On February 13, 2018, the 1st year of Xuanhe, Quanzhou was cloudless and the coolness gradually faded. Spring came early here. When Bianjing was still cold, Quanzhou had already entered summer.

Quanzhou Port is the largest of the Maritime Silk Road. In the Tang Dynasty, Quanzhou was one of the four major ports in the Tang Dynasty. Now it is the largest port in the world.

Quanzhou has a population of over one million, and of course it is not small in scale. Tens of millions of ships and massive cargoes entering and leaving the port every day cannot rely on one port to trade. The entire Quanzhou port is densely populated and located on the bay, but there are only a few pedestrians at one of the wharfs.

This is Tongda Wharf. The pier is much wider than other ports. There is no cargo stand at the place connecting the wharf. It is just a high-rise building. Usually, there is no loading and unloading of goods here, and merchant ships are not allowed to dock. Only when the official ship arrives can people rely on the ship.

A tall building connecting the trestle is called Wangyuan Tower. The so-called climbing high and looking far away means that friends come to see from afar. At this time, Wangyuan Tower was already bustling, and the top figures in Quanzhou were roughly here, including the Maritime Warehouse, Quanzhou Prefectural Office, the local Xiangjun commander, the Transport Office, and the four major maritime merchants and some local prominent families. They were all entrenched on the fifth floor of Wangyuan Tower, drinking tea through the window and chatting and laughing.

Calculate the day, Shen Ao should roughly arrive. Shen Lengzi is the imperial envoy, the Grand Tutor and Duke. This identity alone is enough to instantly kill the Quanzhou officials and businessmen present. Although they are powerful dragons and do not defeat local snakes, the etiquette they should do must be fulfilled in this situation. Everyone has already discussed it before. It would be fine if Shen Lengzi knew the appearance. As long as he knew the appearance, everyone would not mind serving him well, but if he didn't know the appearance, he would have to fight. At that time, there would be no mercy to talk about.

Among these people, Quanzhou Prefect Ma Yinglong was not conspicuous. In other prefectures, the prefect naturally had the overall situation. However, in Quanzhou, the father-in-law of the Maritime Mansion and the relay entrusted man, no one of them was lower than his level, and their power was even more terrifying. Therefore, Ma Yinglong only sat at the end and drank tea obediently, and it was difficult to say anything.

Among the four major surnames, Cui Jian was also sitting next to him, which was Cui Yan who came from Bianjing. When the maritime eunuch Zhang saw Cui Yan, he smiled and said a lot of words, saying that Cui Yan was a young and handsome guy. Cui Yan was quite polite and talked happily. The first Quanzhou Transport Author Hu Hai interrupted them and said seriously: "I am afraid that the one with the surname Shen will not come today. Let's wait tomorrow." He stood up and wanted to go home.

The old lady Zhang said with a hen, "Wait a minute, it's good to talk, Lord Hu, let's not be anxious, we have time to deal with the Shen surname."

Hu Hai hesitated for a moment and sat down again. The Transport Envoy was the chief of the journey, but Quanzhou was extremely important. The special order of the Song Dynasty to set up a Transport Envoy here is also like this. Hu Hai's official title is the highest in the entire Quanzhou. Hu Hai raised his eyebrows, picked up a cup of teacup, and said slowly: "I heard that the man surnamed Shen stayed in Suhang for a while. The one who received him was Eunuch Cao from the Suhang Municipal Shipping Department. Can Eunuch Zhang recognize this Eunuch Cao?"

Eunuch Zhang smiled and said, "I recognize that the family had worked with him when they were in the palace. He was the man of Eunuch Tong Guan. He followed Tong Guan to Suhang in his early years. Later, Eunuch Tong was transferred to the border town and recommended him to work in the Suhang City."

Cui Yan smiled and said, "Who is that father-in-law Zhang?"

After asking this question, everyone burst into laughter. Cui Yan is the eldest son of Cui Zhi, a doctor in the Secretariat, and is the younger generation of everyone. Therefore, although his words are a bit rude, everyone doesn't mind. Eunuch Zhang's cheeks are red with a smile, and he said, "No one in the mixed family is, you rely on yourself."

Hu Hai said seriously: "Okay, don't talk so much, I just don't know how well Haitanshan is preparing. Mr. Cui, you are in charge of this matter, so you must do it safe."

Haitan Mountain is an island with many pirates entrenched there. However, those who do maritime trade in Quanzhou are bandits, bandits are merchants, and bandits are merchants. After the bones are broken, they are connected to the tendons. For example, Cui Jian, although he is a first-class maritime businessman, in Haitan Mountain, there must be a water village who obeys the orders.

Cui Jian said seriously: "There is no mistake. The food, supplies, and weapons are sent, and the merchant ships are empty. There are more than 10,000 people in the entire Haitan Mountain, all of whom are desperate and killing without blinking."

Hu Haihe nodded. He was an official, and he was not as calm as Cui Jian in doing such things. He always felt a little relieved. He turned to the commander of the Xiang Army: "Everyone is on the same boat. If you want to do this, you have to do enough. At that time, the Xiang Army will have to transfer some people to the dock to resist and then retreat, so as not to let people gossip."

