The carriage swayed slowly towards the main road.

In the carriage, Xiuchun hugged Hai Shuzu's arm and asked, "Master, who is the surname Li, what are you afraid of him doing?" ”

Hai Shuzu smiled and said, "Afraid? Where is the master afraid of him, the so-called Xiucai meets the soldiers, it is unreasonable, he is a barbarian, how can I let him be presumptuous in front of me. ”

Speaking of this, Hai Shuzu proudly pinched Mrs. Ru's pretty face: "It's a pity, a barbarian is a barbarian, just a stupid barbarian, I don't know that I have come out of my shell." ”

"That's right, the master is smart." Xiuchun said.

Boom!

Suddenly, the carriage stopped, and Hai Shuzu hit his head on the wall of the carriage, making a muffled sound. Hai Shuzu scolded the coachman: "You bastard, don't you know how to drive?" ”

"Master, the road ahead is blocked, and a group of people are watching the excitement." The Haijia coachman said.

Hai Shuzu poked his head out and found that all the streets were pointing in the direction he came from, and he wanted to look, but was blocked by the carriage.

"Let everyone go, let my Hai family's carriage and horses pass." Haishuzu shouted to a group of citizens.

And a man walked out of a shop next to the street and said, "Isn't this Master Hai?" Aren't you going to go home and have a look? ”

"Look, I just came out."

"It looks like you're running out of water in your house." The shopkeeper said.

"How is it possible, I just came out." Hai Shuzu didn't believe it at all, but he also walked out of the carriage, looked in the direction where he came, and saw the smoke dragon rising from the side of a bamboo forest, and seeing that the direction was really his own home, he immediately clapped his hands and howled: "Oh, it's really my house on fire." ”

So saying, he threw down his wife and the chariot and horse, took his robe, and ran towards his house.

"Oh, my house ......." Hai Shuzu ran into the house, watched the smoke dragon rolling, patted his thighs and cried.

Li Zhaoji held the knife, leaned against a tree, looked at Hai Shuzu boredly, and saw that he was endless, so he said: "Master Hai, it's just burning your firewood house, what are you crying about, you dare to hide from me next time, Lao Tzu will burn your whole family." ”

Hai Shuzu saw Li Zhaoji at this time, pointed at his fingers and trembled, he didn't dare to say a bad word, at this moment he finally understood, what is Xiucai meeting soldiers, it is unreasonable, Li Zhaoji's arrogance, he is a tricker.

It wasn't until Hai Shuzu came back that Li Zhaoji beckoned his subordinates to leave, and agreed to the Hai family to put out the fire, when the Hai family's servants raised their hands to put out the fire, Li Zhaoji lifted Hai Shuzu's neck and took him into the main hall like a chicken.

Hai Shuzu sat on his main seat, but he was sitting on pins and needles, thinking about his own house, when he heard that a wall had been torn down and would not spread to other houses, Hai Shuzu was a little relieved, he asked worriedly: "Shopkeeper Li, why did you come to me?" ”

"I came into your house for an hour, and you didn't ask a word until now." Li Zhaoji said.

Hai Shuzu smiled embarrassedly, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and scolded Li Zhaoji's ancestor for the eighteenth generation in his heart, thinking about how he couldn't let go of this arrogant guy, he had to deal with it carefully now, and sent Li Zhaoji away before acting.

In fact, Li Zhaoji came to visit Hai's house, and there was nothing specific about it, he just wanted to inquire about the specific situation in Guangzhou through the guy Hai Shuzu, especially the official affairs.

Li Zhaoji and Hai Shuzu asked and answered, which made Hai Shuzu even more frightened, he also understood Li Zhaoji's temper, he asked so much, he was definitely not just curious, but wanted to do more and bigger things.

At this time, the housekeeper hurriedly came in and wanted to whisper in Haishuzu's ear, but Li Zhaoji coughed lightly, and he was so frightened that he didn't dare to whisper anymore, and the housekeeper said, "Master, Zhao Wen and Mr. Zhao are here." ”

"Who is Zhao Wenji?" Li Zhaoji slapped the knife in his hand.

