Lu Zheng rushed to Tianjin Wei in a hurry, but found that the building had already been empty, not only the people of the Royal Academy had already gone to Tanggu, but Deng Jian of the Sea Route Pacification Department also brought people to accompany him.

Deng Jian is also a native of Hangzhou, and he was shocked when he heard the news, since Xu Qian planned to go south, although it was winter, it was not suitable to go to sea, but it was not difficult to go south along the coast to Zhejiang.

Moreover, because of the preparations for next year's voyage, a large amount of materials have been hoarded in Tanggu Port as soon as possible, and it is only necessary to order people to load grain, fresh water and some materials directly onto the ship.

The situation in Hangzhou is still unclear, but the more this is the case, the more time to gain time, Xu Qian is not a person who swallows slowly, especially at this juncture, hundreds of sailors and thousands of captains boarded dozens of large ships loaded with grain, grass and fresh water, and immediately set sail for the sea.

Ancient ships often prefer to sail along the coast rather than go straight through the ocean, for the crew, they would rather face the danger of the reef than fear of not seeing the feeling of land, for this once galloping fleet around the sea, this task seems much simpler, Deng Jian stood on the deck of the flagship, commanding the helmsman, sailors, and sailors to control the direction of the wind, and then returned to the cabin, in the huge cabin, Xu Qian was looking at the guide fish on the table, and saw that it was Deng Jian who came in, smiled at him, and said: "How, When can I arrive in Zhejiang? ”

Deng Jian smiled bitterly: "In winter, there is mostly a north wind, so after the sail is full, the boat is very fast, and I am afraid of hitting the reef, so I have ordered the fleet to travel 20 miles to the east first, fortunately, this is not the Nanyang Sea, where there are more typhoons." There is no danger here, and it can be reached in five days at most. It's just that I've heard that many lieutenants are not used to taking boats, and many of them vomit and diarrhea, and they are afraid that they will reach the shore. The brothers couldn't take it anymore. ”

Xu Qian raised his eyes, Deng Jian found that Xu Qian's face was sallow, and couldn't help but say, "What's the matter, Brother Xu was also seasick?" ”

"The boat is not dizzy. But the ship was dizzy. Xu Qian smiled bitterly, but after all, he was from the south, so he didn't vomit and diarrhea, but said: "I don't care, no one on this ship can have a mistake, so try to focus on safety, don't take risks, this time Hangzhou fell, it's not trivial...... Hey......"

Deng Jian couldn't help but sneer: "It's okay. Doesn't it mean that there are less than 3,000 Japanese pirates? A few people are not enough to worry about...... Our Ming Dynasty has tens of thousands of troops in Zhejiang......"

Xu Qian smiled bitterly. "If these people are really useful." How could someone attack Hangzhou? ”

Deng Jian was surprised.

Xu Qian continued: "Actually, this is still secondary, what I'm most worried about is not this, after all, the enemy is clear from me. At least we know that they are thieves, and we will be on guard. Only this time my feeling is. There must be an internal response of the Japanese in Zhejiang, otherwise 3,000 Japanese have landed, why has there been no warning signal before? And why were the Japanese robbers able to calmly attack Hangzhou? The soldiers and horses of the various departments were unexpected, and Hangzhou was not a coastal area, how could so many Japanese robbers appear quietly under the city of Hangzhou? Even now, don't you understand? ”

Deng Jian's face also fell: "You mean, these widows still have the same party, and the influence of these same parties in Zhejiang is not small?" ”

Xu Qian sneered: "What is a wolf, it's just a knife in someone else's hand, the real fear is not the knife, but the person, I'm not afraid of the knife, but the person who holds the knife, what's even more terrifying is that this person who holds the knife may be next to you and me, this is the most terrifying." ”

Deng Jian frowned: "So...... What should I do, after all, you are just a bachelor, when you first go to Zhejiang, you have no orders and cannot control others, and you only take more than 1,000 people to go, isn't it a sheep into the mouth of a tiger, and it really can't be ......"

Xu Qian pressed his hand, but perhaps because of some seasickness, he was silent for a while, trying to suppress his discomfort, and then said: "This trip, I have to go, I am tired, I have to go and rest, the things on the ship are handed over to you." ”

Deng Jian sighed, nodded and shook his head, and walked out of the cabin.

The big ships quietly cruised between the sea and the sky, and the seagulls hovering on the mast proved that this place was not far from the land, the huge hull shook with the current, the wind crackled the sails, and the fleet slowly went south, shaking slightly in the waves, and Xu Qian was already quietly asleep at this time.

In the dream, there were trumpets, screams of babies and women, unwilling roars, unbridled laughter, and the cries pierced the clouds and pierced the void with laughter......

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Court Meeting.

