"Master, all the things have been moved up, we can go out to sea tomorrow." said the housekeeper of Zhao's mansion. He hasn't gone out to sea for so long, and the goods his master stocked in the warehouse are almost moldy. Fortunately, the governor permits them to go out to sea.

Otherwise, it would be a big loss.

Zhao Kuan looked at the moon in the sky, but his mood was not as happy as the housekeeper. As the saying goes, the moon is hazy and the wind is moist and the foundation is moist and rainy. The moonlight tonight is hazy and the surroundings are as dark as if it has been stained. Tomorrow

I'm afraid it's not a good weather to go to sea.

Sure enough, in the second half of the night, a strong wind blew outside the window, and the branches were blown on the trees and screamed. Zhao Kuan suddenly woke up from his dream and couldn't help but feel palpitations.

He had never dreamed of his hometown for a long time, nor had he dreamed of the beautiful cherry blossoms. Under the cherry blossoms was his parents. They waved to him and said they wanted to take him home. He was about to walk over, but

Suddenly, a big wave hit, sweeping him into the cold sea...

Zhao Kuan got up and walked towards the window, looking at the shadows of the trees outside the window shaking with their teeth and claws. His heart sank. It seemed that he could not go to sea tomorrow.

"Master?" Mrs. Zhao also woke up, looked at the person standing by the window sleepily, and asked in confusion, "Why are you getting up? Don't wear any clothes, be careful of being infected with the wind and cold."

Zhao Kuan came to his senses and walked to the bed and pressed Mrs. Zhao who was about to get up to put on his clothes: "You are weak, don't get up."

"Then you come up quickly, it's windy outside, it's cold." Mrs. Zhao lay in, lifting a corner of the quilt and letting him come up quickly.

Zhao Kuan looked at the still gentle expression on Mrs. Zhao's face, which was full of traces of time, and suddenly felt a sense of regret in his heart.

"Madam, you and Qiaoer and Yun'er go to Chang'er's place tomorrow." Zhao Kuan suddenly said that Chang'er he mentioned was his son, and he is now managing business in other provinces.

Mrs. Zhao thought he was joking: "What are you talking about? You will go to sea in the next two days. If I leave, who will take care of this family? Don't worry, Chang'er is taking care of his wife, so she can use it.

We don't have to worry about it."

"I'm not kidding," Zhao Kuan held her arms tightly, "You will leave tomorrow morning! The faster you go, the better!"

The moonlight shone on Zhao Kuan's dark face, making his expression look a little scary at this moment. Mrs. Zhao finally realized the unusualness at this time, nodded stiffly, and did not dare to ask any more questions.

...

Before dawn, a carriage quietly left the back door of Zhao's mansion. The carriage was no longer as magnificent as it was when traveling before, and even lacked compared to those of small households. In the past, it was the Zhao's mansion.

Big girl, she won’t take such a car even when she goes out.

"Master, I have arranged it as you ordered. Look, when will we set off?" asked the housekeeper, with a hint of depression on his face, because the wind outside was still blowing violently, and a storm was about to come

It looks like it is, if you want to go to sea at this time, you are afraid there will be danger.

Zhao Kuan had already looked out the window calmly, but after hearing his question, he immediately came to his senses: "Give me instructions and set off immediately."

"...Yes." The housekeeper stepped down and sent the order. Zhao Kuan also got up and walked out. When he was about to step out of the door, he couldn't help but look back, and finally just sighed and closed the door with his own hands.

Zhao Kuan took a carriage to the pier outside the provincial capital, feeling the wind that was stronger than in the city, and watching the boats anchored on the sea be blown to the point where they were blown to the point where they were. He had been on the sea for many years, so how could he be

How could he not go to sea for such weather? But what can he do?

Just as a group of people was about to reach the edge of the ship, a sudden change occurred, and a group of navy soldiers suddenly surrounded them and stopped them.

"Dear soldiers, we have a souvenir from the governor. We are willing to go overseas to do business. Please give us some convenience and let us go." The housekeeper smiled and took out a bulging purse from his sleeve and handed it.

past.

The soldier in charge snorted coldly and knocked off the purse in his hand, "Mr. Marshal has an order, and immediately take Zhao Kuan into the military camp to await trial. Mr. Zhao, why are you waiting for? Let's go with your brothers."

Zhao Kuan's hand holding under his sleeve trembled slightly, but his face was still very calm.

"I wonder what crime Zhao committed? I beg you to inform me about it, and I will thank you very much in the future."

"What are you doing if you ask so much? Just go with us."

Zhao Kuan observed the situation around him and found that except for this group of soldiers, everyone else was far away. He couldn't help but think of robbing the ship and running away.

Fortunately, this idea just flashed through, otherwise the government would not even need to review and just arrest people.

"Zhao is going to go with you now, but my business is in a hurry. Can you let them take the lead?"

The person in the lead was a little confused for a moment. After all, the superiors only asked them to take Zhao Kuan over, and they didn't say they wanted to take other people. It was just...

He looked at the sky and said, "Why be anxious? The storm on the sea is so big that even if you drive a dock, you may not be able to leave the inland sea. Let's wait until you see the Marshal and the Admiral."

Zhao Kuan sighed, knowing that he would not be able to leave the sea anyway, so he took the initiative to follow the group of soldiers. Before leaving, he pulled the butler and whispered a few times. The butler nodded and went to do it after they left.

