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Chapter 212: Two or three things about leaving Southeast

Wei Yuan's meaning was already very clear.

He was really murderous.

I’m giving you a way to live, but you don’t want it? Do you really think that the sword is bad?

As for the inconspicuous island on the sea where he let Chen Daniu and the Wei clan hide their weapons, it was called the "Hiding Soldiers Island" by later generations.

When later historians studied Wei Yuan, they agreed that it was at this time that Wei Yuan became ambitious.

The next day.

When Rongxian sobered up, Wei Yuan called him to the tent and asked with a smile:

"I asked you a question last night, but you haven't answered it yet."

Rong Xian frowned slightly, thought for a moment, took a deep breath, and bowed:

Hearing this, Cai Xiang bowed deeply and said, "I understand."

He cupped his fists and said, "Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

Wei Yuan nodded, "Before Mr. Fan left Fujian Road, he had summoned officials from the southeast to discuss many matters regarding subsequent shipping."

After a long night of thinking, how could he not be clear about the official's intentions behind this?
The official family has deceived all the noble sons and daughters!
I used your money to buy such a large batch of weapons, but they all sank into the sea.

Wei Yuan responded extremely forcefully.

Wei Yuan felt that if he couldn't handle it well, he would at most lose his promotion path. If the emperor felt that he couldn't handle even this small matter, he would probably give up his position as transfer envoy.

But if they go to complain, the nature will be different.

"I have already said that the sinking of the weapons into the sea was caused by Japanese pirates. It is good that we did not ask them to compensate our navy officers for their losses."

Wei Yuan frowned deeply. How could this guy in front of him be so stupid? How could he achieve the position of a transshipment envoy?
Or is it that because he is on Fujian Road, he cannot let him, the leader, use his fists and kicks as much as he wants, so he is somewhat restrained and seems stupid?
"Weapons can be plundered by Japanese pirates, but the death of Japanese envoys cannot be blamed on Japanese pirates?"

Wei Yuan nodded with satisfaction, "Brother Rong is really smart. Now that things are happening in the southeast, and I am about to return to the capital, why not invite Brother Rong to join us?"

"How dare they lick their faces and say they want to complain? Tell them, why can't it be the Japanese pirates? If you want to return the money and complain, you have to let them go to the capital with their lives!"

Cai Xiang was immediately dumbfounded, "What does Commander Wei mean, is he going to kill the envoy?"

The only person who benefited in the end was Zhao Zhen.

Rongxian: How can you not be smart? No matter how smart you are, your life will be lost.

"This commander-in-chief is not targeting your nobles. After all, as you said, I am also a noble."

Rongxian nodded again.

"Nowadays, there are many Japanese pirates disguised as merchants hiding among the people in Fujian Road. If you want to survive, just stay in the inn and don't go anywhere."

Cai Xiang responded quickly: "General, please rest assured, I understand."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "The person you should thank the most is Lord Fan."
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September 6th, the fifth year of Jiayou year, is a good time to travel.

It was obviously the emperor who was behind this.

Wei Yuan said again: "I wrote to the court last night, asking for orders to return to Beijing. From now on, I have the final say on the Fujian Road. I will discuss it with Guo Hao when anything happens. Do you understand?"

When Wei Yuan led the Danglu army to leave Fujian Road, Wan Min saw him off in person.

"In the future, shipping will still be mainly concentrated in Fuzhou, supplemented by other coastal states, such as Chuzhou and Haizhou."

"You go and tell them that because the imperial army made some small achievements in encircling and suppressing the Japanese pirates a few days ago, the Japanese pirates have a grudge."

"They also said that the weapons incident was definitely not the work of the Japanese pirates. They hope that we, Dazhou, can return the money they spent to purchase the weapons and bury Naping Zhongsheng with a generous burial."

Apart from him, Rong Xian really couldn't think of anyone who could make a frontier official from the southeastern border do such a thing.

Zhao Zhen ordered Wei Yuan to lead the army.

Cai Xiang said with a sad face: "It was originally a trivial matter, but they said that they would go to the capital to file a complaint because of this matter. If they are not given a reasonable explanation, I will be worried about my future!"

Wei Yuan nodded, "The weapons sank into the sea. I can't make the decision on such a big thing."

Wei Yuan slowly stood up, came to the tent, and said seriously:
"Now that the matter has come to this, Brother Rong, do you know how you should explain it to your honor after returning to the capital?"

"To tell you the truth, even without His Majesty's will, these weapons would not have arrived in Japan safely."

Rong Xian cupped his hands and said: "As General Wei said, the navy officers and soldiers did indeed fall into the trap of diverting the tiger away from the mountain and causing those weapons to sink into the sea."

"If the imperial court brokers the deal, the larger business contracts will still go to sea from Fuzhou."

Since the emperor has no clear purpose, it means that he does not want to be disturbed by this kind of thing anymore.

As soon as he finished speaking, the guards came to report that it was Cai Xiang, the transfer envoy from Fujian Road, who wanted to see him.

Wei Yuan said displeased: "You can't even handle these little things?"

As soon as Wei Yuan asked him to enter the tent, he heard him say:
"Several Japanese envoys are still staying in the Yamen of the Transshipment Department until now. They require us, Dazhou, to give them an explanation."

Cai Xiang raised his eyebrows with joy and said respectfully: "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief."

"This matter has nothing to do with you, General Wei."

It was already clear what this was all about.

"When I return to Wei Shuai, I naturally want to live."

Not only the local people in Fuzhou, but also some people come from all over Fujian Road or the state capitals along the southeast coast.

In front of Fuzhou City Gate, Wei Yuan was about to leave.

