choke element

Chapter 843 Drum Mountain
After all, Fuzhou is the territory of the Song Dynasty. It seems that the inside and outside of the port are chaotic, but there is an internal order.At the same time as the ship is docking, there are line-of-sight betting everywhere in the port.

A man dressed as an ordinary fisherman, rowed behind the boat when it sailed into the Minjiang River. He took the lead to leave the port, passed through the Tiger Gate Gate, passed through the Mighty Military Gate, and entered the Governor's Mansion.

The so-called Mighty Army Gate, inherited from the Tang Dynasty, refers to the Yamen of the Mighty Army Jiedushi established in Fuzhou during the Qianning period of the Tang Dynasty.The name of Dudufu originated from the Five Dynasties Houliang.At that time, Wang Shenzhi, who was based in Fuzhou, was canonized by the Taizu of the Later Liang Dynasty, and took up the post of Zhongshu Ling, Fujian King, and Dadudu.Because Wang Shenzhi had a lot of love in Fuzhou, the people still call it the largest government office in Fuzhou.

Most of the Governor's Mansion back then is now deserted.The remaining part is the yamen of the prefect of Fuzhou.In the yamen, there are Rixin Hall and Chunye Pavilion built by Cai Xiang, a famous minister when he knew Fuzhou. The surrounding scenery of Chunye Pavilion is especially beautiful.

Sitting in the Chunye Pavilion at the moment is Hu Ju, a general under the command of Prime Minister Shi Miyuan of the Great Song Dynasty, and Xuan Zen, who often represents Shi Miyuan in handling maritime trade.

"How do you say it? Are you here?" Hu Ju asked.

"The one who came here is Wang Erbai, the Northerner's captain. His ship left the port two months ago. It was originally loaded with cargo and said it was going to Haizhou, but now it turned back..."

Why Wang Erbai came back early, of course Xuan Zeng knew.He coughed lightly: "Speak business!"

"The ship has already docked. Dozens of men got off the ship, all tall and strong, and several of them were dizzy and staggered after stepping on the ground. In addition, the boxes and cages accompanying them were unusually heavy, and they were probably weapons."

"Just one boat carrying dozens of people? Are there no other boats?"

"Wang Erbai always followed veterans when he came by boat in the past, but this time he was probably bold and only had one boat."

"How big is the ship? Will someone hide in the cabin?"

"Wang Erbai's ship was produced by our shipyard on Nantai Island in Fuzhou. It only has [-] materials in total. The cargo hold is too small to hide people."

Hu Ju waved his hand to make him retreat.

He turned to look at Xuan Zang, shook his head slightly, and there was a bit of contempt in his eyes: "Zhang Liangpeng said that the Northern Dynasty's reaction must be violent? He also said that the Northern Dynasty would definitely send tigers and wolves to the south? Hehe, so what if there are dozens of people with weapons ?”

Zhang Liangpeng, who promoted Changping tea and salt in eastern Zhejiang, and also served as an envoy for coastal production, is now very fat.But he is not a true confidant of Shi Miyuan, and his status in the Shi party has always been a bit embarrassing.

It was originally his elder brother Zhang Liangneng who took care of him in his official career.When Zhang Liangneng served as Yushi Zhongcheng in his early years, he worked closely with Shi Miyuan and forced Shi Miyuan's political enemies Wei Jing and Qian Xiangzu away successively.But when Shi Miyuan returned home for the funeral, Zhang Liangneng became a member of the Tongzhi Privy Council and became the ruler.If this person hadn't died of illness soon, he might have become Shi Miyuan's political enemy.

Therefore, after Shi Miyuan unified the government, he took care of Zhang Liangpeng in name, but actually kicked him from the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry to Eastern Zhejiang, which cut off the possibility of him participating in the great politics.Who would have thought that Zhang Liangpeng's explosive expansion by relying on maritime trade is now trembling again?

In Hu Ju's eyes, Zhang Liangpeng was just unlucky and not worthy of much attention.As for Hu Ju himself, he has followed Shi Hao and Shi Miyuan father and son for two generations, which is called deep heel!

Not long ago, Zhang Liangpeng did not know what kind of ecstasy soup he had poured into Shi Xiang, and then declared that holding Shi Xiang's warrant, he came to Fuzhou in a hurry, and listed a lot of things for Fuzhou prefect to cooperate with, Hu Ju was not happy in his heart.

This is a special order given to me by Prime Minister Shi to go to Fuzhou to investigate the wealthy merchants who have contacts with the Zhou Kingdom in the north.What are you, an expired character, doing here to interfere?What, the northerners are coming to Fuzhou to run wild?They dare!

Shi Xiang agrees?What is Zhang Liangpeng talking about?They fished over the line, do you understand?The sea is stormy and dangerous, only sinking a few ships, is there any need to make such a fuss?Some of these things, I will naturally explain to Shi Xiang, what does it have to do with you!

Complaining in his heart, Hu Ju didn't dare to seriously disobey Shixiang's order, so after hanging the Xuanzang for a few days, he finally bought wine in Chunye Pavilion, intending to explain the reason in detail.

But I never thought that at this moment, some northerners really made a special trip south.

Xuan Zen saw the impatience in Hu Ju's eyes.He was not in a hurry, he just rubbed his hands and said slowly: "Wait a minute."

After a while, someone came to see him again, all dressed as small traders, they were four subordinates who came with Xuan Zangnan.

Xuan Zang was very polite to them, stood up to greet them, and asked earnestly, "Can you see clearly? Do you know the person who is here?"

