The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 249 The legendary big shot

The timeline is pulled back.

When the Ming Dynasty envoy attacked Luzon, Cen Xintong and Xu Chailao were not idle.

They used pre-established intelligence channels to provide the army with a variety of information.

In order to prevent the tribes from uniting to resist, they also used their knowledge of each tribe to release various information.

Your tribe was attacked because a certain tribe betrayed you.

A certain tribe has a grudge against you. In order to take revenge, they have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and are ready to fight you together.

If it were just a verbal rumor, it might not have such a big effect.

The key is that they did capture many young and strong natives and organized them into the vanguard camp.

They say they are pioneers, but they are actually cannon fodder.

They were not even given soldiers and armor, but were allowed to attack other native tribes with sticks and stones.

The tribes being attacked could not tell whether they were willing or forced.

Coupled with the rumors swirling around, it was hard not to doubt it.

As a result, the originally loose alliance completely fell apart and could no longer organize a large-scale resistance.

The Ming army often only needed a small number of troops to easily defeat a native army that was dozens of times larger than its own.

It can be said that the two men contributed a lot to the mission's successful victory in Luzon.

Therefore, after the war, the two were sent to Yingtian to report their victory.

on board.

Looking at Luzon Island gradually disappearing, looking at the vast sea, Xu Chailao only felt that the sea and sky were vast.

Cen Xintong walked over slowly and said, "Brother Xu looks very happy."

Xu Chailao smiled and said, "Brother Cen, isn't he?"

Cen Xintong held the guardrail with both hands: "That's different. I came here to make contributions, and now I'm naturally happy to have achieved what I wanted."

"You belong here, don't you feel a little bit sad when you leave?"

Xu Chailao said: "Maybe in the future, but now I just want to see the outside world."

Cen Xintong praised: "A good man has his ambitions in all directions. Brother Xu, you will achieve great success in the future."

Xu Chailao said modestly: "Brother Cen still needs guidance."

Cen Xintong did not answer the question, but asked: "I heard that you had a falling out with your family."

Xu Chailao's expression became helpless and even more angry.

Planning a country naturally requires secrecy, so he didn't tell anyone at first.

After the Ming army took control of Luzon, he went home and informed him of the incident.

I thought I would become a hero in the eyes of my family.

However, things were completely opposite to what he thought.

What he got was not flowers and applause, but questions and accusations.

Even his father was devastated by his behavior.

Why do you want to help Ming Dynasty destroy Luzon?
When he heard this question, he was stunned.

What's wrong with me as a Mingren helping Ming?
Even if I am not Mingren, how many of us will be bullied by Lu Song?
The enemy of my enemy is my friend, why can't I help?

When he figured out what these people were thinking, they were completely silent.

Here the sky is high and the emperor is far away, we can do whatever we want.

No need to pay taxes, no need to be suppressed by the court...such freedom.

What about paying Luzon some protection money?
The most people in Luzon can do is verbally threaten us, but they won't do anything to us.

The Ming Dynasty is different, they can eat people.

Why did they leave their families and careers to wander in Southeast Asia?
What you do now is inviting the wolf into the house.

After hearing these words, Xu Chailao stopped trying to explain, because what they said was also true.

Is there any difference between being bullied by the Ming Dynasty and being bullied by the natives?

Relatively speaking, the natives only wanted money, while the court wanted their lives.

From this standpoint, they are not wrong.

But that doesn't mean he's convinced.

When he thought that he, a descendant of Chinese descent, was being bullied by a group of monkey-like natives, he would rather die.

As a result, he officially broke with the family.

The Xu family was afraid of being squeezed out by other Nanyang wealthy families, so they invited many witnesses to remove his name from the family tree.

This punishment can be said to be very serious, not much better than direct execution.

The consequences are even more serious than direct killing.

Because the death penalty only requires his death and deletion from the family tree, his children and grandchildren will also be deleted.

Under the ancient clan relationship, this would end a family's livelihood.

Xu Chailao was also very shocked. He did not expect that his family would do this.

It is indeed very common for a family to remove a member of the clan.

But he is not an ordinary person. He has brought so much wealth to the family before.

Now he has climbed onto the high branches of the Ming Dynasty and made such great contributions.

No matter how promising his future is, he can at least hold an official position.

The imperial court would give random rewards, which would be a huge benefit to these merchant families living in Southeast Asia.

But even so, they still removed themselves.

He was naturally very angry about this, but more importantly he couldn't laugh or cry.

