In early March of the fifth year of Jiajing, there were smoke from willows on both sides of the canal outside Yangzhou City, and there were many tourists. Boats traveled on the pier, making the prosperity even better than the past. Since the imperial court opened the sea trade, merchants from surrounding countries have flocked to each other, especially in cities such as Ningbo, Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Fuzhou, Jinjiang, and Jinling. There are many shops on the streets, and foreign vendors who come across the ocean can be seen everywhere, and a prosperous scene in the prosperous times.

At this time, at the pier in the north of Yangzhou City, Zhu Wan, the new Yangzhou prefect, was leading a group of local officials to wait here to conquer the arrival of Xu Jin, the governor of the East and the navy.

It is said that after Xu Jin took over the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Envoy Shi Haoran, who had an affair with Japanese pirates in Yangzhou, and Jiang Yun, the prefect of Yangzhou, he took advantage of the situation to clean up the local officials of Yangzhou Prefecture, and finally promoted Zhu Wan to the magistrate of Yangzhou Prefecture, and promoted his senior brother Wei Yang to the magistrate of Jiangdu County to assist in handling local government affairs.

Zhu Wan was cut off one arm by the Japanese pirates, which caused her to be disabled and poor in appearance. It was difficult to get promoted again. However, Zhu Wan has strong abilities. In recent years, she has managed Yangzhou Prefecture in an orderly manner and has outstanding political achievements. The Ministry of Personnel's assessment was evaluated every year. In addition, Xu Jin, the "backstage" in the same year, was directly promoted to Yangzhou Prefecture at the end of last year, and was directly promoted to the fourth rank of Yangzhou.

The position of senior brother Wei Yang has not changed. He continues to serve as the county magistrate of Jiangdu County. He is at peace himself. I guess this is the life he wants.

Near noon, the officials at the dock began to stir up, and everyone stretched their necks and looked up the upper reaches of the canal, but saw flags waving, and a "Xu"-shaped flag fluttering majestic at the highest point. It was obvious that this was the arrival of Governor Xu's fleet.

Sure enough, not long after, a huge fleet appeared in everyone's sight, but saw guns like forests and swords like sails, what a majestic army!

It goes without saying that Xu Jin's reputation in the coastal areas was a great reputation for suppressing Japanese and destroying pirates, and real swords and guns. So when the Xu-character flag appeared, the people on both sides of the river were all happy, and some even knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the ship where Xu Jin was.

It should be noted that the Japanese plague has endangered the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years. The coastal people are suffering so much that they were completely eradicated by Xu Jin. Moreover, Xu Jin also promoted the opening of sea trade and promoted the planting of new crops. Now that the coastal people live a stable and abundant life, they are naturally grateful to Xu Jin.

With a dull sound, the boat docked at the Yangzhou Wharf. Xu Jin and Wei Duke Xu Pengju climbed to the wharf surrounded by the generals. Yangzhou Prefect Zhu Wan hurriedly led the crowd to meet him and said in a humble and arrogant manner: "Yangzhou Prefect Zhu Wan, meet Governor Xu, meet Duke Wei!"

A group of officials from Yangzhou Prefecture also bowed and reported to their homes. Xu Jin smiled and said, "Everyone is exempt from the gift!"

After a while of greeting each other, they entered the city. After a simple welcoming banquet, local officials and gentry dispersed one after another. Even the Duke of Wei went to his residence to settle down and rest. This time he came here just to make soy sauce and did not plan to care about anything. It was the ideal result to make the credit comfortable and earn money.

At this moment, in the living room of the prefect's office, Xu Jin, Zhu Wan and Wei Yang sat opposite each other, and the newly picked tea this year was brewed on the tea table, and the fragrance of tea was secretly exposed to the heart.

The encounter in life is wonderful. The three of them were originally Jinshi in the same year, and only five or six years later. Now Xu Jin is the Minister of War, and the second rank of official position. Zhu Wan also became the prefect of Yangzhou in the fourth rank, but Wei Yang is still the county magistrate of Jiangdu County in the seventh rank. The difference between them is so great that it is striking.

Therefore, it is difficult to see the gap between classmates when they study together in school. Once they enter society, excellence and mediocrity will be clear at a glance. Excellent people are far ahead, while mediocre people are all the people. Those who do not work hard will be thrown away by their peers!

At this time, Zhu Wan picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said in a deep voice: "Since October last year, Japanese pirates have attacked merchant ships traveling on the waterway. The Japanese are suffering from revival. Brother Ziqian sent troops to Japan to suppress the rebellion this time, and it is time to clean up the mess. If Wang Zhi and his son continue to be allowed to become older, the situation will definitely get worse and worse."

