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Two carriages were parked in front of the back door of Li Weizheng's mansion. At the fourth watch, the door quietly opened. Lu Siyuan and Li Weizheng walked out one after another. Lu Siyuan said worriedly: "Sir, let me stay by your side! I'm not at ease with you alone against all the enemies."

Li Weizheng patted his shoulder and smiled and said, "If you don't have a long-term plan, you will have immediate worries. Your value is not in the present but in the future. Let you hide it. I think it should be the best choice."

Lu Siyuan nodded silently, and letting him leave temporarily was the first decision made by Li Weizheng. He was a pseudonym Lu Song in Li Weizheng's army. No one except Li Weizheng knew that he was once the famous poison showman of the Jinyiwei. Although Li Weizheng wanted to preserve his strength, Lu Siyuan knew that Li Weizheng was actually unwilling to implicate him too much, which also showed that Li Weizheng was not sure about this round of struggle.

The carriage slowly drove over, and Lu Siyuan got on the carriage. He stood in front of the carriage and bowed to Li Weizheng, "Sir, take care of yourself!"

"Take care too!"

Li Weizheng bowed and sent Lu Siyuan's carriage away slowly. He returned to the mansion. At this time, Qianqian took Wang Shunji out. Qianqian sighed and gave a small bag to Wang Shunji. Because of her special identity, Li Weizheng also decided to let her hide it. Since he was facing a battle of life and death, he could not be careless at all. Although Wang Shunji escaped from the thirty-three Koreans, Li Weizheng found that there were still some strange things in the middle, such as escorting them.

After he returned from his expedition to Japan, Ming Baihu found that this person had been transferred. It was an order issued by the commander of Shandong commander Ye Sheng. Of course, he was not the only one who was transferred, but Li Weizheng still felt that it was inappropriate to keep Wang Shunji by his side. Moreover, the whereabouts of another Korean man who escaped with Wang Shunji were unknown. If he was arrested, he would probably confess Wang Shunji. After all, she was the princess of the former King of Goryeo. Once her identity was exposed, she would be suspected of having an affair with Goryeo.

Under such circumstances, Li Weizheng decided to let Wang Shunji go to Zhengrentang of Peking and ask Uncle Afu to take care of her. Perhaps she would be a useful chess piece in the future. Wang Shunji looked pale and she seemed helpless. Although she didn't want to leave, Li Weizheng had made up her mind and she had no choice. She stepped forward and knelt down in front of Li Weizheng, kowtowed respectfully, and whispered: "Master, I'm leaving."

"Go! Take good care of yourself."

Wang Shunji walked out of the mansion and got on the carriage, and sent her to Peking by two of Li Weizheng's personal soldiers. Li Weizheng also handed over the twenty kilograms of opium that Chen Wanli gave him to them. The carriage slowly started. Wang Shunji looked at Li Weizheng in front of the window. Li Weizheng waved his hand and smiled: "Look soon, when I stabilize, I will pick you up."

Wang Shunji waved to him gently, and the carriage gradually faded away, and the two carriages left one after another. Li Wei was relieved. When he turned around, he saw Qianqian looking at him with some resentment. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Why, I called you up in the middle of the night, are you dissatisfied with your elder brother?"

"No!" Qianqian said angrily: "Is it necessary to send us away in the next step?"

"It's nothing." Li Wei was pulling Qianqian's hand to comfort her, "It's getting dawn, go back!"

Li Wei was entering the gate, and hesitated and looked into the distance. In the dark night fog, the carriage was no longer visible.

When she returned to the room, Zi Tong had just tied her hair. When she saw Li Wei coming in, she couldn't help but complain to him, "Dalang, why don't you call me?"

"I can't bear to call you when I see you sleeping soundly." Li Wei stretched and smiled, "They have left, otherwise I'll sleep for a while!"

"You go to bed! I'm going to see the kids."

Zitong stepped forward to take off his coat, but Li Weizheng waved his hand and smiled, "I'm just kidding. I'm going to the military camp soon. You can pack up your things in the past two days."

