"Southern Japanese and northern enemy" are two major problems that have always plagued the Ming Dynasty. This was particularly obvious in the Jiajing Dynasty, and it almost cut off the Ming Dynasty's national destiny. As the name suggests, the Southern Japanese refer to the Japanese pirates who invaded the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty, while the Northern Guards refer to the nomadic peoples in the north of the Ming Dynasty.

Compared with the Southern Japanese, the threat of the Northern Barbarians to the Ming Dynasty was actually more serious. After all, the Japanese pirates came from the sea and only burned and killed and looted the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty, which would not endanger the Ming Dynasty's regime. The Northern Barbarians were different. The nomadic people on the horses came and went like the wind, chasing water and grass. They went from north to south, always occupying the favorable terrain that could be attacked and retreated and escaped.

It is also because of this that the threats of the ancient northern nomadic people to the Central Plains regimes have never been eliminated, such as the Huns during the Qin and Han Dynasties, such as the Yuan and Mongols of the Song Dynasty, and now the Wats and Tatars that threatened the Ming Dynasty. During the Tianshun period, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen, was captured by the Wats and Tatars in the "Tumu Fort Incident", which became a very disgraceful shame in the history of the Ming Dynasty. The later Tatar Altan Khan encircled Beijing City was another shame.

Xu Jin naturally did not want to see Altan Khan encirclement Beijing again. Now the "Southern Japanese" problem of the Ming Dynasty has been solved, and the sea ban has been opened. In addition, Zhu Houguan is committed to striving to govern. In the next few years, the national strength of the Ming Dynasty will flourish, and it is time to free up to solve the problem of the "Northern Guards".

Let’s talk about Xu Jin and Cai Yue for nearly an hour. Most of the chat content was about Tatars because he wanted to learn more about the current internal situation of Tatars. Cai Yue stayed in Youyu County, Shanxi for several years. In order to inquire about the whereabouts of his friend Li Yingjun, he kept collecting news about the Tatars. Therefore, Cai Yue can be said to be a Tatarist communication now, and even speaks some simple daily communication Tatar language.

Therefore, Xu Jin's chat with Cai Yue this time gained a lot. The biggest gain was naturally to find out where Xue Bingxin was suspected, and secondly, to have a general understanding of the Tatar forces outside the Great Wall. In addition, Xu Jin wanted to confirm with Cai Yue whether the third lady was Xue Bingxin. However, seeing the latter's vigilant look, he finally gave up and planned to send a few reliable confidants to Youyu County to confirm after returning to Beijing.

At this time, it was almost dark, so Xu Jin stood up and said, "Brother Haoran, it's getting late, so I'll say goodbye first."

Cai Yue politely tried to keep him for dinner, but Xu Jin declined and took Xu Fu, Zhao Datou and others to leave the Cai family.

Cai Yue watched Xu Jin leave the alley and then closed the yard gate. As a result, he turned around and met his wife standing behind him. He couldn't help but startled and said, "Ye'er, what are you doing? Are you scared for your husband?"

Cai Yue's wife's surname is Shui, and she is Shui Yezi. She is a native of Youyu County, Shanxi Province. At this moment, her eyes flashed with a light called "gossip", and she whispered: "My husband, do you think... Huoer is very similar to your classmate and friend Xu Ziqian."

Cai Yue was stunned for a moment, scratched his head and said, "If you say this...it seems to be a bit like it."

The gossip fire in Shui Yezi's eyes grew a little more and said, "It's not a bit similar, it's very similar, okay? Huo'er's eyes, nose and face shape are exactly the same as Xu Ziqian."

"Uh... it's not that exaggerating!"

"My husband, do you think Huo'er is right?"

Cai Yue was startled and waved his hand quickly and said, "How is that possible? Madam, don't make random guesses, let alone it's not surprising that there are people in this world who look similar. Come and cook dinner quickly."

"Oh, but he suddenly guessed that the third lady's surname was Xue... This is a coincidence!" Shui Yezi muttered to herself and headed towards the kitchen.

Cai Yue's heart skipped a beat, yes, just now Ziqian asked the third lady if her surname was Xue... Could it be...? Cai Yue's heart jumped up quickly when he thought of this. If Huo'er was really... that would be crazy.

Isn't it crazy? Xu Jin was a high-ranking official in the dynasty, while the third lady was a female bandit who occupied the mountain and became the king. What is the story in this?

