Seeing Xu Xinsu's absent-minded appearance, Wu Chunfu had to tell the truth a little: "Baishi, you don't have to worry so much, if this Zheng Yiguan stays at sea, we are indeed helpless against him." But since he went ashore and accepted the official position of the imperial court, he is not the pirate who can break the rules of the imperial court at will. ”

Xu Xinsu's heart moved, he looked up at Wu Chunfu who was above, and he asked with some suspicion: "Boss, what do you mean by this?" ”

"After the Liaodong Incident, Mao Shuai of Phi Island has always relied on Jinmen and Denglai Haidao for food and salary, but since the sailors of Tianjin Governor Li Banghua and Denglai Governor Yuan Keli went to the throne, there are few ships to replenish, and the task of transporting grain is heavy. As long as His Majesty was persuaded to agree and transfer Zheng Yiguan's subordinates to the north to assist in transporting grain, how could these pirates endure the pain of transporting grain. Wu Chunfu said.

Xu Xinsu asked uncertainly: "What does the boss mean, he wants to force Zheng Yiguan to rebel?" ”

Wu Chunfu looked at the hot tea in his hand with his eyes, and said indifferently in the curling heat: "How can it be called a forced rebellion? As an official of the imperial court, isn't it natural to accept orders from the imperial court? ”

Xu Xinsu immediately stood up with great joy, thanked Wu Chunfu and said: "If the boss can really transfer Zheng Yiguan to the north for a year, no, as long as half a year, he will be able to resume overseas business in his later years." But I'm afraid that this Zheng Yiguan will refuse the order of the imperial court and refuse to go north to transport grain. ”

After Xu Xinsu was overjoyed, he quickly thought of another question. Wu Chunfu's plan is good, but Zheng Yiguan doesn't look like a person who can be caught in his hands.

Yu Zhigao, who had not spoken all this time, finally spoke, and he sneered and said: "If Zheng Yiguan refuses to accept the orders of the imperial court, he will naturally have ill intentions, and he will not sincerely submit to the imperial court."

As long as His Majesty has eviled Zheng Yiguan, what dare those Fujian gentry and officials have, and then ask to appease Zheng Yiguan, these pirate leaders. As long as the imperial court is determined to support us, no matter how fierce Zheng Yiguan is, can he still compare to the sea giant Wang Zhi back then. ”

Hearing Yu Zhigao say this, Xu Xinsu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Wang Zhi, the owner of Wufeng, was a real overlord of the sea at that time, and there were pirates on the sea who dared to be unrestrained.

However, he drove the Japanese to invade the coastal areas of Zhejiang, which angered the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although the governor at that time, Hu Zongxian, wanted to spare his life and use him to control the Japanese at sea. But the gentry of Jiangsu and Zhejiang were unwilling to let him go like this, and in the end Wang Zhi was executed by the imperial court.

Although Zheng Zhilong's Eighteen Zhi Group is strong, it is still far worse than the owner of Wufeng. It's just that Zheng Zhilong learned the lesson of his predecessors and ordered his subordinates not to cross the boundary between Fujian and Zhejiang, and did not allow pirates to rob the wealthy families of Fujian and Guangdong, and robbed wealth without killing them.

Because of this, the Eight Min Gentlemen felt that it was a bit ridiculous that they had suffered losses because of the contradictions between businessmen such as Zheng Zhilong and Xu Xinsu. Xu Xinsu naturally immediately felt the malice of these Fujian gentlemen, and the signs that they were ready to abandon themselves.

This is also the reason why Xu Xinsu wants to keep Zheng Yiguan in the capital at any cost, in his opinion, as long as Zheng Yiguan can't go back to Taiwan, those pirates who have lost their leader will definitely make some inappropriate moves.

And the Ming court will definitely not tolerate this kind of behavior that offends the majesty of the court, and eventually the appeasement will be broken, and the Fujian gentry will never tolerate a group of pirates who do all kinds of evil.

Xu Xinsu is even ready, and he can't go back. But since Wu Chunfu has a more secure way to deal with it, he naturally doesn't have to risk his life to die with Zheng Zhilong.

After finally appeasing Xu Xinsu, Wu Chunfu's lips lightly touched the tea bowl, and then he pretended to say casually: "Xiao'er has something I hope Baishi can help deal with, it's better for Baishi to go out and talk to Xiao'er now." ”

Xu Xin retired with interest and went out of the room to talk to Wu Daonian. When Xu Xinsu's footsteps were far away outside the door, Wu Chunfu put down the tea bowl, stroked his forehead with his hand, and said to Yu Zhigao tiredly.

"Why didn't you even say hello and brought him here. Now is an eventful time, Your Majesty's mind is not clear, how can he act rashly. This Baishi was forced by Zheng Yiguan to run out of water, and you dare to take him to Beijing, aren't you afraid that he will jump off the wall in the capital? ”

Yu Zhigao hurriedly arched his hand and defended himself: "It's not that I want to take him to Beijing, but Your Majesty has an edict to summon Baishi." As for taking him to visit his father-in-law, isn't everyone sitting in the same boat now? I thought that I could have one more person to discuss, and maybe I could think of more ideas. ”

Wu Chunfu suddenly thought about it, and he muttered to himself, "Your Majesty wants to summon Baishi?" What the hell is your majesty thinking? ”

Yu Zhigao asked a little confused: "Does my father-in-law think there is anything wrong?" ”

"What a tiger dog." After Wu Chunfu glanced at Yu Zhigao from the corner of his eye, he sighed in his heart.

