"Let's see if you want to see the family... In this way, this person can be used?" Emperor Lizong really looked at the things Zheng Qingzhi handed over, and then handed them to the eunuch and asked him to distribute them to several important officials in the house. After they had almost seen it, they asked.

"The old minister thinks that he can summon this person first and answer questions. Zheng Xiang, I don't know where this person is?" The documents brought by Zheng Qingzhi are all official reports from Guangzhou, Quanzhou, Yazhou and Sanjun Town. The descriptions of Hong Tao and the Strait Company are basically neutral. Even Zheng Qing's political enemies like Qiao Xingjian are unlikely to pick out too many attacks from them. At this time, Wei Leweng, the Minister of Rites, acted as the ally of this matter. He was neither the Zheng Qing faction nor the Qiao Xingjian faction.

"I originally wanted him to come to Lin'an for an interview, but this person was very strange. He asked someone to send me a message saying that he would take the fleet to the Qiantang River mouth in the middle of this month, and invite me to go to his ship to talk. Do you know what his reason is?" Zheng Qingzhi smiled bitterly, shook his head, rejected Wei Leweng's proposal, and said the meaning of Hong Tao and Wennan to him.

"It's outrageous! A sea merchant, what do he want to do in such a tribe of the court?" Qiao Xingjian was a gang with Hong Tao. As long as others say good things about Hong Tao, he must find a reason to refute it. If no one says good things about Hong Tao, he has to find some reason to slander it. This is called the enemy's friend, and Hong Tao is the person Zheng Qingzhi brought out to pay attention, so he must object. In fact, in the Southern Song Dynasty, 80% of his energy was spent on checks and balances between each other. If they can withdraw half of their energy to deal with foreign tribes, they will not end up with the destruction of a country and family. This situation not only happened in the Song Dynasty, but also in all dynasties. It was like a curse that always lingers on the land of China and no one can escape it.

"Zheng Zheng, what reason does this person not want to come to Ancheng?" Emperor Lizong didn't say anything, and then asked him. He probably couldn't think of why Hong Tao was summoned by the court and was unwilling to go there.

"This boy is very vicious. He said he is afraid of being the second Yue Fei!" Zheng Qingzhi didn't know whether to help Hong Tao or to harm Hong Tao, so he actually told Emperor Lizong the words that Wen Nan told him intact. And in front of several important officials.

“Bold!”

"Arrogant!"

"I have bad intentions!"

As soon as Zheng Qingzhi said this, the room became lively in an instant. In addition to Emperor Lizong, everyone present was full of glaring and accusing Hong Tao with the most harsh words. Even if they didn't think so in their hearts, they had to show this on their faces and say this on their mouths, otherwise where would they defy Emperor Lizong? The tyrant monarch?

"...I want to see Hong Tao, who is like the Lord Yue, to see if he is an arrogant person, or he is really a reincarnation of the Lord Yue. In this crisis, I don't want to lose the second Lord Yue, can the family of all the ministers accompany me for a journey?" Emperor Lizong did not react much, but his face was also blue for a while. Who would have wanted others to accuse his ancestors of being a fool? But he was well-educated, and soon calmed down his emotions, restored his reason, and made a decision that made everyone, including Zheng Qingzhi, stunned.

Although the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was not that powerful, and it was a matter of being a big deal, it was not difficult for him to really do something that would not affect the interests of all parties. The trip to the Qiantang River was decided so. The emperor did not intend to meet Hong Tao in person, but just wanted to see what kind of person the great maritime merchant, or the pirate leader, was from a distance. However, his trip would have made the court's naval army suffer. Hurry up and prepare the ship. Since the other party is not a good person, then you have to ensure that the emperor is safe and sound. Not only should you dispatch the naval army guarding the Qiantang River, but you also have to transfer the naval army in Mingzhou.

In fact, Emperor Lizong and these ministers were just sucking to death. If they could ask a strait company merchant in Guangzhou or Quanzhou, they would definitely not go to the sea to meet Hong Tao's fleet. This is the fearlessness of the ignorant. Even if you let the most awesome people of this era think of it for the rest of their lives, he would never have imagined that the cannon would appear, and it could be loaded on a boat and could even shoot such a long distance with one shot.

Speaking of this issue, let me talk more about it. The reason why the Southern Song Dynasty court did not make much preparations before the war was that it was not clear about the background of the Mongolian army. If they knew what combat effectiveness the Mongolian army was now, the Mongolian army was only using less than one-third of its ability to invade the south, and they probably wouldn't be so lazy. They have always treated Mongolia as the original Jin Kingdom, thinking that with the natural barriers, they could stop their steps towards the south. The ancients said that knowing oneself and enemy will never be defeated. This sentence is almost a bad thing, but there are indeed few that can be done.

