When Zheng Hongkui heard this, he smiled: "It's really a strange thing, Xu Lin has something unspeakable. ”

"Where there is something unspeakable, this matter must be inseparable from him........ Zheng Fusong was young and fast-talking, and said immediately.

Zheng Hongkui pulled him, gave him a look, signaled not to be troublesome, and said: "You little child, what do you know, the situation in the Pearl River Estuary is complicated, it is difficult to say that there are secrets that we don't know, where can we speculate." ”

Zheng Fusong lowered his head and said no more.

Zheng Hongkui has been in the army for many years, and the Zheng family is also a businessman and a thief, so he naturally knows that this matter is inseparable from Lin Cha, and he guessed that Lin Cha has a share of profits in human trafficking, but this kind of thing has nothing to do with him, and he doesn't want to involve the Zheng family.

Zhao Wenji said: "I am really grateful for the help of the two today, there is nothing to do here, if the two have other arrangements, but they can leave." ”

Zheng Hongkui waved his hand and said: "Mr. Zhao, you and I are old friends, when Lord Shen appeased my Zheng family, you ran back and forth, and you didn't make a lot of efforts, now that there is something, how can I not help." And I don't know how the governor will arrange it later, and if these people make trouble again, I can help one or two. ”

said so, Zheng Hongkui was thinking about how to get closer to Zhao Wenhe, after all, what he did on this trip would not satisfy Shen Youlong, but he couldn't offend the governor of Liangguang, if this Zhao Wenji could help make peace, it would be a big help.

"Mr. Zhao, you rest here, I'll go to the tea shop next to you and buy some refreshments for you." The weather is very hot, and those people are not very hard, so I have someone to cook some mung bean soup for them to cool off, which can be regarded as the Governor's sympathy for the people. Zheng Fusong pointed to the tea shop on another street in the distance and said.

"Okay, good, Zheng Gongzi cares about the people, and he is really extraordinary." Zhao Wenji praised again.

Signing the house.

Lin Cha, the chief soldier of Guangdong, carefully arranged his robe and clothes at the door, walked into the house quickly, and saw the governor Shen Youlong sitting on the seat, immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and said in a deep voice: "Lin Cha, the chief soldier of Guangdong, see Lord Governor." ”

"Get up." Shen Youlong said lightly, with a strong Jiangnan accent, he was originally from Songjiang, although he had been an official abroad for many years, his language still did not change the sound of his hometown.

"Master Xie." Lin Cha kowtowed again, then got up, stood aside, lowered his eyebrows, and didn't dare to raise his head.

Shen Youlong squinted at Lin Cha, although he was very satisfied with this guy's respectfulness, but he was extremely dissatisfied with what he did, but in the end, the other party was a provincial commander, so it was not easy to deal with it, Shen Youlong said: "Come on, show Lord Lin a seat." ”

"Master Xie." Lin Cha knew that he would be asked about the relief of more than 2,000 people on Wailingding Island this time, and he was especially careful, half of his butt was next to the chair, ready to stand up at any time.

Shen Youlong said: "Lord Lin has been sweeping the sea and killing thieves for several days, and you have worked hard. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Lin Cha hurriedly said: "It is appropriate to be loyal to the court and serve the adults." ”

Shen Youlong nodded: "You are the chief soldier of a province, whether it is to pacify the Yao Rebellion or to exterminate the thieves in Jinghai, this official will rely on you, and the imperial court needs you even more." But why are you so uncompetitive, arbitrarily transferring soldiers, preventing people from entering the city to file complaints, and interfering in local government affairs, do you know that this is a big crime! ”

Lin Cha immediately got up, knelt on the ground, and confessed again and again, but he was relieved in his heart, Shen Youlong's words were clearly a lesson, and there was no intention of blaming.

"Get up and speak." Shen Youlong asked him to get up: "Lingding Island is in chaos, what is the truth, you have to tell this official today, otherwise, no one will be able to shelter you." ”

"My lord, Chen Ping, the general banner under the command of the lowly position, and the Oriental Trading Company have joined forces to rescue the people of Wailingding Island, and it is indeed true." Of course, Lin Cha knew that he couldn't hide it, so he could only change his words.

Shen Youlong slapped the table and shouted, "When the official was in Zhaoqing, he sent Mr. Zhao to ask you, why did you say that you don't have a general banner Chen Ping under your command?" ”

Lin Cha had already had a draft, put on a frightened and frightened look, and his face was full of remorse, and said: "My lord, I am really negligent and negligent. ”

"What do you mean?" Shen Yulong frowned.

Lin Cha said: "That Chen Ping is indeed a general banner under the command of the lowly position, but a few months ago, the lowly post saw that he was skilled in martial arts, and he was born in a good family of military households, and after being loyal and brave, he was accepted as a righteous son and renamed Lin Ping, but it was too long and he couldn't remember his real name, so Mr. Zhao came to ask, and the lowly post said that there was no such person."

At that time, the lowly did not know that someone came to complain, after Mr. Zhao left, the lowly position let people inquire about the news, remembering the previous arrangement for Chen Ping, only to suddenly awaken, the lowly unintentional mistake, but accidentally deceived the adult, the lowly heart was terrified, worried about the adult's punishment. I made up my mind on the spot, thinking that I would first control the complainant, and then come to ask the adults for their guilt when they led the military ship to rescue the people from Lantau Island. ”

Shen Youlong didn't want to break with this local snake, but at this time, Lin Cha admitted that Chen Ping was indeed under his command, and he didn't want to embarrass him.

