The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

April to July is the most rampant months for pirate activities.

But this time the imperial navy took the initiative and took over Wang Qi's stronghold in Zhoushan. Even if the tiger was knocked across the mountain, it made other pirates fearful.

Due to the strength of the navy in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the fact that the naval warships have been maintaining coastal patrols, some small pirate groups directly took their belongings to the southern waters of Zhejiang and Fujian.

Xu Qilang sent dozens of people to escort Ji Heng to Taizhou, but he himself wanted to go to Wang Qi's base camp.

He sent Ji Heng off first, and then left by himself. When sending Ji Heng on board, he smiled slightly at Ji Heng. For some reason, Ji Heng felt very uncomfortable, but fortunately he didn't let himself think about it. So he also smiled at Xu Qilang, waved his hand and boarded the boat and left.

The sea boat disappeared on the sea level with the rising sun, Xu Qilang turned back, and the sad mood was blown away with the sea breeze, so he began to prepare busyly, even shaved off his beard, let himself With a new look, he boarded the boat and sailed to the sea, heading for Wang Qi's base camp.

There are rampant pirates at sea. Uncle Xu can succeed in maritime business. It is one thing for him to be able to do business. Another point is that he is indeed powerful. He has his own merchant fleet, and the weapons and equipment on the warships are all considered as such. The top of the era, powerful, across the South China Sea, to the west, the pirates along the way heard that it was the Xu family's fleet, so they didn't dare to plunder.

In many places on the sea, the Xu family naturally has their own supply islands. These places are built into sea villages, which are easier to defend and harder to attack than the sea villages of pirates.

Because Uncle Xu is very disciplined and courageous in his work, he is generous to the people below, but he is very strict in control, and has always had a good reputation at sea.

Even Francois and Netherlanders are willing to do business with him, not others, because Uncle Xu is very trustworthy.

Of course, Uncle Xu will also do business with these pirates, and sometimes even sell them artillery, firecrackers and warships, as well as food or other items. This is actually against the court, but because he has not been caught However, Uncle Xu's business continued.

Therefore, Uncle Xu is also very famous among the pirates.

Now, Uncle Xu and Song Zhisheng, a sea merchant, have married into a family, and Uncle Xu's power on the sea has further grown.

Song Zhisheng was originally a maritime merchant like Uncle Xu, but Uncle Xu was close to the Xu family who controlled Guangzhou Port, and his business on land gradually pushed Song Zhisheng out. Song Zhisheng had conflicts with Uncle Xu because of this. , but he couldn’t beat Uncle Xu, so he had no choice but to expand his strength to the outer seas. He had several bases of his own on the South China Sea, where tens of thousands of people lived. Basically, it was already a city, so he directly established the sea Transit station to make money. In addition, he will also be a bodyguard for some small maritime merchants to earn bodyguard fees. He will also rob ships at sea from time to time, most of which are foreign ships, and also attack other sea merchants. Thieves, stealing treasures, of course, serious business is also done, but it is not his main focus.

Uncle Xu has always been a serious businessman. Although he will inevitably do smuggling business, he is not as profitable as Song Zhisheng. big.

But Uncle Xu is better than him in that he has three sons, while Song Zhisheng only raised one daughter in his life.

Later, because Uncle Xu’s business in the South China Sea to the west has been going smoothly, he aroused the eyes of foreigners. Westerners used fleets to plunder Uncle Xu’s merchant ships. The man was killed, and the foreign fleet thought it was done without anyone noticing, but unexpectedly, someone from Uncle Xu's side escaped and ascended to heaven, and brought the matter back to Uncle Xu. After Uncle Xu knew about it, he also The foreign fleet was helpless, very angry, and almost fell ill.

It happened that Song Zhisheng came to discuss cooperation with Uncle Xu. Uncle Xu's son was not married, and Song Zhisheng's daughter was still unable to get married. The two hit it off and became in-laws.

With the combination of the Song and Xu families, the Song and Xu families have now become the biggest force in the South China Sea, and no one dares to fight across the South China Sea.

The Western warships no longer dared to covet the Xu family's cargo ships. Uncle Xu even attacked the foreign warships that robbed his merchant ships in order to avenge his prestige.

When Ji Heng arrived in Taizhou, he met Jiang Shize. When Jiang Shize saw that Ji Heng was doing well, he was just dressed in the short jacket of an ordinary crew member. He was a 40-year-old man, and he almost cried with joy.

When they first learned that Ji Heng had been kidnapped, almost all of them officials were prepared to be dismissed and dispatched if they could not find Ji Heng.

Now that Ji Heng is back in good condition, he is simply their recreated parents, saving them from the situation of dismissal and distribution.

