Lu Zheng rushed to Tianjin Wei in a hurry, but found that the building was empty. Not only did the Royal Academy go to Tanggu, but Deng Jian from the Seaway Pacification Envoy also brought people with him.

Deng Jian is also from Hangzhou, and was shocked when he heard this news. Since Xu Qian planned to go south, although it was winter now, it was not suitable to go to sea, but it was not difficult to go south along the coast to Zhejiang.

Moreover, because we are preparing to go to sea next year, a large amount of supplies have been hoarded at Tanggu Port as early as possible. We just need to order people to load grain, fresh water and some supplies directly on board.

The situation in Hangzhou is still unclear, but the more this happens, the more we have to buy time. Xu Qian is not a slow person, especially at this critical moment, hundreds of sailors and thousands of lieutenants boarded a load of food and grass.

Dozens of large ships in Tamsui immediately set sail to sea.

In ancient times, ships would rather drive along the coast than pass through the ocean. For the crew, they would rather face the danger of reefs than not see the land. For this fleet that once galloped across the sea,

This task seemed much simpler. Deng Jian stood on the deck of the flagship and commanded the helmsman, sailors, and sailors to control the wind direction. Then he returned to the cabin. In the huge cabin, Xu Qian was looking at the guide on the table.

When Yu saw that Deng Jian came in, he smiled at him and said, "Why, when will I arrive in Zhejiang?"

Deng Jian smiled bitterly and said, "There are mostly north winds in winter, so the boat sails very quickly after the sails are full. I am afraid of hitting the reefs, so I ordered the fleet to travel eastward for twenty miles first. Fortunately, it is not the Nanyang Sea, and there are many typhoons there.

Some. There is no danger here, and it can be reached in five days at most. But I heard that many lieutenants are not used to taking boats, and many people vomit and have diarrhea, and they are afraid that they will reach the shore. The brothers can no longer bear it."

Xu Qian raised his eyes, Deng Jian found that Xu Qian's face was sallow and couldn't help but say, "Why, Brother Xu is also seasick?"

"The canal boat is not dizzy. The sea boat is very dizzy." Xu Qian smiled bitterly, but after all, he is from a southerner, so he doesn't vomit or have diarrhea. He just said, "I don't worry, no one on this boat can make any mistakes.

, So try to focus on safety and not take risks. This time, the fall of Hangzhou is a big deal...ah..."

Deng Jian couldn't help but sneer: "It's okay. Isn't it said that there are only less than 3,000 Japanese pirates? Some people are not worth mentioning... Our Ming Dynasty has tens of thousands of troops in Zhejiang..."

Xu Qian smiled bitterly and said, "If these people were really useful, how could they be attacked by Hangzhou?"

Deng Jian was surprised.

Xu Qian continued: "Actually, this is the second most. What I worry about the most is not this. After all, the Japanese pirates are clearly enemies and I am. At least we still know that the Japanese pirates are thieves and will be wary of them. But this time my feeling is that there must be something in Zhejiang.

The Japanese pirates' internal response, otherwise three thousand Japanese pirates would have landed, why did there be no warning before? And why could Japanese pirates attack Hangzhou calmly? However, the troops of various units were unexpected. Hangzhou is not the coastal area, so how could so many Japanese pirates do it quietly.

Appearing silently under the city of Hangzhou? Until now, don’t you understand?"

Deng Jian's face also pulled down: "What do you mean is that these Japanese pirates have accomplices, and these accomplices have a significant influence in Zhejiang?"

Xu Qian sneered: "What is the Japanese pirates? They are just a knife in the hand of others. What is really terrifying is not the knife, but people. I am not afraid of the knife, but the person holding the knife. What is even more terrifying is,

This person holding the knife may be right next to you and me, which is the most terrifying."

Deng Jian frowned: "So...what should you? After all, you are just a bachelor's degree. When you first went to Zhejiang, you have no imperial destiny and cannot control others. You only brought more than a thousand people to you. Wouldn't it be a sheep into the tiger's mouth? It's really impossible..."

Xu Qian suppressed his hands, but perhaps because of seasickness, he was silent for a moment, trying to suppress his discomfort, and then said, "I have to go this trip. I'm tired, I have to go and take a break. The matter on the boat is over.

I've given it to you."

Deng Jian sighed, nodded and shook his head, and walked out of the cabin.

Large ships quietly cruising between the sea and the sky. The seagulls hovering on the masts proved that this place is not far from land. The huge hull swayed with the water flow, and the strong wind made the sails slam, and the fleet slowly descended south.

The huge hull swayed slightly in the waves, and at this time Xu Qian was quietly dreaming.

There was a faint horn in the dream, there were hissings and screams from the baby and the woman, some people let out unwilling roars, and there were unrestrained and crazy laughter. The crying would penetrate the sky with laughter and pierce the void...

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Court discussion.