Hong Tao was not aware that the Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty was going to the Qiantang River Estuary in person. His fleet was in the southern waters of Wanwan. Although it was several days late, he caught up with Luo Youde's grain transport fleet when he was more than 100 nautical miles away from Mingzhou. This is the difference between direct flights and walking along the coastline. Because there are many islands near the coastline and no precise navigation and positioning instruments, when sailing near the coastline, the ship will usually stop at night and land on the anchor. There is no need to sail directly. Anyway, there are no obstacles on the ocean. You can sail at full speed no matter day and night, as long as the direction is right.

"Brother Hong is really planning to let the Prime Minister come to see you on the boat?" Luo Youde boarded the Jinhe Row and was still discussing the meeting with Hong Tao. Although he knew Hong Tao's style of conduct, he was facing the second-in-commander of the Song Dynasty this time, and he still didn't believe that Hong Tao could completely ignore the other party's identity.

"It's his business for him to see me. I want to see him wherever I want to see him. There is no one in this world who can force me. Brother Luo, I'm not a politician, I can't talk to them. You may have heard from Lao Wen that I'm a cruel person. But compared with those politicians, I'm much gentler. They are the things that don't recognize relatives and turn against each other. I would rather go to the battlefield to face the Mongolian cavalry than to have more interactions with them, because they have no credit than the most uncredible businessmen. Selling partners for profit is their way to make a living. Are you willing to cooperate with such people all day long, and beware of when they will sell you at any time and anywhere?" Hong Tao understood Luo Youde's mind. Even if he opens up again and surpasses the times, he will not be able to break out of the circle of the times.

"Do you think he will come to see you?" Luo Youde was so worried about Hong Tao. He simply stopped talking about the nonsense and asked Hong Tao another question.

"Well, this is the key to the matter. If he comes to see me, your court will still be saved. A person and a government may not have to be very capable. You can know what you need and what you lack is the most important. If he doesn't come to see me, Lao Luo, you have to be careful. It's better to bring all your family to Jinhewan. It's not that I scare you, those politicians are much more shameless than me." Hong Tao did not have much hope for Zheng Qingzhi whether to come to see him or not. Wen Nan has never come back. It is probably detained in Lin'an. Compared to the safety of the Song Dynasty court, Hong Tao is more worried about Wen Nan. If he was persecuted by the court, he would be more sad than the destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty. He has been together for several years, and he is the first student to kowtow to become a disciple. It is fake to say that he has no feelings. Who can be ruthless without plants?

"Brother Hong is worried too much, so it won't be like this... But I want to ask, what if the court really arrested Brother Wen and me, what will happen to Brother Hong?" Luo Youde was quite optimistic. After all, he was from the Song Dynasty and his family was an official. He should know more about the rules of the Song Dynasty officialdom.

"It's easy to deal with. I will turn Mingzhou into a sea of ​​fire, and then tell you the emperor, and send you two to me on the boat. Otherwise, the coastal cities of the Song Dynasty, including Lin'an, will all become flat land. If they think you two are more valuable than more than a dozen coastal cities, then keep you. I will help you take care of your family and erect monuments in Jinhe City, so that future generations will remember you forever. Lao Luo, remember, I am not from the Song Dynasty! That's right, I like the Song Dynasty, which does not mean that others can use my preferences to threaten me." Hong Tao was telling the truth. Not to mention that Luo Youde and Wen Nan were captured, even if Bo Zhu and the children were all captured by others, he would not give in. There is really nothing in this world to threaten him. He did not regard this world as his own world. Everything was just a game scene, and it would be ruined if it was destroyed.

"You'd better not log in. If someone provokes you one day, a city will be gone!" Luo Youde believed that Hong Tao could do what he said. Although this was not very nice, it was indeed the most reasonable. You can't ask Hong Tao to surrender to the court and then be slaughtered. Luo Youde has never had this idea, never once.

Mingzhou is the Ningbo in later generations. The fleet bypassed the Zhoushan Islands and walked a few dozen kilometers westward to reach the Qiantang River. Seven warships, four salmon-class cargo ships, plus ten lucky ships and Guangzhou ships, formed into two columns, and Hong Tao's flagship Jinhe. More than 20 large sea boats lined up to enter Hangzhou Bay, which is also very eye-catching. Whether it is Mingzhou or Lin'an, although they are all large ports,
Chapter completed!