Zhejiang, Zhejiang Governor's Mansion.
After Zheng Michang had almost handled all the affairs in the Governor's Mansion, he called his subordinates and ordered: "Take these down! I will have something to do later."
"Yes, sir!" Upon seeing this, his subordinates quickly took away the folds.
"Now that the affairs have been settled, let's go and have a look with my officer." After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he stood up from his seat and spoke to Hai Rui, who had been waiting for a long time.
"Yes." Hai Rui replied softly and silently followed Zheng Michang.
Soon after, Hai Rui followed Zheng Mi Chang to a hidden house guarded by guards.
"Sir!" The guards guarding the door quickly bowed and saluted when they saw Zheng Michang approaching.
"No need, how is the situation?" Zheng Michang waved his hand, indicating that they did not need to salute, and then asked.
"Your Majesty, they are all in good condition at present. Zhang Shou's mother is no longer seriously ill after the doctor's treatment!" the guard on the side replied.
"Well, I understand. We must protect their safety and don't let anyone get close to them!" Zheng Michang nodded and ordered after listening to the guard's report.
"Yes!" The guard guarding the door of the mansion replied solemnly.
"Let's go, follow me in." After Zheng Michang said that, he didn't even look at Hai Rui, but went straight into it.
"The slave family has seen the Chief Envoy!" Zheng Michang had just walked to the door. Seeing this, Zhang Shou's wife quickly put down the soup in her hand and saluted Zheng Michang.
"It's okay. I'm here just to take a look at your situation." With a warm smile on his face, Zheng Mi Chang asked Zhang Shou's wife to stand up.
"Your Majesty is so kind and virtuous that I will never forget it. I will work hard for you in the next life!"
"Who is this sir?" At this moment, Zhang Shou's wife saw Hai Rui behind Zheng Michang and asked in confusion.
"His name is Hai Rui. He is the magistrate of Chun'an County. He is proficient in investigating and solving cases! I invited him here just to supervise your case. After all, as the chief envoy, there are many things that I can't do." Zheng Upon seeing this, Bichang introduced Hai Rui to Zhang Shou's wife.
"The slave family has met the magistrate!"
When Zhang Shou's wife saw that Hai Rui was introduced by the Chief Envoy and was in charge of her husband's case, she wanted to salute, but she was stopped by Hai Rui.
"No, please tell me the specific situation."
"Yes, sir! Please sit over here."
After Zheng Michang and Hai Rui both sat on the chairs, Zhang Shou's wife told everything that happened to her husband after he was beaten to death by the Wen family's youngest son in the street.
"This is really unreasonable! Is there any more law for the king? Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you!" When Hai Rui heard from Zhang Shou's wife what those officials did during the day, he He couldn't help but slam the table and said in a deep voice.
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Seeing this, Zhang Shou's wife quickly thanked Hai Rui profusely.
"What happened, Yulan? Why is it so noisy outside?" Hearing the noise outside, Zhang Shou's old mother struggled to get up from the bed, and then moved into the hall step by step with a cane.
"Oh, I have seen the Chief Envoy!" After Zhang Shou's old mother saw clearly who was coming, she wanted to kneel down and salute, but Zheng Michang stopped her first.
"No need, I'm here today. I just want to know about your current situation!"
"The Chief Envoy has given us so much help, how dare we ask for anything else? If it weren't for you, I might have died on the street today." After hearing Zheng Michang's words, Zhang Shou's old mother held on to her crutches. , replied tremblingly.
"This is Hai Rui, the magistrate of Chun'an County. I have given him full authority to handle the case!" After Zheng Mi Chang said this, he introduced Hai Rui to Zhang Shou's old mother.
"I have met the magistrate!"
…
Seeing that it was getting late, Zheng Michang and Hai Rui left the mansion.
"How's it going? Are you willing to take over this job?" Zheng Michang suddenly asked Hai Rui on the way back to the Governor's Mansion.
"Presumably the chief envoy is so keen on this case not just to avenge Zhang Shou?" Hai Rui did not answer Zheng Michang's words, but stood where he was and said coldly.
"Hai Rui, you are a smart man, and I don't want to hide it from you. I want to use this case to teach the Wen family a lesson!" Zheng Michang did not raise any objection to Hai Rui's words. He said thoughtfully.
