Fengmou Jiangshan

Chapter 109

Five days have passed, and Su Jun is almost ready to go south. He has also learned a lot about the map of the southern border sea area, the customs and customs of southern border, and is ready to leave in two days.

Seven sergeants were selected from the Habayashi Army, and a group of them pretended to be businessmen, and sold some fireworks and firecrackers to Southeast County for sale.Gu Qinghua originally wanted Lin Zhi or Xiao Yan to go with him, but Su Jun refused, saying that if Lin Zhi and others suddenly left the capital, it would be easy to attract suspicion-in fact, it is not difficult to cover up!Gu Qinghua understood that he didn't want to take Lin Zhi and the others away because Ye Feng left the palace and was worried about his safety, so Gu Qinghua scolded Ye Feng dozens of times in his heart!
Both of them didn't want the other to worry, each concealed their parting feelings, forced smiles and looked at each other holding hands, how reluctant the smile was, how much reluctance was in the heart.

This time, they are facing the mysterious and unpredictable sea, and they are vicious pirates drifting in the vast sea.What danger?
Even, I can't guarantee whether we can meet again after a farewell tonight!

Unexpectedly, on the day of parting, Su Jun and his party had just left the palace, probably just out of the city, when Gu Qinghua received another secret report, after reading it, he was shocked, and immediately ordered Lin Zhi to lead someone to chase them back!Fortunately, before boarding the boat, Lin Zhi rushed to the pier with his men and brought Su Jun back to the palace.

Su Jun's face was solemn, and he went into the imperial study of Zichen Palace and hurriedly asked Gu Qinghua what happened?Gu Qinghua is not a person who makes children lose their temper. She does this unless something more important happens!
Gu Qinghua bit his lips, glanced at him with a complicated expression, handed a folder to his hand, and said with a wry smile: "You can see it clearly, this is my grand master Shen Liulian from Qingyuan County, Southeast County. Sent it to me!"

Qingyuan County is also a county seat near the sea in Southeast County. Su Jun's eyelids twitched, and he intuitively felt that this book was related to pirates, so he quickly took it and read it.

After reading it, he was also dumbfounded.

Gu Qinghua rubbed his forehead, said with a wry smile: "Teacher Shen is an upright and selfless person, I can't take his words lightly."

The memorial sent by Shen Liulian was about pirates, but his tone was completely different from Zhang Zhifu's!
What Zhang Zhifu confides is the numerous disasters caused by the pirate invasion, every word is blood, every sentence is full of tears, bitter and deep hatred; but what about the lingering ones?Scholars like to speak euphemistically, but the meaning is clear and clear. They say that the coastal people are miserable because of the sea ban, and the pirates have even more difficulties. Pirates, in fact, they are good citizens in their bones.

Shen Liulian didn't say it directly, but what he meant was the same as what Gu Qinghua and Su Jun had said: it is suggested to cancel the ban on the sea, and give the people who rely on the sea a way of life!In this way, the problem of pirates will naturally be eliminated, and the southern border will be peaceful!

"Your Majesty, this matter needs to be clarified even more. I want to go south immediately!" Su Jun said decisively.If what Shen Liulian said is true, it is very likely that there are still evil deeds by Zhang Zhifu and others who forced people into robbery; if Zhang Zhifu did not lie, the trend of pirates must be guarded against.

What's more, although the secret papers of the two of them have completely opposite views on the same matter, they all have one thing in common, that is, there are so many pirates that they cannot be let go, and they cannot be left alone!

Therefore, this matter cannot be taken lightly.

Gu Qinghua glanced at him, let out a long breath, but said slowly: "No, I have decided, I will go south in March next year to find out this matter! I will issue a secret decree to Southeast County tomorrow to let them Good defense, we will discuss next year!"

"Your Majesty..." Su Jun was stunned.

"I've made up my mind," Gu Qinghua cut off his words, and said, "Firstly, the complexity of this matter is far beyond your imagination, and I won't feel at ease if I don't go there in person; secondly," Gu Qinghua said to him She smiled and said: "I suddenly remembered, isn't my second sister Huang in Nanyang County? I want to meet her by the way."

In fact, Gu Qinghua's main purpose was to see if he could take this opportunity to cancel the sea ban and reopen overseas trade.As a time-traveling comrade, she understands the importance of sea ban better than Su Jun and anyone in this era, and the benefits it can bring are not only generous tax revenue!

This matter, she can't do it herself!
Su Jun's heart moved, thinking that he would take this opportunity to meet the second princess, and her attitude was good. After all, the second princess is Gu Qinghua's biological sister. If she had her support, he would be able to deal with the king of politics in the future. strength.