Zitong didn't say anything. Last night, Li Weizheng told her that he would go south in two days and might not be in Penglai for a while. He hoped that she would still return to the capital. At first Zitong was not very willing, but Li Weizheng had already made up her mind, so she had to agree with grievance.

Zi Tong stuttered for a long time: "Dalang, do I really want to go back?"

Li Wei was holding her in his arms and kissing her lips, saying, "I want to go south to encircle the Japanese pirates, and I don't know when I will come back. There are constant disasters in Penglai, and I'm really worried that you will stay here. My grandmother and Su Tong are going back, so you can take the children back with them, okay?"

Zi Tong lowered her head and whispered: "It's just that the children are still young, and I'm afraid they can't stand it on the road. Why don't I go back with you by boat? Aren't you going to stop in Taicang?"

Li Wei was smiling and shook his head, "What a silly sister. She is bumpy in the boat or riding in the carriage. This is a sea boat, not a ferry like crossing the river."

He patted Zi Tong's face and smiled, "As you please go back to the capital. When I go back to the capital, I will also report my work. Wouldn't our family be reunited?"

Zi Tong was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Do you mean Qianqian and Yao Ji are going back with me?"

"Of course! Do you think they still want to stay here?" Li Wei was a little surprised.

"It's all your fault that you didn't say it clearly. You kept saying 'You go back, you go back with your children', and didn't add the word 'we'. I thought I was the only one to take the children back!" Zitong complained to Li Weizheng for a few words. She thought for a while and said, "If this happens, our family has a large population, so we will live back to our own home. Besides, my second uncle and others have bought a new house and our house is empty, so I won't live in my parents' home."

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Wei nodded and said, "You decide for yourself. I can't be late. I have to leave."

"Then I'll give you a gift." Zi Tong sighed. She put on a coat and sent Li Wei out.

After leaving home, it was already dark and there were pedestrians who got up early on the road. Li Wei was turning over his horse and galloping towards the military camp accompanied by several personal soldiers. When passing the burned alley of Zhou Ming's family, Li Wei was slowing down his horse. All the burned houses had been demolished. The people who lost their homes began to build new houses with the help of the government. It was very lively here early in the morning. Several trucks of bricks transported from outside the city had just arrived, and more than a dozen people were busy unloading bricks from the truck.

Li Wei was shaking his head. He was about to urge the horse to start, but suddenly someone called him, "Sir Li, stop."

Li Weizheng looked back and saw Gao Yan from Danluo Island and a soldier who was translating for them running towards him. Li Weizheng originally planned to arrange Gao Yan and 100 Danluo Island boys to study in Beijing, but Zhu Yuanzhang never had a formal reply to the matter. He had no choice but to ask the magistrate Zhao Liangcheng to help him, and temporarily open a school for them in Penglai County, and invite several gentlemen to teach them Chinese.

"Sir!" Gao Yan ran up panting and said, "I want to ask."

Although he had been learning Chinese for nearly twenty days, he could only speak some simple sentences. He could not express complex sentences, so he had to say a few words to the soldiers who were translating for him in Goryeo.

The soldier bowed and translated for him: "Sir, he wanted to ask when he could enter the capital? What did the Ming Dynasty court say about the Danluo State?"

Li Weizheng immediately smiled and explained: "Tell him to let him learn Chinese in Penglai with peace of mind. Therefore, the Danluo Kingdom is also related to Goryeo. Things are very complicated and cannot be decided in one or two days. I will soon return to Beijing to report my duties. I will persuade the Ming Emperor to try to give a clear reply before the end of the year."

After listening to the soldiers' translation, Gao Yan's face showed a disappointed look. He thought that Ming Dynasty would admit Danluo Kingdom at most one month, but now it will be the end of the year at the earliest, and we will discuss it with Goryeo. It seems that things are not as easy as expected, but he has no choice but to bow to Li Weizheng and say, "Then please, Lord Li."

"Don't worry, I will do my best to fight for you. You can learn Chinese here with peace of mind. I will leave you enough money and food, and local officials will take care of you, so I will leave first." Li Wei was bowing his hand and saying goodbye to him, urging his horse to gallop quickly to the military camp outside the city.

