When Xu Jin left Jinhua's mother-in-law's medical hall, the sun was already shining, and it was close to lunch time, so he took a carriage back to the temporary Qincha Yamen, and just entered the gate to hear that an old friend came to visit, but when he entered the house, it turned out to be Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming.

It is said that Xu Jin came to Yangzhou to see Tang Bohu twice, once at the Oiran Competition, and the second time at the door of the house, but he was in a hurry to transfer troops to Dongtai County, so he didn't have time to greet the two.

Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming had been waiting in the living room for most of the hour, the tea had been refilled three times, and they were hesitating whether to leave, when they saw a handsome young man dressed as a scholar, calmly stepping in.

Wen Zhengming hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Changzhou Wenbi has seen Lord Qincha. ”

Tang Bohu arched his hand with a complicated expression: "Tang Yin of Wu County has seen Lord Qincha. ”

Xu Jin returned the salute and said with a smile: "After a long time, how can Brother Ziwei have a part, please sit down, the official just came back from outside, but the two of you have been waiting for a long time." ”

Wen Zheng couldn't help but light and dark, it was rumored that this young man's ambitious Lord Xu was decisive in killing, and he didn't blink when he cut off his head, but now he is quite approachable when he treats people.

Tang Bohu was originally a dissolute and unruly person, but when he saw that Xu Jin didn't take advantage of the Qincha, he also let go, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Brother Ziqian is a Qincha, so he is naturally busy with official business." ”

The three of them sat down in different places, and the next person poured tea again. Xu Jin took a sip of tea and quipped: "Brother Ziwei came to the door today, but he brought ten pictures of ladies?" ”

Tang Bohu stroked the sparse beard under his chin embarrassedly, and said: "I came to Yangzhou this time mainly to participate in the Oiran Competition, and I never thought to meet Brother Ziqian here, so the ten pictures of ladies were not carried with me. ”

Xu Jin is a human being, and his ability to observe words and colors is not covered, as soon as he heard it, he knew that this old ticket holder had not painted nine times out of ten, just making excuses to prevaricate himself, but he did not debunk him, and said with a smile: "This official has long heard that the people of Wu County are outstanding people, well, when the things here are over, the official will continue to go south to Hangzhou Mansion, Zhejiang, and will visit when passing through Suzhou." ”

When Tang Bohu heard that Xu Jin was serious, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, and he was speechless.

It is said that after Tang Bohu escaped from Nanchang with a "bare plan", he returned to Wu County, Suzhou, and painted a lot of paintings in recent years, but they were all taken away by those wine and "meat" friends, coupled with the prodigal character of this goods that do not leave overnight food, he will not manage himself at all, and when he meets the right eye, he can change his paintings with a bowl of wine, and when he meets the wrong eye, no matter how high the price is given, he would rather use it to wipe his ass than sell it, so there are few stocks on hand, and life is tight.

As an old friend, Wen Zhengming naturally knew that Tang Bohu didn't have a picture of a lady at hand, so he relieved the siege and said: "If Xu Dacong comes at that time, Wen will definitely sweep the couch and wait." ”

Xu Jin smiled, but did not continue to make fun of Tang Bohu in this matter, and diverted the topic: "I don't know what happened to Brother Ziwei and Brother Zhengming this time?" ”

Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming glanced at each other, and the latter asked tentatively: "I wonder if Lord Xu has ever interrogated the origin of Zen Master Huijing, the presiding officer of Daming Temple?" ”

Xu Jin's heart moved, his eyes couldn't help but sharpen a little, and he asked rhetorically: "Could it be that Brother Zhengming knows this person?" ”

Wen Zhengming pondered for a moment before saying: "Yesterday, I bumped into the demon monk on the street with Brother Ziwei and was escorted back to the city, and they all felt that this demon monk looked very similar to someone. ”

"Oh, who?" Xu Jin said quietly.

Tang Bohu said impatiently: "Brother Zhengming has also beaten around the bush, about twelve years ago, that is, in the seventh year of Zhengde, the government executed a sea thief Xu Weixue in Ningbo Mansion, Zhejiang, who called himself the Shark King. Both the Xia and Zhengming brothers felt that Zen Master Huijing was very similar to the giant thief Xu Weixue. However, Xu Weixue was executed by Ling Chi as early as that year, so we are not sure that Hui Jing is the giant thief Xu Weixue. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be moved, stood up and solemnly said: "Thank you two for informing me, this news is extremely useful to this official, but the stakes are very high, and I hope that the two of you will not spread it for the time being." ”

Wen Zhengming and Tang Yin glanced at each other when they heard this, and they were a little uneasy in their hearts, obviously worried about the whirlpool they were involved in.

Xu Jinna couldn't see the thoughts of the two, and said with relief: "This official will immediately start investigating this matter, if it is true, he will not tolerate the adultery, as for the two, this official should not have seen it today, and invite the two of them to have a drink another day." ”

The subtext of Xu Jin's sentence is: first, the official will enforce the law impartially, and will not tolerate it no matter who is behind the case or how powerful it is, so you don't have to worry about the officials protecting each other; Second, the official will keep it secret for the two of you, and will not involve you, and the official has received your favor, and it will be beneficial for you to return.

Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming were relieved when they heard this, chatted for a while, and then got up and said goodbye very interestingly.

As soon as Tang Bohu and Wen Zhengming left, Xu Jin immediately called Han Dajie, a hundred households of Jinyi Wei, to give a few orders, and the latter immediately left in a hurry.

Xu Jin rested for half an hour after lunch, and Han Dajie came back, Jinyiwei's intelligence system was all over the country, and it was still very efficient in finding out information.

Han Dajie didn't know if he really didn't eat lunch, or if he deliberately pretended to work hard in front of Xu Jin, begged for a plate of pastries made in early summer with a flattering face, and reported while eating: "My lord, twelve years ago, Ningbo Mansion in Zhejiang Province did kill a sea thief, this person's name is Xu Weixue, a native of Huizhou. This guy is quite powerful, based in the area of Shuangyu Island, self-proclaimed Shark King, with 3,000 pirates under his hands, hundreds of large and small ships, and his strength is stronger than that of the official sailors.

This person is also a thief and a businessman, has a wide range of contacts, has business dealings with both Orientals and Westerners, and eats both black and white, colludes with local officials and gentry, fishes and flesh the common people, runs rampant and domineering, and is a local emperor, and no one even dares to kill people on the street.

However, after the so-called self-destruction of many injustices, the imperial court was later alarmed, and Wuzong personally ordered the arrest of this person, and the governor of Zhejiang at that time was the current official Shangshu Qiao Yu.

After Lord Qiao was ordered, he asked Xu Weixue to be lured out and arrested, and then sent troops to suddenly attack Shuangyu Island, killing all the backbone minions of Xu Weixue's men. Oh yes, there was one who ran away, and it was Chen Sipan, the pirate leader of Dongsha Island. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but move in his heart, Qiao Yu's current secretary was Yang Tinghe's one who pushed Wang Qiongban back to the throne, so Qiao Yu was an out-and-out Yang party, and now it was interesting, and asked: "What about later?" ”

Han Dajie said with a smile: "Later, the giant thief Xu Weixue was sentenced to death by Ling Chi, and it was executed in Ningbo Mansion, do you know who the prefect of Ningbo Mansion was at that time?" ”

"Who?"

"It's Shi Haoran, the current Lianghuai salt transport envoy!"

Xu Jin's eyes flashed, and he blurted out: "It's him!" ”

Han Dajie continued: "Soon after the giant thief Xu Weixue was executed by Ling Chi, Qiao Yu, the governor of Zhejiang, was transferred to the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department. ”

"Oh? Why can you be promoted to two products? ”

"It is said that it is a good way to govern the government, and the assessment of the officials is excellent every year, by the way, Lord Shi has an in-law relationship with the Chengguo Mansion, otherwise the two Huai salt transportation will make this fat shortage...... Hey! ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but suddenly, it seems that this Shi Haoran relationship is quite hard, no wonder he can sit in the position of this fat and oily Lianghuai salt envoy.

Xu Jin tapped his index finger on the coffee table, and pondered for a moment before saying, "Send more brothers to monitor Shi Haoran day and night, and if there is any abnormality, immediately return to this official." ”

"Subordinates obey!" Han Dajie agreed, grabbed the remaining two osmanthus cakes on the plate and ran out.

Xu Jin carefully recalled the experience of being kidnapped by the old monk Huijing yesterday, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help showing a sneer, it seems that he still underestimated Shi Haoran, this is the real hidden ah, at least the acting kung fu has nothing to say.

Shi Haoran was the prefect of Ningbo back then, if the old monk Huijing was indeed the giant thief Xu Weixue, as one of the chief officials of the trial and prison, there was no reason why he could not recognize him, and yesterday Shi Haoran happened to be in Daming Temple with the old monk Huijing, and the relationship between the two was obviously very familiar.

Coupled with the relationship between the old monk Huijing and the pirate Chen Sipan of Dongshao Island, as well as his nickname of "Shark Master", these fragmented things are connected together, Xu Jin has seven or eight points of certainty, and the old monk Huijing is the giant thief Xu Weixue back then.

As for how this sea thief, the Shark King, escaped death back then, Xu Jin guessed that it was probably related to Shi Haoran, and even related to Qiao Yu, the secretary of the ministry, hey, if it was related to Qiao Yu, it would be wonderful, once it was verified, Yang Tinghe couldn't protect him.

It's not that Xu Jin is psychologically dark, it's that he and the Yang Party are now in flames, and if these old factions are not cleared, many reforms will be difficult to implement, such as the ban on opening the sea.

Of course, if this matter really has nothing to do with Qiao Yu, Xu Jin will not be insidious enough to take advantage of this matter to make small moves, the bottom line of being a man still has to be, and Xu Jin will not do it now and will not do it in the future.

