This is Qian Yuan’s sixth time in Hangzhou.

The first time I was careful, the second time I got avenge, the third time I was free and easy... The last time I was insulted by the storm, almost scolding Xu Wei to death.

From obscurity to fame throughout the world, from the rumor that he became a monk since childhood, to the current Broom Star, Qian Yuan’s reputation in this city reached its peak last year, and still people still remember that after the Battle of Linping Mountain, many people kowtowed and thanked at the entrance of the food garden.

After the news that the Qian Yuanli clan had created another branch spread, what made the Qian clan members of Huating difficult to understand was that almost no one pointed the finger at Qian Yuan...at least not in Hangzhou City.

Hu Zongxian was not very good at doing things, so he gave these people three days to move. Qian Yuan didn't bother to pay attention to it, so he just put away the plaque of the food garden. He thought the garden was a little small and looked for another one.

Now the group lives in a villa of the Zhou family, a wealthy merchant in Hangzhou. Zhou Shi, the second son of the Zhou family, was a scholar in Suiyuan and a Jinshi. As his name was, he was proficient in poetry and prose, and was the magistrate of Linchuan, Jiangxi Province.

Although the Zhou family was rich and involved in maritime trade, they were very smart and did not become a member of maritime merchants. They mainly planted mulberry trees to buy silk to make silk, and also made cotton cloth and all kinds of cloth. They became the upstream of maritime merchants, making a lot of money but not showing any signs of dew.

Qian Yuan would not stay in Hangzhou for a few days, so he has handed out posts from the second day, and many officials and gentry came to visit him. After all, Qian Yuan is not as hidden underwater as before. Now he is a serious Jinshi and a Hanlin Academy Shujishi.

"It's pretty." Xiaoqi picked up a few mulberry leaves with great enthusiasm, "I have only seen them in textbooks before."

"Oh, I have been a wealthy lady in both lifetimes." Qian Yuan mocked: "I haven't even seen silkworms."

"You know a lot. I heard that the cocoons are red." Xiaoqi snorted, "Tao to Taizhou, collect more, and then make wedding dresses for my sister-in-law in the future."

"Stop making trouble, you can't collect all your collections in your lifetime." Qian Yuan couldn't laugh or cry. Such color-changing cocoons are rare, usually white or light yellow.

"Then I don't care, you..."

At this time, Xiren came in, "Young master, please inform us outside that there are guests who are visiting each other, and their surname is Wu."

"Finally come." Qian Yuan smiled and thought for a while and said, "Let's go together."

Xiaoqi was a little surprised. There were many people visiting her these days, but only a few people asked her to come forward.

The dark-skinned Wu Baipeng supported Qian Yuan, "Do you still need to be so polite between you and me?"

"This ceremony is not for a long time to meet again, but for Brother Xi to take into account the overall situation." Qian Yuan insisted on performing the ceremony, "The political struggle in the capital is complicated, and all the officials in the court are insignificant..."

"Zhancai is cautious." Wu Baipeng shouted.

"There are only two people in Zhejiang Province who can make me express my truth, one is Jingchuan Gong and the other is Brother Weixi."

Wu Baipeng looked at Qian Yuan in a daze. The two of them reached out and held each other tightly. The helplessness and grievances seemed to disappear at this moment.

After Hu Zongxian stepped down as governor of Zhejiang, the one who should take over should be Wu Baipeng, the Zhejiang Inspector who is also a giant in Zhejiang's anti-Japanese war. He has made great achievements in combat, but it is not limited to one prefecture and one place, and has a deep understanding of the situation in the entire province of Zhejiang.

However, Li Mo recommended Ruan E to take over. The new Zhejiang governor who also left his name in history failed to retreat during the Japanese pirates' invasion of Jiaxing Prefecture two months ago, so that the general Zong Li died without any help.

At that time, Hu Zongxian inspected Shaoxing Prefecture, and the Japanese pirates wiped out Zongli and made a comeback. Jiaxing and Hangzhou were in a hurry. Wu Baipeng stepped forward and led his troops out of the city to meet the enemy. Although there were wins and defeats, he stabilized the overall situation and waited until the wolf clay soldiers came to support him.

This is not the first time Wu Baipeng has done this. More than three years ago, the Yangzhou victory was his masterpiece, but from the Jiangbei Inspection Commission to the Zhejiang Inspection Commission, he was only transferred to the level.

If Hu Zongxian had been away from the city to meet the enemy, but he would definitely wait a little longer, otherwise how could he drive Ruan E away? But Wu Baipeng immediately led his troops to fight without hesitation.

"This will not happen in the future." Qian Yuan increased his strength in his hand.

Wu Baipeng could understand this sentence. He had the ambition to make achievements, but compared with Hu Zongxian, he had no support in the court and was unwilling to stick to Xu Jie and Yan Song, so he ended up with such a meritless end.

After Ruan E took over as the governor of Zhejiang, Qian Yuan mentioned Wu Baipeng more than once or twice in front of Gao Gong and King Yu, and Gao Gong also had a good impression of him.

After Wu Baipeng became a Jinshi, he first served as the magistrate of Yongfeng. He advised the people, banned fighting, banned theft, litigation, and reduced sentences, which was deeply favored by the local people.

Later, the Daming Hall was built, and he had careful planning and had practical talents. He was then appointed as the inspector and censor of Shanxi Road, and was also in charge of Changlu Salt Administration. He also took on the heavy responsibility of inspecting Jiangbei. The great victory in Yangzhou showed his military strategy.

