Chapter 413 Mrs. Qi(1/2)
"Moth, can't you say something to me?" Wu Jie was so anxious that he couldn't hold a bow in front of Moth, and sweat was pouring on his forehead.
Everyone next to them covered their mouths and their shoulders were shaking, but they did not dare to laugh out loud.
Everyone has seen Mrs. Moth Zi’s power, and the master is also a warm and gentle person. He is very angry and is actually suppressed by his wife.
Speaking of which, fear was not a very glorious thing in ancient times, and it was not surprising that the elderly in the mansion met each other. But the servants who had just entered the Wu family were all shocked.
The boat was on the water for a day, and because of the crowds and the crowds, Wu Jie's every move fell into everyone's eyes.
Along the way, Wu Jie also explained to Morizi that he had to hide the news, but Morizi was angry and was willing to listen, and the two of them started to fight coldly.
No matter what Moth said, he would let Shuisheng's old sister-in-law pass the message, which made Boss Wu Jie bored.
It is not a solution to ignore each other like this. Wu Jie started begging today.
At this moment, Shui Sheng, who was watching the scenery at the bow of the boat, suddenly shouted: "Master, Taizhou City has arrived. Are we going to the city?"
Wu Jie looked up at the distance and saw a majestic city wall over there: "If you don't go to Taizhou, go east directly."
Shui Sheng: "Isn't the master going to Taizhou? He's all here, why don't he go in?"
Wu Jie didn't answer him, and shouted to the moth in the cabin, "Moth, I've been on the boat for two days, but I'm tired? That's my fault. I'll forgive me. This time I came to Taizhou by Qi Jiguang, but he was the commander of the army. According to my Ming Dynasty system, the army cannot be stationed in the city to avoid disturbing the people. Therefore, Lord Qi lives in Taozhu, and there are still thirty miles of waterways here. If you are tired, you will simply live in the city. I will go to see Qi Jiguang, Moth, Moth, Did you hear it?"
After shouting for a long time, Shuisheng's old sister-in-law walked out of the cabin. Yifu said: "Master, the lady said. Master, she will go wherever you go."
Wu Jie still felt it was inappropriate. He said again: "When Taozhu is leaning against the sea, you may not be sure when the Japanese pirates' fleet will come. You should stay in the city among the moths. Besides, there are laws and regulations in the army. You cannot bring your family."
The old sister-in-law of Shui Sheng went into the cabin and replied, and then came out: "Mrs. I said that she only followed the master."
Wu Jie had no choice but to spread his hands: "Okay, let's go to Taozhu Shop together. At worst, let Qi Jiguang put a few more pairs of chopsticks."
So the group did not enter the city and just floated down the water. The water gradually became wider. Patrol ships kept shuttleing and passing by, and from time to time approaching Wu Jie's ships to inspect.
These soldiers were all dark and thin, but they looked full of energy. They were obviously soldiers under Qi Jiguang.
After knowing Wu Jie's identity, the soldier was not surprised and shouted, "It turns out that he is an adult who comes to patrol the defense. Please wait a moment, and the younger one will report it now."
Then he hurriedly rowed the boat.
After walking for a while, I suddenly heard a few cannons, which shocked wild ducks and egrets flying in panic in the reed marsh on the shore.
Then, a row of fast boats lined up neatly on the water surface and rushed towards Wu Jie's ship quickly.
The bow of the ship was covered with sailors wearing shabby clothes, and they were all carrying bright weapons.
Even the third brother and Shui Sheng suddenly became nervous and protected Wu Jie.
After a moment, he drove the boat and leaned over, and Lieutenant General Wu Jie and others surrounded the center.
A woman with a healthy skin stood on the boat in the lead. She looked about thirty-four or five years old, with a short knife hanging around her waist and her hair tied up high, looking heroic: "Is this the one who came from Wu Jie and Lord Wu's boat?"
The sound was surprisingly loud.
Lian Lao San replied loudly: "It's Mr. Wu's ship, are you Qi Jiguang's people?"
"Okay, you are all you are looking for, get on the boat!" The woman waved her hand and put a few springboards back.
Then, a few athletes carried four large camphor wood boxes to the deck, which was very heavy.
Wu Jie was confused. Before he could ask, the woman looked around and shouted, "Where is Madam Moth? Can you come out to meet the old sister?"
Wu Jie was shocked immediately. Who is this person? How did he know the name of Moth? He even found someone as soon as he met: "Who are you?"
