Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 205 Is that a Japanese pirate? No! That's baby!

No one in the Sheng family expected that Wei Yuan would be friends with the royal nobleman King Wu for many years.

As Wei Yuan shocked them again and again, Mo Lan and others' envy or jealousy towards Ming Lan could no longer be described in words.

Minglan always felt that there would be something wrong with accepting King Wu's arrangement.

But under the strong request of the Suzhou officials, she didn't know what to do, so she had to ask her grandmother.
"If I accept King Wu's kindness, wouldn't it be bad if I bring trouble to my grandson's uncle?"

Old Mrs. Sheng said with a smile: "Let's follow the official into the city, otherwise we will not give King Wu face."

"Afterwards, King Wu got some benefits from us, so we simply reciprocated and returned it to him."

"This way, your uncle will not be embarrassed."

Minglan thought so. If he didn't follow the official into the city, he was afraid that King Wu would be unhappy after he found out.

After entering the city, they suddenly discovered that the house arranged by King Wu was a large house with three entrances and three exits.

Just like the scene they met outside Suzhou, a Hangzhou official was waiting for Minglan and others here.

After the Suzhou officials leave here.

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So Mrs. Sheng asked Sheng Wei to buy some fruit wine and a bamboo pole made of gold and jade, which was expensive.

And Mei Zhi, the governor of Hangzhou, was so eager to be nice to Minglan because he hoped that she could say more good things about him around Wei Yuan.

"We did our best, and that's enough."

As friends, it is natural to take care of each other's relatives.

She really didn't know what to do.

On the way, the old lady, Ru Lan, Sheng Wei and others said one after another:
"Staying in Suzhou for the past few days can be regarded as taking up the time of Sixth Sister. Grandma, grandma, you don't know something. On weekdays, very few people go to see a Taihu Lake cruise ship. Because of Sixth Sister, we were able to see it. ”

With the status of the King of Wu, there must be no shortage of gold, silver and jewelry, so he must do what he likes.

In fact, King Wu of Suzhou and Wei Yuan are indeed friends now.

Sheng Wei nodded and said, "My nephew understands what my aunt means."

If that were the case, she would rather go back to Beijing.

"I also ask you to follow me into the city."

Moreover, the various facilities inside are also extremely luxurious.

Mrs. Sheng nodded and said, "Then let's stay here for the time being. We will only stay in Suzhou for a few days, and we won't bother King Wu for too long."

The Sheng family stayed in Suzhou for a few days and heard that King Wu was fond of drinking fruit wine and fishing.

If he were not his uncle, how could he be so virtuous on his own?
He refused their kindness because he was afraid of causing trouble to his uncle. If he didn't refuse, it would be easier to offend others.

Mrs. Sheng said: "Your Majesty is too polite."

"That building boat is really big. It is said that the prince personally ordered it to be built. Rich people may not have the opportunity to go there, and it costs hundreds of taels of silver to go there. As a result, the guard responsible for guarding the building boat heard about Sixth Sister's After the name is given, it will be released directly.”

Pinlan nodded and said: "Minglan, why don't we go find an inn? After all, we can't stay in Suzhou for too long."

So, I gritted my teeth and bought it.

On the day before they left, their family went to King Wu's Mansion to pay homage to King Wu, but saw no one there, so they had no choice but to leave the gifts and leave.

Minglan didn't know whether she was happy or worried, and murmured: "Isn't this the case when we go all the way south?"

After leaving Suzhou, Mrs. Sheng and others headed to Hangzhou.

"We are new here. Although it is for your uncle's sake, will this King of Wu treat us too well?"

"Everything in the house can be used by you. The prince is worried that Miss Sheng and you all need someone to take care of you, so he has assigned a few maids."

Old Mrs. Sheng asked Sheng Wei and said earnestly: "Go and find out what King Wu likes. Let's buy some things to prepare and give them to him when we leave Suzhou."

"This is for the sake of Girl Ming, and for the sake of Ming's uncle. I don't know if the Prince likes the return gift we give him."

The attitude of this Hangzhou official was even much friendlier than that of the Suzhou official.

Everyone only heard the Hangzhou official say:

In terms of floor area, it is larger than the residences of the Youyang Sheng family and the Sheng family in Yangzhou and Beijing.

But after all, it was to repay the prince's favor, and Sheng Wei also wanted to take this opportunity to make friends with the King of Wu.

Minglan, who was standing behind the old lady, looked embarrassed.

Rulan held Minglan's arm and whispered:

When everyone arrived in Hangzhou, a scene that surprised them happened again.

Everyone listened to the Suzhou official's introduction: "The prince has just ordered people to tidy up this house. During these days in Suzhou, we can stay here with peace of mind."

"I have been ordered by Governor Mei to wait here for the arrival of Miss Shengming Lansheng. Everyone, your accommodation has been arranged."

Hearing this, the Suzhou official said slowly: "Everyone, you are all here. As the saying goes, you will be at peace with the situation. King Wu has made such careful arrangements, and it is hard to live up to his old man's good intentions. Are you right?"

After all, what happened in Zhao's tea shop a few days ago left a lingering fear for the governor Mei.

The Suzhou official smiled and said: "The relationship between King Wu and General Wei is very good, as it should be."

If Wei Yuan remembers this from now on, he will tell the officials when he returns to the capital.