"Your Majesty has already made up his mind, so it's inconvenient for me to say anything else," Su Jun said, "It's just, what does His Majesty plan to say about the King of Political Affairs?"

Gu Qinghua sneered, and said: "If you want to hide this matter from him, you may not be able to hide it. It's better to tell him clearly! I will announce him an audience tomorrow, and let him see the secret document of Zhang Zhifu. Let's see what he has to say next year! Going south, as the king of politics, he will naturally accompany him!"

Su Jun nodded, and said, "If His Majesty decides to go south next year, it's time to make preparations now!"

Gu Qinghua smiled wryly, looked at Su Jun very helplessly and said, "I ordered everything to be simple, and I don't know if these slaves can understand or not!" Official nonsense, don't take it seriously at all, how extravagant it is!Moreover, they really got it right, and she was really embarrassed to scold her.

The throne is not secure enough, and she is not at the level where she can casually hurt the good intentions of all officials!
Su Jun also smiled.

The next day, Gu Qinghua summoned the Prince of Discussion, Zichen Palace, to have an audience, and showed him the memorial of Zhang Zhifu.Naturally, she would not take out Shen Liulian's share.

Gu Qinghua secretly observed the reaction of the King of Political Affairs, and found that he just raised his eyebrows after reading the memorial, not as surprised and discolored as Su Jun and Xianglin. Have you heard it?

"How does the King of Political Affairs view this matter?" Gu Qinghua asked.

"Your Majesty," the King of Political Affairs bowed slightly and cupped his hands, and stepped forward to show his respect, and said indifferently: "Your Majesty, please be patient, it is not a year or two for those pirates to make trouble, but scabies Minor ailments are nothing to worry about. Local officials have repeatedly failed to encircle and suppress small thieves. This is dereliction of duty, and His Majesty will reprimand you immediately."

"The ineffectiveness of the local officials has caused the people to suffer, so they should be reprimanded and punished," Gu Qinghua didn't expect that she, Su Jun, and Xiang Lin would come to the King of Discussion as if they were facing a big enemy and a heavy burden when they found out about the incident. Light as a feather!
She couldn't adapt to it all of a sudden, as if she had punched nothing.Gu Qinghua was silent for a few words, Fang followed the meaning of the King of Political Affairs, then changed the subject and said: "But, there should always be a perfect solution to this matter. The common people are also my subjects!"

King Yizheng's eyes darkened, he sighed unconsciously, and said in a tone of great reverence: "Your Majesty's concern for the country and the people is really a great blessing and a blessing for the people! Pirates have been infested for many years, and the imperial court should send troops to exterminate them. I am ashamed, I have been negligent all these years!"

Gu Qinghua saw that his official accent was smoother and smoother, he suppressed his unhappiness, and smiled lightly: "The king of politics does not need to blame himself. There are so many state affairs, how can he cover everything? It is not easy for Daxi to have the situation he is today. This is all thanks to you! However, the problem of pirates is not a good strategy in the long run, and it is time for an end. The imperial navy is too weak to be used. I wonder what the king of politics thinks?"

The King Yizheng spread his hands, and said with a very embarrassed smile: "The naval division has not been in actual combat for many years, and it is true that we can't count on it. However, the soldiers in other places are not good at water combat. I'm afraid it's too late to practice at this time, but it's really tricky!" He saw Gu Qinghua His face became obviously colder, as if he suddenly thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he said a little excitedly: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the second princess take care of this matter! The second princess has lived in Nanyang for many years, so she must know more about pirates, and The second princess is highly skilled in martial arts and has the demeanor of a general, so it is perfect for the second princess to encircle and suppress pirates, the right time, the right location, and the perfect combination of people!"

Gu Qinghua's heart skipped a beat, and he glanced suspiciously at the King of Political Affairs: "You really——do you think so?"

"I think this is the best way, and the court can also save manpower and material resources." The King of Political Affairs replied respectfully and objectively.

Gu Qinghua fell silent.

The king of politics and the second princess are not allies, why did the king of politics say that?You know, with this decree, the second princess can use the pretext of killing pirates to recruit troops, make weapons, and hoard food. worried?Or, he doesn't care?
The king of politics doesn't care that the second princess may share power with him, but Gu Qinghua does.A political king is enough for her. If she is added with a second princess who sits big, and the three legs stand together, she is very likely to be the weakest one. At that time, it is hard to say that she will be reduced to a puppet!
Gu Qinghua would never allow the second princess, who had an unknown posture, to sit on the throne for his own reasons, and the attitude of the king of politics was also very strange.She had to guard against it.

