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

After Ji Heng's family suffered a catastrophe and dozens of people were robbed, he wrote a letter to his uncle in Guangzhou.

Uncle Xu is doing overseas business in Guangzhou. Due to the rampant Japanese pirates, the imperial court has banned the folks from having contact with the Japanese. Naturally, they cannot do business with the Japanese. Uncle Xu mainly does business in Southeast Asia and Western countries.

Even so, he now has a big family and a big business, is very powerful at sea, and naturally has a great reputation. Ji Heng didn't believe that he had no friendship with the pirates and pirates in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so he wrote a letter bluntly speaking about the relationship between Ji's family this time. I hope he can help find a way to rescue the Ji clan.

This so-called rescue is actually buying with money.

Japanese pirates value profits, as long as they are profitable, they will not refuse to hand over people to Uncle Xu.

Although this approach is useless, it is actually the most labor-saving and safest way.

The sea is vast, and where did the Japanese pirates take the captured man? If you want to find and defeat the Japanese pirates, and rescue the person intact, the possibility is too low when you think about it.

Ji Heng has always been careful, and he is not the arrogant one who doesn't care about it, so naturally he would not do such unsure things.

When Uncle Xu received his letter, he wrote back to Ji Heng and readily agreed to help.

But after a month passed, there was no more news. Ji Heng was about to write a letter to inquire, and Uncle Xu sent another message, saying that he had indeed contacted the Japanese pirates who invaded the Yangzhou area of ​​Suzhou, but the hostages these Japanese pirates would capture They were all handed over to others, and the other party was still trustworthy and unwilling to disclose who it was handed over to.

Uncle Xu thought of some more ways, and guessed by himself that the last time he went ashore with the Japanese pirates to plunder and was defeated by the court and suffered heavy losses were Wang Qi and his gang, so he felt that the Japanese pirates had given them to Wang Qi.

He turned to contact Wang Qi, but Wang Qi vaguely refused to admit that he was there.

Therefore, Uncle Xu has not been able to help save the person so far. He was afraid that Ji Heng would be in a hurry, so he wrote this letter to explain, and said that he would continue to contact Wang Qi, and find someone to inquire in other places to see where the person is. Where, I will definitely find a way to save people.

Ji Heng was not disappointed when he received this letter.

Later, he learned from the secret agent who sneaked into the Japanese pirates that the hostages were indeed at Wang Qi's place, and through Uncle Xu's letter, he judged that Wang Qi was holding the hostages but cheating Uncle Xu, which must have deep meaning.

Wang Qi held the hostage because he wanted to negotiate with Ji's family and get benefits, so the hostage was effective.But he refused to admit that he held a hostage in front of Uncle Xu, which only shows that the relationship between Uncle Xu and this Wang Qi must be extraordinary. He must hand it over to Uncle Xu, so he had no choice but to lie that he didn't have anyone.

That being the case, then Wang Qi probably wanted to exchange this hostage for something Uncle Xu couldn't afford.

Ji Heng had this judgment, but he didn't tell Zhao Zhili at this time.

After all, this matter involves Uncle Xu.

Zhao Zhili was very sincere. He knew that Ji Heng was indignant and embarrassed about this matter. As the imperial envoy of the governors of Jiangsu, Fujian and Zhejiang, Ji Heng had a high position and authority. With the attention of the entire officialdom and the common people, everyone is staring at his every move. Ji Heng should have done a good job, but if something goes wrong, it will be talked about by thousands of people, such as the fact that the women and children of the Ji family were taken away at sea. In the past few years, Japanese pirates have been rampant, and there may be as many as several thousand people who have been robbed. Because Japanese pirates have entered the sea, the sea is vast, and the imperial court has never sent troops to rescue these people. The Ji family When he was robbed, the imperial court sent troops to rescue him, and Ji Heng might be directly charged with the crime of private use of public weapons by those speech officials.

Even if the emperor issued a decree to rescue the captured members of the Ji clan, that would not change the fact that Ji Heng would be said.

Zhao Zhili said, "Does Master Wang know about the fact that members of the Ji clan are in Wang Qi's hands?"

