When Li Kang ran all the way into the Quanzhou County Magistrate's Mansion, the county Magistrate Hu Yicai was already half drunk again. He was holding a wine glass with one hand and stroking the trunk of a plum tree with the other hand, his brows slightly, shaking his head, as if he was making some conspiracy.

Hu Yicai's current status is quite embarrassing. The court ordered Ning Zhiwen, who had made great military achievements in Jinghu, to be the new county magistrate of Quanzhou. However, he had no arrangements for him, the old county magistrate, and seemed to have forgotten his existence. Generally speaking, local officials like him who had served as a county magistrate for many years should be recalled to the capital in any case. Even if they were not promoted, they would at least transfer a leisurely position to retire and wait for retirement.

But when he arrived at him, there was nothing.

Then there was a sensational news that Ning Zhiwen was missing.

As Ning Zhiwen disappeared, there was Yang Qing, the guard of Da Chu, followed by General Luo Liang's defeat in Kunling County. General Luo Liang and two generals Luo Hu and Luo Bao died at the same time. When he went to the capital, he was immediately in chaos. He was even forgotten in that corner.

Now, he was put in Quanzhou without going up or down.

Since the new county magistrate has not yet taken over, he cannot give up and can only continue to perform his duties as a county magistrate. However, the entire Quanzhou county knew that he was leaving office, so naturally they did not flatter as before. What's more, Quanzhou is the base camp of the Ning family, and all the people here occupy the power of the Ning family. Originally, his presence here was very low.

It was in recent years that Ning Zhiwen went to Jinghu that he, the county magistrate, finally gained the prestige of some of the highest officials in the place and finally regained some dignity.

However, Quanzhou is a seaport. Because of the relationship between Chu and Ming, the sea trade was quite developed. As the Ming people opened the sea ban, Quanzhou merchants who had close ties with the Ning family also began to purchase sea ships from the Ming country through this layer in the past two years, and their relationship with the Ming people became closer.

Hu Yi is a wise person and a person who can clearly see the form. Otherwise, he would not have been in peace with Ning's family in Quanzhou for so many years. In dealing with such a situation, his biggest magic weapon is to pretend to be deaf and dumb. Anyway, those people are also very sensible, and they do not need to destroy the taxes they should pay, and they will always consciously send them to the treasury.

Quanzhou has become increasingly prosperous in the past two years. The taxes sent to Shangjing are the highest in the Great Chu, and his performance is also higher every year. Since that is the case, why bother to make a big fuss?

It is naturally the best to govern without doing anything.

Of course, he was confused on his face, but he knew very well in his heart that everything in Quanzhou was inseparable from the Ming people. Through the Ning family, the Ming people also penetrated Quanzhou through the merchants in Quanzhou who participated in the feast of sea trade one by one.

"Sir, sir, it's not good!" Li Kang was so angry that he was shouting bad, but his face was filled with joy. This former official of the Quanzhou Tax Publicist Department has now been promoted to the position of Quanzhou Chief Secretary, and is considered the second-person in Quanzhou. But to be honest with the actual power, this local man and the Ning family who has a close relationship with the Ning family and has been running around, is much better than him. At least, everyone in Quanzhou has bought what he said, but he is not.

"Li Changshi, what's the big fuss about? What can happen in Quanzhou? If you have something, you'll just finish it. A good poem, just as soon as you think of a sentence, was put back to death." Hu Yi looked at Li Kang in dissatisfaction.

"Mr. County Magistrate, just came to report to the port that a large number of warships appeared on the sea surface." Li Kang stroked his chest with his hand and gasped without even breathing.

"Warship?" Hu Yicai jumped up suddenly. In this world, there is no naval commander in Chu, and there is no naval commander in Qi. The only one with strong water power is the Ming State. However, the Ming people's warships have never come to Quanzhou. Merchant ships often come and go, but why are the warships coming? Could it be that the Ming Dynasty is about to start a war against Chu?

Although the Ming Dynasty would sooner or later fight against Chu, this was a consensus among the knowledgeable people of Chu, Hu Yicai didn't want to become the other party's first battle in front of Quanzhou, the county magistrate. If the Ming people really came, Quanzhou would not resist. I was afraid that the people here would eat pots of slurry and greet them. However, if this was the case, even if he was nailed to the pillar of shame in history, he would be famous for his eternal reputation.

"They stopped outside the sea and did not enter the port." Seeing that the county magistrate was a little panicked, Li Kang quickly added.

Hu Yicai let out a long breath and looked at Li Kang with great dissatisfaction, "Don't let go of a big breath, okay? After speaking in one breath, the Ming warship ran to Quanzhou for nothing? We don't need them to demonstrate and show their muscles!"

He was a little puzzled.

There were rapid footsteps outside again, and an officer ran over with great strides, looking at the county magistrate and the chief clerk, and said with his fists: "Report to the two magistrates, a merchant ship entered the port, and the one who came down from the boat was Ning Zhiwenning. He said he was from Quanzhou to take office as the county magistrate."