Then, Governor Mei's future ends here.
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Since the days when the Sheng family stayed in Suzhou and went to Hangzhou.

The situation in Fuzhou is considered stable for the time being.

The first batch of merchants involved in shipping have already arrived in Fuzhou, and they can go to sea just waiting for Wei Yuan's order.

The goods that had been hoarded for months were finally put to use.

At the same time, above the vast sea.

Four thousand naval officers were divided into ten teams and began a blanket search for Japanese pirates.

The day before yesterday, on the sea, the navy encountered a group of Japanese pirates, with forty ships and about three hundred people.

Most of the ships that the Japanese pirates rode were wooden boats, and their sailing speed and size were far inferior to those of the navy's warships. Therefore, under the encirclement and suppression of thousands of naval troops, the Japanese pirates were successfully wiped out, with only four people injured and no one killed in the battle.

One of the four casualties was caused by accidentally falling from the boat and taking a few sips of seawater while grabbing the head of a Japanese pirate.

This battle was also one of the largest battles initiated against Japanese pirates since the establishment of the Navy.

Wei Yuan was in a happy mood and named it the "Battle of Fuhai".

Merchants, officials and even envoys from various countries in Fuzhou were all happy when they heard the news.

After all, the fewer Japanese pirates there are, the safer shipping will be.

This matter involves the interests of many parties.

Logically speaking, with such a great victory, those who are happiest would be the navy officers and soldiers.

In fact, this is not necessarily the case. Most of the navy officers and soldiers are unhappy at the moment.

Just because in that great battle, many people did not even see the shadow of the Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirates were wiped out.

In this way, how can we honor our ancestors? How can it be included in the hometown and county annals?

The current situation of the navy officers and soldiers is that everyone looks like a Japanese pirate. If there is a ship in the distance, they just want to hit it.

Some teams of navy even paid money to buy the heads of Japanese pirates.

It started because a sailor gave each of his colleagues on the warship a few pennies and begged the brothers in Paoze to show mercy and let him kill a few more Japanese pirates if they encountered them. All the money belongs to the brothers Paoze.

As a result, his Paoze brothers not only confiscated his money, but also said:
"There are just a few Japanese pirates who can't even snatch them away. You still want us to be merciful with just these few pennies?"

"Even if you don't ask, how many of our robes are killing Japanese for money?"

"Brother, not only do you want to honor our ancestors, I also want to do so!"

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Once upon a time, because Japanese pirates were good at roving and making sneak attacks, whether they were the soldiers of the coastal defense battalion on Fujian Road or those on Liangzhe Road, etc., they only took defensive measures when encountering Japanese pirates.

I rarely take the initiative again.

But now, if you see Japanese pirates, if you don't sail with all your strength or take the initiative to attack, you may not even be able to separate their bones.

Some soldiers even almost burst into tears after killing a Japanese pirate.
"I finally caught one, it's not easy!"

It is said that there is a group of navy soldiers today.

While patrolling the sea area, I suddenly saw a few lonely ships wandering not far away.

For a moment, the navy officers who were originally a little depressed suddenly rushed towards the ships as if they had been given a shot of blood.
"Sink it!"

"Quick, go faster, don't let others see you!"

"It's been five days! After five whole days, I finally saw the Japanese pirates!"

"Oops, those Japanese pirates are going to run away!"

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Those Japanese pirate ships obviously discovered the Dazhou Navy and dispersed quickly.

At this time, only those Japanese pirates with a slightly higher status could wear cloth armor.

But what about the naval officers?
He wears fish scale armor with armor plates embellished on the inner lining.

The nails are made of old gourd shells, brushed with raw tung oil on the surface, and then dried in the sun or on a low fire.

This kind of armor is extremely good in both defensive power and buoyancy in water.

How can the Japanese pirates resist?
Besides, in the past few days, the Japanese pirates wandering around Fuzhou have heard about the tyranny of the newly built navy in the Zhou Dynasty.

Meeting him was like meeting a woman, with a kind of greed in his eyes.

They are really afraid!

suddenly.

On the side of the Great Zhou navy.

One of the captains yelled loudly: "They are going to run away! Brothers, open the genealogy separately, the glorious ancestors, chase them quickly! Chase them quickly!"

Afterwards, the navy officers and soldiers shouted loudly one after another:
"Don't run! Don't fucking run! If you have something to say, why are you running?"

"Fight and then run away!"

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

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Chasing the enemy at sea is extremely easy to encounter unexpected events.

However, why do the navy officers and soldiers still worry about this?

Because at this moment, in their eyes, the Japanese pirates not far away are not Japanese pirates, let alone enemies.

It is 'Guangzong Yaozu', it is 'a single page of the genealogy', and it is the admiration of future generations for them.

Let me ask you, one hundred years from now, my grandson's grandson will look up the family tree on a whim one day.

I was surprised to see a page where I wrote about my glorious deeds of bravely killing the Japanese.
It’s exciting just thinking about it!

Ever since.

The eyes of these sailors were full of desire and greed.

What's more, it was as if I had encountered a rare and delicious food, and I was so excited that I almost cried out.

I wish I could just swim over there.

It seems that it is not Japanese pirates who rob the treasures of ship merchants at sea.

Instead, these soldiers were rushing forward, fearing that the Paoze brothers would catch up with the navy officers and soldiers on the warship they were riding on.

(End of this chapter)