Chapter 997: Overnight at Citong Port
Chen Xi's attitude was clear. After a few words, he was righteous and stern, and he made a lot of noise. He summed up just one thing. I want me to report it with you, but there is no door.
If you have the ability, who will die miserably when you fake my sign-in?
Originally, I just stayed in Quanzhou for a day to rest, but now it seems that this place cannot stay for a long time. I have to set off tomorrow morning, otherwise I won’t know what’s going on.
Wu Sheng was stunned by Chen Xi's words. After thinking about it, Chen Xi's logic was rigorous and irrefutable, but he also knew that this was just Chen Xi's excuse.
"Sir, you"
Wu Sheng had to continue persuasion, but Chen Xi did not give him a chance. He patted the coffee table and shouted: "Come here, see off the guests!"
Chen Xi didn't want to listen to Wu Sheng and the gentry of Quanzhou anymore. If he listened again, he might be in a difficult situation and was forced to report the report with these people.
In fact, where the Maritime Bureau is located, it has nothing to do with the governors of the three provinces. To put it bluntly, it is the question of where the Folang Jiren's goods are unloaded and where to purchase goods. Merchants in Fuzhou City also make money, and the profits of the people in Quanzhou Prefecture have no effect on Chenxi. Anyway, they are trading with the Ming Dynasty.
The reason why the imperial court moved the Quanzhou Maritime Warehouse to Fuzhou was not only that Fuzhou is the location of the Fujian Provincial Administration and the location of the Fujian Provincial Administration Commission, but also because Fuzhou has the convenience of the Minjiang River, the water transportation conditions are much better than Quanzhou.
There are mountains and mountains in Fujian Province, and there is not much difference between the 6 routes.
Wu Sheng's face was full of disappointment, but when Chen Xi looked like he was inactive, he could only get up and say goodbye and leave with the gentry from Quanzhou Prefecture.
It happened to be sunset, and Chenxi was in a bad mood.
I was sleeping soundly, but I was disturbed by the arrival of these people. I found someone to report such a bad thing together, and no one would feel angry.
Chen Xi was ready to take his troops away early in the morning. Even if the officers and soldiers had any opinions, they would have to wait for a few more days. They would have to rest for a few more days when they arrived in Fuzhou City.
Since Quanzhou to Fuzhou, the road has been relatively smooth, so there is no need to worry about bandits. Even if there are small bandits, I heard that the official army has already fled to the wind.
Chen Xi came out of the official office hall, and Jing Yue stood in front of the backyard door and asked Chen Xi in confusion: "Sir, Quanzhou Prefecture asked you to report a joint letter to move the Maritime Shipbuilding Office to Quanzhou. This is a great thing. Why don't you agree?"
Chen Xi glared at him: "Are you from Quanzhou?"
Jing Yue was stunned and shook his head.
Chen Xi said angrily: "Since you are not from Quanzhou, just say less unfaithful words. Where is the imperial court setting up the Maritime Bureau? Is the army supposed to interfere? Besides, how do you know that it is a good thing for the Maritime Bureau to be located in Quanzhou? Will it affect your family's lives?"
Jing Yue thought carefully that the Maritime Bureau was located was completely incompatible with him. He just felt that his position was higher than before, and his sense of responsibility was higher. He expressed his views on government affairs in a timely manner and explained his views and positions in order to correct others. But Chen Xi came up and gave him a slap and warned him to be content with his own self-righteousness.
The establishment of the Maritime Bureau does not involve Shen Xi's own personal interests, and there is no need to stand out. Don't think that the emperor is far away. Whether it is the eunuch guarding, the Jinyiwei, or the censor, there will always be someone who hears the news. The situation will spread to the capital soon and is known to the emperor.
Chen Xi waved his hand and said, "The army will not spend the night in the city tonight. Before closing the door while it is dark, they will leave the city and head to Shitong Port. They will camp with the navy and the entire army will leave tomorrow morning and head north to Fuzhou!"
"Sir, the soldiers learned that they had been resting for a day and were drying the bedding at this moment. The clothes were not drying after washing them yet, so they just started to pull them out." Jing Yue looked embarrassed because his own clothes had just been washed and hung up, and they were immediately put away. Not to mention that they were difficult to carry, and the clothes would be difficult to dry tomorrow morning.
Chen Xi did not talk too much nonsense with Jing Yue, he knew that the strong dragon would not suppress the local snake.
The bandit suppression army passed through Quanzhou Prefecture City, and it would be fine if both sides had a conflict of interest. No matter how powerful the troops under his command were, no matter how confident Chen Xi was, he would not dare to do anything randomly, but it would be better to leave this place immediately.
If the army is led outside, even if there is a small conflict between the military and the civilians, it will be considered that the army will disturb the people. The censor will impeach the general of the army and eventually fall into the plot of the local tyrant.
The best way is to be unable to afford to offend and be able to hide. Being petty with you is a waste of time. It is better to leave. Wait for a few more days in Fuzhou City, and after the rest, you can go to the entrenched thieves in northern Fujian and southeastern Zhejiang to start the war. End the war earlier, so you can stay with your wife and children earlier.
Jing Yue had no choice but to go and convey the meaning of Chen Xi.
Chen Xi made up his mind to leave the city, but no one dared to stop him. Even if the Quanzhou magistrate Wu Sheng wanted to set up some traps to cause trouble for Chen Xi, he had to wait for him to go to discuss with his aides, and his subordinates discussed with the gentry. Chen Xi immediately left when he smelled the wind and was caught off guard.
Chen Xi did not ride a horse, but took a carriage out of the city. The team of thousands of people was very long. After the carriage passed the city gate, Chen Xi opened the curtains and looked out.