Although the woman was a little black, she showed a healthy vitality all over her body, her facial features were also fair and tall, and she was really a beautiful mature woman.
She smiled like a flower, waved her hand at Wu Jie, and deliberately snorted: "I have heard of Mrs. Mori's name for a long time, so I came to meet you all the time, but I didn't come to see you."
In the cabin, Moth screamed in surprise: "This lady, I am Moth. Why haven't I seen you before?"
The lady giggled: "If the girl doesn't come out to see me, the old sister can only go in and pay homage to me in person."
After saying that, he walked into the cabin.
Wu Jie also walked in with mist on his end.
Moth was sitting in the cabin with a look of surprise. Before she could speak, the woman grabbed Moth's hand and said "tsk" in her mouth: "What a beautiful and delicate woman. I heard that her wife is from Nanjing. As expected, only the Jiangnan water town is nurturing such a national fragrance. Looking at her skin, she was as white as jade. When I saw the cabin just now, I was surprised: Where did I invite a jade Guanyin?"
This woman was complimented with no brainstorms, which made Moth feel a little embarrassed. She had just given birth to a few months ago, and she was white in the house, but she had gained weight. She was worried that she was praised by someone so much, and she felt unforgettable. She looked at the woman again and said, "Sister, you have been awarded too much."
Wu Jie leaned over and whispered, "Moth, do you know this lady?"
Moth was just angry with Wu Jie, and snorted in his nose, turned his head aside, and ignored it.
The woman giggled: "Madam Moth is really a person with a temperament. Like me, she is also an anxious temper and really makes people fall in love with her. Yes, you can't be too polite to her own men. Hehe, you don't have to be angry. After finally coming to Taizhou, you will naturally have to be happy and have fun. I have prepared a lot of rare things for the girl, and I don't know if the girl likes it or not."
After saying that, he clapped his face.
Immediately, two men came in with a box. As soon as the woman uncovered the box, a strange fragrance suddenly came to her nose.
Wu Jie and Mozi were curious. Looking closely, they found a large box of spices, including cardamom, clove, suhexiang, myrrh, maple fragrance, pure**, agarwood... and many others that cannot be named at all.
The woman introduced and said, "These are all from Luzon merchants, and they are not worth much money. They are used to combine medicines or make flavors. They are also interesting."
Wu Jie was shocked. This thing was more expensive than gold in ancient times. This woman was so generous!
After the woman said that, she carried the box in again, which contained pearls, tortoiseshell, corals, and colorful, making people's eyes blurred.
The other two boxes are also very valuable, one is filled with excellent poplin, and the other is toys such as yellow, jade, porcelain and other toys.
Wu Jie was naturally aware of the goods when he walked by the emperor over the years. The four boxes together were worth at least 20,000 to 30,000 taels of silver. Unexpectedly, this man was so generous in his actions.
Moth also changed color on his face: "Who is sister? We don't know each other, how can we accept such expensive things as you?"
Wu Jie thought and smiled and said, "Moth, this is General Qi Jiguang's wife. Just accept it. It's also a kind of intention, but it's disrespectful."
Wu Jie felt ecstatic. It was not because he had received this large amount of money. The reason why Qi Jiguang made such a big deal was not just that he intended to make a good relationship with me. It seems that he was coming to Taizhou this time. As long as he could convince Qi Jiguang to use troops against the Japanese, great things would be done!
People say that when a cannon fires, it will cost ten thousand taels of gold. Qi Jiguang is really rich!
The woman didn't expect that Lord Wu could see through his identity at first sight. She was shocked and couldn't help but look at Wu Jie in shock.
"Ah, it's Mrs. Qi!" Mengzi was also shocked and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
Mrs. Qi held Moth down: "What's the matter with Concubine Qi? My mother's surname is Wang. If Mrs. Qi looks down on me, just call me Sister Wang!"
Moth also liked Mrs. Wang's generous and enthusiastic spirit, so he called out: "Sister Wang."
Mrs. Wang chuckled again and said to Wu Jie: "Sir Wu, I'm giving my own things to my sister. Isn't it considered bribing Shangguan?"
After saying that, before Wu Jie could speak, he shouted outside: "Why don't you come and pay homage to Mr. Wu!"
Outside, dozens of men knelt down at the same time and shouted in unison: "Greetings to the elders!"
Mrs. Wang also wanted to kneel down. How could Wu Jie accept her worship? She hurriedly helped her up: "No, no."