The reason is very simple, this time the north to pacify the rebellion of the eight rows of Yao was not smooth, and there was a lot of money, whether it was the court or the local government, there was criticism, if there was a soldier and horse under his command at this time to relieve the people from hanging, but also to suppress many criticisms.

Shen Youlong said: "Mr. Lin, then you tell the truth, Lingding Island is in chaos, what is the matter?" ”

Beads of sweat were already oozing from Lin Cha's forehead, and the abdominal manuscript that had been prepared in his heart was gone through again, and he felt that there was nothing missing, so he said it.

"My lord, a month ago, I was ordered to sweep the sea, and I had already heard that there were traitors colluding with pirates to trade illegally in the area of Lingding Island, so I took a warship to destroy its ship dock, but because there were many traitors on the island, they resisted with weapons, and most of the warships led by the lowly post were sailors, and there were few armoured soldiers, so they did not land for the time being.

Unexpectedly, there was a storm that night, and in order to protect the ships, he led the sailors to retreat, but the losses were not small. Unexpectedly, the waves never receded, and the traitors invited four pirates to rob the whole island. Arriving in a humble position, he engaged the pirates, severely injured the four surnames, and under duress, he rescued the gentry's family, but thousands of people fell into the hands of thieves.

The details of this battle have been submitted to the Governor's Palace with a Tang newspaper. ”

Shen Youlong nodded slightly: "This official has already seen it, although you have made mistakes in this battle, you have also made a lot of meritorious contributions." What do you explain about the incident on Wailingding Island? ”

In Shen Youlong's view, Neilingding Island was exterminated, smuggling was broken, and the ship in his hand could be sold at a high price, and Lin Cha rescued the family members and shopkeepers of the Guangdong gentry, although he didn't know what means he used, but it also made Shen Youlong less pressure, which can be regarded as a great good.

"With so many people being taken captive, how can I accept being the chief soldier of a province. However, the four pirates are entrenched in the area of Hong Kong, with dense islands, complex routes, and too large warships, which are deep in the hinterland and difficult to deal with. And Chen Ping is a humble son who is loyal to the country, so he is willing to lead his troops to pretend to be seafarers and go deep into Hong Kong to investigate thieves.

As soon as he went, he didn't know what was going on, so he found a good opportunity, Chen Ping led the army to break through the water prison on Wailingding Island and relieve the captives. As for the Oriental Trading Company with him, I don't know who it is, it may be a heroic person that Chen Ping made friends with during the period. Lincha said.

"Then where is Chen Ping now, have you brought him?" Shen Yulong hurriedly asked.

"I didn't come back," said Lincha. Your Excellency, you don't know, Chen Ping has always had great ambitions, is loyal to the imperial court, and has bold words every day to do a great career, but he feels that he has done everything to eliminate evil, so he has not returned. ”

"Yes, yes. Mr. Lin, you have accepted a good son. The official will report his merits to the court for him and ask for a reward, such a great achievement, the official is willing to promote him as the general manager. You should inform the whole army of this matter, and send someone to the open sea to visit Chen Ping, and find him back immediately. Shen Youlong stroked his palms and said to Lin Cha.

Lin Cha knew that he and Chen Ping were no longer together, but he just thought that he might be able to use this reward to lure him out and kill him, and then blame the pirates, and he would be over.

Guangzhou South Wharf.

Li Zhaoji took a small boat from the mouth of the Pearl River and witnessed the prosperity of Guangzhou, which was full of large and small ships full of goods, and the masts on the river covered most of the river. As the boat goes deeper into the Pearl River, the river gradually narrows, and you can clearly see the scenery on both sides of the main general.

The fertile land is covered with waterways, mixed with fruit forests, mulberry forests, tea plantations, dense riversides, cattle and sheep grazing leisurely, mooing from time to time, and the air is filled with the aroma of rice flowers, such land is densely distributed throughout the Pearl River Delta.

In the vicinity of Guangzhou, there are many beautiful painting boats among the cargo ships, and melodious music and women's laughter come from them.

The harmony and beauty of nature seem to have all landed in this delta, and then gave birth to the world's most civilized group of people, the culture here, the skills here are soaked in the care of the world, making Guangzhou one of the richest and most peaceful areas in the world.

"Ah, it's beautiful." A woman's voice came from the bow of the boat, and at this moment she stretched her body, feeling the wind and sun.

Li Zhaoji sat under the canopy, looked at her beautiful side face and budding body, shook his head slightly, and said, "Girl, when you come here, you will be completely free and safe." ”

This girl's surname is Gu, her maiden name is Jinniang, and she was the woman who was almost forcibly taken as a concubine by Lin Rong on Wailingding Island that day. Li Zhaoji accidentally knocked her unconscious that day, and later retreated, Chen Liuzi took it upon himself to take the woman on the ship and transported her to the camp on Neilingding Island.

Li Zhaoji originally thought that this was Chen Liuzi who had fallen in love with someone, thinking that his brother had worked hard and made a little exception, but who would have thought that at night, this girl was sent to his room.

Although Li Zhaoji killed and robbed people after crossing over, and did everything that was not allowed to be done in the criminal law of later generations, it was not his way to force women, so when he came to Guangzhou this time, he brought Gu Jinniang and set her free.

"But I'm not from Guangzhou." Gu Jinniang lowered her head and whispered.

"So, I'll send you to a ship bound for your hometown of Fujian." Lee Siu Kee said.