What made him even more speechless was that his father Xu Guangxian still looked like he hated iron.

"The family has no choice but to do this. It's really what you did that aroused public outrage."

"I hope you don't hold a grudge against your family..."

"Hey, you don't like hearing this either, that's all, let's go."

"Go to Ming Dynasty, there is no room for you in Nanyang."

If it were anyone else, he might have really been deceived by him.

Perhaps Chai Lao knew his father too well, and it was precisely because of his understanding that he felt a little nauseous.

In my heart, I became more determined to leave.

No wonder people in the world despise businessmen. There is a reason.

Then he sold the wealth he had accumulated and took his family on board the ship to the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, facing Cen Xintong’s problem, he wanted to say something:
"The sparrow knows the ambition of the swan."

This sentence was so in line with his state of mind. How could those businessmen in Nanyang understand his aspirations and pursuits.

But considering the consequences of saying this, I changed it to:
"Those who have different paths do not agree with each other."

Cen Xintong nodded and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he comforted:

"It might be a good thing for you to leave that family."

Xu Chailao smiled bitterly and said: "Being expelled from the family, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get involved in the officialdom if this matter spreads."

Cen Xintong shook his head and said: "It's not as serious as you think. You were removed from the family because you served the Ming Dynasty. The people above can tell right from wrong."

"But just to be on the safe side, I'll take you to visit someone."

"If he is willing to take action, bad things will really turn into good things."

Xu Chailao's heart moved and he asked tentatively: "Could it be that Chen Bandu?"

Cen Xintong did not answer directly, but said: "How can it be so easy to see what kind of person Chen Bandu is."

"Before meeting him, we have to go to Quanzhou to visit another person."

Ships that reported victory to the imperial court would first go to Quanzhou to report, and only after obtaining the documents could they enter the Ming Dynasty.

And the person he was talking about was Du Tongli.

On the eve of the establishment of the Tax Inspection Department, Chen Jingke looked for connections and transferred Du Tongli to the newly established Quanzhou Shipping Department.

The job I do is still my old job, monitoring and anti-smuggling.

This is a big fat difference, and the glory is unlimited for a while. Official business passes through special channels, not to mention reporting a victory.

Officials of all sizes in Quanzhou came to show their faces.

Du Tongli naturally came too, and was very surprised when he saw Cen Xintong.

Didn't this guy go to Nanyang to get information? Why is he here?
It seemed like he had accomplished a great feat.

Could it be that the poor brothers back then seized the opportunity and soared into the sky?

Just when I was thinking of meeting him in private, Cen Xintong arrived first.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and after learning the ins and outs of the matter, Du Tongli said with admiration and emotion:
"Congratulations, Brother Cen, for keeping the clouds clear and the moon shining brightly."

Cen Xintong himself was also very emotional, and even more happy:

"Thanks to Brother Du for the tip, I will never forget this kindness."

Du Tongli laughed and said, "Brother, what are you doing to see others like this?"

Cen Xintong also smiled happily and said, "Okay, it's Brother Du who was polite to me first."

The barrier of not seeing each other for two years gradually dissipated in the smiles.

The two of them used to work in Jinyiwei together and were considered old acquaintances.

As for the relationship, it's just an ordinary acquaintance.

At that time, Cen Xintong was doing better than Du Tongli, and he knew a lot of information that ordinary people didn't know.

Naturally, it also includes some things about Chen Jingke.

At that time, he knew that this young man would achieve great things in the future.

I want to have a relationship with the other person, but I have no way.

Later, I learned that Du Tongli had climbed to a high branch, and I felt envious in my heart.

He was a smart man and immediately began to build a good relationship with Du Tongli.

I hope that one day I can continue this relationship and get in touch with Chen Jingke.

Because Du Tongli was not favored by Mao Xiang, he did not know much information.

He didn't know what the relationship he had inadvertently meant.

At that time, I was at a low point in my career. When I saw a colleague taking the initiative to express his kindness, I was confused but didn't think much about it.

Over time, the relationship between the two parties gradually improved.

After that, Du Tongli went to the Audit Department of the Monetary and Banknote Bureau to hold an important position, as he expected.

Later, he was re-employed by Xu Yungong and became the second-in-command of the Inspection Department, achieving a leap in his position.

Many people who he didn't know before gave him gifts to build relationships.

Cen Xintong did the opposite and actively reduced his contacts.

And he was reminded many times not to get carried away.

