"Brother Yue, look at this ......"

Hearing Yue Zhongqi's report, Nian Qianyao was noncommittal, but took out a few pieces of paper and handed them to Yue Zhongqi!

"What is this?" Yue Zhongqi didn't take it and didn't look at it directly, but asked Nian Qianyao first.

"This is what our Hingege sent when he was leaving, and said that it was written by that Master Madema," Nian Qianyao replied with a hint ......of ridicule in his tone.

"Oh? ......" Yue Zhongqi unfolded the paper and looked at it.

"Look here......" Nian Qianyao pointed to a few lines of words with his finger, allowing Yue Zhongqi to read them carefully.

“…… Japan is a 'workshop people', its people are good at learning, but they are narrow-minded, tenacious, hard-working, and can do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, and they are cohesive. There are two poles of national nature: one pole, self-esteem and xenophobia; One pole, extremely worshipping the strong! He has no respect for all people in his bones, but he has always obeyed the conqueror. …… The Japanese are industrious, pay attention to rank, etiquette, order, strict and serious, and gentle; At the same time, it is cruel and brutal. Japan has 'bushido', which makes people 'kill' as a profession, and there is a rule that 'the sword is not out of vain', and samurai are allowed to test the sword with civilians. …… To sum up, the Japanese are 'trained like rabbits, fierce as wolves'......"

……

"General, why do I think this ......" Yue Zhongqi looked at a few pieces of paper again and again according to Nian Qianyao's instructions, only to feel that his brain seemed to be in a paste, and he couldn't tell what was what.

"Don't you think it's wrong, the preface doesn't match the afterword?" Nian Qianyao asked with a smile.

"Indeed!" Yue Zhongqi nodded.

"I felt the same as you when I first watched it. At first, I thought it was Master Ma who was playing tricks! However, after thinking about it carefully, I think there is some truth in what I said on these pieces of paper! Don't you think this kind of incoherence is more accurate than those words that describe human nature in one word? Nian Qianyao said.

"Oh? ......" Yue Zhongqi didn't ask again, but pondered. Nian Qianyao looked at him from the side, and turned his gaze away, but at this time, a trace of gloom appeared in his eyes, "Ma De, Ma De!" Are you talking about these pirates, or are you talking about my young age? Hum! The Japanese obey the strong, and I dare not disobey the words of the fourth master; The Japanese will do whatever it takes to achieve their goals, and I will act by unscrupulous means; So what Japanese 'bushido' is 'killing' as a profession, are you satirizing what I am doing in Mukden? ......'Trained like a rabbit, fierce as a wolf', hmph, shouldn't someone in my year thank you for this comment? ”

……

"General," after a moment of silence, Yue Zhongqi raised his head again.

"How?" Nian Qianyao asked as usual.

"Seems to have something to gain! …… However, there are still some things that I don't understand! Yue Zhongqi replied.

"Brother Yue, don't you feel a little surprised?" Nian Qianyao asked again.

"Surprised?"

"That's right!" Nian Qianyao smiled slightly and said, "Brother Yue, don't you think that our Lord Ma seems to know a little too much about these Oriental Japanese?" I heard that he had returned from the West, so how could he know so well about the affairs of the East? And it is said that there is a head is the way! …… Could it be that he could have learned such a thing just by watching these Japanese pirates for a period of time? Isn't that a great mentality? ”

"My lord, do you mean ......" Yue Zhongqi looked at Nian Qianyao's eyes, and felt his heart twitch.

"It's nothing, it's just talking......" Nian Qianyao smiled slightly and didn't continue.

*************

Anqing!

Coming out of the governor's yamen, almost all the officials felt like a dream.

This is especially true of Wang Wenjing, the magistrate of Xuancheng. At the beginning of the joint report, he was also a very cheerful character who jumped up and down, and he alone helped Xu Yue and the three of them connect the five counties. Now that I think about it, this kind of act is actually walking around the edge of a knife......

"Fortunately, this Lord Futai doesn't want to make a big case, otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape!"

With a heart that could be regarded as temporarily settled, he found his own one among the sixty or seventy sedan chairs in front of the yamen, and was about to sit on it, but he heard his name called again.

"Lord Wang!"

The person who came was not far from him, and he copied it in three or two steps, and said to him.

"Master Fang!?" Wang Wenjing knew the little old man in front of him, and under habit, he also arched his hand.

"Lord Wang, our prefect is invited!" Master Fang said with a smile.

"Master Li?" Wang Wenjing pondered for a moment, this Master Fang is a subordinate of Li Wenmin, the prefect of Ningguo, and he came to invite himself at this moment, I am afraid that he wants to inquire about things. However, listening to the tone of the new Ma Futai, Li Wenmin is determined to step down, and he will never use it, which is really not good at this time......

"Lord Wang, what are you embarrassed about? Do you want the villain to help you figure it out? Master Fang saw that Wang Wenjing didn't seem to want to go, and asked in an unkind tone.

"No, no, what's so difficult? Let's go, Master Fang, please lead the way! After Wang Wenjing finished speaking, he got into the sedan chair. And at the same time as he was called away, on the other side, two magistrates were also invited.

