With Hu Zongxian's order, everyone was driven out within twenty steps outside the side hall. Tan Lun, Mao Kun and others, who were originally pretending to behave, had to wait outside.

"Zi Li, you nephew..." Mao Kun sighed: "The only person I have seen in my life!"

Zheng Ruozeng smiled and said, "Four years ago, the great victory of Jiading, Duke Zhenchuan praised him for his unparalleled integrity and comparable to Nie Shuangjiang."

"Shuangjiang Gong is a master of Neo-Confucianism, how can he compare to Zhan's talent?" Tan Lun shook his head. He had no contact with Nie Bao, but he was a fellow villager after all.

"It's hard to say." Shen Mingchen laughed and said, "Zhan is only in his early twenties and is already famous all over the world. Although his talent is a little inferior, his achievements are not favorable."

The atmosphere outside is pretty good, but it's a little nervous inside.

Hu Zongxian’s first sentence was to ask, “Have you sent the letter?”

"No."

"How do you make sure that Xu Hai will attack Shaoxing, Taizhou and Ningbo, but not attack Jiaxing and Su Song, who are more familiar?"

“Not sure.”

Hu Zongxian frowned tightly and looked at Qian Yuan opposite him, "Zhancai, such a big thing is not tolerated!"

Qian Yuan sat on the chair and turned around halfway, holding a Miao Dao and pointing to the map on the wall, "Yu Dayou is stationed in Jiaxing, Dong Bangzheng, and Wang Chonggu is stationed in Susong. Last year, Shaoxing, Ningbo was disturbed by Japanese pirates, and Xu Hai is not blind."

Hu Zongxian looked up at the map, shook his head slightly and said, "It's too far-fetched."

Indeed, Qian Yuan's explanation is too far-fetched. He judged the focus of Xu Hai's next attack... He must not rely on such a guess.

The most important thing is that the government knew almost nothing about the situation within the Xu Hai Japanese pirate group, which is why Hu Zongxian went to Taizhou to meet Qian Yuan.

"What if Xu Hai attacked Ningbo, Shaoxing, or even Taizhou, and Jinhua?" Qian Yuan whispered: "Can you finish your efforts?"

Hu Zongxian looked at it intently, and couldn't help but get up and walked to the map, "Qi Jiguang's five thousand Yiwu soldiers, Liu Xian's four thousand soldiers, plus Taizhou..."

"If it is confirmed that Xu Hai's main force appears in Ningshaotai area, it is possible to mobilize troops from other regions to encircle and suppress the enemy." Qian Yuan said carefully: "For example, Yu Dayou can quickly lead troops or divide his troops to help, but Brother Xi can also lead Yanzhou and Hangzhou soldiers to help, at least they can strengthen their momentum."

Hu Zongxian stared at the map without looking back, "Continue talking."

"After all, it's about luring the enemy into the deep." Qian Yuan analyzed: "Three years ago, Zhang Banzhou also played luring the enemy into the deep. As a result, if it weren't for Wang Jiangjing's battle, Xu Hai would have been led by Xu Hai. So this time, the Yiwu soldiers led by Qi Jiguang would be the main force."

"Unlike three years ago, Xu Hai did not have so many Japanese pirates, at most six or seven thousand, and some of them were young and strong people who were trapped last year, and their combat power could not be compared with the main Japanese pirates last year."

"As long as Qi Jiguang can stand it in Ningbo and Shaoxing area, Brother Ruzhen will have the opportunity to mobilize troops to trap Xu Hai."

Hu Zongxian turned around and looked suspicious, "After all, this is the problem... Why do you think Xu Hai will attack the Ningshaotai area?"

"First, let Qi Jiguang be honest in the past few months. As long as the Japanese pirates do not conquer the city, they will not be able to achieve a great victory of more than a thousand beheadings."

"The second..." Qian Yuan looked up at Hu Zongxian, "That's my business."

Hu Zongxian had no expression on his face, but his heart was shocked. This sentence represents the secret that Qian Yuan buried beside Xu Hai... His status is very high and can even affect Xu Hai's next attack direction.

To lure Xu Hai into the worries was Qian Yuan’s idea after the battle in Tongxiang County. After several months of thinking, it gradually became polished and formed. He even handed over a message to his father and brother.

Xu Hai's roadblock should have been removed. The Japanese pirates' infringement on the southeast was too great, which also had a strong hinderment to Qian Yuan's various plans to ban the sea and trade that were about to begin. If Xu Hai was not dead, there was no way to talk about anything.

Hu Zongxian's fingers wandered on the map and murmured: "After a battle of me... Xu Hai is extremely cunning, and the Japanese pirates are good at naval battles. They are erratic on board a boat. I'm afraid it's not that easy... Once you are defeated, Xu Hai will escape from the sea, what should I do?"