Yu Dayou had great military achievements back then, and he was as famous as Qi Jiguang, but after all, the Fujian gentry were not as powerful as the Jiangsu and Zhejiang gentry behind Qi Jiguang, so Yu Dayou was always overwhelmed by Qi Jiguang.

However, Yu Dayou went from a hundred households in a health office, and with his own merits, he entered the circle of the Quanzhou Shieun family.

The so-called Fujian gentry should actually be called the Quanzhou gentry. In the previous imperial examinations, most of the Jinshi in Fujian came from Quanzhou Prefecture, and it should even be said that Jinjiang and Nan'an counties under the rule of Quanzhou Prefecture.

The gentry of Jinjiang still admire Yu Dayou when they mention it. But this Yu Zhigao is not as good as his father, whether it is military or political affairs, he is just an ordinary person.

Wu Chunfu had to explain to Yu Zhigao, "This Zheng Zhilong and your father-in-law have just finished a big battle, even if you are not incompatible, it is also a relationship between sitting at different tables."

Although His Majesty appeased him, His Majesty summoned him to Beijing at the same time, he also summoned you and Shiraishi to Beijing together. What does Your Majesty want to do?

It stands to reason that His Majesty appeased Zheng Zhilong, and then went to Beijing to summon him to show his favor, which is what it should mean.

And your father-in-law, you lost troops and lost generals before, and it would be good if Your Majesty didn't ask you for the crime, but now he has summoned you to Beijing, is this trying to appease you? Or will I take you to blame? ”

Yu Zhigao's face changed suddenly, and then said: "Probably not, Your Majesty wants to condemn me, shouldn't you throw me into the edict early in the morning?" ”

Wu Chunfu nodded and said, "Maybe I'm thinking too much, but my father-in-law should keep a little distance from Baishi in the future." You and I are in the same boat, but Xu Xinsu is just a businessman, so what qualifications do you have to sit in the same boat as us.

These merchants pay gold and silver just to gain power from us. Haven't we taken care of them enough over the years? The sailors of my father-in-law were all transferred by him at will, and I tried my best to suppress the Shangshu who appeased Zheng Yiguan in the court.

But now that Zheng Yiguan is irrepressible, we don't need to be dragged into the water by Xu Xinsu and them, let's give him a funeral. ”

Yu Zhigao felt that his in-laws' words were quite reasonable, he nodded subconsciously, but then looked at his in-laws and said: "Then my father-in-law, what you said to Baishi before, was it also deceived to transfer Zheng Yiguan to the north to transport grain?" ”

Wu Chunfu stroked his beard and said after muttering for a long time: "This is not completely deceiving him, the sailors of Denglai and Jinmen have come to abolish this year, but the task of transporting grain in Liaodong has increased year by year, and the governor of Denglai has already asked for the purchase of ships to replenish the sailors." If Zheng Yiguan's ship can be transferred to Denglai and Jinmen to transport grain, it can save a lot of money and grain, which is also a matter of killing two birds with one stone. ”

The two of them couldn't help but be silent, and after coming over for a while, Yu Zhigao suddenly asked hesitantly: "My father-in-law, based on your observation of the new emperor, what kind of person is this majesty?" What should I do when Your Majesty summons me? ”

After pondering for a moment, Wu Chunfu said affirmatively: "Judging from my observations of Your Majesty these days, what Your Majesty hates most is being deceived. If Your Majesty summons you, you must remember not to deceive with empty words, for there is one to say one, and there is two to say two..."

When Wu Chunfu and his in-laws Yu Zhigao discussed how to face the saint, a lively dinner party also started in a large mansion near Longfu Temple.

In the lobby of the middle courtyard, Lu Jiude and Zheng Zhilong sat on the top of the north side, and on both sides of the hall sat Lian Shanxiang, Pan Bizheng, Liu Peng, Li Kuiqi and others.

In the middle of the lobby are placed six braziers, and the room is warm like spring under the burning of charcoal.

The panic and anxiety of these pirate leaders who were under house arrest after disembarking finally disappeared after Lu Jiude appeared.

Although the feast in the palace is very rich, it is also mostly beef and mutton, which is too greasy for these Hokkien people who like a light diet in the south, so most people just taste the taste and put down the chopsticks.

There were more people talking and fewer dining. For Chongzhen to let Lu Jiude take everyone to the scenic spots in the capital, these pirates finally believed that the imperial court did not intend to deceive them into coming to the capital and send them to the market.

But after the suspicion of the imperial court was gone, these pirate leaders began to care about when His Majesty planned to summon them and hold a general meeting of overseas trade merchants, and as for the so-called tour of the capital's attractions, they were not interested in it.

Regarding the question of these pirate leaders, Lu Jiude smiled and said: "Overseas trade merchants are not only in Fujian and Guangdong, but also in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong and other places who want to engage in overseas trade, so everyone should wait patiently for a few more days."

What will be formulated at this maritime trade conference will be the rules of the future maritime trade of the Ming Dynasty, so His Majesty said that it is necessary to be cautious. Your Majesty attaches great importance to this conference, so it has been decided to set up the venue in the Jiale Hall in the Imperial City..."