The medicine gourd body in Qiu Wuhen's head flickered, and a string of white characters came out: "Mission, as an envoy to Nanyang."

Qiu Wuhen almost jumped up. He said to the medicine gourd in his mind: "Is there any mistake? This is fatal. Two people died, and isn't this one thousand taels of silver? You didn't let me

Are you greedy for money? Why don't you stop me now when you see these one thousand taels of silver and instead let me go?"

Yao Gulu disappeared out of thin air, as if he didn't want to argue with him about this issue at all. Anyway, this was a task that had been assigned, and the line of white words still remained in his mind, indicating that he had such a task and was required to complete it.

Qiu Wuhen suddenly wilted, wondering if he had offended Yao Gulu. He knew that he would die if he left, so why would he bow his head for a mere thousand taels of silver? If he could come back, that would be fine.

If he couldn't come back, wouldn't it be possible for the whole family to just raise chickens and ducks to repay the house payment of the big house?

Thinking of this, Qiu Wuhen's heart suddenly became heavy, and his face became ugly, and he said helplessly: "That's all. Anyway, Mr. Liu, you also said that you will save me in a critical moment. Okay, with your support behind me, I

I accepted this mission.”

Qiu Wuhen immediately stood up, bowed, and said, "Sir, let me take over this task. I've just arrived here and haven't done anything. It just so happened that I had to go."

Liu Chen actually didn't expect Qiu Wuhen to take this job. Although he really wanted to let this young man who came in through the relationship with the prince go, he didn't dare to say it directly because he was not afraid of offending the person in front of him.

, but he never dared to offend the prince, but the others have been here for many years, and the relationships are all intricate. If you don't pay attention, you will offend the people behind these people. He himself is worried.

He bowed his head. Today, he just had the idea of ​​giving it a try. He didn't expect that... Thinking of this, Liu Chen was really surprised, happy, and a little scared, and said: "This mission is very dangerous. Master Qiu should think it over again.

Also, please consult the prince for his opinion."

Qiu Wuhen almost cried with joy when he saw Liu Chen. The fat on his face was almost piled up. He knew that he was probably a poor man, so he approached him. He did not use his status as a boss to suppress him. He was already interested in Prince Zhu Qi.

For his sake, he said: "No, I have the final say in my affairs. What's more, I still have one thousand taels of silver. I don't care if others laugh at me for being greedy for money. I really need this one thousand taels of silver now. I can do a lot of things."

Woolen cloth!"

Liu Chen laughed twice, stood up, walked to Qiu Wuhen, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "Brother Qiu, you have helped me a lot this year, and it is a big help. Since it is a big help, then Liu will naturally be too.

I want to thank my little brother Yi Er."

Qiu Wuhen was confused and looked at Liu Chen, but Liu Chen laughed twice, patted Qiu Wuhen's shoulder and said: "Okay, okay, Liu understands what you mean."

That is equivalent to his one-year installment payment. Isn't it just a favor? Anyway, whether he has the thousand taels of silver or not, he has to pay it. Wouldn't it be better to have one thousand taels of silver?

The family only came with a few sets of clothes. Now that the family had start-up funds, Qiu Wuhen felt at ease. Since he had to go, he felt at ease.

"Don't worry, sir. Since I have decided to go, I will naturally not go back on my words. Just tell me my name."

Seeing Qiu Wuhen's very determined look, Liu Chen said: "In that case, I will submit your name, and the final decision will be made by the emperor. Mr. Qiu, I admire you! You took on such a dangerous task when you first came here.

"

Qiu Wuhen smiled and waved his hand and said, "When will we set off?"

"The first two envoys are dead. Of course, the third wave must set off as soon as possible. Because the Canadian side has been waiting for a long time and cannot delay."

"Where to set off? Where to board the ship? How many people are there? Are there any sailors familiar with pirates?"

"Don't worry, our Ming ships are quite powerful. We have accumulated rich experience and the charts are also very accurate. The most important thing is not to encounter wind. If we encounter strong winds and waves, no matter how strong the ship is, it will be useless.

Just leave it to fate."

Qiu Wuhen secretly laughed in his heart. It's useless for you to comfort me. If you are really powerful, how could you return without success? But on his face, he nodded and said: "I understand this truth. Where can I get on the boat?"

"It is the Provincial Secretary in Guangdong, but the ship has already been prepared. But to be honest, you have to understand a situation, that is, this ship may be smaller than the previous two times. Because the previous two times were very big battles.

Generally, there were three ships each time, the first time was the most, the first time there were ten ships in total, and the whole army was annihilated, the second time there were six ships, and the whole army was annihilated again. This time the Ming Dynasty sent envoys for the second time,

Sixteen ships were lost and all the soldiers were buried at the bottom of the sea."

"It is precisely because of this that rumors spread that this mission was extremely strange, and it was also suggested that the emperor should not go on missions again, or wait until next year. However, Mancijia has come to press for the canonization several times in a row. It needs the Ming Dynasty

Therefore, the Chief Secretary of Guangdong tried his best to get nine ships, and the other two were directly requisitioned from local merchant ships. Of course, merchant ships cannot compare with warships in terms of size and strength."

