Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 235 White Deer
Xu Hai's treasure has been obtained.He Liu was not in the mood to fish and drink on the shore like the soldiers of Qi's army.

He sat on the beach, thinking about one thing over and over again.

The gold and silver seized this time amounted to 220 million taels of silver.If there is no accident, jewelry worth 80 taels will be sent to the internal storage.Gold and silver will be intercepted and used by Hu Zongxian, and distributed to refugees in the southeast to rebuild their homes. In doing so, will Hu Zongxian have the risk of being barred, exiled, or losing his head?
It stands to reason that the crime of using the crimes captured in battle without permission is only enough for Hu Zongxian to be dismissed from office. After all, the money was not put into Hu Zongxian's own pocket.It can be regarded as taking from the people and using it for the people.

But He Liu knew in his heart that what kind of golden pills the emperor ate every day these years made his temperament capricious and unpredictable.What should the emperor do if he ate too much golden elixir and became unconscious, so he beheaded Hu Zongxian in a rage?
Hu Zongxian is a good official and even a good person.He Liu didn't want to see him lose his head.

Li Bofeng brought He Liu a jug of wine: "Master Liu, why are you frowning? Have a drink?"

He Liu waved his hand: "No."

He Liu stood up and looked back at Puro Island.Suddenly, he seemed to see a white deer running wildly on the island.

The white deer is alive, and it has been a rare auspicious sign since ancient times.It heralds peace in the world and peace in the world.

The white deer is also the mount of Taoist immortals.The current emperor advocates Taoism, and the governors from all over the country have been looking for Taoist fairy things such as white deer and thousand-year-old turtles in the territory in order to cater to the Sacred Heart.However, in the past 20 years, no one has been able to capture the white deer that only exists in history books!
He Liu rubbed his eyes, unable to believe it was true.

He asked Li Bofeng: "I seem to see a white deer. Could it be that my eyes are dazzled?"

Li Bofeng said casually: "You said that white deer. Sixth Master, you have no eyesight. It was raised by Xu Hai's wife Wang Cuiqiao. Xu Hai has anal fire disease. Wang Cuiqiao searched for famous doctors to treat his disease. But it can’t be cured. As the saying goes, when a patient is in a hurry, he goes to the doctor. A Japanese witch doctor from Satsuma told her that to cure Xu Hai’s strange disease, he must be given white venison.”

He Liu exclaimed: "Eat white deer meat? The white deer is a Taoist fairy, auspicious in the world! If you eat it, you will be punished by heaven!"

Li Bofeng said: "This white deer is a rare thing in our Ming Dynasty, but it is very common in the Japanese country. Some Japanese people specially domesticate white deer. According to the Japanese people, this white deer is not a sacred object, but a kind of animal that is often obtained. It is just a strange disease. A male white deer and an ordinary female deer can give birth to a young white deer. In the country of Japan, the meat of the baby white deer is the favorite dish of the generals and feudal lords. Wang Cuiqiao bought this white deer from the country of Japan and killed it. It felt compassionate at the time. So it was raised on the island."

Li Bofeng took a sip of his wine, and said again: "But this white deer does have some spirituality. Brother Qi Jiajun turned Puluo Island upside down, and it didn't know where it was hiding, and it was not discovered by the brothers. If it weren't for Liu Ye's sharp eyes, I forgot about the white deer."

He Liu shouted: "Wu Weizhong! Let the brothers gather and catch that white deer! Be sure not to hurt it, that white deer is much more important than the gold and silver treasures we copied!"

When Li Bofeng talked about the origin of this white deer, He Liu had a plan in mind.He wants to bring the white deer back to Zhejiang, and then present it to the emperor in the name of Hu Zongxian!

The emperor respected Taoism, and seeing the Taoist fairy things presented by Hu Zongxian, he would definitely be delighted.At that time, the emperor will at most stop Hu Zongxian, and will never hurt his life.

Two thousand Qi family soldiers caught a white deer on the small island, just like catching a turtle in a urn.Not long after, Wu Weizhong put a rope on Bailu and led him to He Liu.

He Liu stroked the white deer's head, and murmured: "Deer Fairy, Deer Fairy, please do me a favor, help me save a life. That man is a good man, he has saved countless lives!"

Bai Lu nodded his head as if he could understand human speech.

