But Zhang Fan and Xuanyuan Xing were rushing to China to find the "evidence of the Four Seas" of the reverse scale fragments, and had no time to take care of them. Although the Book Demon understands history, he did not remind Zhang Fan. Perhaps he also thought that the most important thing at the moment was to meet Wang Zhi, the "Purity King" after the mission was completed, and then go to the geographical discovery, which may be too late...

Intimidated by this attack, Zhang Fan and Xuanyuan Xing drove the "Sheng Wan" for two weeks. Although it was a little slower, it was much safer. They drove to the west coast of the Pacific Ocean in more than ten days. Although they experienced sea storms along the way, they did not encounter any harassment from marine monsters.

But he encountered a gentle super giant tortoise twenty nautical miles away from Wake Island. Zhang Fan did not dare to approach it by boat. He only sent Xuanyuan Xing to drive a wooden kite and circled around the sky for a few times. The giant tortoise seemed to be asleep, floating on the sea without moving. If he didn't pay attention, he thought it was a small island. It seemed that its size seemed to be a bit like the giant tortoise in the Edo era scene in the past, and I wonder if there was any connection between the two. In fact, because of Zhang Fan's prudence, he did miss some opportunities.

As the mainland of China was approaching, the weather was clear. Zhang Fan took up a large ship and still drove a wooden kite to the mainland with Xuanyuan Xing. He took advantage of the night to land outside the city. He slept outside the city for a long time. The next day, when the Hangzhou city gate opened, Zhang Fan and Xuanyuan Xing entered the city. Unexpectedly, Zhang Fan's identity automatically became an intermediate officer in mainland China, and Xuanyuan Xing became his accompanying guard. The soldiers at the gate of the city salute respectfully. It seems that the sixth-rank Zhaowu Captain who was awarded the title of the Tang Dynasty could also be used in the Ming Dynasty.

The capture of "Jinghai King" Wang Zhi was also a major event in Hangzhou City, which naturally caused discussions on the streets. Although it was several months later, there were still many gossips in the tavern in this city, so it was not difficult to secretly inquire about where he was under house arrest. In addition, Zhang Fan and Xuanyuan Xing had some silver in his hands and generous means, so he soon found the information from some soldiers who came to the tavern to drink and have fun. Several of them were the soldiers who were guarding Wang Zhi. It has to be said that Zhang Fan's fortune is good enough.

The place where Wang Zhi was under house arrest was actually the inspector's mansion of the Zhejiang Inspector General Censor Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian's courtesy name is Ruzhen and his pseudonym was Meilin. He was from Jixi, Huizhou (now Anhui). At this time, he served as the Left Minister of the Ministry of War and the Left Assistant Censor of the Censorate, and the Governor of the Military Affairs Office of Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Fu and others. He was responsible for the important task of anti-Japanese war on the southeast coast. He was a famous general of the Ming Dynasty's anti-Japanese war. It was said that without Hu Zongxian, there would be no Qi's army. He designed to trap "Jinghai King" Wang Zhi, but he did not agree to kill Wang Zhi, and hoped that the court would invite him to control the thieves with thieves.

However, his good words were falsely accused by the honest and honest Zhejiang Inspector Wang Guben for accepting the benefits of "Jinghai King" and deliberately let Wang Zhi go. In order to protect himself, Hu Zongxian could only write a letter to kill Wang Zhi, which caused a decade of chaos in Fujian and Zhejiang. The pirates acted independently, and chaos occurred frequently, harassing the sea people and eliminating difficulties.

Hu Zongxian was a disciple of a treacherous minister Yan Song in history, and was also a corrupt official in the Ming Dynasty. He embezzled military pay, lived a luxurious life, suppressed dissidents, and bribed court officials. However, he had a lot of highlights in fighting against Japanese pirates. It can be said that without Hu Zongxian, there would be no victory in the Ming Dynasty to eliminate Japanese pirates. In addition, the "Chuhaitu Edition" compiled by him clearly marked the direction of Diao-yu-island for the first time. Hu Zongxian was the first person to allocate Diao-yu-island to Chinese territory. From a general perspective, this person can be said to be more merit than faults!

However, the honest and upright Wang Guben did not understand the right and wrong and killed Wang Zhi, the "Jinghai King" Wang Zhi, which caused Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei to use thieves to control the thieves for many years. As a result, the Liangzhe River was in chaos for ten years, and countless people died at the hands of Japanese pirates. Even if they were not intent, they were wrong after all. They could only say that he was a stupid person who was good at doing bad things. It can be said that the excessiveness was greater than the merit!

The anti-Japanese struggle hosted by Hu Zongxian was the biggest highlight of his life. The courage and wisdom he showed were indeed remarkable. He could be called a capable minister and a rare talent. However, his relationship with powerful people, competing for power and squandering, also made his character controversial. Can a talented but not virtuous person be valued? Corrupt officials are not necessarily bad officials. On the contrary, Wang Benku is honest and honest, but honest and honest cannot cover up his political mistakes. The clean officials are not necessarily good officials.

Zhang Fan learned about this history through the book demon and had a conspiracy in his mind. Hu Zongxian put Wang Zhi under house arrest in his mansion, although he was to start from the overall situation and protect the pirate leader. In order to prevent Wang Zhi from dying, the pirates and Japanese pirates from being leaderless, and they were scattered and made themselves kings, which was difficult to clean up. But from another perspective, it was inevitable that he wanted to make some money from this wealthy "Jinghai King" who was as rich as a country.