Ji Heng knew what Zhao Zhili meant, so he said, "My news came in a secret way, Mr. Wang probably didn't know it yet."

Zhao Zhili's eyes were dark and deep, he looked closely at Ji Heng, and said in a low voice, "Since Master Wang doesn't know, if Wang Qizhen sends someone to contact you, if there is any inconvenience for you, just tell me."

Ji Heng was very moved in his heart, and said, "If I really need your help, I won't be polite to you."

Zhao Zhili rejoiced that he hadn't alienated him yet, so he reached out to pat him on the shoulder.

Ji Heng took the doctor Weng's medicine, and he didn't have abdominal pain during the menstrual tide, but he didn't feel as happy as usual, his abdomen was slightly swollen, and his spirit was not very good. He was slapped on the shoulder by Zhao Zhili's big slap, Almost knocked him down on his side, but before he could make a sound, Zhao Zhili was startled, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I forgot that you were sick and couldn't control your strength."

Ji Heng smiled at him and said, "It's okay, but my body is weak. Could it be that you can break me with a slap?"

Zhao Zhili also laughed and said, "I really think I can slap you to pieces."

Having said that, he went up to Ji Heng and whispered, "Since you know that your clansmen are with Wang Qi, haven't you found out where Wang Qi is and where your clansmen were imprisoned? If so With this news, I will secretly take someone to rescue him, or else it will be over."

Ji Heng said, "Wang Qi is an old fox, and he is very suspicious. He probably occupies a lot of islands. If I know where he is, I will directly order the navy to kill him. There is no need to wait. The tribe is here Where, I don't know."

Zhao Zhili then sighed helplessly, and said, "I'm not good at water warfare. River boats are fine. I get dizzy when I get on a sea boat. God really doesn't like me, so I want to trip me up here. If I don't Seasickness, we must not let the pirates be so arrogant in the sea."

It was the first time Ji Heng heard him say that he was seasick, so he couldn't help being a little surprised, and then he was amused by him, and deliberately said, "This is also God's jealousy, there is no way."

When Ji Heng became the governor, he always kept a serious face, especially after the disaster of the Ji family, his face was even more stern. At this time, when he laughed like this, it was like spring flowers blooming. Ji Heng came to a small life At that time, his skin would have become better, his face was full of soft light, his smile, his eyes were like autumn water, and his expression was soft, which made Zhao Zhili go crazy. Ji Heng's words of teasing him, he didn't Pay attention.

Zhao Zhili talked with Ji Heng for more than half the night, and then he didn't even go back to his own residence, and stayed in the guest room of the governor's mansion.

If Ji Heng's little days don't come, it's over, as soon as he comes, he can't stop it. For the first two or three days, Ji Heng was still calm in bed, but after four or five days, he found that he was still bleeding, and he became very impatient. Physician Weng had no choice but to change the prescription for him, and it gradually stopped after six or seven days. But after that, Ji Heng became slightly anemic, so he took the medicinal diet for half a month.

On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, all government offices were back on duty, so Ji Heng also went to the governor's office to have a look, and when he returned, he received something from the capital, and it was Baoqin, Bao Qin is not a few years older than Ji Heng, and now he is the father of two children, and has grown a beard. Before, he was clearly a young boy with a tender face, but with a beard, he looks like an uncle who has passed his [-]s.

Ji Heng was very happy to see him. After some conversation, Baoqin talked about the situation at home in Jingzhong, saying that what happened to the Ji family made everyone in the family very sad, and the master even fell ill because of it. In the field, the two temples and white hairs have grown out. Fortunately, the illness is cured now, and his wife Xu is fine, but she is very worried about him. She also said that the Zhuangzi in Yangzhou is fine as long as the person is fine, and there is not much property in it. Tell Ji Heng not to worry, and then he said, "It's just that the family of the young nephew is too sad."

The so-called young nephew should refer to Ji Chaozong's family, Ji Heng asked, "What's wrong?"

