Although there were more than 20 official ships on which Zhang Juzheng, Yan Hong, and Feng Bao were seated, most of them were transporting the accompanying Jinyi Wei and Jingying soldiers, and the three angels and the main attaché were distributed on the front five or six ships. The first of them was the boat of Zhang Juzheng, Yan Hong, Feng Bao and others.

Seeing the ship leave the Dongbianmen Wharf, Yan Hong walked out of his cabin and came to the bow of the ship, but saw Zhang Juzheng wearing a robe and his hands behind his back, looking at the bow of the boat. The windward big sleeves are displayed, with Zhang Juzheng's long body, thick eyebrows and clear beard, a good style of celebrities. Although Yan Hong is also a handsome young man, he can't help but sigh again that Mr. Zhang's appearance is indeed above him. He hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "I've seen Mr. Zhang, ah, Master Teacher." ”

Zhang Juzheng turned around and saw Yan Hong coming, and smiled slightly: "Xianqi is here." Come and see, let's go south this time, and we will be from thousands of people, how majestic. He gestured to the stern of the boat.

Yan Hong followed Zhang Juzheng's finger and saw more than 20 large official ships, head to tail, like long snakes, puffing sails forward, indeed majestic. However, Yan Hong has seen the posture of the sailor and the Japanese on the sea, and he has also seen the dock of the Frangi people, so he does not feel uncommon about this. But when Teacher Zhang asked, how could he not be funny. Yan Hong nodded and said, "It is indeed majestic." Students are also blessed by Mr. Zhang, so they have to have this general luck. ”

Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "Xianqi, we master and apprentice, we don't have to be so polite." You are the first hero to open the sea, even if you are not a teacher, your prestige is not small. As the teacher knows, when you went south in the past year, you led the sailors to fight against the Japanese invaders, and the momentum of the hundred sails and thousands of oars was naturally much greater than today's fleet. It's just that. Think about it. When you went south last year. How many people did you bring with you? ”

Yan Hong thought about it for a while, when he went south last year, it stands to reason that he was also going to appease the Francois of the trench realm, and he also inspected the military equipment in the southeast, and his title was not much worse than today. But in addition to dozens of clerks and officials, the guards were just dozens of brocade guards, and after coming to Jiangnan, they transferred Deng Zilong and other three warships. Hundreds of Min Yong came to guard. And this time, as soon as he left Beijing, he sent thousands of soldiers and horses to escort him, which is indeed not small. As for the secret decree that Emperor Jiajing secretly gave to Yan Hong, which authorized Yan Hong to mobilize coastal soldiers and horses, this is not an open shelf, and outsiders do not know about it.

He replied, "It wasn't the teacher's reminder, I almost forgot it." When I went south last year, I didn't have more than 100 people with me, and it was indeed far from today's dynasty. ”

Zhang Juzheng nodded and said, "Yes." It stands to reason that you and I will go south, although we will shoulder a heavy responsibility. But when you get to Jiangnan, as long as you show the holy decree. There are elite soldiers under the command of the governor who can be dispatched. And Xianqi is the fourth product of Jinyiwei, and it is very convenient to mobilize the local Jinyiwei. And long live sending thousands of elite soldiers to us, one is to have adults available at our hands, and the other is to deliberately make the momentum of opening the sea bigger. With thousands of people and horses, dozens of big ships are heading south, and everyone in the world knows that the determination of the Son of Heaven to open the sea is ready to fly, and it has to be launched, even if some people have doubts, they have to use some brains first. It's just that since then, the burden on the shoulders of our master and apprentice has also become heavy, and we should not be taken lightly. If there is a great trust from heaven, personal fame and fortune, honor and disgrace are small, so that this meritorious work for the benefit of the country and the people cannot be accomplished, there is no regret. ”

Yan Hong said angrily: "What Mr. said is true. With Mr. Chair and students helping from the side, I think the opening of the sea will be successful. ”

Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly, and said: "Xianqi, for the teacher in the court, I also heard some rumors, saying that this Jiang Zhou and Chen Keyuan were originally the righteous sons of Yan Gelao, and the former Ministry of Industry Shangshu Zhao Yuanzhen used to establish miraculous achievements under the curtain of Governor Hu Ruzhen, and was later recommended by you Yan Xiaoxianggong to the Guozijian. This is a grievance to you. ”

Yan Hong listened, and said with a dumb smile: "I don't know where this bastard thing came from, with the heart of a villain, the belly of a gentleman." Master Teacher, I am your student, I can make the slightest progress, it is inseparable from your promotion, the talent I recommend, can't Mr. Zhang be used? Besides, I recommended these two wise men, Jiang Zhou and Chen Keyuan, because they have great ambitions and talents, and I can't bear to see them buried among mediocre people, so I ask Mr. Zhang to give them a background. These two people are not the family members of my Yan Mansion, but the talents of the Ming Dynasty, and they should be used by the Ming Dynasty. As long as you can give full play to your talents and do some practical things for the country and the people, under whom is it not the same? Also, this matter of opening the sea is not the idea of my Yan family. Students, I strongly advocate opening the sea, because opening the sea is indeed beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, so I am happy to see it come to fruition. My grandfather and dad thought the same thing. Mr. Zhang, since you also support the opening of the sea, then we are comrades-in-arms on the same line, fighting side by side, fighting the battle of opening the sea well, earning more silver for the heavenly family and the national treasury, and making the people's lives better, which is better than anything else. At this time, it is really foolish to care about you and me. Yan Hong's words were sincere. Half of it is also because he vaguely knows a little bit of later history, and he admires Zhang Juzheng, a great reformer, so he naturally doesn't care who uses a few talents.