The next day, thirty lucky boats carrying gold and silver treasures and auspicious white deer set sail and rushed back to Zhejiang.

Seven days later, on the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raised its head, and He Liu and Li Bofeng led the fleet to Ningbo Port!

Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang heard the news and rushed to Ningbo from Hangzhou city day and night.

At the port, Hu Zongxian held He Liu's hand: "Lao Liu, you are back! How is it? Have you found Xu Hai's treasure?"

He Liu laughed and said, "I found them all! The total amount of gold and silver is 220 million taels. You can use this money to rebuild the homes of the people in the southeast coast. I want to bring back precious gemstones worth 80 taels back to Beijing. Hand it over to the inner carrier warehouse.

Hu Zongxian felt relieved, and said: "Okay! I have finished all the things I want to do in the southeast! When I distribute the 220 million taels of silver to the people, you can lock me up and go to Beijing!"

Five days later, Hangzhou.

The imperial envoy, He Liu, took off Hu Zongxian's black gauze and official uniform, accepted his seal of the governor of Zhejiang Province, and "locked him up" on the charge of using the war to capture him privately, and set off for Beijing.

It stands to reason that the governor of Zhezhi has a noble status, and even if the imperial envoy wants to arrest the governor of Zhezhi, he still needs to wait for the emperor's clear order.But He Liu and Hu Zongxian are like Zhou Yu and Huang Gai, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.Hu Zongxian, the owner, doesn't care about these red tapes, and most of the officials in Jiangnan will naturally not compare the truth with the sixth master of Jinyiwei.

Most, not all.

On the day of departure from Hangzhou, Qi Jiguang, governor of Zhejiang Province, Hai Rui, magistrate of Chun'an County, and a dozen conscientious Jiangnan officials led tens of thousands of people to surround He Liu's convoy.

Hai Rui is a "sea pen holder" who is not afraid of the powerful, and Qi Jiguang is a real man on the battlefield.These two people would not easily kneel down to others.

But at this moment, Hai Rui and Qi Jiguang knelt down to He Liu and shouted: "Hu Butang is wronged!"

Tens of thousands of people fell to their knees like pushing a golden mountain or falling a jade pillar.Tens of thousands of people shouted the word "wronged" in unison, and the scene shook the sky and the earth.

An eighty-year-old man stood up and walked in front of He Liu, without any fear of He Liu's honorable status as an imperial envoy.

The old man pointed at He Liu's nose and cursed: "You're blind! So many corrupt officials are not arrested, but Hu Butang is a good official who is honest and dedicated to the people! I am at the gate of the Governor's Mansion Selling meat, the housekeeper of Hu Butang, only buys a few catties of meat during the five major festivals of the year! Why do you still work as an imperial envoy for a fool like you?"

Liu Da pulled out the Xiuchun knife from the side: "Take it for me! Insulting the imperial envoy is tantamount to insulting the emperor. Kill without mercy!"

He Liufei kicked up and kicked Liu Da's arm, and the Xiuchun Knife fell to the ground with a "clang".

He Liu angrily scolded Liu Da: "You mother, listen to me! You are the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy, not a Japanese pirate! Your Xiuchun knife is used to protect these kind-hearted people, not to point at them and scare them. them!"

Liu Da was stunned.He didn't expect that He Liu, the "most honest man" of Jinyiwei in the past, would have such a temper.

He thought to himself: The He Liu of today is no longer the He Liu of the past.

Liu Da cupped his hands: "Sixth Brother, I was wrong."

A few more people stood in front of He Liu, pointed at his nose and cursed: "Do you know, without Hu Butang, my whole family would have been killed by Japanese pirates! He gave us money back and let us rebuild our homeland. "

"I am a tea farmer in Ruian. In the past, people in my family could not even have enough to eat. When Hu Butang came to Zhejiang, my family had a good life, with food storage and surplus money. You want Hu Butang Escorting him to Beijing is equivalent to cutting off the life of my whole family, so you can walk over my dead body!"

"Last summer, there was a flood in Xin'an River. Hu Butang braved the wind and rain to send life-saving food to my family! Without Hu Butang, my whole family would have starved to death!"

He Liu didn't know how to explain his difficulties to these simple people.He could only respond with silence.

(End of this chapter)