open sea

Chapter 87
For the vast Ming Dynasty, where is the key to the new world?

At sea, Chen Mu stubbornly believes that the future of the Ming Dynasty lies at sea.

The turbulent sea and the warships equipped with artillery can bring food, gold and silver across the ocean to the Ming Dynasty.

This will not only help Da Ming survive Zhang Juzheng's strong medicine, but also allow the Oriental Giants to step into a situation that has not been seen in a thousand years, so that they will not be left too far behind when they are neck and neck.

Prosper towards the sea, decline against the sea, almost perish if the sea is forbidden, but become strong when opening the sea.

More than 200 years later, Chen Mu didn't know how Lin Zexu said this sentence.

He only knew that when Lin Zexu opened his eyes to see the world, it was already too late.

Without any suspense, Zhang Yongshou and Bai Yuanjie wanted to organize a fleet and hit it off for their ocean-going business, but time did not give them a chance to carefully discuss the fleet.

Guangdong Dusi Yamen sent people, and three fast horses rode straight to Qingyuan Wei Qingcheng Qianhusuo. The leading rider showed the Guangdong Dusi's waist card outside the Baihu Yamen and asked loudly: "Qingcheng Qianhusuo General Banner Chen Where is Mu?"

The three people who walked out of the yamen were stunned for a moment, and Chen Mu stepped forward and said, "My lord, Chen Mu, what's the matter with you?"

Zhang Yongshou turned his head and whispered to Bai Yuanjie, "I have seen the attendants of Governor Wu Kaifu."

Bai Yuanjie nodded, took two steps forward, stood still beside Chen Mu, and said, "Bai Jingchen of the next thousand households, the governor's family has come here, and there must be something important to tell you. Erlang, salute."

The first half of the sentence is for the visitor, and the second half is for Chen Mu.

Whether it is the opening of the government or the governor, it is all about one person, the governor Wu Guifang.

After all, Bai Yuanjie bowed down, and Chen Mu followed suit.

The rider looked down on a small flag like Chen Mu, but he still respected Bai Qianhu, with a smile on his face, and said: "Qianhu is so polite, we don't know what's going on, the boss wants to see Chen Mu The general flag, just one word, hurry up."

"Chen Zongqi, please get on the horse, start now, and arrive tomorrow."

It's a one-day journey from Qingyuan to Guangzhou, and this rider doesn't intend to let people sleep.

Just as Bai Yuanjie was about to say something, he was stopped by the rider's words, "Qianhu stay, my lord only sees Chen Zongqi alone."

The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay, no matter who they were, they couldn't imagine how Governor Wu Guifang would summon Chen Mu alone.

On the contrary, he himself, with a calm heart, agreed, let Qi Zhengyan and Long Junxiong lead the horse out, bid farewell to Bai and Zhang, and got on the horse.

Chen Mu didn't know what was going on, but he was still calm.

Thinking about it, it shouldn't be a bad thing, otherwise, you can just send someone to get it, why bother to call.

Looking at the back of Chen Mu galloping away with the rider, Zhang Yongshou touched his nose, "It's not up to us to decide what to do, let him go."

Bai Yuanjie paused for a moment, and asked him to go to Fenghuang Street in Qingcheng to recruit Bai Qi. Then he said to Zhang Yongshou, "It's a blessing or a curse to let Bai Qi follow. Hurry up and report back. There will be some help."

They didn't even think about getting promoted, they just felt uneasy.

A trivial matter like being promoted to a thousand households in the district would not attract the attention of the governor. No one can figure out the reason for this summoning.

Leaving aside Qingyuan, Chen Mu's road to Guangcheng is smooth.

Wengyuan in Heyuan fought a big battle, and the army crossed the border, scaring the bandits in the mountains and forests far away, and the road was unimpeded for a year and a half.

What's more, the Japanese pirates in Fujian, who once burned down Chenghai County and killed officials and people, also affected deeply. The only people you can see on the road are refugees who have lost their families.

The five fast horses are all young and strong warriors with swords and swords. No one dares to stop the fast horses under the whip, their feet are fast, and their thighs are uncomfortable.

Chen Zongqi had never ridden a horse like this before. From Qingyuan to Guangcheng four post stations, he changed horses at each post station and continued to gallop.

At noon the next day, when they saw the outline of Guangcheng, Chen Mu nearly passed out.

"Chen Zongqi rest at the post house, wait for the governor to call, and then come to summon me."

After finishing speaking, the riders of Guangdong Dusi left, leaving Chen Mu and the two pirates surrounded by the cold wind at the gate of the post house.

Didn't it mean that Wu Guifang was in a hurry, didn't she say a word quickly?

