This matter of Nanzhili was delayed for nearly a month, and the Qincha team then continued to go south to Zhejiang on the Grand Canal. Yan Hong and Zhang Juzheng made some adjustments to the plan for opening the sea to trade according to the bidding report sent by the Yangzhou merchants earlier, and distributed the ships that were prepared for the Yangzhou merchants, and asked them to hand over 50% of the silver taels for bidding and taxation before they were allowed to go to sea.

Mo Qing'er and Yan Hong's newlywed was the time when they were like glue. I also listened to what Erniang Xueyan said, my identity, after all, my father Mo Huaigu was beheaded after plotting to assassinate Yan Song, and he married into Yanfu in Beijing, but I was afraid that they would be embarrassed by each other. Therefore, although the concubine is performed, it is better to live in Jiangnan and not rush to Beijing. Mo Qing'er calculated like this, and when Yan Hong completed the mission to return to the north, she would have to be separated from the male monarch again. Therefore, the little girl insisted on following Yan Hong. Yan Hong reluctantly reluctantly agreed to her. In this way, Yan Hong's Jiangnan Mobile harem is the regular lineup of two concubines and one maid. When parting, Mo Xingzu also patted his little chest and told his brother-in-law and sister that with his own presence, the Mo family's gateway to Jiangnan would definitely stand.

The Qincha team continued southward along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and arrived in Hangzhou on the seventh day of August. Hu Zongxian, the governor of Zhejiang, together with local civil and military officials, such as Tan Lun, the right political envoy, Tang Shunzhi, the right attendant of the Nanjing Military Department, Zhou Bofu, the prefect of Hangzhou, Lu Bo, the chief soldier, Qi Jiguang, the deputy chief soldier, Liu Xian, the general of staff, and Xia Zheng, the commander of the army, all came out to greet him. This Tang Shunzhi is not simple, but he is the top of the second class in Jiajing's eight years, and he has always advocated opening the sea to trade. There are also local wealthy businessmen in Hangzhou, such as Shen Qingshan and Pan Qide. They all gathered to greet them.

The two sides met each other according to the etiquette of the imperial court. This Hu Zongxian was originally an extremely well-behaved person. Previously, he relied on hugging Yan Hong's thighs, and it was easy to climb the tall branch of Yan Ge Lao, and I heard Xu Wenchang and others build yì, saying that Yan Hong is quite a strange talent, and his future achievements are not only the third generation of Yan Fu, but naturally he is even more stammering. And this time, Zhang Juzheng is not only Yan Hong's Guozijian teacher, but also Xu Ge's old man. I heard that it was also deeply appreciated by Yan Ge, and this proposal to open the sea has made great contributions, of course, I dare not slack off. So he was courteous to Zhang Juzheng. Even to Jiang Zhou, Chen Keyuan and others, who originally lived in their own staff, now that they have become members of the Qincha Mission, they are naturally very polite.

Because Hu Zongxian smashed the Japanese in Jiangnan last year, his political enemies in Jiangnan were either retreated or surrendered, so Hu Zongxian no longer has much power to contain him in the officialdom of Zhejiang. Accompanied by Hu Zongxian, the general civil and military. or a friendly alliance with it, at least a comrade-in-arms who is consistent with it under the plan to open the sea to resist the Japanese.

The two salutes are over. Hu Zongxian invited Qin Cha and his entourage to the governor's yamen and arranged tea and snacks. Hu Zongxian opened his mouth and said: "The lower officials are in Zhejiang, and I heard that Zhang Daqin was sent to Nanjing to act vigorously and resolutely, and he quelled the mutiny of the Zhenwu camp; Yan Xiaoxianggong was in Yangzhou with a quick knife and annihilated the thieves, he was really a young hero, and his thunderbolt methods were admired by the lower officials. ”

Zhang Juzheng: "Hu Laojunmen has won the award. The old military gate sat in Zhezhi, resisted the Japanese invaders, and made great achievements, and the lower officials were also very admired. But I don't know what the situation is on the side of the old army gate when the Japanese invaders took advantage of the chaos in Zhili to land and burn and kill this time? ”