Mrs. Wang stood up straight and smiled, "A few days ago, my general said that Lord Wu came to Zhejiang Zhi to supervise the army and would definitely come to Taizhou. He was about to send someone to invite him, but he didn't expect the old man to arrive. He was very happy. The ship had passed Taizhou, but why didn't he go into the city?"
Wu Jie: "I came to the army to supervise, so I naturally have to go to the barracks to see. How can I stay in the city? Can your general be in Taozhu?"
Mrs. Wang naturally praised Wu Jie again, and then said: "The general is not in the garrison. He heard that a group of Japanese pirates appeared on the sea south, and led his troops out to patrol."
Wu Jie: "Okay, I will go to Taozhu to wait for him."
Mrs. Wang hesitated a little: "It is naturally the honor that I wait for when the master wants to go to the garrison. However, my husband doesn't know when he will come back. The garrison is short of troops and is defensive. If there is an enemy attack, I am afraid that you will be shocked. Why not stay in the city for a few days and wait for my husband to come back and come to bow and bow again."
Wu Jie wanted to see Qi Jiguang immediately, but he just wanted to finish his errands earlier and return to Beijing, so how could he wait? Besides, this time he came to Taizhou to hide Hu Zongxian. There were so many nights and dreams. It would be better to finish the main business earlier: "I won't live in the city, I will wait in the military camp."
Mrs. Wang was a little anxious: "It's okay for the adults to go, but the elders' family cannot go there. The military camp is full of vulgar men and the place is so simple. Besides, if the enemy attacks, it's impossible to take care of it. My husband has a yard in the city, so why not ask the moth girl to live there first."
The moth was not tolerated, but she couldn't control Mrs. Wang's enthusiasm and cheerfulness. When she thought, her luggage was heavy and the population was large, it was not appropriate to live in the military camp. After talking for a long time, she nodded depressedly.
When parting with Wu Jie, I finally couldn't help saying, "Master, take care of yourself, it's close to the sea, and you must prevent the Japanese from coming ashore."
Moth finally spoke to him, and Wu Jie was happy: "Thank you, my wife for your concern, I know."
Moth snorted: "Who cares about you, Shuisheng? You go with the master."
Shuisheng responded: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, it's okay."
At that moment, Mrs. Wang sent someone to send Moezi and others into the city.
He took Wu Jie to the military camp.
Taozhu is a small town made of bluestone. The place is not big, so it can only be seen as one or two thousand people. It is located on a small gentle slope and is surrounded by flat fields. The view is extremely wide.
It is said that this small town was Zhuan Zhuan, the founding general of the Ming Dynasty. It has been more than a hundred years. After years of erosion, it has become a bit dilapidated and the city wall is not high. It looks about two meters away.
Taozhu Temple is the headquarters of Qi Jiguang's Central Army. There are only more than a thousand people in the city on weekdays, most of whom are military families.
In fact, the forces under Qi Jiguang's left and right troops were only ten thousand. It was impossible for more than 10,000 people to gather together, but were spread like beans in Taizhou, Wenzhou and other barriers and ports. As for the near Taizhou, there are more than ten large and small guards, including Taozhu Station, Haimen Guard, Songmen Guard, Xinhe Station, Qianxia Station, Aihe Station, Chumen Station, Jiantiao Station, etc.
All of this was seen from the information when Wu Jie entered the Qi Jiguang Central Army Hall.
According to Mrs. Wang, Qi Jiguang had already taken soldiers to the sea to patrol defense. There were only more than 30 soldiers in the city to defend, and the rest were corrupt scholars and young people.
However, Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Your Madam, don't worry. This place is about thirty miles away from the sea, and the Japanese pirates will not risk going deep into the mainland. The reason why they don't let Mrs. Mori come is mainly because it is really simple and they are afraid of being too slow to treat noble people."
"It's not simple here!" Wu Jie smiled speechlessly. In fact, the wealth in Qi Jiguang's military camp was more luxurious than the Dukes in the capital.
Judging from his festival, the ground was covered with teak floors, painted brightly, and the utensils of the house were either gold or silver, which was so extravagant that it was outrageous.
The seized property was piled up in the corners of the wall, like a hill. There was a lot of silk that had passed through the water because no one had cooked it, and it was moldy and emitting a strange smell.
When did Shui Sheng, the ruffian, see such a rusty and fat appearance, and he was immediately dazzled.
To be continued...