Chapter 125 Getting Ready
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 have something to do later."

"Yes, my lord!" Seeing this, the subordinate hurriedly took those notebooks away.

"Since the business is almost done, let's go and take a look with me." After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he got up from his seat and said to Hai Rui who had been waiting for a long time.

"En." Hai Rui answered softly, and silently followed behind Zheng Michang.

Not long after, Hai Rui followed Zheng Michang's footsteps to a hidden house guarded by guards.

"My lord!" The guards guarding the door hurriedly bowed to salute when they saw Zheng Michang coming.

"No need, what's the situation?" Zheng Bichang waved his hand, indicating that they don't need to salute, and then asked.

"My lord, they are all in good condition at present. Zhang Shou's old lady is in good health after being treated by the doctor!" The guard at the side replied.

"Well, I understand, we must protect their safety, and don't let anyone approach them!" Zheng Michang nodded after listening to the guard's report, and ordered.

"Yes!" The guard at the gate of the mansion replied in a deep voice.

"Let's go, follow me in." After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he didn't look at Hai Rui, but went straight into it.

"My family has seen the chief minister!" Zheng Michang had just walked to the door, when Zhang Shou's wife saw this, quickly put down the soup in her hand, and saluted Zheng Michang.

"It's okay, I just came here to see your situation." With a warm smile on his face, Zheng Michang asked Zhang Shou's wife to get up.

"My lord is so kind and virtuous, my family will never forget it, and in the next life I will be a ox and a horse for my lord!"

"Who is this lord?" At this moment, Zhang Shou's wife saw Hai Rui behind Zheng Michang, and asked in confusion.

"His name is Hai Rui, and he is the county magistrate of Chun'an County. He is proficient in investigating and solving cases! I invited him here to supervise your case. After all, as the chief envoy, I have many things that are inconvenient for me to do." Zheng Zheng Seeing this, Bi Chang introduced Hai Rui to Zhang Shou's wife.

"My family has met the magistrate!"

Zhang Shou's wife saw that Hai Rui had been introduced by the chief minister to be in charge of her husband's case, so she wanted to salute, but was stopped by Hai Rui.

"No need, just tell me the specific situation."

"Yes, my lord! Please sit here."

After Zheng Michang and Hai Rui sat on the chairs, Zhang Shou's wife told everything about what happened to her husband after he was beaten to death by the Wen family's youngest son.

"It's so unreasonable! Is there any law for the king? Don't worry, I will definitely seek justice for you!" When Hai Rui heard from Zhang Shou's wife what the officials had done during the day, He couldn't help but slammed the table and said in a deep voice.

"Thank you, my lord! Thank you, my lord!" Seeing this, Zhang Shou's wife immediately thanked Hai Rui a thousand times.

"What's the matter, 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 political envoy!" Zhang Shou's old mother wanted to kneel down and salute after seeing the person coming, but was stopped by Zheng Michang first.

"No need, I'm here today, just want to know about your current situation!"

"The chief minister has given us so much help, how dare you ask for more? If it weren't for you, I might have died on the street today." Hearing Zheng Michang's words, Zhang Shou's old mother supported her crutches , replied tremblingly.

"This is Hai Rui, the magistrate of Chun'an County. I have already entrusted him with the full authority to handle the case!" Zheng Michang said, and introduced Hai Rui to Zhang Shou's old mother.

"Old man, I have met the county magistrate!"

……

Seeing that it was getting late, Zheng Michang and Hai Rui left the mansion.

"How is it? 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, it's not all to avenge that Zhang Shou?" Hai Rui didn't answer Zheng Michang's words, but stood where he was and said coldly.

"Hai Rui, you're a smart person, and I don't want to hide it from you. I want to use this case to teach the Wen family a hard lesson!" Zheng Michang didn't object to Hai Rui's words, but Said self-consciously.

"The Wen family started their business by selling private salt. In the final analysis, they are nothing more than a private salt dealer! How dare you ignore this official? Shouldn't this official teach them a lesson? You are responsible for investigating the case and paying them back." One is fair, this official is in charge of cleaning up the Wen family, big salt merchants like them do a lot of illegal activities on weekdays."

Zheng Michang looked at Hai Rui, and then added.

"My lord, you are the chief minister of Zhejiang, a dignified second-rank member of the imperial court! Why don't you use your power to benefit the people? Instead..." Hai Rui immediately raised his doubts.

"Hmph, chief envoy, second-rank official of the imperial court! I can barely be regarded as an official in Zhejiang, but I am nothing in the capital." Zheng Bichang seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. Laughed, and there was a trace of sadness in the smile.

"Sometimes, only when you have reached that position can you unrestrictedly display your ambitions!"

After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he ignored Hai Rui and walked ahead on his own.

In this suffocating silence, the two returned to the Governor's Mansion one after the other.

As soon as Zheng Michang returned to the Governor's Mansion, a guard immediately came to report.

"Report my lord..."

The guard said, and glanced at Hai Rui behind Zheng Michang, his face was full of hesitation.

"Let's talk, it's okay." Zheng Bichang sighed and said lightly.

"My lord, just now the housekeeper of the Wen family came to visit you and sent you some kindness."

After getting Zheng Michang's permission, the guard revealed the whole story.

"Well, I understand, you can go down."

"Yes!"

After Zheng Michang finished speaking, he glanced at Hai Rui behind him, and said calmly: "Come on, let me take a look!"

Following Zheng Michang's footsteps, Hai Rui entered it, and saw a tray in the hall, covered with a layer of red cloth.

Zheng Michang stepped forward and lifted the red cloth, only to see that the tray was full of silver in excellent condition.

Zheng Michang stepped forward, picked up a silver ingot, played it carefully in his hand, then turned around and looked at Hai Rui, jokingly said: "I guess the silver here is at least 5000 taels, Hai Rui, what do you think?" ?”

Hai Rui was silent for a long time looking at the tray full of silver.

I don't know how much time has passed, but Hai Rui's throat moved, as if he had made up his mind, he said in a deep voice, "Master Chief Political Officer, my subordinate Hai Rui is willing to supervise the handling of this case!"

……

At sea, 36 warships capable of ocean-going operations are lined up in a tight formation, driving on the sea, which looks quite spectacular from mid-air!

"Your Excellency, General Qi please see me!" came the announcement of the guards from outside the cabin.

"Let him in!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Zongxian looked away from the map hanging on the wall, and said calmly.

With a sound of 'squeak', the cabin door was pushed open, and Qi Jiguang in 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 got up from the ground and stood still.

"How is the situation of the soldiers on board? Besides, according to the current marching speed, how long will it take to reach the Zhoushan Islands?" Hu Zongxian turned his gaze to Qi Jiguang and asked.

"Report 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 neither humble nor overbearing.

"Well, okay, when the ship arrives at the destination, there is no need to worry about disembarking the soldiers for the time being. First, use the cannon on the ship to bombard these islands in turn." Hu Zongxian looked at the subordinate he valued in front of him, commanded.

"But my lord, our strength is far stronger than these Japanese pirates, will this be too prudent?" Qi Jiguang raised his own doubts after hearing Hu Zongxian's plan.

"It is precisely because our strength is far stronger than these Japanese pirates that we need a more stable style of fighting! There is no way to do dangerous tactics. Since we have this condition now, we can win the battle if we fight tough and slow. Victory, why take risks?" Hu Zongxian patiently explained for Qi Jiguang.

"Yes, thank you, Governor, for your teaching, I will finally understand!" After listening to Hu Zongxian's analysis, Qi Jiguang suddenly realized, and his face was full of admiration.

"Okay, let's give the order."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)

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