Suddenly, a respected old man from Fuzhou City spoke respectfully to him:

"General Wei, we know that you are leaving Fuzhou today. I wonder if you will come back in the future."

"All the folks in Fuzhou want to see you off and thank you for everything you have done for Fuzhou."

"Please leave something for us folks in Fuzhou and Southeast China so that we can remember him."

Hear the words.

Wei Yuan looked at the people crowding at the city gate, with mixed thoughts in his heart.

When he came to the southeast, most of what he did was driven by profit.

But I didn't expect that even like this, he would be loved by the people of Fuzhou.

At this time, the Danglu army had already assembled outside the city and was ready to return at any time. Wei Yuan looked at the people whose eyes were full of expectations, then looked at the old man in front of him, and slowly said:

"General, I came to Fuzhou just to act impartially. Old lady, I'd better skip the matter of retaining things."

The old man suddenly became excited. He was leaning on a cane with one hand and holding Wei Yuan's wrist with the other. For a moment, the guards standing beside Wei Yuan were all nervous.

Wei Yuan expressed that he was fine, and the old man said gratefully:
"General, please forgive me for being rude."

"General, please leave something behind."

"It is you who have enabled the people of Fuzhou to no longer have to rely solely on fishing for a living, and no longer have to worry about being invaded and plundered by Japanese pirates. Your achievements will be remembered by the people of Fuzhou and even the entire southeast."

"If you leave something behind, it can be regarded as an inspiration to future generations."

Wei Yuan saw the old man getting more and more excited as he talked, and for a moment he didn't know what to do.

At this time, Cai Xiang came to him and bowed:

"Please leave one of your official boots, General Wei, so that you can ease the concerns of the folks in Fuzhou and prevent them from having any regrets."

Wei Yuan couldn't refuse anymore, so he simply followed the wishes of the people of Fuzhou and left an official boot.

It became a legend that Confucius left his post but kept his boots.

Then came the tradition.

If the people in a certain place think that the local official or feudal official is quite good, they will also ask him to keep his boots.

But it is not known whether it will last as long as Confucius's shoe.

Leaving his official boots behind, Wei Yuan put on another pair of boots and was about to resign to the people of Fuzhou and leave.

Unexpectedly, the old man on crutches spoke again:

"General Wei, you left a boot for the Fuzhou elders."

"Fuzhou fellows, I also want to give you something."

"We're going to Bianjing. The mountains are high and the water is long. It's inevitable that it will be cloudy and rainy."

"Why don't you just take this umbrella with you."

"Also, this robe is also a little bit of our thoughts. If it is a windy and rainy day, wearing this robe can keep out the wind and cold. General Wei, please accept it!"

Hear the words.

Wei Yuan looked at the Qingluo umbrella and the robes woven with various fabrics that they had handed over. He thought they were not very valuable, so he ordered the guards to accept them.

Afterwards, he got on the chariot, led the desolate army, and left Fuzhou in a mighty manner.

Seeing that we are getting further and further away from Fuzhou City Gate.

Chen Daniu, who was sitting on horseback, suddenly noticed that the folks from Fuzhou were still seeing each other off.

So he quickly informed Wei Yuan, who was sitting in the carriage, about this.
"General, this place is at least ten miles away from the Fuzhou City Gate, right?"

"The people of Fuzhou are still sending us off."

In fact, before that, Wei Yuan knew that they were still coming to see him off, so he got out of the carriage and told them not to see him off again, so as not to tire his feet, but the Fuzhou elders did not agree.

Helpless, Wei Yuan had no choice but to let them go.

At this moment, after hearing this.

Wei Yuan, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and quickly asked the guards to stop the carriage.

Then, he quickly got out of the carriage and looked at the fellow villagers in the southeast. For a moment, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.

Did he kill the Japanese for the sake of the simple people in front of him?
Yes, but also for self-interest and not purely for the common people.

It was his job, but he could be treated like this by the people just because he did something practical. How could Wei Yuan not be moved?

He sighed, walked a few steps forward alone, and came to a wide area. He looked at the people who came to see them off, forming a long snake with no end as far as the eye could see. He couldn't help but say loudly:
"Folks, go back, go back!"

The army was not marching too fast.

Those common people have good feet and can keep up.

But following such a long journey will inevitably make you tired.

Wei Yuan couldn't bear them giving it away anymore.

After a while, some people saw Wei Yuan's figure and heard Wei Yuan repeating what he just said, so they knelt down and said:

"General Wei, after seeing you for a long journey, you must say goodbye at the end. The folks on Fujian Road have sent you here."

"When you first came to the southeast, you traveled long distances to exterminate Japanese pirates, eliminate banditry, and make a living for us, so that all the people in Fujian Road and the southeast coast will have money in the future."

"Now, the fellow villagers on Fujian Road will protect you for ten miles. I wish you to go to Bianjing and go straight to Qingyun!"

With the support of these people, even if Wei Yuan does not want to achieve success, it will be difficult.

Whoever takes the people into consideration will be taken into consideration by the people.

The ten-mile journey they took to send Wei Yuan was not a road, but a smooth road leading directly to Qingyun.

People, don’t you know this?
They are willing to send each other off and sincerely hope that Wei Yuan can really rise to success.

"General Wei, I will send you here."

"You are going here, the mountains are high and the rivers are long. Please take care of yourself!"

"The rest of the journey depends on you. Please forgive me, Mr. Southeast, and I can't send him away anymore!"

"General Wei, please take care of me!"

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The people who came to see him off spoke one after another.

It sounded noisy, but Wei Yuan could hear clearly and know what they wanted to express.

Wei Yuan took a deep breath and bowed deeply to those lovely people.

Nothing was said.

But it is worth a thousand words.

(End of this chapter)