When he arrived outside the military camp, Zhao Kuan found that not only him, but many businessmen were also brought over. The speculation was confirmed, and he suddenly felt relieved. It was indeed for going to sea.

"Help, are you brought here too?" Manager Wu was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. When he saw Zhao Kuan being brought here, he felt even more panicked. For some reason, the people of the Navy wanted to attack them, but they were not

Have you received the Governor's warrant? Is the navy going to have a quarrel with the local government?

However, this was not the most puzzling thing for him, and the most puzzling thing for him was that Manager Zheng, who had not received the souvenir, was also brought over, and there were also a few scholars, but I don’t know why.

Zhao Kuan came late and did not see those people. He only thought that the two officials had argued about going to sea. He was secretly happy that he was making a fool of himself.

In the military camp, Fan Ju was interrogating several scholars one by one, asking them if they attended the plum blossom appreciation banquet held by Zhao Kuan in November last year. These scholars were very calm and said that they had participated and also took the matter of the day.

I probably recalled it. The words of these people were almost the same. If they had not confessed, they probably wouldn't have told lies.

When they were sent to another camp, Fan Ju turned around and asked, "Xiao Liuzi, can they be in the yard that day?"

Xiao Liuzi nodded without hesitation. Although he had been standing outside the yard that day, he was worried that his master would drink too much, so he kept looking inside. He remembered the faces of the people attending the banquet that day.

"Have you ever left a step?" Fan Ju asked again.

Xiao Liuzi recalled it and nodded confidently: "They have been writing poetry and paintings, but have never left the yard."

"Okay, let the next one come in." Fan Ju shouted.

...

More and more people came in, but strangely they were not sent out. Seeing that fewer and fewer people were waiting outside the tent, Manager Wu became more and more nervous. He even suspected that those people had been given by the navy.

The person was killed, and the notice said everything was true. Those who went to sea without authorization were punished for spies!

Zhao Kuan looked at Manager Wu calmly and walked around like an ant on a hot pan. When he collapsed again, Zhao Kuan whispered and comforted: "Don't be anxious, the governor is coming soon."

Manager Wu's eyes lit up: "Really?"

His voice was loud, and the soldiers guarding outside the tent immediately glared at him, scaring him to his senses immediately.

Zhao Kuan was about to say it was true, but another voice answered for him.

"Governor is here!"

Governor Lin's face was as deep as water. After learning that Zhao Kuan and others were taken away by the navy, he could not sit still and rushed to the camp without any delay.

"Where is Zhu Wei? Call him out to me!" Governor Lin was so angry that he didn't care about calling him his name directly.

"Governor, the Marshal expected that you would come. He had been waiting in the tent for a long time. Please come with his subordinates." A soldier came over and said neither humbly nor arrogantly. His attitude was too calm, and Governor Lin felt a little in his heart.

He was weak, but he did not show it on his face, but followed him angrily.

Zhao Kuan witnessed all this and sneered in his heart. It seemed that there would be a good show right away.

However, the good show he expected did not happen. As soon as Governor Lin entered the tent, Zhu Wei stood up to greet him.

"Mr. Lin is here, sit down." Zhu Wei said, "I understand the purpose of your visit, but today I caught these people not for going to sea, but for finding out the origin of the chart."

When Governor Lin heard this, he felt tentative and curious: "They are just businessmen, what is related to the Navigation?"

He also heard about the Navigation, but he didn't care in his heart, thinking that the Navigation sent must be useless. Otherwise, why did the Navigation Army not send troops for so many days and still let that

Are the Japanese provoking the border?

"Mr. Lin should still remember that Juyeshanren was assassinated?" Speaking of this, Governor Lin's expression was a little stiff. As soon as the incident spread, the emperor was furious and even he was scolded.

Zhu Wei looked at his expression and sneered in his heart: "The reason why those Japanese people came to the door was for that chart. There were a few Japanese people who were lucky enough to die, and Admiral Fan had been trying these days.

Two secrets were revealed. One is that there is a big figure lurking in my Great Wei in the Japanese. The other is that the chart was lost at a banquet in the provincial capital in November.”

Governor Lin immediately understood: "You mean, that big shot is one of the people who attended the banquet?"

"Yes, I got the news yesterday that only one of the banquets held in November last year was the plum blossom banquet held by Zhao Wharf. The official immediately sent someone to visit overnight and finally got the list of guests for the day. He was invited today

, these people on the list.”

Governor Lin didn't know what he was thinking, and Zhu Wei was too lazy to guess. He said: "Before finding out the truth of the matter, everyone is suspicious and must not leave the military camp one step."

"What if you haven't found out?" Governor Lin asked.

"Impossible. In addition to receiving the news yesterday, he also sent someone over. I believe that as long as you finish asking, most people can be immediately eliminated and let them leave. As for those who are identified, it is inevitable that they will have to stay for a few more days.

"Zhu Wei said, his expression was very proud, and Governor Lin was inevitably a little dazzling when he looked at it.

He quickly realized one thing, that is, who was the one who sent the message and the person?

Zhu Wei smiled: "This person is also known to Zhangzhou Prefecture, which is the person who is meticulous in learning Chuci. Thanks to him, I can have some clues."
Chapter completed!