On September 15, the sixth year of Tianqi, Yang Feng led a 26,000 army from Nanjing and headed south. In addition to passing through Zhejiang, Anhui found that the lives of the people were still barely difficult, but when he arrived in Fujian, he found that the lives of the people here were very difficult, especially Fujian has a terrain with many mountains and few lands, and it is very difficult for the people to make a living.

Although Yang Feng brought high-yield crops such as potatoes and corn from modern society have gradually spread in the Ming Dynasty over the past year, potatoes are still mainly spreading in the north. For the south, where rice is the main food, the spread of potatoes is still a bit slow. However, what makes Yang Feng feel relieved is that he has seen farmers starting to grow corn in barren places along the way, which is unexpected good news.

The army traveled through Anhui and Zhejiang provinces, and finally went from Pucheng to Nanping. On the eighth day of October, the army finally arrived at its destination Xiamen. When Yang Feng arrived in Xiamen, Xiamen Governor Xia Dayan led the governor Ding Youwen, the censor Tu Hongliang, and hundreds of officials from all over the country and all over Fujian went out to greet him.

It is logical that Xia Dayan, as a governor of a province, called him a chief rank of the border officials. It is a bit inappropriate to use such solemn etiquette to welcome a general who commanded the army. However, Yang Feng is not only the general of Nanjing, but also the governor of the Jingying Rong Zheng and Jiang Ningbo. Now he is still the governor of the Southern Expedition.

The position of Grand Commander is not simple. Let’s take a look at whoever served as Grand Commander as the Ming Dynasty started, and you will know how awesome this official position is.

The first Grand Governor of the Ming Dynasty was Zhu Wenzheng (nephew Zhu Yuanzhang), a co-sponsor of the Privy Council. The people who served as Grand Governor were Xu Da, Chang Yuchun and Hu Tingrui. Later, Comrade Zhu felt that the power of Grand Governor was too great. In the 13th year of Hongwu, this position was revoked and the Grand Governor's Office was changed to the General Administration of the Five Army, and the power of the Grand Governor was divided into five. From then on, there was no such position as Grand Governor again.

Now Zhu Youxiao actually picked up this position and gave it to Yang Feng. Although this position is only temporary and cannot be as awesome as the governor who controlled the country's troops during the founding period, it can also be seen that Zhu Youxiao trusted and valued Yang Feng.

Moreover, after more than half a year of war, Fujian was in a time when production withered and panic, Xia Dayan also knew that the black hat on his head had already been shaking. The reason why the court did not immediately replace him was because he had not found a suitable candidate for the time being. When he had a suitable candidate, he would probably dismount as a governor.

Some people may say that since they are going to get out of here anyway, why do you want to flatter Yang Feng? The person who said this is wrong. There are many ways to get out of here. The worst thing is that not only will you have to get out of the position of governor, but the court also sent Tiqi to escort him from Fujian to the capital and hand him over to the Third Session for trial and conviction. Maybe even your life will be lost, and your family will be implicated.

The better result is that the court can let itself go home to retire with decent respectfully in order to make meritorious contributions, so it is said that it is the same, but the result is very different. This is also why Xia Dayan welcomed Yang Feng in person.

When Yang Feng led the army to the front of the welcoming team, Xia Dayan quickly walked up and bowed: "Xia Dayan, the governor of Fujian, welcomes Jiang Ning, uncle, thank you for your hard work all the way!"

Seeing a civil servant about fifty years old, wearing a robe, a six-pound crown, a rhinoceros belt, and a lifelike pheasant embroidered on the patch on his chest, Yang Feng quickly got off the horse and bowed back and said with a smile: "Lord Xia is so polite, which makes me really nervous."

Xia Dayan shook his head and said seriously: "Your Madam is too humble. Now, who doesn't know that in the battle of Liaodong, I, Bo Ye, killed the thief Jiannu's powerful general Guertai, and even killed the thief chief Nurhaci, and finally had to die with hatred. Such great achievements deserve the word great achievements, and also the official and the civil and military officials of Fujian went out of the city to greet them!"

Oh... This Xia Dayan is really good at speaking.

Yang Feng couldn't help but be stunned. To be honest, Yang Feng is now very famous in the Ming Dynasty's civil servant system. Not to mention the Donglin Party who regard him as an enemy, even the civil servants who are not the Donglin Party have no good impression of him. On weekdays, those civil servants either have expressionless expressions or pretend not to see him. This is the first time that Yang Feng, a civil servant who gives him face like Xia Dayan, has seen him.