With this person, Zhang Fan felt that it was much easier to do things. So Zhang Fan and Shu Yao had a few days of discussion and asked Xuanyuan Xing to bring a hot-painted copy of the Baron Zhang Fan's badge to Hu Zongxian's residence. This exquisite copy was filled with a silver note of 2,000 taels...

After reading the greeting, Hu Zongxian immediately summoned Zhang Fan. During this period, Hu Zongxian actually stepped back and had a secret conversation with Zhang Fan. Because Zhang Fan mentioned in the visiting call that he had a way to find out the treasure hidden by "Purity King Jinghai"...

Hu Zongxian had long heard of this middle-level Chinese officer and aristocrat from a foreign country. He heard that Shi Fan and his companions had won hundreds of miles of territory for the court in the Western Regions! Later, he went to Western countries to make great military achievements for his country in England and Gili, and was awarded the title of foreign kings. Although he was not recognized in the Ming Dynasty, his deeds were greatly appreciated by the emperor.

Such a famous scholar is a person with a good face for the Ming Dynasty. If he faces a saint once, he will definitely receive the emperor's reward. Although he is only a sixth-rank lieutenant, who knows who will be appointed as a general and a marquis, he must pay attention to it. In addition, this person has a lot of adventures overseas, and it is rumored that he has a net worth of tens of millions and is rich enough to rival a country! Compared with the "Pure Sea King", he will never suffer any loss when he interacts with him. With these little thoughts, Hu Zongxian, the third-rank rank left minister of the Ministry of War, actually met with peer-like courtesy.

"I didn't expect that my mansion would actually welcome the visit of Sir Shi Fan, a strange man. It's really a glorious thing!" Hu Zongxian bowed his hands and greeted him happily.

"I was able to pay homage to my Ming Dynasty's famous Japanese anti-Japanese hero! I am really lucky to have three lives!" Zhang Fan's words were the truth, "It is really gratifying to hear that the master has captured the Japanese chief "King Hui" this time!"

"Hey, the Japanese chief Wang Zhi was captured by the inspector Wang, how dare I take credit for me?" Hu Zongxian's eyes flashed.

Zhang Fan smiled and said, "If it weren't for your comprehensive plan, this thief leader would not be able to capture by a corrupt scholar..."

Hu Zongxian was happy when he heard this, "Hahaha! It's easy to say, it's easy to say, Sir Shi Fan please."

"Please..."

Entering the inner room, Hu Zongxian asked his servants to go to the authentic West Lake Longjing. Zhang Fan discovered that the Hangzhou West Lake Longjing tea was actually a blue supply prop. It seemed that Hu Zongxian really attached importance to himself, and tea was also the best Longjing tea, so there was a regular prop displayed in the scene. So the two of them drank tea while complimenting and praising each other. Until Hu Zongxian asked about Zhang Fan's intention to come, Zhang Fan said nothing. Hu Zongxian understood and asked the left and right to retreat, and the two of them got to the point.

"What does the treasure of 'Jinghai King' mean?" Hu Zongxian lowered his head and drank tea, pretending to be disregarded.

Zhang Fan didn't look at him, but said to himself: "I will travel overseas for many years and have some interactions with pirates all over the world. I know that pirate leaders from all over the world have their own secret hiding places and hide their plundered belongings. The number is unknown. So when the pirate leader dies, no one knows the treasures he has hidden. This time, "The King of Jinghai" was captured, and although the Lord tried his best to protect it, in order to wipe out the pirate Japanese pirates, the Lord will look at the situation, and it is unlikely that the Lord will think..."

Hu Zongxian looked up at Zhang Fan, "So what?"

Zhang Fan leaned over and whispered: "If the Japanese chief Jinghai King died, their subordinates would naturally fight on their own. It would be a definite situation to disturb the people of Fujian and Zhejiang later. The hidden treasure of the "Jinghai King" will eventually be unknown. The Mo Jiang has many interactions with these pirate leaders and is well aware of the temperament of these pirate chiefs. Why don't you let Mo Jiang go and test it? Maybe you can earn a benefit for the court. It's better to slightly reduce the consequences of killing the "Jinghai King" and causing the people of Fujian and Zhejiang to suffer..."

After listening to Zhang Fan quietly, Hu Zongxian turned his head slowly, thought for a long time, and said lightly: "Sir Shi Fan sympathized with the heart of the court, which made me admire him. However, if the Japanese chief Wang Zhi knew that he would die, how could he tell you the treasure hiddenly? If he knew that he would not die, why should he tell you the treasure hiddenly?"

Zhang Fan smiled and said, "Sir, it's true that he is extremely smart! I will finally find out where his treasures are hidden is actually a trick of killing two birds with one stone..."

"Oh, how can you kill two birds with one stone?" Hu Zongxian was curious.

Zhang Fan took a sip of tea, thought for a while and said, "I returned from overseas with a special status. Whether it is the Japanese pirates or our officers and soldiers, I don't know the details. I will negotiate with Wang Zhi, and it is best to be able to find the treasure hiding place. If I can't hear it, I will not lose anything, and I can also get a good opportunity to wipe out the pirates and Japanese pirates!"

"How do you say this?" Hu Zongxian was puzzled.

Zhang Fan whispered: "If Mo Jiang can't find out about his treasure land, the adults can also secretly leak this matter. Those pirates and Japanese pirates will inevitably pursue Mo Jiang's traces. Mo Jiang can lead them into the encirclement arranged by the adults... Zhang Fan drew a circle with his right hand, then clenched his fists and grabbed it, indicating that he would hit them all in one go."

Hu Zongxian took a breath and clapped his hands, "This plan is very wonderful!"

"Sir... I have ears in the wall..." Zhang Fan immediately signaled Hu Zongxian to silence.
Chapter completed!