Lu Ming

Chapter 187 Contact
In the morning of the next day, the first people to come to the "Bie Yuan" were a donkey cart escorted by Song Jia.

The house where the envoys live now was formerly the residence of a certain merchant.After being bought by Tang Qi, the house was left unused there, and there was no signboard of the Tang Mansion, and the interior was always code-named "Bieyuan".

Four donkey carts, escorted by Song Jia and sailors, brought the cargo on the Ryan.

The cargo was unloaded from the Rui'an to the sampan in the early morning, and then the sampan circled the moat for half a circle and entered the city from the Jinglou Gate in the southeast corner of Fuzhou.

The Jinglou Gate was called the Shipyard Gate before Wanli, and the Minjiang Shipyard was outside the gate.There are not only government-run shipyards here, but also large and small private shipyards.There are piles of wood and craftsmen gathered, and a large number of lucky boats are newly built from here every year.

The "other courtyard" is not far from the gate of Jinglou.After the sampan entered the city, it unloaded directly at the Shiqiao near the Zhongyi Temple, and then hired a few donkey carts, and the goods were delivered to the courtyard.

After the four donkey carts were unloaded, they had to go for the second trip non-stop—the Ruian came to Fuzhou this time, and the ship was loaded with a large amount of goods and gifts, which were prepared to give gifts to officials of all sizes in Fuzhou. of.

Dozens of people were busy until dinner time, sorting out the incoming goods and sorting them out. After a while, the guests arrived.

When it was still dark, two small sedan chairs entered the gate of the other courtyard one after the other.

When the first sedan chair entered the door, there were several shadowy figures around it, and there were people watching along the way, and the atmosphere became inexplicably tense.

The person in the sedan chair is Xue Haiyuan: the person in charge of the semi-open official office in Fuzhou city.

The office stationed in the city of Fuzhou by the officials is currently under pressure from all sides.As a semi-public agent of Haizhu—at least in the eyes of others, Xue Haiyuan and Xiong Dao, who is far away in Hangzhou, are the same thing.

The days of obscurity are over.As the news that the cross-travel forces have taken over the big players gradually spread, there is another group of bandits who can defeat the Dutch on the surface of Fujian, Guangdong and foreign countries. This news has now been known to most people who eat sea food.

There are quite a few offices of sea masters in Fuzhou City, and suddenly there is a new family in the circle, and people will naturally come to test them out, some come to contact them openly, and some inquire from the side.

But the Fuzhou office, which had some conflicts with Lao Zheng, soon felt the pressure.Especially now that Zheng Zhilong is powerful and arrogant, and there are a lot of people in Fuzhou city for his purpose, so Xue Haiyuan has to be careful when going out now. Detours and breaks are necessary, otherwise there will be security and tracking problems. .

After arriving at the other courtyard, Xue Haiyuan and Zhang Dongdong held a brief meeting, and then everyone ate while waiting for comrade "Emei Peak" to enter the door.

Today's gathering was the most well-managed and last time for the time-traveling forces in Fuzhou before their public appearance, especially Xue Haiyuan himself.

In theory, Xue Haiyuan should be in charge of the reception activities of the mission.However, since neither Xiong Wencan nor the time-traveling forces wanted to let the outside world know of the existence of the high-ranking mission before the conquest was successful, it was inappropriate for the public figure Xue Haiyuan to appear on the stage.

In the future, the communication between all parties will be carried out through the car radio, and meeting such high-risk activities will not be carried out again.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Before the dishes were ready, Comrade Emeifeng's sedan chair arrived at the door.

Comrade Emei Peak naturally did not come alone.

A small group of personal soldiers wearing the uniform of the governor's office, and a confidant of Boss Xiong accompanying Xiong Qi, this is the basic configuration.

After Song Jia heard the news, she hurried out the door.After a while, Huang Ping Huang Dajuren, who held a folding fan and was dressed in Songjiang fine cloth, was welcomed into the main room where everyone was having dinner.

And the Fuya soldiers who came with them were naturally invited into the side room at this time, and began to enjoy the high-quality noodles brought by the nearby restaurant with a smile. .

As for Xiong Qi, a confidant who can reveal Xiong Wencan's dynamics at any time, at such a critical moment, the crossing crowd will naturally not be stingy with money.So after Xiong Qi entered the door, someone who looked like a butler immediately invited Lord Xiong into the wing room alone, and besides serving wine and serving dishes, Xiong Qi also got a 20 taels of gold scorpion.

Smiling so much that he put the gold ingot into his sleeve, apart from Huang Ping, Xiong Qi, the only one in this team of fuyamen who knew the origins of the crossing people, returned the gold ingot with only one sentence: "A few days ago, Zheng Yiguan captured the central government. Zuo Suo, my master was angry in private, alas, the world is difficult."

Xiong Qi's hint was quickly spread to the table of the crossing crowd in the main room.

And Huang Juren, who was being teased by everyone, tapped the fan in his hand after listening, nodded and said: "Xiong Qi's news is consistent with my observation results. Old Xiong was indeed in a bad mood those two days."

"In that case, tomorrow you still have to focus on talking about Zheng Zhilong's harm with Lao Xiong, and then compare us." Song Jia turned her head and said to Zhang Dongdong after hearing this: "If there is no comparison, there will be no harm."

"Understood." Zhang Dongdong, who was burying his head in eating the fish, nodded, indicating that he received it.