Qiu Wuhen began to hate the fat man in front of him. He didn't tell him anything before. After he decided to go, he told himself these important and life-threatening things. And was the medicine gourd really going to make it impossible for him to go back?

Liu Chen saw that although Qiu Wuhen's face was calm, the corners of his mouth were trembling slightly. He knew that the young man in front of him had probably agreed too early. After hearing this, he began to be afraid, but if he didn't tell him in advance, he felt that he was really

It was suspected of being deceived. Thinking of this, he said: "But there is no way, time is tight, there is no time for us to build a new ship. This is one of the reasons why no one signed up this time. It can be said that we went this time

People have a narrow escape from death, so Mr. Qiu, you’d better think about it again.”

Qiu Wuhen saw that the medicinal gourd still had no reaction at all and was pretending to be dead. He was very helpless, so Qiu Wuhen was heartbroken and gritted his teeth and said, "This is the final round."

When Liu Chen heard this, he was completely relieved. He nodded repeatedly and said with admiration: "If the envoy returns from Nanyang successfully this time, of course he will be promoted. Because the emperor said that people who can survive strong winds and waves are the most trustworthy."

That night, Qiu Wuhen had dinner at home and was taking a walk in the yard to eat. During this time, Zhu Qi took a few friends out to play. Since he was not in Beijing, he felt a lot calmer.

At this time, the concierge came over to send a message, saying that someone was visiting. Qiu Wuhen asked who it was, and heard that it was Liu Chen, the steward of Mr. Liu's family. He was thinking about what Liu Chen said to thank him when he was at the Yamen during the day.

He quickly walked towards the concierge.

I saw a tall, thin, middle-aged man standing at the gate. Although he could tell at a glance that he was a servant of the housekeeper, he was much better dressed than his own servants.

Seeing Qiu Wuhen approaching, the man quickly stepped forward and saluted.

"The younger one is Liu Chen, the steward of Mr. Liu's house. He is very famous. I would like to pay my respects to Mr. Qiu."

Qiu Wuhen nodded slightly and said, "I wonder what Mr. Liu wants from me?"

Dagui felt displeased when he saw the concierge standing beside him and Qiu Wuhen. He knew that Mr. Qiu in front of him had just come to Beijing, and he had just bought this house, so naturally the servants in the house had also just bought it.

It’s natural to have no rules.

Dagui glanced at the concierge, then smiled and said to Qiu Wuhen, "Can you please lend me a moment to speak?"

Qiu Wuhen also found that the concierge really had no discernment, and thought about telling his wife about it later. After all, she was mainly in charge of such a big family now. But now it was different from before. There were everywhere in the capital.

They are all high-ranking officials. If you don't pay attention, you may offend someone. Taking charge of the central government is not a joke, it is a university question.

Qiu Wuhen glanced at the concierge, and then the concierge came to his senses and walked away angrily.

Qiu Wuhen said: "If not, you can follow me to the study to talk."

But Dagui said quickly: "No, sir, I will give our master a message to you, and then give you something and leave."

Qiu Wuhen saw Dagui take out something from his sleeve, put his hand in front of Qiu Wuhen, and said respectfully: "Our master said that your trip to Nanyang is very dangerous, and it is also to save him from trouble. This is for our master."

Think about it, the only thing our master can do is to help you relieve your worries."

Qiu Wuhen lowered his head and saw that it was actually a banknote. He didn't expect that Liu Chen, who was so down-to-earth, would actually use money to thank him. However, he thought again that if officials did this among themselves, once the official Yan knew about it, he might be impeached.

He and Liu Chen hurriedly wanted to refuse, but Dagui continued: "Sir, don't worry, I just heard that Lord Qiu's wife likes to raise chickens and ducks, so I had some chickens and ducks sent to me.

, it’s not something valuable, please don’t refuse it.”

Qiu Wuhen saw that Dagui had put the banknote into his sleeve at some point. He expected that the steward probably did this kind of thing frequently. He was really familiar with the job, but he didn't dare to take it out again, so he had to

He smiled, nodded slightly, and said, "Go back for me and thank Mr. Liu."

Dagui smiled, his white teeth looking very harmless.

"Here, bring in the hundred chickens and ducks that were given to Lord Qiu." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several people walking in with several large bamboo baskets.

Qiu Wuhen thought to himself, this Liu Chen is really powerful. How did he know that his family was going to raise chickens and ducks? But since it was sent, and even if others knew the reason, it would be hard to say anything. It was a gift among colleagues.

Some little chickens and ducks, the adults at Yushitai probably don’t know what to say.

After seeing off Dagui, Qiu Wuhen went directly to the study, closed the door, and then took out the warm banknote from his sleeve, unfolded it, and couldn't help but open his mouth wide, one thousand taels?! What?
Chapter completed!