Baoqin said, "Eldest young master, don't you know? The eldest son of the nephew and young master's family was sent back to his hometown in May last year. The eldest son was taken away by the Japanese pirates last time. The young lady learned that This news made me faint immediately. It was I who went to the house of my nephew and young master with my wife. The young mistress couldn't persuade anyone, but wept bitterly. The young nephew hadn't taken a concubine for so many years, so the young mistress She gave birth to a son, Mr. Sheng Fu, and then a girl, but she was only three years old. Now the young mistress is not young anymore, how can she have children in the future."

Ji Heng was also shocked now. He remembered that Ji Shengfu's name was indeed on the list of people who were robbed by Japanese pirates, but the identity written later clearly did not include such words as Changfang Dimai. .

Ji Heng went to look up the list again, checked it carefully, and found that Ji Shengfu didn't write any notes behind it.

Ji Heng gave a low "ah" and didn't say anything after that.

When Baoqin came, he said that he was not going back to Beijing for the time being, and he was here to take care of Ji Heng's food and daily life, and he also brought two Qing guests, which were arranged by Elder Ji Ge.

These two Qing guests, one named He Daoming, are in their thirties. They are the people who can speak well and speak nonsense when they meet people. He is a trustworthy person; the other, named Feng Shaochen, who is in his forties, is very silent.

Master Ji has always treated Qing customers very well, and so did Ji Heng. He directly addressed the two of them as husbands, and even hosted a reception banquet, which flattered them both.

Ji Heng knew that his father's arrangement was due to Ji's difficulties, and he was afraid that he would not be able to handle it alone later.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Ji Heng, a bachelor, was invited to the Governor's Mansion to celebrate the Lantern Festival. Mr. Wang saw Ji Heng in light blue casual clothes, with a pale face, and when he greeted him, he said, "Nephew, Why do you have such a bad face. I know you were sick a while ago, I was busy with business and didn't go to visit in person, I sent someone over, and came back to say that you are fine, why are you like this now. "

In fact, Ji Heng just lost too much blood during menstruation, and it would be better to eat some blood-enriching food. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your care, sir. Actually, there is nothing wrong, just a lack of energy and blood."

Ji Heng and a group of bachelor generals or those without wives such as Zhao Zhili, spent this Lantern Festival lively together.

Far away in the capital, the palace is also bustling with activity.

Because the emperor asked for frugality, there were no big palace banquets in the palace, but family banquets were needed, and he also specially gave grace to let the concubine's natal family come into the palace to celebrate the festival together.

Because the emperor took the lead in thrift, and during the Lantern Festival, the palace did not hang Lantern Lanterns as much as in previous years, but hung Lantern Lanterns around the Bixi Hall by the Penglai Pool. The lights became colorful through the beautiful patterns on the Lantern Lanterns. The temple is set off like a fairyland.

The emperor was afraid that his son would be too cold, so he not only dressed him more, but also wrapped him in soft mink fur, and put a hat on his head, leaving only a small face outside.

The emperor hugged him and got off the palanquin outside Bixi Hall.People in the palace were dangerous, the emperor was afraid that something would happen to his son, so he kept him in Qilin Palace and Qinzheng Palace, and he was not allowed to go to other places.

This time Yang Qier was brought to Bixi Palace, the beautiful Lantern Lanterns almost dazzled his eyes, because it was night, he was a little sleepy, but now he was refreshed, his eyes rolled around to look around, still In that soft and waxy voice, she coquettishly said to the emperor, "Daddy, Deng."

The emperor happily kissed his tender face, and entered the Bixi Hall while singing the eunuch's "The Emperor is coming".

Immediately afterwards, there was the voice of the imperial concubine and imperial orders shouting long live.

Yang Qi'er was often held by the emperor on his lap to accept the minister's salutation and kneeling in the Palace of Qinzheng, so he was used to the sound, and he yawned lazily without paying attention, and glanced coldly with those eyes that resembled Ji Heng. The people kneeling in the palace were about to bury their faces in the emperor's arms again, when the eunuch sang "Thank you for your gratitude", the concubines and concubines all got up, and Yang Qi'er also saw Mrs Xu, so she came all at once Spirit, unscrupulously called out a "mumble".

The concubines and imperial concubines who had just got up were startled by the sound of the Second Prince, who was about to be the crown prince.