Hai Shuzu was afraid that Li Zhaoji would play something brutal, so he immediately said: "Don't be reckless and provocative, this Mr. Zhao is a popular man in front of the governor, and he has been a guest for more than ten years." ”

Li Zhaoji smiled, but he thought it was a coincidence, he came this time just for the British foreign ship matter, trying to talk to the governor in every possible way, and he really dozed off and came to the pillow and came to a governor's henchman.

"Shopkeeper Li, why don't you avoid it?" Hai Shuzu smiled and asked tentatively.

Li Zhaoji held the knife in his arms, but sat more steadily, and said: "Don't avoid it, I want to see the demeanor of the celebrity in the Governor's Palace." ”

"Oh, you're here, how can I introduce you." Hai Shuzu only felt that Li Zhaoji had a problem for himself.

Li Zhaoji didn't care: "Then I don't care, don't say I'm your son." ”

Hai Shuzu knew that he couldn't avoid it, so he could only go out, and when Zhao Wenji saw Hai Shuzu, he asked: "Brother Hai, why is there still water at home?" ”

Hai Shuzu's face was full of embarrassment, and he looked at Li Zhaoji, Li Zhaoji smiled, and pointed to the pig-like housekeeper on the side: "It's just that this guy doesn't know anything, and he ordered the firewood room, and I have already taught him a lesson." ”

Zhao Wenji saw Li Zhaoji at this time, and saw that this young man was extraordinary, and he was quite arrogant and curious, and asked Hai Shuzu: "Brother Hai, who is this?" ”

"Under Li Zhaoji, I have seen Mr. Zhao." Li Zhaoji didn't wait for Hai Shuzu to speak, he introduced himself.

This shocked Zhao Wenji, he didn't say anything for a while, and only asked after a while: "You are Li Zhaoji of the Oriental Trading Company, the righteous businessman who worked with Chen Ping, the general banner, to rescue the trapped people on Wailingding Island." ”

"Exactly down there." Li Zhaoji said.

"Oh, what a hero, worthy of his name, really good." Zhao Wenhe's praise was sincere, and he looked at Hai Shuzu again: "Brother Hai, you invited such heroes to be guests, but you hid it from me, but it's not good." ”

Li Zhaoji originally thought that Hai Shuzu would make up an identity, but when he saw that he didn't say a word, he said: "Mr. Zhao said that it was bad, he was not a guest, we are relatives." ”

Hai Shuzu couldn't hide from it, and Li Zhaoji had already begun to lie, so he could only follow his words, Hai Shuzu said: "Yes, we are relatives, and this Li Zhaoji is me...... It's a distant cousin of mine. ”

Zhao Wenji looked at Hai Shuzu, then at Li Zhaoji, and slapped his thigh: "It turns out that the Oriental Trading Company is the property of Brother Hai's family, why don't I know at all?" ”

"My brother used to make a living in the north, and when he came to invest this year, he went to the sea on weekdays, so the two brothers joined forces and set up a trading company." Hai Shuzu made it up, and while he was making it up, he invited Zhao Wenji to sit down, with a smile on his face, but in his heart he was a mother, selling batches. I feel unlucky to die, this time I am tied to Li Zhaoji.

After Zhao Wenji sat down, he continued to praise and said: "The Governor is very happy to know that Shopkeeper Li and Chen Zongqi have saved the people, and he said that he wants a big reward, and he has already promoted Chen Zongqi as a thousand presidents. ”

Hai Shuzu smiled awkwardly and said, "That incident is just a coincidence....... ”

Li Zhaoji hurriedly made up a story, only saying that the sailors of his trading company were taken away by pirates, and they happened to meet Chen Ping, the chief banner, and the two discussed, taking advantage of the emptiness of the pirate guards, to hit the island and rescue the people. Zhao Wenting listened and asked Chen Ping where he was, and Li Zhaoji said: "After saving the people that day, Chen Zongqi sailed away, saying that he had done everything to eliminate evil, and he had not seen him since, but I agreed with him to meet in Macao on June 15. ”

"Okay, good, it's good to find Chen Zongqi, he has already made a great contribution." Zhao Wenji's praise continued.