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Qi Jingtong was originally leading his troops to stay in Tongzhou and Rugao County to search for the remnants of the Japanese thieves, and after receiving the news that the Japanese thieves had appeared in Yangzhou Daming Temple, he immediately led his troops to rush back day and night, and finally returned to Yangzhou City this evening, and returned to Xu Jin in the dust.

"It's all to blame for being too careless on the day, if the adult has a flash person, he will die and not redeem it." Qi Jingtong looked self-blaming and annoyed, when he was searching the grass by the river that day, he met several monks from Daming Temple, but he was deceived by them in the end.

Xu Jin did not reprimand the general, and comforted him in turn: "Old Qi, this is not your fault, who would have thought that these serious monks who usually eat fasting and chant Buddha are thieves, by the way, the emperor has ordered the expansion of the battalion from 500 to 1,000 people, and the War Bureau has also begun to manufacture the second batch of flintlock pistols, and then you and Wang Lin'er are responsible for recruiting people for training, in the same way as before, selecting from the guards and armies." ”

Qi Jingtong said happily: "The subordinates receive orders!" ”

"Oh yes, you are responsible for the rewards given by the emperor to the brothers, and as for military merits, you will be rewarded for meritorious deeds when you return to Beijing."

Qi Jingtong agreed again, rubbed his hands and said, "My lord, when my subordinates brought the brothers back to Yangzhou Wei Camp just now, I met Yu Dayou, and that kid was still locked up in the camp cell. The subordinates heard that this kid had made a major contribution to the rescue of the adults that day, why did the adults lock him up? ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "Meritorious service is meritorious, passing is excessive, although Yu Dayou and they have made meritorious service, but they still wear a guilty body, and they can't be released for the time being, the official has already handed over the fold of merit for them, and they will be released after the approval of the Ministry of War, of course, they can't do less every day, as long as they don't leave the camp." ”

Qi Jingtong was overjoyed when he heard this, and he knew that adults would never be rigid in doing things, and blurted out: "My lord, I want this kid!" ”

Xu Jin shook his head and said: "You can pick anyone, but this kid can't, well, don't move the backbone of his subordinates!" ”

Qi Jingtong said puzzledly: "My lord, this kid is brave and strategic, affectionate and righteous and dares to take responsibility, he is a good seedling, and our 500 battalion just needs such talents." The subordinate also asked just now, and he himself is willing to join the 500 battalion ......! ”

Xu Jin waved his hand to interrupt Qi Jingtong, and said categorically: "This matter is not negotiable, you want people, and you can choose from all over the country, but Yu Dayou can't do it." ”

Qi Jingtong looked helpless, he really admired Yu Dayou's talent, but unfortunately the adult seemed to be prejudiced against this kid, no matter what, now the adult is resolute, and he will slowly persuade him when he has the opportunity in the future.

In fact, on the contrary, it was precisely because Xu Jin attached too much importance to Yu Dayou that Qi Jingtong was not allowed to select him into the 500 battalion, firstly, because he was worried that changing the situation would kill Yu Dayou, a famous historical general, and secondly, because it was difficult to raise a big dragon in shallow water, whether it was Qi Jingtong, Wang Lin'er, or Xie Erjian, they were all just generals, but Yu Dayou was a handsome talent, so it was better to stock, so as not to have a situation of "will not be handsome" in the future.

Of course, it is impossible for Xu Jin to explain these reasons to Qi Jingtong, which will hurt the self-esteem of his subordinates after all.

Xu Jin personally poured Qi Jingtong a cup of tea, smiled and diverted the topic, "By the way, I have been away from Beijing for two months unconsciously, and it is time for Fluttershy to give birth." ”

Qi Jingtong suddenly perked up, "I was born on the fifteenth day of last month, and I am a big fat boy!" ”

Xu Jin laughed and said: "Then congratulations to the old relatives, turn around and make Lang turn one year old, and the official will prepare a generous gift." ”

It is said that Qi Jingtong is thirty and five years old, but his original wife did not give birth to a son and a half daughter for him, and he always urged him to take a concubine, so last year he cheekily proposed to Xu Jin that he wanted to marry Xiao Yudie, who lived in Xu's mansion, as a concubine.

It's amazing to say, in just one month, Xiao Yudie was pregnant, and when the time is calculated, it was exactly full-term by mid-March this year.

Qi Jingtong is Chinese New Year's Eve six years old today, and he can be regarded as a middle-aged child, so he said happily: "Thank you, adult, when this child becomes an adult, he plans to ask the adult for a table with a cheeky face." ”

Xu Jin laughed and said, "No problem, by the way, what is Ling Lang's name?" The official should consider the words of the table. ”

"The little name is Tiger Baby, and the big name is Jiguang!"

Xu Jin squirted out a mouthful of tea, and said deliciously: "Jiguang, Qi Jiguang, your son is Qi Jiguang?" ”

Qi Jingtong was stunned, and said worriedly: "My lord thinks this name is inappropriate? ”

It's okay, it's so special, now, Yu Long and Qihu are complete!