After finishing the fixed military affairs every morning, the barracks became lively. Some soldiers were training, some were preparing to go out to patrol the sea. Li Weizheng called two deputy Qianhu, Lai Yongguo and Bao Xin to the treasure ship to discuss important matters.

"Sir, please see the commander!" The two of them half-kneeled to Li Weizheng and saluted.

Li Wei was quickly waving at them with a smile and said, "Two generals, please get up quickly."

The two stood up, Lai Yongguo asked curiously: "Sir, why haven't Mr. Lu seen me?"

Li Weizheng sighed helplessly and said, "His father is sick. He has resigned from his post as a staff member and returned to his hometown to take care of his father."

"As soon as Mr. Lu went, isn't there anyone around him to organize the documents?" Bao Xin also said with some regret: "Otherwise, I'll introduce someone to the adult!"

Li Weizheng shook his head and said, "I don't need it for the time being."

He took a document from the Ministry of War from the table and said: "This is a document sent by the Ministry of War the day before yesterday. It said that during the second sea-by-sea grain transport, the fleet was attacked by Japanese pirates, and nearly ten grain ships were robbed or sunk. The emperor was very furious and had issued an order to remove the commander of Zhenhaiwei, the commander of the Zhenhaiwei who was responsible for escorting. The Ministry of War asked the coastal guards to strengthen patrols within their respective jurisdictions, and no further attacks of grain ships were allowed."

He threw the official document in front of the two and said, "Tell me, what do you think about this?"

Lai Yongguo knew Li Weizheng well. After reading the official documents, he asked, "Does sir, let's take care of this matter?"

Bao Xin was startled and he quickly opposed: "Sir, the Ministry of War means that each guard patrols his own jurisdiction and does not mean that we will send troops. If you exceed your authority like this, it may cause dissatisfaction among other guards. Please be careful."

"General Bao, what you said is wrong." Lai Yongguo glanced at him sideways and said with some disdain: "The guards along the Ming Dynasty are basically based on defense, with only three or four ships at most. Can they deal with Japanese pirates in Shanghai? The emperor sent our Penglai cargo ships to Japan twice. Why is this? Isn't it because our Penglai has the second largest army fleet in the Ming Dynasty? So I think it is completely correct to take the initiative to attack and annihilate Japanese pirates."

"But the court's order is..." Bao Xin wanted to continue speaking, but Li Weizheng interrupted him.

"General Bao, you may have forgotten that the emperor gave me the right to make decisions at sea. When I issued the imperial edict yesterday, I did not mention taking it back. This is why the emperor is hinting that we should take action. Although the Ministry of War issued such an order, the emperor is not confused. Do you understand?"

Bao Xin didn't say anything anymore. Li Wei was smiling gently, patting his shoulder heavily, looking at him with encouragement eyes, "I am not only the Qianhu of the Qianhu Office of Penglai, but also the commander of the Weihai Guard. But I have no confidant in the Weihai Guard, and the commander of the Qianhu Office of the Weihai Guard, and the commander of the Qianhu Office of the Weihai Guard has been inconvenient. Because the second Qianhu Office of the Weihai Guard is stationed on Danluo Island, the positions of the Qianhu Office of the second Qianhu Office of the Weihai Guard have been empty. I have been considering this matter during this period. I must arrange a confidant to Weihai Guard. I have decided to second the Qianhu Office of the Weihai Guard to take up a few months. How about it, you won't let me down!"

Bao Xin couldn't help but complain in his heart. King Yan of Qi ordered him not to leave Penglai Institute. How could he go? He did not dare to resist the order openly, so he had to turn around and say, "Kei Bei is only a deputy Qianhu, how can he be the position of Qianhu? Besides, if you go out to fight with General Lai, how can you do not have a low position in Penglai Institute?"

Li Weizheng laughed and said, "General Bao is concerned about the overall situation, which is admirable, but don't worry about this matter. When I go out to fight Japanese pirates, I will only send General Lai as the leader. I will stay in Penglai to take charge. As for the differences in positions, General Bao is only temporarily seconded, not officially appointed. General Bao will go with peace of mind! By the end of the year, I will perform my merits for General Bao and officially promote you to Qianhu."