"What the king of politics said is reasonable," Gu Qinghua smiled, and changed the topic: "However, since I ascended the throne, the second imperial sister has never received any kindness from me, and now she is throwing such a big trouble to her. I feel very sorry! Besides, it is my responsibility to keep the people in one side safe, how can I push it to the second sister? Don't talk about this matter again!"

King Yizheng did not insist, as if he had expected her to react like this, he answered "yes" and refused to speak again.

He has already said what should be said, and he has already come up with the idea that should be made. As for whether Gu Qinghua adopts it or not, that is not his consideration.

Silence for a while.

"I think, what do you think about going south in person?" Gu Qinghua bit his lip and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said.

The King of Political Affairs suddenly raised his head to meet the ancient Tsinghua's gaze, opened his mouth slightly and let out a silent exclamation, he couldn't help but paused, and said for a long time: "Your Majesty—do you want to conquer in person?" His heart skipped a beat. Jump, the ending sound is a little trembling.

Gu Qinghua has always been very courageous, and often does not follow common sense when doing things. At this time, in order to compete with the second princess, he is determined to fight in person. Others may be surprised, but he will understand, accept, and... hope !
Gu Qinghua laughed instead, glanced at him, and shook his head: "No, I just want to go south to find out for myself whether the situation there is really as bad as Zhang Zhifu said, so I can think of a proper way to solve it first. By the way, You can investigate and investigate the sentiments of the people, what does the king think?"

Disappointment quickly flashed across the eyes of the King of Political Affairs. He quickly withdrew his mind, nodded and said, "As long as Your Majesty thinks, what's wrong? Your Majesty's visit to Southeast County in person is also an encouragement to the local people and officials, and also teaches those pirates to look at His Majesty." What’s more, His Majesty has not met the Second Princess since he took the throne, so taking this opportunity to get together with the Second Princess is also a good thing.”

Gu Qinghua chuckled: "Qing has a keen mind, it's very easy to talk to Qing!"

"There is not much time between now and March next year. If His Majesty really intends to go south, please make preparations early!" The King of Political Affairs tightened his heart and forced a smile.

"Let this matter be handled by the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, and the inner government. Keep everything simple." Gu Qinghua nodded, and then said with a smile: "When the time comes, the king who discusses politics will have to go with me, so you might as well make preparations early! En, And Wangfei, it’s a rare trip, so take Wangfei with you, you can be my company on the road, and you can also take this opportunity to enjoy the scenery of the south.”

Prince Yizheng's complexion changed slightly. His princess is a woman who doesn't have much brains, and she loves to gossip. Putting her next to Gu Qinghua, I don't feel at ease even thinking about it!

The king of politics thought for a while, and finally said: "Your Majesty's kindness, I dare not resign, but the dog is sick, leaving him alone in the mansion, the minister and his wife can't rest assured, your majesty is so kind, I fear that the minister and his wife can't bear it!"

"It turns out that you are worried that the son will not be taken care of!" Gu Qinghua smiled, and said indifferently: "It's also simple, just take the son away together! Walking along the canal waterway, the imperial boat is tall and strong, and there is no suffering from bumps and fatigue. But it doesn't matter!"

The king of politics did not expect Gu Qinghua to be so shameless that he still wanted to control his family by his side. He frowned slightly and was about to speak, but Gu Qinghua said slowly: "Mu Shizi's illness has been recuperated for so many years, and it is almost the same. Is it time to recover? Go out for a walk, see the scenery outside, open your heart, maybe you will be cured!"

King Yizheng's eyes lit up, he understood Gu Qinghua's hint, weighed one or two, and immediately bowed his hands and bowed to accept the order: "Your Majesty is so kind, how dare I resign again? I hope that with the blessing of Your Majesty, the dog's serious illness will be cured!"

What happened to Mu Zhen's illness? The two of them knew each other well. This "disease" was caused by Gu Qinghua. If Gu Qinghua didn't say that he was cured, he would not be cured. He put the whole family's life in her hands for a few months in exchange for his son's illness. Get well, good deal.

"The King of Political Affairs is polite, since that's the case, let's go back and prepare!" Gu Qinghua waved his wide sleeves.

"Yes, I retire."

Anyway, Mu Zhen is not really insane, he is not free on the surface, but he is also free in the dark, Gu Qinghua also thinks it is worth it to exchange his freedom on the surface in exchange for the honesty of the king who discusses politics all the way to the south and does not teach her to be distracted.

(End of this chapter)