Zhejiang, Zhejiang's Governor's Palace.

At the dawn of the day, Hu Zongxian was already sitting in the study and handling official business.

Since the last time, after Hu Zongxian received the emperor's letter, he followed Jiajing's instructions in the letter, and brought Liu Mi, the envoy of Jinyiwei, to him, and the two discussed the next countermeasures together.

Hu Zongxian advocated that this group of surrendered Japanese pirates should be properly trained, and then sent to Japan to find out the news for the Ming Dynasty, while Liu Mi's idea was to use this group of surrendered Japanese pirates as a one-time tool.

Although the two sides were very different, one thing they agreed on was to test the loyalty of the surrendered pirates first.

It is precisely because of this that Hu Zongxian is ready to make the best use of everything, so that this group of surrendered Japanese soldiers will go with the Ming soldiers and soldiers to clear out the hidden Japanese in Zhejiang.

When Hu Zongxian had almost handled his official duties, he immediately called the guards and commanded in a deep voice.

"Call Zheng Michang to the official, the official has something to ask him to do!"

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After the guards answered, they quickly left the Governor's Palace and marched in the direction of the Governor's Office.

In recent days, Zheng Michang can be said to be very busy, he is not only responsible for the complicated affairs of the political envoy department, but also responsible for the corresponding logistics support and other affairs, and even Ningbo Port, those trivial things have to be decided by him!

Because of this, when Zheng Michang heard the knock on the door, his face was full of displeasure, and he immediately spoke.

"Come in!"

When the words fell, I saw Zheng Michang's subordinates walking in, their faces full of respect, and they reported.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency the Governor asked you to come over!"

Hearing this, Zheng Michang put the brush in his hand aside, waved his hand impatiently, and commanded.

"Okay, the official knows, you go down and get busy!"

"Yes, Envoy Servant!"

After the subordinate responded, he respectfully withdrew.

Then, I saw Zheng Michang holding his chin with one hand, and thought: "What is the governor looking for this official to do now, is it possible that he wants to reward this official?" ”

Immediately afterward, Zheng Michang embarked on the road to the Governor's Palace with great anticipation.

……

In the waiting hall, Hu Zongxian was sitting on the top, sipping tea by himself, and at this moment, a guard came in, his face was full of respect, and he reported in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the Governor has arrived, and is waiting outside!"

"Let him in!"

When Hu Zongxian heard this, he put the teacup in his hand aside, nodded, and immediately commanded.

"Yes, Lord Governor!"

After receiving Hu Zongxian's order, the guards left the waiting hall quickly.

After a while, I saw Zheng Michang step into the waiting hall under the guidance of the guards.

"Your Majesty has seen the Governor!"

As soon as Zheng Michang entered the waiting hall, he bowed slightly, arched his hand towards Hu Zongxian, and said respectfully.

When Hu Zongxian heard this, he withdrew his gaze from Zheng Michang's body, then pointed to the vacant seat on the side, and said slowly.

"Sit!"

Zheng Michang did not shirk, and sat down directly in the position pointed out by Hu Zongxian, his face was full of expectation, and immediately asked.

"Your Excellency the Governor, do you have anything to tell you?"

Hu Zongxian nodded, and said unhurriedly: "Exactly, this official really has something that you need to do!" ”

Hu Zongxian's words made Zheng Michang's illusions when he came suddenly shattered, but soon, Zheng Michang adjusted his mood and responded in a deep voice: "If there is anything about the governor, even if you order the lower officials, the lower officials will definitely do it properly for you!" ”

When Hu Zongxian heard this, he immediately called his subordinates, brought a map of Zhejiang Province, and said slowly.

"I heard that you are quite familiar with the situation in Zhejiang Province, so let's take a look, where is the highest probability of hiding the Japanese robbers!"

After listening to Hu Zongxian's instructions, although the expression on Zheng Michang's face remained unchanged, a monstrous wave had already set off in his heart: "Could it be that the Governor has made up his mind to exterminate all the hidden robbers in Zhejiang?" ”

"It stands to reason that this kind of thing doesn't need to be done by the Governor himself, or is it for something else......"

Thinking of this, Zheng Michang suppressed the chaotic thoughts in his heart, and then stretched out his finger and pointed to a location on the map.

"Your Excellency the Governor, the lower officials feel that there is the highest possibility of hidden pirates here!"

"You see, the terrain here is complicated, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are not many people around, so the government cannot send a large number of officers and soldiers to it, and more importantly, this is the only way for those Japanese robbers to sneak into Zhejiang Province."

Hu Zongxian looked at the place that Zheng Michang pointed out on the map, and found that the place Zheng Michang pointed to was Jingning.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Hu Zongxian withdraw his gaze from the map and confirm to Zheng Michang.

"How sure are you?"

Zheng Michang met Hu Zongxian's gaze and said categorically: "Your Excellency Governor, the lower officials are seventy percent sure, there must be hidden robbers here!" ”

After getting Zheng Michang's exact answer, I saw Hu Zongxian clenching his fists, his face full of determination, and said in a deep voice.

"Okay, this official will lead the soldiers to Jingning in a few days and wipe out all the widows hiding here!"

Seeing this, Zheng Michang plucked up his courage and asked the question that had been bothering him for a long time: "Your Excellency, the lower officials feel that there is no need for you to go to this kind of thing in person, you only need to send a team of officers and soldiers to go, and it will be more than enough!" ”

Hu Zongxian took in the doubts on Zheng Michang's face, stroked his beard, and immediately explained.

"In the final analysis, this official's trip is not all for the purpose of suppressing bandits, but to test the loyalty of this group of robbers who have surrendered to my Daming!"

"If they can pass this level smoothly, in this way, they can smoothly implement the next plan, send them to Japan, and collect relevant information for my Ming Dynasty!"

After listening to Hu Zongxian's explanation, Zheng Michang suddenly realized: "I see, this is equivalent to the name of the Ming Dynasty that they handed over to me!" ”

"As long as their hands are stained with the blood of their companions, they will never go back, no one will trust them anymore, and then we will promise a good reward, they have no choice, they have to die for my Daming!"

After listening to Zheng Michang's analysis, Hu Zongxian nodded imperceptibly, and there was a hint of approval in his eyes when he looked at Zheng Michang.

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The Forbidden City, the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng was waiting anxiously at the foot of the steps outside the hall of the Heart Cultivation Palace, waiting for the emperor's summons.

He came here today to report to Jiajing in person, the current progress of the promotion of new weapons in the Ming army, as well as the many matters proposed by the emperor to rebuild the Shenji Battalion.

Just when Zhang Juzheng was still racking his brains and thinking about what he should say when he met the emperor later.

only heard a sharp voice sound, pulling Zhang Juzheng back to reality.

"Xuan, Zhang Juzheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is here!"

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he shook his head imperceptibly, as if he wanted to throw out all the chaotic thoughts in his mind, the look in his eyes gradually became firm, and he stepped on the steps step by step.

"Weichen knocks to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Zhang Juzheng looked at the majestic figure sitting on the dragon chair and said respectfully.

(End of chapter)