Qian Yuan picked up the teacup and took a sip, and smiled and said, "I'll send more Mingqian Longjing this year."

Seeing Hu Zongxian's bad expression, Qian Yuan and An Zhi were sitting there, "More than a month ago, it was suddenly reported in the capital that the governor of Zhejiang Zhi, Hu Ruzhen, wanted to recruit the Japanese pirate leader Wang Zhi. It was even rumored that the two were village party members. They met many years ago and still have contacts to this day, intending to split the ground and seal it..."

He looked up at Hu Zongxian, and the smile on Qian Yuan's face was a little strange, "Brother Ruzhen, how uncomfortable these words are in my heart, I will say it for you, right?"

There is no doubt that Hu Zongxian is quite knowledgeable about power and plot, so he does not know the truth that "a few things are not secret will lead to harm". How did he contact Wang Zhi secretly? Apart from the Governor's Office, Qian Yuan vaguely knows this matter.

Last year, the Censor of Beijing wrote an impeachment letter, and Hu Zongxian immediately locked up Qian Yuan, but these words were unspeakable under the premise that Qian Yuan turned the tide twice in Jiaxing Prefecture and then inspected Zhejiang.

Qian Yuan laughed and stood up and said, "It's indeed the wind released by Qian."

Responding to Qian Yuan was Hu Ruzhen's black face and silence, but he was not furious or spoke ill of evil... Qian Yuan's actions over the years have kept Hu Zongxian's faint hope in his heart, and he must have a reason.

"In the 27th year of Jiajing, Zhu Zichun, the first governor of Zhejiang, captured and killed the Xu brothers, Li Bald, but was forced to kill him by the court, Fujian and Zhejiang. After that, Wang Zhi established a banner at Ligang and named Wufeng. Later, Ligang was destroyed and Xu Hai was born."

"Now, there are roughly 40% of the Japanese pirates, 30% of the Japanese pirates, and 30% of the remaining are scattered soldiers and yelling warriors."

"Xu Hai only led 30% of Japanese pirates to invade three times within three years, looting several mansions, and supporting them everywhere in the southeast. Brother Ruzhen proposed to establish several provinces and intercepted the Lianghuai salt tax..."

"It's all for Brother Ruzhen." Qian Yuan looked very concerned, "Xu Hai died and Wang Zhi invaded again. What should Brother Ruzhen do then?"

"You must know that Wang Zhi was in Matsutsuura, who occupied Samoa, and called himself King Hui. He had tens of thousands of troops under his command. Do you still have to continue fighting?"

"Actually, you and I know in our hearts that pursuing Wang Zhi is the most appropriate way." Qian Yuan sighed: "And now, it's time!"

Hu Zongxian raised his eyebrows, "It's the most appropriate... But the censor of Zhongke Dao of the court would not think so. Zhan Cai was young and could kill people without knowing how to speak."

"So, didn't Qian pick up the pustules for Brother Ruzhen?" Qian Yuan's smile still, "Brother Ruzhen, the key is... it's time!"

Hu Zongxian was so angry that his hands were trembling with anger... You kindly picked up the pussy for me, just spread rumors about my collusion with Wang Zhi in the court?

I didn't realize that you, Qian Zhancai, is actually a rascal!

But the second half of the sentence calmed Hu Zongxian. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly turned his head and stared at Qian Yuan, "Zhancai, what do you mean..."

"Just this moment, Brother Ruzhen asked, 'What if Xu Hai escaped from the sea when he was defeated?'" Qian Yuan said with his own heart: "One of the things he is a fellow villager, and two of the years he has been in contact. Xu Hai, three of the things he has had in his five peaks, three of the things he has had a grudge... Brother Ruzhen thought, will Wang Wufeng help this?"

The meaning of this sentence is very clear. Qian Yuan hopes that Hu Zongxian will hook up with Wang Zhi, and when Xu Hai is about to escape, he will cut off his retreat and achieve his full efforts.

Hu Zongxian's mind was spinning rapidly, and he thought of many things.

First, Qian Yuan can influence Xu Hai, but he cannot affect Wang Zhi.

Second, if Qian Yuan dares to proactively propose to pacify Wang Zhi in front of him, he will inevitably make some moves in the capital, and perhaps the rumors will be part of it.

Third, Wang Zhi is indeed likely to help this. After a war with Xu Hai for about 1990s, Japanese pirates plundered everywhere, and the sea trade was almost completely cut off. Wang Zhi jumped for this.

...

Finally, Hu Zongxian showed a bitter smile on his face. He finally made sure that he thought he was here to Taizhou to do a deal, but he didn't expect that he was sending it to Qian Yuan to quarrel.

Being able to contact Wang Zhi secretly is Hu Zongxian's bargaining weight.
Chapter completed!