Li Kang was overjoyed when he heard this: "Mr. Ning is back?" He pulled out his feet and ran out a few steps. Suddenly he remembered where there was a current county magistrate behind him. He stopped awkwardly and looked back at Hu Yicai.

Hu Yicai was also quite embarrassed. Now that the main owner is here, where should he go? Looking at Li Kang staring at him, he coughed dryly and said, "Mr. Ning is also a friend of the county magistrate for many years. He can return safely. This is a great thing, so he naturally has to go to welcome him. Let's go together, go together."

Several people walked out of the county magistrate's gate surrounded by guards, but Hu Yicai saw that the officials affiliated with his county magistrate's office had already run to him, and now the entire county magistrate's office has become an empty slate.

"It's also a relief!" He sighed in his heart.

Opposite to the county magistrate's mansion, there was originally a very famous restaurant in Quanzhou. At this time, a window in a bag on the second floor was gently pushed open a crack, and a face appeared there. Looking at the officials running out of the county magistrate's mansion towards the port, he snorted coldly, "Quanzhou, indeed, is no longer Quanzhou of the court. If Ning Zhiwen, a spy, became the county magistrate of Quanzhou, I am afraid that Quanzhou would be hung with the sun and moon flags of Ming people anytime and anywhere."

With a bang, the window closed and the man sat back.

Behind him, more than a dozen men sat or stood, each of them extremely strong.

The man's eyes flashed over the faces of everyone, and a smile slowly appeared on his face: "General Yang Qing disappeared, our inner guards were headless, Lei Wei and Tong Qiang put all their efforts into going to the capital to occupy this position, but I, Zhang Yi, was a different approach. Now Your Majesty is furious. If you want to become the Chief of the inner guard, you only need to make a great contribution that will make Your Majesty deeply impressed. If Your Majesty wants to kill Ning Zhiwen, then we will kill him. With Ning Zhiwen's head, can this position of the inner guards run out of my hand? It's not in vain that I have been waiting in Quanzhou for more than a month, and he finally appeared."

"The commander has made every decision!" In the room, more than a dozen men flattered each other.

"Thank you to follow me, today is the last blow. If you kill Ning Zhiwen, we will return to Beijing. By then, I will become the commander, and you will all be successful." Zhang Yizhi said proudly. "Have you all arranged it?"

"It has been arranged. These days, according to the commander's arrangement, we ambushed the killing attack on the road that Ning Zhiwen must pass into the county magistrate's mansion. Dozens of dead soldiers have already been in place. More importantly, a three-shot powerful crossbow was installed. The crossbowman is a sharpshooter. When he was in Beijing, he asked him to practice shooting skills hard. At that time, dozens of dead soldiers suddenly launched an attack. In a panic, crossbow arrows were activated. Even if Ning Zhi's civil and martial arts cultivation is good, it would be difficult to stop the powerful crossbow shooting."

Zhang Yi nodded with satisfaction: "Everyone is here!"

Above the dock, a large merchant ship slowly docked, Ning Zhiwen appeared at the bow of the ship, and a huge springboard was set on the dock, and dozens of guards and falcons walked down the springboard in full arms and set up defenses around. Ning Zhiwen then walked down the bow of the ship with steady steps. Behind him, Shi Shusheng put his hands in his sleeves and followed him step by step.

"Mr. Ning, you have finally come. These days have made me suffer." Hu Yi suddenly greeted him with a smile, grabbed Ning Zhiwen's hands, and said affectionately: "You are here, I can finally take off this burden."

"Brother Hu, I haven't seen you for many years, and your style is still the same. But I must read it if you have good poems and articles." Ning Zhiwen also said intimately. During Hu Yicai's tenure in Quanzhou, he got along well with him and was a sensible guy.

"Originally, one of them has reached the lips, but unfortunately it was rushed by the news that you arrived at the port, and there was no trace again." Hu Yicai laughed, looked up at the Ming warships that were faintly visible on the sea off the distance, and asked tentatively: "Mr. Ning, those Ming warships?"

"Acquaintance is a complete encounter." Ning Zhiwen smiled and said, "This time I went back to Quanzhou, it was hard to describe. I accidentally encountered the Ming people's warship on the sea and was cruising. Brother Hu also knew that my youngest son was the commander of the navy in Ming Kingdom? So they volunteered to send me a ride, hahaha, do you please your boss? You understand, you understand."

I believe you, evil! Hu Yiguo despised Ning Zhiwen's lies in his heart and said, "It's clearly a matter for you." What does it mean to stop in the sea and not leave? Is it because they don't submit to themselves, and they are going to rush into the port to do something?"

"Mr. Ning, I have packed up the county magistrate's office for you long ago. I can also pack it home when you come to take office." Hu Yicai took Ning Zhiwen's hand, "I have gone, I haven't returned for many years, and there has been a lot of changes in Quanzhou."

"This is all Lord Hu's governance is well done. I heard that Lord Hu's place has not yet been decided on the court?" Ning Zhiwen asked with a smile.
Chapter completed!