Mingshi

Chapter 647 Mao Haifeng

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"Hehehe..." Luo Qing and Luo Sheng laughed dryly together.

Luo Xin shook his head and smiled wryly, "Where do I have such thoughts now?"

Hearing Luo Xin's words, the expressions of the two of them changed, and Luo Qing lowered his voice and said:

"Little brother, is it really that serious?"

Luo Xin pondered for a while and said: "It's not that serious, but don't take it lightly, you have to be prepared at all times. How many people under the two of you are confidantes?"

Luo Qing and Luo Xin looked at each other, Luo Qing whispered: "One thousand, I can take away 1000 people."

"Okay!" Luo Xin cheered up and said, "With these 1000 people, at least the two of you can be guaranteed safe."

"But..." Luo Qing frowned and said, "We are very far away from the grassland. If something happens, it will be very difficult for us to go to the grassland."

Luo Xin nodded, and his brows were deeply frowned. Suddenly, his heart moved, and he remembered a big island.

"Taiwan!"

At this time, Taiwan Island should not have been discovered, but it was discovered, probably some pirates.If Taiwan can be occupied, the Luo family will have a real foothold.

but……

If you want to occupy Taiwan, you must have sea ships, so don't even think about Ming's navy.It is impossible for Luo Xin to intervene in the navy. Once he intervenes in the navy, Emperor Jiajing may deal with him immediately.Ming's navy can't move...

That is the only ship to grab pirates!
In this way, I really want to participate in Hu Zongxian's anti-Japanese war.

Not only did Luo Xin rub his brows with a headache, he looked at Luo Qing and said, "Can your 1000 people know how to drink water?"

Luo Qing laughed and said, "How can it be possible for people living in the southeast not to know how to water?"

"Can it make a boat?"

"This...it doesn't seem to be...but maybe."

"Tomorrow, you will investigate among your 1000 people, who will make the boat?"

"Okay!" Luo Qing nodded immediately, and he didn't ask Luo Xin why, he was used to what Luo Xin said, and he did what he did.

"Do you know pirates?"

Luo Qing and Luo Sheng were taken aback for a moment, then shook their heads together.Luo Xin asked again:

"Then do you two know the distribution of those pirates? Is that where they landed?"

"I know two!" Luo Qing said.

Luo Xin was overjoyed and said, "Which two? Where are they?"

"Those are two small bands of pirates, each with only a few hundred people and a few ships. Two small islands about a few hundred miles away from the coast. In fact, there are many islands in that area, and many small bands The pirates are entrenched there, but we haven't figured out exactly where they are entrenched."

"You are not sailors, how can you know so clearly?" Luo Xin asked curiously.

"I have a friend in the navy."

Luo Xin pondered for a while and said: "Let's let this matter go."

"Little brother, when are you going to open the sea?"

"No hurry!" Luo Xin said with a smile, "the first month is not out yet, and according to the usual practice, the office will not open until the first month is out. I'll check the situation first. Brother, can we get a ship?"

"This...you can buy it if you spend money, but it's very expensive."

Luo Xin nodded, feeling a little embarrassed, Luo Xin didn't have much money at this time.He turned his mind and said:

"What does your friend in the navy do?"

"He is a lieutenant general in the navy, in charge of a ship."

"Tell me about his specific situation."

"He is also an old military family. The life of the navy was very difficult at first, but after Hu Butang took charge of the southeast, he vigorously rectified the navy, and his life is much better now."

"Yeah!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "Look for opportunities to get in touch with the navy, and see if we can bring some people over. Look for those poor people who have no family members to settle down."

"Okay! This matter is not difficult. Although the life of the navy is easier now, it's just like that, and it's still hard."

The three brothers drank until the evening before Luo Xin returned to his residence.The next day, he still wanted to wait for Qi Jiguang to come to see what this anti-Japanese hero looked like, but early in the morning, someone sent by Hu Zongxian invited Luo Xin to go to Suzhou.

Even though Luo Xindang understood that Hu Zongxian had arranged this, he wanted to see Wang Zhi's godson Mao Haifeng, so he packed up, rode in a carriage, and headed straight for Suzhou with the guards.

Enter the Governor's Mansion unimpeded all the way, enter the lobby, and there are only two people in the lobby, one is Hu Zongxian, and the other is a big man around 30 years old, so he is very tall and burly. Seeing Luo Xin coming in, Hu Zongxian Standing up, seeing Hu Zongxian standing up, Mao Haifeng also stood up unwillingly.