Xu Jinshen nodded with consent. One of the reasons why he occupied Osumi Island and Kyushu Island was to use this as a barrier to prevent the Japanese pirates from driving ships to the coast of the Ming Dynasty. The effect of this measure was very obvious, but now Wang Zhi and his son rebelled against the Ming Dynasty, and they probably had a tangle with the Japanese. Osumi Island and Kyushu Island had completely lost their role as a barrier, so the Japanese pirates rekindled.

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty has implemented sea trade. Most Japanese merchants can trade with the Ming Dynasty through legitimate channels and obtain the materials they need. Only a small number of desperate people dare to plunder the coast of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, if the Ming Dynasty does not take action as soon as possible, the Japanese pirates will be fearless, and the situation will definitely become more and more serious.

"Brother Zichun, is there any situation where Japanese pirates landed on the shore and robbed?" Xu Jin asked hurriedly.

Zhu Wan shook her head and said, "That's not!"

Senior brother Wei Yang smiled and said, "Ziqian led his army to Japan two years ago, and the Japanese were frightened. Now, even if a small number of Japanese pirates robbed the merchant ships on the channel, they definitely did not dare to land on the shore and loot, because they were afraid of Ziqian's reputation!"

Wei Yang's words are not an exaggeration at all. Now Xu Jin is a god of killing in Japan. From the emperor to the common people, everyone is afraid of it.

It is no wonder that the Japanese pirates committed evil on the coast of Ming Dynasty for more than a hundred years, and the Ming Dynasty had no choice but to do anything about it. As a result, Xu Jin came, he almost massacred all the Japanese pirates like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and he personally led a fleet to kill to the land of Japan, forcing the Emperor of Japan and the Shogun to kneel down and kowtow to apologize, and even cede land and pay compensation.

Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is the characteristic of the nation of Japan. You tell him about benevolence, righteousness and morality, which is undoubtedly playing the piano against cows. They only recognize their fists and obey the strong. The more they beat them, the more they will be, the more they will be. Haven’t you seen the two atomic bombs of the Americans throw down? Japan has been a dog for nearly a century in obedience?

Looking at all Chinese dynasties, Xu Jin was the first person to lead his army to attack Japan, and to make the Emperor of Japan kneel down to apologize, or even cede land and pay compensation. How can the Japanese not be awe?

Zhu Wan also said sincerely: "What Wei Yuanzheng said is very true. The Japanese are very respectful of Ziqian now. This time, Ziqian will be in charge of the battle. He will definitely be able to win it. However, if there is one thing, I still want to remind Brother Ziqian about it."

Xu Jin's heart moved and nodded, "I hope to hear it carefully!"

Zhu Wan said: "Just a while ago, when the Qianhus in Yancheng was patrolling the sea, a suspicious ship floating from Japan. More than ten people were carrying weapons on the ship. They thought they were Japanese pirates, but after investigation and interrogation, they found that these people were all soldiers of Yuanguanhaiwei."

Xu Jin's sword eyebrows frowned. Guanhaiwei was ordered to be cut down by all the officers because of killing Liang and defeating Gong. All the soldiers who participated in killing Liang and defeating Gong were executed. In the end, there were only less than two thousand people left, and the sky was not enough to control the earth!

After the king was directly recruited, Xu Jin simply canceled the Guanhaiwei number and incorporated all the remaining Guanhaiwei soldiers under Wang Zhi's command, allowing them to commit crimes and make meritorious service. Later, the Guanhaiwei soldiers were quite successful and fought bravely to fight the enemy, making a lot of contributions. Some even obtained the "brave" hat issued by Xu Jin himself.

Later, Wang Zhi was appointed as the first guardian of the Eastern Protectorate. These guards of the Guanhai Guard were naturally stayed in the Japanese garrison as under Wang Zhi.

"Is Wang Zhi who sent them back to inquire about the news?" Xu Jin asked in a deep voice.

Zhu Wan shook her head and said, "According to their own confession, they escaped. They did not want to rebel with Wang Zhi, and they were determined to return to their hometown to reunite with their relatives. So they waited for an opportunity to steal a ship and went to sea. After going through a lot of hardships, they returned to the Ming Dynasty.

It is said that they stole three ships in total, with more than 40 people acting together, but they were chased by Mao Haifeng (Wang Zhi adopted son), and in the end they had to escape successfully."

"Then where are these soldiers now?" Xu Jin asked hurriedly.

Zhu Wan said: "Since the fact that they failed to verify the authenticity of their confessions, these soldiers are now temporarily detained in the government jail. They will not be released until they have their families in their hometowns."
Chapter completed!