The four knelt down and said: "These people are unfamiliar faces. I have never seen them here in Qingyuan Mansion. I have been traveling in Tianjin, Laizhou, Haizhou and other places, and I have never seen such people. But... "

"But what?"

"That group of people has the accent of Jinzhou and Zongzhou on Beijing Road in Dazhou, and the accent of Yanjing in Zuozhongdu. The leader is from Yanjing. We heard that the sailors all called the leader Shi Dalang. Look for the opportunity. When I got closer, I heard that most of my subordinates also called me this, and someone casually called me defensive, and was immediately stopped."

Xuan Zang checked again several times, and after confirming that there were no omissions, he politely asked them to leave.

He explained to Hu Ju: "These people were specially sent by a good friend to help me. All of them are good hands who are used to traveling by sea, and they have contacts in several commercial ports in the north. They are my right-hand assistants. , not an ordinary servant."

"But didn't they recognize the person? Where do they have the strength?"

Xuan Zeng frowned and thought for a while, then said with a smile, "It's enough to have a few words from them in return."

"how to say?"

"He was born in Zhongdu and brought his subordinates from Zhongdu Road and Beijing Road. His surname is Shi. He is the eldest son of the family. He may have the title of defense envoy. It was the first time for him and his subordinates to sail, so they were very seasick. He must be tall and have good martial arts skills..."

Xuan Zang crushed the reports of his subordinates and said it again, nodding his head heavily: "This person is probably the county uncle of Yongqing in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Shi Tianni, the defense envoy to the north of Beijing's Dading Mansion."

He raised his eyes to look at Hu Ju, and said softly: "This man is well-known in the Kingdom of Jin and Mongolia, and Guo Ning also needs to use him highly. He is undoubtedly a man of tigers and wolves. Brother Zhong Fang should be more careful."

Hu Ju frowned: "A county uncle actually came here? This great Zhou Kingdom is really a messy grassroots team! I heard before that that naughty kid Li Yun became the eunuch of the young manor; now a county uncle has brought dozens of people with him Subordinates, come to my territory in the Song Dynasty... Do you know what he wants to do? Is he going to start a gang fight?"

"Shixiang hopes to use the force of these northerners to rectify the order at sea. The fierceness of the northerners is likely to fall into this, and arouse hostility from all sides. This will also consume their financial resources, Material and manpower. Since they have a county magistrate, why don’t the magistrate ask him to talk face to face and explain our principles and rules first?”

Hu Ju thought for a while, and felt that this idea was good. It not only showed his politeness, but also showed that he had a good grasp of the situation and would never allow the northerners to act recklessly.

"Okay, let's do that."

At the moment, the two were drinking and chatting, chatting about some rumors about their business.

After half an hour, it was getting dark, and the servants turned back in a hurry.

After hearing the servant's report, Hu Ju jumped up: "What? I can't find anyone? How is this possible? Didn't you just stare at it the whole time?"

At the same time, east of Fuzhou City, in a camp deep in Gushan Mountain.

Zhao Xique, a well-known sea bandit in Fujian, is actually a middle-aged man with the appearance of a scholar.But he wears thick arm guards on both wrists, and long knives on the left and right sides of his waist, which is not suitable for the shirt.

"Then Wang Erbai is back?"

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Xique's expression became extremely ugly.

He knew that Wang Ziqing specially designed a trap two months ago, to get rid of Wang Erbai without anyone noticing, and then plunder his wealth.

Wang Ziqing has the title of Bao Yilang on his head, and has a little personal connection with Hu Ju, so his methods of handling affairs are particularly insidious, not as rough as other pirates.As a result, after this trip, there was no news for two months, let alone himself, and his entire crew of subordinates also disappeared.

Pirates went out to plunder, and it took several months at every turn, traveling thousands of miles across the sea, and there was no news for two months, which is not uncommon.But if you don’t come back as a sea pirate, what’s the matter if the sea merchant who should be robbed has come back?
Cai Ba, another pirate leader, murmured: "Perhaps, these two ships missed at sea? Old Wang turned to pursue other targets?"

"He won't lose his breath, will he?"

"Probably not..." Cai Ba thought carefully and said, "Old Wang is so cunning, how could he be taken advantage of by a young boy like Wang Erbai at sea? Impossible. I think he probably missed it. "

Zhao Xi said dissatisfiedly: "Then he should also send someone to send a letter! Everyone is waiting, how many things will be delayed!"

After complaining a few words, he was still uneasy at last, and felt more and more anxious.He kicked away the wine table in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "If there is an emergency, you have to be on guard. The old Wang is not here, and there is a problem in the boundary of Fuzhou. It will be difficult to explain it in the future."

"Pass down the order." Zhao Xi raised his voice and continued, "Be more vigilant. I will double the number of patrolling guards tonight! Everyone is fully armed!"

Several pirates who gathered together to drink showed disapproval.A man with a beard agreed and squeezed the fair breasts of the woman in his arms, eliciting a burst of tender cries of pain.

Cai Ba started his career of sea robberies during the Chunxi period and was a truly experienced thief.He didn't mind being more cautious, so he saluted immediately: "I will personally lead the inspection tonight, you guys have a good rest. Then we have to do a big fight!"

Zhao Xi nodded with satisfaction.

He also thought, if something happened to Wang Ziqing, such as dying in a storm at sea, then I have to arrange for my subordinates to kill Wang Ziqing's confidantes who stayed here, and force him to find out where the money and food are stored. Let's talk about money.

Thinking of getting rich, Zhao Xi was always very happy.But today he was in an inexplicable bad mood. He drank two more drinks with the other leaders before getting up and leaving.

(End of this chapter)