Speaking of which, Cai Yue was a master in Heitai Mountain. Although he didn't know the real name of the third lady, he had heard others call her Miss Xue, so he knew that the third lady's surname was Xue!

Cai Yue stood in the yard and thought for a while, and finally ran to the kitchen to warn his wife, asking her not to mention it to outsiders. After all, the official bandits are born to be mortal enemies. Regardless of whether the matter is true or false, it will definitely be detrimental to Xu Ziqian if it is reported.

Let’s talk about Xu Jin returning to his residence, and after dinner, he stayed in Fei Jixiang’s room that night and continued to implement his spring sowing plan. The details in the process are inconvenient to describe.

The next morning, Xu Jin and his group left Shangrao County by carriage and headed to Xujia Village about 80 miles away. After careful calculation, since Zhengde went north to participate in the examination in the fifteenth year of Zhengde, Xu Jin has been away from his hometown for more than five years. Now he is revisiting his hometown, and he can't help but feel mixed feelings.

Although Xie Xiaowan is already a mother and is an "old girl" over the age of 20, the girl is extremely excited at the moment, as if she is back to the girlhood of that year. She holds her son and points at the scenery outside the car window, and talks about some family matters in the past. Xiao Xukang listens with relish.

As the saying goes, one person is enlightened and a chicken and a dog are ascending to heaven. A person like Xu Jin appeared in Xujia Village, Shangrao is now amazing. In the past, all the fields that entered the village were expanded according to the standards of the official road, and there are pavilions on the side of the road every ten miles to rest and shelter from the rain.

There are no thatched houses in Xujia Village, all of which are brand new large tiled houses, and even courtyard-style houses. The village is neat and generous, and a stone bridge is built on the small river outside the entrance of the village.

At this moment, the old patriarch Xu Deming led all the Xu family villagers to the stone bridge at the entrance of the village. The old man in his eighties, leaning on a crutch, stood in front of everyone with a spirit, and next to him was Xu Youguang, the village chief, and several senior clan elders.

"Class leader, come soon, come soon!" A villager riding a donkey ran back from the front, yelling while pulling his throat. In an instant, the villagers of Xujia Village and the villagers outside villages who were running to watch the fun began to stir up.

The old patriarch Xu Deming solemnly tidied up his clothes and said in a deep voice: "There is light, are you ready?"

Xu Youguang said sternly: "You're ready!"

Xu Deming nodded and said, "Jin Ge'er is different from the past. He is a marquis who has a salary of 3,000 stones, and is no less than the Duke of the Kingdom. He is also a third-rank official. Several of his family members have also been granted imperial edicts. The emperor's grace is so great that our Xu family village is also honored. Now, Jin Ge'er returns home in glory to pay homage to me, the ancestors of the Xu family, and must not make any mistakes in all etiquette, so as not to make jokes from outsiders."

It is said that when Xu Jin was in Nanjing at the end of the year ago, he sent someone back to the village to report the message, and brought a thousand taels of silver with him. He agreed to go back to the village to visit his ancestors this year, so the old patriarch Xu Deming started preparing early. He also consulted many classics and even consulted several Confucian scholars who had studied etiquette. It can be said that for Xu Jin's return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, the old patriarch was worried.

At this time, Xu Jin and his team of carriages finally appeared in sight. The villagers were instantly boiling, and the sound of firecrackers rang out, and the rolling smoke rushed straight into the sky.

The bundle of firecrackers was set off for nearly ten minutes, until the convoy arrived in front of the stone bridge, and the pungent smoke almost enveloped the entire village.

"Xu Deming, the 15th generation leader of Xujia Village, led the Xu clan of Shangrao to welcome the Marquis of Jinghai to return to his hometown." Xu Deming brushed his sleeves and wanted to take the lead in kneeling to welcome him.

Xu Jin hurriedly rushed forward and held the trembling old patriarch, while the other villagers knelt down and kowtowed.

"Everyone doesn't have to be too polite, get up!" Xu Jin said aloud.

When the villagers stood up, this time Xu Jin knelt down in front of the old patriarch and said respectfully: "The grandson of Xu's family kowtowed to his uncle."

Xu Deming, with white hair, was so excited that his beard trembled, and his face was blushed and said, "Okay, okay, Brother Jin, get up!"
Chapter completed!