Port Arthur was in sight, which made Xu Guangqi a little excited.

I didn't expect to be able to come back.

When parting, based on one's old body, it should only be goodbye.

This excitement slightly cleared the haze hidden in Xu Guangqi's heart.

When the big ship got closer and closer, what surprised him even more was that the crowd that greeted him was not only Yang Chengying, but also students Sun Yuanhua and later Mao Yuanyi, all of whom were full of energy.

It's the future of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Guangqi was excited, he really didn't expect Sun Yuanhua and Mao Yuanyi to come.

The big ship docks and lowers the planks.

Without waiting for the guard of honor to go first, Xu Guangqi was the first to get off the boat.

Yang Chengying stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help.

Xu Guangqi did not refuse.

Stepping on the ground, Xu Guangqi relaxed a little.

Yang Chengying led the civil and military forces of Jinzhou Town to salute Xu Guangqi, and Sun Yuanhua knelt down.

Xu Guangqi returned the salute one by one and helped his beloved apprentice up.

"Old Xu, I really didn't expect the imperial court to send you here."

Yang Chengying was telling the truth.

At first, he thought it was Wei Zhongxian's cronies, but it wasn't until he saw the holy decree that he knew it was Xu Guangqi.

Xu Guangqi smiled bitterly: "If it weren't for the annoying dislike of my old man, he wouldn't have let me come here." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"On my way here, I heard that Wei Zhongxian arrested and imprisoned many officials for Xiong Tingbi's so-called bribery case, and many of them wrote letters against Xiong Tingbi at the beginning."

"The capital is really a whirlpool of right and wrong, and it is a good thing that Xu Lao can leave."

"Well, maybe."

Xu Guangqi let out a long sigh.

According to the usual practice, Xu Guangqi should be led to meet Ji Yong, the eunuch of the supervising army in Jinzhou Town, and Huo Weihua, the civilian official of the supervising army, and then set up a banquet for him to receive the wind and wash the dust.

But Yang Chengying didn't do this, but led Xu Guangqi to a fort.

A fortified fortified casemate, covered with a red cloth.

Surrounded by Yang Chengying's personal guards who are responsible for guarding, it shows the degree of attention.

"What is this?"

Xu Guangqi guessed a thing or two, but he didn't dare to be sure.

"Elder Xu might as well open it himself."

Yang Chengying said with a smile.

Xu Guangqi originally wanted to excuse himself, but he couldn't stop the curiosity in his heart, so he reached out and lifted the corner of the red cloth, and what he saw seemed to be the cannon body, so he quickly lifted it.

The entire iron Hongyi cannon appeared in front of everyone in its entirety.

Xu Guangqi was taken aback, but he didn't expect it to be cast.

"Mr. Sun and Mr. Mao used the lost wax method to take advantage of the cold winter to cast the first Hongyi cannon made of pure iron."

After Yang Chengying finished his introduction, he asked the artillery soldiers who came with Sun Yuanhua to directly load their ammunition.

After the loading was completed, Yang Chengying took the torch handed by Wu Sangui and sent it to Xu Guangqi.

"I'm so embarrassed to try the first shot." Xu Guangqi hurriedly excused himself.

It was no longer "etiquette" to be violated just now, and it cannot be done again.

Hearing this, Sun Yuanhua and Mao Yuanyi lowered their heads embarrassedly.

Yang Chengying said with a smile: "Mr. Sun and Mr. Mao have already tried it in order to test whether the cannon casting is successful. ”

Then they would bow their heads.

At that time, I was so happy for a while that I forgot that this kind of thing should be appropriate for Yang Chengying, who is the chief soldier of Jinzhou Town.

Yang Chengying knew about this, and he didn't care, as long as the artillery was good, it didn't matter who would test the artillery.

Knowing that Xu Guangqi was coming, he wrote to Sun Yuanhua and asked him and Mao Yuanyi to pull the iron Hongyi cannon to Port Arthur and let Xu Guangqi test the cannon, which could be regarded as catching the wind and washing the dust.

"Uh, haha...... Then the old man is welcome. ”

Xu Guangqi took the torch, lit the fuse, and then quickly covered his ears.