Yang Tinghe sat on the chair, listening to the passionate words of the ministers attending the meeting, when the turmoil, the ministers were often the most angry, at this time there was a humane: "The Japanese deceive people too much, but why tens of thousands of new troops, but so unbearable, let the Japanese occupy such a large city, if the Japanese are just simply plundering, sooner or later they will have to abandon the city and flee, Hangzhou can be recovered sooner or later, I am afraid that the Japanese will use this as a stronghold, attack the prefectures and counties everywhere, and it will be difficult to fall in the future, I am afraid that the disaster is not less than the rebellion of King Ning, the princes, until now, must not be tolerated and raised." Raising tigers is a problem, and the imperial court must march south to solve the urgent need. As for the new army, the old man wants to ask, the previous imperial court organized and trained the new army for the purpose of strengthening the army and pacifying the Japanese, but now, this new army is even more unbearable than before, and the annual waste of internal money and food is also several times that of the past, why is it so unscrupulous and so unusable? ”

"What Master Zhang said is very ......"

Yang Tinghe's expression remained unchanged, sitting on the side, but he couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart, what everyone said was reasonable, it can be said that every word is beautiful, quoting scriptures, but the problem is that after talking for so long, it is still empty words, only talking about the southern expedition, how to recruit the law of this southern expedition, how to mobilize grain and grass, which way to send military horses, how long will it take, if the army arrives in the south of the Yangtze River, what should happen if the Japanese invaders are far away, these things, but no one has the heart to ask, it seems that such a trivial matter, and the current Japanese invaders, as if they said a few words about the southern expedition, One qiē thing can be solved.

It's just that at this time, we must brainstorm, and the meaning of brainstorming is not necessarily to adopt anyone's opinion, just because this is the tradition of the Ming Dynasty, if you don't make a few noises, it is not enough to show the open-mindedness of the ministers, and if you don't listen to some opinions, you will be scolded as the prime minister who can't support the boat in his belly, so Yang Tinghe has his own calculations in his heart, at least he thinks that the southern expedition is unrealistic, but he also has to listen patiently, as for how to formulate the charter and strategy at that time, it is a matter behind the scenes.

"Princess, the matter is urgent, and the country is already unbearable, but it is ......"

As he was talking, a little eunuch crept in at this time, and cautiously came to Yang Tinghe's side, those speakers were still making nonsense, but the little eunuch handed a note to Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe unfolded the note, and wrote small characters on it: "I have sent Hanlin to study for the bachelor's degree, and led the army to the south of the Yangtze River as soon as possible. ”

Yang Tinghe's eyes narrowed, and his fingers slapped his thighs rhythmically, this note is very strange, since the palace has already made an order, why do you need the cabinet to make another will, and this is obviously not in accordance with the rules, Xu Qian may not have gone through the normal channel, but it is just ...... There's no point in worrying about that anymore. Yang Tinghe is not a fool, he doesn't dare to push back such a big thing, once something happens again, whose responsibility is this one, he can't listen to the words of the princes in the palace, and now that Xu Qian has to be in charge, it will also fulfill him.

He nodded to the little eunuch, the little eunuch understood, and immediately took the pen, Yang Tinghe put the note on his knee, and wrote down the eight characters with the pen: "Handle it quickly, without delay", and then he handed the note to the little eunuch and commanded in a low voice: "Send it to the edict room immediately." ”

The little eunuch nodded and hurried away.

The palace is still arguing, it seems that because there is a problem with the money and food of the Southern Expedition, the officials of the household department and the military department are talking and swords, and it is very lively.

Yang Tinghe cheered up and listened patiently, but this thought had already flown to Java.

Xu Qian went to Jiangnan to deal with the matter of Hangzhou for Qin, can this Xu Qian succeed? It's not just a few widows in Jiangnan, if it's just a few widows, Yang Tinghe may not take it to heart, Xu Qian is certainly a Qincha, but after all, he is too young, his mouth is hairless, and he can't handle things well, no matter how he looks at it, this guy is not very reliable.

However, Yang Tinghe quite agreed with Jiajing's disposal plan of only appointing Qin Cha to take a team of military horses to the south, once the army went out on the expedition, and when it was convened and arranged, I am afraid that it would be two or three months later, and after two or three months, even if the Japanese did not run, they were already almost looted, and the imperial army was long gone, isn't this a joke?

In Yang Tinghe's mind, the best candidate for the Qin mission should be Yang Yiqing, after all, Yang Yiqing is an old soldier, and an old minister of the Four Dynasties, his eyes are like a torch, he knows people well, and he will go out, even if he may not be able to completely annihilate the Japanese Kou, at least he will not let the affairs of Jiangnan go on, but now His Majesty has used Xu Qian, and he can only do this now.

"It's just a candidate for the governor of Jiangnan......" Yang Tinghe thought of this, his eyes flashed with a hint of ambition, he quietly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and still listened attentively, listening to everyone's discussion.

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It's the fourth, and there seem to be very few monthly passes, so let's get one for those who have tickets.