Ji Heng also knew that he had caused trouble to them, so he made a deep bow, "Master Jiang is worried, Ji Heng hereby expresses his deep apology."

Jiang Shize went up and grabbed Ji Heng's arm, and held it tightly, "It's fine, just come back."

It's almost like an old father who is about to cry when his son comes back.

Ji Heng felt even more deeply sorry.

A few days later, Wang Bingzhi, Zhao Zhili and Fu Yang all rushed to Taizhou.

Wang Bingzhi was the same as Jiang Shize. When he saw Ji Heng, he said the same thing, "It's fine, just come back." He was more dignified and restrained than Jiang Shize, and he didn't overexpress his joy.

It is too classic to know how to cherish only when you lose it. Wang Bingzhi now also knows the true meaning of this sentence.

When he learned that Ji Heng was taken away, all the joy of Zhoushan's great victory was instantly melted away. It was more like a basin of ice water poured directly from his head. A veteran who had experienced countless battles was almost unable to stand still. To him, Ji Heng's being robbed was no different from the Queen's being robbed, it was a responsibility they couldn't bear.

Wang Bingzhi's feeling could also be directly applied to Fu Yang, but to Zhao Zhili, it was different.

The three of them happened to arrive at the same time. Ji Heng lived in Jiang Shize's military mansion, and Ji Heng sat at the top. Wang Bingzhi could go over and talk to him affectionately, but Zhao Zhili was not like that, so he just said from a distance, "My lord It's okay these days."

Ji Heng nodded to him and said, "Thank you for your concern, I made you worry. I'm fine."

Since Ji Heng didn't explain why he was taken away by his cousin, it was difficult for others to ask.

Because of Ji Heng's special status, these elders must always maintain a cautious attitude when dealing with anecdotes about him and men.

In the evening, Zhao Zhili went to Jiang Shize's military mansion again. Due to his busy military affairs, Jiang Size lived in the barracks, so almost all of the general military mansion was handed over to Ji Heng.

When Zhao Zhili arrived, Fu Yang was in Ji Heng's study.

Ji Heng said to Fu Yang, "The emperor must know about this matter. I will explain it to the emperor personally and say that I did not let you report to the emperor, so you should not report to the emperor."

Fu Yang blamed Ji Heng in his heart for trusting Xu Qilang so much that he was kidnapped by him. At this time, Ji Heng said so, and he couldn't blame him, "Thank you for your understanding, sir."

Ji Heng said, "This matter is my problem, and I feel sorry for dragging everyone down. But because of this matter, it happened that Wang Qi's location, and Xu Dachuan's ability to cooperate internally and externally, is also a surprise."

Fu Yang wanted to say something else, but the merchant outside was already saying, "My lord, Mr. Zhao is here to see you."

Fu Yang glanced at the door, then got up and said to Ji Heng, "My lord, the humble job will go down first."

Ji Heng nodded, he let Zhao Zhili into the room after he went out, Zhao Zhili came into the study, Ji Heng had already got up from the chair, Zhao Zhili came in, he said, "Ji Yong, sit down."

Zhao Zhili stared at him, "It's fine."

Ji Heng sighed, "It's my fault for making you worry."

Zhao Zhili said, "I just didn't expect Qilang to be so confused."

Ji Heng didn't explain why Xu Qilang took him away, and he didn't explain at this time, he just said, "There's nothing wrong, we're back together."

Zhao Zhili wanted to reach out and pat Ji Heng's shoulder, but raised his hand and then retracted it, Ji Heng said, "Sit down, sit down."

After the two sides sat down, Zhao Zhili said, "The emperor will definitely know about the fact that you were robbed by Qilang. If you don't know about it, how do you deal with it? You need my help."

Ji Heng knew that what happened to him being robbed must not be covered by paper, and the emperor would always know, so he sighed, "Ji Yong, thank you very much. I will personally write a letter to explain this to the emperor."

Zhao Zhili's lips moved, as if he wanted to ask something else, but in the end he didn't ask.

Ji Heng said, "This time, it happened to be a good thing to learn about Wang Qi's whereabouts. I think the emperor can understand."

Zhao Zhili looked at Ji Heng with warm eyes. He and Ji Heng have known each other for twelve or three years, and how many twelve or three years can there be in life? He watched Ji Heng grow from a child to the current peerless beauty With the appearance of his face, he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of excitement in his heart.

Zhao Zhili hadn't returned to Beijing for three years, and naturally he hadn't seen the emperor for so many years, this was the first time he asked about Ji Heng's relationship with the emperor after he went to the southeast, "Junqing, how are you and the emperor? "

From Zhao Zhili's point of view, Ji Heng came to the southeast and did things so recklessly, he felt like giving up his life, but Ji Heng didn't have to come to the southeast at all, combined with the emperor bringing back the prince, Ji Heng left In Beijing, Zhao Zhili had to guess whether there was something wrong with the relationship between the two.