The commander of the Xiangjun said, "Don't worry, sir, I will personally press the formation, and when the time is almost done, I will have my own opinions."

Hu Hai breathed a sigh of relief and stroked his beard and said, "I'm afraid of the Xinghua Navy. If the Xinghua Navy is mobilized by the Xinghua Navy, we will be done. This time, the imperial decree is to ask the Xinghua Navy to command the Xinghua Navy."

Cui Jian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Huang, the commander of the Xinghua Navy Army, usually takes a lot of us. If he really wants to clean up, he will not be able to take care of him. He has already sent a letter and repeatedly promised that he would never fall into Shen Ao's hands. If he is forced into a hurry, he dares to kill people."

Hu Haihe nodded: "That's good, that's good. In this way, we will be foolproof. The person surnamed Shen is the dragon in the water. The net of heaven and earth we set up will also make him have no way to go to heaven and no way to the sea."

Eunuch Zhang laughed and said, "The family has known this greatness of Shen's surname, and he is also a cruel guy. But this is Quanzhou, not Suhang, and he will have to come and go without a return when he comes."

Everyone was excited when they were excited. Only the prefect Ma Yinglong was still trembling in his heart, thinking, if you kill the imperial envoy, you will be clean and neat, but I am the prefect, and Thunder will be angry at that time. I will not be able to escape my negligence and this official will be unable to do it.

As he was speaking, someone from below reported: "Sir, the whistleboat was sent out and found that Lord Shen's boat was on board, and he was about to arrive at the port."

"Come?" Hu Hai suddenly stood up, and looked around the people in the building. He wanted to say that everyone would go to the trestle bridge to connect. Then he thought that it was not good to be too hot at this time. Then he sat down again and said slowly: "Okay, it's okay to come, so you can save a lot of trouble. Everyone, wait until the person surnamed Shen arrives, and we will go and meet again."

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It was noon, and the blue waves shone in the sun, seagulls hovered, and other ships were coming and going, and it was lively. After a while, seven or eight small boats guarded the Sansoufu ship slowly came and drove into Tongda Pier. The road was unobstructed and the docked directly at the pier was docked.

People from Quanzhou and other people were already down the Wangyuan Tower. Hu Hai, the leader, watched as the boat was put down the sampan. At first, someone came down, but he refused to go forward to pick up the person. He just said to Eunuch Zhang beside him: "When he comes, you go up and call first."

Eunuch Zhang was stunned for a moment, looked up at Hu Hai, "I wonder what the adults are thinking about?"

Hu Hai said: "I'm watching from the side."

As he was talking, someone carried a sedan chair out under the sampan. There were dozens of lieutenants in front of him, and more than a hundred lieutenants followed behind him. Someone was carrying boxes and accessories. The current lieutenant came over and looked at them coldly, and said loudly: "Imperial envoy Shen, please give way quickly."

The old man Zhang smiled and said, "Zhang Tang, the Zajia Shipbuilding Department, specially led Quanzhou here to welcome the imperial envoy to welcome the emperor to welcome the emperor."

The captain didn't even look at Eunuch Zhang and said calmly: "My adult is tired from the journey and is about to rest. He has already given instructions and no one will see him."

The people from Quanzhou at the end of the pier looked at each other, thinking to themselves that this imperial envoy was really a big air. To put it bluntly, even if Cai Jing and Grandmaster Cai came over, they would meet everyone. Someone couldn't help but feel suspicious and whispered: "Is this imperial envoy seasick?"

When everyone thought about it this way, they felt that this reason was the most sufficient. Sea boats were not as strong as river boats. The storm at sea was very heavy. If it was the first time I went to sea, seasickness would be normal. The imperial envoy only heard that he was from Bianjing. Although he had taken a canal boat, he might not have been used to sea boats.

Eunuch Zhang smiled and said, "Since that's the case, the family will take the imperial envoy to rest in my place."

The captain still said coldly: "No need, the imperial envoy said that we came to Quanzhou to clean up the maritime affairs. The rest, we don't have to worry about it. Let's find an inn to stay in our own."

After saying that, he separated the people in front of him, guarded the sedan chair and left.

The people on the dock looked at each other, and before they could come to their senses, seeing the group going further and further away, Eunuch Zhang spitted and smiled grinned: "Shameless thing."

Hu Hai said seriously: "He did this because he decided not to be with us. Now, we don't have to be polite. Come and watch them, see which inn they live in, and report anytime."

After saying that, he said to Cui Jian again: "What do you think Mr. Cui?"

Cui Jian's face was calm: "It's good that you won't see me if you don't see me, so you won't be able to get along with me and finally turn against me. I immediately sent a message to Haitan Mountain and asked me to prepare there."

Hu Haihe nodded and said, "Mr. Cui, I'm working hard." After thinking about it, he said to Eunuch Zhang again: "Eunuch Zhang, you must go to visit me and find out the truth. No one in this surname is Shen, which is a bit strange."

Eunuch Zhang thought for a while and said, "Mr. Hu said that the family will visit the guests tomorrow."

The group had decided to discuss and relieved their hearts, so they went home.

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Chapter completed!