Yang Chengying and others also covered their ears.

The fuse burns out, "Boom! There was a loud bang.

The boulders on the mountain in the distance instantly cracked, and the rubble flew wildly.

The people and soldiers who were watching nearby were all shocked, and many fell to the ground.

"Oh my God, it's thunder."

"It's over, I'm a little dizzy and my ears are buzzing."

"Is this really a cannon? Scared us to death. ”

"Too ...... It's horrible. ”

The people talked a lot, and some even knelt on the ground and folded their hands.

Yang Chengying also led Xu Guangqi to visit the Carrick sailboat.

Seeing the soldiers who were actively training under the guidance of Portuguese sailors, Xu Guangqi said: "I haven't seen you for a few days, but there has been great development again." ”

"This is the credit of Xu Lao. If it weren't for Xu Lao's threading needle, I wouldn't have gotten these things. Yang Chengying said modestly.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be."

Xu Guangqi changed his words, "When does General Yang plan to send troops to pick up the people?" ”

"I have sent Ning Wan to lead the craftsmen first to Dachangshan Island to engage in infrastructure construction. For now, we just have to wait for the Denglai Sailor, and we can set off. ”

Yang Chengying had an embarrassed expression on his face, "I don't know if Old Xu asked Governor Yuan on the way to why the Denglai Sailor didn't travel for a long time." ”

"I know the stakes are high, and the detour to Tenlai is also for this reason."

Xu Guangqi said: "Governor Yuan is in trouble. The generals under him were struggling, and they seemed to be a little reluctant to come. ”

"It's a real headache, and if it drags on, it doesn't make much sense to take it back."

"Don't worry, I'll write a letter to Governor Yuan by hand, tell him the benefits, and he will do it as soon as possible."

"There is Lao Xu."

Yang Chengying wanted to invite Xu Guangqi to continue inspecting other places, but Xu Guangqi felt that he should still go to see Ji Yong and Huo Weihua.

So, Yang Chengying sent Sun Yuanhua to send Xu Guangqi to meet them.

Sun Yuanhua, as a small person with no official or position, waited quietly outside the gate of the mansion until Xu Guangqi came out.

"Teacher. Yang Shuai held a banquet at the house and waited for the teacher to go. ”

He hugged Xu Guangqi and said cautiously.

has learned from the past, for fear that Xu Guangqi will lose his temper like last time.

Obviously, he was overtracted, and Xu Guangqi was very calm.

"Well, I'll go to his house."

With Sun Yuanhua's support, Xu Guangqi boarded the carriage.

Sun Yuanhua then got into the car as well.

The coachman drove the wagon.

"Teacher." Sun Yuanhua asked tentatively, "How was this meeting?" ”

"Don't speculate more than half a sentence." Xu Guangqi said lukewarmly.

Sun Yuanhua secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "After all, they are all people from Gonggong Wei, and it is normal that they have no common words with the teacher." ”

"yes. However, I see that one of them is full of resentment towards Yang Chengying, and the other is just not talking, and it seems that they have all been cleaned up by Yang Chengying very miserably. ”

"Well, Yang Shuai doesn't treat them as gently as Fang Zhenru."

Knowing what the apprentice meant, Xu Guangqi smiled slightly.

"By the way, why hasn't Huo Weihua gone through the handover procedures with Fang Xunhui yet? If the handover is not handled, Fang Xunji will not be able to return to the DPRK to report on his work. Xu Guangqi asked.

"Yang Shuai's thoughts, students don't know. However, the student boldly guessed that it was Yang Shuai who deliberately protected Fang Xun and prevented him from getting involved in the boiling soup in the court. ”

"Oh, so he has a heart."

Xu Guangqi said, looking out the window, the smoke curling.

Compared with the chaotic court, he seems to prefer this kind of fireworks in the world, at least he feels down-to-earth.

"Teacher, the student is going north tomorrow with Zhisheng, and I can't serve you."

"A good boy has ambitions in all directions, you have acted independently, don't care about me."

"Take care all the way, teacher."

"Don't worry, as a teacher, I will watch you make contributions."