However, Yang Feng, who felt strange in his heart, understood the reason after thinking about it. Xia Dayan had a premonition that his ending might not be very good. He and the tens of thousands of troops behind him might be his last life-saving straw. It would be strange if he had a bad attitude towards someone who could help him.

Although she figured out the reason, Yang Feng did not look down on Xia Dayan because of this. After all, this is human nature. A person will do this when facing a life-saving straw. Although Xia Dayan is a governor of a province, he is not immune to the common people.

"Mr. Xia, don't say that. My uncle and his brothers are new to us. We are not familiar with the place here. Everything depends on the help of Lord Xia and you. Otherwise, the fight against bandits will only be to catch the moon in the well. Yang thanks you here." After saying that, Yang Feng bowed to Xia Dayan and the officials behind him.

Seeing Yang Feng bowing to his group, Xia Dayan and the officials behind him dared not accept the gift with peace of mind. Instead, they avoided it sideways, and then quickly returned the gift and said one after another.

"Don't dare!"

"Your Madam is so polite!"

Originally, when Xia Dayan showed good to Yang Feng, the governor Ding Youwen, the magistrate Tu Hongliang and other civil servants who were standing behind him were still smiling, but they were actually a little disdainful. Xia Dayan actually photographed a martial artist so naked, which was really despicable. However, later she saw that Yang Feng was not as arrogant as the rumor, but instead greeted Xia Dayan with a smile. Their feelings were better.

"Come on... Master, please move, and the next official will introduce you to other colleagues in this province. This is the governor Ding Youwen, the censor Tu Hongliang, the governor of this province, Lu Guangbiao, and the governor of this province, this is..."

When Xia Dayan introduced the officials behind Yang Feng, Yang Feng also greeted everyone with a smile, but when Lu Guangbiao was introduced, his expression was slightly stunned.

In the Ming Dynasty, the governor and the governor were collectively called the governor. Their full names were "the governor's military affairs, food and money and money in a certain place" and "the governor's military affairs, food and money in a certain place" and "the governor's military affairs and money in a certain place" and the former is the governor, and the latter is the governor.

The governor and the governor were originally temporary. One of them was in charge of the army and the other was in charge of the people. After handling local affairs, both of them had to return to the court. However, in the late Ming Dynasty, due to the complicated local affairs, wars and chaos often occurred, these two positions changed from temporary to permanent positions.

When war broke out in Fujian, the first person in charge was naturally Xia Dayan, the governor of the highest official, and the second person in charge was Lu Guangbiao, the governor in charge of military affairs. Now, based on observations, Yang Feng found that Lu Guangbiao was tall and calm. Logically speaking, such a person should be a mature and steadfast person. How could he let Fujian be decayed in just half a year?

Seeing Yang Feng looking at him, Lu Guangbiao just bowed and gave a bow but didn't say anything else.

Xia Dayan saw all this, and he didn't say anything, but just invited Yang Feng into the city with a smile. Yang Feng couldn't ask about the current war on this occasion. He was very respectful to the liberals and entered the city with Xia Dayan and others.

Watching Yang Feng lead a mighty army and Xia Dayan and other officials into the city, an official in the thirty-year-old in the official team, wearing a sixth-rank green official uniform looked at the direction where Yang Feng and others left, and sneered: "What an arrogant and domineering martial arts man. When my colleagues in the court wrote a letter to inform me, I didn't believe it. Now it seems that it's more than just arrogant and domineering. It's simply arrogant. No wonder the gentry in Jiangnan is rumored that if this slander is not removed, it will be dangerous."

"Shh... Brother Shilin, be careful!" A colleague next to him quickly grabbed his sleeve and lowered his voice and whispered: "Now there are people everywhere here. If you hear that person, it will be troublesome."

"Will I be afraid of him?" The official said with a proud look: "I am the inspector sent by the imperial court to inspect Fujian. He has always been responsible to the emperor. Even if he is Jiang Ningbo, he has no right to deal with him. On the contrary, when he sees him, he should be careful not to let him catch the wrong thing, otherwise he will still impeach him!"

