it only scared my brother and my three souls and seven spirits away. You know what? ”

Yan Hong said: "Your dignified Governor Hu's son, the imperial court is guarding the five grades, and it is common to bring hundreds of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and you are not a thief, how can you be scared like this when you see an official?" He slapped his head suddenly: "Could it be that you saw that person?" ”

Hu Baiqi smiled: "Exactly, Yan Xiaoxiang is talented." I just sat down, but I saw the old acquaintance of Chun'an County before, Hai Ruihai pen holder came with a team of officers patrolling. This time, I can't help but think of the previous time in Chun'an County, just because I made a big fuss at the post station, I was almost beaten by this guy. If it weren't for the little minister, you would have come to relieve the siege, and this would be a big pain. Anyway, it's been a long time since I think of his brother, and my butt is still numb. At the beginning, he was just a small Chun'an county commander, and he dared to beat me, but now I am a garrison, but he followed your brother to Shandong, and it is said that he killed 400,000 White Lotus bandits, how dare I provoke him? ”

Yan Hong laughed: "Brother Hu, you were bitten by a snake in the morning, and you have been afraid of the well rope for ten years." Nahai Pen Holder is now transferred to Wanping County, which is still thanks to you. You didn't hit anyone, and you didn't smash the post station, aren't you still afraid that he will catch you and hit the board? ”

Hu Baiqi waited until everyone had three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Yan Hong saw that Jiang and Chen had also eaten a lot, so he said: "Brother Hu, these two gentlemen, please introduce me." (To be continued......)