Yang Tinghe sat on the chair, listening to the passionate words of the ministers attending the meeting, the ministers were often most angry during the turmoil. At this time, someone said: "The Japanese pirates bully people too much, but why are tens of thousands of new troops so unbearable?

The Japanese pirates occupy such a large town. It would be fine if the Japanese pirates just simply robbed them, sooner or later they would abandon the city and flee. Hangzhou could be recovered sooner or later. I am afraid that the Japanese pirates will use this as a base to conquer prefectures and counties everywhere.

The great troubles came to the end, but I was afraid that the disaster was not less than the rebellion of King Ning. All the officials, after the matter is now, they must not tolerate traitors and raise tigers as a disaster. The court must fight south to relieve the urgent needs. As for the new army, I have to ask, before

The imperial court organized a new army to strengthen the army and pacify the Japanese. However, now, this new army is even more unbearable than before. The money and food waste every year are several times higher than before. Why is it so unworthy and so unusable?"

"Mr. Zhang said so much..."

Yang Tinghe's expression remained unchanged, and he sat upright, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart. What everyone said was justified, and every word was gem and quoted from classics. But the problem was that after talking for so long, he was still talking nonsense, only talking about Nan

The expedition, how to conquer this southern expedition, how to mobilize food and grass, which army and horses to send, how long it will take, if the army arrives in Jiangnan, what will happen if the Japanese pirates flee far away? No one has the intention to ask about these things, it seems to be so detailed

, it has nothing to do with the current Japanese pirates, as if they say a few words to the southern expedition, and everything can be solved.

But at this time, we must brainstorm. The meaning of brainstorm may not be to adopt anyone's opinion. It is just because this is the tradition of the Ming Dynasty. Without making a few noises, it is not enough to show the enlightenment of the cabinet ministers. If you don't listen to more opinions, you will be

People scolded the prime minister for not being able to hold a boat, so Yang Tinghe had his own plans in his mind. At least he thought that Nanzheng was unrealistic, but he had to listen patiently. As for how to formulate the charter and strategy at that time, it was behind the scenes.

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"The Lords, things are urgent. The Japanese pirates are already unbearable, but..."

As he was talking, a little eunuch tiptoed in and carefully arrived beside Yang Tinghe. The speakers were still talking nonsense, but the little eunuch handed a note to Yang Tinghe.

Yang Tinghe unfolded the note, with a small letter from the fly head written on it: "I have ordered the Hanlin scholar to be the imperial envoy and led the army to go to Jiangnan quickly. The imperial edict has been issued. I hope that your family should put the country first and will draft another decree from the cabinet to announce it to the world.

, all sent people to hear about it."

Yang Tinghe's eyes narrowed, and his fingers slapped his thighs rhythmically. This stick was very strange. Since the palace had issued an order, why did the cabinet issue another order? Besides, this obviously does not conform to the rules, and Xu Qian may not be

It was taken through normal channels, but... it's no point in thinking about this now. Yang Tinghe is not a fool. He dare not push back on such a big thing. Once something happens, who will be the responsibility? He said the words of the officials in the palace.

He couldn't listen to a single word. Since Xu Qian had to be in charge, he had made him successful.

He nodded to the little eunuch. The little eunuch understood and immediately took the pen. Yang Tinghe put the note on his knee and wrote the eight characters with the pen: "Process it quickly, do not delay." Then he handed the note to the little eunuch and whispered.

He ordered: "Send it to the attendant's room immediately."

The little eunuch nodded and went quickly.

There was still a debate in the hall, as if there was a problem with the money and food in the southern expedition, and the officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War were very lively.

Yang Tinghe cheered up and listened patiently, but his thoughts had already flown to Java.

Xu Qian went to Jiangnan to deal with Hangzhou for the imperial envoy. Can Xu Qian succeed? In Jiangnan, there are not just Japanese pirates. If it were just Japanese pirates, Yang Tinghe might not have taken it seriously. Xu Qian was an imperial envoy, but after all, he was too young and had no words.

Mao, I don’t have a solid job, no matter how I think about this guy, it’s not very reliable.

However, Yang Tinghe agreed with the solution of Jiajing's plan to only appoint an imperial envoy to lead a team of troops to go south quickly. Once the army goes to war, it will probably take two or three months to be arranged after the convening and arrangement.

Even if the Japanese pirates did not run away, they had almost plundered them. The imperial army left slowly. Isn’t this a joke?

In Yang Tinghe's mind, the best candidate for the imperial envoy should be Yang Yiqing. After all, Yang Yiqing is an old army and an old minister of all dynasties. He is as wise as a torch, knows people and responsibilities, and he can do his job. Even if he may not be able to wipe out all the Japanese pirates, at least he will not

He will let Jiangnan continue to be corrupt, but now His Majesty has used Xu Qian, so he can only do this now.

"It's just the candidate for the Governor of Jiangnan..." Yang Tinghe thought of this, his eyes flashed with a hint of determination. He calmly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and still seemed to listen carefully, listening to everyone's

discuss.

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Chapter completed!