"The Wen family started their business by selling illegal salt. In the final analysis, they are just illegal salt dealers! How dare they ignore me? Shouldn't I teach them a lesson? You are responsible for investigating the case and paying them back. To be fair, I am responsible for cleaning up the Wen family. Big salt merchants like them do a lot of illegal things."
Zheng Michang looked at Hai Rui and then added.
"Sir, as the chief envoy of Zhejiang, you are a second-rank official of the imperial court! Why don't you use the power in your hands to benefit the people? Instead..." Hai Rui also raised his doubts.
"Huh, Chief Envoy, a second-rank official of the imperial court! I can barely be considered an official in Zhejiang, but when I arrive in the capital, I am nothing." Zheng Michang said as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He smiled, with a hint of sadness in his smile.
"Sometimes, only when you reach that position can you be free from restrictions and unleash your ambitions!"
After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he ignored Hai Rui and walked ahead on his own.
In this suffocating silence, the two of them returned to the Governor's Mansion one after another.
As soon as Zheng Michang returned to the Governor's Mansion, guards immediately came to report.
"Report sir..."
As the guard spoke, he glanced at Hai Rui behind Zheng Mi Chang, with a look of hesitation on his face.
"Say it, it doesn't matter." Zheng Michang sighed and said calmly.
"Sir, the butler of the Wen family came here just now. He said he came to visit you and brought you some thoughts."
After getting Zheng Michang's permission, the guard told the whole story.
"Well, I know, please go down."
"yes!"
After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he glanced at Hai Rui behind him and said calmly: "Come on, let's take a look with you!"
Hai Rui followed Zheng Michang's steps and entered. There was a tray covered with a layer of red cloth in the hall.
Zheng Michang stepped forward and lifted the red cloth, only to see that the tray was full of silver of excellent quality.
Zheng Michang walked forward, picked up a piece of silver, played with it carefully, then turned to look at Hai Rui, and said jokingly: "I guess there are at least five thousand taels of silver here. Hai Rui, what do you think?" Woolen cloth?"
Hai Rui looked at the tray full of silver and was speechless for a long time.
I don't know how much time passed, but I saw Hai Rui's throat moving, as if he had made up his mind, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Chief Envoy, Hai Rui is willing to supervise the handling of this case!"
…
On the sea, thirty-six warships capable of ocean warfare are forming a tight formation, sailing on the sea, which looks quite spectacular from mid-air!
"My Lord Governor, General Qi wants to see you!" the guard announced from outside the cabin.
"Let him in!"
After hearing this, Hu Zongxian looked away from the map hanging on the wall and said calmly.
With a creak, the hatch was pushed open, and Qi Jiguang, wearing armor, walked in.
"The last general, Qi Jiguang, has met the governor!" Qi Jiguang saluted Hu Zongxian as soon as he entered the cabin.
"Get up." Hu Zongxian waved his hand and signaled.
"Yes!" Qi Jiguang immediately stood up from the ground and stood still.
"How is the situation of the soldiers on the ship currently? In addition, according to the current marching speed, how long will it take to reach the Zhoushan Islands?" Hu Zongxian turned his eyes to Qi Jiguang and asked.
"I'm reporting to the Governor, after these two days of adaptation, the soldiers on the ship are no longer seasick! According to the current marching speed, we will be able to reach the Zhoushan Islands in two days!" Qi Jiguang responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.
"Well, okay, when the ship arrives at its destination, there is no need to rush to let the soldiers disembark. First, use the cannon on the ship to bomb these islands in turn." Hu Zongxian looked at the subordinate he valued in front of him, commanded.
"But sir, our strength is far stronger than these Japanese pirates. Wouldn't this be too stable?" Qi Jiguang raised his own question after hearing Hu Zongxian's plan.
"It is precisely because our strength is far stronger than these Japanese pirates that we need a steady fighting style even more! There is no way for our troops to make dangerous moves. Since we currently have this condition, we can win by fighting hard and stupid battles. Victory, why take risks?" Hu Zongxian patiently explained for Qi Jiguang.
"Yes, thank you, Lord Governor, for your teaching. I finally understand!" After listening to Hu Zongxian's analysis, Qi Jiguang suddenly understood, with a look of admiration on his face.
"Okay, let's give the order."
"yes!"
(End of chapter)