Zhang Juzheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and nodded again and again: "Xianqi is worthy of being the eldest grandson of the Yan Pavilion, the first-class person in the young generation of the imperial court. Alas, now above the court, the party is often the same and different, and the view of the door is prevalent, and it is difficult to do something practical. If everyone can have your strict and honest knowledge, then the country will be very fortunate and the people will be very lucky. ”

Yan Hong didn't expect Zhang Juzheng to praise himself so much, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhang praised it falsely. The students have made some progress, which is due to Mr. Zhang's teachings. Speaking of which, the students admired Mr. very much, and if Mr. wanted to improve the maladministration of the imperial court, the students were willing to follow the work of dogs and horses. ”

Zhang Juzheng also raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Xianqi, what you said is strange. As a teacher is now just a national priest wine, who said that the teacher should change what court maladministration? Don't talk nonsense. ”

Yan Hong also saw that there was no one else left and right at this time, and for the first time he crossed the same boat with Zhang Juzheng, the big cow, and replied on a whim: "Mr. Zhang, you are the master of Xu Ge, and my grandfather also appreciates you. Not to mention, you are extremely talented and broad-minded, and students can feel it even if they are not talented. Our Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, although it is strong, but there are many conservative places in national politics. Especially a group of literati and doctors, singing articles about benevolence and morality, and doing ...... Alas, don't say it. Needless to say, in the matter of the opening of the sea, many people knew that the opening of the sea would help the country's economy, but they all spoke the opposite, either because they were stupid and confused, or they clearly received the benefits of violating the ban on smuggling, and they still sang about the ban on the sea, or they were gunmen for others, or they said things that went against their conscience for the interests of their families. You say that such an official is hateful or hateful? In addition, the country is now prosperous in commerce, but it is very difficult to collect commercial taxes. The families of wealthy gentry make huge profits from commerce every year, but they all wear scribe hats and are all exempt. The money demanded by the state can only be levied from the heads of those small merchants and peasants who are eating well. Is this considered maladministration, and should it be reformed? "He was in charge of the business of the Yan Mansion before he crossed over, and he knew a lot about it. Later, when he handled the Jiangnan Japanese Kou case, he learned a lot of inside information, so he said that it was the truth.

Zhang Juzheng listened to Yan Hong's words, and didn't answer for a while, but his eyes looked at the scenery on both sides of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and his mouth moved slightly. Zhang Juzheng does not look down on Yan Hong like ordinary people. Since Yan Hong was imprisoned at the end of the 35th year of Jiajing, the two answered each other, and Zhang Juzheng found that although this son seemed absurd, he had many insightful views on the country's plans, and some could even hit the current maladministration of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop, which was secretly in line with some of his own views. Zhang Juzheng has the talent to go through the heavens and latitudes, plus he comes from a poor family, and he has seen the hot and cold world a lot, and he knows the hardships of the people. At this moment, although he can't say that he is mature in thinking about the earth-shaking changes that day, he also has quite an idea, if he is in power one day, how to start and realize his long-cherished wish of becoming a rich country and a strong country? Although this seems to be quite far away, Zhang Juzheng is already secretly preparing for it. His mentor Xu Jie is currently the number two big man in the court, and Yan Song also appreciates himself. In time, who says that he will not be able to sit in the high position of the first assistant of the cabinet? At that time, I will have to make a big difference and realize my ambition.

Now, looking at the gentleman in his early twenties in front of him, he talks about the financial problems of the Ming Dynasty. And he is younger than himself, but he has already mastered heavy troops and has repeatedly built miraculous feats. Could it be that this person is a general who came down from heaven to help me succeed? Zhang Juzheng's heart churned for a while. If his protégé really did his best to help, with his favor in front of the Heavenly Family and the strength of the grandson of the Yan Mansion, he was afraid that his reform plan could be realized ten years ahead of schedule. For a while, Zhang Juzheng seemed to be a little drunk.

It's just that Zhang Juzheng quickly woke up from his beautiful reverie. This is not the time for these daydreams. This Yan Hong's identity is the eldest grandson of the third generation of Yan Mansion, and Yan Song and his mentor Xu Jie, now they are harmonious on the surface, but in fact they are still two major forces. It is not surprising that the alliance in front of you can turn into a battle at any time. Don't be so wishful thinking about a bright future now.

As for the kid in front of him...... In any case, listening to some of his views on the government and politics will enlighten me a little at that time. Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly: "Xianqi, today, our master and apprentice are going south, and we are doing the business of opening the sea." However, the journey is thousands of miles, and the time is still early, so you might as well talk about this way of governing the country, and the right is to learn from master and apprentice. If you are the elder of the grandfather Yan Ge, the head of the cabinet and the head of the cabinet, and you hold the power of the world, how will you govern the country? It's just a private joke, don't think too much. As long as it's not a kingless and fatherless nonsense, it's all right. (To be continued......)