"No, come and do it!" Hu Zongxian greeted enthusiastically.After Luo Xin and Hu Zongxian greeted each other, they sat down, and then looked at Mao Haifeng, and at this time Mao Haifeng was also looking up and down Luo Xin.Then he frowned and said:
"Are you the official sent by the capital to be in charge of the Shibo Department?"

Luo Xin looked at Hu Zongxian, and Hu Zongxian shrugged, which meant to tell Luo Xin that he had not told Mao Haifeng about Luo Xin's identity.Luo Xin felt that it was funny. It seemed that Hu Zongxian was still dissatisfied with him. Last time, he gave himself a disarming power, but after some rhetoric, he not only dispelled his dismounting power, but also made Hu Zongxian look weak in front of him. .This made Hu Zongxian very uncomfortable. He felt that between him and Luo Xin, Hu Zongxian didn't seem to have taken the initiative. A person with a strong habit naturally wants to take the initiative. Ugly, to regain the initiative, at least to overwhelm Luo Xin in terms of momentum, and let Luo Xin know whose territory this is on.

Knowing what Hu Zongxian was thinking, Luo Xin was amused, and decided to take this matter seriously. At this time, his point of view was different from before. Before, he wanted to hide as far away as he wanted to about the anti-Japanese war, but yesterday Thinking of Taiwan, I thought about making some layouts.Regarding pirates, Luo Xin had also done research in his previous life, especially the pirates in the Ming Dynasty, because the history of fighting against Japanese pirates was a very important period in the history of Ming Dynasty.Therefore, he knew the pirates of this period very well. Even though they were vicious, they had an unimaginable yearning for land while drifting on the sea all year round.And because of the exaggerated exaggeration of the scholars during the Ming Dynasty, even the pirates subconsciously respected the scholars, especially for university scholars, and even had a little fear.Therefore, Luo Xin did not answer his words, but nodded slightly arrogantly.

The reason why Mao Haifeng looked down on Luo Xin was because Luo Xin was too young. In his opinion, Luo Xin was just a child. If he was on a ship, Luo Xin was the lowest sailor at his age. .How old an official would be at such an age in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty?
However, Luo Xin's arrogant attitude made Mao Haifeng's attitude a little more serious. In his heart, he believed that the bigger the official, the more arrogant he should be.Can a person who is not arrogant be an official?

However, Luo Xin's age is really too young. Such a young age really makes Mao Haifeng feel untrustworthy.He couldn't help looking at Hu Zongxian, and secretly said in his heart:
"Could it be that Hu Zongxian just found someone to fool me?"

Although he is rough, it doesn't mean he is stupid.What's more, his adoptive father Wang Zhi had already reminded him that Ming officials are very cunning, so don't be fooled easily.And he also knew that it was his adoptive father who was fooled and almost died in the hands of Daming officers and soldiers.So he immediately became suspicious.However, he was not afraid, because his adoptive father Wang Zhi had told him that as long as Wang Zhi hadn't gone ashore and was caught by the Daming government, no matter how arrogant Mao Haifeng was on the shore, he would not be caught.Therefore, when he saw the appearance of the old god Hu Zongxian, he felt angry in his heart, but Hu Zongxian had a high position after all, although he knew that as long as Wang Zhi was not arrested, Hu Zongxian would not do anything to him, but he was still a little afraid.Once Hu Zongxian finally tears his face, he will not care about him at that time.Then he looked at Luo Xin, his eyes did not hide his contempt and said:
"Show me the official seal."

"You are not qualified!" Luo Xin said lightly, a bad pirate wants to see Luo Xin's official seal, what does he take Luo Xin for?
Mao Haifeng sat up straight, frowned and said, "So there's nothing to talk about?"

Hu Zongxian on the side frowned. He didn't expect Mao Haifeng to be so domineering, and he didn't look like this when he saw himself before?Seeing that the matter was about to collapse, he became anxious in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Luo Xin say lightly:

"It's up to you to talk about it, and up to you if you don't. Whenever you want to talk about it, just come to me, Luo Xin."

Mao Haifeng was stunned for a moment, he felt that the name Luo Xin was too familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.However, after only a few breaths, he remembered who Luo Xin was, stood up with a bang, and looked at Luo Xin:
"Are you the great Confucian who wrote "Confucianism and Mencius", the military god of the Ming Dynasty?"