This place is very familiar to Chen Xi. After fighting the Folang Jiren, he took the prisoners and captured them and went from the city gate. In a blink of an eye, three years passed, and many things happened during this period. Lin Dai and Xie Hengnu entered the door one after another. The eldest son Chen Ping was born. Hui Niang was rescued by him and followed him. He even went to the northwest to escape and escaped.
"Sir, it seems that someone has chased me out in the city. How to deal with it?" Jing Yuele turned his horse's head, went to Chenxi's carriage, and said to the window.
Chen Xi looked out from the window, and sure enough, a fast horse followed him in the direction of the city gate, with only two riders. Chen Xi said: "I asked someone to stop him, ask for the reason, come and report it!"
"Yes, sir."
Jing Yue personally brought people there. After a while, Jing Yue rode a horse again and chased after him, "Sir, he is from Quanzhou Prefecture. They said that the Prime Minister Wu held a banquet to greet you in the Prefecture. He didn't understand why you suddenly left the city."
Chen Xidao: "A certain commander is outside, and military affairs are given priority. No trouble to the local government send people to inform him. He said that I thanked the governor Wu for his kindness, but the matter of combating bandits is urgent. I always pay attention to the local bandits in Quanzhou. Whenever there is any change, I will send troops to suppress them at any time and never show mercy!"
Jing Yue was puzzled: "Sir, didn't you say it before? There are no large number of bandits in Quanzhou, why?"
Chen Xi looked at each other coldly.
Jing Yue lacks political acumen. In fact, the purpose of Chen Xi's words was not to show that there were bandits in Quanzhou, but to warn Wu Sheng not to use his bad ideas. The three armies did not dare to attack the local government in Quanzhou. If they really wanted to anger Chen Xi, just say "punish the bandits", he could take over local defense. Just say that Wu Sheng was involved with the bandits, and then report it. The local government had no room for resistance.
"According to my words, I will spread it!" Chen Xidao.
"Yes, sir."
Jing Yue left in disappointment. The longer he was with Shen Xi, the more he felt that his brain was not enough. Fortunately, Shen Xi was like him now, and he was dedicated to making achievements. Jing Yue saved himself from using his brain to think about what the meaning of doing this was.
Chen Xi was stationed in Chitong Port that night. On the one hand, he gathered two groups of people from Hai 6 to avoid the dispersion of the fleet and the six groups of troops, while preventing accidents.
But this kind of accident was just that Chen Xi was wary of it.
With Wu Sheng's old and weak appearance, he had some bad intentions to compliment him, and asked Chen Xi to join him to report together, and encouraged the gentry and the people to fight against the government army, but he did not dare to do so.
But even if Wu Sheng was not brave, Chen Xi had to be careful of others taking the opportunity to instigate trouble. This is where Zhang Lian's remaining party was located. At that time, Chen Xi only punished Zhang Lian, and there were many people related to Zhang Lian's interests.
That night, Chen Xi was reading official documents with candles in the central army tent. Someone reported that "Cai Zhenshou" sent someone to see him.
"Cai Zhenshou?"
Chen Xi thought about it carefully before remembering that the so-called "Cai Zhenshou" was Cai Lin, the eunuch of Yongning Guard.
Chen Xi was ordered to go south and returned from Quanzhou Prefecture. Shortly after he returned home, he killed a rifle from Tingzhou. He used the troops of the commander Wang He of Quanzhou Guard to take down the prefect Zhang Lian and others. Cai Lin was still eager to help Zhang Lian get rid of the crime. Later, Chen Xi learned that Eunuch Cai was not helping Zhang Lian talk at all, but was afraid of causing trouble. After being coerced and tempted by Chen Xi, Eunuch Cai immediately turned to Chen Xi, and even made a confession on Zhang Lian's crime and took the blame.
After that, Wang Hegao went to Huguang Commander and served as the commander-in-chief. His future was limitless. Cai Lin was so frustrated that he was an old eunuch who could not read a word. In addition, in the battle with Folang Jiren, Yongning Guard did not send troops at all and had no achievements, so Cai Lin is still in the remote place of Yongning Guard.
Cai Lin came to give gifts to Chen Xi, on the one hand to show closeness, on the other hand, he wanted Chen Xi to help him so that he could transfer to the capital or go to some relatively wealthy places.
"Sir, the messenger is outside, do you want to meet him?"
Jing Yue asked for instructions, and Chen Xi was reading Cai Lin's letter at this time.
Cai Lin did not dare to come to see Chen Xi in person, which was completely different from his attitude when he rushed to Quanzhou Guard to condemn Chen Xi.
At that time, Eunuch Cai regarded Chen Xi as a chaotic boy and wanted to punish Chen Xi from the standpoint of Shangguan. But now the situation is completely opposite. Chen Xi became Shangguan. As for Shangguan passing through his own garrison, Eunuch Cai did not dare to leave his post without any trouble to avoid being made. He could only write letters and send "little gifts" to the point of being given to Chen Xi.
Even if Chen Xi is not seen, I hope Chen Xi, the "old friend", will ask him to give him more beautiful words.
After reading the letter, Chen Xi shook his head slightly. Cai Lin didn't know much literacy and couldn't write a complete letter. He could only ask someone to write it according to his retelling. In this way, this kind of letter is no longer an ordinary private letter. But as a public letter, how dare Cai Lin openly mentions bribery and requests in the official letter?
"The messenger will not be seen!"
Chen Xi ordered, "Let the messenger take a word for me to tell me to guard Cai. The court is concerned about his hard work in guarding the side. On the day when I quell the bandits in the southeast, I will record him in the merit book."
The bearer promised that Chen Xi did not say much in detail. A note on the credit book seemed very important, but it was just a casual task. Everyone had a share of the guards and the eunuchs along the way, and they were not disappointed. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!