……

"Lord Prefect!" Wang Wenjing was taken around Anqing City by Master Fang, and finally, when he arrived at a small inn, he walked in through the back door. In a room in the backyard, I saw Li Wenmin, but at this time, the prefect was only alone.

"Brother Wang, sit down!" Li Wenmin was very enthusiastic and actively beckoned him to sit down.

"Don't dare, don't dare, the prefect is too polite!" Of course, Wang Wenjing knew why Li Wenmin was so polite, if Li Wenmin was so polite to him before, he would definitely resolutely refuse, but now, he just sat down with a little shirk.

"I don't know if the prefect called the subordinate to come, but there is something to order?" After sitting down, Wang Wenjing asked Li Wenmin again.

"Brother Wang, what am I for, do I need to ask? Alas, as soon as I left the governor's yamen, I separated from Master Chang and Master Xu, and sent Master Fang to wait for you at the yamen! …… Brother Wang, the friendship between you and me is not ordinary, please look at the previous relationship, I told Li about it, and after the three of us left, what did the governor say. Is there anything about the three of us? Li Wenmin asked as soon as he came up.

"Lord Prefect, I'm afraid this is not easy to say!" Wang Wenjing made a look of embarrassment and said.

"Brother Wang, how did I, Li Wenmin, treat you in the past? Could it be that at this juncture, Brother Wang, you really plan to see death and not save you? Seeing Wang Wenjing's performance like this, Li Wenmin's heart was half cold, and he hurriedly stood up and bowed deeply to Wang Wenjing, begging with some crying.

"Alas, Lord Prefect, that's not what Wang meant!" Hurriedly supporting Li Wenmin's bowing action, Wang Wenjing said again, "Actually, you and Lord Xu are not a big deal, but it's really hard to say!" ”

"Brother Wang, don't care if he talks about it or not, please help me!" Li Wenmin reached out to hold Wang Wenjing's hand and begged again.

"This ...... Alright, Lord Prefect, please take a seat! Feeling an extra lump of paper in his hand, Wang Wenjing felt happy, his tone immediately softened, and Li Wenmin was invited back to his seat.

……

"Lord Prefect, you, Lord Chang, and Lord Xu, this time you are really in big trouble! ......" As soon as he spoke, Wang Wenjing sighed.

"Please also ask Brother Wang to give advice!" Li Wenmin arched his hand.

"Master Ma said that he has written to the imperial court, please ask the emperor to remove the three of you from the prefect, and return ......"

"How's that?" Li Wenmin asked urgently.

"And I'm going to 'never-never-use' to you!" Wang Wenjing said.

"This ...... How can this work? I, we didn't really do anything! How can he just dismiss us and never use us? …… Brother Wang, did you hear me right? Li Wenmin said hurriedly. Although Wang Wenjing didn't mention the killing, which made him feel more stable, but never using it, this kind of punishment is almost fatal for an official like him.

"Alas! This is what Master Ma said patting his chest in front of all the officials, can it be fake? Moreover, the position of the prefect of the three of you, he also asked the imperial court for it as a reward, and he wanted to reward the three prefects of our Anhui Province with outstanding political achievements in the next two years! Wang Wenjing said again.

"This ...... The position of prefect has been vacant for two years? Brother Wang, don't tease me, how can the imperial court agree to such a ridiculous act? Li Wenmin didn't believe it.

"Ridiculous? Prefect, this is not necessarily ridiculous! Since we, Lord Ma, dare to pat our chests in front of so many officials, this matter is certain nine times out of ten. Otherwise, how could he still have the face to govern Anhui? Even the imperial court can't come down! Wang Wenjing stretched out his hand and pointed upwards and replied.

"So, what if someone in the court opposes him deposing the three of us?" Li Wenmin swallowed his saliva and said suddenly.

"Against? My prefect, haven't you heard? Our new Lord Futai, that must be straight to the emperor! Even the four adults in the study may not be able to control it. Since he can ask the emperor to issue a holy decree to dismiss the three of you, who can oppose it? Wang Wenjing said.

"It's not okay for the four ministers to go to the study, so you have to ...... If it......" Li Wenmin gritted his teeth, not knowing whether to finish his words for a while.

"What if? Your Excellency, you have to think about it. Our Lord Ma is a new official, and if these three fires are burned, the emperor will probably sell his old man's face. I'm afraid there is no hope for you, Lord Xu, and Lord Chang this time! Wang Wenjing stroked the sparse beard under his chin and squinted his eyes.

"What if that is...... What if someone of high standing in the court spoke for the three of us? Li Wenmin asked a little unconvinced.

"High status? Which of the adults in this court is not a 'master'? Master Li, don't we all talk about it? Our Lord Ma is straight to the emperor, and there is a chance that you will not succeed in this matter! Unless...... Your court-to-middle man really has 'weight'. Listening to Li Wenmin's repeated mention of "people from the DPRK and China", Wang Wenjing felt a little strange.

"Of course it's enough!" Li Wenmin's eyes suddenly burst out with a ray of essence, almost startling Wang Wenjing, who was paying attention to his expression.