This time it was Luo Xin's turn to be stunned and said, "Have you read my book "The Combination of Confucius and Mencius"?"

Mao Haifeng's face was flushed immediately, he was at a loss, and said nah na: "No... I haven't seen it... I've heard of it..."

Luo Xinxin sighed softly. This Ming Dynasty really held the literati to a very high position. Even when a pirate saw him, the first thing he proposed was his identity as a literati, not his identity as Marquis Wu. .But the look on his face still said lightly:

"Okay, since Mao Zhuangshi doesn't want to talk about it today, let's do it another day."

After the words fell, Luo Xin was about to stand up, but saw Mao Haifeng wave his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no! Talk... talk..."

Luo Xin sat down on the buttocks that had just been raised, raised his hand and pointed at the chair and said, "Then sit down and talk."

"Hey!"

Mao Haifeng sat down somewhat awkwardly, looking at Luo Xin in awe.Hu Zongxian on the side felt very uncomfortable at this time. Logically speaking, Hu Zongxian is now a first-rank official, and Luo Xin is a fifth-rank official, but he has never seen the kind of reverence shown in Mao Haifeng's eyes at this time.He knew in his heart that Mao Haifeng was in awe of Luo Xin, not because Luo Xin was the god of war.These pirates are very brave. If Luo Xin only has the status of a military god, Mao Haifeng is really not afraid. The belief of the pirates is that if you say you are powerful, you can't.Everything has to be fought.

The reason why Mao Haifeng is in awe of Luo Xin is because of Luo Xin's status as a great Confucian.This is incomparable to Hu Zongxian. Although he is also a Jinshi, he is not the number one scholar, let alone a great Confucian.It's just that the jealousy in his heart was quickly hidden. He knew that Luo Xin's help was needed at this time, so he calmed down and sat aside to watch.Mao Haifeng's demeanor at this time was completely different, he no longer had any arrogance or disdain for Luo Xin, and instead looked at Luo Xin in awe:
"If I had known you were old, I wouldn't dare to say such a bastard thing, and I would ask you to make amends."

Luo Xin always finds it strange that even if Ming Dynasty values ​​civility over martial arts, a pirate wouldn't be so in awe of literati, would he?Then asked:
"Do you often hear me overseas too?"

"Of course!" Mao Haifeng suddenly became excited again: "You don't always know that your reputation has already spread to Japan, especially your "Yanglin Poetry Collection" is a household name in Japan!"

Luo Xin nodded and understood, despite the fact that there were Japanese pirates in Ming Dynasty, Japan still worships Ming culture very much, and all of his poems are classics, and it is not surprising that they can cause a sensation in Japan.

Luo Xin felt relieved, it seems that his identity played a very important role in this negotiation.It's just that I have told Hu Zongxian before that I don't want to participate in the anti-Japanese war, and I just came here to support Hu Zongxian and tell Mao Haifeng that Daming is indeed going to open the sea.Looking at Mao Haifeng's appearance now, he already believed it. If he directly participated in the negotiation, it would make Hu Zongxian suspicious, so he turned to look at Hu Zongxian and said:

"My lord, now the official has proved his determination to open the sea, and the task of the official has been completed."

Seeing that Luo Xin wanted to leave, Hu Zongxian quickly waved his hands and said, "No, don't worry. Sit down and I'll talk to Mr. Mao."

Luo Xin nodded, lowered his eyes slightly, and stopped talking.Mao Haifeng over there looked at Luo Xin, then at Hu Zongxian, and looked at Luo Dao again:

"Master Luo, you...don't talk to them?"

Luo Xin raised his eyes and said with a faint smile: "Master Mao, I came to Hangzhou just to open the sea, and other matters are not within the scope of my authority. Of course, after Mr. Mao finished talking with the minister, he wants to talk to me The official talks about opening the sea, I welcome it."

"Okay!" Mao Haifeng was stunned for a while, and then he turned to Hu Zongxian and said, "Lord Ministry, Haifeng has already told you that as long as the imperial court opens the sea, we are willing to join us, and we will do our best to assist the imperial court to eliminate the Japanese pirates."

Hu Zongxian narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Young Master Mao, Lord Luo has come now, and he came to open the sea with His Majesty's will. I think you should trust Lord Luo's identity."

"Believe it, believe it!" Mao Haifeng nodded again and again, and he still didn't forget to turn his head and grin at Luo Xin.

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