Seeing that the two of them were talking more and more speculatively, Hai Shuzu hurriedly interrupted, and he took the initiative to ask: "Brother Zhao Xian, what are you doing here?" ”

"There are two things." Zhao Wenji said: "One is the matter of Hongmaoyi in the open sea, some time ago, there were foreign ships coming to the Pearl River Estuary, haunting the Humen area of the Pearl River Estuary, and some people recognized the flags on the foreign ships, saying that they were a group of people from five years ago.

Brother Hai also knew that five years ago, because the chief soldier Chen Qian accepted bribes, and Zhang Jingxin was in the future and performed his duties, there were many omissions, and the matter was not handled satisfactorily. The Governor did not want to learn from the past, so he sent people to Macao for interrogation, and he was afraid that the Francos would not tell the truth, so I asked my subordinates to look for people in Guangzhou who could speak Yi and know the situation in detail, and to contact the foreign ship and take precautions. ”

Hai Shuzu nodded slightly, glanced at Li Zhaoji, I don't know whether to tell Zhao Wen and the Yangyi in the outer sea is the English red hair, when he hesitated, Li Zhaoji laughed, but his smile was sincere, originally he planned to use the Ming court to destroy the British group of enemies, but he never thought that his luck was so good today.

"Shopkeeper Li, what are you laughing at?" Zhao Wenji asked.

Li Zhaoji said with a smile: "Oh, why is Mr. Zhao looking for other people, it's just right to help you, overseas foreigners, visitors from all over the world, I am familiar with them, and I will have a lot of foreign languages." Macao, Dayuan, Waguo, and Nanyang ......... ”

Li Zhaoji said more than a dozen places in one breath, some of which Zhao Wenji had never heard of, and seeing that he was full of confidence, he immediately said: "If the shopkeeper Li is willing to help, it is the best." When we go to meet with the Governor, how about I recommend you to be the interpreter? ”

"That's naturally good, I am willing to serve the court and the governor." Li Zhaoji climbed down the pole and said beautiful things with his mouth full.

Zhao Wenji was in a much happier mood, and he unexpectedly solved a problem, so he said: "The second thing is that the local gentry intend to donate food and salary for the court thieves, especially the twelve sons of Nanyuan, and ask the governor to go to Nanyuan for a meeting.

Hearing this, the Governor immediately remembered that you Lord Hai, you are loyal and good, and you are a heroic and righteous man, the Governor thinks, those gentry do not know the difficulties of state affairs, and may not know the general situation, but your Lord Hai will come forward and take a good lead, in the name of the whole sea Zhongsuke, right. ”

Although Zhao Wenji was wearing a high hat for Hai Shuzu, he didn't have a chance for this guy to oppose at all.

And when Hai Shuzu heard this, he immediately understood the purpose of inviting himself to go, although the scholars did not say money, but everyone was an iron rooster who was not plucked, and the governor Shen Youlong wanted to get more benefits from them, not only to beat, but also to play some means, the so-called let him take the lead, is the means.

Hai Shuzu just didn't want to offend these powerful gentry who were entrenched in the place, he muttered for a while, and when he wanted to find an excuse to refuse, Li Zhaoji's voice sounded again.

"Oh, this is also a great thing, my cousin has wanted to serve the court since he was a child, and at this time he naturally leads by example. Some time ago, when I heard that the Governor was going to sweep the sea, my cousin and I discussed donating some money, but I never had the opportunity. Li Zhaoji got up, directly held Hai Shuzu's hand, and said: "Cousin, how much you donate, my brother doesn't care, brother, I donate two thousand taels, don't stop you." ”

Feeling the tremendous power coming from his wrist, Hai Shuzu dared to say a word, and the corners of his mouth twitched and agreed.