"Brother Shilin is mighty!" Several officials next to him gave thumbs up after hearing this, "We scholars have a righteous heart. How can he occupy this high position with a martial artist? We should supervise this beast together. If we make a mistake, we will impeach him together."

"Yes... we scholars are so upright, so we don't have to be afraid of those monsters and monsters!"

Someone immediately agreed with him, and for a momentum was quite sufficient. However, there were many people sneering on the side, saying that it was still young, so Yang Feng was not easy to deal with. Moreover, Xia Dayan now wants Yang Feng. You young man here to slander Yang Feng. Look, you are a little bitchy.

Not to mention the episode here, the army came to the outside of the city and stationed. Yang Feng brought Song Ye and Five Hundred Family Minions to the Governor's Office with Xia Dayan and others. Xia Dayan and others had already arranged a banquet, and Yang Feng entered the banquet as soon as he arrived.

Yang Feng did not have any excuses. After all, this is a rule in the officialdom. Although Yang Feng is not very interested in such things, he will not be stupid enough to compete with others in such trivial matters.

The wine is the best Fenjiu, and the dishes are carefully cooked by the masters of the restaurant. The dishes such as Buddha Jumping the Wall, Quanzhou meat dumplings, oyster fried, Fujian flat meat and other dishes are continuously served. Yang Feng, who was hungry after just half a day, was not polite, and he let go of his cheeks and ate it.

Yang Feng's eating look made some officials secretly amused, and many people laughed softly. Zeng Peixin, the inspector who openly despised Yang Feng, said to his colleagues around him: "Looking at the way this guy eats, you will know how vulgar this person is. We are ashamed to be with him."

Yang Feng naturally didn't know how he was eating and was ridiculed by many people, but even if he knew, he didn't care. After all, the lion ignored the provocation of the mouse. After eating two dozen bowls of rice, Yang Feng wiped his mouth with a napkin, raised his glass to toast Xia Dayan, Ding Youwen, Tu Hongliang, Lu Guangbiao and others, and then said to Xia Dayan.

"Mr. Xia, the incident of bandits in Fujian shocked the court and the people. The emperor and all the cabinet masters in the cabinet were very concerned about this matter. What Mr. Xia said in the letter was too brief. I wonder if Mr. Xia could tell my uncle about the current situation."

"Of course, in fact, even if the uncle doesn't ask the officials, he will report it truthfully."

Xia Dayan put down his chopsticks, picked up a napkin, wiped his mouth, sighed, and then said: "In fact, this incident has shown signs since March this year. Since this year, there has been no rain in Fujian Province for several months. It can be said that it is everywhere in the wilderness. The people have no food and clothing to survive. The government has no money and food to provide disaster relief.

At this moment, bandits led by Zheng Zhilong suddenly appeared. At first, they often gave porridge and medicine to the people, and the people were naturally grateful to them. Then Zheng Zhilong took the opportunity to deceive some people into immigrating to the opposite Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan), saying that the land there was fertile, and as long as they went there, the family could be divided into 100 acres of land. Many people were bewitched and their families moved to Xiaoliuqiu.

Zheng Zhilong's move had violated the ban of the court. When the government knew about it, it naturally could not let it go. First, he sent someone to warn Zheng Zhilong, but this person relied on his own troops and did not take the warning from the government seriously, and even killed the officials sent by the government. Naturally, the government could not ignore it and soon sent troops to encircle him. However, the subsequent result was beyond everyone's expectations. The entire army of the court was defeated. The official had no choice but to send 600 miles to seek help from the court."

"Well... that's right."

Yang Feng nodded without comment. Xia Dayan said it very simply, but Yang Feng heard a lot from it. He turned to Lu Guangbiao on the right and said, "Mr. Lu, as the governor of Fujian, you are in charge of the Fujian war. What do you think about the failure of the war?"

Lu Guangbiao looked bitter, "My uncle asked well, the war in Fujian is corrupt, so the Xiaguan is naturally unreliable as the governor of Fujian. But Xiaguan thought this battle was a crime of non-war."

Yang Feng said calmly: "Oh... Could it be that Lord Lu has any hidden feelings and difficulties?"

Zeng Peixin, who was sitting not far away, even sneered and said to his colleagues around him: "As the governor of a province in charge of military affairs, he shirked his responsibilities when encountering problems. It is difficult for this person to be invincible to have the army of our imperial court in Fujian."
Chapter completed!