This made Du Tongli look at him even more highly.

Two years ago, the imperial court wanted to send spies to Nanyang, but everyone was unwilling to go because of their connections.

Naturally, Cen Xintong didn't want to come. There was really no merit to be gained in a place like Nanyang.

If things are done well, it is a matter of course; if things are not done well, it is not good.

Originally, he wanted to use his relationship with Du Tongli, but he still held back.

This is what officialdom is like, only those who can help each other are friends.

I couldn't give Du Tongli any help, so I relied on my previous friendship to maintain a good relationship.

When you have no way to give back to others, favor becomes thinner the more you use it.

Therefore, this favor must not be used unless absolutely necessary.

What he didn't expect was that Du Tongli took the initiative to find him:
"There are big risks in Nanyang, but there are also big opportunities."

"It's up to you whether you want to go or not, and whether you can seize the opportunity."

Asked more, he said nothing.

In the end, Cen Xintong chose to believe it and took the initiative to take over the job in Nanyang.

At that time, many people laughed at him for being stupid.

The Ming Dynasty banned the sea, and the court in Nanyang didn't pay attention to it. What can I do if I go there?

No one knows where he died.

Cen Xin ignored all these words. After the order came down, he asked Du Tongli to entrust his family with him and boarded the ship to Nanyang.

At first, he was also confused, was Du Tongli lying to him again?
But now that it has come, there is no way out, so he can only choose to believe.

Until he heard the news that the imperial court intended to open the sea.

At that time, the news was just a rumor, and no one knew whether it was true or false.

But he was immediately sure that the news was true.

This is where the opportunity Du Tongli mentioned lies.

The Ming Dynasty wanted to open the sea, and Nanyang was the first to bear the brunt, so all kinds of intelligence were particularly important.

Whoever can collect the most detailed and comprehensive information will be the first to do so.

That's what he thought and did at the time.

As for planning Luzon, that was all a matter later.

But in any case, Du Tongli did show him a way, and he seized this opportunity.

Because of this incident, the relationship between the two became extraordinary.

The two chatted for a while, and then Cen Xintong introduced Xu Chailao to Du Tongli.

Du Tongli was born as a commoner and had been an unpopular Jin Yiwei for a while. He did not discriminate against Xu Chailao, who was a businessman.

Instead, he highly praised his loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.

Regarding his removal from the family, Du Tongli said directly:

"Such a family will only hold you back. It's better to get rid of it early."

"Now that they have taken the initiative to remove you, they have saved you a lot of trouble and the infamy of betraying your ancestors."

Although Xu Chailao also thought so, he definitely couldn't say it like that. His face showed helplessness, sadness and anger:
"Everyone in the world has a bad parent...but this matter..."

"Hey, that's it. It doesn't matter if you don't say it. It doesn't matter if you don't say it."

Cen Xintong said at the right time: "Brother Du also knows the virtues of those civil servants. If they find out about this matter, it may affect Brother Xu's career."

Du Tongli did not doubt his presence and said, "What are you afraid of? Brother Cen also knows that I am Chen Bandu's student."

"I will give you a name card later, and I will visit him after arriving in Beijing."

"As long as Brother Xu can get into his eyes, everything will be easy to handle."

Xu Chailao quickly stood up and thanked him.

Cen Xintong was also overjoyed and said: "Brother Xie Du... To tell you the truth, I have wanted to visit Chen Bandu for a long time, but I was afraid that you would misunderstand me and I never dared to speak."

Du Tongli laughed and said: "Haha...you, if you had said no earlier, you wouldn't have to suffer so much."

Cen Xingtong answered: "Everything goes hard. Without this hard work, how could we have such an opportunity?"

In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that if he had made this request before.

Not only would Du Tongli not help, but he would distance himself from him.

Now that he has shown enough ability and made great achievements, his status in Du Tongli's mind is naturally different.

It’s just that there are some things that don’t need to be said thoroughly, as long as everyone understands them.

The next step was to just reminisce about old times, and both parties talked about their respective experiences.

The topic naturally turned to the current situation in Ming Dynasty, and Chen Jingke was also a person who could not be avoided.

At this moment, he was already halfway to the stage, and there was no need to be secretive anymore.

When the two of them talked, they didn't have so many worries.

Xu Chailao stayed by the side, listening to Chen Ban read the detailed deeds, and his heart was even more shocked.

What kind of character this must be.

I wonder what the scene will be like after seeing him.

(End of this chapter)