In the huge hall, there were only six people sitting at the dining table, but there were more than twenty maids standing around.

Not only Qian Yuan, but He Liangjun, Sun Kehong and Wen Peng were a little uncomfortable because they were too arrogant and too extravagant.

The tableware placed in front of everyone was made of gold, and there was a silver water stove under each dish to keep it warm. Qian Yuan bumped into the wine glass in his hand. Xiang Yuanbian just said that this was a big gold cup of two dragons and tigers, at least fifteen or sixteen taels.

Look at the left and right, the clean handbasin held by the maid is a plum blossom silver gong, and a silver and gold incense burner is placed next to it. Even the mouthwashing bowl used for rinsing is made of pure gold. Xiang Yuanbian called it a "gold droplet".

Xiang Yuanbian glanced at Qian Yuan and laughed loudly. The Qian family was afraid that he would be scared. Although he was stingy, he loved the youngest girl in his family very much. Since his brother had made a decision, he naturally wanted to give Qian Yuan a warning.

At the beginning, we were talking about the treasures in Tianlai Pavilion, but in the second half, with Wen Peng's long sigh, the atmosphere during the meal gradually became solemn.

"In May, I went to Hangzhou and then passed by Huzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Taizhou, and Chuzhou. What I saw and heard was terrifying and indignant." Wen Peng drank the big glass of wine, his face flushed slightly, "What I saw with my own eyes, the officers and soldiers were about to collapse at the touch, and the Japanese pirates were so rampant that they dared to conquer the city."

"In Ningbo, many villages in Taizhou were slaughtered, the people were wailed and the lives were devastated."

"The more hateful ones are the rogues in the market pretend to be Japanese pirates and plunder everywhere. The government cannot control it, nor dare to control it!"

There was silence during the meal, and even Xiang Yuanbian, who was a humble person, could not speak.

"Do you know who Zhejiang people hate the most now?" Wen Peng was already drunk, "Former Zhejiang Governor Wang Minying!"

He Liangjun glanced at Qian Yuan from the corner of his eyes and asked, "Why?"

"The war is everywhere along the coast of Zhejiang, and Japanese pirates are rampant, but Wang Min should actually transfer Yu Dayou and Lu Tong to the north." Wen Peng laughed and said, "Songjiang, Suzhou is not a big deal, but the coast of Zhejiang is bad,"

Now even Sun Kehong turned to look at Qian Yuan. He and He Liangjun had a close relationship with the Qian family, and they all knew from the Lu family that Qian Yuan suggested mobilizing heavy troops to go north.

Although the Wen family and Xiang family have high reputation and wide connections, no one in the family has been in office and are not well-informed in the officialdom.

Qian Yuan's face did not change his expression, and tried hard to pretend to be a dog, muttering in his heart that he would better not go to the area around Shaoxing, Ningbo, or he would be beaten.

Xiang Dushou played with the big golden cup of the two dragon tigers in his hand, "I heard that the new governor of Zhejiang has transferred Lu Tong to the rescue of Shaoxing, Ningbo?"

"This is indeed the case." Wen Peng nodded, "I heard about it when I was in Hangzhou."

"What!?" Xiang Yuanbian, who had always been deaf of the matter outside the window, suddenly jumped up, "What should I do with Jiaxing Mansion?"

Jiaxing has always been a key target of Japanese pirates' invasion, but since Lu Tong led his troops to guard the situation, although he could not expel all of them, the number of Japanese pirates' activities has become less and less.

Lu Tong is a famous general in Zhejiang, but the officers and soldiers in Shaoxing and Ningbo basically dare not go out of the city to fight. After all, Japanese pirates came to make money, so they would naturally choose soft persimmons.

Now that Lu Tong has gone, the safety of Jiaxing will be tested.

Xiang Dushou sighed: "But the Governor's Office is under a lot of pressure. Half a month ago, a group of Japanese pirates came from Ningbo to Shaoxing and attacked Qiantang again. Hangzhou was shocked. However, Lu Tong was transferred to the post, and many of his elite soldiers were stationed in Jiaxing. By the way, his youngest son Lu Bin is also there."