Such a person has long fallen into Gao Gong's eyes.

In fact, in history, Gao Gong promoted Wu Baipeng many times, and even invited him to a flying fish suit during the Longqing period.

"This is my brother and sister, right?" Wu Baipeng looked at Xiaoqi, "Zhancai is lucky."

Xiaoqi bowed his knees and poured tea himself.

Qian Yuan introduced: "This is Wu Baipeng, whose courtesy name is Weixi. He was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing. More than two years ago, the Japanese pirates invaded Yangzhou. Brother Weixi rushed to rescue and led his troops to a great victory. Wang Jiangjing also made great efforts. He was a top-notch figure in the southeast."

"More than two years ago, before the Wangjiangjing victory, I made an appointment with Brother Weixi in Suzhou. Although I didn't meet much, my tacit understanding and heart... I'll say it directly. My friendship with Brother Weixi will not allow Xu Wenchang."

Hearing this, Wu Baipeng stroked his beard and smiled, "I am really ashamed of my brother. Who doesn't know about the southeast? Xu Wen has long been seriously ill and said that he can ask a six-foot-foot-long orphans to send a hundred miles of life and talent. The younger brother got the letter and carried his brocade clothes to the south. This is a friendship between life and death."

After looking at Xiaoqi, Wu Baipeng suddenly felt a little embarrassed. It was not certain whether he would give him a gift for the first time when he met, but he specially brought his wife out, which meant that the Tong family was so good, but he really had nothing to show off.

"Brother Xi doesn't have to do this. I still remember that the New Year's Eve of the past year, you came to the food garden for free and didn't bring any gifts, right?" Qian Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, remember it in the account."

Wu Baipeng was not embarrassed and said bluntly: "This time I came to visit the door for public and private."

"Okay!" Qian Yuan rolled up his sleeves, "I cooked myself tonight, Brother Wei Xi, don't worry, enough braised pork!"

Two quarters of an hour later, all the servants in the kitchen were driven out. Qian Yuan waved the spatula beside the stove, and Wu Baipeng squatted behind to burn the fire... He was a poor family and cooked almost every day before he became famous.

"So, once Xu Hai and Wang Zhi decide the winner, the southeast coast will inevitably be attacked by a large number of Japanese pirates again." Wu Baipeng played with the pine branch in his hand, "Hi, if Zhan Cai proposed to speed up the training of the new army, the southeast would be worrying."

"You can't say that. In fact, after the battle of Wang Jiangjing, Duke Banzhou was about to start training the new army, and Hu Ruzhen also intended to do so." Qian Yuan poured a glass of yellow wine in and covered the pot. "New Army, Navy, these two items are the key to determining when the Japanese turmoil will be quelled. Now the new army trained by Qi Jiguang is also quite famous in the court, thanks to Brother Wei Xi's help."

"It's true." Wu Baipeng was from Yiwu. If it weren't for him, it wouldn't be so easy for Qi Jiguang to recruit troops in Yiwu.

After hesitating for a while, Qian Yuan asked, "Brother Weixi and Hu Ruzhen?"

"Now Hu Ruzhen is in power..." Wu Baipeng shook his head, "The inspector's position is low and the power is high, but he cannot lead the troops directly. Hu Ruzhen is a man with strategy and courage."

This sentence is very obvious. Wu Baipeng was convinced by Hu Zongxian, but Hu Zongxian was very tight in grasping power, and Wu Baipeng had a little room for play... If he changed to the inspector, Hu Zongxian might still be able to keep some gods, but Wu Baipeng was a person who was tolerant of his country and had no backing in the court.

However, now there is Qian Yuan.

"Just now, Brother Weixi said how many days will he go to Nanjing?" Qian Yuan thought in his mind that a Zhejiang inspector who did not lead the army should not cause fear.

"Well, the Governor sent me to a lawsuit." Wu Baipeng smiled bitterly: "Hu Ruzhen is indeed brave. He intercepted the salt tax silver."

"So short of money?" Qian Yuan was a little surprised. You should know that the proportion of salt tax in the Ming Dynasty's fiscal revenue was quite large, and the Ministry of Revenue in the two capitals was not so angry that it was jumped.

Wu Baipeng shook his head, "It's not enough to make ends meet. Now Qi Yuanjing is training troops in Yiwu, and at least half of the soldiers do not even have a spear, so he can only take a long stick."

Wang Yin, who came to visit yesterday, also mentioned that Qi Jiguang is really good at training soldiers and can fight, but he spends too much money. The average cost per soldier is at least 50% higher than that of Yu Dayou and Lu Bin.

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While we were scrambling, the braised pork cooked on low heat was out of the pot, and then a few more vegetarian dishes were fried. Qian Yuan feasted with Wu Baipeng in the side hall, and a plate of braised pork basically put Wu Baipeng's stomach.

"I'll set off for Taizhou tomorrow."

When he was about to say goodbye, Qian Yuan stretched out his hand and stuffed a letter into Wu Baipeng's sleeve, "When you go to Nanjing, you can visit Gao Jie and Gao Jianqing, the governor of Caojiang."

Wu Baipeng was stunned for a moment. Of course he knew this, Gao Jianqing, the brother of Gao Gong, the chief lecturer of Prince Yu's mansion.

"Thank you."

"This is the Duke, but Brother Xi doesn't need to thank him."
Chapter completed!