It turned out that the governor was not in a hurry, but he should be in a hurry, hurry up and wait for the summons, how long is the wait for the summons?

No one told Chen Mu that Mr. Chen was also happy to have a leisurely time, and he fell into the bed in the post house and fell asleep in the dark.

Early the next morning, Chen Mu was woken up by Qi Zhengyan. Long Junxiong was still leaning against the door and dozing off, falling asleep while standing up.

"Let him go into the house to sleep, just follow me."

The bustling city of Guangcheng is still prosperous, with rows of shops in the streets and alleys, and endless hawking. People are as calm as Heyuan, which is only [-] miles away, has never had a bloody battle.

But maybe people know and just don't care.

Entering the city at the foot of Baiyun Mountain, bypassing the Nine Eyes Well, there is the Six Banyan Pagoda next to Guangxiao Temple, nearly twenty feet high, which can be seen even outside the city.

Walking past Guangxiao Temple, passing through the gate of the Chayuan, looking west is the Nanhai County Government Office, and directly opposite the Nanhai County Government Office is the Governor's Office.

Standing in front of the governor's yamen, Chen Mu, who had always been calm in his heart, suddenly became nervous for no reason. The governor who sent the letter insisted on urging him twice, and then Chen Mu straightened his clothes and walked into the yamen.

It is said to be a yamen, but the pavilions are far from comparable to those in Qingyuan, especially when walking into the long corridor. After the announcement outside the hall, someone came out and asked him to wait in the inner hall and outer room.

Wait, it's half an hour.

The people who entered and left the inner hall changed twice, no one paid any attention to Chen Mu, a small armored military officer, but people were all surprised how someone like him could enter the governor's inner hall.

Chen Mu smiled back at everyone who cast doubtful glances. At first, he was a little nervous, but then he directly focused on the Yuan blue and white ornaments on the shelves in the inner hall. Calligraphy and painting.

"Chen Zongqi, the boss told you to go in."

Chen Mu came back to his senses, took two deep breaths and walked into the room with his head held high.

The situation was different from what he thought, there were already several people sitting in the hall.

Chen Mu was soft-spoken, and the highest acquaintance of Guangdong officials was the general Wang Rulong, not to mention everyone in the room, it was obvious that the two people in front of the hall, the left and the right, were both civil officials, and there were also two civil and military officials in the hall, both of whom were higher in rank than Wang Rulong.

I can't recognize the official robes, Mr. Chen can tell the age. The two civil servants wearing red official robes sitting opposite each other and the civil servants and military generals sitting next to him are all old men with gray beards and white hair who are over half a century old. Nearly [-] years old, just glanced at it from the corner of the eye, and Chen Mu discovered the key problem.

There are six chairs in the hall, on the left and right sit the old man who is a civil servant and military general, and on the last seat is a middle-aged blue-robed young civil servant. I am afraid that none of the three chairs in the middle are reserved for him.

"Chen Mu, the general banner of the Qianhu Institute of Qingyuan Wei Qingcheng, who is humble, has met all of you, my lord."

After thinking about the wording for a long time, I didn't know how to describe the five-person combination, so I simply called the adults.

"Although his position is humble, his talent is excellent, and he doesn't know the rules." The civil servant on the right side of the hall shook his head slightly to the civil servant on the left, glanced at Chen Mu before introducing to the civil servant on the left: "This is Zhang Ziwen, the new governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, not an adult. .”

After finishing speaking, he looked down at the first two civilian and military generals who were over [-] years old and said, "These two are Guangdong governor Xiong Yuancheng and general soldier Yu Zhifu, and they are not adults."

"That's Zhou Binshi, magistrate of Xiangshan County, not an adult. I'm just trying to flatter and flatter the Shangguan, I'm afraid you've said the wrong thing."

After frowning, the old man leaned back a little, turned his head, picked up the chapter book on the tea table and opened it, and stared at Chen Mu with burning eyes, "Old man Wu Guifang, if the military exploits had not been reported to Guangdong, the old man would not have known In the first battle of Wengyuan, someone took three heads and one extraordinary contribution, and the soldiers won nine times the number of heads!"

Therefore, Wu Guifang, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, raised her hand to hand out the chapter book, and squinted her cloudy old eyes to look at Chen Mu.

"Chen Zongqi, how did you get these four achievements?"
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Present: former Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Wu Guifang, Governor of New Guangdong and Guangxi Zhang Han, Governor of Guangdong Xiong Wei, General Soldier of Guangdong Yu Dayou, Magistrate of Xiangshan County Zhou Xing.

　Don't ask, self-willed!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)