"What's the use of a small handful?" Xiang Yuanbian shook his head disdainfully.

Sun Kehong, who also had a friendship with Lu Bin, frowned and wanted to refute, and suddenly a cough came from the side.

Sun Kehong glanced at Qian Yuan who shook his head slightly, and thought about it but remained silent.

The helpless Xiang Dushou looked at the visiting guests enviously, "You have Yu Dayou in Songjiang Prefecture, and Ren Huan in Suzhou Prefecture..."

"Yu Dayou is the deputy general of Zhejiang after all..." He Liangjun smiled bitterly.

Wen Peng casually added: "So Zhejiang people hate Wang Minying the most, followed by Yu Dayou. After all, Lu Tong was stationed in Jiaxing Prefecture before and was still in Zhejiang."

"You haven't seen it..."

Wen Peng pounded the table vigorously, "The officers and soldiers were as timid as rats, and hundreds of people were driven away by dozens of Japanese pirates!"

"In the outskirts of Taizhou, the whole village was empty, with no people, no dog barking, no smoke from cooking..."

Qian Yuan stared at Wen Peng, who thought he was just a scholar, and watched tears slide down his thin face.

That night, Wen Peng was drunk. Although he was famous for his masters in calligraphy and painting, he was as interested in becoming an official and making achievements like his father. Unfortunately, he failed the imperial examinations like his father, and he was a scholar who was famous until his death.

In history, Wen Zhengming and his descendants were very unhappy in the imperial examination. The top scholar Wen Zhen and Meng took the exam for 27 consecutive years and only took the full ten high school days.

The Xiang family had a luxurious banquet, and the guest room was also very extraordinary. The curtains, quilts, pillows were covered with silk, brocade, and even beautiful maids were used to wash Qian Yuan, so he didn't even need to take off his shoes himself!

It was already late at night, but Qian Yuan was not sleepy yet.

Lying on the thick and soft bed, crossing his hands behind his head, Qian Yuan stared at the dark top with his eyes open.

Qian Yuan was sure that his choice was not wrong, and he was sure that he suggested that Yu Dayou and Lu Tong led his troops north would definitely have a good effect.

He was very satisfied with the storm that was rolled up with his wings through butterflies. Songjiang Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture have not been attacked by large Japanese pirates so far, which is proof of this, but now he has complex emotions that are difficult for others to know.

Qian Yuan repeatedly savored his psychological journey over the past six months in his mind.

From the anxiety of being refused after just returning to Huating, to the numbness of being locked up in Lu's house... This is the old man Lu's fault!

After Yu Dayou finally defeated the Japanese pirates entrenched in Sichuan Sha, and after Ren Huan won three consecutive games in Taihu Lake, Songjiang Prefecture fell into an atmosphere of peace in the world.

After the three years of taxes from Songjiang Prefecture were exempted from the court, Huating became more and more prosperous.

Qian Yuan couldn't help but lift the quilt and rolled out of bed, and stepped back and forth with his shoes. He didn't expect that the premise of being safe in Songjiang Prefecture was that the Japanese pirates' invasion of the coastal areas of Zhejiang was so crazy.

Wen Peng, who returned from a visitor along the coast of Zhejiang, finally burst into tears, which had a significant impact on Qian Yuan.

Qian Yuan is not soft-hearted and never moved by tears, but the problem is that he is now very uncertain whether the storm that crosses the butterfly will have a bad impact on the original history.

Now that Lu Tong has gone, Jiaxing Prefecture is likely to be attacked. Once Jiaxing is unstable, Songjiang Prefecture will be difficult to maintain peace. Japanese pirates go from Haiyan and Haining to the shore. After going north, they can attack Songjiang and Suzhou to the north.

It has to be said that the environment always affects people's way of thinking.

After more than a year of coming to this era, most of the people I came into contact with were scholars and officials. Qian Yuan did not notice that at that moment, he did not only consider himself in his mind.
Chapter completed!