In fact, the battle situation has already been reported to Qincha, and now I am afraid that even the heavenly family will soon know about it, but I always have to hold it in person. Hu Zongxian nodded, and then reported to Zhang Juzheng. It was inconvenient for him to boast that he was in command and strategizing, so he boasted for his beloved general Qi Jiguang, saying that this Qi Tiger God descended to earth, holding a strong bow in front of the battle, and shot more than ten Japanese leaders; Commanding the Qi family army to attack together, like boiling soup and pouring snow, the Japanese who landed on the shore were wiped out in one drum. The painting in the middle is more colorful than a few lines on the official document, which is really wonderful and full of flowers. Yan Hong couldn't help but smile secretly, it seems that this Governor Hu is still a storyteller.

Zhang Juzheng listened with great interest, nodded and said, "Very good." When the lower officials were in the court, some officials also said that if the sea was opened, they were afraid that the sea ban would be loosened a little, and the traitors would lose their restraint, and the would-be wouldn't be able to resurgent. Now it seems that as long as I am sure to straighten out my armor and be ready for battle, even if the Japanese dare to come, I will be able to kill him. The words of Confucianism are not enough to be feared. ”

Yan Hong interjected: "These officials don't have any skills, they know how to show off rhetoric, others work, but he just knows how to point fingers." Have the ability to let him go to the front line by himself and fight with the Japanese invaders? In my opinion, if you put those officials in the mandarin duck array, I am afraid that you will not even be able to be a man. ”

Zhang Juzheng's face was flat: "Pure ministers, people perform their duties, although the officials are inevitably pedantic, but they also do their duty, how can they be allowed to enter the mandarin duck array to fight, insulting Sven?" Speaking of which, this Qi Jiqi General Soldier, I heard that he had broken the Japanese in Taizhou last year, and now he has made great contributions to share the worries of the heavenly family and protect the sea. Come, everyone replaces wine with tea, and has a cup of salute to General Qi. "Let's raise a glass and drink first.

Qi Jiguang hurriedly stood up, raised his glass with both hands, bent down and saluted: "Thank you Master Zhang for your praise." Qi is just a martial artist, and he relied on the strategies of Master Zhang, Yan Xiaoxianggong and Hu Laojunmen to make some contributions. Besides, if it weren't for Master Zhang's rebellion in Nanjing, and if Yan Xiaoxianggong commanded Ruoding, so that our Zhejiang officers and soldiers would mainly be prepared for the sea, I am afraid that they might not have been able to have such a meritorious service. The last general only knows that he is loyal to the monarch and serves the country, and he works hard before the battle, and he will ask all the bosses for more guidance and promotion in the future. ”

Zhang Juzheng was a little surprised when he saw that Qi Jiguang was so deferential to him, thinking that it was rare for this military general to be arrogant. Then he asked: "I wonder if any remnants of the remnants escaped after the large number of Japanese invaders landed and were annihilated by our army?" ”

Hu Zongxian said with a smile: "Zhang Daqincha is really as careful as a hair. After being hit head-on by Qi Yuanjing, the widow did have some escape. Others, originally scattered in a few ways, plundered all over the coast. But because I had been prepared for it, they ran into walls everywhere. Then, Wang Zhiwang Wufeng, who was in charge of the Yizhou Governor's lawsuit, heard the news and sent his son Mao Haifeng to lead a large number of warships to kill, and they were attacked on the back and back. Even if there are still some shrimp soldiers and crab generals left, I am afraid that sooner or later the ice will melt. When he talked about Wang Zhi's contributions, he couldn't help but feel proud, after all, when he recruited Wang Zhi, although Yan Hong was the leader, he also made one of the best credits.