"In addition, Lao Xiong is more taboo about the words "strong soldiers, strong horses, strong horses". When the time comes, you should pay attention to what you say." Huang Juren added at this time.

"Understood." Zhang Dongdong finally finished eating the fish at this time: "Old Xiong was forced by Zheng Zhilong to come to Fujian to be the governor of Zhao'an. Although he pinched his nose to appease Lao Zheng in history, it doesn't mean that he feels comfortable in his heart. At least in the initial stage of recruiting, he had this mentality."

Zhang Dongdong paused for a moment, then organized his language and continued: "Now the old bear has more options for us, so it is reasonable not to listen to such hidden threats as soldiers and horses."

"Zheng Zhilong and his group, if they are still putting on the airs of history in front of Xiong Wencan, hehe, the old bear we are used to praising is a proud person, Zheng Zhilong, let's go and rest."

"Well, not bad, Lao Zhang has a good grasp of Xiong Wencan's mentality, and the word "tsundere" is well used!" Huang Juren, who has now mingled with Xiong Da Fujun as a painting admirer, applauded at this time.

"Hehe, speaking of Tsundere, you, Huang, are an expert! Do you know how many people who watched your Tsundere video said they were physically and mentally traumatized, and the content caused serious discomfort?"

"Hahaha" the group of people started laughing again.

And Mr. Huang was a little embarrassed at this moment: "It's over, it's over, brother, you can't stop making fun of people!"

The dinner party is over quickly.

As for Huang Zanhua, who took the task of "secret meeting with Cao Chuan to discuss meeting matters", he had already discussed the details of tomorrow's meeting between Zhang Dongdong and Xiong Wencan with his time-traveling colleagues.Seeing that it was already 8:[-] in the evening, Huang Ping decided to go back to the Yamen.

Theoretically speaking, after traveling through the public to Fuzhou, they should have gone to the governor's yamen to post posts and ask for directions.However, the current situation is special, that's why Xiong Wencan specially sent Huang Ping, an inconspicuous Zanhua who had a detailed study of the situation in Fujian and Guangdong, to contact the envoys after dark.

Of course, in this way, Huang Ping happened to have the opportunity to exchange information with his comrades, which was considered a good thing.

After settling down to meet with Lao Xiong tomorrow night, Master Huang and the guards who had already eaten and drank formally left.Master Huang's team didn't care about curfew and night ban. After leaving, they lit up the lantern of the governor's yamen and went on a rampage.

The difference from when I came here is: there is an extra donkey cart in the queue that Mr. Huang is going back.

Time: 1 hour after Huang Ping left the other courtyard.Coordinates: Fujian governor's yamen, back house, small study.

In the past, the study room needed to be lit with red candles, but now there is no smell of oily smoke, instead it is brightly lit.A brass antique solar horse lamp is emitting a bright, even a bit dazzling white light on the desk. The characters and accessories in the small study are fully exposed at this moment.

The censor of Youqin Capital, Xiong Wencan, the governor of Fujian, was sitting at the desk, carefully looking at a gift list in his hand.The light emitted by the solar lamp at this moment made the wrinkles on the old bear's face clearly visible, and even the slightly trembling beard on the old man's face fell into the eyes of Huang Ping who was sitting with a smile at this moment.

After a long while, Xiong Wencan raised his head, put the gift list on the table, and sighed softly: "For an old and dim-witted person, it is easy to read this gift list. This Chunyang lamp is really a rare treasure. This generation must have a heart gone."

Huang Ping smiled slightly at this time: "The proprietor really has eyes. Listen to what Cao Chuan said, this pure Yang colored glaze is not easy to get, even in the land of Taixi, it has not been seen that a piece has been produced in ten years."

Hearing this, Xiong Wencan nodded, then stroked his long beard under his jaw, and opened his mouth to ask: "Sir, can you get anything from seeing Cao Chuan today?"

Huang Ping knew that the critical moment was coming, so he said seriously: "I see Cao Chuan, he speaks earnestly and is eager to find a place to stay under the ruler of the East, not like that faker."

"Hmm." Xiong Wencan continued to ask after thinking for a while, "How does the Cao family compare with the Zheng family?"

Huang Ping chuckled: "The Cao family is weak, while the Zheng family is strong. One is a merchant and the other is a bandit ear!"

"Based on what you see, sir, who should you appease?"

"Proprietor, it is better to make mistakes than meritorious deeds, and it is better to be weak than to be strong!"

On June 1628, 6, the morning of the third day when the Dayuan envoys arrived in Fuzhou.

Zhang Dongdong was wandering around in the courtyard.

Late last night, Huang Ping from the governor's yamen, the mission of the other court, Song Jia's headquarters in Hangzhou Station, and Xue Haiyuan's office, these four locations, had already made calls through the car radio.

So Zhang Dongdong is extremely calm now: he is full of confidence in the interview with Xiong Zhuang tonight.

Zheng Zhilong, a contestant, has the highest written test score in history.So even though this guy is very attractive and his interview results are average, the examiner Xiong held his nose and admitted him in history.

Everything is different now.The cross-travelers have already opened up their joints, and Xiong Zhu's examiner's house is already full of Moutai, so what if Zheng Zhilong comes first in the written test?He will soon know what it means to be a hero's sad interview.

(End of this chapter)