Zhao Zhili, as the emperor's courtier and Ji Heng's friend, always felt that it was not good to ask about the relationship between the two, for fear of Ji Heng's embarrassment, because Ji Heng had never recognized his relationship with the emperor before, but Zhao Zhili could also tell that it was indeed the feeling of the emperor having his head shaved.

But this time Ji Heng came to the southeast, it seems that the relationship with the emperor is not normal.

With Ji Heng's drive to do things freely, he completely lost Ji Heng's prudence and moderation in front of the emperor before.

Naturally, those who blindly seek prudence, stability, and moderation will not be able to gallop on the battlefield.

Zhao Zhili can be said to see it very clearly. Hearing his question, Ji Heng was stunned for a moment, then lowered his long eyelashes slightly, and said, "Ji Yong, you saw that the emperor treated me unusually before, Yes or no."

Zhao Zhili smiled, and said, "Since you entered the palace to accompany me to read, the emperor has treated you differently. Otherwise, Xu Xuan would not be so jealous at that time."

Ji Heng laughed, "It's just a brawl between the children."

Zhao Zhili shook his head and said, "Junqing, actually I always thought you were weird."

Ji Heng looked at him, "Huh?"

Zhao Zhili continued, "I discovered it when I was studying with you in the palace. I always felt that you were with us with an overly tolerant attitude."

Ji Heng was a little puzzled, and it showed on his expression.

Zhao Zhili smiled, "It's like an elder is looking at us, but you are actually the youngest. I always think it's strange and ridiculous that you are with us like that."

Ji Heng said, "You say that, but I think it's true now. I was raised to be respectful and polite since I was a child. Following you guys, I can't help but feel that some of your behaviors are really childish. Especially when I see you with a playful habit, I feel even more You are ignorant, so I have to tolerate you. Do you know where I first saw you?"

Zhao Zhili laughed, "Where is it?"

Ji Heng said, "I remember that it was by the city gate. Your carriage robbed my road when it was about to enter the city. You also whipped the horses on our carriage and frightened my horses. I sat with my mother, Qilang. In the carriage, I was taken aback."

Zhao Zhili was taken aback, thought for a long time, but couldn't remember.

Seeing his apologetic expression, Ji Heng said, "It's all over. We were not injured at the time. Just because of this, I can't help but feel that you are too dandy."

Zhao Zhili said, "It's really hard to look back on the past. But why are you willing to be friends with me in the future?"

Ji Heng said, "Later, I found out that you are straightforward and bold, and you can make friends, so I naturally became friends. After being friends, I felt that you are not bad, and it has been up to now."

Zhao Zhili smiled and said, "It seems that everything is fate."

Ji Heng also smiled.

But Zhao Zhili said suddenly, "Actually, both Xu Xuan and I saw that the emperor did not treat you normally. Later, the emperor even loved you deeply, but he was ignorant just looking at you. This time you come to the southeast, the emperor Why did you let you go, what happened between you?"

Ji Heng was a little embarrassed because of his question, and said, "I don't have a clear understanding with the emperor, but you don't despise me."

Zhao Zhili said, "It is also a rare fate to meet the one I love. After reading all the romances of a hundred flowers, it is not enough to truly love someone. I also see the matter between you and the emperor, so why should I look down on you. "

Ji Heng said in a low voice, "I should be content to have you as a confidant. This time I came to the southeast, not because I had any trouble with the emperor, but I don't want to be confined to the capital. Besides, the southeast It is true that if the coastal troubles are not resolved, there will be no peace of mind.”

Zhao Zhili said, "This is indeed your temper. It's just about the prince, but what's going on."

What Zhao Zhili knew was that the emperor slept with a girl outside the palace so that he had the current crown prince. He has always paid attention to the affairs of the capital, and his family would often write to him about the affairs of the capital, so he also knew that Ji Heng's mother Xu He often enters the palace to look after the prince.From this, I thought that the girl was related to Ji's family.What's more, some people suspected that the emperor slept with Ji Heng's widowed cousin because of her fiancé's death. Because this matter was disgraceful, the emperor was unwilling to say who the prince's mother was, and would not let her enter the palace.

Ji Heng couldn't answer Zhao Zhili, but said, "This matter is the emperor's secret. Although I know it, I can't disclose it. Please forgive me, Ji Yong."

Zhao Zhili had no choice but to stop asking, the two talked for a long time before Zhao Zhili left, and Ji Heng sent him to the door before turning back, but he thought in his heart, unexpectedly Zhao Zhili could see that Yang Qinxian had taken a fancy to him so early.