From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 851

Zhou Yuan is no longer a young man who has just started out.

If it were before, he might think that Chu Feifan still has some conscience and blood, and still has some righteousness of "the rise and fall of the country, every man has his share of responsibility".

But now, he knows very well what this old man in front of him is thinking. He just has no other choice but to gain some favor from him.

He is afraid of being dragged out by Zhou Yuan to block bullets. He is afraid that Zhou Yuan will sacrifice him for the so-called overall situation, so he wants to show his determination and gain some favor.

Don't look at his righteous words now. When the real life and death moment comes, he will only care about his own life, and everything else is shit.

This is not a sin.

At least in Zhou Yuan's opinion, this is not a sin.

There is nothing wrong with people living for themselves, at least Brother Feifan has embarked on this ship.

Whether forced or voluntarily.

No matter what the reason.

As long as he gets on this ship, Zhou Yuan is willing to treat him as a comrade-in-arms who will live and die together.

After all, the people on this ship are ready to sacrifice for the Jin Dynasty.

The bait has been launched.

"The bait has been launched! It's time to do something!"

Zou Xueqing stood up, looked at the sun outside the window, and kept adjusting his mood.

He has been an official for decades, and he has experienced everything he should have experienced to reach the position of governor.

But he was very nervous at the moment.

Because he knew very well that this matter was related to the life of King Zhongwu, the situation at sea, and even the future of the country.

He kept recalling that when he talked with Guan Lu last night, he proposed a solution, which was recognized by the other party, but he was still a little unsure.

This plan is called covering up the truth!

He came to the governor's office and held a meeting. There were many participants, including the left and right governors of Fuzhou Governor's Office, including the prefect of Fuzhou, the garrison, the general of Fujian and Guangdong, and several heads of Chaozhou merchants.

Looking at the crowd, his words were very clear: "We destroyed the Portuguese fleet, and destroyed a Dutch cruiser."

"Now we have five battleships and four cruisers, while the other side has four battleships and five cruisers."

"In terms of hard power, we no longer need to fear the Dutch."

"So, it is time for the people to go out to sea to fish and for the merchants to go out to sea to do business."

These words obviously surprised everyone.

Going out to sea to fish and do business is not something that can be done in a short period of time. The Dutch are eyeing us covetously. If we are caught by mistake, how can the end be too good?

Why did the governor say this?

"The Chaozhou merchants will send out a few ships today to investigate the situation along the coast to see if the Dutch have the courage to chase them."

"The Fujian-Guangdong Navy will also send out wooden boats to patrol the sea and test the attitude of the Dutch."

"Execute immediately without any mistakes. I will report the situation to King Zhongwu tonight."

He left, but left a bunch of people full of doubts.

The head of the Chaozhou merchant family couldn't help but frowned and asked, "My lords, what does the governor mean? How can there be merchant ships to test the attitude of the Dutch?"

The general of the Fujian-Guangdong Navy couldn't help but say, "Yes, how can our wooden boats patrol? If we want to patrol, it should be a battleship or a cruiser!"

The right governor of Fuzhou asked in confusion, "Did something happen?"

No one answered him, which made him even more confused.

So after the meeting, he quietly found the general of the Fujian-Guangdong Navy and said in a low voice: "Old Xu, did something happen today? Why did you send so many ships out? Is it to disrupt the Dutch's sight?"

General Xu glanced around and found no one, so he said in a low voice: "This morning, the Fujian-Guangdong Navy sent a ship to the Penghu Islands, and a huge gold mine was discovered there."

The right governor's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Don't talk nonsense!"

General Xu said: "How dare I joke about this kind of thing? The ten-man exploration team has already gone."

"The governor sent the ship out to disrupt the Dutch's sight and provide cover for the exploration team."

"It is said that this matter was organized by King Zhongwu himself."

At this point, General Xu rubbed his hands and said, "Don't tell anyone about this matter. I also heard about it from the governor last night. He didn't sleep all night and was organizing this matter. He didn't come to the meeting today."

The right governor said, "It must be kept secret. We are going to make a fortune this time."

He squinted his eyes and left quietly.

General Xu looked at his back and smiled coldly.

Turning back to the back hall of the governor's office and seeing Zou Xueqing, General Xu lowered his voice and said, "The fish has moved, just waiting to be hooked."

"According to the urgency of the matter, the other party will send troops within one or two days."

Zou Xueqing said: "Keep an eye on him, and make sure he spreads the news."

"Yes!"

General Xu left quickly.

Zou Xueqing murmured, "If the Dutch really sent someone, the King of Zhongwu would be in danger. God, why do you have to make such a risky plan?"

He was really afraid that something would happen to Zhou Yuan. If the king died, how many heads would the Fuzhou governor have for your majesty to chop off.

...

Gold mine! There is a gold mine in the Penghu Islands!

God! This time I'm going to make a fortune!

The right governor's surname is Bao, and his given name is Hui. He passed the imperial examination in his early years and was considered a genius.

His family had a little money and strong ability to do things. This time he came to where he is today step by step.

But if he wants to climb up again, he can't do it without money and connections. He needs money and is extremely eager.

He has been cooperating with the Dutch for six years and has made a lot of money. While maintaining a luxurious life, he still has a lot of surplus.

But it is far from enough.

If he could get a share of the gold mine this time, it would definitely be a large sum.

Thinking of this, he was restless.

He finally took out his treasured pigeon and grinned, "Little thing, you've been on the shore for three months, you must be homesick!"

"I'll let you go back now."

He wrote the letter, stuffed it into the bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg, and let it fly.

As the pigeon flew out of Bao's mansion, more than a dozen spies who were observing Bao's mansion gradually withdrew.

The fish is about to be hooked.

At the same time, in the island pirates' country, some people knelt on the ground, swore with their lives, and said that they must find a place and recover losses from other places.

Similarly, in the far north, hundreds of cavalrymen rushed out from the end of the wilderness, covered in blood, and fled in panic.

The Jurchen cavalry encountered a very difficult opponent. They chose to fight hard, but suffered a rare defeat.

Huang Taiji didn't care about such a result.

He sat high on the throne, and said calmly: "Continue to send out cavalry to fight them. Only defeat is allowed, not victory."

No one understood what he meant, but no one dared to object.

Because those who opposed him were killed by him.

Including his own brother, Aixinjueluo Abai, and many Eight Banners heroes.

No one dared to speak for the dead, except Wanyan Daichan, who stood firmly on the side of the Eight Banners heroes and debated with Huang Taiji in the hall several times, angrily denouncing him for his arbitrary power, cruelty, and killing of heroes and royal relatives.

Therefore, she won over many tribes, and even some fence-sitters gradually began to gather towards her camp.

This was not what she wanted.

But Huang Taiji asked her to do this.

These two people have been singing a double act for half a year.

"I feel like everything is moving faster."

Kolodia stood on the dock, facing the sea breeze, and whispered: "I don't know why, but I always feel that everything is moving very fast, as if something big is going to happen, in Dajin, in this sea area."

Li Yu'an smiled and said: "Perhaps everything was destined to happen a long time ago."