Bao Xin wanted to refute again, but Li Weizheng's face sank and said in a long voice: "General Bao, let me tell you the truth. The reason I want to transfer you to Weihaiwei temporarily, but for your own good, I have received internal venturing from the imperial court. Someone impeached the Qianhu in Penglai to indulge fishermen in the sea to fish. The Supervision Bureau was about to send someone to investigate. During that time, General Bao was in charge of Penglai. Even if you didn't know, you could not escape the blame. I transferred you to Weihaiwei just to push the blame to the lower level. Do you understand?"

Under the coercion of Li Weizheng's soft and hard work, Bao Xin felt sweat on his forehead. He accepted a bribe of several thousand taels of silver from the prefect Zhao, and then accused the fishing boat of going into the sea. However, he did not expect that this matter would become his handle. Even if he did not admit to accepting the bribe, he could not escape the dereliction of duty. Suddenly, Bao Xin seemed to have thought of something. His eyes rolled and he immediately agreed readily: "Okay! I'll go to Weihaiwei for the time being. I'll ask the Lord to give me a formal appointment letter, otherwise the Weihaiwei might not recognize it."

Just now, Bao Xin suddenly realized that Penglai's organization did not belong to Weihaiwei, and Li Weizheng had no power to transfer him to Weihaiwei, and even seconded him. In order to drive him away, Li Weizheng actually exceeded his authority and served. This is a serious violation of military rules. If he got this appointment letter, wouldn't Li Weizheng catch the handle? Since that's the case, why didn't he go?

Li Weizheng seemed not aware of his mistake at all. He immediately wrote a letter and handed it to him: "Don't worry, I have sent someone to send your official appointment letter to Master Zheng Yuan, the general of Weihaiwei. If you go there and give him this letter, he will naturally give you the appointment letter. Then you will take office at the Second Institute with the appointment letter. Without further ado, there will be a batch of weapons to be transported to Weihaiwei later, so you can go with the ship. Now you can pack up your things!"

Bao Xin was afraid that Li Weizheng would regret it, so he agreed immediately, turned around and walked out of the cabin. When he walked out of the cabin, he immediately opened the letter in his hand, and saw that it simply said: "I ordered Bao Xin, deputy to Penglai Qianhu Office, to officially go to Weihaiwei and ask Zheng Tongzhi to cooperate."

Bao Xin couldn't help but smiled proudly. He shook his head gently and said, "Li Weizheng, you are determined to drive me away, but you didn't expect that you will go to a dead end. Hehe! Don't blame me for being ruthless." He laughed sinisterly and quickly got off the boat.

In the cabin, as soon as Bao Xin left, Lai Yongguo immediately said to Li Wei: "Sir, I can understand that you want to drive Bao Xin away, but it is very inappropriate for you to use the transfer method."

"You mean I'm overstepping power!" Li Weizheng smiled.

Lai Yongguo was stunned. Since he knew he had made a mistake, what did he mean? Li Wei glanced at him and smiled faintly, "If I don't give him some hope, how could he go to Weihaiwei obediently? He will definitely turn around and go to Jinan Prefecture. When we leave, he will come back."

"But... he can come back even if he goes to Weihaiwei." Lai Yongguo was a little confused.

Li Wei was not speaking. He walked slowly onto the deck with his hands behind his back, standing in front of the boat, looking at Bao Xin's back as he gradually walked away. Bao Xin was the brother-in-law of the King of Qi. The intention of the King of Qi to arrange him in Penglai was self-evident. If he was not in Penglai Port for a long time, the position of the Thousand Households of Penglai would be obtained by Bao Xin sooner or later. There are more than 200 most elite warships in the Ming Dynasty. No matter what, it cannot fall into the hands of the King of Qi. In fact, the most effective way to deal with Bao Xin is.

Seeing Bao Xin's back disappear, Li Wei couldn't help but whisper to himself: "You will never be able to reach Weihaiwei."

"Sir, what did you say?" Lai Yongguo didn't hear it clearly for a while.
Chapter completed!