Zhang Juzheng nodded and said: "Wang Zhi started as a private businessman, he created such sins before, and now he has changed from evil to good, and has made such a contribution to my Heavenly Empire. ”

Hu Zongxian said with a smile: "It is all Yan Xiaoxiang's wisdom and bravery, coupled with Yan Ge's strong support, that can achieve this feat. Speaking of which, Mao Haifeng, the eldest son of Wang Zhi, is also in my yamen at the moment, and he doesn't dare to come to see him rashly because of his humble official position. ”

Although Wang Zhi was recruited by the Tianjia and was awarded the title, he was only awarded the lowest-level chief official among the local officials, and the official title was only the sixth grade, and even the thousand households of Hu Baiqi and Hu Sangongzi were all positive five grades. So Wang Wufeng, who was powerful and commanded tens of thousands of people, fell into an official position that was not embarrassing or embarrassing. Fortunately, his brother himself doesn't care much about the size of his official position. And according to the rules of this long lawsuit, the deputy chief is only set up from the seventh grade, and in order to balance the internal faction, Wang Zhi has not rashly given his son this position. Therefore, Mao Haifeng's official position is only a small flag military attaché, and he leads ten people according to the regular establishment. For the dignified Wufeng young ship owner, who once commanded tens of thousands of people, and had thousands of troops directly under him, this is even more funny than nothing. But because of this, Mao Haifeng was not rashly introduced to the table. After all, the governor entertains the chincha, and it is always a little wrong for you to let a small flag with no merit come to the banquet.

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he hurriedly said: "Although Mao Haifeng's official position is low, he is not only Wang Wufeng's righteous son, but also commands the army and defeats the Japanese Kou, how can he be small with his official position alone?" Hu Laojunmen, quickly invite him in, and go to the banquet together later. ”

Hu Zongxian agreed, and gave an order to the attendants beside him. The attendant nodded and withdrew, and after a short time, he introduced Mao Haifeng, met Hu Zongxian, Zhang Juzheng, Yan Hong, etc., respectfully and respectfully, and kowtowed to everyone.

Yan Hong and Mao Haifeng met twice, once on the way north from Macau to Hangzhou, Mao Haifeng wanted to intercept Yan Hong in exchange for Wang Zhi, who was captured; Another time was during the negotiations on Zhedong Island, Mao Haifeng, as the nominal temporary number one leader on the pirate side, the two had a face-to-face argument. These two times, Mao Haifeng did not have the upper hand on Yan Hong, this time the status of the two is as different as a world, Yan Hong looked at Mao Haifeng, but he also eliminated a little bit of the anger at that time, his actions were actually decent, respectful, and he saluted all the officials present, and did not dare to slack off. Yan Hong not only said secretly, it seems that this Wang Zhi is also an interesting person, and he trains his son so well.

Zhang Juzheng stretched out his hand and said, "Son, don't be polite." Gongzi was ordered by Governor Wang to destroy the Japanese at sea and defend the maritime frontier of the Celestial Empire, which is a great achievement. Please take a seat. ”

Mao Haifeng thanked him and sat at the end. Everyone talked about something else, and Hu Zongxian ordered a banquet to be held, and the planning was staggered, and it was very harmonious. After three rounds of drinking, Hu Zongxian said again: "The three Qincha, the intention of the heavenly family to open the sea is established, and the merchants and people in Jiangnan are looking forward to it, and they are all waiting to go to sea." This move is in the blessing of a thousand families. I heard that it was this small overseas country, and they all looked forward to coming to the Heavenly Dynasty to trade and pay tribute. ”

Mao Haifeng interjected: "What Hu Laojunmen said is extremely true. As far as my father knows, in the Wa Kingdom, North Korea and other places, they are eager to try when they hear that the Heavenly Family is opening the sea, and some of them even send people to ask our brothers on the ship, I don't know that the Heavenly Family is open to the sea, except for the quasi-Ming people going to sea, how should the tribute of this overseas vassal state be managed? Ladies and gentlemen, overseas feudal countries, although the wealth is far less than that of my Ming Dynasty, but they are quite prolific, if they can communicate with each other, it is indeed a beautiful thing. (To be continued......)